american, dwight david eisenhower. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> mrs. eisenhower, your excellencies, the presence of dwight david eisenhower in america and throughout the world. we gather today in mourning but also in gratitude. we mourn dwight eisenhower's death, but we are grateful for his life. we gather also, conscious of the fact in paying tribute to dwight eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. when we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of the other giants of those days of world war ii. and we think of the qualities of greatness and what his work that made his unique among all. once, perhaps without intending to do so, he himself put his finger on it. it was 1945, shortly after ve-day at a ceremony in london's historic hall. the triumphant supreme commander of the allied forces in europe was officially given the freedom of the city of l

dwight eisenhower was one of those few. loved by more people in more parts of the world than any president america has ever had. he captured the deepest feelings of free men everywhere. ♪ ♪ >> some men are considered great because they lead great armies or they lead powerful nations. for eight years now, dwight eisenhower had neither commanded an army or led a nation. and yet, he remained through his final days of the world's most admired and respected man, truly. the first citizen of the world. our finalwe render salute. salute to a man we loved and cherished. it is a grateful salute to a man whose whole extraordinary life was dedicated to service. it is a profoundly respectful salute to a man larger-than-life, who by any standard was one of the giants of our time. ♪ >> his life reminds us that there is a moral force in this world more powerful than the might of arms or the wealth of nations. led the most powerful armies of the world has ever seen, this man who led the most powerful nation in the this essentially good and

here, the story of dwight d.note of triumph at a acclaim forumphant her a job so splendidly done. but america had other tasks waiting period eisenhower succeeded general marshall as the army's first postwar chief of staff. he expressed the belief that one of the greatest pillars of world peace is a strong united states. he visited troops stationed in various parts of the world to show america's growing sense of global responsibility. we must remain, he said, the first chapters of those who seek to lead their own lives in peace with their neighbors. finally, on february 7, 1948, the general from abilene, after 36 years of service to his country, left active military assignment. but not active participation in the life of his nation. he accepted an invitation from columbia university to serve as president of that great institution, enabling him, so he thought at the time, to devote the remainder of his useful life to the challenges of education. [somber music] ♪ but events of the postwar world dictated otherwise. s

dwight d eisenhower.tood what nasa could do for america as he provided the division for the amazing things we do in human robotic exploration today which benefit all mankind back on her earth. president eisenhower was broadcast to the states in 1958 is the beginning of our day-to-day life as we approach the 20th anniversary of a permanent presence right here on the international space station. senator roberts, i congratulate the eisenhower memorial commission and the dedication as a lasting tribute to a great american hero, a patriot the president. all the best you, for us on the international space station, take care. [applause] >> thank you chris and the team at nasa for making this possibl possible. yet another eisenhower achievement. now before the pandemic, dedication was to be on may 8. the 75th anniversary. certainly an anniversary with worldwide significance. i want you to know that today, september 17, is an anniversary of truly american origins. on this day in 1787, after debate and compromise,

raymond massey brings you nest momentsfi in the story of dwight deice. -- that to dwight d.isenhower. ♪ >> june, 1945. the occasion, the return to his hero whose the war efforts have seldom been matched. america's greatest war ever fought is over, and the people of abilene, kansas greet dwight d. eisenhower. any of it is the welcome hometown might give a favorite son who has done a good job. it is a tribute. inis that gratitude felt every corner of the allied world towards the man who stewarded the crusade to its victory. it was a crusade with many battles and the many trials, but found it simple in one day above all else. d-day. june 6, 1944. the invasion was one of the greatest military adventures of all times. the outcome on which hung the outcome of freedom. [explosions] was because so much of man's hope had been bombed, that the architect of that success found the hearts of the people open to him, where the adventure of dwight d. eisenhower come the man, began. abilene, kansas, a busy and proud town. typical of the town that comes to mind with the phrase grassroots amer

however, the legacy of dwight d.by the size of the crowd, because it is reflected in the freedoms that we live every day in america. the memorial designer, frank gehry, and his partners unfortunately are unable to join us tonight. but if the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that you don't have to be in the same place together. so, frank, i know you and your team are watching. the brilliance of this memorial will reverberate around the world and lift the legacy of dwight d. eisenhower to unending global audiences. tonight as we dedicate this memorial, we stand on the shoulders of some giants who made it possible. senators ted stevens, then senator daniel inouye and senator lisa murkowski who left -- you kept this whole effort alive through her great support. [applause] we couldn't have done this without you, lisa, and i really appreciate it. i want to thank my fellow commissioners as was already done, to allow us to conduct our business and truly bipartisan way, in the image of the man of the men we honor tonigh

