i'm tempted to quote lyndon johnson.— weakness. i'm tempted to quote lyndon johnson.ld say it's better to be _ lyndon johnson. all i would say it's better to be on _ lyndon johnson. all i would say it's better to be on the _ lyndon johnson. all i would say it's better to be on the inside - lyndon johnson. all i would say it's better to be on the inside of - lyndon johnson. all i would say it's better to be on the inside of the i better to be on the inside of the tent than the outside hanging inward. just looking at the front cover on the eye tomorrow morning. i suspect that sajid javid story was there in a got overtaken by a more up—to—date line, possibly from the fracking boat tonight. just how chaotic were these scenes as mps voted on a labour motion that would have prevented the government lifting the moratorium on fracking? i would genuinely really struggled to convey properly how chaotic it was _ to convey properly how chaotic it was i_ to convey properly how chaotic it was iwas— to convey properly how chaotic it was. i was in two places, first of all for— was. i

what lyndon johnson brought to the table? was what ronnie duggar who was a famous texan journalist said that every election that johnson and the rest of the people that ran for elections in texas during the timeframe up to 1960 was competitive corruption. it was just depending on who could steal more votes. and johnson ran in 1941. and lost because he didn't steal the votes. but in 1948. he won by 87 votes and received the wonderful nickname landslide linden. now imagine for a second imagine and no election. that johnson ran it did he win without corruption? and yet every author every major biography of lyndon johnson. talks about the fraud in 1941. and in 1948 multiple chapters one book major biography on the election of 1960 says oh, by the way. there was nothing about fraud in 1960, so i'm not going to talk about it since there was no fraud why talk about it. and in another book it didn't even make a half a sense and made footnote on the next little last page and the volume. and it basically said there was no fraud in illi

johnson ran in 1941 and lost because he did not steal enough votes. but, in 1948 he won by 87 votes. and he received a wonderful nickname landslide lyndon. now, imagine for a second, imagine, in an election that johnson ran in he did not win without corruption. and yet, every author, every major biography of lyndon johnson talks about the fraud in 1941, and in 1948 multiple chapters. one book, a major biography on the election of 1960 says that by the way there is nothing about ford in 1960 so i am not going to talk about it. since there was no fraud why talk about it? in another book it did not even make a half a sentence. it made a footnote on the next to last page and the volume. it basically said that there was no fraud in 1960, because the office said there was no fraud. a fairly impartial guy that worked for jon kennedy and was a member of the democratic party. and, in addition to that there was no fraud in texas and the reason there was no fraud in texas is because leon bureau skis said you could not prove it. obviously the answer to the question is there is no fraud, because people who had a great stake in saying there was no frau

johnson ran in 1941 and lost because he did not steal enough votes. but, in 1948 he won by 87 votes. and he received a wonderful nickname landslide lyndon. now, imagine for a second, imagine, in an election that johnson ran in he did not win without corruption. and yet, every author, every major biography of lyndon johnson talks about the fraud in 1941, and in 1948 multiple chapters. one book, a major biography on the election of 1960 says that by the way there is nothing about ford in 1960 so i am not going to talk about it. since there was no fraud why talk about it? in another book it did not even make a half a sentence. it made a footnote on the next to last page and the volume. it basically said that there was no fraud in 1960, because the office said there was no fraud. a fairly impartial guy that worked for jon kennedy and was a member of the democratic party. and, in addition to that there was no fraud in texas and the reason there was no fraud in texas is because leon bureau skis said you could not prove it. obviously the answer to the question is there is no fraud, because people who had a great stake in saying there was no frau

his plainspoken weight gain greater appreciation for that when he was seen by people like by lyndon johnson who lied to the united states involvement in richard nixon it was not a crook when he actually was a crook. and eisenhower, and the president improved is ranking improved over time and when he left office people thought that he was generally a nice guy but did not really worked hard at the presidency and he spent more time golfing then lady and he was a desire not a president. we have evidence that shown that eisenhower strategically was allowed people to have an actually was extremely worked hard behind the scenes to the point of pushing himself to a heart attack. to claim to not engage in personalities but to manipulated people left and right and generally speaking he developed an appreciation for his political because he didn't have it at the time and we also value some of the decisions eisenhower made as president in the back then you didn't necessarily seem significant. 1954 and friends all of vietnam and the pressure on eisenhower to intervene and he said no, that grantor in sou

