i'm james wilson. funding for this program was provided. the national institute of justice. this program was produced the police foundation, which is solely responsible for its

i'm james wilson. funding for this program was provided. the national institute of justice. this program was produced the police foundation, which is solely responsible for its well, good evening, everyone, and welcome politics and prose. i'm brad graham, the co-owner of. the bookstore, along with my wife alice, lissa muscatine and we're very to be hosting professor robert small, who's to discuss his new book, mr.

i'm james wilson. funding for this program was provided. the national institute of justice. this program was produced the police foundation, which is solely responsible for its well, good evening, everyone, and welcome politics and prose. i'm brad graham, the co-owner of. the bookstorlo

today and national security strategy from roosevelt to reagan and hosting today, of course, james graham wilson, who's the official historian of the us state department this his second book on the cold war, actually in his first one was triumph of improvization and gorbachev's adaptation. reagan's engagement in the end of the cold war. so he's written on both bookends now, both the formation of cold war containment strategy and, then also the reagan years, where the cold war successfully concluded. and what we're going to get into today, i'd like to get into that. i think really counts. here is how timely this is. paul nitze, as james points out, is not a household name in the states, even as you have people like henry kissinger or even george kennan, who people and they know the history of u.s. foreign policy. but nixon was one of the main architects of of the most important strategies we've ever had. and he did it at a time when was going wrong. all him and i'd like to start by taking a quote from his own words in a retrospective on nsc 68, which was released in 1950, it was orchestrated by t

wilson, north carolina, at 94 he has a deep passion for drums. which placed him on many stages, from playing for the iconic singer james brown, the monitors, to st. john a.m.e. zion church, his home church. mr. latham has also served as an educator and drove a school bus. he's known for mentoring his former students. he's been featured in the african-american music trails of north carolina. madam speaker, joining many community members and recognizing sam "the man" lathan for his love of drumming and community is indeed an honor. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous concept to address the for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in my first speech on the house floor to applaud the men and women powering america's space flight industry. mr. haridopolos: i'm a proud resident of florida's space coast, the launch pad for america's journey to the stars since the early days of nasa. but this is not just our past, it is our futur