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
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
We can each make great contributions, to the other. Mr. Prime minister, i again want to thank you for being with us and being our true friend. Italy is a spectacular place. I know it well. I love the people of italy. We have 18 million italians living in the United States. People originally from italy. And its a great honor to have many of them as my friends. Thank you for being thank you for hosting us here and honor to be here at the white house today and im now switch to italian. Translator we had a very fruitful meeting. Which reflects our friendship as the president reminded us with his words. This friendship is also a sign of the 18 million italianamericans who have such an Important Role in our country, in this country. And this friendship is witnessed also by the fact that italy is the second choice for American Students who study abroad. Were very proud of this, and this confirms the importance that the United States gives to the cultural dimension of our country. As the presi
Quayle defeated Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen, winning the popular vote 53 to 46 . This debate is a little over one hour is little over an hour and a half. Woodruff on behalf of the commission on president ial debates, i am pleased to welcome you to this Vice President ial debate. Im Judy Woodruff of pbs macneillehrer news hour and frontline. My colleagues on the panel are John Margolis of the chicago tribune; tom brokaw of nbc news; and brit hume of abc news. The importance of tonights debate is underscored by two 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 ii, there is almost a 5050 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. [applause] woodruff for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates fo
And what question would you most like to ask of your opponent . Vice pres. Bush i have none i would like to ask of her, but i would like to use the time. Let me put it this way, i do not have any questions. From the different cartermondale administration that the American People have the clearest choice. It is back to going to the failed ideas of the past. Inflation, despair, no leadership. Blaming the American People for failed leadership. Or another option. Keeping the recovery going into a benefits everybody. Prosperity, opportunity. I would like to hear her talk on those things, but i think the yellow light is flashing and we will leave it there. Nothing of the world series . [laughter] i think the comment on the cartermondale administration is typical. Im also tickled by the comments on human rights. The soviet union allowed 51,000 people to immigrate because in this measure because of administrations policies. It was not a great record on human rights achievements. This administr