obviously they were not free and sovereign, but not just in czechoslovakia but in poland and hungary, romania, bulgaria. and in february of 1948, he actually precipitates a coup in prague and stalls a unified communist government. and here you see the political map of europe changing dramatically. if you look at the political map of europe in 1943, it's sort of a geographic jumble of alliances. alliances. but now after the marshall plan its scope for those of us old enough to remember the cold war, this is the map we are familiar with, this start geographic split under american leadership and the eastern part under soviet leadership. here you see a picture of the communist leadership in czechoslovakia after the coup in february 1948. this turned out to be in a sense a godsend for the marshall legislation. as i said republicans were very resistant to the idea of a massive foreign aid plan, that after the coup in czechoslovakia many republican switch to the other side and said this is the only way we can stop communism from spreading into western europe. there were critical elections co

truth had ceased to come out of czechoslovakia. the nations of western europe or -- europe were forced at last to realize that they must combine to protect liberty. three weeks after the fall of czechoslovakia the brussels , treaty was signed by great britain france, luxembourg and , the netherlands. these five countries pledged to help each other in case of attack. but western union was not strong enough to deter the men of the kremlin. in russia decided to cut off the berlin allied sectors of from the west. trains, barges, and transports were stopped. the united states, britain, and france were responsible for 2.5 million people in berlin. now, there food and fuel for their factories could no longer be brought to them over land unless with armed protection and at the risk of war. it seemed they must be at the mercy of the russians, but the governments of the west did not give way. the life of western berlin was maintained by air on a scale never before contemplated. each day, the prestige of the west rose. after nine anxious mont

in all this the soviet union supported by four of the warsaw pact states invaded czechoslovakia this marks the end of the proc spring and the hope of a free social. big man had just given birth to her first child she and her friends were horrified by the invasion and held protests against it. for in the form of you know through public office some of my friends handed out leaflets and were arrested. and then i thought if someone else hands up the leaflets maybe my friends won't be held guilty or. spy your mind on us or. under someone who believed in socialism i decided that i have to do something. the list of what must be. very rushed her own leaflets by hand and then distributed them. at the same time in czechoslovakia communist party chief alexander to check urged his people not to resist the warsaw pact invasion his support among the population was so great that the citizens engaged the occupation troops and political discussions and street fighting. soviet leaders tried to get to change to roll back the reforms. between a vague note was arrested convicted on charges of slandering

in czechoslovakia they might have referred to it as mordor exists. we might refer to it as swamp, and it also exists. and the folks that a i think are just as interested in shutting down what we believe and how we believe society should operate, as they were in what was the former soviet union, or the current russia, frankly so thank you, ron, for your insightful remarks, and more importantly, for writing a book that his foster so much debate and discussion amongst conservatives. for those of you are interested in buying the book, you can do so out in the foyer where rod will also be signing copies of them. so let me close with the following. thank you for coming tonight, to the intercollegiate studies institute conservative book of the year paolucci book award. as i mentioned prior to the talk, our nation has a problem, that is alike of intellectual rigor in key institutions, government, the academy, media, and business. the intercollegiate studies institute is the leader in filling the void of this intellectual rigor. we provide an education in wha

invasion of czechoslovakia, it's a faraway country of which we know little. the result was 50 million dead in the gas chambers of auschwit auschwitz. with nato, the europeans, and the united states learned after that that we need to prevent and deter aggressive states from taking these actions. that is why it nato was created in the first place, so we don't have to engage in wars appeared quite frankly, nato has kept the peace for seven decades. it is working pretty well and preventing war. we shouldn't undermine it by suggesting we would not defend nato allies. >> martha: 's the president spoke so much about strengthening nato, so it's an interesting comment to say, i'm not sure about montenegro, but i want to strengthen nato. >> he's done a lot to strengthen nato. but you have to remember one thing. when vladimir putin invaded ukraine, it's no coincidence that that happened very soon after barack obama failed to enforce his redline in syria. weakness is provocative. it sends a message just before that if he is not willing to launch some air strikes to punis

