Today are jerry fogel, who is chairman of the Jackson County Republican Party, the boy wonder chair of the Jackson County Republican Party of 1976 and part of the Host Committee for the convention. Besides being chair of the Republican Party in 76 he has worked in the danforth and bond campaigns over the years in senior roles. Part of the america Boy Scout Council and chairman of the Aviation Committee of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of commerce. Steve winn, steve winn has held several writing positions as a he has writtenr, about local education in the kansas city republican library. Kansas city public library. He covered the National Convention. Today he is the Communications Director of the concorde coalition, a Nonpartisan Organization based in washington that promotes responsible federal budget. Calledt be [indiscernible] last but not least is laura luckert. On thisbeen working National Convention exhibit. She was a sophomore at the university of kansas in 1976. She has degrees
Four letter word you can say in public. [laughter] so our panelists now as we get the chairs arranged our jerry fogel, who is chairman of the Jackson County Republican Party, the boy wonder chair of the Jackson County Republican Party of 1976, and part of the Host Committee for the convention. He is a graduate of southwest high in the university of missouri. Besides being chair of the Republican Party in 1976, he has worked in the danforth and bond campaigns over the years in senior roles. Been president of part of the , america Boy Scout Council and chairman of the Aviation Committee of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of commerce. He may have some interesting things to say about our airport. [laughter] steve winn, steve has held several writing positions as a at the kansas city star. He has written about local education in the kansas city public library. As a young reporter, he helped cover the 1976 Republican National convention for the star. Today he is the Communications Director o
This topic were what do people say to you, is it a little bit weird to be discussing and i said yes i guess it is but i find it fascinating and i think that its a significant assassination certainly affected not only American History that World History and i give a few examples in my introduction about the fact that after all its face it, world war i began because of an assassination and of course we had the fall of the Roman Republic because of an assassination and we have our country itself divided when Abraham Lincoln was of course murdered in 1865 and we are still reverberating from the events around john f. Kennedy in 1963 but its a lot more than looking at Abraham Lincoln and john f. Kennedy. Assassination has been a common theme in history but also in American History and i devoted a chapter to each president who faced a direct assassination attempt both those who were assassinated into those who were wounded and were also president ial candidates which i havent seen anybody els
This morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Good morning. Reporter good norng, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. His death had has enormous legal and political ramifications. He apparently died in his sleep on a quail hunting trip. His body was discovered after he failed the appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enforcement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by ronald ragen in 1986. An astute legal mind, he became a champion ofonservative causus. Presidenenobama called scalias son to offer condolences and interrupted a trip to california to address the nation. He influenced a generation of and pro foundly shaped the legal landscape. Reporter his body has arrived in el paso. No word on memorial services. Tributes will likely come. Al
Thought. His death leaves a divided courtrt for a divided country. Successor. Heart of this already chaotic president ial campaign. Well hear from the candidates this morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Reporter good morning, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. A giant here in washington. His death has enormous legal and political ramifications. Justice scalia apparently died in his sleep at a quat hunting trip at a west texas resort. His body was discovered after he fbiled to appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enfofoement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986. Causes. Republican respected even by adversaries. President obama called scalias son to offer condolences and interrupted a trip to california to ad