barber has... c-span: who is he, by the way? >> guest: james david barber is a very senior professor at duke university who wrote a very influential book called "presidential character," and he employs a methodology typically called psychobiography, in which he examines the biographies of individuals, in this case, presidents, and tries to arrive at a judgment about their future behavior based upon elements of their past. and he breaks it down into four categories: whether they're active or negative, and whether they're passive or--excuse me--passive or active and--and positive or negative. and so active/positive usually are democrats, and for mr. barber. and kennedy would be an active/positive. someone who puts tremendous energy into his activities in office, but he's positive in the sense that he's willing to readjust courses if he's engaged in a negative course of activity, that's to be contrasted with, say, an active/negative, someone who invests tremendous energy in their activities in office, but might get steered down a negative course a

we see that his secretary of war in the 1820s named james barber would comment that there would be enough land for 500 years. well, he didn't get it right either. in fact, we know that by 1890, the frontier vanishes. so what jefferson sees is that over the course of 100 years or so, americans had crossed the appalachian mountains, they had moved down the mississippi valley, they had begun trickling into east and west florida. am the louisiana purchase, and now all eyes would focus to the west. and to the south. of course, that would be texas. now, while the acquisition of louisiana does momentarily satisfy this desire for expansion, it was only a moment. in 1810 -- now, i know this is texas history. so as i tell you this, i don't want you to be upset, i don't want to hear any hissing or booing. in september of 1810, there's going to be a minor uprising. and of all places baton rouge, louisiana. now, let me tell you what happens here. there are a group of americans who are living in th north of the lake pontchartrain and north of new orleans. they had been there for more than a decade, man

an academy award for her short subject documentary, "the barber of birmingham," telling the story of a world war two veteran and barbara, james armstrong, so here is a scene from "the barber of birmingham: foot soldier of the civil rights movement." >> i always grew up thinking the worst thing a man to do was nothing. everybody that was doing something. when we started to struggle, i remember some terrible day is. i thought about what was said, "i have been to the mountaintop, and i looked over and saw the promised land. i may not get there with you, but you will get to the promised land. just keep on keeping on." tavis: back to my point, your first film, and you are an academy award nominee. how does that feel? >> it is a bit surreal and wonderful, and i am sorry to not be able to share this with my co-director passed away last fall, but she is here in spirit. tavis: and to that, mr. armstrong passed away. >> yes, he passed away in 2009. tavis: tell me about him. >> he was a barber who dedicated his life to the fight for civil rights. he carried the original flag on bloody sunday in the march from selma to montgomery. he int

in his new and larger facilities, james had greatly expanded his capacity with 150 rooms, dining rooms, barber shop celebrated liquor stores and universally regarded hospitality, his establishment had become even more the center of political and social life of washington. it housed members of congress in absolute comfort, as well as served as the home of several foreign ligations. its proximity to la fayette square made it the residence of choice for the elegant and wealthy members of society and government. during this same time, james' sons were actively combatting the long established discriminatory practices in commerce around the district. one of them was ejected from the dress circle of the national theater. james t. wormley felt as long as he could pay the price of admission, he should be able to sit where he wished. this conflict was reported in the major newspapers of the day. in another instance in their fight for civil rights, their effort to eat in a downtown restaurant was challenged. when he attempted to join his white city colleagues to dine. as part of their struggle to enhance

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james brown saturday night on game on. >> this week the secretary of defense will be here. bruce johnson talks it up in the barberp, plus a complete roundup of the fcc and nfl. >> game on this saturday night only on wusa. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owen. >> well, all the talk of finally making the playoffs is done. now the nats are focusing on winning the division. the magic number to clinch is 8 before tonight. now don't try to figure out the math of all of that. just trust me. the magic number is eight. nats trying to make that magic number zero. i can't figure it out sometimes. here we go. edwin jackson cruising with a little help. watch bryce harper in the 4th. let me introduce you to the pose. i don't think so. that is his fifth of the year. score remains 2-1. nats leading into the 9th. three earned runs in 2/3 of an inning. the braves lose. that's good news for the magic number, drops down to 7. orioles getting closer to clinching the wild card in boston tonight. that is matt and that's matt doing work. double down the line. the o's win 4-2. gum johnson reports his 46th save. sets an orioles franchise r

james brown saturday night on game on. >> this week the secretary of defense, dexter manley will be here. bruce johnson talks it up in the barber shop, plus a complete roundup of the fcc and nfl. >> game on this saturday night only on wusa. >>> health experts in britain say painkillers could be the cause of your headaches. tina cross reports. >> victoria saxton suffered from migraines for years. for a long time, she tried to manage the pain on her own with over the counter painkillers. >> and they work at first. you take more and more. i started taking them like they were candy. >> it turns out, she was making her pain worse. doctors diagnosed her with what's called a medication over use headache. >> about 50% of people actually go and get the diagnosis because they think their doctor will send them away, saying it's just a headache. >> british health experts say patients who take over the counter painkillers including aspirin and ib profin could be causing their headaches. the national institute is urging doctors to take a closer look at whether painkillers could be hurting their patients. it's estimated one in 50 people get h

