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enter carl akeley, world's greatest taxidermist. by now, henry farrell ferrets osborne was considering -- comparing him a talent equal only to phidias the great screed screed -- maghreb sculpture who preserved images of the gods in the parthenon. as such, his job in a nutshell was to take a snapshot of the dawn's creation in all its splendor before it was snuffed out. was this a somewhat fatalistic philosophy? cs. was he a charge method with charging time capsules in the vanishing world? yes. did he love the animals he was killing? i truly think he did, yes. i know he did. but the full scale conception of this ultimate time capsule would only come to akeley after he had taken that beating by the elephant back on mount kenya. it was while he was confined to his tent, healing from his ones, that he first began to have these feverish visions of what would become after several more harrowing expeditions and three decades. the grandiose akeley hall of african mammals. while he lay there on his cot, listening to camp sounds around him dur
enter carl akeley, world's greatest taxidermist. by now, henry farrell ferrets osborne was considering -- comparing him a talent equal only to phidias the great screed screed -- maghreb sculpture who preserved images of the gods in the parthenon. as such, his job in a nutshell was to take a snapshot of the dawn's creation in all its splendor before it was snuffed out. was this a somewhat fatalistic philosophy? cs. was he a charge method with charging time capsules in the vanishing world? yes....
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but by now carl and nicky's marriage was somewhat strained, and carl had left mickey behind at base camp with the rest of their safari party. this is mickey having kind of a classic safari-tile breakfast. that's her in the back, and that little critter on her lap is j.t. jr., being her pet monkey devil who would eventually confirm at least for me lord byron's great statement about truth being stranger than fiction. more on that later. anyway, back on mount kenya. carl had found spoor higher than he ever would have guessed, above the timber line at 14,000 feet, and a little higher in the stagnant marshes where the air was thin as plasma. but right now in the upper bamboo forest as he was creeping along on an ancient and claustrophobic elephant trail, he realized he was now tracking what was very well the biggest bull elephant he had ever come across. but he had also begun to realize to his trembling consternation that at the same time he himself was being hunted by the bull. the trail itself was a kind of maze, a series of interconnected passageways blazed over time that traversed the ele
but by now carl and nicky's marriage was somewhat strained, and carl had left mickey behind at base camp with the rest of their safari party. this is mickey having kind of a classic safari-tile breakfast. that's her in the back, and that little critter on her lap is j.t. jr., being her pet monkey devil who would eventually confirm at least for me lord byron's great statement about truth being stranger than fiction. more on that later. anyway, back on mount kenya. carl had found spoor higher...
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. >> jay kirk recounts the life of taxidermist carl akeley. he recalls the hunting expeditions in africa where theodore roosevelt and tt barnum and the decision later in life to stop hunting and create sanctuaries for animals to live and be studied. from the academy of natural sciences in philadelphia, this is just over 45 minutes. >> hello and good evening. que so much for being here and for that wonderful introduction. excuse me while -- i can't tell you how grateful i am to be here tonight at the academy of natural sciences and to see so many friendly faces. thank you so much for coming out tonight. i just can't believe it. i also want to assure any of you who might still be wondering know, there will not be an actual taxidermy demonstration in tonight's program. so apologies to any of you who are expecting. but i do have a i want to begin by telling you a story that took place 100 years ago at the top of mount kenya. it was here in june, 1910 my friend karl illegally found itself attracting a creature that would forever change his life. he
. >> jay kirk recounts the life of taxidermist carl akeley. he recalls the hunting expeditions in africa where theodore roosevelt and tt barnum and the decision later in life to stop hunting and create sanctuaries for animals to live and be studied. from the academy of natural sciences in philadelphia, this is just over 45 minutes. >> hello and good evening. que so much for being here and for that wonderful introduction. excuse me while -- i can't tell you how grateful i am to be...
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i definitely sort of focus mainly on carl in my lecture tonight, but the book is definitely about carl and micki. i see it as romance. her story was amazing. yet, it's phenomenal to me that a book has not been written about her, like the full treatment. and not to go on too long, or give a spoiler, but she ended up on her own crossing africa. she was the first female export across africa on her own, working for the brooklyn museum in the late '20s. but yeah, she's just as much a part of the story as carl is. [inaudible] >> this is -- the movie footage is that i'm using here is connected to the akeley. the johnsons, and they were kind of really glitzy, amazing movie maker couple at the time, you know, at first they're going off to borneo. they did a lot of savage movies, movies like haga guerrilla and wild savages of the south seas, stuff like that. but they decided, they became friends with akeley. they were a bit younger than him, and he convinced them to go to africa and film. they went over there and they moved there for nearly a decade, making these movies. and that kind of an inte
i definitely sort of focus mainly on carl in my lecture tonight, but the book is definitely about carl and micki. i see it as romance. her story was amazing. yet, it's phenomenal to me that a book has not been written about her, like the full treatment. and not to go on too long, or give a spoiler, but she ended up on her own crossing africa. she was the first female export across africa on her own, working for the brooklyn museum in the late '20s. but yeah, she's just as much a part of the...
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steven vincent bonet, then herbie allen and the last editor, carl carmer. the series was diverse in content and thrived longer than any other such publishing effort. it was one of the most successful literary ventures in publishing history. in addition to the 65 trade editions, there were signed limited editions. there were armed services editions, british editions, young readers' editions and even one title printed in german. and as an example of how things can get complicated, i discovered that the first edition of the hudson carl carmer was issue with the four different dust jackets and end papers. i had to find them all. at our local library, i took hand-written notes of publishers' weekly for articles, publishing ads relating to the series, and i eventually tracks down the few living series authors and illustrators hoping they might provide information about their roles in writing or illustrating the books. from their correspondence and personal interviews, i began to compile first person accounts that provided insight into how the series evolved. i me
steven vincent bonet, then herbie allen and the last editor, carl carmer. the series was diverse in content and thrived longer than any other such publishing effort. it was one of the most successful literary ventures in publishing history. in addition to the 65 trade editions, there were signed limited editions. there were armed services editions, british editions, young readers' editions and even one title printed in german. and as an example of how things can get complicated, i discovered...
