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republican internationalist to rant against roosevelt in 1940, but suppose republicans had nominated charles lindbergh, who was a great aviation hero, he was very isolationist, and quite sympathetic to germany. if he had a president lindbergh instead of a president roosevelt, i think history would've turned out quite differently. i doubt that he would've made the preparations that roosevelt made, and i doubt that after japan attacked the united states that he would have oriented toward toward europe rather than keeping it focused just on asia. so in that sense, franklin roosevelt made a big difference. >> foreign policy and 20th century presidential leadership, later today at 7:30 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv. this weekend on c-span3. >> elizabeth bradley and lauren taylor are next on booktv. the two authors question why compare to all other industrialized nations americans spend more and receive less from our health care system. this is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> hi, everybody, and welcome. so, welcome to the special event hosted by the institution for social and policy studies ne

his name was charles lindbergh. >> another famous flyer who visited billings was amelia earhart. actually got into a car accident and was hospitalized here with a broken arm. fortunately, that didn't end his writing career. >> billings, you know, was placed in the heart of crow country. the crow indian reservation is across the yellowstone river. and the crow have always been a part of billings' history. early on, they came here ad traded in the stores that opened. later on, the crow were a big part of our annual fair. and, of course, today a lot of people in billings travel to the annual crow fair and celebrate crow culture and traditions. >> billings is also known for its striking natural beauty. it's hard to believe that this area was once covered by a great sea. >> there are large cliffs of sandstone around billings, great walls of rock. we call them the rim rocks or the rims. that's all that's left of that great inland sea. >> from the top of the rims, you can see present-day billings. >> well, billings has always been a major transportation center here in the northern great

internationalist who ran against roosevelt in 1940 but suppose the republicans had nominated charles lindbergh, who was a great aviation hero who was very isolationist and quite sympathetic to germany. if you had a president lindbergh instead of a president roosevelt i think history would have turned out quite differently. i doubt that it would have made preparations that roosevelt made a and b i doubt that after japan attacked the united states that he would have

internationalist who ran against roosevelt in 1940 but suppose the republicans had nominated charles lindbergh, who was a great aviation hero who was very isolationist and quite sympathetic to germany. if you had a president lindbergh instead of a president roosevelt i think history would have turned out quite differently. i doubt that it would have made preparations that roosevelt made a and b i doubt that after japan attacked the united states that he would have oriented toward toward europe rather than keeping it focused just on asia. so not in that sense franklin roosevelt made a big difference. in their book "heart" former vice president dick cheney and his longtime cardiologist jonathan reiner talk about his long history with heart disease and advances in cardiology in the past decades. he had a heart transplant in 2012. the two discuss their book for about an hour next on book tv. >> tonight's program will consist of an interview conducted by margaret cochran president of the national press club journalist institute and the hurley chair in public affairs journalism at the missouri schoo

>>> it's a tradition that goes back to 1927 with charles lindbergh "time's" person of the year.the head of the catholic church, pope francis. he beat out edward snowden to senator ted cruz. nancy gibbs, great to see you. thanks so much. why the pope? >> the pope because, really, in a year where we had a lot of interesting candidates, he changed the tone and the focus and the perception of one of the world's largest institutions and refocus the its energies on addressing the world's deepest needs. the fact that he was able to capture so many imaginations so quickly, not only within the church but all around the world, was really unlike anything i think we've seen in a very long time. >> now, the vatican issued a statement saying that the pope does not seek fame and success since he carries out his service for the prola mags of the gospel and the love of god for all. if this attracts men and women and gives them hope, the pope is content. if this nomination means many have understood this message, he will certainly be glad. >> that's exactly what i would expect him to say because

internationalists who ran against roosevelt in 1940 but suppose the republicans had nominated charles lindbergh who was a great aviation hero who was very isolationist and quite sympathetic to hitler's germany. if you had a president lindbergh instead of a president roosevelt i think history would have turned out quite differently. i doubt that he would have made the preparations that roosevelt made. a and b i doubt that after japan attacked the united states that he would have oriented toward toward europe rather than keeping it focused just on a show. so in that sense franklin roosevelt made a big difference. next david keith and clive hamilton debate the idea of scientifically manipulating the merman to address the threat of global warming. this is about an hour. >> many thanks scott for that introduction and for the invitation to come and debate climate engineering with david here today. i want to talk a little bit about some of the implication but more about the social and political meaning of what it would mean to have a geo-engineered planet and i want to draw on a bit of historical expe

that goes back to the days of charles lindbergh. these are people apologizing for america. that is not the republican tradition, not the tradition of ronald reagan. it's the tradition of the radical left wing democrats of the 1960s. >> we are out of time. yes or no, you running for the republican presidential nomination? >> i wouldn't decide that for another year, year and a half. right now i'm just meeting with local republicans around the country to find out what's on their minds. >> i'll take that as a yes. all right? >> no, wolf, come on. >> all right. congressman, thanks very much. see you out on the campaign trail. >> happy holiday. >> merry christmas, happy new year to you as well. thank you. >>> up next, inmates will soon walk free thanks to a presidential pardon. we have details coming up. >>> also, the legendary lawyer alan dershowitz is standing by with his analysis of what this means. >>> republican representative frank wolf of virginia has announced his retirement in 2014. he's joining a growing slice of congress who are calling it quits. so who are these congr

