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tester professor of you new york university polytechnic institute assesses the mayor of new york city from 1978 to 1989. he recalls that determine the year political career and the redevelopment plans that the former mayor put forward throughout his time in office. jonathan soffer is joined by ed koch at an event held by the museum in new york city. the program is one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for joining us a dislike for the national park service in new york and one of the great treasures of new york city. let me first introduce jonathan soffer. he grew up in albany and had the wisdom to mention manhattan to attend columbia. he joined the broadway democrats, which endorsed ballan in 1977. [laughter] certain things may be forgiven. he got his doctorate from columbia and now teaches history at nyu polytechnic institute. i realize not long ago that if we start with henry hudson's foliage nearly 400 years ago, i've been covering the york city for more than 10% of its record of history. [laughter] they say that journalism is the first draft of history. welcome some jour
tester professor of you new york university polytechnic institute assesses the mayor of new york city from 1978 to 1989. he recalls that determine the year political career and the redevelopment plans that the former mayor put forward throughout his time in office. jonathan soffer is joined by ed koch at an event held by the museum in new york city. the program is one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for joining us a dislike for the national park service in new york and one of...
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that was new york. publishing, that was new york. media, the newspapers, that was new york. and so pulitzer was waiting and biting his time to get to new york. he did the same. he came to new york, bought a bankrupt newspaper, brought his western style, and became an instant success there with a newspaper that none of us now anymore because it's gone, "the new york world." he replicated what he had in st. louis, but added something very important. as an immigrant he looked to the lower east side of new york and saw the vast waves of new americans. he didn't see them as a threat. he saw them as strength. like himself. they were going to contribute. he admonished his reporters to go and write about their lives. so his reporters dissented on the lower east side and wrote stories about their lives. not just about their lives, they were using dickens about their model. tell stories about their lives. so the world would come out with a headline, tiny tot falls to his death as mother looks on. and on the upper reaches of 5th avenue where people drink the tea with the finger up. loo
that was new york. publishing, that was new york. media, the newspapers, that was new york. and so pulitzer was waiting and biting his time to get to new york. he did the same. he came to new york, bought a bankrupt newspaper, brought his western style, and became an instant success there with a newspaper that none of us now anymore because it's gone, "the new york world." he replicated what he had in st. louis, but added something very important. as an immigrant he looked to the...
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it's all around us here in new york city and new york state. new york city and its agencies have more than 362000 full-time employees. according to the citizens budget commission, of the $63 billion operating budget, more than 57%, or 36 billion, is directly spent on employee compensation. in 2002, the city-based $1.3 billion of pension costs. this year, 7.4 billion. if you remembered nothing else, remember that. i will repeat it. in 2002, $1.3 billion in pension costs. this year, 7.4 billion. altogether, the city will spend $6.1 billion more on employee benefits this year than it did eight years ago. and still the advocates complain, it's not enough. it never is. it can't be. we didn't get here by accident. that's the context of "shakedown." steve shows how, state-by-state, union by janine, politician by politicians, the new new left gain power over public finances. there so many choice nuggets in the book that our restrained myself to a few favorites. one involves the california nurses union, kind and caring people, right? no. you will see nu
it's all around us here in new york city and new york state. new york city and its agencies have more than 362000 full-time employees. according to the citizens budget commission, of the $63 billion operating budget, more than 57%, or 36 billion, is directly spent on employee compensation. in 2002, the city-based $1.3 billion of pension costs. this year, 7.4 billion. if you remembered nothing else, remember that. i will repeat it. in 2002, $1.3 billion in pension costs. this year, 7.4 billion....
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all parts of the country, including upstate new york. one thing that makes my job even more interesting is that the new york fed is unique within the federal reserve system so i thought i would tell you about that. policy, so federal market committee decides they want something about it on the monetary policy front, they entrust new york to carry it out for the operational arm of the federal reserve board with respect to the conduct of monetary policy. to implement monetary policy would buy and sell treasury securities. we are also the eyes and ears of the federal reserve on wall street. we operate fed wired switches a payment system that allows banks to implement payments real-time between each other. and we provide quite a few banking services for the u.s. treasury. for example, conduct the treasury auctions that the treasury uses to fund the federal debt. we also offer lots of services for central banks and governments around the world. for example, deep in the bowels of the federal reserve there's the federal reserve vault which is t
all parts of the country, including upstate new york. one thing that makes my job even more interesting is that the new york fed is unique within the federal reserve system so i thought i would tell you about that. policy, so federal market committee decides they want something about it on the monetary policy front, they entrust new york to carry it out for the operational arm of the federal reserve board with respect to the conduct of monetary policy. to implement monetary policy would buy and...
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thank you. >> well, firstly, new york city is -- new york city is is so far ahead of any other city in america as it relates to coming out of recessions and being, ultimately, able to resume where it was when it was at the peak of its career in a very positive way. when you look at the city today and you read that 10% of all the jobs created in the united states in the last quarter were created in new york city, that's incredible. just incredible. i think new york city's population is about 3% of the united states, and so we're way ahead in terms of prosperity current and yet to come. but the most important thing that mayor bloomberg has done which he gets very little credit for is he's changed the whole tone of race relations in this city. there, to the best of my knowledge, there simply is no racial problem in this city. there was not just that which we referred to under my administration for the reasons i've given you, but under giuliani, under david dinkens. it was there. mike bloomberg changed it, and the question always will exist, how did he do it? it's his personality. he's not
thank you. >> well, firstly, new york city is -- new york city is is so far ahead of any other city in america as it relates to coming out of recessions and being, ultimately, able to resume where it was when it was at the peak of its career in a very positive way. when you look at the city today and you read that 10% of all the jobs created in the united states in the last quarter were created in new york city, that's incredible. just incredible. i think new york city's population is...
