On behalf of csi, i would like to welcome everyone both in person and online for a great discussion on what has become an important component of the department of defenses defense planning, their larger role of Missile Defenses. As the pentagons recent National Defense strategy, the classified version noted, missiles he become a principal means by which adversaries seek to protect conventional or nuclear power. And as such missiledefense is a core deterrence by denial component of how we contend with adversaries. We are her today to mark the 40 th anniversary of rona reagans speech announcing the strategic defense initiative. That speech, which was in march of 1983, came just a few weeks after his evil empire speech, which was march 9. They were all coordinated towards the larger strategic goal of winning and bringing an end to the cold war. One of the most recent books that i wrote was on president reagans Covert Action Program to provide assistance solidarity. I had the opportunity t
Came across all these different gems of information that could have been the highlight of my career now. Coauthor richard paul and stephen moss took about ten africanamericans that broke the color barrier at nasa and the use of the Space Program by kennedy and johnson to advance the social change. When its up for the presentation we are here to talk about the book we couldnt fail the space Station Program it looks at the role in the civil rights in the years before the rights act happened. Discrimination was not against the law. It was easy. When we talk about the achievements of the people in the book and when we talk about the rules put in place by the Kennedy Administration to try to address the Workplace Discrimination at how they were implemented. So we will be talking about the people whose lives were touched. Our book tells the stories of ten men who came to work in the Space Program during the years that we call the Civil Rights Era and some of them were nasa employees. At the
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Will talk about our book we could not fail the first African Americans in the Space Program. Influx at nasa role in civil rights the years before the civilrights act which is an important distinction because before the act discrimination was not against the law it was legal to say you cannot use this toilet you are black or cannot come into this restaurant because you are black. It is an important distinction as we talk about the achievements of the people in this book. To talk about the rules put in place from the Kennedy Administration how they read implemented by nasa and by contractors. More importantly the alliance whose people were touched to tell the stories of 10 men that we call the civilrights era and some employees worked for agency contractors. Kennedy was forced to deal with our space at the same time he was forced to deal with civil rights. Because they are not things he talked about his campaign. He didnt bring up either but there was a sequence of the events time to gat
And steven moss talk about 10 africanamericans who broke the color barrier at nasa and use of the Space Program by president s kennedy and johnson to advance social change. Thank you, im richard paul. Steven will be up when it is time for his presentation. Were here to talk about our book, we could not fail. Look as that today seas role in the years before the Civil Rights Act passed. That is important distinction. Before the Civil Rights Act passed discrimination was not against the law. It was legal. No, you cant use this toilet, youre black. Or no, you cant come into this restaurant youre black. Which is important distinction that will become even more so as we talk about the achievements of some of the people in this book. Well be talking about the rules put in place bit Kennedy Administration to try to address Workplace Discrimination and how they were implemented by nasa and by its contractors but more importantly well be talking about the people whose lives were touched by those