Good evening everyone. My name is john hi bush and i have the honor of being the executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you all for coming this evening. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who protect our freedoms around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, please be seated. Before we get started i would like to take a moment to recognize some special guests we have with us this evening and i will begin with our board of trustees, we have with us governor pete wilson and his terrific wife gail. [applause] from North Carolina all the way North Carolina mr. Ben sutton, ben, thank you for coming. Former congressman retired but just as as ever, alton ganguly and his wife jm. [applause] onto tonights program, ladi
[indiscernible] welcome to the birthplace of democracy. Is independence hall. [in spanish] [applause] [applause] [cheering] the pope is getting a tour of independence hall. We think that he will be talking and othergration immigrants. At the podium he will speak from will be one used by Abraham Lincoln to deliver the gettysburg address. Later tonight mother live coverage of pope prices will continue. Francis will continue. It will be live on cspan. [cheering] [applause] [trumpets] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheering] [cheering] [band playing] [applause] [applause] [whistling] your holiness, testing the guests that distinguished guests and friends. The United States isnt are meant in freedom is it an experiment in freedom. The greatest good in the american character comes from our belief in a merciful god, a god that guarantees the dignity and rights of all children. Alexander moulton hamilton was a founding father. He helped write the constitution at independence hall. He was al