king george and boyden aren't in the british hierarchy had wanted to finish the war in a year than they have anticipated a january 1st, 1777 he was going to be -- they're not going to have to worry about it anymore. they're a little bit on hot tea with general how i miss other generals for not having finished the war off. in the spring, no problem. washington was looking at the end of the road instead of the beginning of the road and he decided he had to make some kind of the move. he had been retreating ever since the battle of long island in august of 1776. he needed to come up with some pain that would not only encourages men to reenlist or should extend their enlistment beyond january 1st, but also encourage real man to join the army who had been in yet. they're raising troops the continental congress had authorized for the next campaign and they're having trouble getting workers because things are going so badly. he needed to do some aim to stimulate recruitment for the cotton in the laramie as well as keep the men in that agreement is a period that is when he decided to go across

it was probably 13 years later when i first met boyden gray. i was a little bit older and not quite as excited simply because i learned to contain my enthusiasm. but i do remember the first time we met, and it made an impact to actually meet in person one of my heroes. today, many years later, somehow i am now white house counsel. those of you who know me probably find that as more remarkable than i find it. [laughter] but here we are. and really every day i take inspiration from what general meese did. he started something that i humbly am going to try to continue. at the announcement of now-justice neil gorsuch we invited general meese, and we spoke briefly, and i said we're going to try to continue what you started. when one thinks about the legacy that justice scalia has left not only for the court, but how he inspired an entire generation of law students and others to take up the pen and fight, fight for their rights, it's really ed meese who made that happen. i mean, the idea of talking about the constitution and the rule of law and judge

along with boyden gray. boyden gray's a founding partner boyden gray and associates, a former us ambassador to the european union is a former white house counsel and although very pertinent to our program today he was counsel back in the first bush administration, george hw bush to the president, presidential task force on regulatory relief for which he wrote the original executive order, 12-291. we going to get home-- hung up on numbers are not a hard time and he can fill us in on what that was. someone told me once when i had another ambassador on our program we had a few that once you are ambassador that that title never leaves you and you are always ambassador so, if i forget-- a longtime friend of mine and if i forget, i ask your indulgence with that. another thing i want to say before we get started is he left off of his resume, it's left off of the official bio probably the most important of what i can get the most informed position that he held during his illustrious career is a former chair of the s

here's the secretary of state sitting with a group of doctoral on a rams, including frank boyden, theheadmaster of deerfield, j robert oppenheimer the literary critic, marshall. he's introduced by the president she is sold restatement to whom freedom owes an enduring debt, and who brooks comparison with only one other in our history. the audience understands what is meant is washington. that would make you feel pretty good, wouldn't it? even if you were george marshall. he walks to the lecture very quietly from the wind is buffeting the microphone and says i need not tell you gentlemen, this all-male school at that time, i need not tell you gentlemen the situation in europe is very serious. it was not the marshall plan, it was a marshall suggestion, which ever after he referred to as himself, he didn't call it the marshall plan. it was put together by general marshall, but also with the likes of george kennedy, chip bolin, m.d. after some. it was a remarkable adventure in what turned into was extraordinary. the ultimate accolade was awarded him in the form of the nobel peace prize in