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

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

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. ♪ ♪

earn, the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. and then a speech on "church and state." watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> coming up, discussion with the author of 1948, the year that transformed america.

first vicee very presidential debate between senators walter mondale and bob dole. senator dole toward the end of the debate made the reference the wars of the 20th century had been democrat wars and cost america a lot of lives. senator mondale responded that senator dole had earned his reputation as a hatchet man, that it was inconceivable that he would present or the war in korea as a partisan venture. which camedebate late in the campaign cycle, governor jimmy carter started mentioning senator mondale much more frequently in his discussions and speeches. mondale spent a fair amount of time in some of the competitive states during the last couple weeks of the campaign. in some of those states, ohio, pennsylvania, carter nearly won. -- narrowly won. i think it made a difference in the 1976 outcome. in 2000, dick cheney was perceived to have won the vice presidential debate, to have presented himself as a rational, sober, which were person -- mature person. it may be that they perception would be surrounded by people like mr. cheney contributed to his very narrow el

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

ronald reagan and walter mondale. then at 10:30 a.m. eastern, the second debate between george h.w. bush and michael dukakus. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> up next on american history tv, harry truman's speech at the 1948 democratic national convention in philadelphia. >> our leader and the next president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, thank you. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. ♪ >> thank you. >> please. thank you. thank you very much. i'm sorry that the microphones are in the way. they have to be where they are because i have to see what i'm doing. as i always am able to see what i'm doing. [ cheers and applause ] >> i can't tell you how very much i appreciate the honor, which you just conferred upon me. i shall continue to try to deserve it. [ cheers and applause ] >> i accept the nomination. [ cheers and applause ] and i want to thank this convention for its unanimous nomination of my good friend and colleague, senator barkley of kentucky. he's a great man

earn, the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. and then a speech on "church and state." watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> coming up, discussion with the author of 1948, the year that transformed america. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the clifton park half-moon public library. we're very pleased today have david with us this morning to talk about the book "1948: harry truman's improbable victory." he is the author of a number of books. he has been here to talk about his books of the past. 1920, the year of six presidents, lbj versus jfk versus nixon. also "ted williams: my life in pictures." he also produced a documentary called "local heros: capital baseball diamond heros. portraits of candidates and the even handed aprald of truman. it is one of the best at leading. after three straight home runs, i think this is the undisputed champion on chronicling american presidential campaigns. he is the recipient of the excellent of letters and arts award from the university of albany. information to presidenti

. >> president reagan's challenger is former vice president walter mondale.6. >> famously his first debate with walter mondale did not go well. >> to try to say that we were taxing the rich and not the other way around -- >> he seemed kind of out of sorts, slow. >> the system is still where it was with regard to -- the -- >> he stumbled and fumbled and that was because his debate preparation was just too detail oriented. too many numbers, too many facts. >> he did not do any of his homework. so he stunk. >> i thought i'm glad i'm not in louisville. somebody will have to deal with nancy reagan tonight. she wanted heads, she wanted bodies, she wanted it all. >> nance country is describes her reaction in her memoir. there was no way around it. the debate was a nightmare. >> what have you done to my husband? i said to mike at the hotel. whatever it was, don't do it again. >> as she would say all the time, you need let ronnie be ronnie. just let ronaldie believe ronnie. he knows what to do. >> the second debate came around. he had done some reading, he rested up,

the second and final debate between incumbent president juan reagan, and former vice president walter mondale starting at 8 pm eastern. and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >> in the 1980 election, president jimmy cormorant, former california governor ronald reagan, debated once. the debate took place in cleveland, ohio. one week before election day.

. >>> in 1984, president reagan debated his democratic challenger, former vice president walter mondale twice. up next, here on american history tv, their second debate which focused on foreign policy. [ applause ] >>> good evening. good evening from the municipal auditorium in kansas city. i'm dorothy rattings, the president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of this final presidential debate of the 1984 campaign between republican ronald reagan and democrat walter mondale. our panelists for tonight's debate on defense and foreign policy issues are goergie an dwyer, norman cal, norton konracki of new republic magazine, and henry truitt, diplomatic correspondent of "the baltimore sun." and ed is our moderator. ed? >> thank you. a brief word about our procedure tonight. the first question will go to mr. mondale. he'll have two and a half minutes to reply. then the panel who asked the question will have a follow-up. they will be limited to one minute. after that the same question will be put to president reagan, there will be a follow-up and each man will have one minute for rebut

