. >> >> next on the presidency, former boston globe journalists discuss their book the road to camelot. inside jfk's five-year campaign. a john f. kennedy presidential library and museum posted this event which marks the centennial of the 35th presidency. >> welcome. we are so thrilled you are all here. this is part of our centennial activities. and part of the special week of centennial opportunities. i'm dennis rothstein, the executive director of the john f. kennedy library foundation. on behalf of all of my colleaguesth

. >> next former boston globe journalist discuss their book the road to camelot. inside jfk's five-year campaign. the jfk presidential line prairie -- library marks the centennial of the 45th presidency. welcome we are so thrilled you are all here. this is part of our centennial activities.

former boston "globe" journalist curtis wilke "the road to camelot." >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word, charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj had charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. ? to our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell released the latest version of the health care bill today. it would let insurers sell low-cost policies. while retaining cuts in medicaid. the bill could be voted on in the senate next week. earlier today, house speaker paul ryan and house democratic leader nancy pelosi spoke with reporters about health care legislation and other issues facing lawmakers. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> first i want to take a moment to talk about some flooding we've got right now in southeastern wisconsin. heavy rain has led to extensive flooding throughout our community. i spoke with governor walker. he has declared a state of emerg

this weekend on the presidency a former boston globe journalist talked about their book the road to camelot. the road to jfk's campaign. here is a preview. >> one of the dangers of isething like the president that it is one way of looking at the campaign. it is a scenario, he went to milwaukee and said nixon is a nut job. or he went somewhere else. or he would to new york and there were all of these people on broadway and everybody would applaud him and then they would vote with the narrative. we took the approach heavily influenced in my case that the presidential campaign is a series of benchmarks. it is a series of decisions about the country. then they play out. that ofg to focus on in his benchmarks. i think that is what is a little unusual about the approach we took and white that took almost five years. program ate entire midnight eastern. american history tv, only in c-span3. words aht on after syndicated columnist on her book. resisting trump politics and the world we need. she is interviewed by the cofounder of go pink. >> on q could tell us about how the stage was set for trial.

thank you both, camelot and jason. that is it from the papers.ge of sunshine today and that did wonders for the temperatures, look at this picture in north—east scotland. a beautiful scene in lossiemouth and after a sunny state it will stay dry tonight with some clear spells, maybe some mist and fog, more cloud creeping across england and wales, turning quite monkeyed down towards the south and that monkey are will move more tomorrow, still some dry weather, sunshine hazy across england and wales but late in the day some thunderstorms approach from the south. temperatures on tuesday quite cool, further west looking at 28 or 29 degrees and with that heat and humidity building, choose tonight into whether state could bring some thunderstorms but they will clear away to leave a fresher feel for the end of the week. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: a boost for schools — the education secretary announces an extra 1.3 billion pounds, but labour says it's not enough. the route of the new hs2 rail line north of birmingham has been announced — so

. >> next former boston globe journalist discuss their book the road to camelot. inside jfk's five-year campaign. the john f. kennedy presidential library marks the centennial of the 45th presidency. -- the 40 grit residents birth. >> welcome, we are so thrilled you are all here. this is part of our centennial activities. this is part of the special week of activities. i am the executive director of the john f. kennedy library foundation. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the library we are thrilled that all of you are here. you are in for a special treat tonight. before i talk about the book there is a couple of things first. first to thank our sponsors for tonight and for upstairs. the bank of america, and our media sponsors the boston globe. in addition to tonight in your chair is a brochure of different activities. as you know one week from today the actual birthday for jfk we will be having a variety of things happening. that will all be on the schedule. we also want to welcome those who are watching this streaming or those who are on c-span. we appreciate

eastern on "the book "the road to camelot." >> i was a junior in college in 1960.t was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. [laughter] >> lbj did not have charisma. [laughter] >> jack kennedy had charisma. could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's mines. smart as hell, too. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> washington journal continues. host: at our table this morning, justice correspondent for npr about thenson to talk fbi nominee christopher wray testifying on capitol