is looking like war and 500,000 troops going into czechoslovakia, but on the other hand, 12 killed and 25 wounded in that invasion. so it is a war that looks a little bit different than say the war in vietnam. but, i think that the question about the ways in which the war informs the stakes of the different kinds of the battles, this gets back to your point, kayty, about how this also plays out in terms of the political struggles here in the united states. just to bring it to link it together in today's new york times in the op-ed page, there is an article about racial disparities in laws dealing with and sentencing connect ed to marijuana use and drugs. in the course of the article, which was fairly wide ranging, they actually quoted john ehrlichman, the adviser to richard nixon and talking about the nixon campaign in 1968, and what he said in the subsequent interview was that nixon campaign in 1968, and the nixon white house after that had two enemies, the anti-war left and black people. we knew that we could not make it illegal to be either against the war or blacks, but by getting

in fact, you go to czechoslovakia -- the czech republic, hungary, and you say , who is your justice on the court? they don't even know there is a court in luxembourg that has control of their lives. so we have to be transparent. theought this would blur transparency you have and lower the accountabilities you have for your decisions over time. i thought it would lead at least to the suspicion, even if unfounded, that some people voted for a case knowing one of the justices would be out so the senior justice can take over. justice brennan ultimately sided with me. senior status -- we can do many things, but we cannot sit on our court. >> you will have some time, can we expect a book soon? justice kennedy: well, i don't know. [laughter] my habit is to give speeches, and not text. i want to see if i can get some of my speeches together. we will see. >> we are happy to receive your comments. this conference is comprised of judges, new judges and seasoned judges, like my colleagues i see out in the audience. i just wonder, what words of wisdom could you impart to make us better judges? just

the country going through the fall of czechoslovakia of course and the munich agreement, all poland, all friends. the invasion of russia. all these things happened before pearl harbor so robert ordinance job was to do not propaganda in support of a national mobilization effort. in other words, his goal owas to convey information, he was a former reporter. he knew how to write quickly, you have to write to people to understand what was being presented to them. his job was to tell the american public about the national mobilization for national defense. franklin roosevelt declared a limited state of emergency. i think it was in september 30 nine and so under the cover of a limited state of emergency, and the billings on billions of dollars that roosevelt asked congress to for armaments, it was horton's job to explain to the american people what he was doing and why he was doing. and what's interesting, looking back at the issue of propaganda from bureaucracy, there seemed to be a kind of an unspoken acceptance of certain things.in other words, if you go back to 19th century america and

this week, the activists were sorely disappointed about what had happened in czechoslovakia. they said that they were dorayed and they asked why we go about each and every saturday to support the conservative party/ time in overfirst 10 years, that group refused to go out and campaign. what would the prime minister say to that? can i say to my honorable friend, first of all, i am very is beenat the campaign discontinued. this is not a the trial. the jurisdiction of the european court of justice, we will stop sending best sense of the money to the european union every year. common come out with an of a cultural policy. that is what people voted for when they voted for me and we will deliver for the british people. mr. speaker, my constituency and many other parts of our manufacturing supply chain have had their voice heard but they need to be heard more. it is not just what was in the statement that they need, they need the prime minister to say when she will go further and accept that we need more in the steel and we need to be part of the internal market? >> can i say to the

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were going to start the draft and he was going to sweep the convention and what put the kababs on that czechoslovakia and that was the end of the summit, lbj came this close to being able to actually reclaim the nomination. >> back of the room. >> ci repeat the question. >> the question is, did mayor daley flirt with the kennedys to see if edward kennedy would get into the race? >> the delegation was was supposed to break for humphrey and called everybody, the delegation together for a conference at the sherman hotel. when they came out, we are not going to endorse anybody until nominating knight. a lot of people suspected to see if ted kennedy would get in the race, the evidence because johnson wanted them to come out and break for him and that's why they didn't want -- he didn't want the delegation to go for humphrey. >> back in the room, sir. >> hey, jim, this is steve. nice seeing you. first case of fake news like the ted offensive that you pointed out was a massive military victory for the united states but walter was making it sound on as debeat and the real majority talked about the 1968 elect

