all along the way there were places where we couldn't go to the andrew jackson hotel, we couldn't go to morten's cafeteria. there was a paramount theatre, we had to go in the back door, separate water fountains. it was a very negative experience. when i got to the library, right above the door, all are welcome. i could go in the front door. i could remember the librarian, she had a bonnet on the back of her head. very sensible shoes. i look at librarians today, that is how they look. she always spoke in a whisper. didn't talk out loud in the library. whispered. she was so kind to me that i loved librarians. when they ask me to do something, it is hard for me to say no. and that is why i flew in the dark at night from atlanta to come out here. [laughter]. but it is because of that generosity of the national public library. so i went there to get my books and i would bring them home and read all 3. then the next week i would take them back to the library. i would read often. when you read better, you read success. i credit the national public library with my successes as a young reader

all along the way there were places where we couldn't go to the andrew jackson hotel, we couldn't go to morten's cafeteria. there was a paramount theatre, we had to go in the back door, separate water fountains. it was a very negative experience. when i got to the library, right above the door, all are welcome. i could go in the front door. i could remember the librarian, she had a bonnet on the back of her head. very sensible shoes. i look at librarians today, that is how they look. she always spoke in a whisper. didn't talk out loud in the library. whispered. she was so kind to me that i loved librarians. when they

kitchen cabinet is a term from the 1800s when andrew jackson was and the described his inner circle. if mitt romney sneezes or coughs or uses a plainly neutral term, innocent and they turn it into racist discrim dismaigz bigotry. they are ridiculous. >> sean: michelle malkin, it's getting insane. it's like an obsession. we will have more on this and continue to follow the insanity because they are desperate. thanks. coming up, the usual liberal suspects, nancy pelosi, harry reid, mayor emanuel, set to take the stage at the dnc. we remind you of their finest, quote, civil rhetoric. and clint eastwood with an unscripted speech last night that really fired up the delegates at the rnc. what do hollywood liberals think of it? how did the audience react to it? we will analyze that speech. >> you mentioned about having a target date for bringing everybody home. you have given that target date... and i think -- mr. romney asked the only sensible question, he said, why are you giving the date out now? why >> sean: all eyes turn to charlotte, north carolina, the host city of the democratic nat

kitchen cabinet is a term from the 1800s when andrew jackson was and the described his inner circle.tt romney sneezes or coughs or uses a plainly neutral term, innocent and they turn it into racist discrim dismaigz bigotry. they are ridiculous. >> sean: michelle malkin, it's getting insane. it's like an obsession. we will have more on this and continue to follow the insanity because they are desperate. thanks. coming up, the usual liberal suspects, nancy pelosi, harry reid, mayor emanuel, set to take the stage at the dnc. we remind you of their finest, quote, civil rhetoric. and clint eastwood with an unscripted speech last night that really fired up the delegates at the rnc. what do hollywood liberals think of it? how did the audience react to it? we will analyze that speech. >> you mentioned about having a target date for bringing everybody home. you have given that target date... and i think -- mr. romney asked the only sensible question, he said, why are you giving the date out now? why >> sean: all eyes turn to charlotte, north carolina, the host city of the democratic national

andrew jackson looks down at us from his printing steep.one of the four corners of the square in which we are gathered around the daily lit christmas tree guarded by the figures of the intrepid leaders of the revolutionary war. this is in keeping with the universal spirit of this festival we are celebrating. he days the inclusion of these immigrants back to the revolution. this is not new. he's arguing these people have always been like this, spin incorporated. it's time recognize that. it is hard to imagine a more eloquent claim to national unity , at least for those of us who trace their ancestry to europe, and it's clear that this rhetoric was meant to be inclusive, although it also is exclusionary for all those who don't see themselves reflected. it is well worth noting that he does include many of those who were previously marginalized and that this inclusion might well have been one of the reasons why members of these groups just about democratic with such consistency. blue-collar immigrants, catholics, african-americans, and jews, fr

