For the study of intelligence where he was the deputy director. He began his career in the cia, it age s you if i say in 192772. After two years in the United States army, also with the u. S. Military command in vietnam. Since his retirement from cia he was also National Security and teaches at Georgetown School for service. He is also a founding Advisory Board member at the International Spy museum, here since the beginning. Hes the author of a new book, the foundation of the cia harry truman, the missouri gang and the origins of the cold war. Youre not here to listen to me talk, so, thanks, rick, for coming out. [ applause ] and thank you all for coming out when you could be over at the Christmas Market across the street. I appreciate that. As vince said, ive been a cia officer for running on to 50 years now. And for the last 20 years i taught intelligence courses at Georgetown School of foreign service. And in teaching there at georgetown, ive discovered as well as from participatin
Welcome to the dimension washington headquarters. Im so happy that all of you are here and joining us today for this program. If you have not been here before definitely after the lecture today please stay and take a tour with our staff. Just before i come to introduce our guest speaker today in just a few rules, and bits of information. We do have Light Refreshments for you in the kitchen. Coffee, tea, cheese, crackers, cookies. Please feel free to get up and take what you like. Restrooms are in this building. You do not need to go to the visitor center. We have staff here today. I am the director of the department of Historic Affairs for the county of passaic. By de facto, i am the director of the site. We are fortunate enough to have a guest speaker and historian to share his knowledge and expertise on Alexander Hamilton and his rise to military fame and glory. Mr. Cregeau graduated from Hillsdale College with a bachelors degree in history and from Colorado State university with a m
The 18th century converging with the 20th century, we can be hightech about this. I feel much the same as does my wife because i have been a long time reenactor, you can see me dressed as an officer in the army. I battled three times in sweltering heat like today, and there i am speaking twice for the Alexander Hamilton awareness society. You can also say he was helping to found american industry. Were just west of paterson falls where he worked with that, of course. Washington crosses the delaware, a famous scene on christmas night into the morning of the 26th. A large life side paintize pain. Here is one that came out and debuted at the New York Historical society. You can see it was at nighttime, a different kind of craft, a cannon, maybe hamiltons. Not good weather. Similarly, another painter who is now retired, this is another painting, victory or death. ; and there they are, in the Early Morning light, trudging through the ice and the snow. You can imagine how cold they must ha
Pro independents lead a in power much to the annoyance of chaya now the middle easts longest drilling monarch armand Sultan Qaboos been side outside has died aged 793 days of mourning have been declared on the process has begun to choose who will take over could be you said no children and never public you name just successor hes credited with modernizing the gulf country and mediation between rivals in a volatile region rob matheson looks back at as life bin Saeed Al Saeed was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later what he did basically is modernizing the country opening the country to outsiders and thirdly looking at the domestic politics and try to move on to state formation where building is institutions and related elements sort unco boss was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u. K. Before graduating from Sandhurst Military Academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to a m
Lets get going with this news breaking news out of a man state media has announced the death of Sultan Qaboos been side ill cite he ruled since 1970 but had suffered illness in more recent years there has been intense speculation for several years now about who will replace him because he never publicly named a successor well examine his legacy here on the news for you 1st matheson looks back at his life. Couple. Was an only son born in 1942 a life of royal privilege and to a father he would overthrow 30 years later what he did basically is modernizing the country opening the country to outsiders and thirdly looking at the domestic politics and try to move on to the state formation where building is institutions and related elements so to uncouple us was educated in oman and then at a private school in the u. K. Before graduating from Sandhurst Military Academy and serving in the british army for several months on his return to a man in 1966 his determination to modernize his country i