stte in today's republican party that even ronald reagan is not ideologically pure enough for today's republican party. my own feeling on that and this is something i try and describe is reagan is incredibly good at figuring out exactly where he needs to be as a conservative to get elected. i think the difference, and this is partly what made it an effective political leader, starting in the 60's is at the same time as he is focused on what does he have to do to win the support of his fellow conservatives, he is always asking himself, how do we sell this to a broader and broader audience? and it starts really early in his political career. he was involved in old waters 1964 campaign against johnson, he was the cochair it the california campaign and california was of course a very important state in the 1964 presidential primaries where there is this sort of final definitive showdown between goldwater and nelson rockefeller to be the republican nominee that year. it is a very bloody fight. after they finish that campaign, there is a victory party for goldwater, the goldwater campaign t

ron paul and ronald reagan. i think he compares to ron paul in that ron paul is a very straightforward speaker who doesn't really care what the press thinks, but he just speaks from his heart about his ideas. it is his downfall, it was part of barry's downfall, but also reagan-like in that the core of his ideas that barry ran on, reagan later implemented, but he just had -- you know, reagan had a smoother style. he was mr. hollywood. he, not only did he not have a tin ear, but he had that wonderful smile and people loved him and he made people laugh. but he ran, basically, on the same ideas that goldwater did and brought over, you know, won in a landslide. so sometimes when rick says that people didn't like barry's ideas or weren't ready for them. i don't really think that is a very fair assessment. i think the assassination played the key role at that time. i think the poor messaging that barry did was a factor, but i don't think it was the ideas. i think it was the timing and the way that the ideas were sold.

eastern the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. then at 10:30 a.m. eastern the second debate between george h.w. bush and michael dukakis and at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, john f. kennedy's 1960s speech on church and state followed by ronald reagan's 1966 the myth of the great society speech. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> up next on american history tv, a june 1944 newsreel from the office of war information. it includes stories about the 1944 presidential election. the fall of mussolini and franklin roosevelt signing the g.i. bill. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the city of chicago is the scene of the 1944 republican national convention. signs everywhere welcome delegates gathered to nominate a republican candidate for president. governor bricker of ohio who was nominated candidate for vice president and here is senator taft from ohio prominent among the delegates. the nomination of new york's governor dewey was conceded almost before the convention opened. ♪ ♪ congressman martin, permanent chairman of t

one of his principles was, people think that ronald reagan is a bigot, they fear that ronald reagan isa bigot but they might have sympathy with his ideas, they might even harbor a little bigotry themselves, so the most important thing they had to do about that was to convince all voters supporting ronald reagan was not an act of bigotry. the way they realized they could do that was a template that all republican campaigns have repeated since, in which in fact the trump campaign repeated in spades last week at their convention, which is to speak as often as possible for african american audiences and have as many african-americans as possible speak on his behalf. that this was not an attempted outreach for black loaders but an outreach toward what we would now call suburban moderate. that was why when they decided where they were going to open their general election campaign they decided to do it before the urban league. the big african-american mainstream civil rights organization, in fact, probably the most moderate of all the civil rights organization. but there was a scheduling snaf

ron paul and ronald reagan.hink he compares to ron paul and that ron paul is a very straightforward speaker who does not really care what the press thinks, but he just speaks from his heart about his ideas. it is his downfall. it was part of barry's downfall. also reagan likened that the core of his ideas that barry goldwater ran on ronald reagan letter implemented. ronald reagan had a smoother style. he was mr. hollywood. he had that wonderful smile and people loved him and he made people laugh. he ran basically on the same ideas that barry goldwater did and it brought one in a landslide. sometimes when people say people did not like barry goldwater's ideas are there were not ready for them, i do not think that was a fair assessment. i think the assassination plan a key role at that time. i think the poor messaging barry goldwater barry did was a factor. i don't think it was the ideas. i think it was the way they were sold. >> >> i think the liberal congressman from illinois speaks with equal forthrightness. >>