with his help he ascended to jobs and the administration of andrew jackson. first key helped carney become u.s. attorney general. then in 1836 the chief justice of the supreme court went on to write the dress that decision in 1857 which effectively legalized slavery and hastened the coming of the civil war. they were inseparable political figures and employ an important in the way it has been so forgotten. there is a key bridge which crosses the potomac river. recovery is, a park where he used to live. and in the park there are lots of exhibits that are devoted to him. it is one that says active in anti slavery causes. this is five wrong. it would be much more accurate to say that he was active in suppressing antislavery causes. part of this, will we don't want to remember about our own history. i don't want to give the wrong impression. this book is not a polemical book, not up to score points. mostly up to tell this amazing story of the events of washington in 1837 and 18:36 p.m. on the night of august 4th 183-5177 years. when a young man, seven, 19 year-ol

he ascended to jobs in the administration of andrew jackson. he helped them become the u.s. attorney general and the secretary of the treasury and in 1836 come the chief justice of the supreme court. he went on to write great scott decision in 1857, which effectively legalized slavery and hastened the coming of the civil war. so they were inseparable political figures in this period and influential and important and worry that it has been totally forgotten. in washington there is a key area in right by where it is is a park where key used to live. there is one that said that key was active in anti-slavery causes. this is flat wrong. it is completely wrong. it would be much accurate to say that he was active in suppressing anti-slavery causes. to remind people of all the things we really don't want to remember about our own history. this is also a book about the real francis scott key. but i don't want to give you the wrong impression. this book is not out to score points. it's mostly to tell the defense of washington in 1835 and 1836, which began on the night of august for,

key is his best friend was a man named roger carney -- roger helped in the administration of andrew jackson. first he helped them become the u.s. attorney general and then the secretary of the treasury, and in 1836, the chief justice of the supreme court. roger went on to write the scott decision in 1857 promote effectively legalized slavery and hasten the coming of the civil war. so he and roger were inseparable figures, influential and important in a way that is totally forgotten. there was a key bridge that crosses the potomac river. and there is a part where he used to live. in the park was an exhibit that was devoted to them. there was one that says that key was active in anti-slavery causes. this is flat wrong. it is completely wrong. it would be much more accurate to say that he was active in suppressing anti-slavery causes. part of the point of the book is that. to remind people of the other things that we really don't want to remember of our own history. this is a book about the real francis scott key. they give the wrong impression. this book is not a polemical book. it mostly tel

thomas jefferson, james madison, andrew jackson, of course abraham lingcoln, grant, richar nixon andad franklin roosevelt who had three. nobody had more than him. e-mail us at daily rundown if you have a trivia question. we'll be right back. whoa, look at all those toys. insuring that stuff must be a pain. nah, he's probably got... [ dennis' voice ] allstate. they can bundle all your policies together. lot of paperwork. actually... [ dennis' voice ] an allstate agent can help do the switching and paperwork for you. well, it probably costs a lot. [ dennis' voice ] allstate can save you up to 30% more when you bundle. well, his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. ♪ bundle and save with an allstate agent. are you in good hands? >>> mitt romney and paul ryan get it. medicare is going broke. that's not politics. it's math. anyone for letting medicare continue like it is is going bankrupt. we can save medicare without changing -- >> that was florida senator marco rubio making a pitch for the romney campaign in a new ad the romney campaign just re

this is what made andrew jackson famous in the wake of the war of 1812. he, without authorization, rode into spanish florida and drove the spanish away. burr lived long enough to appreciate the irony of this. burr didn't get accolades for what jackson and houston did. burr instead got an indictment for treason. and the treason trial forms a large portion of my book. why do i spend time on the treason trial? in part because it allows me to bootleg some of the big stories of history into this little story. and also because in writing this book after writing that book about the murder of jim fisk, for the love of josie mansfield, at the heart of which are three murder trials, i realized what dick wolf discovered years ago. dick wolf is the inventor of the franchise of "law & order." or whoever created the original perry mason show. trials are naturals for telling stories. whether it is in novel form as john grisham or in, movie form, or in nonfiction. why are novels, excuse me, why are trials such an attractive form for the reader? i'm not sure for the reade