does anybody think that the president as time goes on that we will that. >> i think that lyndon johnson is undergoing this reputation i think that will continue. especially given that congress is so polarized and so dysfunctional, i think a lot of people revere his legislative skills and able to get a lot done so i think so long as the government continues to be divided and polarized. >> i think obama's one right now obviously his presidency is going on is heartbreaking and greatness yet. so i think the situation that he adopted when he became president all that he has in his first year or whatever else he has done socially, i think he's accomplished a lot for what he had to deal with in time and he has been president so i think that is maybe one and will look back and be less critical of its we realize all that he has accomplished and faced. >> and potential in the future all the presidents recently will undergo this in some circumstances considering now we have just what has happened immediately after as time goes on we may see these issues are not as drastic as they once were. for in

john adams and lyndon johnson. we will not see these presidents on other rankings. perhaps this is partly because in this study scholars tend more favorably rate the presidents that served in the era that they did their research. if you did research on colonial america in the early american republic you would be more likely to think john adams was a great president. we are today perhaps criticize him harshly for the alien and sedition acts. sedition act criminalized because the united states was gearing up with a potential war with france enforcement with entirely political adams opponents were affiliated with jefferson. lyndon johnson another president who is certainly going to be a controversial one scholars today generally like his domestic policies but find a lot to be desired in his views on war where he can seals the few extent of the united states involvement in the korean war and make sane 1987 publish writing the presidents they make a poll of 719 people. 97 of these individuals -- or political science. the other individuals would be public officials attorn

. >> president lyndon baines johnson died in 1973. lady bird lived on until 2007, dying at the age of 94. you will hear now from the last part of her life as she reflected on her continuing work and on lbj's legacy. >> what do you think, now what do you hope, but what do you think will be in long term history, lyndon johnson's legacy? >> -- >> what will people remember 50 years from now? >> i don't know. he would have liked it to be education, for instance. that's where he placed all his hopes on. he said it's the only path forward out of poverty. it is the one thing that can't be taken away from you. it's education. i think it will probably be civil rights, and it is so particularly and appropriate, that it should've been a southern president. who managed to do that -- very painful loss of good friends from the south. i don't think -- they intended to go on forever. i think, i'm just a professional southerner. as bred as a professional texan. >> how much influence did you have on him react? >> i just think he made his own path and de

lyndon johnson's legacy. what will people remember? 50 years now i don't know. he would have liked it to be the education president. that is what he placed all his hopes on he said it's the only passport out of poverty. and it's the one thing that can be taken away from him. as education i think it'll probably be civil rights and i think it is so peculiarly, right? and appropriate that it should have been a southern president. who managed to do that? and part of some very painful loss of good friends from the south and i don't think i don't think they intended for it to go on forever, i think. well, i'm just a professional southerner. as well as a professional. texan how much influence did you have on him when it came to civil rights? oh, i just think. he healed his own path made his own decisions, but i think we all knew it was going to happen someday. and yes, it would be it would be shake yourself like being in a mixed master sort of but i think it. i think it will be. well over over top education where's vietnam going to fit in? as a wretched obstacle along

lyndon johnson's bombing hauled to north vietnam announced on national tv without much prior buildup.t was right before the november election which helped get hubert humphrey into a near tie back in 1968 step there are plenty of cases we can talk about. that was not the key event that produced jimmy carter's 10 point loss. he was behind by 2-3 points already and that was more than enough in that particular year given the tilt of the electrical -- electoral college to elect ronald reagan and even if the collapse of the negotiations with the iranian regime had not occurred in the sunday before the election, let's keep it in context. it, lee helped to bring in a republican senate stop i don't think a reagan margin -- margin would have done that. these things are always layered and they are more complicated than they appear on the surface and certainly more complicated than you can summarize in a few sentences. host: in terms of more complicated, haven't forgotten your question about who conducted that pole, mcglocklin and associates. for people trying to navigate these things, what shoul

