we had unified democratic 1977.ment starting in conservatives continued to assault detente when jimmy carterresident. carter was the former georgia governor who defeated ford, again, on a campaign that was primarily about trust in government. that he wasargued willing to experiment, not orthodoxies of domestic policy but with foreign policy as well. beenreign policy had not his main concern during the campaign, but carter had the policiesy of of detente, although he placed more emphasis on the importance human rights than did gerald ford or richard nixon. the two wereieve incompatible. carter believed, for example, likein parts of the world latin america and africa, if the united states was more serious rights, the appeal of communism would diminish. in many in many respects, it was easier for conservatives of both parties to attack jimmy carter than it had been to go after ford or nixon, both of whom had pretty good conservative credentials. for neoconservative democrats, the sense of urgency was even greater, since they felt the future of their party was at stake. for right-wing conservati

but jimmy carter radically changed the democratic party. if you think about how the -- >> we will have more from this u.s. global leadership coalition on our website c-span. type that in the search bar homepage. house about to come in. live coverage here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the order. ll be in the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, dr. ron racy, geneva classical christian school, order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, dr. ron racy, geneva classical christian school, fai oaks anch, texas. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty, sovereign, creator, d eternal holy god, you have shown great kindness and mercy it all your people. let your ears be attentive and your eyes open to this prayer for your servants, these men and women of congress, who are your representatives of the people of this nation. may we remember that in the beginning you gave us this nation and the freedoms and abundant blessings we enjoy. confess our od, we since toward you. we have not obeyed the simplest of your commandments, to lov

jimmy carter was governor of georgia. >> by the same token, george washington was a very successful farmer. you know, which was a big business back in those days. so there's a -- >> good for you. he was a farmer, and f that point, harry truman, you know, he was a enhaberdasher. there were some who were very successful that were never senators or governors, never had an elected position like that exactly. abraham lincoln wasn't a governor, was never ase tor. there are some very impressive models that way. but business leaders have done well. michaebloomberg, of course, is mayor, which is the next toughest job after president is being mayor of new york city. d he certain very well and there are many business leaders who went into public service who were sucssful business leaders but even more renowned for their legacies in public service, like avrilan harr who ran the union pacific railroad and chester boelz, a great advertise r

starting with jimmy carter's election in 1926 we, as a country, still want people with experience in ernment but not in washington. that was part of carter's appeal as was governor ronald reagan and governor bill clinton as it was governor george w. bush. we were expense people but we are not part of that mess in washington. if you take the next iteration of this trend is someone who comes along and says i have no spirits in washington and i have no experience in government and that's a reason to vote for me. that is where we are now and as people are looking ahead to 2020 in talking about mark zuckerberg or oprah winfrey we may have more to look for two in that way but it's a way that understanding trump did not drop out of the sky. there's been a long-term three quarters of a century long trend which he has most recent manifestation. >> you watch this and other programs online at the tv .org. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am david and i'm with the washington examiner. we're here to talk to brad todd and 28, the authors of a great revolt. it is one heck of a book employing bot

i kind of compare it a little bit to jimmy carter. you couldn't think of two different people from a personality perspective than jimmy carter than donald trump, but jimmy carter radically changed the democratic party. if you think about how the democrats picked presidential candidates before that, it was mostly a back-room operation. where insiders decided who the candidate was going to be. jimmy carter went to iowa and said i'm going to win this caucus and when i do, you're going to have to pay attention to me, even though nobody was paying attention before. when he won, i remember i was a teenager, there was enormous joy about carter and how he was taking the imperial nature of the presidency away, opening it up to the people. there was this great sense of joy about it. but four years later, they kicked his rearend out in one of the biggest landslides in american history. so i think it's really iffy when someone really radically changes the nature of their party as carter did in 76, as trump did here in 2016, to try to judge now wh

