- April 26, 2024
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Bob Gary, speaker Jay Rixse and club president Ken Marsh.
Members rise for the Pledge of Allegiance before the meeting.
Bob Gary addresses the club before Jay Rixse spoke.
Arlene and Paul Skversky.
Andy Maass and Ken Marsh sit in the back after everyone has made their way to their seats.
Slade Cargill used the meeting to canvass for Margaret Good's campaign.
Jay Rixse speaks about the history of the CIA.
Over 75 people showed up to the meeting.
The Longboat Key Democratic Club held its final meeting of the calendar year on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
After Bob Gary went through club business, Jay Rixse, the club's speaker for the month, went through a history of the CIA and its functions in the U.S. Rixse is a former senior official in the Defense Department and the CIA. He focused on the history of intelligence and its role today in what he says is an increasingly polarized world.
After Rixse's presentation, club members dined and chatted together before reconvening for a Q&A session with Rixse. The next meeting of the Longboat Key Democratic Club will be at 11:30 on Jan. 7 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