guest: i could name you october surprises be -- before the term became a common one like lyndon johnson's bombing in north vietnam. announced at tv before the election which helped to propel you but humphrey with a near tie -- hubert humphrey with the near tie with nixon. i will dispute one thing you said. that did not -- that was not the key event that produced jimmy carter's 10 point loss. he was behind by two to three points. already and that was more than enough, in that particular year, to elect one of reagan even if the collapse of the negotiations with the iranian regime had not occurred at the sunday before the tuesday election. and probably helped to bring in a pumpkin senate -- it's probably helped to bring in a republican senate. there were consequences to it but these things are always layered and they are more complicated than they appear on

he is six years older than lyndon johnson. 11 years older than richard nixon. we had this idea of the vice presidential candidate being the attack dog, going out to do the things that are unpresidential, the things that the top of the order does not want to do. more often than not that has been the pattern in the last 50 years. it was different than. i think that henry cabot lodge jr was a way to ensure the eisenhower continuity to the nixon presidency. he bought maturity that nixon, do not forget, how young he was. 47 years old, you've been vice president for eight years, you lose the run for the presidency and you are just turning 48 years old. that is not so bad, you have options and a future. lodge, i think as a running mate with nixon, it was really a different era. >> the only thing i have to add to that is, the real story is, as professor nichter says. or the fable. that lodge did not campaign he was lazy. if you do not look at the records you can lie all you want to. they fast is my examination of what lodge did in the 1960 campaign when nixon was in th

you're right, lyndon johnson is the only example of an incumbent that voluntarily stood down, decidedlection. but biden's age is going to be a problem. the other problem the democrats have, who do they then nominate, they have got a real challenge in that field. kamala harris -- >> it will be open season and primaries. >> and the other interesting thing, do the democrats get the message if they lose next month to turn away from some of the mo are aggressive, progressive policies they pursued, whether it is on some of the green stuff, environmental stuff, whether it is on crime, whether it is on immigration, are they going to get the message of the woke revolution that democrats seem to be enthusiastic about, are they going to get the message, is the party going to go back to more of a mainstream centrist party. again, you look at the candidates, gavin knew some isn't going to do that, kamala harris, elizabeth warren may be out there, bernie sanders may be there again. >> but i talked to piers morgan earlier today on this notion of it is not just democrats who might want to take queues

lyndon b. johnson actually to announce overnight and that is a really chilling moment. literally in the middle of theer night called up the director of the secret service and said i want details on every single candidate right now. candidates got protection. >> you said family members, the protection of the service has been expanded to 70 people. i did not know until i read this book the arthur bremmer who shog george wallace had actually wanted to kill richard nixon first. >> that is actually a good story for the secret service. bremmer wrote in his journal that he was trying to get nixon but it was too tricky, it was too tricky to get. he was struggling because of secret service men made it too hard for him to get a close enough shot. good for them. katie's destination really made them rebuild the agency from the ground up with rigorous training, amazing security net but it's been slipping for the last couple decades. >> i was not aware to something that you refer to the exceptional case studies proj

lyndon johnson gave us a great society program. and joe biden is giving us a great recovery. largest infrastructure since eisenhower. the largest progressive program since lyndon johnson's great society. this is nothing to sneeze at. and the american people recognize that. and i resent people who feel that we would much rather not have jobs and education so long as we can pay ten cents less for a gallon of gasoline. >> so congressman, if he runs again, will you again support him? >> i suspect i will. i don't see why i would not. you know, i know everybody is concerned. i will wait until the president let's us know what he is going to do after we have these midterm elections. my job right now is to win these elections. i was in north carolina all day yesterday. i'm going back to north carolina tomorrow. i'm going to ohio, iowa on sunday, going to indiana on monday. we are trying to win this election. i'm not concerned about 2024 until we get beyond november 8th, 2022. >> well, congressman jim clyburn, i very much appreciate your time. i always appreciate you being with us this

