it turns out that in his memoirs , general douglas macarthur young hishen he was herer, arthur mcarthur was and this building is where the .acarthur's lived they came in december 1883. macarthur had been born in january of 1880. he says in his memoirs that he learned to shoot and to ride while he was here, but it seems rather unlikely. he would've been three years old when he came and five or six years old when he left. seems rather unlikely that he militarye hefted weapon or that he would've been .llowed to ride a horse there's been an attempt to point out that macarthur was here. he was probably the most famous man that was here is very young lad for a brief time. so the other big story that's associated with this with the 19th-century forts in new mexico in general, the story of the buffalo soldiers. , there hadivil war been black soldiers who fought for the north and the civil war. after the civil war a decision units whoo form black anded under white officers many of them are sent to the west. the first group that came here came in 1866. 125th infantry. they were called buffalo the

and it turns out that in his memoirs, general douglas macarthur mentions that when he arthurng, his father, macarthur was here. and this building here is where the mac arthur's lived. 1883, andin december macarthur had been born in january 1880. he says in his memoirs that he learned to shoot and to ride while he was here, but it seems rather unlikely. he would have been three years old when he came, and five or six years old when he left. it seems rather unlikely he could have hefted a military weapon, or that he would have been allowed to ride a horse. maybe he wrote with his dad or his brother, but at any rate there has been an attempt to point out that macarthur was here, and he probably was the most famous man that was here, as a very young lad for a brief amount of time. the other big story associated withthis fort, and indeed the 19th century forts in new mexico in general, is the store of the buffalo -- is the story of the buffalo soldiers, of course. there hadcivil war, been black soldiers who fought for the north but after the civil war, a decision was made whoorm some black unit

clare interviewed and wrote a profile of general douglas macarthur. by sheer coincidence the macarthur story was the cover story of "life" magazine on december 8, 1941, the day after the bombing of pearl harbor. she went on to conduct such high-profile interviews as commander of the british troops in the middle east. india's prime minister nehru. general stillwell, commander of american troops in china, burma and india and china's leader chang kai shek. they got to be pretty good friends. this was chang kai shek of free china, not communist china. that distinction isn't made any more. she wasn't what some might call a helicopter journalist today. in our 24/7 news cycle. someone who lands in a hot spot, grabs a quick story and leaves as quickly as they came. clare spent a lot of time to listen to especially soldiers on the ground, the generals to the jeep drivers to try to have an understanding of their situation. she really had a heart for her soldiers and the truth is they loved her, too. she was doing all of this while many women were still restrict

claire interviewed and wrote a profile of general douglas macarthur and by coincidence, the macarthur profile was a cover story of life magazine on december 8, 1941. the day after the bombing of pearl harbor. he went on to conduct interviews of high profile people as the commanders of the british troops the middle east. the commander of american troops in china, burma, and india. and this is when they got to be pretty good friends. that distinction is not always made anymore. she was not what some might call helicopter reporters like you see of people in current reporting. she had a heart for our soldiers and they left her as well. she was doing all of this while many women were still restricted from different walks of life and often discouraged from pursuing their dreams. she was elected to her first stint in congress, serving as a representative for the fourth district of connecticut which is near greenwich, connecticut area. she based her form on three goals, to win the war, to prosecute the war loyally and effectively and to bring about a a world and durable peace, with special at

if they saw nothing else, at least they would have douglas macarthur there, and the -- and it struck me -- it was very interesting to be reminded recently from my reading about the polling that took place. there were even exit polls, polling that took place around the new hampshire primary -- in the wake of the new hampshire primary that indicated that most mccarthy voters in new hampshire were in favor of the war in vietnam. and even a poll commissioned by lbj himself maybe that indicated that they were overwhelmingly in favor of the bombing in vietnam. it seems very counterintuitive, but i -- i guess -- i don't know that anybody has shown that this was -- that this was misleading. i wonder -- i don't know exactly what it says, but i think -- one thing that occurs to me is that for all of the criticism that mccarthy received over that year for his qualities as a candidate, all the ways in which he was lacking, quote, lacking as a candidate, you know, sort of the coolness, the intellectuality, the -- the elevated language that he was so good at wielding. i sometimes wonder if they --

his grandfather was there on the deck of the missouri, standing in a position of honor when douglas macarthurccepted the surrender of the japanese. >> it was expected that he would be in the nay vevy for his care. he would become an admiral. >> that's a tough burden to bear for a young man and as a young man, he kind of rebelled against the idea that his future was already set for him. he sort of fought against it. >> i was immature and a bit resentful that my path had been charted for me, either intentionally or unintentionally, by my parents. ♪ >> in spite of his family histo history, the young mccain was not a star pupil at the academy. far from it. >> as he would always remind you, he wasn't quite last in his class, but he was really close to last in his class. >> diane sayi iesawyer intervie john mccain for "20/20." >> what does 894 mean for you in. >> fifth of the bottom of any class many the naval academy. if i had stood at the bottom, president eisenhower, who spoke at my graduate, then would have shaken my hand personally. >> still, the young midshipman was a natural leader. and he w

