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Ending the civil war. The series has argued objects have the power to convey a story ofnarrative, the the civil war in our case. On the looking back books that inspired this series, are there objects or documents that you wish we had been able to include . Mr. Holzer from the book . I think we covered it well in terms of diversifying choices. Where thef regrets handwritten diaries of george templeton, one of the great diaries except it is written in such tiny hand. Know you feel, i the same way, from the theopolitan fair, Historical Society has a record and photographs. We will do it in the next eight episodes. And release from Abraham Lincoln. Long before computerized lincoln seems, able to comprehend and analyze the most fragmented early voting trends. You write lincoln had been a serious student of voting trends since his day as a poll watcher in illinois. Political,r ....
Admiral why do you refer to yourself as the accidental admiral . [laughter] what a great question. You can choose to hear a particular course you will lose ultimately in a different direction. And then to be in charge of all activity and with the commander of us Pacific Command position for senior admiral. My boss, a wonderful boss, secretary gates called to say forget about the pacific we will send you to nato i bk the first and only admiral to be the supreme allied commander and it was an accidenthe. That the navy was an accident as a career . Soet somewhat. That my father had kernel of marines growing up in that environment and going to Quantico High School thinking it would be them marine corps everybody goes out on a cruise going on a cruise are in san diego. Late in the day on the peer and the sun was setting looking out on all that ocean and i just wanted to be ....
Youll move ultimately in a different direction. More prosaically it comes from a period in my career when i was a four star admiral, fish issuing the u. S. Sorry command and charge of all military activities south of the out and i was very hopeful of going pacific next as a commander of u. S. Pacific command. Which is a very traditional position for a senior admiral. My boss, wonderful boss, secretary defense robert gates, bob gates, said, stavridis. Were going to send you to nato. I was the first and thus far the only admiral to be spree supreme am lied commander in nato and just an accident of timing and faith and secretary gate decision. So from the nato perspective i was at the dental admiral who became the supreme allied expired but the navy was an accident as well, one it, as a career . Guest somewhat. So, lets go way back. I grew up in a marine corps family. My father, george stavridis, proud colonel of marines, fought in korea and vietnam. I grew up in that environment, and so ....