whipple, chris whipple, is that right? bookyou ever heard of this i just found it in my little private library here? guest: i know it very well. caller: it is similar to yours. in 1979.ut guest: that's right. it's a very good early study of some of the closest advisers. so muchout well before of our recent history. it came out before ronald reagan picked james baker as his chief of staff. bar i thinkt the for chiefs of staff who followed. it's a very good early book on the subject. caller: he loved all of the early presidents -- lumped all of the early presidents together. starting in 1857, that was the modern day making of the presidential candidate -- cabinet. he said when george washington a fewesident, he had positions. they kept adding to it later. guest: the government has gotten much more complicated and unwieldy. it's fascinating to me as you point out, the early presidents didn't have a chief of staff. they didn't have somebody that was equal in the white house. that is a modern phenomenon. haldermanck to and nixo

whipple, chris whipple, is that right?ookyou ever heard of this i just found it in my little private library here? guest: i know it very well. caller: it is similar to yours. in 1979.ut guest: that's right. it's a very good early study of some of the closest advisers. so muchout well before of our recent history. it came out before ronald reagan picked james baker as his chief of staff. bar i thinkt the for chiefs of staff who followed. it's a very good early book on the subject. caller: he loved all of the early presidents -- lumped all of the early presidents together. starting in 1857, that was the modern day making of the presidential candidate -- cabinet. he said when george washington a fewesident, he had positions. they kept adding to it later. guest: the government has gotten much more complicated and unwieldy. it's fascinating to me as you point out, the early presidents didn't have a chief of staff. they didn't have somebody that was equal in the white house. that is a modern phenomenon. haldermanck to and nixon.

in his book "the gatekeepers" author chris whipple talked to 17 former white house chiefs of staff oniences running the west wing. i sat down with chris whipple recently and i started by asking him what he learned from those conversations. >> you know, for me, the really overarching lesson is that every president learns often the hard way that you cannot govern effectively without empowering a white house chief of staff as first among equals in the white house to execute your agenda and even more importantly tell you what you don't want to hear. and you know how they say in hollywood nobody knows anything? what struck me is that in washington nobody learns anything. time and time again presidents make the mistake of coming into the oval office and thinking that they have all the answers, full of hubris -- sound familiar? >> they just won an election. >> and they think they can run the white house by themselves. it's a little bit like the model of the 26th floor of trump tower. it does not work. you cannot run the white house the way you run a manhattan real estate firm with people com

coming up on saturday, jessica brooder with her book "nomadland," and on sunday, author chris whipple with the gate keepers, how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency. washington journal's authors series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. >>> we're live at the national archives in washington, d.c. where they've just opened an exhibit on the vietnam war. and we're here with gerry sigo. gerry, why are you out here today with these vietnam era helicopters? >> to help the archives bring attention to this remember vietnam series. our continuous goal to honor vietnam veterans by displaying vietnam era helicopters. >> sometimes the vietnam war is referred to as the first helicopter war. why is that? >> well, the helicopter after found out the utilization of it, it was multiple uses, the helicopter took the place of trucks, jeeps and other equipment that have been used in other wars. medevacing troops was a big key from the field. and they could put troops in a lot more efficiency with ease, quicker and safer. if you believe it's safer

surviving america in the 21st century and on sunday, chris whipple with the gate keepers. how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency. "washington journal's" authors series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on cspan. cspan.org and cspan radio. >> cspan, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, cspan was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> american history tv is is looking back 50 years to the vietnam war. next, this year's veteran's day ceremony at the vietnam veteran's memorial in washington, d.c. speakers included the designer of the wall, maya lynn and former defense secretary and vietnam veteran, chuck hagel.

on sunday, december 31, chris whipple with the gatekeepers, how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. authorton journal's series all this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. c-span, where history unfolds daily.

on sunday december 301st chris whipple with the gatekeepers how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. washington journals other series for the next week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span .org and c-span radio. the assistant secretary for health and substance abuse testified regarding funding for calm batting the opioid programs. lamar alexander is a chair of the committee. >> the senate committee on health education labor and pensions book please come to order. this morning were holding a hearing entitled implementation of the 21st century act responding to mental health needs. senators cassidy and murphy were the leaders in this committee on mental health form and in the senate. those reforms were included in our 21st century act. senator murray is not here today so she has asked senator murphy to fill in for her. i've asked senator cassidy to chair most of this hearing or at least until 11:45. i will come back and attended but i think it's appropriate that senators cassidy and murphy chair the hearings especially given their extensive work in the area in the l

and on sunday, author chris whipple with "the gatekeepers, how the white house chiefs of staff defineuthor series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. >>> paying with their bodies, american war and the problem of the disabled veteran is a 2015 book by oklahoma state history professor john kinder. next on american history tv from the new york academy of medicine, professor kinder explores the history of u.s. wars through the injured bodies of five disabled veterans and argues that the nation struggles and often fails to meet the needs of the wounded veterans. this 75-minute illustrated talk includes graphic images. >> now, for this evening, we're very happy to welcome john kinder and his talk, a history of american war in five bodies. this is part of a series of lectures and events we have had throughout the year. legacies of war, medical innovations and impacts, which commemorate the american entry into world war i. for the talk

