Bess trumans letters to harry truman. As of last month, clifton is the board secretary for the Harry S Truman scholarship foundation. This is a role that has been vacant since the 1990s since his mother retired from our board. Clifton thank you for joining , our board and thank you for being here today. [applause] mr. Truman thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I am honored to be here. I am honored to serve on the board. I have to tell you a little bit stunned. Was 19 years old i was with my mother in independence when the first truman scholarships were awarded in 1977. I was in college and i was involved being in that group. As my mother told me i should be. [laughter] clifton,he put it was all these young people are doing a lot better in college then you are. [laughter] it isare interesting some of the things of the panel has been talking about. This is a great way to spend the afternoon. A couple of things weve been talking about is my grandfathers leadership style, things i learned and