Our panelists for tonights debate on defense and Foreign Policy issues are goergie an dwyer, norman cal, norton konracki of new republic magazine, and henry truitt, Diplomatic Correspondent of the baltimore sun. And ed is our moderator. Ed . Thank you. A brief word about our procedure tonight. The first question will go to mr. Mondale. Hell have two and a half minutes to reply. Then the panel who asked the question will have a followup. They will be limited to one minute. After that the same question will be put to president reagan, there will be a followup and each man will have one minute for rebuttal. The second question will go to president reagan first. After that the alternating will continue. At the end there will be fourminute summations with president reagan going last. We have asked the questioners to be brief. Lets begin. Your question to mr. Mondale. Mr. Mondale, two related questions on the crucial issue of Central America. You and the Democratic Party have said that the o
Good evening from the Municipal Auditorium in kansas city. Im dorothy rattings, the president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of this final president ial debate of the 1984 campaign between republican Ronald Reagan and democrat walter mondale. Our panelists for tonights debate on defense and Foreign Policy issues are georgie anne geyer, norman kalb, Morton Kondracke of new republic magazine, and henry trewhitt, Diplomatic Correspondent of the baltimore sun. And ed newman is our moderator. Ed . Thank you. A brief word about our procedure tonight. The first question will go to mr. Mondale. Hell have two and a half minutes to reply. Then the panel who asked the question will have a followup. They will be limited to one minute. After that the same question will be put to president reagan, there will be a followup and each man will have one minute for rebuttal. The second question will go to president reagan first. After that the alternating will continue. At the end there will b
Is angry. Why . Because we democrats have exposed that he is defiled the senate as an institution more than any person in this generation and many generations because we democrats have exposed the hypocrisy of holding up marek garland because it was eight months before election and rushing through Amy Coney Barrett decodes it something we can do. The bottom line is leader mcconnell of course he doesnt like hearing these things but they are the truth and they will live on in history a man who defiled. The senate man who created one of the greatest hypocritical acts in the history of the senate sits in that chair. The republican majority is in the senate towards one of the lowest moments in its long history and the damage it does to this chamber may be very well be irreparable after thwarting thele constitutional prerogative of a duly elected democratic president to appoint a Supreme Court justice because it was an Election Year the republican majority is rushing to confirm a justice or
Good evening, everyone. I am valerie paley. I am director of the center for womens history, and i and so delighted to welcome you to the york the New York Historical society and womens center. We are the first such center within the walls of a major museum in the United States, and its about time. [applause] valerie i will not take too much time away from the panel, but i do want to do a special shout out to our moderator. She is the postdoctoral fellow in womens history in public history here at New York Historical. She is a fantastic scholar, human being, and colleague and i am so glad they are with us at an important moment. I also want to do a special shout out to the womens foundation, four years ago they melon foundation, four years ago they gave us a giant vote of confidence and a lovely grant to get the center up and running. We are here, and we are here to stay. Really happy about that. She went to Columbia University and got their phd there, as did i more than a couple of yea
Other professions across the country. Next, on American History tv, a look at the challenges the union faced in fighting for workers rights and the role of minority women in the government industry. The New York Historical Society Center for womens history hosted this hour long discussion. Good evening, everyone. I am valerie paley. I am director for the center for womens history and i am so delighted to welcome you to the New York Historical society and to the center this evening. If you do not know about us, its time you did. We are the first such center within the walls of a major museum in the United States and its about time. [applause] im not going to take too much time away from the panel, but i do want to do a special shout out to our moderator, Nick Juravich, who is a post doctoral fellow in womens history and public history here at New York Historical. Nick is a fantastic scholar and human being and colleague and i am so absolutely thrilled that hes with us at a very importan