if you're not a member, please becoming a member of the gerald r ford presidential foundation. we call our members friends of ford. their envelopes at the tables for you to consider your level of membership. sponsor our ships of our programs and your membership. help support the many initiatives of the foundation including educational programs of the davos learning center and the ford leadership. in addition, important activities at the presidential library and museum that are not funded by the federal government. temporary exhibits, noted speakers and events are just a few examples. the activities supported by your. please us at our next event on 16th with author john luke, who will be discussing his book the good country a history of the american midwest. finally, i hope you enjoyed centerpieces at your tables. nathan veneman and, his team at green envy created today's look based on photographs, state dinners during the nixon administration. one person at each table will home a centerpiece. the winner is person at each table whose birthday is closest to mrs. pat nixon. march

playing a critical role in 1980 and 84 campaigns my profound impact here with the reagan presidential foundationyears ago air force one. through wise counsel and devotion to the reagan foundation mission is externally generosity and fragrance legacy and values underscoring strength they shared over the years. it's become tradition defense form in the national security leaders and this year we are pleased to welcome back cia director and secretary of defense and welcome former national security advisers ambassador robert o'brien stated have the. [applause] >> thank you so much meg you have a great day today, i know it's a long one so we are so happy. a lot of these have been shoot over cap the navy will come at this from a different angle the first show recognition to my colleague, great job on your panel today. [applause] also president of fox news jay wallace fact that in the corner, jay has beheaded our involvement in the past seven years coming out and it's also to be here for speaking in december not just in history where we are today and we can figure out tomorrow and fred and doctor and da

if you're not a member, please becoming a member of the gerald r ford presidential foundation. we call our members friends of ford. their envelopes at the tables for you to consider your level of membership. sponsor our ships of our programs and your membership. help support the many initiatives of the foundation including educational programs of the davos learning center and the ford leadership. in addition, important activities at the presidential library and museum that are not funded by the federal government. temporary exhibits, noted speakers and events are just a few examples. the activities supported by your. please us at our next event on 16th with author john luke, who will be discussing his book the good country a history of the american midwest. finally, i hope you enjoyed centerpieces at your tables. nathan veneman and, his team at green envy created today's look based on photographs, state dinners during the nixon administration. one person at each table will home a centerpiece. the winner is person at each table whose birthday is closest to mrs. pat nixon. march

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you know, we have this opportunity and we talk a lot at the forward presidential foundation about the fact that ignorance of democracy, perhaps is one of the most the greatest dangers to our democracy. it's a shame when two things happen. it's a shame when people, first of all, don't even believe that they have a voice in our democracy. so why bother? why would they bother to get involved? why would they bother to vote if they don't feel that they have a voice in the first place? and that's something that some of the work from our colleagues over the presidential museum have been doing a great job of empowering people so that they have a voice and then they feel motivated to get involved, engaged, and that begins the long and romantic and wonderful adventure of learning about this democracy and their role in it. and they're capacity as citizens to make changes that are needed that respond to the things they need to see to make their lives work better, and to make our communities work better. so historically, we have some, of course, very tense times in american history. i don't think

you know, we have this opportunity and we talk a lot at the forward presidential foundation about the fact that ignorance of democracy, perhaps is one of the most the greatest dangers to our democracy. it's a shame when two things happen. it's a shame when people, first of all, don't even believe that they have a voice in our democracy. so why bother? why would they bother to get involved? why would they bother to vote if they don't feel that they have a voice in the first place? and that's something that some of the work from our colleagues over the presidential museum have been doing a great job of empowering people so that they have a voice and then they feel motivated to get involved, engaged, and that begins the long and romantic and wonderful adventure of learning about this democracy and their role in it. and they're capacity as citizens to make changes that are needed that respond to the things they need to see to make their lives work better, and to make our communities work better. so historically, we have some, of course, very tense times in american history. i don't think

ford presidential foundation, and should be familiar to most of you. and if you look at your flyers you can see the biographies of both our speakers. and i should point out that this is at best a kind of thumbnail, sort of accomplishments of both of them. i spent some time in preparation for this googling, ms. alexander, just a staggering list of accomplishments and achievements. really incredible experiences. next to a gleaves is paige alexander visit chief executive officer of the carter center, and she contacted us a while ago and told usnd that she would ben grand rapids and like to get together and we immediately saw the opportunity and said well, it with the putter on our state we should definitely be putting her on our stage. well, late august, what were? lo and behold it has worked. so thank thank you, page,g to grand rapids and welcome to the ford museum. we're thrilled to have you here. i would like to begin two nights panel with just a few comments and then going to ask questions of paige and gleaves and they will take it over for the most p

