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no telegram would go out if it was a uscis telegram.any mistakes civil service and bureaucrats make but they get the name of their organization right. >> forgery is only one kind of active measure. another is the soviet front. >> soviets also have more than 60 years of experience running so-called soviet fronts. by fronts they are organizations that plan to be public -- that claim to be public but they are run by international department of the central committee of the communist party of the soviet union. the council that has headquarters in helsinki, and whatever the world peace council does, the leadership of the world peace council is disapproved by him. >> here in the united states, you remember in june of 1982, we had the largest demonstration since the vietnam war about the nuclear issue. in the steering committee that organized that demonstration there were 28 members of that of that 28, 5 were members of communist party or members of the u.s. affiliate of the world peace council. the five were able to convince the other 23. the
no telegram would go out if it was a uscis telegram.any mistakes civil service and bureaucrats make but they get the name of their organization right. >> forgery is only one kind of active measure. another is the soviet front. >> soviets also have more than 60 years of experience running so-called soviet fronts. by fronts they are organizations that plan to be public -- that claim to be public but they are run by international department of the central committee of the communist...
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he sends a telegram. it has been years of debate about how this telegram actually went, but i think we now know what happened. it actually went through washington. the reason it went through washington was, although the wilson administration didn't admit, after the lusitania went down, they determined it was impossible to communicate with washington anymore because they have severed all communication, so it was very difficult for the germans to get in touch with americans and make their points in america, let alone send news of the united states. so they organize a line through washington to send messages elsewhere. it was intercepted by the british, unbeknownst to the united states. the british were tapping our lines to find out what was going on. the british did not want to admit that they were tapping our lines and knew the german code, so they then send someone to mexico to find the message as it was received in mexico so it would look like they got it in the united states. and they took it to the amb
he sends a telegram. it has been years of debate about how this telegram actually went, but i think we now know what happened. it actually went through washington. the reason it went through washington was, although the wilson administration didn't admit, after the lusitania went down, they determined it was impossible to communicate with washington anymore because they have severed all communication, so it was very difficult for the germans to get in touch with americans and make their points...
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this is basically what the letters are when it's a response to the telegram. the only telegrams that does not receive any response from the government was sent by the committee on board of the st. louis, the passengers committee begging the united states to at least accepted the women and children. about 400 people. this telegram did not receive any response. back tolouis has to go europe. the st. louis was supposed to go back to europe with american passengers on the cruise to europe. but of course in the passengers are going back. you can imagine what the atmosphere is on board at this point. it is not the same atmosphere as the first journey to cuba and all the newspapers are very much afraid of a mutiny on board. this is not exactly what the captain is afraid of. there are suicides on board because a lot of people don't want to go back to germany. the ones that were already in concentration camps cannot go back to germany. point the negotiations in cuba have failed so it is completely over. the american jewish joint istribution committee represented. he ha
this is basically what the letters are when it's a response to the telegram. the only telegrams that does not receive any response from the government was sent by the committee on board of the st. louis, the passengers committee begging the united states to at least accepted the women and children. about 400 people. this telegram did not receive any response. back tolouis has to go europe. the st. louis was supposed to go back to europe with american passengers on the cruise to europe. but of...
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this telegram did not receive any response. the st. louis was supposed to go back to europe with american passengers on a cruise to europe but of course in the passengers are going back. you can imagine what the atmosphere is on board at this point. it is not the same atmosphere as of the first journey to cuba and all the newspapers are very much afraid of a mutiny on board. this is not with the captain is afraid of. he's afraid of suicides on board because a lot of people do not want to go back to germany and others who were already in concentration camps cannot go back to germany. at this point, the negotiations with cuba have failed so it is completely over. the representative of the american jewish joint transition committee, he has very little time to negotiate with some countries in europe. those countries are france, belgium, the netherlands and the u.k. and it is difficult for that mostlyies, because true that border germany because they have already received a lot of refugees across the border, both legal and illegal. he at so
this telegram did not receive any response. the st. louis was supposed to go back to europe with american passengers on a cruise to europe but of course in the passengers are going back. you can imagine what the atmosphere is on board at this point. it is not the same atmosphere as of the first journey to cuba and all the newspapers are very much afraid of a mutiny on board. this is not with the captain is afraid of. he's afraid of suicides on board because a lot of people do not want to go...
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when this telegram and i believe today is the 100th anniversary of our entrance into world war i. when that telegram was turned over to president wilson, he was then subsequently leaked to the associated press and the public attitudes in america shifted quickly, anti german and america entered the second world war. andbritish intercepted descriptio -- decryption of that telegram stands as one of the key crypto logical successes of that era. the german embassy also operated a clandestine radio system in the second world war from its embassy. this was detected by the work of the radio intelligence division of the federal communications commission. the time of the second world war had become a key element not only in communications but also in propaganda. and so, both sides, the allied side as well as the german side were very active in radio and radio propaganda effort during the second world war. hotels for a moment. here's the mayflower hotel. president truman called this washington's second-best address. sometimes today i am not sure if he would call it the second-best. he might
when this telegram and i believe today is the 100th anniversary of our entrance into world war i. when that telegram was turned over to president wilson, he was then subsequently leaked to the associated press and the public attitudes in america shifted quickly, anti german and america entered the second world war. andbritish intercepted descriptio -- decryption of that telegram stands as one of the key crypto logical successes of that era. the german embassy also operated a clandestine radio...
