barry goldwater. american figures have projected such a broad swath of insolence on our nature -- nation's political landscape. his strong and conservative force in his day led it to one of the great landslide losses in electoral history yet pivotally gave way to the emergence of a new generation of republican leadership that in time ended decades of democrat domination of american politics. regardless of political party we give you thanks for barry goldwater's example of a long career of public service in the united state senate. as we remember him here, may we all be inspired to consider lives and service to others whatever our gifts and talents. in payless with your spirit to change our world for the better -- impale us with your spirit to change our world for the better with your greater honor and glory. amen. >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, the united states representative from the third district of arizona, the honorable grijalva. [applause] >> good afternoon and i am here today to --

goldwater insisted upon it.ive minutes to come up with their parody -- "in your guts, you know he's nuts." >> so lyndon johnson and the democratic party painted goldwater as some guy that would be reckless. and i think that was a big part of it. and so the "whose hand do you want on the trigger?" was a commonplace thing in the campaign. >> that set up what johnson wanted to do, which was portray himself as a peacemaker. but the irony of this is sort of like woodrow wilson in 1916 campaigning for peace, and we go to war a few months later. lyndon johnson, the same thing. >> atomic weapons are not simply bigger and more powerful than other weapons. from the american revolution until now, about 526,000 americans have died in battle. they say an atomic bomb can kill more than that in a few minutes. >> r. goodwin: he portrayed himself as a man of the middle, and who was going to carry on the program of the democratic party. >> our great nuclear power must not be placed in the hands of those who might use it impulsive

they are crying out for leadership. >> i saw him make a speech in 1964 for goldwater.ing for president. >> he has the same type of feeling with the people that john kennedy had, i think. >> reagan did a very brief run for president in 1968, but it was too little too late. >> richard nixon goes over the top with 287 electoral votes. and that seems to be the 1968 election. >> conservatives won control of the republican party in 1964, but they didn't figure out what to do with it for 15 years. mouths are watering, lemons are squeezing and stomachs are growling. or is it just me? every minute between you and red lobster's lobsterfest feels like an eternity. and who could blame you for craving our largest variety of succulent lobster dishes all year? dishes like dueling lobster tails. with one tail topped with creamy shrimp and a second tail stuffed with tender crab. i was hungry already and now you show me lobster lover's dream® let's make this dream a reality. a delicious, delicious reality. but one that won't last forever, so hurry in. would you be willing to give up sha

, "goldwater's already tying the rope around his neck. so let him keep doing it with all of his statements and what he's saying out there on the field, and all we have to do is give it a little tug." so the little tug were the ads that these characters concocted. >> sabato: you look back at all the election maps and you see what really caused a realignment? what caused people to think differently about their partisan identification? and, boy, it was 1964. the ads before 1964 weren't just primitive -- they were dull. >> man: eisenhower answers america. >> the democrats have made mistakes, but aren't their intentions good?

goldwater-nichols act.he was also respected for his unapologetic fiscal conservatism. goldwater was probably best known for his staunch defense of personal liberty and for reviving and redefining what it means to be conservative. while he may have lost the election in 1964 to lyndon johnson, he laid the groundwork for the republican party's future and the eventual resurgence under ronald reagan. as columnist george will noted it took 16 years to count the votes from 1964, and goldwater won. for many of us he was a role model. before i came to congress i was honored to serve as the executive director of the goldwater institute, an arizona organization that bears his name and his philosophy. born before arizona was even a state, goldwater like so many great men he honed his passionate interests in the nonpolitical world around him. he was an avid and published photographer, in fact, goldwater's estate contains some 15,000 photographs many of them of arizona landscapes and the people he loved so much. he also

