democratic presidential nomination with senator tsongas carrying seven states and finishing third. ♪2t!÷ good morning. >> good@.e morning.

>> i accept the nomination. thank you. today we plant the seeds of america's economic renaissance and the rain is going to make them grow. 200 years ago our founding fathers gave us a democracy. it was based on the simple yet noble idea that government derived its validity from the consent of the governed. that consent nub cmust be const renewed. it can only be renewed by a full and vigorous debate on the issues that confront our nation. today that surge of renewal that surgeoo&f for consent pro as the constitution provided. today the national debate will commence. it begins here in this city.

lowell is my home. it is where i drew my first breath. it is where i will always derive a sense of place and a sense of belonging. it is what i am. and you, my neighbors and my friends, are what i am as well. i am an american. i love this country. you are americans. you love this country. together we entrusted with the principles that represent mankind's greatest political and

social achievement. america is hope. america is compassion. it is excellence. it is valor. it is humanity. its values have drawn us here from every corner of the globe. these values are a manifest destiny. yet, the leadership in washington has squandered that promise. we were never meant to be the world's greatest debtor nation. we were never meant to have our ancestors patrimony sold to the highest bidder. we were never to rank ninth in the world of wages. we were never meant to have dysfunctional schooling, disploeding cities, racial inharmony, or environment at risk.

america is more than this. we are more than this. our destiny is greatness and we must return to its fulfillment.d -z of this washington avoidance. enough of this washington immediate o mediocrity. we must return to the forebearers by the greatness of our people. weapon need leadershwe need lea calls upon the best of us. we need leadership that pursues a higher vision. today that leadership is not in washington. that leadership is here and across america.

it is in the hearts and minds and souls of the american people. i want to deploy that leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore america's greatness. that is why today i declare my candidacy for president of the united states.

are you ready? let's go!s/c&ñ i'm getting wet. today i begin a journey of purpose and i ask you to come with me. on this journey we will reaffirm the values of our ancestors, hard work, determination, will, thrift, productivity, perseverance, and through that affirmation we will again be the greatest economic power on earth.

on this journey we will rediscover the caring and compassion for one another that has been dishonored by the reagan/bush years. and in that discovery we will look upon each other as brothers and sisters and as a community which nurtures its young, its ailing, and its less fortunate. and on this journey we will reach into the future and commit ourselves to thinking in generations. we arec/ç2 a continuum, just a reach back to our(9@x ancestors our fundamental values so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to the children, to our children and their children. these are our children.

and these, h"hsñtoo, of course. and we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching. that sense of sacredness, that thinking in generations must begin with reverence for this earth. this land, this water, this air, this planet, this rain, this is our legacy to our young, yet the reagan/bush years have been a time of cynical avoidance of one environmental issue after another.conservation, global warming, and uncontrolled world population.

journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium. thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living. not the reagan/bush legacy to our children of an additional $3 that debt will forever burden and handicap them. george bush promised, readzqñs lips, no new taxes. it won an election, but what he really meant was, read my lips, add new debt. that is generationally immoral.

our children deserve better. on this journey of purpose i commit myself to making this country a striving, thriving, triumph competitor in the world marketplace. i commit myself to an america where our standard of living, our educational and health care systems and our industrial output are second to none in the world. i commit myself to economic security for this generation and their children. this obligation to our young is as old as civilization. in the apache tongue with world for grandfather and grandson is

the same. they understood linkage. they understood honor. they understood mutual obligation. in washington, there is no such wisdom. in washington it's all here and now. it's all polling data. the vision extends only to the next election. it is time to look to our children and feel our responsibility to them. that is my journey of purpose. i want to meet that responsibility so we can rest easy and our guardianship of this time and this place. from a viable economy to the full funding of headstart, from a clean environment, to true equality for women, from a strong military, to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from

schools that are honored, to streets that are freed of excessive violence. these are our responsibilities to our children. i will devote myself to the search for their fulfillment. finally, this journey of purpose must be a journey of choice. we must choose action. we must choose commitment. i offer a different path, harder but more hopeful, longer but more compellincompelling, steep more worthy. 7 1/2 years ago i began my own journey. for me and my family, it was a time of adversity, but during that adversity i discovered a deeper faith. borne out of that adversity was

a commitment, devote myself to those people andtis9v to those s that truly matter to me. today together with nikki and ashleigh and katina and molly, i pledge to fulfill that commitment. we all journey in this world. it is our calling. america is a sum of all the journeys as we search for our national identity and national community. come with me. we are a great nation. we are a great people.

