. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome president next and's grandson christopher nixon cox. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the nixon library welcome to this replica of the east room. i am christopher nixon cox, a board member at the nixon foundation, as well as the grandson of the 30 seventh president, richard nixon. [applause] >> it is my honor and pleasure to have you at the library today and happy to welcome you to the library. i see a lot of new faces in the crowd which makes me excited and i see a lot of young faces in the crowd, a lot of young conservatives. so that is great to see and i encourage all of you to walk around the library, one of my favorite places for obvious reasons, the birthplace is beautiful, a lot of new stuff to see and if you come back you can visit the archives and do a little research, so much to do here. today we begin our program by honoring our nation as we always do. welcome our special guest, charlie kirk. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the presentation of colors and the singing of the national