Three keynote speakers from past conventions are considered to deliver the best speech of their political careers. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan at the 1976 Democratic Convention, three term new york governor mario cuomos address in 1984 and texas state treasurer and future governor and richards keynote speech in 1988. In 1976, congresswoman Barbara Jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree from Boston University and was the first black woman elected to the texas senate. House,erving in the u. S. She taught political ethics at the university of texas at austin and later chaired the u. S. Commission on Immigration Reform which recommended immigration in the usb cut by 1 3. She spoke to delegates in new york city. [applause] ladies and gentlemen [applause] ladies and gentlemen [applause] ladies or arer you gentlemen. Gentlemen, in case you dont know it, may i now present our second keynote speaker, the honorable Barbara Jordan, d
Hoe held a press conference. He announced he was imposing a mandatory, statewide requirement that no business could have more than 25 of their work force report to work outside their home. Up from 50 a day ago. From albany, this is 45 minutes. Gov. Cuomo good morning, everyone. Let me introduce everyone with us. To my far right, our health commissioner, dr. Sucker. O my right, a special guest. To my left let me make a couple of points if i can today. Again, the context perspective is probably whats most important. Coronavirus is a governmental, critical governmental situation, its a Public Health crisis. Government has to respond to it and thats what the coverage is all about. It is a war in many ways and government has to mobilize as if it is a war. The federal government is now engaged in a way they havent been. I think that is very good news. Ive worked in the federal government with cabinet secretaries, i know what the state can do, i know what the federal government can do. States
We have faced in the past so we can make better informed decisions now as a military guy i love to look back at conflict and will let us into those conflicts and how we came out of those a stronger nation. As i read and learned the state of ohio played in the several one civil war holding our country together lincoln had three prominent ohioans that encircled him. Chase the secretary of true treasury the 23rd governor of ohio. Grant of course became the fighting general and sherman from Columbus Ohio and outside of columbus in general sheridan that played such a prominent role to bring a decisive conclusion to the civil war to avoid any more bloodshed. I enjoyed reading that book i just finished reading 13 days by Robert F Kennedy looking at the cuban missile crisis and i was reminded i was born during that age and i remember the attention around the cuban missile crisis and how close we came with the Nuclear Holocaust with the superpowers at that time. Had it not been for jfk to dig d
But cuba, we dont know, there will not be honest about what they are. They have close relationship with china so i think that makes sense as well. Bioethics. We believe this briefing from florida to go live now to new york where Governor Andrew Cuomo is about to give up briefing on his states response on the coronavirus. Our health commissioner, to my immediate right, special guest, to my left, secretary governor. Let me make a couple of points that i can today. Again, the context perspective is probably whats most important. Coronavirus is a governmental, critical governmental situation, its a Public Health crisis. Government has to respond to it and thats what the coverage is all about. And having technical issues h our feed from new york where andrew Governor Cuomo is getting his brief on the states response to coronavirus. We will try to fix this pub and come back to you live here on cspan2. Act now to the update from florida. We do have seven fatalities and we have 1225 negative t
Movement. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. I am the 112 president of the National Press club and i am the investigation editor at the associated press. We have a terrific program ahead and we invite you to listen, watch and follow along on twitter at the npclive. In the audience today, there are members of the general public in addition to journalists. Any applause or reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. I would like to begin by introducing our head table, please hold your applause until all the head tables are introduced. Vall valerie jackson. A member of the National Journalism institute. Board of directors. Next is debbie. Adam eaton. A reporter at e e news. Next is Elizabeth Mcgowen a reporter at the energy news network. To my immediate right, a former npc president and the cochair that organized these events. We have amanda bennett, the director of voice of america and this years National Press club state h