ladies and gentlemen, caroline kennedy. [applause] [applause] >> thank you all for coming. and thanks to the staff of the library and foundation for the stewardship and tremendous care and education that they show every day here at the library. and ford members who are here numbers i worked with over the years. and especially members of my family who are here. can mean so to me any think it's a wonderful tribute to our parents that we are all here together. so thank you all. most importantly, it means a great deal. 50 years after my father's presidency, so many people still share his vision for america and are interested in learning about its administration. his time is really becoming part of history rather than living memory. as president kennedy's words, spirit and example remain as vital as ever. now in young people often feel disconnect it from politics, it is up to us as adults to reach across the generation and we commit ourselves in our country to the ideals to live by. from our feeling the kennedy library, the close of this anniversary year's are to stimulate inter

friday at 5:00 it team, caroline kennedy on her mother, jacqueline kennedy.saturday at 10:00 and sunday at 9:00, the grandson of harry and bess truman opened his grandparents letters 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

i reported on caroline kennedy's new book, michael blesh loss, the audio tapes, jacqueline kennedy adored this man. >> she loved him completely and gave him everything a spouse can give to another spouse. she followed his emotional travails starting with the onion's burke fight. knew when he cried after the bay of pigs, with him completely. she gave him beauty and style and happiness. she created a happy home life after he got home at night. >> and he cheated on her. >> yes, yes. >> explain that. >> i'm not god, and i went through it. all i can say is this. they had a complete marriage between the two of them in a compartment, and he had this other, and that's all i can say. it may have come from the father, but she attribute it had to his mother saying his mother never loved him. his mother never loved him. >> the back is "jack kennedy: elusive hero." >> he comes off as really good, a henry the v, a flawed hero. i want your reaction when you read the last chapter. if you don't cry, i don't know you. >> and do you know me, and, of course, "hardball" every night. >> right. >> 5:00. >> and

friday at 5:15 caroline kennedy on her mother jacqueline kennedy. 9:45 david mccallum and american acts cats in nineteenth century paris. saturday and sunday at 9:00 on afterwards the grandson of harriet truman, clifton truman daniel looks at his grandparents''s letters to each other and world former first lady played in shaping her husband's career. these are interviewed by margaret hoover, great-granddaughters' of president herbert hoover. four days of booktv programmi

friday at 5:15, caroline kennedy on her mother, and david mccullough on american expatriate's.o, the grandson of harry and bess truman looks at his grandparents' letters to each other and the role 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 r

and caroline kennedy on her mother. and david mccullough on american expatriate in 19th century paris. 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 ma

i think jackie kennedy, gone through all the tapes that caroline brought out.u can tell about her was just living for the guy and being beautiful for the guy and being wonderful for him and making a home for him and making him happy every night and chasing after that gurney, that piece of tape we found, of film, of her chasing after the gurney at parkland hospital when her husband had been kill. just in love with this guy, and yet he wasn't faithful. he just did stuff that just hurt her. he didn't come back from europe when he was over there having fun with his buddies when she had the miscarriage in '56. he did cast her aside after winning the west virginia primary that night and just ignored her. you know, i think she was right. all men are a combination of bad and good, and that's the way she saw him and yet, yet, they had a marriage which was in many ways complete. if you look at tapes and what i've been able to dig up, they went to bed every night they were there. they listened to the victrolla, the record player. she knew all the emotional ups andç downs

kennedy's time, it was a lot more simple. >> reporter: in addition to recipes and decorating trips, the book has a few unadorned family christmas moments, as well. >> we have carolineion, the first lady has added her unique flair. some more eye-brow raising than the others. in 1983, it was mr. t. >> have you been good? >> no. >> i'm going to see you in a few minutes. >> reporter: lara bush was often given to silver and white simplicity. >> there's 49 trees in the house. >> reporter: mrs. obama's themes reflect her interest. so far, around a common theme. >> simple gifts. that's the theme this year because in the end the greatest blessings of all are the ones that don't cost a thing. what are you making? >> mrs. obama has a great style. the things that are important to her all year long come out at christmastime. for example -- >> the no candy. >> the president let us know that. santa likes cookies. >> reporter: often, first ladies like to employ their own family decorations. so tall this year, you had to take down the chandelier. decking the halls takes a lot of hands. auchbl hundreds of volunteers and white house staffers and an estimated 3,500 hours of work. thre

caroline" has got a touch of something, there's a touch of god in that song. >> i want to congratulate you also, december 27th you're going to be honored by the kennedy center to you? >> it's a huge honor but i'm not going to let it go to my head. i've got a lot of work to do with touring starting next june and i want to make sure the tour meets up to the honor. >> you know what? it always does. >> thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, neil diamond. >> thank you, matt. ♪ ♪ ♪ money talks but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk ♪ ♪ as long as i can have you here with me, i'd much rather be forever in blue jeans ♪ ♪ and honey is sweet, but it ain't nothing next to baby's treat ♪ and if you'll pardon me i'd like to say we'll do okay forever in blue jeans ♪ oh, yes. ♪ maybe tonight maybe tonight by the fire all alone you and i ♪ ♪ nothing around but the sound of my heart and your sighs ♪ come on now. ♪ come on now, come on now ♪ money talks, it you don't sing and dance and it don't walk ♪ ♪ as long as i can have you here with me i'd much rather be forever in blue jeans, babe ♪ ♪ and honey is sweet, but it ain't nothing next to baby's treat ♪ ♪ and if you'll