bush was involved with the 1988 debate with michael dukakis when but moderator bernard shaw asked dukakis, a governor, if kitty dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor the irrevocable death penalty for the killer? and i as many of you may recall he began his answer very calmly with " no. i don't bernard and i think you know, i have been opposed to the death penalty all my life. he went on to explain his opposition to capital punishment and according to the pundits at the time he went on to lose the election because of that. and one interesting back story about the question itself involved the efforts of his fellow journalists, panelist come all three being women to persuade bernie shaw behind the scenes not to ask the question. the bottom line i discovered in doing my research, the distinguished journalist of this world are no different than real people. they also see and hear this scene -- the same things in different ways. i also tell the whole story of the story of 11976 the audio went dead between jimmy carter and gerald ford the debate in philadelphia. ford and carter standi

it was in 1988 debate with michael dukakis. don't moderator of cnn asked dukakis. i'm sure many of you will remember this, governor, if kitty dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor and a revocable death penalty for the killer -- irrevocable, by the way. death penalty for the killer. and as many as you may recall, dukakis began his answer very calmly, ever so common with, quote, no, i don't, bernard, and i think you know that i've been opposed to the death penalty during all my life. he went on to explain his intellectually-based opposition to capital punishment, and according to the punditry at the time, he went on to lose the election because of that. there's an interesting back story about the question itself. it involves the efforts of his fellow journalists, panelists, all three being women journalists, to persuade bernie shah behind the scenes not to ask that question. the bottom line i discovered in doing my research is that the famous and distinguished journalist of this world are no different than real people. they also see and hear the same thing

so even as the ultimate disease and globalization behind dukakis, behind dukakis' candidacy as the 1984, jackson object did the democratic discussion with progressive moral convictions about economic justice and stopping militaristic interventionist foreign policy. in doing so, he kept the fire life for what powered the generation later caught the democratic wing. additionally, jackson played an important trailblazing robe for future minority candidates. one columnist apologized, no one who has seen the white pants and farmers of the utterly straining to catch jackson could doubt his campaign would flee the country less recess in the senate found it, adding though that jackson may have to settle for being the one initial players others tend to climb through. so there is much in the sort of mainstream politics and much of the mainstream democratic politics is actually pretty resonant with the last presidential election to go around and the next little section i want to read from this another one of those in episode. and this is about as mainstream as the book yet in terms of describing t

but michael dukakis? bush. he's whiter. chris: bush attacked four years later on clinton. >> this kind of attack shows just how separate the bush campaign has become. yes, i did go to moscow by train in 1969. i struck up a conversation with the man on the seat next to me. he gave me a package to take to moscow and leave it across from lenin's tomb. >> isn't it true that you burned an american flag in red square? >> i tried to burn an american flag once. i didn't like it. gave off toxic fumes so i didn't inhail. chris: ask and when bush 43 was running against john kerry, there was those infamous swift vote ads. saturday night life was on the case. >> i started taking sniper fire. three of us were pinned down. that's when john kerry turned to me and said you know, i don't think americans pay enough taxes. >> kerry ordered us not to shoot the enemy because he was against the death penalty. >> everyone thought it was an ambush. john kerry jumped off the boat and chased after them. within minutes, he said these men are in love a

i just did 19 town hall meetings, david, in a district that i work for that went for obama, dukakis, clinton and gore. people are hungry for solutions, and i really fundamentally believe that people are way ahead of the political class and i think they're going to reward the leader who steps up to the plate and actually fixes these problems, no matter how much demagoguery, no matter how much distortion, no matter how much political parties try to scare seniors in the next election. i just don't think they're going to buy it this year and they're hungry for leaders to fix this problem before it gets out of our control. >> let me follow up on that point. the president's communication adviser, dan pfiefer, put this on his twitter feed this week. he wrote, "bigots take away from the gingrich flap." you'd expect that from democrats and you'll hear more of it. also from the right, dick armey in the "wall street journal," from freedom works, behind the tea party movement, writes this -- "medicare reform has risen to the top of the national agenda and will be the defining issue of next year'

