Carlson Lecture Series: Les Aspin - National Security: Politics, Press and Personalities
May 13, 1994 - Les Aspin, former defense secretary, speaking at the Carlson Lecture Series, held at University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Aspin’s address was titled, “National Security: Politics, Press and Personalities.”
Aspin spent 22 years as a leading congressional expert on defense. Then, as President Clinton's first Defense Secretary, Aspin found himself in the middle of several controversies, including the U.S. role in Somalia.