out find, calvin coolidge. -- acceptable." signed, calvin coolidge. he got about 46 or 47 works.ects the star power -- >> this star power belongs to the 26th president. >> it really is the heart of lincoln because the written record. we have both the first and second gettysburg address is. the first copy is here along with the later copy. the second and first inaugural are brought here. an impromptu streespeech that he tried to write on a train is also here. >> the library of congress houses linking's final draft. but on a more personal basis, but direst like horatio taft left firsthand accounts of linking's--- linkedin's death. it -- lincoln's death. the crux this team is horrific. -- the scene is correct. >> the president has been assassinated. is it possible? >> everybody is in tears. and the writer is almost hysterical. >> when they reach his house, had met them on the portico. where is my poch? he kept repeating it. >> and this diarest and his children were the close friends of lincoln's and his children. this is showing a personal side of the lincoln family. mary todd trave

president coolidge, he was often called sullen cal.was reticent in his public speaking and followed that in his paper as well. this is an era when presidential papers were the personal property of the president and he could do what he wanted to. he burned almost all of it. the papers we have are actually from some filing cabinets that were in the basement of the white house and were overlooked when he left. they were discovered in the early 1930's, my predecessor wrote president coolidge who was in retirement, wrote a letter requesting the president's permission to go get them. he thought this would be the opening of a long and lengthy period of negotiations. instead, he got back a letter in about 10 days, with two sentences. it said, what you suggested is sensible and you might also talk to my former private secretary to see if there's anything else left. my predecessor couldn't take this for an answer. he wrote a second letter, explaining, thank you, mr. president, but i feel bound to raise certain issues and make sure you understand

it comes from calvin coolidge. this is what calvin coolidge said. nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. talent will not. nothing is more powerful than one successful man with talent. genius will not. education will not. the world is full of educated derelicts. persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. the slogan press on will always solve the problems of the human race. mr. selig, thank you for reminding me. "blue bloods on cbs. tom selleck tonight on pbs. that is our show for tonight. until next time, keep the faith. >> may i explain later, please? >> i was attacked by a two yo- yos. >> what a minute, higgins. i am telling you i have been attacked and it may be killed and you are worried about the paint? would you get out of my way? out of my way, before i run you down and enjoy it. >> for more information on >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment,

not very many federal experience until roosevelt got in the federal government under harding and coolidgend hoover generally didn't think the federal government should be in the business of passing social or economic reform so most of it was being done in the state and the court tended to take a mixed view and there were swings in the court. >> the court was awful. sometimes described as a lock near year as a case from 1905 weare new york state passed a law that said there was a maximum number of hours baker's could work if the court struck that down as a violation of the right to contract of these poor slob immigrant baker's. the court, as an engine of one controlled capitalism, that's certainly my -- >> i think on the whole that's absolutely right and 1918 you have the hammer decision that overturned the ban on child labor to such an extent it seems the only solution is to ban child and we were by a constitutional amendment that picks up steam and drives away. >> one more question from this gentleman here. wait for the microphone. >> i was in college in 1937, and to what you said, i'm s

i was named after coolidge's sons. >> why did you go with cal rather than john?i wanted to identify with the cal ripken jr. >> okay, so that is a great example of what you could learn during a talkative commercial break. i knew cal was short for calvin but didn't know calvin was actually cal thomas' middle name, didn't know he was named after coolidge's two sons and i didn't know that cal thomas doesn't know why he calls himself cal instead of john. that's a wonderful example of what "behind the breaks" could be at its very best, trivia revelations about the cal thomases of the world. but then cal thomas made the mistake of thinking because they were off the air and just talking for the internet, it was safe to bring up the subject that no one at fox news could talk about. >> anybody want to bring up the subject we're not talking about today for the streamers? >> sure, go ahead, cal. >> i'm not going to touch it. >> don't worry, i'm going to let you see that again. it is too perfect a glimpse inside the collective mind of fox news. there's cal thomas saying, does

but to get it through the veto process, coolidge is going to veto it. the only way to get it through is to say, ok, you guys got the bonus. but we won't give it to you until 1945. and they immediately dubbed the bonus, the tombstone bonus. because, a, the only way it can be paid is if you die and your heirs get it. and two, a lot of these guys were really banged up. they had a lot of gas, these guys were not in great shape. and words like "shell-shocked" were entering the vocabulary. they didn't think they with going to make it. it was a horrible pill to swallow. and the guys pretty much swallowed the pill. they weren't happy but then something happened. the bottom fell out of the market and we had a depression. and -- >> the depression starts. and there are a lot of people now in the country who say there's something in my pocket, if i can get it out, it's called a bonus. and boy, would it come in handy now. one of the ideas of paying the bonus immediately, comes to the front of a popu ve lace, wright patman comes into congress from texas. and he gets

