not even president lovett could have foreseen that.esident lovett spoke 100 years ago, the newspapers around this state and around the nation took note that something big was happening in texas. "the new york times" reported that president lovett had attracted an array of learning such has seldom been assembled in the unite. the "dallas morning news" waxed almost mystically. it observed that president lovett's speech coincide with the the early evening appearance of both jupiter and venus and suggested that the evening sky was an august ri of a bright future for the institute. not every newspaper was as per sentive or tran accept cant. one local journal reported the founding of rice in the same column as the news that congo, the world's largest circus elephant, was coming to town. [laughter] but we now know 100 years later that those who bet on the future greatness of rice bet right. now, as i said, i'm going to keep my remarks a great deal shorter than president lovett'sst so i'd like to just close with congratulations to president he

not even president lovett could have foreseen that. when he spoke 100 years ago, the newspapers in this state and around the nation took due note that something big was happening in texas. "the new york times" reported that president lovett had attracted an array of the learning such as had seldom been assembled in the united states. "the dallas morning news" waxed mystically and observed that the president's speech coincided with the early evening appearance of both jupiter and venus and suggested that the evening sky was an augury of a bright future for the institute. not every newspaper was as perceptive or transcendent. one local journal reported the founding of rice in the same column the news that congo, the world's largest circus elephant, was coming to town. as i said, i will keep my remarks a great deal shorter, but i would like to close with a personal word of congratulations to the president on having the privilege to serve at rice during its centennial. i am delighted to have the opportunity to call him president once again

he also toured with performers like lyle lovett and amy lou harris.ed the get car known as a dobro. >> it was a way of amplifying mechanically of the guitar before the invention of the electric guitar. there's an aircraft aluminum resonator inside this guitar. the strings are suspended over that. it makes it louder than a normal guitar. >> he received many prestigious awards including a grammy and the blue grass association's distinguished achievement award. shortly before his death, he finished working on an album. he is survived by his wife elsie and two daughters. love that blue grass. by the way, the storm is well passed. >> and now we'll see the breezy conditions. let's look at the weather cam so we can give you a look at the occur represent conditions. no problems out there right now. just a few clouds and 32 degrees. the winds are out of the west at 8 giving us a humidity of 70%. right now, we are going to continue to see the skies clearing as we head through the overnight hours. i don't anticipate any more problems here. i think that we're goi

the silver spring resident also toured with performers such as lyle lovett and emmylou harris. we talked to a close friend tonight. >> reporter: the notes could be clear and haunting. the late mike aldridge strumming a type of guitar called a dobro. >> the dobro guitar was invent in the 1920's. >> reporter: but aldridge himself is credited for taking it up a notch, or two, or three. mike's dobro was the cover of mr. aldridge's first album. >> mike was the clint eastwood of acoustic music. he was quiet, seemed shy on the mic, but when he played, it just -- the notes and things would just give you a little chill. >> reporter: birchmere's owner toured with aldridge. his band, the seldom seen, played here every thursday night to a sold-out crowd for 20 years. but aldridge would continue for the next 20, despite changes in the lineup. he even played at a tribute show just this year. but saturday, aldridge lost his long battle with cancer. >> it's always a shock when -- and especially when you lose a legend and a friend and, you know, somebody in the business he'll always -- he'll be

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john lewis gaddis's work as robert lovett prof. of history and influenced the work of cold war historians all over the world. played a major role on uncovering the role of leadership personalities, the influence of his work can be seen in the 24 part cnn television series cold war. a graduate of universal -- yale university, class of, can you help me, i was missing that detail. mr. evans, his book blacklisted by history the untold story of senator joe mccarthy and his fight against america's enemies gives an account of the age of mccarthyism during the cold war. evans has been the recipients of honorary doctorates from institutions like syracuse university and the john marshall law school and has won accuracy in media irvine award for excellence in journalism. join me in welcoming our panelists. [applause] [applause] >> lee, would you like to start? >> it is such a pleasure and honor to be here. once again i was flattered to be asked to participate in the first seminar last year i didn't do too badly. i see some good friends out he

