woodrow wilson. woodrow wilson. and woodrow wilson may have been the -- [inaudible] >> a man on the left, all right, but he was an anticommunist and he was stridegently anti-bolsheviks. harry truman, same kind of thing. jfk warned us about our atheistic foe and the godless communist conspiracy. right? they realized these guys did that the communists were not their friends. and went after the causes that they held dear. they attacked wilson's league of nations. they attacked fdr's new deal. the documents and the archives on this are stunning. almost as if the boys at cpusa wanted to report to the boys back in moscow the yeoman's work they were doing attacking liberal causes. and here's one. this is the 1920 presidential election. this is from the united communist party. don't vote. strike. boycott this election. overthrow the capitalist government, establish the soviet government. not just another political party. right? not just another political party. when you strike, the court enjoins you, the police beat you, th

director of the middle east program at the woodrow wilson center, haleh esfandiari. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. dr. haleh esfandiari, welcome to our program. >> thank you for having me. >> hinojosa: so, in the fall of 2007... no, in the spring of 2007, suddenly i go to my computer and i start seeing these emails that say, "there is an iranian-american academic who is being held in a tehran prison. do everything that you can to try to get her out." and of course i started sending that to many people, and i received it from women's groups, from journalist groups, from human rights groups. i don't remember any of those emails saying that haleh esfandiari was a grandmother who was detained. how did you survive? you were 105 days in solitary confinement. >> it was very tough, maria, but i am a very disciplined person. and being 67 years old and a student of iran, having studied carefully, a lifetime, iran, i knew how to handle my interrogators, and i knew how to make it possible for myself to survive under those very difficult and dire conditions, both physica

. >> i recently read a book called woodrow wilson's war, and the thesis was had not woodrow wilson engineered congress to declare war on germany in 1917, the balance of power would have been, would have remained in europe, and there wouldn't have been -- after the treaty of versailles, there wouldn't have been the rise of hitler in world war ii. i'd like to get your opinion on that. >> now, that's an interesting counterfactual. i find counterfactual history to be interesting and constructive, but for no more than about six months or a year beyond when you diverge from what actually happened because then you have no way of knowing what would have happened. so i haven't heard of this argument in detail, but one supposes then that if germany wins world war i without american intervention that there's no rise of hitler and the nazi party and, i mean, maybe. but, you know, if, you know, if hitler had been run over by an austrian streetcar, things would have been different too. so i really don't know what to make of that. yes. >> i don't know if gentleman is still here, but i think the secret under

grover cleveland was elected to separate times and woodrow wilson who was elected twice consecutively. but the restaurant republican presidents. so at a national level, of course the president and vice president, that gave the republicans overwhelming control of a point much to the supreme court. and the supreme court established from the 1870s, really until roosevelt tried to tax the supreme court in 1937. it is, republicans in particular a conservative wing of the republican party. the ability to interpret laws in a way that turn out to favor business. so that's as large part. the second part of the answer is that the democrats, the strongest wing of the democratic party during this period was southern democrats. and these are the ones who tend to elect all those other representatives, southern senators as well. and the southern democracy, it was the most conservative wing of the democratic party. and so, for example, after franklin roosevelt was elected in the 1930s he had to fight back to revolt from within his own party. and really racing forward, if you want to know why the coun

the woodrow wilson center is fortunate indeed to have her leadership. it will be a great combination. so i say, jane, we all choke up when we hear you say it's your last statement on the floor. we've all benefited from your wisdom. we congratulate you and send you off with great love, brave mama. i'm pleased to yield back the time. mr. dicks: i yield to the democratic whip, mr. hoyer of maryland. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman from washington state for yielding. i thank the leader for her remarks. jane harman and i have known each other for almost half a century. we grew up together in many ways. became involved in public service. and i've seen her grow into one of the great leaders in this country on issues of national security. national security is one of the most bipartisan issues with which we deal. everyone knows that we swear an oath to defend the constitution. and laws of this nation. and that we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of our country and the safety of our people. few among us have taken more to heart that responsibility than

