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Welcome to the battles of memorial here at historic pearl harbor. It is 9 02 am, the moment 75 years ago when the ceremony began on the ship. My name is michael carr, im the president and chief executive officer of the uss missouri memorial organization. It is an honor to serve in that capacity and to be your mc for todays ceremony as we commemorate a huge milestone, the 75th anniversary of one of the most significant events in history the ending of world war ii. First and foremost, i have the honor of welcoming our special guests, world war ii veterans who are with us here today. I will name them individually and ask that you stand if you are able as your name its called and remain standing. Please hold your applause until the end so that we honor them collectively for their service, their courage, and for their sacrifice. Victor area, omsk are, its all called iran, walter chi, jack detour, paul newman, when bill newman, theodore richardson, author shaq, lumbered wise, and joseph youn ....
Next, a National History center briefing with a political scientist and a historian who have spent their careers studying americaniranian relations. In light of current tensions between the two nations, they traced the history of u. S. Policy towards iran and Irans Nuclear program, which began in 1957 with the assistance of the Eisenhower Administration as part of an atoms for peace initiative. Good morning. This is an amazing crowd. We have already turned away a good 50 people or more. Kennedy, director of the National History center. I want to welcome you to this rethink on the history of u. S. Iranian relations. This is part of an ongoing series at the National History center to bring histori ....
I want to give a few thanks, first to the Mellon Foundation for providing funding that makes these briefings possible. I also want to thank our assistant, jeffrey, for helping o make the arrangements. I want to thank the office of gerry connolly, which booked the room, and i want to remind or explain why there are index cards on your seats and why i passed index cards around. What we will do after presentations by the speakers is we will get questions, and we would like you to write those questions on the index cards, rather than ask them in front of the audience. So, keep your index cards ready, and jot down questions when they come to mind. So, now, i will turn this over to matthew to offer introductions. Matthew thank you, dane, and jeff, and everybody who helped arrange this event. Everyone out there supports the National History center and all the other professional ....
Not to provide or advocate for any particular political position. It is nonpartisan, it is intended to inform policymakers and the public about the issues they are dealing with. I want to give a few thanks, first to the Mellon Foundation for providing funding that makes these briefings possible. I also want to thank our assistant, jeffrey, for helping make the arrangements. I want to thank the office of gerry connolly, which booked the room, and i want to remind or explain why there are index cards on your seat and why i passed index cards around. What we will do after presentations by the speakers is we will get questions, and we would like you to write those questions on the index cards, rather than ask them in front of the audience. So keep your index cards ready, and jot down questions when they come to mind. Now i will turn this over to matthew to offer introductions. Matthew thank you, dane, and jeff, and everybody who he ....