there are a few things i want to prod dr. tyson about, and then we're going to have a bit more time for questions than we've had from some of these panels. i also want to thank our viewers. there was a lot of live programming today on cnbc, bloomberg, c-span all day. we have a lot of people watching on different blogs. i'm steve clemens, and as you can hear in my voice, i can't wait till we get to the and i w moderating this panel. the way i know laura hochberg is that she was president clinton's economic adviser and now on a key adviser on the bord of economy for jobs for president obama and i want to start with your days at brie where we read your book on basically how to manage an economy back then and you were, and i see bernard schwartz here in the front of the room, and you were not i would say, bernard schwartz was a acolyte in that sense because you were talking about infrastructure and to some degree industrial policy, and i want to start out with the question of wra we are today and what your experience is today with the

[applause] >> hello dr. tyson.you said economic incentives is one of the main drivers of exploration in space. i was wondering if you could see it corporations being at the forefront as opposed to the governments of the world? >> that will never happen, ever. another delusional point that i make in the book. let corporations do it. even newt gingrich, while he is pandering as politicians do regionally, to this space community of florida, where you find kennedy space center. let's get corporations up there. no, no. this is important. you are seated except for the people lined up. but if something is expensive, which space exploration is, if something is dangerous, which space exploration is, if something has been measured risks, which space exploration is, it cannot be done by private enterprise because you cannot create a capital market valuation of it. i am just saying, the way it works is i am looking for investors. what is the return on my investment? here is the risk, here is the cost and here's the rate of ret

dr. laura tyson. thank you so much. and now we have dr. kirkland and dr. larry summers at the stage and this is a treat for us at the end of a long day, and not only here to keep everyone here, but to give everybody a drink and we decided to have wine and all that later, but come on up and we will say a few words about rick and larry. rick kirkland is the senior managing editor at mckenzie and formerly of "fortune 500" and an old friend. it was a year, year and a half ago before dr. summers left the administration, mckenzie hosted an event at the ritz-carlton and hosted by larry, and there was an article held up looking at trade and what was different, and what had we learned that we had not thought about before. i heard larry summers give one of the most and he seemed to be thinking out loud without worry about the political repercussions about what he might be saying and it is one of the most extraordinary meetings, because he was exploring questions about do we need to be there in how to fit the national objectives and so, also, he spoke recently in a c

dr. laura tyson. thank you so much. >>> two live congressional hearings a little later this morning here on c-span 3. at 9:30 a.m. eastern the house oversight committee looks at the european debt crisis. both federal reserve chairman ben bernanke traensy secretary tim geithner testify. and when that hearing wraps up live coverage of the house budget committee as it begins consideration of the republican's budget proposal for next year. we expect to bring you the house budget markup at about 12:30 p.m. eastern. >>> lawrence lindsay led the white house economic council during the first two years of the george w. bush administration. at the atlantic forum on the economy last week he said neither democrats nor republicans have credible economic plans. he was interviewed by the atlantic's editor and chief. [ applause ] >> there's been a lot of discussion about how difficult the last decade has been in global markets, global economies. we don't need to belabor it. what is your diagnosis of what we have just

dr. alex, owner of the aesthetic dental spa in tysons corner. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. 80% of people have gum disease but a lot of people don't treat it. it can cause a lot of other problems like heart disease, premature babies, low birthweight babies. it can add complications to diabetes. a lot of people don't realize it's not just your mouth. it can affect your whole body as well. >> those are pretty significant concerns. how can we detect the fact we have gum disease. >> if you have bad breath, bleeding gums, red, swollen tender gums. these all could be signs of gum disease. >> the first thing we do is go to our dentist and figure out how our gums are doing. >> exactly. 80% of people have gum disease. healthy gums don't bleed. don't say i floss too hard or brush too hard but healthy gums don't bleed. i can do a cleaning and take a sharp instrument to somebody's gums and they won't bleed if they're healthy. >> how do we prevent it. >> floss. nobody likes to hear that. a lot of times it runs in families so it could b

dr. meltzer and my colleague here clyde crook, in this discussion of course we have sheila bair. we have laura tyson. larry summers. fred hockberg. i think i'm even missing someone there. gene spurling. yes. gene does not want to be forgotten, so gene will be here. and we will have this. but as a thank you to all of you as well, we've just decided to have a reception at the end with real drinks. and it's on us. i just felt like for those of you who are sticking this out with us, we want to make sure that you're welcome and join us up until that end. so i'll be back. without further adieu, please welcome my guests clive crook to have a conversation with allen meltze rerks. allen, thank you for being here. >> sure. thank you. [ applause ] >> well, this is quite a parade of talent that you've got unfolding in front of you. but i do want to commend this interviewee, allen meltze rerks. he really is one of the most eminent economic scholars in the world, an authority on monetary history, monetary economics, monetary policy and an author of a wonderful two-volume history of the federal reserve. that's whe