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AN HOUR. >> >> MAY I
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HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. I'M MARKHAM RISK. I'M A BROADCAST AND ONLINE JOURNALIST...
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THANK YOU. YOU KNOW THAT SIGNATURE STYLE WHEN YOU SEE IT. THE SLOW PAN OR ZOOM ACROSS A PHOTO OF A CONFEDERATE SOLLIER. THE NARRATION OF A COMFORTABLY...
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GOODNESS. WHAT A GENEROUS AND KIND INTRODUCTION. I THOUGHT WAS THE PRESS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BALANCED ON THIS, BUT YOU JUMPED INTO A SPEAK EASY NIGHT....
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YOU, KEN. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK TO THE PRESS CLUB. I KNOW OUR MANY MEMBERS ARE ANXIOUS TO HEAR YOU SPEAK AS YOU JUST DID AND ALSO TO POSE SOME ...
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| 00:35:38 |
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UNDERSTAND THAT A WEDGE ISSUE, WHICH IN RETROSPECT LOOKS TO US TO BE AP IMPORTANT, IS EXPEDIENT AND EFFECTIVE. QUITE OFTEN, THE SHORTEST DISTNS BETWEEN...
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| 00:36:32 |
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CHANCE TO SPEAK BEFOREHAND TODAY IN MANY WAYS THIS SEEMS VERY PARALLEL TO OTHER PARTS IN OUR HISTORY. I THINK SINCE WE'RE INHABITING THIS TIME, WE...
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| 00:37:02 |
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IT, WE'RE IN THE MOST DRAMATIC TIMES EVER. THIS IS OUR BIAS. THE ARROGANCE OF THE PRESENT IS BECAUSE WE'RE ALIVE AND HAPPENING TO US. THIS IS THE MOST...
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| 00:39:22 |
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ANOTHER POLITICAL QUESTION. DO YOU THINK ANY OF THE MODERN EFFORTS TO INSTITUTE CONSTITUTIONAL BANS CAN OR MIGHT BE SUCCESSFUL? >> ONE OF THE LASTING
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| 00:39:31 |
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POSITIVE LEGACIES OF PROHIBITION HAS BEEN OUR NOW NATURAL SUSPICION OF THE NEXT NEW GOOD THING. THE NEXT NEW MAGIC BULLET, WHICH WILL CURE EVERYTHING....
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WAS ASKING, AND I THINK YOU ADDRESSED THIS, BUT PERHAPS THIS IS MORE IN THE WAY IT'S QUESTIONED, DO YOU THINK THE 18 AMENDMENT WAS A CONSERVATIVE OR...
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| 00:41:08 |
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REMEMBER. ALCOHOLISM WAS A HUGE SOCIAL PROBLEM IN THE EARLY 19th CENTURY. IT WAS A HUGE SOCIAL PROBLEM IN 1920 WHEN WE PASSED PROHIBITION. IT IS A HUGE...
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| 00:42:18 |
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HERE'S A PERSONAL QUESTION FROM A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE. NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER, YOU'VE BEEN ASKED WHETHER YOU WERE A...
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| 00:42:42 |
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DEAL OF MY LIFE A TOTALER. I HAVE HAD TO WEAR SO MANY HATS, WE TEND TO WORK LONG DAYS. STOPPING FOR THE DRINK WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE WAS WAS NOT CONDUCIVE...
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| 00:43:31 |
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NAME OF CREATIVITY. >>
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ABSOLUTELY. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. >> THAT LEADS US
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| 00:43:36 |
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TO THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH MAKES ME FRIGHTENED NOW. WE HAD A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VYING FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION WHO WAS AN ADVOCATE OF...
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| 00:43:57 |
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INTERESTING. THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION. AS LYNN AND I APPROACHED IT, WE ASSUMED THAT THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE'D BE DEALING WITH. THE PARALLELS WOULD...
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| 00:46:29 |
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THAT YOUR WORK ALWAYS INVOLVES THE QUESTION, WHO ARE WE? HOW HONEST ARE WE WITH OURSELVES ABOUT THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL IN OUR SOCIETY? >> I THINK WE'RE...
