in the 20th century, beginning in 1923, calvin coolidge's state of the union message was broadcast on the radio. then in 1936 franklin roosevelt suggested moving the state of the union from the middle of the day when it was traditionally given to the evening because it would get a much larger audience on the radio. in the 1940s it was back during the day but television came along. in 1947 harry truman's state of the union message was covered by television. in 1965 lyndon johnson said let's move the tv show back into the evening socan get to see the state of the union message. and so now it's an evening performance and it's a live tv the major networks are all covering it. and so it gets a considerable audience that way. and since the late '90s it's been streaming on the internet around the world. in recent years the two parties have sort of become cheerleading squads for their presidents. but there are moments when clearly, something that the president says inspires something more than just a partisan reaction. there's a bipartisan reaction, and you can tell what the mood of the congr

in the 20th century beginning in 1923, coolidge's state of the union message was broadcast on the radio. then in 1936 franklin rose avelta rose a roseavelt, in the 1940s it was whack back during the day but television came along. in 1947 truman's message was covered by television. in 1965 lyndon johnson said let's move the tv show back into the evening so that more people get to see the state of the union. now it's an evening performance and now it's live on tv. the major networks are all covering it so it it gets considerable audience that way. rose and since the late 90s it has been streaming on the internet around the world. in recent years the two parties have sort of become cheer leading squads for their presidents but there are moments when clearly something that the president says inspires something more than just a partisan reaction. there's a bipartisan reaction. you can tell the mood of the congress is to some degree what the responses are. and all the world knows that no successful system builds a wall to keep its people in and freedom out. [ applause ] >> of course, immediat

he was invited to visit the president when calvin coolidge was president. he was constantly in the news. he was front-page news in "the new york times," "the washington post." when he traveled, people recognized him. we think about how the population knows the president's dog or socks the cat from the clinton era or whatever -- it's the same sort of idea with stubby. well, stubby was not content to just retire from the military, so he picked up a new career when he came home, and he became a football mascot. he has his own little uniform, and he would come out during after it and push it around with his head, and he thought that was great sport, and he would just zigzag around the field chasing after this football until someone told him to stop. he did that for several years. one of the things i came across when i was doing research was that this custom of having this interruption in the game at halftime with the dog coming out and so forth being the origination of the halftime show. since stubby seems to a done so much else, i think we can give him credit

then they oppose this because in general is greatly limited immigration from italy overall but coolidge did judgment to facilitate deadbolt of the perpetuation from the current solution i eight agree support like that was out why and in the book today and i will stop there. thank you. [applause] >> i have 1,197 page but i find myself in disagreement. which one of these things? why do we have to microphones? so i can speak out of both sides of my mouth? [laughter] i guess i find myself in some disagreement with the preceding speakers. i am a west family i take that stage that kissinger makes reference to in his latest volume of world order has every right to exclude everybody if they want to. we don't have a moral responsibility to allow visitors we tend to do so or have done over the history and wisely so but idled think we have a moral obligation to let anybody in and. and fis myself in disagreement with martin and george. i think they overestimate the degree in which immigrants kept in touch with the countries of origin. they did not have sky put the research i have done suggest that

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coolidge, i don't know why i -- i meant angela merkel of course is what i was referring to.nd that funny line you have about she's -- >> theseshe's in a pant suit. >> meaning they will not allow for any meaningful -- >> rates are so low, it doesn't matter. but there is not that much trade that messes itakes it a huge win for them about that they will be buying oil in dollars. they won't get the benefit that -- >> 0.1% inflation. >> can you imagine that? we're going to get a right wing government in some country in europe that is going to change people's minds. and germany should forget the worry about deflation and worry about the right -- the right wing could surface. i see swedencracking down on immigration. they should be worried more about social unrest. >> let's goe get to bob pisani now on the floor. >> good morning. it's about oil, the weak euro, about the strong dollar. take a quick look at europe. degrees oug downgreece down 5% italy, spain. you see weakness in the greek market. greek debt yields also raising. germany might permit a greek exit from the you'reeuro. s

