it comes from calvin coolidge. this is what calvin coolidge said. nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. talent will not. nothing is more powerful than one successful man with talent. genius will not. education will not. the world is full of educated derelicts. persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. the slogan press on will always solve the problems of the human race. mr. selig, thank you for reminding me. "blue bloods on cbs. tom selleck tonight on pbs. that is our show for tonight. until next time, keep the faith. >> may i explain later, please? >> i was attacked by a two yo- yos. >> what a minute, higgins. i am telling you i have been attacked and it may be killed and you are worried about the paint? would you get out of my way? out of my way, before i run you down and enjoy it. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: join me next time with k.d. lang. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a diffe

c-span: what did he do for calvin coolidge? >> calvin coolidge had at that time that he had inherited the office of the presidency an image problem. , teddy roosevelt daughter had basically coined the phrase about calvin coolidge that stuck in the american public's mind which was that he was weaned on a pickle. a personality so sour that it was said that he was weaned on a pickle. the edward bernays went into try to sweeten things up. he arranged for a trainload of this dollars along with a famous entertainer to come from broadway in new york the station in washington to be picked up at the white house by cadillac's, broadband where they spent the morning eating breakfast with the president and actually singing and dancing with them. one of my favorite newspaper headlines ever was the next morning in the new york times where it said president almost smiles. this was edward bernays and managed to lighten up in this seemingly duck president. several months later he was reelected. the lee edward bernays does not deserve all the cr

absolutely you can have a mild marriage mannered person this president calvin coolidge was a great president was extremely mild mannered and quiet. i think these are viable candidates i don't think i mean there's something wrong with the media that for that because huck and trump and bachmann weren't there that somehow views this as not a serious debate do you agree ideas by about ninety eight and should we shouldn't you know that if you're a guy that's obviously forward fundamentally if there is a large number of americans who like medicare they think it's a great idea and they want to hold on to it they want to keep it and even when you have a fairly conventional conservative republicans who are saying look we need to reform the medicare system quite dramatically we need to parrot back then they receive a tremendous amount of blowback because simply put the number of elderly voters is an incredibly large and also americans being relatively affluent are very risk averse and so when you have any candidate who is advancing what is taken to be a risky proposition including dramatically paring

chance in a presidential race the absolute you can have a mild mannered man or person as president calvin coolidge was a great president and it was extremely mild mannered and quiet i think these are viable candidates i don't think i mean there's something wrong with the media that for that because huck and trump and bachmann weren't there that somehow views this as not a serious debate on do you agree are these by of i mean at eight inches we've had. before and fundamentally if there is a large number of americans who like medicare they think it's a great idea and they want to hold.

calvin coolidge. i said, we have a winner. no one has yet topped that for going back any farther. other more recent first ladies? anybody want to offer that is your first memory? yes. >> i remember thinking how goofy looking mamie ivan howser -- mamie eisenhower was. >> will talk about the looks, comparing and contrasting that mamie eisenhower was the immediate predecessor to jacqueline kennedy. again if we can move on, tell me who is your favorite first lady? if you have already spoken you are not allowed to speak again. this is how the supreme court france's conferences. you are not allowed to give two opinions on a case that you are deciding until everyone has been allowed to give one. tell me who your favorite first lady is. yes. jackie kennedy. at a likely suspect since you are here today to hear about jackie kennedy and i'm told by dawn that this is one of the largest turnouts for the first three of these in a series on first ladies and i don't doubt it. jacqueline kennedy still has a tremendous hold on the american imagination. others that anyone like to volunteer? other fi

candidate michael dukakis on at dolphin coolidge and how he bought into a popular figure -- on calvin coolidge and how he evolved into a popular figure. on sunday, may 22, american history tv will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. at the schedule emailed to you by pressing the "c-span alert" button. >> this weekend on a c-span2, last year's deep water rise and oil -- deepwater horizon oil rig explosion. gov. deval patrick recounts his rise to the massachusetts governor's office. and william cohan on "money and power." get our schedule in your inbox. sign up for book tv alert. >> without significant spending cuts and changes in the way we spend the american people's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> follow the debate on the debt ceiling as lawmakers continue to work on economic issues, on line at the c-span a video library where you get a search and watch and a share every event we have covered from 1987 until today. washington your way. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is bill allison, editorial director of the solid f

