. >> reporter: dorothy i. height, anon of the civil rights movement. she was a crusader for women's rights. >> dorothy height was a quintessential coalition builder. she brought people together. >> reporter: she was awarded for a lifetime achievement in 2004 presented with a congressional gold medal by president george w. bush. she was a shining example of the best in america. >> reporter: and she had a lifelong fascination with hats. she liked them big, she liked them flashy. she wore them everywhere, including the black family reunion celebration she established on the mall. >> she was a fighter, a warrior and she always had this warm smile. i loved her hats. i loved the way she dressed. >> reporter: they were her signature and all they are buddies in the movement were amused by them and have fun stories connected to them. >> i could never forget dorothy with those hats, and the fact that in our lighter moments we learned she could sing and dance. >> reporter: and this is where dr. height usually got her hat. custom made by hat maker vanilla bean. >>

dorothy i. height was a leader in the civil rights movement even though as the only woman to the speaker platform when dr. martin luther king delivered his famous "i have a dream speech." she wasn't allowed to talk. >> reporter: promment civil rights movers and shakers have high prize for dr. height. >> she counseled roosevelt and eisenhower. >> reporter: she was an organizer and leader with the ywica. she has mapped out a plan for the whole year. this is the seventh year. she has mapped all of the plans. she was the founding member of the service so wrote delta sigma fata and established the black annual reunion on the national mallment. >> she played the role as the glue in the civil rights movement. mrs.height could bring it together. >>> as news of her passing spread, admirers stopped by the negro women building on pennsylvania avenue to pay tribute. this sunday at coppan state university in baltimore the schoolable is announcing an endowed chair in dorothy height's name and renaming the dor

that's what dorothy height was about. ie and senate, democrats and republicans, in 2004 when we presented the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor congress can bestow, on dorothy height. at that time president george w. bush said, in the presence of dorothy height you realize you are in the presence of grace, but you've got to realize that behind that grace there's a will of steel and absolute determination. the president went on to remind us all of how dorothy height, and he quoted from her -- later he quoted from her book, but then he went on to say how dorothy height always stressed the importance of institutions closest to us, our families, our churches, and our neighborhoods. he said, she understands that those institutions are important in shaping the character of an individual, and therefore the character of our nation. president bush even, the president of the united states, imagine, even quoted dorothy height's memoir where she wrote, quote, it is in the neighborhood and communities where the world

that's what dorothy height was about. i was very proud to be joined president bush and the house and senate, democrats and republicans, in 2004 when we presented the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor congress can bestow, on dorothy height. at that time president george w. bush said, in the presence of dorothy height you realize you are in the presence of grace, but you've got to realize that behind that grace there's a will of steel and absolute determination. the president went on to remind us all of how dorothy height, and he quoted from her -- later he quoted from her book, but then he went on to say how dorothy height always stressed the importance of institutions closest to us, our families, our churches, and our neighborhoods. he said, she understands that those institutions are important in shaping the character of an individual, and therefore the character of our nation. president bush even, the president of the united states, imagine, even quoted dorothy height's memoir where she wrote, quote, it

the saying that i will always remember about dorothy i. height, "if times are not ripe, you have to ripen the times." i think that her legacy will stay with us as we meet the current challenges for equality in america. for more than 50 years, the civil rights division has been charged with protecting americans against discrimination throughout our society. the vision is our nation's -- the division is our nation's moral compass. it is the unfinished business of the nation and there is much work to be done. whether in employment, education, housing, voting, personal liberties, the civil rights division must take action and not stay on the sidelines against those who violate our law. they have a proud tradition of fighting to enforce anti- discriminationç laws in the ars of voting rights, civil rights, housing, elections, and he crimes. during the last administration, the division had an alarming lack of civil rights enforcement and a multitude of politicization. so much that their own offices began independent investigations of the politica

that's what dorothy height was about. i was very proud to be joined president bush and the house and senate, democrats and republicans, in 2004 when we presented the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor congress can bestow, on dorothy height. at that time president george w. bush said, in the presence of dorothy height you realize you are in the presence of grace, but you've got to realize that behind that grace there's a will of steel and absolute determination. the president went on to remind us all of how dorothy height, and he quoted from her -- later he quoted from her book, but then he went on to say how dorothy height always stressed the importance of institutions closest to us, our families, our churches, and our neighborhoods. he said, she understands that those institutions are important in shaping the character of an individual, and therefore the character of our nation. president bush even, the president of the united states, imagine, even quoted dorothy height's memoir where she wrote, quote, it

