International Affairs Committee and the Bard International Affairs Program will commute to this session. We have had an incredibly interesting conversation about the state of the nation and we are moving into challenging territory which our chair cedric more will take you through. But let me mention something about the choice of today. Today being april first. There were a few chuckles, april fools day, why would you do it . But in fact april fools day is the perfect day for a conversation of this kind because as you know, the role of the full was to speak truth to power. And, it is not just speaking truth to the powerful but the power can reside in conventional ideas and assumptions. We won in to challenge it in a an open and respectful way. I am going to introduce the panel but i want to Say Something about the process. You notice there are two empty chairs. These chairs belong to you in the audience, at least temporarily. Because the process invite you to join me table at some point
The man of the hour joins a long lineage of men and women who have broken barriers in this historic hall, advancing critical thinking, new ideas and the voices of others who have been marginalized. Some of the most important speakers in history have stood here to present, contest and shape the issues of their day. It is here that Abram Lincoln made his famous speech argument against the expansion of slavery and launching his bid to the presidency. Susan b. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady stanton advocated and organize here for the womens right to vote. Early meetings to form the naacp took place here. Before they were elected, president lincoln, grant, cleveland, past, theodore roosevelt, obama and trump all spoke here. President bill clinton made his first Major Economic speech year, speech that such upset the course for his presidency. The list goes on and so does the legacy of the great hall. With important voices like Preet Bharara tonight and congressman john lewis next month on may 11
Are queuing up to give us trading advantages and once again we become a sovereign nationstate in command of our own destiny, and i am absolutely delighted about that. Embarrassment for the chancellor forced to drop parts of his budget almost as soon as he did look at it. It is shocking and humiliating the chancellor has been forced, forced to come here to address a key budget decision. The british Prime Minister met a new u. S. President but there was an explosive reaction from the common speaker. After the imposition of the migrant ban by president donald trump, i and even more strongly opposed for the address by president donald trump. There were other changes. The scheme along child refugees from europe into the uk was suddenly stopped. How does she live with herself, leaving thousands of children subject to disease, people trafficking, squalor . What many remember most about westminster spring term and nothing to do with arguments over europe. The ancient, britains democracy was at
Those people knew and the world that the revolution built. And then at 8 00 on the presidency, historians discuss relationship between hamilton and George Washington. Washington is a horse whisperrer. He has a certain he is a person of volcanic temperament but he learns to control himself. He learns selfmastery and he actually calms the very high strung, very skiddish, very fast hamilton. Hamilton when washington is around gets into a lot of trouble. For our complete schedule go to c span. Org. Sunday night on after words National Security Columnist Bill girts with his book i war. He is interviewed by Congress Woman of new york, member of the House Select Committee on intelligence and chair of the Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities. I war is a look at what i feel is the new form of war fare that is emerging in the 21st century. I have covered National Security affairs for over 30 years, been all over the world covering these issues. I think its a reflectio
Those people knew and the world that the revolution built. And then at 8 00 on the presidency, historians discuss relationship between hamilton and George Washington. Washington is a horse whisperrer. He has a certain he is a person of volcanic temperament but he learns to control himself. He learns selfmastery and he actually calms the very high strung, very skiddish, very fast hamilton. Hamilton when washington is around gets into a lot of trouble. For our complete schedule go to c span. Org. Sunday night on after words National Security Columnist Bill girts with his book i war. He is interviewed by Congress Woman of new york, member of the House Select Committee on intelligence and chair of the Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities. I war is a look at what i feel is the new form of war fare that is emerging in the 21st century. I have covered National Security affairs for over 30 years, been all over the world covering these issues. I think its a reflectio