he knew woodrow wilson and was an important fund-raiser for the democratic party. he and wilson talked about getting turkey out of the war. and wilson sent morgenthau on a mission and ostensibly to palestine to check on the condition during the war but really morgenthau was supposed to meet with turks to talk secretly about getting out of the war the reason why the american could do this well because the united states and turkey were not at war and have not declared war upon each other. the united states was at war with germany and austria. not turkey. chaim weizmann back in london learned about the expedition. he stormed into the foreign office to protest now june june 1916 -- 1917 the foreign office calmed him down and had come to oppose the morgenthau mission because at first it was favorable but it had to be kept secret. if people learned about it than they might begin to think that britain was not confident it could win the war and unfortunately, this mission was not kept secret it turned out more gets out could not keep a secret to save his life which is why

wilson. i don't know which one of those you consider you would rather not be in the company of but that is the way he put it so this will probably be an answer that makes news. >> so you have the stalin comparison. i get that a lot. the bolshevik ties. there you go. how does it feel to be talked about like you are not in the room? let's put all options on the table. ok, great. got it. want me to speak slowly so you can transcribe? let's put everything on the table. make sure you put your own name in the quote. we are in sunshine. so i can't go into details regarding the notice of proposal but there will be ample opportunity to mr. levin's deny it -- the like to comment on that. let's work together to try to keep the best results. >> next question. >> i want to ask those the government have the authority to regulate that and if so where does that authority come from? the government does have broadly speaking jurisdiction over the internet and such going on. the antitrust concerns and so on but

he knew woodrow wilson. he had been an important fundraiser for the democratic party. he and wilson talked about getting turkey out of the war. and wilson sent morganthau on a mission, ostensibly to palestine, to check on the condition of jews in palestine during the war. but really morganthau was supposed to meet with turks and talk to them secretly about getting out of the war. and the reason why an american could to this particularly well was because the united states and turkey were not at war. they had not declared war upon each other. the united states was at war with germany and us a try. >> ya and so on -- austria and so on, but not with turkey. well, weizmann back in london learned about this expedition. he stormed into the foreign office to protest, by now -- and we're talking about june 1917 -- he had entre to the foreign office. the foreign office calmed him down. it had come to oppose morganthau's mission. why? it had at first been favorable, favorably disposed. but it had to be kept secret. if people learned about it, then they might begin to think that b

first it was alexander mitchell palmer and woodrow wilson. both democrats. then it was martin dyes of texas. democrat. then it was this guy. now it's this guy. joe mccarthy, they would have found their joe mccarthy in any event. that's not defend any of the mccarthy's excesses, please. but we know have the evidence of how many of these people were guilty and the lay they lied and misled people. it's been very disturbing. other questions right there. yes? >> i wonder if you have any comment on the role of american corporations as dupes for america's foes such as henry ford. and the ford corporation and also -- >>arm & hammer. >> yeah. >> also now that the flow of corporate money into elections has become the flood gates have been opened. if you have any concern about american companies that want to do business with communist countries like china. >> huh. >> either selling them producting or buying raw materials from them. using their influence on american politicians, which is only going to grow. >> yeah. >> to force american policy in a direction that is mor

in 1916 hughes ran for president against woodrow wilson. he woke up and had lost the election. elizabeth's parents, charles and antoinette enlisted the help of dr. alan. his notoriety was something of a mixed blessing, like being an excellent and experienced executioner. imagine allan having to get to this extent politician and his wife and telling them, your daughter is going to die. allen told them that he could prolong elizabeth's life, but she would never eat normally again. every single gram of food would be weighed and regulated. her diet would consist of aches, cream, the stubbles boil three times to rid them of cover hundreds. at times she can send as little as 400 calories a day. allen's motta was test darth is to survive. this was the horrible decision that families were forced to make, choosing between the lesser of two evils for their children. many medical experts at the time believed that it was more humane to allow their patients to eat themselves to death than to subject them to the torture to the starvation diet. elizabeth parents chose to follow aldo's advice

