franklin roosevelt wanted a war against germany. now, part of my story is that franklin roosevelt wanted a war against germany because he believed that's the way the united states would assert its power in the world. and germany was the threat in europe. and that's that's where the fight's going to be. i should add what he wanted, but he consistently denied that's what he wanted. he said each of these steps is to send arms to the british, to send ships to the british, to send lend-lease aid to the british. the whole point at roosevelt is we send arms to the europeans so we don't have to send american troops to europe. well, that's really that's not what he intended. in fact, just before the 1940 election, just days before the election, he said if elect me, i will not send your sons to fight in a foreign war. now, his son, james, his eldest, his adult son, james, later called dad out on this. he said, dad, how could you say such a thing? you knew that we were going to go to war. you wanted us go to war. and james writes about this in

but by the time you get to franklin roosevelt's not only, is it a much more modern time when? communications are happening much more rapidly, but it is also of the most serious economic emergencies that the nation has ever faced. and roosevelt's believes that he needs to start acting, you know, as soon as he's cleared himself out from a swearing into office that he needs to start to do things. so what you see is congress getting called back into session right away. they're able to get there immediately in order to start passing bills. and even before underway. franklin roosevelt is to make executive actions in order to try to start addressing the crisis. and so there is a real speed and fullness to this first 100 days that, even if you had consequential first 100 days before, they never looked like this. well, in 1928, herbert hoover, one in a landslide. four years later, he lost in a landslide. franklin roosevelt. received 472 electoral votes. 23 million popular votes, 57% of the vote. herbert hoover, nine electoral votes. and 16 million in the poppy vote. did roosevelt addres

but by the time you get to franklin roosevelt's not only, is it a much more modern time when? communications are happening much more rapidly, but it is also of the most serious economic emergencies that the nation has ever faced. and roosevelt's believes that he needs to start acting, you know, as soon as he's cleared himself out from a swearing into office that he needs to start to do things. so what you see is congress getting called back into session right away. they're able to get there immediately in order to start passing bills. and even before underway. franklin roosevelt is to make executive actions in order to try to start addressing the crisis. and so there is a real speed and fullness to this first 100 days that, even if you had consequential first 100 days before, they never looked like this. well, in 1928, herbert hoover, one in a landslide. four years later, he lost in a landslide. franklin roosevelt. received 472 electoral votes. 23 million popular votes, 57% of the vote. herbert hoover, nine electoral votes. and 16 million in the poppy vote. did roosevelt addres

being reviewed by the secretary, the navy, josephus daniels, and the assistant secretary, franklin delano roosevelt. those were the true glamor girls of the last war and remembered with affection and appreciation for the work performed on the world. then as now was in peril. women are needed again before the end. the year 2,400,000 more must be enrolled in war work, which means not only in the army, the navy, the marines, but in the factories, on the farm, in various civilian occupations. now filled by men who are being called to the colors, every woman who can possibly is wanted. their country is calling them.

by far the greatest plurality in the history of new york, more than franklin roosevelt, more than teddylt, more than mario cuomo, more than anybody. but unlike his illustrious predecessors, spitzer would only last one year in office before self-destructing in a way that absolutely no one had foreseen. so i have a theory of leadership. oftentimes, people rise to positions of power where they are able to remove anyone from their inner circle who will tell them when they're being an asshole, and that moment, when they choose to do that, often sets the course for their downfall. that may have been the case. in the fall of 2006, silda asked me not to work for eliot. -why? -she said, "you're the only sort of senior older man that he listens to, and he needs to have some advice. and if you go to work for him, he will stop listening to you." but lloyd became a senior advisor to spitzer anyway, because he still believed that his old friend was on his way up. did you notice any change in him? i had noticed the change in him prior to the election-- a kind of--of arrogance which i, you know, had no

woodrow wilson to franklin roosevelt, to lyndon johnson and on and on and on.n they are so furious on efforts the reason why they are checking donald trump and calling him unconstitutional which is preposterous, is because this scam has been going on a long time. you are paying for your children and grandchildren and generations yet born paid for in a humongous way. they're not going to be able to dig out. so, why is this quot being done questioning anyone know? why are the democrats doing this several republicans invited the media support this why? power. power. and power. with the power in washington, not the power and the ruling ing class for the democrat power with the power in the party? the parties more important than the country. it's about power. exactly with the constitution was to prevent. we wil (psst psst) ahhhh... with flonase, allergies don't have to be scary spraying flonase daily gives you long-lasting, non-drowsy relief. (psst psst) flonase. all good. mark: welcome back america. we are here with, and i'm very excited about it, turning general p