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amid tight security in rome, before president trump's visit the pope issued a telegram offering prayerered ina mark in brussels, flags were lowered in a mark of respect. other leaders expressed their condolences through messages on social media. president putin sent a telegram to mrs may offering to increase counterterrorism cooperation with britain. a personal message of condolences from xijinping two a personal message of condolences from xi jinping two the queen. —— to. and turkey also said it stood with britain in the fight against terror. in australia, the prime minister spoke for many. this is an attack on innocence. surely there is no crime more reprehensible than the murder of children. this is a direct and brutal attack on young people everywhere, on freedom everywhere. around the world, from kiev to cannes, people marked the attack with flowers or silence in memory of those killed in the attack. i'll be back in just a few minutes with more coverage and reaction to the events in manchester. but, i wanted to leave you with this, the poet tony walsh speaking on monday evening at
amid tight security in rome, before president trump's visit the pope issued a telegram offering prayerered ina mark in brussels, flags were lowered in a mark of respect. other leaders expressed their condolences through messages on social media. president putin sent a telegram to mrs may offering to increase counterterrorism cooperation with britain. a personal message of condolences from xijinping two a personal message of condolences from xi jinping two the queen. —— to. and turkey also...
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president putin sent a telegram to mrs may offering to increase russia's counterterrorism cooperationo visited london last year, sent a personal message of condolence to the queen. and president erdogan, whose country's suffered many similar attacks, said turkey too stood with britain in the fight against terror. in australia's parliament, the prime minister there spoke for many. this is an attack on innocence. surely there is no crime more reprehensible than the murder of children. this is a direct and brutal attack on young people everywhere, on freedom everywhere. around the world, from kiev to cannes, people marked the attack in their own way, with flowers or silence, in memory of those who died. james landale, bbc news. the attack in manchester was the worst in the uk since the london bombings ofjuly 2005. as news of the bombing quickly spread across the city, many rushed to help those in need. families offered accommodation to those caught up in the turmoil, some taxi drivers gave free rides to anyone in need. our correspondent sophie long reports on how the community came toget
president putin sent a telegram to mrs may offering to increase russia's counterterrorism cooperationo visited london last year, sent a personal message of condolence to the queen. and president erdogan, whose country's suffered many similar attacks, said turkey too stood with britain in the fight against terror. in australia's parliament, the prime minister there spoke for many. this is an attack on innocence. surely there is no crime more reprehensible than the murder of children. this is a...
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on the 28th of february, president wilson released the telegram to the press. criminal attempt to force germany into submission by starvation. in brutal contempt of international law, the powers led by england, by ruthless pressure compel neutral countries either to altogether forego every trade not agreeable to the powers, or too limited according to their arbitrary decrees. from february 1st, 1917, sea traffic will be stopped with every available weapon and without further notice." >> this message from the german ambassador directly contravened the german guarantee to wilson that ended unrestricted warfare after the sinking of the lucitania in 1915. germany's renewed aggression decisively changed american's attitudes about the war. on february 3rd, 1917, the united states formally ended diplomatic relations with imperial germany. on february 25th, 1917, the canard line ship laconia was struck by german torpedoes. the chicago tribune was on board and lived to describe the scene. >> at 10:30 p.m. there was a muffled noise. five sharp blasts, a signal to abandon
on the 28th of february, president wilson released the telegram to the press. criminal attempt to force germany into submission by starvation. in brutal contempt of international law, the powers led by england, by ruthless pressure compel neutral countries either to altogether forego every trade not agreeable to the powers, or too limited according to their arbitrary decrees. from february 1st, 1917, sea traffic will be stopped with every available weapon and without further notice."...
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he came from scotland and invented the telegram here. -- at the telegraph here. the telegraph is morse code. someone has to receive the message, they have to type it up and send it to a career who who takes- a carrier it to someone else. radios at this time were so heavy that it took three m radio into a a field. time did not yet carry human voices or music, it was a morse code system as well so the telephone was the one instrument where anybody at any time could immediately communicate in spoken language with someone else. so it was used by everybody. invented in the united states but used everywhere in world war i. this picture shows german soldiers behind the line. what is the guy on the left to doing, he is on the telephone. this is a familiar gesture, i could go like this and we would all know what i was doing. the japanese also falls in world in i as well -- fought world war i as well and the guy on the right is saying, is it time to fire yet. the telephone was in the means by which the major commands of world war i were given on a front that stretches hund
he came from scotland and invented the telegram here. -- at the telegraph here. the telegraph is morse code. someone has to receive the message, they have to type it up and send it to a career who who takes- a carrier it to someone else. radios at this time were so heavy that it took three m radio into a a field. time did not yet carry human voices or music, it was a morse code system as well so the telephone was the one instrument where anybody at any time could immediately communicate in...
