Described by president nixon as a vocal minority of the nations population. In contrast, mr. Nixon said in his november 3rd address, those supporting him comprise the s l silent majority. We want to look into that term, the silent majority, a label that has brought world attention to those americans who are not so demonstrative. Today im watching a demonstration against americas policy in vietnam. These demonstrators were given permission by the government to carry their protest right through the heart of the city, within sight of the white house. Climaxing the threeday demonstration is a rally at the washington monument. Many of the people merely observing the demonstration from the sidelines are probably members of that silent majority referred to by their president. Demonstrations here still attract audiences even though protests, pickets and placards have been and will continue to be a common sight in washington. Almost every day there are some americans who come from around the co
Supporting him comprised of the silent majority. We want to look into that term, silent majority and say it is a label that is brought world tension to those americans who are not so demonstrative. Today im watching a demonstration against american policy in vietnam. These demonstrators were given permission to carry their protest through the heart of protest through the heart of the city and within sight of the white house. Climaxing the demonstration is a rally at the washington monument. Many observing the demonstration from the sidelines are probably members of that silent majority referred to by their present. Demonstrations here still attract audiences, even though protests and tickets have been and continue to be a common sight in washington. Almost every day, there are some americans who come from around the country to express their views because this is the seat of the federal government for all 50 states. [chanting] not all come to protest. Some come to promote a cause. But n
A Company Called china mobile, and their u. S. Subsidiary from providing Telecom Services from the United States on the grounds of doing so was jeopardizing our National Security, the first time such a ruling had been issued. The fact that this was only the first time that a Foreign Telecommunications company had been denied approval to operate in the u. S. On National Security grounds prompted us to investigate other chinese stateowned carriers that were already authorized to operate in the United States, and we asked an important question why was china mobile u. S. A. Any different than these other three Chinese Companies . We discovered in our report, which again we issued just a month ago, that it wasnt different. We conducted a yearlong investigation into the government processes for reviewing, approving, and monitoring chinese stateowned Telecommunications Firms operating here in the United States, and we found once again over the years that the federal government had been lax wh
The National World War Ii Museum hosted the event. Well, greetings, ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to see you all here and it is always great to see i dont want to say so many probably all are familiar faces and we saw most of you in november and we hope to see most of you again in november and in between in september for our memory conference. As steven is said, unfortunately dr. Stoller tried his best, slipped on the way and caught his balance. But all three flights from berlington, vermont, were cancelled to get him here yesterday. And while we are disappointed, he is even more disappointed that he couldnt make it back down here and present. But i can tell you that we are very fortunate in this great city of new orleans to have one of the leading scholars in this field in gunther bischof here to fill the breach and enlighten us with the first panel of the day. Gunther has been a friend since before we had a building. Not just a hotel. But an actual museum. He goes back with
The arctic is often described as a vast expanse of eternal ice but in some parts of the region thats no longer the case. This is alice muir island in the canadian arctic. This strip of coastline was once covered with ice but the nearby glaciers are melting so we can see more and more of the land that lies beneath them. Some researchers predict starting in 2015 the arctic will be ice free in summer so what will happen to the region as all that ice melts. This will be almost for me to rise should she look. The arctic helps to determine the climate for a much wider area including parts of the us future Climate Change your true the ice retrieving. The wall maps reread the act in the center. That will cause massive changes here and in other parts of the world. I think its the biggest challenge facing the whole in the future. A challenge or an opportunity during the summer after the ice has melted but the taishan blooms along the coastline animal bones indicate that wildlife is returning. To