they border russia, the old soviet union countries, czechoslovakia, estonia, all these countries. these countries are living in remarkable fear now. the nato alliance has kept them safe for decades. if russia decides to get expansionist tendencies again, they're relying on nato to protect them. guess what, russia is get be expansionist tendencies again. this has to be a big problem that plays into the hands of vladimir putin. >> american foreign policy is completely inverted, ali. instead of supporting the trans-atlantic alliance that has kept europe whole and free and democratic, the nato alliance, and instead of working to constrain an aggressive russian government effort across not just europe but indeed the middle east, in fact american foreign policy is now upside down. we're now supporting putin. we're supporting russia's foreign policy. and we're undermining the alliance that has kept american national security interests protected. >> julia, there are republican senators who are meeting with lavrov. republican senators do not share donald trump's view that we should be givi

think about president trump said the next time you're planning a trip to czechoslovakia. you don't hear the word londinium anymore, do you? great word. until her laptop crashed this morning. her salon was booked for weeks, having it problems? ask a business advisor how to get on demand tech support for as little as $15 a month. right now, save $300 on our hp 2-in-1 laptop bundle at office depot officemax >>> we confront foreign interference in american elections. it's important for us to avoid thinking politically as republicans or democrats, instead to think patriotically as americans. our response must not depend on which side was victimized. >> welcome back. as the special counsel investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election rolls on, was that deputy attorney general rod rosenstein signaling that if more indictments are coming, it's going to get uglier and, please, try to take your partisan hats off? joining me now is someone very familiar with how the justice department works, eric holder, the former attorney general under president obama. mr. attorney

you, is there a product which is legal in countries of romania in czechoslovakia. i have seen it online. it not legal in the united states? guest: i don't know. i can tell you one thing, there is concern that insurance companies a lot of times will only pay for certain types of drugs. this particular drug, i'm not sure. we need to look into that. a situation where there are drugs that are -- that that areeen using effective painkillers. a lot of times unfortunately, they are cheaper. a lot of times those drugs are not prescribed. there is unfortunately a relationship between the doctor and the pharmaceutical companies . the doctors are prescribing the -- drugsnsive than that are effective. they could deal with a much cheaper alternative. we will look into that. talked about the work of the trump administration on this effort. we had a viewer ask about the previous administration. what they did. theyou talk about how tackled this? guest: i think the obama ofinistration spent a lot effort with regard to the affordable care act. a lot of people don't know this the aff

there were other significant events happening in other parts of the world in 1968, particularly in czechoslovakia and france. but, recently we know that there was some cross-cultural experience prior to that. any particular ideas or thoughts about what would have happened happening in the music scene in 1968, and how it might've been related to these experiences? >> um, i am trying to remember the name of the documentary film that was just out a few weeks ago, see if my colleague remembers. it was about france in 1968, it was a documentary, no, not just france in 1968, elsewhere, as well. it combined footage with reflections on the part of the narer-- narerators, showing commonalities between the wellspring of change, what we typically identify as anacortes ti-authoritarianism that was shared, whether it was a liberal democracy, or a socialist state that this was antiauthoritarian. we are against the established order, whether it is left, right, or center, and we want change. you know, as far as, the one thing i was thinking about earlier, as far as international context is the gadered documentar

hitler portioned part of czechoslovakia. here you have vladimir putin on july 16, 2018, who annexed crimea. that now is complete. and this is the capitulation of trump. it is the appeasement to vladimir putin. this is the day that vladimir putin and donald trump stood on a stage and the president of the united states agreed and sided with our enemy over the united states, over the u.s. intelligence assessment of that -- that vladimir putin interfered in the election, which he clearly did. and it is astonishing, heartbreaking, and it rentspress a pivotal turn in our history. >> from john mccain, no prior president has debased himself more abjectly before tie rants. rick, where are the republicans? are we going to just see tweets and hear rumblings and shrugging of shoulders of what can we do? >> probably. we have seen some weitz from marco rubio and others. some are varying degrees of being strong. the speaker weighed in. this is a moment for a time for choosing. you cannot have a united states president sit on a stage and ag