." >>> a statue of former arizona senator barry goldwater will be dedicated in a ceremony at the u.s.'s national statuary hall. goldwater was the republican nominee for president in 1964 and was defeated by lyndon johnson. >>> well 25 years ago today, anti-apartheid activist nelson mandela was freed from a south african prison after serving 27 years for treason and sabotage. he would later be elected president of south africa. >>> it was basically a parade of current and former lawmakers during last night's episode of nbc's "parks & recreation." senator john mccain made his second appearance on the show last night. he tweeted several pictures and wrote "be sure to tune in to parks and rec tonight for another emmy-worthy performance." former secretary of state madeleine albright tweeted this pick with amy poehler saying "no one i would rather eat waffles with than leslie nope." booker and orrin hatch were featured and even hosted a watch party with booker writing "some across-the-aisle bipartisan bonding with my staff and senator hatch's staff." >>> a popular youtube channel called bar

goldwater is called the father of american conservatism. speakers reflect that his five terms as a u.s. senator from arizona, is presidential nomination, influence on ronald reagan. that is today at 5:15 eastern. >> leaders from the u.s. house of representatives and senate recently presented the congressional gold medal to the world war ii first special service force. the american-canadian special operations team was formed in 1942 and helped liberate much of europe. the military unit was made up of 1800 servicemen. both american and canadian veterans attended the event at the u.s. capitol. this program lasts about an hour. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to the united states capitol. it's good to see all of you here today. since the days of the revolution, congress has awarded gold medals to express the people's appreciation for distinguished achievements. the first recipient was general

i dream with barry goldwater when he said we need to keep the government out of our pocket books, off backs, and out of our bedrooms. and now my commitments to america. my commitment to america is to balance the federal budget by the year 2002. . by balancing the budget that year we can make the first payment on reducing the national debt by the year 2003, during the first presidential term of the 21st century, so that my granddaughter will be smiling all the time. my commitment to america is to reduce the federal bureaucracy starting with the internal revenue service. by eliminating -- even the international airport agrees with that one. by eliminating 12,000 pages of internal revenue service regulations have most of the irs , 110,000 employees, we can -- we can accomplish that through a flat tax. as we speak of millions of americans are filling out their tax returns due next month. my proposal for a flat tax will enable americans to file the return on a single postcard. only two deductions, one for charitable contributions, and one for home interest mortgage. a and with the saving o

the goldwater landslide -- johnson landslide against goldwater made it impossible to win but, nevertheless, he ran. here's the thing that fascinates me about dad, a lot of things fascinate me about him, but catch this. so he is all world at yale. he's fay beta kappa in two -- phi beta kappa in two years. that part of the gene pool got diluted. [laughter] he's the captain of the yale baseball team. they came in second in the nation. he's married with a kid, he's, you know, bigtime on campus. his father's wall street his grandfather's wall street, and everybody says wall street. finish and he moves to odessa. [laughter] i mean it's an extraordinary person to make that kind of decision. by the way it's an extraordinary woman to have said i'm with ya. [applause] so as i say in the book we get out there, and dad finds us a place to live. and a duplex. [laughter] on seventh street with one of the few indoor bathrooms on the street, a bathroom we shared with two ladies of the night. [laughter] so much for the silver spoon stuff. [laughter] see, what happens is people develop myths about you in th

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this war is not going to -- we are all looking over our shoulder at barry goldwater. we passed fair housing, the biggest housing program in the history of the country. the war wore on him. when he decided not to run in 1968, there were a lot of reasons. he knew he was divisive on two issues. race and the war. i remember, we had lunch with him a few days before he announced it. we said, you have to run. you are the only one who gets anything done. he said, the congress and i, we have been lying in the same bed and rubbing up against each other for 50 years. there is no juice between us. >> is that what he said? >> he was determined to end the war on his watch. he was very close. when he pulled out, he got the north vietnamese to the table. in the fall, he thought he was going to be able to -- do so determined to do it. and then the russians invaded czechoslovakia. the nixon people went to the south vietnamese and said, we will get a better deal if nixon as president. >> did he want to die after going back to texas? >> i think he was depressed. really depressed. but he

