Colleague, michael holt. Michael holt is the professor of American History here at the university of virginia. He was educated at princeton and learned his ph. D. At Johns Hopkins university. With time offer visiting professional ships at cambridge, yale, stanford and other institutions. He has been at the university of virginia since 1974. He has written widely and deeply about 19 century political history. For many years his writing focus on the years before the civil war. Both the political crisis of the 19 fifties has become the standard for advanced college courses. His 1999 book, the rise involve the american w. H. I. P. Party, draconian politics in the onset of the civil war, was the runner up for the lincoln prize, his most often described as magisterial. And that is not just because of his 1296 heft. More recently, he has written of the reconstruction period following the war. By one vote the disputed election of 1876, it tells the story of americas closest election which perh
And Foreign Policy. Tel he is a graduate of west point, army,ear veteran of the serves as a professor at Georgetown University and has visiting professor at the National Defense university. He serves on the board of marine corps the University Foundation and the Advisory Boards for the west for oral history and operation renewed hope. Me in welcoming jim. [applause] you for coming to what should be an extraordinary event. Pete is not only a great friend but he defines the definition of american. Graduate of princeton and harvard. We wont hold that against him. He served in the u. S. Army. Right . Yes. Is another mark in his favor. Three combat tours, right . Three tours. Yes. Three tours. Combatnze stars, infantry man badge. Extraordinary, including now working with fox news. Put his life on the line im not really sure what possessed him to write this, but i think in the arena is both, you know, courageous, dangerous politicallyy incorrect. In the world in which you live, something tha
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Every day, venezuela seems to get one step closer to economic and political chaos. Mass Anti Government protests have swept the country for the past month. Close to a0 people have been killed in clashes with President Maduros Armed Enforcers. The shops are short of food, hospitals low on medicine, something it seems, has got to give. My guest isjulio borges, speaker of the opposition controlled national assembly. Is the Chavista Socialist Revolution dying on its feet . Julio borges, in caracas, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. We have seen more than a0 days of mass protests on the streets and we see the violent clashes between protesters and the Armed Enforcers of President Maduro and we see the casualties, many injured and around a0 people, many of them very young, killed. How long can this go on . Well, listen, it is not only a5 days, we have been fighting for 18 years and a5 days. And we are fighting for democracy in venezuela and that
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Every day, venezuela seems to get one step closer to economic and political chaos. Mass Anti Government protests have swept the country for the past month. Close to a0 people have been killed in clashes with President Maduros Armed Enforcers. The shops are short of food, hospitals low on medicine, something it seems, has got to give. My guest isjulio borges, speaker of the opposition controlled national assembly. Is the Chavista Socialist Revolution dying on its feet . Julio borges, in caracas, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. We have seen more than a0 days of mass protests on the streets and we see the violent clashes between protesters and the Armed Enforcers of President Maduro and we see the casualties, many injured and around a0 people, many of them very young, killed. How long can this go on . Well, listen, it is not only a5 days, we have been fighting for 18 years and a5 days. And we are fighting for democracy in venezuela and that
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Every day, venezuela seems to get one step closer to economic and political chaos. Mass Anti Government protests have swept the country for the past month. Close to a0 people have been killed in clashes with President Maduros Armed Enforcers. The shops are short of food, hospitals low on medicine, something it seems, has got to give. My guest isjulio borges, speaker of the opposition controlled national assembly. Is the Chavista Socialist Revolution dying on its feet . Julio borges, in caracas, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. We have seen more than a0 days of mass protests on the streets and we see the violent clashes between protesters and the Armed Enforcers of President Maduro and we see the casualties, many injured and around a0 people, many of them very young, killed. How long can this go on . Well, listen, it is not only a5 days, we have been fighting for 18 years and a5 days. And we are fighting for democracy in venezuela and that