National press club the place where news happens im Eileen O Reilly the 2023 president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training and good evening. The 2023 president of the National Press club and and and editor of lips as thank you for joining us here at the National Press club and on c span for the headliner event. I want to think the National Press club. For helping put this event together, including the headliners teams cochairs, and lori and the closed membership event coordinator. We have a very Exciting Program tonight with our esteemed Panel Focused on the book just out called, the last honest man, the cia, fbi, mafia and the kennedys. One senators fight to save democracy. Lets get started. Quote. If a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the Intelligence Community has the given the government, could enable it to impose total tyranny. There would be no way to fight back. That may sound like a statement from to
Penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ive had the pleasure of speaking with misha, az hes called, three times over the last few years. His most acclaimed dancer of his generation to his defection from the soviet union back in 1974, to his commitment to passing on his artistry to new generations of dancers and actors. For all of this acclaim, hes amazingly enough been the object of pushback from audiences. In fact, he has been booed and if Mikhail Baryshnikov can be booed, i guess anyone can be booed. Speaking of booing, i had the same experience the first time, you know, in american ballet theater. She did a piece called wants more frank when Frank Sinatra sings with his daughter his famous record. You know, and it was a little duet which later on sinatra suite and the sinatra songs. It was a huge success in her career. But that first performance at the big gala at new york state theater, instead of, you know, me dancing some classical my bread a