Podcasts. In our final program looking back for president george w. Bushs decision to increase troop levels in iraq, scholars offered their analysis of the surge. From Southern Methodist university this is almost two hours. So its my pleasure to introduce the chair of this panel who is the executive director of the center at the university of texas at austin. And he has, i think, not unique but certainly worth while perspective, duel perspective of being a person who has both studied Decision Making in the white house and been part of Decision Making in the white house. He was a valuable member of really making the Network Connections and the interviews that are the underlying factor and underlying base of this project work. Will, i thank you for. That i turn the mike over to you. Thank you very much, jeff. Im honored to be moderating this panel here with four very dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern afoot that as a moderator i may let i got to my head and try toint
Academy of Television Arts and sciences and at 90 hes still a consultant. Thanks to roddie for saving us. And thank you. God bless america. [ applause ] all i can say is i want to look like these guys when im 90. Im very honored to call upon american pastor chris edmonds, son of the late Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, righteous among the nations from the United States of america to receive the medal and certificate of honor on behalf of his father and to offer some remarks. [ applause ] lester, you did good. Thank you. Ambassador dermer, mr. President , might i say its an incredible honor to have you here. This is one memory that our family will cherish always. And might also say its my first time speaking at the embassy as well. [ laughter ] [ applause ] rabbi lau, mr. Wiff, senator corker, the gunden family, im going to mess this up, im from tennessee. The be say it for me. There we go. Ill get it right next time. And distinguished guests. Tonight on this noble occasion my moer mary
What if my regrets was that i had never seen Strom Thurmond one of my regrets was that i had never seen Strom Thurmond. He has such a unusual appearance about him. I am on the flight and i look ahead in front of me. I see a man who has got orange colored hair. These firstgeneration hair plugs. Think to myself, that must be what Strom Thurmonds head looks like. Of course, it was Strom Thurmond. I knew that when people were trying to shake his hand, that kind of thing could i wanted to shake his hand thing. I wanted to shake his hand too. I was about to speak to my fathers rotary club and tell him about all the famous people i have met in washington, and so i was trying to shake his hand, but as i got off the plane, there were already people lined up to shake it could shake his hand. I did not get. Im not a softer linnean, i dont have anything to say to him, really. I was a bit selfconscious, it was a busy airport with a lot of different kinds of people. This is a man best known for his
Presidency, former National Security council and state Department Officials from the Nixon Administration discussed the president s efforts to stabilize relations with china. Henry kissingers 1971 secret trip to china and Richard Nixons official trip a year later. National archives and the Richard Nixon Foundation Hosted this event. Good morning. I am the archivist of the United States. It is a pleasure to welcome you here today. A special welcome to our cspan audience joining us from around the country and around the world. Today, we have the latest in an ongoing series of nixon legacy forums. When asked about his Library President and saenz said i have insisted that the Nixon Library and birthplace be not a monument to the career of one man but a place where visitors and scholars will be able to recall the events of the time i served as president and to measure in way the policies my administration pursued. I hope the library and birthplace will be different, a vital place of discove
Security council and state Department Officials from the Nixon Administration discussed the president s efforts to stabilize relations with china. They detail Henry Kissingers 1971 secret trip to china and Richard Nixons official trip a year later. National archives and the Richard Nixon Foundation Hosted this event. Good morning. I am the archivist of the United States. It is a pleasure to welcome you here today. A special welcome to our cspan audience joining us from around the country and around the world. Today, we have the latest in an ongoing series of nixon legacy forums. When asked about his Library President nixon said i have insisted that the Nixon Library and birthplace be not a monument to the career of one man but a place where visitors and scholars will be able to recall the events of the time i served as president and to measure in way the policies my administration pursued. I hope the library and birthplace will be different, a vital place of discovery and rediscovery,