Half it or so ago for his last book and this time we have him here virtually from his home and were going to talk about his new book about the 1948 election so were going back 72 years to another Election Year and youre going to be amazed at how similar it sounds in some ways, in other ways its different but in some ways, the politicians were all younger than they were today so thats one big difference but aj, take it away and tell us about the overview of the book. Just a very good read by the way. I want to say a couple of things first. Thank you so much for having me. The Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be and a lot of people are going through a lot of pain and suffering. For myself, im reminded why i fell in love with reading when i was six years old because bookscan transport you to another time and place and during all of this thats been a blessing. Regarding my last time i was with you i had already started this book. It was to that 2017 when i was with you, you talked
Events for politicians and authors, members of media, business and military leaders and more. The march 2020 closures of many businesses across our great country Dragon Foundation is bringing events online to ensure we are still delivering worldclass content even if you cant get to our hilltop to watch it in person. In this weeks center for Public Affairs Virtual Event we bring you Chris Wallace, anchor of fox news sunday. 2014 marked his 50th year in the broadcasting industry, hes participated in coverage of nearly every Major Political event and also secured highprofile interviews with dignitaries and u. S. Leaders. For the past three years Chris Wallace has broadcast a sunday morning show live from the Reagan Library air force one pavilion abChris Wallace is with us today to speak about his new book countdown 1945 the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb in the hundred 16 days change the world. An unforgettable account of the lives of the ordinary american and japanese civilians i
Please take a moment to silence your cell phones and take pictures under any social media. Do that silently you dont want to be the first one when your phone rings on national television. At the q a portion i will pass around a wireless microphone. Please raise your hand i will get over to you then speak into it. If you have not yet purchased a copy they are available you can buy a copy or two or however many you decide that you need . After the event we are happy to send books and now why we are all here to talk about the new book the russia trap. So with that former analysis of caa informer analysis advisor the now director National Security draws nearly 25 years of experience to warn russia and us are on a collision course. He shows how factors including new strategic weapons and settle the conflicts and the advantages over cyberattacks too high in the competition between the two countries where here to talk about it help me welcome george. [applause]. Thank you very much for that i
Of rights, its important. They cannot be taken from an individual. These are natural rights. An unalienable rights. Eq un they werent given to us by the government. Its an important thing to remember. We must be engaged to help all people. Particularly the fifth and sixth amendment. Thats why it says the fifth amendment, weve got to make sure before we take anyones life, liberty or property, you have to have a due process of law. The sixth amendment guarantees the right to defense counsel. We need to remember that as we work in the coming months to try to fix the system thats not working now. And i dont need to go4l into the over criminalization issue. Youve heard it here today. Youll hear more of the impact it has on everybody across the board. And i want to talk just briefly about why did we come to the table . Why Coke Industries . Heres the story. Many years ago, our employees met with the texas tate environmental regulator, disclosed inaccurate report filed and that we were out of
Talking to the folks who have been helped recently in cleveland, a guy named melvin in and out of the system five or six times. Obviously, he had a tough time holding a job, has an addiction problem, hes been clear now for four years. Because of the Second Chance act, he not only had the opportunity to get some help, but, also, job training, hes got a full time job. Hes a supervisor in a kitchen. Most important thing of all, he has a home. And in his home, he has a daughter who he had washington has played a key role in the last ten years of privilege bringing up the awareness and helping to leverage a lot more activity at the local level. Often, this is going to be addressed in a successful way at the community level. And i dont mean a state level, i mean, like, the district. People understanding that this is not just about saving taxpayer money from incarceration, which it is. And republicans take note, in is about fiscal conservative. Its not just about pure crimes in the neighborho