but a hard to sell or act of 1965 was signed into law by lyndon johnson on october 3rd. the immigration law change the immigration what is to be based on hemisphere rather than national origin. >> this measure that we will sign today well really make us true where to ourselves, both as a country and as a people. it will strengthen us in 100 on scene ways. >> and on october 7th, 2000, won the war in afghanistan began with the united states and allies conducting operation enduring freedom. response to the 9/11 attacks, the war in afghanistan was fought for 20 years. >> i'm speaking to you today from the treaty room -- or for peace -- we are a peaceful nation yet, as we have learned so suddenly and so tragically, there can be no peace in a world of sudden terror. in the face of today's new threat, the only way to pursue pieces to pursue those who threaten it. we did not ask for this mission, but we will fulfill it. >> that is a look at what happened this week in history. american history tv has programs on all of these topics in our archives. you can watch them online at c-

>> the heart seller act of 1965 was signed into law by lyndon johnson on october 3rd. the law changed at the immigration limits to be based on hemisphere. >> and this measure that we will find today will really make us truer to ourselves, both as a country and as a people. it will strengthen us in 100 unseen ways. >> and on october 7th, 2001, the war in afghanistan began with the united states and allies conducting operation -- a response to the 9/11 attacks. the war in afghanistan was fought for 20 years. >> i am speaking to you today from the treaty room at the white house, a place where american presidents have worked for peace. we are a peaceful nation. yet, as we have learned so suddenly and so tragically, there can be no peace in a world of sudden terror. in the face of today's new threat, the only way to pursue peace is to pursue those who threaten it. we did not ask for this mission. but we will fulfill it. >> and that is a look at what happened this week in history. american has programs on all of these topics in our archives. you can watch them online at c-sp

lyndon johnson was there. and the picture of me, sitting on the sofa, jack in the rocking chair, and i'm telling him, how i was flying the spacecraft. he's leaning forward, listening intently to this thing, and we talked about the details of the flight. specifically, how man responded, and reacted, to being able to work in the space environment se -- nasa there, in the heads of the government. jack, of course, was there. lyndon johnson was there. and the picture of me, sitting on the sofa, jack in the rocking chair, and i'm telling him, how i was flying the spacecraft. he's leaning forward, listening intently to this thing, and we talked about the details of the flight. specifically, how a man responded, and reacted, to being able to work in the space environment, and toward the end of the conversation, he said to the nasa people, what are we doing next? but what's our plans? and they said, well, there's a few guys in the corner talking about maybe going to the moon. he said, i want to briefing. just three wee

lyndon johnson mark, he was a strong proponent of 1964 and 65 civil rights act but his greatest biographersd, while he lead on civil rights, he remained a racist. he did remain a racist. the things he said that were caught on audio, over and over and over and over again. make it clear not until 1957 and he was in congress a long time did he support any civil rights legislation. he decided he wanted to run for president at some point. why am i telling you this? the country is in decline. not because the american people want it with massive inflation, dollar being destroyed. borders we massive treatment taking place in the stleet streets disrespect for police, undermining of united states military. ininflation, economic conditions through the roof, they are decisions that have been imposed by the democrat party. not foreign powers, not russia, not ukraine not saudi arabia. but joe biden and the democrats. if you want to save the country, if you want to begin the process. we hope of reversing a course, improve your lives. if you want to protect your family. whatever you do, don't vote democrat

and then after all of that, in 1966, president lyndon johnson appointed her a federal, making her the first black woman to occupy such a role. she was appointed to the u.s. district court and then and what drew me to this life. well it was because when i was researching a prior work, i came to understand that motley had not received the attention, the scholarly attention that she deserves. there had been relatively little written about her. and i thought that the absence of her story in the literature was a kind of historical malpractice. and i also concluded that, unfortunately, her erasure of her lowered visibility likely came down to two gender arms race because in western society its historical significance tends to be accorded to males and women's stories are not highlighted. that's true of women of all backgrounds. and yet it's it was especially notable to me that motley, who was a protege of thurgood marshall, worked alongside him and martin luther king jr, who was her client? well known to them, but had been that been featured in the history like these individuals were and tho

