at gettysburg.you just look at the movie and we all know that. but you are getting to july 2nd. said 10 win over that morning and asked what he could to. he said you know, i don't think we can do much. but lee said he will move forward with longstreet and a demonstration of to convert into attack. lee's method of command prior to that was there on the ground in a sense of closer to it and he could do was long street and jackson. it's sort of falters at gettysburg and that is one of the reasons. porter alexander will write the army has to be a well oiled machine and i gettysburg it claimed. ap hill is hard to find. when i was writing july 3rd, where was he? i could not find a contemporary piece of paper. i wanted to limit my resources and funders to sit under as it was reasonably fresh in peoples minds. the only thing i found was a postwar count but said he'll stood by. so there you have he'll been insane units heading out problems do not. so when the sense that the machines we created partly came ap

at gettysburg.you just look at the movie and we all know that. but you are getting to july 2nd. said 10 win over that morning and asked what he could to. he said you know, i don't think we can do much. but lee said he will move forward with longstreet and a demonstration of to convert into attack. lee's method of command prior to that was there on the ground in a sense of closer to it and he could do was long street and jackson. it's sort of falters at gettysburg and that is one of the reasons. porter alexander will write the army has to be a well oiled machine and i gettysburg it claimed. ap hill is hard to find. when i was writing july 3rd, where was he? i could not find a contemporary piece of paper. i wanted to limit my resources and funders to s the. >> also there you have hill who was having health problems. in a sense of the machine that we created came apart. but i don't want too not to emphasize that you cannot take away from hancock or the irish brigade. to do that is due discredit history

at gettysburg.you just look at the movie and we all know that. but you are getting to july 2nd. said 10 win over that morning and asked what he could to. he said you know, i don't think we can do much. but lee said he will move forward with longstreet and a demonstration of to convert into attack. lee's method of command prior to that was there on the ground in a sense of closer to it and he could do was long street and jackson. it's sort of falters at gettysburg and that is one of the reasons. porter alexander will write the army has to be a well oiled machine and i gettysburg it claimed. ap hill is hard to find. when i was writing july 3rd, where was he? i could not find a contemporary piece of paper. i wanted to limit my resources and funders to sit under as it was reasonably fresh in peoples minds. the only thing i found was a postwar count but said he'll stood by. so there you have he'll been insane units heading out problems do not. so when the sense that the machines we created partly came ap

but this hasn't happened in at least 20 years here at gettysburg.read that the tree that fell was, is older than the united states of america? >> yes. we were pretty surprised. once we had this tree cut, especially the two slices that show the bullets, our natural resource specialist was trying to count the rings, and it was very hard because this tree grew very slowly. it was at the top of a dry, rocky ridge. and it was 100 years old in 1863. jenna: oh, wow. that's incredible. the stories the tree could tell, i'm sure, well, could cover a lot of ground. let's talk about these bullets. is there any way to track who fired them or what side they even belonged to? >> i think if someone did a lot of study, they might be able to figure out, but -- and here's why. first off, the tree fell over, so there's a root ball, but it's been exposed to the weather for about ten years. and it probably twisted and rolled a little bit because it's a steep slope. but if you can figure out whether the side of the tree that has the bullets in it faced downhill or uphill,

. >> reporter: he was born before the battle of gettysburg and he was to live well beyond the atomic age spanning the bridge to modern times. he started a publishing empire. he was married and with five sons. but everyone though married, he flaunted his affair with a movie star. he was throughout his life reviled and honored as he led his country men on a roller coaster of emotions. randolph hurst would be the citizen who would be king. william randall hurst wanted his newspapers to be fun to read. this is not a new idea but typical of hurst it was an idea that he seized and pushed to the limit. >>> a hurst newspaper was essentially three things, headline, comics and sports. hurst would latch on to a single story and blast it into the public with relentless glee. for days, the headlines would breathlessly glare out the day's latest. if the news wasn't interesting enough on its own merit then a hurst reporter would make it so. for example, without knowing yet exactly why a preacher ran off with his 18-year-old ward, a hurst reporter wrote that the man was written by a love microbe tha

