black men in vietnam by greater dignity on the front lines in vietnam than they find in civilian society. there was a sense that even though it wasn't complete, even though there were flaws, the military, the sign of what america could aspire be in terms of racial integration and what were some of the issues that they did face? i mean, what happened is in 1968, simmering following the assassination, martin luther king and the the widespread racial violence that was taking in the united states in general started break out in the us army. so in 1968, even as their in the streets during the democratic convention in chicago along been jail in vietnam explodes. there's a racial uprising of black prisoners overtake guards the prison the fellow prisoners and guards seize control of the jail. the the head of the prison who had a ph.d. in penology. he was a reformer. he thought he had great rapport with the people who were imprisoned. there. he wanted to try to talk to them. they beat him. he never recovered from brain. they killed a white private, seized control of the prison. i mean, this just

good deal these days on south vietnam. and what are the chances defeating the communist guerrillas and driving them completely out of south vietnam? well, you remember 15 years ago, some of us was occurring and greece, in a bipartisan we went in there to help the greeks. it was a similar situation. guerrillas aided and abetted and supported by the communists from outside. that's not the case. and the were able to throw them out now it's a little more difficult in south vietnam because the terrain is more difficult and the north vietnamese are giving them even more help. but i think if we stick to it, there's every reason to believe if we stick to our assistance, there's every reason why the south vietnam cannot succeed. tough, hard. try is they want to fight for their freedom and independence. feel optimistic about it. i'm on the long run, but we can't expect any immediately brilliant results. is there any chance of south vietnamese launching the same sort of guerrilla activity in north vietnam? well, it's very hard to do

he's talking about vietnam. he's talking about an equivalent of the tennessee valley authority providing hydroelectric power for the people of vietnam. he's thinking about his own childhood in poverty in texas and nobody in his having electricity. so he's he he's talking about the this promise hope of human betterment material betterment. but then he continues, ask yourselves that question in your homes and in this hall at johns tonight, have we each of us all done all we could. have we done enough? we may well be living in the time foretold years ago when it was said i call heaven and earth to record this day against you that i have said before you and death, blessing and cursing. therefore choose life. but that both and thy seed may live forever. and he bible experts know where that comes from. first of all, it comes from the bible. yes. so i deuteronomy 2830. so close it's 30. it's deuteronomy 30, 30, 19. it's from what has been called moses valedictory. he does not get to go into promised land, but these are

the communists are supported by north vietnam. there is antagonism between these different races up there. the liles have always been antagonistic to the vietnam people. if we can transfer this civil war from the military battle into a political battle, we can help the non-communist, and every reason to believe that the laos will work together, win the election, and keep their country independent . this is the only agreement that was reached between the military, president kennedy, and mr. khrushchev in vienna me that they agreed to come to a peaceful settlement. it is much better to have a peaceful settlement than to have this work continue. >> is there one agreement you would say the russians are keeping up to date? >> my impression, i negotiated with the russians, my impression was that their counterpart had instructions to come from an agreement. the russians keep certain agreements and others don't. it seems to be in their interest to keep this one. >> in despair, as you know, any government that was formed there, while it mi

, there is risk growth for vietnam at least in the short term could be hit and we find vietnam is one exposed economies to that kind of shock. particularly because almost a third of its exports go to the us, it does have the largest trade surplus with the us at the moment in the region. these factors leave it vulnerable to tariffs and potentially to growth slowdown in the near term. the the us has moved to impose tough new restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips and other artificial intelligence technology to dozens of countries — notjust the handful it has long identified as adversaries. officials say the new rules are intended to make sure "the world's ai runs on american rails". the announcement, made days before presidentjoe biden is due to leave office, has drawn criticism from some top us tech companies who warn it will only aid competitors. chip giant nvidia said the plan will weaken america's global competiveness and undermine its innovation. another big story on our radar — tiktok. the chinese parent company bytedance has until the 19th of january. one day befor

there is a risk that growth for vietnam is least in the short term could be hit and we find vietnamof the more exposed economies to that kind of shop, particularly because at least a third of its exports go to the us and it has the largest trade surplus with the largest trade surplus with the us at the moment in the region. so these factors leave it vulnerable to tariffs and also potentially to a growth slowdown in the near term. the us hasn't _ slowdown in the near term. the us hasn't moved _ slowdown in the near term. the us hasn't moved to propose tough new restrictions on the export of computer chips and artificial intelligence technology, to dozens of countries — notjust the handful it has long identified as adversaries. officials say the new rules are intended to make sure quote "the world's ai runs on american rails". the announcement has been criticised by some large tech companies who warn it will only aid competitors. chip giant nvidia said the plan will weaken america's global competiveness and undermine its innovation. tiktok has called reports that chinese officials are