particularly vietnam, czechoslovakia and france. any particular ideas or thoughts about what might have been happening in the music scene in 1968 that might have been related to these experiences? >> just in case everybody diplomat hear, the gentleman is bringing up a good point about the international aspect of '68, which is very intentionally part of our program later on today. we'll have a panel on war and -- as well as a panel on protests. but maybe steven wants to talk about some of your expertise in that area, george as well maybe. >> i'm trying to remember the name of this documentary film that was just out a few weeks ago. see if my colleague remembers. it was -- it was about france in '68. it was a documentary -- no, not just france in '68. elsewhere as well. and it combined footage with reflections on the part of the narrator showing that there are commonalities between these wellsprings. what we typically identify as an anti-authoritarianism that was shared. whether it was a liberal democracy or a socialist state that thi

would found out in europe was going on in czechoslovakia, they were sending beautiful girls out and they would plant them along the routes that they knew the servicemen were driving to and from work. they would target people they knew had drank. -- had rank. when they would catch them, some colnol she was locked onto. they are doing anything they can do to push their cause. they even have people who come here and have children by americans. when they got to the point that they were catching up to them, they would abandon the children. in, to hearling their opinions, which is good, but most of them don't have a clue. the russians are bringing women purposelye plane load to have babies born u.s. citizens. is what communists have been doing. they will put the kids in a school like they do for gymnastics when they are three or four years old. they will teach them english. when they deployed they are fluent. track of these, exactly how many of these children are born in the united states and go back to russia for the sole purpose of coming back 20 years from now and taking over. the bad thing

there was a unanimous consent vote for nerf rockets, those kids rockets that was going to a toy fair in czechoslovakia. i went on and i said, here, let me tell you, it was a nerf rocket, it was a toy fair and now everybody in the congress voted for it. what else do you have to say? you can do those things. negative research is not anything new, they were doing it then and we got it 24/7. but you just put it out there. >> you had said earlier that people asked you how you could come to congress and having little kids and bella absug saying is this even possible, so how did you do it? how were you able to balance both worlds? >> you know, i'm not sure i know. there are whole years i don't think i can reconstruct, and i remember being so tired sometimes that i would sit down and i would see holes in the wall that i knew weren't there. it was just sheer exhaustion. but we did lots of things. i remember telling this to one of my favorite pediatricians in the world, t. barry brazeltine, who was so helpful on children's issues. he said, how do you work this out with your kids? i said, i'm so afraid to tell y

there is a product out there that is legal in thetr country's of czechoslovakia and romania i have seen online one is a terrible product i have used it but why isn't it legal? >> i don't know but i can tell you that there is some concern that insurance companies a lot of times will only pay for certain types of drugs but this particular drug i'm not sure but we need to look into that.. but again we have a situation where d there are drugs that are effective painkillers but a lot of times unfortunately and they are cheaper but a lot of times they are not prescribed and unfortunately the relationship between the doctor and the pharmaceutical companies and the doctors are prescribing more expenses and more effective. >> you talked about the trumpmp administration asking about the previous administration did what they did. . . . . i think the obama ofinistration spent a lot effort with regard to the affordable care act. a lot of people don't know this the affordable care act is one which provided medicaid funding for folks. also scores that open the door for a lot of people who would not be

question is, there is a product out there called -- which is legal in the countries of romania and czechoslovakia. i've seen it online. it's much better than -- which is a terrible product. but why is it 400 legal in the united states? >> i do not know. i can tell you one thing, there is some concern that insurance companies many times will only pay for certain types of drugs. that, but this particular drug, not sure but we need to look into it. again, we have a situation where there are drugs that are, that we have been using that are effective painkillers, but a lot of times unfortunately and they are cheaper, but a lot of times those drugs are not prescribed. there is an unfortunately a relationship sometimes between the dr. and the pharmaceutical companies. the doctors are prescribing the more expensive the drugs that are effective. they could deal with the much cheaper alternative. we will look into that. >> host: you talked about the work of the trump administration on this effort. we had a viewer ask about what a previous administration did. can you talk about the obama administration and