however, the legacy of dwight d.cannot be constrained by the size of the crowd because it is reflected in the freedoms that we live every day in america. the memorial designer and his partners are unfortunately not able to join us tonight. but if the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that you don't have to be in the same place together. know your team is watching the brilliance of this will reverberate around the world and lift the legacy of dwight d. eisenhower ton ending mobile audiences. tonight, as we dedicate this memorial we stand on this -- shoulders -- shoulders of giants made it possible. my favorite, senator lisa murkowski, who kept the full effort alive through her great support. rate, we could not have done this without you, lisa, and i appreciate it. i want to thank my fellow commissioners. who allowed us to conduct our way,ess and a bipartisan in an image of the man that we honor tonight. i want to thank one commissioner , and he has already been thanked, and that is bob dole. a man who fought brav

. >> on september 17, the dwight >> on september 17, the dwight d. eisenhower memorial was dedicated to the nation's 34th president, whose world war ii leadership and two-term presidency are remembered at a site just off the national mall and at the base of capitol hill. speakers at the ceremony, in person, and by video because of the coronavirus, included memorial designer frank gehry, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, family members david and susan eisenhower, and eisenhower memorial commission chair sen. pat roberts. ♪ [bugle] ♪ >> the abiding truths we learned at home, love of god, fairness in human relations, responsibility, concern for the welfare of others, and that each individual could through his own efforts achieve a full life. it is the firm duty of each of our citizens to fight and put because of his country before himself. we must be ready to give out to our country for history does not long entrust the care of history to the week. or unwilling could we must be willing to accept as a nation to accept whatever sacrifices must b

dwight d. eisenhower.ropean soil to assume supreme command of the land, the sea, and the air forces of a grand defensive alliance against against the new threat from the soviets who had once been his nation's ally. he had to create within the european soul the will to defend itself so the freedom would not be lost. for more than a year he labored diligently at his task of coalition. when he turned over the reins to general matthew riggsway, it was established. once again with the accomplishment of substantial victory behind him, this might have been the end of his public career, and in a sense it was, the closing chapter in the story of eisenhower the soldier. ♪ history is recording today the story of eisenhower the statesman. soldier and statesman, they are the same man, dwight d. eisenhower, citizen of the united states, spokesman for an d symbol of the free world and son of abilene. as rich a study has this nation has produced of the capacity of greatness which lie at its grassroots. ♪ announcer 1: the

the making of a man can be traced in this past, but yet young dwight d. eisenhower that would be led one day to the highest elective office than an american can attain. he was born in this house, in denison texas in 1890. and in abilene kansas, in this white building, his boyhood room is much as he left it. dwight's high school memories, can be those of 100 million other americans, remaining in abilene after is graduation in 1909, he took a job as a general handymen, and it is still standing where his father worked. pulling ice was one of the heavy chores, as he waited for his appointment to the west point academy. at the academy, cadet eisenhower worship in the chapel, and pledged his attention to duty and devotion to honor, and service to country ended the traditions of the school. and at the inauguration of president woodrow wilson in 1913, eisenhower marched proudly with his fellow cadets in the inaugural parade. look that fall, he lined up with the military county football team, but he injured a knee and he saw his football career come to an end. he

the same man, dwight d. eisenhower, citizen of the united states, spokesman for an d symbol of the free world and son of abilene. as rich a study has this nation has produced of the capacity of greatness which lie at its grassroots. ♪ announcer 1: the big picture is an official report for the armed forces and the american people. produced by the army pictorial center. ♪ presented by the department of the army in cooperation with this station. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ announcer 1: through 20 years of wavering, wandering, through hot and cold wars, through corruption and cynicism, the american people have hungered for leadership founded on integrity and wisdom and courage. >> we need a leader who is of the people. >> a man to raise leadership by the people. >> a sturdy, humble heir to the respect and the affection all peoples felt for lincoln

american, dwight david eisenhower.yright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> mrs. eisenhower, your excellencies, the presence of dwight david eisenhower in america and throughout the world. we gather today in mourning but also in gratitude. we mourn dwight eisenhower's death, but we are grateful for his life. we gather also, conscious of the fact in paying tribute to dwight eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. when we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of