said there could no longer be a republican party for the negro people as long as it listed a barry goldwater nor a democratic party as long as it listed senator eastland for the negro people. he asserted that the federal government acted swiftly and energically. unless the government acts future slaughter would make birmingham look like a dress rehearsal. what do i think about king's attitude? king's right-hand man, wyatt walker, at king's convention according to the "new york times" on september 26th said we have been duped. meaning these persons involved in the civil rights struggle of which king is the symbolic leader. his right-hand man says, we have been duped or duped ourselves into believing that the chains have been broken, when in truth we have only been chained more securely. half freedom in many instances has been worse than no freedom at all. don't ask me what i think about their struggle. i can tell you what they think about their struggle and they are pointing out that it is becoming more difficult every day for the civil rights leaders to keep the masses of black people nonvio

if the republicans are crazy enough to nominate an ideologue like that -- >> a very goldwater. >> and things look different. i do not think they will do that. >> i cannot imagine. hillary today, she would have them for breakfast. with her range of experience, we have not touched, she was our senator after all. and she was a very good one. and having -- >> do not be so sure about the debates, they are hard to predict. >> mitt romney in the first debate. >> yes but she did beatted cruz for instance i do not think he will be elected. this is from professors at harvard law school. one of the brightest students who ever went through harvard law school. >> what happened? >> there is a tendency because he is so nuts to say he is not smart, that is not true. and in the debate, you could be effective and rand paul also halves -- has some political chops and is not to be underestimated. the history of the presidential campaigns i have covered over the last 35 years is because what you wish for. >> i think also it would be weird but kind of interesting. if there was another bush-clinton challeng

lessons coming out of the midterm election $ that barack obama, there's that old line about barry goldwater. turns out the last two years of obama's presidency are going to be like the first six years of his presidency. he's going to be a unilateralist and not compromise denouncing republicans for not compromising. jon: juan are the media paying attention to that? is this just going to be the way it is? is the president going to take heat for that? >> i think he will take heat. i think it becomes a strong point for republicans if they try to portray the president as the one who is blking things but i think, again, going back to the polls on immigration and on the funding bill here for the department of homeland security, you're going to see people like tom ridge, republicans saying we shouldn't be shutting down the department of homeland security. that gives you an indication of the political problem facing republicans here. president obama hasn't even used his veto pen as much as his predecessors at this point but i think we're getting into territory where you're going to see an escalation

and i don't know if you know but my dad ran with barry goldwater in 1964 and i think she thinks he wouldn'tttractive. so i feel his pain on that. >> tara? >> i'm a big believer in leveling with your kids. i don't know that i'd do that kind of leveling with my kids but i remember being told myself as a kid that i was way too skinny and a big head. there's something to be said -- i work really hard as a result. >> jimmy? >> just love your child and honestly it will all work out in the end. it's just that simple. >> well i was always honest with my two daughters that the best television is "politicsnation." >> that's true. >> stephanie, jimmy and tara thanks for joining the conversation. we'll be right back breathing down my neck pressuring me into a decision. when i go to the supermarket there's no one pushing me to buy the more expensive cereal. i just want to shop like i do everywhere else. ♪ ♪ as long as people drive cars carmax will be the best way to buy them. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've

establishment choice has won every republican presidential nomination when it was open except for two, barry goldwateran can walker unite the rest of the party and do it? i hope so. melissa: chris, you are going to be on every week. love it thank you so much. check in with liz claman and see what she's got coming up on her program, liz? >> so much risk with the president meeting with angela merkel of germany, and so much internationally. here in america, the port slowdown which fox business and "countdown to the closing bell" have been warning you for months is coming to a head at this point, and everybody wants to know which side is holding hostage those crates? which side? this is a two sided story and we're bringing in somebody who wants it settled. jonathan gold national retail federation vp of supply chain, he's the guy you want to hear from, he's going to tell you what's happening with the supply chain, how slow it is and who he thinks is at fault and how we can fix the situation? >>> it's a new situation for ten-time world champion of boxing oscar de la hoya. not enough he won the championships

