Im more than willing to work with him. A senator, a Vice President , and finally President Elect on his third try. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. Tonight, do you see yourself as the Polar Opposite of donald trump . I hope so. A cnn special report. Fight for the white house joe bidens long journey. Its a good night its a good night and it seems to be getting even better. More than 30 years after his first run for the presidency joe biden with a lead tonight and a lead overall in the del inaugurate race. On his third try for the white house. We are very much alive it was the Sweet Super Tuesday that joe biden had always dreamed of, setting a clear path to the nomination finally at age 77. It was like, okay, lets buckle up. Were going to go. It was a really good feeling. It was glorious. Glorious and unusual to say the least. Fact no one has ever come in fourth in iowa and fifth in New Hampshire and gone on to become the democratic president ial nominee. To
And tom brokaw former nbc news anchor who reported from berlin at the time. Other speakers include former speechwriter for president reagan peter robinson. We talked about the internal debate in adding the famous mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall line to the speech. This is just over two hours. [silence] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor Sam Donaldson. [applause] thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates that all of us have a very personal. There are dates that we have as a country that we all share. In my lifetime december 7, 1941 november 22, 1953, 911, these are three terrible dates of the country. Then there is november 9 1989 good news, the fall of the berlin wall. Presaging the end of the soviet union. Its a subject that we are going to discuss today. How did it happen . What are the consequences . Who did this . Who for a look at whats in store for us this morning its a pleasure to welcome andrew card. Who served
[silence] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor Sam Donaldson. [applause] thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates that all of us have a very personal. There are dates that we have as a country that we all share. In my lifetime december 7, 1941 november 22, 1953, 911, these are three terrible dates of the country. Then there is november 9 1989 good news, the fall of the berlin wall. Presaging the end of the soviet union. Its a subject that we are going to discuss today. How did it happen . What are the consequences . Who did this . Who for a look at whats in store for us this morning its a pleasure to welcome andrew card. Who served in three administrations with the Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs. With George Herbert walker bush the treasury secretary abnot treasury, secretary of transportation. And with george w. Bush he was the white house chief of staff. Andr
Historians talk about religious influence on u. S. Politics and Foreign Policy in the 20th century, and address the question of why this is not a highly studied topic. This was part of a two Day Conference called remaking american political history. Thank you all for coming. I will be chairing this roundtable today. I will give you a brief overview of what were going to talk group,nd introduce our and then we will get started. 15 years ago [inaudible] oh, there we go. Thank you. There is a switch on the mic. 15 years ago, in a journal of American History article, john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted, religion of the continuing importance in 20th century american politics deserves sustained attention and analysis. Of american religious history have proliferated over the past 15 years, yet in political history, religion has often retained a jackinthebox surprising,olorful, anomalous, idiosyncratic, but left on the perip
Mark also worked with ben cramer on joe dimaggio, published in 2000. Since 1989, he produced, directed, and has written many awardwinning programs for pbs spanning a rich friday of subjects such as battle of the bulge, the pilgrimage of jesse theon, mount rushmore, Transcontinental Railroad, and jesse james. He has received the dupont columbia award, the George Foster peabody award, the Writers Guild award, and the prize from the japan foundation. Was producer and writer for the four hour pbs history of the United States supreme court, which was awarded the International Documentary associations award for Outstanding Limited series. Also the American Bar Association and the Parents Choice gold award. Mark was also nominated for a primetime emmys in the category of Outstanding Achievement, in nonfiction filmmaking and Outstanding Achievement in writing for his pbs program on walt whitman. Hes also the author of will you miss me when im gone . , which came out in 2002. It was one of the