i published a book called retreat from gettysburg in 2005. from 2005 forward i began working in earnest on this. i corrected the manuscript so it is readable but you still have the flavor of john m. porter and i annotated it so with john m. porter mentioning any of these people, hundreds of people he names in here. mostly his original manuscript by their last names. he thought she knew who these people were and she probably did but to was we would have no idea who mr. covington was at any given site in warren county. so what i had to do was find out who all those people were and why he was mentioning them. so i went through the census of 1850-1860 at deegan 1870 to find them and i found all those people and i could identify who were related to him and who were not. so you could tell why he chose them to stay in their houses or attics or wherever or why he just mentioned them. that gave me another interesting aspect to this. that is in the annotation you not only find out who these people were but where they were living. what is amazing about

i published a book called the retreat from gettysburg in 2005 and from really 2005 and four were to begin working in earnest on this and what i did was, again, i corrected manuscript so that it is readable and -- but you still have the flavor of john porter and then what i did is i annotated it so that when it john porter is mentioning any of these people come and there are hundreds of people that he names mostly in the original manuscript he thought they knew of these people, and she probably did. but to us we would have no idea who mr. covington was at any given site and warren county for instance. so what i had to do is find out who all those people were and why he was mentioning them. and then, so i went through the census of 1850 come 1860 and even 1870 to find them and we found -- i mean, i felt all of those people, and i could identify who were related to him and who were not and so you could tell why she chose them to stay in their houses and other sellers and their attics and what ever or why he just mentioned them. and that also gave me another interesting aspect of this and tha

been the source of some of the most important speeches in america's history, including lincoln's gettysburgss and martin luther king jr.'s most beloved remarks. >> i've seen the promised land. >> reporter: politicians to this day make king james references. >> that i am my brothers' keeper, i am my sister'seeper. >> reporter: for a long time, many christians considered the kjv the only version authorized by god himself. >> our lord jesus christ, the great shepherd of the sheep. >> with the advent of more modern translations, the number of "king james only" churches has decreased dramatically. but the kjv has never disappeared from regular use. >> there used to be, maybe 30, 40, 50 years ago, a single translation might be the preferred translation of choice for a church. i think those days are gone. where a pastor, if he's smart, will use multiple translations, the king james will likely be one of them. >> reporter: even congregations which may think they don't use the king james might be surprised to learn the language of the "lord's prayer" recited in most churches is indeed kjv. >> our fa

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as gary wills did in gettysburg, he looks at political sources that converged to make this one speech so monumental in impact. drew hanson began to write the dream as a student at yale law school. he is a graduate of harvard and studied theology as a road scholar. a week -- rode scholar, august 28th, america will commemorate the fourth anniversary of the march on washington the day that king delivered his great speech. the los angeles public library is very honored to present drew hansen discussing the "the dream: martin luther king, jr., and the speech that inspired a nation." please welcome drew hansen. [applause] >> well, hi, everyone. thanks for coming here. and thanks to louise and to the library foundation and the library for setting this up. this is a real thrill for me to be able to do this. and i'm very grateful to louise and to the rest of the library folks for making this possible. i thought before i started tonight, i'd talk to you all how the book came to be since the first thing anyone asks when we get to question time so we'll save a few minutes there. i started working

in those three days at gettysburg, thanks to a man such as joshua chamberlain who held that far right, they were able to defeat the army of northern virginia because of a foolish attack by this confederate general, george pickett. he charged across an open field and of course lost 16,000 men in one day. this is how we have to stand and be able to fight this thing incrementally. like i said, we're not going to turn around 30 years of fiscally ir responsible programs in eight months. but if we can hold on and fight and if you can once again ask yourself, what made america great, then that battle that is coming on november 2012, america will rediscover itself and we will set the course for a new and brighter future for this great nation. and that is what i believe will happen. is it going to get tough? absolutely right. but we have to trust in the values that made this country great and that is what i stand for. all right. let's talk about my trip to israel. the american-israeli education firm sponsored the trip for delegations, democrat delegations and two republican delegation. we were

alamo is the most instantly recognized battle in american history with the possible exception of gettysburg. it has been said that not until the battle of little big horn and the death of george armstrong custer 40 years after the alamo what americans have a more fein and glorious event to rally around. texans used the alamo and the revolt against mexico to establish a republic and later a state they believed more unique and special than any other. in 1845 when the republic of texas gave up its sovereignty to become the biggest state of the union it did so with the caveat depending on whose interpretation of the texas constitution is followed that it could secede at any time and split into five entities creating four new states. a strong belief among many texans with their independence had been bought and paid for at the alamo. crockett's death sums up the single most effective status of his state in texas. his contribution to the lone star state was not so much how he lived but how he died. his impact on texas derives precisely from his death in battered spanish missions and including a mo