>> first of all, i think the joke was jimmy carter-- i did a jimmy carter impersonation.carter, because billy was an alcoholic, his brother. >> stephen: yeah, billy beer. >> right, billy beer. so i did a joke, like, jimmy carter singing "you light up my life." and it was like, "so many nights, me and my brother billy would sit on the porch waiting for somebody to bring us some peanuts and beer." and that was like my thing. ( laughter ) it was much funnier in the third grade. i mean, it was killin' in the third grade. ( applause ) like, if you was nine years old, you'd be on the ground right now. >> stephen: now, in third grade, you were not jamie foxx. in the third grade, if i'm not wrong, you were eric marlon bishop. >> word up. >> stephen: okay. ( laughter ) >> word up. word up, stephen. where does jamie foxx come from? >> listen, man, you know doing stand-up, like, when i got to l.a., there was a open mic night. so i put my name down, erik bishop, i go up, have a great set, standing ovation, right. i went back for the next few weeks, they wouldn't let me back up, becau

how do you think -- and i kw you're still in touch with jimmy carter, how do you think he's reactingections between rush gentleman and the trump campaign. >> one of the reasons for his tion was because of watergate 37 he put together special c laws and interestingly and revealingly, the first instance in which the special council law was his own chief of staff, what turned out to be charges about snorting cocaine. carter never criticized it, he respected the institutions of government, he respected the justice department, he respected the independence of the special council. and that is a sharp contrast, addition. in many ways, he's the antithesis of the way this administration is being conducted. he really respected the institutions of government, he a apeeled to the better angels. didn't divide us, stokeover answers, while he was for lean government, his government believed the government had a role to play. >> summit the camp david accords between israel and egypt. leading to a peace treaty between israel and egypt. now president trump has an oric summit with the leader of north k

literally as the white house was having meetings talking about these options what to do jimmy carter met with kim il sung and people song suggested that there was a conversation to be had a negotiation to be had about north korea's future to relations with you know the states. as they say of the pope so you're someone blinked. the rest was history. the crisis was resolved at least for the time being. interline nine hundred ninety four kim il sung. the man who had served as north korea's great leader for more than four decades. now became the eternal president. just your idea. he was succeeded by his son kim jong il. meanwhile north korea and washington continued formal talks in geneva on new kit issues the u.s. delegation was led by senior diplomat robert gallucci. agree to freeze the operation of its current nuclear reactors in exchange for new light water reactors that would be provided by a consortium of states including the us. the new reactors could be used to produce energy but not weapons grade plutonium. to go shooting objective and nine hundred ninety four was to stop a plut

and donald trump, but jimmy carter radically changed the democratic party. if you think about how the democrats picked presidential candidates before that, it was mostly a back room operation where insiders decided who the candidate was going to be. jimmy carter one term governor from georgia went to iowa and said, i'm going to win this caucus and when i do you'll have to pay attention to me even though nobody was paying attention to him before. when he won -- i remember, i was a teenager that there was enormous joy about carter and how he was changing -- taking the imperial nature of the president away, opening it up to the people. there was this great sense of joy about it. by four years later, they kicked his rear end out in one of the biggest landsles in american history. i think it's really iffyhen someone really radically changes the nature of their party as carter did in '76 as trump did hear in 2016 to try to judge now what going to happen. i'll tell you this, i don't feel proprietary about my party. i'll end it with that. i don't feel like my ideas

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first to introduce nuclear weapons into the middle east that's not true that's simply not true jimmy carter said in two thousand and eight you had them and he said in two thousand and fourteen you had between one hundred fifty and three hundred warheads who say it's all jimmy carter. and he said no i wish to macarthur the very best i'm not sure that he knew what he was talking about in two thousand and fourteen and i don't think that he was aware of any. facts regarding the israeli. nuclear capabilities or the lack of them in any time he said it he said many things that they didn't agree with he doesn't know and i don't know so i can't confirm it u.s. intelligence was convinced by nine hundred seventy five according to declassified documents in washington that even though they refused to tell this to congress that you had nuclear weapons by nine hundred seventy four they want me to argue with what was said in one nine hundred seventy five when they knew it was going to react that long ago long ago look there were so many and nonsense story states were spread about israel and about israel ca