he is currently at non-residents senior scholar at the woodrow wilson center and teaches at georgetown. edward walker will be focusing on egypt where he served as ambassador from 1994-1997. he has also served as ambassador to israel and the united arab emirates. i should know that he knows it tunisia. he was also president of the middle east institute and teaches global politics ed hamilton college. it is an honor to have both of you with us today. it is going to be a very interesting program. we will leave a lot of room and time for questions. we will begin by inviting the embassador goulty to the podium. >> thank you very much for that generous introduction. i am only sorry that i left my frame behind so that the it shared experience would not be visible. who would have thought that events in tunisia would have attracted such a large crowd? who would have thought that all of this activity and activism which sparked by it -- would be sparked by a revolution in tunisia a dent -- from the suicide of a man in a small town. why did we not see it coming? perhaps you did see it coming. let'

in 1916, charles evans hughes ran for president against woodrow wilson. he went to sleep in kenya was the president. he woke a comma loss california and lost the election. elizabeth's parents, charles and implement the most of the hope of that are alan. his notoriety was some of the next lesson, like being an excellent and experienced executioners. imagine alan having to go to the esteemed politician and his wife and telling them prolonged elizabeth's life, but she would never eat normally again. every single program of food would be weighed and regulated. her diet would consist of eggs, cream, brand rusks and vegetables boiled three times to the rhythm of carbohydrates. at times she consumed as little as 400 calories a day. balance mondo was to starve is to survive. this was a horrible decision that families were worse to make. choosing between the lesser of two evils for their children. many medical experts at the time believed that it was more humane to allow their patients to eat themselves to death and to subject them to the torture of the alan starv

wilson in which he needed and wanted. >> was there anything surprising that she found in your research for writing? >> well, he had a girlfriend, too. theodore roosevelt nibley said what is that the man with the romeo looked like a druggist apprentice? >> to be of a girlfriend with each wife were just doing one? could not just stirring one. the first wife really believed it could harm him politically so she acted as though the girlfriend were a family friend and basically co-opted her. the second wife did not have any intention of sharing him with anybody in the relationship really had come to an end before she came on the scene. >> how did either or both influences politics and policies? >> i wouldn't say either influence his policies. he was a very deep thinker. he was not only professor print and. he written a number of books i was very intellectual. his first wife really help him write his peaches. she does great deal of poetry. she told him when she thought he wasn't being clear enough and contributed a great deal to his thinking overall. the second wife really have not had that k

wilson international center for scholars. he spent many years in the state department advising on u.s. policy in the middle east and i'm pleased to have him on this evening. welcome. >> pleasure to be here. >> what are the options? what is likely to happen? >> you know, the main story is a regional one, charlie. i'm reminded of the words of john buken who wrote in a wonderful novel called "green man tell" that parched grass awaits the spark. and the reality is the world, the united states, new york, europe, they're watching the sparks, tunisia, bahrain,y enand now a spark that set a flame of violence and cruelty largely out stripped by events beyond their control. and i think that is both good and bad. the legitimacy of what is happening in the region, the potential transformation make it an arab-muslim story, and it has real authenticity. it has real authority. and in fact, it can last, if awe sock assess and regimes -- perhaps real democracies and then a tremendous victory will have been achieved. the problem for us, for th

president woodrow wilson appointed the secretory daniels in 1913 and his assistant was franklin roosevelt. with the war waging in europe, daniels became increasingly concerned about the preparation the needed to make to ensure that the u.s. navy could operate at the maximum efficiency if and when america entered the war. in early 1917, concerned about having enough men to man the ships, daniel asked his adviser about having enough navy. he said as the absence of the word of u.s. citizens allow him to enlist women in the navy and lift from those advisers daniels ordered the new u.s. navy to enlist women and the women floated to the recruiting stations and they signed up and they were sworn into the navy. the congress decided to change what they saw as the navy regulations and changed it back to the u.s. citizen. if the word meal in front of that. the single word of the united states official document. they are extremely important with the full rights to the citizenship to the men and women in the country the word u.s. citizen automatically includes women when the rights and privileges are

