in 19 99, congress approved the dwight d. eisenhower national memorial. this november, the dwight d. eisenhower national memorial commission broke ground in washington, d.c. speakers, including his granddaughter susan, talk about ike's legacy and the memorial to be held in honor of the 34th president and world war ii supreme allied commander. this ceremony is about 50 minutes. welcome to this special and long-awaited event, the round breaking for the memorial honoring president dwight d. eisenhower. we are gathered today to honor a remarkable man who left our nation a unique legacy. as our 44th president, he was the most recent and probably the last general to become president of the united states. during world war ii, he served as supreme allied commander, the brilliant military standard just who defeated the -- military strategist who defeated the naz is. he treated new strategies to fight against communism. as president, he took strong stands to ensure equality and opportunity for americans of all races, genders and reads -- creeds. live -- and many of

today we're here to talk about herbert hoover and dwight d. eisenhower. the sons of the heart land found opportunity to work together in common cause in the years after world war ii. and discussed everything from the contentious fight for the 1952 republican presidential nomination to the second hoover commission to reorganize the executive branch. not surprisingly they had much in common. both hoover and eisenhower had been born into religious families nd midwest. both self-made and the first members of the their families to graduate from college. both men had distinguished careers before they were elect td to the presidency. most important both men shared a common con seshtive politicalfy l philosophy. it may come as a surprise that the two men were never close. it was not for a lack of effort at least on ike's part. but the older man seemed suspicious of his motive. and perhaps it was the politics of the presidency. they had been on opposite sides of the 1952 republican national convention. and hoover could never quite come to trust eisenhower after th

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roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, and even had special trip for my -- a special excursion train for winston churchill in 1941 when he was visiting canada and the u.s. the 220 was able to handle both freight and passenger service, which was not typical of all steam locomotives, but that meant it had the hook up. that is why it was also used for special excursions for the presidents' tours, again, the presidents who used it, it had the capability. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to burlington, vermont to learn about its rich history. learn about burlington and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. >> as he walked into the room first, he was wearing military camouflage fatigues with the blood dropped emblem right here. chestitial kkk on his embroidered across his beret were nights of the ku klux klan. he had a semi automatic handgun in a holster. he came in, followed by mr. kelly, the grand dragon in a suit and tie. when he entered the room and turned the corner, he saw me and froze. mr. kelly bumped into his back. they st

roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, and even had special trip for my -- pulling a special excursion train for winston churchill in 1941 when he was visiting canada and the u.s. the 220 was able to handle both freight and passenger service, which was not typical of all steam locomotives, but that meant that it had a hook up for the passenger car to provide steam and he to the passenger car as well. that is why it was also used for special excursions for the .residents' tours it had that special capability of poking up and hauling >> our on the tracks. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to burlington, vermont to learn about its rich , history. learn about burlington and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. , he talks about his book on the rise of addictive technology in the business of keeping us hooked. >> they say we know the dangers of technology and they do not say things like we have built-in special mechanisms to hook people so we do not want our kids hooked. if you are creating something, yo

roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, and even have had a special trip as an excursion train for winston churchill in 1941 when he was visiting canada and the u.s. the 220 was able to handle both breaks and passenger service, which is not typical of locomotives of all steam , locomotives, but that meant it had a special hook up. that is why it was also used for special exclusions, for the presidents' tours, again, the presidents who used to come in and use it, and it had that special capability on the track. staff cities tour recently traveled to burlington, vermont to learn about its rich history. learn more about burlington and other stops at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. this weekend on the presidency, joe weekend gives life to theodore roosevelt in a portrayal before the lincoln group in the district of columbia. he requests -- he recounts his life and times, including his ascension to the white house after mckinley's assassination. here is a preview. >> i sadly came to the presidency through the graveyard, through the assas

