leslie fenwick of howard university, matt mcdonald of hamilton place strategies and george hamilton ofton university, we have management at the table. is cost really playing enough of a role when inspirational families aspirationalfamilies are playinr a role in making a choice? >> absolutely they are. we have to know our economy is less than 30% of the country having bachelor's degrees. there is some sense in the american psyche that in order for me to get a job i may not need that college degree if only 25 to 30% of the population actually earns the degree. and i think also part of the psyche is that we have a president of the united states and a first lady who came to office owing student loan debt and mate it apparent that the -- made it apparent that the length of years individuals are engaged in the payment of debt is serious and it affects people well into their 40s and 50s and even professional individuals. i think families are considering all of that in their choice and they're trying to make the most economical decision. we've seen more students who are seeking a community col

rewind and on new year's day, friday at 8:00, playwright and star of the broadway musical "hamilton" except the george washington put rise of special achievement award. that is some of the programs featured in primetime on the c-span networks. coming up next on c-span, our profile series on congressional freshman continues with republican buddy carter of georgia, and democrat donald norcross of new jersey. , and effortst race to improve the criminal justice system with the former st. louis police officer. later, the mayor of gary, indiana, discusses committee relations with the police. republican congressman buddy carter is the only pharmacist serving in congress. he sat down with this to talk about his career, family life and new role as a representative to george's first district. >> is this what you expected? carter: there have been surprises. i have served as a mayor, a mayor for nine years and i said in the state legislator for 10 years, so i have experience in the political arena, but i can tell you that this is different from anything i have done. >> how so? congressman carter: it is a full-tim

he plays king george iii in manuel miranda's hit hamilton. he's the jilted king of england.g to wrap up the comma. at the table for the first time, welcome. >> i love this table. >> rose: you do. the table loves having you here. >> it's the original table. >> rose: you turned to hamilton. why, why, why does it have such a hold on all of us. every who comes to watch3s it wants to go. every who lives in new york is wanting took and waiting to go. you know i did a six minute tease and part of the genius when manuel miranda is all there. but what is it for you? >> for me it's so magical. it's unlike anything i've ever been a part of or ever seen before. i got to see the show before i joined the cast off broadway. and i said yes to doing the show before i had seen or heard anything. the actor that was playing king george off broadway had to leave to fulfill another commitment. a week after they opened in the public i stepped in. and i'm friends with lynn and lynn as you know because you've met him is the most energetic positive intoxicating human being and we've met years before

"looking," and now plays king george on broadway in "hamilton." please welcome, jonathan groff. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: everybody loves jonathan groff. >> oh, that's nice. >> stephen: you're so damn lovable. >> i love everybody in this room. >> stephen: it's probably why they like you. people are obsessed with "hamilton." >> yeah. >> stephen: right now. are you obsessed with anything right now? >> that's such a good question. >> stephen: thank you. ( laughter ). >> i have a long obsession with cate blanchett. >> stephen: oh, come on. >> i just saw -- >> she's incredible. she came to see "hamilton." and i was so nervous that she was there because she is little bit, like inspirational for me as the king. and i told her after the show-- i went on like a list of things i'd seen her do. and i ended with, "i think of you. i think of you." and she was like, "okay." >> stephen: that's a little serial killer. >> a little bit. >> stephen: "i watch you while you sleep." she was sitting right there, we had her on the show a few weeks ago-- yeah, c

charlie: jonathan groff is here and plays king george the third in the hit musical "hamilton."he performance is the jilted king of england, delicious. he previously starred in the hbo series to wrap up the acclaimed comedy drama. i'm pleased to have him at this table for the first time. jonathan: i love this table. charlie: the table loves having you here. let me turn to hamilton. why? it has such a hold on all of us. everyone is -- i did a piece that the genius is all there. but what is it for you? that makes it so magical? it is unlike anything i have ever been part of or ever seen before. i got to see the show before i joined the cast off broadway. the actor that was playing king george off broadway to leave to fulfill another commitment. i stepped in. i am friends with lin. the most energetic, positive, intoxicating human being. .e met years before he asked me to come in and step in for this actor playing king george off-broadway. i said yes without having seen or heard anything because of lin. he's a person you say yes to. i sat in the audience of the public theater, and y

