Controversial issue and one in which frequently theres forward more heat than light and where we frequently see people who seem to be immune to data. But we have experts tonight to talk about this, and it will be moderated by dr. David casarett who is chief of college of care at university of pennsylvania. Im a psychiatrist, and i often think most people including many physicians dont really understand what psychiatry is. Nobody understands what Palliative Care is, and its a wonderful branch of medicine and needs to be better understood. Dr. Casarett launched a book here a year ago that was wonderful. This is his second book hes launching here. No, we do not have royalties on it, but i own two copies of it. So dr. David casarett will come up in a minute. We believe all of you are literate, we print biographies in the program. This is not grand rounds, im not going to sit up here for ten minutes and read every paper that everybody wrote. But dr. Casarett will come up, talk for a while,
Than 3 . It was the worst day of the year and the ninth biggest point drop ever. For stockholders, jim axelrod tells us, it has been a week for the the strong. Rose tonight, two americans are being called heroes for preventing a mass shooting on a highspeed passenger train heading from amsterdam to paris. Jonathan vigliotti is in our london newsroom. Jonathan, what you can tell us . Reporter charlie, the two passengers who tackled the gunmen were offduty American Service men. The gunman was carrying several weapons in his luggage including a kalishnakov rifle, automatic pistom oland knives. According to veries, the American Service men heard the suspect loading his weapon in the bathroom and confronted him when he came out. The suspect has been taken into police custody. Both americans suffered injuries. One may have been hit by a bullet. Police have identified the suspect as a 26yearold of moroccanan descent. He was apparently known to intelligence services. Frances interior minister
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening and welcome to the main event the last program of the evening here in the ballroom. My name is ron and i am an editor correspondent broadcaster at npr and also thank you and a fulltime faculty member at American University school of public affairs. It is my very great pleasure to be here this evening with John Aloysius farrell, jack farrell to his friends and he has written his third book. His first was called Clarence Darrow attorney for the. I think you should buy that book just for the title. The second book was called tip oneill and the democratic century and then turn to Richard Nixon Richard Nixon, the life. He is such a popular character. Jack because of that trajectory i have to ask what made you turn to nixon . I was drawn to his story. The original subtitle to the book was Richard Nixon an american tragedy and i was struck as they did the research that people like Henry Kissinger and Elliott Richardson would wri
Turn away thy Terrence Roberts was the best student in a group of nine, and perhaps for that reason he was to become one of the main targets of the segregationists. His father was a navy veteran and a dietitian. His mother was a caterist. The large Roberts Family were sevenday adventists and very religious. Terrences father attended meetings all summer discussing integration, but remained ambivalent about his sons attending central until the governors actions made it a matter of principle. When newsmen asked terrence if the naacp had pressured to him attend central, the idealistic 15yearold responded, quote, nobody urged me to go. The school board asked if i wanted to go. I thought if i got in, some of the other children would be able able to go and have more opportunities. On september 25th, 2007, Terry Roberts, the other eight members of the little rock nine, and the world, will return to little rock to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of little rock Central High
The large Roberts Family were seventhday adventists and very religious. His father attend meetings all summer. Discussing immigration but remained ambivalent about his sons attending central until his governors actions made a matter of principle. If theyed parents pressured some of to attend central. Responded nobody urged me to go. The school board asked about wanted to go, i thought if i got in, some of the other children would be able to go and have more opportunities. 27 27,er the 25th, Terry Roberts, the other eight members of the little rock nine in the world will return to little rock to remember commemorate the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of little rock Central High School. I had the privilege of helping coordinate the 40th ceremony in 1997. Among the many things associated with that commemoration, i accompanied Terry Roberts when he saw central tigers played basketball for the first time. Was at central, the African American not only could not play sports, but they c