. >> the presidential papers range from george washington through calvin coolidge.hington's papers include 36 diaries, pocket-sized like a farmer would carry to make records about the weather. there are other diaries as well. >> he became president and he went on a series of tours of the country. this is a tour for the southern states. he noticed that in the places where he traveled, the roads were not in good condition. the places to stay were not up to his standards. at one point, he said something like, the entertainment is very subpar. the reason he gave for that is very interesting. he said the people who travel along the roads are people who are moving from one place to another. they have all of their household goods with them. therefore they do not have to stay at a tavern. it is a country of people on the move, which was very much a phenomenon of this period. also of decades to come when americans were moving in to west. he witnessed that. >> being a surveyor, the first president is also highlighted in the library's map collection. >> between 1748 and 1749,

the russians coolidge big tennis to distinguish it from the ping pong match to the museums of foreigners but now russia's racket wielding darling has made it to the biggest tennis tournament the move. reassured up with is in the moon final again it's a great feeling it's been many years but it's a really great feeling and today i was in my best match of the championship so really happy to get through and to set but. it's pretty amazing when they're going to stage since her winning wimbledon in two thousand and four the real main year has turned sharapova into a star off the court as well in features and catwalks she's joined the hall of fame jaw dropping russian tennis with which she only wants to talk about the tense i told myself to just take it one point at a time and really focus and. just kind of got in my zone so we went down to one of moscow's toughest young tennis tournaments the club here claims to be the home of tomorrow's players so what do these young russians think of their compatriots example that i think she's very positive and not everyone could have such patients patient

the peace now and other human rights organizations plan to kill this decision in the israeli high coolidge. for. more stories on our website about to go it's a slow news blogs and videos here's just some of what you think. the shady circumstances surrounding the death of a high profile prosecutor shot himself in the workplace. alcohol. industry tries out the potential of this car race and some forced things and dishonest. french parliament. extension. in their view the government says it's determined to push the fight to colonel gadhafi but some experts believe a ground invasion is the only option. well you can not tell me which. books is like bragging they'll destroy the republicans they're often wrong and get a nasty surprise i. french foreign minister palin should pay both did france would win libya in quote days or weeks the war's into a fourth month and the final round inside nicolas sarkozy with his western allies seen shocked the little opponents fighting back well it's not just an environment it's an embarrassment for all nato for the whole west piracy even admits libya's rebels th

. >> the presidential papers range from george washington through calvin coolidge.ashington's papers include 36 diaries, pocket-sized like a farmer would carry to make records about the weather. there are other diaries as well. >> he became president and he went on a series of tours of the country. he noticed that in the places where he traveled, the roads were not in good condition. the places to stay were not up to his standards. at one point, he said something like, these houses are -- the entertainment is very subpar. the reason he gave for that is very interesting. he said the people who travel along the roads are people who are moving from one place to another. they have all of their household goods with them and they do not need to stay in a tavern. it is a country of people on the move, which was buried a phenomenon of this period. -- which was very much a phenomenon of this period. he witnessed that. >> being a surveyor, the first president is also highlighted in the library's map collection. >> between 1748 and 1749, washington proved about 200 professiona

though ninety nine percent of them absolutely had nothing to do with and for mystique and the murder coolidge's has apologized but for some reason the public media keeps going over the score again and again. that isn't so bad i think i mean can you imagine if box news was all over some story and let's say they were doing something about the president now he's a muslim and he came out and apologized to people and that's very i've been lying this whole time about my religion where they just let it go but they don't get over it so i'd call it grounds for impeachment but i have problems with that segment one of them is that all those people getting fired in the paper getting shuttered was murdoch still exist he did not have to do that he could have waited for an investigation he could have let rebecca brooks who was the head of news of the world take the fall i think that shows you that he knew what was going on and the second part of that is actors go to jail for like a long time like nobody you know could say sorry for doing that you don't consider sorry for stealing you don't say sorry for the o