book "the road to camelot." >> i was a junior in college in 1960. it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. [laughter] >> lbj did not have charisma. [laughter] >> jack kennedy had charisma. could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's mines. smart as hell, too. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> washington journal continues. host: at our table this morning, justice correspondent for npr about thenson to talk fbi nominee christopher wray testifying on capitol hill yesterday. i want to show viewers a little bit of his testimony where he was asked about his independent. [video clip] thatbelieve to my core there is only one right way to do this job and that is with strict independent by the book, playing it straight, faithful to the constitution, faithful to our laws, faithful to the best practices of the institution. fear, without favoritism, and certainly without regard to any partisan, political influence. that is the commitment that i brought to

eastern on the presidency, former boston globe journals, spooky on the book "the road to camelot: inside jfk's five-year campaign." >> i was in junior in college in 1960, and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma, lbj did not have charisma, by jack kennedy had charisma. i think they could've had chari. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> the shot heard round the world happened right here at the northbridge. we are in concord, massachusetts to learn more about the battle that started the american revolution. >> by the bridge, here the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world. nu

makes me wonder if mitch mcconnell knows how to count i'm not saying we need to return to camelot i just think that congress' inability to accomplish anything, anything at all has started to poison the atmosphere on wall street the latest look at the results of our great american companies with way too jaundiced this negativity is coming out in two ways first buyers right now seem only to have love for a handful of companies that are viewed as mute you know what i'm talking about. netflix reported good subscriber numbers last night now the stocks that make it up to etf are trading together. joined this. 22 point gain in netflix even if there's no news on facebook and several analysts cut numbers for alphabet plus one analyst suggested amazon could have a possible slow down in its web service business obviously others agree with me or the stock would be soaring. that's why i want to sing the praises of a bunch of companies that have reported this earnings season, companies that would be getting a lot more attention in love right now if washington wasn't making us feel so pessimistic. let'

. -- as the people thought it was camelot.avid: the exposure of the full story of a president is a recent development in our lifetime. brian: is that good or bad? david: in some ways it is not good. i think the decline of privacy and our way of life is not just in the white house. it is everywhere now. and it is getting worse because of electronic snooping and spying. brian: in your lifetime, you've been involved with jefferson and monticello, the whole sally hemmings relationship, they -- was not exposed. they fought to not expose it. what impact has that had on jefferson's character? david: it has had impact and it always will. the fact that he paid reporters to smear john adams. he was funding that. not the rules of the game. jefferson destroyed every letter he ever wrote to his wife and she wrote to him. what does that tell us? i don't know. washington did the same thing. it is a shame because we cannot really know those men as i wish we could. because of that. you take the adam's papers, there are thousands of letters bet

on the presidency, former boston globe journalist rtis wilke and thomas on their book the road to camelot. inside jfk's five-year campaign. here's the preview. >> one of the dangers of something like the making of the president, it's one way of looking at a presidential campaign. it's a narrative. he went to milwaukee and he said nixon is a nut job. r he went to, you know, some other epithet with current staff. or he went to new york and this were all these people on broadway and the voice boomed in the canyons of the big buildings and everybody applaudd and went home and then they voted. the narrative. we took the approach heavily influenced in my case by sorenson that a presidential campaign is a series of benchmarks. important decisions about how to face the country. then they play out. and the thing to focus on in that school of thought are these benchmarks. i think that's what's a little unusual about the approach we took and why we viewed the whole five years together. >> watch the entire program sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. this is american history tv nly on c-span 3.

we don't know, we really don't know if the camelot.ig risk to him. if they don't get the tax bill through, it could affect the economy in a big way. do we attach too much significance in general to how a president can shift sides? do we blame him too much when there is an upswing or if it doesn't uptick enough? i would say that is absolutely true. with the economy, it isa absolutely true. with the economy, it is a global economy. there are some tweaks may be that the white house can do that 40 of certain industries more confidence, for instance. some of the regulations that he has removed, they haven't taken that he has removed, they haven't ta ken effect, that he has removed, they haven't taken effect, because it is the very la st taken effect, because it is the very last thing is that president 0bama taking place. —— put in place. but those companies can look forward to planning the future with confidence the regulations are not the way. we have talked about china in the context of north korea but there is a booming trade story about