between ronald reagan and walter mondale. watch and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> the presidents. available in paper back. hard cover and ebook from public affairs. presents biographies of every president. inspired by conversations with noted historians about the leadership skills that make for a successful presidency. as the americans go to the polls next month to decide who should lead our country, this goes into perspectives into the lives and events that forged each leadership style. to learn more about all of our presidents, visit c-span.org sla /presidents and order your copy today. >>> in 1976, former california governor ronald reagan challenged president gerald ford with the republican nomination. up next on american history tv, president ford's acceptance speech at the convention after narrowing defeating ronald reagan. >>> delegates and i am honored by your nomination, and i accept it. with pride, with gratitude and with the total will to win a great victory for the american people. [ appla

eastern the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. then at 10:30 a.m.the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> coming up on american history tv a newsreel from the u.s. office of war information with the results of the 1944 presidential election when fdr won an unprecedented fourth term. ♪ ♪

president trump is a conservative probably the most pro-life president and american history and ronald reagan obviously was the 1st leader of the pro-life movement in america if you look at his efforts to try to secure our borders that's something that i've been fighting for for decades lowering taxes slashing regulations that is going to be the legacy of this president not to mention putting 3 supreme court justices that are constitutionalists on the supreme court and 300 constitution with john. courts across the country i think he has the definition of a conservative president and he has a populist just like ronald reagan was a popular and he you ran is a populist i will give you that he ran as a populist ok but jim you know before i go to chris here but the chamber of commerce is into endorsee joe biden ok shot no he said no but you do mention all the culture stuff ok that's not securing the border that's not your legal orders and stopping illegal immigration is not a cultural thing it's not the alpha and omega of being and served here ok let me go to chris because chris has left the g.o.p

eastern, the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. then at 10:30 a.m. eastern, the second debate between george h.w. bush and michael dukakis. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "reel america" kennedy's speech on church and state followed by ronald reagan's 1966 the myth of great society speech. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> next on american history tv, a biographical film produced by dwight eisenhower's 1952 xain. this film was shown in movie theaters and distributed to civic organizations. ♪ through 20 years of wavering and wandering through hot and cold wars through corruption and s cynicism the american people have hungered for integrity wisdom and courage. >> we sought a leader of the people. >> a man raised to leadership by the people. >> a leader whose whole life has been spent for the people. >> a sturdy, humble heir to the respect and the affection all peoples felt. such a man is general ike, dwight d. eisenhower, the man from abilene. never in history have so many americans known so much about the very essence of one man. >> 100

ronald reagan. >> they needed each other. they made each other possible. and they played on the world stage together very well. >> i vague reagan do solemnly swear -- >> almost 30 years later, nancy holds the bible as her husband is sworn in. it is the first inauguration to be held on the west side of the capitol closer to california. >> i will to the best of my ability -- >> it was very glamorous and very hollywood. >> all these social people with their fur coats and their big jewelry. i think something like 700 corporate and private jets landed over the weekend. >> she wanted him in a morning suit and she was in a very expensive dress. so yeah, it might have been a little overdone but nancy did it her way. >> watching the new first lady so comfortable and elegant on the world stage, few could imagine how far she had traveled to get here. >> nancy was born in 1921 in flushing, queens. >> her mother was an actress named edith luckette. her father was kenneth robins. a sort of aimless car salesman. >> they divorced when she was quite small. the mother strugg

i am ronald reagan speaking for general electric trick. >> in 1954 two years into their marriage, reagan have the have the show called general electric trick theater. >> once upon a time there was a girl and a boy who fell in love with her. >> you know, nancy, we'll see patty later on. >> it was meant to be the show house for general electric appliances and lights and everything. we had more switches and gadgets in that house than could you shake a stick at. most of which we never used. >> it is too complicated for me but do i know that our heat pump is amazing and wonderful. >> my sister had more of the ge commercial. >> there is another one you ought to know. >> i got a little more of the crest toothpaste commercial. >> come meet the younger members of the reagan family. >> i'm patty. >> now the reagans have a new family home. but nancy is disappointed to find it needs a little work. >> floors and doors needed refinishing, the plumbing system needed repair. >> there was a lot of mold on the walls in the private residence. >> some of the curtains were rotted through from the sun. >> it