in a 50 year war with great britain that ran from the end of the french and indian war until andrew jackson and the treaty of again in 18 february, 1815 and it was not unlike the cold war, it was an existential struggle and one of those wonderful arguments you can make because the british did come back in 1812, not a provisional argument, came back to washington. >> came back, that's right, and what he believed in the survival of the country, but he would depart from dogma at the drop of a hat to serve that cause, and the greatest example is louisiana purchase, which he believed required avid constitutional amendment, and then he got a letter from his people in trance saying napoleon is having second thoughts and suddenly well i think this will be just fine, i think we will take this and we will be okay and that gave us brokaw's country out there. >> rose: yes indeed. brother brokaw, what book are you reading we ought to know about? >> there is a new book called the young titan, it is winston churchill in the young years in the beginning of the 20th century when he was this dashing guy who

very politically ambitious and, um, with key's help, ascended to a job in the administration of andrew jackson. key helped tawny become the u.s. attorney general, then the secretary of the treasury, and then in 1836, the chief justice of the supreme court. roger tawny went on to write the dred scott tradition in 1857 which hastened the coming of the civil war. so key and tawny were inseparable political figures in this period and influential and important in a way that has been totally forgotten n. -- in washington there's a key bridge which crosses the potomac river, and right by what it is is a -- by where it is is a park where key used to live, and there's lots of exhibits devoted to him. there's one that says key was active in anti-slavery causes, and this is flat wrong. it's completely wrong. it would be much more accurate to say key was active in suppressing anti-slavery causes. part of the point of this book is to remind people of all the things that we really don't want to remember about our own history. so this is a book, also a book about the real francis scott key. but i don't want

virginia, another big battle ground state was quoted as saying how can it be in the party of andrew jackson of white working males support the democratic party. is that a long-term problem for the democratic party not only in north carolina but throughout the south? >> i think we've seen that historically over the last 40 years. but i do think that we have with the convention in charlotte, with the convention in north carolina this week, that people across north carolina are proud of the fact that the democratic party choseo have a coention here in north carolina. we are a party with a huge tept and we welcome everybody that you will see on the floor beginning tomorrow. if you walk the streets in charlotte today for the carolinafest, you've seen that over and over again with people of all races, all nationalities coming here to celebrate the feeling and the southern hospitality that's been extended to them. >> woodruff: as we said, kareem crayton, one of the things you specialize in is looking at voting rights. we know from what's been happening in the last several months of this year repub

andrew jackson looks down at us from his prancing -- in the four corners of the square which we are gathered around the lit christmas tree are guarded by the intrepid leaders of the revolutionary war. lafayette in rochambeau from the shores of france. this is in keeping with the universal spirit of the festival we are celebrating. but also large opportunity for themselves and their children. it is true that the new population flowing entire land is a mixed population differing often in language and external customs. but in one thing we were all alike. they shared a deep purpose for ridding themselves of these jealousies prejudices and the injuries and violence whether internal that is what constituted the american citizen. that of course was extremely important and would lead up to world war ii. in that sense all americans now matter how recently arrived what understood as legitimate defendants of the founders. these citizens -- all americans who were willing to fight oppression as it was defined over the course of the administration were heirs of the founders. those founders had children wh

of andrew jackson, of woodrow wilson, of franklin roosevelt who said our citizens were in great despairause of the financial crisis, of harry truman, who not only spoke, but acted for freedom. [applause] so that when he became president, not only had his own principles or his own ideas, but he had the strength of the democratic party, so that when he became president, he wanted to do something for the mentally ill and the mentally retarded, for those who were not covered by social security, for those who were not receiving an adequate minimum wage, for those who did not have adequate housing. for our elderly people who had difficulty paying their medical bills, for our fellow citizens who are not white, who had difficulty living in this society, he dedicated himself, but he realized also that in order for us to make progress here at home that we had to be strong overseas, that our military strength had to be strong. he said at one time only when our arms are sufficient without doubt can we be certain without doubt that at the will never have to be employed. so when we had the crisis of

seacrest tweeted that country singer teeth urban and -- keith urban will join mariah carey and andrew jacksont the table. american idol will premier right here on ktvu in january. >>> in weather talking about low clouds and fog across most of the bay area but not here. looking out toward the peak, the summit just over 3800 feet. lots of sunshine. and this neighborhood will be flirting with 90 degrees later on this afternoon. so a little bit of a temperature change for your sunday. taking a look at the maps right now, we can show you the overall pattern out there. the fog off shore. still some overcast right around the bay itself. also up in parts of the north bay, santa rosa, and pet petaluma. forecast headlines for today, we do have this, the morning fog. warm inland. tomorrow partly sunny skies. a little cooler. then the extended, a nice forecast of the temperatures on the mild to warm side. here's a look at some of the current numbers for the 8:00 hour. and they're beginning to recover a little bit but not much. santa rosa still in the 40s at 48. concord 53 and san jose reporting some over