may god give us the. strength to be worthy of this greatness. let's go get them!úóñrbzñ

this sunday night on q and a, two-time pulitzer prize winner cartoonist michael ramirez on satirical cartoons. >> i have this figure that's kind of a conglomeration of extremist israeli settlers and a palestinian figure who, if you notice, he's on a prayer rug but he has a his shoes on. so both these figures are sort of utilizing a false religion for a political purpose. so it just proves that once again i am an equal opportunity offender. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> this weekend on c-span's

cities tour, along with our comcast cable partners we'll explore the history and literary life of oakland, california. on book tv we'll visit marcus book, known as oldest independent black book store and talk with co-owner blanche richardson about the store's history and its importance to the community as source of information and a meeting place during the civil rights movement. >> the history of marcus book store is that it was started in 1960 by my parents, doctors ray and julian richardson. their purpose was to offer this resource to the community feeling that black people needed a place to go where they could learn about themselves from other black people mostly. so it was a service they were providing to the community but also to the community at large because the more other cultures

know about black people the better it is for everybody as well. >> on american history tv take a trip to oakland's chinatown neighborhood and learn about the history of the chinese in the east bay area. william g.wong, author of "yellow journalist" shares his experience as chinese-american glowing up in the chinatown neighborhood. >> in april of 1906 a huge earthquake on the san andreas fault destroyed records at san francisco city hall, birth and death records. here was an opportunity for chinese in the bay area shs san francisco and oakland, to say, hey, our birth records and death records, whether they were there in san francisco or not, are no longer existing. maybe we can come up with some ideas and some plans and some schemes to tell the government that we were born in san

francisco. that began the entire paper sons scheme that allowed chinese living in the united states to say that they were born here in the united states and that they had children in china and they would like to sponsor those children in china and family in china to come to the united states. so a number of chinese came during the post-1906 earthquake period including my father.pialv this weekend watch c-span's cities tour to oakland on c-spa c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american ,d donald rumsfeld talks about his 1988 campaign. and later the 1992 campaign of paul songas. each week until the 2016

presidential election, american history tv brings you archival coverage of past presidential races. on road to the white house rewind, we look into president george w. bush on his first trip to new hampshire after announcing his candidacy in june 1999. the texas governor went on to win the republican nomination and then defeated vice president al gore in the general election. the race was among the most highly contested in u.s. history and was not decided until five weeks after voters went to the polls. when the u.s. supreme courtjyh÷ stopped a florida recount, this ultimately awarded the state's electoral votes and the presidency to governor bush. >> good job. really good job.

>> it is going to be a great campaign. thanks. thanks for being here.?'ñññ [ inaudible ] >> i'm ready to go. i know that being a governor of texas isn't close to being president of the united states. it's a huge step. but let me tell you something. if texas were a country, it would be the 11th largest economy in the world. i've learned to lead. i have. i know where i want to lead america. i want to lead america to a better day. i know you can't lead by dividing. a lot of politics as people try

to put people in groups and pit one group of people against another. you can't achieve what's right for america by dividing people up into camps. i'm a uniter, not a divider. and i know people want to follow someone who sees a brighter day, a sunnier day for america, and i do. it's a huge honor to be with you here today. i'm excited to be involved on day one for what's going to be an incredible journey for laura and me. [ applause ] >> i'd be glad to answer any questions you got. [ inaudible ] >> i support it. >> first amendment and the freedom of speech! >> you're exercising it.

[ applause ] >> let somebody else have a chance. we're not exercising free speech anymore. i te i'll tell you a story about my mother. he brought up my mother. we went to -- right after i got elected, we went to fredricksburg, texas. i say "we." there was 30,000 people there. and it was a day to say thanks to the world war ii heroes, the men and women who served in the pacific theater. it was the 50th anniversary of the end of the pa thisk theater. my mother was there, my dad was there, i was there and laura was there, and i was asked to speak. i took it seriously because it was a chance to say thanks to the sons and daughters of my generation, to the moms and dads of my parents' generation for the incredible freedom we have. it's a great generation.