barber is with us. general james "spider" marks. grover norquist, brigadier general mark kimmitt, russell simmons, and actress gloria reuben, star of the new movie "lincoln." it's monday, november 12th. as "starting point" begins right now. >>> good morning, welcome, everybody. our "starting point" this morning demand for answers in the david petraeus sex scandal. house and senate leaders want to know why they were never given the heads up on the investigation that led petraeus to resign as a cia director over an extramarital affair. with that resignation, petraeus might not have to testify this week at a congressional hearing on the benghazi consulate attack. cnn's barbara starr is following that story from the pentagon. good morning. >> good morning, soledad. well, look, at least at this point, there's no indication publicly of a national security breach. but that doesn't mean the questions aren't growing. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are questioning the timing behind the revelation. house majority leader eric cantor said

james says she is back home with their family. she has been diagnosed with leukemia. also suffering from dementia. >>> ethnic canon is not living kidney failure from keeping him looking good. shows him a barberircut inside his room.al transferred to a in l.a.. he became ill. he thinks fans for their concerns. >> could do here. missed nation's capital the mark slid men's health magazine. >> the magazine described it as averagehere the more degrees in a thermometer. washington, d.c. came in fourth. list of looking each city's high school rates along with levels of people over 25 years old. >> it is 37 degrees. >> still ahead, a wild night for a florida state trooper. >> still ahead, a wild night for a florida state trooper. [ snoring ] [ thunder crhehes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fet r, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 coln & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> coming up, harry thomas jr. former member of d.c. council. resigned last night. he will plead guilty to federal crimes. >> a guessing game for metro riders. will the commu

james armstrong. while he's no longer with us, he is the subject of a documentary short. the barber of birmingham.ights movement. let's take a look. >> i'm always going out, the worst thing a man can do is nothing. i got a lot of pictures of everybody here. we started to struggle by joining the struggle. i remember some terrible days. i thought about what don king said. i've been to the mountaintop and i look over and saw the promised land. i may not get there with you. but you will get the promised land. just keep on keeping on. yes, indeed. things are changing. a black man, the president of the united states. you say that to yourself. black man, president of the united states. >> mr. armstrong was something special. he was one of the nameless soldiers of the civil rights movement who deserves recognition and the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences agrees. the barber of birmingham is nominated for an academy award for best documentary short. we'll know tonight if it wins. joining me are the film's producer and director, robin fryday and her grandson and joining me are anita hill and mich

former jork giants player tiki barber is with us. general james "spider" marks.mitt, russell

barber of birmingham." the film expores the impact of barack obama's 2008 campaign on ageing civil rights activist in this the south including central protagonist jamesstrong. the film was produced and directed by robin friday of marin and the late gail dojini. my thanks to both of you for joining us tonight. we really appreciate it. and one more thing before saying good night. this will be my last season as host of "this week." i will wrap up my time on the program in november. now, that makes for a very long good-bye but until then, i look forward to reporting on the twists and turns of the very important election year. i'm belva davis, good night. >> funding for special coverage of the 2012 election campaign comes from the george and judy marcus family foundation.

coming up, tiki barber will tell us if he thinks they're going far enough. >>> lebron james has the firstto win a championship as they take on the finals. the championship is tonight in front of the home crowd at american airlines arena. soledad. >> yay. i am dying to see this game. i can't wait. i can't wait. go, team. how much money did we put on this. >> like a dollar, i think. >> that's true. i only bet a dollar. i really only do dollar bets. that doesn't mean it will not moral authority when i win. >> what you always won, the hand. >> yes. >> full year of rubbing it in. >> i agree. this better work out. other members of our team this morning, margaret hoover is with us, the author of american individual lichl and celeste headlee. let's talk about joe the plumber. no, he is not gone. he is back. >> he is running for congress. >> you remember his real name is samu samu samuel wurzelbacher and here is what he is saying in the new campaign video. listen. >> in 1939 germany established gun control. from 1939 to 1945 6 million jews and 7 million others unable to defend themselves. >> i lov

barber today. i guess it's all done on the democratic side in that district. we'll be right back. >>> we're back. at the start of president obama's re-election campaign, the journalist james on his presidency so far for "the atlantic" magazine. the story is entitled "obama explained." it addresses the question, is obama the master political chess player seeing ten moves ahead or is he a pawn in the game overwhelmed and out of his depth. big question. james fallows joins us now to answer. so what is the answer? >> the answer is he's becoming more of a master. one of the premises i start with is every president comes in flawed in various ways. you and i worked for jimmy carter. we recall that. but they all have limitations. nobody can do all the thing wells the job requires. the question is, do they get better. >> he says he's getting better. >> i argue he is. the way he handles the congress, more sophistication about the politics, more comfortable making economic arguments which were his weak point, and arguing foreign policy, he had a -- >> how do you explain the fact i supported as well as so many other people because he was against the iraq war, seemed like, real sensit

james. the list goes on. and joining us to talk more about this is sports psychologist dr. rick van haveron and tiki barber.publicly? >> i think i have, actually. when wellington marra one of our team owners passed away and we played a game against the washington redskins the next day and i had a great game and extremely emotional experience and we were all close to him as a man and for also what he represented. after being successful, sometimes you can't contain that emotion and it comes out in the form of tears. it's not a bad thing. >> i know it's not a bad thing, it's just that it seems to be always captured on camera and i wonder if that bothers athletes. >> well, you know, i doern't thk it bothers athletes. i think we as a society is so voy ristic and we crave emotion. we crave to see the human side of these at letes who we built up to be invincible. at the end of the day, we are all just human and the athletes that you're seeing at the olympics are human. they cry when they're successful and they cry when they're -- >> we are looking at poor jordyn wieber and it goes through your mind, is she too wra