>> later in the day, a conversation with state department officials. the work will be talked about that is being done for the board created in 2012 to prevent genocide and other human rights violations around the world. that is tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> president obama will be in boston tomorrow for the dedication ceremony for the kennedy institute. it includes every creation of his u.s. capitol office sometimes referred to as the hideaway office. in 2005 senator kennedy gave c-span a tour as part of

our documentary on the capital. >> i don't believe so. it was one of the great honors. a wonderful time to serve in the united states senate with my brother and it has been a terrific experience serving with my son as well. to be able to serve with your son as a colleague, almost, as an equal house representative in the senate to talk about these issues is a great thrill as a father and very meaningful. >> the capitol building itself what does it mean to you? >> i think of the capital building, and it is an extraordinary association with

massachusetts. i grew up in a family that valued history. we were taught history from the first moments of our lives. the value of history. all of us put a special place on it. i see massachusetts all through it. in one sense, i see the daniel webster lane, the cornerstone for the senate chamber. i see massachusetts troops that came from baltimore during the american civil war in the same place where i sit every day in the united states senate. i see the american liberty elm at the foot of the steps of the united states senate. the american liberty elm whose roots are traced back to the boston common when the british chopped it down as their last act as they evacuated boston under the guns of general washington at dorchester heights. the artillery men knox, the

deal was they would not burn boston and we would not think the fleet. they did chopped the american liberty elm down. homestead, who did the landscape, planted in american liberty elm at the foot of the united states senate. i invited a british ambassador up to explain why they chopped it down. massachusetts has had a part of the history. for me, it is a people's building. we are reminded every day, of the wonderful things and you go to the building and the senate floor, you are constantly rubbing shoulders with older people. people who have a n in norma's reverence for the physical structure and what is happening inside. it is a magnificent physical

building. there is not a single capital that even compares with this capital in terms of grandeur. i cannot believe that today we would possibly take the time and have the foresight that our founding fathers had in recognizing as the people's building it should have this sense of availability, accessibility, for people all over america and it should be the institution which functions to protect people's rights. hours of was in this building. the first supreme court. and the legislative branches of government. it is the essence of the democratic political form of the ages. to work in it, be in it, and be

a part of it is the greatest honor you could have. >> of your 42 years plus in this building how many years have you had this office? >> close to 20. senator mathias from maryland had it. i said if i last here long enough, and my favorite part is this fireplace. this fireplace goes to the first floor. the whole fireplace hind the brakes goes directly to the first floor. it is where the british soldiers went their tor -- their torches in 18 12. dolly madison left the white house 45 minutes before the british troops arrived with his notes.

she had those in one arm and the gilbert stuart painting that hangs in the east room today under the other arm. she left. the british shoulders came in. the eighth of food that had been prepared and burned the white house. a storm came and put out the fire, otherwise we would not have had a white house. then they burnt this building down with all but a handful of firms that have been preserved and restored. downstairs, are the majority leaders. we cannot hear anything through the old fireplaces. just opposite the fireplace is a picture of my grandfather. honey fitzgerald. the first son of irish immigrants. he was elected to the congress of the united states in 1896.

the first irish catholic democrat from new england. my mother could still remember the names of the horses that brought him to the railroad station. black hawk, old boy, and big red. he had three terms. the most important contribution was that he saw the uss constitution sinking. the great ship that was so successful in the war of 1812. in a next ordinary sense of hope to americans in the battle of 1812 with the british, and it was sinking and he had it brought to boston and restored for the first time. it was eventually restored in the 1930's. after three terms he went back to be the mayor of boston. he throughout the first pitch in fenway park in 1912. the red sox won the world series

that year. it is in the family. the boston red sox. right above grandpa fitzgerald is daniel webster. when of the great senators of all time. he, of course, was an extraordinary orator senator, for marshfield, massachusetts. he was one of the five that was selected by president kennedy in the reception room. our reception room is modeled after what exists in the british system. where people can come, send in a note to the member of congress, and out should come to senator when they send it in. and people do. we all do.

in that chamber, in the early 1950's, when john kennedy was first elected to the united states senate, he was asked to head up a group of senators to select the outstanding senators. daniel webster was selected. taft was selected. taft, daniel webster -- in the last year or two another committee was set up to select and take on two other panels. senator wagner was selected for the democrats.