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in austin and let carl bear out why he did not think they got to be on the ticket. what's interesting is that dick agreed with him. it took me awhile to persuade vice-president cheney to join as on the ticket. there is a lot of speculation. i will tell you this. i'm glad i picked him in 2000. as i sit here in 2010 and glad i picked him in 2000. he was, in my judgment, a super buys president. >> a couple of people that were not eager for you to run for president in 1999 and 2000 were two people very closely related to you. there is some connection with what you state is your biggest mistake in the 2000 campaign. >> you are referring to my daughter's. you can understand why. they graduated from boston haskell, and the idea of their father running and winning and they go to college with secret service is really not appealing to them. michael is referring to the biggest political mistake of my life, not revealing to the people of texas that i had been arrested for dressed driving. i had been up in maine. i went to a bar. he taught me how to drink beer out of the mob wit
in austin and let carl bear out why he did not think they got to be on the ticket. what's interesting is that dick agreed with him. it took me awhile to persuade vice-president cheney to join as on the ticket. there is a lot of speculation. i will tell you this. i'm glad i picked him in 2000. as i sit here in 2010 and glad i picked him in 2000. he was, in my judgment, a super buys president. >> a couple of people that were not eager for you to run for president in 1999 and 2000 were two...
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>> guest: carl's book, a woman in charge, which i've read, is the strength of that book is that it is very balanced account of hillary clinton. and it has some criticism and it also praises her drive, intelligence and focus. but i have not, and no one i know of, has suggested that she floated this outcome or that she wants to change jobs with vice president biden. in the book, when hillary clinton has decided to accept the post of secretary of state, she talks to one of her political advisers who says, well, it's a no-brainer. take the job. you'll get foreign policy experience. you will kind of heel the relationship with obama, that as you may recall was quite bitter during the primary season in 2008. and if, in 2012, when obama is running for reelection, presumably, he may be in trouble, politically, and need to put hillary clinton on the ticket because of her strength with former voting groups, seniors, working-class voters, women and latinos. so this is how all of this surfaced. i mentioned it in an interview a couple of days ago, and it became one of the minor media feeding frenzy
>> guest: carl's book, a woman in charge, which i've read, is the strength of that book is that it is very balanced account of hillary clinton. and it has some criticism and it also praises her drive, intelligence and focus. but i have not, and no one i know of, has suggested that she floated this outcome or that she wants to change jobs with vice president biden. in the book, when hillary clinton has decided to accept the post of secretary of state, she talks to one of her political...
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i thought it probably wasn't, but then i read carl, carl's book, incredible book, mather horn, and i started to see some of the same things, almost the same guys, actually, in his book, so i'll hand it over to you, and maybe you can talk about that. >> yeah, i was struck as well by that similarity, and i have a feeling we could be talking about genghis khan, and it would not be too much different. a little bit about the background of matterhorn, i was a marine lieutenant, and we were with a company that was situated in the mountains in the jungle very high, about 5 or 6,000 feet right where the laotian border meets the demilitarized zone, and it's the same sort of a situation. it just sort of astounds me how, what -- you know, do we never seem to change things? the book is, essentially, about a fire support base which is named matterhorn which is built at extraordinary cost, and then it's abandoned and because of a mistake is occupied by the north vietnamese army without the bunkers being destroyed, and then it's reassaulted to be taken back, and then it's abandoned. and i remember j
i thought it probably wasn't, but then i read carl, carl's book, incredible book, mather horn, and i started to see some of the same things, almost the same guys, actually, in his book, so i'll hand it over to you, and maybe you can talk about that. >> yeah, i was struck as well by that similarity, and i have a feeling we could be talking about genghis khan, and it would not be too much different. a little bit about the background of matterhorn, i was a marine lieutenant, and we were with...
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i don't know what they're carl sanders has forgiven him or not but last i saw he hasn't but maybe he has by now after this much time has passed. one georgia politician said they called him for governor with madison under one arm and a wall listen to the other and as soon as he was elected he dropped them both, and a drop than he did. in his inaugural address, he announced that the day for the racial discrimination in georgia is over. people in the audience guest because they thought that they had voted for the opposite and they were even a few empty chairs on the stage where former governors were supposed to be seated and didn't show up because they felt he was coming to do something, which he was, that he had not promised. so in 1971, he is inaugurated governor. it was the grandest inauguration of a governor ever seen up to that time in the state of georgia. the good folks where they grew a lot decided they would make this huge portrait of him, which they did and it was hanging over the place where he would stand. the family gets dressed up of course to go to the inauguration and ms
i don't know what they're carl sanders has forgiven him or not but last i saw he hasn't but maybe he has by now after this much time has passed. one georgia politician said they called him for governor with madison under one arm and a wall listen to the other and as soon as he was elected he dropped them both, and a drop than he did. in his inaugural address, he announced that the day for the racial discrimination in georgia is over. people in the audience guest because they thought that they...
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1977, and ed got the support of the main political leadership in harlem, patterson, charlie rangel, carl mccall, and other leaders, fred samuels, and in part because he had promised to keep sidham open. he gets to be mayor and sees the full situation and he says this is a terrible hospital. we're going to close it. but this has horrible political repercussions because they had a constituency to represent. they had gotten a promise from ed, and as they saw it, he broke that promise. >> it's true. >> and the result was enormous, not only enormous demonstrations at the time, there was a sit in at the hospital, big demonstrations around the hospital, eventually it closed. but it created a tremendous -- it created a lingering distrust and lingering bad relations between koch and leaders of the black community. charlie rangel in the course of this, the rhetoric got quite over the top. charlie rangel at one point compared mayor koch to bull connor. because he was mad. and what he was really mad about was, you know, he told ed at one point, you made me a district leader again. i have to be here
1977, and ed got the support of the main political leadership in harlem, patterson, charlie rangel, carl mccall, and other leaders, fred samuels, and in part because he had promised to keep sidham open. he gets to be mayor and sees the full situation and he says this is a terrible hospital. we're going to close it. but this has horrible political repercussions because they had a constituency to represent. they had gotten a promise from ed, and as they saw it, he broke that promise. >>...