then more live coverage with a look at retirement and the future of social security at the woodrow wilson international center in d.c.. .. >> welcome. i am jack wadsworth, a trustee and vice chair of the asia society. i'm standing in for chip kay, our chairman, who is out of the country today but sends his very best. he's sorry he can't be here. i spent over 15 years building morgan stanley's business in asia, and i have to say reflecting bang on that -- back on that experience, the asia society was one of the great sources of knowledge to me for understanding the culture of the region. first, let me welcome everyone on behalf of the board of trustees and the staff to this very special program with the honorable hillary rodham clinton, secretary of state, to celebrate the legacy of ambassador richard holbrooke. let me add to that welcome a small group in san francisco who is live broadcast from here, and as you might not be surprised to know, richard holbrooke was one of the great advocates of the digital age and moving this organization into the modern era, so i couldn't be more pleased

wilson international center. that will get underway at 3:00 eastern. ireland's general election is friday. the prime minister is stepping down because of the country's economic problems. candidates to replace him, leaders of the three irish political parties will meet in their final tv debate this afternoon in dublin. you can see coverage at 4:30 eastern on c-span. >> frakes the brazil one of c-span's public affairs offerings. live coverage of the u.s. senate and booktv. 48 hours of the latest nonfiction authors and books. connect with us on twitter, facebook and youto that side of for scheduler e-mail that c-span.org. >> hello ken egypt. speakers include a former military attache based in cairo. former staff director of foreign relations committee. this is just over an hour. >> good morning. i am vice-president of the middle east institute. thank you for joining us today for an examination of the egyptian military. there are a lot of seats in the front. hosni mubarak was still in power when we planned this talk.

and europe, also the author of black faces black interests which received an 1994 woodrow wilson prize for best book publicists. for that book also won numerous other words. join the department in 2009 and is now the professor of government. now, professor of government and african and african-american star of -- studies. she also works in the kennedy school of government. she studies american politics, particularly the areas of emigration and educational policy. she also works on issues in public opinion and political culture. the co author most recently of the american dream and public schools published by oxford university press. also the co editor of the recent collection, bringing insiders and combat tense black -- transplanting perspective. our final presenter is a professor of philosophy and political and public harbour policy. he works mostly in social and political ethics and is the author of an influential article on emigration published in the journal of ethics and international affairs. for coming to harvard he taught in the philosophy, at dicks, and economics at yale. curr

institute of peace and woodrow wilson international center for scholars. her latest book is "dreams and shadows: the future of the middle east." >> brown: step back before yesterday's demonstrations to the last couple weeks in egypt the iranian government reaction to that was a first congratulatory. explain what was going on. >> it was indeed. the iranian government was trying to frame the egyptian uprising as kind of an islamic awakening. that was the language they were using. they were trying to depict it as similar to the 1979 revolution against the shah in which ultimately an islamic republic was created. the opposition was framing a different narrative. they were saying that this protest in egypt in 2011 was similar to the 2009 protest which followed the elections in the summer of 2009 in iran which many iranians viewed as fraudulent. >> brown: is that how you read it, robin? did in fact what happened in egypt push the opposition back into the streets? we have not seen that for over a year. >> one of the irony s is that many egyptians were quite inspi

haleh esfandiari is director of the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. shibley telhami is the anwar sadat professor of peace andpmef maryland. he's conducted numerous public opinion surveys in the middle east. because it is interesting to think about public opinion now, isn't it? what's happened? did it suddenly shift in what's going on? >> if you think about a month ago, governments were scaring the public. if you had to ask me what is the state of affairs, that was state of affairs where the public was afraid of government. a month later, governments are afraid of the public. >> brown: governments are afraid of the public? >> governments are afraid of the people. that's a remarkable change and i think it's the beginning of what i call an arab awakening, the likes of which we have not seen. it's an empowerment that is maybe akin to something like the industrial revolution in europe. >> brown: really. that large. >> let me just tell you why. and i don't say that lightly and i know that this is only a beginning of it, it's going to be set back,

