in july of this year, the chancellor has asked me to present to the george h.w. bush presidential library a large picture by a renowned german artist. it is photography of george bush, mikael gorbachev, and five copies exist. one of them hangs in the chancellor's office. it was taken on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall in berlin when the leaders met for one last time. they sit in front of three pieces of the former wall in an undefined, huge space. in the picture, presidents and -- in the picture, helmut kohl sits center stage. but if you look closer, you realize it is president bush who actually is in the composition 's center stage. the story of this picture -- the story of vision and leadership and courage and trust is overwhelmingly his. his, and by extension, that of his principal foreign policy advisor at the time, secretary baker. secretary baker, my country will always remember you as one of the fathers of german unification. thank you. [applause] ms. haber: ladies and gentlemen, the friendship goes back a long ways. the united states freed europe

george h.w. bush, george bush and clinton had the same policy towards ukraine. what did president trump and rudy giuliani do, they encouraged president zelensky to go after joe biden, they encouraged the ukraines to act like thugs. we've lost credibility on the russia issue and on the ukraine issue. >> there's a fiction, right, that there is no direct line to the president, when again all the people carrying out the policy expressed no doubt that the direction for this quid pro quo was coming from the white house. gordon sondland said so. i want to play some sounds by david holmes. he got a bit wobbly on that and republicans jumped on that. listen to david holmes. >> he made clear that he had direct and frequent access to president trump and chief of staff mick mulvaney and portrayed himself as the conduit to the president and mr. mulvaney for this group. the official said the order had come from the president and had been conveyed to omb by mr. mulvaney with no further explanation. >> sondland claimed throughout he was acting on the orders of the president. the

i when president george h.w. bush took office in january 1989, it turns out that he had an entirely different attitude. that was one of the biggest surprises of my research, was discovering the way that the bush administration -- when i say bush today i'm talking about george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states, not the son, not george w. bush, the 43rd president of the united states. when george h.w. bush took office, even though in public they said very kind things about the departing president reagan, internally the tone was very different. so internally, president bush, when he took office in 1989, essentially stepped on the brakes. he and his team thought that gorbachev might not be for real and might be trying to lull the united states into a false sense of security and they didn't want to be trapped by the ruse. there was a tiny chance he was for real but he could be dispensed with a single bullet and the soviet union retaped the capability to destroy the united states. so either way, either he w

he served in the george h.w. bush administration 30 years ago, at time of the fall of the berlin wall. he talks to david rubenstein at the diplomacy center foundation in washington, d.c. >> thank you and good evening. it is a pleasure to be here. a terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. it is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. i want to begin by thanking the diplomacy center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in history. but it took time to understand the magnitude of that moment. it is a moment that stands as a tribute to the resilient work, to the incredible men and women behind the diplomatic mission. the people who promote the national security, economic prosperity, and global leadership of the united states. the people in this room and on the front lines al

administration -- and when i'm talkingoday, about george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states, bush,e son, not george w. the 43rd president of the united states. when george h.w. bush took in publicen though they said very kind things about reagan,g president internally the tone was different. internally, president bush, when office in 1989, essentially stepped on the brakes. he and his team thought that gorbachev might not be for real, he might be trying to lull the a false senseinto of security and they didn't want to be trapped by that ruse. was aecided that there tiny chance that he was for real, that he really did want reforms. be dispensed with a single bullet and the south the -- sovietd union retained the capability to destroy the united states. so either way, either he was a real, either way, the result was the same. the new bush team thought they needed to be very wary of him. the new bush team decided to really clean house in a radical way. to local scientists, who aren't interested in the history of this period, who are just

sununu served under george h.w. bush and mr. card under george w. bush. >> the most interesting thing to me was the process that president undertook on all of his decisions. he was a president that listened. he was a president that i could discuss things with, sometimes not agreeing with him. certainly someone who solicited your opinions and try to find all of the views before he solidified his decisions. for me, it was an experience that i call one of the most fun i ever had in my whole life. it was a wonderful time to be chief of staff. the world was changing before our eyes on a daily basis. the soviet union was collapsing. driven primarily by the astute leadership of george h.w. bush. it was fascinating. it was fun. certainly for me, one of the highlights that i constantly look back on. >> i am going to open up by saying that first of all you don't apply to be the president's chief of staff. it is not like the president goes to monster.com to find a chief of staff. i was shcoocked when i was invid to be the chief of staff to george w. bush. when

