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and 65, if there was an anthem to mention vietnam but became the anti-vietnam anthem, it was the birds recording of pete seeger's turn turn turn. does anyone remember that? this is taken from the book of ecclesiastes, a time for work, time for peace. a time for peace -- i swear it is not too late. everyone coated that to vietnam. that john and yoko. give peace a chance. and imagine. political -- people's political ideas for generations until today. thatis another question came from the audience. what was the significance of the domino affect if any? why didn't lbj make his desire for withdrawal more public? >> the second question for historians i think is the most interesting. why didn't he? scholar, iohnson don't have a good sense for this at all. in retrospect, given the case that i think i can make -- i have just given you the surface based onthe big case lots of vietnamese boats and data and sons and culture and political stuff, all kinds of stuff, why didn't he do this? i don't really know. my only explanation is one i sinks arejohnson's like this. everybody who saw johnson got bu
and 65, if there was an anthem to mention vietnam but became the anti-vietnam anthem, it was the birds recording of pete seeger's turn turn turn. does anyone remember that? this is taken from the book of ecclesiastes, a time for work, time for peace. a time for peace -- i swear it is not too late. everyone coated that to vietnam. that john and yoko. give peace a chance. and imagine. political -- people's political ideas for generations until today. thatis another question came from the...
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in mid-1966 in terms of the vietnam war. there is over 180,000 american troops in vietnam which by way of reference is about as many as were deployed to iraq and afghanistan at the height of our current wars there. the vietcong insurgency has grown from an estimate of the tens of thousands in the early 1960s, to about 280,000 fighters. there were terrorist attacks in saigon, roadside bombs are what we today call ied is. there was an active buddhist uprising which included three monks who set themselves on fire. pentagon officials understood that there was growing, that there was a growing dissolution with the south vietnamese government and for the u.s. backing at the government but they didn't understand why. it's out there on the site of good. they turned to sign to tell them understand. walter was one of these people is sent to vietnam and he believed the rorschach test which apollo at the time among psychotherapist to diagnose personality traits could be used to understand the recipient the growing insurgency. in the gro
in mid-1966 in terms of the vietnam war. there is over 180,000 american troops in vietnam which by way of reference is about as many as were deployed to iraq and afghanistan at the height of our current wars there. the vietcong insurgency has grown from an estimate of the tens of thousands in the early 1960s, to about 280,000 fighters. there were terrorist attacks in saigon, roadside bombs are what we today call ied is. there was an active buddhist uprising which included three monks who set...
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and when you come to a place like vietnam and you see former american vietnam vets coming and you don'ta be okay? it's all gonna work out? my daughter will be able to come here. in five years, ten years, she'll be able to have a bowl of bun cha and the world will be a better place? >> president obama: uh, yeah. i mean, i think progress is not a straight line. you know? there are gonna be moments at any given part of the world where things are terrible. but having said all that, i think things are gonna work out. >> anthony: thank you so much. >> president obama: cheers. >> anthony: cheers. latest data say?y, so wr our customer is a 21-year-old female. heavily into basketball. wait. data just changed... now she's into disc sports. ah, no she's not. since when? since now. she's into tai chi. she found disc sports too stressful. hold on. let me ask you this... what's she gonna like six months from now? who do we have on aerial karate? steve. steve. steve. and alexis. uh, no. just steve. just steve. just steve. live business, powered by sap. when you run live, you run simple. blue moon is b
and when you come to a place like vietnam and you see former american vietnam vets coming and you don'ta be okay? it's all gonna work out? my daughter will be able to come here. in five years, ten years, she'll be able to have a bowl of bun cha and the world will be a better place? >> president obama: uh, yeah. i mean, i think progress is not a straight line. you know? there are gonna be moments at any given part of the world where things are terrible. but having said all that, i think...
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vietnam.bicycle bell dings ] ♪ [ horn honks ] >> anthony: listen to me. listen to me. there is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. to do otherwise would be to miss it all. [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: it is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: vietnam. it grabs you and doesn't let you go. once you love it, you love it forever. i've been coming here since 2000, the first time i'd been in this part of the world, and it's held a special place in my heart and my imagination since. i keep coming back, i have to. [ bells ding ] vietnam has changed since last time i was here. it's changing every minute. [ horns honk ] but some things, for now, anyway, remain the same. important things, like this stuff. that's going to be good. bún oc. first meal in hanoi, and it's something they do here better than anywhere else. okay, i'm officially in hanoi now. mm. magic. a spicy, wo
vietnam.bicycle bell dings ] ♪ [ horn honks ] >> anthony: listen to me. listen to me. there is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. to do otherwise would be to miss it all. [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: it is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: vietnam. it grabs you and doesn't let you go. once you love it, you love it forever. i've been...
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so why talk about vietnam so much? how did they get to that point because i don't think it came from the space race. they have a panorama which is their story of the lobby and its basically filled with airplanes and all of the things we associate with today. and the only thing you see in the entire vietnam war is the m-16 standard issue weapon which darpa takes credit for not for creating that they send the predecessor in the early 1960s to demonstrate that it could be more effective and that became the m-16. that is the only mention which i always found fascinating because in the bucket i book it is the e conclusion which is vietnam was core to the agency's identity and almost everything that we associate with the success tod today, stealth aircraft drones and to some extent computer networking came from the pure code that was involve it was ine counterinsurgency and more broadly, the way we fight about them today much of the technology goes back to the period. if you think about it for a second of the way we are pros
so why talk about vietnam so much? how did they get to that point because i don't think it came from the space race. they have a panorama which is their story of the lobby and its basically filled with airplanes and all of the things we associate with today. and the only thing you see in the entire vietnam war is the m-16 standard issue weapon which darpa takes credit for not for creating that they send the predecessor in the early 1960s to demonstrate that it could be more effective and that...
