Thank you for your service past and present to the country and to fellow veterans. We are honored to work alongside you. That is exactly what we will do over the next few days. We will be working together. Not in a typical way and not our daytoday work. You will have an opportunity to pause and take a step back from the day to day grind and challenges. All of those things we struggle with every day and think about what we are doing and why. Are going to think about what we know and what we dont know. Those of you know me know that formal remarks are not my specialty. I want to show hands, how many of you that when we set it will be data, where like all. A show hands. It is okay. I am a selfprofessed data geek. I had that feeling to. I want to talk to you about why data is important. Sometimes it feels abstract and disconnected from reality. Sometimes it is dry and boring. Not really connected to the veterans we serve every day. We are here to serve veterans but data can help you we can
Turns. Doctor ben carson is tonights lecturer. His list ofep accomplishments would keep me up here all night if i mentioned them also i will hit a few highlights and then let him tell you his American Dream. For nearly 30 years, doctor carson served as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins childrens center, a position the youngest person when he was 33yearsold, the youngest person in the hospitals history to do so. In 1987, he successfully performed the first separation of cranial twins conjoined at the head. His honors include the president ial medal, of freedom, the highest award granted to a civilian. He holds 70 honorary degrees. Doctor carson and his wife, kandi, are cofounders of the Carson Scholars Fund that recognizes young people of all backgrounds for exceptional academic and humanitarian accomplishments. Today theyve awarded 10,000 scholars and more than 8 million in scholarships. We have a special connection with doctor carson that was forged long ago.
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Things you have to do. Dr. Carson thank you for joining us. How do you respond to that and why would you be a better president than donald trump . I dont want to compare myself with anyone but ive had lots of experience doing a whole host of things. Negotiating with a a kinds of people in order to get things accomplished and also bear in mind, there is no one person who does all the negotiation and knows everything. You know, in the multitude of counselors is safety. I think the important thing is to understand what the stakes are. When you go into a negotitiion, the recentnt iran negotiation for instance, you have to know how to negotiate. You have to know how to verify, how to make sure that theres appropriate accountability. You have to be able to take down their infrastructure and know what your goals are. Have you ever done anything like that. Have i ever done anything like what . Nenetiate . Negotiate . Absosotely. Whats the best exampl ive negotiated many things. For instance, w
Good morning. Its been a packed week in politics. The next one could shake things up. Joe biden closing in on his decision. Some supporters convinced hes ready. On the republican side, ben carson neck and neck with donald trump after raising more money from more donors than any republican candidate this quarter. Hes our exclusive headliner. When i asked donald trump about carson he previewed a possible line of attack. Ben is a doctor and thats what hes been doing and the question is is he capable of negotiating with china and russia and iran and all of the things you have to do. Dr. Carson, thank you for joining us. How do you respond to that and why would you be a better president than donald trump . I dont want to compare myself with anyone but ive had lots of experience doing a whole host of things. Negotiating with all kinds of people in order to get things accomplished and also bear in mind, there is no one person who does all the negotiation and knows everything. You know, in the