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those guards were mostly young americans from new york, and i mean new york city. but also from minneapolis, where the trotskyist had put down roots among the teamster organizations. it was the only place in the country where the trotskyists had a following among what trotsky called the proletarian. some of those teamsters' came to serve as guards and some less successfully than others. the teamsters it turns out were not all come out to be guards of trotsky or anybody else. despite diego's generosity at this time, the shortage of funds in the trotsky household, just to run the household but also for his protection, is really quite shocking. one of the things i discovered in researching the book there are always running out of money. biggar the fund runs out of money. they are asking natalia for funds, please don't tell trotsky and back and forth and all around. all so you sort of get what you pay for. what you see is the poor quality of some of the guards, and that's quite scandalous as well. you can barely believe reading the documents or reading the book that th
those guards were mostly young americans from new york, and i mean new york city. but also from minneapolis, where the trotskyist had put down roots among the teamster organizations. it was the only place in the country where the trotskyists had a following among what trotsky called the proletarian. some of those teamsters' came to serve as guards and some less successfully than others. the teamsters it turns out were not all come out to be guards of trotsky or anybody else. despite diego's...
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he was staying at edwin booth's mansion in new york. he'd been injured on the battlefield in louisiana and he came to the actor's house to recuperate. john wilkes was there, too. he had no home of his own and he stayed with his brother whenever he wasn't working. and he had to follow one the while he was staying with edwin, never taught confederates under the roof of edwin's house. in july, the three men, john wilkes booth, edwin booth and captain atom but go were staying together. riots broke out across the city to protest the new federal draft. african-americans and union officers were targets of violence. john at this point was forced to help hide the injured captain dido and his african american medic the basement of his house, protect them from lynch mobs, arsonists and gains. eventually the right side down and order was restored. and adam bedell left the city safely to join the staff of general ulysses s. grant for whom you would work for the rest of the war and would be standing at greenside at appomattox would lay surrendered. b
he was staying at edwin booth's mansion in new york. he'd been injured on the battlefield in louisiana and he came to the actor's house to recuperate. john wilkes was there, too. he had no home of his own and he stayed with his brother whenever he wasn't working. and he had to follow one the while he was staying with edwin, never taught confederates under the roof of edwin's house. in july, the three men, john wilkes booth, edwin booth and captain atom but go were staying together. riots broke...
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it got localized in new york, but the headlines in the new york post was -- [inaudible] grows in brooklyn, al-qaeda comes to new york, you know, that kind of thing. and creating real fear. it was the same people, it was pam geller, daniel pipes. pipes wrote an article in the new york post saying that just studying arabic would lead people toward, toward islam and extremism -- >> host: daniel pike's not arabic? >> guest: maybe he has inoculated himself so he's immune from are it. laugh half -- from it. [laughter] people obviously were afraid and believed it. the campaign reached a level of hysteria. the poor woman who -- i think an extraordinary woman -- who was the person put in charge of the school had been at an event where students were wearing a shirt that had the word indeffata new york. it's sort of a coming out, a peeling off of sort of the young generation rising up in new york and doing great things -- >> host: right. >> guest: but "the new york post" played it as a call for insurrection and violence, etc. , and she wanted to define the word literally which only infuriated pipes
it got localized in new york, but the headlines in the new york post was -- [inaudible] grows in brooklyn, al-qaeda comes to new york, you know, that kind of thing. and creating real fear. it was the same people, it was pam geller, daniel pipes. pipes wrote an article in the new york post saying that just studying arabic would lead people toward, toward islam and extremism -- >> host: daniel pike's not arabic? >> guest: maybe he has inoculated himself so he's immune from are it....
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for example, the district overseen by the new federal reserve and clues all of new york state, the 12 northern counties in new jersey, fairfield county, connecticut, and last but not least puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. always a good place to visit in the winter. each reserve bank is autonomous with its own charter and board of directors drawn from his district. we are overseeing by the board of governors in washington. the law that created the federal reserve system made its independence -- [inaudible] >> the fed is accountable to congress. congress has split an objective was in terms of how we conduct monetary policy. it is to pursue the highest level of employment consistent with price stability. this objective is often referred to as our dual mandate because it combines two goals, high employment and low and stable inflation. in order to make use of gestures we also pay close attention to financial stability because without financial stability it's very hard to achieve our goals. the federal committee meets in washington eight times per year to deliberate and vote on mon
for example, the district overseen by the new federal reserve and clues all of new york state, the 12 northern counties in new jersey, fairfield county, connecticut, and last but not least puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. always a good place to visit in the winter. each reserve bank is autonomous with its own charter and board of directors drawn from his district. we are overseeing by the board of governors in washington. the law that created the federal reserve system made its...