eisenhower. >> i, do dwight d.enhower, do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. faithfullyill execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. to dwight d.oath, eisenhower became the 34th president of the united states, succeeding harry s truman. ,ffection known as ike president eisenhower came to prominence as commander in chief of allied forces in europe during world war ii. operations unified until the surrender of germany in 1945. he returned home to a hero's welcome, following which as a civilian, key served briefly as president of columbia university. in 1950, president truman calm him to organize and direct the military forces of nato. signified his availability for the presidential nomination as a

america, dwight david a eisenhower. >> for you know next, dwight eisenhower accepts his presidentialination at the 1952

military film and tracing the career of dwight tiaras and her from.finally's efforts in organizing nato. >> ladies and gentlemen, mr. walter matthau. >> you enter the continent of europe, and undertake operations aimed at the heart of germany and the destruction of armed forces. this was the most difficult assignment given to one man. the brilliance with which he answered this challenge marks him as one of our greatest soldiers. mr. raymond massey brings you some of the finest moments in

coverage the formal dedication of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c.cting 9:00 homeland security secretary chad wolf and fbi director christopher wray testify at a house hearing on national security threats. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. next, a look at key issues for evangelical christians in the upcoming election. the washington post hosted a series of virtual discussions with bishop pd jakes and ralph reed, founder and chairman of the faith and freedom, elation. topics included the black lives matter movement, u.s.-israel

ofer at 7:00 p.m., coverage the formal dedication of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c.. c-span 3, acting homeland security secretary chad wolf and fbi director christopher wray testify at a house hearing on national security threats. >> president trump made remarks refuting testimony by cdc direct your dr. robert redfield about the timetable for a coronavirus vaccine. here is a look. that. redfield confirmed it looked like november, december, the first doses would be able to be distributed, but then you said that the vaccine for the general public likely would not be available until probably next summer, maybe even early fall. are you comfortable with that timetable? >> no, i think he made a mistake. that is incorrect information. i called him and he did not tell me that and i think he got the message may be can used, maybe it was stated incorrect lee. we are ready to go immediately as the vaccine is announced. it could be october, it could be a little bit after october, but once we go, we are ready. as you know, pfizer is taking

such a man is general ike, dwight d.hower the man , from abilene. >> never have so many americans known so much about the essence of one man. >> 100 million americans know eisenhower the way you know a neighbor. you know him by heart. >> [speaking simultaneously] why do we care about him? not because he is a general, but instinctively we believe in him. a hometown boy who is the best of all americans. mainstreet usa. >> i come here first to thank you, to say the proudest thing i can claim is that i'm from abilene. >> i want to speak first of the dreams of the barefoot boy. frequently they are to be a streetcar conductor, or he sees himself as the town policeman. above all he may reach the position of locomotive engineer. thatlways in his dreams is day when he finally comes home. comes home to a welcome from his own hometown. >> they claim he is a native son. >> from the cattle state of texas. part of the railroad tracks in denison, texas. that is where he was born, on the red river, where texas shakes hands with oklahoma

america,: next on reel programs on the life and legacy of the dwight d. eisenhower, the supreme allied commander in world war ii's european theater, and the 34th president. 1963 national council for the social studies film covering significant events during the eight years of that right the eisenhower administration. designed for use in the classroom, the documentary emphasizes major domestic and international challenges between 1963 and 1960. the second program is the 1963 u.s. army film that traces the military career of five-star general do dwight d. eisenhower from his time at west point through the conclusion of world war ii. in the biographical film produced by dwight that i was 1952 presidential campaign that features his accomplishments during world war ii and his role in the formation of nato. the final program documents the funeral services of former president dwight d. eisenhower following his death on march 28, 1969. ♪ ♪

c-span2, watch live coverage of the dedication ceremony for the new to dwight d.enhower memorial in washington, d.c. just off the national mall and at the base of capitol hill. speakers include the former secretary of state condoleezza rice, memorial chair senator pat roberts and try -- president eisenhower's grandchildren. the dedication of the two dwight d. eisenhower memorial live at 7:00 eastern on c-span2. c-span.org and listen live on the c-span radio app. tuesday morning, secretary of state mike pompeo spoke about the agreement between israel, bahrain, in the united arab emirates. he sat down with the council ahead -- atlantic council ahead of the event where he also talked about china's relationship with the world and recent trips to eastern europe. this is 30 minutes. everyone., across myriad platforms and around the world and live on c-span2 to atlantic council fron