after andrew jackson, all of the president served up to 1851 termers and several of them were relatedpull. and the two then i'm particularly involved with and it "freedom's cap," franklin pearce and james began in were really good. so most of the action took place in the senate, where you could see henry clay, john c. calhoun committee and the webster, and thomas hart, stephena douglas, seeing houston. these are the names everybody knew. not only did everybody know them, but they were in washington all the time. franklin pearce, john buchanan, paul, they came and went, the senators were forever and they were the stars. people love to be able to get feed in the gallery there and watch the debate. there is another thing that was wrong though besides having not too much space was that the senate was very hot in the summer, very cold in the winter. there were two stoves that sat behind the vice president's chair. the vice president was actually served as the president of the senate. and the senator walked behind the president of the senate and they sold guys with their hands on their behi

[applause] our commitment has been, since the days of andrew jackson, to all those he called "the humble farmers, mechanics, and laborers." on this foundation we have defined our values, refined our policies, and refreshed our faith. now i take the unusual step of carrying the cause and the commitment of my campaign personally to our national convention. i speak out of a deep sense of urgency about the anguish and anxiety i have seen across america. i speak out of a deep belief in the ideals of the democratic party, and in the potential of that party and of a president to make a difference. and i speak out of a deep trust in our capacity to proceed with boldness and a common vision that will feel and heal the suffering of our time and the divisions of our party. [applause] the economic plank of this platform on its face concerns only material things, but it is also a moral issue that i raise tonight. it has taken many forms over many years. in this campaign and in this country that we seek to lead, the challenge in 1980 is to give our voice and our vote for these fundamental democratic p

i asem this is a trip to every single american present at the one i've heard said about it is andrew jackson when told the supreme court that issued some law or rule said well why don't you tell the supreme court and enforce it? i believe your interview might have something to do without but i will let you speak for yourself. >> well, let me begin by saying i very much enjoy your paper. i think it's fantastic and there are pieces of it that i very much support. i also think it's the right problem to be tackling. the tackling. we can't have a third of our nations children dropping out because we know what happens if you drop out. you end up in low-wage and consistent work or no work at all. again it's the right thing to tackle. it make sense to target the problems. target the solution where we think or where we see it happening so we see 15 to 18-year-olds dropping out of school and we want to stem the tide. but we need to consider the root of the problem so let's consider that problem for a minute. there are a lot of reasons why kids drop out, but the typical dropout actually is more predict

this is been attributed every single american president, but the one i've heard that about is andrew jackson when told that the supreme court had issued some law or rule, said welcome why don't you tell the supreme court to come down here and enforce. and i believe your view on compulsory schooling laws might have something to do with that but i will let you speak for yourself. >> sure. let me begin by saying phil, i enjoyed your paper. it's a fantastic analysis. and there are sort pieces of it that i very much support. i also think it's the right problem. this is certainly the right problem to be tackling. we can't have a third of our nations children dropping out, and we know what happens if you drop out, youend up in low-wage inconsistent work or no work at all. so again this is the right thing to tackle. and it makes sense to target the problem or target a solution where we think oil when we see it happening. so we see 15-18-year-olds dropping out of school and we want to stop the. we want to stem the tide. but we need to consider the root of the problem. so let's consider that problem f

after andrew jackson, all other presidents have served up to 1851 termers and several of them were really tried. and they too could and particularly involved with and "freedom's cap," franklin pearce and james buchanan were really dreadful. and so most of the action took place in the senate where you could see henry clay, john c. calhoun, daniel webster, thomas hart then, stephena douglas, jefferson davis, sam houston. these are the names of everyone knew. not only did everyone know them, but they were in washington all the time. franklin pearce, john tyler, they came and went, but the senators were forever. and so they were the stars. people love to be able to get seats in the gallery there and watched the debate. there was another thing that was wrong though besides having not too much space was that the senate was very hot in the summer, very cold in the winter. there were two stoats that sat behind the vice president's chair. the vice president actually served the president of the senate. and the senators want behind in these old guys with their hands on their beehives walking around

