jane liddy did two of the books ever, one on mickey mantle, and the other on sandy koufax. ms. levy is down here. [applause] and to every writer in the room, we want particularly to tell you how much we appreciate you and the art form in which you are engaged, because there are very few, if any, that are more important. i have several other introductions i would like to make. first, the former director of the federal bureau of investigations, the honorable william sessions. [applause] and the former council of the president of united states, mr. george w bush, miss harriet miers. [applause] i also want you to meet the cochairs of the washington writers series, two extraordinary individuals, huge -- hugely successful in the field of business. first, ike fields. ike, stand so we can greet you. [applause] and greg rosenbaum. mr. rosenbaum is somewhere -- there he is. [applause] i also want to acknowledge the presence of one of the owners of the washington nationals, faye field. [applause] on the senior director for the ballpark experience of the nationals, maggie cussler. [applaus

jane luddy, who did two of the books ever, one on mickey mantle, and the other on sandy koufax. and ms. levy is down here. [applause] and to every writer in the room, we want particularly to tell you how much we appreciate you and the art form in which you are engaged, because there are very few, if any, that are more important. i have several other introductions i would like to make. first, the former director of the federal bureau of investigations, the honorable william sessions. [applause] and the former council of the president of united states, mr. george w bush, miss harriet miers. [applause] i also want you to meet the co-chairs of the washington writers series, two extraordinary individuals, huge -- hugely successful in the field of business. first, ike field. ike, stand so we can greet you. [applause] and greg rosenbaum. mr. rosenbaum is somewhere -- there he is. [applause] i also want to acknowledge the presence of one of the owners of the washington nationals, faye field. [applause] on the senior director for the ballpark experience of the nationals, maggie cussler.

are you going to diminish mickey mantle and babe ruth? playing in kansas city he wouldn't be -- >> why are you baiting me into a fight? >> i walked up she said, derek's not that great, is he? >> i said, is he that great? >> i'll tell you what makes him rema remarkable, not only his accomplishments on the field, he rises to the occasion. >> and at a time when major league baseball, i covered the home run derby for sammy sosa, all the bad things that happened to baseball after that, he is a guy that has lived as it seems an upand uplife and dedicated to the game and fans. i'll give you that. >> 20 years in the world's largest media market. in this instagram, tmz, facebook world, there hasn't been a hint of scandal. i think that's absolutely remarkable. plus, he's played his entire career in a yankees uniform. there have been some great, great new york athletes who didn't just wear one uniform, babe ruth, collide frasier, joe namath. the fact that he did it all as a yankee, rose to the occasion. yes, waez surrounded by great players. not a h