public service and brought you today by your television provider. good evening, welcome to quail ridge books it is my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who was an editor, editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page of the news and observer for 31 years your he will introduce our special guest. please help me welcome jim jenkins. [applause] in 1973 i saw him first, across and loud profane, filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh. he was right at a school. i was still in school. i looked across and is said to someone, who s that? no, that s david zucchino come he s going to be the new star here. he had long dark hair over his shoulders, thick jet black mustache. it was a long time ago. david is a grad of the unc journalism school and in in the manatt of the journalism hall of fame. in raleigh he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new young editor came in and sent out a memo to the reporting staff saying each reportable submit to his editor every morn
city corporations and as large a company to partake as we have ever seen in this town on any occasion. so in that moment march that to adjust to the constitution to the president and vice president and congress and then to our illustrious neighbor. he truly had retired from public service the responses one that i think about often the wish that can exceed that to see the country happy and i can entertain no doubt that if all of us back to the part of good citizens. he included himself in that equation. he to was a citizen. but that came with rights and duties particularly the duty to maintain the constitution support the laws and guard our independence as we will see he took those very seriously he does not retire from public service so much as take a different approach. tonight we can hear about a wonderful book i had the chance to read it in prepublication which i actually read at my vacation home over christmas break and i was daunted how good this book was am excited for
good evening. welcome and thank you so much for being here. my name is kevin butterfield, director of the library at mountvernon it s my pleasure to invite you , to welcome you, not to welcome you because you ve already come, welcome you to our first michelle lecture. within days of leaving the presidency of the united states toward washington was entertained at gatsby s tavern in alexandria. posted by the mayor, and as large a company to partake as we have ever seenin this town on any occasion , someone n reported. it s a remarkable moment in march 1797 for many reasons to not least of which was the group offered a toast of the constitution to the president , to the vice president, to the congress and then to our illustrious neighbor. he truly had retired from public service. his words and response are ones that i think about often . no wish in my retirement of seeing our country happy and i can entertain no doubt of it being show all of us as citizens. the included equati
occasion, sir it is a remarkable moment for many reasons which of least they brought the constitution, the president, to the vice president, to the congress, and then, our illustrious neighbor. he truly had retired and his words in response are ones that i think about often. no wish in my retirement can exceed that of our country and making it happy. i can entertain no doubt, so if all of us are good citizens. including himself in that equation. he too was now a citizen he was a citizen that came with both rights and duties. particularly he was in the next sentence take a good week to act to maintain the constitution. to support the laws, and the guard our independence. as we will see with the duty he took very seriously, he did not retire from public service so much as take a different approach. tonight we get to hear about a wonderful book that like for you to learn about it. and i ve had a chance to read it. i ve actually read over my vacation home over christmas break and