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manning's actions resulted in the telegram targeting and killing us troops overseas.er transitioned from a man to a woman. now slapped with another big bill, this one for healthcare and other benefits she will be eligible for thanks to barack obama who commuted her sentence days before leaving office. the move sparking nationwide office. 13 manning will remain on active duty allowing the trader to receive medical treatment and access to military missionaries. the army refusing to disclose other benefits, privacy concerns, hours before she walked out of prison manning releasing a statement to abc saying, quote, as i rebuild my life i remind myself not to relive the past, the past will always affect me, keep that in mind remembering how it played out is only my starting point, not my final destination. like all soldiers manning will be assigned to an army post, details on where and who the trader will report to our yet to be made public. heather: 7 the white house fires back tonight report the donald trump asked james comey to end the fbi investigation of michael flynn.
manning's actions resulted in the telegram targeting and killing us troops overseas.er transitioned from a man to a woman. now slapped with another big bill, this one for healthcare and other benefits she will be eligible for thanks to barack obama who commuted her sentence days before leaving office. the move sparking nationwide office. 13 manning will remain on active duty allowing the trader to receive medical treatment and access to military missionaries. the army refusing to disclose other...
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amid tight security in rome, the pope issued a telegram offering prayer for the dead and wounded. social media. president putin sent a telegram to mrs may offering to increase counterterrorism cooperation with britain. a personal message of condolences from xi jinping two the queen. and turkey also said it stood with britain in the fight against terror. in australia, the prime minister spoke for many. this is an attack on innocence. surely there is no crime more reprehensible than the murder of children. this is a direct and brutal attack on young people everywhere on freedom everywhere. around the world, from kiev to france, people marked the attack with silence in memory of those killed in the attack. i have been speaking to a fellow at the george washington university. he explained the security threat as he saw it.|j think we are dealing with more than one person here. i have a hard time believing that this individual was alone in the fashioning of the ied and everything that goes into the production of a bomb and executing it. i suspect that he had associates, if not handlers,
amid tight security in rome, the pope issued a telegram offering prayer for the dead and wounded. social media. president putin sent a telegram to mrs may offering to increase counterterrorism cooperation with britain. a personal message of condolences from xi jinping two the queen. and turkey also said it stood with britain in the fight against terror. in australia, the prime minister spoke for many. this is an attack on innocence. surely there is no crime more reprehensible than the murder of...
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, an intercepted telegram between germany and mexico that proposed an alliance between the two countries, and promised mexico territory in the southwest u.s. analysts also talk about president woodrow wilson's decision making progress in asking congress to declare war. the world war i centennial commission organized this 45-minute event. it took place at the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas cityss
, an intercepted telegram between germany and mexico that proposed an alliance between the two countries, and promised mexico territory in the southwest u.s. analysts also talk about president woodrow wilson's decision making progress in asking congress to declare war. the world war i centennial commission organized this 45-minute event. it took place at the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas cityss
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it was pershing himself who sent a telegram november 8, 1917, he said we have to have women.t you need to put them in uniform, get an officer to supervise them, and get them here as soon as possible. there are a couple reasons for that. all, a very high-speed occupation, very demanding. there was a lot of pressure on you. people would be yelling and barking at you, it was wartime, so they might be swearing at you. the women had better nerves of than the men. isn't that ironic? he said women have better nerves for this, having people bark at them and they do not collapse, they just keep plugging. are like, yeah right and backtalk. the other thing, the archivist said many lines in france had been bombed out. that also they were not very clear, they were not the latest technology. the united states had 70% of all the phones in the world and france had 2% of that time. density of the phone network and clarity was very different here. they not only had to be able to use the system well, they had to with french operators. the united states ultimately in the course of less than a ye
it was pershing himself who sent a telegram november 8, 1917, he said we have to have women.t you need to put them in uniform, get an officer to supervise them, and get them here as soon as possible. there are a couple reasons for that. all, a very high-speed occupation, very demanding. there was a lot of pressure on you. people would be yelling and barking at you, it was wartime, so they might be swearing at you. the women had better nerves of than the men. isn't that ironic? he said women...