seen with supply chain diversification across the region, vietnam has benefited a lot since 2017—18hose benefits will continue to accrue if tariffs are limited only to china. however, if tariffs are imposed as blanket tariffs are imposed as blanket tariffs even on vietnam and the other southeast asian countries, there is a risk that growth in vietnam at least in the short term could be hit, and we find vietnam is one of the more exposed economies to that kind of shock, particularly because almost a third of its exports go to the us. it does have the largest trade surplus with the us at the moment in the region, so these factors leave it vulnerable to tariffs and also potentially to a growth slowdown in the near term. the us has moved to impose tough new restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips and other artificial intelligence technology to dozens of countries — notjust the handful it has long identified as adversaries. officials say the new rules are intended to make sure "the world's ai runs on american rails". the announcement has been criticised by some large tech c

president, if you get the accounting of missing in action you want from north vietnam or from vietnam, i'm sorry, now would you then be prepared to reopen negotiations for restoration of relations with that country? mr. ford: let me restate our policy. as long as vietnam, north vietnam, does not give us a full and complete accounting of our missing in action, i will never go along with the admission of vietnam to the united nations. if they do give us a bona fide, complete accounting of the eight hundred mia's, then i believe that the united states should begin negotiations for the admission of vietnam to the united nations. but not until they have given us the full accounting of our mias. ms. frederick: governor carter. mr. carter: one of the most embarrassing failures of the ford administration, and one that touches specifically on human rights, is his refusal to appoint a presidential commission to go to vietnam, to go to laos, to go to cambodia and try to trade for the release of information about those who are missing in action in those wars. this is what the families of mias wan

as long as vietnam, north vietnam, does not give us a full and complete accounting of our missing in action, i will never go along with the admission of vietnam to the united nations. if they do give us a bona fide, complete accounting of the 800 mia's, then i believe that the united states should begin negotiations for the admission of vietnam to the united nations. but not until they have given us the full accounting of our mias. ms. frederick: governor carter. mr. carter: one of the most embarrassing failures of the ford administration, and one that touches specifically on human rights, is his refusal to appoint a presidential commission to go to vietnam, to go to laos, to go to cambodia and try to trade for the release of information about those who are missing in action in those wars. this is what the families of mias want. so far, mr. ford has not done it. we've had several fragmentary efforts by members of the congress and by by private citizens. several months ago the vietnam government said, "we are ready to sit down and negotiate for release of information on mias. so far,

i was a crew chief gunner in a unit in vietnam.hese things in a year and a half. these gentlemen are pilots and one other crew member from that same organization. i ended up flying with jeff as my crew chief and captain collins is my pilot in command. this past year, i found jeff's phone number and i called him up and left a message and said, "this is your door gunner. i'd like to get together with my crew chief." and that's how this whole stuff happened. when jeff said, "i'm going to get some of the boys together," that was worth coming here for. he says, "just be on the notice that we're going to have a reunion on veterans day this year. we don't stay in real close contact, but as soon as we get back together, all the old bonds come back. and this is the first time we've flown together since 1970-'71. there's about 10 of these in the country being operated right now, something like that. i was driven by the fact that world war ii aircraft, there are none left. the history is going away. everybody assumes someone else would do it,

as long as vietnam, north vietnam, does that give us the full and complete accounting of our missingin action, i will never go along with the admission of vietnam to united nations. if they do give us a bona fide complete accounting of the 800 mia, then i believe that the united states should begin negotiations for the admission of the vietnam to united nations. but not until they have given us the full accounting of our mia. >> governor carter. >> one of the most embarrassing faces of the ford administration, is one it touches specific and human rights, is his refusal to appoint a president to commission to go to vietnam, to go to laos, to go to cambodia and try to trade for the release of information about those are missing in action in the war. this is what the families of mi a want. far mr. ford has not done. we've had several fragmentary efforts. mimosa conus and by private citizens. several months ago the vietnam government said we ready to sit down and negotiate. for release of information on mias. so far mr. ford has not responded. i also would never normalize relationship wi

