live on the c-span networks online, c-span.org, or listen live with the free c-span radio app. next, an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. remarks from several former white house officials who served during that time, including former secretary of state james baker. they also examine the state in fallhat led to the of the wall. hosted by the atlantic council, this is just two hours. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former abc news anchor stan donaldson. stan: well, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this morning s program. there are dates all of us have that are very personal, and dates that we have is a country that we all share. in my lifetime, december 7, 1941. november 22, 1963. 9/11. all terrible dates for the country. and november 8, 1989, good news, the fall of the berlin wall presaging the end of the soviet union. a subject we will discuss today, how did it happen? what were the consequences? who did this? who knew? for a lo
thank you and good evening. it is a pleasure to be here. a terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. it is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. i want to begin by thanking the diplomacy center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in history. but it took time to understand the magnitude of that moment. it is a moment that stands as a tribute to the resilient work, to the incredible men and women behind the diplomatic mission. the people who promote the national security, economic prosperity, and global leadership of the united states. the people in this room and on the front lines all over the world. it is a mission that never stops. today, the united states and its allies have new complexities to navigate, different adversar
[applause] thank you and good evening. it is a pleasure to be here. a terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. it is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. i want to begin by thanking the diplomacy center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in history. but it took time to understand the magnitude of that moment. it is a moment that stands as a tribute to the resilient work, to the incredible men and women behind the diplomatic mission. the people who promote the national security, economic prosperity, and global leadership of the united states. the people in this room and on the front lines all over the world. it is a mission that never stops. today, the united states and its allies have new complexities to navigate, differe
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boris johnson s conservative party with a working majority of just one seat. for joining us. statess is withdrawing from the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty. in 1987 byluded ronald reagan. was with the goal of limiting conventional and nuclear intermediate range missiles.s. this is withdrawing saying saying moscow did not respect it anyway. the u.n. secretary-g-general has called it a dangerous step. i asked philip from our international affairs desk why the deal has fallen apart. if you go to 1987 when the treaty was summoned the first time, there was enthusiasm to limit the range of these weapons when it came to them being fired into europe by the then president of the soviet union, mikael gorbachev. end.period has come to an those two leaders workrking to reduce arms. now we are in a different period, where you have the russian leader, the u.s. areident, and china, which all keen to develop nuclear weapons capacity. that explains why this deal has fallen throu