That we should not traces our values back to the founders. Instead, he argues that through failures and reinventions, weve used the constitution as a tool to create our modern core values. Smithsonian associates hosted this event. Good evening, everyone. Can you all hear me in the back . Great. My name is ruth robins and its a pleasure to welcome you all here tonight for our program. Before we get started, just a couple quick things. If you have electronic devices, nows a good time to turn them off. As usual in our programs, theres no photography and no filming. Also, if youre wondering what all the equipment is in the back of the room, its cspan, so make show your nicest smile, brush your hair, get ready, just in case you get a cameo. And when we get to the q a part, there is a microphone in the back of the room, and well let you know what its time for that and youll just line up there to ask your questions. In a politically restive time, its always worthwhile revisiting the documents
Reagan. That may be some of you who are reagan aficionados may not have known was influential in reagans overall political career and a relationship that influenced many of the views he became so widely known and praise for throughout the 1980s. Some of you probably do know president reagan had a longstanding and deep relationship with Pepperdine University. In fact president reagan, first , as governor, but then as president , made over half a dozen trips to our malibu campus and also to Downtown Los Angeles and Beverly Hills for events in support of Pepperdine University. I know our speaker tonight is going to be talking about some of those in the beginning of his lecture this evening. But one of those that jumps out at me, a few weeks ago, we had our annual Pepperdine Associates dinner in Beverly Hills at the beverly wilshire. This was on february 9 of 2020. In her remarks in talking about the future of pepperdine under our new president , our chancellor, sarah jackson, remarked tha
Significant rally, up eight at the opening bell, a gain of 55, urging the fed to cut rates. We wait to see when the fed is. Some money coming out of treasuries. I want to see it but cant, dont have it but it is up from the historic low of one. 03 , it is one. 12 as we speak. Politics. A mad scramble by the democrats to support joe biden and beat back the bernie challenge. Amy klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg throw their support to biden, beto reappears to back him up. This is desperation time. Today bernie is expected to win the california and texas primaries, all hands on deck for the moderates, they are panicked at the thought of the bernie nomination but there is still bloomberg. He says even if he doesnt do well today he is not bowing out. Democrats are locked in a 3way battle, totally split, at war with themselves. Just wait till you see joes latest gaffes, that is plural. Varney and company is about to begin. Tomorrow is super tuesday. I was waiting for a black man to pick me up and
I did not get a chance to email out his bio. Maybe, thebably, important critical , ther of the reagan legacy reagan flame, in america today. Frank work on the 1976 Reagan Campaign, he worked on the 1980 campaign. He worked in the reagan white house, he worked in the 1984 campaign, and he has also been longtime chairman of the reagan ranch, one of the three major touchstones in american politics today. If you know anything about the Ronald Reagan library, there is a reagan ranch. And we learned about Eureka College last week in illinois. So thank you for being here. Let me get right into it, and then the students, of course, will ask questions. You organized the very first conservative clinical action political 1973 action conference in 1973. Frank 1974. Craig right. And reagan spoke. Frank first of all, thank you very much for having me. It is great to be here with all of your students. Baseball player who used to play for the Union New York yankees, yogi bear y ogi barra, had a tenden
Course, reagan on leadership. Frank, thanks for being with us. This is our course, you are german you are joining an august group such as john meacham. Always wanted to make grad school. [laughter] you finally did. I didnt get a chance to email out franks bio. This is may the single most important, critical keeper of the reagan legacy, the reagan legacy in america today. Frank worked on the 1976 reagan campaign, he worked on the 1980 campaign, he worked in the white house, he worked on the 1984 campaign, and he has been the longtime chairman of the reagan ranch, which has been one of the three major vantage points in american politics today. There is the library in simi valley, the ranch in santa barbara, and eureka college. Frank, thank you for being here. Let me get right into it, then the students will ask questions. You organized the very first conservative Political Action conference in 1973. 1974, right . 1974. And reagan spoke as the keynote speaker, the star attraction. First o