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king's beyond vietnam speech. glad to have you in your neck of the woods this time. >> it's a good moment for me. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> back with smiley. >> i'm getting big in new york with you. since i last saw you, you turned 90. as you know, we did an entire show dedicated to a celebration of your 90th birthday with the best clips of your appearances. that will go in the catalog down the road for your 100th birthday. happy belated 90th birthday. >> thank you. >> all right. i'm coming. hold on, i'm coming. all right. 50 years ago, today, your friend, dr. king, was in this city at the riverside church to deliver the most controversial speech of his life, "beyond vietnam." i want to start with just a quote from that speech to get the conversation started, if i might. this is king in "beyond vietnam" 50 years ago today. men do not easily assume the task of opposing their governments policy, especially in time of war, nor does the human spirit move without great difficulty against the apathy of conformist thought
king's beyond vietnam speech. glad to have you in your neck of the woods this time. >> it's a good moment for me. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> back with smiley. >> i'm getting big in new york with you. since i last saw you, you turned 90. as you know, we did an entire show dedicated to a celebration of your 90th birthday with the best clips of your appearances. that will go in the catalog down the road for your 100th birthday. happy belated 90th birthday. >> thank you....
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so back in vietnam.and, uh, all of the things i need for happiness. low plastic stool, check. tiny little plastic table, check. oooh. something delicious in a bowl, check. in this case a local specialty, com hen, clam rice. sweet, meaty little local clams out of their shells, tossed with a wild swirl of mung beans, white rice, spicy green chilies, crunchy roasted peanuts, fried pork rind, and cilantro. and a similar variation with rice noodles. that fish sauce with chilies in it, and ooh! that'll just singe your eyebrows off. let's throw some chilies in. hit with some hot clam broth, and you're on your way. i'm back. back in vietnam. shit eating grin for the duration. a giddy, silly, foolish man, beyond caring. ♪ can of cold local beer. huda, my preferred brand when ever in hue. ah. clams with pork cracklings. how could that not be good? this is the way so many of the great meals of my life have been enjoyed. sitting in the street, eating something out of a bowl that i'm not exactly sure what it is, scoo
so back in vietnam.and, uh, all of the things i need for happiness. low plastic stool, check. tiny little plastic table, check. oooh. something delicious in a bowl, check. in this case a local specialty, com hen, clam rice. sweet, meaty little local clams out of their shells, tossed with a wild swirl of mung beans, white rice, spicy green chilies, crunchy roasted peanuts, fried pork rind, and cilantro. and a similar variation with rice noodles. that fish sauce with chilies in it, and ooh!...
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this is the same period of the vietnam war.he communist/anti-communist conflict that took place greatly influenced the hmong people at this time. we can take a little bit more of a history, and learn more about the history of this specific situation starting with the french and how they set of colonies in the mid-1800s in vietnam and laos. laos became a protectorate or colony of the french. the french were actually accessing different resources, changing the dynamics in which people could own and use different land. we did see under french colonial rule a certain amount of oppression and also extensive taxing on local farmers and people specifically, and in particular the hmong people. this is around the 1850's, leading up to the early 1900s. and actually we start to see with world war ii, the start of world war ii in 1940, betweeen 1940 and 1945, we start to see the japanese start to come in and take over parts of laos. this creates a certain hmong hmong side in which the ethnic group took. instead of siding with the japanese,
this is the same period of the vietnam war.he communist/anti-communist conflict that took place greatly influenced the hmong people at this time. we can take a little bit more of a history, and learn more about the history of this specific situation starting with the french and how they set of colonies in the mid-1800s in vietnam and laos. laos became a protectorate or colony of the french. the french were actually accessing different resources, changing the dynamics in which people could own...
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delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, jeremy scahill. we are glad you joined us. jeremy scahill, in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> joined tonight by jeremy scahill, investigative reporter, war correspondent, author and editor of the online news, the intercept. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> before i jump into particulars about the speech, you had a chance to read it, of course, over the years. what do you make of the parallels of the remarks king made 50 years ago and where we are now? >> first of all, if you really read the speech and listen to it, this was a meticulous, polit
delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, jeremy scahill. we...
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king said -- and in the vietnam speech time to break silence. dr. king is saying to us, to the nation and the world we have two choice choices. n n n nonviolent co-existence, or violent annhilation. we are on the verge of committing a fourth genocide. and it could be the final unless there is redemption, truth, justice, love and reconciliation. >> and that my friends is why i wouldn't do this week without the reverend dr. otis moss, i am deeply honored that you came to share your wisdom with us. >> that is our show tonight, back in new york, commemorating martin luther king jr., as always, keep the faith. >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley. >> and hi, i'm tavis smiley, join us next time, we'll see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. >>> good evening from new york. i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideal
king said -- and in the vietnam speech time to break silence. dr. king is saying to us, to the nation and the world we have two choice choices. n n n nonviolent co-existence, or violent annhilation. we are on the verge of committing a fourth genocide. and it could be the final unless there is redemption, truth, justice, love and reconciliation. >> and that my friends is why i wouldn't do this week without the reverend dr. otis moss, i am deeply honored that you came to share your wisdom...