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to go to new york the next day. you know,ic i wanted to -- i think i wanted to keep my remarks short and we have two hours, but we want to hear from the audience and hear you talk. i wanted to touch on a couple of issues. you know, this is especially a good time for the panel because the obama administration has now been in for some period of time, and even though the secretary of defense is the same as the last years of the bush administration, there's a lot of new faces in the pentagon and military, and secretary wilson is one of them, and the obama administration has said repeatedly that they want to inject a lot of transparency into government in all facets of it including the military. i think the military has been trying to do more of that in getting people to the front lines to report. it's also been doing more social media in terms of blogging and facebook and so forth which is a very complicated subject i hope to touch on today, but, you know, there's also -- there's other issues as well that we want to tal
to go to new york the next day. you know,ic i wanted to -- i think i wanted to keep my remarks short and we have two hours, but we want to hear from the audience and hear you talk. i wanted to touch on a couple of issues. you know, this is especially a good time for the panel because the obama administration has now been in for some period of time, and even though the secretary of defense is the same as the last years of the bush administration, there's a lot of new faces in the pentagon and...
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i guess maybe it was governor of new york at that time. the lesson that he concluded from 1924, dedicated to the democrats as he said, never again should we -- i think his words were never again should we wear the liberty of the conservatives -- basically we've got to go in the other direction. and that's one lesson that the democrats have certainly learned. history would show that they haven't gone back on that. and the two parties have stayed pretty much in that mode since 1924. but it's interesting to think that it really wasn't all ordained that the republican party would be the conservative party of the democratic party would be the liberal party. if our 1924, each of the two parties had very large progressive and conservative wings. and that was basically the civil war going on in both parties as to who would control each of the parties. while the democrats nominated the progressive for president, that was o'bryan in 1998. that was teddy roosevelt in 1984. and it's interesting to think that teddy roosevelt was the leading candidate f
i guess maybe it was governor of new york at that time. the lesson that he concluded from 1924, dedicated to the democrats as he said, never again should we -- i think his words were never again should we wear the liberty of the conservatives -- basically we've got to go in the other direction. and that's one lesson that the democrats have certainly learned. history would show that they haven't gone back on that. and the two parties have stayed pretty much in that mode since 1924. but it's...
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i am having all these new york memories. i was in jail in new york. did you mention i was in jail? okay. some people don't know. one of the first-places i was able to go in the jail was the library. i didn't see very many interesting books there. i had just finished my studies in philosophy and i went to the library expecting something very cute. what i did was i had people send books to me. i wanted to share those books with all the other women. something like a thousand women. i was not allowed to do that. in the library there was a big cardboard box. i could receive the books and read the books myself. it was ok for me to read them. >> but don't share them. >> ted share them. and one of them was not a lot of all. also one of the things i learned when i was in jail was how to secrete a certain kind of thing. so we were able -- so we had these clandestine reading groups with books that were smuggled out of that box in the library. it kind of reminded me of frederick douglass. frederick douglass's effort to get an education to learn how to read and and his ideas that education real
i am having all these new york memories. i was in jail in new york. did you mention i was in jail? okay. some people don't know. one of the first-places i was able to go in the jail was the library. i didn't see very many interesting books there. i had just finished my studies in philosophy and i went to the library expecting something very cute. what i did was i had people send books to me. i wanted to share those books with all the other women. something like a thousand women. i was not...
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they weren't like "the new york times." sometimes it were pages to tell one day at the convention would take more than he had. so it took a lot of time and he skipped around a little bit. he was still publishing these after the convention honda turned. and unfortunately, some of the speeches by what the federalists called anti-federalist seem to be a little too persuasive. so the federalists canceled their subscriptions. dallas was fired and that was it. what this means is that i had to piece together what critics of the constitution sat in the late part of the pennsylvania convention from the notes of those who took notes so they could refuse them. it's not ideal at all. they were trying to rewrite history. i think i would laugh at their consideration that they were trying to win a very hard fight. and we have to remember that. what they did was done in the course of combat. now other states weren't that that, but i do recall one point in the notes on the massachusetts convention where the notetakers said essentially the f
they weren't like "the new york times." sometimes it were pages to tell one day at the convention would take more than he had. so it took a lot of time and he skipped around a little bit. he was still publishing these after the convention honda turned. and unfortunately, some of the speeches by what the federalists called anti-federalist seem to be a little too persuasive. so the federalists canceled their subscriptions. dallas was fired and that was it. what this means is that i had...
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it got localized and new york. the headlines in the new york post brooklyn, al qaeda comes to new york and that kind things and creating a real fear. this is the same people as daniel pipes -- pipes wrote a paper in "the new york post" saying just studying arabic would lead people toward islam and extremism. >> host: in the pie isn't arabic? was in the middle east scholar? >> guest: maybe he has inoculated himself immune from it, the problem was people obviously were afraid and believe it, and the campaign reached a level of hysteria. the poor woman, an extraordinary woman who was the person who was put in charge of the school had been at an event where students were wearing a shirt that had the word in sada -- -- new york and the students meant it literally, on econ as a coming out, peeling off of the younger generation rising up in new york and doing great things. but "the new york post" pleaded as a call for the insurrection and violence, etc., and she wanted to define the word "literally," which only infuriated
it got localized and new york. the headlines in the new york post brooklyn, al qaeda comes to new york and that kind things and creating a real fear. this is the same people as daniel pipes -- pipes wrote a paper in "the new york post" saying just studying arabic would lead people toward islam and extremism. >> host: in the pie isn't arabic? was in the middle east scholar? >> guest: maybe he has inoculated himself immune from it, the problem was people obviously were...