institute of peace and woodrow wilson international center for scholars. her latest book is "dreams and shadows: the future of the middle east." >> brown: step back before yesterday's demonstrations to the last couple weeks in egypt. the iranian government reaction to that was a first congratulatory. explain what was going on. >> it was indeed. the iranian government was trying to frame the egyptian uprising as kind of an islamic awakening. that was the language they were using. they were trying to depict it as similar to the 1979 revolution against the shah in which ultimately an islamic republic was created. the opposition was framing a different narrative. they were saying that this protest in egypt in 2011 was similar to the 2009 protest which followed the elections in the summer of 2009 in iran which many iranians viewed as fraudulent. >> brown: is that how you read it, robin? did in fact what happened in egypt push the opposition back into the streets? we have not seen that for over a year. >> one of the irony s is that many egyptians were quite insp

haleh esfandiari is director of the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. shibley telhami is the anwar sadat professor of peace and development at the university of maryland. he's conducted numerous public opinion surveys in the middle east. because it is interesting to think about public opinion now, isn't it? what's happened? did it suddenly shift in what's going on? >> if you think about a month ago, governments were scaring the public. if you had to ask me what is the state of affairs, that was state of affairs where the public was afraid of government. a month later, governments are afraid of the public. >> brown: governments are afraid of the public? >> governments are afraid of the people. that's a remarkable change and i think it's the beginning of what i call an arab awakening, the likes of which we have not seen. it's an empowerment that is maybe akin to something like the industrial revolution in europe. >> brown: really. that large. >> let me just tell you why. and i don't say that lightly and i know that this is only a beginning of it

haleh esfandiari is director of the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. shibley telhami is the anwar sadat professor of peace andpmef maryland. he's conducted numerous public opinion surveys in the middle east. because it is interesting to think about public opinion now, isn't it? what's happened? did it suddenly shift in what's going on? >> if you think about a month ago, governments were scaring the public. if you had to ask me what is the state of affairs, that was state of affairs where the public was afraid of government. a month later, governments are afraid of the public. >> brown: governments are afraid of the public? >> governments are afraid of the people. that's a remarkable change and i think it's the beginning of what i call an arab awakening, the likes of which we have not seen. it's an empowerment that is maybe akin to something like the industrial revolution in europe. >> brown: really. that large. >> let me just tell you why. and i don't say that lightly and i know that this is only a beginning of it, it's ging to be set back, t

wilson administration. you guys obviously don't listen to glenn beck enough. but my point is we need a principled conservative to point out. it should not be my job. that's not really my job. i'm willing, by the way, i go to liberal think tanks, i'm doing one on monday and they'll say things like we should send $300 billion and i'll point out to them that's not really progressive at all since it will come on the backs of people and cause rates to go up by 30 bucks a month. the other day, a reporter, lovely guy, very, very concerned about this, wrote me and said i've done a lot of studies and discovered poor people pay a higher percentage of their income for broadband. that's outrageous. i said, well, they also pay a higher percentage of their income for, i don't know, energy, food, water, everything. i will take on the burden of talking to my progressive friends to try to have a rational debate. but i really would like it if i could get a little backup here. if rob mcdowell would finally become a principled

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they will be hosted for the institution for women's policy institute at the woodrow wilson center for scholars. watch coverage on c-span2. on television, on radio, and online, c-span, bringing public affairs to you. created by cable, it is washington your way. now, more on afghanistan with secretary of state hillary clinton. she urged taliban force is to sever ties with al qaeda and become part of the political process in the country. she also announced marc grossman as a replacement for richard holbrooke. >> welcome. i am jack wadsworth, a vice chair of the asia society. i am standing in for our chairman. he is out of the country today but since his very best. he is sorry he is -- he cannot be here. i spent over 15 years building morgan stanley in asia, and reflecting back on that experience, the asia society was one of the great sources of knowledge to me for understanding the culture of the region. first, let me welcome everyone on behalf of the board of trustees and staff to this very special program with the honorable hillary rodham clinton, secretary of state, to celebrate the l