to do both the war and trying to do it in a way we were looking over our right shoulder at barry goldwater, guns and butter. it had an enormous impact on him. but, you know, even in that year, that last year 1968, we passed, as i mentioned, fair housing, the biggest housing program in the history of the countries and a host of other stuff. but he -- i think the war wore on him. i think when he the decided not to run in march of 1968, that there are a lot of reasons, but he knew he was divisive on two issues -- race and the war. and, you know he said -- and i remember harry mcpherson, i had lunch with him a few days before he announced and decided. he said, you've got to run. why? you're the only one that can get anything done. he said congress and i have been lying in the same bed and rubbing up against each other 50 years now and there's no juice left between us. >> charlie: is that what he said? >> yeah, he -- and then he was determined to end the war on his watch. and remember he -- he was very close. when he pulled out he got the north vietnamese to the negotiating table. in the fall h

they're just going to pick somebody like goldwater or mcgovern and say we don't give a damn about the close next coming next november? we're going to say what we really feel. maybe one of these other guys, maybe ted cruz, maybe ben carson, maybe rand paul. is it that wild a year? can you tell if that's out there? >> here's the problem. the republican party isn't a single entity anymore. it's not homogeneous anymore. it's broken into libertarians, tea party, social conservatives, establishment. working class. you know, anti-terrorism. they're all different types of republicans so it's splintered. the biggest difference you're going to see this time in is some sense we've become the democrats. we don't have -- >> i agree. it's the other way, too. it's working the other side. >> we get a lot of people out there, but i will say this, i think they're all quality candidates and the other thing to watch for this year, no one is going to win iowa with 30% of the vote. someone is going to win it with 20% of the vote. that's what's going to happen in state after state. you're going to see five

jane: there is a law called goldwater-nichols which was passed in the 1980's. the whole notion of this law is that by pooling people together, you have a better chance of ringing the best capabilities together. lisa: that is exactly right. jane: right over here, third row. :>> i was wondering if you could discuss the german attack on the mill, and do we have the right tools for that. lisa: you are on to that, and i alluded to it directly in my speech, which was the north korea attack that sony pictures entertainment is a game changer the cousin it was both destructive and co. are some. we saw in 2012 an attack, a destructive attack, on a large oil facility and producer. 30,000 computers just created and turned into bricks, basically. this is incredibly destructive obviously, and it has a huge impact on the bottom line. that is the thing, as i said in my speech, that is probably the most concerning to me, that and what i was going to say is another element of the struct of the cyber behavior, and that is manipulating and leaving an impact that makes us question

>> guest: the actual, official becoming a republican was 1964 but to support barry goldwater. my view, it was really the end point of something that began in 1948 when he emerged as the leader of the states' rights democrats and said, like so many southerners, we're the democrats. we didn't leave that group that had met in philadelphia. they left us. he supported eisenhower in '52; i believe he supported eisenhower in '56, was very cagey about what he was going to do in 1960 but he certainly spoke harshly about the platform in 1960. so, by the time you get to 1964, it was really the end point and also the culmination of continuing and growing discomfort as a senator, as harry dent said to me in the many hours we spent together talking about this, that for so long in the late '50s and '60s the senator was always the odd man out, not welcome at the table, so it was '64. c-span: in 1948 he ran for president on what ticket? >> guest: they called themselves the states' rights democrats. his vice presidential running mate was fielding wright, and, indeed, there is a little section i

what role did he have in the education, how do we get from 1964 where you have been educating very goldwater? i think the portion that you per trade and that he painted here is a critique of the foreign-policy. there is another aspect here in the way that they would say with the domestic policy and so the specific fee that i think you haven't discussed is that i think he was fighting hofstetter's american political tradition which is a progressive book that said it is a dangerous leftist experiment. do you think that he played an important role in developing an interpretation of the american political tradition characteristics of the claremont conservatism in the expression of 64 and 1980? >> first of all, having read hundreds of lectures and a seminar discussions i would say that he doesn't say much about the american political tradition. he praises the extent to which there is freedom of expression in america. he liked the supreme court outlawed. he liked the idea of the judicial review and something that seems to haunt him is how quickly the nazis but of course the help of carl schmitt ha

