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Together to push something through that would work unless you cooperated . Each department obviously has its own bureaucracy and they all kind of operate in their own area. And yet when you are dealing with a critical issue like afghanistan or isis or other things, its really important to Work Together. You have the diplomatic arm of the government working with the defense arm of the government to be able to Work Together to get things accomplished. Frankly a big part of that is personalities that are involved. I just have to tell you secretary clinton and i because of our history working toge...

[inaudible conversations] next robert gates at the National Constitution center in philadelphia. He discusses memoir, duty members of the secretary at war. In the book mr. Gates has served as secretary of defense under president george w. Bush and president obama talks about his management of the wars in afghanistan and iraq and to share stories about his relationship with the white house and congress. [applause] secretary gates i also want to thank you for being especially knowing exactly recently had an injury. I know you are making a robust recovery but having to wear a neck brace as surely...

Than 200,000 complete suits of uniforms to its soldiers in the field just in that time period. I do have to note a few qualifications. It was not always the most perfect system. The Southern Railroad network as it deteriorated often meant that Raw Materials and finished products would be delayed in either reaching the factories or reaching the destination points. It also meant that some alternate materials had to be used instead of the preferred all woollen outer garments, the confederates had to reply very extensively all on what was commonly called jean cloth, a mixture of wool and cotton, w...

And while atlanta had some Key Facilities itself, like the rolling mill depicted here as a result of the abandonment of the city of atlanta in Early September of 1864 in ruins, atlanta was primarily an Administrative Center for the Confederate Military production. Offices here in atlanta contracted with firms large and small throughout the region. And then receive the product of those operations, and then distributed them to the armies in the field as needed. But one of the most important facilities in all of the atlanta complex was the quartermaster clothing depot, run by that tennessee now c...

To read. I will be making frequent reference to this map as it will help us understand the course of the campaign. As general in chief of all unit forces in 1864, u. S. Grant devised accord mated offensive by a number of union army stretching from louisiana all the way to virginia. As you know already, the two most important of these offenses were those of the army of the , andac here in virginia that of william t sherman, who commanded what was called the military division of the mississippi. Grants orders to sherman for the campaign, dated april 4, 18 64, were pretty straightforward. Grant t...