And the nation. In 1943, bill was born in brooklyn to nancy walsh and robert bennett. His lifelong appreciation for the power of knowledge began to take shape while a student in washington, d. C. From there, his educational path will lead him to williams massachusetts. The university of texas austin, where he earned his phd in philosophy. Eventually, harvard university, where he earned his law degree. Bill began to invest in the education of the next generation through teaching positions at the university of southern mississippi and boston university. He then joined the National Humanities center, where he championed philosophy, history, and the arts. He became the executive director of the institution in 1979. It was there he met elaine glover, the woman who would become his best friend and wife. In 1980 five, after he served four years as the National Endowment for the humanities, president Ronald Reagan appointed him secretary of education. This calling to Public Service resonated w
Please welcome our guests to the stage. Please welcome our guests. Ladies and gentlemen, founder of freedom and faith coalition. [applause] have you had a fun conference . [applause] hasnt this been fun . [applause] we arent done yet. We are about to have the Vice President of the United States close out the conference. [applause] before we do that, can i ask everyone to stand and i want to him to lead our invocation. Now listen people pay heed to the call of prayer. Lift up your minds to the most high, your hearts to be lower lord of hosts. Praise the wonders of the lord. Thank him for all he provides. God to you we oh offer our petitions. Like a mustard seed increase our faith that we may stand firm in the truth. Give us strength against our foes and eloquence to persuade them. For license to do wrong but for freedom to do what is right. Tyranny of from the desperates. Release us from the shackles of oppression. You have poured your blessings upon america. May we be a light to the na
Him as a client. Well protect you and your staff from all types of investigations including trees an, illegal arms sales. Anything that ends in gate. And killing mufassa. I heard he slipped. If youre a world leader, call us today. The only thing youll be found guilty of is a great decision. Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, stephen welcomes kevin spacey. Terry crews. And rob huebel. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey hey stephen sparkly. Audience Stephen Stephen stephen hey, everybody, please, have a seat. Youre too kind. Welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause thanks so much. Donald trump may be out of the country, but he is still the toast of washington. Or whatever reason hes that color. I think its toasting. laughter just today, this morning, the Trump Administration unveiled their 2018 budget, titled, a new
Him as a client. Well protect you and your staff from all types of investigations including trees an, illegal arms sales. Anything that ends in gate. And killing mufassa. I heard he slipped. If youre a world leader, call us today. The only thing youll be found guilty of is a great decision. Its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, stephen welcomes kevin spacey. Terry crews. And rob huebel. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey hey stephen sparkly. Audience Stephen Stephen stephen hey, everybody, please, have a seat. Youre too kind. Welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause thanks so much. Donald trump may be out of the country, but he is still the toast of washington. Or whatever reason hes that color. I think its toasting. laughter just today, this morning, the Trump Administration unveiled their 2018 budget, titled, a new
away from another major transit strike. good evening, everyone. happening now, at this late hour, negotiations continue between a.c. transit and its union. the clock is ticking. the deadline to avoid a strike is midnight. if no deal is reached, nearly 200,000 bay area bus riders will be out of luck tomorrow morning. terry mcsweeney is in oakland. where are we right now? reporter: they re as close as you can get, raj, without having a settlement. we re told by the union, representing the a.c. transit workers, they have agreed to a three-year contract, as far as wages go. the hangup is medical. and that s very, very close. we re expecting someone to come down any minute now. it s looking good. there is no settlement. in the meantime, 180,000 a.c. transit riders are left in the lurch. if these buses aren t running tomorrow, that means about 180,000 riders will have to find another way to get around the east bay. it could be a major inconvenience for many, such as precious jo