it really was. [ applause ] >> i got up to speak and i said, mr. president, welcome top0ñ fredricksburg. and there was a nice ripple of applause. and i said, mother -- and the place went wild. and i said, mother, it is clear that people still love you here, and so do i, but you're still telling me what to do. true story. and a guy in a big cowboy hat strode right out in the middle of fredricksburg, texas, cups his hands and screams, you better listen to her, too, boy! >> this is giant. this is an enormous thing. this is not like the beginning of the campaign. this is more like the final couple months of a presidential election where you have a republican and democratic nominee. we had 200 reporters in iowa. we have about 150 reporters with camera crews here in new hampshire. this isekbincredible. >> why is it happening? >> i think there is a lot of

pent-up interest in the governor because he didn't leave texas until the legislative session was over june 1st. and the other thing is obviously he's the frontrunner. what you see here on these stops is not only these people pauking to him, but also republican candidates, his opponents, and the democrats following him, dogging him all along the way. he's clearly the target to knock off. >> will it continue, this type of momentum, this type of tension? >> i think they're kidding about this. i think after the next couple days, the next couple weeks will probably drop off a bit. i doubt he'll have 200 reporters with him the next five months, but i bet you, if he's still where he is, it's going to be back up to this kind of speed. >> what have you learned? >> one of the things i was because i've watched him for five years.

in this type of setting, would he be more tentative? would he pull in and not be very open. he's very open, very loose. he still doesn't deliver the greatest speeches in front of giant groups like last night in front of iowa. you saw him today. he was very open, very engaging with the press, very open to these people.  to his strength. i had a question mark whether he was going to be able to project in that way, and he's doing it.x

>>é;xçw hi, i'd like to introdu myself. i'm george bush. this is my wife laura bush, and i'm looking for some lone star lemonade. >> you all have any? where is your money? >> it's in my pocket. i have to get the lemonade first. that's for my wife. we're buying some lone star lemonade. can i have for anybody else? senator, would you like some lone star lemonade? >> that's good. that's plenty.

>> it's very good lemonade. thanks, y'all. >> who made it? how much do you charge for your lone star lemonade? >> are you going to tell us? >> how much do you charge? >> 25 cents. >> would you take a dollar? >> thanks a lot. >> where is your mother and dad? there's your mom. hi, mom. >> hits9lñ there. how about this? en. >> these guys want to say hi, too. right here. >> do you want some lone star lemonade? >> yes.#z >> would you like to sign the sign? you'll have to take the plastic off. >> what's your name? erin? how do you spell it, erin?

what's your name? >> sheila. >> are you sisters? >> laura. >> that's my wife's name. >> my name is laura. are you sisters? >> you know something, i recommend lone star lemonade. it is really good. thanks a lot. good to see you all. this is what happens when you run into a guy like me. (r know. it's kind of hard to understand. this is a goodman right here. do you know him? >> can i take a picture of you with the girls with my own camera? >> yes. >> thank you. got to get the sign in. >> my husband won't believe this.

>> we're holding our lone star lemonade. >> we're out of here. enjoyed it. thanks. >> i think you have two more customers right here. $ñ having a great trip. it's been fantastic. it really has been. people are h8"cfriendly, the cr are huge. i'm really glad to be in new hampshire. i got a lot of work to do. >> what have you learned the last couple days? >> i learned people want their hand shaken. they look me in the eye and want me to talk from my heart. that's what i intend to do. it's a long road to the white house. good morning, everybody. everybody cheery?

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>> any sane employee will take a look at this and say, i don't think i'm coming to work today. i'm great. pardon me?sóm can you play like you're coming to work? welcome to work. good morning. good morning. good morning. >> nice to meet you. >> thank you. pleasure to meet you. thanks. nice to see you.

>> will you sign this? >> yes, ma'am. thanks. nice to meet you. good to see you, sir. good morning. good morning. good morning to you. hi there.?.f good morning. thanks. >> nice to meet you. i just wanted to know did you talk about the issues at all? >> you put him up to it, didn't you? good morning. thanks, i appreciate it. good to meet you. thanks.

i can see exactly what she's doing here.grmw what is your first name? >> tammy. >> t-a -- >> m-m-y. >> thanks. appreciate you asking.

>> thank you. >> please, let's have no early morning friction. although i do like your style. i do like your style. >> let me go this way so you can go that way. >> thanks. what's your first name? >>k0t >> thanks, amy. i appreciate you saying hello. hi there.

>> this is paula. >> your granddaughter's picture. >> hi, evvy, nice to meet you. thanks. nice to meet you. it is your turn. >> thank you very much.

>> diane. nice to see you again. >> mr. bush, would you like to try your hand inspecting a few pieces? >> sure. >> your dad didn't get to do this when he came back in 1980. >> actually, i signed court reform on y2k. the federal government ought to follow suit. >> we make real good product. >> it's just quality control. it's the final step. >> we make sure all the products meets the customer's specs, that the solder is good, the dimensions are right.