david brooks talks about dwight eisenhower. character you build is to identify your core sin and fight it. we all have some weakness, and for one of my characters, dwight eisenhower, is weakness was his temper. the story i told was ike at eight or nine going trick-or-treating. his mom would not let him. he got said that he punched a tree in the front yard and rubbed all the skin off his fingers. his mom sent it to his room and let them cry for an hour and then came up to bind the wounds and recited from proverbs. he who conquers his own soul is greater than he who conquers a city. he said it was the most important conversation of his life. it taught him he had a problem with this temper, and if he wanted to be a leader of any kind he had to conquer it. he spent the next 60 years working on his own weakness. isnew york times company david brooks and historian ronald white discuss character and the presidency, comparing past administrations to the truck white house tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. presidentrmer vice joe biden i

andll have some weakness for one of my characters, dwight eisenhower, his weakness was his temper. at story i told was of ike age eight or nine who wanted to trick-or-treating and his mom would not let him. he got so mad he punched the -- the tree inn his front yard and loved all the -- off his hand. when he wrote his memoir six years later, he said that was the most important conversation of his life. he talking he had a problem with was his temper. if you want to be a leader of any kind you have to conquer it. he spent the next 60 years working on his own week is. whiteid brooks and ronald discuss character and the presidency. comparing past administrations to trump white house. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> students across the country are busy at work and sharing the experience with us through twitter. it is not too late to enter, our deadline is january 18th, 2018. we are asking students to choose a provision and create a video illustrating why it is important to you. our competition is open to all middle school and high school students, grades six through 12. $100

. >> well, president dwight d. eisenhower, as a general, he planned the d-day envisions and war ii for him. as president he helped build the nation's highways. just ahead, how his legacy will be marked in a new memorial being built in his honor. >> an important warning that will keep you and your family safe. susan hogan with what you need to know about a big re m mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. female narrator: what would john adams do to women's health? adams argued before the supreme court to give employers control over your access to birth control. adams also supports giving employers the power to block access to affordable contraception for 1.6 million virginia women. and adams opposes abortion even in cases of rape, or incest. john adams: wrong for women's health. wrong for virginia. >>> there are a lot of theories about egypt's pir midst, new ones every day. a new discovery likely to fuel speculation. 4500 years after its construction, archeologists uncovered a hidden chamber in t

the last time this happened, dwight eisenhower was president and it was in 1959 with the italian hitolare. genie: the indian government has been known for doling out swift punishment in its campaign to clean up the country. it looks like they're going a bit too far. >> eight donkeys have been jailed for four days. they ate some expensive saplings worth up to $1000. the police complained that the donkeys had made a mess. they even did a classic perp walk with the donkeys walking in single file with their heads down. the owner of the animals pleaded for their release but was refused until he found a local politician to plead his case and help shawshank the donkeys out of prison. genie: thank you for that look at today's press review. you can get a closer look on our website. the addresses france 24.com. coming up, bad news for rent control in paris. it is set to be a thing of the past. details on the way. narrator: 2008, discontent turns into confrontation. around the world peoeople take o the streets. ♪ music momar: they use tear gas, electric batons, plastic bullets. it was a very, v

roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, it even had a -- pulling for winston churchill when he was visiting from canada to the united states. passengerh and service. which was not common for steam locomotives, which means it had a hook up for steam heat in the passenger car. that is why was also used for presidentsursions, worse. it had a capability of hooking up to a special passenger car or private rep car and holding it on the track. announcer: our cities for staff recently traveled to burlington, vermont, to learn about its rich history. learn more at c-span.org cities tour. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. proximity five years gone november 8, 1940 two, british and american forces launched operation torch, the invasion of north africa then occupied i germany. next on "reel america", tunisian victory, world war ii propaganda film on the north african film will produce id british and u.s. governments and released in early 1944. teens,umentary uses, animated maps, recovered footage, and alternates with british and american narrators. in 1943 when appro

dwight eisenhower was president >> just the fact eddy rick en back hired me, i got t that's the most important thing. we sold sandwiches 50 cents and milk for 15 cents. in the old days, we saw a lot of among, coats but you know, nowadays worker he see a lot of flip-flops. depending on where you go. >> through bankruptcies and merger, betty ended up working for american airlines. its ceo doug parker on hand to pay tribute to the 81-year-old manassas resident >> when you go about your work 60 years later, you're an inspiration to everyone at american and inspiration to every flight attendant that ever served for any airline and you're an inspiration to i'll of us as humans >> american produced this video tribute asalute to their faithful employees >> you're looking fabulous, still going strong, just keep on going. we all love you. >> reporter: among the guests at the reception, fellow flight attendants and long time customers. >> she's greets you when you get on the plane, she sets the tone with a friendly hello, hug and from the minute you see her till the entitlement you leave, she m

