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Candidate marianne williamson. She talks about her proposal to create a u. S. Department of peace if elected in 2020. From the National Press club, this is an hour. Good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club. My name is alison and im the washington investigative editor and im the 112th president of the National Press club. Our guest is a candidate for the Democratic National nomination. She has spent half a lifetime as author, activist and faith leader. She has been speaking, writing and writing about spirituality and politics. Author of 14 books, four that reached number one on the New York Times best seller list, including the last one. She has founded several nonprofit organizations, including the Peace Alliance and project angel food, a nonprofit, that has delivered millions of meals to americans since 1989. She joins us here to detail her signature policy proposals. The creation of a department of peace. Please join me in welcome ms. Marianne williamson. [applause] ms. Wil
Williamson is a candidate for the democratic president ial nomination. And politics is a departure for williamson who has spent half a lifetime as a author, activist and nondenominational faith leader. For over 30 years shes been writing about the intersection about spiritually and politics. Shae shes the author of 14 books, including her most recent a politics of love. A handbook for the new american revolution. Shes founded several nonprofit organizations, including the Peace Alliance and project angel food thats delivered meals to americans since 1989. She joins us here to talk about the creation of the United States department of peace. Join me in welcoming to the National Press club, ms. Mary anne williamson. [ applause ] thank you, everyone, i appreciate your being here. This is quite a historic building, thank you, alison. Its wonderful to have this opportunity to speak to you. As i was walking through the hallway, there were all these photographs. And these buttons from all the
Marianne williamson will be speaking. And shell answer questions from embers of the media. Good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club. My name is alison and im the washington investigative editor and im the 112th president of the National Press club. Our guest is a candidate for the Democratic National nomination. And she has spent half a lifetime as author, activist and faith leader. She has been speaking, writing and writing about spirituality and politics. Author of 14 books, four that reached number one including the last one. She has founded several nonprofit organizations including the Peace Alliance and project angel food, a nonprofit, that has delivered millions of males of americans since 1989. She joins us here to detail her cigna proposals establishment of a department of peace. Lease join me in welcome ms. Marianne williamson. [applause] ms. Williamson this is quite a historic building. Its wonderful to have this opportunity to speak to you. As i walking through the
Club. Here are her remarks. Good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club. My name is alison and im the washington investigations editor at the Associated Press and im the 112th president of the National Press club. Our guest is a candidate for the Democratic National nomination. And she has spent half a lifetime as author, activist and aith leader. She has been speaking, writing working about the intersection of spirituality and politics. Shes the author of 14 books, four that reached number one including the last one. She has founded several nonprofit organizations including the Peace Alliance and project angel food, a nonprofit, that has delivered millions of males of americans since 1989. She joins us here to detail her cigna proposals establishment of a department of peace. Please join me in welcome ms. Marianne williamson. [applause] ms. Williamson thank you, everyone. Thank you for being here. This is quite a historic building. Its wonderful to have this opportunity to spea