then kansas republican senator about kets talks thursday's opening of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in and arkansas c., republican congressman bruce -- resources the house committee, talks about the change.s and climate watch c-span washington journal thursday morning and join in the discussion with your phone text facebook comments, tweets.s and >> presidents trump held a news conference from the white house federal addressed the and state's response to hurricane sally. he also congratulated the big 10 resuming college football and updated the press on the current coronavirus numbers. the president also responded to remarks by former vice president own head of his the cdc, dr. jabbed redfield bout the current coronavirus

the dedication of a dwight d. eisenhower memorial, live on c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. c-span, yourtching unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies as a public service, and brought to you by your television provider. expressed concern wednesday about the current administration's process for approving a coronavirus vaccine. the democratic candidate spoke from wilmington, delaware, saying he trusts vaccines and scientists, but not the president. this is 25 minutes. joe biden: i just finished speaking about the pandemic, the steps we need to curb the spread of the virus, and the challenges of distributing a safe and effective vaccine once one is identified. before i turn to those issues, let me say a few words about the president's comments last night. even before acknowledging to bob woodward on tape that he was fully informed on the gravity of the danger related to covid-19, he refused to warn the american people. again, last night, in a television town h

by congress in 1999, the dwight the eisenhower memorial occupies a four acre park near the u.s.ol across the street from the smithsonian national arrow and space museum. up next, a 30 minute tour of the new memorial. following that, we talked to washington post architecture to hearhilip kent :00 his thoughts on the architects and completed work. the'm victoria take well, deputy director of the

senator patlican roberts talks about the opening of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington dc. housemember of the resources committee talks about the western wildfires and climate change. journal"shington thursday morning, and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. >> live thursday on the c-span networks, the house returns at 9:00 a.m. to pick up legislation against anti-asian sentiment related to the coronavirus pandemic. and the pregnant workers fairness act on c-span. at 8:00 p.m., president trump holds a campaign rally in wisconsin. the senate convenes to continue work on two nominations to district courts in illinois. coverage of the formal dedication of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c.. and on a a.m., acting homeland security and fbi director christopher wray testify at a house hearing on national security threat. you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies. brought to you today by your television provider. president

of the dedication ceremony for the new dwight the eisenhower memorial in washington d.c. just off the national mall and at the face of capitol hill. speakers include memorial designer frank gehry, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, memorial commission chair senator pat roberts and president eisenhower's grandchildren, david and susan eisenhower. the dedication of the new dwight the eisenhower memorial live at 7 pm eastern on cspan2, on line at cspan.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month, we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night, a look at reconstruction amendments. daniel crofts discusses his book lincoln and the politics of slavery. the other 13th amendment and the struggle to save the union. he describes how, in 1861, lincoln and the republican party, supported a constitutional amendment quite different from the one that was eventually ratified in 1865. watch thursday beginning at 8 pm eastern, american history tv this week and every weekend on cspan3

authorized by congress, but dwight d. eisenhower memorial occupies a four acre park knew the u.s. capitol. -- near the u.s. capitol. a 30 minute tour of the memorial. following that, we talked to washington post art and architecture critic to learn about the debates over the design and to hear his thoughts on the architect and the completed work. i am victoria, the deputy executive director of the eisenhower memorial commission. we are here tonight in washington, d.c., at the northwest corner of the new presidential memorial fridge dwight d. eisenhower. this story starts about a thousand miles west of washington, d.c., in abilene, texas -- kansas. moved to abilene, kansas, when he was a toddler, and he stayed there through high school. i want to direct your view to inscribed on this wall. ended,rld war ii eisenhower came home to abilene and was given a hero's welcome. in a very humble way, he started talking about not that he was a hero but what he dreamed of doing when he was a young boy. proudest thing i can claim is that i am from abilene. >> i come here first and thank you and

dwight eisenhower got 12 million more votes.e largest increase in voter participation since the 18 twenties. you had two outstanding candidates. each were able to excite the electorate. >> here is a little bit more of adlai stevenson at the 1952 convention. >> what does concern me is not just winning this election. but how it is one. how we can take advantage of this great opportunity to debate issues sensibly and soberly. i hope and pray that we democrats will win or lose, can campaign, not as a crusade to exterminate the opposing party, as our pundit seem to prefer, but as a great opportunity to educate and elevate a people whose destiny is leadership. peopleell the american the truth, there are no gameins without pain. >> newton minow, where were you 59 years ago tonight? >> i was in the governor's mansion. one thing that topped the american people about stevenson was the way he conceded defeat. he gave the most graceful, patriotic talk. he pledged to support president eisenhower. he ended with a story that he remembered from

