>> our guest today, general ann dunwoody, has scored a number of firsts. she is the first woman in u.s. military history to achieve the four-star rank, she was the first woman to command a battalion in the 82nd airborne division, and she was the first woman to command the combined arm support command. for the last four years of her active duty, ann helded the u.s. army material command. now retired, she was in charge of the largest global logistics command in the army comprised of 69000 military and civilians located in all 50 states and more than 140 countries. she managed a budget of $60 billion. i'm jealous. and was responsible for oversight of approximately $70 billion in service contracts. army chief of staff general ray odierno called ann quite simply the best loy sticks the army has ever had. and has pads -- ann has passed on some of the strategies she used to earn this praise in her new book. walter isaacson, president and ceo of the aspen institute and author of "the innovators," has said that ann's book show that is the general's commitment to an

please welcome ann dunwoody. [applause] >> good afternoon. good afternoon they give for the invitation to be here with you today provide of this institution is an eternal part of our free society where ideas of every friday and expression from founding fathers to my humble presentation today find a home. in the military i spend my time at that impressive as the building on the other side of the river. they give for the kind introduction. if my mom was there she would have believed every word but my brothers and sisters would wonder who you are talking about. i appreciate the opportunity to be here today to introduce my new book "a higher standard". over two years in the making and 40 years of living i am curious to know how many of you have written a book? , if you're thinking about it? these words are for you. for those at half completed a book that now know how hard that is and if you were thinking about about it speak to those who have. quite frankly i never thought i would write one when i was elected to the promotion of general it seemed

bless welcome ann dunwoody. [applause] >> oh. good afternoon. good afternoon. i want to start by saying thanks for theth invitation. i know this great institution is such an integral part of our free society. p a place where ideas and of every have right. variety and expression from historical documents from our founding fathers to my humble presentation today find a home. in the military i spent my fair share of time in the city, albeit most of it in that less impressive building on the other side of the river known to all of us as the pentagon. david, thank you for that kind introduction. if my mom was here, she would have believed every word of it. [laughter] my brothers and sisters, on the other hand, would be wondering who the heck you're talking about. [laughter] now, i really appreciate the opportunity to be here today to introduce my new book, "a higher standard." over two years in the making, over 40 years of living. but i'm just curious to know how many of you have written a book. how many are you are thinking of writing a book? these words are for yo

ann dunwoody reached four star general.rica's first female four-star general. i sat down with the general to talk about trail she blazed and what it takes to succeed. >> i'm not the first one. when i got promoted i said i may be the first but i'm certainly not the last. now three others two in the air force and one in the navy and i'm sure more in the making. >> that's not nearly enough. >> they didn't integrate women into the regular army until right after i joined the army in 1975. so women denominator didn't have the opportunity to have the same career path as their male counter-parts as i did. the army i think, is about to open all roles to women, including combat roles, including army ranger program. there are some who say that's crazy. what do you say? >> the guidance actually from the secretary of defense at the time was that all services would open all career fields and schools to women unless they could come back and justify why not. i believe that if a woman is capable, she should be given the opportunity. what is

general ann dunwoody served in the u.s.budget of $60 million and commanded 69,000 individuals across the world. her new book is entitled "a higher standard." the phase the coo sheryl sandberg says in the forward -- i concluded my book with the hope that in the future there would be no e-mail leaders, just leaders. i did not know and -- i did not know ann when i wrote that -- alix: you are very intimidating to have onset, i must say. general dunwoody: it's great to be here. alix: you wanted to be a gymnast and coach, how did you wind up a four-star general? general dunwoody: i was a tomboy and i loved sports. i decided i was going to be a coach and went to one of the best schools in the country for physical education and the army was trying to come -- trying to recruit women after vietnam. they made me a deal -- $500 a month during my senior year in college. it was a two-year commitment and they would teach me to jump out of airplanes. i thought it was a two-year detour. alix: what made you stay? general dunwoody: in my very

please welcome ann dunwoody. [applause] >> every variety of expression. i will be at most of it. the less impressive building is the pentagon. thank you for that kind introduction. if my mom if my mom was here she would have believed every word of it. my brothers and sisters on the other hand would be wondering who the heck you are talking about. i appreciate the opportunity to be here to introduce my new book a higher standard. over two years in the making 40 years of living. i'm curious how many of you have written the book? how many of you are thinking of writing a book? these words are for you. for the ones that have completed a book congratulations because i now know how hard that is. for those thinking about it, you may want to speak to those who have. quite frankly, i never thought it would write a book. when i was selected writing a book, seem to be a foregone conclusion. i had a unique vantage.and great story to tell. writing a book is no cakewalk no easy task. task. it takes serious commitment personal investment of time, heart, and soul. without that investment you may

