President of the American Islamic forum for democracy in phoenix, arizona, a grad want of the university of wisconsin, milwaukee, and the Medical College of wisconsin. Dr. Jasser is a former commissioner of the United States commission on International Religious freedom and served as a medical officer in the United States navy. Dr. Jasser is currently in private practice in phoenix, specializing in internal medicine and nuclear cardiology. Ms. Farhan kara is the president and executive director of Muslim Advocates in oakland, california. Graduate of wellsly college and cornell law school, she has previously served as counsel to the u. S. Senate Judiciary Committee and worked as a litigation associate with several prom inept washington, d. C. , law firms. Mr. Philip hainey a former customs and Border Protection officer in the department of Homeland Security. Officer hainey completed several tours at the National Targeting Center near washington, d. C. , and he has won numerous awards an
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Pokers into him all the time killed him so blissed doesnt mean to me to be happy anymore. But its in the book in the book is really more of a medical recounting of his life. So theres much similarity, the chaos of the time that were in now, the extreme factions in, parties give us a sense that the country is divided in many ways and garfield worked hard on uniting different parties. He was piecemeal worker. Ive become a peacemaker in our town. I certainly am a peacemaker in our family and my dad certainly was that in the life that he led the Roosevelt School recently founded here brings focus to civics. And ive learned much because im one of the very new members in in the society of what this school intends to do. And i just think its one of the best things ive heard about in a long time. Civics was taught when i was young. I its evaporated and our sense of responsibilities for our freedoms are missing in many cases. So i think what just like to say that garfields presidency for me was
And then so its going to be very loosey goosey. And then when weve all had our word, well have an interchange amongst ourselves and with you all. So just have a conversation as we go on a couple of housekeeping things to begin with this weekend for those of you that dont know is the society of president ial descendants first biannual, gathering as call it. This is a new society, president ial descendants. There was no thing before till i created it. It and we have a partnership with Long Island University who takes care of much of us. We really appreciate the tremendous amount of work theyve done. And some sign of it is this roosevelt right here, which if you havent had a c bit to see you havent see it yet do walk around it. Youll each go who are staying for dinner . Well go to a different dining room and the way thatll work is, well have a Cocktail Reception in front of the house and then everybody will go to their dining area and. Then as dinner finishes it will all come back in here