most of all if you look at the diplomacy that george h.w. bush pursued in the aftermath of that stunning victory of the fall of the wall he knew we had a huge task to perform to try to reunite germany peacefully. as a member of the north atlantic treaty organization he knew that we had to continue to try and achieve a peaceful and to the cold war. i think mikhail gorbachev and i'm sure you may share this view tom but i think mikhail gorbachev will be remembered very well by history because he after all was the first soviet leader who did not elect to use force to keep the empire together. >> i couldn't agree with you more. my first interview was with mikhail gorbachev and one of the things i remember it was medium for the first time and they were putting equipment on him which was not nearly as sophisticated as i reached over to his lapel and change it. i looked anime said mr. gorbachev you have to understand is what i have to do in my job every day. looked at me with a stern appearance and he said mr. brokaw he would not believe what i have to d

chief of staff because i had served under every chief of staff that served ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. >> you can watch this and other american history programs on our went where all our video is archived. that's c-span.org/history. >>> on september 21st, 1976, a car bomb exploded at sheridan circle on embassy row in washington, d.c. just over a mile from the white house. next on american history tv, historian alan mcpherson on his book "ghosts of sheridan circle." how a washington assassination brought terror state to justice. mr. mcpherson gives an illustrated talk at busboys and poets, but first we visit with the author to see where the crime took place and the memorial there for the two victims. >> so, we are literally at the scene of the crime. this is a memorial that was put here by the institute for policy studies. to memorialize the assassination of orlando letelier. at the same time, ronni moffitt, a u.s. citizen, was also killed in this car bomb, and all of this happened here in sheridan circle in the heart of nbc row in washington, d.c. on that morning of september 21st, 19

george h.w. bush, how they were pursued, for belated, and implemented. we are facing similar challenges today. imperative that we recognize the importance of the north atlantic alliance, the importance of american leadership in the world, because that gives us location, it gives the europeans a way to come together, because a lot of those wars started right there in europe. i fear others could happen as well if we do not re-strengthen the north atlantic alliance. it is good to see you, tom. there are a lot of quail in texas waiting for you to get back. [laughter] tom, just a moment. should you decide to run for the presidency, i think you might have some support. [applause] tom brokaw, my friend, tom. i have prepared a number of top questions, and i know how to do it on you. tom, you will understand when i tell you we did not find more satellite time, it is about to expire. i have to thank you for joining us today. tom: my pleasure and my honor. [laughter] sam: he is a great guy. today among reporters

george h.w. bush and margaret thatcher and even gorbachev. so what happened at the white house here? when the word came, how did number 41, george herbert walker bush, react? and how did reporters react to what was happening? and the president's reaction? here is a bit of what happened in the oval office when president bush came out to discuss this situation. let's watch. [video clip] president bush: on the latest news coming out of germany, i welcome the decision by germany. this certainly conforms with the helsinki accord, and we need to move forward now. this wall will have little relevance. it is clearly a good development in terms of human rights, and i after discussing this year with the secretary of state and my national security advisor, i am very pleased with this development. >> [indiscernible] president bush: we have such a close relationship with the federal government that i'm certain we would give it serious consideration. i do not know what they had in think with ai truly open border, it is hard to predict how many will be tryin

jimmy carter and george h.w. bush.ced a transformational candidate and ronald reagan. he was a charismatic person with a solid philosophy from a big state. he had the kind of pixie dust that jimmy carter could have only dreamed of. george h.w. bush had to contend with. although i love the idea -- >> dana: joe biden, slanting greg, what do you make of thi this? >> greg: it's good to see sleepy joe waking up from his nap. he's got his graham crackers and his apple juice. this is his lane. he's got to get in that middle lane instead of saying that this lady is too far left for us. the middle class does need biden. >> dana: she says that she was a public school teacher but she omits the part about working at harvard. >> jesse: it's in his back pocket. she lied about it for her whole career. he's waiting for that and he's going to drop it. >> juan: that's a petty argument. >> jesse: that's not a petty argument. >> juan: remember we were having a conversation about medicare for all. the idea, and i think this is why joe bide