sunday at 9:10, the -- thereaking ceremony dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington dc, this weekend on the c-span networks. with a busy week ahead for congress, we will have live coverage of two significant hearings, first, the senate banking committee considers jerome powell to be the next reserve.the -- federal reserve. health committee will consider his nomination at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3, live coverage of two key hearings tuesday and wednesday. the c-span bus is on the that the capitals tour, visiting every state capital and hearing about each state priorities. we kicked off the tour in september 15 in dover delaware and now visited 12 state capital's. our next up is tallahassee, florida. we will be there on december 6 with light injuries -- live interviews. senators werets brought to honor john kerry. he lived -- received a m achievement award. this is an hour and a half.

character is to identify your core sin and you fight it. , and forve weakness one of my characters, dwight eisenhower, it was his temper. -- ofory i told was ofi ike as a little boy, age eight or nine, and he wanted to go trick-or-treating, and they wouldn't let him. he punched of the tree and rubbed the skin off of his fingers. his mom sent in to his room and let him cry for an hour and then came to his room and recited a verse from proverbs, "he who conquered his own soul is greater than he who taketh a city." a top him that he had a problem, which was his temper, and if you want to be a leader of any kind, you have to conquer it. he spent the next 60 years working on his own weakness. for me, the key to character, the way i wrote it to the books committees that she is humility, and it is not thinking lowly of yourself. it is radical self-awareness from a position of centeredness, and to views honestly and work on yourself. onee the book came out, the thing from the team that should have occurred to me is his mom. all the characters in my book had amazing moms. and i thought eisenhower was an amazi

p.m., the at 9:10 groundbreaking ceremony for the dwight d. eisenhowerl and washington, d.c. this weekend on the c-span networks. >> the way you build characters identify your course in -- core sin, and you fight it. we all have some weakness and for one of my characters, dwight eisenhower, his weakness was his temper. bike asy i told was a little boy at age eight years , one at a goar-old trick-or-treating and his mom would not let him. treet so mad, he punched a in the front yard and rubbed all the skin off his fingers. his mom let him cry for an hour and then came up to bind his wounds and recited a verse from proverbs which is that he who conquers his own soul is greater than he who taketh a city. he said that was the most important conversation of his life. it taught him he had a problem, which was his temper, and if you wanted to be a leader of any kind, he had to conquer it. and he really spent the next 60 years working on his own weakness. >> "washington journal," continues. we are taking your calls. tell us with on your mind on the saturday. dem

work will get underway on the dwight d. eisenhower memorial. in addition to his presidency, the memorial will also focus on eisenhower's historic service as leader of the allied forces in euro europe that defeat the the nazis in world war ii. the air and space museum is expected to open in 2020. >> one of our area's biggest high schools targeted by a very confusing message. >> that don't look like no joke. it looks kind of threatening. >> i don't understand what they're trying to say. i don't get the message at all. >> so, who is behind the strange messages posted all over the front of a local school? >> then, republicans are all smiles today as they release their tax plan. but what does it mean for you? >> plus, thieves taking advantage of you, getting into your car, into your house. how to protect yours >>> and what was inside one e cal housthat the crooks were independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences fo

andll have some weakness for one of my characters, for dwight eisenhower, it was his temper. pointed to go trick-or-treating and his mama not let him and he got so mad he punched the tree in his front yard and he rubbed on the skin off. his mom sent him to his room and let him cry for an hour and then came up to fix his wounds. when he wrote his memoirs six years later, the most and port and composition of his life was that it taught him he had a if you want to be a leader, he had to congress and spent the next 60 years working on his own weakness. brooks and robert white discuss character and the presidency. comparing past administrations to the trump white house, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now, a discussion on the state of the u.s. military from the washington journal, this is about 30 minutes. we are joined by default -- dakota wood. about the strength of the u.s. military and the findings of the foundation's 2018 index of military strength. thank you for joining us. guest: great to be with you. host: what is the index of military strength and how you come