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>> worst job i ever had was singing telegrams and i got so bored with it -- >> stephen: singing telegrams and bring a balloon. it's called balloony tunes. i just plugged it. you single a song in a crazy costume. >> stephen: you just said you plugged it. you owe them. i'll give you $20 if they still exist. >> i bet they don't. you show up as zoro the kissing bandit, or cupid, or ninja turtles were popular. i was so bored i brought friends. i had one gig where i was supposed to be donatello and we made a fake hero out of my friend and crazy zoro -- >> stephen: adam mckay. >> adam mckay. i called him mogar. we got in. we had a fake battle, i win as michelangelo and sent him out to i said all we have to do is fight, i'll send you to get balloons, sing happy birthday dear tony and we leave. we go ♪ happy birthday to you and i realized i forgot the kid's name. we get to the name and i was silent and adam goes ♪ dear tony and it wasn't tone gle we have to go. can i ask you one thing? what's happening here? what's in this photo? >> what's here? oh, you found that. >> stephen: someone-- i paid som
>> worst job i ever had was singing telegrams and i got so bored with it -- >> stephen: singing telegrams and bring a balloon. it's called balloony tunes. i just plugged it. you single a song in a crazy costume. >> stephen: you just said you plugged it. you owe them. i'll give you $20 if they still exist. >> i bet they don't. you show up as zoro the kissing bandit, or cupid, or ninja turtles were popular. i was so bored i brought friends. i had one gig where i was...
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in this case they put it out directly on their centrally controlled telegram channel, a statement describing a degree of ownership over this attack. but no proof whatsoever in their wording that they even knew who was responsible for were in contact with them. but they at the very least saying they inspired this. >> so what does that mean? that this is, could still be a loan wolf who was inspired? or if they are a soldier of this faith, does that suggest some sort of correspondence in contact? >> well, i would just add to what paul is saying, that isis is extremely opportunistic in situations like these. they almost always like to claim credit, whether or not they had a direct role in orchestrating the attack or not. i think we'll probably know more if this really was an isis coordinated attack, then you will be likely to see some sort of a yulology in one of their outline magazines for their attacker. they will know more information about him such as his name, whether he spent any time in iraq or syria. it is still too early to see whether this is isis being opportunistic or whether they ha
in this case they put it out directly on their centrally controlled telegram channel, a statement describing a degree of ownership over this attack. but no proof whatsoever in their wording that they even knew who was responsible for were in contact with them. but they at the very least saying they inspired this. >> so what does that mean? that this is, could still be a loan wolf who was inspired? or if they are a soldier of this faith, does that suggest some sort of correspondence in...
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. >> chris, there's been talk of this telegram app being used as an instrument by isis., it was the first that i had heard of it. what is it and how does it factor into this particular attack? >> well, telegram is a messaging app but one unique feature created back in september 2015 is creating channels which allows for isis official and various fan boys to share not only propaganda in the form of media and videos but also have chat and conversational ability and still the encrypting messages available between the two. the telegraph communications have replaced the platforms that they've been using but, again, we're going to see the number one operation security found in this particular operations more likely the fact that they used a brother combination, just like they have done before, when you had the abdeslam brothers in 2013 and in the "charlie hebdo" attack, you had the kouachi brothers. that beats any messaging app you have. if you have two brothers, then they are going to have a confidence between them that is superior to even your friendships. >> chris sampson,
. >> chris, there's been talk of this telegram app being used as an instrument by isis., it was the first that i had heard of it. what is it and how does it factor into this particular attack? >> well, telegram is a messaging app but one unique feature created back in september 2015 is creating channels which allows for isis official and various fan boys to share not only propaganda in the form of media and videos but also have chat and conversational ability and still the...
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so when he went to europe, he received a telegram, saying that they revoked his visa, and that he hadwant, if he wanted to re—enter america. he was very hurt by that. he said, if they are going to treat me like that, i'm not going back. switzerland is the last part of his life, where he didn't do as many films, but he really had the normal life he always wanted. we lived in a bubble. my parents were really in love with each other. he was funny at home. but he was very strict on education. he wanted us to do well at school, and he wanted us to be well—behaved at home. we would have dinner every night. if you wanted to get up to go to the toilet you would have to ask permission. we all had our turns to be able to speak. with me, he always said, you know, you can do whatever you want. but whatever you are going to do, do it well. in the 1970s he was invited to go to america to receive an oscar. he was surprised and bothered about it. i think he had very mixed feelings, because of all the bad memories he had there. my mother's view, she thought it would be a great opportunity for my fathe
so when he went to europe, he received a telegram, saying that they revoked his visa, and that he hadwant, if he wanted to re—enter america. he was very hurt by that. he said, if they are going to treat me like that, i'm not going back. switzerland is the last part of his life, where he didn't do as many films, but he really had the normal life he always wanted. we lived in a bubble. my parents were really in love with each other. he was funny at home. but he was very strict on education. he...
