Pam donaldson. [applause] thank you, thank you. Ladies and gentlemen welcome to this mornings program. You know there are states that all of us have that are very personal and there are dates that we have as a country that we all share. In my lifetime december 7, 1941, november 22, 1963, 911. These are three terrible dates for the country and then theres november 9, 1989. Good news, the fall of the berlin wall. Its a subject that we are going to discuss today. How did it happen . What are the consequences . He did this . Who knew . For a look at whats in store for us this morning its a pleasure to welcome andrew card who served in three administration with Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs. George Herbert Walker bush, the secretary of transportation and with george w. Bush he was the white house chief of staff. Andrew card. [applause] thank you very much, sam. I wanted to be here. We are grateful for Georgetown University and t
[applause] thank you and good evening. It is a pleasure to be here. A terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. It is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. I want to begin by thanking the Diplomacy Center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. Looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in history. But it took time to understand the magnitude of that moment. It is a moment that stands as a tribute to the resilient work, to the incredible men and women behind the diplomatic mission. The people who promote the National Security, economic prosperity, and Global Leadership of the United States. The people in this room and on the front lines all over the world. It is a mission that never stops. Today, the United States and its allies have new complexities to navigate, different adversari
applause good afternoon. My name is john. I have the honor of being executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you for coming out. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty. Thank you, please be seated. In the fall of 1988 when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the sight of his future president ial library, im not sure he could have imagined that his foundation would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington dc, one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. However, i do know that todays celebration honoring Justice Sandra day oconnor is exactly the type of gathering in his name that he envisioned. Histor
And tom brokaw former nbc news anchor who reported from berlin at the time. Other speakers include former speechwriter for president reagan peter robinson. We talked about the internal debate in adding the famous mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall line to the speech. This is just over two hours. [silence] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor Sam Donaldson. [applause] thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates that all of us have a very personal. There are dates that we have as a country that we all share. In my lifetime december 7, 1941 november 22, 1953, 911, these are three terrible dates of the country. Then there is november 9 1989 good news, the fall of the berlin wall. Presaging the end of the soviet union. Its a subject that we are going to discuss today. How did it happen . What are the consequences . Who did this . Who for a look at whats in store for us this morning its a pleasure to welcome andrew card. Who served
[silence] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor Sam Donaldson. [applause] thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this mornings program. There are dates that all of us have a very personal. There are dates that we have as a country that we all share. In my lifetime december 7, 1941 november 22, 1953, 911, these are three terrible dates of the country. Then there is november 9 1989 good news, the fall of the berlin wall. Presaging the end of the soviet union. Its a subject that we are going to discuss today. How did it happen . What are the consequences . Who did this . Who for a look at whats in store for us this morning its a pleasure to welcome andrew card. Who served in three administrations with the Ronald Reagan as Deputy Assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs. With George Herbert walker bush the treasury secretary abnot treasury, secretary of transportation. And with george w. Bush he was the white house chief of staff. Andr