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, 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. ♪ ♪ >> coming up on american history tv, a discussion with the author of the book 1948, harry truman's improbable victory and the year that transformed america. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the clifton park half moon public library. we are very pleased to have david patrusia to talk about his latest book "1948. harry truman's improbable victory and the year that france formed america kwoo." he's been here in the past about his book about arnold rothstein and the book of 1920, the year of six presidents and 1960, lbj versus jfk versus nixon, the silent cowls almanac and the homespun wit and wisdom of vermont, calvin coolidge and ted williams, my life in pictures. he produced a wmh

walter mondale and i have just begun to fight. [applause] >> thank. i would like to think vice president bush, congresswoman ferraro for joining us in this debate. i would like to join you and thinking them, the city of philadelphia and at the league of women voters. the league of women voters next debate will take place in kansas city on october 21. the subject will be foreign affairs and it will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. again, our thanks. we hope you will join us on the 21st. [applause] [applause] [indistinct conversations] ]indisctinc [applause] come on up. >> you were watching american history tv, exploring our nation's past every weekend on c-span three. this week, we are looking back to the state in history. >> truly there is a moment which will live in the memory of those who witness it. [indiscernible] than 500,000ore people. a lineage of 200,000 years is greeted in this house are the chief representative of a world organization made up of member nations who account for over 2 billion people of many kinds and many creeds, an organizati

civil war studies print at sunday at 9:00 eastern, the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondalerge h. w. bush and michael dukakis. speech onnnedy's church and state, followed by ronald reagan's speech. exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> this is american history tv on c-span3, where each weekend we feature programs exploring our nation's past. ♪ availableesidents," in paperback, hardcover and e-book. present biographies of every president inspired by conversations with historians about the leadership skills that make for a successful presidency. as americans go to the polls to decide who should lead our country, this collection offers perspective into the lives and events that forge each president's leadership style. to learn more, visit c-span.org/thepresidents in order your copy today wherever books are sold. in 1915 president woodrow wilson put a memorabilia box at arlington national cemetery. 100 and five years later, in april 2020, the box was carefully removed and opened. next on american artifacts, we visit arlington to see t

president who uses that strength to get arms control and draws the line in the heavens, vote for walter mondale. >> we've arrived at the point in the debate now where we call for closing statements. you have the full 4 minutes, each of you. mr. mondale, will you go first? >> i want to thank the league of women voters, the good citizens of kansas city, and president reagan for agreeing to debate this evening. >> this evening we talked about national strength. i believe we need to be strong, and i will keep us strong. but i think strength must also require wisdom and smarts in its exercise. that's key to the strength of our nation. >> a president must know the essential facts essential to command. but a president must also have a vision of where this nation should go. tonight, as americans, you have a choice. and you're entitled to know where we would take this country if you decide to elect us. >> as president, i would press for long-term, vigorous economic growth. that's why i want to get these debts down and these interest rates down, restore america's exports, help rural america, which is suf

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

of ronaldican ticket reagan and george bush defeated democrats walter mondale and congresswoman ferraro in the general election, winning the popular vote 59%-41%. ms. ferraro was the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major party. this debate from philadelphia is just under an hour and a half. [applause] dorothy: good evening. good evening from the civic center in philadelphia, pennsylvania. i am the president of the league of women voters, sponsor of tonight's vice presidential debate between republican george bush and democrat geraldine ferraro. our panelists for tonight's debate are john mashek, national correspondent for u.s. news & world report, jack white, correspondent for time magazine, norma quarles, correspondent for nbc news, and robert boyd, washington bureau chief for knight-ridder newspapers. sandra van ocher, political correspondent for abc news, is our moderator tonight. sandy. sandy: thank you, dorothy. a few words about the order of the format. the order of questioning was determined by a toss of the coin. congresswoman ferraro won the toss. she elected