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| 00:46:45 |
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HONEST ABOUT ANYTHING IN OUR SOCIETY. WHETHER IT'S SEXUALITY OR FAITH. WHETHER IT'S GREED OR ANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN THE TOPIC OR ENERGIES,...
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| 00:47:35 |
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YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I'LL TAKE THAT IN
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| 00:47:39 |
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LIEU OF ANOTHER ANSWER. I'M TOLD IN 1998, YOU GAVE A SPEECH AND DONATED A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES AND YOU PRODUCED A VIDEO FOR SENATOR KENNEDY'S 2008...
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| 00:48:10 |
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PASSIONATELY TO SEPARATE IT. MY OWN PERSONAL BELIEVES, WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE. ALL THAT QUESTION DIDBE, NARROWLY PICK UP SOME THINGS. THEY DON'T REPRESENT...
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| 00:50:08 |
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THINGS COMMON IN THOSE PURSUITS IS OBVIOUSLY SOME THINGS UPON WHICH ALL OF US AGREE. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT PERHAPS SOME OF US NEVER TRULY AGREE....
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YEAH. >> HOW DO YOU DECIDE,
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THAT'S OKAY. >> YEAH. >>
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| 00:50:26 |
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AND THAT IS NOT? >> THAT IS A VERY, VERY
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| 00:50:29 |
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GOOD QUESTION. AND WHAT WE DO IS WHAT ANY GOOD MUTUAL FUND MANAGER WOULD DO. WE AVERAGE. WE ARE DEPENDENT AS A RESULT OF THE GRANTS WE RECEIVE NOT...
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| 00:52:34 |
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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND I WISH I HAD MY FRIEND WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY WHO APPEARED ON PUBLIC TELEVISION FOR 30 YEARS TO HELP ME ANSWER YOUR EXCELLENT...
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| 00:55:22 |
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OF TIME. I WON'T BE FIRED IF WE GO OVER. I MENTION THAT SOME REGARD THIS AS NEWSPAPERS WHERE ARE STRUGGLING SO MIGHTILY AND TRADITIONAL BROADCAST...
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| 00:55:57 |
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THEIR SURVIVAL. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAD TO DO PUBLICITY TOURS AND FILLED WITH A SIZE OF A FOOTBALL STADIUM AND FILLED WITH HUNDREDS OF FOOTBALL...
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| 00:58:32 |
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STOP. >> THERE ARE MANY JOURNALISM PEOPLE WHO FEEL PASSIONATELY ABOUT JOURNALISM AS YOU DO AND THEY ARE IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE...
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| 00:59:20 |
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MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SO ONE FINAL
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| 00:59:22 |
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QUESTION. >> I'VE NOW
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| 00:59:24 |
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GOT HALF A DOZEN. >>
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| 00:59:25 |
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INDEED. AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE ON EBAY. ONE FINAL QUESTION. >>
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| 00:59:31 |
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WAIT. BEFORE DO YOU THAT. >>
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| 00:59:36 |
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YES. MY WORK IS ACTUALLY MARKED YOUR BIRTHDAY AND IN THAT SPIRIT OF HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION, I'D LIKE EVERYBODY TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARK. (music)...
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GOOD WISH. >> THAT CERTAINLY TAKES
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THE CAKE. >> THANK
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| 01:00:21 |
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YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULDN'T HAVE RATHER HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE ELSE THAN WITH YOU HERE TODAY. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY LAST QUESTION IS, AS YOU SAID EARLIER,...
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| 01:00:48 |
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COMMERCIAL TELEVISION ADVICE, AND IT IS ADVICE BECAUSE I ACTUALLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND FOUND MYSELF STUCK AT ODD HOURS IN HOTEL ROOMS AND...
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| 01:01:48 |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR SPEAKER. THANK YOU. >> I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR
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STAFF FOR ORGANIZING TODAY'S EVENT AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT PRESS.ORG. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE ADJOURNED. >>>
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.