[inaudible conversations] good evening. Ima member of the event to staff and i would like to welcome you this evening to politics and prose took a quick note before we start, now would be a great time to silence cell phones. Feel free to take flash free photography. We are here to welcome Hendrick Meijer for his new book, Arthur Vandenberg the man in the middle of the american century. When Arthur Vandenberg assumed his seat as a republican senator 1928 is outspoken opponent of the new deal and staunch isolationist. By the end of his life was not just a supporter of nato event un, but a key architect of the american postwar policy and in this comprehensive biology he changes from a politician to effective consensus builder. Is a reporter, editor and executive producer of the [inaudible] please help me welcome them both to politics and prose. Thank you for coming and thank you for that nice introduction. I am delighted to have pink with us tonight because this is a surprisingly relevant
Former white house staffers discuss the impact of second terms on president ial leadership and effectiveness. The Panel Suggests that president s often change their focus to Foreign Policy welding news media is already looking ahead to the next president. This is about an hour and 20 minutes. Think you to the foundation. We have had a great partnership. This is a series where we look at leadership not in the abstract, but at a particular institution. We have the majority leader from the senate, senators lott and daschle. We have also looked at congressional leadership and Foreign Policy. We have a panel of people who are extremely knowledgeable who have served with and encountered multiple president s we can talk about today. Let me say a few things quickly and then introduce our panel. We put together a book about the second term of the bush administration. It was called second term blues. That is not to pick on george bush so much as to say second term president s have difficulties.
Darkness. To his everlasting congress when he testified on unamerican activities he didnt say aoe convicting communists in the United States. He said the United States is Strong Enough to tolerate all points of view as long as they were peaceful. That stood him out from Robert Taylor and other actors who were cooperating with huac. But there is an irrefutable fact. In 1980, we were losing the cold war. By 1989, we were winning the cold war. As Jeane Kirkpatrick said about the San Francisco democrats from the fall of sigh gone in 1975 to january 1981, soviet influence expanded dramatically in laos, libyan, syria, madagascar, seychelles, nicaragua, grenada. Not all were pro soviet and antiamerican to be sure. There are many good antiamerican democrats. But for whatever reason a number of democrats in the 1980s, call them fellow travelers or fifth columnist or deconstructionist or pro srobg tours. Or lennons phrase useful idiots. These were the San Francisco democrats to which kirkpatrick
There. Yeah, that misinformation exists, but it can get put back in its place even better and more quickly. Thanks for that. Congress is in recess for the summer district work period. All this week we are bringing you American History tv in primetime on cspan3. Tonight, a look at the major speeches of our nations 40th president , Ronald Reagan. Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discussion from Regent University Ronald Reagan symposium. Democratic revolution, challenges to fostering global freedom. It focuses on the speeches that defined president reagans administration, including what became known as the evil empire speech and his 1987 west berlin Mchale Gorbachev to tear down this wall. This is an hour 10 minutes. Good morning. Welcome. Im delighted you chose to join us for the 10th annual Ronald Reagan similar pose pose yum on this cold winter morning. I serve as dean as here. I would like to introduce one of our Senior Leaders to greet you at this time and kick off this confer
There. Yeah, that misinformation exists, but it can get put back in its place even better and more quickly. Thanks for that. Congress is in recess for the summer district work period. All this week we are bringing you American History tv in primetime on cspan3. Tonight, a look at the major speeches of our nations 40th president , Ronald Reagan. Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discussion from Regent University Ronald Reagan symposium. Democratic revolution, challenges to fostering global freedom. It focuses on the speeches that defined president reagans administration, including what became known as the evil empire speech and his 1987 west berlin Mchale Gorbachev to tear down this wall. This is an hour 10 minutes. Good morning. Welcome. Im delighted you chose to join us for the 10th annual Ronald Reagan similar pose pose yum on this cold winter morning. I serve as dean as here. I would like to introduce one of our Senior Leaders to greet you at this time and kick off this confer