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troops to vietnam and to train allied forces. prior to this, with the french vietnamfrom laos and and laos becoming an independent country in 1954, this kind of gives the opportunity for the expanding viet cong communist forces to come in and expand even into laos. we start to see a very large communist group that starts to emerge in laos. an important thing to remember is that the -- what were the hmong doing at this time? first, i mentioned they were supporting the royal government against the japanese. reproaching and laos and laos started to expand, the hmong for also anti-communist. they were fighting against the communists in laos, to protect their freedom protect their land. we start to see the emergence of a particular character, and important individual who actually created a force of about 3000 to 4000 hmong fighters, engaging in guerrilla warfare. he fought against the communists. was trying tow expand his efforts in fighting against the communists. this is what happens in which john f. kennedy, in a covert operation w
troops to vietnam and to train allied forces. prior to this, with the french vietnamfrom laos and and laos becoming an independent country in 1954, this kind of gives the opportunity for the expanding viet cong communist forces to come in and expand even into laos. we start to see a very large communist group that starts to emerge in laos. an important thing to remember is that the -- what were the hmong doing at this time? first, i mentioned they were supporting the royal government against...
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bryan stevenson tomorrow night on this "beyond vietnam" speech. thank you for your insight and work. >> thank you. >>> until tomorrow night, thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavissmiley.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we commemorate the anniversary of the "beyond vietnam" speech with harry bell fon dathai. that's next. see you then. >>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. never before have a father and son been jointly honored with a hand and foot print ceremonyny outside hollywood's iconic and famed chinese theater. next week carl and rob reiner will be the first. before they do, the three of us will talk about their long and successful careers as well as their latest projects. carl has two new books coming out including one for kids, while rob has a pair of new films, both starring woody harrell son, one on l.b.j., the other about the iraq war called "shock and awe." glad you joined us. you're in for a treat because carl and rob reiner are coming up right now. ♪ ♪
bryan stevenson tomorrow night on this "beyond vietnam" speech. thank you for your insight and work. >> thank you. >>> until tomorrow night, thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavissmiley.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we commemorate the anniversary of the "beyond vietnam" speech with harry bell fon dathai. that's next. see you then. >>> good evening from los...
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bryan stevenson tomorrow night on this "beyond vietnam" speech. thank you for your insight and work. >> thank you. >>> until tomorrow night, thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavissmiley.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we commemorate the anniversary of the "beyond vietnam" speech with harry bell fon dathai. that's next. see you then. - today on america's test kitchen, julia prepares slow-roasted chicken parts in shallot-garlic pan sauce, adam reviews carbon steel chef's knives in the equipment corner, and bridget prepares boiled potatoes with black olive tapenade. america's test kitchen is brought to you by dcs. dcs: manufacturers of professionally styled indoor and outdoor kitchen equipment.
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i don't think you can divide vietnam from watergate. nixon himself calls it the last casualty of vietnam. i think that's true. historians looking back are going to -- as i did, lump the two together and say he bungled it. how much better it would have been if he had just, you know, that at the beginning, let's go home back it's a democratic work yes, and no. >> one of the clear aspects of nixon is the tapes reveal the man who often said anti- semitic things and often talked of jews in very negative ways. on the other hand, anyone who looks at the middle east would argue richard nixon perhaps was the most devoted defender of the state of israel. i'm wondering what you see as his legacy there? >> the phrase, and yet, is used a lot in my book. nixon does have these two sites. he has us incredibly dark, ugly side in two places are ugly as anti-semitism and yet, henry kissinger, arthur burns appointed federal was jewish and alan greenspan was jewish. if you were on his side, nixon was not as ugly. he reserved the real ugliness for the owners
i don't think you can divide vietnam from watergate. nixon himself calls it the last casualty of vietnam. i think that's true. historians looking back are going to -- as i did, lump the two together and say he bungled it. how much better it would have been if he had just, you know, that at the beginning, let's go home back it's a democratic work yes, and no. >> one of the clear aspects of nixon is the tapes reveal the man who often said anti- semitic things and often talked of jews in...
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delivered his prescient, beyond vietnam, just 30 minutes away from this studio, a courageous and singular call to conscience, a map for the future based on justice. tonight, we conclude our meeting on dr. king, speaking with our anti-war and social justice theme and what is called the triple racism of poverty. glad you have joined us, a look back at dr. king's vietnam speech, with a panel of activists who were not even born 50 years ago coming up in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. so pleased to be joined tonight by professor and author, mark lamont, and director of change, rashad robinson, closing out a powerful week, speaking of powerful when you first came to know this speech what did you make of it? you went to moorehouse, where king went to school, what did you make of it and how did you compare it in contrast with vietn vietnam, and what i'm sure you knew about, the i have a dream speech. >> it changed the way i understood king, because now i understood him from a radical condition, coming from a nationalist background, i
delivered his prescient, beyond vietnam, just 30 minutes away from this studio, a courageous and singular call to conscience, a map for the future based on justice. tonight, we conclude our meeting on dr. king, speaking with our anti-war and social justice theme and what is called the triple racism of poverty. glad you have joined us, a look back at dr. king's vietnam speech, with a panel of activists who were not even born 50 years ago coming up in just a moment. >>> and by...