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i don't know whether carl sanders have ever for given me. the last i've seen him he hadn't but now after this much time has passed. one georgia politician said that carter ran for governor with maddox on one arm and maddox on the other as soon as he was elected he dropped them both. and drop them he did. in his inaugural address, he announced that the day for racial discrimination in georgia is over. people in the audience gasped because they thought they had voted for the opposite and there's a few empty chairs where former governors were seated but they didn't show up and they thought he was going to do something that he had not promised. so in 1971, he was elected governors. the good folks at camilla where they grew a lot of camillas decided they would make this huge portrait out of camillas which they did and it was hanging over the place where he would stand. the family gets all dressed and ms. lillian is riding with her sister, emily dolphin in the limousine and they get close to wherever they are supposed to be and ms. lillian turns t
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the last thing i want to do while relaxing is checked and on the carl on cable. i fly, you know, over men so tendentious. you watch five minutes of it and you get it. i am sure there are liberals to feel the same way. >> host: do you think it is important to read things you don't agree with? >> guest: read things, yes. what's different television shows, not so much. it is a great show. that panel at the end is as good as it can get. i said that long before i ever appeared on it. a little goes a long way in terms of watching. but reading stuff is incredibly important. it is the only way you can counterbalance these kinds of thing. i get a lot more reading. although, always worth reading. i have never found -- other than for sociological purposes, what is the new york times saying, i have never found in new york times editorial and a fine. i will often find washington post editorials edifying. the l.a. times is way too overlooked in the back and forth inside the beltway. a better pitch, not just because i'm on it. people realize. in terms of liberal historians and
the last thing i want to do while relaxing is checked and on the carl on cable. i fly, you know, over men so tendentious. you watch five minutes of it and you get it. i am sure there are liberals to feel the same way. >> host: do you think it is important to read things you don't agree with? >> guest: read things, yes. what's different television shows, not so much. it is a great show. that panel at the end is as good as it can get. i said that long before i ever appeared on it. a...
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carl, what happens? >> well, i think the republicans will come out immediately and push for spending cuts. that's probably the easiest issue for them to deal with, and that would be responsive to the tea party folks. they do have one really big problem coming up, voting to increase the debt limit or the debt limit has to be increased, and republicans have let democrats do that in the past few times not giving them any votes at all, and then hammering for that obviously, and now the republicans are going to be responsible for that or responsible for not letting that happen. that is going to be a really great story to watch. i think that they'll push for spending. i think that's their easiest way to do it, but i think that they're going to have a hard time fulfilling all the desires of these groups and people put them in for this rapid change or a 50% or 40% cut in the budget. i mean, that's just going to be hard to make happen. >> does that mean there's going to be cracks in the unity? republicans were ab
carl, what happens? >> well, i think the republicans will come out immediately and push for spending cuts. that's probably the easiest issue for them to deal with, and that would be responsive to the tea party folks. they do have one really big problem coming up, voting to increase the debt limit or the debt limit has to be increased, and republicans have let democrats do that in the past few times not giving them any votes at all, and then hammering for that obviously, and now the...
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for those of you who don't know me, i'm glenn carle, -- glenn, the american studies at cornell. i'm here to introduce our speaker to welcome c-span which is filming this event, and i should begin by noting that introductions come in a variety of forms, and a variety of length. there is the short form which oscar handlelin used 30 years ago when introducing my colleague, professor bloomen, who thinks he knows a lot about social history, we'll see. [laughter] i will take us on a somewhat more traditional approach to introducing our speaker. jeff cowie is a professor at cornell university. he got his ba in history at is berkley and from chapel hill in 1997. he teaches labor and working class history. his interests are broad. his book "capitol moves, rca's quest for cheap labor" received the prize for best book in labor in 2000 and edited the meanings of the industrialization. he was extraordinarily knowledgeable about american history in many of its domains including popular culture as well as labor history. he is a superb teacher, a wonderful colleague, a thoroughly decent human b
for those of you who don't know me, i'm glenn carle, -- glenn, the american studies at cornell. i'm here to introduce our speaker to welcome c-span which is filming this event, and i should begin by noting that introductions come in a variety of forms, and a variety of length. there is the short form which oscar handlelin used 30 years ago when introducing my colleague, professor bloomen, who thinks he knows a lot about social history, we'll see. [laughter] i will take us on a somewhat more...
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my management style was to put it carl and dick in the same room in the governor's mansion and let karl rove air out why he did not think dick ought to be on the ticket and what is interesting is he agreed. it took me awhile to persuade vice president cheney to join us on the ticket. there was a lot of speculation about my relationship with him. i am glad i picked him in 2000 and as i sit here in 2010 i am glad that i picked him in 2000. in my judgment he was a superb vice president. >> host: a couple of people who were not eager for you to run for president were to people very closely related. there is some connection with what you state was your biggest mistake in the 2000 campaign 51 it you are referring to my daughter's. you can understand. just graduating from boston high-school and the idea their father running and running and going to college with the secret service was not appealing. [laughter] michael was referring to the biggest political mistake of my life was not revealing to the people of texas i was arrested for drunk driving. i was up been named a and i went to a bar he t
my management style was to put it carl and dick in the same room in the governor's mansion and let karl rove air out why he did not think dick ought to be on the ticket and what is interesting is he agreed. it took me awhile to persuade vice president cheney to join us on the ticket. there was a lot of speculation about my relationship with him. i am glad i picked him in 2000 and as i sit here in 2010 i am glad that i picked him in 2000. in my judgment he was a superb vice president. >>...
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clip number four, carl walks off of an interview. remember, this is in response of him calling -- >> the little girl? >> clip number three, michael steele on tuesday. >> is that 37? >> clip number two, john boehner crying. clip number one, -- >> wait a minute. okay. >> it's the one from tuesday night. and then clip number one is bill clinton campaigning for john by jerry where his wife goes into labor. >> he got a baby anyhow. >> okay. so to have time for anything else? >> we might. i do first clips and then jump into a call. >> okay. ♪ >> oh, shoot, do you know what? >> what's up? >> i mean, i should've asked dan to do a coffee run -- >> they have donuts and there? >> wide? get out. >> come on. he didn't give any to us. screw them. >> all right. >> i'm kidding. here he comes with a dose. i'm totally kidding. >> do you guys have coffee? >> no. >> do you want some? we have a great coffee shop downstairs but i will buy you a round of coffee. >> and tell him i will pay him back. just find out what they want. who wants coffee? coffee?
clip number four, carl walks off of an interview. remember, this is in response of him calling -- >> the little girl? >> clip number three, michael steele on tuesday. >> is that 37? >> clip number two, john boehner crying. clip number one, -- >> wait a minute. okay. >> it's the one from tuesday night. and then clip number one is bill clinton campaigning for john by jerry where his wife goes into labor. >> he got a baby anyhow. >> okay. so to have...