in 19 99, congress approved the dwight d. eisenhower national memorial. this november, the dwight d. eisenhower national memorial commission broke ground in washington, d.c. speakers, including his granddaughter susan, talk about ike's legacy and the memorial to be held in honor of the 34th president and world war ii supreme allied commander. this ceremony is about 50 minutes. welcome to this special and long-awaited event, the round breaking for the memorial honoring president dwight d. eisenhower. we are gathered today to honor a remarkable man who left our nation a unique legacy. as our 44th president, he was the most recent and probably the last general to become president of the united

neither was winston churchill, neither was dwight eisenhower or harry truman. i personally think we have an individual in the white house right now that can break eggs in washington and help us break through the gridlock, which is what the american people want. the situation with the president is, he looks to people who agree with him and to people who he disagrees with. you asked about an issue. the border adjustment tax is one that i came out early, back in january, and was in the white house with one of the first leadership meetings. i am not in leadership, obviously, but i was invited because they were going to talk about tax. i know the president and i had talked about that, so he had me in the conversation. i don't presume from the president. he is the busiest man in the world. when he calls, i answer the call. i try to get the advice i can. he knows, and he does not want yes people around him. it is the most amazing thing, when you sit in the white house in the oval office in a meeting, he listens about 80% of the time. when the meeting is over, he concl

attack this president is nobody's choir boy but neither was winston churchill or for that matter dwight eisenhower, harry truman. i personally think we've got an individual in the white house right now that can break eggs in washington and help us break through this gridlock which is what the american people want. the situation with the president is, he looks to people who agree with him and also to people who ehe disagrees with. ou ask about an issue, the adjustment tax is one i came out early when i heard it was being discussed in the house, i was in the white house for one of the fiffers leadership meetings over there, i'm not in leadership but i was invited because they were going to talk about tax and i know the peth president and i talked about that so he had me in the conversation. i don't presume on the president. when he calls i answer the call and try to give the advice i can. he doesn't want yes people around him. when you sit in the white house in the oval office in a meet , he listens about 80% of the time. but when the meeting is over , he concludes with a summary of what everybody h

not because he was anti-communist but if you made place for these conspiracy theorists that dwight eisenhower was a communist agent you would discredit your movement but we don't have that anymore. ... >> the presidential lies by pushing the barack obama birther conspiracy. the majority of the republican voters believe that the reality is there are the extremes that we could roll her eyes the center would hold, but it was a moral failure. i don't think they're racist i think if we ask whether or not we are way too tolerant of it because we figured they are on our side mmo called them out on it. after charlottesville that was the signal. you bring it up and you look to our president to provide moral leadership. that was a moment where donald trump failed. it should not have come as a surprise. >> in the aftermath we've had larger discussions about intifada. we know how it can mislead media decides the reach of the outright visit a mistake or something to have the conservative movement is all conservative versus what cnn or msnbc or the new york times or any other element that has an agenda to

ronald reagan, abraham lincoln, dwight eisenhower, teddy roosevelt, they're rolling over in their graves tonight. shame on mitch mcconnell, shame on paul ryan for not speaking out, not doing the right thing here, shame on them. >> you know, there's these two camps the bannonite camp and the alabama republicans rallying around moore and the people around him and on trump tv saying it's fabricated. we make things umm. then the people like mitt romney and barbara comstock and john mccain to their credit saying this in and of itself is disqualifying. today there is this other category, which is the biggest category, the i'm not sure. today you had mike league first asking for his name to be pulled off the fundraising document, the picture of him with roy moore, first he wanted his picture removed, later after the interview he rescinded his endorsement as did steve danes of montana, is that enough? >> no, it's not enough. there needs to be a repudiation, not just a decision of an endorsement. he should be called on to get out of the race. what he is accused of doing is molesting a little girl