republican internationalist who ran against 1940.elt in suppose the republicans had nominated charles lindbergh, who was a great aviation hero. he was very isolationist and quite synthetic to hitler's germany. if you had a president lindbergh instead of a president roosevelt, i think history would have turned out quite differently. i doubt he would have made the preparations that roosevelt made. b, i doubt that after japan attacked the u.s. that he would have oriented the war towards europe rather than keeping it focused just on asia. in that sense, franklin roosevelt made a big difference. >> foreign policy in 20th century of individual leadership. sunday at 730 eastern and pacific, part of american history tv on c-span3. intelligence agency director lieutenant general haeckel flynn spoke at the institute of world -- general michael flynn spoke at the institute of world politics. this is just over one hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. my name is john, i am president of the institute. for those of you who are new to the institute of world politics, i would like to introduce us and

republican rickets roosevelt in 1940, but suppose the nominee -- suppose the republican had nominated charles lindberghat aviation hero it was very isolationist and quite synthetic to hitler's germany. lindbergh president instead of president roosevelt, i think history would've turned out quite differently. i doubt he would've maybe prep - - made the preparations that roosevelt made. and i doubt that after japan attacked the united states that put the war-torn europe rather than keeping it focused just on asia. in essence, franklin roosevelt made a big difference. centurygn policy in 20 presidential leadership later today at 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific this weekend on c-span3. >> c-span -- we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house -- all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span -- created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now, you can watch us in hd. >> "washington

suppose they had chosen charles lindbergh. he was very isolationist, and quite sympathetic.f you have had to take president lindbergh instead of president roosevelt, i think history would have turned out differently. i doubt he would have made the preparations that roosevelt made. after japan that attacked the united states, that he would have oriented the war toward europe. rather than keeping it focused just on asia. in that sense, franklin roosevelt made a big difference. >> foreign policy and 20th century presidential leadership. sunday at 7:30. part of american history tv. this weekend. >> washington journal continues. host: congressman sean duffy is here. republican from wisconsin. you plan to vote yes when the house fixup is budget deal. guest: i do. if you look at the dysfunction in washington, the republicans and democrats -- it is remarkable that patty murray and paul ryan sat down and got a deal. not every aspect do i agree with. it gives me a little heartburn. i think that america wants to see the government work. they want to see the politicians come together an

suppose the alternative for wilke,nt -- not robert but suppose the republicans had nominated charles lindbergh, who , who great aviation hero was very isolationist and quite sympathetic to hitler's germany. president lindbergh and instead of a president roosevelt, history would have turned up quite differently. i doubt that he would have made the preparations that roosevelt made. that, after japan attacked the united states, that he would have oriented the war toward europe rather than to keeping it focused just on asia. that sense, frank one roosevelt made a big difference. sunday, 7:30 eastern and pacific, part of american history tv, this weekend on c- span 3. it is a rare constant in american political life if you look at congress in 1901. less than 2% of members came from working-class backgrounds. they got into politics and eventually wound up in the congress. flash forward to the present day. the average member of congress spent less than 2% of their career doing service industry jobs are manual labor jobs. so this is something that really hasn't changed. lots of different aspects of th

republican whoe ran against him in 1940, but suppose the republicans had nominated charles lindbergh.a great aviation hero. isolationist, and sympathetic to germany. if you had had a president lindbergh instead of president goal roosevelt. history would have turned out quite differently. i doubt that he would've made the preparations that roosevelt afterand i doubt that japan attacked the united states that he would have oriented the war towards europe rather than keeping it focused on asia. a that sense, roosevelt made difference. sunday, at 7:30 eastern. this weekend on c-span three. >> john kerry urged congress not to pass additional sanctions against iran. secretary kerry appear before the house foreign affairs committee for two hours. >> this hearing will come to order. committee will discuss the interim nuclear agreement which the u.s. and five other nations have reached with the ran last month. we welcome our secretary of state, the honorable john kerry, to address the committee's questions and concerns regarding the administration's plan. mr. secretary, we appreciate you comin

internationalists who ran against roosevelt in 1940 but suppose the republicans had nominated charles lindbergh who was a great aviation hero who was very isolationist and quite sympathetic to hitler's germany. if you had a president lindbergh instead of a president roosevelt i think history would have turned out quite differently. i doubt that he would have made the preparations that roosevelt made. a and b i doubt that after japan attacked the united states that he would have oriented toward toward europe rather than keeping it focused just on a show. so in that sense franklin roosevelt made a big difference.