President nixon, Lieutenant Colonel marine corps vietnam veteran living in the white house, return with president nixon to san clemente. Retired from the marines and when we had a gift without we would name it the jack sears. When we have distinguished professional of arms we would remind people that jack served and continues to serve it was so glad so many of you are here. If youre a veteran or a member of active duty will you stand and allow us to thank you . [applause] now our guest is admiral james stavridis, graduate from United Statesra Naval Academy in 1976. Hehe went on for 37 year career and some extraordinary stations along the way including as Combatant Commander of u. S. Central command excuse me, seven command from 20062009 and, of course, as nato ally supreme commander. He earned his phd as well and masters of arts from the Fletcher School of law and diplomacy which he subsequently went on to lead as dean after his retirement from the navy. Admiral stavridis is the author
Jose can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hail at the twilights last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight. Or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. The starspangled banner yet wave. All the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause]. Please be seated. Thank you for the west covina high school. I would like to recognize some special guests that are with us this evening. Please welcome to members of the board of directors nation. The Orange County supervisor. [applause]. Jean hernandez,. [applause] and our most important resource that is the envy of the other 12 president ial libraries, those that are here tonight who represents 150 volunteers, thank you. The Nixon Foundation is largely supported by its members. They support Educational Programs to engage in civic discourse and learning, membersh
[inaudible conversations] good morning. The committee will come to order. Id like to welcome you all to our second bubble confirmation hearing of this anon girls feet. I would like to start by thanking senator korn and for being here to speak on behalf of our nominee is. Always good to have you. Our fellow committee member, senator mention from West Virginia is prepared to also offer introductory remarks for a nominee. Governor perry, i would like to extend a warm welcome to you and to your family. Know that i appreciate your desire to serve, your willingness to become our next secretary of energy. Ive enjoyed the meeting that we had together, learning more about your leadership as governor of the state of texas, including your accomplishments in the area of energy and environment. Im going to withhold this morning and a reference to text size versus alaska size. Weve had that discussion. But in all seriousness, we know that you are seeking to leave the department of energy at an inter
To my American Family, please remain optimistic. On monday, i discussed the importance of our Law Enforcement community. Realize that us to the vast majority of our Law Enforcement officers only seek , thereect and to serve is still work to be done. There is a lack of trust tween the black community and Law Enforcement, one that we as an American Family must come together and solve. Old saying is a vital part of finding solutions the only way to know where you are going is to know where you have been. The rich and provocative history of america is to point in one of two directions, one is to realize over the past 240 years that we have had our challenges. Our nation has nearly been pulled apart. Out of the crisis of our past has come to hope for our future. In a relatively short amount of time, we have made in my estimation, remarkable progress as a nation. While i will talk about a few of the policies that will help us move forward as well as some things are simply about getting us to
While serving in iraq from 2003 to 2009 u. S. Navy s. E. A. L. Sniper chris kyle accumulated more officially confirmed kills than any other sniper in u. S. Military history. In his bestselling autobiography, american sniper now a major motion picture, mr. Kyle described his early career as a professional rodeo rider. The challenges he had to overcome become a s. E. A. L. And experiences in iraq. Chris kyle died on february 2 2013 at the age of 38. This program is from 2012. Its about an hour. Host chris kyle why did you decide to join the navy . Guest actually i grew up thinking the marines were the biggest baddest guys on the block in my eyes wanted to be one so i went to enlist and try to become a marine and a marine recruiter was out to lunch and then in the strip mall all of a sudden there youve got the Army Recruiter in the Navy Recruiter coming out to be snipers themselves and pick you up and get you to come to them. I talked to each one of them and the Navy Recruiter sold me on