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that point, there was something children 00 displaced in vietnam. so that's a really, really large number. that was the result to a large extent of the war. by displaced i don't necessarily mean that they were orphans but that they were not able to be raised by their parents. when it became clear the south vietnamese government was going to collapse the adoption agency administrators in saigon understood this was going to be a crisis for their agencies and for the children that they were trying to send for adoption overseas. many of these children had been in the adoption pipeline as they called it for months or years already and they were just waiting because adoption generally can take a long time to process. so they became concerned that the children who were in their care were not going to end up being able to go overseas because the government would collapse and they would have to leave them in vietnam and they were worried about what would appen to them. they began to appeal to the u.s. government to help remove these children from the country
that point, there was something children 00 displaced in vietnam. so that's a really, really large number. that was the result to a large extent of the war. by displaced i don't necessarily mean that they were orphans but that they were not able to be raised by their parents. when it became clear the south vietnamese government was going to collapse the adoption agency administrators in saigon understood this was going to be a crisis for their agencies and for the children that they were trying...
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failures in vietnam.ietnam will always be for he and lyndon johnson a black mark, although as time passes, the effect of vietnam recedes in our society, and it seems to be moving towards being put up on the shelf next to the korean war without the same passions that it engenders in my generation. the greatness, i think, of nixon was that he had the ability to look out -- first of all, he had the drive from his mother's side of the family, the quaker side of the family to try to bring peace. and he's constantly talking on the tapes about, you know, we can get 10, we can get maybe 20 years of peace. and in the middle of the cold war, in the middle of the nuclear arms race, 20 years of peace was a great deal. in the end, he sort of brought us 50 years of peace if you're talking about great power confrontations. and he had the ability in 1969 to look across the ocean and see that russia, that soviet union and red china were at each other's thoses -- throats and that this was a time where the united states cou
failures in vietnam.ietnam will always be for he and lyndon johnson a black mark, although as time passes, the effect of vietnam recedes in our society, and it seems to be moving towards being put up on the shelf next to the korean war without the same passions that it engenders in my generation. the greatness, i think, of nixon was that he had the ability to look out -- first of all, he had the drive from his mother's side of the family, the quaker side of the family to try to bring peace. and...
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look what we did in vietnam. there's nothing assad has done that we did not do in vietnam.e killed more than 4.5 million people and they are still dying from agent orange. the: the president said images of the chemical attack affected him and his decision. did they impact you? caller: yes. you cannot believe what napalm can do to a living human body. there is nothing a sod has done that this country hasn't already done. the last thing i would like to say is this. europeans have been involved in that country for over a thousand years. look it up. all of those people the europeans have killed all across this planet and we are talking about one person. i don't believe he did the thing. i think israel is the one that put the gas over there. host: what evidence do you have of that, gilbert? we lost him. james. good morning. i think the president should in fact contact congress before attacking a country unless there's imminent threat to the united states. i believe that's a quote from the constitution. the other point i want to make said itpresident trump was the images that cau
look what we did in vietnam. there's nothing assad has done that we did not do in vietnam.e killed more than 4.5 million people and they are still dying from agent orange. the: the president said images of the chemical attack affected him and his decision. did they impact you? caller: yes. you cannot believe what napalm can do to a living human body. there is nothing a sod has done that this country hasn't already done. the last thing i would like to say is this. europeans have been involved in...
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no one's ever said that to me before, vietnam vet today. i can understand not supporting the war and the iraq war is what it is to but i can understand people had that sensation but to go for years and not even be recognized that you are willing to give up your life, that you went over into this and now it's 2000 whatever and i'm the first person to say that to a dozen people. the other end of this is to go back to one of those dating classes. i took a dating class, it was a good one where you work on this game and this one scene where this one time during the exercises there was a stupid guy , masculine guy, for doing this internal meditation exercise in this big guy had this breakthrough where he just realized something about himself , something about life and had this big breakthrough. he starts crying, right? a cathartic cry. that full party, cathartic cry that he realized something about his life and having this perfect breakthrough. right in the middle of this, one of the other guys in the dating for the him and said hi5 dude. he's ri
no one's ever said that to me before, vietnam vet today. i can understand not supporting the war and the iraq war is what it is to but i can understand people had that sensation but to go for years and not even be recognized that you are willing to give up your life, that you went over into this and now it's 2000 whatever and i'm the first person to say that to a dozen people. the other end of this is to go back to one of those dating classes. i took a dating class, it was a good one where you...
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vietnam and forcibly reunified the two. south korea of course has survived far longer, a vibrant economy, a vibrant government, a full-blown democracy. so the south koreans will be in a far tougher nut to crack. with regard to the purpose of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons serve multiple purposes and i think in the hands of north korea it is partly aimed at intimidating the south, partly aimed at pushing the u.s. out of and off of the peninsula. low self-esteem is one of those things where we change nations into individuals. i think if anything with the kim family when you have the entire country as your own sandbox, low self-esteem is probably not an issue. host: there is this tweet. why is the biggest, baddest military in the world with the most nukes here in north korea? guest: i think it's an interesting question. who has the most nukes? i think the russians may challenge us for that title, but why does the united states worry about north korea? in no small part because south korea is an ally of the united states, beca
vietnam and forcibly reunified the two. south korea of course has survived far longer, a vibrant economy, a vibrant government, a full-blown democracy. so the south koreans will be in a far tougher nut to crack. with regard to the purpose of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons serve multiple purposes and i think in the hands of north korea it is partly aimed at intimidating the south, partly aimed at pushing the u.s. out of and off of the peninsula. low self-esteem is one of those things where we...