and then after all of that, in 1966, president lyndon johnson appointed her a federal, making her the first black woman to occupy such a role. she was appointed to the u.s. district court and then and what drew me to this life. well it was because when i was researching a prior work, i came to understand that motley had not received the attention, the scholarly attention that she deserves. there had been relatively little written about her. and i thought that the absence of her story in the literature was a kind of historical malpractice. and i also concluded that, unfortunately, her erasure of her lowered visibility likely came down to two gender arms race because in western society its historical significance tends to be accorded to males and women's stories are not highlighted. that's true of women of all backgrounds. and yet it's it was especially notable to me that motley, who was a protege of thurgood marshall, worked alongside him and martin luther king jr, who was her client? well known to them, but had been that been featured in the history like these individuals were and tho

it's been signed by lyndon johnson and 65 with the latest coming in 2013 a ruling shall be the holder that struck down the law that requires with a history of voter suppression to seek before enacting changes to the voter laws. since then many have passed restricting the vote. we are delighted to have with us attorney general holder to discuss the book. welcome to the national press club and with that, attorney general holder, the book is yours. >> good afternoon. it's a pleasure to be here i'm excited to talk about our new book and also about our ongoing and continuing fight to save our democracy. let's start here. our country has achieved once conceivable progress over the course of the life of the nation and the last decades the first black president and first vice president, the first black woman that will sit on the united states supreme court. i was the first attorney general of the united states after my father was told while wearing the uniform in the course of world war ii his son was able to serve and that's something. that's's progress. that's something they never would hav

lyndon johnson, senator johnson wanted to bomb them with nukes too.that hasn't changed much, has it? easier to be a senator to propose a war policy than to actually make a decision. >> truman thought that the cold war, though, was one of his legacies. is that correct? >> [inaudible] >> his part in it helped set the stage for what eventually occurred? >> i think he considered, the truman document which is basically stopping the expansion of soviet russia, they never got into western europe for example. i think he considers that -- no, i think he considered his legacy nato, which has been a huge success. as you know, when it began to expand 25 years ago, george kennan, the author, the father of the containment, he thought it was the most dangerous and reckless thing that we've done on foreign policy since the war. but that is another story. truman was not part of that. the marshall plan was a great, great, achievement. again, it wasn't truman's idea! but he certainly got out of the way and let it happen. he also was smart enough to let it be called the

lyndon johnson was a frontiersman, rancher. id the wilderness act which put aside millions of acres for hunting, fishing and hiking all over the west and did wild and scenic rivers. richard nixon is like a book end. because nixon gave birth to the environmental protection agency, the clean water act, the clean air act. national recreation areas everywhere. i explore why did nixon do that in the book. >> obviously there's some conservatives that look at those agencies and say they overstep at times and but for nixon, at this moment, you know, you write with his white house besieged by watergate, he happily embraced the endangered species bill. it was one of the least controversial bills he ever signed. a large number of americans supported it. it was a time in which the environment was getting to be a major issue based on what was happening. >> that's right. nixon came in. was president only days. you had the santa barbara oil spill. he was a california guy living in san clementi. a lot of republicans were in his back yard. the d

she capstone her career by becoming the first black female female federal judge, appointed by lyndon johnson in 1966. as you can imagine, she has inspired a generation of lawyers, including women of color lawyers, like my late colleague, the first black woman appointed to the faculty of the harvard law school. and judge ketanji brown jackson, who cited constance baker motley as a role model. so, motley is a person who should be well known by all of us, because, as i said, she really did lay the groundwork for modern american society, changing the legal and social landscape. >> and fannie lou hamer? ms. larson: fannie lou hamer rose up to become an incredible leader in the 1960's, but as was brought up, she had an entirely different life trajectory than constance. it cannot be underestimated the deprivation and poverty that she was born into. in 1917 the 20th child of a mississippi sharecropper, and her life was defined by a hunger , lack of access to health care, education. she attained a six grade education, and also the incredible violence that permeated life in mississippi. and she rose o