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when i received a telegram, saying, "invited on kangchenjunga expedition, letter following, wants tolieve it. the mountain was prone to avalanches, and its terrain was treacherous — butjoe was fearless. that's me. camp 1 was actually in a crevasse, and while we were there, i decided to go and take a bathroom break, so i walked without any fear until i got round the corner, where there was this massive hole. it was the deepest, biggest crevasse i'd ever seen, and i was standing on the same thin bridge that was on the opposite side of the hole, so i very carefully turned around and tried to make myself weightless and crept back round the corner to where it was solid. but it was very nervy stuff. job and his fellow climber george band stopped just short of the summit. it was a promise they'd made to the nepalese authorities — to respect local beliefs that the peak was home to the gods. i got to the top, but ijust pulled over, and there was just a snow cone rising up about 15 or 20 feet. i shouted down to him, "we're there, george." and the feeling is not of whoopee — you just think, "i
when i received a telegram, saying, "invited on kangchenjunga expedition, letter following, wants tolieve it. the mountain was prone to avalanches, and its terrain was treacherous — butjoe was fearless. that's me. camp 1 was actually in a crevasse, and while we were there, i decided to go and take a bathroom break, so i walked without any fear until i got round the corner, where there was this massive hole. it was the deepest, biggest crevasse i'd ever seen, and i was standing on the...
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my father, when i became a press secretary, sent me a telegram. bill, tell the truth if you can but if you can't tell the truth, tell allie. and sometimes i fell into a questionable area. it was never intentional. but it was very difficult. johnson was a different man from trump. although, he has some characteristics, paranoia, the press, ego. he wanted us to relate the important information to it press, and there were far fewer media outlets and more traditional media outlets. you've got the conservative press, right-wing press, breitbart. >> how can we as journalists combat fake news. >> most people if confronted by fact that suverts their belief symptoms, if it challenges their belief system, they will not change what they believe in order to acknowledge the fact. why? because our belief systems sustain us day by day. our religious views, our political bias, our understanding of science. we stick with our belief system, which supports us in a very turbulent world, and facts can be very disturbing. facts can upset your world view. and unless you
my father, when i became a press secretary, sent me a telegram. bill, tell the truth if you can but if you can't tell the truth, tell allie. and sometimes i fell into a questionable area. it was never intentional. but it was very difficult. johnson was a different man from trump. although, he has some characteristics, paranoia, the press, ego. he wanted us to relate the important information to it press, and there were far fewer media outlets and more traditional media outlets. you've got the...
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in a telegram to theresa may, president putin offered to step up pressure's counterterrorism cooperationheir condolences and support. japan's prime minister said this week's g—7 meeting in italy would show their determination to stand up to terrorism. the president of japan stand up to terrorism. the president ofjapan said stand up to terrorism. the president of japan said china stand up to terrorism. the president ofjapan said china stood stand up to terrorism. the president of japan said china stood with britain at this time. and in canberra, the prime minister there condemned what he called a vile attack directed at teenagers. this is an attack on innocence. this surely, there is no crime more reprehensible than the murder of children. this is a direct and brutal attack on young people everywhere, on freedom everywhere. it was a message that echoed around the world, on social media. we were hearing from daniel sandford, the tragic news that what we think is the youngest victim of the attack was just eight years old. saffy rusoss, who was from lancashire. a primary school child from la
in a telegram to theresa may, president putin offered to step up pressure's counterterrorism cooperationheir condolences and support. japan's prime minister said this week's g—7 meeting in italy would show their determination to stand up to terrorism. the president of japan stand up to terrorism. the president ofjapan said stand up to terrorism. the president of japan said china stand up to terrorism. the president ofjapan said china stood stand up to terrorism. the president of japan said...
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letters and telegrams are not the only forgeries. the east this time, german and czechoslovakia intelligence service stopped a worldwide campaign to undermine -- to paralyze the alterations of cia. at the time, the east germans came to publicist -- publish a book. the information came from czechoslovakian archives. under the soviet supervision. other can watch this and american history programs on our website where all of our video is archived. that is c-span.org/history. american history tv was recently at ford's theatre in washington dc for the 20th anniversary symposium hosted by the abraham lincoln institute and the ford theater society. next, a panel featuring speakers from the symposium discussing the president's life, career and legacy. this is followed by a brief ceremony awarding lee kim scholars. it is about 45 minute. my name is fred martin and i am the president of the abraham lincoln institute and the author of abraham lincoln's path to reelection in 1864, and i'm here to moderate the panel of distinguished scholars. and
letters and telegrams are not the only forgeries. the east this time, german and czechoslovakia intelligence service stopped a worldwide campaign to undermine -- to paralyze the alterations of cia. at the time, the east germans came to publicist -- publish a book. the information came from czechoslovakian archives. under the soviet supervision. other can watch this and american history programs on our website where all of our video is archived. that is c-span.org/history. american history tv...
