honor tonamed as an dwight d. eisenhower, who was general during world war ii.a tremendous impact on how the war ended in the european theater, and they wanted to honor him in some way. this is the type of engine used. it wasn't necessarily the same engine during the war. it two passenger cars behind , one of which is armored, these were used by eisenhower and his staff. a horrible, gray-looking car. it does not look like much, but was used extensively in england, especially between england and scotland. a lot of times he would need to make the run between the two of them. that one is called bayonet ii. it, you havento the experience of what it was like for him. it is dark because of the armor plating. they had converted sleeping rooms into an office area. he used this for meetings, working with his staff. the first room is his bedroom, and then he has a second room attached to it used as a dressing room and considered as a private office where he would do his work. smallher rooms are basic, rooms. he had a private attendant who helped him out, as well as passen

in 1946, dwight d. eisenhower said, no more convincing testimony can be given to the manner of which the men of texas a&m lived up to the principles than the simple statement that the congressional medal of honor har awarded to six former students and took part in the defense of baton. general omar bradley told the

his old boss, ex-general and president, dwight d. eisenhowere for nixon, and he's been worried about it because he knows how popular eisenhower is. >> eisenhower defeated hitler. kennedy should be a push over. opportunity is everywhere. like here. where nothing stands between you and your best friends. ♪ ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it amazon has everything you need for your holiday get together. with low prices and free shipping on millions of items, for everything you need this holiday, visit amazon. ♪ >>> six days to the election and richard nixon drops the republicans' h-bomb on jfk in the form of dwight eisenhower. >> we brought him in with 100 policemen in that classic v, ticker tape and the whole thing. and it was a smashing success and we needed it. it was a good bump at that time. >> there's a surge to nixon. on the eve of the election, the polls predict a nail-biting finish. >> by november 7th, the kennedy campaign think kennedy can win. they believe kennedy should win. but they're not sure kennedy will win. >> jack and a heavily

president lincoln, all the way through dwight d. eisenhower, which is 49 years ago.nd special, it's also a way for people to see what's happening in real time along the way. i want to bring in arkansas congressman hale, who served as assistant secretary of treasury under president george h.w. bush from 1989 to '91. are you with me? >> i am, nice to see you. >> harris: actually, you and i might not get to see each other on camera for the audience because we will concentrate now on what is happening live. our broadcast stations have joined us, too. this is a pertinent moment in history, because this is the final journey home, congressman. >> well, george bush was truly a great american. he loved this country, he loved his family, and there is no better final resting place than texas a&m for george bush. duty, honor, country -- that epitomizes the texas aggies. he loved the texas band, he loves the texas corps, and he selected texas a&m as his presidential library. it will be a great place for him to rest till eternity. >> harris: following the memorials that have been

dwight d. eisenhower's remains went from his washington home to his native kansas 49 years ago. yesterday's funeral started with a 70-mile train ride and ended with an emotional good-bye. ♪ final farewells in texas for president george herbert walker bush yesterday. a funeral was held at saint martin's episcopal church in houston where he and his late wife barbara were members for more than 50 years. >> he left a simple yet profound legacy to his children, his grandchildren, and to this country, service. >> james baker, the president's secretary of state and long time friend called him a charter member of the greatest generation. >> our glory, george, was to have had you as our president and as such a friend. >> following the service, the nation's 41st president was placed on a train marked 4141 for a 70-mile trip to his burial on the grounds of the bush presidential library. thousands of residents in small towns along the way gathered to wave good-bye. >> it's unbelievable. as soon as it past it's like you take a moment for yourself to reflect. >> college station 2000 cadets sa

president dwight d. eisenhower spoke about his time as an army general or a travel along the white german roads it was actually benito mussolini who instigated the building of the first major break with the eighty miles on a straw to open tonight june twenty fourth at five years ahead of such german roads . ports are the watery gateway to global markets and an important component our economy but that can't continue if our port infrastructure doesn't meet the demands of the future r.t. correspondent natasha's week as war courts 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 of just how long things can operates the way they are man and seaports how connect american farmers manufacturers and consumers to the world marketplace in fact every u.s. state will min

the train symbolically was the last president to ride to his resting place on the train was dwight d. eisenhowerlast few days, i guess that the biggest takeaway for me has been that there was a man, a president, who saw in each one of us a thousand points of light, and he believed fervently in the light that, the strength that comes from the light as a nation, and, you know, this is not a dimming of that light in any way. i think that his passing tells us that the light still shines brig bright. when i heard the words of my buddy andy card, and i listen to, you know, the tributes, that is rekindled, and the spirit is rekindled in many ways. so i think that when you are looking at the combinations of the passing of john mccain and george herbert walker bush, it is not that we have lost something, but i think that we have gained, because they have left so much behind for us to build on and to grow from. so, you nknow, i am heartened b the gospels and the lessons from the services that, you know, tell us that, yes, this was a great man, but he was a father, a husband a grandfather and just like eve