we're also reminded that here in the home that eleanor and franklin roosevelt shared for five years, we're reminded that both the president and the first lady visited the island of puerto rico within year of the president's beginning. eleanor, as usual going first as her husband's eyes and ears to report on the economic devastation gripping the island in the midst a depression that we customarily think of as a mainland phenomenon, it was more than a mainland phenomenon. and by the way, fdr, his visit in 1934 was commemorate, aided in puerto rico by a statue showing him in his wheelchair. only the third statue in the world that offers such a realistic view of the president and certainly worth remembering and acknowledging here in house where he recovered from polio in 1921 and where he learned to use the wheelchair. yes, he had to learn in that armless wheelchair that was created so that he could fit into the elevator that is still here. and you'll see. take a look when you're at the reception, at the tiny elevator that he maneuvered, that armless wheelchair into the style that used f

woodrow wilson to franklin roosevelt, to lyndon johnson and on and on and on.ey are so furious on efforts the reason why they are checking donald trump and calling him unconstitutional which is preposterous, is because this scam has been going on a long time. you are paying for your children and grandchildren and generations yet born paid for in a humongous way. they're not going to be able to dig out. so, why is this qu being done questioning anyone know? why are the democrats doing this several republicans invited the media support this why? power. power. and power. with the power in washington, not the power and the ruling ing class for the democrat power with the power in the party? the parties more important than the country. it's about power. exactly with the constitution was to prevent. we will be right back. total beets, america's best-selling beets brand, is available at walmart. total beets blood pressure support soft chews contain a key ingredient clinically shown to deliver two times better blood pressure support. take control of your health. head t

effort not only to continue with kennedy, but to both continue and expand what his true hero, franklin roosevelt, had started in the 1930s, and the excitement is the economy was doing very well in 1963 and 64. but here's a president who's going to deal with the problems we never deal with in this case with the war on poverty. what he's saying is we are going to deal with the structural poverty that the country always faces. and he's making a promise in that address that this nation can do better than it does or too narrowly. it's not simply respond into crisis. it's achieving something bigger than we imagined. so there's a lot of enthusiasm initially and support for this program. would it be fair to say that lbj had a pretty good sense of history and wanted to hit the ground running, knowing that early action leads further progress? oh, absolutely. it's not simply moving quickly in early. but he had a very good sense of two things. one was the limits of time in american politics. he understood time him was the ultimate commodity. and at one moment he's speaking with his advisors years early on a

his american counterpart no lover ever studied every whim of his mistress, as i did those of franklin roosevelt. but he's a man leading a nation at war that has lost tens of thousands of people. he is fighting for his very survival, and he and his nation are fighting for the values of freedom and democracy that america has supported since its founding against a rapacious dictatorship in this case that actively seeks to undermine the united states, its interests and its allies at every turn. it shouldn't be hard to figure out where your sympathies lie. friday's turn of events took place after weeks of diplomacy in which the trump administration has bullied its neighbors, asked canada to cease to exist as a country, pressured denmark to sell greenland and panama to hand over the panama canal. it has threatened to impose higher tariffs on its allies than its foes, and it has shuttered almost all the food and medicine programs that it promised to the poorest people in the world. the conservative former british cabinet minister rory stewart asked in sorrow, was it for this that the u.s. spent 80 yea

there's going to be another economic downturn, as we all know, followed by franklin roosevelt becoming, the first democrat after wilson to be elected president, and wilson and fdr understand something. wilson even told fdr at one point, or, i'm paraphrasing, that the only way democrats get back in the powers of the economy goes down downhill. so roosevelt's for that. needless to say, it happens. and when roosevelt is sworn into the presidency, one of the things he's going to really try to champion is the role of government in trying not just ensure greater fairness and equality, but the role of government in reinvigorating the economy so as the gilded age ends or the early 1900s. we get more and more attention paid to civil service reform and ultimately to a different role for the federal government in addressing economic downturns that will be course a big hallmark of fdr presidency. but fdr i think along with some, these other presidents delivers an inaugural address at a very dark time. but it is optimistic and that is one of the great achievements. i think fdr accomplishments accom

that we now know that, for example, in world war ii, there were heated disagreements between franklin roosevelt, joseph stalin and winston churchill, but we didn't see them broadcast on tv. this is a mistake to have it have it broadcast this. this was not the moment that should have been televised. >> it wasn't just a mistake. it was an ambush. i mean, this was a plan. this was a politically calculated ambush from all sides, right? no one would feel comfortable walking into an environment like that from any country, and no one should be treated that way. from the reporter to the greeting to the mocking of his clothes, it was beneath america and beneath the white house to treat a guest in our country, and a leader who is actively engaged in combat, who is right now losing his fellow service members. he's losing his women and children. his cities are being bombed, and we're talking about his clothes and we're talking to him that way. it was victim shaming, which is what trump has been doing to zelenskyy and ukraine since before he got elected. it's unacceptable. it's inappropriate. and it's also