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first of carl -- first of all, 12 minute opening statements dr. berlin's the will be the first than christopher hichens them to have a rebuttal of six minutes each then a speaker recap to say final remarks i will be time keeping time asking these gentlemen not to trample the time limits. then we will move into a question-and-answer time i have questions submitted here i will read them that i will signal when they have received the last question they should give some sort of closing statement and says dr. polanski is going first you'll have the opportunity to go last. that being the case, we will now begin our debates and dr. david brunelleschi plays open for isf. [applause] >> i would like to thank the fixed point* foundation for their outstanding hospitality. [laughter] and two christopher hitchens my pleasure at being allowed to bask in the radiance of his reputation. the proposition and between us ladies and gentlemen, i am perfectly aware that that proposition is fully compatible with the proposition that religion poisons something where chris
first of carl -- first of all, 12 minute opening statements dr. berlin's the will be the first than christopher hichens them to have a rebuttal of six minutes each then a speaker recap to say final remarks i will be time keeping time asking these gentlemen not to trample the time limits. then we will move into a question-and-answer time i have questions submitted here i will read them that i will signal when they have received the last question they should give some sort of closing statement...
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carl i didn't say that after all but it is possible to have friendships and have a very normal life. i know people don't believe that because you're living in a magnificent mansion with every sort of help including a pastry chef that you can imagine, but i knew the white house to be a home. george and i say there with his mother and dad and, of course, barbara bush made it a home for all of our children and grandchildren and i knew i could do that for barbara and jenna and george. we have lots of longtime friends who came up and visit the thus and stayed with us. >> mrs. bush, there is another bush family book coming out in two months. have you read decision points? >> i have and it's very good. i think people like it. george's book publishes in november, and decision points, and i think people will like it. mary george bush. >> suggestions from you? >> not really. we were both writing our books at the same time ensure researchers, we each have our own researcher who would go to the archives where everything is documented. for instance when i wrote about 9/11 the look at secret servi
carl i didn't say that after all but it is possible to have friendships and have a very normal life. i know people don't believe that because you're living in a magnificent mansion with every sort of help including a pastry chef that you can imagine, but i knew the white house to be a home. george and i say there with his mother and dad and, of course, barbara bush made it a home for all of our children and grandchildren and i knew i could do that for barbara and jenna and george. we have lots...
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carl i didn't say that after all but it is possible to have friendships and have a very normal life. i know people don't believe that because you're living in a magnificent mansion with every sort of help including a pastry chef that you can imagine, but i knew the white house to be a home. george and i say there with his mother and dad and, of course, barbara bush made it a home for all of our children and grandchildren and i knew i could do that for barbara and jenna and george. we have lots of longtime friends who came up and visit the thus and stayed with us. >> mrs. bush, there is another bush family book coming out in two months. have you read decision points? >> i have and it's very good. i think people like it. george's book publishes in november, and decision points, and i think people will like it. mary george bush. >> suggestions from you? >> not really. we were both writing our books at the same time ensure researchers, we each have our own researcher who would go to the archives where everything is documented. for instance when i wrote about 9/11 the look at secret servi
carl i didn't say that after all but it is possible to have friendships and have a very normal life. i know people don't believe that because you're living in a magnificent mansion with every sort of help including a pastry chef that you can imagine, but i knew the white house to be a home. george and i say there with his mother and dad and, of course, barbara bush made it a home for all of our children and grandchildren and i knew i could do that for barbara and jenna and george. we have lots...
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her father, founder of the chevy chase country club and a descend daunt of carl karlton and signer of the declaration of independence. the family fell on hard times, and lucy was working as a secretary when franklin met her in 1914. their relationship formed slowly and in 1917, they were an item of gossip in washington. the daughter of tr and eleanor's cousin and the made of honor at eleanor's wedding encouraged the romance between franklin and lucy and sometimes invited the pair for dinner. franklin deserved a good time she said. he was married to eleanor. after the affair broke in 1918, lucy and franklin remained close throughout the president's life. she attended each of his inaugurals in a limousine provided by the secret service, met with fdr often in the 1940s, and with was him the day he died in warm springs. missy lahan quietly confident attractive young woman, joined roosevelt's team in 1923 in the 1920 election. she remained at his side until she suffered a stroke in june of 1941. she was not only his personal secretary, but his constant companion, a surrogate for eleanor an
her father, founder of the chevy chase country club and a descend daunt of carl karlton and signer of the declaration of independence. the family fell on hard times, and lucy was working as a secretary when franklin met her in 1914. their relationship formed slowly and in 1917, they were an item of gossip in washington. the daughter of tr and eleanor's cousin and the made of honor at eleanor's wedding encouraged the romance between franklin and lucy and sometimes invited the pair for dinner....
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carl say begin once said science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. that way of thinking, that combination of curiosity and skepticism, the sense of wonder and the willingness to test our assumptions, it's what at root we areoringoy. it's what has spurred countless advances and conferred untold benefits on our society, and it's an idea that has driven our success for as long as we have been a nation. and i'm confident that the spirit of discovery and invention will continue to help us succeed in the years and decades to come, and our country owes every one of our laureates with us today a big measure of thanks for nurturing that spirit and expanding the boundaries of human knowledge. so it is now my privilege to present the national medals of science and the national medal of technology and innovation. all right. [laughter] >> yakir aharonov. the 2009 national medal of science to yakir aharonov for his contributions to the foundations of quantum physics and for drawing out implications of that field ranging to the theory of wheat measurement. [applaus
carl say begin once said science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. that way of thinking, that combination of curiosity and skepticism, the sense of wonder and the willingness to test our assumptions, it's what at root we areoringoy. it's what has spurred countless advances and conferred untold benefits on our society, and it's an idea that has driven our success for as long as we have been a nation. and i'm confident that the spirit of discovery and invention will...