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i am having all of these new york memories, you know. [laughter] and, i was in jail in new york. did you mention that i was in jail? okay. some people don't know. and, one of the first places i went, i was able to go in the jail, was the library. and i didn't see very many interesting books they are. i had just finished my studies in philosophy and i went to the library expecting something. so what i did was, i had people send books to me while i was there and i wanted to share those folks with all of the other women. there were something like a thousand women there. and i was not allowed to do that. as a matter of fact, in the library there was a big cardboard box. >> you could receive the book's. >> i could read the books myself and it was okay for me to read them. >> but don't share than. >> but don't share them and one of them was george jackson's book. that was not allowed at all, although a one of the things i learned when i was in jail there was how to secrete certain kinds of things. so we had these clandestine rating groups with books that were smuggled out of that box i
i am having all of these new york memories, you know. [laughter] and, i was in jail in new york. did you mention that i was in jail? okay. some people don't know. and, one of the first places i went, i was able to go in the jail, was the library. and i didn't see very many interesting books they are. i had just finished my studies in philosophy and i went to the library expecting something. so what i did was, i had people send books to me while i was there and i wanted to share those folks with...
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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 that this country is unique in the world in terms of the distribution of libraries throughout the country to read you cannot go in rural areas in europe or in africa or asia, rural areas and find libraries the way you can hear and middletown's, not to speak of the huge university libraries that just jump out of nowhere in indiana and or some place where a
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...
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he endorsed landon, it was a front page new york times article. they reprinted his whole speech. and, again, it was a classic defense of conservativism. i wish i had time to read you some of the quotes. he also was involved in forming the liberty league which was a major counterbalance for the new deal during the 1930s and '40s. and probably most importantly he argued a lot of cases before the supreme court, many be of which were is successful -- many of which were successful in striking down new deal legislation. by the time davis ended his career in, shortly before he died -- he died in 1955, but i think his last case was 1954. he had argued 142 cases before the supreme court, more than any other lawyer except daniel webster. and he was universeally hailed as what was, the term was lawyer's lawyer. he was, without question, the premier advocate before the supreme court is and won some amazing victories. i think the most interesting and significant one was the steel seizure case which davis argued at age 79 before the court, and the court ruled in his favor through harry truman
he endorsed landon, it was a front page new york times article. they reprinted his whole speech. and, again, it was a classic defense of conservativism. i wish i had time to read you some of the quotes. he also was involved in forming the liberty league which was a major counterbalance for the new deal during the 1930s and '40s. and probably most importantly he argued a lot of cases before the supreme court, many be of which were is successful -- many of which were successful in striking down...
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new york, washington d.c., l.a. and san francisco. and that's the publishing capital of america and the finance capital in the political capital in the entertainment capital and we're not there. and we need to be there. and i think if we work together, we can get there. thank you very much. [applause] >> for more information, visit dinesh d'souza.com. >> a new book out by bloomsbury publishing, "blur: how to know what's true in the age of information overload." the co-author is bill kovach and decide to. mr. kovach, in your book, what of the quotes as we've been there before. what is acting quite >> abbeys we've been through this dislocation, created by ed expansion created time and again at history. in fact, newspapers are born at such a time when printing press became into being and distributed information to people who had never had information about the people and institutions that controlled their lives. and it took decades for the public in and the industry of information of sharing, develop what we call newsm
new york, washington d.c., l.a. and san francisco. and that's the publishing capital of america and the finance capital in the political capital in the entertainment capital and we're not there. and we need to be there. and i think if we work together, we can get there. thank you very much. [applause] >> for more information, visit dinesh d'souza.com. >> a new book out by bloomsbury publishing, "blur: how to know what's true in the age of information overload." the...
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life, also a notable book of the "new york times". he's a graduate of princeton and columbia university, and taught at the university of toronto for 35 years. before joining the faculty at marshall university in huntington, west virginia where appropriately enough he is the john marshall professor of political science. it is with great science to welcome gene edward -- jean edward smith. [applause] >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure to speak at the frankly d. roosevelt library and as cynthia mentioned, i think this is my 25th visit back to the library. my first time here as a speaker, and i'm honored. my remarks today might be entitled, franklin d. roosevelt, liberalism without apology. if there's a subtitle, it would be a nuance look add fdr60 years afterward. i intend to be provocative. for more than a generation, americans have been told that government is the problem, not the solution. on college campuses and think tanks across the country, libertarian scholars got the urge to remove government from our lives. this thinking h
life, also a notable book of the "new york times". he's a graduate of princeton and columbia university, and taught at the university of toronto for 35 years. before joining the faculty at marshall university in huntington, west virginia where appropriately enough he is the john marshall professor of political science. it is with great science to welcome gene edward -- jean edward smith. [applause] >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure to speak at the frankly d. roosevelt...
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i had my dream of new york, of my coming to new york. eugene in paragorio, by balzak. this young man has come to paris. raises his fist towards paris itself. i'll defeat you yet, paris. i'll defeat you yet. i said that's me. i'm going to defeat new york. i was this totally balzak frame of mind. i got up in hotel. mostly single. two out of the three for single occupancy. there was me, i was there, the overnight tenant. i went across to street to the automat. i don't know how many people remember, all of the food was yellow. eggs, coffee was yellow, the bread was yellow. the orange juice was yellow. everybody was yellow. i said this is it. that's where eugene comes from, the automat. so i'm really feeling romantic. i'm going to take you on, new york. and i'm all alone. you don't know who i am. you don't care who i am. but i'm going to get you. i'm walking down the street to go to my job at 11 and i'm walking out of 5th avenue. i'll be darned, here's an old girlfriend of mine. she said, tom, we go on and on. would you like to come to a party tonight? i said, sure. i'm bra
i had my dream of new york, of my coming to new york. eugene in paragorio, by balzak. this young man has come to paris. raises his fist towards paris itself. i'll defeat you yet, paris. i'll defeat you yet. i said that's me. i'm going to defeat new york. i was this totally balzak frame of mind. i got up in hotel. mostly single. two out of the three for single occupancy. there was me, i was there, the overnight tenant. i went across to street to the automat. i don't know how many people...
