Tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the near great have addressed this audience. But tonight we welcome the man who history will record as preeminent among world lead evers in the hour of greatest need. [applause] the rapid success of communist aggression are millions of people were envelope behind the far reaching iron current. Have in mind the stalemate in north korea, the rampaging inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings of the thrifty and traveling Free Enterprise economy. Here then is the man, trained in war, who will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president , whom we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] welcome to the Commonwealth Club. Along with the staff at the Commonwealth Club, putting together all these online programs. We have done really dozens of them since the covid crisis began and its my great pleasure to introduce susan e
2020th election. This is also from the Aspen Security Forum. Welcome back everyone after that very short break. Were very happy to be back now and what doing a bit of a change in direction. You already heard this morning about modernizing the defense department. You heard from john bolton. You would from u. N. Ambassador kelly craft. Now we are turning west to Silicon Valley, and we have panel for you on technology and democracy actually going to dive into all of the complex things that either individual actors or nationstates are doing to influence social media, start disinformation campaigns and how that is impacting our democracy. To have that panel we have with us Laura Rosenberger who is i think with us here. I see her in the room. She isnt the director of the alliance for security democracy and a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the united states. Previously she was a Foreign Policy advisor for hillary for america where she coordinated the Clinton Campaign to National
Bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan a recordsetting blizzard has blanketed much of the northeastern u. S. In snow, while parts of the midwest bundled up today for brutal wind chills. John yang has our report. Yang the joys of a picturesque White Christmas quickly gave way to the reality of digging out in subzero temperatures. Wind chill warnings or advisories were issued for parts of nearly a dozen states, from north dakota to maine. Its cold; cold is cold and youve just got to adjust. Yang erie, pennsylvania recorded its snowiest Christmas Day ever 34 inches of snow. Overnight, another 19 inches on top of that. Farther north, the wintry weather snarled postholiday travels. Snow blanketed roadways in buffalo, new york, making for hazardous whiteout driving conditions. At bostons Logan International
Bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan a recordsetting blizzard has blanketed much of the northeastern u. S. In snow, while parts of the midwest bundled up today for brutal wind chills. John yang has our report. Yang the joys of a picturesque White Christmas quickly gave way to the reality of digging out in subzero temperatures. Wind chill warnings or advisories were issued for parts of nearly a dozen states, from north dakota to maine. Its cold; cold is cold and youve just got to adjust. Yang erie, pennsylvania recorded its snowiest Christmas Day ever 34 inches of snow. Overnight, another 19 inches on top of that. Farther north, the wintry weather snarled postholiday travels. Snow blanketed roadways in buffalo, new york, making for hazardous whiteout driving conditions. At bostons Logan International
Good morning. Thank you, everyone, for joining us today. Its a great turnout on an important issue and im heartened to see so many people here for this important conversation. Welcome. Im Laura Rosenberger director at gmf. As an organization dedicated to strengthening transatlantic cooperation on regional and global challenges and opportunities in the spirit of the marshall plan, gmf has always been at the forefront of tackling transatlantic challenges and protecting the principles of democracy, good governance, and rule of law. Thats why we launched the alliance for securing democracy here last sumner recognition for the need of a bipartisan, transatlantic effort to understand the assem metric tools that russia and potentially other states are using and to deter such activities. While the threat of foreign interference in our democracy may seem new to many americans, our European Partners and allies are familiar with these aki all. There are many lessons we can learn from others who h