the second and final debate between incumbent president ronald reagan and former vice president walter mondale. watch tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> up next, on american history tv, a u.s. information agency program explaining the u.s. election system and the 1976 presidential campaign to international audiences. >> governor carter, again, is talking in broad generalities. >> i think this is an instance of deliberate distortion. >> and if mr. carter alleges that his holiness by signing that has done it, he is totally inaccurate. >> i'm not criticizing his ho holiness of pope, i was talking about mr. ford. >> governor carter again contradicts himself. >> i think so he confused the issue. >> let me correct one other comment. >> the panamanian question is one confused by mr. ford. >> again, governor carter is inaccurate. ♪ ♪ >> election 1976, the candidates and the campaign. >> this is richard in washington. with me in our studios today are professor howard pennyman of georgetown university and mr. stephen hess of the b

she was democrat and walter mondale's running mate. >>> the biden campaign said it raised $12 millionduring the debate in due to that fly that landed on the head of vice president mike pence. the biden campaign quickly launched a webpage called fly will vote and it sold some flyswatter's. >>> another push for safe injection sites in the bay area and why one doctor said the sites are necessary to save lives. and still to come, san francisco leaders are addressing two recent attacks that targeted elderly asian american victims. >>> new at 11, police in sunnyvale are asking for the public's help in identifying a homicide suspect. please say the person sketched here stabbed him multiple times on august 15 at bay lands parking authority say the suspect has dark shoulder length facial hair, excuse me, shoulder length hair and facial hair and was last seen driving away from the scene in an older model four-door blue sedan. police say juarez was the father of two and a local business owner. if you have any information you are asked to called sunnydale department of public safety. >>> in san f

and if the election were today trump would suffer the biggest defeat since wrong reagan beat walter mondale when that happens the republican party's going to have a choice they can try attack back to the center and get into trump ism but i don't think they'll be able to do that because the base of the republican party has changed the evil who make up the party has literally changed what i see is the future of this country is the democrats becoming a broad centrist governing coalition which should win majorities of all levels and actually govern this country in the way that the f.d.r. democrats did so for so many dictates that we think this you mentioned a word that i want to explore here with is there such a thing as trying to is and that was in my introduction is there such a thing. there it is called a party that believes in lower taxes it's a party that believes in less regulation of the party that leads in the play that means in a sound they are not all created to me is that rich you miss him that that's that's exactly right and then you look at all of the presidents who have us about e

the republican ticket of ronald reagan and george bush defeated democrats walter mondale and congresswoman ferraro in the general election, winning the popular vote 59%-40 1%. ms. ferrero was the first woman nominated for the vice presidency. this is just under 90 minutes. eastern, historical interpreters portraying thomas jefferson and george washington engage in a conversation about their roles in the revolutionary war and the constitutional government that followed. we hear about their exploits and where their politics and policies divert. following that, at 8:55 p.m. eastern, we hear about the decades long

the republican ticket of ronald reagan and george bush defeated democrats walter mondale and congresswoman ferraro in the general election, winning the popular vote 59%-41%. ms. ferraro was the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major party. this debate from philadelphia is just under an hour and a half. [applause] >> good evening. good evening from the civic center in philadelphia, pennsylvania. i am the president of the league of women voters, sponsor of tonight's vice presidential debate between republican george bush and democrat geraldine ferraro. our panelists for tonight's debate are john, national correspondent for u.s. news & world report, jack white, correspondent for time magazine, norma quarles, correspondent for nbc ,

eastern, the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. then at 10:30 a.m.rn, 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 church andch on state. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> the first tv presidential campaign ads aired during the 1952 contest between republican dwight d. eisenhower and democrat adlai stevenson. as have been essential to every presidential campaign since. here's a look. a little townin called hope, arkansas, three month after my father died. i remember that old two-story house where i lived with my grandparents. they had very limited income. it was in 1963 that i went to washington andto met president kennedy, and i remember thinking what an incredible country this was not someone like me who had no money or anything would be given an opportunity to meet the president. that's when i really decided i could do public service because i cared so much about people. i worked my way through law school with part-time jobs, anything i could find.