i included it in the curriculum. all of these women that we went back and rescued from obscurity. that's an honor. and then our dear sister, dr. dorothyght. i always tell the story that we were some place and she had finished eating and closed her eyes. i assumed she was sleeping and someone started to say something, talk about something. i recognized that the dates were incorrect, right? but you don't want to embarrass people. i didn't say anything. her eyes opened and she said no, that's not quite correct there and corrected it. so she never sleeps. a great woman. i'm so pleased that they are giving her a statewoman -- she is to lie in state on one day, on tuesday and then people can come see her and the deltas are going to honor her and she will be at the national ca thedral on thursday. i'm so pleased for her and what an honor to have gone on the road with her. one say she said to me, sonya, sanchez, she said, she called me sanchez. i can't quite understand why you so radical. i turned and smiled and said my dear sister, because you were radical in your day so the children have got to pick it up and go one step further with it. i

the saying that i think i will always remember about dorothy height was if times aren't ripe you have to ripen the times and i think that will -- her legacy will stick with us as we meet the current challenges for equality in america. for more than 50 years the civil rights division has been charged with protecting all americans against discrimination throughout our society. division is our nation's moral compass. as senator ted kennedy said civil rights is the unfinished business of the nation and there's much work to be done. whether it's in discrimination in employment, education, housing voting personal libertys or hate crimes civil rights division must take action and not staton sidelines against those who violate our laws. the civil rights division has a proud tradition of fighting to enforce anti-discrimination laws in the areas of voting rights civil rights housing elections employment and hate crimes however during last administration division had an alarming lack of civil rights enforcement and a multitude of politicization so much so that their own office of professional re

i think that definition fits dr. dorothy height. she made up her mind about two issues, civil rights and the equality of women in our society. so today we honor her. i support this resolution. i urge its adoption. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: madam speaker, i'd like to close by thanking all the presenters, particularly singling out my dear friend on the judiciary committee, judge poe, who's done a very good job here. it occurred to me that dorothy height has already received so many awards, commendations, citations during her lifetime that if the distinguished president of the united states were to ask us what further could be done, i'd recommend that there be some kind of event, bipartisan obviously, but one that draws in americans who may not have participated in the struggles and the experiences that distinguished dorothy height's long career. and that might be a wonderful way for her to be re

how does a new dorothy height come along? i want to talk about the next generation of civil rights leaders after the break. ( tires screeching ) there's never been a better time... ( tires squealing ) to have bad tires. come to meinekand save $20 on two or more tires. at meineke, you're always the driver. >>> good day for me because one of my good friends and somebody i really respect is here in the studio with me, donna brazile. sad day because she's here talking about the passing of dr. dorothy height and her many achievements in her lifetime. who is going to carry the torch and fight for racial and gender equality the way she did for her entire lifetime? we are seeing a passing of that generation that was involved in the height of the civil rights movement. >> yes. and sadly last week we lost dr. benjamin hooks. he will be buried tomorrow in memphis. he was another one who just gave up his life to civil rights. the first african-american judge in the deep south. the first fcc commissioner, and also he was someone who helped

i stand here this evening to say that dorothy height not only was special and one of a kind, i loved her. i honor the time i was able to spend with her. i honor the birthday celebrations i was able to go to. i honor the times that she attended all of the chapter meetings across this country and i happened to be in some city or some state where i attended those chapter meetings. i honor having known her, because i think it certainly gave me not only insight into she was all about, but the inspiration that she provided for me and the lessons that i learned from her. and so this evening, i simply say that we wish her journey to heaven to be the kind of journey where she will certainly rest in peace and get the rest that she so literally deserves. but we want her family to know and all of those who perhaps didn't know her how much she has meant not only to women and to the civil rights movement, but to this country. and we want to honor her in this very, very special way on the floor of congress so that it will be recorded in the congressional record, adding to all of the other ways that

res. 492, honoring the life and achievements of dorothy i. height. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, the resolution be agreed to, program program, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any statements related to the resolution be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 493 submitted earlier toy. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 493, designating april 23 through 25, 20 10rbgs as global youth service days. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceed together measure? without objection. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent, mr. president, the resolution be agreed to, preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. r

