She is also a bestselling author that calls maryland home. When we found out she was releasing a new book, we knew we had to have her back at the pratt stage. In under fire, brian gives her unique look at the Trump Presidency from inside the white house. The book was only released this month and is already being called a must read. If you havent gotten your copier, mahogany books is here tonight selling under fire in the lobby. You will have your opportunity to get your book signed after the program. Please join me in welcoming april ryan. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. It is so good to be home. So good to be home. This is home, seriously. Baltimore. Im that kid who grew up in Baltimore City and i cant leave. I dont know what it is. It traveled the world. You know . Go to the white house every day but something theres a special juice in baltimore. Yes. [applause] i want to thank you guys for coming out to tonight. It touches my heart. Tonight is not about politics.
Welcome. I have written fiction about president ial politics and the media and i wish i knew these four giant when i was doing research for the novel. We could not have a better panel for the topic today. What do you feel is the role in this era of journalism and specific to the times. The la times, are using a Division Within your staff . I think there are several components to that. August, 19 episode. One of which was with the word, racism. Whether that was a fair label for the president or whether as i think an older generation of editors that went to question intent. Given the president s we were never sure if it was racism or sexism or gender issues. And so, that was one part of it. The second i think is the question of how. Weve been dealing with the economic model for journalism that has basically going away. To your point about the president which i call that this information is in chief. There was always a compact between people and government and journalists. They try to tel
It has been another type of cabinet meeting, mr. President. We appreciate you allowing us to do that and the blessings you give us to participate in that cabinet bible study. If you would, lets bow our heads. Father, we thank you for the stable. Everyone is here because you have ordained it to be so. The importance of what we are about, the issues of which we get the responsibility and privilege to deal with it is your call. Today, we are lifting up a special group of men and women who have really been at the core of why this country has been that is our veterans; people who have sacrificed greatly, who held their hand up me,said, here am i, send when it would have maybe been easier for them, certainly less stressful for them to have not answered that call. We lift them up. You give us the opportunity. Secretary wilkie has the agency that directly deals with that. So many of us have the opportunity to assist and be a part of that. We thank you for that great privilege to serve them aft
Watch online at cspan. Org or listen on the go with the free cspan radio app. Speakeresday, house nancy pelosi led a portrait unveiling honoring former Speaker John Boehner who announced he would step down in september, 2015 his resignation took place the following month, day after pope francis addressed congress. This is 40 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the , Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the United States house of representatives. Speaker pelosi good afternoon everyone. It is my official and personal honor to welcome friends of to thejohn boehner u. S. Capitol on this historic day. Members and friends from both sides of the idol ill and both sides of the capital both sides of the aisle is a signal of respect. It speaker gingrich and speaker ryan are both here. [applause] and we warmly walk and extend our gratitude to debbie, lindsay and tricia and the entire boehner family for sharing john with his congress and our country. With this congress and with our country. I now invite delivery of
Hearings by the to house Intelligence Committee. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Jamie, thank you very much for that kind introduction and for your terrific leadership the town of dorian. Thank you. I also want to quickly recognize. State senator. Thank you for being here. Most importantly, i want to thank all of you for taking time out of a saturday to have this conversation. This is your hour and a half and i will leave the bulk of your time for your questions, comments, suggestions. I want to open with a couple of minutes of context and things i see happening in washington, and then i will turn it over entirely to you. The way we will do that is that there are microphones on either side of the room and rather than having the picking and choosing within the audience, please line up behind the microphones if you in fact have a question or a comment. I will ask you to be brief in your questions or observations and i will be brief and my responses because we probably will have lots of