hochschild who was a founding member of america s communist party. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone, and welcome to politics & prose. hi name is matthew zipf, i m part of the events team here. each year we host close to 1,000 authors here at the wharf and at union market. please see our web site, politics.prose.com or pick up a paper copy of our events calendar at the desk. before the event, i do have a few short housekeeping items. first, please silence your cell phones so we don t have any buzzing or ringing during the event. when it s time for the q and a session after the presentation, please come up to the microphone there as we are recording the event via audio. please also make sure that your question is, in fact, a question [laughter] if you have a dissertation, we do have a self-publishing arm. [laughter] we ll have a signing for the book up at the front at this table here after the event. if you do not yet have a copy, we have plenty available fo
we have had the fortune of having many political journalists, both print and broadcast speak here over the years but the one we have with us tonight has covered six us presidents beginning with president reagan. speaking of president reagan we were first introduced to him in 2002, when kenneth walsh and a number of experts shared stories about president reagan and air force one 27,000 which we use to make visitors experience that much more rich. since then he has come two other times to discuss and sign copies of his book, prisoners of the white house in 2013, ultimate insider s, white house photographers and how they shape history, 2017. since he has covered the white house since 1986 i m sure he has no lack of material for many more books especially since today he continues to provide insight into the white house of donald trump in the world of presidential campaigns and if we re lucky maybe he will share some insight into the upcoming election. easier to discuss his book
the coronavirus and joining us tonight. we really appreciated. for those of you have not yet met my name is melissa giller. under chief marketing officer for the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute. you forget starred in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world if i could ask you to please dan and join in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. so we we ve had the fortune of having many political journalist, both print and broadcast, speaker over the years, but the one we have with us tonight has covered six u.s. president beginning with president reagan. and speaking of president reagan, we were first introduced to ken back in 2002 when he and a handful of other experts came out to the reagan library libro share stories about president reagan and our
matt taibbi live from noon to 3 p.m. eastern sunday. now the ceo of doctor on demand, another telemedicine industry leaders find out innovation and technology can transform and improve the u.s. healthcare system your pepperdie university hosts this event. please welcome to the stage john figueroa, ceo of genoa healthcare. what an incredible morning. the inside that doctor emmanuel provided regarding the intent results and the future of the affordable care act as well as integrated care. and our industry is moving to a value-based system was fascinating. equally as intriguing was a description of our complex and ever-changing healthcare system by our esteemed panel of doctors and healthcare administrators. i trust that their years of practical experience and i trust that they have certainly confirmed the complexity of our healthcare system. and the speed in which it is changing in america. i m going to take a little bit of a different view on some of seeks comments, cons
of allegiance. we do in honor the men and women who defend our freedom around the world. tonight i ask as we recite the pledge we do so in honor of those are currently fighting, those are missing, those who have perished, and those who are veterans. please stand and join in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands: united one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. before we get started there are a few people in the honest i d like to recognize tonight. i understand there s a large group hear from gary and mary ss family include his mother, his brother and his daughter would just like any video. could you please escargot and a summit to stand so we can thank. you all for being here tonight?h [applause] also here with us this evening our congressional medaln of honor recipients lieutenant colonel robert friend who is one of the last surviving tuskegee