center. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next week, betty ford.eleased a statement detailing her illness, ushering a new awareness of cancer. during her husband's reelection campaign she was so popular one quote forgans read betty's husband. she shared her experience without the hall and drug -- alcohol and drug addiction. we are offering a special edition of the book first ladies of the united states of america. it has a biography and portraits of each lady and comments on the noted role throughout history. $12.95 lessle for shipping. our website has more, including a special section, welcome to the white house. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies. >> now british foreign secretary william hague talks about the interim deal reached with iran on its nuclear program. haig said they would be on guard for any country trying to disrupt the agreement. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> the secretary william hague. >> with permission i will make a statement about my -- about negotiations with iran. i

. >> next week on our series, "first lady, betty ford." shortly after moving into the white house, she had a mastectomy. she released a statement detailing her illness. during her husband's re-election campaign in 1976, she feels so popular, the campaign slogan was vote for betty's husband. when the president lost, she delivered the concession speech. and after the white house, she publicly shared her experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction leading to the creation of the betty ford center. next monday, the life and career of first lady betty ford, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 3 as well as c-span radio. offering the special edition of the book, "first ladies of the united states of america." it has a biography and portrait of each first lady and comments from noted historians on the role of first ladies throughout history. it's available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping. plus a special section "welcome to the white house." it's the white house historical association and chronicles life in th

in an industry of approximately ten billion there year betty ford pick the sick up to maybe give up the. good it's a day that illegal fishing is taking the bread out of our mouths. maybe dead with a billion dollars is a lot of meat is five hundred billion francs if we could channel five hundred billion each year to one of our small states iraq. mauritania senegal guinea bissau gambia that would allow those states to develop very quickly. the deepest lake in the world usually the no more than fifteen thousand years old this one dates back twenty five. spirits and buddhist gods live in. the pure clear water in the lake is helping scientists unravel the mysteries of the universe. i try to see by cal in its entirety. it's not that i have discovered something new here rather that i absorb everything that this place offers. the spirit of. the sea. and i think. you can get more fish to find compared to the past. as many types of fish have disappeared. then for the past six to eight years we can't find them here anymore. the kind of fishes and only sardines. befall we wouldn't eat these danes n

first lady betty ford.onday live on c-span. >> next from the lyndon baines johnson presidential library, a tour of the white house from 1968, narrated by lady bird johnson. >> rather small room. [indiscernible] when i was the wife of a brand-new texas congressman, i never imagined that one day i would live on the other side of that fence. like many tourists, i had the distinct feeling that this house belonged in part to me. i think that is a feeling that everyone who visits here shares. just like the thousands who come by the majesty of the pride of the stream of history that ran through each of the rooms. what the passerby doesn't always realize is that there are two sides to the white house. the official side that remains in the public eye and the private side that the public rarely sees. living quarters for the president and his family. this is our living room. actually it is the west and of hall. of the long it is the nerve center and crossroads of all family activities. an intimate place and get busy.

betty ford, monday night at nine eastern on c-span. >> it is a great pleasure to be here in oklahoma. yes, even an august when i left my beloved summer home in maine to come. i am stunned at how many people are here and looking forward to the best part of one of these events for me which is comments and questions from all of you. after i make my introductory remarks. i -- some people probably were surprised when they saw the name theda skocpol attached to a talk about the politics of climate change. heads andhing their said what did she know about that? that is a good question. a couple of years ago, i was approached by the dean of columbia school of journalism and the had of a small as afeller foundation little offshoot thing. what they me to do said would take a month. you should always be very suspicious. they wanted me to take a look at what happened in 2009 and 2010 when there was an effort by environmentalists and business people and democrats and cap and tradess a system. a system that would place limits on greenhouse gas and allow companies to trade permits by themselves and w

might be better choices for a babysitter than a woman who has a sandwich named after her at the betty fordhree years clean and sober, all the charges were dropped, and she's great with millie. all right. all right. i hope you don't mind, but i gave her your number in case there's an emergency. i don't mind. so, uh, how is the baby, anyway? fine. good, good. jake showed me some pictures. i gotta say, she doesn't look much like you, and she certainly doesn't look like herb. don't go there, alan. go where? i'm not implying that someone other than herb could be the father. even though that someone did have unprotected sex with you approximately nine months before the birth of a child that looks suspiciously like that someone. you get that i'm talking about me, right? honey, if we want to beat the traffic, we really should get going. oh, hey, alan. hey, herb. did you hear? judith and i are spending a romantic weekend in laguna. i said "weekend," herb. that's all. okay, fine, no romance. but sex is still on the table, right? just get in the car. oh, can i drive? no. why not?! is she gone? (cat s

