president dwight d. eisenhower signed the state act. up, we visit the foundation to learn about one of the longest serving members of congress. >> mr. president, alaska was not a folly. it is no longer an impoverished territory. and anis a great state essential contributor to our nation's energy security and national defense. i am proud to have had a role in tos transformation, working help alaska achieve its potential. it has been and will continue to life's work. >> senator ted stephens was senator moreor over 40 years. senator stephens was involved in the seminole legislative initiatives that helped shape alaska. continuing on through the claims settlement act, the conservation and trans-alaskat, the pipeline act and numerous others that we're going to talk about today. the ted stevens foundation was created in 2001 as a way to his service and to apply his legacy to outreach and education. foundation is primarily working on archiving and senator's papers. we're hard at work. he had over 4800 box. one of the largest congressionallal c

dwight d eisenhower in paris when he was headed the nato forces in europe. she developed a friendship with mrs. eisenhower. mrs. biddle was a guest at the white house on several occasions and according to her daughter at a white house dinner she decided to leave her collection to the us government for use in the white house. as much of this collection of possible was exhibited in a newly created room and this is how that room appeared in 1960. this is the room as it appears today. there are not as many pieces on view but certainly some important examples. there are over 1500 pieces in the collection, a variety of forms dating mostly to the 18th and 19th centuries, made by some of the finest english and french silversmiths. and english regency silversmith's record -- represented by several pieces, each decorated with classical roman scenes. on the left is the example of one of the wine others. today they are found on the mantels in the east room. on the right, is the soup terrine, one of a pair made in 1778 to 79 from designs by the english architect robert a

his wartime friends included a former president, dwight d. eisenhower who was supreme commander of the allied forces in europe. and all but bradley one u.s. ambassador to the united kingdom. 1946-19 65. as prime minister of great britain, he stayed in the white house several times during world war ii, notably after one of our darkest hours, the bombing of pearl harbor on december 7, 1941. the prime minister arrived on december 22, with presents for christmas. he was with president roosevelt on the south portico when the national christmas tree was lit on christmas eve. along with the president, the prime minister delivered a brief message that was broadcast around the nation into the world. nearing the end of his remarks, he said let the children have their night of fun and laughter, but the gifts of father christmas delight their play. let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures before we turn again to the stern task and formidable years that lie before us, resolve that by our sacrifice and daring, these same children shall not be r

president dwight d. eisenhower spoke about his time as an army general ray traveled along the y. durham and rode it was actually benito mussolini who is dictated the building of the first major freeway the eighty mile autostrada opened in one thousand and twenty four that's five years ahead of such german roads. ports are the watery gateway to global markets and an important component of our economy but that can't continue if our port infrastructure doesn't meet the demands of the future r.t. correspondent natasha suite as more ports make up a huge portion of the u.s. economy from new york to new jersey alone while those ports make up roughly twenty percent of the nation's gross domestic product and here the port of los angeles ranks as the number one container port in the country braveness some three million jobs but the question remains that. just how long things can operate the way they are. seaports help connect american farmers manufacturers and consumers to the world marketplace and found every us state lines on roughly fifteen seaports to handle imports and exports totally

his wartime photos included dwight d eisenhower, who was supreme commander of allied forces in europe, general bradley, and all but one u.s. ambassador to the united kingdom, during the 1946-'65 period. and churchill certainly had a white house connection. as prime minister of great britain, he stayed in the white house several times during world war ii. the prime minister arrived on december 22, with presents for christmas, and with president roosevelt on the south portico, the national christmas tree was lit. the prime minister delivered a brief speech and said, let the children have their night of fun and laughter. let us grown-ups share to the full in their pleasures before we turn again to the stern task and formidable years that lie before us, resolve that by our sacrifice, these same children shall not be robbed of their inheritance or denied their right to live in a free and decent world. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> president trump holds a campaign rally today in great falls, montana. you can watch that live at 6:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network c-span. >>> a

