jean hernandez the mayor pro tem of the great city of yorba linda. thank you for being here gene. i want to welcome dr. lori cox hahn, who is the doybee henley chair of presidential studies at chapman university and her colleague dr. luke nichter, who is the james? kavanaugh chair in presidential studies, which is a new program at chapman university and we re joined by the dean of students, dr. jerry price as well at a new program at chapman that the foundation has helped to put together and we re really excited about so thank you all for being here. in addition. i want to thank all of our president s council members that are here tonight for their support which makes this evening and all of our evenings like this possible. this evening. i have the pleasure of introducing two men who are contributing mightily tonight to american history. and i m very pleased that c-span is recording tonight s conversation for future broadcasts and the nixon foundation is broadcasting live ton
in sandy quinn a member of the board former president of the nixon foundation colonel jack brennan. the marine military aid the president nixon and his chief of staff in the san clemente years judge, jim rogan. thank you for being here, sir. jean hernandez the mayor pro tem of the great city of yorba linda. thank you for being here gene. i want to welcome dr. lori cox hahn, who is the doybee henley chair of presidential studies at chapman university and her colleague dr. luke nichter, who is the james? kavanaugh chair in presidential studies, which is a new program at chapman university and we re joined by the dean of students, dr. jerry price as well at a new program at chapman that the foundation has helped to put together and we re really excited about so thank you all for being here. in addition. i want to thank all of our president s council members that are here tonight for their support which makes this evening and all of our evenings like this possible. this evening.
begin by welcoming some special guests starting with larry higby who s a member of the board of directors of the richard nixon foundation. in sandy quinn a member of the board former president of the nixon foundation colonel jack brennan. the marine military aid the president nixon and his chief of staff in the san clemente years judge, jim rogan. thank you for being here, sir. jean hernandez the mayor pro tem of the great city of yorba linda. thank you for being here gene. i want to welcome dr. lori cox hahn, who is the doybee henley chair of presidential studies at chapman university and her colleague dr. luke nichter, who is the james? kavanaugh chair in presidential studies, which is a new program at chapman university and we re joined by the dean of students, dr. jerry price as well at a new program at chapman that the foundation has helped to put together and we re really excited about so thank you all for being here. in addition. i want to thank all of our president s
Graham. The coowner and with my wife and behalf of the entire staff i would like to wem you. A few notes it would be a good time to turn off your cellphone or anything that might go beep. When we get to the q and a part of the session try to make your way to the microphones. We are recording for our Youtube Channel and cspan tv is here. Finally, when we get to the end of the program, before you come up to have your books signed our staff would appreciate it if you fold up the chairs you are sitting in and lean them against something that will not topple over. I am delighted to be detrointroducing evan thomas. He is a wonderfully fluid writer and engaging and someone who has enjoyed two remarkable careers. One living in the presence as an accomplished journalist and the other living in the past as a firstrate historian. In journalism he spent ten years with Time Magazine moving to news week staying for 20 years. He was Washington Bureau chief and assisting managing editor and editor at
Im glad you are here on a very important day for the foundation and library. Joining me is michael elzie, National Archives director of the president ial library, and all of those present today. [applause] before he introduced larry hickey larry higby, id like to recognize three of joe and bobs children sue bobs children. Thank you. [applause] two of our Foundation Friends who knew bob alderman well are also here. Now a board member of the next foundation, cindy quinn. [applause] and a truly remarkable and very special woman who was a use it at ucla with bob alterman in the postworld war ii years, she took a train to washington dc after graduating. In july of 1951, rosemary woods hired her to join the staff of the newly elected california senator, Richard Nixon. Since then, shes been a mainstay of every next in office and campaign, friend of the next family. Net and family, and for many years the assistant secretarytreasurer of our foundation board. Her loyalty and dedication, intellig