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he talks about how they could even intercept telegrams. it's got more sophisticated then, he says it's necessary and important the united states look abroad at potential enemies, we must know at the same time that capability that anytime could be turned around on the american people and no american would have any privacy left. such is the capability to monitor everything, telephone conversations, telegrams, doesn't matter, there would be no place to hide. then he says if this government ever became a tyranny, if an authoritarian ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity of the intelligence communities of the government could enable it to impose total tyranny and there would be no way to fight back because the most careful efforts to combine together in resistance no matter how privately it was done is within the reach of the government to know. such is the capability of thistechnology . i don't ever want to see this country go across that bridge. i know the capacity is there could make total tyranny in america and we mus
he talks about how they could even intercept telegrams. it's got more sophisticated then, he says it's necessary and important the united states look abroad at potential enemies, we must know at the same time that capability that anytime could be turned around on the american people and no american would have any privacy left. such is the capability to monitor everything, telephone conversations, telegrams, doesn't matter, there would be no place to hide. then he says if this government ever...
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intelligence services are convinced that the germans have their hand in long before the zimmerman telegram of years, so it is an interesting thing because number one, talking about prejudice before the war, it is believed in the intelligence services mexicans can't pull anything off on the border. they need some supervision and they are behind everything going on down there so it is a sensation with what is going on in mexico. meanwhile, by 17 the french are on a breaking point and that is a moment to talk about. so the germans realize right before we come to the war that the united states is probably leaning on coming in. a lot of people will say about world war i the united states did do much. they were my kind of involved in the last months of the war. essentially 47 days of combat depending on the big flush and how you are counting. but america doesn't do much. that isn't totally true. you will often find the cat in the field of an 18 pounder because of the number of shells that are fired. i will tell you i would give you even odds when you pick one of the mathem out and look at it is
intelligence services are convinced that the germans have their hand in long before the zimmerman telegram of years, so it is an interesting thing because number one, talking about prejudice before the war, it is believed in the intelligence services mexicans can't pull anything off on the border. they need some supervision and they are behind everything going on down there so it is a sensation with what is going on in mexico. meanwhile, by 17 the french are on a breaking point and that is a...
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today, he's receiving messages from the president of chile, he had a telegram from president putin ofill meet a lot of people, and get messages from people from all over the world. what is your thinking when it comes to pm? it's a very symbolic position at a time when he doesn't have a party, he has a movement. he says he has someone in his mind, i will tell ——will not tell you what he has in his mind. we don't know. he want somebody to be strong, politically strong, to make sure they have experience with parliament. as you know, we have elections coming up, parliamentary elections. that is now our battle. to reform france, present macron wants to have a strong majority, that is the key issue here. we won the election, we understand that this country is angry and expecting a lot of things. we want to build something new which is going to be about to be reform france. with that in mind, in the pictures we have seen today, he is close thing he will lean left, is he someone who can bring the right? the symbol is much more what happened. it is not necessarily about being close to higham.
today, he's receiving messages from the president of chile, he had a telegram from president putin ofill meet a lot of people, and get messages from people from all over the world. what is your thinking when it comes to pm? it's a very symbolic position at a time when he doesn't have a party, he has a movement. he says he has someone in his mind, i will tell ——will not tell you what he has in his mind. we don't know. he want somebody to be strong, politically strong, to make sure they have...
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in a brief time came his answer and this is what lincoln wrote in a telegram to herndon: i'll write, go ahead. we will meet you, radicals and all. at that meeting on february 22, 1856, which happened to be george washington's birthday, george snyder, the editor of the leading german language newspaper in illinois proposed a plan to denounce the know nothings and the nativists present at the meeting opposed it. the conference to create the republican party threatened to collapse. schneider announced he would finally submit his resolution to lincoln and abide by his decision. gentlemen declared lincoln, the resolution introduced by mr. snyder is nothing new. it is already contained in the declaration of independence. this declaration of mr. lincoln, schneider recalled, saved the resolution and in fact helped to establish the new party on the most liberal democratic basis. therefore, lincoln's judgment made possible the creation of the illinois republican party, which became the instrument that would in four years carry him to the republican nomination for president, but he could not fo
in a brief time came his answer and this is what lincoln wrote in a telegram to herndon: i'll write, go ahead. we will meet you, radicals and all. at that meeting on february 22, 1856, which happened to be george washington's birthday, george snyder, the editor of the leading german language newspaper in illinois proposed a plan to denounce the know nothings and the nativists present at the meeting opposed it. the conference to create the republican party threatened to collapse. schneider...