but you know, michael dukakis didn't fill up the room and he won the nomination. >> there was one good moment i thought he had where he was asked about cap and trade. he previously supported something like that and he said i'm not going to mess around. >> lehrer: when he was governor of minnesota. >> he said i was wrong and that is an indictment of mitt romney who was sort of dancing around his support for a health care that looks like what obama did. so that was his best moment. >> lehrer: to admit mistakes is considered an ago of courage in americanolitics, is it not? >> john kennedy took responsibility for the bay of pigs. he went to 82%. he said two more foulups like this and i will be at 95. but people do respect somebody who will accept responsibility. and that is a lesson very rarely learned by office seekers. >> lehrer: because most of the people watching probably made a mistake or two of their own so they understand. >> true, maybe that day. >> but if you remember what president bush had a debate, he was asked in one of these town hall debate vus made a mistake. and he said in

together and marched to the state capitol for a celebration featuring guest speaker and advocate, kitty dukakis. recovery friends and advocates in honolulu, hawaii, participated in a charity recovery walk and 5k run. following the run, attendees enjoyed music, food, popsicles, volleyball, and fellowship. members of the daytona beach, florida, community celebrated recovery with a motorcycle ride, entertainment, testimonies, and information on supportive services. the free celebration started with a bike ride to the beautiful halifax river for a d.a.r.e. xtreme stunt rider show with a prevention message to young people. also included in the event was a talent contest, toys for kids, food, and fun! mohave county substance abuse treatment education and prevention partnership and the kingman area meth coalition hosted a parade walk to support recovery in kingman, arizona. shirts were given out to all walkers, and there was an opportunity to carry signs promoting treatment. waianae women in recovery held a special recovery campout for women and children. there were activities for women, teens, childr

first novel based on the columns and in 1994, a pbs mini series starring laura linney and olympia dukakis "tales of the city" to the nation. >> yes some furniture is included. are you? >> it would prove inspirational for a whole new generation of fans. >> yes. >> i first became familiar with the books watching the mini series actually and i watched them while i was in college, didn't know what it was, sort of stumbled on it and i was the gay man coming out at the time so i was instantly seeing people like me on television and that was quite significant. >> michael, maryayanmaryann, ma michael. >> hi. >> i was entertained, wanted to know what happened next. ♪ ♪ from san francisco, san francisco ♪ >> director jason moore heads up the team staging "tales of the city" but it was jeff wittey who first pitched "tales of the city" to armistead. >> "tales of a city" is about how do you live in the world as an open person and that everyone, no matter who they are, has a certain degree of coming out to do. >> this is your landlady responding to a noise complaint. there isn't enough of it. may i off

so various people compare him to the dukakis race.he comes from a working class background which that will play well. he's a good guy. so he doesn't, so far he hasn't aroused any excitement. and so far he hasn't really defined himself as more than just a generic republican can. but that might be fun fine. that might be good enough. so he is a serious player worth paying attention to. >> lehrer: do you agree in. >> i think anybody who is a governor and re-elected as a governor, especially in a state that politics have been dominated by the other party is a plausible candidate. but jim, running for president, you're running-- it's a far higher altitude than any of these people have ever flown at before. it's a lot tougher than running for governor. the institute knee that attaches. are you 50,000 feet up in the air and everybody sees everything you do. and especially now in our youtube world. so you know, we'll find out with tim pawlenty. one wild card for him is with mike huckabee not running, i think it encourages michelle batchman to

>> for mike dukakis during his first term as governor. for two years for an environmental group called the union of concerned scientists. c-span: 800 boxes in a library of congress. >> enrolling and wonderful. c-span: what? >> every piece of paper he wrote during the life of 103 years and everything that he received. he saved it all. interestingly he donated it when he was 75 years old. the library of congress up the sky is aging, we have to get it ready san. so they rushed to get it ready. he surprised them. he said the documents did not become public until he died, and he died 28 years later. sydney be the best organized collection in the history. c-span: or you the first one there? >> thankfully. c-span: how many of the 800 boxes did you get in? >> 750. i looked through just about everything. c-span: how long did take you? >> it took me five or six months in washington looking through documents. he also chided his own biography in no way that was really quite exceptional. he had a graduate student at harvard school of education 30 year

it went for dukakis, for clinton, for gore and obama. it's not, you know, a big republican area. i put these ideas out there in 2008, in 2010 and again. i for one believe that people are ready to be talked to like adults, not like children on these issues. when you give people the facts, when you show them what we're trying to do, i think people want to see us fix this problem. so political courage simply means worry more about our economy and the next generation than you are about the next election and it will all make out -- it will be fine at the end of the day. >> great. let's get into the medicare a little bit more. your budget included significant med medicare and medicaid reforms and calls for a full repeal of the health care law. how do you address the uninsured? what about rising health care costs for businesses and are you still committed to replace and not just repeal the health care law? >> yes. for sure the answer is yes on that especially. so what our budget does is we -- given that medicare, medicaid are the greatest drivers of our debt went have charts that show t