then she cat stoned her career by becoming the first black female federal judge appointed by lyndon johnson in 1966. as you can imagine she has inspired a generationha of lawyers, including women of color lawyers, like my late colleague, the first black woman appointed to the faculty of the harvard law school. , harris and justice could tonja brown jackson who, when she was introduced to the nation cited constance baker motley this pathbreaking lawyer as a role model. so motley really is a person whh should be well known by all of us because as i said she reallyy did lay the groundwork for modern american society changing the legal and social landscape. >> and fannie lou hamer? >> so fannie lou hamer rose up to be an incredible leader during the civil rights movement in the 1960s as was brought up before she had an entirely different life trajectory than constants. it cannot be underestimated the deprivation and the poverty that she was born into in 1917 the 20 is a child sharecroppers, and her life was defined by hunger, lack of access to health care, education. she attained a sixth grade

. >> the hard sell or act of 1965 was signed into law by lyndon johnson on october 3rd. the law changed the integration limits based on hemisphere, rather the national origin. >> this measure that will sign today. will really make us -- prove to ourselves most as a country and as a people. it will strengthen us in 100, on scene ways. >> on october 7th, 2001. the war in afghanistan began. with the united states and allies conducting operation enduring freedom. our response to the 9/11 attacks, the war in afghanistan was fought for 20 years. >> i'm speaking you today from the treaty room in the white house. a place where american presidents have worked for peace. we're a peaceful nation. yet as we've learned, so suddenly, so tragically. there can be no peace in a world of sudden terror. in the face of today's new threat, the only way to pursue peace to pursue those who threaten that. we did not ask for this mission, but we will fulfill it. and that's a look at happen this week in history. american history tv programs on all of these topics in our archives. you could watch

but he gives himself secondary billing and i've raised, well how about lyndon johnson. no, no.id more than anyone other than abe lincoln. so, you know, this idea that he's tougher, this -- the whole presentation of the understanding he has of himself is off the mark. unsupported by evidence. it is -- and then you listen to it, and you hear the center, the drive, you know, you played about -- i asked, have you ever apologized. well my reputation is to never apologize. i'm not going to -- this is about impeachment. i said why not just say this call with ukrainian president zelenskyy was something that has been misinterpreted or whatever. no, no. it is a perfect call. it is a perfect call. and i spent 15 minutes interrogating him down in mar-a-lago and he could just not give. he would avoid the plain language of that call. >> and he would often just call you, you didn't even initiate all of the calls. the new audio that you just releases, trump seems to laugh about his inability to actually apologize. let's take a listen once again. listen to this. >> i have this reputation of not

imagine the way fdr and truman and lyndon johnson would have done to this gop.ead, they're slightly ahead in some of the polls in the congressional races. their positions are routinely against workers. all workers. they don't work workplace safety rules and force, worker pensions protected from corporate looting, work is to have a living wage. they don't want all work is to have health insurance. why are workers voting for? it is the default in the democratic party. this party does not know how to win. amy: ralph, do you think -- >> only once defending our republic. we will show you how to win. amy: do the president biden certain run again? >> now you're getting into the presidential race is here. it is far too speculative to say one way or another. i don't believe he would be too old to run, but we need a whole new generation of political, civic leaders who understand what the constitution is all about, how to end empire, how to put corporations as our servants are not our masters, and how to develop access to justice and fight corporate judges. biden has done

book deals do a considerable extent with the presidents of the 1960s, which john kennedy with lyndon johnson with richard nixon and to my surprise really with dwight eisenhower who hovered over the 60s to an extent that i hadn't realized. when i first started working on this book. it deals with those people who tried to become president barry goldwater bobby kennedy hubert humphrey george mcgovern george wallace. runs too so much of the 1960s talks about supreme court justices. it talks about a general or to talks about the towering activists. we associate with the 60s, dr. martin luther king jr. malcolm x but if there's one thing that animates my sense of the past my sense of myself as an historian. is also really believe that ordinary people. are central to history too? ordinary people who we don't know help us understand whose names. we've never heard of help us understand. the past in a new way an ordinary people in the american past change this nation. so alongside all those famous people who run through the shattering. but i also try to do is tell the stories of ordinary people. what i

