A tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great have addressed this audience and tonight we welcome a man who eventually we will record as preeminent among World Leaders in the area of greatest need. [applause] i have in mind the discussion of communist aggression as millions of people were enveloped behind an iron curtain. I have in mind the feeling of futility in korea, oppression in our homeland but to meet out the savings and troubling the motors of ourfree enterprise economy. Here then is the man, framed in more who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president who we love with a deep andabiding affection. [applause] [music] welcome to the Commonwealth Club, im george hammond, chair of the Commonwealth Club. This tech staff is helping to put together these online programs. Weve done dozens and dozens of them since the crisis began and its my great pleasure to in
In california, a distinguished core room, dwight d eisenhower, president of the United States of america. [applause] this happy occasion, a tradition which began with the other roosevelt, they have addressed this audience but tonight we will, man whom history will record among World Leaders in the hour of greatest need. [applause] i have in mind the rapid succession of communists aggression his millions of people were involved behind farreaching iron curtain. The stalemate in korea, a rampaging inflation in the homeland, the traveling motors of our Free Enterprise economy. Here is the land framed in war who will be acclaimed by different generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more is our presence who we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] welcome. Im george hammond, chair of the humanities forum. Along with the staff, putting together these online programs, doesnt since the covid19 crisis began. Im glad to introduce susan eisenhower, gra
A series of attacks on sailboats off the coast of spain. Im rebecca it is welcome to the program a safe fire between mania and as a vision appears to have been short lived the 2 former soviet republics agreeing to hope their decades long conflict over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh after talks brokered by russia but shortly after the cease fire came into effect h. Side blamed the other for breaking the armistice caught in the middle are thousands of displaced civilians good move good move a new group and some of their rent child forced to take refuge in a school. And hes just one of several azerbaijani families here. Lead here from nearby villages there are scaping heavy fighting near the border of not going to carry back that tone that lives apart. In the mess we have cash in the gulf as we have children we were forced to come here but we go back and forth even if they destroy our house we will go back. To you know guy that a fight. Over the border in the disputed region of na
Rehabilitated his image and set , precedents for what presidency life could involve. This evening, we are pleased to introduce an author on the postpresident ial years of Richard Nixon. This very important and often overlooked part of nixons life is worthy of a book of its own probably a series of books. ,not one to be written off, Richard Nixon rose from defeat to become americas elder statement. Andhis period between 1974 he reinvented what it means to 1994, be a former president , serving as advisor to everyone of his successors. He made 29 foreign trips and worked with World Leaders across the globe. To tell this remarkable story, were joined by kasey pipes. He is a historian whose previous book on president eisenhower is well acclaimed. He served in the administration of president george w. Bush and was later a senior fellow at gettysburg college. Would you please join me in afterng the author of the fall, kasey pipes . [applause] kasey thank you all very much. Thanks for being he
Critics alike join us the metal stuff stops. Cold war was an ideological war people said you know it is not clear what system is best what system will prevail. In track of our long time the issue of who was more confident economically to use was not totally clearly just and in the west the sputnik shock caused total panic sets africa. How surprising was that now its us who are showing the west showing the americans what technical progress is taking issue faults. Down the hudson got to see an immunity to the military doctrine at the time was mutual assured destruction we were prepared if they had a chance. Really were. This is going to throw in the 1st 15 minutes of a war germany would have gone up in flames like a tool which. In fact we were really scared because it could all kick off any time someone goes crazy and bam were in the middle of a 2 month. The 2nd world war came to an end in europe in may 945. 00 with germanys Unconditional Surrender the victorious powers divided the ruine