president ronald reagan and walter mondale. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> t"the presidents" presents biographies of every president, inspired by conversation with noted historians about the leadership skills that make for a successful presidency. as americans go to the polls next month to inside who should lead our country, this collection offers perspectives into the lives and events that foraged each president's leadership style. to learn more about all of our presidents, visit c-span.org/thepresidents and order your copy today wherever books are sold. >>> the second 1976 presidential debate between gerald ford and jimmy carter focused on foreign and military issues. the debate is best remembered for president ford's statement that there is no soviet domination of eastern europe. >> good evening. i'm pauline frederick of npr, moderator of this 2nd of the historic debates of the 1976 campaign between gerald r. ford of michigan, republican candidate for president, and jimmy carter of geor

when walter mondale was attorney general in minnesota, he led the fight for a man who could not afford to get justice because he could afford a lawyer. when he was in the senate, he fought for child nutrition programs. he wrote the fair housing act. he even investigated, the concerns and abuses of migrant workers, so why did he do that those are popular causes. no one had ever heard of law -- and children do not vote, and migrant workers aren't a powerful lobby in this country, but he did it because it was right. fits mondale with said had said he would rather lose a battle over decency, than win one over self interest. i agree with him. this campaign, is not over. for our country, for a future and for the principles we believe in, walter mondale and i have just begun to fight. >> thank you very much, and i would like to thank vice president bush, congresswoman ferraro. and members of our panel. for joining us in this league of women voters debate. i would like to join you, in thanking them at the city of philadelphia, and a league of women voters, the lead of women voters next debate,

when walter mondale was attorney general of minnesota, he led the fight for a man who could not afford to get justice because he couldn't afford a lawyer. when he was in the senate, keep -- he fought for child nutrition programs. he wrote the fair housing act. he even investigated the concerns and the abuses of migrant workers. and why did he do that? those weren't popular causes. no one had ever heard of the man without a lawyer. children don't vote. migrant workers aren't exactly a powerful lobby in this country. he did it because it was right. mondale said he would rather lose a battle over decency than when one over self interest. and i agree with him. this campaign is not over. for our country, for our future, for the principles that we believe in, walter mondale and i have just begun to fight. [applause] >> thank you very much. i'd like to thank vice president bush, congresswoman ferraro, for joining us in this debate. i'd like to join you in thinking them, the city of philadelphia, and the league of women voters. the league of women voters next debate will take place in kansas c

walter mondale was attorney general of minnesota. he led the fight for a man who could not afford to get justice because he couldn't afford a lawyer. when he was in the scent he fought for child attrition programs. he wrote the housing act. he even investigated the concerns of the abuses of migrant workers. why did he do? that those were unpopular causes. nobody ever thought of getting in the men without a lawyer. children don't vote, and migrant workers aren't exactly powerful lobbyist in the country but he did it because it's. right mondale said he'd rather lose a battle over decency than win one over self interest. and i agree with him. this campaign isn't over. for our country, on for a future, for the principles we believe, in walter mondale and i have just begun to fight. [applause] >> thank you very much. i'd like to thank vice president bush, vice president for all the members of our panel for joining us in this league of women's voters debate. i'd like to join them in thanking the city of philadelphia and the league of women

between incumbent president ronald reagan and his democratic challenger, former vice president walter mondalecandidates answered questions from a panel of journalists on defense and foreign policy issues, including u.s. involvement and cia activities in central america, negotiations with the soviet andn on nuclear stockpiles fighting terrorists in lebanon and the broader middle east. the ticket of ronald reagan and george h.w. mondale and geraldine ferraro in the general election. winning the popular vote 59% to 41%. this debate from kansas city is just under 90 minutes. [applause] dorothy: good evening from the municipal auditorium in kansas city. i am dorothy ridings, the president of the league of women voters, the sponsor of this final presidential debate of the 1984 campaign between republican ronald reagan and democrat

walter mondale was the senior senator and he was treated like somebody who was just starting.was given no respect. he found his own way and with a short time he was working on bills again and he passed a couple of different bills during that time. he got back into it. >> let's take a call from michigan. hello, amy. >> my question is senator humphrey served during the mccarthy era, what was his relationship with mccourtney? >> that is a with a complicated question. he tried to pass something called the communist control act were to try to make it illegal to be communist. that was done in some part because he was trying to make joe mccarthy -- to bring the truth out and force his hand so he would have to prove somebody was a communist and would be illegal. he could not be quite so passe about it or blase about how he attacked people. he would have to incriminate them. that was a bad plan. it did not work. he did not like joe mccarthy or any of his tactics. even though he was anti communist, he did not like anything about what he did. >> we just have two minutes left. hubert hump

