Writes about his military career and offers his thoughts on leadership in the memoir, called sign chaos. [inaudible conversations] i run the International Security program here and it is an honor and a privilege to introduce jim scuitto, who of course many of you know is the chief National Security correspondent and also cnn anchor and the author of this new book inside russia and china secret operations to defeat d america. The book was extracted in various forms in the atlantic and f also the wall street journal and its had a lot of goodad critical success. Jim you may not know was also the chief of staff at the u. S. Thembassy in china so you know e china story quite well. Hes a graduate of yale university, former fulbright fellow and shes here in washington with his wife gloriau former radio tv news, three children. Im going to turn it over his reported around the world in asia, the middle east and he will make a opening observations about the book and then w well open it up to the
The trade war and tariffs are having on farmers across the u. S. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is saturday, august 17. We read that nearly one quarter of the electorate this time around will be 65 or older and seniors vote at a much higher percentage than others. We ask seniors only to call in this morning. What are your top issues for campaign 2020 . If you live in the eastern or central time zones, call 202 7488000. West, 202 out 7488001. You can send a tweet c spanwj. Commentalso post a on facebook. Key to the 2020 democratic president ial nomination. As they talk about iowa, in 2020, 23 of the electorate will be 65 and older. That is the highest share since 1970. In iowa specifically, the numbers are more dramatic those 50 and older accounted for 58 of democratic caucusgoers in 2016. 28 were 65 and older. Clear thateeds to be 60 of caucusgoers are going to be over the age of 50 said brad anderson, who is a f
Iran the International Security program. Its a privilege to introduce jim sciutto is a correspondent and cnn anchor and author of the new book inside chinas operations to feed america. It was attracted to various forms and most of the wall street journal. And it has a lot of good critical success. You may not know the gym was also the chief of staff at the u. S. Embassy in china so he knows the china story quite well. He is a graduate of Yale University and a former fellow. The short washington with his wife and they have three children. Im going to turn over to him, he is reported around the world, asia, middle europe and middle east. Ill turn it over to him to make opening observations about the book and then open it up to q a. Thank you very much jim. Thanks so much well of you for taking time out of aut busy sunny friday. I appreciate having you here as well. And thank you to peter for inviting me he was one of the first people to read a manuscript of the book early on and he did n
She started out in brooklyn. And then she wound up here on long island what that rockville center, here we go, but shes a red sax fan, although that wasnt true in her younger days. You want to learn about her and her father that she wrote a wonderful book. Whats it called . Next year wait till next year about baseball. Its a terrific book and and many others she went to colby then she went to harvard got her various degrees up to her phd from harvard taught at harvard for a while then got into politics. So to speak staffer lbj and other i think youll say a few words about this. Lbj was really her focus for quite a while then she got into writing and has written all these wonderful books i have offered her. Blurb anytime she wants it my blurb for her will be if Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote a book a biography of bullwinkle. Id buy it and read it in one night. So let me introduce to you doris kearns cooper. Thank you. Im so glad to be with all of you today, and im really glad i can talk to
Online at cspan. Org. I dont think i need to do much to introduce doors to you. I thank you all know who she isnt. Rt she started out in brooklyn and then she wound up here on long island. Here we go. But she is a red sox fan. Although that was not true and her younger days you want to learn about her and her father, she wrote a wonderful book, what is it called . Wait until next year to about baseballs or terrific book. And many others. She went to kobe then she went to harvard. Got various degrees of the phd from harvard. Taught at harvard for a while. Then got into politics so to speak. Lbj i think youll say a few words about this. Lbj was her focus for quite a while. Then she got into writing and all its wonderful books i have offered her a blurb and my blurb for her wellbeing if Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote a book on bullwinkle i would buy it and read it in one night. [laughter] let me introduce to you Doris Kearns Goodwin. [applause] im really glad i could talk to you tonight. I es