said this weekend, on c- span3, former massachusetts governor and presidential candidate michael dukakis on calvin coolidge and how he evolved into a popular political figure. and on sunday, live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. >> this weekend on c-span2, last year's deep water horizon oil rig explosion which killed 11 and released millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico. he recounts his life. on "afterwards,," william cohen. look for the complete schedule on booktv.org. sign up for alerts. >> let me be as clear as i can be. without significant spending cuts and changes in the way we spend the american people money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> followed the debate as lawmakers continued to work on economic issues, including spending, taxes, and the deficit, on line at the c-span to the library. -- online at the c-span video library. >> "washington journal" continues. host: on your screen now is congressman adam schiff. congressman, thank you for being on the "washington journal." house intelligence chairman, now is the time t

american history tv on c-span3, former massachusetts governor and presidential candidate michael dukakisn the master politician calvin coolidge and how he involved into a popular political figure. a look back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis of the 1970s. curator richard coat and the long-term restoration of the treasury building, and american history tv will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom writers. -- freedom riders. have it e-mailed to you by pressing the c-span alert button. >> we're back with patrice hill and william cohan on "after words." >> host: so goldman sachs, without question, is one -- remains one of the most powerful investment banks in the world. other investment banks may also claim the title, and one of those is jpmorgan which really is, remains a powerhouse. i believe that was, jpmorgan was the one bank that was singled out as the -- not needing a bailout, perhaps. i believe it was bernanke who said, fed chairman bernanke that even goldman sachs would have gone down the drain without the bailout in the fall of 2008.

. >> this week in american history tv, presidential candidate michael dukakis on calvin coolidge and how he evolved into a popular political figure. in the back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis from the 1970's. on may 22nd, american history tv will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. but it the complete schedule online are having e-mail to you through c-span alerts. >> this june, the balance between security and liberty, the difficulties of a climate change treaty, and the limits of international law. your questions for university of chicago law professor eric poser. -- posner. also, your calls, emails, and tweets on "booktv." host: the sunday round table with cheri jacobus and karen finney. mike huckabee will not run for president in 2012. any surprises? guest: i do not think anyone was surprised. he dragged it out forever his show until the last of it around so you really have to watch. good ratings for him. it was not a surprise. do let these guys have to figure out what role they have to play, if any, if they will not be i

michael dukakis on how he evolved into a popular political figure. we will look back at jimmy carter and the energy crisis of the 1970's. and on sunday, american history -- sunday, may 22, american history tv will be live from mississippi. >> this weekend on both tv on c- span2, it talk about last year's deep water horizon explosion. and governor deval patrick recounts his life. and on afterwards, william cohen shares his insight on money and power, how goldman sachs came to rule the world. look for the complete book tv schedule at booktv.org and get the complete schedule online. >> the house armed services committee wednesday passed a measure authorizing pentagon programs and policies for 2012. the vote on the house floor was nearly unanimous. only one member voted no. some of the issues debated, the repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy completed funding for a second engine for the joint strike fighter, and a modernization of the nuclear weapons systems. we will show you highlights beginning with the debate on the that the don't ask, don't tell

. >> this weekend on american history tv, former massachusetts governor michael dukakis on calvin coolage, and how he evolved --. the long-term restoration of the treasury building. and may 22, american tv will be live. have it e-mailed to you by pressing the c-span alert button. >> members of the european parliament met tuesday to debate europe's border policy and how to deal with immigrants from north africa. an estimated 26,000 immigrants from tunisia alone have reportedly arrived in italy. the countries of the european union are considered tougher border control louse. had this is about 55 minutes. >> move on to the next item on the agenda. this is the commission statement immigration flows, asylum and impact on the agreement. the schengen agreement. i would like to welcome the representative of the council and the president as well as the commissioner representing the european commission. i would like to give the floor to the president in office of the council. the floor is yours, madam. >> thank you very much, mr. president and hon. members. the government in this other neighborhood

