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At the tenure of justins clarion thomas by his many written opinions. [applause] good evening, everyone and welcome to the New York Historical society. I am louise New York Historical president and ceo and im thrilled to see all of you and her beautiful auditorium this evening. Tonights program the life and Turbulent Times of chief Justice John Roberts of the speaker series. Ias always i like to think is tremendous support which is enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to the stage. [applause] i would also like to recognize and take a number of trustees who have joined us this evening, barry barnett, judy berkowitz, susan, pat, suzanne, joe, jean inside. I would like to think each and every one of you and michael westberg, how to do not appear o ....
With you today. One of them was who is your personal hero . Mine was jim brady. One was a personal connection. Anyone with any objective research would find that we were the last of the press secretaries who shared the hollywood good looks and fashion sense that very often you see in the movies. He is a hero not because of what happened to him. People faced tragedy in the lives. He is a hero because of what he did with it. We live in a very partisan and difficult town right now. It is hard to believe that we can find Common Ground on issues that arent that hard. Jim and sarah got things done. We should not forget that. What was your favorite data white house . Another easy one. When we renamed the press Briefing Room after jim brady. It was my favorite day. It honor jim and i think it brought great joy to jim, sarah, and the family. Probably just as important for me, it honor h ....
[no audio] [applause] [applause] welcome. We are greeting you as jim brady would greet you, with an irish blessing. We begin the service to celebrate his life. May the road rise up to me to, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sunshine warm up on your one, and the rains fall soft your fields. It until we meet again, may god hold you in the palm of his hand. Have walls forys the wind and a roof for the rain. You, those youer love near you, and all your heart might desire. May Saint Patrick guard you wherever you go and guide you in whatever you do. Protection be a blessing to always. Good morning. I am joe lockhart. Be in a very small fraternity of former White House Press secretarys. To walk up after a prayer, subtly different than what i used to say to myself. Please god, let me get to the next hour. On behalf of the brady family, we want to thank you for coming. Yo ....
Then the Funeral Service of former washington, d. C. Mayor marion barry followed by Supreme CourtJustice Samuel alito and former Florida Governor jeb bush talking about the bill of rights. On the next washington journal we look at the state of the Affordable Care act and what changes are coming to healthcare coverage in 2015. Our guests are julie rovner and margot sangerkatz of the New York Times the upshot. Well also take your calls on the healthcare law. Washington journal is live every morning at 7 00 eastern. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Tomorrow night on cspan, a special presentation remembering public figures passed away ....
Country. Ben matter my mother tony. By 1960 there was a huge pileup of seven kids in the georgetown house and ben was at the center of this vortex with his ruthless teasing and his amazing told ends for helping out with homework. At 6 00 p. M. Sharp hed whistle through the front door and the whole household would rush to meet him like filings to a magnet. The poem im going to read is bens favorite. We think he may have first heard this laying flat on his back at age 14, paralyzed by polio. The people is by william earnest henley and his last line was on spoken to us in the family. Either as an exhortation or as an, about sun he admired like the plumber fixing the sink. Ben was stopped in his tracks by anyone who had authentic dignity, who was the captain of his soul. Out night that covers me, black is the pit from pole to pole. I thank whatever god may be, for my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance, i have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance ....