bill, i want to get back to liberia and talk about -- >> i don't. >> talk a little bit about liberia. when mrs. nixon went to liberia, it was the first time that a first lady had officially represented the president of the united states at a state event overseas. and as you mentioned, she got the 19-gun salute. >> 19-gun aabsolute. >> and you talk about all the -- you and jack talk about the ceremony, so beautiful, sitting through all of them. but then there was a great dance that was -- native dance that was shown for her on the roof of the -- >> right there. >> tell us about that. >> okay. >> well, i was -- it was quite odd because she disappeared. when i say disappeared, we had her up there and then disappeared. and then came out in this beautiful caftan and such and it made "time" magazine. li liberia was quite a place, as you know, jack. the president of the united states was there for an official visit and protocol, president to to tollbet and his wife. i talked about escorting mrs. nixon to the president's door and knock on the door, he opens it up and there's president tolbert

>> can i carry on with liberia? we advanced liberia, and with ten men and one lady. and the lady is here. mary shields, who worked with us. >> and she was on the trip? >> on the advance. mary lou, can you stand up? >> she was in charge. do you want to tell a quick story, mary lou? >> no. well, anyway, the eisenhower is playing, and we had ten men and one woman. and the one woman was mary lou. which is quite interesting. and we did drop an engine there. but getting into liberia. of course, he invited president nixon, of course. president nixon couldn't go. so he sent his best. >> i want to stay on one more thing from the vice presidential years. we have great pictures to go with that. can you talk to us about where the nixon motorcade was attacked. >> that's the centerpiece of the whole vice presidential years. it was a trip that the vice president really didn't want to do. but the state department and president eisenhower asked him to do it. so he did.

>> can i carry on with liberia? we advanced liberia with ten men and one lady. and the lady is here, mary lou shields, who worked with us in protocol. >> she was on the trip? >> on the advance. mary lou, can you stand up? >> she was in charge. [ applause ] >> don't you want to tell that quick story, mary lou? >> no, i'm not going to tell that story. >> anyway, as jack mentioned, we went on the eisenhowers' plane and we had ten men and one woman, and the woman was mary lou, which is quite interesting, and we did drop an engine there. but getting to liberia, president tolbert, it was the inauguration, and of course he invited president nixon. president nixon couldn't go so he sent mrs. nixon. >> bill, if i could, before we get to that story, i want to stay on one more thing on the vice presidential years. we have some great pictures that are going to go with that and i don't want to spoil it. i want to just ask don briefly to talk to us about the trip to south america and specifically in ka iraq das where the nixon mothered cade was attacked. >> that's the centerp

>> can i carry on with liberia? we advanced liberia, and with ten men and one lady. and the lady is here. mary shields, who worked with us. >> and she was on the trip? >>

she's liberia's record holder in the 100-meter dash.er family left war-torn liberia in 1999 and immigrated to the states after surviving four civil wars. they settled in silver spring. she went on to become one of the greatest athletes in kennedy high school history before heading to st. johns university. tonight, no doubt, the biggest moment of her life. >> i just can't put into words how i feel, but i feel very blessed and honored and it's an experience that i will always cherish and, you know, just amazing. i'm looking forward to it. going to be a lot of smiles, probably crying, i'm not sure, but i hope it's not heavy enough so i can wave it around. >> reporter: the pride of head kennedy high school in silver spring, maryland. guys, i guess everybody's talking about james bond and the queen jumping out of the airplane, sir paul mccartney, of course, but there were so many really fun parts. i actually liked when mr. bean pulled out his iphone and took a picture. >> i like mr. bean a lot. i'm with you, but the queen and illusion of her

in liberia they don't have any landlines, but almost everybody has a cell phone. there's a whole plethora of new donors including china and some of the brick country, brazil, rush a india, china, and it is investing all over the world especially in africa. we've seen dramatically increased funding in health and education and especially health around hiv and malaria and it has led to some very important health outcomes. there are new challenges, of course, there's a growing population and growing migration and big concerns about resource use and of course, climate change is very important and a new consideration to us now. in terms of what we learned, what are the lessons that we've learned. first and foremost, the terms of likely success and i think the most important factors is leadership in the countries where we worked. those leaders and other citizens are committed to their own future and their own development. i want to say something about the paris declaration of 2005. this is a big international up groo of nations that met together to really look seriously

when we were there, everybody in liberia was there. they listed all of these people. there may have been 12, 13, 14 speakers. everybody listed the names of those who had been named, what an honor it was to be your. -- t -- to be here. it was boiling hot writ it was warmer and warmer and one speaker got up and got the biggest applause all when he said, "to all of the honored guests who are here, honor is granted." that does not mean i am not for early delighted to be here with everyone. it is always an honor to be here with the mayor. i cannot acknowledge how honored we are. that mayor lee and all the leadership he brings with him is with us to mark -- is with us this morning curvet willie brown started it with his legislation way back when. gilbert baker, you decorated many of our homes with your rainbow flags. and again, this of, welcome. we are like family to each other. i said, this is not about tolerance. it is about respect, taking pride. that is what this weekend is about. [applause] as was mentioned so well, the history of this, it was a symbol of discriminatio