coming up on saturday jessica bruder with her book surviving america in the 21st century and author chris whipplefine every presidency. washington journals author series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on cspan, cspan.org and cspan radio. >> cspan city's tour takes you to springfield, missouri on january 6th and 7th. we're working with media com to explore the history of the birthplace of route 66 in southwestern missouri. on saturday, january 6th at noon eastern on book tv. author jeremy neely talks about the conflict along the kansas/missouri border in his book, "the border between them." >> john brown comes back to the territory and begins a series of raids during which his men will liberate enslaved people from missouri and help them escape to freedom in the course of this, they'll kill a number of slave holders. so the legend or notoriety of john brown really grows as part of this struggle that people locally understand is really the beginning of the civil war. >> then sunday, january 7th at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv. we visit the nra national sporting arms museum. >> theodore roos

on sunday, december 31, chris whipple with the gatekeepers, how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. authorton journal's series all this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, 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. >> this week on q&a, the heritage foundation distinguished fellow, lee edwards. that is followed by washington journal, live at 7:00 with your -- >> this week on "q&a," heritage foundation distinguished fellow, lee edwards. he discusses his memoir "just right: a life in pursuit of liberty." ♪ host: lee edwards, your new book "just right." what do want somebody to take away? mr. edwards: i want them to realize that barry goldwater was far more than just somebody who voted against the civil rights act of 1964. that he was, in fact, the most consequential loser in american politics. i want them to come away, hopefully, with an idea that ronald reagan was not amiable dunce. but actual

coming up sunday, chris whipple with "the gatekeepers," how the white house chiefs of staff defined eachresidency. the authors series, sunday at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio app. >> vietnam is often remembered as the first television war. american history tv, journalists discussed the challenges they faced, their work conditions, tv network competition, and their relationships with military officers and soldiers they covered. among the speakers were former abc news nightline anchor ted koppel and yasutsune hirashiki, author of "on the frontlines of the television war: a legendary war cameraman in vietnam." this event at the national archives in washington is about 90 minutes. now it is time to introduce our moderator terribly irving -- terry irving. he went into a career in television news, spending for decades covering wartime and political disasters throughout the united states. .e has one and number of awards ladies and gentlemen, please welcome terrier thing in our distinguishedel

coming up sunday, chris whipple with "the gatekeepers," how the white house chiefs of staff defined eachresidency. the authors series, sunday at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio app. >> vietnam is often remembered as the first television war. american history tv, journalists discussed the challenges they faced, their work conditions, tv network competition, and their relationships with military officers and soldiers they covered. among the speakers were former abc news nightline anchor ted koppel and yasutsune hirashiki, author of "on the frontlines of the television war: a legendary war cameraman in vietnam." this event at the national archives in washington is about 90 minutes. now it is time to introduce our moderator terribly irving -- terry irving. he went into a career in television news, spending for decades covering wartime and political disasters throughout the united states. .e has one and number of awards ladies and gentlemen, please welcome terrier thing in our distinguished panelists. -- terry irving and our distinguished panelists. [applause] terry: go

on sunday, december 31, author chris whipple with "the gatekeepers, how the white house chief of staffe every presidency." starting next week at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from nashville, tennessee is stephen mansfield with his book, "choosing donald trump." thank you for being with us. one year into his presidency, do they still support him? guest: not to the same strength as initially. there has been some drop-off, some buyers remorse. from evangelicals and christians has dropped off. host: why? guest: different reasons. some of them do not like his manners. some do night like him picking a -- do not like him picking a fight with the mayor of san juan, puerto rico. a great deal did not like him 's.ling nfl players sob i imagine his stock will rise with religious conservatives given the recent tax bill, but i think and evangelicals -- evangelicals are like any other group and are perhaps souring a bit on donald trump. i think he has lost 10% to 15% of their support. host: you wrote a piece available on "the washington examiner" website. the

coming up on saturday, jessica brooder with her book "nomadland," and on sunday, author chris whipple with the gate keepers, how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency. washington journal's authors series all this week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org and c-span radio. >>> we're live at the national archives in washington, d.c. where they've just opened an exhibit on the vietnam war. and we're here with gerry sigo. gerry, why are you out here today with these vietnam era

an author chris whipple with the gatekeepers, how the white house chiefs of staff to find every presidency. washington journal's author series. c-span,astern on c-span.org, and c-span radio. >> at a house hearing for funding on down syndrome research, cathy mcmorris rodgers testified about their experiences as parents of children with the genetic disorder. other witnesses could lead to breakthroughs in other fields. congressman tom chairs this to our 20 minute hearing. . >> we will go ahead and being in the meeting and will convene a meeting chairman will join us for a few minut.

on sunday december 301st chris whipple with the gatekeepers how the white house chief of staff defined every presidency. washington journals other series for the next week at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span .org and c-span radio. the assistant secretary for health and substance abuse testified regarding funding for calm batting the opioid programs. lamar alexander is a chair of the committee.

surviving america in the 21st century and on december 31 author chris whipple with the gatekeepers. although white house chief of staff define every presidency. washington journals author series for the next week at 8 am eastern on c-span, and c-span radio. >>. >> the senate judiciary recently held an oversight hearing on the insuring patient access and effective drug enforcement act. law-enforcement officials say the 2016 law undermines efforts to control the distribution of dangerous drugs as part of the opioid epidemic. >>. >>. [inaudible conversation] welcome everybody. thank you for your attendance, particularly those who have to testify and answer questions for us. i know you put in a lot of extra work to be ready for it. this hearing is on the oversight of a bill that had a long name. but for maturing patient access and it took the drug enforcement act. somebody's going to have a pronunciation for that acronym but i'm not going to. i'm going to refer to it as the law or the bill. and i'm eager to hear from all of our witnesses today. some would like to see this law repealed.