dwight d. eisenhower's body that traveled from washington through seven states., kansas, that was 49 years ago. abe lincoln's funeral train was the very first. that one in 1865. robert f. kennedy was never present, but he was running for the white house when he was assassinated in los angeles back in 1968. his body was later transported to new york city for a funeral, and then taken by private train to washington for burial at arlington. thousands of mourners lined the tracks for the journey. today's journey is 70 miles, not traveling at warp speed. more of a nice, slow texas base to give folks who lined up alongside a chance to take a picture, give a fond farewell to a man who lived a great life and is honored at the time of his death. ♪ our big idaho potato truck is out there somewhere and we're going to find it. awe man. always look for the grown in idaho seal. jimmy's gotten used to his whole room smelling like sweaty odors. yup, he's gone noseblind. he thinks it smells fine, but his mom smells this... luckily for all your hard-to-wash fabrics... ...there's f

the last funeral train was dwight d. eisenhower from washington to kansas in 1969.trip from houston here to college station will be about two and half hours. it will arrive here around 3:30 in the afternoon. because he chose texas a&m partially because of the military history, here. 4,000 cadets attend here. thousands will lined the route leading up to the library. i spoke to many here over the weekend, and they are using the president's passing as a teaching moment. they brought their children to understand the man, and how his character shaped our history. >> my son is with me, and i will remember this weekend for a long time. being in college station. president bush, what he was like. learned a lot about life and death as we get. we talked a lot about that. talked a lot about what kind of man he was. what kind of man we want him to be. >> something the president said that i saw it and so the library that really stuck with me -- i think that typifies his style, harris. "some c leadership was high drama. the sound of trumpets calling. i see history as a book with m

we present a special address by the president of the united states, dwight d. eisenhower. mr.g, my fellow citizens. for a few minutes this evening, i should like to speak to you about the serious situation that has arisen in little rock. to make this talk, i have come to the president's office in the white house. i could have spoken from rhode island, where i have been staying recently, but i felt that in speaking from the house of lincoln, and of wilson, my words would better convoy both the sadness i feel and the action i was compelled today to make, and the firmness with which i intend to pursue this course until the orders of the federal court at little rock can be executed without unlawful interference. in that city, under the leadership of demagogic extremists, disorderly mobs have deliberately prevented the carrying out of proper orders from a federal court. local authorities have not eliminated that violent opposition. and under the law, i yesterday issued a proclamation calling upon the mob to disperse. this morning, the mob against gathered in front of the central hi

dwight d. eisenhower's talents, his our ya of natural leadership and this skills at governing. eisenhower was better than i had thought. i oak see why he was president of the united states. i repeated that to myself frequently over the last eight years of toil work on this book and i really do believe that he is better than many of us had ever thought, and i want to carry on now and give you examples of what i mean. before i do that i want to dwell for a moment on this phenomenon that eisenhower ever should have been underestimated there should heave been a time, not just time it ear years, decades when he was thought to be a numskull. hough did it happened man as talented, popular, successful, at the ballot box to crushing victories -- house is it possible such a figure was ever thought to be a dunce? ike waugh understatemented as a politician before he was president, even before he startled running in 1951, 1952 through eight years in offers and then for the ten years after he lived, after he left the white house, the press and especially the democrat party and his opponent ne

tom: you have to go back to the state funeral for dwight d. eisenhower to really pick up on a modern presidential state funeral and all of washington will do that through the day today, not just about the national cathedral service. we will have that coverage layer on. -- later on. i would really say it is a next ordinary moment for this capital in an extraordinarily political time. we see the president and his remains in the rotunda now. last night around boston, it was a packed washington waiting for this very special day. we look at equities, bonds, currencies, commodities. the u.s. markets closed today with a bounce off the horrific close we saw yesterday. most importantly, the 2/10 spread, that is an extraordinary number. 11.68 don't know what means, know that we got there quickly. francine: i'm looking at the markets and european and asian stocks are dropping today. rising,ity futures although this is futures for tomorrow because today, markets are closed in the u.s. as a mark of respect. global markets have been left reeling after tuesday's steep

in 1946, dwight d. eisenhower said, no more convincing testimony can be given to the manner of which the men of texas a&m lived up to the principles than the simple statement that the congressional medal of honor har awarded to six former students and took part in the defense of baton. general omar bradley told the graduating class of 1950, the men of texas a&m can stand up to any man in the world. leadership in the pursuits of peace and when it comes to war, leadership and battle. the presence in the war was invaluable and sacrifice is a reflection of our school's values of respect, leadership, integrity, loyalty, excellence and selfless service. as a former member of the corps cadets, i'm proud of the service and sacrifice of the cadets. cadets at texas a&m have been known as the keepers of the spirit. and now the corps will be known as the guardians of the human spirit thanks to the recognition from the holocaust museum in houston. mr. speaker, i would like to thank the holocaust museum of houston for recognizi

the first white house christmas 1953, d not appear until under president dwight eisenhower. still, our nation and our leaders have always made great effort to express the importance of the birth of christ. here is what a few of nearly all our presidents have said about the birth of christ. calvin cool lidge, quote, for many generations, christmas has been joyously observed because on that day was born one who grew to be the only perfect man and became the savior of the world. no other influence in human experience has compared with the birth and life of christ? end quote -- of christ. end quote. franklin roosevelt, quote. here at home we will celebrate this christmas day in our traditional american way, because of its deep spiritual meaning to us. because the teachings of christ are fundamental in our lives. and because we want our youngest generation to grow up knowing the significance of this tradition and the story of the coming of the immortal prince of peace and good will. but in perhaps every home in the united states, sad and anxious thoughts will be continually with