We are now going to hear a piece, the final for romeo and juliet. Thank you so much. s. Should okay mexico [applause] [applause] good evening, good evening. Lets give the members of the National Washington opera another round of applause. [applause] my name is jon samuels i had the distinct privilege of introducing the director of this smithsonian natural portrait gallery. The first woman to serve as a director of this missoni at National Portrait gallery has been exploring new ways to place personal experience and creativity at the center of learning and awareness. Ladies and gentlemen i present to some been introduced to others the director of the smithsonian National Portrait gallery. [applause] good evening. I want to welcome you to the smithsonian at the National Portrait gallery. When congress founded the museum it was with the understanding that we would select comic display tell the stories of individuals who have made a major contribution to the u. S. History and culture. As w
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Whether or not this deal is good for American Security is not one of those calls. It is not even close. Without this deal, the scenarios that critics warn about happening in 15 years could happen six months from now. By killing this deal, congress would not merely pave irans path towards a bomb, it would accelerate it. What is more likely to happen if congress were to reject this deal is that iran would end up with some form of sanctions relief without having to accept any of the constraints or inspections required by this deal. So in that sense, the critics are right. Walk away from this agreement and you will get a better deal for iran. Lets not mince words. The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy or some form of war. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon. John f. Kennedy cautioned here more than 50 years ago at this university that the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war. But, it is so very important. It is surely the pursuit
Jon stewart of an appreciation of what he has done in 16 years we talk to Dan Pfeiffer Ken auletta dave itzkoff Brooke Gladstone an bill charter. He embodies two things that happened over the past 16 years the first is the digitallization of the news because jon stewarts influence was not just what people saw, if they were watching Comedy Central at night it was in the clips that were shared on facebook and twitter, the various things he would do. And also he came of age at he exact time when our politics in the media were getting incredibly absurd and he pointed that out in a way no one else would which is why so many people particularly the young people who were an important part of obamas coalition watched. Rose the president makes a case for the iran deal and a group of media observers make the case for the impact of jon stewart. When we continue. Funding for rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of multi
Jon stewart of an appreciation of what he has done in 16 years we talk to Dan Pfeiffer Ken auletta dave itzkoff Brooke Gladstone an bill charter. He embodies two things that happened over the past 16 years the first is the digitallization of the news because jon stewarts influence was not just what people saw, if they were watching Comedy Central at night it was in the clips that were shared on facebook and twitter, the various things he would do. And also he came of age at he exact time when our politics in the media were getting incredibly absurd and he pointed that out in a way no one else would which is why so many people particularly the young people who were an important part of obamas coalition watched. Rose the president makes a case for the iran deal and a group of media observers make the case for the impact of jon stewart. When we continue. Funding for rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of multi