calvin coolidge. i said, we have a winner. no one has topped that. any more recent first ladies that is your first memory? yes. >> i was, again, very, very little, i remember thinking how goofy looking mamie eisenhower. [laughter] >> oh, dear. we'll talk about the looks of the first ladies who preceded jacqueline kennedy. mamie eisenhower was, of course, the immediate predecessor. so, again, if we can move on, tell me who's your favorite first lady. now, if you've already spoken, you're not allowed to speak again. this is how the supreme court runs its conferences. you're not allowed to give two opinions on a case until everyone has been allowed to give one. so tell me who your favorite first lady is. >> jackie kennedy. >> jackie kennedy, a likely suspect since you're here today to hear about jackie kennedy, and i'm told biton that was one of the largest turnouts, and i don't doubt it. jackie kennedy still has a tremendous hold on the american imagination. other first ladies you would consider your favorite. okay? whale, let's move on then -- well, l

calvin coolidge. and i said, we have a winner. no one has topped that for going back farther. any more recent memories anyone wants to offer? >> i was, again, very, very little, 5, 6 years old, i remember thinking how goofy looking mamie eisenhower -- >> oh, dear. [laughter] we'll talk about the looks of the first ladies who preceded jacqueline kennedy, again, comparing and contrasting, but mamie eisenhower, of course, was the immediate predecessor to jacqueline kennedy. so, again, if we can move on, tell me who's your favorite first lady. now f you've already spoken, you're not allowed to speak again. this is how the supreme court runs it conferences. you're not allowed to give two opinions on a case you're deciding until everyone has been allowed to give one. so tell me who your favorite first lady is. yes. >> jackie kennedy. >> a likely suspect, since you're here today to hear about jackie kennedy, and i'm told by don this was one of the largest turnouts for the first three of these in the series on first ladies, and i don't doubt it. jacqueline kennedy still has a tremendo

former massachusetts governor and presidential candidate michael dukakis on the master politician calvin coolidgend how he involved into a popular political figure. a look back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis of the 1970s. curator richard coat and the long-term restoration of the treasury building, and american history tv will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom writers. -- freedom riders. have it e-mailed to you by pressing the c-span alert button. >> we're back with patrice hill and william cohan on "after words." >> host: so goldman sachs, without question, is one -- remains one of the most powerful investment banks in the world. other investment banks may also claim the title, and one of those is jpmorgan which really is, remains a powerhouse. i believe that was, jpmorgan was the one bank that was singled out as the -- not needing a bailout, perhaps. i believe it was bernanke who said, fed chairman bernanke that even goldman sachs would have gone down the drain without the bailout in the fall of 2008. and there was only one bank that probably

i have an invitation for this evening which i decided to .xcepaccept calvin coolidge once said that a man a street somewhere. so i came to aei. we said yes and 24 hours later, some pajama-clad blogger turned into a major policy address. [laughter] so that maybe what you'll get. we will see. [laughter] do not come to town that often. it took me a moment to realize when i saw all the flags at half staff. then it hit me. the inventor of the teleprompter died last week. i know that president obama is grief-stricken by the news. [laughter] when i innocently said, as i always do, i would love to drop by aei, i will learn more than anyone in the audience. someone asked, so what will you talk about? hell, i do not know. the best guess would be education. that they will be just three days after the close of the indiana general assembly. profound -- we had proposed profound changes in k-12 education in our state and i knew that i would be here either to report on our failure or arthur. but that -- on our failure or breakthrough. as it has happened, there were some breakthroughs, at least by our

usually attended by the president. 13 presidents have attended a wuch dinner, beginning with calvin coolidgeth the arrival and then we will show you the program with speakers president obama and comedian seth meyers. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [unintelligible] >> when i am on the red carpet, i always think -- it is always a pleasure. i love this. thank you, thank you. >> favorite moment? [unintelligible] >> what is your take on -- >> i think your hair is on fire. i do not know. [unintelligible] hoff to present the white house correspondents' association scholarship. >> the first lady and i thank you all. the first lady and i have the >> the first lady and i will present the awards this year. we will start out by presenting the first one. the white house correspondents association scholarship prize is a onetime award of $7,000. this year of three recipients or three students from howard university. noel jones, camille grayson, and seth lennon. [applause] congratulations. [applause] thank you to a gift, the w

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history television, former massachusetts governor and presidential candidate michael dukakis on calvin coolidgenvolved -- evolves into a popular political figure. then we look at jimmy carter and the 1970's. on sunday, may 22nd, american history tv will be live from mississippi for the anniversary of the freedom riders. get the full schedule at c- span.org. this c-span networks. we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio, online, and on social median net working sites. finder content online anytime that the c-span -- find our content online anytime at the c- span library. created by cable, provided as a public service. the u.s. navy chief of operations delivered remarks on the future of the u.s. navy earlier today. he spoke about investments in unmanned naval technology as well as structural and operational changes to the service branch. he is the highest-ranking officer in the u.s. navy and one of only two admirals' to have commanded both the atlantic and the pacific fleets. this is part of an initiati