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and so my management style wasmo that, to put carl and dick many this the same room at the governor's mansion in austin and let karl air out why he didn't think dick ought to be on the ticket. wha what's interesting is that dick agreed with him. [laughter] me so it took a while to persuade viceo president cheney to joins on the ticket. there's a lot of speculation about my relationship with him.n i will tell you this, i'm glad d picked him in 2000. and as i sit here in 2010, i'm glad i picked him in 2000. he was, in my judgment, a superb vices president. sphwhrsh a couple of people. >> a couple of people that were not eager for you to run for president in 1999 and 2000 were two people very closely related to you. and there's some connection there with what you state is your piggest mistake -- biggest mistake in the 2000 campaign -- >> right. >> you're referring to my daughters. >> yeah.ther >> you can understand why.stak they just were graduating from the ideagh school, and of their father running and winning and they go to college with secret can service was just really not appealing
and so my management style wasmo that, to put carl and dick many this the same room at the governor's mansion in austin and let karl air out why he didn't think dick ought to be on the ticket. wha what's interesting is that dick agreed with him. [laughter] me so it took a while to persuade viceo president cheney to joins on the ticket. there's a lot of speculation about my relationship with him.n i will tell you this, i'm glad d picked him in 2000. and as i sit here in 2010, i'm glad i picked...
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with that racial slur, and they didn't like it, and they didn't want their kids -- my older brother carl and i -- to have to deal with that. again, looking generationally, they knew what this was because they saw it happening to their children, and they knew what it was because they were told if you're black, you're not supposed to go to college. you're supposed to be a truck driver -- >> host: who told them this, other blacks? >> guest: yes. >> host: that's surprising. >> guest: particularly in georgia. of all places. >> host: that's like the booker t. washington mentality. >> guest: uh-huh. history has a way of repeating itself and yet another reason why i wanted to write this book, of listening to my granted parents and the story -- grandparents and the stories they had growing up, and my parents' families of not only were you not expected to have higher, loftier goals and aspirations, but people in your community would kind of scratch their head and look at you and say, what do you think you're doing? >> host: could they have seen that as a threat? this. >> guest: absolutely. >> host
with that racial slur, and they didn't like it, and they didn't want their kids -- my older brother carl and i -- to have to deal with that. again, looking generationally, they knew what this was because they saw it happening to their children, and they knew what it was because they were told if you're black, you're not supposed to go to college. you're supposed to be a truck driver -- >> host: who told them this, other blacks? >> guest: yes. >> host: that's surprising....
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it's been quite some time since carl curtis was serving. but nevertheless, i always remember, i was in the state senate -- this was many years ago -- and the -- and i was recognized as a conservative at that time. carl curtis was serving here from nebraska and he's the guy, you might remember, mr. president, who consistently year after year after year introduced the budget balancing amendment to the constitution. well, he called me up one day -- this is back in the 19 70's -- and he said, inhofe, i know that you and i share the same philosophy, i can never get this up for a vote. and the excuse that the liberals use is that you'll never be able to get three-fourths of the states to pass a resolution ratifying the constitution. so his idea was kind of ingenius. what he said was, i'll go ahead and get started and stand behind you and we'll find you and enough other states to make up three-fourths of the states and we will pre-ratify a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. well, i didn't really understand how it would work but we tal
it's been quite some time since carl curtis was serving. but nevertheless, i always remember, i was in the state senate -- this was many years ago -- and the -- and i was recognized as a conservative at that time. carl curtis was serving here from nebraska and he's the guy, you might remember, mr. president, who consistently year after year after year introduced the budget balancing amendment to the constitution. well, he called me up one day -- this is back in the 19 70's -- and he said,...
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they didn't want their kids, my older brother carl and i, to have to deal with that. they knew what this was because they saw it happening to their children, and they knew what it was because they were told if you're black, you're not supposed to go to college. >> host: who told them this, other blacks? >> guest: other blacks. >> host: that's surprising. >> guest: yes. particularly in georgia. georgia of all places. >> host: that's like the booker t. washington mentality. >> guest: uh-huh. and can that's what i find most surprising, history has a way of perpetuating and repeating itself. and yet another reason of why i wanted to write this book, of listening to my grand parents, the stories they had going up and particularly looking at my dad's side of the family as well. my mom's family is from new jersey. not only were you expected to have higher, loftier aspirations, people in the community would look at you like, what do you think you're doing? this. >> host: could they have seen this as a threat? >> guest: absolutely. and sometimes do i think is it just the 1960s
they didn't want their kids, my older brother carl and i, to have to deal with that. they knew what this was because they saw it happening to their children, and they knew what it was because they were told if you're black, you're not supposed to go to college. >> host: who told them this, other blacks? >> guest: other blacks. >> host: that's surprising. >> guest: yes. particularly in georgia. georgia of all places. >> host: that's like the booker t. washington...
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good morning, carl. caller: mr. cowan, i want to make two points and point out how terribly wrong you are. first off, you don't seem to understand that -- you don't seem to understand the reality of where we are today and that is it doesn't matter about being in the middle. they've demonized even moderate democrats. they're all liberal. like all the blue dogs, they weren't liberal. republicans convinced the public, blue dogs are not. come time to vote, you're liberal. you got to go. second point i want to make is that over 30 years we have as democrats, especially with bill clinton and stuff -- i like clinton, but the democrats have moved to the center and they've been paying the cost. we had 30 years basically of a conservative economic policy. they had dick stockton on "60 minutes" a week or so ago. what he said, over the past 30 years most of america's wealth has shifted primarily to the very top. host: ok. let's take that point. guest: so, carl, i just -- i don't agree that it doesn't matter if you're in the cen
good morning, carl. caller: mr. cowan, i want to make two points and point out how terribly wrong you are. first off, you don't seem to understand that -- you don't seem to understand the reality of where we are today and that is it doesn't matter about being in the middle. they've demonized even moderate democrats. they're all liberal. like all the blue dogs, they weren't liberal. republicans convinced the public, blue dogs are not. come time to vote, you're liberal. you got to go. second...