>> how you doing? >> thank you. >> it's nice to meet you. >> i like to remind people that the most important job title we'll ever have is not governor or boss or shift leader, it's being a good mom and dad. and i worry about america. i worry whether or not we'll be prosperous or not. we're prosperous now, but prosperity is not a given. so one of the things i'll do is i'll lay out a plan that i think

will keep america prosperous. that will include tax rates, that will include tort reform, that will include less owner regulation. i also worry, though, that as our economy changes, that as the whole nature of the job base shifts, that one of the dangers as we head into the 21st century is that some will be left behind. as the jobs as technology changes, the american dream won't be accessible at all. that's the main reason i'm running. i want to make sure we got the best education systems in the world. i trust the people of new hampshire to do the right things for your schools. but hopefully as future president one of my jobs is to set high standards and high hopes and high expectations and expect the best for every single child. blow the whistle on failure and praise success is what i do. the other thing i'd like to talk about is ushering in the responsibility era which stands

in stark contrast to last year's which says if it feels good, do it. if you've got a problem, blame somebody else for the problem. my hope is that we usher in an each and e of us are responsible for the decisions we make, that we're responsible for loving our children that we bring into this world, that we're responsible for helping a neighbor in need, and we're responsible for the communities in which we live. a government can pass laws that will usher in the responsibility. as an that say, hey, fellow, if you commit a crime, there will be bad consequences for bad behavior, because we know discipline and love go hand in hand. but cultures require more than just law. cultures change one heart, one soul, one conscience at a time.f and one of my jobs is to say what i call the armies of compassion. church-going people, community people, people who work for

charities to love a neighbor like they love themselves. that's how you change a culture and that's how you usher in responsibility. that's why i'm running. i believe america needs to be prosperous to maintain the peace. i know america should not retreat within our borders. see, our most valued export, the most valuable product we send. there is incredible freedoms he enjoy here. i'm here to tell you, that's why i shake your hand and look you in the eye. not only do i care about your vote, i care about your family and your future.

someone said, what if it doesn't work out? if it doesn't work out, that's the way it's meant to be, and i'm going to take one of those hats and go fishing for the rest of my life. >> governor bush spent 90 plants at derry, new hampshire this past tuesday. on his way out, he spoke to several local reporters covering his visit. >> just to start off, your wife had said, you know, if things don't work out you'll still have a life down in texas. at first there had been reports of you being rather reluctant to run. why are you running? >> i'm running because i want america to be prosperous. prosperity is not given as we go into the 21st century. so i'll have a plan that will reduce regulation. i believe in tort reform. i believe in free trade, but i want to make sure tlas4=ñ nhña.

our thinner need to know the difference between right and wrong. in terms of the turning point that were reasoned at church, your emotions saying, hey, this is your time. do you feel like it's a calling for you? >> no,i don't. i feel like it's a cause. i reconciled in my mind that i may not win. if i don't, if that's the will of the people, i've got a life. i never dreamt about being president in the first place. if i do happen to win, i know how to do it. >> you always talked about your brother jeb focusing on that as his goal. how does he feel about you stealing the limelight? >> that's not how we live our

family. steali stealing. he's going to be the most avid. >> governor, you've had two days in new hampshire. how are you going to be able to top this? >> it's going to be kfvíçhard. i have a good message. i hope people see that. i know there is a lot of work to do and i'm going to do it right. >> there must have been a moment it crystallized. >> it did. it crystallized during christmas because i was expressing doubts, i was worried about my family. i love my daughters more than

lot. i thought long and hard about it, and i answered the family question, and then the question is, do i know what to do? i believe i'm prepared, i'm ready to leave. >> i know conservatives were wondering how much ronald reagan conservativism is running through those george bush veins? >> i appreciate it. i'm a different era from my dad and from president reagan. i'll be dealing with circumstances somewhat different, but i think if people analyze my record in the state of texas, they'll find it's a conservative record and i'm a compassionate fellow. bu bush?