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i have a basic argument with the two of them over vietnam than i -- that i carry out over the vietnampters but there's no doubt that they saw the split between russia and china and decided they would exploited the way that they did. that led to the opening of china and changed our world forever. nixon's goal in china was to give us a couple of decades of and he gave us probably 50 years of peace. >> kissinger said he was a phony because all the tapes show him kissing up after speeches. mr. president, you are the greatest area >> in three volumes of memoirs, kissinger says -- he has a great way of witty, self-deprecating nod towards the obvious and he makes a crack somewhere about the worst things about these tapes is there going to show me as a kiss up and in some cases they are just awful. >> did he talk to you? >> no, kissinger did not talk but again th henry kissinger, he has written probably five or six books on the nixon years. there is a limit as to what i could have asked him. should i have asked him one more time are you a war criminal? >> roger stone who works for richard nix
i have a basic argument with the two of them over vietnam than i -- that i carry out over the vietnampters but there's no doubt that they saw the split between russia and china and decided they would exploited the way that they did. that led to the opening of china and changed our world forever. nixon's goal in china was to give us a couple of decades of and he gave us probably 50 years of peace. >> kissinger said he was a phony because all the tapes show him kissing up after speeches....
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the war in vietnam and its escalation. a gift from the two preceding democratic presidents and their liberal think tank advisors, the smartest of the smart and the best of the best gave us this endless war in vietnam. in fact, on the streets and in the living rooms this revolutionary turmoil really felt like flesh and blood. the country seemingly was running out of control, and it was in this situation that the american people hired richard nixon to make peace and despite the near total hostility of the national media and the liberal left that ran the university, that's what he did. that's from john coin. again, that was richard nixon, the peace maker, making peace at home. he slowly but surely end the the war in vietnam. it's hard to believe this. at the time mr. nixon took office, 300 americans were being killed per week. 300 per week. there was no end in sight. through skilled negotiation and the willingness to reluctantly use the stick as well as the carrot, richard nixon brought the north vietnamese people to the tabl
the war in vietnam and its escalation. a gift from the two preceding democratic presidents and their liberal think tank advisors, the smartest of the smart and the best of the best gave us this endless war in vietnam. in fact, on the streets and in the living rooms this revolutionary turmoil really felt like flesh and blood. the country seemingly was running out of control, and it was in this situation that the american people hired richard nixon to make peace and despite the near total...
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they didn't want to be filibustered the way he had done on vietnam. frost is this wonderfully dramatic thing where he takes his clipboard and puts it down on the ground and says mr. president, i'm going to put this aside and just let you have a chance to say something that you're going to be very sorry if you don't say this and come to grips with what you've done to the american people. it is a great moment. not as great as the final goodbye in the east room at the white house. that i think is one of the greatest moments of american political history, bar none. brian: did you ever meet him? john: no i did not. the closest i ever got, he is driving down pennsylvania avenue with an open top limousine waiting to the crowd, and all the sudden there are antiwar protesters. they start throwing cans and rocks and they had to button him back up inside the limo musso's -- inside the limo and his presidency got off to a rocky start because of vietnam. i was there as a spectator in the crowd. that was the only time i ever saw him in person. brian: you have a lot
they didn't want to be filibustered the way he had done on vietnam. frost is this wonderfully dramatic thing where he takes his clipboard and puts it down on the ground and says mr. president, i'm going to put this aside and just let you have a chance to say something that you're going to be very sorry if you don't say this and come to grips with what you've done to the american people. it is a great moment. not as great as the final goodbye in the east room at the white house. that i think is...
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. >> i speak as a child of god and poor ofto the suffering vietnam. i speak for those whose land is laid waste, whose homes re being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. america or the poor of who are paying the double price f smashed hopes at home and dedeaths and corruptption in vietnam. i speakak as a cititizen of tht worldd world, f for the world a as it path we aghast at the havetaken. ii speak as one who lovesmerica to the leaders of our own nat n in on,he greatnitiatate therar is ours -- this wars thephreurbtctive to stopttust be os. amy:e callethe unit states purveyor of violence in the world today. the i have walalked amon desperat rejecd and angry told them thaave m cocktai an rifles would n solve tir problems. my deesto offer them compason while maintaing my convicti tt social change ost meaninglly through action. t they ask, and rightly so, what about vietn. they a of our ownation asn't using massive doses of violenceoo solve its problems. bring abouthahanges it wanted. -hit heions li m i knew i uld n raise voicagaiainsthe vlence i
. >> i speak as a child of god and poor ofto the suffering vietnam. i speak for those whose land is laid waste, whose homes re being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. america or the poor of who are paying the double price f smashed hopes at home and dedeaths and corruptption in vietnam. i speakak as a cititizen of tht worldd world, f for the world a as it path we aghast at the havetaken. ii speak as one who lovesmerica to the leaders of our own nat n in on,he greatnitiatate...