they will the taking on the colorado rock zblees thank you, >>> i remember dorothy height as a wonderfulend. very concerned human being. i would never, ever forget how kind she was to me as an individual and to so many others. >> final word now on dr. dorothy height. she died of natural causes early this morning at howard university hospital. dr. height recently turned 98 years old. and in the near century she spent on this earth dr. height moved with the energy of a force of nature. she was one of only a few women at the very forefront of the civil rights movement. for her, the quality went skin color. she was on stage with martin luther king when he gave his famous i have a dream speech. she may have been the only one to have found fault with it. it has been reported dr. height said later she wished someone would have spoken about women's equality that day. there was someone in washington who wanted to hear her views on that and other matters. that was first lady eleanor roosevelt. the two met in 1937 when miss height was working at the wywca in harlem. mrs. roosevelt later sought her

i am overqualified. all kidding aside, it is a privilege to be with you tonight at the washington press club foundation's annual dinner, and not honored to help honor no. -- dorothyilliam. she is emblematic of the two great freedoms was celebrate here, the pursuit of excellence and the freedom of the press for it despite the fact that we can sometimes be at odds, i believe everyone in this room is in public service and i respect the work you do as freedoms were three four years ago we offered the free flow of information act, also known as the federal media shield. i know it turned a few heads when i filed that bill, reporters coming up from time to time and ask the same question after afoul of the bill. they would say, "you are pretty conservative, right? and i said i am not really conservative. and then an idiot question -- do you think the media is liberal? and i said, terribly liberal. way out there. they would say, why are you doing this? and i would always say the same period as a conservative that believes in limited government, the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press, and i hope and pray that this congress will send

dorothy height died today in washington. >> i have a dream.... >> couric: when dr.luther king, jr. delivered that famous speech in 1963, height was right there beside him. but long before that, she was marching for the civil rights not only of african americans but women. and for 40 years she said the national council of negro women. >> african american women seldom do just what they want to do but always do what they have to do. >> couric: in 2004, president bush presented height with the congressional gold medal. about working for civil rights she liked to say "if the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the time." dorothy height was 98. to stay in tune with life after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day women's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for bone and breast health. just what i need! one a day women's. a deep ache all over. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive n

all the paperbacks, i read every one of those. dorothy sayers, and agatha christie. i must have read 50 agatha christie books by the time i was 10. so what do you do if you love mystery stories and you can't write fiction? you write some kind of facsimile , which is what-- nonfiction mysteries, but the minute i think i can write dialogue i am gone. [laughter] [inaudible] >> i wanted it to be a little less chilly so i made a conscious effort. partly from reading people like david and thinking i could go in that direction as well. i try to write more about people in the story as opposed to-- [inaudible] what do you do in the content of the dialog? do you make it sound real? >> their reason-- you may notice this if you read them, and we quickly revolved. in fact one of the profiles-- the profile that begins with the appeal. he proved so chatty that iran out of tape essentially. iran out of tape and it was so unburied singh. i had to make up an excuse that i had got more bad and i had to make up an excuse that i had an appointment. by job all the way down the hill because

an organization dorothy height ran for 40 years. >> i felt that she really wanted to be president because she wanted sisterhood to do service. and be united. >> reporter: lakeisha said she had the privilege of meeting dorothy height on two occasions. including when the civil rights pioneer invited them down. >> this woman is so phenomenal. this is when she was 97. and she had the most energy ever. and ever since that day, and she told us to tackle every obstacle, we have been advocates on the community and the campus. we have to continue her legalcy. >> reporter: height -- legacy. >> height's legacy runs deep, simply because she did more than any other woman to further civil rights. height came often, including in maryland where she received an award. height blazed many trails and opened many doors, particularly for women of all races. >> with that passion. we're that dedicated. >> reporter: today's young women are empowered. and they are inspired by dorothy height. >> it's a sad day that she's gone. >> it is a very sad day. but you know, we have to take this as a loss, but also we're gai