defenders of freedom, whose acts of bravery were demonstrated during combat operations in korea and vietnamather we thank you for their valor and courage in the face of extreme circumstances. for their families and friends who stand with them today in love and in remembrance. six of them who are no longer with us and for specialist kenneth j. davis who, by your grace, joins us as a nation bestows upon him and his fellow comrades the medal of honor. grant us oh god for strength to follow the noble examples of the seven soldiers who are seeking out their own renowned but the well-being of others. press forward in the fight steadfast strong and unwavering. heavenly father bless all future generations of americans who hear of the great deeds in sask -- sacrifices that these heroes is a nation demonstrates a commitment to never forget the exploits of those who defend freedom. and, bless our beloved nation, empower us to preserve the freedoms we cherish as americans and let the light of liberty continued to shine from sea to shining sea. the in your name we. >> please be seated thank you. ladies

he was just 28 years old when he and his crew were shot down in vietnam to he freed his men who wereed in the wreckage and that is the enemy began to attack he used as his body to shield and protect them. it cost him dearly, cost him his life. his commanding officer called it the ultimate self-sacrifice which it was and finally private first class ken david who is here with us today 55 years ago in vietnam ambush by the enemy. can himself was hit in the back with shrapnel but he couldn't and wouldn't give up and instead he shouted and fired his weapon to attract attention to him away from others. and away from the wounded men. imagine that courage, get me, coming get me and don't get those folks. that's selflessness. ken i want to say to you what i wish i could say to every man for honoring the dead you are a hero, a genuine hero a of flat out straight up american hero. we owe you. the family owes you. let me close with this as i said earlier these are my final days as commander-in-chief and the greatest honor of my life to be entrusted with the greatest fighting force in the history

the prevailing feeling among a host of veterans returning from vietnam was that they had been stepped in the back by an ungrateful society, their own feckless government and the media delete. it seems no more certain that the bloody experience of this is to and in a stalemate, it made them right through recruits for a new conspiracy. fueled wave of violent extremism aimed at routing out the enemy. within the cubans are coming in by the thousands, the mexicans are coming in by the millions that they hate. and so coming in from the heidi or wherever the little country is coming in by the hundreds of thousands, quite people have had enough, they can no longer even afford to buy a proper housing for themselves. and our government would have a spin, thousands and thousands of millions of dollars on the and once they've had, and one of the key figures and the white power moves. and after the vietnam war and one of the architects of it's moved to sell sale terrorism to using the early and internet and to a number of other major changes that fueled its rise is a veteran named lewis beam. the

so he did support the vietnam war too long. and when his career was over and he had the opportunity reflect back on the entirety his life and his entire political career. he said unequivocally the greatest mistake that he ever made in his entire political life was supporting the vietnam. he said, we had no business over there. he said he wished he'd asked probing questions. he did. when the gulf of tonkin resolution came, which authorized the the use of massive armies and troops from the us. my father did take the senate floor and he asked the chairman, bill fulbright, is there anything in gulf of tonkin resolution that will authorize the president of the united states have a blank check to send troops to vietnam? and the chairman, chairman fulbright, said, said, no, that's not contemplated. what contemplated is that it will intimidate the enemy by giving this authority so that they'll surrender. well, it didn't intimidate them. they didn't surrender. and my father, to the day he died i regretted his support for the vietnam. a

take a look at how the us trade balance with vietnam has changed over the last ten or so years.re are good years and bad but they do seem to be a trend in general is something known as fred onshoring, where companies trade with countries that are their friends rather than their foes. this time round, the president elect has suggested he may place a 20% tariff on all goods from abroad when he takes office again. when you have these very large players who are clearly deciding that the rules no longer apply, deciding that the rules no longerapply, orthe deciding that the rules no longer apply, or the rules that we've been used to no longer apply, that sets up a sort of law of the jungle and that is going to be very problematic for the rest of the planet as well, especially for smaller developing countries, because when you have the law of the jungle the small players tend to get eaten.— to get eaten. and for china, thins to get eaten. and for china, things are — to get eaten. and for china, things are looking _ to get eaten. and for china, things are looking even - things are looki

defenders of freedom whose acts of bravery or demonstrated during combat operations in korea and vietnamenly father, we thank you for their valor and courage in the face of extreme circumstances. for their families and friends who stand with them today in love, and in remembrance of six of them who are no longer with us. and, for specialist kenneth j david who, by your grace joins us as our nation bestows upon him and his fellow comrades the medal of honor. grant us, o god, the strength to follow the noblele examples of these seven soldiers. who seeking not their own or a noun, but the well-being of others. pressed forward in the fight, steadfast, strong, and unwavering. heavenly father, bless all future generations of americans who hear of the great deeds and sacrifices of these heroes as our nation demonstrates a commitment to never forget the exploits of those who defend freedom. and lord, bless our beloved nation. empower us to preserve the freedoms we cherish as americans. let the light of a liberty continue to shine from sea to shining sea. in your holy name we pray, amen. . >> ple