fords. when you come in the white house after watergate, betty and gerald ford opened the white house up andbecomes the home of the american people again. it is no longer the siege or the bunker. the same thing is true during the roosevelt white house in the sense it is not the hoover bunker. it was very clear who was coming and going especially when my day started getting published. eleanor says who was there as -- who was spending the night, what they talked about and what they had for dinner. she would also have our own press conferences where she would tell people who the guests were and who was living there. >> it was a different time with so yes, people knew. the media and press. people would not take photographs of fdr and his wheelchair. we only have a couple of him. it was considered -- can you imagine in our youtube area today? -- in our youtube era today? . they did not cover people's affairs and dalliances. things will percolate but they do not take on a cast of somebody watching like the clintons had to deal with during their presidency when the media was reading all of this and

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opened up about her addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs, leading to the creation of the betty ford clinic. we're offering a special edition of the book "first ladies of the united states of america." comments from noted historians. 12.9 pluslable for shipping. produced byction chronicles live fe in the mansion during the tenure of each. we bring public affair events is strictly to you, putting you in the real express of carrying complete gavel-to- gavel coverage. now you can watch us in hd. kagan discussing the working of the u.s. supreme court. choose the days before the opening of the term. over one hour. we appreciate your service in this role. my family and i are welcoming justice kagan to the university of alabama. we are honored by your presence. i want to give you first a few vital statistics about our speaker. she was born in new york city. she received her a.b. from princeton. then she went to oxford where she was awarded a masters of philosophy. then she got a jd from harvard law school. after law school, she clerked for a judge in the united states court of appeals. then

and any difficulties ford had were only aggravated when his wife, betty ford, announced her public support of abortion by telling the press that she would advise her daughter to have an abortion if it was necessary. she also announced her support for the equal rights amendment. and i might add that she also announced that she was for legalized marijuana, later turned out that the kids, their children in the white house, were smoking pot in the white house. so i guess she did favor the legalization of it. and to make matters worse, ford's vice president, nelson rockefeller, had signed the bill legalizing abortion when he was governor of new york. the simply didn't trust ford on this issue. and congress representative henry j. hyde, a republican from illinois, successfully placed a rider on an appropriations bill banning federal aid for abortions. well, the abortion fight was going on, meanwhile there was a fight over e.r.a., the equal rights amendment, which had passed congress by a landslide with both republican and democratic support. congress in passing the measure in the early 70s set a

betty ford. nancy reagan. hillary clinton. >> do you have a terrible temper? >> no.ut i get angry about things. >> it isn't easy living at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> i did promise her an interesting life. >> announcer: a white house with two teenagers, who don't necessarily want to hang with mom and dad any more. >> i love you so much. but i'm leaving. >> announcer: tonight, a president looking toward his future. and reviewing his past. >> you have said that you would rather be a good one term president than a mediocre two term president. which are you? >> announcer: within last visit to the white house, where she so often has been before. >> you were with us so much somebody wondered if you weren't part of the party. >> announcer: tonight on 20/20, walters at the white house. >> good evening, you never lose the thrill of visiting the white house. and it's even better, if the president and first lady open up and tell you how they really feel about things. and i've been very fortunate. i've had a front row seat for presidential concessions about welfare public and p

mondayies continues live as we look at betty ford. in -- >> this week on "q&a" charles bolden discusses his career at life at thehis military, and decisions to attend united states naval academy. charles olden, if you had your choice, would you rather be shuttle, or in the run the national administration? i am running since the nasa right now, i would rather be doing what i'm doing. i am a person, i live in the moment. know, i tellow me them, i do not regret anything, no matter how bad. what is done is done. i would not change anything because i have three beautiful granddaughters who are 6, 10, and 13. i am fearful if i went back and changed any minor thing, that might not happen. >> 135 missions with the space shuttle. $200 billion. 30 years. was it worth it? >> every dime. think start with what i the shuttle did for the nation over its incredible 30 years that most people will never think about unless somebody tells them. which inical world in live is very non-diverse. there are not a lot of people who look like me. in fact, in the

