t. whitehead who helped lay the groundwork for the modern telecommunications industry. as a member of the nixon administration, mr. whitehead that government efforts to deregulate telecommunications and break up the indications monopolies like the bell companies leading the way for cable tv, cell phones and other technologies. this library of congress discussion with former colleagues is an hour and 40 minutes. >> mrs. whitehead members and friends of the whitehead family and honored guests, i am roberta i shaffer and i have the pleasure of serving this institution as the associate librarian of congress. we are here this evening to celebrate the official -- of the clay tbyte had papers by the manuscripts division of the library of congress. this evening marks the beginning on many levels. from this point forward the library of congress has pledged

t. whitehead papers. this evening marks the beginning on many levels. from this point forward the library of congress has pledged to provide access to the story. the personal history of his participation in critical events of the 20th century. we also pledged the necessary corollary to protect and preserve these materials in perpetuity. he yells from kansas where his interest in ham radio foretold his life work. graduate and undergraduate studies in the engine if not the engineer a huge lead to sweeping and lasting a changes in the entire communications landscape in the united states and the world. while he means his reputation on this in ensuring a smooth transition, we know from our experiences that researchers, scholars, curious citizens will find ways to learn from this collection that we cannot imagine today. the continuing interest in technology was the subject of one that was reviewed today in the "wall street journal." this gives us much pride. under the leadership under billington and the chief of the manuscript division and his extraordinary s

t. whitehead .com and to link them to institutions and somehow compensate for the lack of the galaxy and astro papers with my part-time multiyear project of background resource -- a background and resource guide. see it on clay t. whitehead.com. channeling tom, the bet was made but there was one more bad and that was that i'd might accept the library's generous invitation to come to this magnificent building with their families, our good friends and his wonderful colleagues to celebrate the panel. and lastly, i'll bet that i could as the most accomplished moderator in washington and perhaps anywhere to lead it. christopher demuth has been a force of the power centers of policy making for almost all of his career. six months after graduating from harvard college in 1968 he found himself working for daniel patrick moynihan and the nixon white house on urban affairs and environmental issues. following law school at the university of chicago, and several years practicing law and teaching at harvard, chris returned to washington where he was the deregulation czar at the white house and at a l