wilson administration. you guys obviously don't listen to glenn beck enough. but my point is we need a principled conservative to point out. it should not be my job. that's not really my job. i'm willing, by the way, i go to liberal think tanks, i'm doing one on monday and they'll say things like we should send $300 billion and i'll point out to them that's not really progressive at all since it will come on the backs of people and cause rates to go up by 30 bucks a month. the other day, a reporter, lovely guy, very, very concerned about this, wrote me and said i've done a lot of studies and discovered poor people pay a higher percentage of their income for broadband. that's outrageous. i said, well, they also pay a higher percentage of their income for, i don't know, energy, food, water, everything. i will take on the burden of talking to my progressive friends to try to have a rational debate. but i really would like it if i could get a little backup here. if rob mcdowell would finally become a principled

from the woodrow wilson center in washington, this is about two hours. good afternoon. i'm sonya mashaal director of the united states studies here at the wilson center and i am delighted to welcome you to this panel on rethinking retirement the past, present and future social security. you may notice a slip in an extra word for some reason i forgot when i came up with this panel but obviously it's important to speak about the present because we can't think about the future without taking that into account. this panel is being co-sponsored by the global economy and the director and i would like to thank him and his staff for helping to plan this even. before introducing the speakers let me say a few things about the woodrow wilson center. as many of you know the center was founded in 1968 as the nation's official memorial to the 28 president and is a living memorial intended to perpetuate the values that characterized president willson's life and the commitment to the scholarship and public service to address issues of general concern. today's meeting is very much in th

on the wall, a touch the picture reaffirming that woodrow wilson was dead. >> imagine a man in the white house surrounded by protesters, some of them chanting famously, "hey, hey, lbj. how many boys did you kill today?" hearing the echoes of those chance, it is impossible to forget it. >> i shall not seek and i realized except the nomination of my party for another term as your president. >> with lbj's desk being readied for removal, the presidential desk is there signifying the timeless tradition of peaceful transitions. >> it is an office he aspires to for much of his political career and a homeless history he laws. he and mrs. nixon greatly add to the museum collection. >> nixon's contribution to the white house physically is enormous. the nixon white house is in the state rooms. you could use it as a set for the nixon movie. >> have signed the gates, it is a home whose occupants are still under siege for massive -- much of his presidency. from the vietnam protesters to the watergate scandal at the end of his tenure. it becomes an insular place for president nixon and a place where he

he is currently a non-resident senior scholar -- senior scholar at the woodrow wilson center. ambassador edward walker will be focusing on egypt where he served as ambassador from 1994 to 1997. he was just there several weeks ago. he served as ambassador to israel and the united arab emirates. he too knows tunisia, having been posted there. we will begin by inviting ambassador goulty to the podium. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much for that generous introduction. the claim to experience may not be visible. who would have thought that events in tunisia would attract such a large crowd? [laughter] who would have thought that all of this activity and activism would be sparked by a revolution in tunisia set off by the suicide of a poor man? why did we not see it coming? perhaps you did see it coming. let's have a quick show of hands of a 2, last november, force all a revolution in tunisia -- foresaw a revolution in tunisia. mine is not up. but i will say that when we arrived in tunis in 2004 it took my wife about six weeks to ask, "when is this place going to blow?" it

this event was held at the woodrow wilson center in washington. it was held by the national politico and a university. politico will be the moderator. live coverage getting under way. >> there are speakers. we're going to talk today about the federal budget such as it is. first for those who aren't familiar with us, the national press foundation is an independent nonprofit. we're based here in washington, d.c. we are not affiliated with the national press club. we don't take money from the u.s. government. our goal is to help reporters understand complex issues and do their jobs better. i want to thank our partners in this series of briefings which are capitol hill issues briefings. first the center on congress at indiana university, which has been a tremendous partner. and politico which has been very helpful in getting these organized. i also want to thank the wilson center, our beautiful venue here today in downtown d.c., which has been very who is pitable. i particularly want to thank our speakers who will be introduced in a minute. i know a c