program at our website or see it saturday at our seriesastern and we looks live monday as at betty ford. > c span we bring public affairs events from washington to you putting you in the room hearings and al hite house events and conferences and offering gavel gavel coverage of the u.s. house. we're c-span created 32 years ago and funded by your local or satellite provider. you can watch us in hd. >> the heritage foundation discussion today on the deal reached with iran this past weekend regarding the country's remaining gram and sanctii -- economic sanctions. >> good afternoon welcome to the heritage foundation. who course welcome those oin us on our heritage.org website and c-span and in the future. we remind all our internet us by can be sent to emailing. we will of course post the program on our heritage website for everyone's future reference as well. osting our discussion today a doctor. he previously served here as for r research fellow defense and homeland security special us by versed in operations and saoeub cyber security. e served for three decades as an army special forces

eastern and the series continues at firstay as we look lady betty ford. >> the heritage foundation hosted a panel discussion critical of the deal reached over the nuclear weapons program. this is just over one hour. >> good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation. we welcome those who join us on heritage.org, those of you joining us on c-span today and in the future. we remind all of our internet viewers that comments or questions can be sent to us at any time by e-mailing speaker@ heritage.org. we will post it on the website for everyone's future reference as well. ,osting the discussion today director of the douglas and sarah allison center for foreign-policy studies and previously served as senior research fellow for defense and homeland security. he is well-versed in cybersecurity as well as defense for civil authority serving for three decades in army special forces and he continued at the pentagon as deputy secretary of american security affairs. prior to joining us here, he was a lead consultant at ibm on cyber security policy and he is an adjunct professor at george mason un

bess truman made it to 95 and lady bird johnson and betty ford were both 94 so it's very close. the other question. >> host: did other first ladies come back? >> guest: i don't remember who else was around to come back to mamie eisenhower and bess truman lou hoover was dead but i know the johnsons went to the trumans and independence because that is where they signed the medicare act and certainly there's a picture of them all there. but i don't remember anything about -- oh they did confer with the eisenhower's about how to give the ranch to the nation which is what the eisenhower's head done with the gettysburg farm. i don't remember having any luncheons with the former first ladies. >> host: early in their marriage lyndon johnson gave her a movie camera and there are many hours of what they're really family home movies that are now recorded and accessible to historians and other researchers at the lyndon johnson library. we are going to see one of those next. it's from the 1941 special election. >> their i am. bad attitude was all over texas. a night rally. some of the gestur

our series continues live monday as we look at first lady betty ford. >> now, former intelligence officialsk about the threat of a so-called lone wolf attack. that's a a terrorist strike. the potomac institute hosted this event. >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is michael swetnam. we focus on the issues of science and technology and how science and technology is changing our society. for almost 17 years now, we been the host and home for the international center for terrorism studies, headed by professor yonah alexander. and i think most people here will agree and understand that the center that yonah heads is one of the most foremost academic institutions and consortium of institutions in the world focusing on all aspects of terrorism. professor alexander's group has looked at, studied, and published documents on every conceivable realm and aspect of terrorism for many, many years. you personally as an author of over 100 books on the subject. we are proud here at the potomac institute to be the home of his academic efforts. we are also privileged to have partnered with the international la

our series continues live monday as we look at first lady betty ford. coming up later today, an event honoring women in politics and a white southerner from charleston, south carolina. she became the first american woman to address the legislative body. she spoke about slavery and women's rights before the massachusetts state legislature. the forum was hosted by simmons college and included a panel looking at women in politics. here's a preview. think the word entitlement often has a negative connotation but, really, the goal is for girls and women to operate with a greater sense of entitlement. to say that i am deserving of that opportunity, i am prepared and qualified. all those other nagging insecurities and doubts that often get in the way. was alluding to that earlier but the data says it takes a minimum of seven people to convince a woman to run for office would you venture to guess how many it takes to convince a man? himself. [laughter] it actually is not a joke. [laughter] say that i was recruited to run for office. that is the case for most wo

and the series continues live monday as we look at first lady betty ford. >>> on many campuses young women are taught they live in a society where girls are shortchanged in school, robbed of self-esteem and channeled to low paying fields. once in the workplace they're cheated out of 25% of salary. they face invisible barriers, and also forces that hold them down and keep them back and the high echelon of power. now this picture just didn't fit reality. it's distorted. it claims that supported have been repeated so many times they have taken on this aura of truth. >>> her critique of late comp -- contemporary feminism. sunday on in-depth live for three hours beginning at noon eastern. and looking ahead to the new year, join radio talk show host january 5th. booktv's in-depth, the first sunday of every month on c-span2 . >>> the head of the environmental protection agency testified two weeks ago before the house science committee. she answered questions about ethanol, hydraulic fracturing, and whether she signed up for health care under the health care law. this is two and a half hours

