Washington, were joined by the education and reason to give their, the president and ceo of George Washingtons not vernon on this president s day. First, sir, explain the significance of that moment that is portrayed over your shoulder there, the swearing in of George Washington. Well, good morning, welcome to non vernon. Behind me you see George Washington, the first president being sworn in and it would have been in 1789, in april. How well where the duties and the powers of the office that he was about to step into, how well were we defined at this moment when they were sworn in . Well they werent defined at all, the presidency was a brandnew institution, or have never been anything like, it certainly in america and really in the world, that was the new experiment of an elected magistrate that would have, at one point, with the head of state, like a king, but at the same time also be the chief executioner of the laws, the chief executive in this case, the chief policy maker, and it
Announcer washington journal continues. Host welcome back. It has been 75 years since the Marshall Plan started. Welcome back to washington journal, its been 75 years since the Marshall Plan started the flow of billions of dollars in usa departments of europe after world war ii. Our guest is ben steele, hes the author of the book the Marshall Plan. Don of the cold war. Hes also senior fellow of economics at the council on Foreign Relations and he joins us from new york city. Ben, welcome to the program. Thank you for having me, amy. So, describe the Economic Conditions of europe right at the end of world war ii and what was at stake, both for europe and for the United States. Conditions were very dire, quite obviously, there were massive destruction, factories, roads, bridges, canals all destroyed around the continent. Most importantly, the inter Gate Division of labor that we count on in developed countries in order to move food from rural areas to urban areas, to move manufactured pr
[inaudible conversations] good evening. Ima member of the event to staff and i would like to welcome you this evening to politics and prose took a quick note before we start, now would be a great time to silence cell phones. Feel free to take flash free photography. We are here to welcome Hendrick Meijer for his new book, Arthur Vandenberg the man in the middle of the american century. When Arthur Vandenberg assumed his seat as a republican senator 1928 is outspoken opponent of the new deal and staunch isolationist. By the end of his life was not just a supporter of nato event un, but a key architect of the american postwar policy and in this comprehensive biology he changes from a politician to effective consensus builder. Is a reporter, editor and executive producer of the [inaudible] please help me welcome them both to politics and prose. Thank you for coming and thank you for that nice introduction. I am delighted to have pink with us tonight because this is a surprisingly relevant
Ladies and gentle blue, happy birthday. I am jeffrey rosen, president of the National Constitution center and we have an important responsibility on bill of rights day, the National Chart of the Constitution Center to inspire people around the world. Before doing that, here we go. We are going to recite not only the first part but the entire congressional charter and i know you can do it. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And the purpose of our charter, in order to increase understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is what we are going to do today. On december 15, 1791, the bill of rights was ratified. The first 10 amendments which are now known as the bill of rights have become iconic of american liberty throughout the globe but as we learned today in a fascinating series of discussions the bill of rights is not always the bill
There have been open source pictures of the extensive nature of the buildup there your conclusion, i think, is right. This is not about simply propping up the assad regime but i think thats a component of it. This is a fundamental shift and i believe mr. Putin understands political math the same way i do. I view it as having to suffer for 15 more months, he views it as an opportunity for that same period of time. And hes heck bent on changing the dynamic. They will now have a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean for the foreseeable future. Our secretary of state holds a meeting to deconflict airspace when the russians attack in the middle east. That is a remarkable change from whether it was eisenhower but you dont to go to a republican. It was a change from a consistent u. S. Policy, democrat, republican president s alike that said the soviets, now russians, will not have a foothold in will not be the Regional Power inside the United States and we now have the iranian russian axis th