and a chunk of czechoslovakia was ceded to the nazis because hitler said he wanted to protect them it has very much the echoes of what happened in the crimea peninsula. history doesn't repeat that but it does rhyme. that got woven into spy masters as well. >> i have a feeling with the action and the general field that you're covering. and how the people who make things go i meant the action people. a lot of the people who die in the end it's pretty much unknown that it is a fight between. i may might be very interesting to show how much we appreciate that exactly how much this habit and insight. the insight is what you want and what you're doing. they really grasp the biology of this. and then apply it to this. [inaudible conversations] a really tremendous following. >> thank you. one of the things i have to say is the film characters. that was that. a lot of training. there is a lot of things. absolutely fascinating. how do i get them just a little bit away from that. it was something i will file away. sometimes it is temporary. the currency and sim cards for phones. we are back to m

anniversary of the pact where hitler, mussolini together with metal chamberlain entrance and a chunk of czechoslovakia conceded to the nazis because hitler wanted to protect germans and it has very much the echo of what happened with the peninsula where putin was saying we want to protect ethnic russians in all this kind of stuff. so history doesn't repeat but it does brian and we are starting to see a shape to that and that was in spymaster as well. >> host: let's hear from dan in jackson and york. >> caller: i read your stuff because i was for a number of years involved in the area and i had the feeling that in the novels i did there is an appreciation of how insightful the action is to field the general field you are covering and how the people who make things go in and out of the people who die in the end are the people who started this so i was wondering if on this whole thing and the other thing i wanted to say is it is pretty much known it's a fight between habit and insight. it might be interesting to show how much is habit and how much is inside this timing is a habit, but the insight is a sp

munich pact where hitler, mussolini get together with neville chamberlain in france and a chunk of czechoslovakia was seated to the nazis. have a steady want to protect ethnic germans and it is very much the echoes of what happened with the crimean peninsula where putin was saying want to protect ethnic russians and all this kind of stuff. history does repeat but it does right. we're starting to see some shape of that and that catwoman into "spy master" ethel. >> host: dan in new york. >> caller: [inaudible] i read your stuff because a number of years involved in that area, and i had the feeling that in the novel that i did read, there is an initiation of how insightful rather than action is to feel, , the general feel you are covering. and how the people who make things go are not the action people, and actually a lot of the people who die in the end of the people who never started this whole operation. so i was wondering if you think that you might be a little -- with this whole thing. the other thing i want to say is, it's not pretty much known that the brain is a site -- insight. it might be

his first wife is from czechoslovakia, melania is from -- it could just be business related. that is what i think was going on in the first meeting. this second meeting, anybody's guess. there is a reason why he only wanted interpreters for the first meeting. host: pennsylvania, republican. caller: good morning. listen to the democrats calling in and it seems like they have all of these conspiracy theorists -- theories about trump and i am tired of hearing it. no matter what he does, the democrats will never be happy. just like the last caller, he has two reasons to go to this summit, it is ridiculous. he has a summit with the russian president. what he is doing with north korea. i think the guy is trying. i don't think the democrats give him a chance at all to let him do his job. host: in terms of conspiracy theories and the other side never being happy with what the president would do, did you think it was like that when president obama was in office? caller: me personally, no. office, i was in not happy with him, but i respected him as the president. he ran the country the

the effect on the world, austria, czechoslovakia, yugoslavia, poland, hungary, latvia, lithuania, estonia, those countries existed after world war i. to do the research on this presentation, but i thought it would be interesting, some of the expressions at the time. this one cracked me up. i didn't know that this originated in world war i. think back, what did we think of archie bunker? in the 19th century, -- new zealand troops in world war i, when people will are -- were shellshocked, people started to refer to them. people had dog fights before world war i but they didn't mean the flying circus. he didn't mean it. -- the way we think of it, if a soldier was wounded in world war i, the first time we could find it published, when the soldiers were gassed in 1950. i didn't know this, but the current definition of posh did not exist until 1914. -- now, when i was in the marine corps, it meant something entirely different. it meant underage women. tank is self-explanatory. trenchcoat -- booby-trap, it didn't exist before world war i. sniper, before that they were sharpshooters. it became an