john wood gosen, chairman of the board and president of the u.s. tennis association. alison fitzgerald, freelance journalist, chairwoman of the speakers committee. i am going to skip our speaker for a moment. donna wineland was shy, reporter for "usa today," 2009 national press club member and organizer of today's luncheon. david hagerty, first vice president usda. kevin went think on the u.s. navy retired national press club member who serves as member of the usda advocacy committee and military outreach. and larry bivens. thank you all. [applause] on september 20, 1973, the world watched as billie jean king stepped on the tennis courts in houston to save the rakes, one of the world's greatest tennis stars. in the lead up to the back of her brakes had boasted of his tennis prowess and belittled female players. he thought female professional tennis players inferior. indeed applies, but not in the way pigsty. just a year earlier, congress had passed title ix, mandating the quality of schools and universities that receive federal funding. but the benefits have not yet r