i think bess truman made it to 95 and lady bird johnson and betty ford were both 94. so it's very close. the other question about -- >> did other first ladies come back? >> i don't remember who else was around to come back. mamie eisenhower and bess truman. >> and lou hoover? >> no. lou hoover was dead in '44. but i know that the johnsons went to the trumans in independence because that's where they signed the medicare act. and certainly there's a picture of them all there. but i don't remember anything about -- they did confer with the eisenhowers about how to give the ranch to the nation, which is what the eisenhowers had done with the gettysburg farm. but i don't remember having any luncheons for former first ladies. >> early in their marriage lyndon johnson gave lady bird a movie camera, and there are many hours of what are really family home movies that are now recorded and accessible to historians and other researchers at the lyndon johnson library. we're going to see one of those next. it is from the 1941 special election. >> son-in-law. that had ensued, went a

. >> watch our program on pat eastern.c-span at 7:00 our series continues on monday with betty ford.ashington journal" continues. host: our next guest joins us from afghanistan. it is major general james mcconville. he joined us for a discussion and he will take your calls and questions shortly. thank you for joining us and happy thanksgiving. guest: good evening and happy thanksgiving from barbara him airfield.-- bagram host: what is the mission of u.s. forces in afghanistan? guest: the current mission in afghanistan is security force assistance. assistingising and the afghan security forces so they can secure their country. host: tell us how that is going. how much money and effort have we poured into training? guest: the me tell you about regional command east. that is the area i am responsible for. that is the 14 provinces that basically encircle kabul. a very important location. there are two important highways. highways seven runs from kabul.n and runs into you also have highway one that connects kabul and kandahar. we have two national army corps. we have national police and l

one of them the betty ford clinic founded by the former first lady. lf clubs and clothing and a afaberge-style egg that president ford gave to mrs. ed for. >>> hillary clinton is stepping up and feeling a lot of chatter. >> he sput the 17 million cracks into the highest glass ceiling, it she shatter it in 2016. elise joins us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hillary clinton is speaking out almost daily lately, especially about women's empowerment with three speeches in the past week. she calls this a call of her lifetime at a time when she's coy about her political ambitions, she's able to reach a key voting block. hillary clinton has always had one campaign. >> we're going to be about the business of making sure that those ceilings crack for every girl and every women here and around the globe. >> reporter: and today, her embrace of women's rights still keeps her on the national stage. >> we have to stand firmly for women's rights. >> reporter: but hillary clinton and the sisterhood have history. she came of age as the women's movement was ga

ford, monday betty night and nine a clock eastern live on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues.t: a new book out, "america 3.0." one of the co-authors is michael lotus. he joins the washington journal from chicago. what do you mean when you talk about 3.0? my co-author and i basically break down american history into three segments. trying to make sense of it. we look at america 1.0 as the era of preindustrial america, agricultural america, small-town america, america of the founding era. america 2.0 is the industrial era. exit he scum of factories, railroads, automobiles, and so one. the world we all grew up in. we use america 3.0 as the short term to describe the economy and the political order that is developing and that is going to be coming in the future and has already started to chick chick today. host: what is that future? guest: what we think is going to be happening is that the current political situation we have with a very powerful centralized national government is not going to be sustainable. it has made commitments it cannot keep. we have $70 billion in debt. we h

ford stripped by city council. monti python fans get ready for the dream of a lifetime. good morning i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with breaking news overseas. two explosions have rocked the iranian embassy in beirut earlier today. at least 23 people were killed and 146 were wounded in the blast. iran's ambassador of not hurt but the country's cultural attache was killed. no word on who or what caused the blast. syrian rebels have threatened to targ target bashir al assad's allies. >>> these give you a sense of how random these twisters were even with winds of 190 miles per hour, you can see a clear path of destruction. outside trees are standing and cars remaining in parked spaces. those images were from washington, illinois. where nbc's jay gray is at the latest. >> reporter: an eerie silence settled across the strike zone but that is i len will soon give way to families returning to sift through the splintered remainder of their lives. >> hard to look at. >> reporter: washington, illinois. the community ravaged by a massive twister that opened up a path five miles wide and a tenth of a mile lo

ford stripped by city council. monti python fans get ready for the dream of a lifetime. good morning i'm betty nguyen. to begin with breaking news overseas. two explosions have rocked the iranian embassy in beirut earlier today. at least 23 people were killed and 146 were wounded in the blast. iran's ambassador o