is still there, she finds out about this and is very angry about it. she thought it implied guilt and he should not ask for the pardon. peter: june 22, 1990 three, she dies. four days later at her funeral or five days later in california the form psident really breaks down. heath: i think anybody questioning the depth of feeling between them should look at the world war ii letters between them, which are very passionate and warm, they are clearly smitten with each other and then look at the funeral, nixon completely breaks down and in the background, rosemary woods, always a faithful staffer and friend says, oh dear and he just completely loses it. he regained composure and make

some lovely remarks but he is a broken man at that point and he dies less than a year later after pat's death. what is her legacy in your view? other monuments named dr. her were schools? -- are there monuments named after her or schools? heath: there is the pat nixon highway which was dedicated a few years ago with an effort led by a democratic senator from california but there were not a lot of monuments and president nixon famously said she will never have the accolades she deserves, she is never going to have that because of his situation but pat nixon in terms of her legacy, she does so many remarkable things in the book but there are two things i would like people to focus on. one is her work behind the

scenes, very progressive for women, a strong supporter of the e.r.a., even when nixon waivers on it she makes sure it is part of the republican platform. she also was the aid of barbara hackman franklin from the 1970's that people should know about, she pushes to get women in higher levels of government and to get them high level positions, a huge jump from the johnson years. mrs. nixon is pushing for this behind the scenes. she also is pushing to get a woman on the supreme court, really wants that to happen, publicly talks about that, when

it does not happen she is very disappointed, president nixon is very afraid of her reaction. there are some funny stories about that, him telling julie, mommy is very mad at me. pat was incensed this did not happen but that set the scene for sandra day o'connor later to come in and be a female supreme. on female reproductive rights, mrs. nixon was the first to say abortion publicly and to support a woman's right to choose. her other legacy is her international diplomacy. we have talked a lot about that from the beginning of her career on, particularly in the vice presidential years and as first lady did a lot of solo trips to cement relationships, and also with her husband in china,

dependence, sealing that deal, and also russia where her husband signs a treaty, an antiballistic missile treaty. she is going behind-the-scenes with russian wives smoothing things over working for peace. that is what they all want to for their children and grandchildren. very crucial to getting the deals done. host: the book is called mysterious mrs. nixon. thank you. guest: thank you for having me. announcer: all qanon day programs are available on our website or as a podcast on our c-span now app.

the economy. >> we now come to prime minister's questions. >> mr. speaker, earlier this week this house marked the one-year anniversary of the horrific attacks on october the seventh. and i take this opportunity to reiterate that the hostages must be released. and i read i to write -- and i reiterate my call for an immediate cease-fire in gaza and lebanon. the government will deliver on our promise to the british

people for the biggest upgrade to workers rights in a generation. the employment rights bill will ensure a new partnership with business and reset the dreadful relations that have cost our economy so much in recent years. we are also preparing for the international investment summit next week bringing hundreds of global ceos to the u.k. while unlocking billions and pounds of investment. this morning i have meetings with ministerial colleagues in addition to my duties and the house. >> your commitment of 400 billion pounds and funding -- [indiscernible] and would have been life-changing as well as lifesaving for so many of my constituents.

>> the promise of new hospitals -- >> the biggest issue and my constituency is poor access to gpu services. we are 15% below the national average. can i think the government for improving the situation and ask the prime minister whether government is doing to make sure that everyone can see their gp? >> the most visible sign of failure of the last government was the nhs. we are going to expand the role of community services and accelerate the rollout of independent --. we need much more care delivered to local communities to spot problems earlier. and we will train thousands more

gps. we were elected to change of the country and that means getting us back on our feet. we will have more to say on that in the budget by fixing the foundations of our economy so we can fix our public services and rebuild brighton. >> -- and rebuild britain. >> tomorrow the government will publish their anticipated changes to employment law. given the weekend's events, when did the prime minister first become a convert to fire and rehire? >> [laughter] >> i'm very pleased that tomorrow we will publish the bill which will be the biggest upgrade of workers rights in a generation. and that will do two things,

firstly, it will give people work and secondly it will help grow our economy, something the last government absolutely failed on for 14 years. >> when he talks about security at work, once again it is one rule for him and another rule for everyone else. i know that not everything or everyone has survived has first 100 years and government so can he confirm that when he promised not to raise income tax or vat, not commitment applies to both employer and employee national health insurance contributions? >> i'm not going to get drawn -- we made an absolute commitment in relation to not raising taxes on working people. he was the expert's expert on

