intense correspondence between the men leading up to their face-off. the white house historical association hosted this event to commemorate the dual s 200 anniversary. duel s 200th anniversary. good afternoon, everybody. i appreciate giving a few reflections. secretary dalton, secretary ball, secretary nicholson, members of the white house historical association, and also the white house national council on the white house history, and guests,stinguished including descendents of stephen decatur. i would like to thank all of you and all of us for coming to celebrate the life and the legacy of one of our navies most illustrious commanders and 80 s most navy s most illustrious commanders. his legacy is one of the most enduring legacies we have in our navy. he helped shape the trajectory of every nation early naval forces, and as a result, accelerated influence in world affairs. he commenced his career in the navy in 1798. that was a critically important time for the unite
it was 1945. the war was over. slowly, painfully, life came back to the ruins of europe. the war was over. but there was no peace. despair crouched over the continent. hopelessness circled europe like a bird of prey. why? what were the forces? what were the issues in a war that turned nations into rubble heaps and populations into beggars? the people wanted the answers. they wanted to know what happened and why. in the palace of justice in nuremberg, the people of the world came together, for there, that the international military tribunal to judge the chief nazi war criminals. justice robert h. jackson, the chief american prosecutor, makes the opening statement for the prosecution. the privilege of opening the first trial in history the privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility. the wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastat
white house history, and other distinguished guests, including descendents of stephen decatur. on behalf of the united states navy, i would like to thank all of you and all of us for coming to celebrate the life and the legacy of one of our navy s most illustrious commanders, commodore stephen decatur. serving over two centuries ago, his legacy is one of the most enduring legacies we have in our navy. he helped shape the trajectory of our nation s early naval forces, and as a result, accelerated america s influence in world affairs. he commenced his career in the navy in 1798. that was a critically important time for the united states, as trade opportunities expanded, expanded our country s ambition over the horizon. and at the same time, piracy was threatening our commerce and foreign navies continued to patrol our shores. l rapidly growing naval force was in need of a strong, daring, charismatic and competent leader to demonstrate american seapower. and he was the man to
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