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Dr. Rice is going to be and dr. Rice is going to be interviewing for us by one of the best interviewers to have his own show on bloomberg, our National Book festival cochair and very generous reporter, dr. David rubenstein. Please welcome both of them. [applause] and pain and enjoy. Well, thank you very much for coming. Spinning to make for having me. Welcome to everybody. Thanks for being here. Great event. [applause] hard to believe that youve been out of government for nine years. Before we get into your new book, democracy, which ite highly recommend and law talk about coachella such event...

Well, if that doesnt get you going, you have a pretty serious problem. Secretary mattis, secretary morethy, and so many distinguished guests. Thank you for joining us. If you will allow me to recognize a few distinguished guests. We are blessed to have several former chiefs of staffs of the army. If you would, let us thank you for your long service. [applause] i will pick on one of that group of four. Some of you may have met general sullivan before. A bit of a relationship with the association with United States army and some of you may have heard great personal news. General sullivan is enga...

You know him, he is well known us, internationally, and i had the privilege of serving alongside him. That he ask me to define him with one word, i would simply choose patriot. That is what he is. At his very core. And gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense, the honorable jim mattis. [applause] thank you. I can find no place near washington dc that i find a place so much like home than being here with you. Those very concerned days after 9 11 in afghanistan, we served together for many years after that as well. Sir, you for coming back it is a pleasure to serve with you once again....

Very core. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense and the honorable jim mattis. [applause] thank you. Thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, general. Hes an old friend of many years and its an absolute delight to be here with you all. I do appreciate being invited to Something Like this. I can we found no place in washington dc today that i feel more at home then here amongst all of you. Acting secretary mccarthy, we first met each other in those very uncertain days after 911 in afghanistan and we served together for many years after that. Thank you for comin...

Speakers include the former envoy to the Six Party Talks with north korea during the Bush Administration and the executive director of the committee for human rights in north korea. The center for the National Interests hosts this event. Its about an hour, 40 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Welcome to the center of National Interests and our session on north korean crisis. You may have noticed the large camera and good looking, and were live on cspan 1, im told. This should be a good session. Im honored to be accompanied by two good friends who have some experience with north ko...