. >> when we won the state of wisconsin, it hadn't been won by a republican since dwight d. eisenhowerow that? but think of wisconsin, reagan had his big win. he won every state except one, the great state of wisconsin. >> there you go again. >> so, mr. president, let's review, this is wisconsin. and this is minnesota. one is famous for cheese. the other is famous for being nice. one's native sun is liveraci, the other's is jesse ventura. they share a border, but they're not the same. maybe a wall would help. that's all for tonight. back tomorrow with more "mtp daily." i will be here. ari melber, and the beat starts right now. watch seth meyers. >> that will be cool. i feel like i haven't seen you in a while. >> i need to save my choice. again you're going to do this to me. i'm going to have no voice on seth meyers. >> there's something very meta-about you talking about your voice. >> yes, super meta, it's really metawe're talking about my voice talking about my voice. ari, bye. >> bye, katy. >>> the trump-made

president dwight d. eisenhower signed the state act. up, we visit the

and then you have the interview from dwight d. eisenhower. macarthur was the only guy he ever met who was a speed reader, who had a photographic mind. the guy talks about being, when he was superintendent, people would come in with problems. macarthur would listen to them, stand up and walk back and forth and repeat verbatim what the other guy had just said to him. and the aide to macarthur put a stenographer outside the door just to see if he really could do it, if he was missing words and things like that. during world war ii, they would have these staff conferences. this is attested to by many people that saw it many times. they would probably be having some staff meeting where the staff is, okay, we're laid in on this beach, at this day, at this hour, and macarthur would be like, you can't do that. why not? the tide is high at 7:30 that morning. he's got the tide schedule for new guinea implanted in his head for two years. arthur macarthur as well was a lawyer. and these guys instilled, unless you want to be an ignorance doofus all your l

then you have the interview from dwight d. eisenhower, said macarthur was the only guy he ever met was a speed rider and had a photographic mind. the guy talks about being when he was a superintendent. people would come in with problems, macarthur would listen to them and he would stand up and walk back and forth and repeat verbatim what the person had said to him. during world war ii they had these staff conferences, this is attested to by many people who saw it many times, they would have be some staff meeting where the staff is relating on this speech at this day on this hour and macarthur would be like, you can't do that. and why not? the tide is high at 7:30 at the morning. he had the tide schedule for new guinea implanted in his head for the next two years. that's the ability of recall that was instilled by his father, arthur macarthur, as well as his grandfather. who as well was a lawyer and these guys instilled -- unless you want to be an ignorant doofus all your life you better read everything can you. people would say macarthur

in world war ii, president dwight d. eisenhower, most fitting because he was the supreme allied commander during the war. vice president richard nixon was the next of kin for the korean war unknown soldier. fast-forward to 1984, president reagan was next of kin for the vietnam unknown soldier. 1958 the tombin of the unknowns soldier looked like. again, the tomb where world war i was buried. you have one were to and the -- you have world war ii and the korean war unknown soldier. 1984, america was dealing with the issues of the vietnam war. you have to admit, we didn't treat our soldiers very well, not like today. when i came home from work, it was vastly different. there was plenty of political pressure to find and designate an unknown soldier from the vietnam conflict. if you have ever had the opportunity to listen to colonel patricia blossom give her presentation about what her family went through as the government identified her brother as an unknown soldier and laid him in arlington national cemetery, i suggest you go on youtub

after world war ii ended, among the official lobbying to continue funding the plan were dwight d eisenhower and chief justice vincent and it wasn't just elite men. eleanor roosevelt attended many meetings at which women discussed the american plan, talked about florentine camps and voted in favor of it and eleanor roosevelt never spoke out against it. she raised significant amounts of money for the largest private organization that promoted the plan and raised so much money they consider giving her their highest honor. when the league of women voters was founded it had six founding committees. one of these was specifically to promote the american plan. many of these elite women turned against the plan when they saw that it had become by that point it was too late. mom other organizations that supported and promoted the american plan were the girl scouts, boy scouts, the american medical association, bar association and even the aclu. during world war ii, the founder right baldwin sent around a memo to all chapters saying the official policy was to support the american plan and aclu lawyer t

