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as far away as newark, maybe farther. we are always delighted to welcome our visitors. we also want to welcome our viewers by c-span. i want to let folks in the room know that c-span is here to cover today s conversation. after doctor alvin felzenberg and i speak for a bit we will open the floor for q&a. we will ask those who have questions to come down to the microphones that are just here. and ask your questions from the microphone. speak right into the microphone so we can pick you up. remember that you will be on screen as well as having your voice heard. so smile, look pretty - [laughter] the medicine program here princeton is dedicated to providing students and members of the community with the best possible education. we believe as madison thought that only well-educated people can permanently be a free people. we want to do our part by contributing to the education of our fellow citizens. students and others. when it comes to fundamental questions, american co ....
grandmother it s my great fortune to welcome you to this panel, this wonderful discussion we ll have about the presidency of richard nixon and the lessons thin, and i m also happy to invite you to a conversation. we ll be able to have on that same theme and that same question. before we get started in ernest, though, it is fitting that we take a moment to remember the space that we re in, and who founds it. tonight we are gathered in at the first amendment center here at vanderbilt yard which is founded by john seigenthaler. you may not be aware of his legacy, he served for 43 years as an award-winning journalist for the tennessean, and his retirement he was editor, publisher, and ceo. and in 1982 he became the founding editorial director of usa today and served in that position for a decade. seigenthaler left journalism to serve in the u.s. justice department as administrative assistant to attorney general robert f. kennedy. his work in the field of civil rights le ....
you have to be kidding me? how can you let highly classified information fall into the hands of donald trump? [ laughter ] what s this? classified? do you want it? here you go. [ laughter ] president trump, this weekend, gave the commencement speech at liberty university. while yet again the commencement speech at trump university was given by a raccoon that wandered on stage. [ laughter ] don t leave your trash out. white house press secretary sean spicer said today that there is no need for a special prosecutor in the russia investigation. of course, this is one of those cases where it matters how he said it. did he say there s no need for a special prosecutor ? or was it more like, you don t need a special prosecutor to figure this one out. [ light laughter ] look, here s a picture of trump in the white house with a russian spy. should we call columbo or are we good? [ light laughter ] citizens arrest at this point? president trump yesterday issued a stateme ....
the hands of donald trump? [ laughter ] what s this? classified? do you want it? here you go. [ laughter ] president trump, this weekend, gave the commencement speech at liberty university. while yet again the commencement speech at trump university was given by a raccoon that wandered on stage. [ laughter ] don t leave your trash out. white house press secretary sean spicer said today that there is no need for a special prosecutor in the russia investigation. of course, this is one of those cases where it matters how he said it. did he say there s no need for a special prosecutor ? or was it more like, you don t need a special prosecutor to figure this one out. [ light laughter ] look, here s a picture of trump in the white house with a russian spy. should we call columbo or are we good? [ light laughter ] citizens arrest at this point? president trump yesterday issued a statement calling for paid family leave. which is a little surprising until you remember t ....
the stuff we worked on, and all of a sudden, everybody seemed to want to show up. this is just fantastic. raise your hands if you were on the committee staff. this is pretty amazing. otherd goodbye to each 43, 44 years ago, and when i got ready to do this, i called jim hamilton, who was my boss back then. i mean it, i ll have it in tomorrow. he said, gordon, you better have it in tomorrow. it s like no time has passed. when we broke up i don t know how many of you remember this sam had a final meeting. he said this has been the most important thing that has happened in my life and i m sure will ever happen in my life and will ever happen in yours. i m thinking of 21, 22 years old. i hope something happens. looking back, it becomes very real. then, the truth was solid. something you worked on. you found it. becameouple of years, it more and more relative, and now, it is like water or air. i think it s important to come back in this room together to think about what h ....