[applause] the honorable james gilmore, former capacitor to the organization for security and cooperation in europe and the former governor of rvirginia . roxanne gilmore, former first lady of virginia. the honorable thomas deeper, former ambassador to see. the honorable elaine right on, state archivist of maryland, where are you. cliff leaks, president and ceo of the colonial williamsburg foundation. andrew o'shaughnessy, vice president of monticello, the saunders director of the robert h smith international center for jefferson studies at the thomas jefferson foundation and the winner of the 2014 washington prize. [applause] tonight we are near toward the george washington price. the price is central to the association's mission encouraging new and accessible scholarships around george washington at our nation's founding era. tonight is a very special evening because we are not just celebrating one year of remarkable scholarship on the b nation's founding but three. how lucky we are to have somebody. authors with us tonight. [applause] mount vernon is extraordinarily proud to be part of