passenger cars for calvin coolidge, herbert hoover, franklin d. roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, it even had a -- pulling for winston churchill when he was visiting from canada to the united states. passengerh and service. which was not common for steam locomotives, which means it had a hook up for steam heat in the passenger car. that is why was also used for presidentsursions, worse. it had a capability of hooking up to a special passenger car or private rep car and holding it on the track. announcer: our cities for staff recently traveled to burlington, vermont, to learn about its rich history. learn more at c-span.org cities tour. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. proximity five years gone november 8, 1940 two, british and american forces launched operation torch, the invasion of north africa then occupied i germany. next on "reel america", tunisian victory, world war ii propaganda film on the north african film will produce id british and u.s. governments and released in early 1944. teens,umentary uses, a

a vote about calvin coolidge and how he spent the summer of 1927 in the black hills. he said he would not run again for president in 1928. there is a lot of history associated with the state and a lot of great people have called it home over the years. we want to make sure that future generations have that opportunity as well. >> why was president coolidge there? senator john thune: they said he had health issues so he had to get to higher elevation. he wanted to come somewhere in the midwest. his death thought it would be a good idea for him to connect people out in the rural areas of the country. out sent the secret service , they went to wisconsin and looked at the black hills. he said we have to go to custer state park. the governor of south dakota at the time did not even finished the road yet. they had to hurry to get the road finished. coolidge was there all summer. where heto rapid city held his office hours and spent the morning there and then he would drive the hour back. he did a lot of trout fishing. he spent a lot of time at rodeos and visited our indian

i was just reading a book about calvin coolidge and how he spent the summer of 1927 in the black hills. he announced from rapid city, south dakota that he would not run again for president in 1928. there is a lot of history associated with this state, a lot of great people over the years who called it home and we want to make sure future generations have that opportunity as well. >> why was president coolidge in south dakota? he hadune: they said health issues so we had to get to higher elevations. he just be tilde farm bill so he wanted to come somewhere in the vetoed a- he had just farm bill so he wanted to come somewhere in the midwest. his staff looked at several , they looked at the black hills and came back and said it is the black hills. the governor of south dakota that the time, they had not even finished the road, they had to hurry to get the road finished. coolidge was there all summer and drove in from custer state park. he spent the morning there and then he would drive the hour back to custer state park and do . lot of fishing that summer he spent a lot of time at rodeos

take a look at president herbert hoover and his relationship with other presidents including calvin coolidge. >> up next, herbert hoover scholar talks about the president and his oval office predecessor calvin coolidge.

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i was just reading a book about calvin coolidge and how he spent the summer of 1927 in the black hills. a fascinating story. he announced from rapid city that he would not run again for president in 1928. but there is a loss of history associated with this state and a lot of great people over the years who called it home, and we want to make sure those and future generations have that opportunity as well. >> why was president coolidge in south dakota? senator thune: they said he had out issues, so he had to get to ierher elevations, a dr climate, and he had just vetoed a farm bill. his staff thought it was a good idea for him to connect with the rural people in this country. they look at wisconsin, the black hills, and he went back and said it is the black hills. we got to go to custer state art. the governor a south dakota at the time, they had not finished the road at the time, so they had to hurry to get the road finish. summer. was there all he drove in from custer state park every day from rapid city. he spent the morning there, and then he would drive the hour back to custer stat

president calvin coolidge was the first to light the national christmas tree on christmas eve 1923.carried on this tradition. it's a nice one. thanks for inviting us into your home. that is it for this special report. "the story with martha maccallum" starts right now verdict watch from california. >> martha: indeed. we pick up the story with a fox news alert. chaos in the hallway. they are waiting for the verdict when we expect in a matter of minutes. reached in the murder trial of kate steinle. steinle up in the left corner of your screen. she was shot and killed when she was taking a stroll on a pier in san francisco with her dad in july of 2015. the man in the lower lefthand corner is a 7 time convicted felon. he was here illegally. he was kicked out of the country 5 times and somehow managed to get back in and

few minutes this year marks the ceremony's 95th anniversary which first took place during the calvin coolidgeistration. two christmas tree lighting. one here in new york across the street. melissa: look at how pretty at new york stock exchange. >> it is nice during the holidays. melissa: there they go. pretty cool. getting into the spirit. into the festivity. i love it. connell, thank you for joining me today. >> it was fun. melissa: here is risk and reward >> i will give you a bigger christmas present. you will say merry christmas again, okay? you will say merry christmas. [applause] you know, you go to the stores, and they have the red walls and they have the snow and they even have the sleigh and whole thing. they don't have merry christmas. they don't have merry christmas. i want them to say, merry christmas, everybody. happy new year. happy holidays, but i want merry christmas. liz: merry christmas to you, viewers. looking at dual christmas tree lighting.