the white house supported the corrupt above the government of southern vietnam. in 1965 americans began their invasion following the aim to defeat the forces of vietnamese patriots. defend the gun was confident that the victory would be on the american side, due to its military superiority. however, the enemies during this war into total health for the occupants. unable to cope with the guerrillas, the american army started blanket bombing alongside using chemical weapons and naples, which burned all alive. the village of my lay, where he 1969 american soldiers killed 504 civilians, including 210 children, became a tragic symbol of this war. all and all. during the whole period of this conflict, the usa dropped on vietnam more than $6000000.00 tons of bonds, which is 2 and a half times as much as on germany during the 2nd world war. in 1973, the american army under the pressure of the rebels, withdrew from vietnam, and only 2 years later did the puppet regime. and so i got involved. however, the vietnamese paid a high price for their freedom. more than 1000000 vi

in 1973, the american army under the pressure of the rebels, withdrew from vietnam, and only 2 years later did the puppet regime. and so i got involved. however, the vietnamese paid a high price for their freedom. more than 1000000 in vietnamese people became the victims of america in the dressers, the, or the, [000:00:00;00] the time action or can see welcome back to going underground broadcasting around the world from the u. a. i'm, it's genocide in this region and the threats of a nuclear war in europe this week. the name dr. biden harris regime. greene lit the firing of us army guided long range weapons on nuclear armed russia. a pathetic response to trump leading us electrons on a platform of ending the war through negotiation. russian television is already discussing the wiping out of british cities. germany as well as nato's newest member suite was issued nuclear war guidance to which citizens consistent supporter of the working classes of the united states. an opponent of would you me do a host of the jimmy doors show joins me again now from los angeles. to me, thanks so much

so we want the heads of the enemies in our toes, but vietnam they took years. we're going to take a chance, beams, rhetoric, and military exercises eventually got the attention of the f, b i. then 1983 he left texas for hayden lake, idaho. a haven for white supremacists, you joined forces with the area nations and began to command a cell style, terrorist movement of white power acted as the idea was that one or a few white power activists could work together towards a commonly held set of goals and targets but without prosecutable ties between them and without direct ties to movement leadership. but there was a problem. the cells which were spread across the country and into canada still needed to communicate with each other. and even when the f b, i wasn't listening on their phones being wanted to do more than talk if you wanted to share ideas and create networks. so they created a social network called liberty 9 and one of the 1st postings and titles on my side and country. and then lewis team travels around the country, teaching people how to go online. thes

kiefer gave those that dodged the draft in vietnam. i have a lot of respect for all the vietnam veterans. at the same time, i don't think there's anything wrong with a young person wanting to avoid a war that they don't feel is right or don't feel the are called for. that is something i have a lot of respect for him. as a president, as a man, i have to say i have talked to president-elect trump. we both agree he is one of the absolute finest examples of a man and a president this country has ever seen. rest in peace, president carter. you really were one of the finest we ever had. host: can you tell us what your role will be in the trump administration? caller: not yet. host: call us back and let us know when you can. caller: will do. host: john in briarcliff manor, new york. caller: good morning and thank you for this opportunity. i wanted to say that my father died in vietnam on june 1, 1967, in the mequon delta. very cruel, painful death because of a malfunctioning helicopter. then i saw my mother years later watching the news. they

he did join the war ended three years in vietnam. -- and did three years in vietnam. i had the same attitude president ford it did towards the pardons. when i made my inaugural speech, when i left the site, i went just inside the door at the national capitol and signed the pardon for those young men. and yes, i think it was the right thing to do. one of the first speeches i made , it was to the american legion convention. i was a veteran too. there were a few legionnaires in the front row that refused to stand up when i walked in as president of the united states. i knew there would be adverse reaction to what i did. reporter: how much impact did the little village of plains, georgia have on the entire campaign? all of the networks set up through traders there, it became a stage. pres. carter: it had a profound effect. i was genuinely not part of the washington scene. when i went around the country i could see the extreme disillusionment that persisted among the people of our country, not only about the vietnam war and the watergate scandal and the revelation by congr