united state to do the kinds of things in china we would do to put in 10,000 advisers and give douglas macarthur control in he's really a skeptic who argues against that kind of intervention. but he also takes the said of how power works to u.s. foreign policy and that informs the approach to europe. he becomes secretary of state and looks across the whole world where he is contending that the kinds of problems you don't but in china in the sense of soviet power and it's a lot of the things that he was fain to the nationalists in china the defense says in his famous speech at harvard a few months later. he makes his decision that is that marshall plan in europe for u.s. investment will really pay off. the importance of diplomacy, the humanitarian goal addressing hunger and job prospects have to be at the center. >> and you have to be all in. colin powell is had a lot in common. >> i think that's right. it goes back to the question you asked about the focus i mean, just ask. he went to her preview about when nothing is going to pay off in deciding what not to do as well as what to do. >> one last

when truman fired douglas macarthur there was a cry followed again one year later with impeach the steel mills but then the impeachment with this president fell from the scene until next and and after nixon disappeared until our iran-contra with reagan. it appeared a little more in that area under reagan and bush but it wasn't until bill clinton and ever since then impeachment became a dominant motif about how americans think about politics and the presidency and what's alarming isthere's been a ton of impeachment talk with no discernible benefit and quite a few harm . certainly presidents are notably more constrained or are more likely to be impeached in this period of time. hyper partisanship suggests that there are less likely to because mustering a national consensus is all the more difficult. this massive oversupply of impeachment talk has given our politics a more accidental character. it encourages tribalism and at worst it can help president of using this power because as we saw under bush, obama and trump, president facing impeachment threat from the ideological side use it to m

it's the general versus president, general versus president, talking to general douglas macarthur and president harry truman and during world war ii possibility of a nuclear war. so i just started just this past week. so i'm excited to read it as well. >> were there any books you recommend to your fellow members of congress or any books you turn to? >> my favorite of all time is great expectations. i love great expectations. i think i've read it three times. i love everything about it. it's just one of my personal favorites. but i am as i mentioned before, >> c you the white city was a fascinating read and i enjoyed it quite a bit.e kenne .. teddy? >> so in the

imagine sherman's character, imagine in your head someone who combined the steely audacity of douglas macarthur with the nervous temperament of woody allen. and then you have william sherman. and he was also brilliant at the same time. >> so there you go. >> cd visit capitol hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> i just finished reading his incredible pulitzer prize winning book called the sympathizer by vietcong win who is a vietnam these refugee and it's the perfect book to talk about for world refugee day. i'm now reading his second book called the refugees. they are just remarkable books that capture the complexity of a refugees life but also refugees that end up in the united states as well as ones who go back he does a good job of capturing both pieces so those are the cpieces that are front and center for me right now's book tv wants to know what you're reading. send us your summer reading list ontwitter, instagram or nd on facebook . tv on c-span2, television for serious readers. >> memoir particularly as a form and additions the writer to write themselves

it turns out that, in his memoirs, general douglas macarthur mentions that, when he his father, arthur -- wasur, was here in here. where macarthur and his wife live. macarthur had been born in january 1880 he says in his memoirs that he learned his shoes and to ride while he was here. but it seems rather unlikely. he would have been three years old when he came. five or six years old when he left. seems rather unlikely he could .ave hefted there was an attempt to point out that macarthur was here. the mostobably was famous man that was here as a very young lad for a rafe key -- for a brief period of time. story that isig and inted with this fort new mexico in general, is the story of the buffalo soldiers, of course. war there hadl been black soldiers who fought the civil war a decision was made to four some black units served under what officers and soy were sent to the west the first group that came here came in 1866 just after the fort . it was the 125th infantry. they were called the buffalo soldiers because the kiowa indians on the planes who first because of their bravery and thei

imagine sherman's character, imagine in your head someone who combined the steely audacity of douglas macarthur with the nervous temperament of woody allen and you have william sherman. he was also brilliant at the same time. there you go. >> here's a look at some books being published this week. pulitzer prize writing reporter c.j. shivers writes about those who experienced modern combat in america's longest wars. in "scar face" and "the untouchable" the life of gangster al capone is explored. and joshua cohen offers a collection of thoughts on life in the digital age. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on book tv on cspan2. >> you're watching book tv on cspan2, television for serious readers. we are here in new york city and one of the things we like to do is preview some of the books that are coming out this fall. want to introduce you to jose antonio vargas, "dear america, notes of an undocumented citizen." what happened, mr. vargas, in 1997? >> in 1997. so i had been in this country at that point for four years. i was a

an empire, causing america to be viewed as a global empire and even in comparison to general douglas macarthurwho was called in a book "america's macarthurazurka -- was a genius and did not deserve to be called america's caesar because he wrote the constitution for japan and made -- theerican style american-style rules of law and ethics prevailed in other countries. host: do you think it is time to do away with the pardon? do you think we should amend the constitution? caller: not at all. we should not do away with the pardon. we should not use mechanisms like that. we, the american people, should fire a large public in the street, shout heard round the world to get rid of and dump emperor trump. host: that is allen in maine. ralph is a democrat in kalamazoo, michigan. good morning. caller: i have to agree with the previous caller. i think we have an emperor on our hands. i don't know what happened to the law and order republican party. [laughter] when it comes to their own people in office, they are not the law and order party. they are the pardon party. let me remind people about manafort. t

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