>> they both did a lot for america. . >> thanks,ht= i appreciate it. a pleasure. >> how you doing, buddy. >> i'll see you. >> that's why the governorçát!p. [ inaudible ]

>> appreciate you all. thanks. thanks a lot. thank you. >> you're watching "road to the white house rewind," american past on presidential races. past on next we look at george w. bush on the campaign trail. in cane new hampshire in 1999, he takes questions from reporters and learns about the town's pumpkin festival. >> our daughter is i@ loves it. >> really, lubbock, texas. i know reese. nice to see you. >> ma'am? step back just a little. >> i appreciate it, thank. nice to see you. >> you have to win, george! >> republicans wish you the very

best. >> that's why i can't be at thaq debate tonight. >> where are you tonight? >> i think montpelier. >> what do you say about not debating? >> i love my wife. she's going to be notedj>o as a esteemed student at smu. there will be other debates. surely, though, people can understand a guy wants to be with his wife. you would like that, wouldn't you?

>> thanks a lot. you've got my vote. >> thank you. thanks for coming. thanks. >> the author of that is a convicted felon, according to the newspaper. >> really. >> yeah. i'd be careful. you should go get your money back. >> there is an article in the globe that some of your supporters suggested that you might not be spending enough time in new hampshire, though you're here today, or doing enough grassroots campaigning. can you respond to that? >> yes. i'm doing a lot of grassroots campaigning. in order to win the state of new hampshire, one has to grassroots campaign, and that's exactly

what i've been doing. we go, i've shaken hundreds of hands. i will continue to do so, and i intend to remain competitive as best i can in the state of new hampshire. i'm pleased with the progress we're making. we've got a great organization. mrs. dole recently got out and we signed up most of her team for the state of new hampshire, so we're making good progress. >> at least one of your former supporters has dropped his support to you going on to mccain claiming youurf' have no articulated well enough on specific issues. how do you respond to that? >> i can't get 100% of the vote. >> we're talking about only five visits compared to then6c6ñ oth >> do you know how many hands i've shaken? i'm going to be back a lot. i've got a campaign that's all across the country. i'm campaigning in iowa and i campaigned in south z california, new york. there is a lot of country to cover. but i think our strategy is going to work in the state of new hampshire. i understand new hampshire politics. and i understand people want

their hands shook and people look me in the eye and ask for the vote and that's exactly what they're doing. i think the bigger question is how many people are in the crowds and how many hands are getting shaken. >> do you think john mccain will come up in the poll? >> he's a fine man. he's a fine senator. we just have a fundamental disagreement. i think i ought to be the party's nominee. >> how about. [ inaudible ] ? >> i'm not paying much attention to the democrats. >> would you rather go against bradley or gore? >> i would rather win my party's nomination. >> what do you think about bill going down in the senate? >> a fundamental difference of opinion was some part of the bill and the senate. i believe we need to raise the individual limits and have

instant disclosure. i'm one of the few candidates, i think the only candidate thus far putting up to who is contributing to my campaign. i do believe we ought to not have corporate and/or labor union so long as the labor >> sea martin crest has suspended a book. what do you tvh >> the guy who wrote the book made it up, and the publisher figured it out. unfortunately, there are people in the political process who think it's okay to make things up and float it out to you. it's the publishing company that it's damaging to. most people rrnt going to buy all this garbage and rumors that float in the political process.

and i hope you yes, alfred? good to see you all. >> thanks. >> thank you. >> finally, huh? >> we're doing an interview this time of the year. >> how do you know? >> minimdy told me. >> mindy told you. sweet mindy. bruce, we'll see you. bruce. we'll see you around. you're going to a game?

why? >> why? you really want to know why? >> yeah. >> because somebody invited me and it's a big deal. you going to the game? >> no, i'm going to be fishing. >> is that part of your responsibility? keep a clear head. >> i'll go for you if anybody has any questions.xo;f >> michele. >> we're going to the pumpkin festival. >> thank you. >> is that a good likeness? what do you think? >> looks just like me.<

you're looking great. we're doing good. >> thank you very much. you have my vote. >> thank you, sir. where is the other 20? >> i have a great book. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> three gold medals in the

winter games this year. i went up and did the golf this year. i did -- what do they call that when you have a partner? what do they call that? >> i'm holding the gold medal if that's all right. thank you, sir. >> we need a good man. >> john? >> i know your family very well. >> when they dedicated that portrait. >> yes, sir, that's exactly right. >> look out, i'm coming through. i'm going to show you how to cook a bird.

loga -- hamburger. you like it lean? >> yes. >> that doesn't have anything to do with whether it's cooked or rare. she doesn't know what she's i8qabout. >> we're over here, too. >> good. >> come on in. >> this is for your pancakes.

i'm cooking cynthia a hamburger. john, you take it from here.nfáñ >> say hello to your mother. >> thanks, i will. >> tell her we all love her. >> nice to see you. thanks. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you again. >> thanks. nice to see you again. >> hey, governor? can i get your autograph? >> what's your name. >> alfonso? same as my dad. he's a democrat, i'm a

republican. >> what's the name of your school? >> dublin school. about 30 miles that way. >> great.  school is that? >> it's a boarding school. >> fabulous. where do you call home? >> new york. >> you're a long way from home. what city are you from? >> new haven. >> great. good to meet you. good luck to you. >> how you doing? >> doing well, thanks. surviving. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, sir. good luck to you. >> thanks a lot. i'm honored. 55th reunion. 55th reunion.

