Eisenhower,president of the United States of america. [applause] this happy occasion preserves unbroken, a tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great have addressed this audience. And tonight we welcome the man whom history will record as preeminent among World Leaders in our of greatest need. [applause] i have in mind the rapid ascension of communist aggression as millions of people were enveloped the hide of farreaching iron curtain. I have in mind the stalemate of futility in korea, the rampaging inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings of the many and troubling thevoters of our Free Enterprise economy. Here then is the man trained in war who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundation of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president whom we love with adeep and abiding affection. [applause] [music] welcome to the Commonwealth Club, im George Hammond chair of the Humanities Forum that put tog
We welcome to the distinguished forum dwight d. Eisenhower president of the United States of america. [cheering and applause] this happy occasion preserves unbroken tradition which began with president Theodore Roosevelt and the great has undressed this audience and tonight we welcome the man whom history will record as [inaudible] of great leader in the worlds hour of greatest needs. [applause] i have in mind communist aggression as millions of people were developed behind the farreaching iron curtain and i have [inaudible] the inflation in our homelands eating up the savings of an and who will be claimed by generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more he is our president who we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] spirit welcome to the club im George Hammond which is put together todays program and along with this staff at the Commonwealth Club. We are happy to put together all these online programs weve done dozens and dozens of them si
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Smog well take a closer look. Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us south korean boy band b t as has fans around the world and their stardom scenes unstoppable except it might come to a sudden halt because of south koreas mandatory military service where they spend 18 months out of the spotlight training for potential war on the Korean Peninsula fans say they should be exempt while others say they need to do their duty frank smith reports. So korean boy band b. T. S. Reigns supreme over billboard charts as their fans their army fallen over their good looks and slick moves but as they move through their twenties an ominous obligation approaches a minimum one and a half years mandatory military Service Required of every healthy south korean male between 18 and 28. The issue of mandatory military service for entertainers like b. T. S. Is complicated by the fact that high achieving south korean athletes have seen their army obligations reduced after winning a gold m