but jimmy carter radically changed the democratic party. if you think about how the -- >> we will have more from this u.s. global leadership coalition on our website c-span. type that in the search bar homepage. house about to come in. live coverage here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the order. ll be in the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, dr. ron racy, geneva classical christian school, order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, dr. ron racy, geneva classical christian school, fai oaks anch, texas. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty, sovereign, creator, d eternal holy god, you have shown great kindness and mercy it all your people. let your ears be attentive and your eyes open

teddy roosevelt, jimmy carter and we're proud of it. there's been a lot of fundamental great things tapsed in the confines of this building. we're very proud of all of the owboys of yet year and the heritage. that's a common misbleach that every cowboy was an angelo american but it wasn't just a white cowboy. there were african-american cowboys, mexican cowboys, all different kinds. it was a belting pot. their sparne influence had a lot to go with cowboys. vaccaros would come from the northern states of mexico and they would start ranching in south fks and they'd do a lot of work with the cat barnes that will be had been in south texas for quite a while. one of the most famous ones was big oup boy by the name of elt. -- picts. he made his claim to fame bulldogging that steer, biting him by the lips, falling back yards with him. the stock show was on the banks of the trinity river but then as it grew and became more top already -- popular, they needed a place to do it. so we have the -- i think it was 0 or 90 days it took to complete the

steve: because you wrote, right in the book, not only his tenure but his agreement to become jimmy carter's running mate, the deal between mondale and carter included three major requirements. unimpeded access to the president, the same access to classified material as the president, and unimpeded institutional responsibilities. you indicated he wanted a west wing office, which he got, and a weekly lunch with the president, which he also got. kate: absolutely. and want to -- walter mondale is fascinating. i interviewed every living vice president, all six of them including him, and he actually -- i learned he called the german ambassador at one point and apologized on behalf of the united states, when president trump did not shake chancellor merkel's hand. so this is somebody who is very much aware of what is going on, still very attuned to american politics, and watching, kind of surprised that the turn that the political landscape has taken. steve: and you you paint a picture of the relationship between john kennedy and lyndon johnson, and how that changed when kennedy became the nominee.

you write not only in the book that his tenure as vice president but his agreement to become jimmy carter's running mate quote, the deal between mondale and carter included three major requirements: automated access to the present, the same access to cluster material as the president, and unimpeded institutionalist possibility. he also wanted a west wing office and you got and wanted a weekly lunch the president which he also got. >> guest: absolutely. what are mondale is fascinating. he i interviewed all six of them according vice president mondale and he i learned he had the german ambassador at one point and apologized on behalf of of the united states when president trump did not shake chancellor angela merkel's hand. this is someone who is very much aware of what is going on and still very attuned to american politics and watching and surprised at the turn that political landscape has taken. >> host: you paint a picture of the relationship between john kennedy and lyndon johnson and when he became the nominee and with regard to price president biden who was senior to barack obama, you

starting with jimmy carter's election in 1976, the country still wanted people with experience in government but not in washington. that was part of carter's appeal as it was governor ronald reagan, governor bill clinton, governor george w. bush, we were experienced people but not part of the mess in washington. the next iteration of this trend is somebody who comes along and says i have no experience in washington and i have no experience in government and that is a reason to vote for me. that is sort of where we are now as people are looking ahead to 2020 and talking about mark zuckerberg or oprah winfrey, it is a way of understanding trump didn't just drop out of the sky. there has been a long-term almost 3-quarter century trend of which he is kind of the most recent manifestation. >> you can watch this and other programs online@booktv.org. >> booktv is on twitter and facebook and we want to hear from you, tweet us twitter.com/booktv or post a comment on our facebook page, facebook.com/booktv. >> what has happened now is every single group in america feels threatened, not just blacks and