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. -- coolidge. but my brother was in the movie "pearl harbor" and i just saw it the other night. there was a lot of animosity toward japanese-americans. it is true. >> the one thing i don't like about the woman in the petition is that she assumes that we don't understand that it is bigoted. it is just like, oh, she has to take it -- >> that's what all sensors say. they are like, i know better. these people don't get it. they can't think for themselves, so i have to edit it for them. from you offended by something, you don't participate. she has a right to do this partition. well, the city better not respond to this. no matter how many signatures it gets -- >> isn't it in a park? >> first, if you don't like it, don't take your kids to the damn thing. it is not like it is on television, right? >> no. >> why are we talking about this? >> they do show the movie on tv. >> they do? >> yeah. >> i am told glen beck is not going to go. >> just because something hurts your feelings doesn't mean you can can sell it out of existence. >> i'm sorry. i forgot we were on fox. >> to the greg-alog

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as calvin coolidge said, the nation which forgets its heroes will itself be forgotten. the sad reality from vietnam is that we learned the hard way that turning our backs and ignoring our warriors weakened our nation. the hope is that we learn from this, and we will strive to do better. in a recent speech to the young cadets at west point, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, expressed his fear of a disconnect between the american people and its military. he said, "our work is appreciated. of that i am certain. there is not a town or a city a visit where people do not convey to me there great pride in what we do. even those who do not support the wars support the troops. but, i fear they do not know lots. i fear they do not comprehend the full weight of the burden we carry or the price we pay when we return from battle. -- battle." as someone who can visit troops in remote places around the globe and has had a firsthand look at their skills, dedication, and sacrifice, i hope to continue to address that disconnect by sharing what i have experie

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calvin coolidge. we have a winner. no one has talked that for going back farther. more recent first lady's? anyone want to offer your first memory? [inaudible] >> i remember thinking how goofy looking eisenhower -- >> we will talk about the look of first ladies who preceded jacqueline kennedy. eisenhower was the immediate predecessor to jacqueline kennedy. if we can move on, tell me who is your favorite first lady. if you have already spoken you are not allowed to speak again. this is how the supreme court runs its conferences. you are not allowed to give two opinions on a case you are deciding until everyone has been allowed to give one. tell me who your favorite first lady is. jackie kennedy? a likely suspect if you are here to say -- today to hear about jackie kennedy. i am told this is one of the largest turnouts for the first three of these in the series on first ladies and i don't doubt it. jacqueline kennedy still has a tremendous hold on the american imagination. others anyone would like to volunteer? other first ladies you consider your favorite? let's mov

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president coolidge once wrote the nation forgets the defenders himself be forgotten. those like him who have given so much in our common defense unforgotten. this comes before you and we pray in your holy name, amen. >> amen. >> thank you, chaplin rutherford. please be seated. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the white house as we present our nation's highest military decoration, the medal of honor, to an extraordinary american soldier. sergeant first class leroy petry. this is a historic occasion. last fall i was privileged to present the medal of honor to staff sergeant salvatore giunta for his heroism in afghanistan. sal joins us. good to see you. today is only the second time during the wars in afghanistan and iraq, indeed only the second time since vietnam that a recipient of the medal of honor from an ongoing conflict has been able to accept this medal in person. having just spent some time with leroy, his lovely wife, ashley, their wonderful children in the oval office, then having a chance to see the entire petry family here, i have to say this could not b

