Europe. A Young American stood in front of number 10 downing streets in the mid50s as an old man with a cigar came out the door. The Young American turned to them and said, mr. Prime minister, mr. Prime minister, tell us the secret of your success. The Prime Minister Winston Church hill replied study history. Study history. In it lie all the secrets of state craft. You heard a great phrase. Theres nothing you can do about having a 20 or 22yearold body but theres no excuse for you not having a 5,000yearold mind. Its at your fingertips. Let us continuing to look back so we can see forward. Im pleased to introduce to you pat lock who will moderate the next panel. She was the first woman to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in 1980. Shell bring forth a group of women that have an unheard stor story, Unsung Heroes that played an Important Role in history. Im pleased to introduce pat locke. [ applause ] well, good morning, everyone. Good morning. I know i have a lot of friends at
This as the United States is seen a rise in the number of covid cases. Joining in the 8 a. M. Hour this morning all be speaking with health an human secretaries alex azar and markets this morning look like a mixed story attack a look after treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would not extend most of the emergency legending programs that run in tandem with Federal Reserve dow industrials down 55 and nasdaq up 14 but the s p 500 lower by 4 points. Markets yesterday shrugging off lockdown to finish in the green when all said and done dow industrials up 45 points and nasdaq up 103 and the s p higher by 14 at 4 00 on wall street yesterday. To the president for trade and Manufacturing Policy peter joining me to talk all they thinks economy and china coming up. And then do nothing for nothing. How you can score a get away to hawaii for free. The morning buzz coming up mornings with maria is live right now. All right here we go european markets take look inching higher european indices h
Welcome to the clifton park halfmoon public library. Were very pleased today have david with us this morning to talk about the book 1948 Harry Trumans improbable victory. He is the author of a number of books. He has been here to talk about his books of the past. 1920, the year of six president s, lbj versus jfk versus nixon. Also ted williams my life in pictures. He also produced a documentary called local heros capital baseball diamond heros. Portraits of candidates and the even handed aprald of truman. It is one of the best at leading. After three straight home runs, i think this is the undisputed champion on chronicling american president ial campaigns. He is the recipient of the excellent of letters and arts award from the university of albany. Information to president ial biographies and elections, he is a member of s. A. B. R. A. , the baseball historian organization. He is a k. C. Winning judge and jury and edgar award finalist. Thank you, it is great to be back here again. Peo
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Youll move ultimately in a different direction. More prosaically it comes from a period in my career when i was a four star admiral, fish issuing the u. S. Sorry command and charge of all military activities south of the out and i was very hopeful of going pacific next as a commander of u. S. Pacific command. Which is a very traditional position for a senior admiral. My boss, wonderful boss, secretary defense robert gates, bob gates, said, stavridis. Were going to send you to nato. I was the first and thus far the only admiral to be spree supreme am lied commander in nato and just an accident of timing and faith and secretary gate decision. So from the nato perspective i was at the dental admiral who became the supreme allied expired but the navy was an accident as well, one it, as a career . Guest somewhat. So, lets go way back. I grew up in a marine corps family. My father, george stavridis, proud colonel of marines, fought in korea and vietnam. I grew up in that environment, and so