although at the time jimmy carter's inauguration in 1977 came to represent the culmination of these humanrights activist efforts at tank with a longer view from "from selma to moscow" offers in its -- have struck ever that -- because in the years of the terrorist attacks of september 11 it has been revealed the place of human rights in u.s. foreign policy remain contested. this is because not only does united states increasingly collaborate with oppressive governments of the objective five fighting international terrorism but the country became an abuser of human rights. although considerable progress has been made the united states no longer tortures or operates covert presence abroad. many troubling policies remained whether it's rendition indefinite detention at guantÁnamo cuba. similarly if officials continued to downgrade the place of human rights and foreign-policy think it will undermine our standing internationally and endanger u.s. troops. .. >> they asserted the united states should be the world leader in promoting human rights. the institutionalization of human rights which i d

doubtless jimmy carter. >> numerous and more politically aware are crazy. sun. not just for the benefit of their own physical condition, but for basic human rights. the passion for freedom is on the rise. tapping this new spirit, there can be no more ambitious task for america to undertake. >> it might seem a little odd. i was considered quite revolutionary at the time. no one started judging how countries were when it came to human rights or addressing the concern within their own country. president carter, the white house years poster that. stuart eisenstadt come a good friend of the president and of course his chief domestic policy adviser among many other things drinking right now. can you check for returning. i appreciate it. >> always a pleasure. neil: let me get your take on donald trump and i know i'm mixing issues here. similar to what president carter was trying to be one human rights. these were i wouldn't say taboo issues. people knew they were issues, but they didn't raise down the way jimmy carter did >> we have the support and the human right

damn thing without the approval of their sugar daddy even the carter center and former president jimmy carter believe that america has been transformed to an oligarchy a small corrupt elite group control the country without much input from the people here's a rare photo of that group of elite men are. not the most attractive group of felons and the whigs aren't really doing any justice are the rulers need the myth that we're a democracy to give us the illusion of control speaking of illusion of control myth number seven we have an accountable and legitimate voting system. did he man during voter purging data mining broken active polling push polling superdelegates elect or about black box machine voter id suppression provisional ballots super bag dark money third party banner from the debate into corporate body that stand for the same goddamn pile of bad it got at a particular. one sided. like a legit analyze it does not. know we have what a lot of harvard study called the worst election system in the western world the other seed is never seen with what a parent has a like a baby car seat in

the country has been hugged close — jimmy carter and madeleine albright were two who tried — and been rules but he may have found a like—minded personality in the character of kim jong—un. could that be enough to make this time a success? 0ur diplomatic editor, mark urban, is here. talk us through today, what has it looked and felt like? you used the marriage metaphor, i was thinking of those muhammad ali fights in the 70s promoted as the rumble in thejungle and the thrilla in manila and this is the singapore sizzler. we saw the prizefighters earlier, donald trump sparring

also these things tend to either confirm people's opinion -- jimmy carter by the time 1978 rolled aroundhe had a bad reputation as being weak. they looked what he did with anwar sadat and said that's owe oh that doesn't move me deeply. it was worthy of a nobel peace prize and set these two nations, egypt and israel on a path that for the last several decades have been more productive than leading up to camp david. but these things do tend to have some electoral performance. as steve hadley said, this confirms the view of donald trump as a disrupter. the previous four presidents refused to give kim jong-un's father and grandfather what they wanted, a summit meeting where the president stood on the same level of north korea and the president decided to do it the other way. we'll see how it works out after a long period of time. we shouldn't have it to have a huge impact in the fall. maybe move his numbers up a point or two. the proof will be in the pudding and the pudding will take some time to cook. >> neil: we have some months until the mid-terms. i'm reminding of other big events. ronal