dwight eisenhower said that his biggest mistake was appointing earl warren.e became one of the greatest civil libertarians on the court. i think that, if fdr had lived, he would say the same of felix frankfurter. brian: married? did he have children? david: married to the daughter of a protestant minister, they never had children. although he grew up in orthodox-jewish home, as a teenager, he was no longer a religiously practicing jew and never stepped into a jewish synagogue in his adult life, except to give a talk. in his will, on the nose to his wife and friends, he asked that the traditional jewish prayer of mourning be recited in hebrew by a law clerk who became a distinguished professor at columbia university and he was a son of one of the preeminent orthodox rabbis. frankfurter was an agnostic and was always so impressed by henkin taking the sabbath and he considered him this his only close friend who was a practicing orthodox jew and he said, you know, i came into this world as a jew and i lived most of my life not as a jew, but want to leave as a jew

continue our look at president herbert hoover and his relationship with other presidents including dwight eisenhower and woodrow wilson. >> up next on the

of course, by 1953, we had a presidential election year and dwight eisenhower was elected. that heer threatened would go to korea and use nuclear weapons to bring this thing to an end. ofhink the commendation stalin's death and eisenhower and the white house and his threat probably brought everyone to the negotiating table in a serious way and the prisoners were exchanged. but, those who did not want to go back, did not have to. so, anyone have questions about ok.korean war? you're out of here. >> this weekend. tonight at 9:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. former presidential speechwriters for president nixon to obama. anthony --:30, dr. anthony i and on how your sukkot impacts your death -- health. bedford on his book the art of the dollar. lessons from america's philosopher in chief. sunday, 11:00 a.m., author rebecca fraser and her book the tvflower on american history at 8:55 eastern, met russell on the u.s. capital's are and architecture. p.m. -- this0 weekend on the c-span networks. >> i said they came to the presidency through the graveyard, the assassination of president m

roosevelt in the white house reaches out nine hundred fifty to harry truman he reaches out to dwight eisenhower his hand was tossed away. this all. but unity that might of changed history prevented wars save countless lives was lost because the truth of miles over true was was denied in the washington of the one nine hundred fifty s. . state department officials who had carried mao's messages were condemned down justly as communist traitors. everybody who knew who spoke cheney's was gone in the one nine hundred fifty s. the state department had no employees who spoke cheney it's resulted in us not having relations with the number one most populous country in the world in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine this man deng's ping became china's paramount leader he said socialism does not mean shared poverty. this was code for the most radical reform since miles revolution. the return of capitalism to china but this time controlled by the communist party. to be riches glorious day and was reported as saying. america was now threatened by the emergence of a vast image of itself. this is one of th

ronald reagan, abraham lincoln, dwight eisenhower, teddy roosevelt, they're rolling over in their graves tonight. shame on mitch mcconnell, shame on paul ryan for not speaking out, not doing the right thing here, shame on them. >> you know, there's these two camps, the bannonite camp and the alabama republicans rallying around him and folks on trump tv saying it's fabricated, women make things up and then people like mitt romney and barbara comstock saying this in and of itself is disqualifying. and then there's the other category of i'm not sure. today you had mike lee first asking for his name to be pulled off the fund-raising document, the picture of him with roy moore. first he wanted his picture removed. later after the interview, he rescinded his endorsement, as did steve danes of montana rescinded their endorsement. is that enough? >> no, it's not enough. there needs to be a repudiation. he needs to get ot of tut of th. he's accused of molesting a little girl. we're talking about a 14-year-old little girl. this is disgraceful. couldn't be more disgusting. this is predatory, crimin

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she started with eastern dwight eisenhower was president >> just the fact they hired me that i got the job. that's the most important. we sold sandwiches for 50 cents and milk for 15 cents. in the old day there was a lot of among, coats and nowadays you see a lot of flip-flops, depending on where you go. >> reporter: threw bankruptcy and merger, she ended up working for american airlines, its ceo doug parker on hand to pay tribute and continue to go about your - work 60 years later, you're an inspiration to everyone in america, and even inspiration to every flight attendant and every flight attendant that's ever served for any airline 10 you're an inspiration to all of us as humans >> american produced this tribute a salute to their faithful >> betty you're looking fabulous, keep going we love you >> among the guests fellow flight attendants and long time customer >> she's the first person that greets you when you get on plane, she sets the tone with a friendly hello, a hug. she makes you feel great >> the customer is number one. >> betty telling us in all those gathered here, her long

