Once was . Dear dad, at around 30 al, i gave the order to execute the war plan for Operation Iraqi freedom. The decision was an emotional one. I know i have taken the right action and do pray few will lose life. I know what you went through. Love, george. It was a very difficult decision for my dad to invade iraq. I remember being at dinner with my parents in d. C. , and my dad left the table, and my mom told us after he left that he had just received word that a helicopter had been shot down and there were no survivors. That is the repercussion of choosing to go to war. President george w. Bush has vowed to depose the iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Since september 11th, george bush has been fighting what he sees as a war against terror. 9 11 was the moment that his presidency changed and the world changed. And when i spoke to him the day after the attack, there was an immediate and strong bond because this was an event that meant the whole of our Security Policy had to shift. He had t
He was shot by an unknown, at this time, white male. The world has reacted with shock and grief to the first rock and roll assassination. It was like in one moment the 60s and the 70s got murdered. His life has given more love than most men and women on the face of this earth. Were here to prove that love is not dead even though john is. You start the decade with the death of a beatle. You dont know where youre going to go from that point culturally or musically. For awhile there was nothing new on the horizon. Announcing the latest achievement in home entertainment. Mtv, music television. We are all so excited about this new concept in tv. Well be doing for tv what fm did for radio. At the time, the world was saying, we dont think anybody is going to watch videos over and over but we knew we had something special. Mtv made you feel like those artists were in the room. You had a personal concert all day. When you had the rotation of say maybe 100 different videos being rotated over and
Rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london from an overdose of drugs. Janice joplin was found dead last night. The cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. Jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. He was 27. The early years of the 70s in music was sad because you lose people and you lose the beatles. This small gathering is only the beginning. The event is so momentous that historians may one day view it as a landmark in the decline of the british empire. The beatles are breaking up. It was like a death for a lot of people. Rock and roll as we understood in the 1960s was no longer with us. There will never be another beatles, never. I wonder what im doing here with no drummers or nothing like that. You might know i lost my old band, or i left it. Imagine theres no heaven its easy if you try for so long you waited for the next beatles album to see where music was going. And we just hoped the music they came up with individually would be tha
As the 37th president of the United States. The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. [ chanting end the war in vietnam ] this honor now beckons america. This is our summons to greatness and i believe the American People are ready to answer this call. As the president ial motorcade moved west on pennsylvania avenue, the president passed a group of peace demonstrators. People are throwing things into the street now. Lets go. Lets go. Lets go. As we move toward the end of this inaugural day, the title president nixon yearns for most is that of peacemaker. So we wish our new president well and all the luck in the world. Hell need it. When i walked into the office, january of 1969, i inherited a problem. The war in vietnam had been going on for a period of 12 years. Casualty, 200 to 300 a week. I didnt send 550,000 men to vietnam. Nevertheless, this was the responsibility that i knew was mine. Good evening, my fellow americans. Since i took office four months ago, n
John lennon, as he was entering his premises, was shot by an unknown at this time, white male. The world has reacted with immense shock and grief to the first rock n roll assassination. It was like in one moment the 60s and the 70s got murdered. In his life hes given more love than most men and women on the face of this earth. Were here to prove that love is not dead, even though john is. You start the decade with the death of a beatle. You dont really know where youre going to go from that point. You know, culturally or musically. For a while it seemed there was nothing new on the horizon. Announcing the latest achievement in home entertainment. The power of sight. Video. The power of sound. Stereo. Mtv. Music television. We all are so excited about this new concept in tv. Well be doing for tv what f. M. Did for radio. At the time the world was saying we dont think anybodys going to watch videos over and over. But we knew we had something special. Ooh, my little pretty one, pretty one