>> see, i'm a southern guy. i'm out here with a civilized civilization. i need to get up there sometime. >> you got to get up to that skiing, it's unbelievable. d >> is it safe for me to be in the middle of the road? >> no. >> my running mate! >> i like your costume, too. >> thank you. dressed up as a governor. >> good luck to you, sir. >> get in front, please.

>> this is good. >> thank you, sir. how are you? i'm going to say hello to you. >> thank you. >> don't lose your sense of humor, okay? >> it's my mother in me. i got to keep it, otherwise i'll go nuts. too late. sorry. >> real lit pumpkins, real carved pumpkins. tonight is a mini thing for the district and community. this is national attention. >> it's fabulous. over here. >> under the hoop. >> the scoreboard.

she invented this whole event. >> hi, nancy. >> this is karen wilson. one of our producers. >> nice to meet you. >> thanks for your hospitality. >> thank you for coming. enjoy. do you have a pumpkin? >> do we have a lighter or match? would you like to light that? >> bring that over here. >> oh, my gosh, i'll never forget. i thought you were from maine. >> here, guys.#o

>> be sure you get a look at the towers. >> i saw it walking in. it is spectacular. you'll have them at this end of the street and that end of the street. >> and we light them all. >> we'll be in east texas. is tomorrow night when you light it or sunday? >> tomorrow night. we're hoping to break a world record. we have 17,693 jack-o-lanterns last year. >> so you're hoping for 20,000? >> that's right. and that's one of them. >> thanks. >> congratulations. >> we're going to get you a

t-shirt. >> logan? do you mind holding the pumpkin? do i have a chance to say hello to you? >> yeah. >> that's what i'm going to do. >> i'm doing great. it's a beautiful day, too. >> i hope you do something for health care. >> i will. i've done a lot in texas. >> what would you implement for a program? >> that's a broad question. for who, the elderly? the unemployed? >> i guess i would have to ask about my set of circumstances. i'm self-employed, i spend a lot of money on hmo care for the family -- >> deductability for starters. that would help keep you employed. >> i looked into that, and the way they have them set up now --

to be free of reform so you're able to invest. >> i have a nephew who is going to graduate from college in a couple years. great young man, but he was diagnosed withupg diabetes as a young xb"dñfoellow. i'm concerned with the circumstance he's in with a preexisting condition -- >> thatãlaw is already passed that a preexisting condition can't be counted. >> that's great. >> that happened before i came along. what is your business? >> i'm a lawyer. >> everybody needs a good lawyer. >> i agree. >> yes, you do. nice to meet you. >> good luck to you. >> i appreciate your questions. >> from california. >> i've been spending a lot of time in your state. i need to. good to meet you all.

thanks. what grade are we in? >> sixth. >> let me ask you a question. how many of you are going to go to college? >> me! >> me! >> me! >> how many of you read more than you watch tv? tell the truth. >> me! >> how many of you practice math more than watching tv? >> me. >> do you know bill hickey? >> that's my you thiuncle. >> yes, i do. hickey built the first house i ever purchased. give them all my love. >> i will. >> i'm not sure who looks scarier, me or her. >> i know. >> you know, huh? >> you look great. >> thank you.

so do you. manyn.1$ñ . >> am i signing this? >> you're signing this. >> we need a match. >> we can simulate a lighter. >> i heard you. >> no, no, no, no, no.

