all i need to do is tell you who they are in and help them get started trade with us is lamar alexandereorge, professor of jurisprudence at princeton university, daniel henninger, deputy editorial-page editor of "the wall street journal," charles krauthammer, a pulitzer prize-winning columnist, harvey mansfield, a professor at harvard university and a winner of the bradley prize, which will be given out tonight, a professor of history at the university of tennessee, paul singer, founder of elliott associates, juan williams, journalist and fox news analyst, a co-editor of this new volume. our conversation will be guided by and diana's two other coeditors, and teachers at the university of chicago and now with us in washington. amy will get us started this morning. with no further ado, amy katz. [applause] >> thank you. can anybody hear me? at one point in his essay "true americanism," theodore roosevelt suggested that americans who choose to live in europe never become europeans. they only cease to be american and become nothing. centuries -- a century later, at the university of chicago

candy, last time i work at the white house in the clinton years in 1996 we were certain that lamar alexandergoing to be the impossible-to-beat republican nominee. think at the white house you have to be very careful not to worry too much about the other party's nominating process. you focus on what you can control which is what the president's doing, building his campaign, reconnecting with the grassroo grassroots, activating those donors, doing what he needs to do to be a good candidate in 2012. republican primary process will work out just how it works out. >> since you brought this up, let me interject here on the money chase at this point. president was out doing a lot of fund-raising and the numbers are out and the rnc has raised only about half as much money as the dnc. does that worry you in any way, shape or form when you look at trying to rev up the grassroots to try to change -- >> actually, in the grassroots movement we have a saying -- hard work beats damaged money. if you've got a good energetic activist group, you're much better off than money. and frankly, my observation over

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speakers include conservative syndicated columnist charles krauthammer, juan williams, and lamar alexander of tennessee. panelists analyze an 1894 speech by theodore roosevelt on the subject of americanism and how it relates to the country's culture today. the hudson institute hosted this event. it's two hours. >> i'm here to welcome you to the 2011 bradley sympos jump devoted to the question of true americanism, what it is and why it matters. national affairs is precedes to co-host the symposium together with the hudson institute's bradley center for philanthropy and civic renewal. a few quick words of thanks. to cheryl miller and above all to the lynde and harry bradley foundation which supports so many important projects aimed at advancing american ideals and understanding american life. we're honored this morning to have with us so many of the foundation's board members and families as well as foundation staff members. we're grateful to dan schmidt for his guidance in setting up this event. one product of american identity was e pluribus unem. beyond that general interest, the occasion

i'm pleased to join my colleague, lamar alexander, in cosponsoring this amendment that i hope will be hotlined tonight, and that means passed unanimously without need to bring it to the floor for debate because there are so many members of our senate, both democrats and republicans, that recognize the value of high quality charter schools and the difference that they are making in the advancement of education reform and extraordinary achievements being reached by students and teachers and communities because of them. i'd like to just have a brief statement on the floor and then share some interesting and really exciting statistics from my own experience in the city of new orleans, which is the city that has the highest percentage of children in charter schools in america today. as a parent of two precious and delightful children, i know firsthand the value of a quality education to secure their future. many american families are fortunate to live in places where public schools provide engaging and infect -- effective instruction and a culture of achievement that inspires students to a