Ets that live 202 5853880 you can also email us. Veterans only this morning. Your experience with the ba system. The congressional reporter for the military times joined us on the phone now to talk ulk about the situation. Why are their calls for the secretary to step down . Caller there has been a lot of controversy lately stemming from the allegations against administrators at the phoenix veterans hospital. There are allegations and reports that they were keeping two lists. actualt had veterans waitt times actual times. Cnn did a larger board large report that 40 veterans died waiting for care. Bunch from the American Legion have called for his resignation. Host why is that . Caller the legion said it is not this situation. There is a list of things that they are frustrated with from how he has lived at the department. Information,lic and to punish folks who have made mistakes. We have heard a handful of scandals over the last 69 months. There were some deaths in pittsburgh and probl
Part of the country during the war. Can you comment a little bit more on davis relationship with bragg, why he would have kept bragg in command as long as he did, and also, do you have an opinion about who davis might have turned to to command the army of tennessee . Well, first on the bragg question, when i began the research for this book, i shared the negative consensus about bragg as a commander. But the more i got into the material, the more i got into the research, the more i began to doubt that stereotype. Bragg was not a likeable guy. No question about that. He was a stern discipline anywheran, unpopular with his men and part of the problem in his relationships with his generals was the nature of this personality. S was quarrelsome. He was a sub busch train over troops. Davis was impressed when bragg took raw troops, organized them into what turned out to be the crack division that fought at shilo, when bragg wanted to continue the attack at shilo, when beauregard decided to bu
And can you get a sense of who handled it better . We can, had very limited military experience versus Jefferson Davis and then they dont have any military experience and it seems to make the job. What do you think . I think that most people would not do this in tennessee. Most would think that lincoln was a better commander in chief than davis. Of course, he had virtually no military experience and davis had a great deal of military experience. Whether that was the reason is another matter. And lincoln got rid of other commanders pretty quickly and davis was a little bit more luck than and lincoln seems to have done all right, he won the war it and i dont want to go there. Okay, no no. Im glad to sign your books. [applause] [inaudible conversations] former Washington Post executive editor ben bradlee died this week at the age of 93. Tomorrow we will show you his 1995 appearance on the notes when he talked about his book, a good life. You can watch that tomorrow at 6 00 p. M. Eastern o
Nicki. I know ron would want to absolute you and congratulate you so much for your 36 years of service. On behalf of ron and myself, let me just say, what a great role model you have been for all of us, but also i want to thank you for helping us navigate this great institution. We will always remember you, we will cherish your friendship and also i just want to say to you that as you start this new chapter of your life, i hope you get some rest, but hope you have a lot of fun. Thank you again, nicki. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Bustos thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to thank all of our brave heros who are serving overseas and are not home with their families this Holiday Season. While most of us will be returning to our homes to celebrate with family and friends, let us not forget all of the men and women serving our country, who will not be abl
In our world, none of us can truly rest. We talk to the people whose lives he touched. This is a special edition of good morning america, remembering Nelson Mandela, a man who changed the world. We do say good morning, everyone. And we are celebrating the life of one of the most remarkable men in history. He has been called the apostle of reconciliation. A leader who inspired so many, with his own fight for freedom and justice for all. We have so many pictures that were going to share with you. This, outside of his home in south africa. Crowds gathering all around the world. Tributes pouring in from around the globe this morning. 95 years old. A monumental life. Transcended his country. You see the Nelson Mandela statue right there in washington. The white house flag at halfstaff right now, as well. Last night, president obama likened mandela to Abraham Lincoln when he said mandela belongs to the ages now. Giving us a sense of what human beings can do when theyre guided by their hopes,