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Kind of thing you might see madam secretary accomplish in her half hour series. I was never really in that kind of position. In fact, i perhaps, the opposite, trouble seemed to follow me where i went. I saw a lot of military mutinies. A lot of coups. I served in iraq. I served in iran. I served in sudan. None of which places were you would call a triumph for american diplomacy. But thinking about, think bing about this, i want to tell a story from iran in 1980. I lived back in before i joined th...

U. S. Embassy, the combination of worsening relations between this country and iran and the wake of the iranian revolution in february 1979. Even though the crisis ended with the release of the hostages on january 20th, 1981, after an incredible ordeal that lasted some 440 that lasted some 444 days, it has had a lasting influence on the relationship between the two countries. Images of iranian students breaching the embassy shouting slogans, tauntingly burning the american flag, traumatized a na...

Of the carter presidency, an issue that consumed president carter and reshaped American Foreign approximate Foreign Policy. For the next hour and a half for those watching on cspan washington journal we look back at the event as they unfolded in 1979 and from a documentary, this look at how it all happened 40 years ago . Just before 11 00 a. Chlt m. , t attack began. They were over the walls and soon, the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. Here it showed them being ove...

Events how it unfolded and from the canadian documentary this look on how it all happened 40 years ago. Just before 11 am, the attack begun. They were over the walls who assumed this this was filled by a student here its being over run the motor pool was behind the main gate to the right was the chancellor the operational, of the communication all systems the chancery, was shot inside for 45 americans and staff. The marine guard inside fired tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help was no...

[applause] [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering] good morning, everybody. Arent from south side, welcome to the south side of des moines, or as the rest of us like to call it, gods country. [laughter] you are part of a family when you are in the south side, because we on the south side are really a working class family. We are a workingclass family who believes that if you work hard for a living, played by the rules, do what is right, you deserve a little dignity in your life. Absolutely. [applause]...

Attack began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. The motor crew was behind the main gate of the embassy compound. To the right was the chancellor that house the sensitive medications systems. Thefront doors of chancellery had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans. Inside firedards tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help was not coming, one of the Security Officers tried to persuade students to leave. He was immediately...

Began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. The motor pool was behind the main gates. He right was the chancellor that house the sensitive medications systems. Thefront doors of chancellery had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans. Inside firedards tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help was not coming, one of the Security Officers tried to persuade students to leave. He was immediately captured. The staff are treated f...

Mr. Mccarthy we just had a vote on the floor. In march, Speaker Pelosi said this about impeachment. Impeachment is so divisive to the country, that unless theres something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, i dont think we should go down that path because it divides the country. Today, the country just witnessed the only bipartisan vote on that floor was against. The question to the speaker are the same questions i provided in a letter about the unfair process that we had. What has c...

The cia hostage. Please give a warm hometown walking while going. [applause]. Thank you all for coming. What an amazing crowd. I do need to correct one thing. I just did ain degree at the university of california armstrong. Since i have a captive audience i will digress from my normal talk in address of the university of georgia board of regents. About ten or 12 years ago armstrong was a commuter college it with no residence halls. As i recall the board of regents said Georgia Southern is a litt...

Columbia university, and it is a great pleasure to welcome back our guests, coauthors irina boar began and andre sold to have who will be talking about this book just out called the compatriots. Irina and andrei are cofounders of [inaudible] authors of the red web previously, a history of russias internet, governance of the internet, and then also the excellent book the new nobility, which was on looking at Russian Security services. So this, i guess, is the third part of the trilogy [laughter] ...