[applause] ronald reagan: the trust is where it belongs -- in the people. the responsibility to live up to that trust is where it belongs, in their elected leaders. that kind of relationship, between the people and their elected leaders, is a special kind of compact. 360 years ago, in 1620, a group of families dared to cross a mighty ocean to build a future for themselves in a new world. when they arrived at plymouth, massachusetts, they formed what they called a "compact" -- an agreement among themselves to build a community and abide by its laws. this single act -- the voluntary binding together of free people to live under the law -- set the pattern for what was to come. a century and a half later, the descendants of those people pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to found this nation. some forfeited their fortunes and their lives, none sacrificed honor. four score and seven years later, abraham lincoln called upon the people of all america to renew their dedication and their commitment to a government of, for, and by the people.

we will show the only debate from 1980 jimmy carter and former california governor ronald reagan. they fielded questions from journalists on military spending, inflation, inner cities and the iran hostage crisis. then from 1984, the second and final debate from ronald reagan and former vice president robert mondale. watch tonight starting at 8 pm eastern. enjoy american history tv this weekend every weekend on c-span 3. in 1976 former california governor challenge gerald ford for the republican nomination, up next on american history tv, president ford's acceptance speech at the convention after narrowly defeating reagan. >> i am honored by your nomination and i accept it. [applause] with pride, with gratitude and a total will to win a great victory for the american people. we will wage a winning campaign in every region of this country from the snowy banks of minnesota to the sandy plains of georgia. [applause] we can see not a single state, we concede not a single vote. this evening, i am proud to stand before this great convention as the first incumbent president since dwight t

former secretary of state condoleezza rice participate in the ronald reagan educational foundation summit. she talked about racial inequality, trust in government and political stability. elex: i am so lucky to be joined by the woman you see in the other panel who needs no introduction. the former secretary of state is now the director of the hoover institute of stanford university, doctor condoleezza rice. i'm so glad to have this opportunity to talk with you for the next 35, 40 minutes. on behalf of the reagan institute. i'm really honored to be part of today's conversation and you have this chance to speak with doctor rice. i have to start on a personal note though. we are living in such a stressful time, how are you doing? how are you holding up? where are you right now? >> i am in california. and i am doing just fine. like most workers i am able to work from home. although i did hear very funny line the other day, i'm not sure from working at home or living at work. i'm finding this time when i am actually pretty productive. i able to do almost everything remotely. i tried to keep up

eastern the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale, then at 10:30 a.m..w. bush and michael dukakis and at 4:00 p.m. eastern, the reel america the 1960s speech on church and state, followed by ronald reagan's 1966 myth of the great society speech. exploring the american story. watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. ♪ ♪

eastern, the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. then at 10:30 a.m.the second debate between george h.w. bush and michael dukakis. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "reel america" kennedy's speech on church and state followed by ronald reagan's 1966 the myth of great society speech. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> next on american history tv, a biographical film produced by dwight eisenhower's 1952 xain. this film was shown in movie theaters and distributed to civic organizations.

eastern, the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. at 10:30 a.m. eastern, the second debate between george h w bush and michael dukakis. at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, john f. kennedy's 1960 speech on church and state, followed by ronald reagan's 1966 the myth of the great society speech. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> the senate judiciary committee has been a to consider the nomination of supreme court nominee amy coney barrett. c-span.org has every minute of the confirmation hearings, including this moment with nebraska senator ben sasse. -- miserable cheaters -- i think all baseball fans know the houston astros cheat, they steal signs, they bang on cans, they have done a bunch of miserable things historically and deserve to

there are elements of it that can be manufactured to produce a certain political effect. >> after ronald reagan was shot in 1981 the white house released a photo showing him standing with nancy reagan, propping out a nurse holding a machine connecting to a test tube and never revealing how close he came to dying. 100 years ago woodrow wilson suffered from the flu and partially paralyzed by a stroke. his wife shielding that from the public, essentially serving as president until the end of his term. fdr stricken by polio tried to hide his wheelchair from view jfk suffered from add son's disease. why does it matter the president has so much power, especially over national security, the public needs to know whether he or she is up to it. lester >> andrea mitchell tonight, thank you. >>> as the white house dealt with this crisis joe biden campaigned in michigan today, calling the president's illness a bracing reminder of the seriousness of the pandemic garrett haake tonight on a presidential contest reshaped once again. >> reporter: tonight joe biden back on the campaign trail in battleground michi

