Website at archives foundation. Org before we began, i want to make sure that everyone knows our distinguished speaker will be taking questions later in the program. We want to make sure that you have the chance to ask those questions. Well be using the youtube chat function. I see that we have regulars here, and you know but im going to tell you. Practice where you are going to put your questions, send your hometown and the state. We will give a shout out to a shot out later on. I see a lot of folks from around the country. That is exciting. You do not have to wait until the end to ask your question. Your questionut and, and we will have them queued up for only get to that point. I had the fortune of visiting the Ronald Reagan president ial library a number of times. In my current role, ive had the chance to partner with my current guest. About. Learn quite a lot duke is the president and dean of the library directors. He has been with the library for 20 years. To give you some sense
Taking questions later in the program. We want to make sure that you have the chance to ask those questions. Well be using the youtube chat function. I see that we have regulars here, and you know what im going to tell you. Practice where you are going to put your questions, send your hometown and the state. We will give a shout out later on. I see a lot of folks from around the country. That is exciting. We are going to have a blast. Duke are you with us out there, in a secure occasion . Duke i cannot tell you where i am. But it is secure. Thank you for the wonderful introduction. Patrick you can tell that you know someone well by the introduction. It has been a difficult time. How is the staff doing out there . Duke i think the staff is doing a great job of being productive, staying mentally healthy. We concern ourselves with that as the leadership at the library, trying to reach out to them, weekly, if not daily to make sure that everyone is fine. There been some losses that we have
Will ask as many questions as time permits. To submit a question, please ha email headliners press. Org. The two candidates, incumbent President Donald Trump and former Vice President joe biden are spending millions on advertising to spread their message and turn the tide in battleground states. But this election is unusual. The covid19 pandemic is squelching the usual meet and greets and rallies and then theres the Lincoln Project, a Political Action committee founded by several current and former influential republicans including george conway, jennifer horn, mike madrid, and john weaver and our guests here today, rick wilson and steve schmitt. A republican pac doesnt sound that unusual, but unlike traditional republican pacs, theyre spending millions to defeat the republican president ial candidate. Today, the two Lincoln Project founders, rick wilson and steve schmitt, will give us an update on the state of the 2020 race and the Lincoln Projects home stretch strategy. Rick got his
Space. Splash down in the gulf of mexico after 64 days in space, completing the first crewed flight of the spacex crew dagen. They were testing the capabilities of the new space vehicle to the International Space station. They contributed more than that on their mission. During their 62 days aboard the station, they dedicated more than 100 hours to Scientific Investigation and worked with the expeditions 63 crew on four space walks to upgrade the power system among a number of other items. Todays crew News Conference is the first opportunity after splashdown to ask questions to bob and doug. Well take questions on our phone bridge as well as on our social media platforms. If youre on the phone, press star 1 to add your name to the queue and ask a question. Before we get to opening comments from the crew, we would like to share some of the messages from around the world welcoming bob and doug back to planet earth. Splashdown. Welcome back to planet earth and thanks for supplying spacex.
She hates me nor saying that. During the symposium i find it to face a topic close to home here in alexandria. Katherine gruber is from the jamestown georgetown from the university of Mary Washington and from the college of william and mary. Shes contributed to the valley of permanent garleries in yorktown including liberty fever, a special exhibitusion careator including early virginia which i highly encourage you to go see before it closed in january and forgotten soldier, open now through march 22nd, 2020. Kate will present her topic. So please welcome my good friend kate gruber. Well good afternoon. So you have to get through me before we can get to happy hour so ill try to make that happen with as much alack ritity of possible. Mark twain said it best. Clothes make the man. Little men little to no influence onsite. And the more i like about people, the more i like my dog. Also, he dressed like this. [ laughter ] so why dont we go to the british author Robert Campbell who wrote in