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Remembered for killing treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Recounting his political rise and downfall. This was recorded at the gallery of art in washington, d. C. In 201 2012. Thank you for having me back. Im delighted to speak here. I always like to speak in washington, where the audiences are well informed and engaged, but having just finished teaching a semester and for the year at the university of texas, im always delighted to speak to an audience of people who dont have to be...

The museum of american finance. Our partner is the Alexander Hamilton awareness society, an organization you turn to for all things hamilton. We welcome the leadership. As well as friends of the museum doug hamilton, dan simon, suzy pock in the house. Mike newton, our founder and former board chair john herzog and seth cowler brought amazing hamilton documents you should check out afterwards. And, of course, the cspan audience. Now some 20 years ago our board chair wrote me a note that started w...

Flattered that you took the time, took your evening to come listen to me. I try to i think that my students by and large are interested in the subject but i know perfectly well that if they didnt have tests, didnt have papers, if they werent held accountable then most of the seats would be empty. None of you had to be here but you did. Come. I find that to be very flattering. I could, i suppose, give you a test at the end. The title of my talk, which i had forgotten until jamie just mentioned it...

National debt. The Alexander Hamilton society and museum of finance host this. Welcome, as the commemoration of Alexander Hamilton continues. I am the president of the American Museum on american finance. Our partner today is the Alexander Hamilton awareness society, an organization that you turn to for all things hamiltonian. We welcome their leadership, rand, mariana and tom, nicole, sergio, as well as friends of the museum, doug hamilton, dan simon, susie pock in the house. Mike newton, our f...

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Hello and welcome im peter w. Watching al jazeera live from doha with our continuing coverage of the pandemic and its impact also ahead this hour the Economic News isnt any better in the eurozone its economy has shrunk by almost 4 percent and. Were past the peak and were on the downward slope. The u. K. Prime minister back at work after recovering from covert 19 promises to set out a lockdown exit plan next week. We begin with the impacts of the coronavirus on the worlds biggest economy almost a...

Good evening. Im andrew, the director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the bush school of government here e at texas a and m. University. I would like to welcome our special event this evening with kim ghattas who is going to speak of the recent book, black wave saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry that unleashed collective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spent the weekend reading it. I didnt quite get through but i couldnt put it down it was so interesti...

Longtimlongtime no see. I am thrilled to be moderating just about the most distinguished panel anyone could assemble foreignpolicy to my extreme right, max boot, i should say he used to be to my extreme right. [laughter] only on this stage in my twoyear extreme right. Not so much anymore. He is known to all of you as a prolific writer of columns for the Washington Post in the commentator on cnn, distinguished author of biographies and books on the military, i have a personal note to add, max was...

Wave saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry that unleashed collective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spent the weekend reading it. I didnt quite get through but i couldnt put it down it was so interesting. If you havent read it after this evening you can get the book if you havent already but i would urge you to read it to be at its fascinating and very wellwritten and very well researched. There was a narrative thats very troubling. I would like to announce that our event with...

Plus one city 2 sides well look at what life is like in the libyan capital after almost a year of war. Fare suspend of coronavirus to a host of new countries is really concerning the World Health Organization chief as urged all countries to invest urgently in preparedness the number of infected people is now more than doubled in south korea 229 new cases have been reported and that means its 433 for the country as a whole and theyve been 2 deaths the governments urgently sending help to the city...