if any of you have ever read the book "the killer angels," or if you ever saw the film "gettysburg," can understand what i am talking about. now is the time we are trying to find the holding action. by -- at gettysburg he knew he could not defeat the entire army, but he knew that if he can hold this piece of high ground, he could delay and a fine time for the army of the potomac to link up with them. then they could possibly defeat the army of northern virginia. which, to that point, had never lost the battle. in the three days of getty's three -- gettysburg, thanks to a man like joshua lawrence chambers, who had that -- held that far right flank, they were able to defeat the army of northern virginia because of a foolish attack from the confederate general, who charged across an open field and lost 16,000 men in one day. this is how we have to stand in order to be able to fight this thing incrementally. like i said. we will not be able to turn this around in eight months. but if we can hold on and fight disaster, ask yourselves what made america great. that battle is coming in novem

. >> bill: you can't make it that's like saying look, the confederates lost at gettysburg they lost theattle b and e but they would have lost a lot worse. come on, it's instain to -- insane to make that argument. >> you talk to economists, i'm talking about conservative economists hank paulson, what are they saying, bill? we need to spend more money. we need. >> bill: we don't have any money, juan. we don't have any money to spend. >> taxes on the very rich. there is no reason with a we shouldn't tax the rich if you are so concerned about there aren't enough rich to tax. they don't exist unless you tax all their money; all right mary katharine. >> what americans are saying according to polls they disprove of president obama's handling of the economy in particular at 70 something percent. ill. >> bill: it didn't work. >> he is proposing more stimulus. maybe a new federal department because that will work real well. here is the deal he can't put that on paper as a actual plan it has to be a vision that the cbo can't score. >> bill: the president won't commit to slashing the budget. that d

if you take this vision and that message you get what lincoln called at gettysburg a new earth of freedom. one myth is the civil war was not about slavery fundamentally. if you believe that you should look at the speech by theing president of the confederacy, alexander stephens, who talked about theing american founders and set our government is found on the opposite idea. foundation are laid as cornerstone on the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man and subordination to the superior race is as natural, this our government is the first in the history of the world based on this great physical, philosophical and moral truth. if you don't believe the civil war was about slavery after slaves about that. many of them learned about the emancipation proclamation before their owners because word spread so quickly by word of mouth. as soon as you have little beachheads in the south you had slaves fleeing to be free. they are then called contraband but the fact they came to those for its forced the issue in the north and ultimately led to the chain of events that led to thhhr em

eisenhower was criticized with the dnc chairman, for being a part-time president because he went to gettysburg, his farm there, so off then. goes on and on. but there is an interesting history, when the presidents do get away, there is a star-crossed nation to it. look at the presidents who had problems during august vacations. hurricane katrina. >> remember from condi rice, al qaeda to attack within the united states. >> exactly. >> talk about getting it from western union. let's talk about a few presidentes who had vacations interrupted. here is george w. bush flying over new orleans, with the aftermath of katrina. bush was forced to return to washington after katrina hit in louisiana in 2005. in martha's vineyard, there you are, in '94, clinton had to delay the trip in 94 to monitor his healthcare bill which eventually failed of course. here is a photo of george herbert walker bush in kennebunkport maine. he had to monitor a standoff over nuclear inspections in iraq. this has been going on and on. i remember one of mark panner's advisors said go west, young man. don't do martha's vineyard.

goes way, way back, eisenhower was criticized for being a part-time president because he went to gettysburgs farm there so often, but there's an interesting history when the presidents do get away, there's sort of a star-crossed nature to it. look at all the presidents who've had problems during the august vacation. >> 9/11. >> hurricane katrina. >> remember the great memo of condoleezza rice? let's look at a few presidents who have had their vacations interrupted. here's that memorable photo of president george w. bush flying over new orleans, looking at the aftermath of katrina. didn't help, bush was forced to go back to washington in august of 2005. herself president clinton on vacation in martha's vineyard in '94. here's a photo of former president george herbert walker bush fishing up in maine, former president actually cancelled a trip in '92 to monitor a standoff over nuclear inspections in iraq, so this has been going on and on. i remember clinton one summer because of one of his advisors said go west, young man, don't go to martha's vineyard. >> he went to the teetons. >> that help

