A Letter to America

Mar 4, 2008

C-SPAN | Washington Journal

Former Senator David Boren talked about his book, A Letter to America. He questioned how long the United States, with only six percent of the world's population, can remain a global superpower. He offered advice on how we can secure an influential role for America in the fast-changing world of the 21st century. He drew on his experiences .. Read More
Former Senator David Boren talked about his book, A Letter to America. He questioned how long the United States, with only six percent of the world's population, can remain a global superpower. He offered advice on how we can secure an influential role for America in the fast-changing world of the 21st century. He drew on his experiences as the longest-serving chair (1987-1995) of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Former Senator David Boren argued that America is at a crossroads and needs to foster bipartisanship to overcome important issues like healthcare and education. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

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00:00:07 Host AMY WALTER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING ON THE PROGRAM. JOINING US NOW IS FORMER SENATOR DAVID...
00:00:25 Guest ROBB, I GUESS IT IS THE FACT THAT WE DON'T SEEM TO BELIEVE IN OURSELVES THE WAY WE USED TO. YOU KNOW,...
00:01:21 Host THIS IS THE PART OF THE INTRODUCTION OF YOUR BOOK "ALERT TO AMERICA" YOU WRITE THE HISTORY OF OUR...
00:02:06 Guest I THINK IT'S THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE LEADERS, THE POLITICAL LEADERS, WHO ARE REALLY CAUSING US TO FACE...
00:04:29 Host WE'RE TALKING WITH FORMER SENATOR DAVID BOREN ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK "A LETTER TO AMERICA" WE'LL GET BACK...
00:04:59 Caller GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
00:05:02 Guest GOOD MORNING.
00:05:04 Caller NICE TO SEE YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW BOOK. I INTEND TO READ IT.
00:05:07 Guest THANK YOU.
00:05:08 Caller BUT I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING IT AS IT'S BEEN HIGHLIGHTED.
00:05:12 Guest YES.
00:05:13 Caller AND MY CONCERN IS I THINK YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME. PART OF...
00:06:05 Guest OH, YOU ARE MAKING GREAT SENSE AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO POLITICS...
00:08:41 Host TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA YOU'RE ON THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
00:08:45 Caller THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I KIND OF AGREE WITH THE FIRST CALLER IN HER OPINION OF THE AMERICAN...
00:08:59 Guest YES.
00:09:00 Caller -- IN US? I MEAN, WE HAVE EXACTLY THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE DESERVE BECAUSE, AS RALPH NADER HAS POINTED...
00:09:19 Guest EXACTLY.
00:09:21 Caller -- WE WOULD BE THE MOST SHINING EXAMPLE OF DEMOCRACY AND JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR OPINION ON -- ON...
00:09:29 Host THANK YOU, SIR.
00:09:31 Guest I AGREE WITH THAT THOUGHT VERY MUCH, TOO. IN FACT I WAS HONORED. DAVID McCULLOUGH, THE GREAT HISTORIAN...
00:11:23 Host -- THIS OP ED IN THIS MORNING'S "WASHINGTON TIMES" UNDER THE TITLE THE IGNORANCE OF THE ELITES MISUNDERSTANDING...
00:11:52 Guest THAT'S REALLY TRUE. AND WE MIGHT ALSO ADD WHOEVER SPEAKS LOUDEST OR IN THE MOST RIDICULOUS WAY OR...
00:12:20 Host DALLAS, TEXAS, YOU'RE ON ON WITH FORMER SENATOR DAVID BOREN, NOW UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT.
00:12:25 Caller GOOD MORNING.
00:12:26 Guest MORNING.
00:12:28 Caller I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, PROFESSOR, WHAT DO YOU THINK IN TERMS OF HOW -- OWE I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN WATCHING...
00:12:49 Guest YES.
00:12:50 Caller AND BARACK OBAMA IS REALLY BRINGING OUT THE STATE OF OUR NATION AND THE WAY THEY FEEL ABOUT A PERSON...
00:13:17 Guest WELL, OVERSEAS, WE'RE NOT PERCEIVED VERY WELL AT ALL IN GENERAL. BUT I THINK THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE...
00:15:38 Host WESTCHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. GOOD MORNING.
00:15:41 Caller GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, SENATOR.
00:15:43 Guest GOOD MORNING.
00:15:44 Caller I HAVE TO ADMIT YOUR BOOK IS MUSIC TO MY EARS.
00:15:48 Guest THANK YOU.
00:15:49 Caller I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR A LONG TIME THAT EVERYBODY SAYS WE'RE IN SUCH HORRIBLE TIMES RIGHT NOW THAT I...
00:16:24 Guest YES.
00:16:26 Caller AND WE'VE HAD A LEADER THAT'S BEEN SCARING US FOR SEVEN YEARS, SAYING BE AFRAID, BUT WE'LL PROTECT...
00:17:22 Host THANKS, WESTCHESTER.
00:17:23 Guest WELL, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, HE'S HIT A CHORD AND THAT CHORD IS REALLY SUMMED UP IN THOSE WORDS "YES,...
00:18:55 Host IN THE "BALTIMORE SUN" THIS OP ED THIS MORNING -- BALANCING DIPLOMACY AND FORCE. -- HOW DO YOU BALANCE...
00:19:21 Guest WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE RED PHONE ALL THE TIME DURING THE COLD WAR. WE HAD SUMMIT MEETINGS WITH...
00:22:15 Host OUR NEXT CALL FOR DAVID BOREN COMES FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO, ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS.
00:22:21 Caller GREAT POINT, SIR B. FOUR YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER WAS 12 SHE SAID, DAD, IS AMERICA BAD NOW? AND I SAID,...
00:23:52 Host SORRY, CLEVELAND. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE ALONG. SENATOR?
00:23:55 Guest I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THAT REALLY QUICKLY BUT I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH YOU WE'VE GOT TO STOP VIEWING DEBATE...
00:25:14 Host PECKWAY, PENNSYLVANIA, PLEASE BE BRIEF.
00:25:18 Caller I'LL TRY TO. WELL, YOU TOOK ALL MY TIME. SIR, I'M A REPUBLICAN.
00:25:22 Guest YES.
00:25:24 Caller I'M A CONSERVATIVE. I HAVE THREE THINGS TO SAY. NUMBER ONE, WHAT WE NEED AND I AGREE IN THE BEGINNING...
00:25:46 Guest HAVE I?
00:25:47 Caller YES.
00:25:48 Host OF COURSE, MANY TIMES.
00:25:49 Caller IT SAYS I HAVE SWORN ON THE ALTER OF GOD ETERNAL THAT EVERY FORM OF TIE RAN SEE OVER MAN. THAT IS...
00:26:22 Guest WELL, I'LL BEGIN WITH THE LAST ONE. I HAPPEN TO BE A DEMOCRAT, ALTHOUGH A VERY INDEPENDENT-MIND ONEED...
00:28:31 Host THE BOOK IS "A LETTER TO AMERICA" BY DAVID BOREN, WE WANT TO THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING ON THE "WASHINGTON...
00:28:38 Guest THANK VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
00:28:40 Host WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK. WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL BE TALKING WITH FORMER MIDDLE EAST ENVOY...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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