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disturbing to some viewers. we, the negro people down here have gotten completely failed. it you know what they are going to do tonight? they are going after the white people. now they are after the white people. they re going to congregate. they are going to do the white man in tonight. they are going to do the white man in tonight. [church congregation singing] narrator: anarchy, the breakdown of law and order, a chaotic reign of terror, mob rule and rioting, the collapse of government authority. these phrases ring strange in the ears of americans, and for good reason. through the years, america has stood as the world symbol for law and order. our government is responsive to the will of the people. our courts and legislatures are the mechanics for peaceful address of grievances. and the policeman on the corner has traditionally been looked on as a friend, not as the instrument of a tyrant. anarchy, well, that was something we read about in our newspapers that was alwa ....
to go thanks and that is the national security agency. we are very fortunate once again to have two people with us who know more about the president s daily brief and that is the director of the cia john brennan are and john clapper. . both the been supportive of intelligence transparency efforts. director clapper has instituted an intelligence transparency council. is like today would not happen without the support of director brendan. today,se in attendance you should have a document like this on your chair with an agenda. the introductions will be very brief because the agenda has all of the bios and it. for those of you watching at home, you can see all of the same booklet on the cia.gov website. i want to thank the nixon foundation for making this wonderful venue available. introduceuld like to the director of the richard nixon presidential library and museum to offer some welcoming remarks. mike? [applause] mike: good afternoon, everybody. inbehalf of the archivis ....
coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines. next, a conversation with 95-year-old veteran major general john singlaub as he recalls his missions in europe and asia. following world war ii, he was a founding member of the cia. this program is part of a multi-day conference at the national world war ii museum in new orleans. it is about one hour, 20 minutes. i will leave the introduction of general john singlaub to our interviewers, but it is my pleasure to introduce my new colleagues for you all. [applause] we are delighted and very fortunate to have added rob to our staff in september if you re at the museum. he has joined us as the senior historian. he is well known as one of the leading experts on the german military, but he also brings a tremendous and wide range of knowledge of world war ii and european history in all its aspects, to us. he has already made his pet that s presence felt by diving headfirst into conferences and programs and many other of our ....
and warsaw 1944 hitler, himler and the warsaw uprising is perhaps even better which was impossible for me to believe when it came out. alex is a member of the museum s presidential council s advisory board dispensing good advice to the museum now for a while. and we re extremely lucky to have her. now to alex s right, conrad crane spent 26 years in active military service. that included nine years of hard duty as a professor of history at the united states military academy. i say that with a smile having done it as a visiting professor one year. faculty at the united states military academy put themselves on a list to open the building at 6:00 a.m. in the morning, which is something if you tried in a civilian academic institution would start a riot. he is currently the chief of historical services for the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania. he published two books in 2016. american air power and strategy in world war ii. and cassandr ....
welcome to the 9:25 session entitled the iron curtain, dissent and western response. up till now, we ve been foregrounding you might say detailed behavior of various individuals and groups. what we need to do, and it s a good time to do this in our conference now is to talk about the deep background. the big issues that were at stake. the context in which actors and decisionmakers were carrying out their activities. and so we have two extremely dignified speakers and colleagues of mine on the podium today. alexandra richie first on my immediate right is a professor at the collegium civitas in warsaw, poland. she s lectured all over the world. her two books are absolutely fantastic. the two i ve read. a history of berlin. and warsaw 1944 hitler, himler and the warsaw uprising is perhaps even better which was impossible for me to believe when it came out. alex is a member of the museum s presidential council s advisory board dispensing good advice to the museum no ....