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washington journal, live, every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on >> this new year's weekend, american history has three days of featured programming. beginning friday afternoon at 3:10 eastern, pam la smith hill, discusses the life of laura engles wilder, comparing and contrasting the tv book show to the real life of laura engles. >> laura chose to write about people, places and memory that is were not only important to her personally, but that would resonate with adult readers in the early 1930s.

so, as it was pointed out, pioneer girl indeed contains sta >> then, on saturday evening at y>ñ historian james watson compares the assassinations of abraham lincoln and john f. kennedy, high lighting the similarities and differences between both tragedies. and, at 10:00, the 1965 "meet the press" interview who authored a report on the contents of black poverty in the united states. >> i believe that -- i believe that president johnson said in his university speech, you cannot keep a man in chains for three centuries and take the chains off of them and say okay, you're free to run the ranks of life with anybody else. people have to be given the opportunity to compete with effective resources. and i believe that we should make a special effort.zpmberet .

a visit to pershing park to washington, d.c. to hear about proposed designs for a new national world war iu memorial for its up congresswomaning anniversary. for our complete holiday schedule, go to c-span.org. each week until to 2016 presidential election, american history tv brings you article kooifl coverage of past presidential races, next; on road to the white house rewind, we look back to the 20 campaign and democrat al gore in new havrp shir. vice president gore went onto win the democratic nomination, but lost to texas governor george w. bush in the general election. the race was among the most highly contested in u.s. history and not decided until five weeks after voters went to the polls when the u.s. supreme court stopped a recount in florida. this ultimately awarded the

state's electoral votes. this is about 90 minutes. the first meeting on his schedule was a meeting to discuss long term health care r [ applause ]k.cx

today, i'm announcing the older american's act with improvements recommended in that act. and it's been a great law. i'm sure it was begun by somebody who knows that this center is a part of the good things that have come from the older americans act. citizens. my father who i lost inw,z decer was one of the authors of the first medicare bill back in '64. and then in '65, it became the law of the land and passed the senate and the house.

security and medicare along with the older americans act. s÷ embody our nation's commitment. we slow down and lose the same strength and ability to take care of our selves. so, naturally, we have developed ways to express the compassion and love for those who brought us into the world and raised us and nurtured us. and i do want to say in my opening comments here that president clinton and i are going to standby social security.

and financial soundness, whatever those changes are, we're going to make certain that we save those squurts first. make sure that it's in good shape. i think that's a commitment that americans in both political parties feel very strongly. the love that you have in your heart and that so many of you have expressed today, is a core value that combines us together. and it should be expressed in the way we care for each other in this country. and as a representative democracy, we have the right to embody our values in efforts that can help families. and that's what i'm talking about here. that's what we're trying to do. the testimony from the stories that you have told here will, i

promise you, make it easier to build a record that will eventually lead to passage to new families giving long term >> those of you who are giving so much of yourself and restate my determination to make sure that our country does more to honor and support your work. thank you very much for coming. thank you. >> that was part of an hour-long discussion vice president gore had with new hampshire residents two weeks ago.

before leaving new hampshire's seacoast, vice president gore stopped by a f m former textile mill that's now an o office building in dover. >> thank you all very much. a city with a rich history and a proud future, it is exemplified in this mill building. this/1&p is our past thanks to work of kim she woulding and

everybody else in the city. we welcome you new businesses. it's a great place to live.çòñ we have the best education system and a business community. there should be no doubt that the vice president of the united states would feel warm and welcome i>ív> thank you very much. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. and congratulations. this is such an exciting day. i want to congratulate you on your wonderful leadership in helping bring this about. and for those who are new to it and for those who are visiting

from elsewhere let me tell you that dover has great leadership from his mayornay and his sbietlement loan program made possible the parking space that opened the door to the expansion that brought jobs back downtown and contributed to this process of revitalizing thehearted of dover. this is a happy day in so many respecteds, that it's an occasion to recognize the role that willed leadership has played in this. also, tim sheldon, thank you for your wonderful work in bringing about this development. others have contributed. i want to thank the leaders and companies of ncri and environmental and cc connection. i was over at the merimac headquarters.

last year, you guys are growing and expanding and it's really great to see and to shield environmentals, you know, the ground field program that we're pushing hard is itself a part of our nation's effort to community and reclaim abandoned lots. now, they're great real estate opportunities and get more jobs sx we're so glad that you're a part of the success story. now, why did this happen? ãthink there are some other editions in the world's great leadership. we've had a booming economy. for the last 6 1/2 years, you've seen new hampshire change from a time when you're losing 6,000 jobs a year to a time when you're gaining 12,000 jobs a year. that's partly because we've had fiscal responsibility, president

clinton and i put in place an the budget and turned the biggest deaf sit into the surplus, that kept interest rates low and empowered investors to create these jobs: it's led to a booming economy that makes businesses want to expand and your community has had the foresight to equip this whole building with internet connections and amenities and the kind of infrastructure that attract businesses, especially the hard-charging, expanding, high-tech businesses that we're talking about here. of course, new hampshire has a high percentagmrcú of high-tech jobs than any state in the entire country. expansion would be taking place in this building because this building is 175 years old --