he was allowed to visit the white house when calvin coolidge was president. all of these would make headlines. stubby was constantly in the news. he was front page news in the "new york times," "the washington post." and when he traveled people recognized him. he was -- if we think of how the population knows the president's dogs or socks the cat, from the clinton era, or whatever, it is the same sort of idea with stubby. well stubby wasn't content to just retire from the military so he pick up a new career when he came home and he became a football mascot and both for catholic university and for georgetown university. he has his own little uniform with a big "g" on it and he would come out during halftime at the games and someone would start a football going. then stubby would chug after it thn push then push it around with his head. he thought that was great sport. then he would just zigzag around the geeld chasefield chasing this football until someone told him to stop. and he did this for several years. one thing i came across of in doing this research, t

the big reason is the passage of immigration restriction legislation 1924 supported by president coolidge it cut mass emigration and clearly facilitated the assembly shed process this action is almost never discuss for obvious reasons with those advanced arguments with prejudice against southern europeans asians and others this is not what coolidge jews as president he opposed the japanese he did favorably the use legal immigration to facilitate assimilation. addressing the congress he said american institutions wrestle leon good citizenship you arrivals should be limited to our capacity to absorber them into the ranks of good citizenship. costs so echoing the views expressed by the founders if you want to see for the american founders have immigration the take up the book called vindicating the founders there is a whole chapter of the immigration. because he believed more time was needed my sicilian relatives at the time in general greatly limited immigration from italy overall. but kucinich would facilitate the goal of the perpetuation of limited government come on the current solution

but can he are a limited government savior like calvin coolidge to the president's woodrow wilson, a big government progressive run amok? what will it take for the fire starter to burn up the primaries and make it to 1600 pennsylvania avenue? does liberty stand a chance in the next presidential contest? only one way to find out. step into my personal laboratory of democracy. i'm kennedy. . kennedy: senator rand paul of kentucky went from ophthalmologist to tea party darling to voice of restraint in the senate. he followed in father ron paul's footsteps who has greater national ambitions as well. senator rand paul, republican from kentucky joins us right now. welcome to the show, senator paul. very happy to have you. >> thanks, kennedy, and congrats on the new show. hope it's a big success. kennedy: with visitors like you, it is destined for greatness, thanks much. >> thanks for having me. kennedy: talk about the job you've got now, you are in congress, which means have you one of the most unpopular jobs on the planet earth. could you possible leapt to run for president so have you sl

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and amity shlaes on calvin coolidge. www.c-span.org you can watch them atwww.c-span.org. >> here are a few of the comments we have recently received on the 114th congress. >> the thing that really needs to happen is going back to what the incoming majority said, they need to get back to regular order. if they go back impact of 13 bills it would take to fund the government, everybody can see who voted for it. to put what amendment up, and let the president passed it or veto it. >> i hope it is a more mature and responsible congress we will see emerging in the next two years. i think emblematic of this situation is this john boehner challenge today. it is time for both parties to put aside the bitter partisan battles and get on to the task they are constitutionally required to do, to govern, to legislate. i think what the american people said in november of both parties is it is time to see that finally start to happen. >> i think -- the congress, what can we expect of them? with citizens united -- all the politicians are

. >> 1923, president calvin coolidge added the new medium of radio. >> he was called silent cal but he was the first to use the radio. i don't remember much of the content. i have listened to a recording of that and it was pretty dry and pretty straightforward. i think they were more interested in the medium. it did not get very many people because in 1923 radio is coming along, but it was mostly in the cities. >> next up as the media progressed was 1947 and president truman. what did he do? >> president truman was the first use television, 1947. he read the speech. this was before teleprompters were in and did. he read the -- teleprompters were invented. he read the speech from paper in front of him. there are clips of that. most of the time he was looking down so you saw the top of his head. he wore thick glasses so they reflected badly. he was not ready for prime time. no one was. he delivered a fine speech but basically reading it and not being aware of the camera and probably no one prompted him on how to be aware of the camera. that really takes us up to the presidential debates,

