george c. marshall, the greatest solar this country ever produced would have been a mediocre battle captain due to his age and lack of experience commanding field troops. is difficult to say who was best but it is fortunate for the allies and america that these were put in the position they were in. some of them in patton's diary, he said i wouldn't want the job of supreme commander. another diary entry he says i would not be satisfied unless i was god and someone probably our ranks him anyway. that is a good question. >> you touched on it when talking about the legacy of these general. i read your book which is quite good. i saw that you touched upon but did not go into a lot of detail about another general who is prominent in the war but received little if any historical credit for it and that is general beavers who was commander of the sixth army group who came through the mediterranean in france. in your book you mentioned eisenhower and bradley had an extremely low opinion of general beavers. yet g

truman recognized the state may 1948 as part of his presidential campaign and that was supposed by george marshall who was his secretary of state. i think circumstances show that eisenhower agreed with marshall certainly in the state department and lloyd 10 percent is a graduate of my school as a great diplomat who really believed that the recognition and creation of the state of israel lead to endless turmoil in the middle east. but doesn't mean you cannot support that because there is a dramatic story from the state of israel. but the weeds are mixed in the flour spry wish i could answer you. >> did the hungarians expect the americans to come to their aid in 1956? >> there is evidence and they did between the refugees all the united states did was make a provision i forget the numbers now for the refugees to come to this country. there is great criticism of eisenhower before that. when he was clear headed it could not be done. back to the earlier question, eisenhower who did not believe on taking on the task who couldn't be completed successful, he regretted it deeply but made the decision you h

that regiment patten would go out for horseback rides with the army's chief of staff, general george marshall and occasionally they would take someone like to ride with them. in the presence of politely as most of the other officers tended to be more circumspect, but not george. after one particular profanity laden tirade catherine turned to him and said to him in a way only women can get away with, george, you can't talk like that. you say these outrageous things and then you like me to see if i'm going to smile. you can do that if a captain or a major, but you at aspire to be a senior debt general commanded general cannot talk in such a warm light. none of that advice ever stuck. socked -- shocker value or bluntness was just too he was. he knew it was a dangerous game. occasionally he would tell reporters attached to the third army in europe not to print things that he was saying about politics or the allied high command. he knew certain things that made their way into print would get in can't. he hated the press conferences that he had to do from time to time because he made so many cans d

george marshall, the army chief of staff, thought he had donovan banned from going into the normandylanding, because if a very good reason to even donovan's own men thought that being that close to the combat was not the place for the chief of american strategic intelligence service to be, and marshall and eisenhower realized that donovan were captured by the axis there he be a very, very valuable target with all the secrets in his head. but they weren't able to stop "wild bill." he managed to talk his way aboard a navy cruiser, and landed the second day at utah beach for the normandy landing. had a grand time, almost got shot up by a mesha schmidts flying over, and marched in england with david bruce who was the head of the london station. where they got pinned down at one point by a german machine gun nest. had some grand stories to tell after that. it took almost two years really for donovan to build up this organization to really get into the fight. but keep in mind also took the u.s. army almost two years to really get into world war ii. they had to train their forces, build it

george marshall, the army chief of staff thought donovan was banned from going into the normandy landing for good reason. even the own men thought being that close to the come -- combat was not the place for the american strategic office to be, and eisenhower realized were donovan captured, he'd be a valuable target with all the secrets in his head, but they were not able to stop wild bill. he managed to talk his way aboard a cruiser and was at utah beach for the normandy landing. had a great time, almost got shot up, and marched inland with david ke bruce, head of the london station, where they were pipped down at one point by a german machine gun nest. he had grand stories to tell after that. it took almost two years really for donovan to build up his organization to really get into the fight. keep in mind, it also took the u.s. army almost two years to really get into world war ii. they had to train their force and build it up along the way. it took awhile for the commando operations to become proficient, and like all intelligence agencies, the oss experienced its share of failures, s

franklin roosevelt for the extraordinary job he did as commander-in-chief, picking people like george marshall to dwight eisenhower, bradley, patton, this incredible group of leaders that he surrounded himself -- military leaders he surrounded himself by. the caller is dealing in the back door to more theory, debunked by -- back door to war era, did not by scholars. this wacky notion that -- debunked by scholars. this wacky notion that roosevelt, who love our navy is a much, allowed it to be destroyed to bring the country to war. it is similar to the obama birth certificate or things that come out of jfk's assassination. there was missives, intelligence missives, saying that there was unusual japanese behavior going on. people don't realize that the president gets all sorts of information every day, and history is so much in retrospect that you say, "why did you notice this, why didn't you notice that?" that does not mean we do not debate the issue of how we got into war, to say that roosevelt was some kind of a scoundrel that allowed at the armada to be bombed in pearl harbor is kind of repre

general george marshall was approached by an aide to found a new vehicle the army was thinking about buying. it was dirty and fast and the general asked a few more questions and said, ok, do it. that is a little different than the way we do things now. that vehicle was the jeep. we still see them around. we have been another important acquisition program coming up. i am proud of both the air force and the committee are approaching the development. the new bomber will replace b-2.oth the b-1 and it focuses on the integration instead of invention of new technologies. most of this is classified, but i can tell you that we're building a capable platform that will do one thing very well, penetrates enemy air defenses. we will continue to upgrade the bomber to fit new missions and strategic needs, but those upgrades will happen over time to help alleviate cost to the taxpayer. there is a general electric engine for the fighter. i did not want to bore you with the details of engine acquisition strategy for fit generation fighter jets, so here is a bird's-eye view. we're building to its thou

