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ladies and gentlemen, please recognize the color guards from each of the original 13 states as they are introduced in the order in which each state ratified the u.s. constitution and entered the union. delaware. first delaware regiment. [applause] pennsylvania. first troop philadelphia city cavalry. [applause] new jersey. old barracks museum. [applause] georgia. sons of the revolution in the state of georgia. [applause] connecticut. the governor s foot and horse guard. massachusetts. 54th massachusetts volunteer regiment. [applause] maryland. maryland society sons of the american revolution. [applause] south carolina. south carolina national guard. [applause] new hampshire. first new hampshire regiment. [applause] virginia. the virginia military institute regimental color guard. [applause] new york. ninth new york field artillery, veteran core veteran corps artillery of the state of new york. [applause] north carolina. the over mountain men. [applause] rhode island. ....
the u.s. i have gone to great lengths to keep politics out of the roundtable. this topic, monuments, has elements of both history and politics. what do you think should be the role of roundtables, if any, on this issue? we thought that was a very good question. civil war buffs, who know more about the general public, what should we do about this issue? tom, i will ask you first. professor brown: [indiscernible] if you think that you are keeping taught six out of it, keeping politics out of it, you re probably kidding yourself. my device would be to try to have an environment in which you can have political discussions and recognize it is a political discussion. tim. professor sedore: no question. i don t see how you can avoid politics in the war. but roundtables have a really gratifying ability and i m aware of how a different perspective can be brought in a certain sense. they are really interested in history, and in some ways, you have to let it come out with th ....
late. good afternoon. the president this morning met with general mcmaster general mcmaster is helping lead the team that is organizing the president s upcoming foreign trip. the president has been focused on meeting with the team, getting ready for the various stops he will be making. the president has seen a great desire for america to reengage and be a leader once again in helping solve the world s complex problems. he s already made moves behind the scenes with leaders and in public statements to show that america is reasserting its leadership on the world stage. these visits are another important part of this american resurgence. the president will further our strategic objectives in the region my creating new opportunities that will strengthen the united states and our allies weakening our enemies. many of you are interested in the logistical aspects of this trip. we will have for the briefing struck the week. throughout the week. i would like to announce that ....
as ak deem area. this 40 minute event was part of a policy conference in washington, d.c. this took place in april. okay, everyone will take your seats, please. i d like to introduce our next section, which focuses on infrastructure policy. you know, when you look back to the causes of the great economic boom since between the 1980s and the financial crisis, there are a lot of parents, you know, every success has a lot of parents, but you know, you cannot understate the amount of infrastructure that was built in the 80s and the amount ty added and the contribution of that infrastructure to the boom. during that period of time. you know the benefits of getting ahead of our infrastructure needs. the challenge today is that so much of our infrastructure lies i ha had the opportunity to serve with dr. getty s on a transportation commission. a 12-person commission. we spent three years struggling t the experts have forfoten more than identify known, so i m pleased to have ....
the public thinks about this dismissal. leon harris has the details. this is getting a ton of attention. and will be for days to come. president trump spoke extensively about his decision to fire james comey in an exclusive interview with nbc s lester holt, and the president s reasons appear to contradict previous statements coming from the white house. now on the topic of comey, we re also seeing some new reaction from a brand-new nbc news survey monkey poll. more than half, 54% believe that comey s dismissal was not appropriate, and when it comes to why the president let comey go, nearly half think it has to do with the russia investigation. only about a quarter think it s related to the clinton e-mails as stated. in his sitdown, he also had choice words to describe comey. he s a show boat, he s a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil, you know what, i know that, everybody knows that. you met attorney general rod rosenstein. right. did you ask for a reco ....