>> you know, you think back to what president franklin delano roosevelt. did for. the embattled. free world leader of his time, winston churchill, when he was up against the. massive nazi menace. >> and then you. >> compare that. >> to what trump just did to an embattled leader. >> of our. >> free world. up against the putin. russia menace. >> and the. >> comparison is degrading. >> you know, after what we saw yesterday, where do we go from here? is a peace deal for ukraine still on the table? and what about our allies? >> it's hard to tell. what's been terrific to see has been. allies across europe. stepping up. >> to rally. >> around zelensky, to. rally around freedom, to rally against. >> the. >> murderous tyrant putin, where we should be. but unfortunately, under trump, where we. >> are not. >> there is one. >> tool that. >> they have at. >> their disposal. >> out there that. >> they haven't used. >> yet, which is about. >> $300 billion in frozen russian assets. >> that the europeans, particularly. >> the belgians. >> have been unwilling. >> to actually seize. >> if they star

i think it was one of those seminal moments in history where george c marshall in 1938, franklin delano roosevelt was determined to cut the defense budget. they were trying to come out of the recession. and he had, as you know, you know, all of this social program that he was that he was pushing out of the country and trying to pay for he fdr was had a hot temper. he was known to fire generals and people on the spot. and george c marshall as the as a the chief of staff of the army stood up to fdr. he didn't think it was going to go so well, but actually fdr invited him back. the next day and they had a long talk. not only did not cut the defense budget, he put in an increase for it. very controversial at the time, but i think set the stage for us to be successful in in world war two. so that was truth to power moments or you got to be ready for them when they come and you have to have, i think, the the moral fortitude and the, frankly, lack of concern for how it goes through your career to to to speak truth to power. yeah, i was in many of those pentagon briefings and press conferences, and i thi

i recall the words of the president, franklin delano roosevelt, which has, i think, so good for this moment. the american people in their. righteous might, will win through to absolute victory. the ukrainian people will win two. absolutely. >> began before the disinformation from jd vance in the oval office spreads too far around the world. let me fact check some of that as well. zelensky did not talk the united states of america into spending $350 billion. that is inaccurate. the overall u.s. response to the war in ukraine has totaled $183 billion from russia's full scale invasion. and that is a figure through september 30th that includes $46.5 billion for increased u.s. military activity in europe. the united states has not spent $200 billion more than europe. that's another lie today told to an american ally. that is inaccurate. the united states has allocated $18 billion less for ukraine than the total allotted by european donors between february of 2022 and december of 2024. and applebaum, what are the lies in service of two? >> i mean. >> the. >> the idea that. >> somehow zelen

get off the business of the rich not paying their fair share, which is a line used since the franklin rooseveltnistration. it is not about how much we pay. it is about how much our government spends. that is why we have this massive debt. host: our guest, cal thomas, syndicated columnist and author, 's most recent book, "watchmen in the night." you can find his book online at calthomas.com. next, we will be joined by former european affairs director alexander vindman. he will discuss his new book, "the folly of realism." we will be right back. ♪ >> tonight on c-span's q&a, we will talk with a national geographic explorer who troubles the world and sees some of the 12,000 slave ships in the slave trade. in her memoir, she discusses the training and preparation required to undertake the diving missions in the work by the nonprofit organization diving with a purpose, which is primarily composed of african-american divers. >> when i saw this picture in the museum of women, it turned out that they were part of this group called diving with a purpose and they spent their time searching for and docume

get off the business of the rich not paying their fair share, which is a line used since the franklin rooseveltstration. it is not about how much we pay. it is about how much our government spends. that is why we have this massive 's most recent book, "watchmen in the night." s most recent book, "watchmen in the night." author, 's most recent book, "watchmen in the night." you can find his book online at calthomas.com. next, we will be joined by former european affairs director alexander vindman. he will discuss his new book, "the folly of realism." we will be right back. ♪ >> tonight on c-span's q&a, we will talk with a national geographic explorer who troubles the world and sees some of the 12,000 slave ships in the slave trade. in her memoir, she discusses the training and preparation required to undertake the diving missions in the work by the nonprofit organization diving with a purpose, which is primarily composed of african-american divers. >> when i saw this picture in the museum of women, it turned out that they were part of this group called diving with a purpose and they spent their

not have the motivations, and that is why i think even the father of modern progressivism, franklin delano roosevelt, feared and was not a fan of public sector unions. i want to thank you, comptroller general, for your years of service. half a century, dare i say. you had an illustrious career, a very successful one and a decade and a half in your current position. sincerely, thank you. also, you have done significant work with operating inefficiencies in the federal government. i think you could argue with the sense that you were doge before doge was cool, but the concept is not new. long before donald trump ever ran for public office, you were doing your work and looking to get a lot of bang for that taxpayer buck. that should be bipartisan. it does not seem to be, unfortunately, but i am an eternal optimist and we can hope for a better day tomorrow. do you think, sir, that the federal government did, does, or will operate at maximum efficiency right now? mr. dodaro: it does not. rep. fallon: listen, i've got a company of a couple hundred employees, private sector. we did not operate at maximum ef