that reception hall, just a few feet off the where people are debating in the united states senate the issues of war and peace, accessible, and elegant, and a place where people can interact with their elected representatives. a very special building room in a very special building. >> besides from what we have talked about already, what family members do you have in these pictures? senator kennedy: my sister kathleen. she was married to billy harding 10, a kernel in the coldstream guards and a parachutist. he parachuted into belgium. he was unfortunately killed after they were on the ground. this is a picture of my brother

joe, a navy pilot in world war ii. this is a young picture just before he went into the united states navy. >> how much do you remember of joe? senator kennedy: he was 17 years old. older than i was. i remember him teaching me how to sail. i remember when he came on leave the last time. he had a military plane that flew over the house in cape cod. he came home to say goodbye to my parents. i remember his presence around the house. wenzhou was around, we knew he was the older member of the family. in books he writes about birth order. the older one had the authority and presence. he was very gifted and talented

smart. he was a real figure. >> where i'm standing i can see these two characters over here. senator kennedy: this is sonny who just turned for a couple of days ago in this is splash. they come to work and sit in in the conferences with me. splash was therefore no child left behind in the conferences. he helped us could the legislation through. they are portuguese water dogs, the message dogs for the portuguese navy for 200 years in the 13th and 14th centuries. they take the dogs, they have webbed feet and are terrific swimmers and they swim to the other boats carrying messages. they're used for fishing in portugal today because they will

dive underwater and get fish off the bottom. children adore them. they're wonderful company. children come to my office and meet splash and sonny and i'm a part of their lives from then on. >> you can see the interview with the late robert kennedy on www.c-span.org and watch the ceremony tomorrow with president obama and other speakers. it will be live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday on the communicators more from the international consumer electronic show as we look at new technology products. >> if there's something you want to capture, take it off your wrist. it will be very simple to take off, it will expand, and will be as easy as guess cheering -- as

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clear. we are getting conflicting signals. most of the negotiators say that it is certainly possible. there are still some very fundamental differences between the two sides that are negotiating. it's not clear that they will be able to bridge it by tuesday. host: what your reporting this morning is that the stage and negotiations, it could just be finalizing the details, but based on what you are reporting diplomats are not even there yet. is that correct? guest: they are not there yet at all. there have been occasional reports and graphs floating around, but they are quickly denied. they are being very secretive at this stage in the talks. frankly, we have very little access to them. we are in an entirely separate wing of the hotel from the negotiators. we can get that close to them.

everyone's in a while, someone comes out and speaks. we often get these conflicting signals. we know they are looking pretty rim, the negotiations. week sometimes get to go in for a minute or two. everyone who is coming out says that there are large differences on research and development. iran was to still be able to do research and development into centrifuges because they are using these very antiquated centrifuges, which are not very efficient, they rely on 1970's technology. they want to be able to update them so they can produce more of a, that's what they say. the united states and other negotiating partners are concerned that that would allow them to more quickly create material for a bomb. host: you have become an expert in deciphering diplomatic

talk, i want you to decipher this saying that difficult but serious work continues. guest: it sort of purposely is ambiguous. it could be read several ways. they are in i really frenetic round of meetings. secretary kerry with meeting last night with a someone from the european union until 11:30 p.m., they kicked out medians again at 9:00. they go one from one set of meetings to another. when they talk about how serious these negotiations are and they are intensifying is that they are stepping up the pace and still wrangling with these fundamental core principles that they are not able to, what they say, bridge the gaps. get enough conceptions on either side to get an agreement. host: the key issue is trust and

be able to verify what iran is up to over the next 10 years. how does the u.s. and sure that? also, if you could elaborate a little more on france's role in this because they had become a key player in the negotiations. guest: sure. what the united states keeps saying is it is not about trust it is about verifying. the main thing is they want to have a lot of transparency. they want to be able to have inspectors from the international atomic energy agency to go in at random and at will to any of these facilities and check. iran has been resisting that so far. they want to have the ability to go anywhere anytime so that they can check and make sure that materials are not being unma amassed. france has been a little more

hawkishh that the united states. they keep saying they want to have a longer duration for the agreement. they are talking as long as 25 years. the united states is saying 10 years plus another maybe five. this would be 10 years of limitations, and then sanctions over five years. and then start to lift the limits. they are being much more hawkish . they're going to twitter, the french diplomat in washington has been going to twitter like crazy saying, what so magical about march 31, why do we have to have an agreement by march 31 let's keep talking until june 30. the end of june is actually the deadline when the interim agreement expires. the march 31 deadline, which is tuesday, is more of a political deadline. it's one that -- they said they

wanted to have a general agreement. it's more political for the united states with all the opposition that they had. host: we are talking with carol morello, diplomatic correspondent from "washington post." final question for you, what is the secretary of state schedule? was he stay in switzerland until tuesday? guest: he will stay on at least until tuesday. it's not clear what happens after tuesday, whether he will go back immediately or if they will keep talking for another day or two. theoretically, they could go beyond the deadline. it's not clear at all. he would hope to go back to attend an event honoring ted kennedy, the late senator in boston. he just cancel that. it's not clear.

they are willing to keep talking until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning over the next few. host: your stories updated online at washingtonpost.com. >> military times reporter leo shane will talk about u.s. military efforts in the middle east. and the impacts slowing troop withdrawal in afghanistan. and the georgetown university center for children and family talks about the family insurance center that provides coverage for low income families. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter.

the washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: a look at the early stages of the 2016 presidential race. ted cruz announced his candidacy this past week. at, our conversation on q&a. >> joining us on newsmakers is the chair of the new hampshire republican party. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>