army film that traces the military career of dwight d.eisenhower from his time at west point through the conclusion of world war ii. then a biographical film produced by eisenhower's presidential campaign that features his accomplishments during world war ii and his role in the formation of nato. the final program documents the funeral services of former president eisenhower following his death on march 28, 1969. ♪

aboutpat roberts talks thursday's opening of the dwight eisenhower memorial in washington dc and arkansas a republican congressman, a member of the house national resources committee talks about the western wildfires and climate change. watch c-span's washington journal lives at 7:00 eastern thursday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. next, jill biden and doug spouses of joe biden and kamala harris distribute -- they met and spoke with several voters and supporters, here's a look. i retired this year after working for 37 years. she taught me the ropes and we have been doing phone banks -- >> yeah, we have been doing that for a while and we went to the democratic convention. [indiscernible] thank you for all your help. you are the second-highest phone banker in the state of new hampshire, right? [applause] this, this is at a picture of me and joe. [indiscernible] doug, the fellow in the brown --t [indiscernible] >> thank you for that. [indiscernible] >> we really appreciate it. >> tell everyone your name. >> my na

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by congress in 1999, the dwight the eisenhower memorial occupies a four acre park near the u.s. capitol across the street from the smithsonian national arrow and space museum. up next, a 30 minute tour of the new memorial. following that, we talked to washington post architecture to hearhilip kent :00 his thoughts on the architects and completed work. the'm victoria take well, deputy director of the eisenhower memorial commission. d.c.e here in washington, at the northwest corner of the new, presidential memorial for dwight d. eisenhower. starts about 1000 miles west of washington, d.c. in abilene, kansas. inle eisenhower was born texas, his family moved back to kansas when he was just a toddler. he stay there through high school. i wanted direct your view to -- speech that is inscribed in this wall in the memorial. when world war ii ended, eisenhower came home and was given a hero's welcome, and in a humble way, he started talking butt not that he was a hero what you dreamed of doing when he was a young boy in abilene, kansas. and ended with the proudest thing i can claim is th

thursday at 7 pm eastern on c-span two, watch live coverage of the dedication ceremony for the new dwight the eisenhower memorial in washington d.c. just off the national mall and at the face of capitol hill. speakers include memorial designer frank gehry, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, memorial commission chair senator pat roberts and president eisenhower's grandchildren, david and susan eisenhower. the dedication of the new dwight the eisenhower memorial live at 7 pm eastern on cspan2, on line at cspan.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month, we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night, a look at reconstruction amendments. daniel crofts discusses his book lincoln and the politics of slavery. the other 13th amendment and the struggle to save the union. he describes how, in 1861, n

do you think toabee does, angela, dwight? do you think dwight has a black friend?wight doesn't even have human friends, these people don't have any black frensd. the only black friend is stanley and he already works there. look. here is the truth of the matter. if companies want to hire black people, they will find a way to make it happen. they can start apprenticeship programs, they can start getting people trained into the positions that they want to hire them for. they can give a shot the same way they gave many white guys a shotment these are the same arguments that company had with women back during the day, but women are just not qualified. where do you find a woman, they are all in the kitchen. if you want to make it happen, you can make it happen. and don't tell me it is because black people aren't in finance, black people love finance. i'm not just talking about graduates. i'm talking about brack people in general. you ever watch a rap video, those people counting more money than you ever seen in your life. so what do you think makes you qualified to work

next, dwight eisenhower accepts his presidential nomination at the 1952 republican national convention in chicago. (music) (music) >> general eisenhower, the next president of the united states. mr. chairman, my fellow republicans. [cheering] may i first thank you on behalf of of mrs. eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome. this is our first entry into a political convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. thank you. [cheering] before i proceed with the thoughts i should like to address to you, may i have -- to congratulate the convention for their nominee of vice president? a man who has shown great qualities in many ways, but has a special child and an ability to ferret out any kind of subversive influence wherever it may be found in the strength and persistence. to get it out. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, you have summoned me on behalf of millions of your fellow americans to lead a great crusade for freedom in america, and freedom in the world. i know it is tough being responsibility of leading a crusade. i have led one. [cheering] i take up this task in the sp

the dedication of the new dwight d.isenhower memorial, live at 7:00 eastern on c-span two, online, or listen live on the c-span radio app. ♪ republican leaders spoke on the steps of the capital about their priorities if they were to win back the house in november. kevin mccarthy announced the parties commitment to america plan, focused on the economy, support for law enforcement, and school choice. this is 25 minutes.

