http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/64034 Marcia Anderson's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 25 May 2013 06:01:27 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=64034&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/64034 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} Panelists talked about the treatment of returning war veterans. The panel included Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former General Stanley McChrystal, Major General Marcia Anderson, Taryn Davis, founder of the American Widow Project , Paul Rieckhoff, head of Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans of America, and Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell, the first female soldier to lose a limb in the Iraq War. They responded to questions from the audience. This panel was part of the Chicago Ideas Week conference held annually in Chicago, Illinois in October and was presented by Chase and J.P. Morgan http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308672-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308672-1 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:00:33 GMT Major General Marcia Anderson discussed her life and her career as the highest ranking female African American in the history of the U.S. Army. She described growing up in impoverished East Saint Louis, Illinois, and her mother and grandmother's efforts to get enough money to send her and her brother to Catholic schools. She said her love of reading as a child instilled the curiosity in her to continue her education. She spoke about President Truman's 1948 Executive Order to desegregate the military and explained the differences between the regular and the reserve Army. She talked about being a female officer in a traditional male environment. Marcia Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Creighton University, a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers University. In her civilian occupation, General Anderson is the Clerk of Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Wisconsin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302621-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Q&A http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302621-1 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:00:12 GMT Various panelists discussed economic opportunity in the United States at the 2011 Opportunity Nation Summit. Opportunity Nation is a group of businesses, schools, and nonprofits that promotes social mobility and job creation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302605-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302605-1 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:12:24 GMT