this weekend on "the presidency" former boston globe journalists on their book "the road to camelot: the inside look into jfk's five-year campaign." >> one of the dangers of something like the making of the president, it is one way of looking at her presidential campaign that it is a narrative. he went to milwaukee and said .ixon is a nutjob [laughter] then he went to new york and there were all these people on broadway, and the voice boomed in the canyons of the big buildings, everyone applauded him, then they went home and voted. we took the approach heavily influenced by sorenson that it is a series of benchmarks, important decisions, about how to face the country. then it plays out. the important thing in that pool of thought is that benchmarks. that is what is unusual about the approach that we took and why we viewed the five years together. >> watch the entire program sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. in history, a class on the counterculture of the 1950's and 1960's in america . he compares the literature, clothing, and worldview of the beatnik's in the 1950's and the

. >> former boston globe journalist curtis wilkie on the road to camelot, inside jfk's campaign. >> i was a junior in college and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. lbj did not have charisma. jack kennedy had charisma. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, o2 c-span.org. -- go to c-span.org. where history unfolds daily. in 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> up next on american history tv, we trace the american views of aging to the last 50 years including a cultural shift in the 1950's away from revering the elderly and embracing youth culture. the author of aging in america posted this program. it is about 40 minutes. >> published in february of this year by the university of pennsylvania. aging in america chronicles the history of aging in the u.s. from been revered in early america to being prevented, a disease that science will one day cure. dr. lawrence samuel

. >> former "boston globe" journalists on their book the road to camelot, inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart as hell too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> earlier this week, military and government leaders from estonia, norway and the u.s. discussed the russian-led military exer sicise in and aro the baltic sea. the program was hosted by the atlantic council. it's an hour and 40 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to this event. implications for nato and the united states. i know it's already getting muggy out there so

eastern on "the presidency," curtis wilkey and -- on "the road to camelot". >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds, and smart as hell too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >>> as the u.s. deals with a nationwide opioid epidemic, a house subcommittee heard from officials from maryland, rhode island and virginia about how they're treating people at risk of addiction and abuse. the hearing is two and a half hours.

eastern, on the presidency, former "boston globe" journalists on their book, "the road to camelot," inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college, and it was the first time i ever heard the cord "charisma." and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart as hell, too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the outgoing president and ceo of amtrak, charles moorman, discussed some of the challenges facing the federally supported passenger railroad. following his remarks, he took questions at this national press club event. >> now to our headliner of today. he became president and chief executive officer of the national railroad passenger corporation. most people don't say that, they say amtrak. he is the tenth executive to lead amtrak since the company began operations in 1971, prior to taking the helm as a transitional ceo at amtrak, mr. moorman spent four decades at norther

. >> former boston globe journalist on their book the road to camelot, inside jfk's five-year campaigns a junior in college it's the first time i ever heard the word charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. lbj did not have charisma. jack kennedy had charisma. i think he possibly could have tipped the balance. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact to you. morning, reports on the security of the u.s. energy grid and recent hacks the systems. then lawrence noble discusses how u.s. election laws apply to interactions with foreign nationals or governments. and former u.s. ambassador to iraq will talk about the significance of iraqi forces retaking the ice is held city of mosul.

eastern on the presidency, a boston globe journalist on "the road to camelot." a junior in college in 1960, it was the first time i had ever heard the word charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. lbj did not have charisma, but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have tipped the balance in some people's minds, and smart as hell, too. our full schedule, go to c-span.org. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi and other members of the democratic working women's group responded to comments about sexual assault on college campuses. by comments were made candace jackson, who told the new york times that 90% of accusations on campus are made because of alcohol and bad breakups. apologized forer her comments.

the presidency, former boston globe journalist curtis wilkie and book onldon on their the road to camelot. >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard charisma. it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. in concord, massachusetts, we take you to orchard house, the home where louisa may alcott wrote her most famous work, little women. concordwe are in massachusetts, on the lexington road, where the redcoats marched into the north bridge on april the 19th of 1775, starting the american revolution. this house was standing event.