. >> charlie: it's dde, which is guide david eisenhower, gettysburg where he retired two. august 14, 1965. arnie, enclosed is payment for my debt. never was there one more reluctantly paid. this indicates rejection. please remember a couple will not be important a year from now. you'll win a lot more tournaments and forget all the woe caused by bridges and complaints by a tree. keep hitting them, all the best as ever, dde. pretty nice and there's $10. the bet was what. >> the bet was he bet me i would win the pga championship, and i didn't. >> charlie: the hell of a life. >> it was full. >> charlie: it's an honor to be here. >> well thank you, it's an honor to have you here charlie. >> charlie: thank you. you once said this about golf. it is deceptively simple, endlessly calculated, but child can play it well and a grown man can never master it. it's full of unexpected and perfect shots it is almost a science but yet it is a puzzle without an answer. it is gratifying and tantalizing. precise and unpredictable. it requires complete concentration and total relaxation. it sat

. >> you know, gettysburg may have inspired lincoln's greatest speech. when he got to maryland in october, all lincoln could say was at first, if i were as i have been most of my life, i might perhaps talk amusing to you for half an hour, and it wouldn't hurt anybody. hardly gem-like words. but antietam did inspire or at least made possible lincoln's greatest act, what lincoln himself called the central act of my administration and the great act of the 19th century. antietam and the fall of 1862 liberates lincoln as much as it liberates enslaved people. as jim and stephen have argued so eloquently and convincingly in their work and i think as we've all agreed tonight, it transformed the war for the union as it was into a war for the union as it could be, a union that embraces freedom. thank you all very much. [applause] >> this event was hosted by the new york historical society in new york city. for more information visit nyhistory.org. >> up next, booktv talks with cebt masterson brown as part of our series examining the literary landscape of eight sou

if you take that, you get the gettysburg idea of freedom.s not about slavery, and if you believe that, you should look of the speech by the vice-president of the confederacy, who talked about the division -- the vision of the american founders and said, our government is founded on the opposite idea. its foundation rests upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery and subordination to the superior race is natural. this new government is the first in the history of the world based on this great historical and moral truth. if you do not believe the civil war is about slavery, asked the slaves. many of them believed in the emancipation proclamation before their owners because word spread by word of mouth. as soon as you had the chance enforced, you had slaves fleeing to be free. now they were contraband, but the fact that they came to the ultimately led to their emancipation. but the other idea is that lincoln did not oppose slavery, and he did his entire life. there was a resolution to condemn and. linkedin

i do not know whether any of you remember the documentary made about the battle of gettysburg 10 or 15 years ago. there's a particular scene on the second day where lee says "i do not want you to close to the front, general. i cannot afford to lose to." and he says, "generally, you cannot lead from behind." -- general lee, you cannot leave from behind." my own experience comes from three decades at work. nato functions best when the united states leads, when united states is fully involved. in my judgment, and my judgment does not count, the administration broke this golden rule. our standing among our allies has fallen as a result. the allies' confidence in united states has been reduced. the second major and fundamental mistake which i believe the administration made prefers it to the use of our american combat forces. -- refers to the use of our american combat forces. those here with me that share the burden of 10 long years, and here we go into libya and we put caveats on the use of u.s. military forces. this sets a precedent for allies in the future to say, and i think it is trem

take this vision and you take that message, you get what lincoln famously called the get -- at gettysburgn of freedom. there are a couple of myths about the civil war, one is that it wasn't about slavery fundament lay. if you don't believe that, look at the speech by the vice president of the confederacy, alexander stevens, who talks about the vision of the original american founders and said our government is funned upon the exact sit idea, its foundation is laden the cornerstone and great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man and that subordination and slavery is his natural position. our cupry is the first based on this great duty. -- truth. many slaves learned about the emancipation proclamation before their owners. as long as you -- as soon as you had beach heads of the union in the south, you had slays being there to be free. they were called contraband. but the fact that they came to the forts forced the issue in the north and ultimately led to the chain of events that led to their emancipation. the other myth is that lincoln didn't oppose slavery. he did his entire li