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>> yeah, we can go back to moments like lbj, dwight eisenhower and they stood up when white supremacy reared its ugly head in an official way and i'll be frank, what happens in august is only one of almost three dozen major white supremacist rallies we've seen this year. so it should surprise us when the fbi tells us that hate crimes are rising, because we know they are. >> now, look again at these numbers. in 2015, 5,850 cases of hate crimes. and in 2016, it's up to 6,121. what do you think this increase is -- where is it coming from and why is it being sustained? >> so i think there are a few things. so number one, we need to recognize that hate will fester when we don't force it down. and when the president fails to call out bigots, neo-nazi, white supremacists, they feel emboldened. and when extremists feel emboldened, they take action. so, first and foremost, a political climate which encourages these politics of hate is a big part of the problem. >> when we are in 2017, less than a year after having a black president, something that many of us never thought we'd see. >> and now

state university history profess professor and on sunday the ground breaking ceremony of the dwight eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c. this weekend on the cspan networks. >>> next on american history tv, university of alabama professor talks about union general george mcclellan who commanded the union apartme union army of the potomac. he talks about his military successes and failures, his reputation for arrogance as well as his rocky relationships with high ranking union officials. most notably president abraham lincoln. this talk was part of pamplin historical park symposium. it's about an 1:15. >>> good morning, everybody. we're ready to get started. welcome back to the last day of our conference and also welcome to our cspan viewers. we're live. just a couple of announcements before i introduce the speaker. we still have some tickets available on our wonderful plank that you'll be able to take home today if you want. we've also

groundbreaking hours ago for the 34th president of the united states, dwight d. eisenhower. the family of the man who launched d day operations participated in the ceremony. the $so million memorial going -- $150 million memorial going across the street from the air and space museum opening in may of 2020. the bust says, "i like ike." t when he was running for office. >> the war memorial at the center of a legal battle. american legion is appealing a court decision that found bladensburg cross a constitutional violation. the judges ruled it's state sponsored in endorsement of religion. supporters of the 92-year-old cross say it's a memorial to those killed in world war i. michelle: happening right now the wheel mobile is at u.d.c. and this is your chance to spin the big wheel on america's game show. these are live pictures from the audition. if you can't make it down there by 9:30 tonight, the cutoff, there is a chance tomorrow from 5:30 to 9:30 in the everything. before you go, you have everything you need to know at wjla.com/wheel. a pretty nice crowd out there. speaking o

the ground breaking ceremony for the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in d.c. this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> sunday on the presidency, an interview with white house historian william seale, he describes the stonation who built the 19th century walls. here's a preview. >> the building is decoratively carved because george washington wanted carving and he even said in a letter to the commissioners, he said i don't think it's so much in fashion anymore, however, he wanted it. and he had a way of saying it i require it. and he didn't explain. so he got it. and the stone masons gave him what he wanted. there were two of them who remained. and most of the masons, stone masons went back home, two did remain here, and one probably had married here, i don't know. but they carried out this incredible out of style carving, it's so beautiful, that the greatest part of it is a 14-foot swag or a festoon over the front door which is carved with lilys and flowers and griffins and acorns and everything you can think of. it's very lush over the front door, it's probabl

sunday, the groundbreaking ceremony of the dwight eisenhower memorial. this weekend on the c-span networks. >> a debate about the electoral college. theng a forum held by claremont institute in san francisco. after that discussion, a look at the history and future of conservatism. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. it is about time to start now. i am a doctoral student. i am the chair of this morning's panel, the electoral college, time to reevaluate? thank you for coming out at 8:00 a.m. on saturday. thank you to the claremont institute for sponsoring our discussion. our speakers today are david frist, resident fellow at the alexander hamilton institute, adam carrington, assistant professor of politics at hillsdale. we will have 20 minutes for each speaker to deliver his remarks. ton we will open up questions and general discussion. if you do have a question, please bring it to the microphone in the center so you can be on camera. i think we are being recorded by c-span this morning. without any further a do, david first. david: thanks to all of you for comin

