Summer 1945 and the war was 1 million men old. Hang on, jim. Keep your eyes shut tight and drink. They are moving you back now. Dont give up. Just hang on. The road back is bumpy and maybe the pain blurs your eyes. But listen, the sound of battle grows dim. Now one question cuts clearly through the haze. Which man will you be, the one who gets hurt and dies, or the one who gets hurt and lives. When the dizziness stopped and the fog cleared, an army nurse was at your side. A woman who meant safety and comfort and home to thousands of men before you, a woman who meant all those things to you. A nurse brought another americans blood to your side to pour new strength into your veins. A nurse handed clamps to the surgeon and counted sponges. A nurse prepared and administered the anesthetic and watched you constantly for any telltale change in your breathing or blood pressure. All working with the same purpose, to ease the pain of war, to help save lives. The preparation for the moment that
Black political organizing that culminated in the election of course black mayors like cleveland, atlanta and detroit from 1967 to 1974. They feel particularly vital right now as blackled struggles in the wake of Police Murders of george floyd in minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in louisville, and kenosha have sounded the call for black liberation while raising questions about the role of electoral politics and black freedom struggles. 50 years ago gibsons landmark election came on the heels was 1967 rebellion in newark when the Police Beating of an unarmed black man, john smith, had whit supremacy and its enforcers in blue in the jim crow north. Amid heightened racist renewal projects and educational injustice, it recalled countless Police Killings that had gone unpublished into the years and brought thousands into the streets that july. State police and National Guardsmen were brought into the city to violently suppress the uprising, claiming two dozen lives in the process including ed ed
Conflict from u. S. Escalation in 1965 to the fall of saigon in 1975. He argues that the United States was in vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the american system of government. His class is about an hour, 15 minutes. So we talked about the kind of the leadup to the American Intervention of vietnam on tuesday. Were going to look at the war today. Before we kind of jump into the actual war, any questions concerning the stuff we covered on tuesday . No. I am that good, arent i . So i want you guys to pay especially good attention today, because as it turns out, this is the only thing im actually qualified to teach. [ laughter ] i didnt know there was a war in korea until i read the textbook with you guys. But the vietnam war is your thing. Ive tried to present concise history of the war and hopefully it makes some sense to you. So on tuesday, were talking about how starting in 1964, as a result of developments in hanoi, North Vietnam under its new leader starts to escalat
Earlier today the former secretary of state and National Security adviser Henry Kissinger was at the white house to meet with President Trump talking about National Security issues. President called mr. Kissinger longtime friend. Heres a look. Thank you very much. Henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. I have liked him and respected him but we have been friends for a long time, long before my emergence into the world of politics which has not been too long. We have been really a guess you would save the new york scene a little bit. We have gotten to know each other very well. Hes a man i have Great Respect for. He is also somebody usually they say have you ever been in the oval office and with Henry Kissinger i didnt bother asking that question because he has been in this office many times. Its an honor to have dr. Kissinger with us, a man of immense talent and experience and knowledge and im going to talk to him for a while and we are going to learn a lot. I can say with many of t
Holders, and businesses. And the calls for a National Conversation on race. Trayvon martin could have been me. Well talk about that and the other news with our panel, susan page of usa today. Pbs correspondent gwen ifill. The wall street journals gerald seib. Time magazines michael scherer. David ignatius of the washington post. And our own john dickerson. This is fooks. Captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, face the nation with bob schieffer. And good morning, again. Well, i went to the capitol to talk to House Speaker john boehner on the week that the house had voted for the 39th time to quill or delay the president S Health Care plan. So with this shaping up as the least productive legislation session in history, i began by asking Speaker Boehner wasnt it time to get on to Something Else . Absolute not, he told me. Republican have only dwan to fight this plan and wont be satisfied until they kill it. The program ready. This is not ready for prime time. This is not