Former Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso at Vanderbilt

[AnaFemeel]

Fernado Cardoso was a terrible president.....

[Macarraoz]

So proud to have had him as a president! Thanks FHC!

[nando02bhz]

such a good politician!

[Rodrigovgo]

0:11:00 FHC forgot to tell about the School of Americas. He was a good President, not great.

[cinch80]

He`s well academically smart and has also got a great speech about every subject which comes accros him, but why hasn`t he done as much for Brazil as LULA da Silva has?? Lula hasn`t even got a degree, but he has been making a lot improvements for the nation.

[alfaceandrice]

Because when FHC was president we had a country emerging from a decade of crisis into growth and at the same time the "Tequila Effect" in 94-95, the world economic slow down in 96. The Russia crisis in 97-98, the Japan and Asia crisis of 97-98, consequently the Brazilian Real Crisis of 98-99, and the Argentina's crisis of 99-02.

And in 2001 we had an energy crisis with the US in recession, so it was very hard to make something than save the economy.

[emer50n]

the thing is that at his time the dificultys were greater... but he set a great base of economy for lula to continue what was started by him... both were very good presidents...

[juniorifoj]

I think he does well, But could be better in matter fact he represented us.

[arfborges]

i am braziian and FHC is a great politician and president

[profetas]

I expected a better English. But his French must be better.

[mrpaiva04]

Why in the world did you expect a better English? President Cardoso is Brazilian and speaks his native Portuguese language very well, and that's enough!

[gibagang]

He might have a bit too strong accent but no trouble with his English whatsoever......As a matter of fact, that's probably the best English coming from a Brazilian mouth I've ever heard so far...with a bit too strong accent though.

[CaptAviator]

Cardoso was a Great President. He set in motion the modernization of Brazil that has accelerated rapidly under current President "Lula" Da Silva. Cardoso is a very smart man. I suggest reading his book; I couldn't put it down!

[zeroleminski]

when he was elected president, he once said "forget everything i wrote"

he said that because his policies were not matching his ideas on his books

[theglobaltutorial]

@zeroleminski in fact, he makes it very clear in his memoir, that he did NOT say that. He was misquoted, but nonetheless it stuck... the power of the media (and now social media!)

[bacteria666]

Thanks by made avaiable this video...

[BrunoVillela]

great lier, he bought votes for re-election and made milions selling public companies of wich the country never saw a single real of it

[brazilsp999]

great president, great talk

[rhfsystem]

FHC was my president, i mean, the president of my country.

He was a great president.