. >> now bob woodward and carl bernstein talk about watergate and the state of american journalism atfor the "washington post," woodward and bernstein began investigating the watergate break-in. from columbus ohio -- from columbus, ohio, this is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> i'm bob, he's carl. good to get that out of the way. >> i think the best thing we can do, given what people seem to be asking us lately, particularly about could this happen again? is to tell you a little bit about what we did and what happened. because it is very anomalous, concerns of the way that we in terms of the way journalism work then and the way it works now. we were reporters at the "washington post." i happen to be in the office on that day, june 17 or 18th, 1972. bob was called in by the city editor. >> if it was a nice day. and it was a saturday. and the editors in the morning said, who would be dumb enough to come in and work today? [laughter] and my name immediately came to their lives. >> and i was already in the office. i was late handing in another piece. that was a good story, obviously bett

is it simpl because you are woodward and bernstein did you do not just quit and hide your head under the pillow? >> are you talking about %+formation -- i think there is terrific information out there. >> even with everything that has gone on in the politil culture, i still want to think good things about our politics is all just that. -- just bad. >> i am going to turn this around on u. sarah palin is not the president of the yet states. -- of the united states. [applause] i would say maybe there's say half empty, half full think a win on here. obviously, i think there is reason to be really concerned about our political culture but also, you cannot divorce that from our larger culture. you could not divorce our journalism and how we did and the way it is delivered to us from what ee is on those platforms, ether on the web or reality television. we are part of a larger fabric. i think the answer to your question about your head under the pillow may have to do with concern about that larger fabric. i am concerned about that. i think that larger fabric, there iseason to be pessimistic

. >> richard bernstein said that it is not real reform.richard fisher of the federal reserve bank in dallas says it will do very little to rein in the big banks, in his view. he said regulators will continue to tiptoe if this bill is passed. what is your overall impression of the impact of this bill? >> overall, there are lots of pieces to it. overall, it is a sensible approach and the many pieces fit together. the one thing that made everybody so mad including the general public and all of us here in washington was the bailout. and having to intervene with the failing firms like aig and bear stearns. i don't regret being involved in that because i know for a fact that we know those firms had to be protected in the context of the global financial system. the global economy was a great rest but that was in a -- that was a situation we did not want to be in them or again. the acid test of the reform will be, will it control too big to fail? it is hard to know for sure. there are many strong measures which address that issue. one is that ther

what would and bernstein will talk about watergate, and then leigh touhy and william lowry, one of the african- american graduates -- and then bial, runner of the [inaudible] join us when we welcome the north korea policy coordinator, wendy sherman. then, tucker and griswold talk about the free-trade agreement. and then gordano of the bankruptcy institute joins us. also, a look at the city of new orleans in the wake of the oil spill in the gulf of new mexico. the coverage gets underway at 1:00 eastern on c-span 2. is government broken? the brookings institution will have a panel discussion tomorrow and they will look at current challenges and talk about the ways to strengthen democracy. this will be under way at 1:00 eastern, on c-span. >> this weekend, and noted feminist author -- he has written or contributed to more than 20 books of liberal education and sexism, and legal justice. join us on "in depth" on c-span 2. >> woodward and bernstein talk about watergate and the state of journalism. in june, 1972, they began investigating the watergate break -- watergate break-in, and the con

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. >> carl bernstein and bob woodward in june, 1972, as reporters for "the washington post," they began investigating the watergate break-in and the ties to the nixon administration. 38 years later both are still reporting. from columbus, ohio, this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> bob, i'm carl. get that out of the way. i think the best thing we can do given what people seem to be asking us, latey, particularly about what -- could this happen again? could there be another watergate story? to tell you a little bit about what we did. and what happened. because it's very anomalous in terms of the way journalism worked then and in terms of the way it works now. we were metropolitan reporters at the "washington post". i happened to be in the office on that day, june 17 or 18, 1972. bob was called in by one of the editors, the city editor, to work on story. >> it was a nice day and it was a saturday and the editors in the morning said who would be dumb enough to come in and work today? and my name immediately came to their lips. >> and i was already in the office because as usual i was la

watch woodward and bernstein from earlier this year about the break-in and cover-up.xplore washington your way, the c-span video library, free online. we have three new c-span books for you. abraham lincoln, the supreme court, and who is buried in grant's tomb, each with a unique contemporary perspective and perhaps something new to you about lincoln, the nation's highest court, and american presidents. to order, go to c- span.org/books. each one is also a great idea for father's >> the head of the national soccer security agency keith alexander said the government is seeing hints that adversaries are targeting military networks. he spoke about one hour at the strategic for international studies. >> good morning, everybody. welcome. we are glad that you are here. general alexander had to endorse the travails of washington traffic, and he said as he walked up, he said it and must have a been a distributor denial of service attack all lights in washington. i think that he had every red light that he could find, but we're so glad he could come. this is a session that i h

. >> watch woodward and bernstein from earlier this year and hear what others have said about the break-in the c-span library is free and available on line. >> on monday, israeli commandos killed nine people aboard a ship headed to the causes strep drawing -- to the gaza strip. this drew condemnation from around the world. here is the comments from benjamin netanyahu. >> good evening. the state of israel is confronting an international hypocrisy. this is not the first time. two years ago, we acted against -- hamas shot at us and hid behind the citizens. we wanted to prevent a the pain to the innocent populations. who is accused of war crimes, not hamas but israel. regretfully, something similar is happening now. here are the facts. hamas is continuing to arm itself and iran is continuing to smuggle weapons to the gaza. the rockets that they are smuggling are intended to hurt the settlements around gaza. i remember that they warned about it and today, i am telling you that the rockets that iran is planning to send to gaza and will hurt tel aviv, jerusalem, and even beyond. some as it is alr