vote and in 1832, i would submit that there were two parties there and it was henry clay and andrew jackson and jackson won the overwhelming popular vote. back in 1824, there was certainly several different parties running and then, of course, john quincy adams won that race and that was -- you had at least three, maybe four, parties then. host: but even -- >> guest guest the electoral votes. host: but even if you take it to more recent campaigns, 1968, the caller referring to george wallace did get 46 electoral votes but didn't get close to winning the presidency, ross perot, '92 and '96, getting nearly 20 percent of the vote in '92 but not one electoral vote. guest: he got 19, and i think -- i believe his -- he won no electoral votes, but i think perot could have won in '92 if there hadn't have been the dropout which delayed his campaign and some people drifted away from him there. i think he had a real shot in 1992. but steve, realistically, the chances for me to win are or any of the third parties are slim unless americans are -- before november 6 of this year wake up and say look, i'm

. >> you've got andrew jackson on the front who's the only president in the history of the united states abolished the central bank. >> that's right. >> and 40 years of economic chaos. >> details, details. >> that's a footnote. >> you have a clock behind you, dave walker. explain, why do you take this to your bathroom and your apartment in new york? >> everywhere he goes. >> it's wherever you go. >> it's disturbing. >> that is a bright clock. >> yeah, my eyes hurt. >> explain it. >> the national debt clock low balls our problem because it only talks about debt that we owe to the public and debt that we owe to social security and medicare. this is from the official financial statements of the u.s. government, official social security and medicare trustees reports. >> so this is official. >> this is official. >> this is not witchcraft. the numbers are good. >> we added the numbers up. >> what numbers did you add up? >> we added up the debt. we added up unfunded pensions, retiree health care. we added up the unfunded obligations for social security and medicare, traditional liabilities. it'

tennessee, the home of former vice president al gore, and president andrew jackson, founder of our democraticwomen to vote by ratifying the 19th amendment to our constitution. he didn't know that in tennessee, we have already elected to women to our major cities. our very own mayor madeleine and mayor macmillan of clarksville. tennessee is home to the grand ol opry, the mother church of country music, jack daniels, elvis presley, graceland, and stacks of records -- and staxx records. tennessee is home to brett taking natural vistas -- breath taking natural vistas. because we believe in president obama's vision and we believe that opportunity creates prosperity, and that made street should play by the same role that wall street -- excuse me, and little tired, should play by the same rules as main street. we are here to cast our lot with barack obama because 350,000 of our children already cannot be denied insurance coverage due to pre-existing condition. 65,000 of our young people are now cared for on their parents' insurance. and in 2000 alone, 700,000 of our folks received three preventive c

of andrew jackson, woodrow wilson. our citizens were in despair because of the financial crisis.ut acted for freedom. [applause] so that when he became president, not only he had his own principles and ideas, but he had the strength of the democratic party so that when he became president, he wanted to do something for the mentally ill and mentally retarded. for those who were not covered by social security, for those who were not receiving an adequate minimum wage, for those who did not have adequate housing, for our elderly people who had difficulty paying their medical bills, for our fellow citizens who have difficulty living in this society. to all he dedicated himself but realized also in order for us to make progress at home, that we have to be strong overseas. that our military strength had to be strong. the soviet union approved the missiles and bombers from cuba. even beyond his idea was that this country should exist to be a better place will be turned over to the next generation than we inherited it from the last generation. that is why he made such an effort. he was c

andrew ross sorkin. larry summers will join fuus in minute. first, how do you test drive a driverless car? >> mike jackson, ceo -- >> you test sit. >> you sit with your hands like this waiting to grab the wheel. >> that doesn't sound very relaxing. every time you'res passing a truck, oh, this is it, this is the one. >> it has the spinning thing on the top of it. >> have you said happy birthday yet? >> no, i was going to do it at the end of the show. >> i said this, do you know how andrew rolls? i think you have kevin clash coming over to your house on the kitchen island, have elmo -- >> the boys love elmo. >> let's do it right now. a very happy birthday to henry and max sorkin this morning, they turn 2 today. >> and elmo will be a surprise. >> had a little birthday party with a twist of cookie monster.