adlai stevenson got hammered. said that stopping nuclear tests would give russia the upper hand, we would fall behind in the arms race, russia would win. stevenson got called soft on the soviet union. and he lost his second presidential race against eisenhower. he lost in '52 against eisenhower. he lost again against eisenhower in '56, two times in a row. but adlai stevenson remained a powerful figure in democratic politics. when 1960 rolled around, you remember, he ran in '52, in '56, the next time was 1960, he considered running for president for a third time. he would have been a very serious contender. right around the time stevenson was deciding whether or not he was going to jump into the race in 1960, though, he got a surprise phone call. an invitation from the russian ambassador to the united states. russian ambassador told adlai stevenson that he would like him to visit the russian embassy, because russia had gifts for him. so, adlai stevenson flew to washington to meet with the russian ambassador. he says

ike ran again in a rematch with adlai stevenson. >> the most profoundly dedicated man of our time, dwightwer. >> eisenhower won by an even bigger landslide. >> the next four years will be even more full than the past... with faith in ourselves, in our country, and in the creator, who is father of us all. ♪ >> back in 1956, the hungarian government had tried to escape moscow's iron curtain by withdrawing from the warsaw pact. but soviet leader nikita khrushchev sent in the red army to crush the revolution. ike protested but did not intervene. in 1957, he did, however, send troops to lebanon to support that pro-western government from the pan-arab revolution led by soviet ally egyptian president abdel nasser. >> each time, when americans tried to press soviet union, soviet union reacted very strongly. 1957, americans try to overthrow the new regime in syria. and soviets make the exercise. and americans step back. it was too crisis around the berlin -- it is about recognition. >> in berlin, administered by the allied forces since the war, khrushchev threatened to force out us, british, and f

government example with teachers andrew and daniel larson from the alkali stephen -- adlai stevensonigh school. ♪ host: good morning. it is saturday, may 5, 2018. yesterday, president donald trump gave a campaign style speech at the nra's annual meeting in dallas, praising the group and its supporters and vowing to protect america's gun rights. it is the first annual meeting of the nra since the shooting at a parkland, florida high school. gun control advocates are vowing to make none reform a key campaign issue in the 2018 midterms. president trump's

government example with teachers andrew and daniel larson from the alkali stephen -- adlai stevenson high school. ♪ host: good morning. it is saturday, may 5, 2018. yesterday, president donald trump gave a campaign style speech at the nra's annual meeting in dallas, praising the group and its supporters and vowing to protect america's gun rights. it is the first annual meeting of the nra since the shooting at a parkland, florida high school. gun control advocates are vowing to make none reform a key campaign issue in the 2018 midterms. speechnt trump's yesterday made clear that he messagenter that on the campaign stump. will the gun control debate have an impact on your vote in this year's midterms? democrats can call 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents can call 202-748-8002. you can also reach us on social media. more from the front page -- inside today's "wall street journal." it's as president donald trump gave a full throated defense of gun rights friday and reiterated his call for arming teachers in a speech at the nra's annual conference. it was the first time

vice president adlai stevenson once said of blackburn he was the hero of more interesting narratives than any a congressman that crossed the blue ridge mountains. his colorful personality makes it unfortunate that he is mostly forgotten today. little is known of his childhood other than that he was born in 1838, to a farmer and political figure in wilford county. , joseph was a young brother of blackburn who preceded him in politics and rose to be governor of kentucky in 1879. as a young man, joseph blackburn matriculated in frankfurt at sayre institute before going to center college from which he graduated in 1857. moving to lexington, he set out to learn the law and was admitted to practice in 1858. in 1861, blackburn joined the confederate army as a private. by the end of the war, he had been promoted to lieutenant colonel and led forces in mississippi and louisiana. of the unit, it was later written that its activities were such to make it equally of -- obnoxious to friend and foe. blackburn moved to versailles. upon reaching the state has, he -- statehouse, he experienced a rapi

host: all right, from adlai e. stevenson high school, andrew , aseen and daniel larsen always, this has been a delightfully informative c-span cram for the exam. in the lastadvice few seconds? guest: again, think of the great teachers, mr. pelikan, mr. richart, thank you for not just teaching and prepping students for the test, but we know how much work you do, getting the students really excited about civics both in the classroom and out of the classroom. we like to say that, you know, make democracy a verb, and make civics more than a class. they get a civics lifestyle so that the students are participating not just in understanding the minutia of the american government by participating in american government, county board, politics, local politics there entire life. guest: the very success of democracy depends on the knowledge and skills of the citizens and the young people. been on watche this morning, and you are more than prepared to sustain your democracy for another generation. thank you so much. [captions copyright

brian: adlai stevenson lost. melissa: some of you weighed in. we have a tweet from salvatore. learn today? if you don't like what you hear, confront the teacher and school board. wake up america. steve: that is local level. any attendees and graduates know prejudice existed for decades, now complete indoctrination dominates. brian: here is a woman who will not be indoctrinated jillian mele. jillian: if i were in college i don't know i want my parents to confront my teachers. steve: you have to fight your own fights at some point. jillian: fox news alert. florida sheriff's deputy fighting for his life after being shot in the head. deputy william gentry responding to a call about a cat being shot when the suspect pulled the trigger in lake placid. >> we would just ask that you continue to pray for deputy gentry and hopefully that will if i have him the strength to pull through this. jillian: the gunman identified as joseph ables is charged with attempted murder. he is a convicted felon with a history of violence towards police. genty is a nine-year veteran with the force and ser