friends of liberia partners of liberia. i welcome you all to see me that. these women. they are placeholders. sometimes they are the boldest of all of the people trying to stop the war because they have so much invested they know it's their daughters that are going to get raped they know it's their sons their are going to be picked up as child soldiers it's their husbands who are going to get killed so they care deeply about stopping that violence. no could you who call. this. educate into going to nineteen to. one million people. who are not and they came with machetes spears shouting and looting hoeing us they were after the ethnic tutsi we thought towards. the shores there was so much negativity during the genocide people also showed humanity. there were people who dared during the genocide to hide their neighbors despite the threat to their lives because they could have died most people would ease. she took me into the house and suggested that i hide up in the roof she put me there she looks hungry and sick i took him in and instructed him to hind in the attic but w

off of liberia road, which i can get it to pop up for you. it doesn't want to do that.eal easy for you to do. go to settings on your waze application and enter that information. off of liberia avenue, $3.25 for the remember gas and $3.59 for the premium. there is a difference. if you are traveling northbound along i-95, you will find your lanes are open. still a close confirmed what many had feared. >> on the haoutside, this shado campaign looked like any other.a there were paid consultants, canvassers put in hotels and ferried around town and rented vehicles with paid drivers distributing thousands of yard signs, stickers and car magnets. but what made this shadow campaign sinister was how it was paid for. rotor plea agreement says an unnamed co-con pier store funneled $653,000 through the public relations firm to get around campaign finance laws that limit the amount that one t person can contribute. two people did identify businessman jeffrey tom san as the source of the funds. his company has the single largest contract, up to $322 million a year. thompson has not y

she group up in silver spring, graduated john canby high school, but she was born if liberia.as due al citizenship, and she'll be representing in the 100-meter dash. she has the honor of carrying the flag. she is thrilled with the opportunity. >> i just can't put into words how i feel, but i feel very blessed, honored, and it's an experience i will always cherish, you know, it's just amazing. there's going to be a lot of smiles, probably crying. i'm not sure, but i hope it's not heavy enough so i can wave it around. >> like those nails. way to go. >>> slalom kayaker and georgetown native caroline queen, 2 began as a summer camp hobby. after narrowly missing out on the games in 2008, she's really to go for the gold. before that, she is really excited about the kickoff event. >> i think it will be the most sort of visual experience of the big and powerful nature of team usa. i think it will be touching and memorable event. i'm so excited. i think it's going to be a pretty big spectacle, one of the most memorable moments of my first olympics. >> we want her to do well. her heats

so they get contacted at any moment of calling in pakistan or india or in liberia or argentina in germany and bosnia a global community where people are able to cherished their unique identities but claim the shared identity as citizens of the earth and recognizing that we all come from the same source even scientists agreed that is indisputable human life comes from the same source and we say we should claim that shared identity and cherish and celebrate our unique identities and use those as guests to enrich the human community and critical areas like poverty and the environment in the mediation of conflict. helping to raise children with a new awareness of their neighbors. so instead of recapitulating animosity we see young people growing up with this sense that you're my neighbor and you may have a different faith in you may believe some different things but we are neighbors and we can work together in our own ways to make our communities better. >>> we will talk more about the united religion's initiative right here in san francisco stay with this will be right back. off >>> in 1993

she says from northern ireland to liberia to nepal and many places in between, we have seen that when women participate in peace processes, they focus discussion on issues like human rights, justice, national reconciliation and economic renewal that are critical to making peace but are often overlooked in formal negotiations. they build coalitions around ethnic and sectarian lines and they speak up for other marginalized groups. that's really important that the women are there and -- this isn't hillary, but the women are there not just representing their own points of view, but also the other marginalized groups. they act as mediators and help foster compromise. when women organize in large numbers, they galvanize opinion and help change the course of history. you're going to hear from six extraordinary women tonight, and the first one, will you open this up and give us an opening statement. go on and stand up and let us hear from you from your perspective. >> thanks. i'm from palestine. thanks for the security staff to give me this chance to be this evening in front of you. 22 years

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but just a tiny anecdote, my son spent a couple months in liberia during the summer. he was 16 years old and he was working with an organization called right to play. he was helping them teach soccer to kids who were formerly child combatants, many of them with missing limbs and they lived in very dire conditions. i said to him after a month and a half of doing this, what are you learning from this. his number one learning was you know, mom, they are so much like us. the things that we have in common are exactly the same and the things that are different from us are very small. you know what, they're happy. they love each other. that was an important thing. i think we assume that people who live in poor countries are less happy, that somehow their lives are not fulfilling and i think that's a fallacy. [ applause ] >> okay. so question from the woman here. we might have time for two more questions and i will -- you can have the second question, if we have time, depending on the length of the question and the answer. >> thank you for sharing your expertise and knowledge