affairs presentation from nbc 4 for a month, but jonathan groff returned to the role of king george in "hamilton." >> i assume you spent a great deal of time in l.a. because of your job as an actor. >> in l.a. -- i love l.a. it's a lot of movie posters. >> if could just make a poster and start plastering it around, what would it be? what's the message you want to send out? >> something that's peace oriented. >> wow. imagine world peace. you know, i came up with one a few weeks ago called take the seven-day challenge. >> okay. what is it? >> what is it to you? >> oh. >> right? >> that's good. >> like, what do you need to be challenged on? so what do you need to be challenged on? >> what i really want to get into is i really want to do a hip-hop dance. i've been working on, like, this move. a dance move. it's a sporting event thing. wait, let's actually do it. >> wait for it. nice. >> bam. >> that was good. >> we could go on "america's next dance crew" or something. >> let's do it. that's our seven-day challenge. >> except i can't dance. >> you just did a wave with me. if you can walk, you can dan

white house rewind and on new year's a playwrightght and star of the broadway musical hamilton accepts that george washington book prize special achievement award. that is some of the programs featured in prime time on the c-span networks. now, part of an annual series of interviews hosted by the atlantic and the aspen institute. this part of the event includes former secretary of state: powell and commerce secretary penny pritzker. it is two hours. >> good morning, thank you for joining us. the census bureau which is part of your dinner -- the main reported that the median income for mayor can households was lower in 2014 that he was in 2013. it was lower when george w. bush left office than when he arrived and now it appears president obama is at risk of duplicating that dubious achievement. median income is lower than it was 15 years ago which is something that has almost never been true in american history. andhave incomes stagnated is there a path that you can see forward toward consistently raising them again? >> let's step back for a minute. wage growth and productivity used to grow in para

and on friday night, a playwright and star of hamilton, except the george washington book prize specialchievement award. that is some of the programs featured in primetime on c-span networks. c-span takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. this year, our documentary contest asked students to talk about which issues they want to hear from candidates. follow the road to the white house coverage and get details on our student contest. member of themer president's task force on 20th century policing talks about accountability and recommendations for how law enforcement can be more effective at their jobs. from the university of chicago law school, this is one hour. >> on the next washington journal, -- host: my name is jeffrey stone. i have the pleasure of introducing our keynote speaker this afternoon. it is mystone: opportunity to do this, because when i was at law school, i invited her and her this is one of the benefits of that. tracy received her degree at the university of chicago law school in 1991. amazingly, this spring marks the 25th anniversary of her grad

on new year's day, friday night at 8:00, playwright and star of the broadway musical hamilton accepts the george washington book price special achievement award. that is some of the programs featured in primetime on the c-span networks. next, former member of the presidents tax for some 21st-century policing talks about accountability and recommendations for how law enforcement can be more effective at their jobs. from the university of chicago law school, this is one hour. host: my name is jeffrey stone. i have the pleasure of introducing our keynote speaker this afternoon. it is my opp her this is one of the benefits of that. tracy received her degree at the university of chicago law school in 1991. amazingly, this spring marks the 25th anniversary of her graduation from law school. it is ok. i happen to be with the professor at a reception the other night, a wonderful organization in chicago that works to improve the prison system, and one guest there told me that the professor had just informed her that after earning her undergraduate degree from the university of illinois in engineering, sh

the alexander hamilton bridge, police activity, slowing everyone down towards the george washington bridge. eastbound side moving fine. as for the trains, running on or close to schedule. juliet: students walking to school probably understandably on edge. ben: police are now searching for a man in a surgical mask to cut a student as she was walking to school yesterday morning. robert moses is live in whitestone, queens where the attack occurred. what do we know? >> reporter: good morning. this was a really disturbing attack seemed to come out of nowhere. it was captured, the attacker was captured on surveillance camera mounted on his home near the intersection of thirteenth avenue and 147th street. police said the 16-year-old exchange student from china was walking to school near whitestone academy at 8:20 when mask and surgical gloves came up to her from behind and cut her twice in the face with a box cutter. cops says he never uttered a word. the victims suffered wounds to her cheek as well as her throat, she was taken to long island jewish medical center, she is expected to be fine. thi