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. >> i'm with prime policy group, i don't believe i heard you mention the zimmerman telegram as reason why we got involved in the war. how much credit do you get that as a reason beyond unrestricted summary warfare? --submarine warfare? >> not much. that is the german offer to mexico to come into the war, if they came into the war they would recover their lost provinces. texas, arizona and new mexico. they did not mention california. that caused a sensation and certain papers like the "chicago tribune" converted to intervention. as far as we can tell it did not change many minds. >> back of the moon -- back of the room, ellen? >> thanks, jim. i went to just briefly mentioned the story of henry simpson stepping down as secretary of war to serve in an artillery battalion in france. at the time, was that scene as heroic, sentimental or foolish and whether or not there were any other senior american officials that wanted to experience the war? >> he had not been secretary of war since 1915. >> he served in france and came back and served as the government again, i thought there was a conne
. >> i'm with prime policy group, i don't believe i heard you mention the zimmerman telegram as reason why we got involved in the war. how much credit do you get that as a reason beyond unrestricted summary warfare? --submarine warfare? >> not much. that is the german offer to mexico to come into the war, if they came into the war they would recover their lost provinces. texas, arizona and new mexico. they did not mention california. that caused a sensation and certain papers like...
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then you have the zimmerman telegram which is offering mexico part of the southwest if they would join germany in the war against the united states, but it was conditional. , considero war joining us. we might have the japanese. they were trying to keep wilson opinion was public at don by the east coast newspapers in charge of the war. they began to tell there was a thinking without warning where 15 died. the people were brutal. and then we have the russian revolution, the czar chucked off the throne by our calendar arch 15, -- march 15, and americans thought it was a thunderclap, a democracy in russia. democracy has taken root overnight. it is incumbent upon the u.s. not only to support russia psychologically, but we should enter the fight to protect and extend democracy for the rest of europe. that is the tipping point. we have the election of 1916 and wilson running as a person that kept us out of the war. michael gives us a sense of how wilson was in measure with the police coalition, then we are in -- the peace coalition, then it is 1917. what should we make of wilson? was he chan
then you have the zimmerman telegram which is offering mexico part of the southwest if they would join germany in the war against the united states, but it was conditional. , considero war joining us. we might have the japanese. they were trying to keep wilson opinion was public at don by the east coast newspapers in charge of the war. they began to tell there was a thinking without warning where 15 died. the people were brutal. and then we have the russian revolution, the czar chucked off the...
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intelligence services are convinced that the germans have their hand in them, long before the zimmerman telegram appears. so it is really an interesting thing because number one, talking about prejudices before the war, it's generally believed in the intelligence services that the mexicans can't pull anything off on the mechanic can border, they need real supervision. that real supervision is germans and there germany is behind everything going on down there and fixation of on mexico. by '17 the french are on the breaking point. that is a moment to talk about. so in '1 117, the germ -- '17 germans realize the that the nights is probably coming in. united states didn't do much. they're only involved in the last months of the war, essentially, 47 days of combat, depending on the big push and how you're counting but, america doesn't do much. well that is not totally true. we're the biggest supplier of the british in world war i. britain spends most of its war budget in the u.s. in fact one of my favorite hobbies on battlefield walking if you walk out on the somm you will find a nose cap in the fiel
intelligence services are convinced that the germans have their hand in them, long before the zimmerman telegram appears. so it is really an interesting thing because number one, talking about prejudices before the war, it's generally believed in the intelligence services that the mexicans can't pull anything off on the mechanic can border, they need real supervision. that real supervision is germans and there germany is behind everything going on down there and fixation of on mexico. by '17...
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what is important, about a year later when the zimmerman telegram is released it will confirm all of these fears. it will confirm people like "life" magazine who were doing this were not paranoid. the germans really did want to do this. this is really important because in my view, jennifer alluded to it a little bit, the american people are willing to go to war in 1917 to stop this. november 11th 1918 germany declares am ma cities, lay their weapons down, we think we accomplished it. we celebrate veterans day on november 11th, use toed be armistice day. americans are demanding return of their sons from overseas, their job is done. second phase, wilson wants to do, losing the peace, the american people were not clear that is the controversial part. let me end on this. this is mary roberts reinhardt again in march of 1917. she wrote this piece in february much 191, two months before president wilson asked for declaration of war. in my opinion, wilson is two months behind the american people at least. this is what she wrote. we have virtually at war, by the time this is published, perha
what is important, about a year later when the zimmerman telegram is released it will confirm all of these fears. it will confirm people like "life" magazine who were doing this were not paranoid. the germans really did want to do this. this is really important because in my view, jennifer alluded to it a little bit, the american people are willing to go to war in 1917 to stop this. november 11th 1918 germany declares am ma cities, lay their weapons down, we think we accomplished it....
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just about an hour ago releasing that statement on their official telegram channel. somewhat unusual move. but they're putting a lot of energy behind circulating these claims in various languages right now. but no evidence whatsoever offered that they were behind this and they're not identifying the fighting name or anything like that of the perpetrator, so maybe they have seen all these media reports and they are being opportunistic here. >> they are leaving israel right now to continue his first overseas trip. he is heading to rome very shortly. mike baker, to you, the fact that there is now a second person under arrest, the suicide bomber died in the attack. isis claims responsibility. whether or not there is valid or not, what does that tell you? >> well, i've worked with mi-5 and mi-6 over the years and they have moved remarkably quickly on this one. eight or nine hours after the attack in talking with contacts that i have over there, they had identified the attacker. they started moving on talking with people who knew him, who were associated with him. they sta
just about an hour ago releasing that statement on their official telegram channel. somewhat unusual move. but they're putting a lot of energy behind circulating these claims in various languages right now. but no evidence whatsoever offered that they were behind this and they're not identifying the fighting name or anything like that of the perpetrator, so maybe they have seen all these media reports and they are being opportunistic here. >> they are leaving israel right now to continue...