george h.w. bush and margaret thatcher and even gorbachev. so when the word came, how did number 41, george herbert walker bush react? , and how did reporters react to what was happening? and the president's reaction? here is a bit of what happened in the oval office when president bush came out to discuss this situation. let's watch. [video clip] president bush: i have been briefed by the secretary of state, on the latest news out of germany. and of course, i welcome the decision by theast germany to on borders. for those wishing to emigrate or travel. this conforms with the at the ddrccord, th signed. ifthe ddr goes forward, and well-built in 9 -- wall built in 1961 will have very little relevance. it is a good development in terms of human rights, and i must say i am pleased with this development. >> [indiscernible] president bush: we have such a close relationship with the wereal republic, if we asked for assistance i am certain we would give it serious consideration. i don't know what they had in mind, but with truly open borders, it is h

two of spencer's predecessors, former navy secretaries under george h.w. bushhat trump, quote, does not share the military's values and that the armed forces are not an extension of the white house. they added, wise presidents let those who have made the sacrifices of combat and who depend upon one another in combat state first what they conclude. sean o'keefe is a former secretary of the navy under george h.w. bush and wrote that piece. good to see you again. >> nice to see you. >> what is your main objection to what the president did? because he clearly has the legal right as commander in chief to do anything he wants. >> absolutely. he's got the authority all day long to make any determination he would like in that process. but to have cut off the entire standards of conduct review that the co community was doing and beginning on their own behalf among themselves to ascertain in that kind of behavior is precisely what they would expect of each other, was completely eliminated and truncated. that process was never permitted to happen. as a result, this create

>> i can't remember what i was doing, but i can remember who was there and that was george h.w. bush did a masterful job of working with allies to create peace or the opportunity for peace. one of the things that impressed me when i think about that issue is that when the wall went down, he chose not to go and gloat. he displayed a great sense of humility which i think reflected well upon our country and no question, unified germany has helped lead to more peaceful europe and is one of his proud accomplishments. >> dana: what about as a grandfather, we are in a country that as you always reminded me, we are not as polarized as we have been in our past and everything is going to be okay, democracy is self-healing so you have an optimistic attitude but going forward, you have long talked about the concerns for the country to make sure that you stay engaged with your country, be an active participant and support our military and our veterans in order to preserve what our founding fathers helped create in the first place. >> that's right. i am optimistic about the future because democrac

amber: that was my interview with the former epa official under george h.w. bush.joyable interview. bloomberg users, you can interact with the charts shown using gtv . browse recent charts featured on bloomberg tv, catch up on key analysis, and even save charts for future reference. that is gtv on your bloomberg. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: i am mark crumpton was "first word" news. national security official alexander vindman is on capitol hill today four-week two of the impeachment inquiry. in testimony he said he viewed president trump's request for an investigation into political rivals as a demand. lt. col. vindman: the culture i come from, military culture, when a senior asks you to do something, it is not to be taken as a request. it is to be taken as an order. in this case the power disparity between the two leaders, my impression was that in order to get the white house meeting, would haveelenskiy to deliver these investigations. mark: vindman said he reported his concerns about the infamous july 23 phone call between president trump president zelen

i didn't realize it became official under george h.w. bush.here you have it. >>> meanwhile "the pink panther" has nothing on brazen burglars in berlin. in fact police are on the lookout for a team of thieves that broke into the dresden museum, the green vault. made off with priceless jewels. deirdre bolton is here with how it all went down. >> this is shocking. this collection may be worth more than one billion dollars. that is not counting the cultural worth, just the monetary worth. charles: right. >> let me go through what was actually taken. three priceless sets of diamonds, including brilliant cut stones which belonged to a 18th century collection. this was founded by augustus the strong in saxon in 1773. believe it or not the palace in dresden with the collections has been a tourist attraction since 1724. that underlines how important the collection is to the region. the interior minister talking about the fact this is so important to them culturally. even the director of the dresden state art collection, an art minister if you like, ple

is a tradition that dates back to 1947, i think, but it became an annual tradition under the george h.w. bushte house. >> there you go. you came with the history. with the deets. >> the one-two punch on that turkey trivia. >>> all right. well, still ahead, the stunning recovery of that 5-year-old boy tossed off a balcony at the mall of america. >>> and the stunning turnaround of one of singer r. kelly's girlfriends. just months ago she was in his corner. hear what she's saying now. >> record at last night's amas. you're watching "world news now." who shattered a record at last night's amas. you're watching "world news now." night's amas. you're watching "world news now." ♪upbeat musieverything was so fresh in the beginning. [sniff] ♪ dramatic music♪ but that plug quickly faded. ♪upbeat music luckily there's febreze plug. it cleans away odors and freshens for 1200 hours. [deep inhale] breathe happy with febreze plug. ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion,♪ ♪upset stomach, diarrhea. try pepto liquicaps for fast relief and ultra-coating. ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, di

