in england general dwight d eisenhower and his deputy commanders chart the liberation of a lost continent. plan when and where are the mighty armies of the united nations will strike today? northern france is that battleground. into the building of the air defense system, the so-called west wall. the nazis brought the slave labor of conquered nations. pictures made by the germans themselves to impress their satellites with the strength and invincibility of their fortifications. within steel and concrete emplacements. for years in the making. the germans have amassed every known weapon of defense. whether those weapons are enough to stop the allied onslaught will be proven and the struggle that lies ahead. here is the other side of the channel. britain and the armed camp bristling with tanks and trucks and guns from the united states and canada. here is the fruition of four years of planning and production. here is a glimpse of england. as the allied armies awaited d-day. and. local motives built to run on continental railway, freight cars and tank cars to replace rolling stock destroyed b

this eve took place at the gettysburg college and the dwight d. eisenhower society to mark the 80th anniversary of d-day. >> we will focus primarily on the american experience, but i want to emphasize the invasion was absolutely a team effort. i think in general-president eisenhower would emphasize that above all. there is a great lesson to be learned. there was participation of a dozen allied country on d-day. everybody contributing what they could. what we would call skin and the game. certainly we have that. it is a harbinger, it demonstrates to us the vital importance of u.s. security of successful partnerships, successful alliances over time, of like-minded folks. the last time we fought a war of any size and scope without actual allies was the spanish-american war. that has been a while and i think what happened on d-day gives us a sense of how incredibly important these partnerships are. that said there was only one western country in 1944 that had the intrinsic strength, wherewithal, military power not just to lead the invasion but the campaign that

weather turned across the choppy and choppy english channel, the supreme commander of the allies, dwight d eisenhowerawaited the largest forest ever of its kind, built by 12 nations. men, guns, planes, naval craft of every description, waiting. the world. captive and free. waited. finally. eisenhower's forecasters said there is a would open briefly on tuesday, the 6th of june. the general weighed the options and gave the order at dawn. the allies air strike, the great crusade to free europe from tyranny wouldgeneral eisenhower drove to the english town of t paratroopers of 101st airborne. there were men from all over america who was estimated. that 80% of them would be killed. within hours, that was the estimate. but they were brave. their resolute. and they were ready. one soldier told general eisenhower, quote, don't worry, sir. si job. everything will be taken care of. that's what he said. and because of their courage and their resolve and because the courage and resolve of their allies, it was taken care of. from the sea and sky, nearly 160,000 allied troops descended on normandy, many to state t

across the choppy english channel, the supreme commander of the allies, dwight d. eisenhower, waited. the largest force ever of its kind, built by 12 nations -- men, guns, planes, naval craft of every description -- waited. the world, captive and free, finally, eisenhower's forecasters said there was a window in the weather. it would open briefly on tuesday the 6th of june. the general weighed the options and gave the order: at dawn, the allies would strike. the great crusade to free europe from tyranny would begin. that night, general eisenhower drove to the english town of newbury to visit paratroopers of the 101st airborne. they were men from all over america. it was estimated that 80% of them would be killed within hours. that was the estimate. but they were brave, they were resolute, and they were ready. one soldier told general eisenhower, quote, don't worry, sir. the 101st is on the job. everything will be taken care of. that's what he said. and because of their courage and their resolve, because of the courage and resolve of their allies, it was taken care of.■ from t

they might richard nixon did not measure up to the footsteps of dwight d eisenhower. perhaps he could carry on the party policies, the policies of nixon and bentsen and dirksen and goldwater. but this nation luxury. perhaps we could affordharding. and perhaps we could afford a path fillmore. but after bucha needed lincoln. after taft. we needed and after hoover, we needed franklin roosevelt. but we not merely running against mr. nixon. our task inot merely one of itemizing republican far is that wholly necessary for the fami from the farm. you do not need us to tell them of their the unemployed miners and textile workersre them in november. the old people families without a decent home. thewithout a decent school. they all know that it's time for a change.we are not here to curse the darkness. here to light aas winston churchill said on taking office. some 20 years ago, if we open a quarrel between the president and the past, we shall be in danger of losing the future. today, our concern must be with thate world is changing. the old era is ending. do abroad. thenew an

