The speechwriter in general mcmaster has ordered me to tell the story of the speech. With the first page of the speaking copy. And first for some historical background after a portion of berlin itself with the british and french control even with east berlin and all of the surrounding east germany and with a communist regime its important to grasp that west berlin is completely surrounded and you can see it is a little. Insight east germany. Again, after the war, thousands of these germans flee the communist music regime east germany to the democratic west. How do they do this . Very often they do it just by stepping across the street and then they could get on the train to cross the german territory to the west. So by 1960, one fifth of the entire population of east germany just that. They fled. So to stop the enormous exodus these germans proposed a physical barrier and moscow agreed and in the middle of the night august 13, 1961, the east germans strong barbed wire all the way aroun
A healthy democracy doesnt just look like this. It looks like this. Where americans can see democracy at work, where citizens are truly inspired, and the public thrives. Get informed, straight from the source, on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the nations capital, to wherever you are. It is the opinion that matters the most. This, its what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Welcome to uncommon knowledge, im peter robinson. Today, a conversation hosted with the Ronald Reagan institute. In a moment jamie will and a charming master, will join me in discussing president reagans june 12th 1987, tear down this wall speech. But, since i was a speech writer who wrote the speech, i have been asked actually, general mcmaster has ordered me, to tell the story of the speech. Right there by the way is the first page president reagans copy. And you could see my name as the speech writer in the upper left hand corner. First, some historical background. After the second w
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Philadelphia, and the foremost scholar on impeachment, the United States. He is one of only two legal scholars to testify in three different president ial impeachment hearings and served as special counsel to the presiding officer in Donald Trumps second impeachment trial. He the only scholar to address the entire house of representatives on the law, a president ial impeachment. Hes joined in conversation tonight by michael j. Clairmont. Michael j. Clairmont is the Charles Warren professor of legal history at harvard law school. His most recent book, the framers the making of the United States constitution, was a finalist for the George Washington prize. Michael gerhardt is presenting his new book, the law of president ial impeachment. As a result, Donald Trumps presidency impeachment was once again thrust into the spotlight. American political discussion. However, its history goes back to the founding of the nation, when american colonists remembering their grievances, their former ki
Philadelphia, and the foremost scholar on impeachment, the United States. He is one of only two legal scholars to testify in three different president ial impeachment hearings and served as special counsel to the presiding officer in Donald Trumps second impeachment trial. He the only scholar to address the entire house of representatives on the law, a president ial impeachment. Hes joined in conversation tonight by michael j. Clairmont. Michael j. Clairmont is the Charles Warren professor of legal history at harvard law school. His most recent book, the framers the making of the United States constitution, was a finalist for the George Washington prize. Michael gerhardt is presenting his new book, the law of president ial impeachment. As a result, Donald Trumps presidency impeachment was once again thrust into the spotlight. American political discussion. However, its history goes back to the founding of the nation, when american colonists remembering their grievances, their former ki