Bob, thank you for your service. Simply, bob, thank you for your service. That encompassed so many different things. It did not say 1983 Social Security. It was just that people really thank him. Every once in a while, there was a hi, pat, too. Thank you for joining us. I appreciate that. Bob dole at the world war ii memorial, he is like a mother hen. The word gets out that bob dole is here and they all flock to him wherever he is. Then the stories start. Sometimes for the first time the veteran tells a story he has never told anybody before. And it becomes a very emotional thing. Hes almost like the minister or the priest or something. People come up to him and want to tell him a story because they know he has been there, and they know he is responsible for that memorial. That is quite a thing to watch. Very emotional. Thank you for being with us on American History tv. You bet. Thank you. [applause] my colleagues in the Senate Special family former staff , members, and guests, but es
Bob, thank you for your service. Simply, bob, thank you for your service. That encompassed so many different things. It did not say 1983 Social Security. It was just that people really thank him. Every once in aware in a while, there was a hi, pat too. Thank you for joining us. I appreciate that. Bob dole at the world war ii memorial, he is like a mother hen. The word gets out that bob dole is here and they all flock to him wherever he is. Then the stories start. Sometimes for the first time, the veteran tells a story he has never told anybody before. And it becomes a very emotional thing. Hes almost like the minister or the priest or something. People come up to him and want to tell him a story because they know he has been there and they know he is responsible for that memorial. That is quite a thing to watch. Very emotional. Thank you for being with us on American History tv. You bet. Thank you. [applause] my colleagues in the Senate Special family, former staff members, and guests,
That is quite a thing to watch. Very emotional. Thank you for being with us on American History tv. You bet. Thank you. [applause] my colleagues in the senate our special family former staff members, and guests, but especially our good friend senator bob dole, and his lovely bride elizabeth, welcome home. It seems quite natural seeing you here. [applause] i should have asked senator dole to come up and join us on the platform, but somehow or other i thought he should sit in the leaders seat right there with elizabeth. I want to welcome you all again to the sixth presentation in the leaders lecture series. This has been an exciting series. We have had some fantastic presentations from great leaders of the senate. And, of course, Vice President bush was here. We look forward to hearing from other Vice President s and leaders of the senate in the months ahead. This has certainly been an enjoyable, i know, and worthwhile program. And we are delighted tonight to have our friend, our colleag
[inaudible conversations] good evening. Good evening. Im the director of the president ial library and i want to welcome you here tonight for a conversation between joe califf on and bob schieffer. The top domestic assistance from 1965 to 1969 and was responsible for helping to put into place many of the programs of the Great Society. Prior to that he was a special assistant to secretary defends robert mcnamara. Joe went on to serve as the secretary of Health Education and welfare from 1977 to 1979. And then served as the chairman and president at the center on addiction and Substance Abuse at columbia university. He is the author of nine books including the triumph and tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. Originally published in 1992 by simon and schuster the book has been re released and is now back in publication. Thats a very unusual in the book industry for a book that is 20 plus years to be released and it speaks to the excellence of this volume. Tonight joe will talk about his book and ab
Next the domestic policy aide to president clinton johnson. He presented firsthand account of the johnson administrations Great Society legislation this contains language some people may find offensive. I want to welcome you here tonight for a conversation between joe and bob schieffer. He was hoping to put into place many of the programs of the Great Society. Prior to that come even a special assistant secretary of defense robert mcnamara. Joe went on to serve as the secretary of Health Service education and welfare for president jimmy carter from 1977 to 1979 and then served as the chairman and president at the center on addiction and Substance Abuse at columbia university. Hes the author of nine books including the triumph and tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. Originally published in 1992 by Simon Schuster eight has been released and is now back in publication. Tonight joe will talk about the book and his former boss that you describe senate. Its bluntly honest and calculatingly devious. M