raising taxes and what did we get in return? a broken a, broken public services and a 22 billion pounds black hole. we need to stabilize the government and we will do so. >> i don't think even lord alley is buying any of that nonsense. i'm not asking -- mr. speaker, i'm not asking about the budget. i'm asking specifically about the promise he made to the british people. let me ask him again just to clarify his own promise. does his commitment to not raise national insurance applies to both employee and employer national insurance contributions? >> you can see our promises and

our manifesto. i stick to my promises in the manifesto. i noticed question three. we have had in recent months 8 billion pounds from amazon for jobs across the country, 10 million pounds from blackstone for jobs across the northeast, 500 million for u.k. buses in northern ireland. what are they doing while we invest in our country? they are arguing whether to scrap maternity pay. >> mr. speaker, i'm welcome -- when it comes to his answer on taxes, businesses across the country would have found his answer asked about as reassuring

as sue greene did when he promised to protect her job. so let me -- it is no wonder that confidence is plummeting. turning to another commitment both for the election his chancellor said that changing the debt target would be tantamount to fiddling the figures. does he still agree with the chancellor? >> this is literally the man who -- 14 years -- [indiscernible] we will fix it and it is only because we have stabilized at there,. we are powering ahead. we are changing the rules. we are returning railways to

public ownership. they have nothing to say about any of this. >> we left on the second lowest debt in the g7, mr. speaker and as the institute of fiscal studies have said -- i will hear the leader of the opposition. >> the institute of fiscal studies have said it is hard to overstate the suspicion that the government is attracted to this change because it would allow significantly more our wing. his chancellor said previously that the change would be fiddling the figures. it is a simple question -- does he still agree with the chancellor? >> i go back to the old script -- they have never had it so good. i'm not going to get drawn on -- just as he wouldn't when he was standing here.

meanwhile, we are investing and building -- better opportunities for young people. after 14 years of tory failure, we are giving the country its future back and that is the difference. >> it is clear he has opened at the door to raising employee national insurance including on pension puree economic confidence is plummeting, growth is stalling and the uk's borrowing costs are rising on his watch. can i close on another important topic because yesterday's intervention from the head of mi5 would've been sobering for the whole house and not least his warning that britain faces the most complex and interconnected threats in our country's history. the prime minister would agree with me that we all owe our

security services a debt of gratitude. the forthcoming terrorism bill will give our security services the power they need to tackle evolving threats and i can assure him of our constructive support on these vital questions of national security in the same way that he provided that support to me. >> i can confirm that we will give the security forces and services the powers that they need and i hope that is a shared the objective across the house. they do an incredibly important job for us. he talks about the economy. it is a real shame -- it is a shame they cannot -- of course we have to take tough decisions. but when investments are pouring in as they have been the last few weeks, we are delivering the biggest upgrade to workers rights in a generation in time

for them to accept -- it is time for them to accept that we are fixing the foundation. we are going to get on with the job clearing up the mess they made. >> mr. speaker, can i ask the prime minister to commit to doing all he can to improve research, early diagnosis and patient care for those with cancer and will he join me and thanking nhs staff who has looked after my dad in recent weeks and thousands of others in our united kingdom. >> i was sorry to hear about his father and we passed him our best wishes.

a report published two weeks ago showed that some standards could -- have not been met since 2015. i'm really pleased we have just announced 6.4 million pounds for the research that work to identify cancer early. we will get the nhs resources to catch cancer earlier and diagnose it earlier to treat it earlier. >> across this house we all agree that we need to get our economy growing strongly again so we can improve people's lives and raise the money for our public services democrats believe that one of the best ways to do that is to improve our relationship with our european neighbors on issues like trade and we welcome the fact that the prime minister has made this a priority.

