President and ceo of George Washingtons mount vernon, talks about how washington views the presidency and executive power. As always, you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Is next. Host good morning. 17th. Monday, february, we had to morning, mount vernon for a conversation about the first president and his impact on the office. We begin with a question about the qualities you want in the person who occupies the oval office. What do you look for in a president . In the eastern and central time zones, 2027488000. In the mountain or pacific time zones, 2027488001. You can send us a text this morning. Hat number, 2027488003 please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media. Start calling now on this president s day and as you are thinking about the qualities an want, we take you back to event last year, the release of president s. The [video clip] there was a preeminent little inist and and 1951 inhtin
Captioning performed by vitac it would open up again, so they felt the only way i would get better and get it healed was to send me back to england, which i did, i went back. They operated on me again and they just had to let it heal normally, and then eventually sometime in in november i went back, and naturally the army sent me to the wrong area, they sent me to belgium. I was supposed to go to france, but they sent me to belgium. We used to watch the buzz bombs coming over, and in those days they were all lit up and as they would come then everything would stop and thats where it would crash. Thats what we did. Eventually they sent me back to my outfit. Can you tell us about your mom . We often forget that people at home on dday were waiting like your mother for news of their loved ones. What was the war like for her . Did she talk about what it was like to be at home and away from your father much . No, she didnt talk much. She was just like the men, you didnt talk about those thin
I may say, of the extent to which that history is being taught in our schools and colleges. Particularly in our schools. The ignorance of the history of our country and particularly of its military history is being widely ignored and thats got to be fixed. And one of the best people to fix it, of course, is our speaker this morning, alex kershaw. We feel in this 75th year of the anniversary of dday, particularly close to what we call the greatest generation, on memorial day we honored americans who had paid the supreme sacrifice in all of our wars. But weve always felt a particular closeness to what we call the greatest generation many of whom are slowly passing from the scene. Steven ambrose, biographer said the quality of character that we impute to them is one which has grown increasingly rare in our culture. Namely, modesty. More than one of these gentlemen is said to me that when people thank him for his service, he is embarrassed. He thanks them for their thanks. But what else wo
And fought in the same Army Infantry unit. In our year of war, Daniel Bolger recounts their journeys from Middle America to vietnam at the right of the war and home again. As we observe the 50th anniversary of the war, we are privileged to hear from these two eyewitnesses. The author, daniel p. Bolger, served in the u. S. Army for 35 years, retiring as a lieutenant general. He commanded troops in afghanistan and iraq. Earning five bronze star medals. One for valor and the combat action badge. He is a contributing editor for Army Magazine and the author of eight other books. He currently teaches history at North Carolina state university. Chuck hagle has long served our country. He was the secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015, and before that a u. S. Senator from his home state nebraska. During the the vietnam war he served in combat and earned two purple hearts, the combat infantryman badge and the vietnamese cross of gallantry. After graduating from the university of nebraska at oma
Privileged to hear from two Vietnam Veterans who are comrades and brothers chuck hagel and tom haeckel both volunteered to go to the war and fought in the same Army Infantry unit. From Middle America to the vietnam war and then home again. As we observed we are privileged to hear from the two eyewitnesses. Retiring as a Lieutenant General commanded troops both in afghanistan and iraq earning a five star medals in combat action badge as a contributing editor for the magazine and the author of eight other books. He currently teaches history at North Carolina state university. He was the secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 and beforend that, a u. S. Senator from his home state ofeb nebraska. During the vietnam war, he served in combat as the army and earned two purple hearts in the combat infantry badge and vietnamese gallantry. After graduating from the university of nebraska at omaha he worked as a staff assistant, cofounded vanguard cellular and served as the head of the administrat