Weve heard that Michael Jordan was coming. Stand up. [laughter] but they cute all of you for your support. There is a reception there people there to show you to the rest of the building. Think you for your time. God bless. Uponudible conversations] nonfiction books and authors. Booktv. Org. Booktv continues now with Angelo Codevilla who says u. S. Leaders have forgotten that the Founding Fathers placed the pursuit of peace as the highest objective of american states craft and that this goal was lost during the 20th century and must be regained for the u. S. To thrive in the future. This is about an hour. [applause] well, thank you, john, and welcome to the heritage foundation. Peace has ever been mankinds desire, and yet throughout history war has been his common practice. Well, consider the major conflicts of just the 20th century in which america has fought; world war i, world war ii, the korean war, the vietnam war, the iraqi war i and ii, the afghan war and, of course, the cold wa
Poor people who can afford a brownstone that cause one or 2 million they cant afford a condominium that cost 800,000. I think gentrification has real impact. Urban america is being revitalized at the same time. In the 60s we called the removal. Host the first book that Peniel Joseph road came out in 2006 waiting til the midnight hour, dark days, bright nights came out in 2014 and stokely and life brandnew hot off the presses and it is booktvs Book Club Selection for the month of march 2014. Booktv. Org up there at the top. Theres a tab that says bookclub. Click on the enemy can participate in our discussion throughout the month. Peniel joseph thanks for being on booktv. Guest thank you for having me. Booktv continues with Angelo Codevilla who says u. S. Leaders have about the Founding Fathers place pursuit of peace is the highest object of american statecraft and the school was lost during the 20th century must be regained for the left to thrive in the future. This is about an hour. [a
Foundation. Peace has ever been mankinds desire, and yet throughout history war has been his common practice. Well, consider the major conflicts of just the 20th century in which america has fought; world war i, world war ii, the korean war, the vietnam war, the iraqi war i and ii, the afghan war and, of course, the cold war. In the wake of each war came the question, how can we make and more importantly, how can we keep peace with other nations . Or are we doomed as in George Orwells apocalyptic novel 1984 to a state offer fetch wall war . Perpetual war . One way is peace through strength, a basic principle of the Reagan Administration and a principal reason why the cold war ended at the bargaining table and not on the battlefield. Another path to peace is to rely on state craft ground in the principles of liberty and equality articulated in the declaration of independence. Now, sometimes the americans, early statesmen approved limited military and political intervention overseas. The
Is a big fan of richard nixon, he was young student, we are arranged this is for our cspan viewers. The power of the atlantic as opposed to the Washington Post, we got ed snowden to declare he was trained in all sorts of spy craft and helped the white house make revealed the station chief to make tonight extra special. We have a real treat tonight, spies and spy class with a practitioner and someone who has been deeply involved in watching the story of a National Security in all of its forms and tool kids. David ignatius has been longterm nationalsecurity columnist for the Washington Post. He is the interviewer of my Favorite Book called u. S. And the world the making of conversations of the future of foreign policy. I was a producer, he was brilliant. En Valerie Plame was the counterIntelligence Officer, counter proliferation cia operative despite what a desk officer, we want to get into that. And became one of the most known how did see i agents in the history of the institution. Bot
The biographer, the narrative and the documentation and the researchers, but with the thing that the biographer needs above all, and that is empathy. I felt great empathy for her and she was so difficult in some ways. But i congratulate you. Thank you all for being here that means a lot. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] upstairs and by both of these books and find out what really happened. [inaudible conversations] interested in American History . Watch American History int television on cspan3 every weekend. 48 hours of people and events that help document the american story. Visit cspan. Org history for more information. Charles johnson is up next on booktv. He spoke about his book, why coolidge matters. At the Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit here in washington d. C. This is about half an hour. Charles e. Johnson and his new book is called why coolidge matters leadership lessons from americas most underrated president. Charles is an investigative journalist an