The 76th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner
The Hon. Condoleezza Rice, the 66th secretary of state of the United States, was the keynote speaker.
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Listening closely as Ms. Rice speaks are television journalist Maria Bartiromo, the evening’s MC, and Cardinal Dolan.
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Maria Bartiromo delivers remarks at the dinner.
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Cardinal Dolan enters the dais as he is introduced.
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On the dais, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea chats with Bettina Alonso, executive director of development for the archdiocese and executive director of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation. At right is Bishop Emeritus William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
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Mary Callahan Erdoes, vice chair of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation, introduces the Happy Warrior recipient, Frank Bennack Jr., executive director of Hearst.
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Frank Bennack Jr., executive director of Hearst, was the recipient of the Happy Warrior Award.
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Frank Bennack Jr. delivers his remarks.
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Former President George W. Bush delivers remarks by video in informal “tuxedo.”
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Early in the evening, honored guests line up for the receiving line. From left, Frank Bennack Jr., the Happy Warrier Award recipent; Cardinal Dolan; the Hon. Condoleezza Rice; Maria Bartiromo, the evening’s MC; and Mary Callahan Erdos, vice chair of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation.
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Luminaries from the worlds of politics, business and religion filled the dais at the 76th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Oct. 21 at the Javits Center Expansion in Manhattan.