what i don't understand is that he has ruled out negotiating a scheme with our european partners. it would be good for young people, businesses and reestablishing that relationship. will you reconsider this? p.m. starmer: he is right that we do need a better deal what the eu after the bad deal we got through the last government. we talked about how we could improve on the deal. in our manifesto we have a clear redline about single market customs union and movement and we will negotiate with those red lines in place. >> i'm disappointed about that and maybe we can come back to that but he's right to say that one of the many problems of our economy coming from the brexit deal is the red tape that has been put on businesses. there are many examples but a new example came to me earlier this weekend it affects

fishermen and the falklands who are otherwise having to pay huge amounts in terrace -- t arriffs/ .when the prime minister re-negotiates the trade deal can you remember the overseas territories? and ensure that british citizens fishing off the falklands can sail proudly under the union jack? p.m. starmer: my uncle nearly lost his life when his ship was torpedoed defending the falklands. they are british and will remain british. of course we will do everything we can do make it easier for all businesses to trade more freely so we can grow our economy. i've made it very clear about

the falklands and it is personal to me. >> thank you, mr. speaker. a conservative lead counsel has proposed data of care phone -- of care homes. do you believe that this is a lifeline? she always returns happier, less confused and less anxious and for her partner david, it provides vital respite while she is there. they don't know how they will survive without it. will the prime minister join with me and asking the conservatives of the council to think again and oppose the devastating cuts to older people and their families? p.m. starmer: i'm shocked to hear of the impact on the council that was just described in terms of proposing cutbacks on care.

councils across the country are the front line. they have left people who rely on services counting the cost. there is no quick fix to this but we will provide councils with more stability and certainty through multiyear funding settlements ensuring councils can plan for the future properly. and we will work with the leaders to deliver this. >> any sense of unease that though he is the prime minister of great britain and northern ireland, there are over 300 areas of law in northern airline -- in northern ireland where the legislation is in a foreign parliament. does the prime minister have any ambition of recovering u.k. sovereignty over those three other areas of law and thereby restoring the equal citizenship of my constituents and ending

their disenfranchising in respect to making laws that govern much of their economy? p.m. starmer: i thank you for raising that issue which of course is an informed issue. the framework was negotiated by the last government and we supported it and continue to support it and will make sure it is implemented fully and properly. >> one into children and my constituency live and poverty after housing costs are taken into account so i welcome the government's commitment to tackling childhood poverty but we know that every year childhood poverty has a long-term impact. can he tell us when he expects that to report so we can see action? p.m. starmer: it is appalling that child poverty has risen to 700,000 since 2010.

the last government did so much to bring it down. tackling that is our mission. a task force is developing a report to reduce child poverty and it will be published in the spring of next year. >> the prime minister's decision to impose -- on hard-working families that have seen job losses and squeezing state resources to their limit. with these pending threats, what action is the prime minister taking to mitigate this if he is not impact -- if he is not undertaking an impact assessment to address them? p.m. starmer: i understand that many parents across the country

save to send their children to private school. every parent has that aspiration. the problem we have is we don't have enough teachers in the key subjects in our schools. the party opposite may be willing to tolerate that but i'm not and that is why we made the change to fund teachers. they have to answer the question which none of them are answering -- if they are not going to make the change, will they leave our secondaries without the teachers they need? or will they cut the education budget by 1.5 million pounds? which is it? >> mr. speaker, klausner has a proud military history. almost -- of households are homes of veterans. can the prime minister tell the house but this government is

doing to support veterans and how he will meet his promise to make sure that every veteran think whilst her has a roof over their head? p.m. starmer: we owe and enormous debt to all of our veterans and it was a great honor to announce our plan will ensure that homeless veterans are on the front line of new social housing recognizing the incredible sacrifice they have made. we have -- we will pay all those that have served to making sure that we have homes for heroes. while also making sure that veterans have support for mental health and employment. >> can i ask the prime minister and the chancellor as they -- could they look carefully at how increased funding and changes to the funding formula, k massive

difference in the lives of thousands of children across the country? >> i'm grateful for raising this issue. a concern of many parents across the country. i do agree that children with special educational needs and disabilities are being failed with parent struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve. and we have to change that. i'm determined to raise standards for every child so they can succeed in education. and we will work with the sector and across the house to deliver on that mission which is very important for parents. >> i look forward to the international investment summit next week. one area where constituents across the country want to see

strides is their local hide street. there is huge potential. can i ask the prime minister what support his government will give to ensure that they hide streets across the country are able to grow and thrive? p.m. starmer: here is -- investment labor [indiscernible] we have a big summit coming up on monday with hundreds of ceos coming and i hope we will make further investment announcements in weeks to come. that will help stabilize our economy. and we are taking the tough decisions. we are raising the living standard across our country. >> it runs through my

constituency. the crossroads is the worst in the midlands. there is a proposal to improve the situation. but they are placing a higher value on that then the lives. p.m. starmer: i think the honorable member for raising this because this is an important issue in her constituency. it is vital that as we invest we improve safety and deliver better journeys for drivers. the national highway is continuing to study to make improvements to the highway and will continue to do so. decisions will be sent out on the strategy and i know --