this was george h.w. bush8 after a devastating wildfire or fire, excuse me, in yellow stone national park. >> some say these problems are too big. that impossible for an individual or even a nation as great as ours to solve the problem of global warming. or the loss of forests. or the deterioration of our oceans. my response is simple. it can be done. and we must do it. let's not forget all that we've accomplished. all that we've accomplished since america first concentrated its attention on preserving the environment. under a republican administration, back in 1970. >> but some say instead of fighting climate change, many have largely done the opposite. they have questioned the science and followed the script oil companies were pushing that climate dhang chaing was a tierry and not a fact. fast forward to today. the u.n. is out with another report that says drastic action is needed now. warning that if we do not do anything, scientists say there will be widespread catastrophic effects, coral reefs already dyi

george h.w. bush just passed.ad i think many limitations as a politician but he also had some positive qualities. i needed a little bit. i wrote speeches for him when he was vice president for about six months, which meant that i would get congenial notes from them over the years. the spin must have had an address list a mile long, , ande took it very seriously, writing all the people that he knew. even if he knew them just a little bit. it was important to keep the context, contact up. rudy giuliani was a great mayor of new york. i even thought that he might be a a president. i was wrong about that. >> what is it about donald trump that does not excite you? >> it does excite him. >> all right, let me answer that backwards. he has what he is brilliant at is self-promotion. now, that's what made him a success before he even ran for office. he's not a good real estate guy. i mean, he's terrible. he just ran through a fortune. when was the last time you on the trump show or when to the trump taj mahal or took a cours

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union back in the ninety's and i know that both role know the reagan abduct time vice president george h.w. bush played a role in your own life how do you bring your family over i wonder if it's actually dad legacy of those 2 former presidents dad's been shielding you from the after knocking on your door as it did on the door of many other people who were trying to do so essentially the same kind of worry that you're doing right now. maybe you and maybe you mention to our own reagan and george w. bush who indeed played a very important role but there are 2 or more people at the temperance concert conservative republicans sent to dole and congressman jack kemp who actually became member our family because when i was kicked out of thrones a service union my wife was behind we had at some point decided to have a. no marriage american marriage ceremony because our russian soviet marriage was a newt so we had a ceremony on the capitol hill and. bob dole and her camp are my best man in business in washington d.c. you can do marriage by proxy saw dole and joe can raise their hands and they testify that

the bush george h.w. bush administration abrogating union literally embracing the stick new cell treaty in 2003 and starting to build anti missile facilities around russia's borders all over the all of that they can together with what moscow so as the un willingness. of the united states and its allies to truly integrate russia more more deeply into local institutions that certainly caused people both in russia's leadership and among the populace to be disenchanted with gorbachev spahis years and the policies of your successors who are looking and hoping for that integration and that's when russia's. foreign policy changes in foreign its foreign policy and its foreign policy resurgence we started in the early 2000 elizabeth brewer it is interesting though to compare the cold war of then and the new cold war now with countries carrying out cyber attacks and trying to subvert other countries was it naive back then at the end of the cold war to think countries could co-exist peacefully perhaps well absolutely los

i think one of the remarkable things about what you have done is, you were in that room with george h.w. busherald r. ford. we is to just call him george bush back then. david: george w. bush was that a keg party back then. that was the highest point in our system. yet you went to the places where the decisions made in those rooms had real-life implications. david: that's right. john and i worked together in newsweek and this was my first which really killed my relationship with bob dole. [laughter] as you remember well. was i first met john, i meeting with the editor of in 1995 wanting me to work for the magazine and cover the campaign. andmeacham walks and maynard parker said i would like you to meet jon meacham our nation editor. i thought he was an intern taking coffee orders. he was 25 or 26 years old. you have probably been carted most of your life. bit of hair dye now. i tried to use that. david: at least people have not referred to you as [indiscernible] [laughter] the first is one of we ended up with a fantastic relationship. he is the guy who was taking the pictures that i was takin