sort of talking about a late 20th century, where it seems like, for that brief that wasng moment camelot maybe, there was the chance that even though we were going toy, we weren't be witch wind chill. that maybe it -- witch city. bet maybe it didn't have to that way. i want to talk about this. i think there is an ebb and flow to this day that salem has very strong and mixed feelings our heritagerts of we want to portray, to whom, for what reasons. right? and even in the creation of gallows hill, there is this dichotomy, right, thi there is e ebb and flow. build a memorial. no, we don't. even if it's in the wrong place, we don't want to do this. to mention one thing. you mentioned about the 1936, parcel was finally purchased. that's really interesting. i was actually giving a talk on proctor's ledge. and emily murphy, a friend of for of ours, the historian the park service in salem, and is very talented curator. emily said, wait a second. i think i know what might have happened. 1936, the city of salem, she pointed out, was tracts of land in the city for the creation, go years later -- i'

eastern on the presidency, on the book "the road to camelot": j.f.k.'s five-year campaign." >> i was a junior in college in 1960, it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. l.b.j. didn't have charisma. it took -- jack kennedy had charisma and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >> the senate will be taking up a new version of the health care law replacement bill next yeek. we spoke to a capitol hill reporter for details on the process ahead and where the support is among republicans.

consultant was called by kennedy in january of 1957. >> the new book, very exciting, "the road to camelotm. that does it for us this morning. chris jansing now picks up our coverage. >>> thanks, willie. i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. this morning, health care cross road. are republicans on the same page as they work to revamp the repeal and replace? >> we're getting close. >> i don't think we're getting anywhere with the bill we have. we're at an impasse. >> senators back in their home district facing fireworks from protesters this fourth of july. >>> and is the president using his power to push his health care agenda or is he getting too distracted with his war on journalists? >> the fake media is trying to silence us. but we will not let them. i'm president, and they're not. >>> plus, garden state gall. new jersey governor chris christie shuts down the government closing jersey beaches for everyone but himself. >> get the hell off the beach. >> but let's begin with the vast republican chasm over health care and lawmakers back home facing nervous constituents trying to map out

1900, early 20th century, where it seems like, you know, for that brief and shining moment that was camelot maybe, there was the chance that even though we were witch city, we weren't going to be witch wind chill. -- be witch city. that maybe it didn't have to be that way. it seems to be something -- i want to talk about this. i think there is an ebb and flow even to this day that salem has felt very strong and mixed feelings about what parts of our heritage we want to portray, to whom, for what reasons. right? and even in the creation of gallows hill, maryland there is , this dichotomy, right? there is the ebb and flow. we want to build a memorial. no, we don't. even if it's in the wrong place, we don't want to do this. and particularly i want to mention one thing. you mentioned about the 1936, when the parcel was finally purchased. that's really interesting. i was actually giving a talk on proctor's ledge. and emily murphy, a friend of many of hours, she is a historian for the park service in salem, very talented historian and curator. emily said, wait a second. i think i know what might

the degree schlesinger changed kennedy's legacy and created camelot.he collector of lies by ingrid rowland. that has to do with the life of a renaissance architect, painter, diplomat, who wrote a book hugely influential, called lives of artists. it really he defines the cannon of renaissance art and created the idea of the artist not as a technician but as a genius, like a visionary. that informed the entire history of the field of art. >> just give us a test, rice and fall of adam an eve, how long would that book with you and how long ago did you acquire it. >> we acquired the book about six years ago. and we, along the way talked about how very hard it is to write an accessible and lively story with the kind of imagination brings to history but deeply informed research. and research is global. is a story that is global. >> typical time for book or pretty lengthy. >> i would say that is long. >> what would you say the average is from acquisition to publishing? >> i don't know, i would, i don't know. >> couple of years? >> well, we would be doing well

eastern, on the presidency, former "boston globe" journalists on their book, "the road to camelot," inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college, and it was the first time i ever heard the cord "charisma." and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart as hell, too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the outgoing president and ceo of amtrak, charles moorman, discussed some of the challenges facing the federally supported passenger railroad. following his remarks, he took questions at this national press club event. >> now to our headliner of today. he became president and chief executive officer of the national railroad passenger corporation. most people don't say that, they say amtrak. he is the tenth executive to lead amtrak since the company began operations in 1971, prior to taking the helm as a transitional ceo at amtrak, mr. moorman spent four decades at norther

eastern, on the presidency, former "boston globe" journalists on their book, "the road to camelot," inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college, and it was the first time i ever heard the cord "charisma." and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart as hell, too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the outgoing president and ceo of amtrak, charles moorman, discussed some of the challenges facing the federally supported passenger railroad.

