We show you that hourlong ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial and it includes flyovers from planes and helicopters of the i5 military branches. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and remain standing for the presentation of the colors, by the United States armed forces colorguard, and the national anthem, as performed by the United States army band and army chorus. Present arms. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched streaming . Lantly and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there spangledes that star banner yet wave of the freed brave . E of the [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united dates, donald j. Trump, and the first navy of the united dates, Melania Trump the United States, Melania Trump. He chief]hail to teh [applause] [chanting usa] [che
Whitney, executive director of the gerald dar ford president ial foundation, to the podium to introduce tonights speaker, gleaves. Thanks for. As joel, just said, were back. Look at this. This is great to have all these people in the auditorium after all those months of covid. So i applaud you for being here. You came for a Great Program this evening. As as you all know, weve been bringing bill brands back to grand rapids, west michigan, for many years, almost two decades. And ill introduce him in just a minute. But first, i want to welcome our cspan, our viewing audience. I want to welcome all of you who are here in person. I think we have some trustees from the gerald ford president ial foundation to recognize. I think i see bob hooker and i think j. C. Rising is here. We have one of the ford president fords family members, greg ford, a nephew of president. Mrs. Ford, welcome. Glad youre always glad youre here. So, yeah, go ahead and applaud. Absolutely absolutely. Now, those of you
Republicans, they are the problem, they dont want to worm with us. Im over listening to jeffries. We need somebody that can get together with the people were going to leave this program at this point but you can watch it in its entirety on a website cspan. Org. Take you live to hearing with former cia, pentagon and state Department Officials testify on whos the threat to middle is to build and use interest. You are watching live coverage on cspan2. Through their many significant attacks on International Shipping in the red sea and gulf of aden since october 2023. We will discuss the threat posed by the houthis and the Biden Administrations response to the dramatic uptick in irans maligned activity across the region. I now ask consent unanimously the gem of North Carolina dr. Murthy be allowed to sit on the dais and participate call it all other members in todays hearing. Without objection, so ordered. I also ask consent that the statement for the record my and related report be entered
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Oppenheimer they are weapons of aggression, of surprise and of terror. Richard rhodes oppenheimer wanted the bomb to be used. How else would the world know what it was . Eleanor roosevelt dr. Oppenheimer, are we creating something we may not be able to control . Oppenheimer in a world of atomic weapons, wars will cease. ticking Newsreel Narrator it is dminus one for the test of the worlds first atomic device. Else this cultured, nonviolent man was responsible for birthing the most violent weapon in human history. And he devoted the rest of his life to trying to control the monster that he had unleashed. Oppenheimer if there is another world war. This civilization may go under. Kai bird he became a political pariah. Edward r. Murrow is it true that humans have already discovered a method of destroying humanity . cameras clicking else and it finally ruined him. Oppenheimer now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Explosion Booming we have made a thing that, by all standards of the