hungary had already appears to the iron curtain. ordinary people, young east germans, found a new hole in the curtain. the commander of the border guard had not been given new orders, he should have tried to stop them that he decided not to. 10,000 people came here to press their unification of europe. the east germans took advantage to reach austria and then west germany. >> i am here in the central part of the european revolution of freedom, of democracy, of coming together and that continues to shape our part of the world and that inspires many other parts of the globe. >> after the picnic, it only took congress three more weeks to officially open the border with austria. -- it only took hungary three more weeks. today, the symbol watchtower and a few strands of barbed wire remain, reminders of the more difficult times. >> stay with us if you can. still to come, a giant dangerous blot of green, how algae is blotting some of the coastline. the taiwanese french minister joined other, ministers in -- the taiwanese defense minister j

hungary had unofficially pierce the iron curtain several months earlier. what happened here was that ordinary people found a new chink in the curtain and tore a big hole. the border guards had not been given new orders. he should have tried to stop them. he decided not to. 10,000 people came here on the day of the picnic to press for reunification of europe. but but the east germans took advantage of the event to reach austria, then west germany. >> what happened here was an important part of the european revolution for freedom, democracy, coming together, and continues to shape our part of the world and inspires so many other parts of the globe. >> after the picnic, it only took hungary three more weeks to officially opened the full border at austria. the authorities in east germany, czechoslovakia, and elsewhere were furious but powerless to interfere. once their own people could travel freely, their power collapsed. today, a single watchtower and eight few strands of barbed wire remain as reminders of tougher times -- and a few strands of barbed wire re

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years a, opposition groups in hungary organized a picnic near theorder. it becam knowns thean- european picnic, allowin hundredsf east germans to leave comnist eastern europe. new carlorp reports from dapest. -- nick thorpe reportsrom budapest. >> happened here in these peaceful meadows. hungy h unoffially pierce the on curtain several months earlier. what hpened here washat ordinary people found a new chink in the curtain and tore big hole. the border guds had not been given new orders. he should have tried stop them. he decided no to. 10,000 people came heren the day of the picnic to press for reunification of europe. but but the easgermans took advantage of the eventto reach austri then west germany. >> what happened here was an important part of the european revolution for eedom, mocracy, coming togetherand ntinues to shape ourpart of the wor and inspires so many othe parts of the globe. >> after the picnic, it only tookungary three more weeksto oficially opened the full border at auria. the athorities in east rmany, czechoslovakia, and elsewhere were

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around los angeles one woman dressed in black carrying a sign that said death to take five butcher of hungary and he turned to henry cabot lodge the ambassador to the wind and said what is this woman d why it is hircine? and he said mr. chairman, he does not -- she does not agree with her for policy and he said why would eisenhower invite me only to have this woman stand here and in solely? said the release think that eisenhower invited you here and made sure you would see this wan standing with a sign? he said in the soviet union she would not be there unless i wanted her to be there. so that of the state's he was more of a dictator we're used to among heramong the ameran presidents. >> host: now you also named the president roosevelt as a dictator. when we talk about the story of thi woman, it was not somebody that the president did not send him here and he did not understand american policy if it was diffent fromussia because it was the beginning of the demonstration and protesting and itas the wife of the ambassador that told the story they don't remember somewhere near the embassy with t

woman on the streets dressed in all black, carrying a sign that said death to khrushchev butcher of hungary he turned to henry cabot lodge was the american ambassador to the wind and said what is this woman and what i hircine? he said mr. chairman and she is somebody that doesn't agree with your foreign polic and your father said why would eisenhower invit me here all they do have this woman standing here insulting me? and elijah said you really think eisenhower invited you here and make sure you would se this woman standing with this time? you're father said ce in the soviet union she wld not be there unless i wanted her to be there. so that illustrates that he was more of a dictator than we are used to hear among our american presidents. >> host: of course, you also named president roosevelt as a dictator. it is a different view of this world. when we talk the story of this woman, it was not somebody that he did not think the president said her here and he don't understand american policy even if that was different from russi because in russia it was the beginning of the demonstration and

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and so i think, to revert to eastern europe, i think of them are nosh in hungary in 1956 or to check in czechoslovakia in 1968 or gorbachev. all of them were genuine communist who spent their whole lives in the communist party, without, you know people dissent, but at some critical moment they became the embodiment of reform forces that were tremendously important. and i think that, and in politicians, we may get that. and i am fervently hoping that we may see some analog and iran in which some politician who has been all this time a dyed in the wool part of the islamic theocracy will seize the moment to present themselves as the embodiment of the popular unrest and play a very positive role. >> thank you, josh. you might have added yeltsin to that list, borst yells into that list of russian. i was thinking the same thing. there also is a more general question of people who become democrats after starting out as committed to some kind of totalitarian or authoritarian view. there is always a question that is happening with ex-communism with questions about the authenticity of their co

i came over here from hungary to this land of opportunity, i'm happy to press panels, and i'm going to give discounts to my customers, they're happy when i do it. and so he said, and i quote from the book here, he made the statement when he was under investigation, he said, you can't tell me how to run my business. when they threatened him with jail, he said, go ahead, send me to jail. that probably wasn't the most diplomatic thing to say. [laughter] they did throw him in jail. and he was in jail, but i think it's interesting that it was such an extreme move. and many others were in jail, too, for giving discounts to customers. there he was in jail, and even some newspapers who you wouldn't normally would think would be on his side turned up on his side. "the washington post" said this: if measuring aged had to charge less, if he wanted to continue to exist, the law said he could not. the new york herald tribune said this, quote, for a parallel it is necessary to go to the fascist or communist states of europe. wow. to find a parallel, send somebody to jail for giving a customer a disc

so in to revert to eastern europe i think of hungary and at 56 orajel glaceau balky at hidden 68 or gorbachev. and all of them were genuine communist to spend their whole lives in the communist party people descend but at some critical moment they became the embodiment of reform forces that were tremendously important and i think politicians we may get that and i am fervently hoping we could see an analog with some politicians to all this time has been a part six of the islamic theocracy will seize the moment to present himself as the embodiment of the popular unrest and play a very positive role. >> thank you. you may have added boris yeltsin from russia up. i was thinking the same thing. but there was a more urge general question -- people who become democrats after starting out committed to some type of totalitarian or of their terrie and -- authoritarian view and there is a question of the authenticity and so on. such figures later on, of their previous history makes you wonder about them a little bit to but in any case let me open the floor to discussion. i think i will take two or three

will play a truly important role and so i think -- to revert to eastern europe, i think of emory in hungaryn '56 or in czechoslovakia, '68 or gorbachev. you know, all ofÃthem were genuine communists who had spent their whole lives in the communist party without people moment they became the embodiment of reform forces that were tremendously important and i think, you know, in politicians we may get that. i'm fervent]" opening that we may see some analog in iran in which some politician who's been all this time a dyed in the wool theocracy will seize the moment to present himself as the embodiment of the popular unrest and play a very positive role. >> thank you, josh. you might have added yeltsin to that list, boris yeltsin to that list of russians. i was thinking the same thing. but i think there are also is a more general question ofúñ peop who become democrats after starting out as committed to some kind of totalitarian or authoritarian view. there's always a question that's happened with ex-communists as to questions about the authenticity of their conversion and so on. and when they b