SOUND CLIPS
Clips from guest speaker recordings found in While You Were Sleeping appear on this page. More will be added, so keep checking back.
In 1974, General Creighton Abrams, Army Chief of Staff, was asked if he would support the publication and distribution of the discussions between the guest speakers and the students. Here is his reply:
In 1966 Army Chief of Staff General Harold K. Johnson spoke to the officers about their oath and the Vietnam War:
In 1953, Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery related an experience he had in World War I:
In 1966, Retired General Omar Bradley discussed the importance of confidence in leaders, and related it to the Normandy Invasion:
In 1988 Army Chief of Staff General Carl Vuono had this to say about training:
In 1973 fomer Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Max Taylor discussed the United States' ability to conduct limited wars:
In 1992, Army Chief of Staff Gordon Sullivan discussed the challenges of maintaining a ready Army during the drawdown and in the face of numerous peacekeeping operations:
In 1995, Army Chief of Staff Dennis Reimer spoke about the challenges of modernization during the drawdown:
In 1999, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Hugh Shelton discussed giving advise to the President:
In 1999, Special Operations Command Commander and future Army Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker spoke to the students about risk and training: