I am James Brundage and i will be your host for this Evenings Program which is offered by the International Spy museum. Im joined by colonel chris costa and doctor Andrew Hammond. Chris costa is director of the International Spy museum and 34 year veteran of the department of defense. Previously he served 25 years in the United States army working in counterintelligence, human intelligence and with special Operations Forces in central america, europe and throughout the middle east. He ran a wide range of intelligence, special operations in panama, the first and second iraq wars and afghanistan. He won two goldstar for intelligence work in afghanistan and was assigned to the warfare develop and where he served as squadron deputy director. In 2013 he was inducted into the United States special Operations Command hall of honor for Lifetime Service for us special operations. Most recently he served as special assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism at the Nation
Limited quotas would be offered even temporary shelter. And asks important questions, what did the u. S. Government and ordinary americans know about the horror . Why didnt the u. S. Take in more refugees . Have we learned the right lessons . You will not replace us. What do film makers ken burns and Sarah Botstein say now. Firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by robert, charles r. Schwab, the fairweather foundation, and by the roz lynn p. Walter foundation, the Pritzker Military foundation on behalf of the Pritzker Military and library and the mark haas foundation. Corporate funding is provided by stevens, inc. Ken burns, Sarah Botstein, welcome to firing line. Thank you. Thank you. You have, along with your director and producer, lynn novak come out with a threepart documentary series called the u. S. And the holocaust which premieres this sunday. There are at least 100 docuntaries about the holocaust so why did you need to make this film now . We decided to do t
Utah about this woman who was a district leader 20 years before she was allowed to vote. How common was female leadership in tammany hall and what specifically did it do to help women suffrage . First of all, i have no idea how she got to the place where she was so early. Murphy and smith was supposed to first but the Womens Suffrage Movement past did new york 1979 believed. Maybe 1918 only when tammany decided, there was the calculation and realize where history was going it had failed before in new york. The reformers try to get it through but tammany changed under murphy it passed. Almost immediately when they are appointed as district leaders almost immediately certainly in the 1920s you see stories in the new york press the women of tammany hall. Lot of them were wives of officials but nevertheless they were integrated. I would not necessarily say they were in advanced on womens rights issues but they were there and women got the right to vote in new york ahead of every other stat
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White house fellow. During the vietnam war he was shot down by ground fire answers the injured and captured and spent six and half years as a pow. Kim after a long career in the force he has positions in civic business organizations and also the president and ceo of chicago united way and a founder and chair sos america. With the Church Organization advocating military service for americas young men. And is in high demand across the nation. To talk about his book taps on the walls poems from the hanoi hilton give a welcome to Major General borling. [applause] that was a pretty good introduction. Are you wondering if this guy will be any good or not. [laughter] thank you for coming. You had a flight line those of the patriot writers of washington to make sure we dont forget. As is a new tradition for town hall please stand as the present the colors the knobs of top turner a late. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america into the republic for which it stands , one