i want to give the other lecturers included, justice scalia, vice president cheney, ken starr, edith jones, doug ginsberg, and justice neil gorsuch, former attorney general bill barr and don mcgahn. that brings us to today's lecture. the series has been remarkably sensible -- successful for 20 years. years before that they held a barbecue for our student chapter presidents, which drew prominent attorneys in addition to the students and help encouraged presidents to build our chapters and through that build a society and encourage many more to be involved. i am sure some of those chapter presidents are probably in the audience today. then there is also ted's strong and consistent defense of free speech including explaining to reporters doing national stories on the federal society that the federal society unlike the american bar association never told ted what to think. i could give you a lot of ted's bio but i think we want to hear from ted. you have done a great deal for us and having this election in barbara's honor is a highlight. we are so delighted to have you do the 20th lectur