settlements an obstacle to peace and do mounted a settlement freeze and in fact reagan successor george h.w. bush refused to give israel $10000000000.00 in loan guarantees until israel fruit froze the settlements in fact weirdly the republicans have often been tougher on settlements and international law than the democrats have in fact you never had anything like that of the under clinton or obama obama only in the last few weeks it was 8 years of presidency go involved on settlements and even then simply by abstaining not even joining in but abstaining from a u.n. security council or u.n. resolution on the illegality of settlements that's that's all that what he did in fact he raised funding for israel throughout his his terms and settlement activity expanded and there is one more curious curious thing there about the timing that of course is at and through here bore about this later on in the program clearly israel benjamin netanyahu trying to form his government and clearly donald trump is facing election too and he needs lots of money from his donors. i should have thank you for that shep att

1980 there was a formidable challenge against carter or 1982 with as a formidable opponent to george h.w. bush many attribute that to his loss. number of candidates challenging the president but none seem to be making mark with traction or polling. >> that's right. please see adhesion to the party leaders and we will on the democratic side opposing donald trump. this is a. of partisan parity they are about equal size no party has one more than 53 percent in a presidential election since 1984. we have now a clearly liberal and conservative party. but in the fifties there was a campaign where they said we need to have a clearly liberal and conservative party. we should have conservative democrats or liberal conservatives they got their wish and now they say it's polarized and they are attacking each other. we don't like this but that is what happened in the 19 fifties. >> referring to republicans leading in texas battling for the gop. that the texas tribune festival a couple weeks ago there was a point me that republicans need to rebuild this is part of the video library. >> the division has bee

clinton and jeb bush discussing what they remember from the 1989 education summit, hosted by george h.w. bushcharlottesville. another chance to see former supreme court justice anthony kennedy being honored with a liberty medal at the national constitution center in philadelphia. supreme court justice elena kagan talked about the inner workings of the court and how it is viewed in today's political climate. her remarks were part of the annual john paul stevens center -- lecture. >> i can't see anything. it looks like there are a lot of you here. i'm very honored. it's great to be here. over 2000, i think. that's great demand for you to be here. it is such an honor. thank you so much for being here. we are thrilled that youre

. >> juan: the turkey party started 30 years ago with george h.w. bush.ght living it up at a fancy hotel in d.c. look at that picture. >> dana: what you want to stay in the room after that? >> greg: i don't know. there is a mirror. >> jesse: mom tax almost as famous as animals are great. the atlantic decided to do a piece on it, i was little nervous at first. they did a very fair piece. my mother actually spoke to the atlantic. if you want to read it, it's called "a liberal moms critical tax to her son, a fox news host." >> greg: this is your book! >> emily: the sheriff's department and california, the canine group made the funniest video of all time. happy thanksgiving to everyone. instead of people eating at the dinner table, if they used all of their canines. it's so funny. the best part is that at the end they show all the outtakes and of course as always -- >> dana: up try to do this and it's very hard. >> emily: it's so cute and you can see they have the canine's names, the handler's names. thank you for your service to the four like it wants and ev

learn more at the explorer card dot com. [♪] arthel: today marks one year since former president george h.w. bushly. a statue will be placed in the east wing of the bush library in texas. joining us is sue and from the non-profit that placed sully. what was it about sully that you most wanted to capture. >> the beautiful connection he had with the president. his ability to really serve as an assistance animal. >> this is th -- this is resin. how much does the actual bronze weigh? >> it took a few months from tart to finish. the bronze weighs 70-80 pound. this piece is 25 pounds because it's restin. we try to make it look as good as we can. it took six weeks to do it in play. arthel: john, sully is still serving. tell us about sully's current assignment. >> thank you for having us. america's vet dogs is a non-profit bases out of new york. and we are honored to work with the president and his team and entire family. sully is a facility dog at the walter reid medical center. arthel: how much does it cost to breed, train and place the dogs? >> $50,000. and we don't charge one penny and we provide aft

