So many Family Friends friends and business that if the time out of their busy schedules to be here today. I am i am humbled. And a special thanks to my son, jack who who i dont know if i we will get through this, but i do not have the words to say thank you for what you said from your heart on behalf of you and your family and our family. It is fantastic. Two and a half years ago i had the privilege to be here to say words about my good friend, Arnold Palmer. What a privilege it was to be here that day. You have been a great friend and will continue to be so. My son was about six years old and someone asked him for what does your dad do . He said, nothing, he just plays golf. Abcaseven and golf. [laughter] and i did just play golf. My parents families came over from europe. Hardworking families and living the example of the american dream. My mothers father worked on the railroad command he was a conductor. My fathers father was a boilermaker. One day my grandfather took my dad and tw
Why was the lusitania allowed to enter the sea without escort . Without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided but was not . This has led to some interesting speculation if the ship was set up for attack by churchill or someone . It is interesting. I found no smoking memo. Believe me, i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. Lets let the lusitania go into the sea because we want to get something. Nothing like that exists. Sunday night on cspans q a. A gold medal was awarded sunday night to jack nicklas. This is one hour and 20 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guest. Members of the United Senate and the speaker of the United States house of representatives. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, these pay red the United States house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. Welcome to the United States capital. A special thank you to the United States marching band for being here. I guess they have more time on their hands. Speaking o
[applause] ladies and gentlemen, please stand as the chaplain of the u. S. Senate, dr. Barry black gives the benediction. Dr. Black let us pray. Now unto him who is able to keep us without stumbling or slipping , and to present us without fault or blemish, before the presence of his glory, with unspeakable ecstatic delight, in triumphant joy and exultation. To the only wise god, the shepherd of our destiny the glory, majesty, and might dominion and power, and lord, in all of their tomorrows, bless and keep jack and Barbara Nicklaus and their loved ones. Make your face shine upon them and be gracious to them. Lift the light of your countenance upon them, and give them your piece your peace. We pray in your great name, amen. Please be seated. Please ladies and gentlemen, remain in your seats until your row is invited to depart by a representative. [marching band playing] and melinda on the next washington journal, note that a framework deal is in place it Christopher Hill joins us. He wa
They met in los angeles and moved to san antonio in 1971. My father is africanamerican, my mother is white. They were an interracial couple in south texas in the 70s. Now their youngest son is a member of congress. When they first went to san antonio, they had difficulty buying a home. Now i am representing my hometown. Part of that is because people are no longer voting on the color of your skin. People knew what was going to work hard and get things done. That i was going to work across the aisle. That i have the experience you need. No one here has that. For me, it is about working hard. Whether you are black, brown, or anything, people care about a couple of things. They want food on the table, a roof over their head, and the people that they love to be healthy and happy. When you address those issues, it is going to resonate with people. Host you are different from the president in terms of parties. If you have a sense of his background and what it was like him to grow up in a sim
But i want to mention the necklace nicklaus Childrens Health Care Foundation. It is a foundation that provides health care to children that otherwise could not afford health care. Just recently, a hospital in miami, and some outpatient centers, eight of them, are bearing my familys name. That is truly a legacy built in love. A shared philosophy of both mom and dad, and i quote my mom, if we can impact one childs life we have been successful. As a father, he is the best. Dad worked in a different city and or country every week. Travel was a very necessary part of his life, yet dad mentioned managed to be at my brothers football games, my sisters volleyball games, and my youngest brothers basketball games. They were fully committed. Mom was usually working the clocks and the scoreboards. Dad would be wearing a headset and helping to call the plays. Dad made family his priority. A quality he learned from his parents. It is a quality they have passed on to us. It continues today. Be there,