Speaking of engagement, i hope you will take the opportunity during our interview to doing todays discussion by submitting questions as we go along. You can do that by clicking the q a button at the bottom of your screen. Today, as vicente mentioned, we are joined by my friend robert zoellick, he has served america and served her well across multiple administrations and in a range of key roles in the late 80s he served as counselor to the secretary of the treasury under secretary of state as well as White House Deputy chief of staff. In the george w. Bush years he served as ab and later president of the world bank. Hes received numerous honors the state departments highest award, the treasury departments Alexander Hamilton award, and dod medal for distinguished public service. The American Government werent the only ones, the German Government awarded him the night commanders cross, the Mexican Government awarded him their aztec eagle and chili gave chile abof course the author of a re
In the 1939, on september 1st, germany invades poland, and world war ii breaks out that week. What is on americans mind in 1939 is staying out of war. And you see in this section of the exhibition, deep concern in the United States about spies. About nazi spies in the United States. At the time, called a fifth column. Americans are asked by gallup, do you believe germany has begun to organize a fifth column, 70 of americans say yes. You see these fear of spies play out and our Popular Culture and in our political culture. The First American movie, big studio move it to take on nazism is a warner brother movies from 1939, called confessions of a nazi spy. We are showing a trailer here, it is based on a true story of a nazi spy in the United States. I may not spy. I am one of thousands stationed in every part of the United States to steal the secrets of your national defense. There are spy stationed and all of their, the newport news and we the chief United States inspector is sending ou
The reason is war is changing and airtran to figure it out. And they absolutely do. They do it overhaul of the british army. They reassess everything. And make dramatic changes. Thank you so much. I appreciate your time. Coming up on American History tv, from the 33rd International Churchill conference, author lord watson of richmond talks about his book churchills legacy speeches to save the world. About. 45 minutes. Much. Nk you very our speaker is a commander in the British Empire so he outranks me. It is a great pleasure and enormous pleasure to introduce my good friend, lord watson of richmond. Is to this afternoon furnish his churchill credentials for you. Its an easy task in this case. , he made hisl first names may that name in the meat name in the media. As a tv presenter and radio reporter. Rising to become chairman of the Royal Television society. He is always been passionate about politics. While churchill rewrote it and changed, allen has always remained loyal to the liber