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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome fred ryan, chairman, White House Historical Association Board of directors and deborah rudder, president of a the john f. Kennedy center for the performing arts. [applause] good evening, everyone. You will its my pleasure to welcome you to the celebration of the 2018 president ial site summit. The Kennedy Center is the perfect venue for this. Its so fitting because it itself is a president ial site which is dedicated as a living memorial to president john f. ...

Good evening, everyone. Its my pleasure to welcome you to the celebration of the 2018 president ial site summit. The Kennedy Center is the perfect venue for this. Its so fitting because itself is a president ial site which is dedicated as a living memorial to president john f. Kennedy, and to assure the authentic nature of this historical gathering, the Kennedy Center brought it back to the 1800s in terms of the temperature in washington, d. C. [laughter] and we want thank you for that. Also, we...

Welcome you to the celebration of the 2018 president ial site summit. The Kennedy Center is the perfect venue for this. Its so fitting because itself is a president ial site which is dedicated as a living memorial to president john f. Kennedy, and to assure the authentic nature of this historical gathering, the Kennedy Center brought it back to the 1800s in terms of the temperature in washington, d. C. [laughter] and we want thank you for that. Also, weve been given authority from no higher sour...

[playing taps] piece. Peace. War is a time when fathers bury sons. Peace and freedom are the most valuable possessions of any society. Peace, any day of it, must be bought and paid for. As the principal power in the military alliance of the free world, the goal of the United States is to use its strength to maintain the peace against the threat of conquest. In a dangerous and changing world, a massive military establishment is necessary to our common defense. This is the responsibility of the pr...

Panelist includes lynda bird johnson robb, the eldest daughter of president and mrs. Johnson. Lynda is the former chairman of the board for reading is fundamental, the nations largest childrens literary organization. She serves on the board of the lbj foundation. She is also the former first lady of virginia and another proud alumnus of the university of texas in austin. I might mention as well her , husband, former senator and former governor chuck robb is here. Lynda will be joined on stage by...

Finally, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce our first moderator, the great Bob Schieffer. As all of you know, bob is the cbs news chief washington correspondent and the awardwinning host of face the nation. Bob made some news of his own earlier this month when he announced he was stepping down from face the nation. Im hoping we will all help change his mind before lunch today. Bob has been a reporter for more than half a century and is has virtually won every award in broadcast journalism d...

We thought it would be important to look at the complicated early history of medicare and how difficult it was for previous administrations to enact legislation that so many of us now take for granted. Besides myself, our first panelist includes lynda bird johnson robb, the eldest daughter of president and mrs. Johnson. Lynda is the former chairman of the board for reading is fundamental, the nations largest to childrens literary organization. And she serves on the board of the lbj foundation. S...

[ applause ] have a great day. Thanks so much. Thank you, mr. President. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. How are you, brother . Nice to see you. How are you . Mr. President , congratulations to you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Great day. Thank you very much. American history tv is in primetime tuesday night with a look at congress. First, house historian matthew wosnewski discuss the history of women in congress through artifacts and photography. Then a look at the house ways Means...

Conversations with experts, tors of historical sites, and questions from cspans audience, we tell the stories of the first ladies. Now, Lady Bird Johnson. This is about two hours. Lady bird johnson a beautification to my mind is far more than a matter of cosmetics. To me, it describes the whole effort to bring the Natural World and the manmade world into harmony. To bring order, usefulness, delight to our whole environment. That, of course, only begins with trees, flowers, and landscaping. Susan...

Let me welcome you here. Not only to have this distinguished group, chuck and linda, long time active members of the community who have served the commonwealth tremendously. It is great to have kingsley here. 25 years of service to george mason. We appreciate the impact youve had. It is truly great to have everyone here. Lets get on with the show. [applause] host for those of you who do not know Kingsley Haynes, he served as the founding dean of these school of Public Policy. As an aside, we als...