Good evening, everyone. My name is ruth and its a pleasure to welcome you tonight for the program. Before we get started, i want to go over a couple of quick housekeeping details. Please sign whens your cell phones, and if you have, to let you know theres no recording photo was allowed during the programs, thanks. However, you will get a chance to see because they are taping tonight you may be on tv very soon. Sally quinn is a longtime Washington Post journalist, columnist, and one of the renowned social hostesses. Also the founder of the religious website on the Washington Post writes for variourates forvarious publicatd authored several books including the partparty guide to adventurs entertaining, happy endings and we are going to make you a star about the experience as a First Network agent in the u. S. Sally is in conversation with two good friends who are also offers. Also a walsh is the author of divided lines the public and private struggles. A staff writer at the new yorker an
Revolution and still not clear today, a confrontation between vietnamese ships and american ships which then led to a resolution ran through by Lyndon Johnson to a complete lack of focus and strategy on how to bring it to a close. And im very sympathetic because the one thing that overrode most of Lyndon Johnsons thinking appropriately was chin fa, that we certainly didnt want to have a confrontation athat would lea to a real conflict there. So it cautioned all of our actions so that it was a very gradual escalation which then not only didnt harm the enemy but strengthened their resolve and that led, of course, to all kinds of implications and repercussions. The new age, the use of drugs, demonstrations right out here on this mall there was a Million People or how ever many it was that it really split our society in a way that we sometimes forget. Mass arrests, demonstrations, chicago that all of us can look back and see on cspan but it was a tumultuous time and most of it was bred by
Today on political advocacy. First, we will hear on the influence of money in politics. And later, michael steele. All right, folks, lets get started. Welcome back. Are beingminder, we filmed. When you ask a question, come up to the question mike, state your name and your school and keep your questions nice and concise. It is my great pleasure this introduced [indiscernible] he was the founder and ceo of , andmerican news project others. In 2015, he coauthored nation on the take, which received praise. He serves on nonprofit boards and advisory boards. Lets welcome Nick Penniman this morning. [applause] nick thank you for having me here on this snowy morning. That some ofanne you, this is the first time you have seen snow. Is that correct . That is fascinating for me. A talk, but i would rather have a conversation with you. Issue one was founded three years ago. We are a bipartisan political reform group. We saw this tremendous opportunity to make the point that american democracy, the
Of the republican party. All right, folks, lets get started. When you ask a question, come up to the question mike, state your name and your school and keep your questions nice and concise. It is my great pleasure this morning to introduced [indiscernible] he was the founder and ceo of the American News project, and others. In 2015, he coauthored nation on the take, which received praise. He serves on nonprofit boards and Advisory Boards. Lets welcome Nick Penniman this morning. He has received praise from historians such as doors earns mckinnon,irector mark and he has served on Advisory Boards including the center for responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. Responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. Let us welcome him. [applause] thank you, and thank you for the Washington Center for having me here this morning. I heard from anne that some of you all, this is the first time you seen snow. Is that correct . To see a show of hands, because that is fascin
Lets get started. It is my pleasure to introduce nick petaman. He was the founder and director of the huffington post, director of aslieps for democracy and editor of lincoln journal. Received praise from a politically Diverse Group including former republican allen simpson. He served on multiple nonprofit boards and the Homeless Empowerment project. Lets welcome nick he has received praise from historians such as doors earns mckinnon,irector mark and he has served on Advisory Boards including the center for responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. Responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. Let us welcome him. [applause] thank you, and thank you for the Washington Center for having me here this morning. I heard from anne that some of you all, this is the first time you seen snow. Is that correct . To see a show of hands, because that is fascinating for me. First time . It hit your eye . Welcome. [laughter] planned a talk, but it would rather just have a