. >> senator fienstein? >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, my words are said this morning with considerable disappoi disappointment. i have great respect for you, mr. chairman, and most of my colleagues on the other side so let me begin with some history. [laughter] >> some of those on the other side would say the same thing about their side. [laughing] >> let me begin with some history. no supreme court seat has been kept vacant by senate in action for over a year since the civil war. i think it is important to realize what that means in terms of history and a four to four court. first some history. 155 years ago last week, march 4, 1861, president lincoln delivered his first inaugural address here at the capitol building. lincoln had won the election in november. as we all know, the nation was about to enter years of brutal civil war. lincoln closed his inaugural by appealing to avoid the bitter conflict that was to come. he said and i quote we are not enemies but friends. we must not be enemies. though passion may have been strai

fienstein, aye. mr. johnson, aye. mr.ono, aye. >> the c-span city tour this weekend takes you to montgomera, alabama. >> he showed you a house that was a turning point. this was house was a regrouping stage and it wasn't the place where you will find scott and zelda engaged in indom domestic activities. they were planning their next move. >> and what happens in the 1958 campaign walt really does try to reach out to the racial moderate and campaign for the poor and working class albaman's. and gets the support of the naacp but loses unfortunately to john paterson by a large margin. he is devastated. all wallace wants to be is governor and he is really upset by this loss and considers it is a failing. so, you know, when people ask him what the takeaway from the 1958 campaign he said i tried to talk about good roads, schools and progressive and no one listened. but when i talked about segregation everybody stopped and started listening. >> watch the c-span city tour saturday at noon and sunday at three on c-span3. visit citi