i sometimes think dr. king must have had dorothy height in mind when he gave that speech.we can all be drum majors for a righteous cause. so let us live out that lesson. let us honor her life by changing this country for the better, as long as we are blessed to live. may god bless dr. dorothy height. [applause] >> and the union that she made more perfect. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ great is thy faithfulness ♪ lord unto me... [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] >> the holy gospel of our lord jesus christ according to matthew: when jesus saw the clouds, he went up the mountain. and, after he sat down, his disciples came to him. then he began to speak and taught help saying, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. blessed are the pure in

dorothy height years ago. tonight she looks back on a life spent making a difference. >> i have a dream today. >> reporter: dorothyght was one of the principal planners of the march on washington on august 28, 1963. which led to the civil rights act. >> you are empowered when you feel that you can make a difference. you join hands to act that out. >> reporter: she continued her crusade by bringing black and white women together in meetings she called "wednesdays in mississippi." the daughter of a nurse who couldn't find work in white hospitals and self-employed contractor, height remembered the first sting of prejudice with the encounter of a white school mate. >> she couldn't go to school with me because i was a nigger. >> reporter: what her mother told her set the stage for a life spent crusading for racial justice. >> she said you're a smart girl. you're a strong girl, so no matter what has happened, i found myself not getting bitter, but feeling in the midst of all of this i have to stand up. >> reporter: by standing up she rallied against lynchings and rural poverty. fought for better housing and community de

i hadn't applied. and my sister whispered to me, and she said, dorothy, show her your letter from barnard college accepting you. so i showed her the letter. and i'll never forget, she took the letter, she looked at it, and she said, a girl that makes these kind of grades doesn't need an application. and she accepted me. c-span: what kind of grades had you made in high school? >> guest: i was an a student. c-span: straight a? and then what kind of a student were you in college? >> guest: straight a. c-span: back to barnard for a moment. why would you have a quota of only two -- at the time, you were called negroes -- of two black people? why would they have that kind of a quota? >> guest: i don't know. but you know, at that time, that was -- i guess that was considered forward-looking because there were some schools who wouldn't have accepted you at all. but you know, an interesting thing about it is that later on, both barnard and nyu gave me their highest honors. and at barnard college, they do not give an honorary degree, they give a medal. and they awarded it to me. and you know, one of the reasons it's

i don't know how many times in the course of the last 98 years of dorothy height's live she might havete a few times. the words called the beatitudes are so familiar that it is easy to miss how strange they must have sounded when jesus first uttered them 2000 years ago, and how strange they still are. blessed are the poor in spirit. blessed are those who mourn. blessed are the meek. these words are saying that the weakest, the most broken, the most vulnerable people are on to something that everybody else is going to mess, and that somehow they are at the center of god's heart and got to work. then all of a sudden as jesus is reciting these blessings, he shifts from talking about people, blessed are the meek, to addressing his followers directly. blessed are you, he says, when people revile you and persecute you and under all kinds of evil against you on my account. that is the way they treated debt prophets long ago. his disciples are a very ordinary bunch. fisherman, people off the streets, a couple of irs agents on the job. they are not movers and shakers and power brokers and the f

dorothy height passed away at the age of 98. her death impacts many people including college women, walking in her footsteps through the national council of negro women. >> on the campus of morgan state university, i walked with two young women, deeply affected by the passing of dorothy height. latoya paul and lakeisha baron head up the council of negro women, an organization dorothy height ran for nearly 40 years. >> i felt that she really wanted to be president of this. because she wanted a centerhood, which -- sisterhood, which is the african american woman, to do service and be united. >> reporter: lakeisha said she had the privilege of meeting dorothy height on two occasions. including when the civil rights pioneer invited their section down to have lunch in washington, d.c. >> this is a woman who is so phenomenal. this is when she was 97. and she had the most energy ever. and ever since that day, and she told us to tackle any obstacle, we have been advocates in the community, advocates on our campus that she we're have to continue her legacy. >> reporter: height's legacy ran deep, simply because she did more than any other woman to further the cause of civil rights. height came to baltimore

ambassador to afghanistan zalmay khalilzad, and the house pays tribute to a civil-rights activist dorothy height. >> i think there is a huge lack of knowledge about how congress works. >> when you're doing the actual research work, you have to do it yourself. >> this weekend, all award winning historians will talk about their work, their books, and their profession. and revisit their first appearances on our network. "q&a," sunday night and c-span. >> c-span -- our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails at c-span.org. >> earlier today the senate budget committee began its markup of the annual budget resolution. a blueprint that sets out the government's spending third senators gave opening statements but no votes were held. the committee is scheduled to begin consideration of amendments to the resolution at 9:00 eastern time tomorrow morning. this is 2.5 hours. >> a lot like to begin with procedural announcement. i would ask members to limit their remarks to five minutes,

