Good afternoon. It is not often that i get a musical introduction so i appreciate that very much. I think we will have some fun with our panel when they come up but as i think you know, i believe this is the program, we are going to have a special guest first and a little intimate conversation between this special guest and me and i feel very privileged to be able to chat with them. An old and dear friend, senator john warner. Senator warner is approaching old age but you would never know it. We have been sitting in the back and talking about old times in this race and that race and all kinds of things. I was thinking about his career and that is absolutely incredible because you can go back as far as world war ii and korea. He was in both of those wars, and he did not have to, he did not have to do the second one if he did the first one, but he was always willing to jump in and participate. He did lots of things in between, but lets start with secretary of the navy and early 1970s. Th
Im bradly graham the cohonor of politics and prose and welcome and thank you so much for coming. We were vers very excited when we learned of last years hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court that ruth marcus was writing a book on the subject because we knee that if anyone could deliver an indepth hen the scene s account of what happened, and also put the whole drama into a grander plate context it would be ruth. Her bookes revealing and incitele and evened hands and fast pace and elusive pros makes for a compelling read. In the acknowledgments she calls thats book she has been preparing to write for her entire career. And indeed she brought to it a wealth of knowledge and experience. Out indicate net history at yale and the how at harvard she went into journalism after he studies and spent 35 years at the Washington Post, closely observing how washington works and developing a wide network of friends and sources. I think nearly all of whom are here tonight.
Werent really going to have an instore event this week but then we heard ruths book was coming out so we decided we had to have it. [applause] so thank you very much for bearing with us. I am Bradley Graham the cone are of politics and prose along with my wife lissa muscatine. Thank you so much for coming. We were very excited when we learned after last years clematis hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court that ruth marcus was writing a book on the subject because we knew that if anyone could deliver an indepth behindthescenes account of what happened and also put the whole drama into a grand and political context it would be roof. She hasnt disappointed. Her new look supreme ambition is fastpaced and makes for a really compelling read. In the acknowledge mens rev calls this a book shes been preparing to ride for her entire career and indeed she brought to it a wealth of knowledge and experience, educated in history at yale and harvard ruth went right into
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