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Don richie, you brought ari book with you called vietnam hearings. What was this book . This book was printed in 1966. Its 50 years old. It was a book i used when i was teaching a course on American History in the 1960s. I was at the university of maryland and we used this book because it was exsermts of hearings that senator fulbright convened on the vietnam war in 1966 and it was the proponents, the supporters of the war, people like dean dusk and general Maxwell Taylor aopponens of the war li...

History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Next on the presidency, a conversation about William Leuchtenburgs new book, the american president from Teddy Roosevelt to bill clinton. Douglas with historian brinkley about the president he has met and shares his insight on others like william taft, harry truman, and Calvin Coolidge. The New York Historical society hosted this 90 minute event. [applause] good morning, thank you for being here. One Public Service announcement. We will be taking...

Zero victory in the New Hampshire primary over bob dole. He hoped to continue his momentum in the South Carolina primary with the endorsement of phyllis shapley. Won as later senator dole decisive victory in South Carolina and in every state except one on his way to the republican president ial nomination. Involved a loss incumbent bill clinton in the general election that fall. This event is about half an hour. [applause] good morning everybody. I am phyllis schlafly, president of the eagle for...

Academy of Television Arts and sciences and at 90 hes still a consultant. Thanks to roddie for saving us. And thank you. God bless america. [ applause ] all i can say is i want to look like these guys when im 90. Im very honored to call upon american pastor chris edmonds, son of the late Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, righteous among the nations from the United States of america to receive the medal and certificate of honor on behalf of his father and to offer some remarks. [ applause ] lester,...

The great tragedies of american kennan that cannon was not listened to by the policymakers in 1960 when we. Ecided to go to war jamesired army general gavin presents his views on the vietnam war. This was broadcast of your he 8,e, broadcast february 1966. He was the only general to parachute four times with his troops in combat. He was u. S. Ambassador to france for the first two years of the kennedy administration. This is the first 70 minutes of hearing. Day within of the the Eisenhower Admini...

This is about 30 minutes. Brodi fontenot good afternoon. My name is Brodi Fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the Treasury Department. Thank you all for being here today. Those of you joining us virtually as well. It is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the Treasury Department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. I am honored to work for...

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Americans played in the expectation. In the expedition. The library of congress hosted this hourlong event. Thank you john. Herman and i are going to act as a tag team today. We have been doing this for many years. We did a trail together a number of times going over the bitterroot mountains, following in the footsteps of lewis and clark. We initiated that for the smithsonian, carried that on. I was lucky enough to be involved in a number of those. That is how we became interested in lewis and c...

Postwar. Although he is now in private industry, he has remade of thoughtful observer and commentator on military strategy in the nuclear age. Gavin has served his country barrel well very well and has a right to enjoy his retirement. But we need his advice, for there are very few people in his experience. Elieve we are constructed confronted with momentous decisions in the near future, and i need not tell you general gavin, with the subject matter of these decisions involves very this committee...

Envisions going down to hundreds . Sir, the plan right now at the 5,000 would still include a significant counter would it be enough . Thats what i would like to assess, sir, because im concerned sure. I know you are. Youre a good man. I know youd like to protect the country. Heres what id like you to do. Id like you to present to the committee, if you could, if this is appropriate, a counterterrorism footprint given what you see to be happening on the ground today and the next five years, ten y...