they might add in future years that richard nixon did not measure up to the footsteps of dwight d eisenhower. perhaps he could carry on the party policies, the policies of nixon and bentsen and dirksen and goldwater. but this nation cannot afford such a luxury. perhaps we could afford a following. harding. and perhaps we could afford a path following fillmore. but after buchanan, this nation needed lincoln. after taft. we needed and after hoover, we needed franklin roosevelt. but we're not merely running against mr. nixon. our task is not merely one of itemizing republican failures, nor is that wholly necessary for the family forced from the farm. you do not need us to tell them of their plight. the unemployed miners and textile workers know that the decision is before them in november. the old people without medical care, the families without a decent home. the parents, the children without a decent school. they all know that it's time for a change. we are not here to curse the darkness. we are here to light a candle. as winston churchill said on taking office. some 20 years ago, if we open

. >> we join with you in the united states in saluting the name and the memory of dwight d. eisenhower. a farm boy from abilene, kansas, he led the armies of 20 nations to victory in the greatest war of history. a son of america, he liberated europe. he will forever be revered among those nations who, like my own, or his comrades in arms, and remembered with abiding gratitude by those nations which were liberated under his command from the most monstrous and vile tyranny that has ever defiled this earth. this will eisenhower be remembered. >> c-span, powered by cable.

across the choppy english channel, supreme command of the allied dwight d. eisenhower openriefly on tuesday the sixth of june. the general weighed the options and gave the order, at dawn the allies would strike. the great crusade to free europe from tyranny would begin. that night, general eisenhower drove to the english town of newberry to visit paratroopers from the 101st airborne. there were men from all over america. it was estimated that 80% of them would be killed within hours. that was the estimate. but they were brave, they were resolute, and they were ready. one soldier told general eisenhower, quote, don't worry, sir, the 101st is on the job, everything will be taken care of. that's what he said. and because of their courage and their resolve, the courage and resolve of their allies, it was taken care of. from the sea and sky, nearly 160,000 allied troops descended on normandy. many come to state the obvious, never came home. many survived that the longest day, kept on fighting for months until victory was finally one. and if you, a noble band of brothers are

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in the words of general dwight d. eisenhowereme allied commander, they had embarked on a great crusade, and the hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere marched with them. that great crusade would is eventually free the tyrannized peoples of europe and help save the world as we know it and it all began right here on june 6, 1944. >> distinguished rise, if you are able, for the arrival of the official party. >> [speaking french] ♪ >> distinguished guests, the president of the united states of america, accompanied by emmanuel macron. >> [speaking french] ♪ [applause] ♪ >> distinguished guests, please rein standing for the french national anthem followed by the national anthem of the united states of america. >> [speaking french] ♪ ♪ [applause] >> distinguished guests, please remain standing for the indication. >> [speaking french] >> let us bow our heads in humble reverence and solemn remembrance, let us pray. god, when you needed someone to defend freedom, you made a soldier. wh tyranny, you created a marine. when yo

this event took place as part of a nference hosted by gettysburg college and the do dwight d. eisenhower society to mark the 80th anniversary of d-day. and for those of you, including me who did not know david and susan in gettysburg, we have a pretty good opportunity to get to tell them, and particularly david's side of the story through this warmly personal and very evocative book going home to glory. which i treasure as one of my favorite eisenhower books. currently a lecturer at the eisenberg university of pennsylvania and director of its institute for public service, david teaches courses on communications in the presidency. his 1986 book is kind of his calling card. the book, for those of you who are young and unfamiliar, is eisenhower war, 1943 to 1945. it was at the time not just the bestseller, but part of the conversation about how the allies conduct did and ultimately succeeded in crushing the nazi regime. to this day it is considered essential work on the final two years of second world war. david's topic this afternoon is d-day and beyond. let's welcome him. [applause] >> th