ronald reagan, i think is probably the standard there. she's famous for saying is hard work never killed anybody but i always say what take a chance? the idea that presidents are ordinary people who can make jokes about their own narrative, one of the narratives about ronald reagan, he was particularly engaged as president so when you can make jokes like this about yourself, you send an effective message. donald trump doesn't even try, i don't think, to do this. he doesn't appear at the white house correspondents dinner with so many comments have been made over the years and he's not willing to engage in anything other than back and forth and insult with saturday night live in terms of the way he is treated the so i do think that is a dynamic that is really important in our political system. it is important politicians do not think too highly of themselves and is also important we do not think too highly of them so i think the most effective political humor is not late-night comics but the president themselves reminding everyone, as well

the first time i came back to the library was 1995, i was an intern at the ronald reagan presidential library. richard orton smith, the director of the reagan library brought me down. john taylor was running things down here and john showed us around. i will never forget it. it was wonderful to be here. and then it came again in 2007 with the release of the eisenhower book. sandy quinn was kind enough to have me come down. and then of course in 2010, once the book was out, i began and once the book was inked and i was able to research it, i began going through the files and spent a few months here doing the research. it has been amazing. when i first started doing this really an, is there audience for this? is there a market for this? does anyone care? we were the number one new arrival ahead of bill o'reilly. it was awesome. i did an interview and the interviewer was a sports guy and he spent 15 minutes walking me through the post presidency and reagan and gorbachev and yeltsin and clinton and at the end i , said, i really appreciate you being on and you said, nixon is one of the mos

and then the second debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale.merican history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> the presidents. available in paper back. hard cover and ebook from public affairs. presents biographies of every president. inspired by conversations with noted historians about the leadership skills that make for a successful presidency. as the americans go to the polls next month to decide who should lead our country, this goes into perspectives into the lives and events that forged each leadership style. to learn more about all of our presidents, visit c-span.org sla /presidents and order your copy today. >>> in 1976, former california governor ronald reagan

well, it was a very important to ronald reagan, back in 1981, to ronald reagan, back in 1981, to demonstrateen he did that, right? in fact, television when he did that, right? infact, it television when he did that, right? in fact, it happened so quickly after the assassination attempt, three minutes, but he arrived at the hospital, he was doing it mostly to send a message to those around him. like, ican message to those around him. like, i can do this. and then, as we know, he got into the hospital and managed to walk 35 feet before he collapsed like a deadweight into the arms of his agents. and we learned he had been shot and nearly killed. reagan lost more than half his blood that day and a bullet was extracted just one inch from his heart. but to your point about it being important for donald trump to be seen walking to the helicopter, it goes, actually, to the next day after reagan had been shot, after he had been shot, he had to sign a dairy bill, and it is kind of crazy, dairy bill, but if he didn't sign the bill it wouldn't go into effect, and they were desperate to make sure he coul

mondale they propose the quarantine, not ronald reagan. [applause] country'sring this long respect for the role of international law, it wasn't right for the united states to be involved in harming the min ers of nicaragua and similarly allowed the world court to not adjudicate. vice pres. bush: i support what we are doing. it was supported by congress under the law. my only regret is that the aide for the contras, those people that are fighting, we call them freedom fighters. they want to see democracy perfected in nicaragua. my understand from this assault on covert action that nowhere in the world would we do something that was considered just off base when mrs. ferrero said she would never support it, which he never supported if the violation of human rights was so great and support was necessary for freedom fighters. yes, we are for the contras. everyone who is not for this, everyone who wants to let the sandinista government prevail just like castro did, the .ontras are not -- less than 5% of the contras .upported some osha --samosa

