Beautiful katherine. Hello. Ill keep my remarks briefed to maximize the amount of time we have to be entertained by andrew ronts. For those that recall his last years conference have been looking forward to this as much as i have. He is the guest. He is the author of 19 books. His most recent buwas a biograp of napolian coming in at just under a thousand pages. We are all eagerly awaiting the next book, single biography of. Ladies and gentlemen, andrew roberts. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, its a great honor to be invited to address you. Thank you very much indieed for those very kind words. This morning when we started this morning David Freeman equated this conference to an opera. The only thing i know about opera is it aint over until the fat lady sings. I think its a rather rude thing to say about me, frankly. [ laughter ] one of the things that makes me proud to be a historian is despite temperature, the gre greatest person. More than anything other than a states man and a so
Well take a look at churchills career as a historian with journalist andrew roberts. This is 50 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, we ended last years conference with a presentation by andrew roberts. And we know a winning farm lo when we see one. So do introduce andrew this year, we have the beautiful catherine katz. [ applause ] hello. Ill keep my remarks brief in order to maximize the amount of time we have to be informed and entertained by our next and final speaking, andrew roberts. And for those of you who recall his presentation on sir winstons charmingly lack ri mouse nature at last years conference have undoubtedly been looking forward to this as much as i have. Andrew roberts serves as the guest cue rater at the library. He is the author and editor of 19 books including masters and commanders and the holy fox which we heard about a bit over the last few days. His most recent publication was a biography of napoleon a short work, coming in at just under 1,000 pages, we are all eage
Thoughts on the u. S. Military. We have special lines for this question. If you are an active member of the military, call 202 7488000. If you are a retired military service member, call 202 7488001. All others can call 202 7488002. You can also reach us on social media. On twitter at cspanwj. And on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Good morning. Lets start by taking a look at what the president said earlier this month about the state of the u. S. Military during his comments about his National Security strategy. [video clip] dealt isis one devastating defeat after another. The coalition to defeat isis has now recaptured almost 100 of the land once held by these terrorists in iraq and syria. Great job. [applause] really good. Really good. Thank you. Thank you. We have a great military. We are now chasing them wherever they fully. And we will not let them into the United States. In afghanistan, our troops are no longer undermined by artificial timelines. And we no longer tell our enemie
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Have much of a relationship with russia. [ light laughter ] and then he winked so hard his bronzer cracked. [ laughter ] the white house physician yesterday gave a report on president trumps First Physical exam. Apparently, trumps fine but the doctor is definitely shaken. [ laughter ] i saw everything. [ laughter ] after the white house released the results of president trumps physical, Sports Illustrated said that based on trumps size he would most likely play linebacker or tight end in the nfl. And based on his tweets, hed most likely be a player who would be placed in concussion protocol. [ laughter ] according to nbc news, former white house chief strategist steve bannon spent over 11 hours testifying before the house intelligence committee. Wow. He looks exhausted after all that. [ light laughter ] oh, thats from before . What did he look like afterwards . Oh, okay. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] according to the Hollywood Reporter the salacious new book on the inner working