I would hope that the Lgbt Community would recognize me to continuing that progress is the key to the progress weve made so far which is engagement and political engagement. And what also recognize that both the Supreme Court and elsewhere around the country we have systematically than limiting what was a limited democracy to begin with and making true selfgovernment harder and harder and would recognize if our political progress and progress on race and gender and a series of other things are intimately tied up in making this really into a self functioning democracy again i recognize that commonality is political. I would say that we need to recognize issues of race, class, sex is some are lgbt issues and we have an investment not only in cases like this one, but comprehensive Immigration Reform in access to health care. All of these are lgbt issues because people look like the rest of the country. We shouldnt get so into our silo that we forget that. Theres something about being a mi
This is something we have looked at. Commanders have often taken steps individually to curb this. My question is, are you thinking about unifying that . Are you thinking of the best practices, guidelines for alcohol . What i just talked about has been discussed. In the meetings i have been in, we have not discussed it in the form of making it, across the services. We have left it to command at this point. Thank you, everyone, for joining us today. We will see you in here soon. [indiscernible] we are all done. On the cspan networks, the air force association hosts a discussion on military Defense Strategies and planning during a time of tightening budgets. On cspan two. The new America Foundation examines electronic surveillance and human rights with access now. That is live at 6 00 p. M. Here on cspan. Next, a discussion about the role of Public Government Affairs officers offices. Posted by the National Press tee, this is commit an hour and a half. Welcome to the National Press club,
You are watching, and looking to leave the party you support. Daysll take a look at the topics of the day. Season two of first ladies influence and image begins monday, september 9 with a look a look at with edith roosevelt. Programs on every first lady from Martha Washington wine mckinley. Tonight, harriet lane. Quite she is probably the most tragic of all the first ladies. She hated it with a passion. She did not move into the white house with peace. They had eight rooms they had to furnish. When she arrived, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her dead son. She called them my presaged child. A very poignant letter. , andey were returning there was a terrible accident. It was devastating for the family. God. She concluded this was forhe house was too much jane to take care of. I dont think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. Most regarded peer us as a failure in the office. It was the happiest of all presidencies. Good evening. On this pr
Was interested in so many things. It it was not clear why she had empathy andrest for advocacy for native americans island i wonder if your guests could explain about that. I think there were some indian chieftans who came to the white house to visit, and i think they made a great impression on her, and she became interested in indian welfare. And she was interested in their education. She was interested in their medical well being and health. Which was a very it was a proper thing for her to be interested in. Nobody is going to be objecting to educating children or taking care of people who were sick. So it was certainly a good thing for her to do. The indians thought of her as their great white mother. You talked about the first lady and the white house. She had connections to the Johns Hopkins hospital and the pediatric unit she set up. Well talk about that in a minute. A question from jenny webber. Harriet lane had a cutter named after her. Also, i heard she got into trouble for th