But for now were glad to be undercroft auditorium to discuss this book fdr goes to war. A long time ago, i went to Mayfield High School in mayfield, kentucky, and in my senior year i was the coeditor of the high school newspaper, the cardinal, and i think the features editor that year was my classmate anita prince, and she has gone on to bigger things. She got married for one thing to burt folsom. She got two degrees. She worked for president reagan and she was the president elector and most recently she has directed hillsdale colleges Free Market Forum for five years. Her coauthor and husband is burton folsom, jr. , who holds a ph. D. From the university of pittsburgh. I actually visited pitt for the first time last fall and saw something id never heard of, which im surprised at. The cathedral of learning which is the second tallest University Building in the world the tallest one you might guess as in moscow where they always thought building something bigger they were doing Somethin
That working together should not be assigned as weakness, but a sign of strength. These students are fully dedicated to the work and to reviving these principles not only back into our government, but also into everyday society. These students have learned to the example of senator ford that those ideals and principles or what it takes to best serve your constituents and community as a public servant. The less than principles our students learn our ones they will use throughout their lives. They may be High School Students today, but they are also our nations in the states, and communities future leaders. On behalf of the ford center, i would like to welcome and recognize several of our dignitaries we have in attendance today. We have the honorable joseph mckinley, the honorable jeff taylor, the honorable david payne come and the honorable j wethington, mr. Joe boland and susan mile, jim gooch. Honorable mayor tom watson and city commissioners bob glenn and larry conder. Officials from
Before we begin, i would like to share our mission and the relevance it serves in our world today. As you all know, senator ford believed that students need a better understanding of how our government operates and that the principles by which he conducted his work, civil discourse, cooperation, and the willingness to compromise are vital to our nations future. In keeping with this mission, the center of established the Statesmanship Academy in 2012. The academy currently serves over 100 local Area High School students who have a passion for public service, enhancing their leadership skills, and for study the issues that face our communities, states, and nation. At the academy, we strive to teach these students to examine both sides of every issue, to learn how to respect another persons opinion, even when it may differ from their own, and that working together should not be assigned as weakness, but a sign of strength. These students are fully dedicated to the work and to reviving the
In 2007. It is about an hour. I had the pleasure of introducing him two years ago. When he was discussing luckiest man, the life and death of lou gehrig. Now to be introducing him as he discusses his book opening day the story of Jackie Robinsons first season feels like a book end experience. I was looking at the similarities of the two men he has chronicled in baseball and beyond other aspects of their lives. Both men share these qualities courage, commitment, and commitment was not just playing excellent but to citizenship and contribution to larger society. The other quality both had indeed was character. They both died young. But are remembered as sports icons and in both cases as spectacular as their baseball statistics were there was a lot more to each man. And of course they each represented fabled new york teams and i guess mortal enemies and as such as the transition in life as i started off the fan of one and later made the crossing to the other. But have an appreciation for
I said if you cant distinguish at harvard between honest dissent and overt acts of treason, then you ought to come on down to alabama and well teach you some law down on that. Yall dont know. [ applause ] both National Parties in the last number of years that kowtowed to every group of anarchists that have roamed the streets of San Francisco and los angeles and throughout the country. And now theyve created themselves a frankenstein monster and them chickens are coming home to roost all over this country. I love you, too. I sure do. Oh. I thought you were a she. Youre a he. Oh my goodness. When he was in california, a group of anarchists laid down in front of his automobile and threatened his personal safety, the president of the United States. I want to tell you if you elect me the president and i go to california, or i come to arkansas, and some of them lie down in front of my automobile, it will be the last time they want to lie down in front of it. And now were joined here in the G