stimson: if today our navy should make secure the seas for the delivery of our munitions to great britain the preservation of american freedom as it has ever rendered in all its glorious history. wendell willkie: we want those cargos protected. [applause] narrator: an aroused congress repealed the entire neutrality act. we armed our merchants. and for the first time they steamed into combat zones to deliver lend-lease. while this was going on in the atlantic, the japs, by a so called-agreement with the puppet government of defeated france, moved in on indochina. there were now only two threats to their plan for conquest of greater east asia. first was their neighbor, russia, the only military power within striking distance of military japan. the second threat was us. japanese expansion was too dangerous to attempt with our bases still standing in the philippines and our supply still open to midway. we were in their way. we had to be removed the japanese way. off to washington went a special ambassador. on what the japs said was a mission of peace. but synchronized with his departure from

the partnership with the stimson center and enables to put on that dignity is like this. i have a very simple job this morning to introduce our moderator for today, larry jacobs professor of walter and joe montville professor study of politics at the department of political science at the university of minnesota. he also directs the tenor for this study of politics and governance and he is a prolific author and scholar in writing and some of the most important issues of the day. in the last year or two where he has authored books i can think of unfettered power, health care reform in american politics in an important study on politics and public opinion as well. we are delighted to have the university of minnesota and to serve as moderator of this panel. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. a lot of people know dean sorts for the service and the diplomatic corps and i'm here from minnesota to tell you he's also announced the ending dean. seen a tremendous rise in funding for scholarships for students come the scholarship of our faculty and engagement with the commu

and we'd like to thank the stimson center for serving as a venue for this. we're at the humphrey school delighted by our new partnership with the stimson center and enables us to put on activities like this. i have a very simple job this morning to introduce our moderator for today, larry jacobs. he is a professor. walter and joe mondale professor for the study of politics at the humphreys school and the department of political science at the university of minnesota. he also directs our center for the study of politics and governance. and he is a prolific author and scholar writing on some of the most important issues of the day. in the last year or two, larry has authored books, no less than three that i can think of, on fed power. how finance wins. health care reform in american politics. and an important study on politics and public opinion as well. so we're delighted to have larry at the university of minnesota and to serve as moderator of this panel. larry, the floor is yours. >> thank you very much, dean schwartz. a lot of people in d.c. know dean schw

we are delighted by our new partnership with the stimson center that enables us to put on activities like this. i have a very simple job this morning, to introduce our moderator for today. larry jacobs is a professor, walter and joan mondale professor for the study of politics at the humphrey school and the department of political science at the university of minnesota. he also directs our center for the study of politics and governance and he is a prolific author and scholar writing on some of the most important issues of the day. the last year or two he is offered books on federal power help finance wins, healthcare reform in american politics, and an important study on politics and public opinion as well so we are delighted to have him at the university of minnesota and to serve as the moderator of the panel. the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. a lot of people know dean for his service in the diplomatic corps. i'm here to tell you he is also an outstanding dean which is on the tremendous rise in funding for scholarships for students, scholarships by the faculty and engagem