donald trump loses that you'll see the republican party go back to saying, we're the party of ronald reagan. you know, reagan has been kind of downplayed by donald trump. he was really the golden person of the republican party and suddenly he seems second tier but without donald trump, and you're seeing senator sasse doing the same thing, basically reclaiming the rebranded republican party for 2021 as a conservative party of ronald reagan. but wasting your vote like he's doing and bragging about it, i don't find what hogan did all that impressive. >> douglas brinkley and mark mckinnon, thanks for being here. hats off to you two. good to have you here. >>> all right, after a chaotic first debate, a presidential health crisis, a controversial debate cancellation, a competing town hall, joe biden and donald trump will face off one last time. it's the final presidential debate coming up with special live coverage starting thursday and that's thursday night at 7:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> this just in. an update on stimulus talks. cnn just learning senate republicans will hold a vote on a stand

like you i heard you mention about the young man and working for ronald reagan. i didn't get the chance to work in the administration but i was a foot soldier and the reagan revolution and when i was just a young guy and was a delegate to the convention in 80 and 84. i was a chairman of youth for reagan and i got the chance to serve on one of the inaugural committees and it was somebody i greatly admired and i talked often about lly worked. he had a positive vision for america but also really believed in bipartisanship and was willing to work across the aisle to come up with solutions three and i remember the great relationship he had with o'neill when he was speaker of the house area and they had a really good rapport and they would have meals together. they would share a beer together and talk outtheir differences . it had a lot to do with my whole outlook on politics. being governor of maryland is the first thing i've ever r been elected to. i didn't spend my career in elected office. i spent most of my career in the private sector as a small businessman but i

schools and communities first is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> she was ronald reagan's r, his sharpest negotiator, his lifelong protector. tonight the c thnk n original series looks at the life of nancy reagan. reagan carries an unprecedented 49 states in the '84 election. and nancy's eye turns towards securing his legacy. >> in 1997 i asked her is there some area you felt you have an effect? and she said, no, no, ronny knew exactly what he wanted to do from the moment he was elected. and then she paused and very, very softly added, well, maybe the whole russian thing. and i was, like, the whole russian thing? you mean the main thing of his administration? >> joining us now ron reagan, son of the former president and first lady. thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> your mother is kreded as being so instrumental she was often called the brains of the operation. what was the dynamic like in private with your family growing up? >> unaffected affection. my mother and father really just loved each other. they couldn't keep their hands off each other.

ronald reagan is delivering leadership. ronald reagan we will sandy: congresswoman ferraro, one minute rebuttal. rep. ferraro: i think what i will have to do is start correcting the vice president's statistics. there are 6 million more people who have jobs, which is, in the prior administration with all of old their problems, they created 10 million jobs. the the housing interest rates great during this administration great for housing for middle-class americans was 14.5%. under the prior administration, with all their problems, the will you average rate was 10.6%. if you take a look at the number i will of people living in poverty as a result of this administration, 6 million people, 500,000 people knocked off disability rolls. down i you can walk around saying things are great, and if that is what we're going to be that hearing hearing, we have been hearing that on the commercials for the past couple of months, i expect that the expectll -- that they the american people believe that, i expect that i will become a one-woma

the closest in my lifetime is ronald reagan.ronald reagan peace through strength approach to national security. he refill our military and as result of that, other than grenada which was almost more of a hostage rescue of medical students senate armed conflict, there were no new wars started under president reagan. we computed and covert action, computer with the soviet union, across the world but there were no new wars started. that was because of the peace through strength posture. president trump is the first president since ronald reagan was not initiated a war, a military conflict in the world. it's a pretty amazing record. not only that, we are ending wars, ending the american public in iraq, anything american involvement in afghanistan. it doesn't take place overnight but if you look at afghanistan for we are over 15,000 troops were not counted under 4500 troops. we are for allied participation and went on a pathway to get our folks home after two minutes sacrifice of blood and sacrifice the past 19 years. you have a terr

ronald reagan in his speech talked about what it means to be a judge, standards of integrity, fairness and intellect required for a federal judge that provides reassurance to all of us, our ideals of liberty and justice are alive and well. went on to talk about the most important quality we have in a judge in its wisdom, the quality look for first and you can sense the great deal of wisdom in amy coney barrett. he went on to say would demand a wisdom that knows no time, has no prejudice and wants no other reward. we entrust judges with ideals and freedom and future depends on theju way that judge defines it. it requires the lowly courage of the petri and he went on to say the judge is a guardian of freedom for generations yet unborn. i hope my colleagues will support the nomination of amy coney barrett. if you could take politics out of the place, she would probably have the unanimous vote. unfortunately, the politicization of this nomination is going to prevent that but i turned to my colleagues to look past the politics and partisanship and vote for truly qualified justice is committ