new year's day, friday night at 8:00, a playwright and star of the broadway musical "hamilton," accepting the georgeashington book price special achievement award. >> next, the challenges of poverty, gang violence, and drug addiction. this event was hosted by the center for neighborhood enterprise and the news platform opportunity was. it is an hour and 15 minutes. >> the mudslinging starts. i've asked the pastor to stick around as a co-moderator of this .anel he is used to adaptation on the fly. i'll just quickly introduce the panel, then we will hear a little bit from glenn lowry. i'll explained that in a second. professor lowry works at brown university. -- professor lowry was one of the first academics to really write thoughtfully about the programs that we have been discussing. as long ago as 20 years ago, 30 years ago, public interest, rardzines like that, ge robinson is the resident fellow at aei and education policy. he has been there for six hours now. clarence worked with the chicago tribune. he has been a loyal fan of grassroots approaches to the problems of the inner-city and has written

harold pinter, she is the author of among others princesses, the six autism george iii, beloved and the, the life of an l.a. hamilton and finally, only bonaparte. during a routines and 20s he conducted research for a number of authors including boca grande mother and her mother who were both historical biographers. in 2002 she co-founded the others that longford prize for historical biography which she shares as well as the elisabeth longford historical biography administered by the society of authors. laura served as a trustee of the london national portrait gallery from 1999 to 2008. since 2011 she has been a member of the development council in oxford. she is a patron of openairjeter.org which -- had to look on the web. the scoop is an outdoor theater. she currently reside in london and we are especially grateful that you traveled this far. join me in welcoming flora fraser. [applause] >> thank you. it is ladies and gentlemen a privileged and a pleasure to be speaking here this evening at mount vernon. most glorious day walking around the grounds, and i was sitting on the peons the on a rocking chair this morning

george, the construction cleared. the outbound ride, that's still there. the alexander hamilton bridge, you can see the outbound commute is a little slow. it is in the clearing stages. also, a check in queens at the l.i.e. at the grand central parkway. you can see the construction is still there. right now traffic is moving along okay. as more people get on the roads, you start to see it get a little more heavy. back tothe maps where the goethals construction has a right lane blocked staten island bound. that's going to be there a few more moments. also u construction at the covered roadway. both ways between jersey avenue to tonnelle circle. an accident with a downed pole, route 82 westbound. alternate side, meter rules in up. >> thank you. >>> it is 4:47 right now. five servicemen killed during a shooting at two navy facilities in chattanooga, tennessee, will now be awarded purple hearts. it's not clear exactly when they're getting these medals, but purple hearts are given to military members killed or injured in action. investigators say the gun michigan opened fire on the me

hamilton. let's check out the roads are doing. >> george: one of the reason we've have been able to put as much attention enceinte as we have is because there has been so little traffic in the bay area. we haven't been sitting in a juror mentioned to-- intermittent rain but has not affected the driving. >> darya: lefty o'douls is having the christmas spirit and they need more toys including sports gear. >> reporter: they need last- minute toys. >> reporter: there was no little bit.--snow. they're trying to get people to donate 15,000 toys so everybody can have a good christmas. you can come directly to the curbside and people pick up the toys. >> the kids brought out today are from project level a nonprofit organization. we bring them out here every year because we think is important to give back to other communities such as our own. a lot of the kids from project level are singing right now. >> why is it so important to bring toys out here for you? i mean you are only 17. >> growing up in certain neighborhoods we don't really get the real christmas vibes so it is important for us to bring it t

lynn manuel valls and a playwright enstar of hamilton accepts the george washington book prize special achievement award. weekend, bookar's tv brings you three days of nonfiction books and authors. on new year's day and encore presentations of in-depth starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. thom hartmann on his life and career and his response to viewer calls and questions. his many books include "the ," and threshold. include race and economics and up from the projects. saturday evening at 10:00 p.m. rovern on afterword, karl looks at william mckinley plus 1896 campaign in his new book "the triumph of william mckinley." mckinley bus expansion of the republican base. mr. rove is interviewed by richard burr kaiser. >> the republican party has been beaten in the 1892 election. grover cleveland has come to office. mckinley has seen the country descended into a depression. republicans think the election of 1896 is going to be there's and he wants to be the nominee but he is not the front runner. >> directly following afterwards at 11:00 p.m. eastern, join book tv as we attend a book party thrown f

