In the Ronald Reagan Educational Foundation summit. She talked about racial inequality, trust in government and political stability. Elex i am so lucky to be joined by the woman you see in the other panel who needs no introduction. The former secretary of state is now the director of the Hoover Institute of stanford university, doctor condoleezza rice. Im so glad to have this opportunity to talk with you for the next 35, 40 minutes. On behalf of the Reagan Institute. Im really honored to be part of todays conversation and you have this chance to speak with doctor rice. I have to start on a personal note though. We are living in such a stressful time, how are you doing . How are you holding up . Where are you right now . I am in california. And i am doing just fine. Like most workers i am able to work from home. Although i did hear very funny line the other day, im not sure from working at home or living at work. Im finding this time when i am actually pretty productive. I able to do al
Secretary of state and now the director at standard university. Condoleezza rice. Doctor Condoleezza Rice im so lucky to talk to you for the next 35 or 40 minutes on behalf of the ragan institute. Im really honored to be part of todays conversation and to have this chance to speak with doctor Condoleezza Rice. On a personal note, we are living in such a stressful time. How are you doing and how are you holding up and where are you right now. Condoleezza rice im in california. Im doing just fine. Like most knowledge workers freedom able to work from home although i did hear a very funny line in the day. Not sure whether im working at home or living inc. But im trying to during this time, when im actually. Productive freedom able to do almost everything remotely. Im trying to keep up my exercise routine and practicing the piano so i can manage that. So ive been director of the hoover institution. [inaudible]. The time off the road, allowed me to make a. Smooth transition. So all in all,
As part of her summer series. Tonight you will hear from five of the last six men who have sat in the oval office. Now the practice of president s books, began with Thomas Jeffersons memoir in 1821. Eighteen president s since have written books prior to the 20th century, president ial memoirs were rare and Ulysses S Grant and mark was an exception since then, it is taken off since the 1950s. First of this evening, is one of our most prolific residents turned author. Jimmy carter. He is the author of 25 books including publicpolicy books, Foreign Policy books, a novel, and he is also written a Childrens Book which was illustrated by his daughter amy. In 2010, president carter appeared on book tv afterwards program where he discussed his white house diaries that he kept while he was in office from 1977 1981. Heres president carter being interviewed by president ial historian. Welcome to washington dc. It is wonderful to see you. I was wondering you fly in here, and you go over all of the
So i knew of course that taft succeeded teddy and they would run against each other 1912, but then you always go back and i know scott does too, you want the primary sources, the letters and diaries and private journals for historians so when i found the 400 letters between the two, i realized they become friends when they were in their early 30s and an odd couple, teddy who is marching around everywhere doing wrestling and boxing and taft wayne between 250 and 350 is not doing much wrestling and boxing at that point, but they liked each other and the opposites almost attracted and teddy brings them into his cabinet, he becomes the most important person in his cabinet even though all his life he wanted to be a judge, never a politician, from from that he decides hes the man i want to succeed me, he runs the taft campaign, gives him advice at every moment, the only thing he did not give him a vice was the Campaign Song which i dont think teddy wouldve approved of it was get on a raft wi
Ferguson, former george w. Bush Administration Justice from an official john you and awardwinning author shall be steel it up first, here is a portion of a 2013 interview with George Scholz, secretary of state during the reagan administration. He talked about his book, issues on my mind. And issues on my mind you right when it comes to terrorism we in this country must think hard about the moral stakes involved if we truly believe in our Democratic Values and our way of life, we must be willing to defend them. Passive measures are unlikely to suffice and means a more active defense and deterrence must be considered and given the necessary political support. Well, you say if you have a Law Enforcement approach, you say, okay, let a terrorist act happen and then we find out who did it and then we try them in a u. S. Court and if we make them guilty with their endless appeals they go to jail. Well, what does that accomplish . A certain deterrent but in the meantime the terrorist act has t