Ladies and gentlemen, my is jim byron and i have the honor of being the president and ceo of the Richard Nixon foundation, and i want to welcome you to the Richard Nixon library on this very wet day today. Thank you. Today, 50 years after the end of combat operations by American Forces in vietnam, we recognize Vietnam Veterans and the service that they provide to our country in uniform in the 1960s and seventies. And then after coming home, members of their community who went on to be forces for good and. And additionally we remember and pay tribute today to those who never came home or remain missing in action. Youll see throughout todays program, traditional elements of military ceremony represented by different branches of the United States military. And to begin id like to ask United States Army Chaplain William Williams to the invocation. Chaplain williams served in the army for 27 years in both infantry as enlisted man and as a member of the chaplain corps. He is currently the fa
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Richard Nixon president ial. My name is jim byron and im the and ceo of the Richard Nixon. I want to start this evening because i know that there are a number of veterans in the audience and maybe even some who are actively serving. So if you are a veteran tonight, i would ask that you stand and be recognized. Thank you. But thank you for your. I also want to thank the members of the Richard Nixon Foundation Associates club members and our president s members. Because your membership is what makes Educational Programs like possible. And these are programs that teach American History and american. So thank you. Thanks. Thanks for what you have done. Now on to speaker this evening. Dr. Mark moyar. Is the William P Harris chair of military history at hillsdale college. From 2018 to 2019. He served as of the office of civilian military cooperation at usaid and previously served as director of the project on military and diplomatic histo
Comcast is partnering with 1000 Community Centers to create wi fi enabled listings, so students from low income families can get what they need to be ready for anything. Comcast, along with these television companies, support c span as a public service. Thank you. For. Ladies and gentlemen will you please be seated . And in a moment, you will stand again ladies and gentlemen, will you please be seated, and in a moment you will stand again. As all of you know, this is the largest dinner ever held at the white house, and that in itself would make it important. I think you should also know that in this great house the most distinguished men and women of the world have been entertained. Emperors, kings, president s, and leaders from virtually every nation of the world have been honored here. And, of course, they have honored this house by being here. I know that i speak for all the American People when i say that never has the white house been more proud than it is tonight because of the g
Paris peace accords and the president s historic visit to china. This is just under two hours. Good morning. Im here to welcome you on behalf of the Richard Nixon foundation which cosponsors these legacy forums with the national archives. Its a wonderful partnership. David is responsible for 12 billion documents, some of which is placed at the library, which is his facility. And we, in turn, have the people who created those documents. If youre old enough to remember warren beaty and the movie shampoo, weve got the heads and he has the shampoo. Since my experience on nixons staff was on the domestic side we tend to favor topics that i knew. That didnt include Foreign Affairs but weve stumbled on to a brilliant and helpful counterpart of me that is my pleasure to introduce. Thats kt mcfarland. You know kt as fox news analyst. Everybody has to start somewhere and kathy troyas started as a clerk typist on the graveyard shift of National Security council when she was a sophomore at the Geo
Presentation of the colors that will be followed by the singing of the national anthem. [inaudible conversations] poco [applause] [applause] [applause] please be seated. Thank you to the West Covina High School and rotc honor guar guard. I would like to recognize some special guests with us this evening. Please welcome to members from the board of directors of the Richard Nixon foundation, john and sandy quinn. [applause] Orange County supervisor. Members of the city council including the mayor, and mark blown. [applause] Close Friends of the Richard Nixon foundation and ruth b shannon. The National Archives and Records Administration director for the Nixon Library and his associate left wallace, director of education. And our most important resource that is the envy of the other 12 president ial libraries represent 150 volunteers, thank you. [applause] the Nixon Foundation is largely supported by its members. Membership support Educational Programs and opportunities for our youth to e