. >> so long as god shall let me live, i want to be out there working to help to see what needs to be done. >> dorothy height battled the injustice her whole life. her chosen school admitted two blacks, she found another school. she marched against lynching. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> and celebrated the inaugust ration of an african american president. >> i knew this day was coming. i didn't realize i would live to see it. >> i have a dream today. >> she was the only woman on the speaker's platform when martin luther king galvanized the nation, but no woman, not even dorothy height was allowed to speak. >> they said, well there are women members of all those organizations. the churches, the unions, the naacp. >> the eleanor was holding near height during this speech. >> she led by example to show black women that they could do both. they didn't have to shed one persona or the other. >> reverend says dorothy height had a gift of calming the waters of discourt. >> she held us together and those who miss her in the black community and in the world community, because of that ability will be

dorothy rodham. in the audience, if i am not mistaken, we have some luminaries'.s governor bill richardson in the house? there he is, from new mexico. a great conservationist. [applause] he is a former secretary of the interior, bruce babbitt is here. [applause] >> one of the finest young mayors in the country, mayor cory booker. to all of the outstanding member [applause] as of congress -- [applause] >> and to all of the outstanding members of congress. i am thankful that the first such conference was held over yuan century ago by one of my favorite presidents, and one of the greatest presidents, and certainly our greatest concentration presidents -- upon taking office, did their roosevelt, an avid bird watcher, a bear hunter, set out on a tour that would change his life and our life forever. he camped in a snow blizzard at yosemite. he stood on a cliff at the grand canyon. the ages have been at work on hand, he declared. man can only market from that sense of commitment sprang at five national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 federal bird reservations and 150 na

. >> brown: and gwen ifill remembers civil rights icon dorothy height, who died this morning at age 98. >> early in life, i learned it was important to have some goals, and i chose to put my life's work in the direction of equality and justice. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the skies over europe reopened to flights today, including britain, late in the day. but airlines remained in turmoil after being grounded six days by volcanic ash from iceland, and thousands of people spent another day stranded. ray suarez is in london with our report. >> suarez: british authorities had raised hopes that the country's airspace would begin opening tuesday. the volcano dashed those. an enormous plume of smoke and ash rolled out of eyjafjallajokull, and headed toward the british isles, wrecking plans to start the mo

is so upset and he say i won't be here i have jury duty and i think he was thinking of being in contempt of court and skipping because dorothyam el is many the studio. she's here for a good cause. it's for the alzheimer's association. she's participated before, but i would be very nervous, i got a speak peek, a couple of the dancers are here and they're going to perform the quick step and swing. >> very professional. >> it's get back to work wednesday, we want to help you get back to work and have advice on the job search that has changed so much with social media and the process of it all and talking to an expert on that. the chef is here, talking about that and show us how to make a wonderful recipe, i cannot wait. i love to eat. >> do you eat vegetables? >> yes. >> good. we have a natural food chef and she's on this mission for a non- profit push to get kids to eat more vegetables, is it possible? >> i don't know. that's a tough one. >> i believe her, i checked out the web site and she has great tips. we'll find out about that. getting to a hot topic. this morning, it's the question about church and state. a flash point b

many times when people are going through open doors now, i wish they could hear the stories of how those doors got opened. >> reporter: dorothy height opened doors for thousands. for four decades, she was president of the national council of negro women. she helped organize freedom schools in mississippi at the height of the battle over segregation in the south, bringing women of different races and backgrounds together for what became known as wednesdays in mississippi. she knew and worked with figures such as rosa parks, whose defiance sparked the montgomery bus boycott. >> it was as if she could hear a soft voice say to her, rosa parks, you are a child of god. you can make a difference. i think she would want to say that there's a lot of work for us to do to make freedom and equality a reality. and that each of us could make a difference. >> reporter: she was close to dr. king and fond of quoting him. >> dr. king always says the black man needs the white man to free him of his freer and the white man needs the black man to free him of his guilt. we need each other. >> reporter: she was awarded for her public service in one

