I think everyone realizes who he is and what he has done. He is the writer of the storm of war, et cetera et cetera. He was educated with his bachelors in ph. D. At Cambridge University in england. He is no stranger to the hoover institution. He was a charter and original member of our military history and contemporary conflict working rules. And, he has been a visiting fellow at hoover thanks to the generosity of martha and roger mercks whose generosity really helped jumpstart the entire military history project. In addition to the 19 books and being a visiting lecturer, as i said, he is also a visiting professor of the New York Historical society, the lewis liermann fellow. He is a visiting professor of war studies at Kings College, london. It has just been announced that his book is not a book of the year, but the book at the year by the times of london. It is an unusual and rare honor, indeed. And, i think it is no exaggeration to say that he is probably the most accomplished histo
Speaker Andrew Roberts good evening everybody. Im very happy to welcome you to the Hoover Institution and welcome our distinguished speakers, Andrew Roberts. I think everyone realizes who he is and what he has done. He is the writer of the storm of war, et cetera et cetera. He was educated with his bachelors in ph. D. At Cambridge University in england. He is no stranger to the Hoover Institution. He was a charter and original member of our military history and contemporary conflict working rules. And, he has been a visiting fellow at hoover thanks to the generosity of martha and roger mercks whose generosity really helped jumpstart the entire military history project. In addition to the 19 books and being a visiting lecturer, as i said, he is also a visiting professor of the New York Historical society, the lewis liermann fellow. He is a visiting professor of war studies at Kings College, london. It has just been announced that his book is not a book of the year, but the book at the y
Kneeling on mr. Floyds neck. As he repeatedly said i cant breathe. That mandatory curfew began more than three hours ago, yet some protesters are still in the streets as of this hour. Earlier this evening we saw minneapolis authorities trying to push back demonstrators using tear gas and flash bangs, and although minneapolis and st. Paul are still reeling tonight, they are not the only cities that are facing unrest. Peaceful protests in atlanta turned violent earlier with buildings damaged and Police Vehicles set on fire. Thousands have gathered in new york with clashes breaking out between demonstrators and police. More than 700 miles away from the twin cities in louisville, kentucky, protesters have taken to the streets for the second night of demonstrations as that city reels, not only from the death of george floyd, but also from the death of brianna taylor, a 26yearold emergency medical technician who was shot by Police Inside her home earlier this year. Now, were watching all of
The killing of george floyd by police. As i talked to my friends, who have been in this movement for a very long time, who wake up in this movement every day, and i ask them what theyre seeing, what theyre feeling, what theyre hearing, to a person, i hear them say we dont know these folks. Meanwhile, donald trump and his attorney general had their own explanation, labeling the instigators as left wing and antifa groups. In many places it appears the violence is planned, organized and driven by anarchic and left extremist groups, far left extremist groups. Well, as of this morning, the story has shifted yet again. State officials have since walked back their claims that most of those arrested were from out of state. The situation is so fluid, were still not sure who the violent protesters were or where they came from, but the idea that people would use the grief and justifiable rage that millions of people all over the country feel to wreak havoc on the very communities that are sufferi
Far, and in new york city the scene for last night continuing to unfold throughout the morni morning. Weve had a significant number of stores broken into. We have still out there, actually, as we speak, making arrest. This is one of the most challenging times are seen in nearly 30 years of policing. I can tell you we have thousands of officers deployed last night. Melissa meanwhile, on the west coast, cleanup efforts are underway in Southern California the morning after looting and the santa monica area. Thats where we find william la jeunesse. What do you sing on the now right now they are cleaning up and boarding appear in the the santa monica business district. Behind me these were broken windows, no they are preparing for potentially round three. Santa monica, long beach, huntington beach, san francisco, l. A. , all areas where police were overwhelmed and outnumbered by protesters. They were protecting buildings along with the National Guard. In the meantime, the looters and thugs