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i'm trying to present what carl and i used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. >> host: the book, of course, is "obama's wars" and if you're a reader it's available anywhere you buy books. bob woodward returning to c-span as he always does with a book to take your questions. thank you. >> it is an assistant editing manager of the "washington post". he's been a newspaper editor for 40 years. for more information visit bobwoodward.com. angela davis presents a critical edition of for frederick douglass exploring the intellectual life and simple other editions of douglass' memoir. she's joined in conversation by plight city prize -- pulitzer prize winner and nobel peace prize winner, and this program is just under two hours. >> good evening. >> good evening. >> hi, tony. >> hi, angela. i'm sorry about that entrance, i was not doing it for spee -- theetheatrics, but i have a brand new >> a publication has material that a reasonable person would construe as written solely prt furp of communicating information designed to achieve a breakdown. [laughter] not just your average br
i'm trying to present what carl and i used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. >> host: the book, of course, is "obama's wars" and if you're a reader it's available anywhere you buy books. bob woodward returning to c-span as he always does with a book to take your questions. thank you. >> it is an assistant editing manager of the "washington post". he's been a newspaper editor for 40 years. for more information visit bobwoodward.com. angela davis...
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i'm trying to present what carl bernstein and i back in the watergate days used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. >> host: the book "obama's war." if you are a reader, it's available anywhere that you guy books. : abolitionist intellectual life and recalls the several other additions of douglas memoir. angela davis is joined in conversation by nobel and pulitzer prize-winning author toni morrison at the new york public library in new york city. the program is just under two hours. >> the >> evening. >> hi angela. [laughter] i'm sorry about that entrance to but i wasn't doing it for theatrics but i do have a brand new spanking hip. [laughter] i love it, i love it, i love it. but the rest of the body hasn't caught up yet. [laughter] so nobody's moderating? >> we are just talking. we are talking about douglas, libraries, literacy and liberation and when yes, absolutely. let me start with literacy because i have to stop what on the davis i want other people to know about will read it. and obviously interested in literacy. i am impressed with -- well, if only recently discovered
i'm trying to present what carl bernstein and i back in the watergate days used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. >> host: the book "obama's war." if you are a reader, it's available anywhere that you guy books. : abolitionist intellectual life and recalls the several other additions of douglas memoir. angela davis is joined in conversation by nobel and pulitzer prize-winning author toni morrison at the new york public library in new york city. the program is...
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history rider and he said who are your favorite science writers and i'm struck dumbfounded and i said carl sagan, i really didn't -- nothing came to me. the truth was i wasn't gripped by science and writing at that time. but since then, writers like mali and rebecca have not called got my attention but the attention of the world and this is in large part because they're so skilled at bringing difficult and complex subject to a life. if i were back in that car today i would have molly caldwell coming off of my tongue. it is an honor to introduce them to you. molly is a master of arts degree in nonfiction and science writing at johns hopkins university who spent several years working for national geographic and her writing has been in newsweek and u.s. aid today among others. molly also served as a disease professor in nonfiction at the university of memphis. and forgotten epidemics remain one of medicine's greatest mysteries. second book--her first is american plagues, the untold story of yellow favor, the epidemic that shaped our history. rebecca is a science writer who has written over 20
history rider and he said who are your favorite science writers and i'm struck dumbfounded and i said carl sagan, i really didn't -- nothing came to me. the truth was i wasn't gripped by science and writing at that time. but since then, writers like mali and rebecca have not called got my attention but the attention of the world and this is in large part because they're so skilled at bringing difficult and complex subject to a life. if i were back in that car today i would have molly caldwell...
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. : >> this morning the senate armed services committee chaired by carl levin of michigan, took up the nominations of air force general claude taylor to hate u.s. strategic command and army general carter ham to lead u.s.-africa command. that general faced questions on a wide range of issues including the don't ask, don't tell policy, national missile defense and the start missile tree. we will bring that to you after the pentagon briefing. >> there's a look at the pentagon briefing room where we are waiting for spokesman geoff morrell. he is going to be talking probably about iraq and afghanistan as well as the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. we will bring that to you as soon as that gets underway. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> while we wait for the pentagon briefing to get underway, some news for you. the house ethics committee is meeting right now on the appropriate sanction for congressman charles rangel of new york. he was found guilty of it of an ethics violations on tuesday. subcommittee never cited clear and co
. : >> this morning the senate armed services committee chaired by carl levin of michigan, took up the nominations of air force general claude taylor to hate u.s. strategic command and army general carter ham to lead u.s.-africa command. that general faced questions on a wide range of issues including the don't ask, don't tell policy, national missile defense and the start missile tree. we will bring that to you after the pentagon briefing. >> there's a look at the pentagon briefing...
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he told carl rove what to do. [laughter] that was highly successful. [laughter] and he's also worked for arnold schwarzenegger for his campaign for governor and worked with business leaders connecting with the american community. steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist, and a cofounder of purple strategies in communications and public affairs firm. steve started in politics working for senator ted ken dpi and -- kennedy and worked for several campaigns across the country including the campaigns of howard deen and barak obama. he emerged from a spectacular successful campaign working for marco rubio as ayers mentioned. todd has worked against matthew in the 2000 campaign in two different it rations. he worked for john mccain in the primaries and before that he worked for john casic early in the cycle, and it didn't last too long, but he's now the incoming governor in the state of ohio. whit there and kate zernike who worked at the paper for ten years, the author of boiling mad, inside tea party america. she knows more about the tea party than anyone el
he told carl rove what to do. [laughter] that was highly successful. [laughter] and he's also worked for arnold schwarzenegger for his campaign for governor and worked with business leaders connecting with the american community. steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist, and a cofounder of purple strategies in communications and public affairs firm. steve started in politics working for senator ted ken dpi and -- kennedy and worked for several campaigns across the country including the...
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talk about this kind of thing and what a hero the guy is and the don't understand how you can think carl rove for bob novak, were committing almost according to some people for a lead treasonous despicable acts and celebrate this guy who was out afghans and iraqis working in dangerous circumstances working with american troops overseas, sources and methods on a vast scale and think this guy is wonderful for it. it baffles me. >> host: next call for jonah goldberg. phoenix, you are on the air. >> caller: good afternoon, folks. of the like to ask jonah goldberg, i know william f. buckley was a big influence on you and i think you knew him. >> guest: a little bit. >> caller: question about him. you said your mother -- what is your dad's name? you said they were big influences on you. i was wondering since you are so involved in issues and politics, none of the three of them never did anything in the 60s for the civil-rights movement. lie with a nod in the barricades with martin luther king trying to get civil-rights in this country? are never understood why these conservatives are so revere
talk about this kind of thing and what a hero the guy is and the don't understand how you can think carl rove for bob novak, were committing almost according to some people for a lead treasonous despicable acts and celebrate this guy who was out afghans and iraqis working in dangerous circumstances working with american troops overseas, sources and methods on a vast scale and think this guy is wonderful for it. it baffles me. >> host: next call for jonah goldberg. phoenix, you are on the...
