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Harry truman. As someone who believes passionately in the importance of americas global leadership, i have a natural love and affinity for harry truman. But my affection for him is rooted in something more basic. He was my First American president. My family and i arrived in america november 11, 1948. A week after he narrowly beat his opponent in 1948. That was some time ago. In fact, i tell my students now that i went to college about halfway between the invention of the ipad in the discovery of fire. [laughter] ms. Albright so, it was much later when i became secretary of state and the quest...

Rooted in something more basic. He was my First American president. My family and i arrived in america november 11, 1948. A week after he narrowly beat his opponent in 1948. That was some time ago. In fact, i tell my students now that i went to college about halfway between the invention of the ipad in the discovery of fire. [laughter] ms. Albright so, it was much later when i became secretary of state and the question arose as to where to hold a particular ceremony. The event was to mark naitos s decision too include . I cannot think of a more appropriate place than the truman president ial l...

Ms. Albright so, it was much later when i became secretary of state and the question arose as to where to hold a particular ceremony. The event was to mark natos decision to include poland, and my native hungry as nightmares hungary as new members. I cannot think of a more appropriate place than the truman president ial library in independence, missouri, a place devoted to the man whose vision was responsible for nato. As i stood there, i was so help tothat i cannot use an old czechoslovakia expression, hallelujah. [laughter] ms. Albright i was equally excited to hold a ceremony in washington ...

To merge europe together and create a european union. The phrase is already out there so that france, germany, russia, poland, dont see events as a zero sum game. On sunday night at 8 00 eastern. The idea that american president s have always gotten the very best Health Care Available in whatever era they lived, this is a charming myth and problems began almost immediately with George Washington. Richard levinson, on myths surrounding president s and their health. He has talked about how doctors have sometimes contributed to a president s death or saved them from dying without public knowledge...

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] hello. Hi. Good evening, everyone. Thank you. For joining us here at politics and prose for our monday evening event. Before we get started, a few quick things. Please take a moment now to silence your cell phones or pagers. After his talk mr. Brady carlson has agreed to take questions. If you can lineup behind this question has be clearly in the microphone because we have cspan filming today. Make sure the audience can here and they can be recorded for posterity. Third, after the event if you could help us out by folding up the chairs and st...