Initiative. We are here to talk about the events of the cold war as you experienced them. Let us start with you. When we think about the cold war the scariest moment was the cuban missile crisis in october 1962. Where were you october 1962 and talk to us about your experience with the cuban missile crisis . Fmr. Sen. Nunn stan, i was 24 years old and had been a staff lawyer on the Services Committee for three and a half or four months. My boss was john jay courtney. He had been there a long time. Terrifican with a legal ability and judgment. Due to in before he was get on an airplane with the air force and go on a trip with 10 or 12 other members, staff members, of the armed Services Committee. As well as the appropriation committee. This was a group of 45, 50yearold experienced people. Haveme in and said, sam, i got a marriage in my family. My family says i have got to go. I cannot go on this trip. Would you like to take my place . I had never been out of the country. I said, yes, sir
Even by the 1930s and 40s the homicide rate in southern africanamerican communities was seven or eight times higher, the white homicide rate fell so i think the lore of the gun was very strong after the civil war for very good reasons. Ultimately it just lets a more gun and more gun violence within communities. Host i sometimes think of our gun situation today is a infinite maze and a hall of mirrors and a horror show. I see theres no way out. But i really hope anyone interested in guns in america reads this book as a starting point as a subject of debate and discussion from the person who strongly supports the second amendment. The hunter and any citizen who strongly believes in the second amendment. And anybody who really wants gun safety for gun control and wants to stop gun violence in america. It is a great place to start. I just wonder if there is anything else youd like to add to what we talked about today to further the discussion. Guest has been a pleasure to have this convers
Up at the poles. Reporter former pennsylvania governor ed rendell thinks republicans didnt give Governor John Kasich a chance that they should have. He was a very good governor, very smart, very bright and he never got a real hard look from any of the voters except in his home state. Reporter he doesnt hold back in describing the Presumptive Republican nominee. At best an eradic, blow hard show man. If you look at African Americans voters, hispanic voters and women particularly single woman, that probably is 65 percent or maybe even 70 percent of the voter base in the city of philadelphia. Reporter buts grease that some working class democrats could Cross Party Lines and support of trumps strongly worded stances. But i think for everyone of those he will lose one or two suburban republicans. Reporter so trumps move now. Because we want to bring unity to the republican party. I think a lot of people were interested in what will happen in the conn kes ted convention and now without that