. >> when you look back at history and look at the battle of gettysburg, that was known as the bloody for a long, long time after the battle. we're still calling that area ground zero now. where do we come together in this shared spirit of american service between you guys and the viewpoints that you represent going forward? what do we do to bring it forward? >> well, i think, you know, you're seeing a lot of rebuilding down there. we're going to see it come back, the families were never against that and all of america, you know, we have to remember exactly what happened that day. this was the worst day in american history. 3,000 americans were murdered. we're going to have buildings down there, industry is going to move on. we're going to have stores down there. we'll have a museum down there to remember but i think in our hearts, no matter what you build down there, everybody knows somebody who died down there that day and like you say, pearl harbor, you know, gettysburg, you can put, you know, a mall down there, whatever you want to do. that's going to be the site. that's what it w

i published a book called a retreat from gettysburg in 2005. from 2005 on i began working in earnest on this. i corrected the manuscript so it's readable. i still have the flavor. then what i did, i annotated it. so that when john porter is mentioning any of these people, and there are hundreds of people he names in here, mostly in the original manuscript, either last names. he thought they knew all of these people. and she probably did. but to us, we would have no idea who mr. covington was at any given sight in warren county, for instance. so what i had to do was found out re owl of the home already and why he was mentioning them. i went to the census of 1860, 1870 to find them. i found all of those people. i could identify who were related to him and who were not. and so you could tell why he chose them to stay in their houses, their route cellars, attics, whatever, or why he just mentioned them. and that also gave me another interesting asset of this. that is in the annotations, you not only find out who the people were, but where they were

president eisenhower, for example, back in the 1950's, was criticized for going to his gettysburg farm far too much and the chairman of the democratic national committee at the time said he was a part-time president because he was going away so much. this is very, no matter who is present, no matter the ideology or the personality. the opposition always jumps on the president for going on vacation. it is sort of a ritual in the summer. host: we do have a few numbers circulating about the number of days the president has taken. we are going to put them on the screen. the president, after 31 months, 31 -- 61, george w. bush 180 and his ranch in texas moseley, bill clinton, 28, the lowest, and ron reagan at this point, 112 days. what are your comments? guest: i am familiar with the numbers. president obama it just illustrates he is in the middle. not really a frequent vacationer but he does go on his vacations. it is not like he is way up there and the numbers. as you say, look at the comparison to president reagan and president george w. bush. but i think the problem right now -- and i h

rick: abraham lincoln wrote the gettysburg address on a napkin. it is possible, absolutely.yung-bamichelle bachmann hitting the campaign trail in north carolina, a very important state. trouble with her security team. tornado-ravaged joplin, missouri almost three months after twisters almost wiped that city off the map, school is back in session. where are students holding classes? we'll tell you. rick: medical news now, a rare but deadly infection is blamed nor talkerring the lives of three young people recently. health officials say the summer tragedies are linked to a brain-eating amoeba that lives in fresh water. two of the victims, a boy and girl died after going into the water. investigators tied the death of the third victim, a young man to tapwater. dr. siegel is the author of the inner pulse. good to see you. they say this is very, very scary, especially for parents. >> reporter: there's been 120 cases since the 1960s. there's been three fatalities including a young boy age the. my first point would be a point of caution. with only three cases the chance of this hap

read the gettysburg address as a campaign document spir. i think you are getting it. if you read it that way, there have been a couple of studies of it. think about what he is saying- ho. he actually went up on the word "people." they shall in door. i can just say this briefly. the 25th anniversary in march of 08, of two of his great speeches, i had been shaved by a remarkable book called the "education of ronald reagan." you have indeed in this city in both parties who want to lead the country by leaving washington. i did a movie on reagan. when you watch reagan, he is educating the american people. his speech is dense. the idea that he was shallow and articulate is nonsense. he is creating a data base to surround your mind as a result of which you see the world differently. he said i would show the light to the american people so they would turn up the heat on congress. this will now be 12 people. he would say that it is cheerful persistence and eventually they pick it up. i guarantee that lien 6 sigma will in a year from now be a common thing. my george is right. h

gettysburg, pennsylvania.r: i am interested in your story from "the rolling stone" about the security and exchange commission destroying evidence on financial institutions that they had been investigating. d.c. any relationship between that and the lack -- do you see any relationship between that and the department of justice? guest: that was an interesting report. people in congress have come out and say that they are concerned that the security and exchange commission destroyed earlier evidence. the importance goes beyond the s&p case to any financial case. over the years, if a whistle- blower or a former employer comes to sec and says open a case and if they look at it and close it but don't keep a record, the concern is six years later the investigators cannot look at the old evidence and they may miss a pattern. so the old tips seem to be important so that is why the story in "the rolling stone" is important to see if there are missed opportunities in cases and if there are patterns at the sec because the

