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never a subtle presence, vernon bolted forward and said to the man, "this is ben bradlee, the former e washington post." then he waved ben through. ben turned and gave one of those smiles and those fist pumps with his right arm. he had beaten the system again. [laughter] in those hard, final years of his life, his great mind fading, people really took care of him. his beloved wife, sally. that was a real 41 year love affair. their son. dr. michael newman, a saints in the medical profession, and carmen, their housekeeper. not chronologically, but psychologically, in somerset and -- ben's passing is in some respects and some very clear ways, this marks the end of the 20th century. he is gone. for that, we are diminished and the world is smaller. i will never forget the leadership and the smile of this man we love so much. ♪ >> ♪ ave maria gratia plena ♪ maria, gratia plena maria, gratia plena ave, ave dominus, dominus tecum. ♪ -- ave maria ♪ ♪ >> part of ben bradlee's incomparable charm is that he was ready to say anything to anyone. but he was meticulous in his outrageousness. our in-h
never a subtle presence, vernon bolted forward and said to the man, "this is ben bradlee, the former e washington post." then he waved ben through. ben turned and gave one of those smiles and those fist pumps with his right arm. he had beaten the system again. [laughter] in those hard, final years of his life, his great mind fading, people really took care of him. his beloved wife, sally. that was a real 41 year love affair. their son. dr. michael newman, a saints in the medical...
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but she literally wrote the book about how great ben bradlee was, and it was a very long book. t the same time, what a lucky guy ben was himself. his marriage to sally filled up the gossip columns of the rival papers but it's several decades later and we can all say, sal, you were the wife of his dreams. all you had to do to make ben smile was mention your name always. he died surrounded by children he loved and who loved him. ben junior whom he admired so much as editor and author, marina, whom i've known since she was a teenager and who every visit to ben made him so happy, dino stuck in another country who i so wish were here today and quinn his daily companionship lit up his last 33 years. mother occasionally perhaps teasingly uses the phrase mail chauvinist pig to describe her fellow correspondent. surprise, in one crucial respect he wasn't. take my word for it. in 1963 when kay graham became publisher of the post and -- many men were reduced to blubber by the idea that they were . ddenly working for a woman no other man they knew was working for a woman because no other wo
but she literally wrote the book about how great ben bradlee was, and it was a very long book. t the same time, what a lucky guy ben was himself. his marriage to sally filled up the gossip columns of the rival papers but it's several decades later and we can all say, sal, you were the wife of his dreams. all you had to do to make ben smile was mention your name always. he died surrounded by children he loved and who loved him. ben junior whom he admired so much as editor and author, marina,...
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in other words, i thank god for ben bradlee. ♪ >> glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah, his truth is marching on ♪ glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ ♪ >> let us pray to our lord jesus christ, who says i am the resurrection and i am life. you consoled martha and mary and their distress. draw near to us those who mourn for benjamin and dry the tears of those who weep. you wept at the grave of lazarus, your friend. comfort us in our sorrow. you raised the dead to life. give to our brother eternal life. you promised paradise to the thieves who repented. bring our brother to the joys of heaven. comfort us and our sorrows at the death of our brother. let our faith the our constellation and internal life our hope. praying together the
in other words, i thank god for ben bradlee. ♪ >> glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah, his truth is marching on ♪ glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah glory, glory hallelujah his truth is marching on ♪ ♪ >> let us...
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editorton post executive ben bradlee. then, some of the speakers from this year's washington ideas forum, including commerce secretary. that, a discussion on the impact of next tuesday's election on congress. on wednesday, family and friends of the late benjamin bradley washington d.c. for his funeral. he passed away last week at the age of 93. former washington post editor is famous for leading the watergateduring the scandal and challenging the nixon presidency. broke theers who
editorton post executive ben bradlee. then, some of the speakers from this year's washington ideas forum, including commerce secretary. that, a discussion on the impact of next tuesday's election on congress. on wednesday, family and friends of the late benjamin bradley washington d.c. for his funeral. he passed away last week at the age of 93. former washington post editor is famous for leading the watergateduring the scandal and challenging the nixon presidency. broke theers who
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but she literally wrote the book about how great ben bradlee was, and it was a very long book. at the same time, what a lucky guy ben was himself. his marriage to sally filled up the gossip columns of the rival papers but it's several decades later and we can all say, sal, you were the wife of his dreams. all you had to do to make ben smile was mention your name always. he died surrounded by children he loved and who loved him. ben junior whom he admired so much as editor and author, marina, whom i've known since she was a teenager and who every visit to ben made him so happy, dino stuck in another country
but she literally wrote the book about how great ben bradlee was, and it was a very long book. at the same time, what a lucky guy ben was himself. his marriage to sally filled up the gossip columns of the rival papers but it's several decades later and we can all say, sal, you were the wife of his dreams. all you had to do to make ben smile was mention your name always. he died surrounded by children he loved and who loved him. ben junior whom he admired so much as editor and author, marina,...