i'm reading about calvin coolidge. he had attorney general's voted down twice and he finally picked someone who passed. this is something that the senate ought to deal with like it has historically. host: you want someone you can clear the jet it -- the judiciary committee. guest: you want me to read the record even before the record has played. i'm telling you how i normally do things. and you are about a week or 10 days ahead of time. host: we will wait and see. one of our collars c --allers has said he opposes her. they disagree with the executive action on immigration. do you disagree with them? guest: whether she is confirmed or not confirmed, what is going to stop the president on his actions on immigration is one of three things. either stop money going for that , and we will take that up next week. the senate and the united states house passing an immigration bill that will override the president. or like several states have gone to court now to have the judicial branch to hopefully say he acted constitutionall

i'm reading calvin coolidge's biography, he sent an attorney general up voted down twice. then he finally picked somebody else that they passed without any trouble whatsoever. so this is something that the senate ought to deal with like it has historically. host: you sound like a yes vote at least clearing her out of the committee. guest: you want me to make a decision two weeks before i read the record and even before the record is playing. you would expect that maybe from a politician to waffle i'm telling you how i normally do things. and you're about a week or 10 days ahead of time. host: all right, we'll wait and see. >> chuck grassley from earlier on "washington journal," the senate committee in recess, we expect them back about 1:30, day number two of confirmation hearings for loretta lynch to be the next attorney general. we continue with your calls and comments. let's hear from arlene in tiptonville, tennessee. caller: hello, sir. host: go ahead. caller: i'm a registered democrat but when i can vote again, i will be voting for a republican president. this lady may

i'm reading about calvin coolidge.e had attorney general's voted down twice and he finally picked someone who passed. this is something that the senate ought to deal with like it has historically. host: you want someone you can clear the jet it -- the judiciary committee. guest: you want me to read the record even before the record has played. i'm telling you how i normally do things. and you are about a week or 10 days ahead of time. host: we will wait and see. one of our collars c --allers has said he opposes her. they disagree with the executive action on immigration. do you disagree with them? guest: whether she is confirmed or not confirmed, what is going to stop the president on his actions on immigration is one of three things. either stop money going for that , and we will take that up next week. the senate and the united states house passing an immigration bill that will override the president. or like several states have gone to court now to have the judicial branch to hopefully say he acted constitutionally.

. >> president obama the first sitting president since calvin coolidge to be interviewed by a personstick. youtube star visited the white house on thursday just two days after the state of the union address. the initiative seen as an effort by the administration to tap into person amounts millions of young fans and subscribers, i don't know. i mean making -- mika, you have reservations. >> i talk to people i seen millennials here. one of them's name is amelia. they all work for us and half of them knew who he was. amelia, what's the word that comes to mind? she goes whack-a-do. now you see why. i'm not sure. >> nice. for a president who restricts access to journalists as much as this president does you do have to ask no i don't think that -- much more interesting than showing us. >> dig nuttynity to the office? >> this president has limited access to interviews. and it's pretty remarkable that -- who he chooses to do interviews. >> i don't understand -- >> okay. so with us now, now for something completely different. much read op-ed, pulitzer prize winning columnist, editor of the "w

the first on radio, calvin coolidge in 1923. he was the first president have his speech podcast on the new medium on the radio. host: it was the president's six state of the union address. what are your thoughts? good morning. caller: i was really thrilled with what the president was saying. what i do not understand is that they forget about the poor people. those people who make less than $1000 per month. i work, and i raise my children by myself. i got injured on my job, aand that has been since 1999. i got hurricane katrina and had 20 surgeries. i get $741 per month. $23 in food stamps. how am i supposed to survive? host: shiva in louisiana talking about not enough mentions of poor people in this country (. we'll go next to robert. caller: i want to make a comment on the keystone pipeline. i heard some people say that it will not be used in this country. the facts are __ oil is a worldwide commodity. anytime we can move oil from anyplace into the market, it lowers the price for fuel for country. as far as the tax situation __