Best and worst chief executives. We hear from author rosen, Michael Gearhart and from Robert Strauss. His book is worst president ever about james buchanan. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center. I am Jeffrey Rosen, the president of this wonderful institution and this is such a happy day to celebrate the great collaboration between the National Constitution center and cspan. Cspan has an inspiring nonpartisan mission to bring unfiltered information about the u. S. Government to american citizens, and that coincides with the National Constitution centers mission which i now want all of you to recite along with me to inspire our guests and our cspan viewers. The National Constitution center is the National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Beautiful. That was so well done. [ applause ] i was so thrilled when my friend and coll
I am the new executive director of chicago ideas. Being born and raised this amazing city and now raising my own family just down the street come i feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicago in. Anybody else feel that way . [applause] the makes me even prouder to know this team that works each and every day to challenge our city in the world beyond to share ideas and inspire actions and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about piquing curiosity and pursuing connectivity so in that spirit i would like you to turn to a person you dont know and introduce yourself and share why you are here tonight and share your most trusted source of political news might be. It could be an oxymoron. [laughter] i will give you 60 seconds. [inaudible conversations] it will be tough for me to try to get this room back. So if i can, everyone. I love you are getting to know each other. Theres plenty of time after the program. This is also a good time witnesses a good time for me to take a quick
On bill harris and im Deputy Director here. Its very nice to see everyone out on this sunday afternoon. We want to thank you on behalf of all of our supporters and want to thank you and for theport National Archives and records administration. The organizations helping to make this possible today. Its a place not just to hold and display the materials that were generated in collected of the course of his career but also as a place to study and learn about his administration and the about the times in which he was working. Little could have appreciated the economic complexities but the ultimate war which helped define his administration and his presidency. Seriouslye cars fair and we seem to encourage analysis into all facets of after your post life, leadership, and his decisions, as well as those now in retrospect of mrs. Roosevelt. Everything that was controversial must be taken with the good and the appreciation and the honor. This isnt to tear down but to understand and foster an at
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One. Good evening. One will come to the Cato Institute we are debating the question and it is sometimes said for libertarians at least why is there some government the with a very specific pact that it should go to and the director of health policy. And the center for constitutional studies with the libertarianism i am also Research Fellow with some ground rules, and you hear is to be interpreted as an endorsement we do not take sides. And we will do our best to avoid that that is not what were trying to tell you that will last questions of the panelists did not alternating order. They must speak questions to have a five minute closing statement hopefully we wont run too far over and do the best that we cant so we should turn it over to the affirmative side. 8q for participating in those watching at home. Maybe one or the other. There are three reasons to vote one is a direct influence on the outcome that in direct influence on other political actors that they will discuss mostly. So t