Commented on his colleague, senator john mccain, wishing him well and fully expecting him to return in the new year. This is just under five minutes. 25 minutes. [laughter] sen. Mcconnell good morning, everyone. I picked a heck of a week to have laryngitis. I probably talked more yesterday than i have any day this year. I apologize for sounding like donald duck. Ive got my traveling clothes on. Im ready to go to louisville, kentucky. I hope you all are headed in that direction as well. Louisville . Sen. Mcconnell youre welcome to come. [laughter] or wherever you are headed. This has been a year of extraordinary accomplishment by any objective standard. The Supreme Court justice, 50 years old, extraordinarily wellqualified if his health holds out, he will be there for a very long time. The u. S. Circuit court system was set up in 1891, working with the administration we have confirmed 12 circuit judges that is the most in the first year of any Administration Since 1891. And of course, w
Some thanks are in order. Thanks to the Incredible Team of 10 city press for reaching out to the library and this opportunity to host the exhibit and the talk. As soon as we receive an email for our library, we knew we wanted to be a part. As everyone is well aware michelle attended Princeton University from 1981 to 1985 so it seemed fitting to have this photograph in the Public Library where she spent with 4 years of her early life and take part in the bookstore that looks at her life in the white house. Thanks to the council of princeton, maria and mark for hanging the photograph in our meeting room for us. Thanks are in order to labyrinth books for handling the book signing that will follow the talk and discussion. Encourage everyone to visit the reading room to see the photos up close and personal once we are finished with the formal part of the meeting. I want to introduce to you Amanda Lucidon, photographer Amanda Lucidon had a front row seat to the events in the obama white hous
My name is alissa cohen, aim the Deputy Director and Senior Vice President of this Wonderful Museum and i am proud to welcome you here to tonights conversation with ambassador Samantha Power and her good friend, the museums vice chair and president of the center for the study of antisemitism, abe foxman. I do need to let you know to turn off your cell phones and that this program is being livestream and also filmed by cspan. Ok. Became well known for her writing on human rights and won the full of surprise for her 2002 book, a problem from hell america in age of genocide. She served as Foreign Policy advisor for obama, and then on the National Security council. A steadfast activist, advocate for people and activist for people who need protecting, she authored the responsibility to protect doctrine in was credited as a driving force that helped drive qadhafi from power and more. When president obama announced her as u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, the young this person to serve
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