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30 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, AMERICA'S CABLE COMPANIES CREATED C-SPAN AS A PUBLIC SERVICE, AND C-SPAN... |
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TERRENCE JONES IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE WOLF FOUNDATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN VIRGINIA,... |
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GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. MY NAME IS DONNA LINEWANS AND I'M A REPORTER... |
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THANK YOU, DONNA. IT IS GOOD TO BE STANDING AFTER DRIVING ALL OF THOSE 18,000 NILES, AND YOU KNOW,... |
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SO, ONE OF THE SIGNATURES AT WOLF TRAP HAS BEEN COMMISSIONING NEW WORKS OF ART. THIS YEAR, IT IS THE... |
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WELL, IT IS A GOOD QUESTION, AND I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. IT IS NEVER EASY TO COMMISSION NEW... |
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WHAT ECONOMIC INDICATORS ARE YOU WATCHING? HOW ARE TICKET SALES TRACKING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR? |
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WELL, IT TOO EARLY TO GET A GOOD FIX ON, THAT BECAUSE THE TICKETS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC GO ON SALE... |
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WHAT ARE YOUR CONTINGENTCY PLANS IF THIS SUMMER FAMILIES DECREASE THEIR ENTERTAINMENT SPENDING AS... |
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AGAIN, A GOOD QUESTION. WE DOE -- WE BELIEVE VERY MUCH IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AT WOLF TRAP AND HAVE... |
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HAVE YOU SEEN SOME SPONSORSHIPS DROPPING OFF, AND WHAT STEPS ARE YOU TAKING TO KEEP NEW SPONSORS,... |
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WELL, WE HAVE SEEN SOME DROP-OFFS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. I WON'T NAME ANY BUT YOU COULD PROBABLY GUESS... |
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SPEAKING OF FOLKS COMING IN AT REDUCED LEVELS, IS THERE ANY THOUGHT ABOUT REDUCING TICKET PRICES TO... |
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WELL, WOLF TRAP IS PRETTY DARN AFFORDABLE. IN FACT, IT'S PART OF OUR MISSION TO KEEP TICKET PRICES... |
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IN ADDITION TO ARTISTS CUTTING THEIR PRICES, WHAT ARE THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES DOING TO INCREASE SUPPORT... |
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WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SERVICE GOING ON BY ARTISTS BY SOME ARTISTS.... |
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WHAT ARGUMENTS FOR SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS DO YOU THINK ARE MOST EFFECTIVE, THE JOBS ARGUMENT, THE ECONOMIC... |
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WELL, I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST AND I MENTIONED IN THE SPEECH IS THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE ARTS.... |
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OKAY. WELL, ENOUGH ABOUT MONEY. DO YOU SEE PUBLIC TASTES IN THE ARTS CHANGING AND HOW DO YOU REACT... |
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YEAH, I THINK PUBLIC TASTE IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING, AND IT IS -- IT IS SOMETIMES A CHALLENGE I THINK... |
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YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, WE'RE ON C-SPAN, WE'RE ON NATIONAL TV. SO THE OBVIOUS ANSWER TO THAT IS, YEAH,... |
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YES, I'VE BEEN TOLD TO BUY MY TICKET NOW TO JACKSON BROWNEE SO I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT. IN PLANNING YOUR... |
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ABSOLUTELY, ME AND ONLY ME. I'M THE ONE. NO, WE DON'T HAVE A COMMITTEE. WE DO HAVE A STAFF OF PROFESSIONAL... |
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TRICIA YEARWOOD, TOMMY AND DICK SMOTHERS, MARVIN HAM LISH, TONY BENNETT ARE ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR BOARD.... |
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THEY'RE ALWAYS INVITED TO THE MEETINGS. ACTUALLY, DICK SMOTHERS HAS BEEN THERE. IT'S QUITE ENTERTAINING... |
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WHY DID YOU SELECT GLACIER AS THE SELECTED SITE FOR THIS SUMMER'S FACE OF AMERICA? AND WHAT PARKS... |
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WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS, FIRST OF ALL, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK IN MONTANA IS A BEAUTIFUL PARK. HOW... |
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SO WHEN YOU EMBARKED ON THIS TRIP, WHAT WAS YOUR SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND HOW DID YOU -- HOW DID THINGS... |
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WELL, I DIDN'T GET LOST TOO OFTEN. THE PURPOSE IS WAS TWOFOLD. ONE WAS TO GIVE THE BOARD OFFERED... |
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SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THOSE 7,000 PHOTOGRAPHS? WILL WE BE SEEING A BOOK ANYTIME SOON AND OUR... |
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A LITTLE BOOK FAIR PLUG, YEAH. WELL, WE HOPE SO. THERE'S A PUBLISHER WHO'S INTERESTED IN THE BOOKS.... |
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NOVEMBER. |
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WELL, NO KNOWS. MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY AND HAVE IT. SO WE ARE HOPING FOR THAT. |
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WE'LL TAKE YOU NEXT NOVEMBER. DO YOU SUPPORT THE EXTENSION OF THE METRO TO DULLES? WHAT WOULD HAVING... |
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WELL, I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT EXTENSION OF RAIL TO DULLES. I ONLY WISH THEY'D DONE IT BACK IN THE 1960s... |
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OKAY. WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF TIME. BUT BEFORE ASKING THE LAST QUESTION, I HAVE A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT... |
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I THINK THIS MAY HAVE COME FROM ONE OF YOUR PAST PRESIDENTS IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN SITTING JUST DOWN... |
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THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK NATIONAL PRESS CLUB... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
