Dr. Edwards thank you, john. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. There were two bills at National Review, and in the conservative movement. Bill buckley, a radiant, shooting star, who lit up the usher, a bill r neverwavering northstar, by which conservatives learned to chart their political course. Many have written about william f. Buckley, jr. , that irresistible renaissance man, fiskont want until david has given us an indepth portrait of the other bill, william a. Rusher, who among other salutary and contributions, played a pivotal role in the life of a National Draft Goldwater Committee. And that was critical because if there had been no Draft Goldwater Committee there would , have been no president ial candidate Barry Goldwater in 1964. And, if there had been no candidate goldwater in 1964, there would have been no president elect, Ronald Reagan, in a 1980. It was goldwater, you see, what who approved reagans famous time for choosing, the tv address that made him a political st
Us welcome to the Herbert Hoover president ial library and museum, one of the gain such institutions operated by the National Archives and records administration. I noticed tom schwartz, the direct her and that the great pleasure of introducing our distinguished guest speaker. Before it began, there are a few housekeeping matters. As courtesy to our speaker and other members of the audience, please silence your cell phone to another unit tronic devices. Remember, this is being for later broadcast on cspan and know where you towed the links being captured on digital video for a national audience. We will also have an ample supply of Herbert White house for sale and im sure Charles Rappleye was signed. Should we have time, please visit our new exhibit, the world is a gangster. And while youre at it, take a card from our lobby, which highlights our upcoming programs event and business. If youre not a member of our foundation, i hope you will take over membership application and consider j
Chart their political course. Many have written about William F Buckley junior, that irresistible renaissance man, but nobody but david frisk has given us an indepth portrait of william a. Ill, rusher, who among other salutary and contributions, played a pivotal role in the life of a National Draft Goldwater Committee. And that was critical, because if there had been no draft Goldwater Committee, there would have been no president ial candidate Barry Goldwater in 1964. If there had been no candidate goldwater in 1964, there would have been no president elect, ronald reagan, in a 1980. It was goldwater, you see, what famous time for choosing, the tv address that made him a political star overnight, and made his run for governor of california, and eventually, president of these united states. David recounts how bill rusher shored up the Goldwater Committee with when money ran short and the spirit sacked. Youngully guided americans for freedom in his early, chaotic days. Some order and di
Mr. Digiacomantonio also, on a more personal level, i have the pleasure of introducing the ghost of albert gallatin, who some of you have noticed is sitting behind us and he will be speaking on his personal experience and the reflection on being an immigrant. He was one of the United Statess most faithful servants as a legislator, as a secretary of the treasury under jefferson and madison, helped fund lewis and clark, was not very keen on the war of 1812, then became a piece negotiator peace negotiator, and ambassador, and on. You will hear him talk about that. And i want you to invite you for discussion after the talk, feel free to ask him questions about anything that relates to may be something that he was not directly involved in, before his death, he might have comments on current events. For now, i want to introduce albert gallatin. [applause] mr. Gallatin thank you very much. My friends and fellow citizens, it is thanks to the Historical Society and mr. William digiacomantonio,
Of the republic from 1789. George Washingtons Mount Vernon hosted this event. Ms. Dunn i am the chief of staff at george Washingtons Mount Vernon. You are in for a wonderful presentation. I would like to take a moment to thank Ford Motor Company for supporting george Washingtons Mount Vernon and continuing to fun this opportunity. I would also like to recognize some special guests. We have our George Washington leadership fellows here, 16 fivents spending weeks immersed into a leadership program. They are here through the generosity of david rubenstein, who helped us conceive of the idea to have this group of students here. I would like you to stand so that we can recognize you. [applause] ms. Dunn this is our second class of fellows. They just arrived this week and have very busy schedules, but they are wonderful to speak with. It is now my honor to be able to injures tonights introduce tonight speaker, fergus bordewich. He has been a independent historian and writer since the 1970s.