8:00 onto century, a look at the political partnership between presidents herbert hoover and calvin coolidge. the c-span buses traveling across the country on our city's capital tour. we recently stopped in austin, texas to ask what their most important issue is. hoping that- was taxes would get rid of occupational -- tax reform. >> i think one of the most important issues, possibly one of the most important issues is transparency in government. think our leaders could do enough to be more , but also the kinds of records that are used in government and that the citizens istexas deserve to know what going on in washington. >> the most important issue is educational choice and hopefully we get a bill passed next session. >> voices from state on c-span. tonight on the communicators, adam alter talks about his book irresistible. ofwe know the dangers technology. >> that is the sense you get. basically never get high on your own -- >> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. tonight on c-span, former secretary of state madeleine albright and condoleezza rice are joined by am

i was just reading a book about calvin coolidge and how he's meant the summer of 1927 in the black hills. from rapid city, south dakota that he wouldn't run again for president in 1928. there is a lot of history associated with this state, and a lot of great people over the years who have called it home. we want to make sure future generations have that opportunity, as well. >> why was president coolidge in south dakota? >> they say he had health issues, so he needs to get to higher elevations, a dryer climate. he had just vetoed a farm bill, so he wanted to come to the midwest because his staff thought it would be a good idea for him to connect with people in the rural areas of the country. they sent the secret service out, look at wisconsin, the black hills, they went back and said it's the black hills. the governor of south dakota at the time, they haven't even finished they -- they haven't even finished the road, so they had to finish it. coolidge was there all summer, he drove to rapid city where he held his office hours. he would drive that our back to custer state park, he spent a

it's the 95th year and it all goes back to 1923 when president calvin coolidge he walked from the whitend me to the ellipse when is where it takes place each and every year up a 48-foot fir tree in front of about 3,000 spectators and since then, this tradition has rolled on and each succeeding president has carried on this tradition. and so president trump along with the first lady and melania trump and the first family will be out here in just a few hours. the stage is set and it looks great. i think they have a few finishing touches which will happen later on this morning but it looks wonderful. then if you pan over we see the tree, the star of the show and this year as last year, it's a colorado blue spruce from virginia. and it's a living tree that people can visit all year long. it's about 32 years old and stands 30 feet tall and it's got about 75,000led lights on it and this year, guys, the theme is gold, silver and white. you may remember last year it was red, white and blue so a lot to look forward to. we'll talk to the national park service about what you need to know if you co

but this dates back to 1923 when this all started with president calvin coolidge he walk out from theat us now decades later still celebrating this great holiday tradition here in the nation's capitol. a wonderful time. this is the knifeth year. you can just feel it in the air. we've got the christmas music going, people in good spirits and ranger shaline knee is joining me from the national were given through a lottery earlier this year. so you're expecting a lot of people here tonight. >> yes. >> witness president coming, security obviously going to be tight. what do people need to know as far as security goes and what to not bring? >> so definitely prepare for weather. dress a little bit warmer than you would normally. >> although it is warmer this year. >> but still. >> yup i know. >> it's a little chilly. also, remember to not bring your selfie sticks new york city i pads. no backpacks this year. no purses. security is really tight. so we want to remember to be safe and be prepared but also we're family friendly bring strollers. that's okay. >> so that is good to know. gates open

for harding and calvin coolidge did it in the 1920's with the same result.arry s truman -- people forget that in 1945 that truman reduce the federal income tax. in fiscal 1946, he abolished the excess profits tax. he took the federal budget from $85 billion down to $30 billion. he fired 10 million federal employees. the keynesians that .5% unemployment would set a great depression. instead we get the postwar economic boom. we know how to repair and economy. lower the tax regulatory burdens and the economy expands. increase the tax where burdens and the economy contracts. that is what we had under the last eight years of barack obama. that is why we watched our economy stagnant all through that period. regulatory burdens are being released by the actions of this administration. we see consumer confidence return and wages go up and employment go up. we see people who left the workforce now reentering the workforce. we have a long way to go to fulfill the overarching mandate that the american people gave to the congress and the president in the last four electi

calvin coolidge's running mate in 1924. at the republican national convention after efforts to nominate two other men for vice president who said they weren't interested, coolidge's campaign manager william butler decreed that hoover be chosen as coolidge's running mate. it was too late. throughout the convention, they resented the tactless ways of butler, and now on the decisive ballot they took their revenge. furious at butler, and none of them, many of them none too keen on hoover anyway, the old guards and others successfully nominated charles to be coolidge's running mate. there is no evidence that butler at the convention had designated hoover on any direct instructions from the white house. but it is unlikely that he would have tried if he thought that president coolidge would disapprove. in the ensuing presidential contest, hoover actively campaigned for the coolidge ticket. coolidge asked hoover to remain in the cabinet. the secretary of commerce eagerly accepted. on march 4, 1925, coolidge took the presidential oat