franklin roosevelt for the extraordinary job he did as commander-in-chief, picking people like george marshall to dwight eisenhower, bradley, patton, this incredible group of leaders that he surrounded himself -- military leaders he surrounded himself by. the caller is dealing in the back door to more theory, debunked by -- back door to war era, did not by scholars. this wacky notion that -- debunked by scholars. this wacky notion that roosevelt, who love our navy is a much, allowed it to be destroyed to bring the country to war. it is similar to the obama birth certificate or things that come out of jfk's assassination. there was missives, intelligence missives, saying that there was unusual japanese behavior going on. people don't realize that the president gets all sorts of information every day, and history is so much in retrospect that you say, "why did you notice this, why didn't you notice that?" that does not mean we do not debate the issue of how we got into war, to say that roosevelt was some kind of a scoundrel that allowed at the armada to be bombed in pearl harbor is kind of repre

works flanked by portraits of his two favorite no-nonsense generals, dwight eisenhower and george c. marshallyou've ruffled a few feathers here at the pentagon during your tenure. >> gates: well, i've ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions i've led. but i think that's part of the... that's part of leadership. one of my favorite little sayings is, "to avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing." >> couric: he's canceled tens of billions of dollars' worth of expensive weapons programs and infuriated the air force when he stopped production of its cherished f-22 raptor. there was a lot of fat here at the pentagon, in your estimation? >> gates: i think it is self- evident in the respect that the budget of the pentagon almost doubled during the last decade, but our capabilities didn't particularly expand. a lot of that money went into infrastructure and overhead, and, frankly, i think a culture that... that had an open checkbook. and so that's what we had to change. >> couric: the secretary also says the pentagon is stuck in a 20th-century time warp, just like the aging 747 he fl

franklin roosevelt for the extraordinary job he did as commander-in-chief, picking people like george marshall eisenhower, bradley, patton, this incredible group of leaders that he surrounded himself -- military leaders he surrounded himself by. the caller is dealing in the back door to more theory, debunked by -- back door to war era, did not by scholars. this wacky notion that -- debunked by scholars. this wacky notion that roosevelt, who love our navy is a much, allowed it to be destroyed to bring the country to war. it is similar to the obama birth certificate or things that come out of jfk's assassination. there was missives, intelligence missives, saying that there was unusual japanese behavior going on. people don't realize that the president gets all sorts of information every day, and history is so much in retrospect that you say, "why did you notice this, why didn't you notice that?" that does not mean we do not debate the issue of how we got into war, to say that roosevelt was some kind of a scoundrel that allowed at the armada to be bombed in pearl harbor is kind of reprehensible.

george thomas. >> and i am wendy griffith. will it impact the future. paul marshal of the hudson of religion freedom as well as our own expert john waage will join us in just a moment. first, white house reporter jennifer wishon brings us thr report on the president's speech. >> as a revolutionary wave continues to spraed across the middle east and africa, president obama says, released a bomb shell on israel and palastinian. requiring israel to give up land it gained during the 1967 war including east jerusalem. >> we believe the borders of israel and palastinian should have mutually agreed spots and secure for both states. the palastinian people must have the right to govern themselves and reach their full potential in a sovereign and contiguous state. >> president says his position is likely to angry israelis, especially those already disillusioned with his policy. >> no one wants to wear his face, no one likes him. he is only causing problems. >> as the arabs create new governments, president obama called for equal rights for weem and freedom of rights -->> thes

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joe marshall, commissioner james slaughter, commissioner petra dejesus. we are also joined by chief of police georgeign. also with us are the it assistant chief. this isn't she said of the operation pirro. assistant chief denise schmitt. deputy chief john murphy, enforcement and security at the mta. commander sandra tong of the airport bureau. commander james dudley of the airport operations bureau. commander daniel mahoney, chief of the operations staff. commander daniel lazard, chief of investigations. this is a time when we stop and offer special members of the police department. these are members who have distinguished themselves through their bravery and dangerous situations. it is important to note one of the criteria for the medal of honor this one failed to -- failure to take such action would lead to center. these are actions above and beyond call of duty. at this time, i would like to invite the chief of police, cheif gascon, to come up here and speak. >> thank you, everyone, for being here. this is a special moment in policing movie get to celebrate the incredible acts of bravery by the m

marshall islands and romania. and i want to thank president president zedkaia as well as king george tupou from tonga among the zedekiah nations for citizens served briefly a lot of forces, including in afghanistan and we are very, very grateful to them. thank you are a match pleasure. [applause] cadets, you have excelled ethically. who lives here revers honor, onerous duty. you know those words well. he's at the highest standards of conduct and integrity for all who pass through chase hall. your presence here today and the new boards for your loved ones and mentors will place on your shoulders signified that u.s. met these highest of standards. now, despite her impressive achievements, i am told that over these four years he's also earned a reputation as a class that always had to wait. that includes waiting longer than any other first-year class in academy history for the privileges that you had earned. i kept you waiting as well. [laughter] so, in keeping with long-standing tradition, i hereby absolve all cadets serving restrictions for a minor offense is. [applause] said the superintendent reminded me that minor of