Which essentially, theres not one, so that is typically of history as well. Im really pleased to have Alison Fortier with us. She has worked at the state department. She also served in the National Security council at the white house, so she knows not only history but political history. We look forward to her remarks and welcome her to heritage. Alison. [applause] thank you very much very kind introduction and obviously, if i do a revision of this book, i need to consult you because i just learned a few things. You are very knowledgeable about washington. For those of us who live in washington, we are often frustrated by what we see in the city. We see the discord. We see the government shutdowns. We see the inability to get his done. Legislation is not passed. When legislation is passed, we do not like it. I think it is useful to step act for a moment and to think about the foundations of washington, d. C. The subtitle of my book is designed for democracy, and thats what i will focus
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