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attorney both in the southern district of new york and then in washington, d.c. in the interest of full disclosure, we have been friends since he served as a federal prosecutor. we served together as federal prosecutors in manhattan at the same time, so if you notice we are particularly disrespectful of one another, that is a disrespect board of deep respect and fondness and friendship. after he left the office, for those of us who served as the u.s. attorney's office for the southern district of new york, he did a few other things not nearly as important as the years we served together as a prosecutor. for example, he was appointed director of the executive office of u.s. attorneys in the justice department. he then joined the fbi and served as its general counsel. he then was appointed the u.s. attorney, chief prosecutor in washington, d.c., where he oversaw the prosecution of a series of high-profile white- collar cases. he then was confirmed by the senate in a new position, particular to our discussion today, the assistant attorney general for national securi
attorney both in the southern district of new york and then in washington, d.c. in the interest of full disclosure, we have been friends since he served as a federal prosecutor. we served together as federal prosecutors in manhattan at the same time, so if you notice we are particularly disrespectful of one another, that is a disrespect board of deep respect and fondness and friendship. after he left the office, for those of us who served as the u.s. attorney's office for the southern district...
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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 that kind of thing, alan brinkley is a phenomenal historian. i don't agree with everything. i always learn something and find it observation. peter seems to be pushing himself much further to the left these days. he is a friend, and i debated often and learned a lot from him . i think jonathan, his blogs is more contentious and annoying than i would like, but the result he is trying to get. his pieces i find very useful. don't always necessarily agree. and don't have much use for the nation. never have. i just don't find it interesting . , you know, i think reading widely and to adversely. at the end of the day c-span notwithstanding, i used to be a tv producer. tv is an entertainment medium. it simply is. if you are getting a handful of other things push as f
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 that kind of thing, alan brinkley is a phenomenal historian. i don't agree with everything. i always learn something and find it observation. peter seems to be pushing himself much further to the left these days. he is...
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commanders spent two days at the new york new york where "new york times" where they are exposed to the culture of journalism and they look at print and broadcast at the times, and it's the "l.a. times" on the west coast, and it's a great way for the marines who are heading out to understand the culture of those who are embedded. >> it's in proponent of that program was walter anderson the former publisher of "parade" magazine who takes great pride in that. >> he was a marine and he was actually the catalyst for bringing this program decades ago. >> this is drew davis by the way. thank you for that. that is good. doug, you mentioned it's time to take a new look at the curriculum and people in the military are communicating in ways they never thought about before. journalists are doing the same thing and we're learning facebook and twitter and linkedin and so forth. the military resisted efforts to allow that. i think it was forbidden, and then more recently you begin to embrace this and have begun to encourage it. news challenge winners this year was a pilot project in which a unit
commanders spent two days at the new york new york where "new york times" where they are exposed to the culture of journalism and they look at print and broadcast at the times, and it's the "l.a. times" on the west coast, and it's a great way for the marines who are heading out to understand the culture of those who are embedded. >> it's in proponent of that program was walter anderson the former publisher of "parade" magazine who takes great pride in that....
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it got localized in new york but the headlines in the new york post were al qaeda comes to new york, that kind of thing coming and creating real fear. the same people like pam miller, dannel piatt -- pipes wrote an article in the new york post saying just studying arabic would lead people toward islam and extremism. >> host: daniel pervvijze of arabic? was in the middle east scholar? >> guest: he has inoculated himself and is immune from it. but the problem was people obviously were afraid and believed it, and the campaign. the poor woman, extraordinary woman who was the person put in charge of the school had been half and even where students were wearing the shirt that had the words infitada on it, and the words literally meant of ie as sort of a coming out, peeling off of sort of the young generation, rising up in new york doing great things, but "the new york post" called for insurrection and violence, etc., and she wanted to define the word literally, which only infuriated the company more, and by the end of the uproar mayor bloomberg and others in new york were saying to hurt yo
it got localized in new york but the headlines in the new york post were al qaeda comes to new york, that kind of thing coming and creating real fear. the same people like pam miller, dannel piatt -- pipes wrote an article in the new york post saying just studying arabic would lead people toward islam and extremism. >> host: daniel pervvijze of arabic? was in the middle east scholar? >> guest: he has inoculated himself and is immune from it. but the problem was people obviously were...