and sunday evening at 10:00 ann dunwoody talks about her life and military career. on american history tv on cspan3, saturday at 4:45 eastern on oral histories, remembering the liberation of nazi concentration camps with interview of curt klein who as a teenager escaped german persecution of jews by coming to the u.s. lost his parents in auschwitz, and as interrogate or for the army, questioned hitler's personal driver. sunday at 2:00 70th anniversary of world war ii in europe with dignitaries and veterans commemorating the event at the world war ii memorial in washington, d.c. get the complete schedule at cspan.org. >>> the president of iraq's semi autonomous region of kurdistan spoke at the council on foreign relations in washington, d.c. about kurdistan's role fighting isis and their hope to achieve independence from iraq. this is an hour. >> good afternoon everyone. i am washington bureau chief of "the wall street journal." as you all know i have a special guest today, president of the kurdistan region of iraq and it is a pleasure and honor to have you with us,

and then ann dunwoody. talks about her life and military career. american history tv saturday at 4:45 eastern on oral histories, remembering the liberation of nazi concentration camps with interview of curt klein who as a teenager escaped german persecution of jews by coming to the u.s., lost his parents, as interrogate or for the army questioned hitler's personal driver. sunday at 2:00 the anniversary of world war ii in europe w with dignitaries and veterans commemorating the event in washington, d.c. get the complete schedule at cspan.org. >>> tuesday the manhattan institute for policy research hosted a forum on the future of america's black community. the event marks the 50th anniversary of a study on black america conducted by johnson administration labor secretary daniel patrick moynihan who later represented new york in the u.s. senate. this panel focuses on restoring the family. it is just over an hour. >>> just want to keep things moving, if we could take our seats. we will continue with the third panel, then we'll grab a bite. i hope every

sunday evening at 10:00 ann dunwoody talks about her life in military career. american history cspan3, saturday afternoon 4:45 eastern, oral histories remembering concentration camps with an interview with kurt klein. lost his parents and as an interrogator for the u.s. army questioned hitler's personal driver. sunday afternoon at 2, the 70th anniversary with dignitaries and veterans commemorating the event. get our complete schedule at cspan.org. >> jeb bush was one of the featured speakers at the national reviews ideas summit last week. the florida governor discussed a number of pop rancics including his potential run for the white house. >> we're ready for the next portion. two terms as florida governor, he's the reform governor in america and we're pleased to have with us today former governor jeb bush. >> thanks. so we have some journalist here so trying to have a question of sufficient gravity. this is what i came up with. has w ever painted you and if you run for president and if you're elected, will you consider having him do your official portrait? >>

and sunday evening at 10:00 ann dunwoody, the first female four-star general, talks about her life and military career. and on american history tv on c-span 3 saturday afternoon at 4:45 eastern on "oral histories," remembering the liberation of nazi concentration camps with an interview of kurt klein, who as a teenager escaped the german persecution of jews by coming to the u.s. lost his parents in auschwitz, and as an interrogator for the u.s. army questioned hitler's personal driver. and the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii in europe with dignitaries and veterans commemorating the event in washington, d.c. get our complete schedule at cspan.org. >>> more of that washington college of law event at american university. this panel looks at if digital technology in government surveillance has outpaced today's privacy protection laws including the constitution's fourth amendment that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. you can see all of this event at cspan.org. >> national constitution center is a unique place. it was founded by congress to disseminate information ab

eastern, on book tv's after words, jon krakauer on sexual assaults and sunday evening at 10:00 ann dunwoody. and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday afternoon at 4:45 eastern, an oral history remembering the liberation of nazi concentration camps with an interview of kurt klein, lost his parents in auschwitz and as an interrogator for the u.s. army questioned hitler's personal driver and the end of world war ii in europe with commemorcommemoration of the event at the memorial in washington, d.c. get our complete schedule at c-span.org. >>> at a senate hearing on rural health care, officials from the centers for medicare and medicaid services and local health providers discussed the challenges of rural hospitals. this senate appropriations subcommittee hearing is just under two hours. >> so the appropriations cub committee on labor, health and human services education related agencies will come to order. glad to have all of you this morning. i want to thank the witnesses for appearing before the subcommittee today to discuss the unique health care needs that face rural communities. w

and general and on woody -- and general ann dunwoody talks about her military career.nd saturday on oral histories, remembering the nazi concentration can't with kurt klein, who was a teenager escape to the u.s., lost his parents in auschwitz, and as an interrogator for the u.s. army, weston hitler's personal driver. sunday afternoon at 2:00 the anniversary of the end of world war ii in europe with dignities and veterans commemorating the event at the world war ii memorial in washington, d.c. get our complete schedule at c-span.org or. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th coverage with bio and contact information and twitter handles. also a foldout map of capitol hill and a look at congressional committees. the present's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. we will order your copy today. it is $13.95 plus shipping and handling at c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this morning on a journal, we are taking a deep dive into the criminal justice system, and today, right now, we want to begin with a discussion on sente