i sit in the scorners' seat or hurl the cynics' ban? let me live in my house by the side of the road, like dr. dorothy height, and be a friend to man. i thank you, madam speaker and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. is mr. moran of kansas here? ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. burton of indiana. mr. defazio of oregon. mr. forbes of virginia. mr. dent of pennsylvania. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. akin, is recognized for of minutes as the designee of the minority leader. -- for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. akin: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate being recognized as we are on occasion, on wednesday, after the house business -- the main part of the business is closed, we have an opportunity to take a look at various topics and subjects, usually we have chosen subjects of significant importance to americans, ones that affect everybody's lives. and it might seem odd in that we have already passed the government takeover of health care bill that we would go back to that bill, but i think there is c

i have here with me. my husband bill, is here, my son john, my mother dorothy is here. i am joined by some friends who live in the washington d.c. area, mary and alice. i also have some friends from the time i spent in washington d.c. in law school. they are here with me. my brothers and sisters are scattered around the country with my nieces and nephews and they are here in spirit. thank you. >> thank you very much. since three of you are already judges, i would like to ask one question and go right down the line to have you answer them. how can you assure us that in any case that comes before you that you will or that you have been able to disregard your own personal views and allegiances and decide the case only on the law and the facts? >> madam chairman, thinking for that question. that is the first principle of judging. i think putting on the black robe symbolizes the exercise of putting aside your personal views and coming to the bench coming into the case with the intent of the plan only the law as it is given in the constitution by the supreme court, by the circ

by the way, if anybody knows dorothy smith from dallas, but they know. i really wanted that letter and i couldn't get it. so that was very, very challenging, but it was also incredibly rewarding because when you found the person on the other end of it, i am somebody who was afraid to link the doorbell of my friends house when i was a little kid. i just waited for them to come out. so here i was going to start hunting these people down all over the country. so there is a wonderful letter at the end of the book from a woman who says, mrs. kennedy, i know you're getting all these letters. i think you should put them in a book so that americans will one day be a will to read and understand what the president meant to, you know, the country. so i decided i would start with her because if she didn't give me permission to publish that letter, there wasn't going to be a book. so i called this -- i found her easily. she was living in a house that she lived in in 1963 and i explained to her. i said i'm historian. i think i have a letter that she wrote to mrs. jacque

i want to give a very brief history of the rostov electricity. it was established in 1990 by dorothy rostov, in honor of her late husband chose. he was the president and chief executive officer of the transocean import company. and it pays special tribute to his life and abiding interest in international affairs. perhaps most importantly, he was a graduate of johns hopkins university. and unflagging supporter and his wife could not join us tonight but i would like to recognize his son, and his wife heather and their daughter terri and her husband john david. who are in our audience, as well as some of their family and friends. welcome and thank you. [applause] >> justice breyer is here to share his views on the court and foreign law. the twin realities of globalization and 9/11 have tested our own nations but within our country and throughout its history, the question to what extent will we be influenced by others has proven to be polarizing in ways unknown to most nations in the international system. large continental states are important to i than states have the luxury of this det

first saw dorothy height in the 1940s, lobbying eleanor roosevelt for civil rights. 1963, she helped organize the march on washington. there she is, on the stand with martin luther king. >> ive a dream today. >> reporter: though they said at the time, she thought the speech was too long, and disappointed it different mention women's rights. >> african-american women are women who seldom do what they want to do but always do what they have to do. >> reporter: and still, after she was confined to a wheelchair, she was determinedly glamorous. >> even if you go into battle, you don't have to look like a battler. >> reporter: then, 2009, flashforward to another podium. it was, height said, one of the proudest moments of her life, when an african-american took the oath of office. dorothy height never married, but left behind a grateful family of millions. dorothy height was 98 years old. >>> up next, a rare glimpse of a giant creature. finally, we see the devil fish. [ slap! ] ♪ [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums uh