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in albany, new york. it started when a group of anti-federalists who actually called themselves that in upstate new york celebrated the fourth of july in 1788 by burning a copy of the constitution ceremoniously. c i mean, after all, it threatened everything they'd fought forit w against the british, and for good measure they threw in a -- and the federalists trashed their favorite drinking place.y you know, this was a rough place. what these documents do, in other words, they tell us much p more about conventions. they give -- they tell us about the broad public debate, they give us a picture of america.th in 1787 and 1788. o look, my job -- this gets back, what was my job? my job was to pull a story out - of these documents, to find a way of organizing it, and can that was something of a challenge. i mean, how can you tell a clear narrative about an event that happens in 13 different places,e sometimes simultaneously? my solution was to emphasizent four major state and fold the others in at their appropr
in albany, new york. it started when a group of anti-federalists who actually called themselves that in upstate new york celebrated the fourth of july in 1788 by burning a copy of the constitution ceremoniously. c i mean, after all, it threatened everything they'd fought forit w against the british, and for good measure they threw in a -- and the federalists trashed their favorite drinking place.y you know, this was a rough place. what these documents do, in other words, they tell us much p...
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button reason is king's college is in an new york city is we don't protect you but we prepare you. our goal is to take young students, mostly christian and the quips them to extend their faith in a secular society and also to go on to successful and transforming careers at goldman sachs, and cbs news, capitol hill we want them to flourish in secular society. you can find out more information at tkc.edu. i have 1 foot in the world of the debates of god and religion. just last night i had a debate in which i was at the university of wisconsin but i also have 1 foot in the debate of culture and politics. as christians we are called not to be of the world but in the world and understanding the world to be a positive influence. i want to talk about leadership and the 80 is the end of the mission of the man who is leading not only america but the world. the president of the united states. president obama is in some ways, perhaps the most unknown guy to come into the white house. of any president. has said too very unusual circumstances including the economic nosedive to put him in there.
button reason is king's college is in an new york city is we don't protect you but we prepare you. our goal is to take young students, mostly christian and the quips them to extend their faith in a secular society and also to go on to successful and transforming careers at goldman sachs, and cbs news, capitol hill we want them to flourish in secular society. you can find out more information at tkc.edu. i have 1 foot in the world of the debates of god and religion. just last night i had a...
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my family made sure i was brought up to be a new york yankees fan and new york giants fan. the political views never got far into the equation. i guess at some level it probably republican leaning. politics was something of a distrust -- discuss. >> host: i refer bloomberg news and you write for mayor bloomberg. but your mother is benevolent about -- >> guest: an interesting question. she waxes and wanes. i think she feels he has been unbalanced a very good mayor for the city but someone who franks and fairly straightforward terms about politics, frequently has trouble with somebody like mayor bloomberg who is pragmatic calling it as he sees it, and i think one of the problems we find in politics today is the left and right have become sufficiently distinct and it's hard for politicians in the center to build a kind of avoiding and endorsing coalition that would demonstrate to people of the current arrangement of the left and right talk about is not real but is illusory. >> host: what is the relationship between the politics? are they the same thing? are they similar? to th
my family made sure i was brought up to be a new york yankees fan and new york giants fan. the political views never got far into the equation. i guess at some level it probably republican leaning. politics was something of a distrust -- discuss. >> host: i refer bloomberg news and you write for mayor bloomberg. but your mother is benevolent about -- >> guest: an interesting question. she waxes and wanes. i think she feels he has been unbalanced a very good mayor for the city but...
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other than sociological purposes what is the new york times saying i never found a new york times editorial edifying. i often find washington post editorials and a fine. and the l.a. times is too overlooked inside the beltway. in terms of liberal historians, alan brinkley is a phenomenal historian. i always learn something and find his observations interesting. peter byheart who i debate is pushing further to the left these days but is still a friend and i debate him often and learn from him. i think jonathan shape's bloggers are more -- more annoying that i would like but the results he is trying to get from me. i find those pieces very useful. i don't have much use for the nation. i never have. i don't find it interesting. especially some christopher hichens. reading widely and diverse we at the end of the day, i used to be a tv person. tv is an entertainment medium. it simply is. if you are getting a handful of things on tbs, push as far as you can towards the educational informational as you can get. >> host: and not be irritating. >> guest: there's a tension there. as you can get withi
other than sociological purposes what is the new york times saying i never found a new york times editorial edifying. i often find washington post editorials and a fine. and the l.a. times is too overlooked inside the beltway. in terms of liberal historians, alan brinkley is a phenomenal historian. i always learn something and find his observations interesting. peter byheart who i debate is pushing further to the left these days but is still a friend and i debate him often and learn from him. i...
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york city on september 11, 2001, and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings-to-with respect to these bills en bloc. the presiding officer: objection has been heard. the bills will be placed on the calendar. under rule 14. mr. reid: i welcome back my friends and welcome our new colleagues who will be sworn in as united states senators. senators manchin and couldn't are joining our family today. the senate will look a little different today starting today. it will soon look much different with 16 new senators fake office soon. some desks will switch aisles but the majority has not
york city on september 11, 2001, and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings-to-with respect to these bills en bloc. the presiding officer: objection has been heard. the bills will be placed on the calendar. under rule 14. mr. reid: i welcome back my friends and welcome our new colleagues who will be sworn in as united states senators. senators manchin and couldn't are joining our family today. the senate will look a little different today starting...