. >> and she's been a flight attendant since dwight eisenhower was president. northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: they call him enron ed. because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas. trump's agenda. like cuts to virginia school funding, and taking away healthcare from thousands of virginians. enron ed gillespie. he's not lobbying for you. >>> i'm erika gonzalez here at the live desk. if you are just joining us, news4 has been working brng one person is dead and four others are in custody after a police chase and crash on the beltway in prince george's county. our gathering new information about the robbery suspects involved. darcy spencer joins us with a live report in just about 15 minutes. stay with us for that. >> the sky is the limit for betty nash. she is still working after celebrating 60 years in the air. news4's kristin wright was there today for betty's diamond jub lee and after milli

. >> betty nash first started working, dwight eisenhower was president and the soviets had just sent dog into space. >> the sky was the limit for mrs. nash and she is celebrating today 60 years as a flight attend apt with american airlines. kristin wright will have her story. >> also ahead at 5:00, the temperatures may be fall-like right now, but it's the perfect time to start thinking about winter. >> yes, indeedy. susan hogan will join us at 5:00 with some things you can do in your home right now that will have you save something cash >> plus a local pastor's historic discovery. >> and a famed song writer's battle with a hidden disease. >> we'll see you other with those stories plus a good deal more on the day things turn really cold on us. leon and pat being back to you. >> thanks, guys. we're about to take that dip here. >> oh, yeah, and the weekend is just about here and there is a change in the air. >> that's right. but doug is still talking about flirting with a few records. what's the word, man? >> guys, we are flirting with that record of 80 degrees today. we got to 79. so f

the groundbreaking ceremony of the dwight eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c. this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> the c-span bus is on the 50 capitals tour visiting every state capital and hearing about each state's priorities. we kicked off the tour on september 15th in dover, delaware, have now visited 12 state capitals. our next stop for the 50 capitals tour is tallahassee, florida. we will be there on december 6th with live interviews during "washington journal." >>> up next, members of peace organizations formed in the world war i era talk about the impact of the war on their groups and how their institutions have changed over the past 100 years. this 1:20 discussion was part of a conference hosted by the conference of the national world war 1 museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. >> welcome to this plenary session, genesis and persistence in advocacy for peace, secular organizations. this session complements yesterday's excellent faith session on the same topic chaired by john roth. my name is scott bennett. i am a professor of

back in this country, they broke ground today for a memorial to president dwight eisenhower, in washington followed years of disputes over the design. final plans call for columns and statues near the national mall in washington. they depict eisenhower as world war ii commander in europe, and later, as the 34th president, in the 1950's. the monument is set to be finished in 2020. on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained 81 points to close at 23,516. the nasdaq fell one point, and the s&p 500 added a fraction. and, the houston astros are baseball's world champions, for the first time since their founding in 1962. they scored a game seven victory over the los angeles dodgers last night, five to one. it was a boost for the city of houston, still dealing with the aftermath of hurricane "harvey." still to come on the newshour: we speak to the texas congressman behind the tax overhaul. a new leader for the nation's central bank. a partnership that's transforming one of pakistan's oldest health care facilities, and much more. >> woodruff: let's take a closer look at the ambitious t

rose: and if in fact your second speech is going to be a bit like when presidents leave and dwight eisenhower made the statement be warned of the military industrial complex. >> i say be warned of abandoning facts. >> rose. >> and abandoning the kind of hard, delib raise that is required in order to stay focused on facts. i mean harvard's motto has been very tough for a long time. what a great motto. that's truth. that's what it's about. that is what we have to commit ourselves to. it's not always easy to face truth. i think one can see, daily life as well as in much larger dimensions but that's what is at the heart of it. >> i love having you here and i love you and i thank you for coming. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: drew faust, president of harvard until june 30th, 2018. back in a moment. we begin with the president's trip to china. he returned on wednesday from his 12 day trip to asia. the white house described the five country tour as a major success. president trump claimed progress on trade and north korea. in a speech the president said america is back. joining me now is ian bremme