the dedication of the new dwight d eisenhower memorial at 7:00 p.m.astern on c-span two, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> coming up tonight on c-span. president trump hosts leaders from israel, the united arab emirates, and bahrain, to sign an agreement between the nations . then secretary of state mike pompeo talks about the agreement and his recent trip to eastern europe. later, joe biden takes his presidential campaign to florida , where he held a roundtable with military veterans. president trump hosted the foreign ministers from the united arab emirates and bahrain along with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. the leaders met to sign the abraham accords to normalize relations between israel and the two countries. this is 45 minutes. ♪

are here tonight in washington, d.c., at the northwest corner of the new presidential memorial for dwight d. eisenhower. this story starts about a thousand miles west of washington, d.c., in abilene, kansas. his family moved to abilene, kansas, when he was a toddler, and he stayed there through high school. i want to direct your view to this speech inscribed on this wall. when world war ii ended, eisenhower came home to abilene and was given a hero's welcome. in a very humble way, he started talking about not that he was a hero but what he dreamed of doing when he was a young boy. ended with the proudest thing i can claim is that i am from abilene. that first paragraph of that speech, was a primary inspiration for the designer of the memorial frank gehry. he has expressed here in this statue of young eisenhower as a teenage boy sitting on the stone block looking in the direction of two of his greatest accomplishments, president of the united states and supreme commander of the allied expeditionary forces. the stone comes from spain. all of the stone is limestone. he sits here, cast life-s

ultimately, captain dwight did not make it into space.been shaping history with his hands. patterson has our su spotlight. >> i tell stories. i tell the whole story from the beginning all the way through to the end. >> reporter: this is the way ed dwight shapes the story of the past. from his denver studio, the 87-year-old crafts worses of art celebrating larger than life figures of black history. with 130 memorials across the country, his works have never been more relevant. as confederate statues are toppled in the wake of the black lives matter movement, this is a chance to write the narrative. >> black history, it's about accomplishment. some bad things that make the good things more important. the confederate statues, they were memorializing slavery. they were memorializing hatred, white supremacy. that's crazy in my opinion. they should come down. >> reporter: it's the latest unlikely chapter in his life. his parents preached about rising above, teaching their son to cast aside race, unshackling him and keeping him in the dark about

in 1956, blacks voted 40% for dwight eisenhower. and it looked like it could have held up that way in 1960. but towards the end, what happens is this. moved tother king has atlanta, georgia from alabama. he is arrested and goes to jail for the night. it's the first time he spent the night in jail. and he would be out the next morning, not a big deal, except that not long before that he was pulled over for a moving traffic violation in georgia. and he had been released on parole. and when he is arrested for this sit-in, it's a violation of his parole and the judge in rural georgia decides, you are going to prison camp for six months for a traffic violation. this is pretty outrageous, it was also pretty tough prison camp. the king family, particularly dred scott king, feared for martin luther king's life. it was a question of what would you do? of richard nixon's black advisors said, you know, can you intervene? make a statement and speak out. and he reacts very realistically and says he can't interfere with the judge , well, there's

the dedication of the two dwight d. eisenhower memorial live at 7:00 eastern on c-span2. c-span.org and listen live on the c-span radio app. tuesday morning, secretary of state mike pompeo spoke about the agreement between israel, bahrain, in the united arab emirates. he sat down with the council ahead -- atlantic council ahead of the event where he also talked about china's relationship with the world and recent trips to eastern europe. this is 30 minutes. everyone., across myriad platforms and around the world and live on c-span2 to atlantic council front page, the hash tag for the twitterratti among you. it's our honor to host the 70th secretary of state, mike pompeo, former director of the central intelligence agency, former member of congress, former u.s. army officer, finished first in his class at west point, harvard law school graduate, and of course, much more. i'm fred kemp, president and ceo of the atlantic council and mr. secretary, this is a heroic day. the uae, israel, and bahrain are set to sign an accord, first theigned abraham accord, first such agreement