i'm a vietnam veteran myself and i hold him high as my commander-in-chief. thanks for what you have given us. with you and roslyn, i wish you the best and it is a very sad day. to all veterans, appreciate your service. . close. it weighs on your mind, i wish people would reach that, take care, goodbye. >> host: we will be covering the funeral, the state funeral for jimmy carter happening today scheduled to start at 10:00 am eastern time, the washington national cathedral on your screen where the funeral will take place. the casket of the former president will move from the capitol where it is now to the church, the cathedral and it is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. :00 am. we will have full coverage on c-span2 here on the c-span networks, be sure to stay with us for that. in 1999 president carter was interviewed and he was asked about his views of the presidency. >> for a moment, talk about the american presidency, the office of the president. would you change anything if you could? is as powerful as it should be? >> the american presidency is extremely po

this wasjust a few years after vietnam. - few years after vietnam. cost a fortune. it is what ruined the economy. he left office with a bad reputation, carter — what he did, because the economy was — the inflation was driven by what a happened and then the reaction to the inflation put us into a recession. so, so, there was no interest anywhere in the country to get into a new war. he was a naval officer, a graduate of annapolis. he wasn't a pacifist. annapolis. he wasn't a pacifist-— annapolis. he wasn't a acifist. ., ~ ., ., pacifist. he worked on a nuclear— pacifist. he worked on a nuclear submarine. - pacifist. he worked on a nuclear submarine. he i pacifist. he worked on a i nuclear submarine. he did. pacifist. he worked on a - nuclear submarine. he did. is there any _ nuclear submarine. he did. is there any memory _ nuclear submarine. he did. is there any memory of - nuclear submarine. he did. is there any memory ofjimmy l there any memory ofjimmy carter that stands out to you? oh, yes. iactually carter that stands out to you? oh, yes. i actual

given your arc of experience from vietnam to afghanistan. boy, that's broad.m as you delve into that, i think you may find yourself reflecting on otto von bismarck's comment that the two things people should never allow, you should never allow people to see are the making of policy and sausage because each is disgusting. there are, there are an awful lot of different influences that come to bear on policy decisions and you know, extracting, extracting responsibility is going to be very difficult. i mean, ultimately presidents are responsible and you will need to look very closely at not just the decisions presidents made but the questions they asked in formulating their answers. um i don't have an easy answer to this. there, there are also some problems in our structure. uh you know, we don't have a way of having one person responsible on the ground. we i often tease your question when i'm talking to classes sometimes. where is the first place that the responsibility for action on the ground comes together? the answer of course is the president of the united s

stuart: first of a negotiated the end of the vietnam war.e negotiated the disengagement with egypt and israel after 19 3. he negotiated the opening to china. those are specifics but what, in the great scope of things made him so successful? the master diplomat? first, he had a great sense of history. he wanted to know and did know the history, the culture, the politics of the countries with whom he negotiated. like china. he was a europeanist when he was at harvard teaching. he got to know china inside-out. what makes them tick, what makes their leadership tick, their 3,000-year history. so knowing history. second -- he had what i call the capacity to look around the corner, to see what was happening today but how it was going to influence happened happen tomorrow and that's a very unique feature. he also had the capacity of standing in the shoes of his opposition. he realized that diplomacy has to be a win-win situation. both sides have to come away thinking they've won and here is a great example. 1973, the yom kippur war. israel was on it

we look at vietnam into afghanistan. what were the pitfalls? we think about how we pull lessons out. there is a marked training -- mark twain quote that history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. there is a risk in things we bring forth. >> it's true. i do not know that there is a short answer to this. one of the great successes of the first bush administration and the iraq war was drawing on a lesson of vietnam and korea and no mission creep. no mission creep left to saddam hussein in 10 years of containment. there is no golden answer. i think lessons learned are hugely useful if they are used as a kind of contrast and compare. they are not lessons if they are not useful. if you tried to use them as cookie cutters. one example in afghanistan. you often had people that had served in iraq. if they used rocky experience -- i mean, in my experience if they used a experience, it was this way. how is it here? that could be accountable to learning faster. if they used it as, this is the way we did it in a rock and we should do it that way here, i

he was just 28 years old when he and his crew were shot down in vietnam.ed his men who were trapped in the wreckage. then, as the enemy began to attack, he used his body to shield to protect them. it cost him dearly. it cost him his life. he was commanding officer, called it the ultimate act of self-sacrifice, which it was. and finally, private first class ken david, who was here with us today nearly 55 years ago in vietnam, his company was ambushed by the enemy. ken's lieutenant was killed instantly. then ken himself was hit in the back with shrapnel. but he couldn't and wouldn't give up. instead, he shouted and fired his weapon, the attacking, to attract attention to him, away from others and away from the wounded men. imagine that courage! come get me. come get me! don't get those folks. that's selflessness. ken, i want to say to you that i wish i could say to every man we're honoring today. you're a hero, a genuine hero, flat out, straight up american hero. and we owe you the families of you. let me close with this, i said, as i said earlier, these are

