it's about 55 minutes. >> i'm david, president of the museum of american finance. welcome back to the luncheon and learning series and to the university of central oklahoma. thank you for coming. please join us again everyone next week on the 26th we are going to continue the lunch and learn a series of the director of the archival melanie has been. should be fascinating. this is a historic banking house again a week from this thursday. in the defendant 24 upcoming we will be screening they're rediscovering to a alexander hamilton. this is the pps document recently released and questions can be answered because the producer director will be in the house. now turning attention to today and matthew algeo and the president is a sick man this is mathews third book. his second, harry truman's excellent adventure which traced the trip in 1953 that got a lot of great press, and in 2009 the "washington post" called it one of the best books of the year. and additionally before that he wrote a book about four years and football and the steeples which was a combination of the

so it was very helpful to me, the museum of american finance. and i am a member, a proud member, that's why i got in for free today. [laughter] before i talk about grover who was a very interesting person, i should probably tell you a little bit about a much less interesting person. that would be me. as david said, my wife is a foreign service officer, so we move around a lot. i, my name is algeo, everybody thinks it's italian. it's actually irish. the o is on the wrong end, i know. my grandparents were from the knot of ireland -- north of ireland, and actually have irish citizenship. and i spent a year back in ireland in the 1990s as a freelance reporter. i should do this because it largely consisted of drinking a lot of beer for a year. but there was something interesting that i found out about having an unusual irish name in ireland. i had to get an identity card, so i went to the dmv, and they were very organized. they had three lines, and it was all according to the first letter of your last name, and the first line was a-l, the second line

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and that david petraeus continued to spend the iraqi money six months after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four. moscow is concerned with washington's reluctance to consider proposals for a joint anti-missile defense system in europe the u.s. and nato claim the proposal could sand off a potential attack from iran however russia is worried the plans could pose a threat to national security. the phase adoptive approach to missile defense is broken up into two parts number one and number two where the. potency interceptors the plus one interceptor. are on line from phases three and four where the higher speed interceptors will be brought online and our analysis shows if the system is reconfigured a little bit that it will have some ability against russian i.c.b.m. so there is some. legitimate concern from from the russian side as to the technical ability in principle of the

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and that david petraeus continued to spend the iraqi money six months after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four. rick young from voice of russia radio believes iraq has a legal right to the cash i would say they probably have some legal claim to that money and a legitimate claim to go to court the u.s. has already said that it took those the money from the oil that from those from the oil fields they've already taken that money they seized it in the sanctions against of hussein's iraq so the money is legitimately the iraqis the question is again if the u.s. government can find the money they'll have to come up with it some way so my feeling is that. they do have some claim to this money some legal claim and it's going to take some time to want to the courts which have records they choose to go through probably international courts to get this money back police in the u.s.

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and that david petraeus continued to spend iraqi money six months after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four just finding all this money was really sorry we already just what as you want is a real events a very interesting point because we are almost out of iraq money and many of the iraqi officials are now saying that they want to go to court and to reclaim that money because they say that money came from iraqi oil sales from seize the rocky assets do you think that they do have a case and do you think they would ever see this money back. what they want to do is absolutely go to court it is their money it was it was in u.s. banks that was withheld from iraq during the food for oil program and if it was my money i'd go to court to get it of course we'll probably have to borrow the money from china to give it to him. brother really interesting to hear what you have to say t

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and david petraeus continued to spend the iraqi money six months a year after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four. iraq also leads our top stories from around the world and at least eight people have been killed during an attack on a government compound east of the capital baghdad dozens more were injured as people gathered for a weekly provincial council meeting to car bombs clear the way for insurgents to storm to have quaters followed shortly by twin suicide blasts inside the building they attack near and earlier a bombing in march which claimed fifty eight lives. seven republican presidential candidates have gathered for the first debate of the twelfth campaign the hopefuls criticized president obama over his handling of the economy and health care reform as well as his policies in afghanistan and libya however critics say the candidates focus too much on its hacking

