we have alyssa and katherine from clare boothe luce. if you wouldn't mind waiting until the mic is at your face because then the c-span audience can hear it, and then marji, do you want to call on folks? i have one question, but i'm going to save it for the end because it's not really about your speech. >> we have one right here. >> do you have a favorite book, something you go to as a comfort book to keep you going? >> right. i have several favorite books among those we've published, um, but and, okay, is -- so one of those, i just have to say this, is one of the last books william f. buckley wrote, and it's called "miles gone by." it is a marvelous book. it is beautifully written, of course, um, and it's a wonderful way to learn a lot about william f. buckley's life of and values and what he, what he learned along the way. um, but in terms of the books i like to read, in terms of my favorite books, i probably do have a favorite book, um, and it's called "a soldier of the great war." and it is a remarkable book about world world war i,

i amey chel easton, president of the clare boothe luce policy institute, and i'm delighted to be here with bridget wagner, our partner for many, many years from the heritage foundation in their beautiful room here. we put on conservative women's network together every month for almost ten years, and what a treat it is to work with you all. now, before i mention our speaker and introduce her, i want to mention a little something special that happens next month. those of you who have been coming for a while know that we have a tradition in december, and we have a special, a different kind of speaker. you know, conservative women's network exists to promote our great conservative women leaders. but once a year around christmas we have a special guest, a distinguished gentleman who is a leader in the conservative movement. so i wanted to let you know that in december on the 8th we are going to have from the great state of south carolina senator jim demint. not a token, a special guest for next month. now, it truly is an honor for me to introduce this month's speaker, marji ross, who is he