mr. holbrooke was confirmed and president carter, an agreement i was at. i returned to mit in 1980 and welcomed the first for teen chinese students who arrived. who can imagine the extent of interaction that has taken place in science and technology since that time? i do not know of any technical person in the united states who has not visited china in an effort to understand the activities that are going on. consider cooperative projects and indeed to the her business opportunities. it is a fantastic and unimaginable change in 30, 40 i do think there are challenges to further progress. and in my brief comment that went to mention three. three comments about the challenges from a u.s. give. the first day since 1977 i returned in 78 with secretary james schlesinger, the first secretary of the department of energy and a former cia director as well. every time a u.s. cabinet officer has gone to china, a cooperative science and technology agreement has been signed. and they urge us to look to the current technical duties that are taking place as opposed to the

mr. holbrooke was confirmed and president carter, an agreement i was at. i returned to mit in 1980 and welcomed the first for teen chinese students who arrived. who can imagine the extent of interaction that has taken place in science and technology since that time? i do not know of any technical person in the united states who has not visited china in an effort to understand the activities that are going on. consider cooperative projects and indeed to the her business opportunities. it is a fantastic and unimaginable change in 30, 40 i do think there are challenges to further progress. and in my brief comment that went to mention three. three comments about the challenges from a u.s. give. the first day since 1977 i returned in 78 with secretary james schlesinger, the first secretary of the department of energy and a former cia director as well. every time a u.s. cabinet officer has gone to china, a cooperative science and technology agreement has been signed. and they urge us to look to the current technical duties that are taking place as opposed to the

mr. holbrook, the special representative for afghanistan and pakistan, died in early december. our coverage is on c-span2 at 3:00 p.m. eastern. in a few moments, a forum on small business and the u.s. economy. panelist include federal reserve chairman ben bernanke ben. after that, the head of the transportation head involving rights and security. and a forum on america's future hosted by tv and radio host talk show tavis smiley. >> a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. secretary of state hillary clinton talks about relations between the u.s. and china. that's on c-span2 at 9:45 eastern. and here on c-span, we'll bring you live coverage of the republican national committee winter meeting. the r.n.c.'s agenda includes electing a chairman. there are four challenges to the current chairman, michael steele. our coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend on c-span2's "book tv" on "behalf words," former advisor to dr. martin luther king jr., with a behind-the-scenes look with the weeks leading up to the march on washington and the "i have a dream" spe

mr. holbrooke, the special representative for afghanistan and pakistan, died in early december. that coverage is on c-span2 at 3:00 p.m. eastern. former minnesota governor temple on the on his -- governor tim pawlenty. we will be live at kennecott 30 eastern with the republican national committee winter meeting. the republican includes the election of the chairman. the current head of the rnc, michael steele, has for challengers. a couple of live events to tell you about this morning. secretary of state hillary clinton talks about relations between the u.s. and china. that is on c-span2 at 9:45 eastern. we will bring you coverage of the republican national committee winter meeting. there are four challengers to the current chairman, michael steele. our coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. eastern. >> watch the process and the vote live starting at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> on television, radio, and online -- c-span, brimming public affairs to you. it is washington your way. >> former minnesota governor, jim pawlenty, talked about his new book yester

according to holbrooke protocol, the one with the real power speaks last. mr.ger got and i together one night for a drink so that he could interview me to determine whether i could suitably run for the democratic nomination for president. and somehow or another i passed the test. by the end of the night, he was so aggressive i thought he was going to finish with his hands on my throw. but i like that. a lot of people haven't talked about this tonight, but if you're a professional relationship with holbrooke as i was, as was being friendly, they're basically were three kinds of meetings you could have with other people looking. they were the meetings where you were arguing about policies. those are the ones were e-mailed to enemies. people don't talk here tonight, this afternoon, where he would scream and claw and scratch and make you feel like you had a double-digit i.q. if you didn't agree with him. but he did that because he knew the purpose of diplomacy with japan's wars or avoid them or minimize conflict or save lives. it's worth wrestling a few feathers fo

according to holbrooke protocol, the one with the real power speaks last. mr.ip with richard began almost 20 years ago when sandy berger got and i together one night for a drink so that he could interview me to determine whether i could suitably run for the democratic nomination for president. and somehow or another i passed the test. by the end of the night, he was so aggressive i thought he was going to finish with his hands on my throw. but i like that. a lot of people haven't talked about this tonight, but if you're a professional relationship with holbrooke as i was, as was being friendly, they're basically were three kinds of meetings you could have with other people looking. they were the meetings where you were arguing about policies. those are the ones were e-mailed to enemies. people don't talk here tonight, this afternoon, where he would scream and claw and scratch and make you feel like you had a double-digit i.q. if you didn't agree with him. but he did that because he knew the purpose of diplomacy with japan's wars or avoid them or minimize confli

according to holbrooke protocol, the one with the real power speaks last. mr.years ago when sandy berger got and i together one night for a drink so that he could interview me to determine whether i could suitably run for the democratic nomination for president. and somehow or another i passed the test. by the end of the night, he was so aggressive i thought he was going to finish with his hands on my throw. but i like that. a lot of people haven't talked about this tonight, but if you're a professional relationship with holbrooke as i was, as was being friendly, they're basically were three kinds of meetings you could have with other people looking. they were the meetings where you were arguing about policies. those are the ones were e-mailed to enemies. people don't talk here tonight, this afternoon, where he would scream and claw and scratch and make you feel like you had a double-digit i.q. if you didn't agree with him. but he did that because he knew the purpose of diplomacy with japan's wars or avoid them or minimize conflict or save lives. it's worth wre

according to holbrooke protocol, the one with the real power speaks last. mr.ip with richard began almost 20 years ago when sandy berger got and i together one night for a drink so that he could interview me to determine whether i could suitably run for the democratic nomination for president. and somehow or another i passed the test. by the end of the night, he was so aggressive i thought he was going to finish with his hands on my throw. but i like that. a lot of people haven't talked about this tonight, but if you're a professional relationship with holbrooke as i was, as was being friendly, they're basically were three kinds of meetings you could have with other people looking. they were the meetings where you were arguing about policies. those are the ones were e-mailed to enemies. people don't talk here tonight, this afternoon, where he would scream and claw and scratch and make you feel like you had a double-digit i.q. if you didn't agree with him. but he did that because he knew the purpose of diplomacy with japan's wars or avoid them or minimize confli