and you've got to remember george marshall, general george marshall had been eisenhower's mentor. and i think there's circumstantial reason to believe that eisenhower agreed with marshall, certainly key people in the state department believed, loy henderson is a graduate of my school, southwestern college, and what a great diplomat who really believed that the recognition and creation of the state of israel would lead to endless turmoil in the middle east. and he's not wrong. that doesn't mean you can't support that because there's a dramatic and wonderful story for the state of israel. and i am moved and touched by it, too, that, my, the weeds are mixed with the flowers in that kind of situation. i wish i could answer you better. >> did the hungarians expect the americans to come to their aid in 1956? >> >> oh, significant evidence that a lot of hungarians did expect the americans to come to their aid, and there was great disillusionment among pro-hungarian groups and some of the refugees, now hundreds of thousands of refugees left. and all the united states did was make provision

george c. marshall, the greatest soldiered this country ever produced would have been a mediocre battle captain due to his age and lack of experience commanding field troops. it is very difficult to say who was best. we can say it is fortunate for the allies and america that these three gentlemen was put in the position they were in. some of them, patton have a diary for instance, personally i wouldn't want the job of supreme commander. another diary entry he said frankly i would not be satisfied unless i was god and some liberal probably out ranks him anyway. that is a good question. >> you touched on it when you were talking about the legacy of these three generals. i have read your book which is quite good. i saw that you touched upon but didn't go into a lot of detail. another general who was prominent in the war but received little if any historical -- general deaver who was commander of the sixth army group who came for the mediterranean into france. in your book you mentioned eisenhower and bradl

george marshall was asked after he became... was secretary of state after truman appointed him secretary of state... >> rose: having been in charge of the army during world war ii. >> yes. and he was asked if he'd had a good education at the virginia military institute. he said "no, i didn't." they said "why not, sir?" he said "we hadno history. and his point was that leaders have to understand history. and it's not coincidental, i don't think, that our exceptional presidents have all had a very strong sense of histy. they've all been readers and kept on reading. >> rose: so you look at the exceptional presidents clearly it's washington and lincoln and clearly it's f.d.r. there are three at the top. right? >> yup. >> rose:ho else is on your list? >> >> well i wld certainly include john adams, though he's not an exceptional president by the usual standards. he was an exception american, exceptional human being. >> rose: exactly. >> i'd include harry truman. >> rose: and an exceptional patriot. harry truman who you've written abou

each account 1% in the defense budget and move those dollars to a civil works program, just like george marshall during the great depression in our country back in the last century, and we could welcome home our troops and we could use our under-utilized bases all across this country as staging grounds for local civil works projects. i could see his eyes. he was focusing on what i was saying. i said the new defense secretary mr. leon panetta is a budget expert. he could find the funds for our soldiers to come home to new work if we could move a small amount of dollars in the first year, imagine in your own communities, if you're under-utilized bases could be sticking points for soldiers coming home. they could lead civil works projects for some of our unemployed. this could be done across our country if we had the will to do it. we could buy one less tomahawk missile. we could buy one less airplane or extend the procurement season for that. we could close a couple of our military bases around the world and repatriate those dollars here at home. we have defense cleanup that we have to do. we have

eisenhower and george c. marshall.closing thought, first delivered more than six decades ago during the opening years of the cold war. addressing new university graduates, marshall extolled what he considered the great musts of that generation. they were, he said, the development of a sense of responsibility for world order and security, the development of a sense of the overwhelming importance of the country's acts and failures to act. now, as when marshall first uttered those words, a sense of america's global responsibilities and what we do and do not do remain the great musts of this dangerous new century. it is the sacred duty and thust to all of us proven to serve in it duties of leadership and responsibility. a duty we should never take lightly. a duty have every confidence you will continue to fulfill. thank you, god bless our military and the country they so nobly serve. >> last day on the job for outgoing defense secretary robert gates who oversaw two wars and military operations around the world. of course,

and there was a parade and your uncle george was a grand marshal. i thought that was weird. honoring her relatives as grand marshal of parades in other countries. >> did you figure it out? >> jimmy: yeah, your uncle is george wendt from "cheers." why can't you be george wendt, uncle frank? >> you are doing a bang-up job -- >> jimmy: he has no idea what we're talking about. might as well be under water right now. >> the badge is to keep him awake. oh, something shiny! >> jimmy: we're going to take a break, and we're going to talk about your hosting gig and the movie that's coming up. jason sudeikis is here. "the 2011 mtv movie awards" are this sunday at 9:00 and jason's movie "horrible bosses" opens july 8th. more with jason sudeikis when we come back. are you ready for your big party today ? ( baby giggles ) ( little girl crying ) ( family cheering in background ) weee ! ( little girl laughing ) losing power shouldn't mean losing time. the nextec quickboost. giving you a charge in just three minutes - getting you back to work faster. get a free drill with purchase of one of

there was a parade and your uncle george was the grand marshal. i thought that was weird. be the grand marshal of a parade. >> of oktoberfest, nonetheless. >> jimmy: i thought, she must be a great travel agent, if they are actually honoring their relatives of grand marshals of parades in other countries -- >> did you google it? did you figure it out? >> jimmy: yeah, your uncle is george wendt, from "cheers." oh, that makes perfect sense now. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i wish you were george wendt. >> no, you're fine. >> jimmy: why can't you be george wendt? >> you're doing a bang-up job. >> jimmy: he has no idea what we're talking about. >> no idea. >> jimmy: might as well be underwater right now. >> the badge is to keep him awake. oh, something shiny! >> jimmy: we're going to take a very quick break, and we're going to talk about your big hosting gig and the movie that's coming out, too. jason sudeikis is here. [ cheers and applause ] mtv movie awards, sunday at 9:00 and "horrible bosses" opens july 8th. more with jason sudeikis when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

joe marshall, commissioner james slaughter, commissioner petra dejesus. we are also joined by chief of police george gascoign. 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

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