and in fact, it was an understanding from president dwight d. eisenhower all the way down to secretary hobby that if we ensure people's health and access to health care, it is not just an individual concern. it is actually societally we become better and we become stronger. the healthier all children are, the more likely they are to go out there and compete. if you're battling sickness, it undermines our economic well-being. this understanding that if someone gets polio -- in fact, in the world of infectious diseases, truly justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. in fact, an illness somewhere is a threat to some people being ill everywhere. this was the brilliance of the republican president, of dwight d. eisenhower, and it's how this great department began. setting the standard, understanding that in many ways we're all in this together when it comes to our health, and so for me this is another point in history. it is a challenge to us as to who we will be as a nation. will we continue to be a country that believes that everyone can have, as a

towards washington for it, franklin roosevelt, dwight d. eisenhowerho served in 1953 makes his first appearance in the c-span top five this year. choices ist the top harry truman, thomas jefferson, and jfk, and ronald reagan. lyndon johnson jumps up one spot this year to return to the top 10. ranked deadan is last in all three c-span surveys. that is the same for andrew jackson, his overall rating dropping this year from 13 to number 18. the survey has good news for barack obama, his first time on the list, he has been placed at number 12 overall. george w. bush. three spots. and publicins persuasion and relations with congress. did our historians rate your favorite president. you can find all of this onnext, a discussion russian cyber operations. this is 90 minutes.

. >> bret: welcome to the dwight d eisenhower presidential library and museum in abilene kansas.tion's 34th president is located in his hometown of abilene. good evening. i am bret baier. this is another road trip edition of "special report." we will be talking about president eisenhower and his legacy and we will speak live with the governor of kansas. but first the newest american president is standing up to his counterparts around the world whether they be a friend or foe. reaction is coming in from around the world. he started his day at the national prayer breakfast, an annual event that began under president eisho

roosevelt, teddy roosevelt, dwight d. eisenhower followed by harry truman, thomas jefferson, .ohn f. kennedy let's go to charles. from west virginia. caller: good morning. i listen to wall street journal a lot. president kennedy is one of the best presidents that we have had. there are others prior. but i'm 71 years old. and he was within my range of age. i would like to say one thing. actually would like to say two or three things. he was one of the first ones who destroyed the union. he had a big rally when no one was around. clinton was another bad one. because he was the one who started all the trade wars. bush is one of the worst because of all the lives of the soldiers killed. obama was trying to keep our soldiers alive. now the republicans in the senate are nothing but warmongers. they want to go to war. and they support this president against our media. people, they these are patriots. who think of america. and there should be more of those in the white house right now. about what harms america. and that is what i say. thank

. >> bret: welcome to the dwight d eisenhower presidential library and museum in abilene kansas.to the nation's 34th president is located in his hometown of abilene. good evening. i am bret baier. this is another road trip edition of "special report." we will be talking about president eisenhower and his legacy and we will speak live with the governor of kansas. but first the newest american president is standing up to his counterparts around the world whether they be a friend or foe. reaction is coming in from around the world. he started his day at the national prayer breakfast, an annual event that began under president eisenhower.

robert, with best wishes and with lasting appreciation of valuable service in the white house, dwight d eisenhower. host: that's hysterical. guest: those kind of things are just precious and that's why i love it. host: will it be so easy to write a book about future presidents so much as done by e-mail now and little bits of paper and all those things? guest: no. it will be more tough and probably not as rich as what we were able to find it after all of these years, but i really do think breathing life into that time is important. dedication of the book as you saw, the first pages to our son paul and daniel and their generation. please allow history to inform your decisions in the future. host: that's an interesting question. i have a group of students at college, i have a year-long seminar and i was trying to think of how you might talk to the undergraduate population. what would you say is ike is greatest legacy or his key legacy? guest: he has a lot of them, but i think the ability to work with others, the ability to keep the country safe and the fact that he's underappreciated after all of the