it is a district that went for dukakis, clinton, gore and obama. these ideas out there in 2008 and in 2010. i believe that people are ready to be talked to like adults, not like children on these issues. when you give people the facts, when you show them what we are trying to do, i think people want to see us fix this problem. political courage means worry more about our economy in the next generation than you are about the next election, then it will be fine at the end of the day. >> let's get into medicare. your budget includes medicare and medicaid reforms and calls for a full repeal of the health care law. how you address the uninsured and what about rising health care costs for businesses and are you committed to replace not just repeal the health care law? >> yes. for sure, the answer is yes on that, especially. given that medicare and medicaid are the greatest drivers of our debt. those two programs alone are the biggest contributors. you have to restructure not only how these programs work to save them. the trustees gave us a new warning th

. ♪ >> this weekend on c-span3, michael dukakis on the master politician calvin coolidge and how he involvedo a popular political figure. all look back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis of the 1970's. the long-term restoration of the treasury building. and american history tv will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. get the complete schedule at our website. >> this weekend on c-span [applause] the fall patrick talks about his life. last year's deepwater horizon oil rig explosion which killed 11 and released millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico. william cohen shares is in sight on money and power, how goldman sachs came to rule the world. but for the complete schedule at our website into our schedules in your in box. sign up for alerts. >> let me be as clear as i can be. without significant spending cuts, and changes in the way we spend the american people's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> follow the debate on the debt ceiling as lawmakers continued to work on economic issues in cooperman -- includin

. ♪ >> this weekend, michael dukakis on calvin coolidge and how he vaulted to a popular political figurea look back at jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis of the 1970's. also, the long-term restoration of the treasury building. we will be live from mississippi for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. you can find the schedule online or have it emailed to you. follow the house and senate when you want. the comprehensive resource on congress makes it easy to find information about the elected officials with daily schedules, a full list of members, a list of house and senate sessions, and progress of votes on bills. it is now available, the c-span congressional director, a complete guide to the first session of congress. inside, new and returning members with contact information, district maps, and information on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online. >> "washington journal" continues. host: in the next 45 minutes, we're going to talk about endangered species with two guests. myron ebbel is with the competitive enterprise institute. he se

it went for dukakis, for clinton, for gore and obama. it's not, you know, a big republican area. i put these ideas out there in 2008, in 2010 and again. i for one believe that people are ready to be talked to like adults, not like children on these issues. when you give people the facts, when you show them what we're trying to do, i think people want to see us fix this problem. so political courage simply means worry more about our economy and the next generation than you are about the next election and it will all make out -- it will be fine at the end of the day. >> great. let's get into the medicare a little bit more. your budget included significant med medicare and medicaid reforms and calls for a full repeal of the health care law. how do you address the uninsured? what about rising health care costs for businesses and are you still committed to replace and not just repeal the health care law? >> yes. for sure the answer is yes on that especially. so what our budget does is we -- given that medicare, medicaid are the greatest drivers of our debt went have charts that show t

weekend on american history tv, former massachusetts governor and presidential candidate michael dukakis on the master politician calvin coolidge and how he evolved into a popular political figure, a look at the jimmy carter and his handling of the energy crisis in the 1970's, and longs term -- a long-term restoration, and american history tv will be live from mississippi on the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders. >> next, we go live to the republican presidential candidate newt gingrich as he addresses the georgia republican party convention in macon. he announced he was running for president wednesday by twitter and today he returns to his home state to speak to the georgia gop. this will be his first speech to a political group as a declared candidate. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> you guys are going to be tired of seeing me before this weekend is over, but tonight i have a great honor -- first of all, i want to thank sue for all of the wonderful thing she has done for our state party and all of

it went for dukakis, for clinton, for gore and obama. it's not, you know, a big republican area. i put these ideas out there in 2008, in 2010 and again. i for one believe that people are ready to be talked to like adults, not like children on these issues. when you give people the facts, when you show them what we're trying to do, i think people want to see us fix this problem. so political courage simply means worry more about our economy and the next generation than you are about the next election and it will all make out -- it will be fine at the end of the day. >> great. let's get into the medicare a little bit more. your budget included significant med medicare and medicaid reforms and calls for a full repeal of the alth care law. how do you address the uninsured? what about rising health care costs for businesses and are you still committed to replace and not just repeal the health care law? >> yes. for sure the answer is yes on that especially. so what our budget does is we -- given that medicare, medicaid are the greatest drivers of our debt went have charts that show tha