Thank you and good evening. It is a pleasure to be here. A terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. It is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. I want to begin by thanking the Diplomacy Center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. Looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in history. But it took time to understand the magnitude of that moment. It is a moment that stands as a tribute to the resilient work, to the incredible men and women behind the diplomatic mission. The people who promote the National Security, economic prosperity, and Global Leadership of the United States. The people in this room and on the front lines all over the world. It is a mission that never stops. Today, the United States and its allies have new complexities to navigate, different adversaries, and new
[applause] thank you and good evening. It is a pleasure to be here. A terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. It is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. I want to begin by thanking the Diplomacy Center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. Looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in history. But it took time to understand the magnitude of that moment. It is a moment that stands as a tribute to the resilient work, to the incredible men and women behind the diplomatic mission. The people who promote the National Security, economic prosperity, and Global Leadership of the United States. The people in this room and on the front lines all over the world. It is a mission that never stops. Today, the United States and its allies have new complexities to navigate, different adversari
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[applause] welcome, michael. How many people here have been here all day . [applause] very impressive. How many people came just to hear michael . Okay. My wife is here. Im sure she did. [laughter] one of the countrys most distinguished most respected and most admired president ial historians and let me tell you a little bit about the background before we talk about presidency and latest book president s of war, highly recommend and we will go through that, michael is native of chicago area, he went to williams where he came under the influence of a famous historian and subsequently went to Harvard Business school, after Harvard Business school he did not go to private equity which he should have done, higher calling. David it did it the right way, he was inclined to history, 30year hes historian for nbc and youve probably seen him many times on television. Why did you decide to go and become historian if you went to Harvard Business school . I wanted to be a historian, no joke, since
Only ruins remain, there may be dozens of people under them, by this hour two people are known to have died, rescuers are clearing the rubble, looking for survivors, as clergy report, hundreds of gaza residents who have lost their homes have been sheltering in the complex for several days, and they have been welcoming everyone there , regardless of religion. Mutual shelling between hamas and the israeli army does not stop; sirens are constantly sounding over tel aviv air raid, pro systems are working. Sahal, meanwhile, is preparing for a ground operation, this was confirmed by the commander of the Southern District of the Israel Defense forces. We are hitting them hard, and now we will take the war to their territory, and we will defeat them on their own territory. It will be hard, it will be long and it will be intense. The best commanders, the best soldiers of the Israel Defense forces, our best forces are you. I have complete confidence in you. I believe in strength, professionalism