Audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, and so any applause or reaction that you may hear are not, is not necessarily from the working press. So, let me begin by introducing the head table, and idd like to ask you to please hold your applause until all of the head table guests are introduced. So from my left and your right, we have shawn butcher, Communications Manager at disabled sports usa and editor of challenge magazine. We have retired navy captain jim noon commander of the american lee jun post here at the National Press club. Next to captain noon, we have retired u. S. Marine corps Lieutenant Colonel brooks tucker, the assistant secretary for the v. A. s office of congressional and legislative affairs. We have Lori Rousseau who is the president of the National Press club Headliners Team. We have max ledder who is the publisher of the stars and stripes. We have retired u. S. Marine corps Lieutenant Colonel jim burn, and he is the n
Good afternoon. And welcome to the National Press club. The place when news happens. Im andrea edney, immediate past president of the National Press club and and i serve on the bof both the club and of our journalism institute. We have a really, really Great Program ahead, invite you to listen, watch or follow along on twitter using the npclive. For our cspan audience and public radio audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, so any applause a reaction you may here are not, is not necessarily from working press. Let me begin by introducing the head table and a like to ask you to please hold your applause and until all of the head table guests are introduced. Helpful to have the list. So from my left and from your right we have sean butcher, Communications Manager at disabled sports usa and editor of challenge magazine. We have retired navy captain jim noon, command of the American Legion post 20 here at the National Press club. Next to capt
Challenges hes faced there and plans for the future. Its the second Largest Government Department with more than 250,000 employees. The Heritage Foundation hosted the 50minute event. Welcome. I serve as president of the i want to welcome everyone today. My name is brian rogers. I serve as president of the Jesse Helms Center foundation. Were located in North Carolina just outside of charlotte. The purpose of the helms center, a Nonprofit Organization that houses the senators archives. We focus on youth programming for on Free Enterprise as well as hosting lectures with our partner here at the Heritage Foundation and other lectures we do throughout the state and our country. So why the helm center lecture . Jesse helms served in the United States senate for 30 years. In 1994, he became chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee becoming the second north carolinian to do so besides nathanial macon. He was a leader, top leader, in a modern conservative movement. He along with Margaret
This is about one hour. Good afternoon. We have a really Great Program ahead and we invite you to listen, watch, or follow along on twitter using the npcli good afternoon, and welcome to the National Press club. We have a really Great Program ahead and we invite you to listen, watch, or follow along on twitter using the npclive. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that g the head table, and idd like to ask you to please hold your applause until all of the head table guests are introduced. Helpful to have the list. So from my left and your right, we have shawn butcher, Communications Manager at disabled sports usa and editor of challenge magazine. We have retired navy captain jim noon, commander of the American Legion post here at the National Press club. Next to captain noon, we have retired u. S. Marine corps Lieutenant Colonel brooks tucker. Hes the assistant secretary for the v. A. s office of congressional and legislative affairs. We have lori rousseau, who is
Good afternoon. We have a really Great Program ahead and we invite you to listen, watch, or follow along on twitter using the npclive. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, and so any applause or reaction that you may hear are not, is not necessarily from the working press. So let me begin by introducing the head table, and idd like to ask you to please hold your applause until all of the head table guests are introduced. Helpful to have the list. So from my left and your right, we have shawn butcher, Communications Manager at disabled sports usa and editor of challenge magazine. We have retired navy captain jim noon, commander of the American Legion post here at the National Press club. Next to captain noon, we have retired u. S. Marine corps Lieutenant Colonel brooks tucker. Hes the assistant secretary for the v. A. s office of congressional and legislative affairs. We have lori rousseau, who is the pre