it's an honor to introduce to you ryan crocker. [applause] >> thank you very much for that generous introduction. i can be introduced in the number of ways. i kind of like the way you did it take another whack at the introduce would be pictorially. if you can imagine a picture of every significant u.s. foreign policy setback in the greater middle east since 1979, sir, one picture per each disaster i would be in every one of those pictures, first row second from the left. i had heard that the arab center had been established but when i got the e-mail, what i really focused on was the center. there was no question in my mind even though i don't live in d.c. i do count my blessings that i was going to be here because he did the inviting. i reminded him that we first met a quarter of a century ago literally. 1985 i was deputy director for israeli and palestinian affairs in the state and i received a question from the state department. what did i think of the meeting between murphy at or legendary citizen secretary of state and kahlil j

ryan crocker has served as ambassador of iraq, syria, afghanistan pakistan.this is an hour and a half. >> good morning, everyone. i would like to invite those who just arrived in the hallway to join us as quickly as possible so that we can begin this event. i am the executive director of the arab center in washington dc. the arab center washington dc is a one -year-old nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to providing basically insight on us foreign policy in the middle east as well as furthering general understanding of economic, political, social understandings of the arab world, particularly at this time when the arab world is going through unprecedented waves of change. our mission is to serve as an authoritative research and policy analysis center conducting timely them independent, and objective independent, and objective research on fundamental aspects of us bilateral relations. communicate with the arab center for research and policy studies which is emerging as the number one think tank in the arab world and it used to be known as the delhi i

it is an honor to introduce to you ryan crocker. [applause] thank you very much for that generous introduction. i can be introduced in a number of ways i like the way you did it. another way i could be introduce ed would be pictorially if you could imagine a picture of every significant u.s. foreign policy setback in the greater middle east since 1979 sort of one picture for each disaster. i would be in every one of those firs first row second from the last. it's -- [laughter] you know, i had heard that the arab center had been established. but when i got the e-mail what i really focused on was the center, and there was no question in my mind even though i don't live in d.c. i do count my blessings thaiftion going to be here because he did invite -- i reminded him that we met a quarter of the a century ago literally 1985, i was in deputy director for israeli palestinian affairs at the state, and i received a question. from the state department, what did i think of a meeting between dick murphy or legendary assistant secretary of sta

we should reject thi >> next, a house oversight committee on terrorism and then ryan crocker on the syrian efugee crisis. on the next "weash washington kristol and after that, michael brune, executive director to have sierra club. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can join the comments with your calls and on facebook and twitter. republican presidential account ted cruz holds a campaign rally friday in mechanicsville, virginia. you can watch that live starting at 11: 30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> the reagan narrative was that he was a lightweight grade b actor with premature orange hair which is what gerald ford said about him. even with all the success of the administration, all the storians have consistently rated him low out of bias. >> historian craig shirley discusses his book "last act." ronald reagan and the way he has been remembered since his death. >> i grew up in the 1980's. i also write about the facts. i don't make things up and i don't believe thated mees or anybody else makes things up. we have succeeded in repositioning people's thinking