[applause] this occasion [inaudible] a tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the new great have addressed this audience, but tonight we welcome a man whom history will record as renowned among World Leaders in the hour of greatest need. [applause] i had in mind the rapid secession communist aggression as millions of people were involved behind the farreaching iron curtain. Ivan mine the stalemate of korea, the rampaging inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings, and traveling our Free Enterprise economy. Here then is the man trained in war, who will be unclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president whom we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] welcome to t common with clifford on george hammond, chair of the communities from ich put together todays program, along with the staff at theommonwealth club, the staff is helping to putogether all these online p
Eisenhower,president of the United States of america. [applause] this happy occasion preserves unbroken, a tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great have addressed this audience. And tonight we welcome the man whom history will record as preeminent among World Leaders in our of greatest need. [applause] i have in mind the rapid ascension of communist aggression as millions of people were enveloped the hide of farreaching iron curtain. I have in mind the stalemate of futility in korea, the rampaging inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings of the many and troubling thevoters of our Free Enterprise economy. Here then is the man trained in war who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundation of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president whom we love with adeep and abiding affection. [applause] [music] welcome to the Commonwealth Club, im George Hammond chair of the Humanities Forum that put tog
And answer portion, in the interest of video and audio reporting, if you could just come to our microphone by the white pillar so we can hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion, and lastly, once everything is done if you could please fold up your chairs and place them against something solid. Our staff, as in me, would greatly appreciate that. Tonight im pleased to introduce jared cohen, to politics and prose the founder and ceo of jigsaw alphabet inc. As well as an adjuncrt senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. He is the New York Times best selling author with eric schmidt of the new digital age and has written the children of jihad. One of the great lessons of american politics that ive learned is the tale of two brothers. One went off to sea and one became Vice President. Neither was heard from ever again. However in rare cases, the Vice President is not relegated to obscurity. Namely when the president the previous president dies. And his newest, best New Y
Host joining us is represented tom colin republican from oklahoma. Congressman cole we have asked you this question before and youve always had a large reading list. Whats on your current reading list . Guest well i have just finished the splendid and the file by eric wesson of churchill and his family really in the worst year of the war the year right after he becomes prime mr. May 10 of 1940 clearly the day of the low countries and france and basically what it was like to fight germany until june of 41 the russians are in a war and then obviously by december the United States is on the war. Its a wonderful. About a guy that i considered the greatest person update to a new century and the supreme ordeal of the long career. Ive also been reading, i just picked up the greatest story by the name of gene edward smith, a great either for. Ive read his biographies grant and eisenhower and eisenhower at the by far the best eisenhower biography ever written but he died in 2019. Right now i ju
We welcome to the distinguished forum dwight d. Eisenhower president of the United States of america. [cheering and applause] this happy occasion preserves unbroken tradition which began with president Theodore Roosevelt and the great has undressed this audience and tonight we welcome the man whom history will record as [inaudible] of great leader in the worlds hour of greatest needs. [applause] i have in mind communist aggression as millions of people were developed behind the farreaching iron curtain and i have [inaudible] the inflation in our homelands eating up the savings of an and who will be claimed by generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more he is our president who we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] spirit welcome to the club im George Hammond which is put together todays program and along with this staff at the Commonwealth Club. We are happy to put together all these online programs weve done dozens and dozens of them si