History as it happens a podcast for people who want to think about Current Events historically. Im martin de caro and our guest today Catholic University historian. Michael kimmage. Welcome michael. Thank you for having me. Good to have you here. You are a member of the state departments policy planning staff 2014 to 2016. Your portfolio was russia and ukraine. So you bring a lot of expertise to the subject. Were going to talk about today. You are an expert on Us Russia Relations, and that is the road to war in Eastern Europe. How did we get to this point where europe is seeing its first major land war since World War Two the possible exception of the breakup of yugoslavia a civil war. So lets begin with something. I usually stay away with stay away from rather my daytoday podcast and that is whats happening on the ground. We want the podcast to survive forever not become dated, but i am curious as to what you think about why russias invasion . Has gone so poorly at least from a russia
On september 19th 1796 drones in announce to the world that he would not seek reelection to the presidency. His letter to friends and citizens offered some of the most thorough, thoughtful, even inspiring advice which had everyone given to the American People. More than a few genuine warnings were concluded there as well. A good number of the hopes and fears that remain with us as the nation are discussed in this now 225yearold document. Much of what we debate and discuss in 24 century american politics is addressed here in one form or another. In recognition of the 225th anniversary of this document, we brought together a an incredible lineup of talented scholars to reflect on the relevance of the farewell dress today. We are joined by john avlon, the commentator senior political analyst, anchor on cnn, appearing on new day every morning. He is the author of books including the one we are discussing today, washingtons farewell. A book on Abraham Lincoln coming out next february. His w
Two the possible exception of the breakup of yugoslavia a civil war. So lets begin with something. I usually stay away with stay away from rather my daytoday podcast and that is whats happening on the ground. We want the podcast to survive forever not become dated, but i am curious as to what you think about why russias invasion . Has gone so poorly at least from a russian perspective not achieving any major objectives yet. Well, i think there are a couple of factors it begins i think with a ambition that was unrealizable from the beginning in this ambition was to dominate entirely the country of ukraine to knock out its government. To put in a puppet really to take control in some way. Maybe not over all of ukrainian territory. But over most of it now, its a country. Thats roughly the size of texas a population a bit less than 40 Million People and the russians came in with a with an army of 200,000 soldiers. So it just wasnt proportional from the beginning and there was great overcon
The presidency. His letter to friends and citizens offered some of the most thorough, thoughtful, even inspiring advice which had everyone given to the American People. More than a few genuine warnings were concluded there as well. A good number of the hopes and fears that remain with us as the nation are discussed in this now 225yearold document. Much of what we debate and discuss in 24 century american politics is addressed here in one form or another. In recognition of the 225th anniversary of this document, we brought together a an incredible lineup of talented scholars to reflect on the relevance of the farewell dress today. We are joined by john avlon, the commentator senior political analyst, anchor on cnn, appearing on new day every morning. He is the author of books including the one we are discussing today, washingtons farewell. A book on Abraham Lincoln coming out next february. His work is going to be important to our conversation here tonight. As will the work of one Linds
As they entered a typical store to buy Trading Cards children are often regarded as perhaps the most important symbolic guarantee of a nations future according to historians. Thats we do need to study them and these cards indeed draw on reflect and even foreshadow aspects of early cold war culture and even later period later per an events and rhetoric i look at the images first and then the text and indeed the importance of this but the importance of this combination can be seen in an interview with a collector and someone who remembers the cards in his youth. He wrote if you showed that card ghost city card 23 figure 2, which was used to promote this talk if you showed that card to a kid in the 50s, they would probably say yeah, thats what i dream about at night. Thats what i have nightmares about and so in 1951 the Bowman Company released a Collectible Card set sold with bubblegum entitled the childrens crusade against communism fight the red menace. So the question is what are Tradi