ms. buchanan. [applause] >> thank you very much. i enjoy speaking to young people. you give me great hope and inspire me. there is great reason in this part of the world to be discouraged. i enjoy being among those young. we are in a situation in this country where you all are coming to a conference today, talking about leadership. with other conferences, the reason you were drawn to washington was to meet and mingle with other leaders, leaders in our country, as you perceive it and to get to know little bit about politics. i have been in politics since i was your age. just about that. i worked first with richard nixon, you may have read about him in your history books. i have a good sense of what politics is all about, the good and bad. i have a sense of what makes a leader. i have seen people emerge, become terrific leaders in this country, and others with great hope. you have so much faith that that would going to happen to you have seen that falter. i want to talk about that, in a little bit about leadership. let's talk about those who are here in this town. you