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the c-spand networks, tonight at 8:00, the funeral for forming -- former washington post editor ben bradlee. at 10:00, on booktv's afterwords, james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis. sunday live at noon on in-depth, our conversation with the former tour editor-in-chief at simon & schuster publishers. ,onight at 8:00 on c-span3 propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. fine our television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know about the thing -- programs you are watching. call us on the number on our screen. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. all weekend long, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. and explore is credited with discovering pikes peak in 18 oh six. it lies west of colorado springs. a trip to the summit inspired katharine lee bates to write "america the beautiful." we recently traveled to colorado springs to explore the city's rich history. learn more about colorado springs all weekend here on american history tv. garden of th
the c-spand networks, tonight at 8:00, the funeral for forming -- former washington post editor ben bradlee. at 10:00, on booktv's afterwords, james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis. sunday live at noon on in-depth, our conversation with the former tour editor-in-chief at simon & schuster publishers. ,onight at 8:00 on c-span3 propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. fine our television schedule at...
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later tonight, the funeral service for former washington post editor ben bradlee. c-span, crated by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by a local cable or satellite provider. >> aneesh chopra, in your book "innovative state" the first three words are "government doesn't work. why do you say that? >> i think it captures the spirit if you ask the american people in general if they are satisfied, we are saying the number is at an all-time low. the perception is that it is not working. even early days of the obama administration, we saw some of the more challenging launches of services that really we should not expeod
later tonight, the funeral service for former washington post editor ben bradlee. c-span, crated by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by a local cable or satellite provider. >> aneesh chopra, in your book "innovative state" the first three words are "government doesn't work. why do you say that? >> i think it captures the spirit if you ask the american people in general if they are satisfied, we are saying the number is at...
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see thether chance to funeral for ben bradlee.tinues oferage the race between michelle nunn and david purdue. >> i am michelle nunn and i approve this message. >> -- i have to wonder every time we invest in georgia workers, they can compete with anyone in the world. i don't you can be proud having sent american jobs overseas. >> david purdue helped create and save thousands of jobs here in america. we want to know where she is on jobs, education, national security. >> she supports president obama's agenda. we don't need more bad policy from washington. we need a new direction. >> that is david purdue. >> i'm david purdue and i approve this message. >> i michelle nunn and i approve this message. purdue is defending his position in a new report. >> he spent most of >> dear attorney asks if you can describe your experience with outsourcing. >> i am proud of it. >> he is not for you. >> in her campaign plan, she admits she is too liberal and her foundation gave money to organizations linked to terrorist. she needed to fool georgians t
see thether chance to funeral for ben bradlee.tinues oferage the race between michelle nunn and david purdue. >> i am michelle nunn and i approve this message. >> -- i have to wonder every time we invest in georgia workers, they can compete with anyone in the world. i don't you can be proud having sent american jobs overseas. >> david purdue helped create and save thousands of jobs here in america. we want to know where she is on jobs, education, national security. >>...
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later tonight, the funeral service for former washington post editor ben bradlee. c-span, crated by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by a local cable or satellite provider. >> aneesh chopra, in your book "innovative state" the first three words are "government doesn't work. why do you say that? >> i think it captures the spirit if you ask the american people in general if they are satisfied, we are saying the number is at an all-time low. the perception is that it is not working. even early days of the obama administration, we saw some of the more challenging launches of services that really we should not expect today in successful modern tech driven economy. closing this gap was a big part of the motivation both for my term of duty in public service as well as why i wanted to write the book. >> your subtitle is how new technologies can transform government. how does the u.s. government use technology and does it do it successfully? >> we are moving in the right direction. i try to spend a lot of my time thinking about a
later tonight, the funeral service for former washington post editor ben bradlee. c-span, crated by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by a local cable or satellite provider. >> aneesh chopra, in your book "innovative state" the first three words are "government doesn't work. why do you say that? >> i think it captures the spirit if you ask the american people in general if they are satisfied, we are saying the number is at...
