Place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of native american activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969,reclaiming it as indian land during their 18 month occupation. Amidst this assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president nixon advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination,and congress acted on nixons reform proposals. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, president nixon said, both as a matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin to act on the basis of what the indians themselves have long been telling us. The time has come to break decisively with the past and to create conditions for a new era in which the indian future is determined by indian acts and indian decisions. When president nixon returned the sacred site of new mexico to the people of taos pueblo in a ceremony, it symbolized the fundamental shift in u. S. Government policy towards American Indian pe
Presented by the Richard Nixon foundation carried mr. Johnson president s ands administration is regarded as one of the most proindian of the 20th century. It ushered in a new era of selfgovernment. Native americans found a champion in president nixon. A stance that resulted from his personal history and his consultation with indian leaders who helped shape his view of Indian Affairs. This policy breakthrough took place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969 reclaiming it as indian land during their occupation. Assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president and advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination and congress acted on his reform. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, president and said both as a matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin to act on the basis of what the indians themselves have long been telling us.
The Richard Nixon foundation. Mr. Johnson president s ands president nixons administration is regarded as one of the most proindian of the 20th century and one that restored lands to tribes and ushered in a new era of selfgovernment. Native americans found a champion in president nixon. A stance that resulted from his personal history and his consultation with indian leaders who helped shape his view of Indian Affairs. This policy breakthrough took place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of native american activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969,reclaiming it as indian land during their 18 month occupation. Amidst this assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president nixon advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination,and congress acted on nixons reform proposals. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, both as aixon said, matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin
Speechwriter, but in making a film about them. Which is how i came to be a today. I made a film in 2006, seven, eight, about the obama campaign, and one of my favorite parts about the film is getting to spend time with the speechwriters. And when i met dick goodwin a aa screen for the family started telling me stories, and the stories were so rich and so colorful that i thought this would be a great subject for a documentary. And knows all these guys really well and knows where all the bodies are buried. So without further ado, i would like to introduce robert and you are in for a real treat. Thank you. [applause] thank you for that wonderful introduction. I want to thank david murray the professional speech Writers Association for putting this panel on. I want to thank georgetown for hosting us. I want to thank cspan for preserving for posterity that will no doubt be great wisdom from this panel. So the Space Shuttle has blown up yet there has been a terrorist attack. There has been a
He is a managing editor for opinion at u. S. News world report. He blogs and writes himself, and he works for the boston globe, hes been covering politics for a long time, and he really knows the ins and outs of speechwriting and knows all these guys really well and knows where all the bodies are buried. Without further i do, i would like to introduce robert, and youre in for a real treat. [applause] robert i want to thank the professional Speechwriters Association for putting this panel on, i want to thank georgetown for hosting us, i want to thank cspan for preserving for posterity what will no doubt be great wisdom from this panel. The nation turns its lonely eyes to the president. In the modern era dating to police december 7, 1941, the president has been not only the commander in chief, but the comforter in chief, the mourner in chief. The Job Description of the president in the modern era now includes expressing our national outrage, expressing our national grief, in good moments