by a washington post columnist and the melon print -- and the mellon foundation president. live on book tv on c-span2. at the pentagon, acting defense secretary christopher miller outlined plans to draw down u.s. troops in afghanistan to less thananuary 3000 service members in each country. the announcement came nearly a week after miller replaced mark esper as head of the defense department under the direction of president trump. >> i'm chris miller, acting secretary of defense and i'm here t mr. miller: i am here to update you on president trump's plan to bring the wars in afghanistan responsiblea conclusion and to bring our brave service members home. to canada har and fallujah. hundreds of thousands of america's sons and daughters who answered the call to serve in our armed services have brought us to this point. their efforts and sacrifice will go down in history as showing the strength, commitment of a force that is unlike any the world has ever seen. just last night, i joined vice president pence and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to have the soldiers who peri

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i'm joined by my dear friend elizabeth alexander, poet, scholar and president of the andrew w mellon foundationod morning, elizabeth. >> good morning. it's wonderful to be together. >> and together with we both welcome our guest for the conversation, the 44th president of the united states, barack obama. good morning, sir. >> "washington post" brought out the big guns for this one. >> we are so excited to see you. >> i'm three grateful that you guys took the time. >> we are so excited to talk to you about your book but this is a news organization so we do have to begin with a bit of news. we've learned astrazeneca has joined to other drug companies in their success. based on your experience i wonder what you think of the challenges of distributing a vaccine and if you are concerned about the drift to worlds the new world hierarchy for some it's easy access and some people don't. >> that's going to be the big challenge. i think we are all excited about the results that are even better than i think a lot of scientists anticipated. and now the challenge becomes how do we distribute it rapidly and

mellon foundation. good morning elizabeth. >> good morning michelle.nderful to be together. >> it is wonderful to be together and together we both welcome our guest for this conversation the 44th president of the united states, barack obama could i assume you recognize that guy in the middle. good morning, sir. >> k dies. you brought up the big guns for this one. >> we are so excited to see you. >> i'm very grateful that you guys took the time. >> we are so excited to talk to you about your book that this is a news organization so we have to begin with a little bit of news overnight we learned astrazeneca has joined two other drug companies and their success with the vaccine trial that is a 90% success rate. i wonder what you think about the challenges of distributing a vaccine and if you're at all concerned about a drift toward a new world hierarchy and for some people that may be access to the vaccine and some people don't. >> that's going to be the big challenge but i think we are all excited about the results. they are better than a lot of scientis

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morning i enjoyed by my dear friend elizabeth exander, poet, scholar and president of theandrew w mellon foundation . good morning elizabeth. >> good morning michelle, it's wonderful to be together . >> it is wonderf to be together and together we both welcomed our guest for ts conversation, the 44th president of the united statesbarack obama. i assume you recognize that guy there, good moing. >> hey guys. the washington post brought outthe big guns for this . >> are so excited to see you. >>i am very gratef that you have the time. >> we're so excited to talk to you about your book. this is a neinnovation so we have to beginith a little bit of news, we learned astrazeneca has joined two other compans with their success in a vaccine trial. what do you think about the challenges of distributive of vaccine and if you're concerned about a drift where some people have access to the vaccine and some people don't . >> that's going to be the big challenge. ithink we're all excited about the results . there better even than a lot of scientists anticipated and now the challenge becomes how do we distribute i

reflecting on his life and political career and interviewed by washington post columnist michelle and mellon foundationdent elizabeth alexander, former president barack obama tonight at 8:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2. every weekend with the latest nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, created by america's cable television companies as a blic service and brought to today by your television provider. >> with joe biden as president-elect stay with c-span for live coverage of the eltion process and transition to power. c-span, your unfiltered viewf politics. >> use your mobile devices and go to c-span .

he's interviewed by michelle nos and mellon foundation president elizabeth alexander former president barack obama like today at 11:30 a.m. eastern on the booktv on c-span2. >> california welcomes to its distinguished forum dwight dwig. eisenhower, president of the united states of america. [applause] this occasion -- [inaudible] a tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. the great and the new great have addressed this audience, but tonight we welcome a man whom history will record as renowned among world leaders in the hour of greatest need. [applause] i had in mind the rapid secession communist aggression as millions of people were involved behind the far-reaching iron curtain. ivan mine the stalemate of korea, the rampaging inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings, and traveling our free enterprise economy. here then is the man trained in war, who will be unclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president whom we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to

he's interviewed by michelle norris and mellon foundation president elizabeth alexander. former president barack obama live monday at 11:30 a.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> next, the wilson center hosting a discussion on the state of the organization for security and cooperation in europe which consists of 57 european and north american states and was created in the early 1970's to provide security and protect human rights. this is an hour and a half. jane: today's event is sponsored by our tpwhrobal europe program under the direction of our newly minted director, dan hamilton, who will take overing moring this program for me in a little while. it's also sponsored by our kennon institute in partnership with the u.s. helsinki ommission. dan jones the wilson center after holding positions in the u.s. department of state, including notably, assistant secretary for european affair responseable for nato, the osce and transatlantic security issue os they have in orderic-baltic and balkan affairs. he also retains an affiliation and taught for a while at johns hopkins. our

he is interviewed by michelle norris and mellon foundation president elizabeth alexander.ormer president barack obama, live today at 11:30 a.m. eastern on book tv come on c-span2. tonight on the communicators, we take a look at issues, independent, phone, broadband, and video providers face with matt polka, president of aca connects, and patricia joe boyers. >> our members have done such a great job of serving their communities and meeting the needs and keeping americans connected with so many of our members stepping up to adopt the fcc's pledge to keep americans connected. but by the same token, we have also recognized that there are still continuing needs, needs to serve students, needs to work with schools, needs to work with -- a need to work with hospitals and medical facilities so we can improve telehealth. ways that we can increase the broadband network's speed, ways that we can serve unserved areas. announcer: watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. announcer: with joe biden as president elect, stay with c-span for live coverage of the transit

he is interviewed by a washington post columnist and mellon foundation president. that's tonight at 8:30 eastern on c-span2. >> next, an update on the covid-19 pandemic with dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. he spoke at an event hosted by the washington post. this is half an hour. to washington post life. today, on our path forward series, which focuses on the pandemic, i am pleased to welcome back dr. anthony found he. dr. fauci, as you all know, is leading the nation's fight against the coronavirus. the nationalr of institute of allergies and infectious diseases. he has advised presidents for decades, including president trump and he has been praised by president-elect biden. dr. fauci, welcome back. dr. fauci: it's good to be with you. questions for our audience members. but first, it is giving week. messages forte americans who are still undecided on traveling?

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he's interviewed by washington post opinions columnist michelle noris and mellon foundation president elizabeth alexander. former president barack obama, live monday at 11:30 a.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> next 1979 mountain and the massacre of pol pot's killing fields along the taiwan, cambodian border. after that, prime minister's questions with u.k. leader, boris johnson then from a energy secretary, earnest money's -- howst joins a discussion on cities are transitioning to clean energy. ♪ [flute playing]

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