mondale the proposed the quarantine, not ronald reagan. [applause] >> considering this country's long respect for the role of rule ofe international law, was it right for the united states to be involved in harming the miners of nicaragua and similarly disallowed the world court to adjudicate that dispute? vice pres. bush: i supported what we were doing. my only regret is that the aid for the contrasts, those people who were fighting, we called them freedom fighters. they want to see democracy perfected in nicaragua. at my to understand from this assault on covert action, that nowhere in the world would we do something that was considered just off-base like when mrs. for said she would never support it? when she never supported -- would she never support it if the violation of human rights was so great? yes, we are for the contras. let me tell you something else about the contras, everybody who is not for this, who wants to let the sandinista government revealed just like less than 5% of the contras supported ssomosa. these were people tha

ronald reagan, is clearly a strong leader of the free world. i will be honest with you, it's a joy to serve with the president, who does not apologize for the united states of america. mr. mondale on the other hand, has one idea. go out and tax the american people. then he wants to repeal indexing, to wipe out the one protection that those of the lowest end of the economic stale have, and protecting them from the higher tax bracket. we owe our country too much, to go back to that kind of an approach. i would like to say something to young people, i started a business, and i know it is to have a dream, and have a job and work hard to employ others and to participate in the american dream. some of you out there, are finishing high school or college, and some of you are starting out in the workplace, and we want for you, america's greatest gift and that is opportunity. and then piece yes i did serve in combat, i was shot when i was young kid i was scared to death. and i saw friends die. but that heighten my convictions about peace and it is absolu

first, his relationship with ronald reagan. >> he was a lifelong friend of ronald reagan's. was the same politics in those days and he was the head of the actor's unone and the actors guild and he was a democrat and pretty much of the same philosophy and ronald reagan changed and ronald reagan changed, but they did remain friends. >> barry goldwater and they were even better friends and the best story i heard about their friendship was they were giving speeches in iowa on the back of a hay wagon out on the farm. they just ripped each other apart in the back-to-back speeches and someone went through town and they were having dinner together. >> if you could talk in general, kennedy is next, but before we talk about kennedy specifically about the united states senate. these were the times of very big names of the senators and people recognize names from the history books even today and was there bipartisanship? did people walk work across the aisle? talk about the senate at that point? >> it was disagreeing without being disagreeable and there was camaraderie and hum freeh was

reagan is our projected winner, ronald wilson reagan. >> it was an historic victory.me. he had enough electoral votes before california and the west were counted. >> beginning to look like a suburban swimming pool over there. >> 20 years later, another historic election, but this time a new generation. al gore for the democrats and george bush for the republicans. the former governor of texas, son of a president. and at the end, it all came down to this. >> they need florida. florida, florida, florida. let me show you one more time. this is it right here. florida, florida, florida. >> at first it seemed that gore would win. >> an important win for vice president al gore, nbc news projects that he wins the 25 electoral votes in the state of florida. >> then florida became too close to call. >> what the networks give us, the networks taketh away. the nbc news is taking florida out of vice president gore's column. and then bush. >> george bush is the president-elect of the united states. he has won the state of florida according to our projections. >> and gore was ready

campaign and four years later ronald reagan would ask him to come and manage his campaign. guest: that's right. it is one of the great sort of reinvention acts in politics. he also asked george bush to be his vice president after he accused him of practicing voodoo economics in the 1980 presidential primary. that thes you a lot politic -- that those politics don't exist right now. it wasn't just reagan who had the capacity to bring in someone who works hard against him, but it says a lot about the intrigue in the world around reagan. what we found in doing this book was baker had impressed some of those who worked with reagan as well as himself. they actually made a concerted effort before the 1980 election in the fall of 1980 when it looked like they might win, two decidedn's key advisors -- they both claim authorship of this idea -- cited they would try to put baker in front and give him some time with governor reagan with the goal of installing him as chief of staff, because their internal rival had been reagan's ideological gatekeeper and then his chief of staff in cali

