Kissinger sat down with lbj president ial Library Director mark updegrove. On the first of a threeday conference in texas. Then took questions from the audience. Severalhear first from introductory speakers, including president johnsons two daughters. The conversation with kissinger starts in about 30 minutes. This program is two hours. Please welcome, the archivist of the United States, daughter of lyndon and lady bird johnson, the honorable hubert bola. Miss luci baines johnson, daughter of lyndon and lady bird johnson. And dr. Bernard let ski. The retired Major General of the United States army, the silver star, bronze star, and purple heart recipient. [applause] the archive of this library contains thousands of letters to our 36th president. Many of which concern the vietnam war. There are two letters during the height of the president johnsons tenure in office which reflect the dramatically contrasting views of the war held by americans, including our troops. Dear mr. President ,
Nelson. We can hopefully, talk about that later. And secondly he wanted a stronger military defense plank. He wanted the party, in effect, to repudiate Dwight Eisenhower eisenhower it was believed that Nelson Rockefeller and the wing of the party he represented had the clout to require this or at least to be taken seriously. We now know that by 1960 service that was probably not, not the case. It was a matter of perception. It was fed by what today we would call the mainstream media. Cspan and what did Richard Nixon and rockefeller think of each other . Guest its a complex they respected each other as rivals. There certainly were any number of occasions when i think each man tried the patience of the other. Oddly enough, during the Eisenhower Administration theyd been allies. They were both in some ways well, theres a wonderful letter. Rockefeller writes the day after the 56 election nelson writes, oddly enough to Richard Nixon. And he says thanks to you and the president , the Republi
This is about an hour. Welcome, friends. Its delightful to be here and we are here tonight in part to celebrate a really wonderful book. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchisons American Hero in the spirit of when and who shaped our history. The country actually. Thinking about this today because if anyone else had written this book, she would have been a chapter here. Thats for sure. Senator hutchinson grew up in texas and graduated the university of texas and law school at a time when law firms simply didnt hire the women graduates. As larry temple puts it back then it wasnt just a glass ceiling. There was a glass door. So she became a Television Reporter before going into politics and after being elected twice to the house of representatives, she was elected state treasurer in 1990 and three years later elective as the first woman to represent texas in the senate. She was elected by the chairman of the republican conference which means she is the only woman among the the top five leaders of th
Have famous german philosopher that you have weeder is i cannot find their. Maybe i just have to paraphrase. It is europes duty to prepare a the way for when the good european comes into possession with that destiny but to supervise that universal culture of the world. To talk about the r d musec but muslims have to understand here in america cultural production has to include the intellectual effort them rearranges aspect of their broader culture of america because only in that way can we get americans to see themselves and us differently to understand all of this is a part of cultural production. I will stop there. [applause] up next we have the of founder of the of college and several mosques truck unit of states as a longtime advocate of backyard organic gardening is a suitable living such as banning the use of plastic bottle water it has written extensively in active with the number of organizations with Islamic Relief of the united kingdom. Our question tonight is you have often
Nelson Rockefeller Family, the influence on the Republican Party over the years, and his time as governor of new york state. Aboutalso talks rockefeller outside of politics, his marriage to Happy Rockefeller, and the murky circumstances of his death. Richard norton smith, after 14 years of work on your book, what would you tell somebody who does not know about Nelson Rockefeller, who he is, what he did. . Significant, indeed historically significant, figure in a number of fields. Gave him the i name of rockefeller republicanism, that i would describe as existing views of tens of millions of americans who may not be aware of the phrase. Nutshell, a combination of policies that are fiscally responsible and socially liberal. Had ad himself that he republican head and a democratic heart. Aceto nead esposito, who was one of rockefellers allies, he said that he was too liberal for the conservatives and to conservative for the democrats. Middleoftheroad politics, that is a worldview that we c