David skorton, the secretary of the smithsonian institution. [applause] ms. Amy sherald, portrait artist. [cheers and applause] mr. Kehinde wiley, portrait artist. [cheers and applause] mrs. Michelle obama. [cheers and applause] president barack obama. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the podium kim sajet, the director of the Smithsonian National portrait gallery. Good morning. Kim sajet. It is my pleasure as director to welcome you to the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. Every commissioned portrait involves four people. The first person is the sitter, a person with a largerthanlife persona, who may be curious to see how his are her likeness will be captured in perpetuity. In a spirit of building anticipation, i bid a warm welcome to president barack obama and his wife, former first lady, Michelle Obama, who we honor today. [applause] the second person is the artist who tries in the face of public scrutiny to stay true to his or her
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Revelations coming later this week from the tech world. So far though two separate charges, a white house denial, and bay Area Representatives sitting down with us to react. First it was a pair of indictments against former Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business associate rick gates. The two charged with among other things, money laundering, being in unrestricted Foreign Agent and conspiracy against the u. S. Both pleaded not guilty as the white house tried to distance itself from the charges. And to some extent the white house is correct about manafort and gates. These are things that happened some of them many years before there even was a Trump Campaign. But then we learned former trump Foreign Policy advise George Papadopoulos admitted he lied to the fbi g his dealings with russia during the campaign. I think the most interesting news is around George Papadopoulos, you know that stipulation of facts shows first that he was as a senior Foreign Policy adviser to someon
Lou good evening. The pounding, deafening drumbeat for gun control is rising. Emanating principally from washington, the present, and members of his party in congress the tragedy at Santee Elementary School in loudobbs foxbusiness. Com connecticut provoking calls for solutions and prevention of such budget. Are we really prepared to say that we are powerless in the face of such carnage . That the politics are too hard. Now we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom . Lou several democratic lawmakers echoing the president s statements within all the hours of that shooting in pushing for a new Second Amendment of chechen. The senates number two democrat says congressional hearings on gun control are on the way. Senator Dianne Feinstein telling to get an assault weapon ban bill on the floor next month. Senator Chuck Schumer of new york since in a political opportunity, passing guncontrol insulation. I think
Lou good evening. The pounding, deafening drumbeat for gun control is rising. Emanating principally from washgton, the present, and members of his party in congress the tragedy at Santee Elementary School in loudobbs foxbusiness. Com connecticut provoking calls for solutions and prevention of such budget. Are we really prepared to say that we are powerless in the face of such carnage . That the politics are too hard. Now we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom . Lou several democratic lawmakers echoing the president s statements within all the hours of that shooting in pushing for a new Second Amendment of chechen. The senates number two democrat says congressional hearings on gun control are on the way. Senator Dianne Feinstein telling to get an assault weapon ban bill on the floor next month. Senator Chuck Schumer of new york since in a political opportunity, passing guncontrol insulation. I think we