eastern, authors and dwight eisenhower's grandson david eisenhower talks about leadership, the navy's role during the day, and the legacy at 9:00 p.m. eastern, dom six american presidents, from ronald reagan to joe biden. and at 11:30 p.m. eastern, exploring the role of females leading up to the invasion. watch american history tv, saturdays on c-span2, or watch anytime online at c-span.org /history. ♪ on "q&a," after george takei, author of the children's book "my lost freedom," recalls when he and his family were removed from their home and sent to an internment camp, following the attack of japan on pearl harbor. george: they knocked on the door, pointed a bayonet at my father. we the other soldier said, "get your family out of this house." we followed them out, settlement driveway, waiting for our mother to come out, and when she finally came out, escorted by a soldier, when she came out, she had our baby sister in one arm, a huge duffel bag in the other, and tears were streaming down her cheeks. that memory is seared into my brain. >> actor and author george tokai on "q&a." -- george takei on "q&a." >> c-span is your unfiltered view of go

fox political polls and the trump team search for a running mate as we head to break general dwight d. eisenhowere for the d-day invasion 80 years ago today. >> you are about to embark upon the great crusade towards which we have striven these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. the hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. in company with our brave allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine, the elimination of nazi tyranny over the oppressed people of europe and security for ourselves in a free world. (bell ringing) someone needs to customize and save hundreds with liberty mutual! (inaudible sounds) (elevator doors opening) wait, there's an elevator? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, ♪ ♪ liberty. ♪ ♪ >> isolationism was not the answer 80 years ago, and it is not the answer today. >> to surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. >> we need a president that's as sharp and is respected. and we're closer to world war iii. putin is now talking abo

with general dwight d. eisenhowernging invasion in the history of warfare. the german military occupiers of france could not believe their eyes when dawn broke the next day and the english channel was filled with military ships and boats of all sizes as far as the eye could see headed straight for the french beaches of normandy where the german army had massive guns in bunkers to crush any attempted invasion by the united states and its allies. there is no greater bravery than being the first ones off the landing craft in a beach invasion in war. no one has captured the fear and the danger and the heroism of the d-day invasion better than steven e-spielberg did in saving private ryan. when the news broke to the world the next day that american soldiers were fighting and dying on those beaches in what was their first day of what became the months long battle to liberate france and defeat adolph hitler, president franklin delano roosevelt said that the americans landing on that beach, including the thousands who died th

dwight d. >> eisenhower, awaited the largest forced ever of its kind, built by 12 nations. men. guns, planes, naval craft of every description waited. >> the world captive and free, waited finally, eisenhower's forecasters said there is a window in the weather it would open briefly. >> on tuesday. 6, june the general wade the options and gave the order at dawn, the allies was strike the great crusade to free yourself from tyranny would begin that night. generalize our drove to the english town of newberry to visit paratroopers. >> hundred and first airborne there were men from all over america was estimated that 80% of them would be killed within hours. that was the estimate. >> but there were brave they're resolute and they were ready one soldier told general eisenhower, quote, don't worry, sir, sir but hundred and first is on the job everything will be taken care of that's what he said and because of their courage and their resolve, here's the courage resolve, of their allies it was taking care of from the sea and sky nearly 160,000 allied troops to descended on normally many

told the commander of the d-day invasion and future president of the united states, general dwight d eisenhower that he wanted the board and navy ship to get a closer view of the allied troops hitting the beach in normandy. general eisenhower told church hill that they could not take that risk. churchill told him, exasperated general eisenhower, that he would board a british navy ship and there is nothing the american general could do to stop him. and that was true. eisenhower couldn't stop church hill from ordering a british navy ship. but the king of england could. when king george heard that churchill was going to join the d-day invasion forces on a british navy ship, the king said he wanted to be on that ship, too. and then, prime minister churchill, the most stubborn and the most courageous british prime minister in history backed down, realizing that he couldn't risk the king's life on that warship that day. and so winston churchill and the king of england and the president of the united states had to stay at their posts and wait. wait for the most important news they would ever hear in t