. >> carnival is incorporated in panama, royal caribbean in liberia, and princess cruises in bermuda,n though their headquarters are in florida, a source of contention for rockefeller. from 2004 to 2011, carnival paid just 1.1% in federal, state and foreign taxes, yet recorded $11.3 billion in profits. the member of the cruise line international association says no matter where a boat is register, all lines have to follow the international rules of the sea. but he concede there's are tax advantages of registering outside the united states. >> are there some fees and taxation considerations that go into that? certainly. we pay a wide array of fees, duties, and we pay all of the taxes that we are required to pay. >> of all commercial cruise ships, only one, norwegian's pride of america, is registered in the united states. carnival ships are registered in several countries. the costa cruise line for instance flies an italian flag and pays italian taxes accordingly, a rate of 30%. senator rockefeller says the industry is piloting their boats through legal loopholes. >> they don't reimburs

royal caribbean, in liberia. and princess cruises.o 2011, carnival paid just 1.1% in federal, state and foreign taxes yet recorded $11.3 billion in profits. the cruise line's international association says no matter where a boat is registered, all lines have to follow the international rules of the sea. but he concedes there are tax advantages to registering outside the united states. >> are there some fees and taxation considerations that go into that? certainly. we pay a wide array of fees, duties and we pay all of the taxes that we were required to pay. >> of all commercial cruise ships, only one, nor wee january's pride of america. >> the costa cruise line flies an italian flag and pays italian taxes. a kworcorporate rate of 30%. the industry is piloting its boats right through legal loopholes. >> they don't reimburse coast guard. they don't pay taxes, which would help these federal agencies. they always say safety is their emphasis. i've never quite believed that. i think the bottom line is their emphasis. >> finances aside, the

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said, he built this claim he was going to be the first american flyers to fly from new york city to liberia i guess it was a pretty rickety plane because he invited chamberlain to fly with him, and chamberlain kind of cocked his eye at him and said you're not really good to fly into, are you? yeah, come along with me. and the plane actually took off and it within about three seconds it landed in the east river and julian was in the hospital for about a week or something like that. and i don't think he ever tried again. but he's a really fascinating character. and i think he went on an aviation. but chamberlain was, and, the only person -- chamberlain was the only one of the flyers in the orteig prize to get along with levine, and he was the only one, this guy who was not movie star caliber, he was the only one of the flyers to get along with levine to everyone else disparate, partly because of anti-semitism. and he was the only one to take up, the only black fly in new york that i could find during, based in new york during that time. so i think it was really pretty interesting. i just wish

and secreting of liberian funds and property could still challenge liberia's efforts to strengthen its democracy and to orderly develop its political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. these actions and policies continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the united states. for this reason i have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to the former liberian regime of charles taylor. signed, barack obama, the white house, july 17, 2012. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on foreign affairs and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the house will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. >> the house is recessing until 4:40 eastern when members will debate five bills. live coverage as always here on c-span. homeland security secretary, janet napolitano, will be on capitol hill this week. on thursday, she goes before the house judiciary committee for an annual review of the agency's actions over the past year. live coverage thursday morning at 10:00 easte

president charles taylor who goes to prison in a special separate court for civil wars and fighting in liberia there is bias about who is prosecuted and tried for these crimes? >> i don't think so. the very first leaders actually were those who were involved in the war of bosnia and yugoslavia. many of them were sentenced, condemned, and some are still in prison. so there is no bias. no racial bias. i don't think so. >> when you look at the arab spring uprisings you have some of these dictators held accountable and some seem to be protected. if you look at yemen's president, he is an ally of the u.s. and he is seen as turning his security forces on unarmed protesters, but he is still living very comfortably in yemen. you have syria's assad who has powerful friends like russia and china. how do you hold those dictators accountable if their backers are permanent members of the u.n. security council. >> well, what can we do? they have the legal power and that is one of the basic principles of the united nations. it doesn't always please me but the fact is they have it. but then i really believe t

in liberia as i mention they don't have any landlines and they have no faxes and almost everybody hasethora of new donors, including china and some of the britain countries, brazil, russia, india and china. china in particular has been investing all of their world especially in africa. we have seen dramatically increased funding in health and education, especially health around hiv and malaria and it has led to some very important health outcomes. there are new challenges. of course there is a growing population, growing migration and concerns about resource used. and of course climate change is very important and a new consideration to us now. in terms of what we have learned, what are the lessons that we have learned over the years? i think first and foremost in terms of likely success in predicting outcomes for foreign assistance as i said earlier, the most important factor is the leadership in the countries where we were. are those leaders and are there citizens committed to their own development? i want to say something about the paris decoration at 2005. it's an international gr