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there are presidential papers from the george washington to calvin coolidge. if there are hidden secrets in the collection. this monday night on c- span. to read every book in this library, one a day, it could take over 60,000 years. >> steve king introduced a bill today that would require the federal government to continue paying military salaries if the u.s. meets the debt limit. he along with others said that the social security trust funds have enough money to continue these payments and that there is no reason for the u.s. to default. they told reporters about this bill at a news conference. >> good morning. i am pleased to see such a great crowd for an introduction of a bill on a policy we think it's important. colleaguesl for my for joining me periods today we will be introducing a piece of legislation that has been working a long time. it guarantees that america will keep its promises. our creative capitol hill comes up with good names for bills. it stands for payment reliability for our obligations to military and investors to ensure stability. we are

and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge. and we will learn how the library is using technology to discover hidden secrets in their collection and to preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for "the library of congress come close with this monday night at 8:00 eastern this it -- for "at the library of congress," this monday night at 8:00 eastern-pacific. >> our coverage of the summer meeting of the national governors' association continues at 1:30 eastern with author and "new york times" columnist thomas friedman. as we wait for that session to begin, here is friday's opening news conference, with washington gov. christine gregoire, this year's share, and nebraska gov. dave heineman, vice chair. >> it is my pleasure to welcome not only you folks here, but the folks behind me -- christine gregoire to my right, chairman of the national governors' association and governor of the great state of washington, and dave heineman, a vice chair of the national governors' association, from the great state of nebraska. on my

president coolidge once wrote a nation that forgets to defend itself will be forgotten.as a nation hold him and those like him, who have given so much in our common defense, and forgotten. we come before you to pray in your holy name. a man. -- amen. >> thank you, chaplain rutherford. please be seated. good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the white house as we present our nation's highest military decoration, the medal of honor, to an extraordinary american soldier -- sergeant first class leroy petry. this is a historic occasion. last fall, i was privileged to present the medal of honor to staff sergeant salvatore giunta for his heroism in afghanistan, and sal joins us this afternoon. where's sal? good to see you. so today is only the second time during the wars in afghanistan and iraq -- indeed, only the second time since vietnam -- that a recipient of the medal of honor from an ongoing conflict has been able to accept this medal in person. and having just spent some time with leroy, his lovely wife ashley, their wonderful children, in the oval office, then had a ch

presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge.arn how they are using technology to discover hidden secrets in their collection and reserve holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress this monday night on c- span. to read every book in this library, one per day, it would take over 60,000 years. >> this weekend on both tv, c- span to comment upon -- c-span 2, "richard white" in gauging the transcontinental railroad. by anne eisenhower, 1956, a look at the canal crisis. eisenhower faces a change in the balance of cold war power. look for the complete schedule led a tv -- fop's schedule at booktv.org. -- schedule at booktv.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back live at the arlington campus. 150 students are gathered here representing 35 states and guam. high school seniors, part of the national journalism media conference. tucker carlson is with us. let's talk about the harsh headlines from your web site overnight. guest: as far as i understand it, it is a incredibly complex proposal that th

including the original thomas jefferson library and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge and learn how the library is using technology to discover hidden secrets and preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c- span. this is considered the most famous photograph of the library of congress. >> on thursday, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said failure to raise the debt ceiling would result in higher interest rates, slower economic growth, and an even bigger national debt. mr. bernanke testified before the senate banking committee. this is two hours, 15 minutes. >> i called this hearing to order. we are pleased to welcome chairman bernanke who will deliver the federal reserve's semi-annual report to the congress. his testimony comes at an important moment. while our economy is recovering from the disaster created by the financial crisis, the recovery is far from complete. employment is unacceptably low and the unemployment rate remains at 9.2%. the high levels of unemployment are m

including the original thomas jefferson library and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge. learn how the library is using technology. discover hidden secrets in its collection. join us for "the library of congress close-" this monday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. if you look at every photo in the library, it would take over 24 years to see them all. >> in a few moments, a federal reserve chairman ben bernanke on the effects of failing to raise the debt ceiling. in a little more than two hours, more about the debt ceiling debate from grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. >> tomorrow morning, and a house energy and subcommittee books that pipeline safety. witnesses include a representative from exxon to answer questions about the pipeline spill in the yellow river. that is live on c-span3, friday morning at 9:30 eastern. >> american history tv highlights the 150th anniversary of the civil war. this week, historians of the events that led to the april 1861 attack on fort sumter. in two weeks, marked the forced battle of the civil war with 48 hours of civil w

