Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the New York Historical society. Im louis mirrer, the im thrilled to see you this evening in our beautiful robert h. Smith odd terrorism tonight. s prom give me liberty a history of americas exceptional used i part of the distinguished Speaker Series and as always id like to thank mr. Swartz for his great generosity which has enabled to us bring so many fine speakers to the stage. I also want to thank all of your Chairmans Council members in attendance this evening and to thank you for your great support i tonights program will last an hour and it will include a question and answer session. You should have received a note card and pencil as you entered the auditorium this afternoon, this evening, and if not, my colleagues will go up and down the aisles with note cards and pencils. The note cards will be clerked later on in the program with you questions. Following the program there will be a book signing in the ny history store and copies of the b
This is bbc news, the headlines we can go to the Scottish Parliament where there is an election taking place to choose the new First Minister, to replace humza yousaf. John swinney is now in the process and the votes are being cast for him and the votes are being cast for him and it is expected he will imminently be leader of the Scottish National party but he needs to be formally elected as First Minister by the Scottish Parliament and that is what is happening right now. All of the Party Leaders are allowed to nominate themselves as First Minister and it is now the turn of john swinney and he is expected to have a majority of votes. Voting is pretty simple, msps press a button to register their preference. We can now have a listen. The to register their preference. We can now have a listen. Now have a listen. The vote is closed. Could now have a listen. The vote is closed. Could any now have a listen. The vote is closed. Could any member. Now have a listen. The vote is l closed. Coul
[bell ringing] announcer across seasons and centuries, we come to be near the birth somehow. The wind of words that moved here once still blows, independence, and summer raises whisperfaint, echoing words of ancient arguments won and lost, and the old, cracked bell echoes liberty. [bell ringing] announcer a gathering of haunted houses, people with ghosts and voices of ghosts, where the fathers of our country still speak. Some of the great ones wish to return from beyond the grave to see how it all turned out. There is power in a wish with 200 years behind it. Dr. Benjamin franklin. He snatched lightning from the heavens and the scepter from tyrants. Did i make a wish . Well, so i did. I had an ardent desire to observe the state of america in century or two. I wish to be immersed in a cask of wine with a few friends until i would be called to life by the solar warmth of my dear country. Now, it seems i must relive those first days, now two centuries past. Hmm, we must begin in 1774. Im
House caucus participated. Host how many guest there were eight fewer. There were 188 at that time. A couple attending to family emergencies. A couple out of town for scheduled trips for other reasons. Only a handful of members who are democrats who are also aligned with the n. R. A. Ncluding the only two members, linda from texas on our ndependent line. Host your piece was titled inside the house, houses first social nonfilibuster. Why isnt there a filibuster procedure available in the house . Guest it goes right to the very heart of the civics lessons we all took in high school. The fundamental difference between the house and the enate. All the rules you and i think about every day when we Pay Attention to the house are designed so the majority can get what they want unless they misunderstand what they want and the vote goes against them. They have designed it to be a regular routine march through the legislative process. They organized how many amendments are going to be offered. I
Secretary clinton and president obama. And particularly as it relates to National Security and state department kind of issues. Two rivals in a primary who come together. An opportunity to get a feel for what was going on in washington, d. C. Where i work. Miked hayden, former National Security director, talking about the face of terrorism and its threat. It is called playing for the edge about his time at the cia. Same venue. Mostly history. Lincolns boys caught my attention and read it this summer. It is the story of john hay and john nick lay, two individuals the president met before being president in illinois. They came with him and it is the story of two young men working in the Lincoln Administration during the civil war and what happened afterwards in their life. I like to read history. Less interested in the battlefield and more interested in the people that serve in that capacity. Probably my Favorite Book of the summer has been hamilton. Ron sheridan is a great author and i