To go thanks and that is the National Security agency. We are very fortunate once again to have two people with us who know more about the president s daily brief and that is the director of the cia john brennan are and john clapper. Both the been supportive of intelligence transparency efforts. Director clapper has instituted an intelligence transparency council. Is like today would not happen without the support of director brendan. Today,se in attendance you should have a document like this on your chair with an agenda. The introductions will be very brief because the agenda has all of the bios and it. For those of you watching at home, you can see all of the same booklet on the cia. Gov website. I want to thank the Nixon Foundation for making this wonderful venue available. Introduceuld like to the director of the Richard Nixon president ial library and museum to offer some welcoming remarks. Mike . [applause] mike good afternoon, everybody. Inbehalf of the archivist the richard Ni
Would be like me trying to something someone about a rembrandt portrait or a book you have never read. Him in san francisco. And the most significant thing about lennys personality was his humility. Him whenlity followed he was at the top of his game until the last face the last phase of his life. Trying to elevate him into exactly the kind of person he was talking about here. No one would have been more stalinist than he at what we see her today. At the time they turn down his petition. I remember when nixon gave his speech and said i wish lenny were here. And then when we heard clinton ist is the definition of that i wish lenny were here. And as we watch donald trump and hillary i wish lenny was here. I think it is important to know what the atmosphere was. It was the diversity of the country. All of this is cyclical. When you have a manlike trumps bea man like trump, who will a permanent part of the culture and became very different, it is important to look at the time and the reaso
Working for a consulting firm. Paralegalighted as a her interests include eating, drinking, and spending as much time as possible. She is currently at work on the cookbook, which captures the flavors and history of new york since new yorks history. Here with us tonight, the founder and president of the bella leadership institute. With a mission to inspire young women and girls to lead the andre, to Institute Works professional mentoring from High School Girls and collegelevel women. For lobbyist and candidate elected office, she has been a professional involved in many fields, including politics, economics, urban development, and human rights. An assistant professor in the Africana Studies department and the director of the brooklyn womens activism at Brooklyn College and she is currently completing her manuscript. Black womans politics in the postcivil rights era. She holds a doctorate in africanamerican studies from Northwestern University with a specialization in race, politics and
It was really steve is who suggested to kitty that Brandeis University would be the ideal site for the papers of her father. None of us would be here without steves initiative and instigation, and i want to thank you for that. [applause] you will be hearing from steve later this morning as well as this afternoon, when he will be in conversation with kitty bruce. I was not privy to that conversation in which they suggested that brandeis was the ideal site, but i want to start with what the argument might have been. We have the same initials as lenny bruce, that is the least significant factor. We are a somewhat unusual university because we are not named for a benefactor or donor, however grateful we are for our benefactors and donors. We are named for a Supreme Court justice, who himself was one of a halfdozen on a short list of those who articulated the case for maximizing freedom of expression. One of the Supreme Court justices most important for in a sense grasping and fully appreci
And featuring the legendary roots crew. Questlove 615, memphis steve and now, here he is, jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause ] jimmy welcome, please. I love you. I love you. Please, sit down, enjoy yourself. Welcome, welcome, welcome, everybody. Welcome to the tonight show. [ cheers and applause ] this is it yeah, all right. [ cheers and applause ] new york city, baby. Love it. Im your host, jimmy fallon. Guys, it is the first day of february. [ cheers ] which of course is the shortest month with just 28 days as opposed to january. Which felt like it had 200. [ laughter ] lets get to some news, here. Last night President Trump nominated colorado appeals judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court. Thats right, hes from colorado. Which explains his most famous case. Regular funyuns vs. Flamin hot funyuns. [ laughter ] i hereby rule, that theyre both awesome. Were now learning a little bit more about neil gorsuch. For instance, i read that he actually has a barn where he raises horses, chick