Ladies. This is about 90 minutes. Mrs. Reagan so, all of you, thank you for your support and to the kids for just saying no. Thank you. [screaming] [cheering] mrs. Reagan my hope is that the women of the future will feel truly free to follow whatever paths their talents and their Natures Point to. I think they thought that the white house was so glamorous and your role was so what you did was so glamorous, your life was so glamorous, and all they saw were the parties and the meeting people and, you know and ive got to tell you, i never worked harder in my life. Ms. Swain nancy reagan served as longtime political partner, fiercest protector, and ultimately as the caretaker for president Ronald Reagan. An involved first lady, she was active in key staff decisions and policymaking and in campaigning. She made drug use her signature white house issue with her just say no campaign. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series first ladies influence and image. Tonight, were going to tell you th
General verrilli, i want to switch gears a little. Justice kagan talked about your integrity, and as you know i know that from personal experience, but my question for you as lawyers, given the gridlock and the hatred thats in washington, how do we inspire young people in our profession and outside our profession to follow in the best tradition of Public Service and bring those people, the best and the brightest, on both sides of the aisle, to really do what we do as lawyers which is uphold the rule of all . How do we do that . How do we inspire young people to do that . The best way for me to answer that question is actually just talk about my own life as a lawyer. And i feel a particular obligation to do it now because i do think that, and i encountered this would talk to young people, law students in particular, there is a bit of reluctance on the part of young people, Young Lawyers, to take chances, take risks, and in particular take risks in taking on pro bono or Public Interest r
Also to probabilities were going to factor in so many things that the risk keeps getting smaller and smaller. So computer modeling aside here youve got a real like accident unfolding and the computer models to my knowledge arent really providing that much reliable information, good information and i gather there was a fair level of disagreement of decisionmakers as to what the best course of action is. Fortunately it doesnt appear that the west coast could have been affected and if that was the case then that probably was a worstcase scenario. Prosco i think going through a lot of what the challenges of working with the models was really the lack and the models are built around knowing where you start. Its almost like playing a game of the novel he and everybody puts their pieces randomly on the board. That was the failing in that situation. People just didnt really know what was coming down. Guest is that because you didnt have the basic information from japan and you came in at at mi
And now during the Carter Administration with the National Reconnaissance office and later served as special assistant to National Security policy. The technical background includes Nuclear Weapon design and a low temperature physics that we will experience tomorrow in washington. [laughter] with the joint planning staff with Intelligence Matters and also author of three books the nuclear express and the toronto triangle documenting history of the cold war and the principal players. As say alumni number i am always pleased to welcome my former colleagues and we do so today it is up pleasure to have you at heritage if we look forward to your remarks. [applause] thanks to all of you. I am glad the snowstorm did not come see you could come out to play. So with a consumer warning the reagan enigma is not another i was their book. It is not a phony biography with fictional people. It is not a hero worship. The reagan enigma after a distinguished Research University of what made him ticked b
Antennas are you a loaded two the wave of racial violence of the 1980s and the rise in the 90s i last job was called the north rises again where i tell a story of devil patrick being elected and re elected in massachusetts and that tells a story of northerners as barack obama support where if you look at the voting stats how they voted for and against barack obama and mike northerners voted against barack obama i think you can find some hope for the north for there you can find hope for the nation. Host on that hopeful note, to be continued. That was after words, booktv Signature Program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, Public Policy makers and others familiar with their material. After words airs every week another booktv at 10 p. M. On saturday, 12 and 9 p. M. On sunday and 12 a. M. On monday. And you can also watch after words online. Go to booktv. Org and click on after words in the book tv series and topics listed on the upper right s