this eve took place at the gettysburg college and the dwight d. eisenhower society to mark the 80th anniversary of d-day. >> we will focus primarily on the american experience, but i want to emphasize the invasion was absolutely a team effort. i think in general-president eisenhower would emphasize that above all. there is a great lesson to be learned. there was participation of a dozen allied country on d-day. everybody contributing what they could. what we would call skin and the game. certainly we have that. it is a harbinger, it demonstrates to us the vital importance of u.s. security of successful partnerships, successful alliances over time, of like-minded folks. the last time we fought a war of any size and scope without actual allies was the spanish-american war. that has been a while and i think what happened on d-day gives us a sense of how incredibly important these partnerships are. that said there was only one western country in 1944 that had the intrinsic strength, wherewithal, military power not just to lead the invasion but the campaign that

that was dwight d. eisenhower, much stronger president than people give him credit for. it is interesting, this idea of deportation, particularly with respect to criminals, harkening back to dwight eisenhower, you know, this is popular. all the polling, senator tuberville shows 60, 70% approval of a strong deportation plan. i'm sure it is linked to those awful stories about criminal murders and so forth, but what do you make of that? do you think this will stand the test of time? >> i do, larry. i've talked to the president trump several times about this. he is all for getting elected and in the first thing, just start deporting people. we can, american people number one can't afford this. it is costing us a billion dollars a month. we're having people get killed. our, the american citizen, both republican and democrat are starving, larry, they're starving for a fair election to they think their vote counts. we used to have a election system that was really controlled by the justice system. not anymore. it is pretty much controlled by however the democrats want to contro

the supreme commander of the allies, to dwight d. eisenhower, waited, the largest force of ever of its kind. naval craft of every description waited. the world, captive and free waited. finally, eisenhower's forecasters said there is a window in the weather. it would open briefly on tuesday, the sixth of june. the general weighed the options and gave the order dawn, the allies would strike. a great crusade to free europe from tierney would begin. that night, general eisenhower drove to the english town of newberry to visit paratroopers from the 100 thirst airborne -- 101st airborne. men from all over america, it was estimated that 80% of them would be killed within hours. that was the estimate. but they were brave. they were resolute. they were ready. one soldier told general eisenhower, "don't worry, sir will the 101st is on the job everything will be taken care of her coat that's what he said. because of their courage and their resolve, the courage and the resolve of their allies, it was taken care of. from the sea and from the sky 160,000 al

the "uss dwight d. eisenhower" has two.000 sailors and more than 75 aircraft, strike group commander rear admiral marc miguez told us, the houthis have proven to be resourceful adversaries. >> there are the intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance drones that are the houthis are launching. how have you seen them used? >> when we first got to this area, we would detect the drone, and then all of a sudden, you know, ten minutes later or five minutes later, there was an attack. in other words, a ballistic missile being launched or a cruise missile being launched. and we've deduced over time that they are obviously using these drones to perfect their targeting solution. >> reporter: since the war in israel and gaza began, other iranian-backed militias have targeted u.s. forces in jordan, iraq, and syria, with at least 175 attacks that injured 183 service members and killed three. admiral miguez told us so far the "uss eisenhower" has only been focused on the houthis in the southern red sea. since january 11th, its planes ha

. >> absolutely as strong men to do it into president trump to do this meeting he reference dwight d eisenhowerhe drinks one of my favorite presence after president trump of course and he reference that he deported people because he had to make a very strong stance to preserve this nation a reference it because five-star general, to get a . as we take that kind of leadership to do it again and when he referenced was the season the left is going to get tripping a few people who going to get deported like the poor mother family they're going to talk about the criminals the wound to deport first this is top priority and find criminals send them back to where they came from very important. larry: this good in a spoken to him quite a bit about that do the white house and her thing just as we bit of history you are at west point grad yourself this insert that into it but we bit of history like is underrated president such a thing is possible and the liberal so-called liberal republican governor of california, earl warren, who i put in this report is a chief justice and conservatives route against him