of recovery is when jimmy carter's unemployed. that was one of his themes. it's eerily similar. e left-wing knesset felt the carter had the best economy could get and within a year and a half of reagan taking office he began to exclusively change everything. we are doing the same thing here. i think it's very hard to make the argument that you could say we'd still be a 2% growth and obama did ring us out with the long period of one or 2% growth so what's the difference in revenue and what's the difference in job creation between 2% growth in what's currently happening. trump claims he has added $7 trillion. his policies have added $7 trillion with policies. it's much more fun to say, i had $7 trillion. it's just a style he has which i think he learned very on early on as an entrepreneur. it's going to be very hard to argue that if this continues then again we have a lot of things to make -- to do to make this continue but if it continues i think what you'll see is kanye west which is at what point do we get to this? i'm confident that if they work out an agreement in singapore an

eastern on q&a. 2018span's coverage of commencement addresses continues with former president jimmy carter at liberty university, school founded by conservative pastor jerry falwell. devos atlowed by betsy ave maria university. and mark meadows at patrick and -- henry college and keisha bottoms at georgia tech. he can find all the commencement speeches we have covered at our website. [applause] mr. carter: thank you very much. i enjoyed that very much. i want to say anybody here who does not believe in prayer, just look at the rain coming down. if it hadn't been for prayer, i think we hadn't have had rain this morning. thank you for that. for dr. hawkins who is retiring now of this great university and secretary carson who is here who i have admired for longtime. the president and all of his family, to the students who are graduating, to the parent to -- the parents who have supported them, and all the rest of you, this is a wonderful crowd. jerry told me before we came here that it is even bigger than it was last year. [applause] i do not know if president trump will admit that or not. i'

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and a recovery is when jimmy carter is unemployed. and that was one of his themes and it's very eerily similar. the left convinced themselves that the carter had the best economy you could get. and within a year and a half of reagan taking office, we began to explosively change everything. you have seen the sage thing here remember it's very hard to make the argument that you could say, look, we's still by at 2% growth and obama did bring is out with a long perio of one or two percent growth. fine. so what is the difference in revenue and what is the difference in job creation between 2% growth and what is currently happening? and trump claims that he is added $7 trillion, his poll sits have add $7 trillion, although being trump you wouldn't qualify with policies because it's so much more fun to say issue added $7 trillion. and next month i'm adding five more. learned very early on as anch he entrepreneur and a s, marker. but i think it's going to be very hard to argue -- if this continues -- again, we had a lot of things to do to make

i think back to jimmy carter who during his campaign said earnestly, i'll never lie to you.s in office, every day was could you trap him in any single lie and that would invalidate this earnest claim he made. so it's just an entirely different univany other things. >> and, ron, is there a conditioning going on with the trump voter that is still the trump voter? therely trump voters who are no longer trump voters, aren't going to vote for him again. but they are being told every day, certainly by us and by other segments of the news media, that what the president said is untrue. does that feel to them like some sort of attack on their own judgment where they develop the same defensiveness that donald trump has on the same point? >> yeah. i mean i think i agree with james' three theories of why trump lies, but there's now a fourth that you've raised, which is kind of the autocrat signature, which is he lies, and you he'slying, and he knows you know he's lying. and he lies because he's trying to tell you he can get away with it, and no one can do anything about it. now he's als

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i think he felt that jimmy carter -- some of the passages i have read, he wished he would speak more passionately in his speeches. jim wright was a very good orator, and he felt this was a very important skill for a politician to have. sometimes i think he felt hard speeches-- carter's were lacking in passion. he did like reagan, and he mentions in that previous assets that his skill as an actor helped him in public speaking. that was someone -- he was not on the same political page as reagan, but he recognized a good orator when he saw one. -- signatureches pieces of legislation that jim name. was for bear his we have a lot of papers in his congressional collection related to the development and passage and public reaction to the wright amendment. especially if you live in the dfw area, you are very familiar with this because it had a big impact on air travel in the state. but the right amendment did -- what the wright amendment did was try to improve traffic into the airport. it was a new airport and they want to build it as the main airport of the area. had a majormendment impact