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and the visit to new york on friday. the iconic moment of the bush presidency which was an accident. i tell the story of the accident in the book. when the president flies in marine one, there are two or three other identical helicopters that fly with them. they engage in an aerial ballet, slowing down or speeding up according to an elaborate chorography. the aim is to make it impossible to know which is the real marine one. it's a shell game operated by the street corner or corny, you lose track. i was in night hawk two. our flight path took us in and out from ground zero. we were nearly 40 miles south of the city when the odor of destruction first filled. though the trade center had come down three days earlier, the stench lingered. it went into new jersey behind it. staten island was on our left, and we circled around the north side before landing at the wall street heliport at 3:50. little was said during the tour. the television footage had been sharp and clear. but it did not do justice to the enormity of the disas
and the visit to new york on friday. the iconic moment of the bush presidency which was an accident. i tell the story of the accident in the book. when the president flies in marine one, there are two or three other identical helicopters that fly with them. they engage in an aerial ballet, slowing down or speeding up according to an elaborate chorography. the aim is to make it impossible to know which is the real marine one. it's a shell game operated by the street corner or corny, you lose...
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important constituency in the new york primary is. there were many other factors at work because this reflected a general a anger among democrats toward the administration. the primary reflect a broad problem that by 1980 carter had alienated himself from much of his own party. the washington post columnist david broder noticed the longer kennedy campaigned the more he seldom like the authentic voice of 1960 liberalism. a passion for what he called economic democracy and social justice that found expression in intervention activist government programs. carter does defeat kennedy in the end and shows he remains a formidable campaigner but the primary took a toll on many democrats as they were less comfortable with this president. in the final jab at carter kennedy delivered a rousing speech at the democratic convention in 1980 that called on the party to review its commitment to the founding principle of economic justice and reminded his audience that our cause has been since the days of thomas jefferson, the cause of the common man an
important constituency in the new york primary is. there were many other factors at work because this reflected a general a anger among democrats toward the administration. the primary reflect a broad problem that by 1980 carter had alienated himself from much of his own party. the washington post columnist david broder noticed the longer kennedy campaigned the more he seldom like the authentic voice of 1960 liberalism. a passion for what he called economic democracy and social justice that...
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at the center in new york. they been asked to do a fascinating and radical temporary faith in washington. they designed the institute is contemporary arts in boston, building on the shore of the harbor there. and i also designed the image that you see -- the building you see behind me, which has become known throughout the world as the floor building. end of his design for an expo in 2002. and you said that she wanted to create an architecture that was very different than what i become the norm for exposition architecture. how does this building -- how does this building did not? >> in the context of our love our work is contextual and away. we don't feel like we're starting from nothing. we're starting from some point in history. and expos over the past centuries have mutated over time. and then the last version -- they've always been technology oriented, invention oriented. in the last expos were kind of proving grounds for simulation technologies. so this is like a handover where everyone was try to outdo th
at the center in new york. they been asked to do a fascinating and radical temporary faith in washington. they designed the institute is contemporary arts in boston, building on the shore of the harbor there. and i also designed the image that you see -- the building you see behind me, which has become known throughout the world as the floor building. end of his design for an expo in 2002. and you said that she wanted to create an architecture that was very different than what i become the norm...
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and 2001 as we were who were came after the attacks on new york and washington those traveling to the countryside and saw the weapon everywhere. it is intriguing but not a new observation. as the taliban was pulling back and the northern alliance that were aligned with the united states moving through the territory a number of times we came to houses and bunkers where they left their documents and i gather them up of the students of the jihad what are they receiving for their instructions when they went to a training camp? it did not matter what language of our which year the notebooks were dated. they were first class and as i started to observe this, it seems to me a long way from where the weapon originated, a plan the economy on the eastern bloc and how did it break so far away from its roots? with that question in mind, what i found what is what is familiar to us as being very reliable and easy to use and easy to clean and long-lasting, that is not the reason it is out there. it is not the reason there are so many of them. the reason is that it was linked to a planned economy and
and 2001 as we were who were came after the attacks on new york and washington those traveling to the countryside and saw the weapon everywhere. it is intriguing but not a new observation. as the taliban was pulling back and the northern alliance that were aligned with the united states moving through the territory a number of times we came to houses and bunkers where they left their documents and i gather them up of the students of the jihad what are they receiving for their instructions when...
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york fed to, i think it was bank of america or bank of new york and others on october 18of this year. there's one paragraph that goes to the very question senator bennett asked. the psa's, the pulling services association provides that the master services are entitled to recover service advances that are necessary out of pocket costs on expenses incurred and the performance by the master servicer of the servicing obligation is including but not limited to the cost of preservation, restoration, and protection of the mortgage property. that's end of quote. that's the section of the law. the letter from the new york fed goes on to say despite the requirements that servicing advances were to be incurred only for reasonable necessary out of pocket costs, the master services used affiliated venders marking up to 100% or more above the market price to have restoration and protection of mortgage property in a fraudulent and deceptive effort to supplement its servicing income. that's from the new york fed, not from, you know, with all do respect, this whole letter, by the way, is lengthy, and
york fed to, i think it was bank of america or bank of new york and others on october 18of this year. there's one paragraph that goes to the very question senator bennett asked. the psa's, the pulling services association provides that the master services are entitled to recover service advances that are necessary out of pocket costs on expenses incurred and the performance by the master servicer of the servicing obligation is including but not limited to the cost of preservation, restoration,...
