Witnesses up are 2 veteran diplomats acting u. S. Ambassador to ukraine William Taylor and Deputy Assistant secretary of state george cant a tailor has said in closed door testimony he had what he calls a clear understanding the trump wanted to pressure ukraine into investigating his political rival joe biden in exchange for continuing military aid to ukraine cant testify the trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani pushed for the removal of the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine marie avantage who will testify on friday the president denies any wrongdoing and says the inquiry is in his words the greatest witch hunt in american history. Kimberly how kate is at the white house and castro is on capitol hill for us where that hearing is of course taking place well be talking to both of them in just a few minutes but 1st patty cohan begins our coverage. From a most the 1st day of his presidency there have been calls for Donald Trumps impeachment. But for the 1st 2 years with his party in control of con
The Major Taliban leaders and separately the president of afghanistan were going to secretly meet with me at camp david on sunday. Only trump would brag about a meeting he didnt have. [ laughter ] anyway. They were coming to the United States tonight. Unfortunately, in order to build false leverage they admitted to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great, great soldiers and 11 other people. I immediately canceled the meeting and called off peace negotiations. What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position . Mm. The taliban maybe . [ laughter ] i dont know. You know, the people you invited to camp david. Donald trump invited the taliban to camp david three days before 9 11. Next month hes taking al qaeda to six flags. Did you know that . [ laughter ] can you imagine if that meeting had happened and it had gone like if someone in their group complimented him . Wed have video right now of the president saying i love the taliban. T
The good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the 16th annual roosevelts reading festival at the president ial library and museum. Im the director and im so honored to be on stage today with these distinguished historians and supporters of the library. How many of you have been here all day . Raise your hand, okay thank you very much. Give yourself a round of applause. [applause] this is one of our favorite events of the year and we feel so honored to have been here with us today. I hope that you all come back next year. I want to introduce first susan, professor at william and has written 12 books, four of whom are on roosevelt and the most recent is a blueprint for war, the 100 days that mobilized america. Whats truly remarkable is the way that it zeros in on a specific timeframe and a series of decisions and actions that were made by one president and one specific circumstance. Michael lost obviously has written nine books and is both an nbc news historian and National Archive foundation
Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the Major Taliban leaders and separately the president of afghanistan were going to secretly meet with me at camp david on sunday. Only trump would brag about a meeting he didnt have. [ laughter ] anyway. They were coming to the United States tonight. Unfortunately, in order to build false leverage they admitted to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great, great soldiers and 11 other people. I immediately canceled the meeting and called off peace negotiations. What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position . Mm. The taliban maybe . [ laughter ] i dont know. You know, the people you invited to camp david. Donald trump invited the taliban to camp david three days before 9 11. Next month hes taking al qaeda to six flags. Did you know that . [ laughter ] can you imagine if that meeting had happened and it had gone like if someone in their group complimented him . Wed have video right now of the presid
Host what is the thread that connects all these topics. Guest one of the great things as journalist you can do anything you want. Im not a scholar. I dont have a specialty. Having said that there is a connection. I fells i would say its america after world war ii. This country really coming into its own as this global power, this supreme power, really. That fascinated me, and what is it like to be a leader in this world thats your world, your time, your world. So that drew me initially to the wisemen which i did with Walter Isaacson, and then john paul jones, couple centuries before, but even he is a study in leadership, and i just im fascinated by the burdens of leadership, because its hard. Its harder than we think. And im fascinated by what its like to be a man usually men obvious live we Sandra Day Oconnor, but up to her, men. And human fallibility and weak in enormous pressures. How do they handle it . Well, some really well and some bravely and some not so well but its the pressu