. >> richard bernstein, who is an investment analyst of some note, said it is immensely wealthy, notal reform. and richard fisher, the president of the bank in dallas, says it will do very little to rein in the banks in his view. what is your overall impression of the impact of this bill? >> overall, lots of pieces to it. overall, it is a sensible approach and the many pieces fit together. one thing that made everybody so mad, including the general public and everyone here in washington, was the bailout. i do not regret being involved in the because i know for a fact that if those companies collapsed, we saw what happened when lehman collapsed. we know those firms had to be productive in the context of a panic when the economy was at risk, and the global economy was at risk. but is a situation we do not want to be in ever again. the acid test of reform will be, will it managed to big to fail? -- will lead manage the too big to fail? there is going to be a tougher set of regulations that will be used to make sure that largest firms have adequate capital, adequate liquidity. so that th

. >> watch woodward and bernstein from earlier in the year and see what other key players say about the cover-up. export c-span video free online. >> a discussion on how the state department is utilizing new technologies to improve diplomacy. the speaker focuses on technology and innovation as a member of the planning department. it is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> are you ready? good morning. good morning. the excitement of the day is upon us. anyone who is standing, we have plenty of seats up front. it is a classic problem in this room. nobody wants to sit up here. good morning. i'm the managing director of ogilvy washington. welcome to this morning's ogletree exchange. today we look forward to discussion of technology, social media, and the intersection with american diplomacy. there is perhaps no one better than the obama administration or all of government to express these themes and issues that the secretary of state for hillary clinton's policy planning staff. he was kept on to serve the obama administration with secretary clinton did counter- radicalization, public diplomacy

. >> c-span's video library -- mark woodward and bernstein for more of of this year and would all keep players -- other key players said about the break-in and cover-up. c-span video library, free, on- line. we've got three new c-span books. "abraham lincoln," the "supreme court is a tiered and "who is buried in grant's tomb?" to order, go to c-span.org /books. each one also a great gift idea for father's day. >> "washington journal" continues. on years -- host: on your screen is thad bingel, he served as chief of staff for board of protection from 2007 through 2009. talking about affect of the securing our southern border, and in particular with news the president today will be meeting with arizona gov. jan brewer on the immigration law. let me get to that first. what do you think of arizona's's response? guest: i think in many ways, i have been less prone to rust to judgment on it because the law has not even begin -- begun to begun in force. i think we need to judge it after we see how arizona law enforcement handles it because the law itself is one thing. how they train and actuall

watch woodward and bernstein from earlier this year and see what other key players have said about the break-in and cover-up. explore washington your way. the c-span video library free online. zas governor jan brewer met with president obama at the white house today to talk about her state's new law on immigration. afterwards, she spoke with reporters for about five minutes. >> hello, everybody. we just completed our meeting this afternoon. it was a very cordial discussion of what's taking place in arizona and dealing with our security of our borders and illegal immigration into the state of arizona and into america. . >> i do not know what their suggestions are going to be in terms of the national guard and the $5 billion he has indicated he is going to send down there. we will see how that is this -- how that is distributed. that has yet to be figured out. the also determined that we needed to be more closely coordinated in our efforts and information so that we would be better able to correspond with one another. >> you support a decision on the border? >> that was not determined. i

what woodward and bernstein from earlier this year and look what other key players have said about thereak-in and cover-up. explore washington your way. >> on monday, israeli commandos killed nine people aboard a ship headed for the gaza stripped drawing condemnation from governments around the world. here is israel's benjamin netanyahu commenting on the raid. >> good evening. the state of israel is confronting international hypocrisy. it is not the first time. two years ago, we acted against the hundreds of missiles that the hamas shot towards israel after we left gaza. they shot at our citizens and hit behind the citizens. the idea of exit against hamas% -- to prevent as much as possible the innocent population being hurt. despite all of this, [inaudible] regretfully, something similar is happening now. here are the facts. hamas is continuing to arm and iran is smuggling weapons. i need to clarify that the missiles and rockets that iran is smuggling to gaza are intended to hurt the settlements around gaza. i remember that i i remember thatn the past and today, i am telling you, the m

richard bernstein, an investor analyst of some note, said that it is not real reform.nd richard fisher of the reserve in dallas says that it will not rain in big banks in his view and that the regulators will continue to miss things. what is your overall impact -- impression of the impact of this bill? >> there are lots of pieces to it. but overall this is a sensible approach and many people -- many pieces fit together. the one thing that made everybody so mad in the general public and all of us here in washington was the bailout. adding to intervene with a failing firms, aig and bear stearns. i do not regret being involved in that because i know for a fact that if those companies had collapsed -- we saw what happened when lehman brothers collapsed. it was in the context of the panic in which the global financial system was at great risk. that was a situation that we did not want to begin in -- to be canned or ever be in again. the acid test of reform will be, will it manage and control too big to fail? it is hard to know for sure but there are a lot of ways to address

. >> watch woodward and bernstein from earlier this year, and see what other key players have said about break-in and cover-up. xp ron washington your way. the c-span video library, free, on-line -- export washington your way. -- export regionexplore -- explore washington. from the brookings institution yesterday, this is just under two hours. >> good afternoon. i am a director of government studies here at the brookings institution, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to this forum on "is government broken? strengthening democracy through governance reforms." a recent cnn research survey found that 86 percent of americans found that the government is broken, and when you look at things that have happened, it is no wonder that they feel that way. in the last year, we have faced a series of governance challenges that have addressed issues such as the economy, health care, climate change, and financial regulation, and our difficulties in confronting many of these problems have led many to question whether it is possible for the united states to face its short and long-term policy challeng