capital of barry goldwater, often called the father

wilson: i am pleased that congress today will honor a great american patriot, barry goldwater work a statue in national statuary hall of the u.s. capitol. on july 4 1963, i visited washington by bus for the first time to participate in the national draft goldwater rally. senator goldwater's legacy of promoting limited government, a strong national defense leading to victory in the cold war and protecting personal free dooms is more vital than ever. as a teenage republican, i lived the republican revolution he inspired. he helped transform the south from nonexistent or insignificant membership in 1963, culminating in 2014 with republican legislative majorities in all states from virginia to texas and oklahoma to arkansas. i am great -- grateful the southern republican revolution created an open process in south carolina work niki haley being the first female governor and allen wilson elected america's youngest attorney general. in concludes collusion, god bless our troops and may the president never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the gent

weapons system reform act of 2009, and before that dating back to the packard commission, and the goldwater nichols act. i began my own career in defense in connection with the implementation of the packard commission's recommendations. the issues and solutions change over time as technology and industry change. they extend from acquisition, which was high lated by the chairman and programs such as future combat systems and the presidential helicopter, which i canceled, i signed the cancellation orders for in 2009 to the ford aircraft carrier, which senator mccain also noted which was not satisfactorily solved and still not its overruns and i agree with the chairman in that regard, we got a lot of work to do. the issues and solutions for acquisition reform change over time as technology and industry change as i noted. they extend from acquisition, and this is important, to all other parts of the defense budget. force size compensation and training as well as equipment. if confirmed as secretary of defense, i pledge to make needed change in the pentagon but also to seek support from congress

over the last 35 years or so, they've told me whether it was gerald ford or richard nixon, when goldwater went down pennsylvania avenue, gerald ford, jimmy carter ronald reagan george h.w. bush bill clinton or george w. bush, there was a willingness on both sides of the aisle to get in a car together and go down pennsylvania and say, mr. president, you have usurped far too much power. we can't let you destroy the constitution any further. we are taking a stand, and we have missed that opportunity to act responsibly but fortunately it's not yet too late. this will act responsibly to say -- and if you don't know what irresponsibility is then look at judge hannon's opinion. he spells it out. this president didn't even have the gumption to write an executive order and sign it. he spoke his new amnesty law into being and then jae johnson did a memo. that took the power of congress away from us so the question on acting responsibly is, do we make that message clear we're not having laws spoken into being in this country and having some bureaucrat unelected, come around with a memo that undoes l

goldwater-nichols was passed in the 1980s created the joint structure we have with the chairman of the joint chiefs and the whole notion is pulling people together you have a better chance of bringing the best capabilities together. rightup here in the third row. >> claire casey. i designed to comment on the december attack. is this the beginning of a new beginning of the new arab cyber attack which is causing damage to particular people and does that change the game and do we have the right tools for that. >> you are onto something and i spoke critically to in my speech speech. the north korea attack on sony entertainment was a game-changer because it was both destructive and coercive. we saw in 2012 and attack, a destructive attack on saudi aramco a large oil facility. 30,000 computers turned into bricks basically. this is incredibly destructive. obviously and it has a huge impact on an economy's bottom line. that is the thing as i said in my speech that is probably the most concerning to me, that and what i would say is another element of destructive cyberbehavior. it manipulates le

if the republicans are crazy enough to nominate an ideologue like that -- >> a barry goldwater. >> and things look different. i do not think they will do that. >> i cannot imagine. hillary today, she would have them for breakfast. in a debate. with her range of experience, we have not touched, she was our senator after all. and she was a very good one. and having -- >> do not be so sure about the debates, they are hard to predict. >> mitt romney in the first debate. >> yes, but she did beat obama most of the time in 2008 but ted cruz -- i do not think he will get elected. this is from professors at harvard law school. one of the brightest students who ever went through harvard law school. >> what happened? [laughter] >> there is a tendency because he is so nuts to say he is not smart, that is not true. and in the debate, you could be effective and rand paul also has some political chops and is not to be underestimated. the history of the presidential campaigns i have covered over the last 35 years is because what you wish for. -- is be careful what you wish for. >> i think also it woul

