Today. I am honored you asked me to inaugurate this center for freedom and democracy. Lets see if i cant solve this feedback problem myself. Ready, i wastting reminded of a line from emerson. He said an institution is lengthened by the shadow of one man. There is no man who did more than reagan to restore americas confidence and human freedom in the post world war ii era. There is no better event than continuing that work by launching this institution 40 years after america sent our 40th president to the white house. People watching online and those in this room are students of president reagan. As a kid growing up in california, i got to see him in action as the governor. It was a very different california then. [laughter] was ronald but it reagan as governor who believed in the promise of america. He believed no other nation under god was conceived in liberty quite the way that we are. His deep, innate understanding of americas exceptional place in the world gave him the strength to
As my team was helping me get ready, i was reminded of a line from emerson i dont quote poetry often. President reagan quoted in westminster in 1982. An institution is lengthened by the shadow of one man, and there is no man who did more than reagan to restore americas confidence and human freedom in the post world war ii era. There is no better event than continuing that work by launching this new institution 40 years after america sent our 40th president to the white house. People watching online and those in this room are students of president reagan. As a kid growing up in california, i got to see him in action as the governor. It was a very different california then. [laughter] but it was Ronald Reagan as governor who believed in the promise of america and our people. He understood that no other nation under god was conceived in liberty quite the way that we are. His deep, innate understanding of americas exceptional place in the world gave him the strength to face down the soviet
Thanks, roger, ben, and all the trustees and staff for making this event possible. It is really special to be here today. Im honored you asked me to inaugurate the center for freedom of democracy. [microphone feedback] as my team was helping me get ready, i was reminded of a line from emerson i dont quote poetry often. President reagan quoted in westminster in 1982. Westminster in 1982. An institution is lengthened by the shadow of one man, and there is no man who did more than reagan to restore americas confidence and human freedom in the post world war ii era. There is no better event than continuing that work by launching this new institution 40 years after america sent our 40th president to the white house. People watching online and those in this room are students of president reagan. As a kid growing up in california, i got to see him in action as the governor. It was a very different california then. [laughter] but it was Ronald Reagan as governor who believed in the promise of
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Here in gw theater, we will. Thank you very much for coming. We do a number of events each year here at gw, and this great auditorium and then a couple of other menus, we really value a partnership with gw, here is terrific and then make events like this possible. I just want to express our gratitude for the efforts that they put into it tonight his if it. Our featured authors this evening of course is josh campbell, spent more than a decade as an fbi, and various roles involving terrorism and kidnapping investigations in multiple oversees of assignments as well as assent as a special assistant to then fbi director james comey. Josh resigned from the bureau about a year and half ago in february 2018, walking out of the doors of the Fbi Field Office in los angeles for the last time. Away from service in Law Enforcement that he had really enjoyed. He says played an Important Role in his own career development. He says he left because he no longer could stand silently by in the face of a