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history rider and he said who are your favorite science writers and i'm struck dumbfounded and i said carl sagan, i really didn't -- nothing came to me. the truth was i wasn't gripped by science and writing at that time. but since then, writers like mali and rebecca have not called got my attention but the attention of the world and this is in large part because they're so skilled at bringing difficult and complex subject to a life. if i were back in that car today i would have molly caldwell coming off of my tongue. it is an honor to introduce them to you. molly is a master of arts degree in nonfiction and science writing at johns hopkins university who spent several years working for national geographic and her writing has been in newsweek and u.s. aid today among others. molly also served as a disease professor in nonfiction at the university of memphis. and forgotten epidemics remain one of medicine's greatest mysteries. second book--her first is american plagues, the untold story of yellow favor, the epidemic that shaped our history. rebecca is a science writer who has written over 20
history rider and he said who are your favorite science writers and i'm struck dumbfounded and i said carl sagan, i really didn't -- nothing came to me. the truth was i wasn't gripped by science and writing at that time. but since then, writers like mali and rebecca have not called got my attention but the attention of the world and this is in large part because they're so skilled at bringing difficult and complex subject to a life. if i were back in that car today i would have molly caldwell...
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and i want to introduce to you tube one carle. glenn has then deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats. in that capacity, he led 16 agencies of the u.s. intelligence community in preparing the u.s. government for seniors that the two threats in the united states, to the president, members of the cabinet and the nation's most senior military leaders. this is going to give us an excellent window into the nature of the threat, be able to help us understand complexities of the threat a testament and i think you're going to find that he's a tremendously good person to lead off our panel. so glenn, i'm going ask you to go first. images quickly introduce the other two briefly. then were going to switch over to a discussion of solutions. there's been no more popular solution to solving terrorism and leadership decapitation. jenna jordan is a doctoral student at the university of chicago. she has completed a truly ambitious study, study nearly 300 efforts of terrorist leaders over the last 40 years. this is the larges
and i want to introduce to you tube one carle. glenn has then deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats. in that capacity, he led 16 agencies of the u.s. intelligence community in preparing the u.s. government for seniors that the two threats in the united states, to the president, members of the cabinet and the nation's most senior military leaders. this is going to give us an excellent window into the nature of the threat, be able to help us understand complexities of the...
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carl and we have to put that 14 in the context the challenges our country faces. this is in part statement against interest and from a national counterterrorism center. but we do have to put the threat in perspective. understand that we need to focus, of course, on the low probability high impact event, whether or not that's a complex attack or weapons of mass destruction. we have to do our very best to prevent that and we have to do our very best to prevent the low impact high probability of the fort hoods of the world. we have to work very hard against all of them. but i'm not going to hit 10 for 10 on those low impact high probability events. it is a big country. it is a big world with a lot of people. we have to work very hard. we have to improve. i think we have improved 1225. i think we learned from that from time square. we learned from all of these. but we're not going to have a perfect batting average and it's important that americans understand that. and it is important that we approach this with a sense of national resilience that in fact shows that thi
carl and we have to put that 14 in the context the challenges our country faces. this is in part statement against interest and from a national counterterrorism center. but we do have to put the threat in perspective. understand that we need to focus, of course, on the low probability high impact event, whether or not that's a complex attack or weapons of mass destruction. we have to do our very best to prevent that and we have to do our very best to prevent the low impact high probability of...
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history rider and he said who are your favorite science writers and i'm struck dumbfounded and i said carl sagan, i really didn't -- nothing came to me. the truth was i wasn't gripped by science and writing at that time. but since then, writers like mali and rebecca have not called got my attention but the attention of the world and this is in large part because they're so skilled at bringing difficult and complex subject to a life. if i were back in that car today i would have molly caldwell coming off of my tongue. it is an honor to introduce them to you. molly is a master of arts degree in nonfiction and science writing at johns hopkins university who spent several years working for national geographic and her writing has been in newsweek and u.s. aid today among others. molly also served as a disease professor in nonfiction at the university of memphis. and forgotten epidemics remain one of medicine's greatest mysteries. second book--her first is american plagues, the untold story of yellow favor, the epidemic that shaped our history. rebecca is a science writer who has written over 20
history rider and he said who are your favorite science writers and i'm struck dumbfounded and i said carl sagan, i really didn't -- nothing came to me. the truth was i wasn't gripped by science and writing at that time. but since then, writers like mali and rebecca have not called got my attention but the attention of the world and this is in large part because they're so skilled at bringing difficult and complex subject to a life. if i were back in that car today i would have molly caldwell...
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carl rove started a group for the republican party. i'm going to raise $60 million. it's a terrible thing for democracy. at the campaign-finance level we just need to encourage. some states to decide this by law. but to get more and more average people involved. the president was the first presidential candidate, a nominee who never took money from a lobbyist or political action. the national party committees still did not. you know, these are very, very important things. but i fear that without reform, particularly on disclosure, american politics more and more will be the central actors of these very wealthy interesting individuals the campaigns themselves and candidates themselves become big players in the drama. and you know that the terrible thing for our country, whether it's happening to benefit the republican party or the democratic party. i think, you know, hopefully there will be some disclosures. i think these groups will be with us for a while anyway. and so hopefully it will be disclosed. at least if it disclosed, people will say i know it was fun in tha
carl rove started a group for the republican party. i'm going to raise $60 million. it's a terrible thing for democracy. at the campaign-finance level we just need to encourage. some states to decide this by law. but to get more and more average people involved. the president was the first presidential candidate, a nominee who never took money from a lobbyist or political action. the national party committees still did not. you know, these are very, very important things. but i fear that...
