To berlin. It is a commitment we must meet if we are going to protect the security of western europe. I dont think theres any doubt in the mind of any american and i hope there is not any doubt in the mind of people in west berlin. Im sure there is not any doubt in the mind of the russians. We will knit meet our commitment to the freedom of west berlin. The statement that senator kennedy made was to the effect that there were triggerhappy republicans, that an indication of triggerhappy republicans. I resent that comment because it is an implication that republicans have been triggerhappy and would lead the nation into war. , would remind senator kennedy senator whoublican has led the country into the war. I do say that any statement to the effect that the Republican Party is triggerhappy is belied by the record. We have kept out of other wars and that does not indicate that we have been sure happy. We have been strong but not triggerhappy. There is some concern about the necessity of d
This is just under one hour. Mr. Shadel good evening. Im bill shadel of abc news. Its my privilege this evening to preside at this the third in the series of meetings on radio and television of the two major president ial candidates. Now like the last meeting the subjects to be discussed will be suggested by questions from a panel of correspondents. Unlike the first two programs, however, the two candidates will not be sharing the same platform. In new york the democratic president ial nominee, senator john f. Kennedy; separated by three thousand miles in a los angeles studio, the republican president ial nominee, Vice President richard m. Nixon; now joined for tonights discussion by a network of electronic facilities which permits each candidate to see and hear the other. Good evening, senator kennedy. Mr. Kennedy good evening, mr. Shadel. Mr. Shadel and good evening to you, Vice President nixon. Mr. Nixon good evening, mr. Shadel. Mr. Shadel and now to meet the panel of correspondent
An honor and pleasure to have you here for us to begin a series of conversations that we hope will be a blessing to many. For thisthi evening is to create a cap conversation about the lee jackson windows and the larger issues of race and the legacy of slavery and our nation. Know the recent history of events regarding these windows, i invite you to read about that history in the information we provided for you within your program on tonights conversation. This is the first in an ongoing series of conversations over the next two years intended to foster conversation and a deeper understanding. While the leadership of the cathedral made the decision to remove the confederate battle flags from these windows, the larger question of whether the windows should stay in the sanctuary or be moved to a different location was intentionally left open for a period of two years so we might engage in conversation and education around the difficult issues of race and our history and our present life t
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About the holocaust and other subjects. His talk tonight will focus on his first book called, reagans 1968 dress rehearsal and it tells the littleknown story of friendship that developed and ultimately a member a mentorship between eisenhower and reagan. I will not steal the thunder, but dwight d. Eisenhower was really instrumental in Ronald Reagans early political career. We all know how that ended with reagans election as president to decades later. So, he will tell that story. He will talk for about 4550 minutes. There will be some audio and presentations. We will do our best to make sure that we are adjusting it in the back and he can hear it. After he is done, we will open it up to a q and a paid leave join me. Please join me in welcoming gene kopelson. [applause] gene thank you for coming on a beautiful sunny seattle day. The audience should know that it really was. Thank you to the other people here at the discovery center. Keith, who originally helped, tessa, and also cspan. I