here are the lines -- oklahoma city on our support line, dorothy, go ahead and tell us why. caller: i am a retired military officer. i spent 22 years supporting the military. i see so many jobs that americans cannot get due to the illegal immigrants. all of our yard work is done in our local community by illegal immigrants bridge are american citizens are unable to get the job. host: md., dennis. caller: good morning. i disagree. this is america. it is good to protect our border, but -- they cannot win. this is different. >> we work to solve a crisis that we did not create a grid the federal government has refused to fix it. the crisis is caused by illegal immigration. it strengthens the laws of our state. it protect all of the spirits every arizona citizens and everyone here in our state law. it does so while insuring that the constitutional rights of all in arizona remain solid and stable and steadfast. i will calcine senate bill 1070 -- senate bill 1070. host: here to give us a little bit more context about the new law and what it means in the long term, we have the national politi

host: dorothy, on the democratic line? are you with us? i think that i did something there. we will put you on hold and we will come back to you. please call in, if i lost you. portland, maine on the democratic line. caller: good morning. what do you think about the approach of the president to wall street? caller: this is just like -- host: we are listening, james. caller: i believe that if i go out there and rob a bank, i will go down for this. this is the same way for them. host: some of the provisions from this bill that may come to the floor on monday, that is what the majority leader said yesterday. whether or not the republicans can work out a deal on going forward. there will be a vote on monday, to move forward with the debate. we have the formation of the nine-member oversight council, chaired by the secretary and the heads of the regulatory agencies, to monitor the financial markets for the potential threats. they would gain oversight of the non-banks. the bank-holding companies, we have the unsecured creditors and management also be removed. there is the consumer

. >> as you know, i was with a group of women a couple of weeks ago and dorothy height was in the hospitalt that time. they were literally holding vigil around the clock with her. she influenced the lives of so many young black women who are now middle aged and older. i mean, her reach has just been really tremendous. >> yes, and that's the thing that we're hearing again. all the e-mails that i was getting, everybody celebrating the life and her contribution. so nice that we've taken a moment to recognize her. >> a life well worth noting. thanks so much, lisa sylvester. appreciate it. >>> we told you goldman sachs raked in big bucks in the first quarter, but is it profiting on its past donations to political candidates? we'll follow the money trail. >>> and will embattled republican charlie crist try to rescue his senate bid by quitting the gop? we'll tell you what he's saying. >>> the mother of a young american facing terror charges in pakistan is speaking out. she's defending her son and blasting the way he's being treated. i was like, yes, this works... [ male announcer ] only rogaine i

i think one is really missing the big picture. if universities don't kind of recalculate what education is all about. >> dorothy kaczynski. it's all about education, and maybe a query about whether where our best africans and arts and humanities that i had the privilege of being part of a one day american art museum directors junket to capitol hill, but to the department of education. and i was stunned by how little our colleagues and the professionals at the department of education knew about what, from my perspective as a museum professional over decades, has been a reinvention of what a museum is expected to do as we have done the heavy lifting as our public school systems has waned in its robustness. and i thought, my goodness, we are obviously not doing a very good job of communicating the role that museums and libraries and other cultural institutions play. because they really didn't know all about the educational endeavors. and i would welcome so much any thought that you have about how we can be better advocates. >> well, there's no secret to advocacy. it's very straightforward, and it's very educated. now, one of

i think that's a really good message especially to the jaded youth and the jaded adults in the world now. >> absolutely. we'll take a look at the life of dorothyming up this half hour. good morning, i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> next up, wall street. president obama arrives in new york tomorrow to argue his case for more government oversight of big banks. >> debate on the financial regulatory reform bill has been put off in the senate until next week as democrats and republicans appear headed toward a compromise. jake tapper reports from the white house. >> reporter: painting a picture of some of these unregulated financial markets, the president uses words such as gamble and bet. the chips are the economy. >> we can't allow financial institutions the same recklessness that nearly brought down our entire economy. using money and connections to stack the deck. >> reporter: in this good guys versus bad guys drama he describes, the president seems increasingly ready for a showdown. >> what we've seen is an army of industry lobbyists from wall street descending on capitol hill. if these folks want a fight it's a fight i'm ready to ha

i hope my colleagues will join me in thanking dorothy medkauf-lindenberg and her crew mates are from sts-31, we welcome them home. they are all truly great federal employees. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. mr. kaufman: madam president? the presiding officer: yes. mr. kaufman: i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kaufman: i ask that the time be equally divided between the two sides. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kaufman: madam president, i ask for the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. akaka: mr. president, i rise today to speak in support of marisa j. demeo to be an associate judge of the district of columbia superior court. i chaired her nomination hearing before the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs and believe she is very well

