On frank lin in washington about the relationship between Benjamin Franklin and george washington. Watch book tv this week and every weekend here on cspan2. Robert and eileen are here with us today. She recently retired as director of corporate social innovations and president of thef caterpillr foundation. With philanthropic arm of this manufacturing giant, caterpillar inc. In addition to the 30 year career holding various leadership positions at the company, she recently helped transfer form the foundation into one of the worlds most influential corporatel foundations and launch a collaborative platform that together stronger a catalyst for prosperity, unites businesses, nonprofits, government, and citizens to combine their strength to alleviate povertys for millions of people worldwide. Please give a warm savannah welcome to michele sullivan. [applause]. Michele thank you so much and and thank you so much to this fabulous event. And savannah, my first time here i absolutely love it
In addition to her 30 year career holding various leadership positions at the company, she recently helped transform the foundation into one of the worlds most influential corporate foundations. The launch of its collaborative platform known as together, stronger, a catalyst for shared prosperity that unites businesses, nonprofits, government, and citizen. To combinene their strength to alleviate poverty for millions of people worldwide. Please give a warm savannah welcome to michele sullivan. Thank you so much and, and thank you to to the festival people you put on a tremendous event. Also to savannah its my first time here and i absolutely love it and i will definitely return. I also love the weather. When i left home yesterday in illinois it was minus eight. So i greatly appreciate the 60 something degree weather today. [laughter] i also thank you for your time today. Takeke her home and treat her like everybody else. Thats advice doctor gave my parents over five decades ago. [laugh
Seat held by senator john mccain. Like most of my life, i didnt take the traditional path, but i am blessed to have been given the opportunity to make a difference for others and stand in this Historic Chamber today. I love arizona, the grand canyon state, its people and our spirit. Like many arizonans, i wasnt born there, so this is a love of choice. Also like many arizonans, i first came to the state on a military assignment in the summer of 1990 to attend Pilot Training at Williams Air Force base, now home to a thriving Industrial Park called mesa gateway. I fell in love with arizona right away and was fortunate to have the Majestic View from the sky as a pilot. What a privilege to live in a land of adventure id only read about as a kid. Home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world and the grand canyon, and our diverse landscapes, mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers, sunsets, and the powerful desert lightning. After an assignment away i came back to arizona to fly the a10 war
Explaining what happened in the gulf of oman the attack on 2 or oil tankers both actually going to japan wow remarkably there you chad vinnies Prime Minister was meeting with the iranian leadership and this is what my poem peo had to say to the media this is based on intelligence the weapons used the level of expertise needed to execute the operation recent similar iranian attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy Group Operating in the area has the resources and the proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication he further on further on he said taken as a whole these unprovoked attacks unprovoked underline present a clear threat to International Peace and security then charles he left and didnt answer a question from the media no facts no forensic evidence whatsoever hes sure. And the media for the most part is following his lead your reaction charles yes i mean weve seen this playbook before havent we multiple occasions and will continue to do so where seeing a sit
Ladies and gentle blue, happy birthday. I am jeffrey rosen, president of the National Constitution center and we have an important responsibility on bill of rights day, the National Chart of the Constitution Center to inspire people around the world. Before doing that, here we go. We are going to recite not only the first part but the entire congressional charter and i know you can do it. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And the purpose of our charter, in order to increase understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is what we are going to do today. On december 15, 1791, the bill of rights was ratified. The first 10 amendments which are now known as the bill of rights have become iconic of american liberty throughout the globe but as we learned today in a fascinating series of discussions the bill of rights is not always the bill