before this, i never realized that harry lovett fort erie truman and george bundy, the president's national security adviser, thought that berlin was so important that that was why they urged him not to attack or do airstrikes. it wasn't about appeasement. it was a concern about what would happen in berlin. >> you are absolutely right that the word berlin occurs repeatedly throughout the crisis days. they were all trying to think four and five and six steps ahead. and president kennedy was always ahead of them. there was no way to not reach a nuclear exchange. her staff has overextended. he had no ability to defend cuba during the long and sustained campaign. .. makes a crack at the end of a meeting about the situation, and in effect, mr. president, you're really in a terrible fix here. and you hear kennedy say, what died you say? and lemay stupidly repeats himself, you're really in a terrible fix here. and kennedy says, in case you didn't notice, you're in it with me. [laughter] >> now we have to wind up, and i apologize in advance that we're so near the end. but it's not all nuclear war a

. >> bill: john lovette has had a few about the president at the comedy club did he descrap the highestin america. >> what i said and why it went viral is frankly shocking to me. want to know what i did in the last five hours? i played a round of golf. then i read a book while teaching myself how to play guitar; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how you ask? with 5-hour energy. i get hours of energy now -- no crash later. wait to see the next five hours. >> bill: welcome back to this special edition of the factor tonight. we go hollywood. and the first unresolved problem seeing: john love vits and collin quinn denis leary unleashed. we start with leary why do you hate america. >> i love america. what are you talking about. >> good boston boy. >> i love america. i write this country i assume that's america including you and most of the people related to you by birth or marriage or both is populated by beings who have been so blessed for so long that they have become almost completely

he points the father of the modern president, and like bob lovett, david bruce, smart guys, warn him, you got a problem here, and he says, you know, and you ought to get rid of dallace. he's the brother of john foster, secretary of state, but more important, really, he says it takes a strange kind of genius to run and intelligence service, and he's right about that, and allen did have a strange genius so ike was reluctant to get rid of them, begs to question to replace with whom? he did. i think he regretted it. john eisenhower told me that after the u2 was shot down, he went to his father on the plane to the paris summit about to collapse, the paris summit, and said to him, dad, you should have fired that guy, and ike blew up and basically said i'm the president of the united states, but it was a little defensive about it because, you know, he probably should have gotten rid of dulles. they are clearer in retrospect than they are at the time. ike was a great manager, but he was arguably a little slow to get rid of people. i think not in world war ii, no problem with sacking generals

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advisers quietly start telling him the problems here, the father of the -- [inaudible] then like bob lovettand david bruce, smart guys. you've got a problem. and he says, you know, and you to get rid of dulles, allen does. his brother, john foster dulles, sector essay, a little harder to fire him, but more importantly, ike said it takes a strange kind of genius to run an intelligence service. and he's right about that. and allen dulles did have a strange kind of genius. so ike was reluctant to get rid of them. so he did. i think he regretted. susan's dad told me after the u2 got shut down he went to his father on the plane, the paris summit about to collapse her some, and said to him, dad, you should have fired back i. and ike blew up and basically said i'm the president and you're not. but it was little defensive about it because, yeah, he probably should have. these things are always clear in retrospect than they are at the time. ike was a great manager but he was arguably a little slow to get rid of people. he had no problem with sacking generals in world war ii, but maybe a little slow

. >> elise lovette, thank you. i want to bring in dana bash on the hill there.back story here. i know there was back and forth because everyone was looking at susan rice and then you have senator kerry. >> that's right. >> i think you and i talked about this and it was awkward for a while here in the halls of the senate because the big question was whether or not susan rice could even get through and she would have to get through the senate foreign relations committee and john kerry is the chairman of that committee. and so people like me were going up to john kerry asking can susan rice get through? what do you think about it and it was very awkward and he would look at us like are you really asking us that question because it was an open secret that he wanted this job very, very badly, and even over the past week as we, at least lafit reported that john kerry would get the nod. we've been waiting and waiting and waiting for it to happen and pretty much every day i would pass him in the hall and say congratulations? question mark? and he would say not yet. and