before i get started i want to take a minute to recognize the passing of cokie roberts. many of you were here in july when cokie and steve roberts very graciously came out and participated in an advent -- an event. we had a wonderful dinner afterward. to say that our thoughts and prayers are dedicated to them. as we are getting started here, i want to general -- i want to gently remind you all to silence your cell phones. i would like to thank four seasons books for your support and organizing the book signing that's going to all at's call. this will be a similar format from what we normally do. wonderfulve a reception. i want to recognize mr. tom moses's three daughters, meryl husbands.nd their thishave helped us with wonderful program this past decade and a half. working together, we have brought u.s. senators, policy experts, legal scholars, -- ,steemed political scientist and a few historians here for constitution day to talk about historical contemporary and constitutional issues. much appreciate their continuing support. want to tellmind i you about mr. tom moses.

before i get started i want to take a minute to recognize the passing of cokie roberts. many of you were here in july when cokie and steve roberts very graciously came out and event on thein an stage to help us raise money for our internship program and we and we had a wonderful dinner afterward. they could not have been more generous and considerate. i just want to say that our thoughts and prayers are dedicated to them. as we are getting started here, i want to gently remind you all to silence your cell phones. i would like to thank four seasons books for your support and organizing the book signing that is going to follow tonight's talk. this will be a similar format from what we normally do. we will have a wonderful reception and a book signing. i want to recognize mr. tom s's three- mose daughters and their husbands. they have helped us with this wonderful program this past decade and a half. they have carried forward his legacy of activism, which is more important. working together, we have brought u.s. senator's, policy scholars,egal esteemed political scientists,

cokie roberts was covering events at the vatican and someone asked her if this is like covering congress? and she said sure, there's a big home and a lot of marble and there are bunch of guys saying one thing who mean another. [laughter] on npr. so i want to bring that back to susan. there is a complicated dance that there are quite a few republicans playing -- dancing where they really don't want to go out there publicly against trump. how would the conduct of this -- i wanted to go back to defend your somewhat longer list of impeachment articles and we will move on -- how might this move republicans? you have written powerful stuff that is not partisan about national security. it hasn't moved that many people publicly. i'm curious how you read that. susan: to start, i don't think anyone should begin by letting republicans off the hook by saying this is only going to be a symbolic impeachment and the senate will never vote to remove. i think that is a live question. if you look at members of congress, republican members, they swear their own also of -- their own oaths of office, and the

really scary moment for the defense lawyers who are and senator robert byrd was interviewed by cokie roberts just before the vote on the impeachment and he said as far as i'm concerned everything they have accused president clinton of doing he did . but i'm going to vote against his removal from office because it would be bad for the country and so at the end of the day the impeachment is a political process so the president should be worried about maintaining the confidence and the support of the republicans in the senate as much as he worries about whether or not he's committing impeachable offenses now one of the reasons i think we know the impeachment process is underway and it's going on now is because it's really sucking the air out of everything else you see it in the newspapers now there's a daily impeachment briefing you see it driving the campaign into the back pages the newspapers you see all the talk shows breaking news impeachment you see it in the house of representatives who are at least 6 committees in the house of representatives are focused on something to do with the impea

really scary moment for the defense lawyers who are and senator robert byrd was interviewed by cokie roberts just before the vote on the impeachment and he said as far as i'm concerned everything they have accused president clinton of doing he did . but i'm going to vote against his removal from office because it would be bad for the country and so at the end of the day the impeachment is a political process so the president should be worried about maintaining the confidence and the support of the republicans in the senate as much as he worries about whether or not he's committing impeachable offenses now one of the reasons i think we know the impeachment process is underway and it's going on now is because it's really sucking the air out of everything else you see it in the newspapers now there's a daily impeachment briefing you see it driving the campaign into the back pages the newspapers you see all the talk shows breaking news impeachment you see it in the house of representatives who are at least 6 committees in the house of representatives are focused on something to do with the impea

cokie roberts past -- i thought that was another great book to read. we don't hear about that, the future we are dealing with but our forefathers in infinite wisdom, lay down at night. i am on fox news. >> the people you are talking about, i may have fundamental disagreements but -- i really learned from them. i learned so much when i was sitting next to george will who was always quoting madison and jefferson and hamilton and i'm thinking what about pol pot? reading those books and reading his books has taught me that their wisdom was greater then our foresight. they knew there should be no religious test. they understood that and framed it will. whether you have a religion or no religion or believe or not believe, it should be respected and i disagree with politicians or anyone who use any of our cultural divides. i may disagree with you on so many cultural political issues or whatever issue, public policy in general but that doesn't mean i have to disrespect you and demean your character or somehow say you shouldn't exist. i believe you have the rig

