Historians hosted this 90minute discussion at their annual meeting in st. Louis. We will go ahead and get started since the moment has arrived and others may trickle in after lunch. My name is beverly gage. Im a history professor at gail and i will be here mostly chairing and timekeeping and asking some questions, but before i introduce the panelists , i just wanted to say a few words about the genesis of this panel, the idea behind it, and some of the issues i hope we will be able to address. This year, 2015, marks the audience anniversary of one of the most important congressional committees, certainly, of the 1970s, and i think arguably of the latter half of the 20th century, and that was the Church Committee. The Church Committee was chaired by idaho Senator Frank Church and the committee began its work in the spring of 1975, and the Church Committee held hearings performed investigations, dug into Background Materials on the American Intelligence Services this was the first mass s
He also talks about the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald and the Warren Commission, which was organized to investigate the assassination. Its a little over two hours. Ralph lovely thank you all for coming. It is never easy to get here. The metro is not working well today. Second i would like to thank the Smithsonian Associates program. They do such a remarkable job. If you cant find Something Interesting in that catalog you are dead. There are so many fascinating programs in art and history and science. Just on a nice job of putting the programs together. It is always a delight to be here. I am appreciative that cspan3 is filming this. I was able to watch as they had the first segment. The lincoln talk is this past saturday. It is now archived so if you want to watch it again it is now available and easy to find. I dont know when they are putting garfield or mckinley on. It would save us a lot of time. Todays talk is quite different than the other three. A lot of us in this room were alive
He also talks about the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald and the Warren Commission, which was organized to investigate the assassination. Its a little over two hours. Ralph lovely thank you all for coming. It is never easy to get here. The metro is not working well today. Second i would like to thank the Smithsonian Associates program. They do such a remarkable job. If you cant find Something Interesting in that catalog you are dead. There are so many fascinating programs in art and history and science. Just on a nice job of putting the programs together. It is always a delight to be here. I am appreciative that cspan3 is filming this. I was able to watch as they had the first segment. The lincoln talk is this past saturday. It is now archived so if you want to watch it again it is now available and easy to find. I dont know when they are putting garfield or mckinley on. It would save us a lot of time. Todays talk is quite different than the other three. A lot of us in this room were alive
Did, and then set out to become the majority leader of the United States senate and did. But, mitch, i have a confession to make. When i was asked to do this here is what i thought. How can anyone get Mitch Mcconnell to talk for an hour . Because in your own book, you point out that you only speak to the press when its to your advantage. You talk about a time when billgates came in to see you and you just sat there and people were uncomfortable waiting for one of you to speak, someone on told president george w. Bush you were excited over a certain vote and he said, really . How can you tell. Why so few words. Guest well, im in the afraid of talking but i learn morally listen more by listening so astart out listening and think about what i want to say before i do it. I think its fair to say that im in the era of trump, probably very different approach to commenting on public affairs. Host youre not the first one i remember the late bob mow vac used to novak idea to day the hardest inte
Boy who grew up in alabama, overokay. Polio, overcame polio, inspired by henry clay to become a senator, did, and then set out to become the majority leader of the United States senate, and did. Mitch, i have a confession to make. When i was asked to do this, heres what i thought. How can anyone get Mitch Mcconnell to talk for an hour . In your own book you point out that you only speak to the press when its to your advantage. You talk about a time when bill gates came in to see you and you just sat there and people were uncomfortable waiting for one of you to speak, and someone also told president george w. Bush you were excited over a certain vote, and he said, really . How can you tell . Why so few words . Well, im not afraid of talking but i found i learn a lot more by listening, and so frequently i start out listening, and i think about what i want to say before i do it. I think its fair to say that im in the era of trump, probably very different in my approach to commenting on pu