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talk about how to intercept telegrams. has got more sophisticated than look abroad that the potential enemies we must know what that capability at any time could be turned around an american people and no american would have any privacy left such as the capability to monitor everything. baird be no place to hide. then he says if this ever ever became if the authoritarian never took charge of the technological capacity could enable that because to combine with the resistance of the government is the reach for the government to know such as the capability of this technology i don't want to see that technology go across the bridge to see what they possess under proper supervision so whenever cross over. it sums up the career working at many levels to make sure this technology operated within the law and under proper supervision that we never crossover. so your job is to make sure but the capable -- capabilities group -- grew. >> there is a lot to unpacked. for one instance you got what senator church said. that nsa only neede
talk about how to intercept telegrams. has got more sophisticated than look abroad that the potential enemies we must know what that capability at any time could be turned around an american people and no american would have any privacy left such as the capability to monitor everything. baird be no place to hide. then he says if this ever ever became if the authoritarian never took charge of the technological capacity could enable that because to combine with the resistance of the government is...
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there are examples of telegrams from textile workers in russia in solidarity with workers. it was something that communists elsewhere were aware of. there are several photos, and i think one or two articles, about it in paris. italianbe interested in communists, but the 1920's was not the best time to find communist newspapers in italy. it was also in international press correspondents. it was something the communist used internationally. so -- yes. roleam interested in the of the ifp and almost a saving grace for the workers. they carried out their nonsectarian defense, but with a very sharp class understanding. they recognized the working class and the press had a common enemy. wereould you deeply, they uncompromising. but tactically rather flexible. overhere was this debate weisbord and the utw. so i am interested in comparing that to the aclu's approach as another defense organization, which was based on free speech politicians. and on the other side, those canon learned were applied in 1934 in the minneapolis strike. i.l.e. wasf: the founded in 1925, right before the s
there are examples of telegrams from textile workers in russia in solidarity with workers. it was something that communists elsewhere were aware of. there are several photos, and i think one or two articles, about it in paris. italianbe interested in communists, but the 1920's was not the best time to find communist newspapers in italy. it was also in international press correspondents. it was something the communist used internationally. so -- yes. roleam interested in the of the ifp and...
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because of roosevelt's status as a president he received letters and telegrams from other kings and so forth but there was one letter i wanted to include that shows a side of him as well that really touched me. apparently, teddy would mostly send back a one sentence thank you for your message but he really responded to this woman. i will quote a few sentences from a four page letter and he is saying the loss is hard on mrs. roosevelt. clinton was her baby. the last child left in the home nest. the night before he sailed a year ago she did as she has always done, went upstairs to talk him into bed. that he was laughing gentle hearted boy. he was always thoughtful and considerate with those with whom he came into contact. it is hard to open the letters coming from those you love who are dead. this is common, the pilots killed, and keep getting the letters, they were notified. but the last letters written during his 3 weeks at the front when of his squadron on an average man was killed every day, written with real joy of the great adventure, engaged to a fine anti-character, heartbreaking
because of roosevelt's status as a president he received letters and telegrams from other kings and so forth but there was one letter i wanted to include that shows a side of him as well that really touched me. apparently, teddy would mostly send back a one sentence thank you for your message but he really responded to this woman. i will quote a few sentences from a four page letter and he is saying the loss is hard on mrs. roosevelt. clinton was her baby. the last child left in the home nest....
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you know, kennan wrote in his famous long telegram that our problem with these people isn't that they'rey're russian. [laughter] that hasn't changed a single bit. paul: all right. walter russell mead, thanks for coming. >> thank you. paul: still ahead, barack obama paul: still ahead, barack obama and hillary clinton both making earning your cash back shouldn't be this complicated. yet some cards limit where you earn bonus cash back to a few places. and then, change those places every few months. enough with that! with quicksilver from capital one you've always earned unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. welcome to unlimited what's in your wallet? and the wolf huffed like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is fo
you know, kennan wrote in his famous long telegram that our problem with these people isn't that they'rey're russian. [laughter] that hasn't changed a single bit. paul: all right. walter russell mead, thanks for coming. >> thank you. paul: still ahead, barack obama paul: still ahead, barack obama and hillary clinton both making earning your cash back shouldn't be this complicated. yet some cards limit where you earn bonus cash back to a few places. and then, change those places every few...