Up next here on American History tv, their second debate which focused on Foreign Policy. Good evening from the Municipal Auditorium in kansas city. I am dorothy ridings, 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, syndicated columnist for universal press syndicate; marvin kalb, chief Diplomatic Correspondent for nbc news; morton kondracke, executive editor of the new republic magazine; and henry trewhitt, Diplomatic Correspondent for the baltimore sun. Edwin newman, formerly of nbc news and now a syndicated columnist for king features, is our moderator. Ed. Dorothy ridings, thank you. A brief word about our procedure tonight. The first question will go to mr. Mondale. Hell have 21 2 minutes to reply. Then the panel member who put the question will ask a followup.
ukraine stands and democracy stands. a vital message delivered by president joe biden today. made more significant when he delivered the words from kyiv itself. he walks side-by-side with president zelenskyy and the ukrainian capital. it s a moment filled with symbolism with an american president ineffectively a war zone with daily bombardment from russia s forces. two presidents who visit war zones like iraq or afghanistan. president biden delivered a message not just to president zelenskyy and the ukrainian people but to western allies as well as the russians. the message is that america the financial a military backer of ukraine is in it for the long haul. for you and all ukrainians, your mind the world every single day with the meaning of the word courage is. all sectors of your economy and all walks of life and it is astounding. astounding. it is priceless and worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that is how long we will be with you mr. president, for as long
Longtime friends and great colleagues. And its a true honor to introduce them. Joining us to debut his brand new book this is its publication is the extraordinary rabbi dr. Meir soloveichik who was the rabbi at congregations harith israel on the west side. The oldest jewish congregation the United States and. Bye bye legend. And i embrace it. And im the final word. The first synagogue in the United States to offer kaddish for a non, in this case, abraham. So thats thats what linked us together, no pun intended. And thats how we became friends. We are thrilled to have him back. I dont know how the rabbi does all he does in to leaving a congregation. He hosts two podcasts, bible 365 and jerusalem 365. I dont know if one has ended and another has begun. Its still extraordinary, both of them amazing as guided tours as those you who know him can imagine. And he also serves as director of the strauss hunter for torah and western thought at yeshiva university, where he received his rabbinic b
Colleagues. And its a true honor to introduce them. Joining us to debut his brand new book this is its publication is the extraordinary rabbi dr. Meir soloveichik who was the rabbi at congregations harith israel on the west side. The oldest jewish congregation the United States and. Bye bye legend. And i embrace it. And im the final word. The first synagogue in the United States to offer kaddish for a non, in this case, abraham. So thats thats what linked us together, no pun intended. And thats how we became friends. We are thrilled to have him back. I dont know how the rabbi does all he does in to leaving a congregation. He hosts two podcasts, bible 365 and jerusalem 365. I dont know if one has ended and another has begun. Its still extraordinary, both of them amazing as guided tours as those you who know him can imagine. And he also serves as director of the strauss hunter for torah and western thought at yeshiva university, where he received his rabbinic before earning ph. D. In rel
Was going to say old friends, longtime friends and great colleagues. And its a true honor to introduce them. Joining us to debut his brand new book this is its publication is the extraordinary rabbi dr. Meir soloveichik who was the rabbi at congregations harith israel on the west side. The oldest jewish congregation the United States and. Bye bye legend. And i embrace it. And im the final word. The first synagogue in the United States to offer kaddish for a non, in this case, abraham. So thats thats what linked us together, no pun intended. And thats how we became friends. We are thrilled to have him back. I dont know how the rabbi does all he does in to leaving a congregation. He hosts two podcasts, bible 365 and jerusalem 365. I dont know if one has ended and another has begun. Its still extraordinary, both of them amazing as guided tours as those you who know him can imagine. And he also serves as director of the strauss hunter for torah and western thought at yeshiva university, wh