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[applause] >> last week we saw the passing of ben bradlee, he dominated journalism and it was a greatsend off. from the opening eulogy whose family owned the post to the prelude. two of the journalists who worked alongside him dissipated in yesterday's ritual and are here with us this morning. the former publisher and president of the post and those that pioneered the same style section of "the washington post" and mentored his wife, sally quinn. [applause] >> delighted to be here and we transformed this post and he was truly a role model for at least a generation or two of journalists who want to improve in their communities. his community happen to be washington dc and he went right to work on improving the whole thing. and this includes foreign policy, which people don't talk about very much in retrospect, and he brought in a whole slew of reporters and that includes george wilson and by the time the pentagon papers were rolled around, he turned the post into an aggressive newspaper that tried to do as much as he could, he brought in people like david leventhal, making it more abou
[applause] >> last week we saw the passing of ben bradlee, he dominated journalism and it was a greatsend off. from the opening eulogy whose family owned the post to the prelude. two of the journalists who worked alongside him dissipated in yesterday's ritual and are here with us this morning. the former publisher and president of the post and those that pioneered the same style section of "the washington post" and mentored his wife, sally quinn. [applause] >> delighted to...
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johnson found out, and just like ben bradlee and the idea that his administration was leaking to the east and influence press corps so much that he holds an impromptu press conference and announcing -- announces that he is appointing j. edgar hoover director for life. and as he is stepping down peace says, tell bradley i said forget you, except he did not use the words forget. [laughter] so it was always a little tough. >> what is the future of republican politics? >> i was a practicing journalist working for the houston chronicle. so i am going to jump in to this answer to say that, of course, the 24 hour news cycle, instantaneous communication affect our politics to a degree unknown in past times if only because the expectation of that news cycle is that public officials are immediately, instantaneously weiss with regard to what is happening at all and what to do about it. no human being is capable of doing that. in past times when communication was much slower public officials did have the luxury of thinking were discussing these matters before they spoke and acted. that is a luxu
johnson found out, and just like ben bradlee and the idea that his administration was leaking to the east and influence press corps so much that he holds an impromptu press conference and announcing -- announces that he is appointing j. edgar hoover director for life. and as he is stepping down peace says, tell bradley i said forget you, except he did not use the words forget. [laughter] so it was always a little tough. >> what is the future of republican politics? >> i was a...
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. >> on the c-span networks, saturday night at 8 p.m., the funeral for ben bradlee. saturday night at 10 p.m. on book tv afterwords, james mcpherson. sunday at noon, our three-hour conversation with former editor-in-chief at simon & schuster publishers. propaganda during world war ii. on real america, a 1936 film on tuberculosis. find our tv schedule at c-span.org. let us know what you think of the programs you are watching. or send us al us, tweet. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. forum for the senate in south carolina. >> this is the only joint appearance he between senator lindsey graham and democrat brad hutto. this is just under an hour. >> thank you. good afternoon. my name is chris william. i'm honored to be on this dais with these two distinguished gentleman. thank you to the south carolina chamber for inviting me down here. where are you? thank you for hosting us. [applause] thank you to the words of wisdom about whispering in the back. that will happen. i'm going to introduce these two gentlemen who do not need an int
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we start with a reflection on the life of ben bradlee. >> good morning. thank you for being here. i am margaret smith the president of atlantic life. i want to welcome you. the washington ideas forum is a way to bring thoughtful people together, top minds to explore the most pressing issues of our time with openness and curiosity . a place where ideas can collide and we can connect to one another to understand the world beyond the beltway. my thanks to the aspen institute for joining us on this adventure. this is the 60 year and the biggest year yet. we are in the hartman theatre for the first time. we have two stages running. is built with fascinating people from inside and outside of washington. they are at the forefront of their fields changing the world we live in and the way we see our lives. we have the secretary of state, ceos from whole foods and yelp. novelists, brain scientists, and others. downstairs on the form stage at 10:00 we have deep dives. it is an intimate room perfect for conversation. it is an innovator's stage. the first innovator transformed bike life by cre
we start with a reflection on the life of ben bradlee. >> good morning. thank you for being here. i am margaret smith the president of atlantic life. i want to welcome you. the washington ideas forum is a way to bring thoughtful people together, top minds to explore the most pressing issues of our time with openness and curiosity . a place where ideas can collide and we can connect to one another to understand the world beyond the beltway. my thanks to the aspen institute for joining us...