>> vital services to individuals with life limiting situations. but there is a difficult financial future. they are relying on fundraising. can the prime minister tell me what steps he is taking to put us on a financial stable footing? p.m. starmer: thank you for his effort. we want everyone to have access to high-quality care and end-of-life care and that is why we refer all nhl bodies to the commission on hospices to meet the needs of their local groups.

we have inherited a huge problem with the -- but nonetheless we are determined to move forward on this. >> more people in northern ireland have sadly lost their lives. with the prime minister agree that the challenges with their mental health and northern ireland some of which are directly related to the violence is a unique m enduring --and enduring legacy of the troubles? will you work collaboratively with the public department of health? p.m. starmer: i thank him for raising this important issue. i do know firsthand the impact the troubles have had on so many

and northern ireland and we must ensure that those with mental health issues receive the support and the care that they need. public services obviously devolved in northern ireland but we will work with the executive i leaders to support them in delivering better outcomes which is why am i secretary of state for health spoke to the health minister in northern ireland in the first week he was in the department. and i'm sure that he will be prepared to follow up should the honorable member wish to. >> in my constituency parents are fighting tooth and nail to travel extreme distances to secure services for their children. p.m. starmer: i thank him for his question and this reinforces the provisions that were a fee

out -- that were a failure of the last government particularly in rural areas. we have a duty to pick this up and ensure that all children receive the right support to proceed with their education and we will continue to do so. >> the government is quite right when you stay neutral but the issue with the bill is it makes it difficult to get it right the first time. if we get it wrong, the costs are too terrible to contemplate. the government had time to allow for the abortion pill to get through. will the prime minister commit to giving extra time to this bill to ensure that we get this right the first time? p.m. starmer: i thank him for raising this question on the really important issue and i do

understand your strongly held views across the house and on both sides and within both sides. i do agree with him that it is important that we ensure that any change to the law if there is to be one is effective. if the house gives the bill a second reading, it goes to committee as usual which would allow a more detailed scrutiny. what we do need a discussion more broadly on this important issue. >> cornwall is having blood greatest potential in europe in minerals and renewable energy. it is time to identify more strategic sources of investment funding which takes us away from the short-term investing that involves politics from the last decade. will the prime minister meet with the cornish mps? p.m. starmer: my honorable

friend is absolutely right. the economic growth must be spread across the country pure it cannot just be focused in the southeast and london pure there is the floating offshore wind report which sets out that the u.k. industry can support tens of thousands with jobs including huge opportunities, job opportunities and the south -- in the south. >> [inaudible] children across the u.k. 18 months ago i heard about the devastating impact on my constituents. does the prime minister agree that there should be researched to ensure that people and children get the support they need?

p.m. starmer: i thank her for raising this important issue and reminding the house of the impact it has had and i think i can arrange that meeting so we can take that further aboard. thank you. >> constituents are anxious about the financial situation at the county counsel. there are essential public services that have been hollowed out. what promise can you give me that essential services will be restored and the new formula will be a fair one focused on the needs of my constituents especially the most vulnerable? p.m. starmer: she highlights another failing of the last government.

there had been years of underfunding leaving counsel -- this government will clear up the mess, will get counsel back on their feet and settlements will help to allow the longer term work to be done. we recognize the importance of counsel that knows their constituents best. we can ensure that services they provide will get to the people that need it. >> in april, many found themselves underwater when the storm hits. it has been upgraded to a one in twenty-year rest. we still have not had a decision from the environment agency about coastal erosion and management funding that we have applied for pure winter is

coming. my constituents are worried. when is he going to address this? p.m. starmer: this is an important issue in terms of -- we visited constituencies and areas that were flooded because there had been a failure to take protection. what i said in the campaign is that we would setup a flood resilience task force to get ahead of this. we will do that. and i ensure her that she will get the information that she needs. >> the final question. >>october is black history month and this year is the narrative. would like to thank mr. speaker in your parliament with the temptations and the prime minister -- [laughter] and the prime minister will be

having an event in number 10 this evening. will the prime minister agree with me it is important we continue to have a debate on black history month? >> i am not sure at the moment going to something labeled temptations is -- [laughter] but this is a really important initiative. it is important date to mark. i am pleased to be hosting the event this evening. >> that completes prime minister's questions.