on european political and security issues for over 20 years under presidents ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, george w. bush and barack obama. my last three positions before leaving the senior foreign service in 2009 were as director for nato and west european affairs, principle deputy assistance secretary of state and finally as u.s. ambassador to nato. in the spring of 2017, then secretary of state tillerson asked if i would come back to government service for ukraine negotiations. i did this on a part time voluntary basis with no salary paid by the u.s. taxpayer simply because i believed it was important to serve our country in this way. i believed i could steer u.s. policy in the right direction. for over two years as u.s. special representative for ukraine negotiations my singular focus was advancing the foreign policy and national security interests of the united states. in particular, that meant pushing back on russian aggression and supporting the development of a strong, resilient, democratic and prosperous ukraine, one that overcomes a legacy of corruption and becomes

gillian: new addition is coming to george h.w. bush library, 4141 george h.w. s in college station, texas, the paint scheme on the train you saw a moment ago is based on air force one, it's got lettering that reads george bush 41 and the plan is to have it moved to the library some time next year, everybody is very excited, look at the team. ♪ ♪ leland: september 11th, memorial museum in manhattan unveiling a new exhibit focusing on the man responsible for bringing down the twin towers, multimedia installation that debuts next week, rick levanthal with a review. >> for nearly 10 years after 9/11 attacks u.s. military special ops and federal agents tracked and battled al-qaeda search forking the master mind osama bin laden and a new exhibit inside the national september 12009 memorial and museum unveils artifacts and details never seen or heard, shares insights of men and women who conducted the operation, how they narrowed the search and eventually killed him. >> for anybody who has even the least interest in how intelligence, law enforcement and military profes

sununu served under george h.w. bush and under george w. bush. they compared the styles of father and son. the dublin area republican committee posted this event. to knowt to welcome you what farms. i am happy to have andy card and governor sununu in this room. this stage has welcomed some very interesting people. i want to mention, there have been pundits that were professors -- actually there was a professor here a couple of months ago who led a group of us to egypt. there has been a famous writer by the name of samuel clemens, mark twain. a father remembers as 12-year-old boy he used to sit with other kids of dublin at the feet of the great writer and mark twain would read some of his latest work. of course, most special of all, the white house connection was the 300 pound president. william howard taft secretary of the treasury built the house in 1902. william taft visited twice. one of the times he visited, they invited the whole town. the good president shook hands with 600 people for the supper and my grandfather was one of the guests. he

. >> republicans viewed bill clinton's presidency as illegitimate and they thought george h.w. bushasn't going to work with him. >> he is very pleased with his first year in office but not a bit happy about how it's ending, under a cloud of controversy over his personal life and business dealings. >> the white house is anticipating questions about white water. >> the white water controversy. >> white water. >> white water affair. >> the president, the first lady, a bad real estate deal. >> white water, nobody knew what white water was. >> the story begins in 1978. >> hillary and bill clinton when bill was governor of arkansas invested in a land development project. it was a fiasco. >> the clintons say they lost almost $70,000. their partners are now the focus of widening federal and congressional investigations. >> the press starts asking more and more questions. who was involved? where did the money go? what happened to all the records? >> the more puzzling and pertinent questions macon certain whether the white house engaged in a cover up. >> in washington by the 90s, there was a

james baker who was secretary of state to president george h.w. bush when the wall came down about his experience from the perspective of the white house. and that's what's coming up here american history tv. >> it's my honor to present our speaker who currently serves as a primary and secondary educator with the inlic school district northeast iowa, previously dan programsducation coordinate for the gettysburg he alsoon, and continues to serve as a seasonal park ranger. bachelor of his arts from youngstown state university where he studied instrumental music education, particularly in the french horn, which i understand is pretty much learning how to play on the sousa for anything that has composed. dan provides a valuable service service -- he solicits all the news and notes for the merging war newsletter, and it's certainly a tasking, thankless job for as much as we love to write about history, we don't write an e-mail a whole lot in response, sorry for not the july anything for newsletter. theas great guy, member of emergency war organization. it's