he is currently a non-resident senior scholar -- senior scholar at the woodrow wilson center. ambassador edward walker will be focusing on egypt where he served as ambassador from 1994 to 1997. he was just there several weeks ago. he served as ambassador to israel and the united arab emirates. he too knows to asia, having been hosted there. -- p. to nose and tunisia, having been posted there. -- he too knows tunisia, having been posted there. we will begin by ambac -- inviting ambassador goulty to the podium. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much for that generous introduction. the claim to experience may not be visible. who would have thought that events in tunisia would attract such a large crowd? [laughter] who would have thought that all of this activity and activism would be sparked by a revolution in tunisia set off by the suicide of a poor man? why did we not see it coming? perhaps you did see it coming. let's have a quick show of hands of a 2, last november, force all a revolution in tunisia -- foresaw a revolution in tunisia. it took my wife about six weeks to

wilson international center for scholars. she's a leader in the congress. no one since september 11, 2001, or anyone before that has been more knowledgeable or informed or dedicated on intelligence and homeland security issues and her departure is a loss to both sides of the aisle. everyone wishes her well in her new role. let me also express my deepest sympathies to the family of david hillman, the retired cvp officer who was killed by a suide bomb in kandahar. there's other cvp personnel, michael lacowski, terry cheryl an vernon regis injured in the attack. our thoughts and prayers are with them all. to me, that personifies the level of patriotism that cvp offices demonstrate no matter where they happen to belocated. again, perform a tremendous service for our country. also, there are members of the dh dhs that serve all around the world. >> as we begin the work of the 112th congress,he goal of the committee today is to hear a comprehensive review of the terrorist threats facing our nation. today will be an open, unclassifi

then at 3:00 eastern, c-span will be live with future of social security hosted by the woodrow wilson international center. >> now, c-span's feature documentary "the white house," inside america's most famous home. >> i'm speaking to you from the room where i have worked since april, 1945. this is the president's office in the west wing of the white house. >> go down the hall and up the stairs from this office is the part of the white house where the president and his family live. >> i never forget that i live in a house owned by all the american people and that i have been given that trust. >> this house is only on loan to its tenants. we are temporary occupants linked to a continuity of presidents. >> it's a very, very public house and a wonderful private home for our president. >> this is the people's house which means we want to make sure we leave this place in as extraordinary a condition as we found it. >> this is the story of a house located at the center of a nation's identity and the focal point of international events. whose occupants have a chance to leave their own legacy

he would have to wake up, take his flashlight, and go look at the picture of woodrow wilson. >> imagine a man in the white house literally surrounded by protesters. his daughters living in that house, and his wife in that house, hearing the echoes of those chance. it is impossible to escape. >> i shall not seek and i will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president. >> with his -- a new president's desk awaits in the same room, signifying the timeless white house tradition of peaceful presidential transitions. it is an office that he aspires to for much of this political career. he and mrs. nixon greatly add to the museum collection of the white house on the state floor. >> his contribution physically is enormous. the white house today is the nixon white house and the state grants. they brought the white house to that state. >> outside the gates, it is a home whose history and documents are still under siege for most of his presidency. from the vietnam protesters to the watergate scandal at the end, the white house becomes an insular place for president nixo

wilson international center. and ireland's general election is this coming friday. the prime minister is stepping down because of the country's economic problems, and the candidates to replace him -- the leaders of the three major irish political parties -- will meet in their final tv debate this afternoon in dublin. you can see coverage at 4:30 eastern on c-span. >> the c-span networks, we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and american history. it's all available to you on television, radio, online and on social media networking sites. and find our content anytime through c-span's video library. and we take c-span on the road with our digital bus and local content vehicles bringing our resources to your community. it's washington your way, the c-span networks. now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> federal reserve board chair ben bernanke tells lawmakers the financial system is better off today than it was two years ago. he ga