. ♪ >> this weekend, michael dukakis on calvin coolidge and how he vaulted to a popular political figurea look back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis of the 1970's. also, the long-term restoration of the treasury building. we will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. you can find the schedule online or have it emailed to you. follow the house and senate when you want. the comprehensive resource on congress makes it easy to find information about the elected officials with daily schedules, a full list of members, a list of house and senate sessions, and progress of votes on bills. it is now available, the c-span congressional director, a complete guide to the first session of congress. inside, new and returning members with contact information, district maps, and information on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online. >> "washington journal" continues. host: in the next 45 minutes, we're going to talk about endangered species with two guests. myron ebbel is with the competitive enterprise institute. he se

. ♪ >> this weekend on c-span3, michael dukakis on the master politician calvin coolidge and how he involvedo a popular political figure. all look back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis of the 1970's. the long-term restoration of the treasury building. and american history tv will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. get the complete schedule at our website. >> this weekend on c-span [applause] the fall patrick talks about his life. last year's deepwater horizon oil rig explosion which killed 11 and released millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico. william cohen shares is in sight on money and power, how goldman sachs came to rule the world. but for the complete schedule at our website into our schedules in your in box. sign up for alerts. >> let me be as clear as i can be. without significant spending cuts, and changes in the way we spend the american people's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> follow the debate on the debt ceiling as lawmakers continued to work on economic issues in cooperman -- includin

. >> this week in american history tv, presidential candidate michael dukakis on calvin coolidge and how he evolved into a popular political figure. in the back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis from the 1970's. on may 22nd, american history tv will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. but it the complete schedule online are having e-mail to you through c-span alerts. >> this june, the balance between security and liberty, the difficulties of a climate change treaty, and the limits of international law. your questions for university of chicago law professor eric poser. -- posner. also, your calls, emails, and tweets on "booktv." host: the sunday round table with cheri jacobus and karen finney. mike huckabee will not run for president in 2012. any surprises? guest: i do not think anyone was surprised. he dragged it out forever his show until the last of it around so you really have to watch. good ratings for him. it was not a surprise. do let these guys have to figure out what role they have to play, if any, if they will not be i

always to get out the file of standing up to opportunities and try to spend a productive day and calvin coolidge once said a man has got to eat somewhere. so i came to aei. we said yes and 24 hours later, some i don't know, pajama boulder turned it into a major policy address. [laughter] so maybe that is where you will get. we will see. [laughter] i don't come to town the often. it took me a moment to realize when i saw all the flags at half staff and then it hit me, hubert schlafly -- the teleprompter died last week and by the president obama is grief-stricken at the news. [laughter] when i innocently said that on what -- has always do, love to drop by a e.r.a. and i always learn more than anybody in the audience and probably will today, someone quickly followed up and said so what are you going to talk about? this was, i don't know, a couple months ago. i don't know. i said best guess the education because that day will be just three days after the close of the indiana general assembly, in which profound changes we have proposed we thought profound changes in k-12 education in our state, and i

former massachusetts governor and presidential candidate michael dukakis on the master politician calvin coolidge and how he evolved into a popular political figure, a look at the jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis in the 1970's, and longs term -- a long-term restoration, and american history tv will be live from mississippi on the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. >> next, we go live to the republican presidential candidate newt gingrich as he addresses the georgia republican party convention in macon. he announced he was running for president wednesday by twitter and today he returns to his home state to speak to the georgia gop. this will be his first speech to a political group as a declared candidate. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> you guys are going to be tired of seeing me before this weekend is over, but tonight i have a great honor -- first of all, i want to thank sue for all of the wonderful thing she has done for our state party and all of the elected officials. you have done a gr

calvin coolidge didn't say a whole lot but when quiet cal spoke sometimes it was profound. one time he was smoking to other elected officials. and i'm going to paraphrase what he had to say. but he said that the people in general need a renewed faith, a renewed faith that this country was based on principles that will endure. and this speaking to those elected officials he said and elected officials need to have a restored belief that at the end of the day the and probation of the people is given not to the demagogue merchandising with the clamor of the hour, pandering to people's wants, but to the statesman. representing people's deep silent abiding convictions. this is a special place. i don't want to hear any more that korea and iran and russia have much stronger immigration policies than we do. i think we should be more like them. as i said, we are that golden door. we are that country that treats people different, that looks at the worth of the soul and the individual. and deals with the problem which is a problem that needs to be dealt with in a way that is uniquely a