ronald reagan and i have put our trust and the american people. we've moved some of the power away from washington d.c., and put it back with the people. we're pulling together, the neighborhoods are safer because crime is going down. your sons and daughters are doing better in school, test scores are going up. there's a new opportunity lying out there in the future. science, technology, and space, offering opportunity to everybody, all of the young ones coming up. and abroad, there is new leadership and respect. and ronald reagan, is clearly the strong leader of the free world. i'll be honest with you, it's a joy to serve with the president, who does not apologize for the united states of america. mr. mondale on the other hand, has one idea. flattened tax on the american people, and then repeal indexing to wipe out the one protection that those are the worst under the economic scale have protecting them against being rammed into higher and higher tax bracket. we just owe are a country too much to go back to that inappropriate approach. i'd like t

peern, the final debate between ronald reagan. at 4:00 p.m. eastern, on are the reel america."and state. followed by "the myth of the great society" speech. watch "american history tv" this week on c-span 3. >> coming up on customer history tv, a news real from the u.s. office of war information with the results of the 1944 presidential election when fdr won an unprecedented fourth term. >> the united states goes to the

but we all prayed for ronald reagan, and he pulled through that. but it -- it started getting americans worried more than ever, starting in the '80s, about having to know the health of a president. so we did know it when ronald reagan had colon cancer and when he had skin cancer, and since the '80s, we've been vigilant on medical records, tell us what's going on, we demand to know. there's no more grover cleveland/woodrow wilson-era cover-ups allowed. >> douglas brinkley. >>> anxiety over the continuity of the government in the face of the president's diagnosis. how a lack of transparency is fueling national security concerns. >>> also, coming up, world leaders are reacting to president trump and the first lady testing positive for covid. we'll tell you what they're saying. so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. but is it secure? sure it's secure.

that really goes back to her protecting ronald reagan and wanting him to shine. she was involved. e was really a part of the entire political machine. >> she certainly was. nancy reagan tried to emulate jackie kennedy in some ways, her attempt at bringing glamour to the white house. she was highly criticized at times for her decorating, the way she dressed. why was the media and the public so tough on her in those areas? >> this was the '80s. two things were going on. there was this super wealthy dynasty moment and then there was a country in financial decline. those two things sort of met up in the white house. nancy reagan asked friends from back home to donate money to fix up the white house. the carters hadn't done anything for renovation. she wanted new furniture and upgrades. she would borrow clothes from designers, which is a no-no for first ladies. first ladies must pay for their own clothes. she got hit by the press there. the era of freebies and luxury, those moments kind of went away when nancy reagan got busted really by the media for playing into her role as first lady

we will show the only debate from 1980 jimmy carter and former california governor ronald reagan.d questions from journalists on military spending, inflation, inner cities and the iran hostage crisis. then from 1984, the second and final debate from ronald reagan and former vice president robert mondale. watch tonight starting at 8 pm eastern. enjoy american history tv this weekend every weekend on c-span 3. in 1976 former california governor challenge gerald ford for the republican nomination, up next on american history tv, president ford's acceptance

nobody's ever heard "we all liked ronald reagan." nobody said, we love you, we love you, we love you. he wouldn't get crowds like this. if ronald reagan, who i consider being top notch, if he came here, he'd have a couple hundred people, legitimately. >> jimmy: what planet is this lunatic from? who feels the need to compete with ronald reagan? ronald reagan couldn't draw 200 people in bull head city? ronald mcdonald could draw 200 people in bull head city. there's nothing to do in bull head city, i've been there. [ applause ] this is interesting, members of trump's own coronavirus task force are said to be personally offended by a release from the white house yesterday that claimed among other things that the president ended the pandemic. the white house office of science and technology policy put out a list of trump's achievements thus far. if you look closely you'll see highlights include, ending the covid-19 pandemic. which, that's good news, you'd think that would be -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: won't see that on msdnc. also we got