Marvin kalb. Were pleased to accept questions from those tuning in today. I will ask as many as time permits to submit a question, please email headliners press. Org. For 27 years now, ive had the Privilege And Pleasure of working with and introducing this gentleman for 101 Kalb Report programs here at the national Press Club, and the introduction is always the same. Meese welcome the last correspondent hired by Edward R. Murrow and the Goal Standard of broadcast journalism, my Friend And Colleague, marvin kalb. Thank you. Thats the kindest intro. Please do it again and again. For his 17th Book published by Brookings Press, marvin presents the second installment of his autobiography entitled, assignment russia, becoming a foreign correspondent in the crucible of the cold war. Marvin has described the book as a long Letter Home after an unforgettable personal adventure. Covers the period of his life from his arrival at cbs in 1957 through this years as Moscow Correspondent from 1960 to
Prescott court. For 27 years ive had the privilege of working with and introducing this gentleman for 101 Kalb Report programs at the Press Club and theintroduction is always the same. Please welcome the last correspondence personally hired at cbs by Edward R Murrow and the Gold Standard of broadcast journalism, my Friend And Colleague , armarvin kalb. Thats the kindest intro. Please do it again and again. For his 17th Book published by Brookings Press, marvin presents the second installment of his autobiography entitled Assignment Russia becoming a foreign correspondent in the crucible of the war. Marvin has described the book as a long Letter Home after an unforgettable personal adventure. It covers the period of his life from his arrival at cbs in 1957 through his years as Moscow Correspondent from 1960 to 1963. Its a personal and st professional coming of age story, one that has deep roots in Family History and the love of country that welcomed depressed people from around the worl
historical significance of the mission, and space travel today. the national press club hosted this discussion as part of the the kalb report. it is one hour and 15 minutes. hello and welcome to the national press club and another edition of the kalb report. and our program tonight is a conversation with astronaut michael collins. 50 years ago, the united states sent apollo 11 to the moon, and for the first time in history, human beings stepped on the moon, leaving a footprint and a flag as proof. it was a stunning achievement. we choose to go to the man in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard. seconds anda 60 accounting. we are go for apollo 11 at this time. from the crew of apollo 8, good luck. and god bless all of you on the good earth. we have a commission sequence starting, engines on 5, 4, 3, 2. the eagle has landed. that s one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. , our guest tonight, general mic
the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. 60 seconds and counting. we are go for apollo seven at this time. good night, good luck, and merry christmas and god bless all of you on the good earth. ignition sequence start. 5, 4, three, two. houston, the eagle has landed. that s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. our guest tonight, general michael collins, was the command module pilot on apollo 11. he was actually up there. his two colleagues were neil armstrong and buzz aldrin. their job was simply to walk on the moon. and while they did, collins had to take care and circle the moon, even the dark side of the moon, where no communication was possible with earth, and prepare the module to recover his two colleagues, and then for all of them to return to the earth safely. piece of cake. [laughter] three years earlier in 1966, collins was in space on gemini 10 where twice he walked in space. i am told that something no other huma
angeles times, the new york times and the miami harold. allow me to start our discussion tonight with a simple proposition that in a democracy such as ours if freedom of the press is jeopardized then democracy itself is jeopardized since one is intimately linked to the other. during the presidential campaign of 2016 donald trump routinely criticized the press humiliating a number of reporters, bullying others, challenging the very concept of freedom of the press as written into the first amendment of the u.s. constitution. if he won it would inevitably change. that is the way it has always been. he won and it has not changed. it has gotten much worse even on occasion frightening. i use that word deliberately. the word of a president is much more consequential than the word of a candidate. i know other presidents have had their quarrels with the media but donald trump crossed a bright line when he accused reporters of being the enemies of the american people forgetting it was