you start to see that it didn't work real well for walter mondale.hink he won 13 electoral votes his home state of minnesota and even the people of minnesota know that the joe biden that is out there suggesting that his policies are going to resonate, they just need to look at 47 years. really, he's only passed two pieces of legislation and one of those he's running away from so one of those he's about de funding the police and not about a secure communities whether it's in suburbs or cities or anything else, his record is real clear, his rhetoric is misleading at-best. maria: actually i'm glad you mentioned defunding the police. that's one issue that seems to be resonating with the black vote. we've been talking with the african american communities and president trump, we had herschel walker on recently, burr guess owens and i've got a rasmussen poll that i'm looking at that says approval among likely black voters jumping to 46% after that debate , that sounds unlikely to me, such an incredible number but the president is speaking to that portion o

we haven't had a presidential margin that large since ronald reagan won 49 states against walter mondale in 1984. the key aspect of the polling in this race has been stability. stability, with joe biden in the lead. now, his lead has widened. it appears that, after the debate, that president trump performed so poorly at, the bottom has fallen out a little bit for donald trump. and for all the reasons that we've been discussing, on covid, on racial justice, even on the issue of a stimulus. which the president could have pushed more aggressively for but did not. he has marginalized and isolated himself, by playing to his base, by looking for that feedback, that affirmation from the people already supporting him, rather than reaching out to broaden his appeal in ways that might have made it possible for him to win a majority. it's -- there's very little time for him to make up ground, and not much reason to expect that he's going to be able to do it. >> thank you, all. i appreciate it. the coronavirus outbreak in his own house. spreading, tonight, as the president is holed up behind closed

walter mondale was senior senator. and treated like someone was just starting. he found his own way. and within a short time he was working on bills again and passed a couple different legislation bills during that time. >> he got back into it. >> and this is amy. hi, amy. what's your question? >> caller: my question is, since humphrey served during the mccarthy era, what was his relationship with joe mccarthy? did he go after him because he was so liberal? >> that's a really complicated question. he tried to make it illegal to be communist. and that was done in some part because he was trying to bring the truth out and force mccarthy's hand so he would have to proven somebody was a communist and it would be illegal. you couldn't be so passe about it. he would have to incriminate them. that was a bad plan. it didn't work. he didn't like mccarthy. even though he was anti-communist, he didn't like anything that he did. thought he was a demagogue. >> he was very ill with cancer. what kind of cancer did he have? >> bladder cancer. >> in the last years of his life in

gary hart former senator from colorado was on our program this week talking about, he and walter mondale with the last two survivors of the church committee but they unearthed a lot of evil stuff, assassinations, and it's got to be put out. but at the very moment we are in, president trump likes to say, i have powers that nobody knows about. you don't know about. i can do, declare a national emergency. gary hart says we better damn well find that out and talk ab. what are the secret powers? i think we're running out of time, but before i just want credit your friend and mine alexander who told me 35 years ago, you want to see a real writer, go get mezzanine by a guy named nicholas baker. i did and he was entirely right. i rejoiced in had to grit i think all of your books, and getting to know you. ten more of these interviews and will get to know each other. >> well, i want to say i've learned a huge amount of you, and every time we talk i feel i'm getting closer to understanding myself and some of the outside world, so thank you. >> i want to say one thing, one tiny victory is here is a

sunday at 9 am eastern the finally made between ronald reagan and walter mondale and 10:30 a.m. eastern the debate between george h w bush and michael dukakis. at 4:00 pm eastern on real america john f. kennedy's 1960

of the misleading impressions about wisconsin, why it is importt, is that every democrat since walter mondaleri up until hillary clinton. but the margins were incredibly thin. trump carried ity 0.8% in 2016 , but al gore carried it by 0.2% in 2000 and john kry by 0.4% so, it is really the ultimate battleground state. encouraging for the president. judy: david, what did you hear from those voters that tells you ere this election may be headed? david:heower of polarization. in yamiche's report, the republicans thought the disease, the pandemic is t that the democrats thought it's very serious. the democrats thought it's very serious. it's anbjective, scientific, of opinion.ng. it's not a matter yet one's opinion about it apparently is largely shaped by which party you follow. i do think, and this is reflected in the shift in the polls in the last two weeks, no that covid is overwhelmingly the dominant issue of the election, it's weirdly made the election and the campaign les ideological. there's a conservative we are used to campaigns where philosophy against a progressive this is about covid's