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CSPAN3 Politics And Public Policy Today October 14, 2015

Law the way it was before the lrb decision. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and we will introduce the panel of witnesses and thank you each of you for coming and after which each senator will have five minutes of questions. Last week i met a man named aslum kind, hes an immigrant from pakistan who started out as a dishwasher at churchs chicken and who today has become a very successful owner of churchs chicken franchises. He talked about achieving the American Dream. He said it was possible because of our nations, quote, Free Enterprise entrepreneurial spirit unquote. On august 27 the nlrb released a decision that threatens to steal that American Dream from owners of the nations 785,000 franchise businesses and millions of contractors. I ....

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CSPAN2 Erik Larson On Dead Wake December 25, 2015

You cant believe how excited people are to see you. They came for you and no other offer could have done this. Tell thats my daughter. They are not impressed . Ii want to talk about this idea of why we are so intrigued by the idea of the doomed ship. Is it something about the adventure and optimist colliding with the tragedies of the passengers dont know there sailing into. The collision of those ideas. You know, i often wonder about that myself. I have this maritime thing. The flying dutchman, but i think what happens is something about the idea being way in the middle of the ocean with no help available, that is at least what taps into my mind frame. The isolation of it. The glamour of the crossing and then suddenly some catastrophe. For me it is also because of my scandinavian roots, but [applause] you have won them over. He had the scandinavian. There probably 300 are cautions. But you know, i dont know how my forebears wound up landlocked. Im sure you know something about the wrec ....

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CSPAN3 Legacy Of Operation Pedro Pan August 2, 2014

Quality her entire life. She shares about their personal relationship during on q a. Final years aided u. S. Government cuban parents in sending their children to the u. S. To escape the rise of the castro regime. Next on American History tv, author and professor Anita Casavantes Bradford discusses the legacy of the mission known as operation pedro pan. She explains the differing interpretations of the childrens exodus to the u. S. From cuba and how the 2000 custody battle over Elian Gonzalez reignited debate over operation pedro pan. After her talk, several audience members who came to the u. S. As part of the operation took part in the discussion. Florida International University hosted this 45minute event. [applause] thank you so much. Befo ....

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CSPAN3 Legacy Of Operation Pedro Pan July 20, 2014

Is not strictly or even primarily a topic for academic analysis and that you are the experts in this history. It is with that recognition that i will share a few thoughts with you today, but i do so with humility and appreciation for the opportunity to be with you today. Between the fall of 1960 and october of 1962, the parents of more than 14,000 cuban children made the heartbreaking decision to send their children alone to the United States where they were cared for by friends, relatives, foster parents, as well as in camps and orphanages. The reasons why parents did this were varied. Many feared for the spiritual wellbeing of their catholic children after an increasingly radicalized cuban revolution began to oppress religious expression, close schools, expel priests and religious orders from the island. Others feared growing interventions into family life and panicked after rumors that castro intended to deprive parents of
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CSPAN3 Legacy Of Operation Pedro Pan January 24, 2015

Expression, close schools, expel priests and religious orders from the island. Others feared growing interventions into family life and panicked after rumors that castro intended to deprive parents of Legal Authority over their children began to circulate. Parents also sought to protect their children from communist indoctrination. Revolutionary schools. With the help of james baker, an American School headmaster in havana, the support of a Clandestine Group of anticastro cubans, in miami a young miami young irish immigrant priest, along with the support of the u. S. State department and most likely the Central Intelligence agency, cuban parents began spiriting their children off the island and into the care of the
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