Leadership during the crisis. Foreign leaders who influenced events during the cold war years as well as the continuing threat of nuclear war. The Georgia Historical Society hosted the interview and provided the video. We are here to talk about the called war at 75. It marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the cold war immediately after world war ii in 1945. You attended georgia tech. Greta van susteren graduated from emory university. Served in the coast guard. Came back to georgia, practiced law. Served in the Georgia House of representatives. You were elected to the United States senate in 1972 and served for 24 years until you left in 1996 including eight of those years as chair of the Senate Armed Services committee. Since retiring from the senate you cofounded with ted turner and know cochair the Nuclear Threat initiatives. As i mentioneder with here to talk about the events of the cold war as you experienced them. Lets start with you. The scariest moment of the cold war
Stream or ondemand at cspan. Org or listen on the cspan radio app. Your place for an unfiltered view of politics. In 1988, republican Vice President ial candidate dan quayle and candidate Lloyd Bentsen debated while a panelist asked questions of the candidates. Good evening. Im pleased to welcome you to this Vice President ial debate. Im Judy Woodruff of pbss newshour and front line. My colleagues on the panel are john margoules of the chicago tribune, tom brokaw of nbc news and britt hume of abc news. Both george bush and Michael Dukakis said their selections of a running mate would reveal a lot about themselves. And based on the history since world war ii, there is almost a 50 50 chance that one of the two men here tonight will become president of the United States. The candidates are senator dan quayle, the republican nominee, and senator Lloyd Bentsen, the democratic nominee. [ cheers and applause ] for the next 90 minutes, we will be questioning the candidates, following a format
Facts. Both george bush. And Michael Dukakis. Said their selections of a running mate. Would reveal a lot about themselves. And based on the history since world war two. There is almost a fifty fifty chance that one of the two men here tonight. Will become president of the United States. The candidates are. Senator dan quayle the republican nominee. And senatorfor the next ninety minutes will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i may ask deceiving. By prior agreement between the two candidates the first question goes to senator quayle. And you have two minutes to respond. Senator you have been criticized as we all know for your decision to stay out of the vietnam war. Or your poor academic record. But more troubling to some of the comments that have been made by people in your own party just lastly former secretary of state said that you
Police did not believe her story. Plus, boston and philadelphia led the american revolution. Now theyre preparing to face off in the super bowl. Mo rocca visits beantown, while Michelle Miller visits the other city to see who has the winning spirit. First, we begin with todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. There are jawdropping revelations about the extent to which the fbi and department of justice were weaponized politically. President trump set to release the gops secret memo. This is a coverup by the republicans to protect President Trump. This memo is congress doing its job in conducting legitimate oversight. This momemo is a transparent political hit job. Grant me five minutes. The parent of a victim of dr. Larry nassar charging at him during a sentencing hearing this morning. Federal immigration agents raided california workplaces. I. C. E. Demanded proof that the detaineesters are country illegally. Charging a 12yearold girl. A nightmare for all of us. A burning van cras
Pompeo. As director, he leads the cias intelligence collection, analysis, covert action, counterintelligence, and liaison relationships with foreign intelligence services. Before assuming this role, director pompeo was serving in his fourth term as congressman from kansas fourth district. He served on the House Intelligence Committee as well as the energy and commerce committees. Prior to his service in congress, director pompeo founded fair aerospace, where he served as ceo for more than a decade. Director pompeo graduated first in his class from the United States military academy at west point and served as a cavalry officer patrolling the iron curtain before the fall of the berlin wall. After leaving active duty, mr. Pompeo graduated from harvard law school, having been an editor of the harvard law review. Tonight wellreview. Tonight well hear more about director pompeos vision for the Central Intelligence agency. All of us in this room, all of us, share a common purpose, ensuring t