johnson, george lund, alexander mu chef, steven a. shoresman, s.d.shubula, rob spire, and michael f. walsh. [ applause ] >> now to begin this evening, our old friend, not old, but good -- >> he's kind of old. >> atlantic council chairman senator chuck hagel. he's one of the men who constantly remind us what's best about washington. [ applause ] from serving his country in vietnam to the united states senate, he also serves as co-chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board. as co-chair of the china 100,000 strong initiative and is member of the secretary of defense's policy board. >> ladies and gentlemen, our friend and great leader, senator chuck hagel. [ applause ] >> thank you. i am grateful. this is old chuck. i am here on behalf of the board of directors of the atlantic council to thank you, to acknowledge what each of you continue to do for the atlantic council. you make a better world for all of us. that is the essence of why we recognize those tonight that joe and mica have already acknowledged because they represen

. $56 was handed over to george lund by a member of the truman library institute.t's the $7.50 he was owed plus interest. lund was 15 years old in 1947 when he faithfully delivered "the independent examiner" to the first family who just never paid up. >> i didn't get to collect, but i was in hopes that he would be there one day and i could collect. >> mr. lund is 80 years old now and he plans to donate his money to the ladies of the quilts of valor. >>> he gave up his daily morning talk show last year, but regis philbin is back on the air right here on cnn. he was a guest host for our piers morgan last night and he sat down with his close friend david letterman. letterman opened up about his fears of going back on tv after 9/11. >> television, as we knew it, was shut down. it was all about the news and over and over again we would live through this horrible phase of our lives, and then one day you called me about 2:00 in the afternoon, and you said i'm going back on the air, i'd like you to join me. i was very flattered and sure enough you want -- do you remember t