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provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable carl levin, a senator from the state of michigan, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned pursuant to the provisions of h. con. res. 221 until >> wrapping up the last of the senate pro forma sessions. congress has been out of session. they'll be back on monday when members return. work is expected on the bush-era tax cuts as well as federal spending for the next budget year. you can see the senate live here on c-span2 and the house on c-span. in january we'll bring the opening of the 112th congress with republicans in charge of the house. following last week's midterm election results but before that, we'll there will party leadership elections. >> and we return now to that discussion on how the political landscape has changed after last week's midterm elections. it's hosted by georgetown black law students association. this is under 90 minutes. >> and in this midterm.
provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable carl levin, a senator from the state of michigan, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned pursuant to the provisions of h. con. res. 221 until >> wrapping up the last of the senate pro forma sessions. congress has been out of session. they'll be back on monday when...
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he told carl rove what to do. [laughter] that was highly successful. [laughter] and he's also worked for arnold schwarzenegger for his campaign for governor and worked with business leaders connecting with the american community. steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist, and a cofounder of purple strategies in communications and public affairs firm. steve started in politics working for senator ted ken dpi and -- kennedy and worked for several campaigns across the country including the campaigns of howard deen and barak obama. he emerged from a spectacular successful campaign working for marco rubio as ayers mentioned. todd has worked against matthew in the 2000 campaign in two different it rations. he worked for john mccain in the primaries and before that he worked for john casic early in the cycle, and it didn't last too long, but he's now the incoming governor in the state of ohio. whit there and kate zernike who worked at the paper for ten years, the author of boiling mad, inside tea party america. she knows more about the tea party than anyone el
he told carl rove what to do. [laughter] that was highly successful. [laughter] and he's also worked for arnold schwarzenegger for his campaign for governor and worked with business leaders connecting with the american community. steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist, and a cofounder of purple strategies in communications and public affairs firm. steve started in politics working for senator ted ken dpi and -- kennedy and worked for several campaigns across the country including the...
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in addition to sully, carl and denny, great to see you here. and a couple of former sergeants major of the army. sergeant majors connelly, mckin i didn't, hall, and jack tilly. great to have you here with us. [applause] >> in addition to this being the 60th anniversary of ausa and it's also the 60th anniversary of the korean war and i would ask all of our korean veterans led by medal of honor recipient ron rossiter to please stand and recognize your service. [applause] [applause] >> in this great 235-year-old institution, we all stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. so thank you and you won't be forgotten. okay. so it's that time of year. i get to take a few minutes here and tell you how i see the state of our army and to talk a little bit about how we see the future. and no surprise i'm going to stick with what i've done for the last three years and i think it's important because we are just coming out of a fairly significant and stressful period and we're beginning to move in a much, much better direction for this army. if
in addition to sully, carl and denny, great to see you here. and a couple of former sergeants major of the army. sergeant majors connelly, mckin i didn't, hall, and jack tilly. great to have you here with us. [applause] >> in addition to this being the 60th anniversary of ausa and it's also the 60th anniversary of the korean war and i would ask all of our korean veterans led by medal of honor recipient ron rossiter to please stand and recognize your service. [applause] [applause] >>...
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carl saying again once said -- sagan said thinking is much more than a body of knowledge. that thinking and curiosity, skepticism and sense of wonder and willness to test our assumptions, what at root we are honoring today. it has spurred countless advances conferred untold benefits to our society and idea driven our success as long as we've been a nation. and i'm confident that the spirit of discovery and invention will continue to help us succeed in the years and decade to come. and our country owes everyone of our laureates with us today a big measure of thanks for nuturing that spirit and expanding the boundaries of human knowledge. so it is now my privilege to present the national medals of science and the national medals of technology and innovation. all right. >> yakir aharonov. the 2009 national medal of science to yakir a ron nauf, for his contributions to foundation of quantum physics and drawing out unexpected implications of that field to the boma effect to the theory of weak measurement. [applause] >> steven j. benkovic. the 2009 national fed dal of science to
carl saying again once said -- sagan said thinking is much more than a body of knowledge. that thinking and curiosity, skepticism and sense of wonder and willness to test our assumptions, what at root we are honoring today. it has spurred countless advances conferred untold benefits to our society and idea driven our success as long as we've been a nation. and i'm confident that the spirit of discovery and invention will continue to help us succeed in the years and decade to come. and our...
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carl rove started a group for the republican party. i'm going to raise $60 million. it's a terrible thing for democracy. at the campaign-finance level we just need to encourage. some states to decide this by law. but to get more and more average people involved. the president was the first presidential candidate, a nominee who never took money from a lobbyist or political action. the national party committees still did not. you know, these are very, very important things. but i fear that without reform, particularly on disclosure, american politics more and more will be the central actors of these very wealthy interesting individuals the campaigns themselves and candidates themselves become big players in the drama. and you know that the terrible thing for our country, whether it's happening to benefit the republican party or the democratic party. i think, you know, hopefully there will be some disclosures. i think these groups will be with us for a while anyway. and so hopefully it will be disclosed. at least if it disclosed, people will say i know it was fun in tha
carl rove started a group for the republican party. i'm going to raise $60 million. it's a terrible thing for democracy. at the campaign-finance level we just need to encourage. some states to decide this by law. but to get more and more average people involved. the president was the first presidential candidate, a nominee who never took money from a lobbyist or political action. the national party committees still did not. you know, these are very, very important things. but i fear that...
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if it weren't for carl i think he would've continued to drive when he shouldn't have. so thanks, dr. soderstrom. >> i would need to make a quick comment that anything that happened relative to your brother had nothing to do to me. since we were colleagues, it was deferred to the right person and i didn't even actually know the outcome. so, thank you. >> well, someday i'll tell you. i guess my first question is for her staplin. as i understand it, you did a federally funded study with the maryland mva unfitness to drive and you came up with a protocol, which i understand was successful. why hasn't this protocol been adopted by other states? and what are the challenges to adoption? >> well, you certainly can't speak for other states. barriers to adoption are coming you know, political. their financial. there are -- there are lots of barriers. i think unfortunately what's likely to happen in this country is that the adoption of screening procedures will be driven by some media event. i think that what has been learned in maryland provides a set of tools to sort of have on
if it weren't for carl i think he would've continued to drive when he shouldn't have. so thanks, dr. soderstrom. >> i would need to make a quick comment that anything that happened relative to your brother had nothing to do to me. since we were colleagues, it was deferred to the right person and i didn't even actually know the outcome. so, thank you. >> well, someday i'll tell you. i guess my first question is for her staplin. as i understand it, you did a federally funded study...