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creation, howe it really works and why government doesn t understand it. the co-author is andy pudzer. mr. pudzer, you talk about the certainty factor in your book. guest: yes. well, at the time we wrote it back in 2009, 2010, there was a lot of uncertainty in the economy because of actions that president obama was taking, but went along processsive lines as opposed to conservative economic lines which i think the business community would have preferred. so with respect to tax, with respect to energy, with respect to regulation there was great uncertainty in the business community about where the government was going and what kind of an obstacle it would become. so we tried to convey the message the government would provide some positive certainty so we could rise out of the recession we will still in the recession until june of 2009 so we were out of it technically but i don t think people for years felt we were actually out of it in reality. you want that kind of ....
wall. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. good morning, welcome. i m delighted you chose to join us for this the 10th annual ronald reagan symposium here at regent university in virginia beach, virginia, on this cold late winter morning. my name is eric patterson. i serve as the dean of the school of government. i would like to introduce to you one of our senior leaders. to kick off this conference. he is a distinct scholar in academic. he has served as the dean of our college of arts and sciences. he is the author, editor of five books and he currently serves as the executive vice president for academic affairs. help me in welcoming to the podium, dr. morano. dr. morano: good morning. on behalf of the board of trustees i want to welcome you to the 10th annual ronald reagan symposium. this symposium brings together thought leaders to discuss issues around the theme derived from president reagan s political career. this year s theme the challenges of fostering global ....
thank you. i want to thank andrew. i think he was in my first class at grove city college. i think he literally was. thank you to pat foil and ron r robinson who is not here but thank you for all you do for young people and campuses around the country. ronald reagan conservatives was about preserving. thanks to c-span for being here, too. people call c-span and say thank god for c-span. there is not many sources as objective as c-span. they put it out there unedited. and let it speak for itself. there are so many talks that good on around the world and i say if there could be a camera here to capture and broadcast this and only c-span does that. what is a reagan conservative is my topic. and that is based on my new book 11 principles of a reagan conservative. this question, what is a reagan conservative you hear if you do a google search on the words reagan conservative it comes up with 30 million people trying to define and what it means. and a lot of that is becau ....
like to leave you with words from terence kirk and he wrote this the gift of special life is no less beautiful which acco acy with illany illness, lonliness, or anything else. human life gains extra splendor as it requires special care, concern and reverence. it is through the weakest vestals vessels the lord reveals love. a former student of mine who has a down syndrome child, i shared that with him and he said that is so true. another principle of reagan conservative. american exceptioanaliexception. reagan thought america was a book beacon to all humanity and the last hope. he said that for 30 years before the presidency. i found a speech he gave to a tiny women s college wall william woods college in missouri not far from where churchhill made his irony curtain speech. and in that speech, reagan said america is less than place than an idea. chew that over. america is less of a place than an idea. it really is. the bases of this country and our religion and the idea ....
thank you. i want to thank andrew. i think he was in my first class at grove city college. i think he literally was. thank you to pat foil and ron r robinson who is not here but thank you for all you do for young people and campuses around the country. ronald reagan conservatives was about preserving. thanks to c-span for being here, too. people call c-span and say thank god for c-span. there is not many sources as objective as c-span. they put it out there unedited. and let it speak for itself. there are so many talks that good on around the world and i say if there could be a camera here to capture and broadcast this and only c-span does that. what is a reagan conservative is my topic. and that is based on my new book 11 principles of a reagan conservative. this question, what is a reagan conservative you hear if you do a google search on the words reagan conservative it comes up with 30 million people trying to define and what it means. and a lot of that ....