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and that david petraeus continued to spend the iraqi money six months after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four. and iraq also leads our top stories from around the world at least eight people were killed during an attack on a government compound about fifty kilometers from the capital baghdad dozens more were injured as people gathered for a weekly provincial council meeting two car bombs cleared at the way for insurgents to storm the headquarters followed shortly by twin suicide blasts inside the building the attack mirrored an earlier al qaeda bombing in march which claimed fifty eight lives. in china migrant workers and security forces have clashed in a town northwest of hong kong reports say hundreds of protesters took part in a rally against police brutality several emergency vehicles were torched during the incident with police using tear gas to disperse the demons

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and that david petraeus continued to spend the iraqi money six months after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four. in watching r.t. live from the very heart of moscow here's what we have ahead for you this hour with the media craze in america flaring around a sex related scandal involving a senator questions are being raised over whether news outlets are turning into gossip mills. talked to a russian left with permanent disability when a u.s. consul general allegedly ran down in the russian city of light of a star more or less a little later. europe is seeing a surge in anti israeli sentiment with a growing clamor for governments to stop turning a blind eye to the occupation of palestinian land activists say they want actions not words and in the morning an embargo on exports from illegal settlements but as daniel bushell reports politicians are remaining tight lipped on th

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and that david petraeus continued to spend iraqi money six months a year after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four and staying in the u.s. police there of close investigation into the so-called sexting cases dominated national headlines for over two weeks now and then senate said tweeted a racy photo of himself triggering a media rush that overshadowed world news including the war in libya and the violence in syria thought he's got to look at where priorities lie in the american media but he doesn't know if the american media can't get enough of anthony weiner's crotch shot the married u.s. congressman had sent this lewd photo to a young woman via twitter a story made it perfectly fact again don't think the shameless cover up this is a twitter hoax a prank that was done i am the victim of this poor girls the victim of a subsequent embarrassing come fashion last friday nig

american finance and budget official during this period of time and he told me that when david petraeus was there there was no accountability at all for american money and that david petraeus continued to spend the iraqi money six months after the c.p.a. the coalition provisional authority had been shut down in june of zero four. well the situation in iraq is also leading our top world story today in a time when a government compound in the town of baquba has left at least nine people dead and seventeen injured two car bombs went off outside the compound it's a weekly provincial council meeting in the town which lies just northeast of baghdad but last cleared the way for suicide bombers to enter the compound causing it to further explosions. the japanese cabinet has approved a plan to help the operator of the fukushima nuclear plant to pay billions of dollars in compensation to the victims of the disaster tepco will now receive government subsidies as well as contributions from the private sector the firm has been waiting for official approval to begin making payments to those affected

and then held a high profile position with an american finance company in india. >> kirk, what do you of your nephew? >> are we on camera? >> this visit home in june of 2003 was the last time kirk's family saw him alive. >> nearly six months later, he took his own life. hanging himself from a fan in his apartment in new delhi. kirk murphy was 38 years old. >> i used to spend so much time thinking why would he kill himself at the age of 38? it doesn't make any sense to me. what i now think is i don't know how he made it that long. >> tomorrow night, part two of our investigation, how does george now respond to the family's allegation that his family led to kirk's suicide? we tracked him down in florida. that is tomorrow night on the program. >>> still ahead, a search for a blogger who calls herself gay girl in damascus. plus, a plea deal for willie nelson and his pot possession case. and "ridicu-list" tonight, the people you don't want to sit next to at the movies. >>> check in with isha for some of the other stories we're following tonight. >>> in texas, authorities now say they've tu

air force and then healed high-profile position with an american finance company in india. you think of your nephew? >> he's taking pictures. >> this visit home in 2003 was the last time curt's family saw him alive. nearly six months later he took his own life. hanging himself from a fan in his apartment in new delhi. curt murphy was 38 years old. >> i used to spend so much time thinking why would he kill himself at the age of 38. doesn't make any sense to me. what i now think is i don't know how he made it that long. >> tune in tomorrow night. the response to the family's allegation that his therapy ultimately led to curt's suicide. until cnn told him of the suicide, the doctor said he did not know that the little boy he has often cited as a success ended up taking his own life. that's tomorrow night 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. coming up next my conversation with the paralyzed baseball player just drafted by the texas rangers. what he said when i asked him if he thinks he'll ever play or walk again. but first, every day millions of children around the world pick