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in vietnam can build an even stronger friendship and partnership going forward. what i picked up was there was a subtext to each of these questions and it was pretty much the same. please, please do not let the united states retreat. we need you, we want you and i have to tell you it's a refrain that i have heard all over the world. regardless of where you travel for whom i have spoken i found there's one thing that consistently attracts other people and other countries to our own. it's not always about our policies and it isn't even about our politics as hard as that is to imagine. it's about something more profound. about a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. it's about an unwavering belief of freedom and rights and dignity of every single human being. the truth is inalienable and it will prove indestructible. it's about a rich tradition of scholarship and research that each of you embody so powerfully today. it's about understanding the ideology that we have these ideals and sometimes maybe often fall short of it but we recognize that, we work on that
in vietnam can build an even stronger friendship and partnership going forward. what i picked up was there was a subtext to each of these questions and it was pretty much the same. please, please do not let the united states retreat. we need you, we want you and i have to tell you it's a refrain that i have heard all over the world. regardless of where you travel for whom i have spoken i found there's one thing that consistently attracts other people and other countries to our own. it's not...
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two in the philippines and one in vietnam. here are the vice president's remarks. ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you here. -- i want to first ur kind and generous hosts and the secretary for hosting us. it has been a very productive day. the vice president of the united states has had excellent meetings with the secretary general and the permanent representatives behind me. we have reaffirmed the u.s. commitment to southeast asia and the wider asia-pacific region. with that, i would like to welcome the vice president to the stage. ladies and gentlemen, vice president pence. [applause] vice president pence: good afternoon. to the my first visit asia-pacific as vice president of the u.s. i bring greetings from the president, president trump. it is such an honor to be here today at asean. asean has fostered economic integration. it has forged regional cooperation. it has promoted prosperity and security. but for the asean asia-pacific as a whole. i want to thank the charge the for that kind introduction. we are grateful for your work. i'll
two in the philippines and one in vietnam. here are the vice president's remarks. ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you here. -- i want to first ur kind and generous hosts and the secretary for hosting us. it has been a very productive day. the vice president of the united states has had excellent meetings with the secretary general and the permanent representatives behind me. we have reaffirmed the u.s. commitment to southeast asia and the wider asia-pacific region....
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we had ships off the coast of vietnam and started the vietnam war because of us -- the same thing. we need to go to sanctions -- host: i want to take your parallel to the vietnam war. guest: the caller is correct. the north koreans are adept at digging deep tunnels and hiding things. and, perhaps, the u.s. intelligence service where these facilities are and the nuclear arsenal, but it is not known in the public domain. there was an agreement that had frozen an earlier attempt at constraining the program, where we knew that the north korean material for weapons was located at a specific site. when relations deteriorated, they moved the materials, so we lost track of it. in the koreanr peninsula -- and that is really why i have gone there in terms of discussing it -- as it beyond -- in theoption mid-1990's, the commander of u.s. forces in korea said that a war on the korean peninsula would be one million casualties and $1 trillion. that was in the mid-1990's. this would be a horrific war. of bomb,k to my mantra negotiator, acquiesce. we do not want to end up acquiescing or bombing. w
we had ships off the coast of vietnam and started the vietnam war because of us -- the same thing. we need to go to sanctions -- host: i want to take your parallel to the vietnam war. guest: the caller is correct. the north koreans are adept at digging deep tunnels and hiding things. and, perhaps, the u.s. intelligence service where these facilities are and the nuclear arsenal, but it is not known in the public domain. there was an agreement that had frozen an earlier attempt at constraining...
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a basic argument of the two of them about vietnam, which carries over into the vietnam chapters, buthere is no doubt that they saw a split between russia and china, the soviet union and china, and decided they would exploit it the way that they did, and it changed our world forever. nixon's goal in china was to give us a couple of decades of peace, and he probably gave us 50 years. asan: kissinger is reported saying he did not like him. he was a phony though, because all of the tapes show him kissing up after speeches, "mr. president, you are the greatest p or quote -- are the greatest." john: he had the witty, self-deprecating ability, and he makes a crack that, yes, the worst thing is that they're going to show me as a kiss up, and in some cases, he was just awful, and it is a flaw of nixon that he needed this, too. brian: did he talk to you? john: no. kissinger has written probably five or six volumes on the nixon years and talked repeatedly, giving speeches, so there is a limit to what i could have asked him. should i have asked him one more time, are you a war criminal? , a huge
a basic argument of the two of them about vietnam, which carries over into the vietnam chapters, buthere is no doubt that they saw a split between russia and china, the soviet union and china, and decided they would exploit it the way that they did, and it changed our world forever. nixon's goal in china was to give us a couple of decades of peace, and he probably gave us 50 years. asan: kissinger is reported saying he did not like him. he was a phony though, because all of the tapes show him...
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was still mired in vietnam and for most americans, war was no laughing matter.ew sitcom called "mash," proved that wartime satire was just what the country needed and its legacy would last longer than the 1970 feature film by the same name. "i got the phone call from my agent that gene reynolds, who was producing a t-v series called mash, from a movie that was made called mash, which i had never seen and there was a part in it for me and they were paying 250 dollars for the day. and i didn't have to read for it. all i had to do was come in." "i arrived at 20th century fox studio and gene was waiting for me and he ushered into a trailer which had a woman's army corps uniform dress and the most enormous high heels i had ever seen. i looked at the brand name and it was called el grande, which means 'the big one' (laughs). so, i thought i was dressing with an actress. and he said, 'no, no, no, no.those are yours, put them on.' and i went 'oh my goodness, what kind of a part is this?' so i put the wac's outfit on, the woman's army corps uniform on. and i put the big
was still mired in vietnam and for most americans, war was no laughing matter.ew sitcom called "mash," proved that wartime satire was just what the country needed and its legacy would last longer than the 1970 feature film by the same name. "i got the phone call from my agent that gene reynolds, who was producing a t-v series called mash, from a movie that was made called mash, which i had never seen and there was a part in it for me and they were paying 250 dollars for the day....
