It was an honor to be here. It has been a great evening. Thank you so much and well done. It is always good to win a vote in the congress or the parliament as we call it. Say, it is always reasonably satisfying to win a vote when you have people predict you are not going to win it. Well done. There are so many distinguished guest. Guesht a distinguished ts tonight. There are the thing which guests but none none are more distinguished than the veterans of the battle of the coral sea. Bill, derekon, holyoke and from the u. S. Navy john hancock. Gentlemen, we salute you and we thank you. Say you are all in great shape. Earlier this week in townsville we thanked and welcomed sessile a 93yearold who served as a 17 year old. 75 years ago, the japanese advance seemed unstoppable. There is a surprise attack on pearl harbor had a song or disabled most of the United States Pacific Fleet with the notable exception of the carriers. The impregnable troops at singapore had fallen. The battle cruiser
And most importantly, i would like to thank dr. Cheney for coming here and sharing your views on the president and mrs. Madison. Thank you. [applause] ok. We will revisit a couple of issues we discussed, but lets jump right into your writing style. Tell us a little bit about how you pick your topics and how you approached the research process. Well, during the writing of i was entranced with the ,otion, as gabe pointed out that for the first 36 years of the republic, the virginians were in charge for 32. And i was interested, not only in how this came about, a good story but in the interaction between them, the personal interaction. I wont give away too much, but there are surprises there. Oh, and how i write. Teacher of freshman english for quite a while, getting my phd. Torture these poor freshman. I made them take note cards. Every note card had to have a separate id on it. And then, you organized a note card, and you wrote. Well, i dont do any of that. I feel so bad for all those f
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What a beautiful place. We had a great time here. We did lots of great stuff. I want to thank you very much. This has been an incredible trip , and Great Strides have been made. My husband works very hard on behalf of our country. I am very proud of him. This trip has also been incredible for me as first lady. In saudi arabia, i visited and aen at local Schools Center with all call center i with allfemale employees. In israel, i spent time at a Medical Center along with mrs. Netanyahu. In rome, i was honored and blessed to be granted an audience with his holiness pope francis, followed by a special visit to a childrens hospital. Just hours after leaving, a received found out yet a new heart donor. Receiving that news is a moment i will never forget. I wish him a speedy recovery. In brussels, i met with the queen and participated in a forum on preventing the online exploitation of children, then pay a visit to the patients at a childrens hospital. This trip for me has been very special.