Its my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill galston. Delighted to be a small cog in in the Service Alliance machine that produced this meeting. I want to thank two people in particular. Belle sawhill for conceiving of this day and working tirelessly over a period of at least six months to bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this morning. And i think its a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, whats the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very different kinds of answers to that question. Its useful to keep them separate. The first has to do with service as an avenue of personal growth, the expansion and the deepening of character. The second has to do with actual good done for others, ser
Okay. Oneminute warning. That invigorated people. 30 seconds. 30 seconds was particularly effective. Ill have to remember that. Well, its my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill galston, a senior fellow in the Governance Studies Program here at brookings. Delighted to be a small cog in the brookings Service Year Alliance machine that has produced this meeting. I want to thank two people in particular. Bell sawhill for conceiving of this day and working tirelessly over a period of at least six months to bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this morning. And i think its a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, whats the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very different kinds of answers to t
All. The president ial candidates are coming off a bit of an awk ward night. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton sitting inches from each other at a Charity Dinner and then delivering some cringeinducing speeches, at times getting boos from the crowd. Abcs Stephanie Ramos joining us with the latest. Good morning, stephanie. Reporter good morning. What a night. Well, really what a week. Its been a jampacked week but no matter what your political stance is last night was kind of fun and a little awkward. Other but also poked fun at themselves. Its a routine stop on the road to the white house where democrats i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. Reporter and republicans. Its great to be here with a thousand wonderful people. Reporter unite for a few good laughs at the annual al smith Charity Dinner in new york city benefiting catholic charities. First up, donald trump. Rattle on and on and on, i dont think so badly of rowes odonnell anymore. Reporter this joke getting the
All. The president ial candidates are coming off a bit of an awk ward night. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton sitting inches from each other at a Charity Dinner and then delivering some cringeinducing speeches, at times getting boos from the crowd. Abcs Stephanie Ramos joining us with the latest. Good morning, stephanie. Reporter good morning. What a night. Well, really what a week. Its been a jampacked week but no matter what your political stance is last night was kind of fun and a little awkward. Trump took turns roasting each other but also poked fun at themselves. Its a routine stop on the road to the white house where democrats i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. Reporter and republicans. Its great to be here with a thousand wonderful people. Reporter unite for a few good laughs at the annual al smith Charity Dinner in new york city benefiting catholic charities. First up, donald trump. Rattle on and on and on, i dont think so badly of rowes odonnell anymore.
All. The president ial candidates are coming off a bit of an awk ward night. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton sitting inches from each other at a Charity Dinner and then delivering some cringeinducing speeches, at times getting boos from the crowd. Abcs Stephanie Ramos joining us with the latest. Good morning, stephanie. Reporter good morning. What a night. Well, really what a week. Its been a jampacked week but no matter what your political stance is last night was kind of fun and a little awkward. Trump took turns roasting each other but also poked fun at themselves. Its a routine stop on the road to the white house where democrats i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. Reporter and republicans. Its great to be here with a thousand wonderful people. Reporter unite for a few good laughs at the annual al smith Charity Dinner in new york city benefiting catholic charities. First up, donald trump. Rattle on and on and on, i dont think so badly of rowes odonnell anymore.