Washingtons library even though they didnt have those back in those days. And thanks to all of you for being here. We were told that this was a sellout we werent sure whether this would truly be a sellout in the end the bold and trepid soles are all here with us tonight not risking handshakes. Im sure but what will be a much more enjoyable evening that sitting at home and calculating how much you lost on the stock market today . You left out a few of my actual postgovernment physicians the most important of which is that im a partner in kkr. One of the worlds biggest Global Investment firms. So i too would be sitting at home tonight calculating my losses. And congratulations jonathan on a great book. Its going to be a delightful leaving tonight, but i want to start out actually by saying thanks for what you did when you were in government. Which just happened to coincide with the surge in iraq, he was the speechwriter for president bush during that time, and he reminded me as we were b
Washingtons library even though they didnt have those back in those days. And thanks to all of you for being here. We were told that this was a sellout we werent sure whether this would truly be a sellout in the end the bold and trepid soles are all here with us tonight not risking handshakes. Im sure but what will be a much more enjoyable evening that sitting at home and calculating how much you lost on the stock market today . You left out a few of my actual postgovernment physicians the most important of which is that im a partner in kkr. One of the worlds biggest Global Investment firms. So i too would be sitting at home tonight calculating my losses. And congratulations jonathan on a great book. Its going to be a delightful leaving tonight, but i want to start out actually by saying thanks for what you did when you were in government. Which just happened to coincide with the surge in iraq, he was the speechwriter for president bush during that time, and he reminded me as we were b
Found the washington, everything Martha Washington did likewise. It was a business relationship, but not without affection. I think they had deep respect and affection for each other. She was as close to her hometown and she would get. She owned most of this whole block going back a couple of acres, which means she owned a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. There was a lot of tragedy in Martha Washingtons life. She lost her first husband. She was raised a rich woman, what that means an 18th century is now what it means today. When she marriage George Washington, she brings with her to mount for then 12 house slaves and that is really almost an unimaginable luxury. It would take her ten days to travel here to valley forge from mount vernon in her carriage with her slaves and this was a difficult journey. Marthas experience had prepared her to become the first first lady. Born in virginia in 1731, Martha Washington was 57 years old and 1789 when she and George Washington, once again, l
Posted by the mayor and 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 a
Company to partake we have ever seen in this town on any occasion somebody has recorded. A remarkable moment for many reasons not the least of which offering a toast to the constitution, president , Vice President , congress and then to the illustrious neighbor he truly had retired from Public Service his words in response are words i think of often no wish can exceed that to see our country happy. I can entertain no doubt of it being so if all of us act the part of goodod citizens. He included himself in that equation he is also a citizen that came with rights and duties particularly he would ansay a duty to maintain the constitution to support the laws and guard our independence. As we will see it was a duty he took very seriously he did not retire so much as taken air different approach. Tonight we get to hear about a wonderful book i am excited for you to learn about i read about in the prepublication stage which iub read over my Vacation Home christmas break. I was daunted how goo