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the feeling was he finally found a bowl worthy of bringing back to new york and the one he had been chasing after the last difficult year as it had only been one individual will all along that had set up this contest. but by now, he felt it that this was the one. even stranger as bull and the truckers kept walking through the maze he started getting the sense the elephant was truly waiting for him, the feeling he was being hunted as well and was not engaged in a contest with bull and he felt it right up to the moment when it came to a small clearing in the green bamboo and heard a loud crash in the woods 50 yards straight ahead. the trackers were already 20 yards for word on the path and not raced against the unknown. the porter's behind him had run off. carl took his 475 toll rifle while his gun went through the patient ritual of taking hold and hoarding out inspection every single bullet from the van leer. the last thing he needed to add a critical moment like this was to load the wrong one. meanwhile he and ruffed a handkerchief from his hand back into his fingers and waiting for the tra
the feeling was he finally found a bowl worthy of bringing back to new york and the one he had been chasing after the last difficult year as it had only been one individual will all along that had set up this contest. but by now, he felt it that this was the one. even stranger as bull and the truckers kept walking through the maze he started getting the sense the elephant was truly waiting for him, the feeling he was being hunted as well and was not engaged in a contest with bull and he felt it...
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we must see him in new york. the president, of course, was lincoln's great train journey east in february 1861 after he'd been elected president. so essentially, the few variouses, the lincoln funeral train was his triumphant inaugural journey in reverse. baltimore, philadelphia, new york city, to albany, buffalo, then the great turn west to ohio, indiana, cleveland, columbus, indianapolis, chicago, and then south to springfield. and mary lincoln gave permission for this. it wasn't known whether he would allow it to happen or this plan, an open coffin all the way. one million people viewed the corporation of abraham lincoln. more than 100,000 children filed past his coffin. several million people saw the train. and there were exotic rituals along the way. thousands of flowers. women would come aboard and bring flowers, weep at the tomb, leave notes. in one town, children sent a wreath for willie lincoln. his body was removed and laid beside his father. lincoln had planned to take willie home at the end of the sec
we must see him in new york. the president, of course, was lincoln's great train journey east in february 1861 after he'd been elected president. so essentially, the few variouses, the lincoln funeral train was his triumphant inaugural journey in reverse. baltimore, philadelphia, new york city, to albany, buffalo, then the great turn west to ohio, indiana, cleveland, columbus, indianapolis, chicago, and then south to springfield. and mary lincoln gave permission for this. it wasn't known...
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in 2001 when we were working as reporters new to afghanistan after the attacks in new york and washington, i was traveling through the countryside and seeing the weapon everywhere. that's, obviously, intriguing, but not really a new observation. as the taliban was sort of pulling back and as the northern alliance, the forces that were allied with the united states were moving through the territory they occupied, we came a number of times to various houses and bunkers and fighting positions where they'd left behind their documents. and i started to gather those documents up and fill my backpack with them. and they were in many different languages, they were from many different years -- can you hear me now? and they had one thing in common. i started looking at the curriculum that the new students of the jihad, if you can call them that, what were they receiving for their instruction when they went to their classes, when they joined and went to a training camp? it didn't matter where the camp was, what language the training was in, it didn't matter which year the notebooks were often dated.
in 2001 when we were working as reporters new to afghanistan after the attacks in new york and washington, i was traveling through the countryside and seeing the weapon everywhere. that's, obviously, intriguing, but not really a new observation. as the taliban was sort of pulling back and as the northern alliance, the forces that were allied with the united states were moving through the territory they occupied, we came a number of times to various houses and bunkers and fighting positions...
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sean combs, his family migrated from north carolina to new york. to pop was one of the probably people of his generation that is a descendent of that migration, also from north carolina to new york. so i think it takes time for people to recognize the connection. that's the reason why we want to record history because maybe people are not ready for it now, but one day they will be. i have a friend who bought a former fat girl. she wants me to sign it because she can't read it now, but one day she will be able to. and i think that's beautiful. >> we have time for one more question. >> well, i won't tell my story, even i want to very much. do you guys have any sense of what that migration has done for the south itself, for people who are still there? how maybe the culture reverberated a little bit and changed things are made things better there? have you seen any of that? >> well, it's my contention that the great migration help to accelerate the drive toward civil rights and for the end of the caste system in which the people were cleaned. in other
sean combs, his family migrated from north carolina to new york. to pop was one of the probably people of his generation that is a descendent of that migration, also from north carolina to new york. so i think it takes time for people to recognize the connection. that's the reason why we want to record history because maybe people are not ready for it now, but one day they will be. i have a friend who bought a former fat girl. she wants me to sign it because she can't read it now, but one day...
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you're running the new york marathon? >> no, i'm not running the new york marathon. i am thinking about it next year however. >> new york city? >> i am. >> why that would? >> why not? >> you should do the san francisco marathon spent i'm thinking about doing these efforts is the triathlon next year. >> you have to swim and seven cisco bay to work for that one. that's a rough crossing. i mean, i've done it so many times. [laughter] >> but i will tell you who is running in your city marathon this year, which is astounding is one of the miners who was rescued down in chile after being underground for three months or whatever it was. he went up yesterday and it turns out he is not only a runner, he is also an elvis fan. his name is edison. ♪ return to sender ♪ address unknown. >> they are the only four words of english he knows. >> that's the only english he spoke. address unknown. >> that's all the english he spoke. an amazing that after all that time he still has the strength to run like that. >> i think dan reported it yesterday. he ran six miles in that cave. >>
you're running the new york marathon? >> no, i'm not running the new york marathon. i am thinking about it next year however. >> new york city? >> i am. >> why that would? >> why not? >> you should do the san francisco marathon spent i'm thinking about doing these efforts is the triathlon next year. >> you have to swim and seven cisco bay to work for that one. that's a rough crossing. i mean, i've done it so many times. [laughter] >> but i will...