Gratitude that we thank you for the privilege of being called americans. With humility, let us realize the responsibility this privilege entails. Let your presence in us be the light that causes this nation to shine bright in the world. Grant your favor, wisdom and protection to our troops here and abroad. Place within our leaders and representatives here in the house and senate. May our president be guided by your truth and our differences let us seek you first. Please give each of us in this place and every citizen of this nation a contrite heart and a willingness to follow your way. N christs name we pray, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new york, mr. Higgins. Mr. Higgins i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america indivisible, with libe
The movement prior to his release from prison in 1991. Reflected on the role he played once he was released. It was a time celebrated around the world. Inside south africa, it was a precarious time. Immediate contribution was to reach out and speak about reconciliation. I cherish the idea of south africa where all South Africans are equal. Far right wing politicians are prodding them. Mandela convinced the supporters it would render africa a wasteland. Being able to reach out to people and somehow connect humanity with theirs. And disarm, largely, his political opponents. While there was post apar tide violence, mandela was the right man at the right time. Now with the face of the movement gone, there is an eye toward a future rooted in mandelas past. A future in the hands of young people like these College Students in washington for the south Africa International program. Most of these intns are too young to remember, but know more of mandelas role in the down fall. On the whole, it w
No way she was going to be trainedo be the Public Office holder that her father was and her sons would become. Having said that, i think her life is filled with paradoxes, and thats one of them. While she was not a feminist and did not begin as a suffragette, she pushed the boundaries as far as she could within her society and religion and pushed them as far as she could to become the vocal spokesperson for the Kennedy Family whenever possible, and she was trained to do that by her father. To shed go out on the campaign trail with him when she was a teenager. So she in some ways was pushing the envelope, as they say, but in others she was certainly not a feminist by any stretch of the imagination. Host you know, before we talk about her, the role she played in forming that incredible family, let me go back to something you said about wellesley. What do you think was important about her father not letting her go there . Guest right. Well, the story is that she had her heart set on going
He ends up spending most of his time at a base just outside of her size. So it wasnt the hard punishment that perhaps joe thought it might be. She helped him through that and probably is what youre saying. I think she does. I think she does by being the supportive mother that she always was for her children and maybe not able to admit to herself the more Inconvenient Truth about his wife but she does talk free will in her oral history and in her journals about how the boys would misbehave and how they were in courage by the path to come telling the truth. The funny stories. But also telling the truth and then she would say, then my husband would take care of it. She didnt seem to see the conflict between her Victorian Gold of having all the children be responsible, the r. Word was often in her writings and her letters to the. She didnt seem to see the conflict between having joe at the head of the clan to take care of all the misbehaviors. So there were times in glasgow where teddy wou
This program is about an hour. Host barbet three to be here with you to talk about the kennedys. Both of us having grown up catholic i think the kennedys have a particular resonance for us but i wanted to start right out and ask you, you are a president ial scholar and how did she get interested in rows . Guest ive been interested in the Kennedy Family since i was a little tyke it when i was four years old my mother took me and my brothers to louisville kentucky. We lived in the suburbs and she popped us and our 56 chevrolet and took us to the courthouse. She was drawn to this new candidate on the scene in the president ial race for senator john f. Kennedy. Host do you think it was because you were catholic . Guest i think it was a part of it and edition two it was her age. I always point out that while she loves history and politics wasnt really that active than grassroots politics and didnt particularly like driving downtown on a busy street so i know it was pure charisma and catholi