. >> that was general dwight d. eisenhower, the broadcast he delivered 80 years ago. eaders and veterans who were there that day are gathering for the remembrance of d-day 80 years later. we're awaiting a number of very symbolic events. a c-130 flyover. we'll hear the french national anthem and then the u.s. national anthem. we'll also hear from president macron and u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin. of course, we will be taking live remarks being made by united states president joe biden. jonathan lemire, mike barnicle, richard haass, and michael beschloss are still with us for our live coverage. richard, if you could talk a little bit about what the fight and the sacrifice was for, and do we have history rhyming a bit today in not just hot spots around the world, in ukraine and israel, but in our challenges here at home? >> what this was was not a localized threat but really a threat to the entire world. if you added up the war-making machines that were germany and japan, it was a threat to all of europe, to some extent the atlantic, as well as all of the asia paci

the largest up until now was dwight d. eisenhower. jean eisenhower. president ivan hour.e not like what was happening at the time. you know what? that was a peanut compared to what is happening now. that was a mere peanut. as we secure our border, i will also take immediate action to save our economy, as of this week, crooked joe has inflicted the longest period of continuous inflation in many, many decades, many, many years. at least 38 straight months where it's over a number that's unthinkable. unthinkable. these are unthinkable numbers. 5, 6, 7, 8, and even 9%. and then he tried to blame me last week. and even the fake news stuck up for me. he said when i inherited the country inflation was at 9%. that was just another one of the biden lies. inflation watt 1.4%. and thank you very much, fake news, for sticking up. they lie so much. [applause] >> that biden group they just lie. that's all think are good at. it's called misinformation,/disinformation. almost the same but not exactly. but we won't get into it. biden inflation, price hikes and energy destruction have cost

no aircraft carrier has been busier in the last 5 years in the uss dwight d eisenhower over 550 daysirst arrived in the red sea in november. this word keeps coming up. this is unprecedented. the houthis have decided to attack maritime shipping over 10% of trade goes through the red sea itself. about 30% >> of the globe's container traffic. they've also decided to attack u.s. warships as well. the first target by as you pull a stigma. so >> when the first ship to shoot down and was a missile in combat history. so we just saw what's behind the store, which is the combat information center from the second that one of those missiles fired at the ship. lot of decisions that need to be made, how to intercept where in a separate what kind of tools to be used. all of those decisions, some cases have you made in a matter of seconds. >> we've got some exquisite capabilities, both defensive in self-defense. >> naval aviators have played such a key role in the united states. is efforts against the houthi good. being able to go on offense. >> when you're sitting in cockpit to and you know that th

the oppressed peoples of europe and security for ourselves in a free world that was general dwight d eisenhower, the supreme commander of the allied forces in europe on june 6, 1944, for d-day, his order of the de was distributed to the 175,000 members of the petition every four and for some of them, it was the last thing that they would read before they sacrifice their lives in service of their country. we want to read the rest of that letter, quote, your task will not be an easy one. your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped, and battle-hardened. he will fight savagely but this is the year 1944. much has happened since the nazi triumphs of 194041 the united nations have inflicted upon the germans great defeats in open battle, man to man our air offensive is seriously reduced. their strength in the air. and their capacity to wage war on the ground our home friends have given us an overwhelming superiority and weapons and munitions of war and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. the tide has turned. the free men of the world are marching together to victory. >> i have

. >> that was supreme allied commander dwight d. eisenhoweroops about to take part in a massive d-day invasion of france. thursday marks 80 years since tens of thousands of american and allied troops stormed the beaches of normandy, france. gener general eisenhower called the invasion the great crusade. all these years later, the challenge is keeping the memories of that great crusade aive loo. barry petersen has more. >> reporter: watch closely at this moment that will one day be gone forever. >> that first time in combat, dour being nervous, or do you feel like your training had prepared you for that moment? >> you're always nervous when you know you're going to be in combat, and you're always nervous after you've been in combat. but for me and, i think, most of my contemporaries, we were in combat, no nerves at all. just doing your job. >> reporter: a moment when you can talk to a world war ii veteran like 99-year-old steve ellis, a gunnery officer on a navy invasion landing craft in the pacific. >> i can still remember that we were on a re

[applause] >> general dwight d eisenhower.ou are about to embark upon the great crusade upon these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. the hopes and prayers of mark -- march with you. in company with our brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine, ending the nazi tierney oppressing the people in europe and situating ourselves in a free world. your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped, and battle hardened. they will fight savagely. but this is the year 1944. much has occurred since the 1940-41 triumph of the nazis. our -- we have seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. we place at our disposal great resources of trade fighting men. the freemen of the world are marching together to victory. i have full confidence in your courage. you will accept nothing less than full victory. good luck and let us all beseech the blessing of almighty god. [applause] >> prime minister winston churchill's address to parliament, june

