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Relationship without thinking what the consequences were. We never knew long term what we wanted from noriega when we started the relationship in 1960. He was in the military academy. Castro had taken over in cuba. What we wanted were small pieces of information about the instructors and fellow students that had the tendencies. Noriega want add career he wanted prestige with being americas man. He wanted the counterintelligence training demolition training, all of the various training we gave hi...

And there are good arguments on both sides and i strongly urge you if you are interested in learning more to buy rons book which i do think offers a balanced perspective. I also encourage you to buy ginnies books which i think do a great job of putting our way of government under the microscope and asking ourselves can we do better. They both have agreed and are willing to sign the books if you wish to purchase one which we can do right after this. Thank you for coming. You are a great audience,...

Programs aimed exactly as you are suggesting. Let me try to get some others in. Okay. Go ahead. A lot of other people want to say something. When i was i was growing up there were no outreach programs no outreach programs. Today every organization i belong to has an outreach program. I do think there is Civic Engagement. University the Aspen Institute the portrait gallery, everyone has an outreach program. Why do you say there is no Civic Engagement . Well, i dont want to be badmouthing outreach...

Thank you, emily, and good evening. It is a great pleasure to introduce William Seale. I have known william for a very long time because he married my good friend and college classmate, lucinda smith. I married a brilliant historian, and so did she. [laughter] William Seale is a charming and witty texas gentleman whose interest in history and buildings has fueled a long career in both. He is a native of beaumont, texas, holds a ba from southwestern university, an ma and a ph. D. From duke. He le...

Examines the transformation of washington, d. C. Political and physical landscape between the spanish american war and world war i. This program from the society of the Anderson House in washington, d. C. Is 40 minutes. [applause] thank you, emily. And good morning. Its a great pleasure to introduce william seale. I have known william for a very long time because he married my good friend and colleague classmate. William seale is a charming if texas gentleman whose interest in history and the bu...

Explore it, but when cost came into play and it made it cost prohibitive, that ultimately was the determinant of you not doing it, different than its just something as a policy we are not going to do. So, you did entertain it enough that it was an idea. Absolutely. Explore it and brought it back the commission engaged in a conversation and explored whether it was a policy decision. As i mentioned, its was not my call. I did Due Diligence and bring it to the commission for full discussion on whet...

Arent going to be supporting us. I understand what youre saying, commissioner. Its not a matter of supporting. Its not taking a stance on any given issue. Its simply providing the information that then the commission lib rates on. So, can i ask well, first of all, i want to bring this up as a former member of the Library Commission. First, i think were being misled a little bit, the language of invited presenters i think is misleading. My recollection is that av presentations are only used to in...

I did just that. Thats why it came back. And i also felt that because of the expenditure involved, it would be their judgment, their call and policy determination to do that. So, i felt that was, again, doing Due Diligence in having a full public hearing on that matter and they did that. And, again, it was a 60 vote not to do it because they felt they were not in violation and they got some attorney, City Attorney advice and also i mean, the brown act and sunshine ordinance did not prescribe a s...

The only way now they can do it is come in with hard copy or something and hold it up and put it in the record. And it would seem to me that if you invite somebody in support and somebody comes to you and says, we would like to be invited even though were not going to support you, no, we wont invite you because you arent going to be supporting us. I understand what youre saying, commissioner. Its not a matter of supporting. Its not taking a stance on any given issue. Its simply providing the inf...

Put it in the record. And it would seem to me that if you invite somebody in support and somebody comes to you and says, we would like to be invited even though were not going to support you, no, we wont invite you because you arent going to be supporting us. I understand what youre saying, commissioner. Its not a matter of supporting. Its not taking a stance on any given issue. Its simply providing the information that then the commission lib rates on. So, can i ask well, first of all, i want t...