director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute. he previously served as the deputy assistant of defense and as the general counsel deputy staff director of the u.s. house armed services committee in 2022, roger was nominated by the president of the united states and confirmed by the senate as a member of usip, thank you for being here today. >> fantastic. thanks for that kind introduction and really an honor to have the opportunity to participate in this series particularly senator cotton who will kick things off with some observations on the subject of tonight's discussion and then i will follow up with questions and discussion points for the balance of our time, senator. >> well, thanks, roger for having. thank you for the kind introduction and for what you do here, it's true that we confirmed roger. >> i knew that was coming. >> thus far it doesn't seem to be cost for regret. [laughter] >> peace is not something that just flowers without being cultivated and preserved and actively sought. in fact, if you look across the sweep of

he served as the director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute. he previously served as the deputy assistant and the general council deputy staff director of the u.s. house armed services committee. in 2022 roger was nominated by the president of the united states and confirmed by the senate as some of the board.me thank you all for being with us today. roger. fantastic and thanks for that kind introduction and it's an honor to have the opportunity to participate in the series perfectly withh senator cotton who will kick things off with some observations on the subject of tonight's discussion i will follow up with questions and discussion points for the balance of our time. thanks roger for having me here and thank you for the kind introduction and for what you do here. it's true that we confirmed roger to the position. many ahead of him at the decision. roger thank you for your work at the reagan foundation as well in the u.s. institute of peace. what the institute of peace and peace is one of the highest goods in foreign policy, that's what most

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who served back-to-back terms in the white house from 1969-1977 posted by the gerald ford presidential foundation. speakers include mrs. nixon's son-in-law and mrs. ford to daughter. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schule on your program guide o watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >> i'm guessing that harry didn't expect to be here today. i'm also guessing that he didn't expect to be on the speaking survey, let alone write a book. he's been saying in interviews he would rather the unknown. he didn't at first expect to be a police officer on the congressional beat or -- on that later. most of all he didn't expect to be on the front, didn't

ford presidential foundation. many great speakers are included. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on cspan 2. find a schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at cspan.org/history. >>> a healthy democracy does not just look like this. americans can see democracy at work. word nations capital to wherever you are. the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span powered by cable. >> so welcome, everyone. my name is david spade can't. the 160th anniversary of lincoln's jennie burke address was given november 19th, 1863. i'm going to kick off the program by reading the gettysburg address so that we all have it in our mind and because it is very short. three of members will each discuss one aspect of this brief but incredibly revealing elegy for our nation. first we will discuss how we can use the decoration of independence and not the constitution is the key founding document. john o'brien will discuss lincoln's use of religious symbolism in the address and ed epstein

you i haven't met yet, it is my privilege to be the president and ceo of the ronald reagan presidential foundationtitute. it's an incredible journey so far, but this might be the most energy in any room since i started. [cheers and applause] now, as so many of you know, we've-- louder, all right. we begin all of our official programming with the pledge of allegiance. so i ask that you please stand and join me in honoring our flag and all those who serve under it. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [cheers and applause] okay. as we get started, there are a few guests i'd like to recognize. first is the former governor of california and a ronald reagan foundation trustee, pete wilson and his wife, the former first lady, gail wilson. [cheers and applause] julie strauss levin, the wife of our special guest this evening and her mother sylvia strauss right here. [cheers and applause] our former congressman elton and his wife janice. [cheers and applause] and from the