. >> reporter: on the eve of battle, general dwight d. eisenhowers greatest military operation. >> it's one of those images that just causes you to pause. there is clearly something going on. there is conversation. we don't know what it is. >> reporter: james ginther is the archivist of the eisenhower library in abilene, kansas, where a cutout of the famous photo has been turned into a selfie station. >> what makes this picture so iconic is that it perfectly captures all that was at stake on d-day. the burden of command. the lives in the balance. and the more you learn about this picture, the more perfect it becomes. >> why did he think it was important to visit the troops? >> because wars aren't won by armies. they are won by individual soldiers. and he knew the value of that. >> i was very young. it was my 22nd birthday. >> reporter: the soldier in the helmet since passed away, but he recalled his brief encounter with eisenhower in a 1994 interview with cbs news. >> we were really ready to go. we were all set. we had everything loaded. someone cam

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american superpower but that book just recently released and i want to ask you what general dwight d eisenhower'sing is the short answer. he didn't sleep that night as much as we could tell. he stayedak up all my chain-smoking filling ashtray after ashtray and reading western #jnovels because that's how he cleared his mind when he neededed to think and needed toe able to focus. starting early in the morning around 6:30 reports came in and almost all of them are positive. and slowly but surely he got more and more information and the day trying to find out basically what was going on. i think the most stressful part of that day was the news from omaha beach was long in coming pretty got an early report from a famous american aviator who had personally boarded an■w airplane just to see the invasion himself first-hand and running into them he was told that everything was looking great although omaha was a bit touch and go. it was not until 6:00 at night the general eisenhower got correct informationig about omaa and the trying and disasteratio. he then went rushed to the headquarters of bernard mont

them -- fi, everyone is picking onrump because he had clinton, what abt kennedy, what about dwight d. eisenhowery are not any better. those who live in glass houses should not tow stones. that is not what he was being persecuted for. he was persecuted to undermine the new election. he's been persecuted -- they've been undermining the election since 2016. all the leftists which are real communists. progressive means nazis. progressive means communist. when you wake up and see how bad they are in our government and trying to wipe us out, maybe you'll wake up and do something. that is it for this morning's open forum. next, we will be joined by siriusxm progressive radio show host dean. campaign 2024 and political news of the day. we will be right back. ♪ >> tonight q&a,e sit down with two world war ii veterans. steve ellis and former u.s. army air force b24 navigator ralph flynto talk about their experiences during the war. >> wt remember was the invasion of the big island on th philippines. the co7vnvoy was under constant attack by the japanese day and night. i looked up and there was one coming

one about clinton, what about kennedy, what about dwight d., eisenhower?about the common man walking the streets? they are not any better. those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. that is not what he was being persecuted for. he was persecuted to undermine the new election. he's been persecuted -- they've been undermining the election since 2016. all the leftists which are real communists. progressive means nazis.progressive means communist. when you wake up and see how bad they are in our government and trying to wipe us out, maybe you'll wake up and do something. thanks. host: that is it for this morning's open forum. next, we will be joined by siriusxm progressive radio show host dean. we will talk about campaign 2024 and political news of the day. we will be right back. ldll navigator ralph flynn to talk about their experiences during the war. >> was the invasion of the big island on the philippines. the convoy was under constant attack by the japanese day and night. i looked up and there was one coming right at us. l range, so i waited

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eastern, john mcmanus, craig simmons and dwight eisenhower's grandson david eisenhower talk about market leadership during operation overlord, the navy's role during dy, and the legacy of the allied landings. at 9:00 p.m. eastern, d-day anniary speeches from six american presidents, from ronald reagan to joe biden. history kim polian explores the role of female spies leading up to the invasion. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2, and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> next, president trump speaking at the normandy american cemetery in france to mark the 75th anniversary of d-day. he thanked those who sacrificed lives at historic day, referring to them as the greatest americans to ever live.