remains the most instantly recognized battle in american history put the possible exception of gettysburg. it has been said that not until the battle of the little big horn and the death of george armstrong custer 40 years after the alamo what americans have a more vain, glorious and meant to rally around. texans also use the alamo and the revolt against mexico to establish republican a state that they believed unique and more special than any other. in 1845 when the republic of texas gave up its sovereignty to become the biggest state in the union that did so with a caveat. depending on whose interpretation of the texas constitution is followed it could secede at any time and split into five separate entities, thus creating four new states. a strong belief among many texans was that their independence, their lone star status had been bought and paid for at the alamo. crockets that sums up the single most important aspect of his brief stay in texas. his contribution to the lone star state resulted not so much from how he left, but how he died. his impact on taxes to rise precisely from hi

read the gettysburg address as a campaign document. [echoing] that is not quite right. i like that. good. i think you're getting it. [laughter] read it that way and there have been a couple of studies out looking at it as a campaign document. think about what he is saying when he says, this is a test to decide whether government of the people and for -- by the people, for the people shall endure. what is he saying? he is talking to a nation that were saying, if you quit, you have given up on government by the people. i hope to some limited agreement -- reagan was the way. on the 25th anniversary in march 2008 of two of his great speeches, evil empire and defense ministers, i've been -- strategic defense initiative speech, i have been shaped by a remarkable book called the "education of ronald reagan." the problem you have today at least in this city and in both parties, people want to lead the country by leaving washington. when you watch reagan, he is educating the american people. this idea that reagan was a shallow, inarticulate person is nonsense. he actually reminds me, he is c

remains the most instantly recognized battle in american history put the possible exception of gettysburg it has been said that not until the battle of the little big horn and the death of george armstrong custer 40 years after the alamo what americans have a more vain, glorious and meant to rally around. texans also use the alamo and the revolt against mexico to establish republican a state that they believed unique and more special than any other. in 1845 when the republic of texas gave up its sovereignty to become the biggest state in the union that did so with a caveat. depending on whose interpretation of the texas constitution is followed it could secede at any time and split into five separate entities, thus creating four new states. a strong belief among many texans was that their independence, their lone star status had been bought and paid for at the alamo. crockets that sums up the single most important aspect of his brief stay in texas. his contribution to the lone star state resulted not so much from how he left, but how he died. his impact on taxes to rise precisely from his

remains the most instantly recognized battle in american history put the possible exception of gettysburg. it has been said that not until the battle of the little big horn and the death of george armstrong custer 40 years after the alamo what americans have a more vain, glorious and meant to rally around. texans also use the alamo and the revolt against mexico to establish republican a state that they believed unique and more special than any other. in 1845 when the republic of texas gave up its sovereignty to become the biggest state in the union that did so with a caveat. depending on whose interpretation of the texas constitution is followed it could secede at any time and split into five separate entities, thus creating four new states. a strong belief among many texans was that their independence, their lone star status had been bought and paid for at the alamo. crockets that sums up the single most important aspect of his brief stay in texas. his contribution to the lone star state resulted not so much from how he left, but how he died. his impact on taxes to rise precisely from hi

whether any of you remember the movie that was made about, oh, 10, 15 years ago, about the battle of gettysburg and of course all of it is apocryphal. but there is a particular scene on the second day where lee says to longstreet, i don't want you too close to the front, general. i can't afford to lose you. longstreet looks at lee and said, general lee, you can't lead from behind. longstreet had right. you can't lead from behind and that's what this administration did with respect to this conflict. my own experience with the alliance, which spans three decades of work is that nato function best when the united states leads and when the united states is fully involved. and in my judgment and my judgment doesn't count but the judgement of others who do count, the administration broke this golden rule. our standing among our allies has fallen as a result. and allied confidence in the united states has been reduced. the second major and fundamental mistake which i believe the administration made refers to the use of our american combat forces. there are many in this room who have shared with me the

he's talking to them -- read the gettysburg address someday as a campaign document. that didn't quite work right. i like that. good. i think you are getting it. but if you read it that way and there were a couple of studies of that as a campaign document and think about what he says when he says, this is a test to decide whether government of the people and... i'm told, he went up on the word -- of the people, by the people, for the people, shall endure. and what is he saying? he's talking to a nation at war, saying, if you quit you have given up on government by the people. so, i hope to some limited degree -- ronald reagan was the same way. i did a speech at -- great institution, and say, briefly, here, and, the 25th anniversary, in march of '08, of two of the great speeches, the evil empire speech and the strategic defense speech and i have been shaped by a remarkable book, called "the education of ronald reagan." and which i commend to all of you, and, i started by saying the problem we have today is, elites in the city of both parties who want to lead the countr

