Certain areas, if you believe that was the right and to recommend to the president. We have heard from many officials attempting to walk that back. You were a commander saying honestly and sincerely what you would do, you would recommend what was necessary if you thought it was necessary to accomplish the mission. I wonder if you stand by that, if you believe it is necessary you will go to the president say, mr. Obama, i need Ground Troops in certain roles to succeed here . If youre asking me if i would provide my best military advice at all times, the answer is absolutely. If youre suggesting that i might at some point recommend that we need a large ground force to counter isil, the answer to that is also absolutely. It does not have to be americans. Ideally, for the kinds of issues we are confronting there, the ideal for some of the only truly effective force that we would be able to reject isil from within its own population, is a force comprised of iraqis and kurds and moderate syr
Feats that are now a comic symbols of new york city. This event was hosted by the new york public library, and last about 90 minutes. Thank you, lois. I want to thank the library for organizing this event. Can you guys hear me in the back . Can you hear me now . No . Yes . I will speak loudly. It is great to be in the city, lecturing on the city that he wrote about. In the very place in the city that you wrote about midtown manhattan. A couple of preliminaries before we roll into this illustrated talk. I like that better than powerpoint, as a term. Im not good at powerpoint. Luddite, im im a just a technological idiot. Not the book i originally set out to right. The original idea was to do the whole city. All five boroughs, and stretch it out from world war i to world war ii. Cute, itrying to be too took to bigger bite out of the apple. I discovered, as i was doing my research, that i was really drawn to a really compelling story within the larger story i had intended to tell. It is an
We set up a camera in a fourth Floor Conference Room to talk to investigative journalist philip examines, whose book the Warren Commissions work, using key phone calls, documents, and artifacts. He explains some of the lingering controversies regarding the warren report. We take a brief to her of the reef tour we take a brief tour of the or in commissions of the Warren Commissions office. It was in this room here on this floor that the Warren Commission saw for the very first time the entirety of the committee the investigations of hearing would take place down here at the time. We harvey oswalds brother was here. Much oftographs the work was done on the fourth floor. Are now on the fourth floor of the u. S. Capital historical society, where this would have been the working floor for the Warren Commission. I will show you the office of chief Justice Earl Warren. This is his desk and his chair. Are you pretty sure this is his chair . , absolutely. We have a lot of information on it. He
University center of president ial history, this event is about 50 minutes. The first thing the speaker wants to know when he is invited to speak at a Different Institution like smu, who will be in the audience . Will it be 20yearolds . Or will it be people with a memory of that election . The answer was, itll be a mix of people which were no use at all. That is to make some general remarks about the election and specific remarks and give you this handout which is a kind of the menu, if i do not talk about them in my prepared remarks and you have an interest about pursuing, you will have the opportunity to do that and the question and answer. I would not try to give you a comprehensive summary of my book which is not only about the 1968 election but the years leading up and following the election. Rather, i will try to give you a high point and rely on you to decide what you want to hear. America coming apart, america coming apart has been the theme of most commentary of america in 196
Democratic state; and a world order governed by rules, if it is about anything, must be about protecting a Democratic State, which is what the motion before us is about. I believe that, although this is difficult, it is the right thing to do. There is no graver decision for our parliament and our country, but protecting our national interest, security and the values for which we stand is why i will be supporting the motion this afternoon. On a point of order, mr. Speaker. You will have noticed that the house is very full. My constituents expect me to be able to get into the chamber and hear my Prime Minister. No such obligation rests on this poor man behind me. Will you find a safe place for this camera crew, so that he can film without getting in our way . I am grateful to the honorable gentleman. As far as i can see, the camera crew is certainly not interfering with the business of the house, and everybody is safe. I am grateful to the honorable gentleman for his point of order, to w