Tonight because with his topic, the bomb, because it brought back memories for me. Back when i was a high school, i was a debater. One of the years the topic was about Nuclear Weapons, and we also read herman khans unthermal nuclear war. It was a big deal at the time. And so now to go back and listen to what has happened to Nuclear Weapons from truman to trump is, is really, really remarkable. Our author grew up in the midwest in kansas, went to Oberlin College thinking he was going to be a lut major lit major, but watergate changed him to political science. And then he went on to graduate school at mit, and it was International Relations and Nuclear Strategy. Then he moved to washington as a defense policy adviser for the house of representatives. But, you know, government work being what it is, he decided that wasnt for him. So after a couple of years he left and wrote his really widelyacclaimed book the wizards of armageddon an inside history of Nuclear Strategy. He then spent time,
Times, whether you were researching them on the internet or doing research for your papers in this class but there are a number of stories that continue to be circulated and perpetuated. What i like about this is you get to not only debunk these things but try to figure out where they started and why people grew so attached to them ecause that also tells you a little bit more about how people understand the past and how they use it or misuse it. So, remember earlier in the semester we talked about the Jackson Magnolia. I think a number of you went into detail about the Jackson Magnolia. Alex, was it you who wrote about the Jackson Magnolia . You already know this. But think about to when johnson pivska visited the class and we talked about the Jackson Magnolia. Who remembers the story . Andrew jacksons wife died right before he went to office so he planted this tree because it was her favorite tree. Matthew and he brought the seeds from the hermitage in tennessee and do you remember wh
American policy on nuclear war. Good evening. Im tony clark from the carter president ial library. Im really glad that you all are here tonight. I was excited to get our author tonight because with his topic, the bomb, because it brought back memories for me. Back when i was a high school, i was a debater. One of the years the topic was about Nuclear Weapons, and we also read herman khans unthermal nuclear war. It was a big deal at the time. And so now to go back and listen to what has happened to Nuclear Weapons from truman to trump is, is really, really remarkable. Our author grew up in the midwest in kansas, went to Oberlin College thinking he was going to be a lut major lit major, but watergate changed him to political science. And then he went on to graduate school at mit, and it was International Relations and Nuclear Strategy. Then he moved to washington as a defense policy adviser for the house of representatives. But, you know, government work being what it is, he decided that
Topic was Nuclear Weapons and we all read it was a big deal at the time. And to Nuclear Weapons from truman to trump and then went to Overland College and watergate changed him and then went on to graduate school at mit with nuclear strategy. And the policy advisor for the house of representatives on the left and wrote he wrote his widely acclaimed book wizards of armageddon. Listed with the boston globe for 20 years and by the end of 24 2002 we started to write stories he wrote for previous books and im very excited to have fred kaplan in his book the bomb please join me to welcome him. [applause] the wizards of armageddon the end of Nuclear Deterrence i did they get right anymore about nuclear war the cold war was over and nobody thought much about Nuclear Weapons until a couple years ago. And so might not have thought of it at all. But on august 8th the President Trump said that if north korea keeps making threatening noises and launching the sole test like it has never seen before.
Capstone of sams distinguished career of which the Wilson Center was his home for over four decades. Sharing in todays celebration is sams family. Sherry, his wife of 50 years, daughter lauren and son christopher and his wife. Janeld like to a knowledge harman who will be joining us, who has provided special leadership in expanding the. Enters focus on korea todays event is cosponsored by the Wilson Center history of Public Policy program and the Hyundai Motor center. Sam has played a vital role in the history of the Wilson Center. He initially came in the mid70s as a wilson fellow on leave from his professorship from chapel hill and went on to join the staff founding the International Security studies program and serving as the Centers Deputy director. It was his harvard doctoral supervisor, ernest may, who introduced sam to the arts using history to analyze issues of current Public Policy and specifically to the multinational study of security problems. Thanks to his pioneering work,