[applause] can i say i appear for one very important reason. because you re brilliant president has inspired me, as he inspires you and i have been inspired iran many continents around the world with a vision of a global network university. this is a vision born out of john s great and deep thinking. the addition forged out of a view of the interdependence of civilizations around the world. . . to be a small part in a great project which is one of the path braking initiatives that is going to change our world for good over the next few years and i believe that you who are students and supporters of new york university are privileged to be part of the project is cui to change not just your country but change the whole world. i started off as a lecturer in a university when i was somewhat younger and universities as you know stand for of to activity, rationality, impartiality, the pursuit of truth, and these are all the qualities you have to leave behind when you go into poli
transition to their base initially was difficult. host: what is a half kick? guest: a bar in new york city the bill with some friends in 2000. we just had our tenth anniversary. we have author readings there. we have photojournalism exhibits. there is a lot of journalism, people publishing and books who go there. host: where is it located? guest: tenth ave. host: often are you there? very fair amount. you can read him in vanity fair the post presidential life of dwight eisenhower. the co-authors discuss with president eisenhower did during his retirement in gettysburg pennsylvania and share his thoughts on politics and the state of the republican party. david eisenhower and julie nixon eisenhower prison their book of the nixon presidential library in yorba linda california. the program is just over an hour [applause] thank you very much. it s a pleasure to be here. i salute the veterans and the people in the armed services who are still in uniform introduced in
1933. the tour begins at the little-known temperance fountain near pennsylvania avenue. the favor sending on right now is seventh in pennsylvania avenue, halfway between the white house in the capital, where the temperance fountain once stood. they moved in the 1980s about 100 feet north of the theater. it is very strategic here in washington d.c. because it s halfway between the white house and the capitol. right across from a very what once was a very bad neighborhood called murder row. the statue itself once stood right in front of this building right here, at the base of it was a store called the apex liquor store, kind of ironic statue itself, which meant may temperance from abstinence alcohol altogether ended up a liquor store. the mac user that originally the statue is right here, where the statue is now? correct, that is now the grand army of the republic. it stood here from 1882 until the 1980s, so by the century estate here in this location. what happened during
brad meltzer, why a nonfiction? well, the truth was is, it s for my son. eight years ago, on the night my son was born, i said i m going to write a book that lasts his whole life. i was coming back from the hospital. it s that great moment when you can dream anything for your child. he can be the president, nice person, generous person, all realism, i m going to write a book that lasts my whole life. i came home and started writing rules for him to live by. there you go. pictures of it. what i wanted was, i m going to write rules down. love god. two, be nice to the fat kid in class. things i thought were important for him to know. the truth was i knew nothing about being a father. so a friend of mine told me the amazing story about the wright brothers. every time they d go out, they d bring enough materials for multiple crashes. they knew they d fail. they would crash and rebuild. i said i love tha
in some sense of our a shelter from society. they protect christian students from what is the influence of mainstream institutions. one of the dangers however is when you insulate young people from mainstream insulin institutions you cut them off. button reason is king s college is in an new york city is we don t protect you but we prepare you. our goal is to take young students, mostly christian and the quips them to extend their faith in a secular society and also to go on to successful and transforming careers at goldman sachs, and cbs news, capitol hill we want them to flourish in secular society. you can find out more information at tkc.edu. i have 1 foot in the world of the debates of god and religion. just last night i had a debate in which i was at the university of wisconsin but i also have 1 foot in the debate of culture and politics. as christians we are called not to be of the world but in the world and understanding the world to be a positive influence. i want