d-day. dwight eisenhower becomes the commander of that operation. ronald reagan delivering that speech and what he says about fighting for freedom. echoes of that in joe biden's speech today. i think we as a country could use these moments are in more to reflect on how we got here as a country and how important it is to remember freedom not only isn't free but has to be fought for all the time. >> martha: yeah, i couldn't agree more and i think that's why it's so important to dig into these moments. when you meet these minute to see their humility and courage and bravery it's just lessons upon lessons for us and we need to emulate them a bit more every day. brett thank you so much they deceive. see you and a little while. cesium. >> safe travels. >> martha: thank you so much. coming up on our special coverage from normandy with actors who portrayed world war ii heroes in the hbo histories band of brothers that brought these stories to the forefront in america and anyway. [ ♪♪ ] ...by cashbackin. what'd you think i was talking about? -not a game. -no

dwight eisenhower's grandson david eisenhower talk about market leadership during operation overlord, the navy's role during d-day, and the legacy of the allied landings. at 9:00 p.m. eastern, d-day anniary speeches from six american presidents, from ronald reagan to joe biden. history kim polian explores the role of female spies leading up to the invasion. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2, and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> next, president trump speaking at the normandy american cemetery in france to mark the 75th anniversary of d-day. he thanked those who sacrificed lives at historic day, referring to them as the greatest americans to ever live. [applause] >> [speaking french] [applause] ♪ president trump: president macron, mrs. macron, and the people of france; to the first lady of the united states and members of the united states congress; to distinguished guests, veterans, and my fellow americans. freedom's altar.here on on these shores, on these bluffs, on this day 75 years ago, 10,000 men shed the

d mode so to speak is this idea of leadership. i was watching. people should go to youtube and watches. fantastic. a 90 minute report from cbs news with dwight eisenhower from 1964 the 20th anniversary of d day. and just the difference in leadership. i don't want to exploits much my history cuz it's very easy to perhaps of hi site to be 2020. with a difference in leadership then. and now i tried. eisenhower is famous for having written a failure message, day sales. he wrote a letter and he would have read where he took soul responsibility for as the, the supreme allied commander for the failure of that operation. and politics is always been messy. it has always been corruption and unsavory people, etc. and again, i don't want to be too rosy about about the past, but it's so difficult to find leaders who will really stand by their policy positions and take responsibility. leaders of all kinds less than right in center, whatever. just where we are today. and watching is dwight eisenhower, with anyone hispanic history, should really just watches on youtube. it's free. it's fantastic. with so many details about this historical moment where she was willing

d-day srtg with the u.s. office of war iortion followed by general dwig out does -- dwight eisenhower meeting his -- reading hisessage to allied forces. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the atlantic wall has been penetrated. the allies clung precariously to a few beaches. now they have a solid foot hole. -- a solid foothold. the allied command has announced the battle of the beaches is complete. the offense of was bitterly -- offensive was bitterly contested. the american, british and canadian troops pressed firmly made contact with the french people. this was no pushover driving the germans back. some of our troops dropped within yards of the waters edge. there were two enemies, the germans and the heavy seas. . german prisoners were taken almost at once. american and british aircraft supported the troops magnificently. american [ indiscernible] >> with the beaches freed of enemy fire, lumbering bulldozers said about clearing the way for vital landing strips. the blast of allied shells shattered german defenses. survivors were given prompt attention from radical corpsmen. some were grateful while many were bewildered. pushing forward

there were countless ways for the d-day invasion to fail and dwight eisenhower knew every single one of them and he still said go. when he said go, he hand wrote the statement with issue and defeat. the statement he never had to issue. in his own handwriting, general eisenhower wrote our landings in the cherbourg-havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and i have withdrawn the troops. my decision to attack was based on the best information available. the troops, the air, and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. if any blame or fault attach to the attempt, it is mine alone. of course general eisenhower was ready to take the blame alone. because that is what honor demanded. eight years later, general eisenhower was elected president of the united states. after his faithful service, became the first republican president in 20 years. and in a tragic collapse of honor, in dwight eisenhower's political party, it is now impossible to imagine the last republican president taking the blame alone for anything. in fact, donald trump's last white house chie