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in 1972 he published fire in the lake, the vietnamese and americans in vietnam. a history of vietnam and the united states military involvement in the country. the book was awarded a pulitzer prize, bancroft prize and a national book award. she has since offered numeral critical works on american history and have appeared and publications such as the new yorker, rolling stone. tonight fitzgerald will discuss her most recent book, evangelicals. the struggle to shape america. she traces the history of protestant and evangelism from its beginning in the great awakenings of the 18th and 19 th centuries to its current influence and intersection of the religious and political life she also is explores the future of the evangelical movement and america undergoing significant demographic and cultural change. the book has received quite critical acclaim for its scope, detail and timeliness. the new york times book report call that quote anyone. estate of a conservative american product is in them will have a trusted guide in the bancroft pulitzer prize winner. we have no
in 1972 he published fire in the lake, the vietnamese and americans in vietnam. a history of vietnam and the united states military involvement in the country. the book was awarded a pulitzer prize, bancroft prize and a national book award. she has since offered numeral critical works on american history and have appeared and publications such as the new yorker, rolling stone. tonight fitzgerald will discuss her most recent book, evangelicals. the struggle to shape america. she traces the...
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we should have got out of vietnam then. and it wasn't. it was months later that richard nixon interfered with the peace process for political reasons and got the word to vietnam not to participate, that they might get a better deal from nixon and stop president johnson from possibly concluding the war in 1968. the racism, the militarism, the materialism still is pervasive, and dr. king wouldn't like what he sees today. we have a budget giving $57 billion extra to the military. and cutting away from diplomacy efforts, foreign aid efforts that mitigate against war. and take away from funding for people, african-americans and poor people in america who need government assistance. that's part of what dr. king was concerned about in this "beyond vietnam" speech, and here it is 50 years later and we still suffer with the same tight budget and same misguided priorities. we have an attorney general who's looking at ending consent decrees on police violence against african-americans in baltimore, maryland, and also n ferguson, st. louis. we're goi
we should have got out of vietnam then. and it wasn't. it was months later that richard nixon interfered with the peace process for political reasons and got the word to vietnam not to participate, that they might get a better deal from nixon and stop president johnson from possibly concluding the war in 1968. the racism, the militarism, the materialism still is pervasive, and dr. king wouldn't like what he sees today. we have a budget giving $57 billion extra to the military. and cutting away...
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because of the vietnam war and the strong opposition to that.e had the assassination of martin luther king. robert kennedy, we had the killing of students at penn state university. we had a country that seemed like it was on the verge of exploding in different directions. so in many ways far more intense and anything that we are experiencing today. and even then, it held. andrew moved on and we had in many ways a pretty progressive. after that. so, a long way of saying you know, i do not know how this will play out. and this push and pull. but i still believe may be nacvely that as our institutions demonstrate their resilience, that the source of ultimately his strength for the country. including the way we project ourselves around the world. thank you. >> do we have time for one more? >> okay. i will let you choose. >> thank you. i have a -- we are quite well aware that the trump administration is not likely to pay much attention to asia and the things that is clear from the start. what would you, having interacted with a lot of your -- from so
because of the vietnam war and the strong opposition to that.e had the assassination of martin luther king. robert kennedy, we had the killing of students at penn state university. we had a country that seemed like it was on the verge of exploding in different directions. so in many ways far more intense and anything that we are experiencing today. and even then, it held. andrew moved on and we had in many ways a pretty progressive. after that. so, a long way of saying you know, i do not know...
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government decision making about the vietnam war. acquitted on all charges. sees similarity between vietnam and what's happening now with russia. >> unless we reach some agreement, some arrangement with the russians there's a danger in this case of a much greater war than was true even in vietnam. >>> also called the current situation between the u.s., russia, syria ominous. >>> positive news for health care in new jersey. national survey shows quality is improving at new jersey hospitals. report by hospital safety fwrad ranks new jersey 15th for best at protecting patients from harm. that's up from 22nd last year. pennsylvania and delaware did fair as well. pennsylvania ranked 34th. delaware came in 47th. >>> college professors and support staff at new jersey state colleges in atlantic and gloucester county spent part of their day on the picket line. more than 10,000 union members. they've been working nearly two years without a contract. union and state officials remain at odds over professor salaries and raises. >>> seven minutes after 5:00. the wind is bl
government decision making about the vietnam war. acquitted on all charges. sees similarity between vietnam and what's happening now with russia. >> unless we reach some agreement, some arrangement with the russians there's a danger in this case of a much greater war than was true even in vietnam. >>> also called the current situation between the u.s., russia, syria ominous. >>> positive news for health care in new jersey. national survey shows quality is improving at...
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. >> the primary reason i wrote the book was to honor the marines i served with in vietnam more people should know their stories. their incredible dedication, courage and the sacrifices they made in a war that you supported and even fewer things. in vietnam as draftees, they served with honor and did everything their country asked of them and more. i also wanted to describe a realistic picture of life as an infantry rifleman in combat. your slogging through fire zone for weeks and months at a time, you're seeking elusive and lethal enemy, never knowing if someone is an enemy or a friendly, they didn't wear uniforms. if a war without a front line. we were constantly cold, wet, hungry and tired. our resupply would never arrive on time and we had to ration our food, ammo and even our water. we never had any heat to heat up the awful c rations that were our meals and we never had any dry socks. i hate to say it but every day was pretty much the same. up at the clock it on, transfer miles to our nighttime position, with about 85 pounds of gear on her back, clear areas and route and set up a
. >> the primary reason i wrote the book was to honor the marines i served with in vietnam more people should know their stories. their incredible dedication, courage and the sacrifices they made in a war that you supported and even fewer things. in vietnam as draftees, they served with honor and did everything their country asked of them and more. i also wanted to describe a realistic picture of life as an infantry rifleman in combat. your slogging through fire zone for weeks and months...
