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
To choose their partys president ial nominee. A contest on the Convention Floor between gerald ford, a president who had never been elected or former governor Ronald Reagan, challenger and star of the conservative wing of the Republican Party. The temporary chairman presiding over the conventions opening days was senator bob dole and he would take his place on the republican ticket as president fords vicepresident ial running mate. , i re i turn the floor over have a host of things i want to be sure to give before i lose my spot here. Lets see, first of all to the kansas city public library, carey r cosby kemp and cooking on a. We have had pleasure of working emw them over the past few months. My own director bill lacy and the staff of the institute for their unfailing support. Enator dole. And to our panel guests and theenid and crosby Kuemper Foundation for making this event possible. And all of you for being here today. We have a video greeting from senator bob dole. He is getting r
Left more than 60 million human beings dead, or three of every 100 people on earth. It was an event that stamped the lives of every american, especially the lives of young men and women who served in the u. S. Armed forces. World war ii called for sacrifice from every social stratum and every walk of life. An entire generation answered the call bravely, even eagerly. They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than 500,000 missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience, as your welcome indicated. But they are so humble, i do want to talk a littl
Host a catastrophe of almost unimaginable scale, world war ii left more than 60 million human beings dead, or three of every 100 people on earth. It was an event that stamped the lives of every american, especially the lives of young men and women who served in the u. S. Armed forces. World war ii called for sacrifice from every social stratum and every walk of life. An entire generation answered the call bravely, even eagerly. They understood that cherished ideals of Human Dignity and individual freedom were literally at stake. Easily more than 500,000 missouri and kansas citizens served during the war, from rural teenagers who had not finished high school to omar bradley of missouri and Dwight Eisenhower of kansas. Three of those individuals are with us tonight to share and reflect on their experiences in this terrible yet galvanizing war that ended 70 years ago this year during the presidency of harry s truman. These men need no introduction to a kansas city audience, as your welcom