. ♪ of the united states, we present an address by dwight d. eisenhower.s for president eisenhower, whose eight years as chief executive come to an end at noon friday. mr. eisenhower has chosen this time for his final speech. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> good evening, my fellow americans. [ dramatic music plays ] in the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. >> the military-industrial complex -- it's one of the most famous phrases ever spoken

dwight d. eisenhower will spend the war at camp colt, pennsylvania, as the guy training tank crewman in the states. rommel will basically be one of those stormtrooper guys. he will win the highest german declaration fighting against the italians in november of 1917. basically doing that infiltration tactics. he learns the same thing, that once you get the enemy on the run -- and so, he is a captain commanding a battalion which will grow to a regiment. a lot of people that will go on to see greatness later on will take away from this. on the other side you get bernard law montgomery, the british highest ranking commander in world war ii, will fight through the somme, be wounded. he sees the ugliness of the trenches, and that convinces -- monty. the fully monty. that teaches them to be very, very cautious. and, before you attack, you do that set piece where all the artillery is in place, everything else is in place to minimize casualties. yeah, so, different lessons. good question, thank you. yes, ma'am. >>

in 1950 eight, president dwight d. eisenhowerisenhower signed the alaska statehood act allowing the former territory to become the 49th state. coming up, we visit the ted stevens foundation to learn about one of the longest-serving members of congress. >> mr. president, alaska was not seward's folly. an impoverished territory. alaska is a great state. toessential contributor security and national defense. i am proud to have had a road in this transformation -- a role in this transformation working to help alaska achieve its potential, has been, and will continue to be my life's work. ted stevens was alaska's senior senator for over 40 years. senator stevens was involved in some of the seminal legislative initiatives that helped shape the state of alaska starting with alaska statehood. through the alaska native claims settlement act, the magnuson conservation and management act, the trans-alaska pipeline act and numerous others. the foundation was created in 2001 as a way to honor and recognize a senator's career in public service

first supreme allied commander in europe overseeing all european operations was kansas' own dwight d. eisenhower. as president he declared before our nato allies that we must, quote, rededicate ourselves to dispelling the shadows that are being cast upon the free world. in addition to ongoing russian subterfuge, there are threats to data information requires strong cybersecurity measures and the scourge of human drug trafficking degrade social structures. on these and other issues, nato allies are coordinated an contributed to the security of our own country, the united states of america. in particular, let's recall that only once has nato invoked article 5 in the aftermath of 9/11 attacks on our country. the only time the nato alliance has been asked to respond has declared a willingness to respond to the attack on one as an attack on all was when the united states of america was attacked on 9/11. when we went to war against al qaeda and its tax bill host in afghanistan, we were not alone. the united states has nearly 15,000 troops serving in afghanistan and they are serving with nate he could

. >> when we won the state of wisconsin, it hadn't been won by a republican since dwight d. eisenhower in 1952. did you know that? i won wisconsin. and i like wisconsin a lot. but we won wisconsin. and ronald reagan, remember, wisconsin was the state that ronald reagan did not win. >> i won wisconsin and michigan and i won states that a republican hasn't won in men decades, years. >> won wisconsin in a presidential race seven times since 1956 and ronald reagan was one of those. regardless new polling shows the president has a lot of work ahead of him if he will carry the badger state and some others in the upper midwest. again, we'll go through the numbers from three politically important midwest states. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. something . capital one has partnered with hotels.com to give venture cardholders 10 miles on every dollar they spend at thousands of hotels. all you have to do is pay with this at hotels.com/venture. 10 miles per dollar? that is incredible. brrrrr! i have the chills. because you're so excited? because ice... is cold. and because of a

he is going to -- this is a county that no republican has won sense and dwight d. eisenhower. they have 41-25 democrats over republicans. president trump was the first republican president to pull this off for quite some time. why, you ask it? it is a manufacturing hub, now has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. he is going to show it off. >> bill: there is a big race on the illinois side as well. it is rather telling about the midterm strategy, and on the topic of midterms, this upper midwest michigan, minnesota, wisconsin, he is having disapproval. he won wisconsin by a nose, lost minnesota. what do you think of what this poll is telling us? >> yeah, that's a fascinating find, bill. if you look at those numbers, they are an elegant to the numbers just before president trump won those state. if you remember wisconsin, pennsylvania, michigan, he was under water just before election day. he pulled it off. why, you ask it? i think there are a lot of hidden from voters, they don't say that they would approve, but they nevertheless do, and they show up and about.