Host Annie Jacobsen, its start with definitions. Whats area 51 . Guest thats a secret basese out in nevada where all kinds of mysterious things happen that you and i can talk about and maybe we know what is going on out there maybe we dont. Host whew its called area 51. Guest big debate. I believe its called area 51 because of the original project that went on us there in 1951. Information given to me by some of the sources that i interviewed at length for that book, but of course, everything about area 51 is kind of a mussel inside of a palestine sol thats debated. The actual origins, the original date, the origin story of area 51. Host in 1951 what was going on . The Atomic Energy commission was doing loots of Nuclear Testing out there in the middle of the desert, and they wanted to keep what they were doing secret, and the cia was kind of coming into existence with its programs, and the two merged in this idea of if you have a secret base in a secret place you can do secret programs
And ran for the District Attorney in Northern Colorado and worked there 10 years and in 2014 iran for the house seat. Host you had a Health Crisis that influenced your decision so tell us more about that. In 2013 i had cancer stage for hodgkins lymphoma and as i recovered from that i started to question what do want to do . Well i advocate for term limits here in requires you to think that 52 years old what do i want to do with the rest of my life . I decided i wanted to run for office. Host you are in good health now quite. I am in great health. Thank you. So what defiant . The first thing right after the election all the numbers were brought together there was one lavish party after another the message is very clear if you are willing to play the game life can be a very comfortable existence but the game is to agree with leadership and specialinterest but i am not one of those people that is very agreeable soil was not interested in doing that achene to washington d. C. To have a pas
Reagan. The wife and confidant of president Ronald Reagan. Dying today in california. She will have a lasting legacy, fiercely loyal to her husband, wielding her influence behind the scenes in the white house. Even during press conferences, helping her husband. Death of her husband, saying her last goodbye before he was laid to rest. California governor jerry brown ordering flags at halfstaff. In a moment here, Barbara Walters joins me. How nancy reagan was in her final year, and behind the scenes in the reagan white house, the reagan marriage. We begin with matt gutman at the reagan president ial library in california. Reporter nancy reagan died at her Los Angeles Home sunday morning. A family spokesman said Heart Failure was the cause. She remained spry and stylish to summer. Her stepson, michael reagan, tweeting earlier that she is where she has always wanted to be, with her ronnie. Tonight, condolences pouring in. Fellow first lady, barbara bush, writing, we take comfort that they
States. The panelists examine different e ands in prison structur inmate control from the early days of the republic to modern times. They also discussed the issue of race in the prison system. It is a little over one hour. Good afternoon. My name is dane kennedy. Im the director of the National History center, which is associated with the American Historical Association. I want to welcome all of you this afternoon to this congressional briefing on the history of incarceration. I should say as a preface, this is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the National History center that brings historical perspectives to issues that currently confront congress. The center is strictly nonpartisan and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular policy or set of policies, but rather to provide the Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. I went to acknowledge the Financial Support of the Mellon Foundation which
For any particular policy or set of policies, but rather to provide the Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. I want to acknowledge first off the Financial Support of the mellon foundation, which has made this program possible, and also the work of amanda mooneys, the assistant director, and Frankie Lyons for organizing todays event. The history of mass incarceration, the us you of ofs incarceration issue mass incarceration has reached a Critical Mass of attention in the last six months or so. There have been initiatives that have been launched obviously by the senate just this week. And in various other venues as well. All of them calling for reform of the system of incarceration, and what is interesting is that this has been a Bipartisan Initiative involving democrats and republicans. It is a response to what is clearly a serious problem. I just want to offer a few brief statistics to highlight this. The United States