if the republicans are crazy enough to nominate an ideologue like that -- >> a barry goldwater. >> exactlyand things look different. i do not think they will do that. >> i cannot imagine. hillary in a debate, she would have them for breakfast. with her range of experience, we have not touched on them she was , our senator after all. and she was a very good one. and having -- >> do not be so sure about the debates, they are hard to predict. we remember obama and the denver debate. >> mitt romney in the first debate. >> yes, but she did beatted cruz -- beat obama most of the time in 2008, but ted cruz for instance, i do not think he will be elected. this is from professors at harvard law school. one of the brightest students who ever went through harvard law school. >> what happened? >> there is a tendency because he is so nuts to say he is not smart, that is not true. and in the debate, you could be -- he could be effective and rand paul also has some political chops and is not to be underestimated. and the history of the presidential campaigns i have covered over the last 35 years is the c

weapons system reform act of 2009, and before that dating back to the packard commission, and the goldwater nichols act. i began my own career in defense in connection with the implementation of the packard commission's recommendations. the issues and solutions change over time as technology and industry change. they extend from acquisition, which was high lated by the chairman and programs such as future combat systems and the presidential helicopter, which i canceled, i signed the cancellation orders for in 2009 to the ford aircraft carrier, which senator mccain also noted which was not satisfactorily solved and still not its overruns and i agree with the chairman in that regard, we got a lot of work to do. the issues and solutions for acquisition reform change over time as technology and industry change as i noted. they extend from acquisition, and this is important, to all other parts of the defense budget. force size compensation and training as well as equipment. if confirmed as secretary of defense, i pledge to make needed change in the pentagon but also to seek support from congress

system acquisition reform act of 2009, and before that, dating back to the packard commission and the goldwater nickel act. i began my own career in defense in connection with the implementation of the packard commission's recommendations. the issues and solutions change over time as technology and industry change. they extend from acquisition which was highlighted by the chairman and programs like future combat systems and the presidential helicopter which i canceled, i signed the cancellation orders for in 2009, to the ford aircraft carrier, which senator mccain also noted, which was not satisfactorily solved and still not. it is overrun and i agree with the chairman in that regard. we have a lot of work to do. the issues and solutions for acquisition reform change over time as technology and industry change as i noted. they extend from acquisition. this is important to all other parts of the defense budget. for size, compensation, and training as well as equipment. if confirmed as secretary of defense, i pledge to make needed change in the pentagon, but also to seek support from congress bec

weapons system reform act of 2009, and before that dating back to the packard commission, and the goldwater nichols act. i began my own career in defense in connection with the implementation of the packard commission's recommendations. the issues and solutions change over time as technology and industry change. they extend from acquisition, which was high lated by the chairman and programs such as future combat systems and the presidential helicopter, which i canceled, i signed the cancellation orders for in 2009 to the ford aircraft carrier, which senator mccain also noted which was not satisfactorily solved and still not its overruns and i agree with the chairman in that regard, we got a lot of work to do. the issues and solutions for acquisition reform change over time as technology and industry change as i noted. they extend from acquisition, and this is important, to all other parts of the defense budget. force size compensation and training as well as equipment. if confirmed as secretary of defense, i pledge to make needed change in the pentagon but also to seek support from congress

unique in that we're 22 components but we're not weaved together like the department is under the goldwater nichols act. secretary jeh johnson released a memo shortly after i became commandant talking about unity of effort in the homeland department of security. how do we apply it to what are the most relevant threats viewed by the departmental level? we created three task forces. a joint task force east, which is led by vice admiral dean lee, who will be double hatted at the area commander focused on dhs equities maritime. his deputy will be a member from customs and border protection. there will be a joint task force west. that will be led from the border patrol, commander robert harris. his deputy will be a coast guard individual. then we'll have another joint task force for investigations, which is really getting into the criminal networks, led by immigrations and custom enforcement. his deputy will also be coast guard. so we're starting to turn dhs a little bit more peripheral by the creation of these task forces as we look at emerging threats, and then how do we apply -- resources wil

