henry morgenthau, roberts father, had been the secretary of treasury under franklin roosevelt but at this time he was chairman of the board of you ja, and the next day after this great success in chicago golda went to new york and she met with you ja leaders and they sat around the table eating kosher deli sandwiches and discussing whether they can help golda raise this money. and again these very proper uja wealthy men said no, we can't do that uja is a philanthropic organization. we cannot raise money to give arms to israel. and henry morgenthau said, i will call him now, if golda meir says you have to have arms and we are the only place where they can get the money to buy the arms, i'm afraid, gentlemen, we will have to accept my decision. we're going to include golda meir in this year's fundraising campaign. and they did, and golda and some of the people from uja went around the country and the raise $55 million that they split and she came home with $25 million to buy arms. i'm going to take a sip of water. some of you may remember that she dressed up as an arab, a woman, to go

treasury secretary henry morgenthau jr., this vessel once patrolled the coasts of vietnam during the vietnam war. today, the same american vessel, a gift between partners, is sailing the waters of the pacific on its way to patrol these coasts for the people of vietnam. this month we mark veterans day in the united states. and out of war and conflict, we have achieved a deep friendship, partnership, and we have achieved peace. bound by mutual respect and common experience, our veterans laid the foundation for that achievement between our nations. our decades-long joint humanitarian efforts with the vietnamese people and government to account for and recover personnel still missing -- so important to us -- from the war honors these horrors of this horrendous war. we want our service members' support -- and we give total support to the families, and we strengthen the foundation of our comprehensive partnership. that is so important to us. in the spirit of our friendship, i want to congratulate president quang for hosting a very successful apec leaders meeting this week in da nang. congr

treasury secretary henry morgenthau jr this vessel once patrolled the coast of vietnam during the vietnam war today the same american vessel a gift between partners is sailing the waters of the pacific on its way to patrol these cuts for the people of vietnam this month we mark veterans day in the united states and out of war and conflict we have achieved a deep friendship partnership and we have achieved peace bound by mutual respect and common experience our veterans laid the foundation for that achievement between our nations our decades long joint humanitarian efforts with the vietnamese people and government to account for and recover personnel still missing so important to us. from the war on us these horrors of this horrendous war we want our service members support and we give total support to the families and we strengthen the foundation of our comprehensive partnership that is so important to us in the spirit of our friendship i want to congratulate president kwan for hosting a very successful apec leaders meeting this week in dunn and congratulations you did a fantastic thank y

treasury secretary henry morgenthau jr this vessel once patrolled the coast of vietnam during the vietnam war today the same american vessel a gift between partners is sailing the waters of the pacific on its way to patrol these cuts for the people of vietnam this month we mark veterans day in the united states and out of war and conflict we have achieved a deep friendship partnership and we have achieved peace bound by mutual respect and common experience our veterans laid the foundation for that achievement between our nations our decades long joint humanitarian efforts with the vietnamese people and government to account for and recover personnel still missing so important to us from the war on us the.

to go back to henry morgenthau, he told the delegates assembled in new hampshire that the new financial order would be based on an elementary economic axiom. he said that prosperity has no fixed limits. it's not a finite substance to be diminished by division. on the contrary, the more of it that other nations enjoy, the more each nation will have for itself. for seven decades we have helped -- helped billions lift themselves out of poverty and have contributed to maintaining peace and stability around the world. if we have the right resources and fully commit to this effort we can do the same for decades to come and help build the kind of world that we will be proud to leave to our children. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> thank you. we have a very engaged audience. we have had no shortage of questions. so, having been in this position a number of times where we got no questions, we're very happy to have the audience participate. so, obviously the world bank's largest shareholder is the u.s. this seemed to have been the point that you ended your speech on, about the engagement of