new year's day, friday night at age-- apm, playwright and star of the broadway musical hamilton except the george washington book prize the special achievement award and that some the programs featured in prime time on the c-span networks. >> news today that a cleveland grand jury has declined to bring charges against either of the two police officers involved in the november 2014, shooting of tamir rice, a 12-year old boy who was playing with a toy weapon in a park. the washington post writes that the prosecutor did not recommend the grand jury brink charges and that he believes both the cleveland police officers involved were reasonable in their belief that rice had a winner-- real weapon and up next a symposium from earlier this month on gun violence on public health held at the mother emanuel a.m.e. church in charleston, south carolina. this marks the six-month anniversary of the shooting at the church where nine people were killed. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everyone. on behalf of the entire college of charleston community, welcome for moving from cr

george also no problems there. and a check of the alexander hamilton bridge where that's a pretty good ride too. whether you're going to the george, which again looks great, or the cross box you should not have any problem. you have to move the cars today, alternate side rules in effect. >>> it is 5:16. now to decision 2016. new numbers overnight from our nbc/"wall street journal" poll show how the front-runners would fare against hillary clinton. they're out one day before the next republican debate. tracy potts is live in washington with the latest matchups. >> reporter: good morning. it's brand-new information this morning. kind of interesting. when you take a look at the fact that the top republicans have got some work to do if they want >> i think i'm going to be the one that beats hillary. >> reporter: but our numbers show right now he can't. brand gnaw at midnight from our nbc/"wall street journal" poll, both donald trump and ted cruz would lose to hillary clinton if the election were held today. trump by 10 points, cruz by 3. ben carson and marco rubio could beat her but they're not toppi

there is "hamilton" and no other example. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> seth: very y od. now, george, you are a writer. >> yes, thank you. >> seth: gil, you -- you don't have to look -- don't look directly at it. [ laughter ] and so you're, gil, you're an actor. [ laughter ] >> look at that face. that's a $100 face right there. >> seth: so i guess my question would be, your writing background, your acting background, is there anything we maybe would know you for? >> sure, sure, i'm an important writer and an important person. and people know me, i'm george st. geegland. i've been compar to philip ross. i've also been compared to several sketches of the "riverside park flasher." [ laughter ] and i'm working on a new novel now. it's called "next stop, , ronkonkoma." [ laughter ] it's the story of lirr trip told from a hundred different perspectives. [ laughter ] seth: beautiful. >> it's my muse. my muse. >> oh, hello, charmed, i'm sure, i'm gil faizon. thank you. award-viewing actor. i was kiss member in the 1981 season of "saturday night live." >> seth: oh,@okay. yeah, i dov't remembe

hamilton buries the jumper to go up 16-15. but the cyclones answer in a big way! hallice cooke kicks it out to georges niang who buries the triple. then it's cooke this time dialing it up from three. niang again knocks down the trifecta. this all happens within three minutes, here cooke gives it up to abdel nader straight cash homey! part of 15-0 run, hawks up 34-25 at the break... 2nd half, bulls trim it to one! before the clones go on another run. monte morris out to niang, good for three of his career high 31 to go along with 12 boards then off the inbounds matt thomas finds the bottom of the jar for three more! cyclones would pull away from there, morris with the steal and lay-in. then it's jameel mckay with the slam... he had a double double of 13 and 10. morris also finished with double double of 12 and 10 assists. isu moves to 7-0 on the year... hawkeyes also at home taking on the leathernecks of western illinois. valley high. drops in the jumper for two. then it's jared uthoff backin up his man and hits the fadeaway... hawks up 53-32 at the break. 2nd half, more from uthoff he buries the three

and cross bronx near the hamilton bridge, another accident. and inbound george washington bridge, outbound 35 miles per hour because of the weather. and street cleaning rules in effect. back to you. >> thank you. >>> and meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> cloudy skies and fog. and we're showing you the 47 degrees. these numbers are way warm, about 10 breeze warmer than normal. and another big batch of rain is poised to come our way. and then we will see some heavier rain this afternoon, temperatures should be around 57. very mild. >> thank you, sir. >>> and that's the news for now. coming up on "good morning america," the revealing >>> it must be a decision that comes from the heart so once i knew this was it might as well say it. >> kobe bryant explaining his retirement decision to robin right there. one of the best players of all time of the big question, is he the greatest? i guess you got into that with him. >> #greatestofalltime. g.o.a.t. is a good thing. >>> the u.s. is stepping up the war on isis, defense secretary ash carter pledg