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as it did in thailand and south vietnam to an extent. the americans in the 1960's in particular one of the brits to play a greater role because the brits were unwilling to provide military support for the campaign in vietnam. the americans were very much supportive of the brits providing other forms of training. however in instances where local services regarded it as the greater national interest to maintain a hegemonic provider role in the security field, liaison and cooperation did not take place. it highlights the kind of training was not just about improving the intrinsic performance of local services. it was done with a number of secondary benefits in mind. the fact this kind of training increased the liaison between the provider and the recipient of the training and a channel for influencing these services, especially useful in its rinses or diplomatic -- in instances where diplomatic relations were poor and it can provide influence that cannot be achieved through normal diplomatic channels, and where the cia and the sis collectio
as it did in thailand and south vietnam to an extent. the americans in the 1960's in particular one of the brits to play a greater role because the brits were unwilling to provide military support for the campaign in vietnam. the americans were very much supportive of the brits providing other forms of training. however in instances where local services regarded it as the greater national interest to maintain a hegemonic provider role in the security field, liaison and cooperation did not take...
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resisting the call to fight in the vietnam war -- war. when he responded publicly to that call in resisting it, he was looking at it through an anti-imperialist lens. his stand was not just therefore against u.s. involvement in vietnam, but imperialistic -- throughout the world, including a 12th street in detroit, michigan. this is a brief snapshot of robin spencer's work. this will hopefully contribute to the larger conversation we have a few minutes. her contribution reminds us of the importance of framing the increasingly radical activism of thatblack detroiters emerged in this mid-later part of the 1960's, putting it into an international context, framing it in an international context. alienated from the world they had been raised in, they saw themselves increasingly as part of a global network hoping to make not just insurance trite, but the whole world anew. thank you very much. [applause] >> ok. first of all thank you very much for organizing this panel. on which i am to participate. i like the idea -- that there were beginning to
resisting the call to fight in the vietnam war -- war. when he responded publicly to that call in resisting it, he was looking at it through an anti-imperialist lens. his stand was not just therefore against u.s. involvement in vietnam, but imperialistic -- throughout the world, including a 12th street in detroit, michigan. this is a brief snapshot of robin spencer's work. this will hopefully contribute to the larger conversation we have a few minutes. her contribution reminds us of the...
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government's decision making into the vietnam war. he was acquitted on all charges. elsberg sees a lot of similarities about what is happening now to the vietnam war. >> unless we reach some agreement, some arrangement with the russia who are backing assad, there's a danger in this case of a much greater war than was true even in vietnam. >> elsburg went on to call the current situation between the u.s., russia and syria as quote ominous. >> the entertainment world is mourning the loss of comedian and actor charlie murphy. >> my forehead is bumping, man. >> that was a clip from one of murphy's most well-known stints on chappelle's show. the older brother to eddie murphy. he lost his battle to leukemia. he was just 57 years old. >> here at 11:00 the cumberland county spca is now caring for more than 2 dozen chihuahuas. but soon they'll need to find a permanent place to stay. they weren't being properly cared for. the workers are cleaning them up and checking them out before putting them up for adoption. >> talking about the weather now in the summer-like feel it's con
government's decision making into the vietnam war. he was acquitted on all charges. elsberg sees a lot of similarities about what is happening now to the vietnam war. >> unless we reach some agreement, some arrangement with the russia who are backing assad, there's a danger in this case of a much greater war than was true even in vietnam. >> elsburg went on to call the current situation between the u.s., russia and syria as quote ominous. >> the entertainment world is mourning...
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i think about 58,000 died in vietnam. and right now there's nothing i can do for them. that 24 years i'm working here, teaching here, with one goal. that i will try to help all the children of the veterans. that's the way i'll repay for what they did for my country. overall and i think the lady doing pretty well today. today a good day. and they also put together a very nice presentation place. and i'm happy with performance today. it's good. >>> coming up, plea deals are made and cases are closed. for efrem wandik, isaiah thompson, and quentin carthen. have fun with your replaced windows. run away! [ grunts ] leave him! leave him! [ music continues ] brick and mortar, what?! [ music continues ] [ tires screech ] [ laughs ] [ doorbell rings ] when you bundle home and auto insurance with progressive, you get more than a big discount. that's what you get for bundling home and auto! jamie! you get sneaky-good coverage. thanks. we're gonna live forever! you get sneaky-good coverage. thanks. ♪ you get sneaky-good coverage. thanks. ever feel like you have way too much stuff a
i think about 58,000 died in vietnam. and right now there's nothing i can do for them. that 24 years i'm working here, teaching here, with one goal. that i will try to help all the children of the veterans. that's the way i'll repay for what they did for my country. overall and i think the lady doing pretty well today. today a good day. and they also put together a very nice presentation place. and i'm happy with performance today. it's good. >>> coming up, plea deals are made and...