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 that, or to luther king is moved to atlanta georgia from alabama. he's arrested in a sedan 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 was arrested for this sedan, it's a violation of his parole and the judges in rural georgia decides, you are going to prison camp for six months for a traffic violation. this is pretty outrageous that it was also pretty tough prison camp. the king family, particularly dred scott king, feared for martin luther king's life. it was an impression of what would you do? of richard nixon's black advisors said, you know, can't you intervene? make a statement and speak out. and he reacts very legalistically and says he can't interfere wit

every president since dwight eisenhower has appeared at the family sponsored national prayer breakfast this year both the event itself and the president's attendance got a lot more attention and more criticism than usual thanks to the family's suddenly high profile in the news. since the last national prayer breakfast, the family has been in the news for all sorts of things you do not want to be in the news for if you are a secretive religious group. first, there were the three -- count them, three republican sex scandals linked to the now infamous c street house where members of congress live in washington. then of course came evidence of the family's ties to legislation calling for the death penalty for gay people, the so-called kill the gays bill was introduced in the ugandan parliament by a legislator who is a member of the family and is in fact an organizer of that country's national prayer breakfast. we've been looking into the family's influence on the kill the gays bill on this show for months. on monday we addressed the controversy over president obama's decision to attend the

and at that point even dwight eisenhower was really conservative republican, said we cannot touch so. it's been built into the fabric of american expectation and anyone who goes after social security is a political idiot. so, does that answer your question? yes, i think i did good in the back. [inaudible] i can repeat the question. >> traipsed to his class, at what point in his life was there sort of this capitulation to his heritage because of the fermentable, maternal instincts, excuse me, surrounded him and also parodying roosevelt out for mail path to the white house. was he always on track to be a democrat or liberal? do not actually coming as he was always going to be a democrat. most of the republicans were democrats. the exception really is theodore roosevelt, who became a republican by virtue of while some of the members of the family had been republican. theodore roosevelt grew up during the civil war and for him the democratic ready with the party of the rebellion. he also grew up in new york city. and the democratic party was the party of the most notorious the corrupt po

[laughter] i have been keenly aware of it ever since. 50 years ago, dwight eisenhower was president anddline in the washington post read "cadillacs and concubines." i had no idea what the next 10 years had in store. during those years, we undertook comprehensive a photographic documentation. no one had ever tried anything like it. it took perseverance and creativity and lyndon johnson's sense of history, appreciation for voter journal of das photojournalism, and his trust -- appreciation for photojournalism, and his trust. it was more than just vanity on the part of lbj that made it work. white house photography would never go back to the previous administrations. it is my understanding that we will see some of his work later on in the presentation. tonight, we are privileged to welcomed for world class photographers to the stage -- welcome four world-class photographers to this day. they have spent thousands of hours alongside the most powerful men in america. they have captured the daily moments of presidency and it is my pleasure to introduce them. david hume kennerly @ been shooting

my favorite president was dwight eisenhower's.terstate highway systems after he had observed the audobon systems in germany. if i just make one remark, i think president obama got the peace prize as kind of a slap in the face to the united states, i really do. because he has done nothing to earn that coveted award. thank you. host: bullhead city, in arizona, let's go to chuck on the independent line. caller: teddy roosevelt. host: we've had a number on teddy. the would you like about t.r.? -- what do you like about t art? caller: -- what you like aboutt.r? caller: he was a conservationist before it was fashionable. and with everything on wall street today. host: next call from california. caller: i was in a room 20 years ago when tip o'neill said, truth be told, ronald reagan was the dumbest, laziest president in the history of the republic. if you look at what happened with deficits, what happened with poor people, he was absolutely the worst president ever. i think we look at president based on what we accomplished -- on what th

and so he was a great man, the democrats would have liked to have had it dwight d. eisenhower in 1950 they would have loved to have had herbert hoover are many would have in 1920. so the relationship with republican party wasn't always so clear. in bush's case he certainly is a lifelong republican what was born to a position connecticut new england party, he then moves to west and south with his party. he never really becomes a post cold water reagan republican and the soul of seoul. so his relationship to the party of his time was rather curious. .. never discussed his view on any of the issues of president harris. well, tyler becomes president and suddenly finds himself confronted with a wade agenda which he doesn't fully subscribed to. so he begins to veto all of the bills won created by his arch rivals, senator henry clay of kentucky. when for the second time, tyler the toes, they called him mr. veto. [laughter] when he vetoed the bill to recharger i guess it is the third bank of the united states, every member of tyler's cabinet except the secretary of state, daniel webst

it was a decade later that president dwight eisenhower remarked he said, and i quote, and we remember that only a decade ago above the ship dorchester, four chaplains of four faiths together willingly sacrificed their lives so four other americans might live. in the three centuries that separate the pilgrims of the mayflower from the chaplains of the dorchester, america's freedom, her courage, her strength, and her progress have had their foundation in faith. eisenhower concluded, today, as then there is need for positive acts of renewed recognition that faith is our surest strength and greatest resource. in 1960, mr. speaker, congress created a special congressional medal of valor never to be repeated again and gave it to the next of kin of the feign mouse, immortal, four chaplains. the distinguished service cross, the purple heart were awarded posthumously in 1944. may the greatest example of this greatest love, fulfilling scripture that says, greater love hath no man than this, but that he lay down his life for his friend. may this chamber, mr. speaker, this congress, and the ameri

he was shocked when president dwight eisenhower announced that he was going to be chief of naval operations in 1955. he objected. this was not a good idea at all. there were 92 active flag duty officers senior to him. it was going to cause bad feelings and make his job impossible. furthermore, he had -- did they think he was a patsy, yeah? he had a bad habit of speaking his mind. did they know that? he was not going to change. objections overruled in 1955. my gosh, how did he do it? [laughter] >> the hard way. with the added press attention and with this war exploits written up again, you know, on the time -- many times, "time" magazine covered burke more than ever. he was a true national celebrity and he ruled. he was the 15th cno, burke immediately set about to inculcate individual initiative and responsibility throughout ranks. take the initiative and come up with me ideas. -- about new ideas. burke said he could not command anything in washington. he could only influence. he could only inspire. he could only set an example and offer strong vision for national strategy and for the future

host: the amateur historian, historianeckman, wrote some trivia on dwight eisenhower he said he was famousorning to john on our republican line, your favorite president? caller: washington and reagan. washington because he set the tone for what the presidency stood for and he stepped down instead of being a dictator. he was a real straight arrow through his whole life. he was a wonderful person. and reagan because he turned the country around. i agree with his conservative values. he is someone else i admire. host: we have a facebook comment -- ronald reagan was one of her favorites. also theodore roosevelt for the establishment of the national parks service. new hampshire, jim, on our independent line, go ahead caller: i have to join the group of lincoln. it is astonishing that in a mere five years what he accomplished in keeping the nation together. his own personal life was so difficult. as much as i am delighted that obama is president now, i think it is too soon for us to gauge. finally, i would have to say reagan is perhaps my least favorite because we probably came closest to subver