well, this site is 175 years old. the building is 110 years old, if i'm not mistaken. and, yet, it is renewed, revitalized, re-invented, if you will. so congratulations. so this is a great accomplishment. and i congratulate you on the expansion and this happy occasion. . it's a great privilege to be able to join you in marking this expansion. there's more to come, i know. i remember shaking hands out here one time and yet, this time, when i walked in, not only are you guys all here, i not only have them yelling and waving and stuff. it's just fantastic. so the best of luck. there's more to come. let's keep this prosperity going. con gratulations. [ applause ]

>> snex stop is harvey's bakery and part of a cancer research fund raising project in the

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i just got these to help in the fight of cancer. thank you. how are you doing? thanks very much. what's your baby's name? how are you doing?d;tk >> hi, how are you. good to meet you. >> thank you.o!ñ >> all right. everyone on the bus. we have a long drive. everyone on the bus. we've> a long drive.

you do not want to be on the van. >> vice president gore was in new hampshire late last month. after spending a friday afternoon in portsmouth, his motorcade traveled an hour north to new hampshire and to campaign fundraiser to the democratic party. >> i would like to make al gore an honorary democrat. because he really is one of us. i would like to introduce a powerful democrat, al gore. ñzl"q >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

thank you, ladies and gentlemen. i don't see a republican anywhere. you put a lot of time and effort into that and i want you to know i appreciate it very much. i look not only at all of the businesses, i couldn't help but notice the beauty of the mountains that surround us. they are so beautiful. i look forward to spending more time here and some friends have talked to me about some great hikes and some ski trips. i believe that we need to protect our environment. and here in new hampshire, and in this part of the new hampshire, especially, you can

tell folks how the environment in the economy are closely relate. the beauty of the mountains and the pristine quality of our air and water has a lot to do with the tourism business. it has a lot to do with the fact that new hampshire is now the state with the highest per sen tang of technology jobs than any state in the nation because people want to come here to live. if they have a choice and they're able to locate most any place, well, they wantc@çk plac that have a beautiful enviernt. i believe that these challenges can be met successfully with democratic leadership in our country and here in new hampshire. i believe that we have the opportunity with the kind of prosperities that not only keep us going, but to fill in the gaps in health care coverage and

help families become stronger and make the communities more livable. and working with you, i believe that we can do it as democrats together. i look forward to visiting personally with each and every one of you before i leave as you enjoy your dinner chlts i appreciate you inviting me to this dinner honoring grover cleveland. and i believe that by working together, we can create the kind of america that our children deserve in the 21st century. thank you very much. it's great to be with you. enjoyed it very much. thank you.ró thank you very much. thank you.

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>> how do you do? >> hi.9iyw >> i'm joan. i'm very well. >> back up. >> nice to see you. >> when are you coming back? >> oh, it won't be long. >> oh, good. oh, good. >> i want to ask a question.yííb >> he's my cna nurse. i have cancer, i'm dying of cancer."6nqñ i just want to know, if elected president, what are you going to do to help the poor and the handicapped when it comes to the stupid welfare system?

it seems like the welfare is for those who want to go out and have a whole bunch of kids and leech off the system. but those of us who really need the help seem to get squat. we really need it. handicapped is where it's needed. >> one of the reasons i'm so strongly supporting our welfare to work program, which takes those who are able-bodied and provides them opportunities and moves them into the work force is so that there will be ample resources for the few who really cannot do for themselves and need help. >> i can't. and i'm sick and tired of seeing these women go out and buying beer and buying, you know, all of this crud with half a dozen welfare kids, illegitimate kids, hanging on their sleeve. >> we're pushing the welfare to training and creating jobs and opportunities and also giving the support that's needed for families that are making that transition.

i'm going to push that hard. let me say one other thing. i'm for an expanded war against cancer. we're increasing the research budget. >> i hope so. >> god bless you. >> my sister died of lung cancer. >> i have a small tumor and -- >> i'm so sorry. i wish you the best. >> thank you very much. >> god bless you, now. >> okay. see ya. >> thank you. thank you. >> bye, bye. see ya. >> thank you, mr. gore. president gore. >> thank you, ma'am.,i7n

>> the vice president's motorcade traveled 20 minutes south to manchester, new hat hampshire's largest city. >> hi. how are you doing? how are you doing? how old are you? how old are you, kyle? >> 10.

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