Problematic ok kimberly sorry to cut you off that said Joseph Maguire just about to start speaking more crosscuts you know 2nd for now lets head over to capitol hill and listen in to this i beg your pardon this is adam schiff who were looking at now he is about to open this testimony about objection. The chair reserves the right to recess the hearing at any time the president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do 2 things faithfully execute his or her office and protect and defend the constitution that oath of course cannot be honored if the president does not 1st defend the country if our National Security is jeopardized if our country is left undefended the necessity to faithfully execute the office becomes moot where there is no country there is no office to execute and so the duty to defend the nation is foundational to the president s responsibilities. But what of this 2nd responsibility to defend the constitution what does that really mean the found
The chair reserves the right to recess at any time. The president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do two thing things, faithfully execute his or her office, and protect and defend the constitution. That oath cannot be honored if the president does not first defend the country. If our National Security is jeopardized or undefended then to successfully execute the office is moot there is no country, there is no office to execute. And so the duty to defend the nations foundational for the president ial responsibilities. But of the second responsibility to defend the constitution quicks what does that really mean we are not speaking of a piece of parchment parchment with the institutions of our democracy to defend the system of checks and balances the constitution and trying to defend the rule of law upon which the idea america was born to be a nation of laws. We do not defend the nation there is no constitution. But if we do not defend the constitution, t
Online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. The acting intelligence director testified today about a whistleblower complaint concerning a phone conversation between President Trump and the president of ukraine. Director maguire took questions from members of the house Intelligence Committee. You can read the whistleblower complaint at cspan. Org. The meeting will come to order. Without object, the cheer reserves the right to recess the hearing at any time. The president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do two things, faithfully execute his or her office and protect and defend the constitution. That oath, of course, cannot be honored if the president does not first defend the country. If our National Security is jeopardized, if our country is left undefended, the necessity to faithfully execute the office becomes moot, where there is no country, there is no office to execute, and so the duty to defend the nation is foundational to the p
Pewter the man for the film showing the cessation of president kennedy described the history behind the film in her family. Good afternoon. Thank you for being here and for supporting san antonio book festival. The great adventure of literature in san antonio and we have an ordinary treat today to have been for with us. She has written an extraordinary book. Six seconds, a personal history of the pewter film. Its a book that you have to read to fully appreciate it. I can characterize it as a memoir of the zapruder film and its deeper than that. Its a memoir of the extraordinary experience, burden, destiny of the family, a family that has the extraordinary circumstances as refugees of jewish pilgrims in the ukraine, who find their way ultimately, to dallas texas. Alexandras grandfather was Abraham Zapruder the dressmaker who had the extraordinary occasion to find himself in that position, on that day, capture these 26 seconds of fateful witness of history. How many of you have seen the
Literature in san antonio and we have an ordinary treat today to have been for with us. She has written an extraordinary book. Six seconds, a personal history of the pewter film. Its a book that you have to read to fully appreciate it. I can characterize it as a memoir of the zapruder film and its deeper than that. Its a memoir of the extraordinary experience, burden, destiny of the family, a family that has the extraordinary circumstances as refugees of jewish pilgrims in the ukraine, who find their way ultimately, to dallas texas. Alexandras grandfather was Abraham Zapruder the dressmaker who had the extraordinary occasion to find himself in that position, on that day, capture these 26 seconds of fateful witness of history. How many of you have seen the zapruder film . Its extraordinary how many of you have seen gone with the wind . [laughter] its right up there. Its right up and they are in the annuals of our complex relationship to media. This document, this artifact, of our histor