About leadership and character and the lessons he learned from studying commanders through history. Its the subject of his book sailing to north. [applause] thank you latest denman. Please be seated. It is my distinct honor tonight to introduce a very special guest and a good friend. This is the second of our jack bergman distinguished leadership series. The first member of that series was general james mattis who was here two months ago. Jackma brennan was Lieutenant Colonel in the marine corps, return with president nixon from sacrament, retired from the marines ratherre than leave his side so we thought we would name it for jack, this series and we had a distinguished profession of arms here for my people the jackman continues to serve. Many of youod so are here. If youre a veteran or a of activeduty would you stand and allow us to thank you . [applause] our guest graduated from the United States Naval Academy 1976 a 37 year career and some extraordinary stations along the way inclu
Provider. [applause] thank you, ladies and gentlemen, meese be seated. It is my distinct honor to introduce a special guest and a good friend, this is the second of our jack brennan distinguished Leadership Series. The first member of that series was general james mattis who was here two months. Jack brennan was the first president of president nixon, Lieutenant Colonel in the marine corps, retired from the marines rather than leave nixons side and when he had a gift of the library we thought we would name the series for and we had a distinguished we remind people that jack brennan served and continued to serve and could glad youre here. I youre a veteran or member of active duty. Would you stand and allow to us thank you. [applause] now, our guest is admiral james stavridis. From the United States Naval Academy in 1976. He went on a 37 year career and some extraordinary duty stations along the way, including, as the combat Southern Command from 2006 to 2009, and of course, nato allied
Our guest is admiral james brady graduated from the United States Naval Academy 1976. Thirtyseven year career and some extraordinary stations along the way. Including as a matter of Southern Command from 2006 2009. Nato alloy supreme commander. He earned his phd as well a master of arts. He subsequently went on to lead a team after his retirement from the navy. He was the author of two books. He is also an executive of the Carlyle Group which americans know as the preeminent venture capitalists of the United States printed is one of the most treasured guesstimate radio show. And leading a virtual campaign, to have him on the board of elise one and maybe three tech companies. So they Google Facebook and amazon have their perspective from their discussions on the National Security from the United States from somebody knowledgeable in all of these things bernie fo. [applause]. So for 37 years. [applause]. Id also like to point out that he spent 11 of those years, out of sight of land. It
And then he is that phd in physics to go into finance. And many of this job in finance, he sort of going for walks during the day and abridge the story because its in the book. He talks got longer and longer and he ended up at hunts point. A note that is new york geography is not terribly most of the financial district. It was exposed to the back row of america. This is drug addicts, drug dealers, prostitutes. It is convince him that he needs to figure out what was going on in his back row across the country. Some from maine to bakersfield california, chris traveled the country and talk to people and, again, he was doing the same sort of going the country trip that a lot of people do pretty was visiting the back row, the drug addicts and dealers. Prostitutes, the homeless, the formerly homeless, the veterans, the immigrants, the people who created the immigrants and all that. Then recently, if you follow twitter, youll know that chris has visited the most deplorable group of old witche
First friend of president nixon a combat veteran put them in the white house retired from the marines so we had to get to the library but then we had a distinguished professional here we would remind people jack brennan continues to serve we are so glad if you are here if you are a veteran or member of active duty please sting and. [applause] our guest graduated from the United States Naval Academy 1976 a 37 year career and some extraordinary stations along the way including Combatant Commander and of course the nato allied Supreme Commander with masters of arts which he subsequently went on to gain after the navy is also an operating executive with the Carlyle Group that most known as a Permanent Fund in the United States and with Mccarty Associates one of the most treasured guest i have on my radio show and have personally campaigned to get the admiral on the board of at least one and three Big Tech Companies so facebook and amazon with their discussion of National Security of the Un