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this is hosted by the gerald r ford presidential foundation. many great speakers are included.xploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on cspan 2. find a schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at cspan.org/history. >>> a healthy democracy does not just look like this. americans can see democracy at work. word nations capital to wherever you are. the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span powered by cable. >> so welcome, everyone. my

house, historical association, the massachusetts historical association, the gerald r ford presidential foundation. the national first lady's library. the center for presidential history of southern methodist university. the george w bush institute, and our newest members. the national trust for historic preservation. and the dole institute. it is their support that makes programs like tonight possible, and it is my pleasure to officially welcome you to flair's first program of 2023, an examination of the life and legacy of julia gardiner tyler. our moderator this evening is elizabeth backer estrada of the san francisco public library. other participants include sharon leahy, an independent scholar and christopher leahy professor of history at keuka park college. thank you, myra, for the lovely introduction. i'm delighted to be with all of you today. i will be providing a brief and basic overview of julia tyler's era as an introduction to the presentation by christopher and sharon leahy. julia gardner oh, sorry. julia gardner the future mrs. john tyler was born in new york in 1820, during the post

house, historical association, the massachusetts historical association, the gerald r ford presidential foundation. the national first lady's library. the center for presidential history of southern methodist university. the george w bush institute, and our newest members. the national trust for historic preservation. and the dole institute. it is their support that makes programs like tonight possible, and it is my pleasure to officially welcome you to flair's first program of 2023, an examination of the life and legacy of julia gardiner tyler. our moderator this evening is elizabeth backer estrada of the san francisco public library. other participants include sharon leahy, an independent scholar and christopher leahy professor of history at keuka park college. thank you, myra, for the lovely introduction. i'm delighted to be with all of you today. i will be providing a brief and basic overview of julia tyler's era as an introduction to the presentation by christopher and sharon leahy. julia gardner oh, sorry. julia gardner the future mrs. john tyler was born in new york in 1820, during the post

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not met yet my name is david is my privilege to be the president ceo of the ronald reagan presidential foundationnd institute. it has been an incredible journey so far. but this might be the most energy i have felt in any room since i started. [cheering] [applause] now, as so many of you know louder. all right, we begin all of our official program with the pledge of allegiance as they please stand it joined me in honoring our plan and all those you serve under. a >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, "one nation," under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [cheering] [applause] >> oak asfe we get started thers a few guests i would like to recognize. first is a former governor of california ronald reagan foundation trustee pete wilson and his wife the former first lady gayle wilson. [cheering] [applause] the wife of our special guest this evening and her mother sylvia right here. [applause] [cheering] our former congressman and his wife jana. and from the media group chairman executive chairman and chief executiv

served back to back terms in the white house from 1969 to 1977 hosted by the gerald r ford presidential foundation. speakers include mrs. nixon son- in-law, mr. ford's daughter. watch american history tv saturday's on c-span 2 , find the full schedule online or watch any time at cspan.org /history. >> weekends on c-span 2 are an international feast. every weekend international tv documents america story. and book tv brings you the latest nonfiction books and authors. funding comes from these television companies and more, including comcast. good evening. i'm nina

served back-to-back terms in the white house from 1969-1977 posted by the gerald ford presidential foundation. speakers include mrs. nixon's son-in-law and mrs. ford to daughter. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schule on your program guide o watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >> i'm guessing that harry didn't expect to be here today. i'm also guessing that he didn't expect to be on the speaking survey, let alone write a book. he's been saying in interviews he would rather the unknown. he didn't at first expect to be a police officer on the congressional beat or -- on that later. most of all he didn't expect to be on the front, didn't even expect to don a badge. i guess you thought of something different like football. more of that later.e he didn't expect to be under frontlines battling his fellow americans,. >> on as a congressional bipartisan january 6th committee will be testified before found inspired by donald trump to stage of violent insurrection of the u.s. capitol and a failed attempt to overturn a a free and fair

thousand different copies, they were transferred both to the region’s chiefs and to the presidential foundationsopened, now residents of sverdlovsk will come to film screenings; they have not had such an opportunity for 9 years. the head of the region, leonid pasechnik, assessed the restored facility and inspected the new locations created for sverdlovsk residents. nadezhda astapushenko, aza tatagonov, maria bulgakovova, vesti lugansk, sverdlovsk. all news is always available on the media platform, watch, stay with us, let's start, let's go with a smile, morning of russia, don't oversleep, the main thing. good morning, good morning, wake up, elena nikolaeva and andrey greet you today petrov, hello, your reliable morning alarm clocks are in action, we tell you, we show you, today we’ll start with the stairs, with furniture made from partitions, floors made of facade tiles, we’ll show you, in copenhagen, when reconstructing an old building, they used a unique approach, the former office of the city administration is gradually being transformed into art center , shabby walls, everything inside was

