therefore i would urge you to consider reappointing james buckley or professor shanley. they accuse some lunch. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> our long, speaking for the hit -- sentences the preservation society. mr. johnson is a great citizen and civic leader. i commend him for the organizations that he belongs to. our consortium strongly supported proper j and it's very specific requirements for commissioners. amongst commissions, this is one of the most highly qualified professional groups in the city. historical a we have not, for a sophisticated city, been attentive to our heritage as many other cities in the country and the world are. this seat before you is very specific in its language. not only in terms of being a historian, but it must comply with the secretary of the interiors professional qualifications standards. many of the seats had been -- have been filled by phd historians. the point was to elevate the commission as high as possible to help the citizens of this city and preserve the heritage of this city. hpc historians provide te

if james buckley is not going to be replaced, what about robert churney? he did a superlative excellent job. i would urge you to consider that the atmosphere in the city on planning issues is heavily influenced by planning, development, money. we saw today in the chronicle, a complete opposite statement of the central park has no preservation control. there could be nothing further from the truth. it is a landmark. these other kinds of things that are happening in the city. the chronicle really needs a historian on board. the historic preservation commission needs an academic historian or a full-time historian. someone who has dedicated their professional career to that. that is a requirement. i urge you that in this nomination, you're rejecting someone who continues to serve our interested in the city. our tourist industry is very much a blank. -- linked. [chime] >> good afternoon, supervisors. in the city of san francisco, we have so many boards and commissions. there are no qualifications required to give back to the city. the historic preservation comm

next, james buckley under the reagan administration argues against the expansion of the federal government and contends that it questions the original intent of the framers of the constitution. he presents at the heritage foundation in washington, d.c.. it's an hour. .. thing is i'm a little bit uncertain, should we address u.s. senator, as judge, as under secretary of state? which do you prefer? >> it is very confusing. >> a man of the people. this wonderful book, jim, "freedom at risk" which our marks in speeches and statements and articles which you have written over the last several years was a little bit of a disturbing title though. "freedom at risk" so i guess the first question i'm sure we would like to have you address is how much freedom is at risk, and what do we do about it? >> it is a tall order, isn't it? i do believe freedom is at risk. we are talking about the personal economy and the exercise of personal responsibility that has been at the reviews of our country since its founding. i believe that the time is relatively short for us to reassert with bigger the principles th

. >> next, james buckley former new york sanitary under secretary of state in the reagan administrationand u.s. court of appeals argues against the expansion of the federal government. and he contends that its growth questions the original intent of the framers of the constitution. he presents at the heritage foundation in washington d.c.. it is in our. [applause] >> i suppose the first thing is i'm a little bit uncertain, should we address u.s. senator, as judge, as under secretary of state? which do you prefer? >> it is very confusing. >> a man of the people. this wonderful book, jim, "freedom at risk" which our marks in speeches and statements and articles which you have written over the last several years was a little bit of a disturbing title though. "freedom at risk" so i guess the first question i'm sure we would like to have you address is how much freedom is at risk, and what do we do about it? >> it is a tall order, isn't it? i do believe freedom is at risk. we are talking about the personal economy and the exercise of personal responsibility that has been at the reviews of ou

so transport won the primary by a whopping 1%, then he faced james l. buckley in the general election when he won by about 600,000 votes. the election itself was not without incident. at one point senator buckley apparently carrying a page from mr. rao's book, begin referring to pat moynihan as professor moynihan. professor moyar had this, professor moynihan debt. and a reporter informed ambassador moynihan others and he pulled himself up to his full height and said, the mudslinging has begun. [laughter] >> thereafter he entered the senate, and i think it's fair to say that not everyone anticipated that he would be a great senator that he eventually became. there was a certain talk about the show of force is an workhorses, and which one would he be. the idea was a workhorse i think was put aside right away. and that's because -- the city and the state were in deep financial culture in 1977 the loan guarantee, the federal loan guarantee was up for reauthorization, and he and senator chavez went to every hearing of the banking committee, and sat with the other se

buckley will be happy to sign it for you. join me in thanking him. [applause] >> for more information on james