club in washington, d.c. where the gerald ford journalism awards will be presented to two journalists for covering presidency and national defence. >> to introduce the head table guest i would ask each of you to stand briefly as your name is announced. from your right, mark, senior editor for air force magazine. laura, producer for national public radio. jim michaels, military reporter for usa today. john dickerson, chief political correspondent for slate and director for cbs news and winner of the prize today for distinguished reporting on the presidency. joseph, executive director of the gerald r. ford foundation, gerald ford presidential foundation. skipping over our speakers for the moment, jennifer shaunberger, anchor and producer of the wall street report and speakers' committee that organized today's lunch. thank you, jennifer. speaking over the next for a