Legislative advisor and lobbyist for kissinger really by default because there was no such thing on the National Security council at the time. And when dick, and i was assistant to dick, when he took over the overall, that was all full of congressional relations because the subcommittee, the Foreign Affairs committee was holding a series of hearings, a major series of hearings on foreign commitments and overseas commitments of which the bases were a central part. So i became by default when dick left, the base study was my portfolio. I spent half of my time on the hell on what became a hill on what became a major onslaught on the vietnam policy. This was theforum for the end the war group at the time. And gradually, since i was the only one doing that, anything that ended up coming ended up having to do with congress ended up on my desk. Dick kaegel big portfolio when he left and everybody else was so busy in the National Security council with their own portfolios that suddenly when he
Left, the base study was my portfolio. So i found myself spending half of my time on the hill on what became a major onslaught against the administrations the vietnam policy. This was sort of the forum for the end the war group at the time. And so gradually, since i was the only one doing that, anything that came up having to do with congress ended up on my desk. It was an opportunity for me because dick kaegel had a big portfolio when he left and everybody else was so busy in the National Security council with their own portfolios that suddenly when dick departed i was the only guy there with the inbox. So i ended up working on all of the classified issues, the war powers amendment and the european troop level reductions initiatives. It became a very busy time. It was a great experience for me. It was a great opportunity because by default i was the congressional relations person. And i stayed as henrys hill advisor for, until he left the white house, basically. You mentioned that you
I will give an abbreviated version of the bios we have in the programs. Tracy is a native of mathematics appomattox. He has worked for the National Park service. He has been at Petersburg National battlefield since 1997. He is the author of one of the volumes and the howard, virginia regimental history series. He is also passed president of the lynchburg civil war roundtable. And the appomattox county historical society. His talk today will be on the fall of petersburg. Please welcome Tracy Chernault. [applause] john lehman Tracy Chernault good evening. Im a big baseball guy. When he asked me to speak as the leadoff man, that was a first for me. Most of you can tell by my size, i never hit leadoff because i require somebody speeding. Being the leadoff man is something new for me. I was surprised when pat pointed out that the magazine contains his article, because you get to this article, you have to read through my article. Which i think should have been the end of the magazine. [laugh
Tulsa. Timothy egan recounts the events in oregon. He discusses the Public Opinion of National Works at the time. Timothy thank you so much. Its terrific to be here in montana, because ive been on a book tour. Ive been in 25 cities or so and now here i am, basically home where the fire started. The source of the story, and the source of so much joy for me too, growing up in spokane and fishing here in rock creek and hiking here in the National Forest, basically learning to love this land as a little kid. And now trying to look at it as a storyteller. So thank you for coming out on this gorgeous, wonderful, crisp montana night. The rest of the country can only look on us in envy. Also, i wanted to open with a wonderful quote from one of my literary heroes, norman maclean, famous montanan author didnt have his first book published until he was 72 years old, but it took a long time for that masterpiece to surface. And it was a river runs through it. Maclean says in the book that he and hi
More raisely wrote to recently wrote to the deputy or acting secretary of the have. A asking for explanation in apparent tripling in wait times in connecticut and in fact elsewhere around the country. The increase in wait times and, those wait times delayed longer than 30 days that seem to have tripled in connecticut, quadrupled elsewhere. Will you commit to me that you will provide a response to that letter . If confirmed i will provide a response but knowing sloan gibson the way i do, you will get a response. Im hoping that response will being imminent, not sometime in the indefinite future. Thats my hope as well. Thank you. The other area of gave concern to me specifically of connecticut was care for womens veterans. I hope that will be a priority for you that womens care for veterans in the va facility in new haven, whether result of trauma connected to Sexual Assault or battlefield pts will be a priority for you . Its a priority and a growing priority. The number of women going in