We are here to talk about his book, one of the most stories about our time and hasnt been well told until now. We will talk about that today. I got to know carter page professionally and i was blown away by the facts as the case when you cover stories where powerful interests are trying to shape them and youre not getting the true picture. He will talk about all of that today, carter, ask we start with you giving a brief background of your education, where you went to school and very briefly your job experience in career . Yes, sheryl, thank you so much for doing this today, great to be with you. I grew up in duchess county, new york and i received a nomination to the u. S. Naval academy which i started a week after graduating high school in 1989, and i so i completed anapolis and then commissioned in the u. S. Navy and served with the u. S. Navy, first as arms control action officer doing International Arms control negotiations in the pentagon and then i moved into i served on a coupl
Just very briefly your job experience and career. Yes, thank you for doing this today and great to be with you. Grew up in duchess county new york and received a nomination to the u. S. Naval academy, which i started a week after graduating high school in 1989, and i so i completed annapolis and was then commissioned in the u. S. Navy and served five years in the u. S. Navy, first as an arms control action officer doing International Arms control negotiations in the pentagon and then i moved into i served on a couple of Surface Warfare ships, couple of navy ships in atlantic the middle east. Dont you have a couple of degrees . Yeah, yeah. I have been sort of a life long student. Although i joke around, i was at annapolis, i dropped out in my junior year, but i have always been studying. Just because ive been working kind of throughout that period so i always kind of studied at night and go to night classes and stuff, but so, for example, when i worked in the pentagon i did my masters i
History and biography is sponsored by wells fargo. God day i am a Andrea Mitchell from nsnbc and welcome is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 20th anniversary of a National Book festival present by library of congress. And we are thrilled to have today our office David Rubenstein who has produced author a new book and new book is how to lead. And it is an extraordinary combination of conversations on leadership and the qualities that make people believers especially these very special people. These unique individuals that david has assembled in his book. David rubenstein, welcome youre a lawyer. Youre former white house founder of the World Largest private equity firm youre a history buff restored Washington Monument you saved of the National Zoo Pandas brought magna carta and having saying nothing of a Television Show in bloomberg, and on pbs how do you do it all tell us about your leadership. Well, i didnt feel i was as good a leader as people i interviewed so in the book i tal
With you giving a brief background and very briefly with your job and experience and career. Yes. Thank you for doing this today. I grew up in Dutchess County new york and i received a nomination to the Us Naval Academy which i started one week after graduating high school 1989. I completed annapolis and was then commissioned in the u. S. Navy and served first as armscontrol action officer in the pentagon and then i moved on Surface Warfare ships and navy ships in the atlantic and in the middle east. I have been a lifelong student although i a joke around when i was at annapolis i dropped out and studied at night and then go to night classes. So for example working in the pentagon i do my masters in National Security at georgetown and while i was a research fellow. And they likely heard you are not to intelligent hapless sky. And to learn more about you i really thought that was a clearer represent misrepresentation of what you had done. We also want to start how you came to work in ru
U. S. Senate is about to gaveling to get the week started lawmakers considered a a judicl nomination with a limited vote set for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. And now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our hope for the years to come, empower our lawmakers to live with integrity. Inspire them to permit their words to be matched by their deeds. As they strive for this ethical congruence, strengthen them to examine their hearts with the goal of seeking to glorify you. Living by your precepts, may they aspire to be faithful to the noble calling of serving you and country. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and ju