and she was very tied in with top officials in vietnam and nixon got her to go to the president of, vietnam, and say, we don't want go to the peace talks. if you boycott the peace talks, you'll get a better deal. nixon and sure enough, the south vietnamese did not show up at the peace talks. the democrats had egg all over the face. it was it was embarrassing. and nixon won in a squeaker and some of the key casey was part of that campaign. and william casey was part of that. came so campaign. so was richard allen and anna schnall. i just covered was also with bill casey in 1980 during the october surprise 1980. all right. so that comparing 1980 back 2 to 1960. okay. all right. let me keep going. okay. okay. so nixon was elected. he was running for reelection in 1972. he's petrified. the democrats have the goods on him. because because what happened in 68. so he wants to get any documents or tapes might have. and he puts together team of burglars to break into the brookings and residential office complex known as the watergate. and there you have watergate. in 1972. so that 68 and 72 in 1980,

in the republic of vietnam.rivate first class david's company came under an intense enemy attack from a large hostile force. the enemy's ferocious initial assault morley wounded the company's platoon leader and resulted in numerous other from the casualties. upon the initial assault and without hesitation, private first class david handed his radio to his platoon sergeant and move forward to the defensive perimeter, unleashing a barrage of automatic weapons fire on the enemy. from this location, private first class david bitterly resisted all enemy efforts to overrun his position. realizing the impact of the enemy assault on the wounded, who were being brought to the center of the perimeter, private first class david without regard for his own life moved to a position outside of the perimeter while continuing to engage the enemy. each time the enemy attempted to concentrate its fire on the wounded, inside the perimeter, private first class david would jump from his position and yell to draw the enemy fire away f

it's been this way since vietnam. that war cleaves us still. but friends. that war began in earnest a quarter of a century ago. and surely the statute of limitations has been reached. this is a fact. the final lesson of vietnam is that no great nation and long afford to be sundered by a memory. a new breeze is blowing and the old bypass partizanship must be made new again. my friends. and yes, i do mean friends in the loyal opposition. and yes, i mean loyal. i put out my hand. i'm putting out my hand to you, mr. speaker. i'm putting out my hand to you, mr. majority leader. for this is the thing. this is the age of the offered hand. and we can't turn back clocks. and i don't want to. but when our fathers were young, mr. speaker, our differences ended at the water's edge. and we don't wish to turn back time. when our mothers were young, mr. majority leader, the congress and the executive were capable of working together to produce a budget on which this nation could live. let us negotiate soon and hard, but in the end, let us produce the american people await

is vietnam was a searing experience more terrible than iraq. but americans recovered their self-confidence and their willingness commit. and i think after iraq recovered self confidence. and think of wilson as as it is going to count like we're 5 minutes away from that of the the the air version of me. and i think that that would have happened after after iraq and still will i think for reason i remember talking to an important european politician shortly after donald trump elected and i said, okay, believe the united states will get through this, but will you ever trust in europe, the united states ever again? and this politician said, yes, we will, because we don't have any choice. and and what happens? we go through the cycle of of overconfidence and under confidence that we believe we can do. we try something it doesn't that something doesn't work out and then we believe we can do nothing. and then we reminded that if the united states does nothing, the world system doesn't balance itself. and then the clamor others and. i think one of the

is he actually reversed the post vietnam decline in defense spending. the major defense systems that president reagan get credit for started with jimmy carter. the cruise missile. the m.x. mobile mitchell. the nuclear weapons in europe, the stealth bomber. these all start with jimmy carter and he get no credit for it. that's why i wrote this book. i wanted to show -- yes, we made mistakes. iran was a terrible burden on us. inflation was a terrible burden but he did many, many good things. not just a great ex--president. peter: i'm sure you saw on president carter's 100th birthday, phil gram, former senator from texas had an op-ed praising jimmy carter's de regulation policies. stuart: i did and i was thrilled that had senator gram -- gramm did that. i nu him when i was in the administrations, both clinton and carter and i thought it was very important that a republican said say what i had said years before in my book and that is that he made the american economy more competitive. de regulation meant allowing private enterprise to compete on prices, on r