President ial debates. Im hale bruno from abc news and i will be moderating. The participants are dan quayle. [ applause ] democratic senator al gore. And retired vice admiral james stockdale. He is with the independent candidate ross perot. Now the ground rules for fonts debate, each can dlat have two plnts for an opening. This will be followed by a five minute constitution neither which they can ask questions of each other if they so choose. The order of response has been determined by a drawing. Our radio and tv audience should know they were given an equal allocation of seats for supporters. So could the audience please refrain from applause once the debate is under way been that plea from your moderator, lets get started. Good evening, its great to be here in atlanta for this debate where america will be showcased to the world. It is appropriate because in a real sense our constitution this evening will be about what kind of a nation we want to be four years from now. Its a pleasu
Than 2016 correct . Visualize thenot rise of donald trump in the transformation of the Republican Party we started this book back in the obama era. We had a sense that baker was a character who would help us to write a big story about washington as well has as well as his own personal story. From watergaten to the end of the cold war and james baker is in the middle of that. Host was an easy prey . Did he easily agreed to be interviewed for the book project . Wast at this point, he willing and ready for some of the l2 write a biography about him. Some ready for amebody else to write biography about him. He was open and cooperative. He didnt put anything off balance. He was very generous with us. Host what was it about him personally and about his stellar career in washington and before that that initially you to talk to him . Guest i think we realized we were delighted to realize that no one had done an independent book of history about him. When you think about it, baker has a unique
Hello, North Carolina. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. I tell you what, its great to be here. I tell you what, its the reason why hbcus are doing so well. Well make them do even better. I tell you what. Thanks for sharing your story, thats what this country is all about. Youre making your family proud, man. I want to thank the speakers ahead of me. Commissioner, soontobe commissioner, jessica holmes, where are you . I know youre here somewhere. And also, stuart holley, zach hawkins, folks, coach, i tell you what, my granddaughter is with me today. She went to a school that the coach went to for a little while in washington. Apparently, the coach is tell me that shes recruiting some of the Girls Basketball team from where my granddaughter went to school. And she showed me, coach, she showed me a video you were doing for your team where you made the distinction between competing and winning, the heart of winning. You talked about working hard and competing. Everybody, you poi
Life and times of james baker. In Susan Glasser, welcome to washington journal. Let me start with a question about the idea of doing this book on james baker. This obviously predates the 2020 election, but this is earlier than 2016 correct . Visualize thenot rise of donald trump in the transformation of the Republican Party we started this book back in the obama era. We had a sense that baker was a character who would help us to write a big story about washington as well has as well as his own personal story. From watergaten to the end of the cold war and james baker is in the middle of that. Host was an easy prey . Did he easily agreed to be interviewed for the book project . Wast at this point, he willing and ready for some of the l2 write a biography about him. Some ready for amebody else to write biography about him. He was open and cooperative. He didnt put anything off balance. He was very generous with us. Host what was it about him personally and about his stellar career in was
Independent president ial candidate ross perot. Ing good evening from atlanta and welcome to the Vice President ial debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission on president ial debates. Its being held here in the theater for the arts on the campus of georgia tech. Im hal bruno from abc news and id moderate tonights keebt. The participants are republican Vice President dan quayle. [ applause ] democratic senator al gore. [ applause ] and retired vise admiral james stockdale, the Vice President ial nominee for independent candidate ross perot. Now, the ground rules for tonights debate. Each candidate will have two minutes for an opening statement. I will then present the issues to be discussed for each topic the candidates will have 1 15 to respond. This will be followed by a 5 00 discussion period in which they can ask questions of each other if they so choose. The order of response has been determined by a drawing and well rotate with each topic. End. Debate each candidate will hav