In brooklyn, new york. Plus, a look at the lessons u. S. President s learn during their first year in office, how new york city was helpful and hurtful to the union during the civil war and the positive and negative aspects of studying abroad. Now, thats just a few of the programs youll see this weekend on booktv. For a complete television schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. Next, a look at the fight for 15 Wage Movement with Service Employees International Union Vice President david rolf. Hello, everybody, welcome. I am so, so happy to see you. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Thank you, good evening. I know. Hopefully, everyone has enjoyed some wine and some food x this is a lovely, lovely room this evening. So its not every day that we get these kinds of moments to pause, to ten back and reflect to step back and reflect on our gains and actually celebrate, because we need to and we should celebrate t
Obviously are very personal opinions. As a member of our military, i truly believe that there are some things that are more important than me, which is why necessary, if sacrifice myself for the things that we believe in as americans, our constitution, freedom, democracy, our rights, our way of life. And i know that theres a certain amount of risk thats inherent in that, not necessarily as being a service member. But democracy is necessarily open. That is one of the Cultural Values that we have. If if wewonder some of what and it means to be american, some of what it means to be america, in our response to try to assure citizens of security. Theres no such thing as perfect security. Got littlee i said, girls and theres a line in finding nemo. If you never let anything happen to them, then nothings ever going to happen to them. So its kind of a cute way to going to be were america and everything that america stands for, we cant, as citizens, expect our government to provide 100 security
For his best friend. Steve admiral dave thomas, as you reflect on the morning of september 11th, 2001, how did your day begin . Admiral thomas i was in the navys defense review. I had been there for about well this was culminating an 18 month project. So ive been on the job for about 17 and a half months. My day began with a series of meetings and i was representing my boss in a meeting with another admiral in the pentagon. And we were discussing the navys contribution to National Defense and really just putting the finishing touches on our input to the defense review. Steve explained that project. What was the review all about and what was your specific role . Admiral thomas every four years, all the services and the joint staff and the department of defense have a report to congress. It is quadrennial hely. A review of our defense posture in the force structure that supports it. This was to be a policybased review. I had been in the strategy and policy directorate on the navy staff.
You reflect on the morning of september 11, 2001, how did your day begin . Admiral thomas i was in the navys defense review. I had been there for about well there was a culminating 18month project. So i had been in the job for about 17 and a half months. My day began with a series of meetings and i was representing my boss in a meeting with another admiral in the pentagon. And we were discussing the navys contribution to National Defense and really just putting the finishing touches on our input to the defense review. Steve explained that project. What was the review all about and what was your specific role . Admiral thomas every four years, all the services and the joint staff and the department of defense have a report to congress. It is quadrennial he. A review of our defense posture in the force structure that supports it. This was to be a policybased review. I had been in the strategy and policy director at on the navy staff. I became the executive officer of this under a navy fl
Smart people are gathered we are having conversations about things that are not necessarily being discussed so broadly everywhere else. The issue here is the threat that progress poses to employment, to work, and to labor, and how we should think about those things. Weve got divide a panel with us quite a panel with us today. On your right is andrew mcafee, he is a Principal Research scientist at mit and he studies how Digital Technologies are changing business, the economy and society. He is the cofounder on the Digital Economy at mit and coauthor of a great book, the second machine age work progress and prosperity in a time of brilliant technologies. Arty sorenson is the president and chief executive officer of h marriott international. Lauren is a professor and director at the university of business. She is on the Global Agenda Council on gender parity. Another is the chief executive officer and managing director and a director general of the International Labor organization. Welcom