dorothy height which reads, we african-american women seldom do just what we want to do but always what we have to do. i'm grateful to have been in a time and place where i could be a part of what was needed and we are really grateful that she was in a time and a place where she was needed. dr. edleman says, and i quote again, when she passed away on april 20 at age 98 we all lost a treasure, a wise counselor and a rock we could always lean upon or lean against for support in tough times. at this time i'm joined by the chairwoman of the congressional black caucus, congresswoman barbara lee, and i would like to yield her such time as she may consume, as she joins me in this tributes. ms. lee: thank you very much, and let me thank the gentlelady from the virgin islands for that very moving tribute and for anchoring the congressional black caucus' special order tonight. madam speaker, this month our nation and the world lost two towering giants in the pursuit of freedom and justice for all, dr. dorothy irene height and dr. benjamin hooks. both lived long and fruitful lives and leave legacies that will endure for generations to come. tonight we pay tribute t

dorothy height. president obama meet with members of the senate judiciary committee to discuss possible supreme court nominees. >> i think there is a huge lack of knowledge about how this town works and how congress works. >> when you are doing the research, you have to do that. >> this weekend, richard norton smith and douglas brinkley will talk about their work, books, and profession, and revisit their first appearances on our network. >> earlier today, the senate budget committee began its markup of the annual budget resolution, a blueprint that sets up the government's spending. centers gave opening statements but no votes were held. the committee is to consider resolutions and 9:00 eastern tomorrow. this is to 0.5 hours. >> i would like to welcome people here predict i would like to begin with just a few procedural announcement. i would ask members to limit their remarks to five minutes, given the late start that we have because of the vote. i understand there are a number of meetings that we have to try to work around, that members will have to leave for, and we after opening statements, we will lay down the

this morning that dorothy was the leading female voice of the 1960's civil rights movement -- she died tuesday at 98 years old. the independent line in manhattan, what do you think? caller: i think it needs to be regulated. i was working around wall street for the last 12 years before everything went south. i was working as a consultant, so i saw a lot of documents. everyone knew that this was coming. i saw balance sheets of over 200 pages where everything was rated triple a, and it was a joke. host: do you think the legislation as written now gets at the culture of wall street? caller: it should, because they did not learn anything from enron, and just went around in the legislation that came from it. it is not an ethical culture at all. host: so, if this bill were to pass, the think those on wall street will find more loopholes and get around any legislation that is passed? caller: they will try to. i do not know who would monitor it. they did not learn from and wrong, and continue to find the polls. -- they did not learn from enron. even my hair dresser was told two years prior when to get out. it is one of the biggest jokes that could possibly be perpetrated. host: wha

i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. lee from california. ms. lee: thank you. mr. speaker, today we lost an american treasure with the passing of dr. dorothy eye recent height. a matriarch of the civil rights movement, a staunch advocate for women's rights and an all-around -- all around phenomenal woman. dr. height was a bold and brilliant african-american woman who blazed many trails and opened many doors to the american dream for women and people of color. tonight i join with people around the world as we mourn the death and celebrate the life of dr. height and the ask that my comments be included with those of the special order that congresswoman diane watson will be anchoring this evening. throughout her life -- thank you. throughout her life dr. height worry many hats, both literally and -- wore many hats, both literally and figuratively. she wore them with elegance and dignity, with excellence and determination. from her legendary stewardship as a sorority to her unprecedented 41-year tenure at the helm of the national council of negro women, dr. height was a woman of courage and strength. dr. height's commitment to equality was ref

i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. with the news today of dorothyeight's passing, we have lost two significant civil rights leaders in less than two weeks. today in memphis, others throughout the country will pay their respects to reverend benjamin lawson hooks at greater middle baptist church where he pastored for 52 years. yesterday in detroit, michigan, remped hooks was honored at greater new mount mariah baptist church where he also pastored for some 40 years in the detroit area. a native memphian, he was one of the few silver tong giants of oratory. dr. hooks was born in 1925 and was the fifth of seven children born to robert b. and bessey hooks. his grandmother was the second african-american female college graduate in the nation after graduating in kentucky in 1874. following in her footsteps, dr. hooks attended college at memphis, tennessee, where he studied prelaw. he continued to study at howard university here in washington, and later at depaul university in chicago where he received a law degree. it was unfortunate when he decided to go