For more than a century the Hoover Institution has been dedicated to generating policy ideas that promote economic prosperity, National Security and democratic were excited to be able to connect virtually with you to showcase the work coming out of our institution. These policy briefings provide an opportunity for you to her directly from some of our nations top scholars on pressing issues facing the road during this difficult time. We hope you enjoy and find out in our discussion. We will be taking audience question state and encourage you to submit yours at the q a buttons located at the bottom of your screen. Todays briefing is from general h. R. Mcmaster, the senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He was a 26 National Security adviser to the the president of the United States. He also served as commissioned officer in the United States army for 34 years before retiring as Lieutenant General in june for the 2018. His latest book is entitled battlegrounds and will be released in se
To submityours at the q a button located at the top of your screen. Todays briefing is from general hr mcmaster, senior fellow at the hoover institution. It was the 26th National Security advisor to the president of the United States and served as Commission Officer in the army for 34 years before retiring as Lieutenant General in june 2018. His latest book is entitled battle grounds. And it will be released in september and its available for preorder now on amazon. Thanks for your serviceand thanks for joining us today. Its great closure to be with you and to be with everyone. I know youve been watching these briefings regularly and the coverage of the aspects involved with covid19. A lot of our discussions have been focused on the pandemic and our economy and today with you i like to discuss the rest of the world, particularly the geopolitical threats that have been accelerated by covid19. Im going to ask you to take a tour around the world which should be a lot of fun. Lets start wi
Accounts can help galvanize the stories of world war ii for you as teachers and students head back to the classroom and you can enhance your lessons hopefully and have a more personal understanding of what these gentlemen and their compatriots have gone through. We know the gentleman gentleman sitting here before us, and the other infants, we have a short the other infants, we have a short time. It is amazing they are sitting here with us today. We also want to make sure everyone in the audience has a chance to participate and ask questions of their own that you will find valuable in your classrooms and for your students. When you ask them, i will probably step forward to make sure i can hear you properly, repeat the question so the audience can hear and the cspan audience can hear and our honorees in here as well. Lets introduce our panel. First to my left in a handsome red blazer [laughter] charles mcgee, one of the Tuskegee Airmen and a career officer in the United States air force
Generation. The stories of word war 2. You can enhance your lessons and have a more personal understanding of what these gentleman and their compatriots have been through to get here today. We know that the gentlemen here in front of us, and the other events that we do, we have a short time to tect to them and understand them and the fact that they made it through one of the most significant experiences in history. We also want to make sure that erin everyone in the audience can ask questions that you will find valuable in your classrooms. Ly probably step forward to make sure i can hear you properly, repeat the question so the audience can hear, and the cspan audience can hear, and the honor res can hear as well. First to the left, in the handsome red blazer, charles mcgee. He was in the United States air force for 30 years. He holds a record 409 fighter combat missions flown in korea and vietnam. To his left, who i met on my very First World War ii event, he landed on the beach in no
Book tv continues now in cspan2, television for serious readers. Welcome tour virtual briefing series i am tom gilligan director of the Hoover Institution. For more than essential the Hoover Institution at Stanford Universitys generating policy ideas that promote democratic governance. We are excited to be able to connect virtually with you with informed were coming out of our institution. These policy briefings provide an opportunity for you to hear directly from one of our top scholars on the pressing issues facing the world in this difficult time. Hope you enjoy and find value in our discussion. We will be taking audience questions today and encourage adjustment yours at the q a button located the bottom of your screen. Todays briefing is from general hr mcmaster senior fellow at the Hoover Institution he was a 26 not untrue National Security adviser to the president of the United States. He also served for 34 years as he retired as Lieutenant General as june of 2018. His latest boo