Our guests are the author, a leading human rights lawyer and National Security scholar, litigate in one many highprofile cases including several of the landmark guantanamo cases and several others. Hes been working for the military Commission Defense organization. Michel paradis lectured at columbia law school, fellow at the center on National Security and hes a fordham law grad. Carol rosenberg will be talking to him about his book. She is an reporter for than york times working in collaboration with the polish privileges in. Shes been reporting in the u. S. , in the u. S. And at Guantanamo Bay since the day it opened on january 11, 2002. She started with the miami herald where before that she really reporting from middle east. She moved to the new york times. She has won many awards including the robert f. Kennedy journalism award, the aba silver gavel award and part of the miami herald team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news and 2001. Let me tell you the format. Michel an
I wanted to apologize beforehand for the technical difficulties from the storm but now its my pleasure to get this program started high passing it on to the Museum Samuel jones Senior Historian and dr. Robert citina wholl be leading todays conversation. Senate thanks jeremy and welcomes everyone from beautiful new orleans louisiana. Quite literally in the path of the storm quite literally a few hours from now and eye of the hurricane so we hope everything goes smoothly and i like would jeremy said heck or high water. We hope we dont get any today. Having said that im really excited about todays program. Every now and then in my line of work you get to interview an author that you feel like youve. Every word they have published in this particular authors case that might be difficult but some six as a writer at large for the times and the bestselling up of numerous books this the spy and the traitor and operation mincemeat doublecrossed operation mincemeat a book that many of our audienc
In a close general election by less than 1 of the popular vote. Good evening, i am bill of abc news. It is my privilege to provide this series of the two major president ial candidates. Like the last meeting, the subjects to be discussed worriedly suggested by questions from a panel correspondence. Programs, first two the two candidates will not be sharing the same platform. In new york the democratic president ial nominee, john f. Kennedy, separated by 3000 miles in a los angeles studio, and Vice President richard im now joined for tonights discussion by which permits each candidate to see and hear the other. Good evening. Good evening. Now meet the panel of correspondence. Correspondent frank mcgee n. B. C. News. Child. C. B. S. News. Douglas. Cater reporter baggage the rosco drama new york herald. As you probably noted before reporters include a newspaperman out a magazine report. These two selected by a lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters problem
Republican candidate, vice m. Nixon. Richard and the democratic candidate, kennedy. Ohn f. Now representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other, each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidat
The major candidates for president of the United States at the same time and never, until this series, have americans seen the candidates in facetoface exchange. Tonight the candidates have agreed to devote the full hour to answering questions on any issue of the campaign. And here tonight are the republican candidate, Vice President richard m. Nixon. And the democratic candidate, senator john f. Kennedy. Now representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other, each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present the