george washington recipe original recipe. we are responsible for content. thomas jefferson, and last one is alexander hamiltonty tavern because it dates back to the 18th century. so, it dates back to the 18th century and it is warm, wine that is spiked with orange, cinnamon, and lemon. very popular here. >> after six different types of drinks, bring on the bread. >> we have breads that date back to the 18th century. we have sweet potato biscuits and they are baked freshly every day 365 days a year rain or shine. we make our breads. why do we serve those kind of bread. they are the bread of the 18th century to the upper echelon of the columnist. >> some of the bread to dip in the lobster soup. >> so, here you are. >> mike. >> what the heck is going on. >> how are you doing. >> merry christmas. >> yes. >> merry christmas, mike. >> let me help you guys.s. >> unexpect company. >> we're two blocks away and didn't tell us. >> we're two blocks away, we're two drinks in. >> alex and mike seem to be in the right place and right time. they are in time for traditional dinner from the colonial times. >> first thing is th

hamilton bridge. westbound out to the george eastbound. mass transit currently everything is on or close to schedule and that's good news because today is a gridlock alert day. alternate side is in effect city wide and be safe. don't text and drive. >> sad loss for the music the former front man, stone temple pilots has died. he was just 48 years old and you can see him in his new band and the wild abouts. here, they performed just last saturday. he passed away last nighted in bloomington, minnesota, wyoming lean battled substance abuse for many years. >> we are learning more about the murder of a former teacher. police issued a warning about revealing the accused killer met his victim through a craigslist ad. more from rockland county. >> i bought off craigslist many times. >> allegedly by this homeless teenager who answers an ad on craigslist for a roommate. >> maybe he needed to have somebody in his life to help him with his expenses and maybe offer some companionship. >> f 6-year-old, michael was found stabbed to death in his apartment

hamilton bridge. moving well to the george washington bridge. and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect city-wide. and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. mary, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a quick look at some of the stories making headlines this the accused gunman in the colorado springs planned parent hood attack went before a judge yesterday. he will face first degree murder charges in the deaths of three people killed in friday's stand-off with police. >>> and u.s. house majority leader is warning president barack obama not to commit taxpayer money to any deals while he attends the u.n. climate summit in france. he says the house will not support the expenditure. >>> today is the annual mets holiday warm-up coat drive. the drive goes from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. >>> on the stock watch money watch this morning, stock futurers higher today. the dow jones industrial average fell by 78 points. the nasdaq composite dropped by 18. the s&p 500 lost over 9. >>> at&t customers lucky enough plans will have to pay more. it

george washington bridge, a little dark but you see traffic moving freely across the span coming off of the alexander hamilton bridge for the cross bronx, everything running along find for you, so far so good, metro-north, lirr, all running on or close to schedule, alternate side in effect. ben: joseph lamb's body arrived at stewart national air guard base, here is teresa priolo live family and friends gather for the wake later today. >> good morning. if we see what we saw yesterday, 400 people attended that ceremony yesterday, hundreds will come your to the st. anthony church to say goodbye not only to decorated soldier and detective but a father, husband, real life superhero. >> reporter: one final jury in the home for joseph lamb, his body arriving monday at stewart air national guard base in newburg, his grieving widow, young son, comrades, waiting, watching, saluting a true hero's welcome. he returns as a hero. that fact makes today only marginally easier. it does not erase the pain. >> reporter: the 45-year-old decorated 15 year veteran of the nypd was serving as a tech sergeant and air national guard w

george washington bridge. that upper level inbound, you can see a lot of crowding. had construction. it is in the clearing stages. also, a look at alexander hamilton bridge. if you're leaving the city, still a little slow there too. earlier road work under the apartments. alternate side, meter rules in effect. we'll have more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thanks so much, emily. >>> an ex-fiance of actor charlin sheen is suing him over his admission of having hiv. she claims sheen did not disclose he was hiv positive until after they had sex several times. the suit also alleges sheen was physically and emotiwnally abusive. an attorney for sheen says he will vigorously fight her claims. >>> we're now learning what caused that deadly brooklyn building explosion back in we're told a ton nafont intentionally started that fire. authorities say she spread gasoline around the hallway and in her apartment and ignited it. figueroa and a neighbor died in those flames. >>> and we've learned that a seemcond person has died from a house explosion last month in elizabeth, new jersey, that sent splintered wood flying in the air. the victim was one of 15 pl pl