my dear -- my dear professional companion, cokie roberts, asked him, senator, how are you going to vote on article i? it's on perjury. perjury's a felony. they say, well, he lied to the federal judge under oath. and byrd said, and i quote him directly, because it's emblazoned in my mind, who's kidding whom? of course he committed perjury. but the people seem to like him. they don't want him removed and i don't know how i'm going to vote. and of course in two weeks he voted no. which probably was the right vote. it's up to the american people. guys out there and gals, if you want this president removed, he will be. and if you don't, i don't care what the evidence shows. i don't care what anybody says. he won't be. >> sam donaldson, we'll leave it there. thank you somebo, sir. >> okay, don. >> thank you. busy breaking news night. we'll be right back. ♪ work so hard ♪ give it everything you got ♪ strength of a lioness ♪ tough as a knot ♪ rocking the stage ♪ and we never gonna stop ♪ all strength, no sweat. ♪ just in case you forgot ♪ all strength. ♪ no sweat secret. all strength. no sweat.

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really scary moment for the defense lawyers who are and senator robert byrd was interviewed by cokie roberts just before the vote on the impeachment and he said as far as i'm concerned everything they have accused president clinton of doing he did . but i'm going to vote against his removal from office because it would be bad for the country and so at the end of the day the impeachment is a political process so the president should be worried about maintaining the confidence and the support of the republicans in the senate as much as he worries about whether or not he's committing impeachable offenses now one of the reasons i think we know the impeachment process is underway and it's going on now is because it's really sucking the air out of everything else you see it in the newspapers now there's a daily impeachment briefing you see it driving the campaign into the back pages of the newspapers you see all the talk shows breaking news impeachment you see it in the house of representatives who are at least 6 committees in the house of representatives are focused on something to do with the im

. >> cokie roberts said theme biggest challenge was writing a book with her husband.laughter] >> i believe it. it was hard enough to make a film and book together i'm not sure i could cowrite a book with anyone but now with my husband i value our life too much. [laughter] >> new york you are next. >>caller: what are your thoughts where all the people work in the future? it seems the last few decades the emphasis is to do away jowith the jobs this is the root of all evil. >> it's a great question. it's not exactly a lack of jobs but a lack of jobs that pay salaries that cann support families with a sense of security with very low unemployment right now there is an epidemic they have multiple jobs there is a contradiction because there is low unemployment that doesn't explain why they're so much economic stress and falling .into poverty not everything is going well with the kind of jobs they are getting but it is clear if we invest in renewable energy and energy tiefficiency and public transportation and we create many times more jobs than when we invest already there a

. >> will collect calls, i mention this because he pathway, cokie roberts the biggest challenge was writing book with her husband. >> i believe it. and it was hard enough to make the film and the book together that i'm not sure. i definitely know, i'm not sure if i could cowrite a book with anyone but i wouldn't do it with my husband as i value our life too much. >> mike from gainesville new york, your next. >> i'd like to know your thoughts on where all the people going to work in the future? it seems as though last few decades, the emphasis has been on doing away with middle-class jobs and personally i think the lack of jobs is the root of all evil. >> thank you mike. >> it's a great question. and i think we have, i think that is not exactly a lack of jobs. it's a lack of jobs that pay salaries that can support families, that provide benefits, that provide a sense of security area there is pretty low unemployment and very low unemployment right now but there's an epidemic of underemployment, a lot of people are having to havemultiple jobs . there's this contradiction where people who supp

cokie roberts past -- i thought that was another great book to read. we don't hear about that, the future we are dealing with but our forefathers in infinite wisdom, lay down at night. i am on fox news. >> the people you are talking about, i may have fundamental disagreements but -- i really learned from them. i learned so much when i was sitting next to george will who was always quoting madison and jefferson and hamilton and i'm thinking what about pol pot? reading those books and reading his books has taught me that their wisdom was greater then our foresight. they knew there should be no religious test. they understood that and framed it will. whether you have a religion or no religion or believe or not believe, it should be respected and i disagree with politicians or anyone who use any of our cultural divides. i may disagree with you on so many cultural political issues or whatever issue, public policy in general but that doesn't mean i have to disrespect you and demean your character or somehow say you shouldn't exist. i believe you have the rig