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thank you >> this weekend on c-span, tonight at 8:00, the funeral for ben bradlee.coln and the power of the press." tv, theat 10:00 on book confederacy's president, jefferson davis. , sunday, former editor in chief at simon & schuster publisher is. on american history tv on c-span3, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. , a 1936 belmont tuberculosis in america. a 1936 film on it tuberculosis in america. us -- call us, e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the c-span cities toward america's history on the road, traveling to colorado springs, colorado. he was sent into the american southwest to explore the region. very similar to lewis and were sent to the northwest part of the newly acquired territory. pike was sent to this southwest territory. from his perspective, he walked off the map. he went 20 area that was unknown -- he went to an area that was unknown. he thinks he will reach the peak in a few days. it takes him weeks to approach. mountaind a lower called mount ro
thank you >> this weekend on c-span, tonight at 8:00, the funeral for ben bradlee.coln and the power of the press." tv, theat 10:00 on book confederacy's president, jefferson davis. , sunday, former editor in chief at simon & schuster publisher is. on american history tv on c-span3, propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. , a 1936 belmont tuberculosis in america. a 1936 film on it tuberculosis in america. us -- call us, e-mail us or send us a tweet....
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the c-spand networks, tonight at 8:00, the funeral for forming -- former washington post editor ben bradlee0:00, on booktv's afterwords, james mcpherson on the confederacy's president, jefferson davis. sunday live at noon on in-depth, our conversation with the former tour editor-in-chief at simon & schuster publishers. ,onight at 8:00 on c-span3 propaganda and america's view of the japanese during world war ii. a 1936 film on tuberculosis in america. fine our television schedule at...
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the c-spankend on networks, tonight at 8:00, the funeral for ben bradlee. and sunday, author harold holzer and his newest book. 10:00, bullets are prize-winning officer james mcpherson on the confederacies president, jefferson davis. and former editor-in-chief at simon & schuster publishers. and tonight i to clock in lectures in history, american history tv on c-span three, propaganda during world war ii. find our television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us. e-mail us. tweet.can tweak -- join the conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. than aection day less week away, c-span continues to bring you debates from around the country. today, a look at some of the house races, beginning with some of new hampshire's second congressional district, which features democratic incumbent, ann mclane kuster and republican challenger maryland -- marlinda garcia. and later, the debate between two term republican incumbent chris gibson and democratic challenger sean eldridge, who are running
the c-spankend on networks, tonight at 8:00, the funeral for ben bradlee. and sunday, author harold holzer and his newest book. 10:00, bullets are prize-winning officer james mcpherson on the confederacies president, jefferson davis. and former editor-in-chief at simon & schuster publishers. and tonight i to clock in lectures in history, american history tv on c-span three, propaganda during world war ii. find our television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the...
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the funeral t eight for former washington post editor ben bradlee. on his ward holzer latest book, lincoln and the power of the press. sunday live in-depth our three conversation with james mcpherson, at simon and schuster publications. in ight at 8 pm lectures history, anti-japanese propaganda. sunday, a film on tuberculosis in america. let us know what you think about the programs were us or email us. or you can send us a tweet. joined the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> throughout campaign 2014 c-span has brought you more from 130 candidate debates across the country and races that will determine control over the next congress. this tuesday night watch c-span's to e election night coverage see who wins, and loses and which party will control the the results nate. and analysis will be accompanied by concession speeches. felt the night and -- throughout ng the night and into the morning, want to hear from you. >> the 2015 student cam video competition is underway. are 200 cash prizes for students totaling $1000. th
the funeral t eight for former washington post editor ben bradlee. on his ward holzer latest book, lincoln and the power of the press. sunday live in-depth our three conversation with james mcpherson, at simon and schuster publications. in ight at 8 pm lectures history, anti-japanese propaganda. sunday, a film on tuberculosis in america. let us know what you think about the programs were us or email us. or you can send us a tweet. joined the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us...