. >> reporter: nyu professor of financial history, chairman of the museum of american finance on wallear these ads that say the world is to come to an end, we're going to have hyperinflation so you better buy gold. that's fear. >> the dollar has lost 20% of its value in just the past ten years. >> reporter: rosalyn capital's ads feature g.gordon lidy the former watergate conspiracy. he also talks of gold on his radio show. do you buy gold out of fear? >> no. i buy gold out of prudence. >> reporter: here's the thinking among people. the u.s. is printing too much money. that's hurting the dollar's value. we're headed toward inflation. couple that with instability overseas and growth in china and india, and some believe that makes gold very attractive. >> i think the trend is clearly up over the next few months. >> reporter: jeffrey nichols is an advisor to rosalyn capital. he suggests investors put 5-10% of their portfolio in gold. you're not advocateor for people to go out and put their entire worth into gold. >> absolutely not. nor would i advocate them to put their entire wore even i

he can get past the primaries but t is probably right, >> mi romney bring to the the american people. >> one, finance experience. 25 years of experience in gh finance,meum finance, w finance. that means he has finance experience as a candidate who knows how to fix theconomy. two, presidential campai peen. esonis the romney still the front-runner? >> he's a stronger front-runner than i expected a month or two ago. nationally he's picked up a pi in new hampshire he's genuinely in a front-runner-like position now. he's at 40 and the others are wnat10. but john, the opening in this race is not for n ntan e motorbike ad is actually a metaphor because you don't know whe 'scome from or where he's going in the ad! >> looks good, though! >> he will be look for a state th cat purchase the opening is for rick pey,who could eclipse tipaw ley d potentially be a real competitor to mitt romney. >> what lle ? >> you know, i don't think he's made the choice, but 's going to be very, very tempting for m toetn. >> what do you think? >> i hi huntsman has a first- class intelligence and temperament, as eleanor said he ta

air force and then held a high-profile position with an american finance company in india. >> kirk whatour new nephew? >> reporter: this visit home in june of 2003 was the last time kirk's family saw him alive. nearly six months later, he took his own life. hanging himself from a fan in his apartment in new delhi. kirk mu kirk murphy was 3 year 8 years >> why would he kill himself at 38 years old. doesn't make any sense to me. what i now think is, i don't know how he made it that long. >>> and tonight on "ac 360" you can see part two of anderson cooper's special investigation. how does the doctor respond to the family's allegation? that his therapy led to kirk's suicide? we tracked him down to florida to find out and you'll find out tonight on "anderson cooper 360." >>> and to the tune ofs 3ds 20 million per month spent wisely in afghanistan? don't bet on it. results of a stinging congressional report coming your way next. a taillight... ..we make a sculpture. we don't just make a sunroof... ..we make the heavens wide. we don't just make a crossover... ..we make a statement. the cadilla

if we go into a double-dip recession americans finances ab really wrecked. know where the bottom is, what is going to be the tipping point? is it the consumer, is that the sign that things are better and on really a road to recovery? >> i think all eyes right now are focused on washington. can they get a debt deal done to get this debt down by hopefully 2, 3, 4, $5 trillion. can the president and the congress fix our abomination of a tax code so we have more growth and investment here. can we do something about the regulations that are prohibiting the businesses from expanding and engaging in new april rations, whether it's p in mini, drilling, other types of things. it all is right in the president's hands. if he can negotiate some of these deals to get the economy moving again, if it's just going to be class warfare on the reach i think the american consumer and the american economy continues to contract. jenna: and we'll embrace the zombie status for a little while. >> how about you, jenna are you a zombie consumer yet. jenna: a little bit. can you be hal

place and maybe you won't go broke is sound he sounds like louis the fifteenth you know he financed the american revolution and what happened his head got chopped off because the nation went broke one of the economics here in other words the point supposedly is that you free the people and it creates a a bump in global g.d.p. and the us benefits through this down the road at some point it's not that the us is just renting it's psychopath excess district armed militia and mercenaries for a few days and now they want to get paid is blackwater just a pay for assassination squad another they're saying that oh you didn't pay us the money for it we rented out our assassins to go kill us and mayhem in your country you know us money orders or i thought this was some political angle to it no it's a collapse of an empire this is how rome fell apart and i actually want to show you this little video to introduce you to dana rohrbacher so you know who he is this is him performing a song that he wrote and is singing god bless our freedom and god bless the people who were. god bless the folks who built this gr