First program on my watch, as the former general manager of cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading and i had the pleasure in the challenge, the legendary pie chamberlain of upi, a lot of you knew pie chamberlain. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening and now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 80 seventh president of the National Press club, the bureau chief of the gaylord News Washington bureau for university of oklahoma and a dear friend, mister gil klein. [applause] thanks so much. The role of the National Press clubs history and heritage group, the legacy of the clubs 112 year history as well as to explore the history of journalism especially in washington. We are pleased that on april 20 seventh the new book, new history of the club called tales from the National Press club is scheduled to b