Page, facebook. Com booktv. October 21, 1967, 100,000 people marched in washington to protest the vietnam war. From the booktv archives. Pulitzer prize winning journalist david maraniss, who in 2002 allowed booktv to accompany him to vietnam and madison, wisconsin for his research in the war abroad and protests at home. This is a rubber Plantation North of saigon in vietnam. Members of the armys regiment known as the black lions were ambushed here. 61 were killed, many were injured. This is the university of wisconsin in madison. 35 years ago antiwar students try to keep dow chemical from recruiting on campus. The demonstration turned violent. These stories from different parts of the world come together in a new book titled they marched into sunlight. The author is david maraniss. Great to be here. Host you write connections fascinate you more than ideology. What does that mean . Guest it means im a journalist and a historian. Im not trying to make a specific point when i start my rep
Welcome chair yellen promoting Economic Growth this a top priority for the committee in congress we have been encouraged to see stakeholders carefully evaluate current laws and regulations since the last hearing in february there have been numerous developments to impact Economic Growth legislation with more than 100 submissions from the stakeholders are listed on the committees website if you are interested to put together legislation the committee has held numerous hearings and federal financial regulators issued the second report and the Treasury Department issued the first report on the Core Principles of Financial Regulation in addition members on both sides have expressed interest to help find and the economy to improve the Bipartisan Legislation continues to build them particular interest finding Bipartisan Solutions to change of threshold and stress test fix the volcker rule and simplified small bank capital rules these are just a few of the issues raised in recent months in wi
Welcome chair yellen promoting Economic Growth this a top priority for the committee in congress we have been encouraged to see stakeholders carefully evaluate current laws and regulations since the last hearing in february there have been numerous developments to impact Economic Growth legislation with more than 100 submissions from the stakeholders are listed on the committees website if you are interested to put together legislation the committee has held numerous hearings and federal financial regulators issued the second report and the Treasury Department issued the first report on the Core Principles of Financial Regulation in addition members on both sides have expressed interest to help find and the economy to improve the Bipartisan Legislation continues to build them particular interest finding Bipartisan Solutions to change of threshold and stress test fix the volcker rule and simplified small bank capital rules these are just a few of the issues raised in recent months in wi
Corps sergeant dano hamilton. Starspangled banner] [pledge of allegiance] i ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the lyndon b. Johnson foundation. [applause] good afternoon. On the half of the board of trustees of the linden and Baine Johnson foundation, i welcome you to the vietnam war summit. Last day, Henry Kissinger said on the stage, in a debate that is bound to generate discussions, that he does not blame u. S. Policy for the quagmire of the vietnam war. Instead, he thinks the massive split in Public Opinion is what theed the conflict to end way it did. Today, we will explore the roots of the split, hearing from people who are both involved in widening the gap and reporting it in the media. In the session this afternoon, willgendary journalists discuss the role that the media had in shaping our opinion on the vietnam war. Coverageralleled brought the was brutal wars brutal reality into our living rooms every night. The afternoon will also feature two photographer
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