Marketing officer for the Ronald Reagan president ial institute to those that defend our freedom around the world to men and women please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. And had the fortune to have many journalist print and broadcast speak here over the years but tonight covering six president s beginning with president reagan and speaking of we are first introduced in 2002 with a handful of other experts to share stories the president reagan stories we then used to make that experience that much more rich and then to discuss copies of his book prisoners of the white house and ultimate insiders white house photographers and how they shape history 2017. Covering the white house as 1986 he has material for many more books especially continuing insight into the white house of donald trump and p
Ten days ago in my report to the nation on vietnam, i announced the decision to withdraw an additional 150,000 americans from vietnam over the next year. I said then that i was making that decision despite our concern over increased enemy activity in laos in cambodia and in South Vietnam, and at that time i warned that if i concluded that increased enemy activity in any of these areas endangered the lives of americans remaining in vietnam, i would not hesitate to take strong and effective measures to deal with that situation. Despite that warning, North Vietnam has increased its military aggression in all these areas and particularly in cambodia. After full consultation with the National Security council, ambassador bunker, general abrams and my other advisers, i have concluded that the actions of the enemy in the last ten days clearly endanger the lives of americans who are in vietnam now and would constitute an unacceptable risk to those who will be there after withdrawal of another
Cosponsors are listed in the program that you have received. My name is linda yar im a Research Professor here at the Elliott School and director of partnerships for International Strategies in asia. This is a program here at the Elliott School that partners directly with universities and Research Institutes across asia. And since 1994 weve had extensive work with universities and Research Institutes and Government Agencies in vietnam. We love to be able to also bring the voices of the region here. Here to washington. This week is devoted to waging peace in vietnam is especiall especially i would especially like to acknowledge the partnership with the institute of policy studies and their associate fellow ron carver. [applause] whom we will hear from animal today at many locations around the Nations Capital the service of veterans to our country is recognized with gratitude. We also remember that november h mark the day the guns, fell silent in europe and what was known then as the gre
Solemn responsibility as president of the United States if i had done so. I want to end this war. The American People want to end this war. The people of South Vietnam want to end this war. But we want to end it permanently so that the younger brothers of our soldiers in vietnam will not have to fight in the future in another vietnam some place else in the world. The fact that there is no easy way to end the war does not mean that we have no choice but to let the war drag on with no end in sight. For four years, american boys have been fighting and dying in vietnam. For 12 months, our negotiators have been talking with the other side in paris. And yet the fighting goes on. The destruction continues. Brave men still die. The time has come for some new initiatives. Repeating the old formulas and the tired rhetoric of the past is not enough. When americans are risking their lives in war, it is the responsibility of their leaders to take some risks for peace. I would like to report to you
Contained. The Woodrow Wilson Center Hosted this onehour event. Mr. Pomeranz its a great pleasure today to welcome back austin carson. He also has the distinction of being a title viii scholar. He has just written a new book, secret wars covert conflict in international politics. And it will be available for purchase after todays talk. Dr. Carson is an assistant professor in the department of Political Science at the university of chicago. He has published widely already. In the international organization, the american journal of Political Science, journal of politics and security studies. He has already launched on his second book project which is ambitious which analyzes the role of politics and secrecy in international organizations. He received his phd from ohio state and as i previously mentioned, he was a Summer Research scholar under the title viii program here at the institute in 2013. With that, i will turn the floor over to austin. Prof. Carson great, thanks so much, will. Th