I was usually about five minutes late for our meetings at the residents in the afternoon so he normally expected me to be late. And i was five minutes early this one time in particular. I was walking up the stairs and i heard the Television Going and i her laughter coming from the television and realized he was watching something that went to amuse. He had his shoes off, and feet up on the ottoman and he had the Remote Control in his hand, laughing, and enjoying the show so much. I wanted him to have a few extra minutes where he didnt have to be on and the serious Richard Nixon he had to be most of the time. I cleared my voice, and cleared the top of the stairs and he looked horrified at watching television and he tried to shut it off with the remote crow and jam his feet into the his shoes and he dropped the Remote Control. He was red faced and said you caught me watching the tube. He said i dont do it often. But sometimes i like to see what is out there. Host when was the last time y
Working on this war without trying to negotiate an end. I had come back from paris, we were trying to do the exact thing. But you couldnt mention it. Couldnt mention it. Whose decision was it to make these talks secret . So was it so you could advance more who had the courage to do it. We felt you cannot make progress, propaganda, with the whole world watching. Youve got to do it secretly. I think the North Vietnamese werent that interested in negotiations, except as a tactic to wear us out or to see whether we could make the kind of deal they could live with. They didnt want to accused by the vietcong and others of being overly soft. What do you think, joe . I think here winston and i may differ slightly. I think its important to have secret negotiations. They accompany almost any negotiation about a serious issue. But i think henry had a somewhat expansive view of that, which is keeping it secret. Thats a different issue. I meant the public. I understand. My point is, for him secret
At can also send us a tweet cspan wj or join the conversation at facebook. Com cspan. Good morning. We will get to your thoughts are just a minute. First, let me show you the National Journal headlines. House republicans really think that they can amend obamacare this fall. The health care legislative package is tentatively expected to move in the coming months. The inside of the story dylan scott reports that while congressional leaders continue to debate whether to pursue near full repeal of the act and gop president ial candidates layout replacement proposals, republicans are looking at smaller changes. It to theey can make president s desk. The ways and means subcommittee chairman said that his panel could mark up Health Care Tax legislation later this year. The bills related to overthecounter drugs, Health Savings accounts, and perhaps most ambitiously, a repeal of cadillac taxopular on highend insurance plans. It goes on to say the Health Care Agenda will be determined in part by
One of President Trumps Core Campaign promises was to defeat isis. With a stunning fall of mosul in june and now with isis nearly eradicated from raqqa, it is ra clear that isis so called caliphate is crumbling. Our brave Service Members comes at a high cost, particularly to the Syrian Democratic forces who suffered many casualties as they fought to liberate their own country from the oppression of isis. Instead of caring for the urgent humanitarian needs of raqqas residents, isis utilized the money it stockpiled to finance terrorist attacks across the world, including against many muslims. As coalition and our Partner Forces closed in around them, isis used civilians as human shields and killed those who attempted to flee. Isis barbaric acts have left many scars across the region, and we remain committed to supporting stabilization efforts and local Security Forces in liberated areas through a political transition in syria. Unfortunately, the Syrian Regime and its supporters hindered
Here are select quotes from the different region which sum up what is happening nationally. Atlanta, tightness in the labor market continued with few reports of wage pressures. In minneapolis, regarding jobs, despite employer demand, job growth suffered from lack of available workers. In the dallas region, regarding the hurricanes, the impact from hurricane harvey, varied by location and industry. Most contacts do not expect significant, longterm disruption. One last thing to share with you, trish. I know how much you like discussions of the border adjustment tax, in cleveland, this quote. An apparel retailer beliefs removal of the border adjustment tax reapproval from the tax debate, eliminated element of uncertainty and risk to the retail industry. To sum up the beige book, tight labor market but only modest wage growth. An issue that perplexed the fed for several months. Trish adam, thank you. Reminding everyone, were awaiting on Roger Goodell, expected any minute to announce a deci