. >> the tradition started in 1947 decades later george h.w. bushlized the pardoning of the birds. do you think they get room service in. >> i don't know. >> what is in my head right now just not repeatable. >> we'll just leave it there >>> have privacy concerns about how advertisers find you, have you got them on the internet that may be the beginning. turns out they can track you in real life too. it's already happening all around us when power lunch returns. donald trump failed as a businessman. he borrowed billions and left a trail of bankruptcy and broken promises. he hasn't changed. i started a tiny investment business, and over 27 years, grew it successfully to 36 billion dollars. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. i'm running for president because unlike other candidates, i can go head to head with donald trump on the economy, and expose him fo what he is: a fraud and a failure. each day our planet awakens but with opportunity comes risk. and to manage this risk, the world turns to cme group. we help farmers lock in future prices, ba

to their birds, but it was george h.w. bush who first issued an official pardon.keeping with that tradition today i will issue a pardon to a pair of very handsome birds, butter and his alternate bread. that's true. look at you. their names were chosen by the students of harold christian academy in north carolina. great state. bread and butter were raised in tar heels state by farmer welly jackson, who's here with us with his wife tara, and their lovely family and i want to thank you very much. great job. did a great job. thank you very much. thankfully bread and butter have been specially raised by the jacksons to remain calm under any condition, which will be very important, because they've already received subpoenas to appear in adam schiff's basement on thursday. true. hundreds of people have. it seems the democrats are accusing me of being too soft on turkey, but bread and butter, i should note that unlike previous witnesses you and i have actually met. it's very unusual. very unusual. in any event i expect this pardon will be a very popular one with the media

let's listen in to this moment >> it was george h.w. bush who first issued an official pardon.ing with that tradition today i will issue a pardon to a pair of very handsome birds. butter and his alternate bread their names were chosen by the students of harold christian academy in north carolina, great state. bread and butter were raised in tar hill state by farmer willie jackson who is here with us with his wife tara and their lovely family i want to thank you very much. great job. great job. thank you very much. [ applause ] thankfully bread and butter have been specially raised by the jackson's to remain calm under any condition which will be very important because they've already received subpoenas to appear in adam schiff's basement on thursday. it's true. hundreds of people have. it deem sooseems the democrats accusing me of being too soft on turkey bread and butter, i should note unlike previous witnesses, you and i have actually met. it's very unusual. very unusual in any event i expect this pardon will be a very popular one with the media afterall, turkeys are closely

but remember, american politics as george h.w. busheing bad nor has it ever been. is civility required for gove governance and society? it is. but we shouldn't expect donald trump to wake up and say i've been wrong all this time. my entire life i've acted the way i've acted and i'm sorry. the idea that we can say he's going to do that but we're not going to stand up to him and the way he acts and the things it can do to our institutions is short side and ultimately dangerous. >> i want to play a moment from this week when cory booker was asked about his gun policy compared to beto o'rourke's. here's what he sbled i'm not where beto is -- >> good, because he's crazy. >> well, again, we should watch the way we talk about ooeach other. we can't tear the character of people down. >> he has no problem doing it to me. he was very nasty about this. >> but you and i both know that just because somebody does something to else, doesn't mean we show the same back to them. >> jerry. >> well, that's true. but -- and i agree, just what was said befo

he had a strong primary challenger emerging in george h.w. bush >> he was no slouch. a huge upset in iowa. >> he was a very disciplined guy. he was a former chairman of the rnc. he had deep relationships around the country. china, the cia. >> he was a formidable person. he wins iowa and so we're in new hampshire now. what i want to say is in those days, there was like six weeks between the two. it was a long time between i went new hampshire. >> now, there's only one week. >if this current schedule of one week had been the environment reagan was running in 1980, he would've lost new hampshire. >> that is likely. or compress the primary schedule, the more likely that the previous contest influences the latter contest. so we had time with six weeks. you, he wentl every day for six weeks from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., every little town that you can think of. he was everywhere talking. i mean, he was serious. one point, the press was trailing him around. these guys were all half reagan's age and they are trailing him around to all of these events and finally at the end of one day

focused on european political and security issues for over 20 years under presidents ronald reagan george h.w. bush bill clinton george w. bush and barack obama my last 3 positions before leaving the senior foreign service in 2009 where as director for nato and west european affairs at the national security council principal deputy assistant secretary of state for european affairs at the state department and finally as u.s. ambassador to nato in the spring of 2017 then secretary of state tillerson asked if i would come back to government service as u.s. special representative for ukraine negotiations i did this on a part time voluntary basis with no salary paid by the u.s. taxpayer simply because i believed it was important to serve our country in this way i believed i could steer u.s. policy in the right direction for over 2 years as u.s. special representative for ukraine negotiations my singular focus was advancing the foreign policy and national security interests of the united states in particular that bent pushing back on russian aggression and supporting the development of a strong resilient