i think she surpassed kennedy, camelot era. this is amazing what they're doing.ylor, aging boomer singer and this amazing glamorous presentation, give credit where credit is due. melania gets a lot of credit. stuart: joint press conference, 12:30 eastern time. that is what it will be. emannuel macron, president trump. american media will be there. >> yeah. stuart: i absolutely guaranty questions about donald trump, jr.'s meeting with a rushion. i'm sure that will dominate. liz: president obama led from behind. president trump being strong showing resolve. ukraine now wants to join nato. if president trump says, yes, ukraine you should join nato, by the way also a time for the french president to bridge the gap blown open by angela merkel's chilly treatment of the president. so maybe the french president can step in here saying this is a way to bridge the two sides of the atlantic to get president trump in on what they're feeling. by the way macron does not like "brexit." so that is an issue too. he is solidly behind the european union. stuart: on almost all issue

. >>> on the presidency, former "boston globe" journalists on their book "the road to camel camelot." >> i was a junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word "charisma." it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. >> but jack kennedy had charisma. i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. ? for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> this weekend on book tv on c-span 2, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, former chess champion garry kasparov on his book "deep thinking." >> machines for centuries, if not for millennium yums, have b taking over all forms of manual labor. when machines were taking over jobs from manufacturing jobs, that's natural. now the only difference is machines coming after people with college degrees, political influence, and twitter accounts. and suddenly it's a big story. >> and at 9:15 p.m. jason riley discusses his book "false black power." and his arguments that blacks are disadvantaged economically by kplil capital. >> most grou

road to camelot": j.f.k.'s five-year campaign." >> i was a junior in college in 1960, it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. l.b.j. didn't have charisma. it took -- jack kennedy had charisma and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. and smart too. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >> the senate will be taking up a new version of the health care law replacement bill next yeek. we spoke to a capitol hill reporter for details on the process ahead and where the support is among republicans. >> what are the procedures? >> we could see the first procedural vote on tuesday. if they can get 50 republican senators through that, we could see extended voting sessions throughout the week with a final vote on passage at the end of the workweek, thursday, maybe even up until friday morning. host: the majority leader released a new version a draft version of the bill on

eastern on the presidency, curtis wilkie and thomas all of them on their book the road to camelot. inside jfk's five-year campaign. junior in college in 1960 and it was the first time i ever heard the word charisma. he had charisma. richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj didn't have charisma. did havekennedy charisma and that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. >> for the complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> sunday on "q&a." the country that the absolute monarchy picking up the distribution of wealth and corruption could get you arrested and get you in so much trouble. >> saudi arabian women's rights activists talks about her time in prison after challenging the government's ban on women drivers in her book "daring to drive: a study woman's awakening." taxis and put three we can drive. we want to change this and this movement. the movement is going on. it never stops. we're still campaigning for the right to drive. -- us, the right to drive women is not supposed to drive. we show that we are able and capable of driving our own life

. >> on the presidency, former boston globe journalist curtis wilkie on the book the road to camelot, inside jfk's five-year campaign. >> i was a junior in college in 1960, and it was the first time i had heard the word charisma, and it was because he had charisma. richard nixon did not have charisma. lbj did not have charisma, but jack kennedy had charisma, and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. onamerican history tv c-span3 every weekend featuring the american history tour, archival films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. here is a clip from a recent program. --i should go back and say give you some information about the guys that were there. just who were they? all came from special forces. they were special forces. there was no special test to say you are qualified to go to berlin. if you have become special forces, you have the qualifications, with one caveat -- you had to speak the eastern european language or german well enough to pass as a local