collections including the original library, and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge and learn how the library is using new technology to preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress this monday night at eight eastern and pacific on c-span. ', and to read a book every day here, it would take over 60,000 years. >> next, an afl-cio forum. it includes al franken and sandra levin. this is about two hours. >> well, i guess we can get started. welcome to the forum today. i want to thank you for coming. thank you to the sponsors, afl-cio, demos, and the economic policy institute. i'm bob herbert. i sometimes wonder what universe the politicians in washington are traveling in. we have a full-blown employment crisis in the country. it's a true disaster, but that's not the sense you'd get if you follow the comings and goings of the movers and shakers at the white house on capitol hill. i've been talking to people who have been out of work for the longest time, and whose families are really suffering. missing mortgage payments, credit cards,

including the original thomas jefferson library and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge. and learn how the library is using technology to discover hidden secrets in the collection and to preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress, this monday night at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. about that question, the library holds the personal records of over 900 current and former members of congress. >>> the senate special committee on aging and the senate health and pensions committee organized a discussion on 401k accounts and retirement savings, specifically the so-called linkage that occurs when individuals cash out their account for take out loans against them. we will care about the two new studies, one that examines the increase in the amount of money being withdrawn from bob 401k accounts before the retirement, and another that explores the racial disparities in retirement savings accounts and early withdrawals. we will also hear about proposed legislation to revise current policy on the early withdrawal from retirement saving

including the original thomas jefferson library and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidge, and learn how the library is using technology to discover hidden secrets in their collection and to preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress this monday night at eight eastern and pacific on c-span. and to read every book in this library, one per day, it would take over 60,000 years. >>> the chairman of the house oversight subcommittee on national security says that despite spending billions to enhance security, airports are still vulnerable to terrorist attacks. those comments came during a hearing on securing airports parameters. witnesses include the former security director of the tel aviv international airport in israel. this is a little less than two hours. >> good morning. the committee will come to order. i appreciate you all been here for this oversight hearing part number to regarding the tsa airport perimeter screenings. i'd like to welcome a ranking member tierney and members of the subcommittee and the audience who are here partic

the original thomas jefferson library, and presidential papers from george washington to calvin coolidgelearn how the library is using technology to discover hidden secrets in their collection and to preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress, this monday night at 8 eastern and pacific on c-span. the library holds the personal records of over 900 current and former members of congress. >> next, tim armstrong and ariana covington talk about the merger of their companies and how the internet has impacted journalism. walter isaacson also takes part. the national press club hosted this hour-long event. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i am the 100 for president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists, committed to our profession's future. we are working to foster a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our website. to donate to programs offered to the public for our national journalism library, please visit www.press.org/lib

as calvin coolidge said, and "the nation which forgets its heroes will itself be forgotten." the sad reality from vietnam is that we learned the hard way that turning our backs and ignoring our warriors weaken our nation. the hope is that we learn from this and will strive to do better. in a recent speech to the young cadets at west point, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, expressed his fear of a disconnect between the american people and its military. he said, "our work is appreciated, of that i am certain. there is not a town or a city board people do not conveyed to me they're great pride in what we do, even though house who do not support the war's -- in what we do. even those who do not support the worst support the troops. -- do not support the wars support the troops. but i fear they do not know us. i fear they do not comprehend the burden of the full -- the full weight of the burden we carry or the price we pay when we return from battle of." as someone who can visit our troops in remote places around the globe and has had a close- up loo

including the original thomas jefferson library and presidential papers from george washington to thomas coolidge, and the hidden selections and holdings for the future generations. join us for the "library of congress" 8 eastern. look at every photo and spent just one minute on each it will take over 24 years to see them all. >> as debt limit negotiations continue in washington, senators staked out their positions on the senate floor. here's part of today's debate, starting with senator majority leader harry reid. >> mr. president, there's some in the republican party who will not listen to the truth, no matter who speaks it. this is my opinion. we allow this nation the first time in it's history to default on the national obligations it will not only be a black mark on credit, but a disaster that will sweep the globe. it's not just my opinion. i've come to that belief by listening to the most respected voice. default, i quote, is a risk our country must not take. they are not the only one who believe that's true. the most respected bankers have said it, jpmorgan chase, jamie diamond said defaul