hamilton bridge is barely moving. there is an accident by drone avenue, may be holding up traffic. let's go back to the george washington. the d trains are bypassing 18th avenue both erection, the >> ben: thank you ines is. >> juliet: moving on. president obama bows to defeat isis in a primetime address to the nation. >> ben: it was the third time the president addresses speech from the oval office. robert robert has more on what the president has to say. he was trying to convey some gravity to the situation but folks are saying the substance of a message was not there. >> reporter: we should trace the trajectory of these comments. remember, we have come a long way from the time when president obama referred to isis as the jv team. clearly he does not think it isis is the jv team anymore. he devoted an entire primetime address. the setting is key. delivering a speech in the oval office conveys a message that isis is a force to be reckoned with. in a rare appearance from the oval office, president obama delivered a 13 minute address on the growing threat of isis, also known as isil. >> the threat from terroris

hamilton bridge. things are moving along nicely on the cross bronx expressway. those roads are wet out there. delays have eased out that were into the inbound upper level tolls at the george washington 35-mile-per-hour speed restriction this morning. something else to keep in mind. heading over to the grand central parkway by laguardia airport, smooth sailing here as well. just take it easy. recommend driving slowly this morning. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. >> okay, lauren. thank you. >>> 4:48 right now. chicago's top officer is out, and now there's new pressure for the mayor to step down as well. new accusations suggest mayor rahm emanuel took part in a cover-up. many critics say video of the shooting that killed laquan mcdonald was suppressed for a year because the mayor feared it would keep him from being re-elected. emanuel fired police superintendent garry mccarthy. emanuel insists releasing the video earlier would have hampered the investigation. >> mr. mccarthy had become a distraction. there are a lot of questions in this room about you and your office. have you become a distraction as well? >> you'll make that judgment. i think i'm

hamilton bridge. looks like that's cleared. moving along very well. heading to the george or the other direction, going to be a pretty nice ride. for your buses this morning, no detours, no delays reported. everything is running on schedule this morning. and alternate side, meter rules are in effect. we'll have more weather and traffic. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:05. right now, increased patrols a concern in a queens neighborhood. we showed you this video yesterday morning. it's of the man who slashed a teenage student in whitestone. assemblyman ron kim tells us his office has gotten to phone calls from residents who say a similar looking man has been harassing women in that neighborhood. the victim is a 16-year-old exchange student from china. she is okay, but she could have some nerve damage. >>> happening today, a bronx man learns his fate for that drop kick assault and robbery of a woman and her baby. you can see that there on the upper part of the screen. that attack caught on camera on east tremont avenue a little over a year ago. prosecutors say it shows alonzo g

if you are headed to the outbound george washington bridge, we'll show you an accident on the alexander hamilton bridge causing delays. really jammed up. because of that. we have 95 a mess. the jack-knifed tractor-trailer clear but now we have a new accident on 95 northbound by exit 15. so delays continue out there. there's also a disabled vehicle northbound on the cross island by bell boulevard. and a dislabeled on the verrazano bridge. >>> we'll be right back with chris' forecast. >>> another gray and damp day. periods of rain. i think the steadier showers mid showers at the tree lighting. 46 as things dry out. 51 sun and clouds tomorrow. near 50 with sunny days friday, saturday, sunday and that carries on into the start of next week as well. darlene? >> all right, chris. thank you. coming up on the "today" show, a look at the major security breach affecting children's tech toys. another update in a half hour. see you then. my name is 208 ridge road. and i've... seen things. like the sock rampage of 2010. the sleep eating of 2012. and the babysitter makeout of 2014. gross. but now with nest ca

madison draft and asked alexander hamilton to take a look at it and make any suggestions, which i think instantly i'm sure no one here will take any offense gives george washington the greatest speech writing team effort. [laughter] that is until the trump administration, which i gather will have a bigger, classier speech writing team. [laughter] so presidents from the beginning have sought help occasionally. but it wasn't until the rise of mass communications that the speechwriter in the sense that we think of them became part of the presidential orbit. the first president is credited with having a full-time speechwriter was warren harding who speechwriter was a fella named justin wilbur and the surprise party was also the first radio president. and if mass media has evolved over the years from radio to television, live television to social media, so has the way the presidential speeches are prepared, so have the way they are received. and of course, so is the way of presidential speechwriters. so i'm very excited we been able to pull together a genuinely terrific panel. i said that not because i consider this people friends of mine. we have represen

my next guest broke through on "glee," stars in hbo's "looking," and now plays king george on broadway in "hamilton." please welcome, jonathan groff. ( cheers and applause )