so did lyndon johnson. nixon himself, of course, is well known for weaponizing the use of the and the use of its surveillance capacities. so there is a great deal of precedent here as well. i'm not sure if that exactly answers the question, but starting with johnson presidents often recorded their conversations via telephone. and nixon himself if as the caller probably knows, recorded his exchanges in the oval office for a variety of reasons. so we're not necessarily in unprecedented territory. you call it in the book a personal when somebody can have a device that records themselves. you talk about nixon in the white. what about google home and alexa's that people have in their own homes and questions that's raised about wiretapping. so as i mentioned the you know the google home, the amazon alexa these are not technically wiretaps, but they are listening devices and it's well known that they listen to ambient noise, ambient conversation passively, even when you're not them. this is an emerging area of res

been shipped to a presidential library, like this one in austin, texas, where all the papers of lyndon johnson'sation are stored. and where more than half a century later some still remain classified. tom blanton recently asked the george w. bush library to declassify the notes of the president's prep sessions for his first meeting with vladimir putin in 2001. >> great moment in history. you know, this is 22 years ago when putin was still our friend. might even do us some good today in figuring out putin's grievances and maybe some off-ramps out of this current tragedy in ukraine that putin started. >> when did you file this? >> in january. >> of this year. so -- >> nice people down at the george w. bush library in dallas said sorry to tell you, mr. blanton, but it's going to be 12 years before they get around to it. >> which side is winning? the forces of classification or the forces of declassification? >> oh, the forces of classification have long won. >> that >>> with inflation driving the price of food through the roof, some people are finding relief in their own back yard. janet shamlian h

it hasn't been doing since lyndon johnson was president. it's crazy and it's not going to get better unless we make it. >> let me shift gears and talk about the situation in new york with new plans now about, you know, to come out to combat the growing crime wave, particularly on the city's subway system. it includes putting cameras on every subway car, increasing police presence. what are your thoughts on the plan? >> well, it's short-term strategy. there have been nine homicides in the subway system in new york so far this year. crime is up. 40% of the homicides are committed by an individual believed to be suffering from some form of mental illness. so you have a lot of social issues involved. it's not just the policing issue. you have mental illness, consequences for people who do commit crimes. these things have to be taken seriously. you can't wait until it's out of control to put in place strategies. you have to be consistent. new york had at one point in time one of the safest subway systems in america because of the actions that we

in the book duels with a considerable extent the president of the 1960s, john kennedy, lyndon johnson, richard nixon. and to my surprise, dwight eisenhower, who hovered over the 60s to an extent that i had not realized when i first started working on this book. it deals with those people who tried to become president. barry goldwater, bobby kennedy, hubert humphrey, george mcgovern, george wallace who runs through so much of the 1960s. he talks about supreme court justices, a general or two, and talks about the -- we are so see it with the 60s. dr. martin luther keane junior, malcolm x. but if there's one thing that animates my sense of the pass, my sense of myself as a historian, i also really believed that ordinary people are central to history too. ordinary people who we don't know help us understand the past in a new way, and ordinary people in the american past changing this nation. and so alongside all of those famous people who run through the shattering, what also try to do is tell the stories of ordinary people. what i want to do today, i just want to tell you four stories. a

there were lyndon johnson senator johnson wanted one of the bomb with nukes too. there was a lot of there a lot of war like, okay that hasn't changed much as it is. it's easier to be your senator and propose a war policy than actually have to make a decision. but no, it's really true. human thought that the cold war though was one of his legacies. that correct. he that his part in it helped set the state for what eventually occurred? i think he i think buddy. i think he considered the the truman doctrine is which basically stopped the expansion of soviet russia into well. i mean, they they never got into western europe for example, and and so i think i think you considers that i think he's i think he considers his legacy nato which was which has been a huge success. i think as you know when it began to expect expand 25 years ago george kennan, who was who was the author of the father of the containment father was the most dangerous and and reckless thing we've foreign policy since the war but that's that's another story. he and truman but truman but true and was n