They invited george kennan. Kennanup all agreed with s thesis on containment and agreed in 1988. 1968,f them agreed in when it really mattered. It is a great tragedy that he was not listened to in the 1960s when we decided to go to war. We continue our look at the vietnam hearings. Presents hisavin views on the war to the Foreign Relations committee. His statement is followed by senators questions. This was broadcast by cbs news 1966. Ruary 8, he was a commander during world war ii and was the only general ur times intofo combat. He retired from the army and was the u. S. Ambassador intto france. This is the first 70 minutes. Eisenhowers involvement in indochina. He served as the chief of staff in the operations and general gavin has served his country very well and has a retirementjoy his from the controversies of washington. We need his advice, there are few with his experience. I believe that we are confronted with momentous decisions in the future and i need not tell you what the s
Early numbers from shoppers indicate they did not spend as much as they did last year. Welcome to the show. Just getting some eurozone pmi data out. This the second reading out for november. The wide numbers come in at 50. 1, previous month was 50. 6. The forecast was 50. 4. Its come in below forecast. This follows the individual readings out from france and germany. Germany the headline number coming out at 49. 5, retraction territory. The lowest reading for germany in the last 15 months. The eurozone wide number coming in at 50. 1. The euro dollar at 124. 55. Italys final Third Quarter came in at negative 0. 1 . Contraction in growth for the Third Quarter. Italy has shrunk or stagnated for the last 13 consecutive quarters. Fragile recovery thus far for italy. Joining us know is the chief Investment Officer at tatan investment. The eurozone number below expectations. The german number coming in with retraction. Is that a surprise . That is a bit of a surprise. I would have thought aft
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 35563. The bill is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent that i may hearafter be considered as the first ponce juror of h. R. 637, a bill introduced by representative schock of illinois for purposes of adding cosponsor and requesting printing pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. The house will come to order. Please take conversations off of the floor. The house will come to order. For what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to pay my respects to the young women who died suddenly in savannah, georgia, yesterday
Here are a few of the book festivals we will be covering on book tv. We will visit maryland for live coverage of the gaithersburg book festival with congressman tom davis and martin frost. We will close out may at book expo america where the industry showcases their upcoming books. And we are live for the printers row literature fest including our indepth program with glitter prizewinning author Lawrence Wright and your phone calls. Vice President Biden delivered remarks thursday evening at israel plus 67th Independence Day celebration. He talked about the long history and friendship between the u. S. And israel. The Vice President touched on the Iran Nuclear Framework agreement, warning that if iran does not follow through with guidelines, there would be no deal. This is about 40 minutes. [applause] our program will begin with the singing of the national anthem. The starspangled banner [indiscernible] the former lead singer of the Israel Defense force band. [singing the starspangled b
To get democratic members of congress to give you the backing you need to get i through . I think im right thats more of a question at the moment than it is republican. Ms. Atkinson well, thanks very much, fred, and i want to say even though these are not formal remarks, thanks for your leadership in having this session and with all these terrific panel members. I believe this is a really important moment. Of course for the president and the president s legacy, but more important, for america and American Leadership around the world. This notion that you expressed of trade that will link our allies and partners covering 2 3 of global gdp, with setting standards by which trade will be conducted in this enormous area, first in asia, the Fastest Growing region in the world, and then with europe with our allies, is an important moment both for your economy, because it will be good for American Workers and companies, and others, and consumers, but also for our leadership in the world. You m