roosevelt number numr three, teddy roosevelt at number four.o rounding out the top fivetop dwight d eisenhowerenator chris van hollen the university of marylandersi eastern shore to talk about abot black history month and education.ation. senator van hollen will alsoso announce new legislation to honor harriet tubman.man. this gets under way at the university of maryland easternfd shore in princess ann maryland. >>> we are on eagle watch onceee again. ag this time at the national arboretum where eagle parents e mr. president and the firstand t lady welcomed a new egg toegg their nest last night.r ne the d.c. region was captivatedtv last year by the same eagles eas especially when their twowo eaglets hatched and they wered named freedom and liberty.iby. the d.c. eagle cam streamedam the entire thing.the enti here's a livere tlook at what't going on right now.g on r n more than 60 million people milp watched during a fieove monthnth period.riod. mr. president and the firstnd t lady are the first pair toair nest at the national arboretum since 1947. 19 >>> steve, we're on eagle we'ree watch, my f

dwight d. eisenhower is remembered for the military industrial complex. in a letter, he offered a success "to attain any it is quite clear that the , federal government cannot avoid or responsibilities which escape responsibilities which the mass of people believe should be undertaken by it. the political processes of our country are such that if the rule of reason is not applied in this effort, we will lose everything even to the possible , and drastic change in the constitution. this is what i mean by my confidence in moderation in government. should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance , and labor law programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. there is a tiny splinter group that believes you can do these things, their number is negligible, and they are stupid." i would tell president-elect trump, that although that number is no longer negligible, indeed that splinter group is now , trump's nominal political party. that political party now controls every level of american governme

and so i go back to where we came from, a republican president, dwight d. eisenhower, and the first head of -- of the health department, an incredible woman, world war ii. served soldiers in world war ii. and they had a vision for this country that, hey, what we have is not good enough. let's figure out a way to do because, because a healthy society is an economically strong society. a healthy society a prosperous society. a healthy society lives up to our common values. we are the united states of america. we should set the national standard for health care. and when it comes to the most vulnerable amongst us, whether they're a poor kid on a farm, whether it's someone in the inner city, whether it is an immigrant, we are a country that believes, like the old african proverb, "if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together." one of the great singers and artists and inspirations of my state, a guy named bruce springsteen, has a song where he says "we take care of our own." what we've done -- well, we've done well on that idea. we've gotten bet

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d roosevelt is an teddy roosevelt forth. those seem to be the big titans of american presidents. this year i was struck by the rise of dwight eisenhower, how he has come up that quickly in recent years. the reason for his rise seem to new scholarship that has opened up and we have a lot of new books on him. onget to see how hands eisenhower was during his two terms. he did get us out of the korean war and oversaw a time of prosperity economically. liberals of that left long ,dmire him for his industrial military and science complex, his famous or well address warning the nation of perils -- we lobby groups and contractors to start dominating washington political culture. --as struck by eisenhower's that he is above harry truman. i thought it was noticeable and also in the top 10, how john kennedy and ronald reagan remained at law by not just the american people that also scholars. a lot of more recent presidents are up there in the top 10, which is heartening to see. smith, yourd norton thoughts, what do you see different in this third survey by c-span? when he left office in 1961 the first poll of scholars ranked him number 22 alongs

d. roosevelt was third and theodore roosevelt fourth. though seem to be the big four titans. but things change after that. this year i was struck by the rise of dwight eisenhower, how he has come that quickly in recent years. the reasons for his rise seem to be, we have got a new scholarship that has opened up, many new books on him, 25 to 35 years after a presidency we get to see how hands-on eisenhower was during his two terms. he did get us out of the korean war. we saw a time of unprecedented american prosperity economically. and then, i think, liberals of left long admire him for his industrial-military-science complex, his famous farewell address morning the nation of the perils if we lobby groups and big military contractors to start dominating washington's political culture. i was very struck by eisenhower's rise, the fact that he is above harry truman at this point. i thought that was very noticeable and in that top 10, how john kennedy and ronald reagan remain beloved by not just the american people, but by scholars as being some of the greats. a lot of more recent presidents 10,up there in the top which is very heartening. >> and richard norton smit