general director of the presidential foundation for cultural initiatives. moshkov, whose anniversary is celebrated. do you think there was hollywood in your life, our film industry has come closer to in her uh, so to speak, state, in the way she works inside herself, is she closer to hollywood? hollywood is a huge industry that... with regularity, captures the attention of the audience , huge amounts of money are invested there, and ideas and tasks are sold, but there is still someone who processes this in one way or another, of course, in terms of the amount of investment in cinema, of course, we are still far from such means, of course, they appear here and there are certain... opportunities sometimes to do something unique, such as, the film is a challenge, but there is a lot, a lot of money, in connection with this there are a lot of professionals who are engaged in perhaps small activities, but this range of actions is his, he knows it exactly, thoroughly, we still hope for what -the opening is a miracle, they are laying it out, it will happen, so they

[applause] >> thank you to the reagan library and to the ronald reagan presidential foundation in institute, and all the other partners including one on the philly with, pepperdine university school of public policy. it is stating we meet to discuss and analyze all things reagan especially during the ongoing 40th anniversaries of his presidency. i am one of the participants here focus on the meaning and significance of president ronald reagan'sag key speeches and how they help us understand his strategic and moral thinking. my questions, how did reagan get the 1983, especially march 1983? what made reagan reagan? and what did he you bring toe white house with him? what was the end of this cold war strategy of peace through strength, expressed in pursuit of president especially in two central speeches at a moment reagan both saw and helped to make. did he stay the course so to speak? what, if anything, can we learn from the strategy for today and some of these questions obviously will have to be saved for discussion here and help throughout the conference. in in a year that was in retrot i k

who served active actors in the white house from 1969 to 1977, hosted by the gerald ford presidential foundation. speakers include ms. nixon's son-in-law, edward cox, and ms forde's daughter, susan ford bails. watch american history tv, saturdays on c-span 2 . and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span .org/history. >> a healthy democracy doesn't just look like this. it looks like this. where americans can see democracy at work, where citizens are truly informed, our republic drives. get informed straight from the source on c-span. unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. from the nation's capital to wherever you are. because the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span, powered by cable. and s n pfaelzer here with a new book, n california a slave state. and we're going to go through the history that i'm going to talk about the ideas behind it a little bit and also her work on the reparation committee. so jeanie, thanks so much for for joining us at the commonwealth club. thank you. i'm glad to be back here. thank you

there are several thousand different copies, they are handed over as regional chiefs and presidential foundationsresidents of sverdlovsk will come to film screenings, they did not have such an opportunity. on for 9 years. the head of the region, leonid pasechnik, assessed the restored facility and inspected the new locations created for sverdlovsk residents. nadezhda astapushenko, aza tatagonov, maria bulgakova, conduct lugansk, sverdlovsk. all news is always available on the media platform. let's see, stay with us. let's start. come on, come on with a smile, morning of russia, don’t forgive the main thing. good morning, good morning, elena nikolaeva and andrei petrov greet you today, well , since morning has come, that means we have come to visit you, well, for those who peer at you for a long time screens, it is worth remembering that they are peering out of the screen, something is there for your breakfast, we know for sure that the cosmonaut is having breakfast, he looks like he has another plus for breakfast, konstantin borisov showed how he unpacks a parcel with gifts, which the day before

served back to back terms in the white house from 1969 to 1977 hosted by the gerald r ford presidential foundation. speakers include mrs. nixon's son-in-law, edward cox and susan ford bales. explore the american story watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 or find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at cspan.org /history. >> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday american history tv documents america story. on saturday tv brings you the latest and nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span to comes from these television companies and more including comcast. goo. i'm nina totenberg. welcome to the >> comcast along with these television companies support

david, it is my privilege to be the president ceo of reagan presidential foundation and institute will so far this might be the most energy development any room since i started. [cheering and applauding] ... so i ask you please step enjoyment and honoring our flag and all those who served under it. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> okay. as we get started there are a few guests i'd like to recognize. first is the former governor of california and the ronald reagan foundationon trustee, pete wilsn and his wife, the former first lady, gail. [applause] julie strauss levin, the wife of our special guest this evening, at her mother, sylvia strauss, right here. [applause] our former congressman and his wife. [applause] and from the media group, chairman,iv executive chairman d chief executive officer. [applause] last but certainly not least, former reagan foundation executive director john heubusch. stand up, john. [applause] okay. this