republicans are crazy enough to nominate an ideologue like that than something gets -- >> a barry goldwater. >> yeah, exactly. then things begin to look very very different. i don't personally think they're going to do that. >> i can not imagine. because hillary in a debate, she would just have them for breakfast. i mean with her range of experiences -- we haven't touched on she was our senator after all. and she was a very good one. and having -- >> don't be so sure about the debates. because they're very very hard to predict. i mean remember obama in the denver debate. i do -- >> she won't lose to mitt romney in the first debate, i would predict. >> yes, but -- and she did beat obama most of the time in 2008. but ted cruz, for instance and i don't think he's going to be elected, but he was one -- this is from professors at harvard law school. he's one of the brightest students who ever went through harvard law school. i think there is -- >> and a princeton undergraduate, i might add. >> i think there is a tendency because he's so nuts to just say he's not smart. that's not true. and in a

. >> a statue of the former arizona senator barry goldwater will be dedicated in the statuary hall. >> that will do it. "morning joe '80s starts right now. >>> 17 years is the longest i have ever in my life held a job by 16 years and five months in my heart i know it is time for someone else to have that opportunity and, no no no i'm not going to be here and try and sum up what this place has meant to me over the years. i couldn't do that. we have too much time. i have a myriad of people to thank. we will get to that over a period of time. i'm not going anywhere tomorrow. but this show doesn't deserve an even slightly restless host and neither to do you. i don't think i will miss being on television every day. i will miss coming here every day. >> it's hard to describe exactly what happened yesterday evening in terms of american popular culture. two of the most popular people in television news two of the most most well bound, two most well liked, two most well respected men both in their own ways stepped down. we will be talking about our good friend brian in a minute. le dropped the

kennedy and republican senator barry goldwater. it was for the first time that national television audiences got a chance to watch the two kennedy brothers and senator goldwater had a big impact on all of their careers. >> you can't tell us who we talk to besides you, mr. hopper and the other gentleman. i am asking you. >> you're the one who made the report to the committee and now we find that there are no records. he merely talk to you and the other gentleman involved. >> that investigation went on to about 1960 when robert kennedy became the campaign manager for his brother's presidential campaign. john f. kennedy declared it in this room and january 1960. >> senator john kennedy of massachusetts, democrat throws his hat in the ring at a press conference. >> i am today announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the united states. >> a lot of the staff of the president investigation, who during the day investigative mccarthy at night were in the back room plane to john f. kennedy's campaign and peter salinger and mary o'brien

goldwater is called the father of american conservatism.peakers reflect that his five terms as a u.s. senator from arizona, is presidential nomination, influence on ronald reagan. that is today at 5:15 eastern. >> leaders from the u.s. house of representatives and senate recently presented the congressional gold medal to the world war ii first special service force. the american-canadian special operations team was formed in 1942 and helped liberate much of europe. the military unit was made up of 1800 servicemen. both american and canadian veterans attended the event at the u.s. capitol. this program lasts about an hour. [applause]

capital of barry goldwater, often called the father of modern american conservatism. they reflected on his five terms as a republican u.s. senator from arizona, his presidential nomination, influence on president ronald reagan, and affinity for photography. this is about 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guest, arizona secretary of state members of the united state house representatives, members of united dates senate, and the speaker of the united dates house of representatives.

i stayed in senator barry goldwater's office ever since. i stayed there -- well, now it's my 35th year in senator goldwater's office. i consider it a matter of pride and i consider it a matter of pride to have served with him. with that, mr. president i yield the floor and suggest -- i see senators seeking recognition. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. rubio: mr. president i move to reconsider the previous vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: i move to lay it on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rubio: mr. president i ask to be recognized -- i ask -- are we in quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not in a quorum call. mr. rubio: i ask to be recognized to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: the senator from florida is recognized without objection. mr. rubio: thank you mr. president. i wanted to touch on two topics. the first is for the president to submit a request for authorization of use of f