condemnation that was challenged in federal court, the supreme court actually made clear in the 1896 gettysburg case that a higher level of scrutiny should apply when the taking and transfer of property to a private individual. unfortunately, there is some misunderstanding over this fostered in part by the supreme court in kilo where they claim there was 100 years of precedent backing their position. there was, indeed, precedent beginning in berman, but every one of the cases they cited before then was, in fact, a case that had nothing to do with the public use clause of the fifth amendment but was in reality a so-called substantive due process case under the 14th amendment. >> thank you. >> [inaudible] >> thank you very much, will chair. as a preliminary comment, i just want to say that i had concern about the title of this briefing from the very beginning because it seemed conclusory in its title saying that there were civil rights implications of eminent domain abuse as if that, indeed, a matter of fact. and i think that was, unfortunately, mirror inside a comment that the administrator just

paraphrases the gettysburg address, this nation shall not and will not perish from the face of the earth. let's get together in a bond of commonality and patriotism. thank you for your time. >> the next call is from gulf shores, alabama. >> i have done some research back to the 1960's when the democrats controlled everything. they had a general fund for social security. is that true? >> you what, let's listen to the congressman speaking right now. >> we're giving up $200 million in taxes that the airlines were getting. they did not want anything extraneous in the package. jobs are extraneous lost revenue is extraneous. the package is all about cutting. it is tax cuts and reductions in spending that will not create jobs. we need investment. there is not a penny of investment in this. the next generation cannot get student financial aid. great. >> you can hear the frustration from some of the house democrats following the meeting of the democratic caucus. we will have more as it unfolds. james is joining us fr. we will try one more time for james. carroll is in west virginia. go ahead. >>

taken of course from lincoln's gettysburg address. it occurred to me then as it remind me now those who volunteer to seven our country in uniform understand what's at stake when we send them into harm's way. i relate this story simply to assure you that i know what this nomination means and i will do my best to live up to the responsibility. if confirmed i will work with the joint chiefs to ensure that this nation has the military it needs. it's clear we have work to finish in the current conflicts and it should be just as clear that we have work to do in preparing for an uncertain future. our work must result in a joint force that is responsive, decisive, versatile, interdependent and affordable. we must keep faith with servicemen and women, their families and our veterans. we're all very proud of the military forces of the united states. and this committee has been instrumental in making it the finest force ever assembled anywhere at any time. we're also aware that a new fiscal reality confronts us. in 1973 as chief of staff of the

president eisenhower in the 1950's was criticized for going to his gettysburg farm too much.the chairman of the democratic national committee said he was a part-time president because he was going away so much. this is very common no matter who is president, no matter the ideology. the opposition always jumps on the president for going on vacation. it is a ritual in the summer in washington. >> we do have a few numbers that have been circling about the number of days that the president has taken. we will put them on the screen. the president's 04 for 31 months has launched 31 vacation days. -- 61 days. george bush at 180 degrees. bill clinton was the lowest at 20 days and ronald reagan at 112 days. what are your thoughts on that? >> president obama illustrates that he is sort of in the middle in that lineup. he is not really a frequent vacationer, but he does go on his vacations. it is not that he is way up there in the numbers as you say. but i think the problem right now is -- i have written a book about president on vacations and their retreats, americans are pretty tolera

condemnation that was challenged in federal court, the supreme court actually made clear in the 1896 gettysburg case that a higher level of scrutiny should apply when the taking and transfer of property to a private individual. unfortunately, there is some misunderstanding over this fostered in part by the supreme court in kilo where they claim there was 100 years of precedent backing their position. there was, indeed, precedent beginning in berman, but every one of the cases they cited before then was, in fact, a case that had nothing to do with the public use clause of the fifth amendment but was in reality a so-called substantive due process case under the 14th amendment. >> thank you. >> [inaudible] >> thank you very much, will chair. as a preliminary comment, i just want to say that i had concern about the title of this briefing from the very beginning because it seemed conclusory in its title saying that there were civil rights implications of eminent domain abuse as if that, indeed, a matter of fact. and i think that was, unfortunately, mirror inside a comment that the administrator just