Seven and mark aruba oh at 6. Since rand pauls stellar showing at the conference six months ago senator paul has continued to make waves around the nation. As the 2016 president ial race draws closer, two is centering himself at the heart of Republican Party politics. Get this, he has reframed traditional libertarianism. He is repudiated its isolationist character. For example, hed vote in favor of military action against isis. If a vote came to you would you vote yes or no . Yes. I would vote yes and i would do it in a heart because i think radical islam, isis is a threat to the United States. Theyre a threat to embassies, consulates, journalists. Is senator rand paul a libertarian and is he leading libertarians toward mainstream of american politics . I think thats a fair assessment. Rand paul is not as pure a libertarian as his father ron paul was and rand paul is making acom indications to what happened. He balked off total in foreign aid. He is going to have some problems i think
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon everyone. Id like to welcome you to this afternoons session of the washington history seminar, and for those of you who dont know the seminar is a joint project of the Woodrow Wilson Centers History and Public Policy program and the american Historical Associations National history center. My name is Eric Arn Ericsson from George Washington university, and i am the cochair of this seminar. As is our custom, i want to thank two people whose behindthescenes efforts makes this seminar possible on a weekly basis amanda no moniz and pete [inaudible] i would also like to express thanks to the society of historians of Foreign Relations whose generous financial contributions support this seminars activities. Todays speaker is Bartholomew Sparrow who is a professor of government at the university of texasment he is the author of multiple works including from the outside in world war ii and the american state, the insular cases and the emergence of the am
I wondered if you could encapsulate your mother for us. I think you want my grandmother. Sorry. I never knew her before the white house. She was very gracious a diplomatic very well organized. But there was a sort that came after the white house. And after the white house after being with her did not have car heaters. And i would be sitting in the back of the car. Why she was doing this. Something always moving. And having to be still. She had to back up everybody very poignant letter that she wrote on the train coming back from washington to her two sons. I have the letter. Never once did i ever here her or did she ever criticize anybody. She was always positive even when things were going very bad. She was not pollyanna. I do not mean that. Never hurt her criticize invited to breakfast. [laughter] given. And she was a lovely dog. My family was very fond of animals. Always at the white house. Set up. And she was tall. A chow dog scotty. I have a scotty. And i could not say norwegian.
Be clear. One of the defenses you hear from the clinton camp is they are unaware of certain things or perhaps there is nothing seriously afoot with all of this money phlog money flowing to the Flint Clinton foundation. A lot of people that pay for speeches by bill clinton are not an Insurance Company in the uk or a Media Company in germany. These are companies that operate in places like nigeria, the congo, south america, and some of these individuals have sketchy history as it relates to financial crimes. I think the clintons are not ones who would be shocked there is gambling going on. They know what it is going on and that is what is troubling. They dont seem to have a filter that prevents them from taking money from sketchy characters. Host why dont some of these Foreign Governments or foreign leaders give money directly to their own countries rather than give it to the Clinton Foundation . That is a great question peter. The late christopher hitchson a liberal writer, asked that v
Deciding how to react. We want to get your thoughts about iran, the white house, and congress. What is next . What would you like to see happen . Here are the numbers to call. If not by phone, way in by social media. On facebook or send us an email. Chockfull of iranrelated headlines as the talks resume in switzerland. The Washington Post sets it up this way. A down to the wire negotiation to restrict Irans Nuclear program, ready to kick off under the pressure of a selfimposed deadline. Secretary of state kerry arrived in lausanne sunday and is to meet today with the Iranian Foreign minister. Other members of the team arrived earlier and were seen wondering the grounds of the hotel where the discussions will take place in the lakeside city. After more than a decade of talks there is a last chance feel to the latest round. The discussions have been stalled over the pace of sanctions relief, inspections and a size of Irans Nuclear capacity. There is the setup. The talks ongoing. Late mor