than bess was with harry truman? >> guest: no, nothing. again, she was private. grandpa told you. if you asked him, do you love bess truman? yes, i love her. if you asked my grandmother, she would say, well, yes, of course, i love him. what business is it of yours? i don't want to talk about it. she kept her emotions in check. she was much more reserved than he was. r for a variety of reasons, naturally, because of the father's suicide and all the responsibility she had. she was much more guarded, although, you catch her in the unguarded moments reporting she got up at five o'clock in the morning just to see her neighbors leave on vacation, just so she could see them in their underwear. i wouldn't missed seeing mrs. smith in nickers for a hundred dollars. >> host: what was the funniest letter you read? >> guest: oh, there's little bits in all of them. there's nots one after the other. >> host: she has a sense of humor throughout all of them. >> guest: it's in all of them. he's off investigating waste and fraud in the

than bess was with harry truman?>> guest: know, again she was a private lady. grandpa will tell you if you ask him, do you love bess truman? yes, i love her and if you asked my grandmother she would say yes, of course i love him. what business is it of yours? i want to talk about it. she kept her emotions in check. she was much more reserved than he was. for a variety of reasons. naturally i think because of her father suicide in all the responsibility she had. she was just much more guarded although he catcher in unguarded moments when she reports she got up at 5:00 in the morning just so she could see her neighbors leave on vacation, just so she could see them in her underwear. she said i wouldn't miss seeing mrs. smith in knickers for $100. [laughter] >> host: what was the funniest letter that you read? >> guest: there are little bits and all of them. >> host: she really has a sense of humor. >> guest: yes she does. he is off investigating waste and fraud in the military, the robbery of the united states railroad.

and opinionated. >> host: do you think there is anything to the criticism that harry truman was more in love with bess than she was in love with harry truman? >> guest: no, no. again, she was a private leedy. grandpa would tell you if you ask him do you love bess dickerman? is i love her and i think if you ask my grandfather -- my grandmother she would say yes of course i love him. what business is it of yours or i don't want to talk about it. she just -- she kept her emotions in check. she was much more reserved than he was. for a variety of reasons naturally a thing because of her fatherless suicide and all of the responsibility that she had. she was much more guarded. although, you know, you catcher in the unguarded moments when she reports she got up at 5:00 in the morning so she could see her neighbors leave on vacation so she could see them in their underwear. i wouldn't dismiss seeing mrs. smith and her knickers $400. >> host: what was the funniest letter that you read? >> guest: there are little bits and all of them. there isn't one after the other. >> host: and she has a sense of humor. >> gu

also saturday at 10:00 and sunday at 9:00, the grandson of harry and bess truman opened his grandparentsrs to each other. he is interviewed by margaret hoover, great granddaughter of president herbert hoover. >> the newly designed c-span website has 11 video choices, making it easier for you to watch today's event. it is also easier for you to get our schedule with new features so you can quickly scroll through all the programs featured on c-span networks and even received a c-span email scheduledschedu program is to air. a handy channel finder. this is that all new c-span.org. >> yesterday, as part of an annual tradition, president obama pardoned a thanksgiving turkey named liberty. he is joined by his daughters. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> hello, everybody. it is wonderful to see all of you here today. happy thanksgiving, and welcome to the white house. tomorrow is one of the best days of the year to be an american. it is a day to count our blessings, spend time with the ones we love, and did joye good food and great company, but it is als

here is audrey lott, tiffin, ohio, 108 years old, she knew bess truman and el another roosevelt.e ann osterhoudt of bootton township, new jersey, 107 years old and loves to spend her time in her garden. more people that are retired, older people, they garden, keeps them alive i think. josephine d'amico, hackensack, new jersey, 105 and loves spending time with her family and who doesn't, and says that hard work never hurt anyone. tell that to those who don't believe. how about that? jay jacobs, don't you love that name? this is jay jacobs, cbs news pittsburgh. jay jacobs, seattle, washington, 100 years old today, nice strong name. and he was an inventor, back inspect days of fashion, in his industry, and also an accomplished former handball player. ursula pearson, sarasota, florida, is 100 years old, loves to volunteer at the consignment center, where she can help support the arts. and finally, an anniversary, oh, isn't that sweet? 75 years, these folks have been married, fred and maxine wertz of sedalia, missouri, both very happy, both love to garden together. that's it. that's a

and the grandson of harry truman and bess truman, looking at his grandparents' letters to each other and the role of former first lady played in shaping her husband's career. he is interviewed by the great granddaughter of president herbert hoover. four days of "book tv" program starting thursday at 8:00 on c- span 2. >> no discussion on the arab spring uprising and the effect on arab monarchies. we will hear from the former jordanian foreign minister and a few middle east scholars. from the carnegie endowment in washington, this is about 20 minutes. >> i am very pleased to be moderating this session today. my name is paul salem. this is on how monarchies have dealt with the arab spring. we have a very distinguished panel. this is part of a research project that is emerging as a part of a paper in the next few weeks on the topic of arab monarchies and the arab spring. the authors of this paper are muasher marwan and marina ottaway. and our commentator for today is jon alterman. currently vice president at the carnegie endowment in charge of middle east works here and in beirut. he wa

also, the grandson of harry and bess truman looks at his grandparents' letters to each other and thee the former first lady played in shaping her husband's career. he is interviewed by the great granddaughter of herbert hoover. >> our newly designed web said makes it easy for you to watch our events. it is easier to get our schedule, like a lay out this quickly scroll through all the programs. even received an e-mail alert when your program is scheduled to air. there is a segment for popular series. and the channel finder said that you can quickly find where to watch our three c-span that works on cable or satellite systems across the country. >> "washington journal" continues. host: general wesley clark is with us for the next 45 minutes. we will talk about foreign- policy and last night's gop presidential debate. it is a complicated world when you look at the stores in the newspapers. everything from the protests in egypt to precious to do something about iran, to pakistan and the resignation of the u.s. ambassador here -- if there is a place that worries you the most, what would t