Get started let me center best wishes for a speedy recovery to President Trump, the first lady, as well as all the officials who work closely with the president. One month out from november 3 americans across the country have already started voting in the most important president ial election in a generation. President elect joe biden for reelected President Donald Trump will face a double digit unemployment situation and a global pandemic, a reckoning on racial inequality and a divided nation. The one institution that could help address these problems is the federal government. The federal government needs to be effective if it will deliver for the American People. That is why preparation and planning today is critical for effectiveness on january 20. Regardless of your wins a smooth transition this year is not enough in this year we need the best transition ever in american history. Should Vice President biden win the challenges are truly daunting. In normal times a new president fac
This is the desert of western nevada, already wellknown for its Nuclear Tests by the Atomic Energy commission here at yucca flats. Adjoining this test site is an active aerial gunnery range. Ordered in 1955 by president ial order, 60 square miles of this prohibited area were set aside for a special purpose, as a narrow air corridor to reach the spot on the map. Air charts ordered closed, except from the chief of staff from the u. S. Air force. The name of the isolated spot in nevada is watertown and its very isolation is the greatest importance. The specialists that come off this transport are handpicked. They are checked every time they arrive at watertown. Overall security in the area is the highest yet to be maintained in this country, even higher than that of the manhattan project. Selection of watertown was dictated by several unique considerations. The area is isolated from prying eyes by the aec range with lethal reminders of past atomic explosions. Aec guards maintain regular p
Authors, on american politics from different perspectives. Jonathan darman it was a journalist before maybe still is before becoming a book author, he was a correspondent for newsweek and he covered among other Things National president ial campaigns in 2004 and in 2008. Turned hisently has attention to another Political Campaign in the 1960s. Landslide, lbj and Ronald Reagan at the dawn of a new america so he will be talking about that and anything we will be speaking of. On my left is chase under meyer who has been a practitioner of politics. He served in the president ial administrations of Ronald Reagan, george w. Bush, and george w. Bush. When things went right is drawn from his diary of the first years of the first Reagan Administration. Please help me give a hand to our two authors and we will get started. [applause] jonathan, since your book comes chronologically before chases, im going to ask you a question that is kind of a two fold question. Number one is, how did you find c
Stocks. The cold war ended in moscow in 1990 bringing a new era of peace to europe a divided germany was free to reunite the treaty that paved the way for german unity was signed here in moscow 30 years ago it was a historic victory for democracy and the deep rifts in europe were on the road to recovery. The word is we are still aware that this was the most important signature of my life the book. It wasnt an illusion it was a political project to keep. We did a lot of things a lot differently then when we won the cold war against. Soviet ambassador about a small town or coffee was here in moscow 30 years ago when the victorious powers of the 2nd world war determined the fate of germany moscow knocks back on this treaty with far more criticism than the west does. The other most of. This i think listen see is speeches and champagne lift or rather try to send annoying off to taste in new when you think about all of the problems that arose during the many negotiations about whats to final
[inaudible] americans across the country have already started voting in the most important president ial election in a generation. President elect joe biden or reelected President Donald Trump will face a double digit unemployment situation, a global pandemic, a reckoning on racial inequality, and a divided nation. One institution that could help address these problems is the federal government. The federal government needs to be effective if its going to deliver to the American People. Thats why preparation and fighting today is critical for effectiveness on january 20. Regardless of who wins, a smooth transition this year is not enough. This year, we need the best transition ever in american history. Should Vice President biden when, the challenges are truly daunting. In normal times, a new president faces many tasks. A 78 daytime form a government. Select more than 4000 political appointees. Manage a five through 5 trillion budget. Roll out ambitious policy agenda. Thats in normal t