Tonights discussion is about Andrew Marshall cruz served through nixon through obama he just retired the age of 94 former undersecretary of defense was called the hidden a and behind the policy. But what is significant is nixon tapped him to evaluate our military capabilities against that of our adversaries with the soviet union. But his former aides and was a was planning graduate them with strategic of budgetary assessments has a great body of scholarly work them prior with the evaluation at the pentagon he worked for Northrop Grumman it is a graduate of u. S. Air force academy said holders of masters and university of pittsburgh. The Fletcher Jones associate professor and he holds an mba and a ph. D. From princeton university. Ladies and gentlemen, Andrew Krepinevich and barry watts. [applause] thanks to the Nixon Library for having me here. But there is the small group of washington d. C. Foreign policy types along the fringes of this group with a Foreign Affairs to recall the inte
Delivers his first address to a joint session of congress on tuesday, february 28. Up next on cspan, you look at the first speeches to congress by the last five president s. Ronald reagan, george h. W. Bush, bill clinton, george w. Bush and barack obama. The speeches, which are not considered state of the Union Addresses focus on policy priorities of the new administration. We begin with Ronald Reagan speaking before the congress on february 18, 1981. [cheers and applause] members of the congress, i had the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [cheers and applause] thank you. [applause] thank you very much. [applause] [cheers and applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you all very much. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , distinguished members of congress, honored guests and fellow citizens, only a month ago i was your guest in this Historic Building and i pledge to you my cooperation and doing what is right for this nation th
Session of congress on generate 28 generate 28. February 28. 8 we look back at the first speeches of president clinton, obama and both president bushes. Members of the congress, i have the highest privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. [applause] president reagan thank you. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of congress, honored guests and fellow citizens, only a month ago, i was you are guest in this Historic Building and i pledged to you my cooperation in doing what is right for this nation that we all love so much im here tonight to reaffirm that pledge and to ask that we share in restoring the promise that is offered to every citizen by this with the last best hope of man honor. All of us are aware of the punishing inflation which has held a doubledigit figure for two years in a row. All across this land, one can see newly built homes
Session of congress on generate 28 generate 28. February 28. 8 we look back at the first speeches of president clinton, obama and both president bushes. Members of the congress, i have the highest privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. [applause] president reagan thank you. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of congress, honored guests and fellow citizens, only a month ago, i was you are guest in this Historic Building and i pledged to you my cooperation in doing what is right for this nation that we all love so much im here tonight to reaffirm that pledge and to ask that we share in restoring the promise that is offered to every citizen by this with the last best hope of man honor. All of us are aware of the punishing inflation which has held a doubledigit figure for two years in a row. All across this land, one can see newly built homes
Session of congress on generate 28 generate 28. February 28. 8 we look back at the first speeches of president clinton, obama and both president bushes. Members of the congress, i have the highest privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. [applause] president reagan thank you. [applause] president reagan thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of congress, honored guests and fellow citizens, only a month ago, i was you are guest in this Historic Building and i pledged to you my cooperation in doing what is right for this nation that we all love so much im here tonight to reaffirm that pledge and to ask that we share in restoring the promise that is offered to every citizen by this with the last best hope of man honor. All of us are aware of the punishing inflation which has held a doubledigit figure for two years in a row. All across this land, one can see newly built homes