huma yusuf is currently a scholar at the woodrow wilson center. she's a journalist for pakistan's leading english language paper, "the dawn" and she often writes for other important newspapers like the "globe" and why the indian express." huma is a graduate of m.i.t. in harvard and writes on the social issues in pakistan that can get some people in trouble, human rights, honor killings, gang wars. her courage in her reporting has won her a number of awards, including the unesco and pakistan press foundation award for gender and journalism in 2005 and the ec's human rights in journalism in 2006. bill, over to you. >> oh, gee. >> ten minutes. >> well, thank you, first of all, for the young in your introduction. that i must say was unexpected, but very gratefully received. and the second thing i want to point out to those of you and to the audience in general is that the last time i discussed this -- this issue of the future of pakistan in a group like this was in bellagio, and i have to say that the setting is somewhat different. it's a bleak subjec

i know the woodrow wilson center will be in excellent hands with you at the helm. thank you for your service. [applause] mr. chairman and members of the committee, the markets under the purview of the fcc are dynamic and ever-evolving. but that the cornea to the internet, they are growing at a breakneck speed, all to the benefit of american consumers. for instance, the u.s. leads the world in 4g wireless deployment and adoption. it is the fastest growing segment of the broadband market. the u.s. is also the global leader in the creation and use of mobile applications. in fact, the top 300 free mobile apps enjoyed an average of more than 300 million downloads per day last december. not surprisingly, smartphone -- smartphone sales have outpaced pcs for the first time. last year the private sector invested an estimated $44 billion in new broadband technology, significantly lower than years past. i am hopeful that the fcc can work to create investments for job growth by bringing regulatory certainty to the broadband marketplace. with congress is guidance, i look forwar

wilson international center for scholars. she's a leader in the congress. no one since september 11, 2001, or anyone before that has been more knowledgeable or informed or dedicated on intelligence and homeland security issues and her departure is a loss to both sides of the aisle. everyone wishes her well in her new role. let me also express my deepest sympathies to the family of david hillman, the retired cvp officer who was killed by a suicide bomb in kandahar. there's other cvp personnel, michael lacowski, terry cheryl and vernon regis injured in the attack. our thoughts and prayers are with them all. to me, that personifies the level of patriotism that cvp offices demonstrate no matter where they happen to be located. again, perform a tremendous service for our country. also, there are members of the dh dhs that serve all around the world. >> as we begin the work of the 112th congress, the goal of the committee today is to hear a comprehensive review of the terrorist threats facing our nation. today will be an open, uncl

he would have to wake up, take his flashlight, and go look at the picture of woodrow wilson. touch the picture, persuade himself that wilson was dead and he was alive and he could go back to sleep. >> imagine a man in the white house literally surrounded by protesters. some of them chanting famously, hey, hey, lbj, how many boys did you kill today? his daughters living in that house, and his wife in that house, hearing the echoes of those chance. it is impossible to escape. >> i shall not seek and i will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president. >> with his -- a new president's desk awaits in the same room, signifying the timeless white house tradition of peaceful presidential transitions. >> get ehrlichman in here. is he around? >> yes sir. >> it is an office that he aspires to for much of this political career. he and mrs. nixon greatly add to the museum collection of the white house on the state floor. >> his contribution physically is enormous. the white house today is the nixon white house and the state grants. you could use it for a set f

before introducing the speakers let me say a few things about the woodrow wilson center. as many of you know the center was founded in 1968 as the nation's official memorial to the 28 president and is a living memorial intended to perpetuate the values that characterized president willson's life and the commitment to the scholarship and public service to address issues of general concern. today's meeting is very much in that spirit. we have with us some of the leading experts with academics and advocates on the issue of social security, and with their help and i'm sure some spirited debate we will have an opportunity to explore this cornerstone of social policy within the american context and also comparative perspective. this couldn't be a more opportune moment to address the issue of social security since it seems to come up in nearly every discussion of the current budget crisis. social security assessed as a part of the budget or does it separate funding stream and remove it from consideration? our current projections the social security trust fund would run out of mo