american, dwight david eisenhower. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> mrs. eisenhower, your excellencies, the presence of dwight david eisenhower in america and throughout the world. we gather today in mourning but also in gratitude. we mourn dwight eisenhower's death, but we are grateful for his life. we gather also, conscious of the fact in paying tribute to dwight eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. when we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of the other giants of those days of world war ii. and we think of the qualities of greatness and what his work that made his unique among all. once, perhaps without intending to do so, he himself put his finger on it. it was 1945, shortly after ve-day at a ceremony in london's historic hall. the triumphant supreme commander of the allied forces in europe was officially given the freedom of the city of l

david eisenhower. >> misses eisenhower, your the presence of dwight david eisenhower in america and around the world. we gather today in mo urning but also ingratitude. we mourn dwight eisenhower's death, but we are grateful for his life. we gather also that conscious to the fact and paying tribute to dwight eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. when we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of the other giants of those days of world war ii. and we think of the qualities of greatness and what his work that made his unique among all. once perhaps without intending to do so, he himself put his finger on it. 1945, shortly after d-day at a ceremony in london's historic gall. hall. the triumphant supreme commander of the allied forces in europe was officially given the freedom of the city of london. in an address that day, dwight eisenhower said, "i come from the heart of america." ♪ >> he did come from the heart of america. not only from its geographical heart, but from its spiritual heart. dwight eisenhower touched something fundamental in amer

inside the museum, the life of dwight eisenhower boy and man, , is depicted in a series of murals. , ife had the flavor of "grassroots america" about it. eisenhower was born in 1890 in denison, texas, to parents whose families had migrated to pat cipollone from europe, and then to the american midwest. young eisenhower's parents had lived in abilene before his and it was to abilene, now a peaceful village, that they returned when he was an infant. it was here that he grew to maturity through our childhood that was active eager, and , happy. visit note thexperience shared by devoted parents and spirited brothers, a childhood as rich in the important things of life that has ever graced the development of any man. there was an active childhood in which sports played an important part. he excelled at baseball at a dust both in school and on a vacant lot next to his home. but football was his first love, and his high school coach called him the most outstanding tackle in the valley. the active life was important, but the greatest single staple of the eisenhower family life was religious ob

dwight d eisenhower.tood what nasa could do for america as he provided the division for the amazing things we do in human robotic exploration today which benefit all mankind back on her earth. president eisenhower was broadcast to the states in 1958 is the beginning of our day-to-day life as we approach the 20th anniversary of a permanent presence right here on the international space station. senator roberts, i congratulate the eisenhower memorial commission and the dedication as a lasting tribute to a great american hero, a patriot the president. all the best you, for us on the international space station, take care. [applause] >> thank you chris and the team at nasa for making this possibl possible. yet another eisenhower achievement. now before the pandemic, dedication was to be on may 8. the 75th anniversary. certainly an anniversary with worldwide significance. i want you to know that today, september 17, is an anniversary of truly american origins. on this day in 1787, after debate and compromise,

eisenhower a leader who thought justice. my father cast his first vote as a republican ford dwight d. e and i remember he thought president eisenhower would make make arence and difference he did. perhaps none of us will ever forget that it was president eisenhower that protected the children as they tried to finally deliver on the supreme court decision of brown v board of education to integrate segregated schools in little rock arkansas's. that was an act befitting a leader. dwight design how to -- 20 eisenhower was a leader. then of course the civil rights act of 1967 which would create a commission on civil rights and the civil rights division of the justice department and would lay the groundwork for the landmark civil rights legislation of 19 624 and 19 625. as a student and practitioner of international politics i also , felt a connection to president eisenhower who stood as a giant, the last general to serve as our president. i always believe that he ended the korean war because it was the right thing to do and also as a soldier he knew more than most civilians, the cost of war

and in doing so, let's remember the legacy and the example of dwight d. eisenhower to serve, did so with splendid results for our country. you, god bless the memory of dwight d. eisenhower, and may god continue to bless the united states of america. thank you. [end of video clip] [applause] former secretary of state, national security advisor condoleezza rice. here tonight, as mentioned by senator roberts, is president eisenhower's grandson, david eisenhower. professor,thor, a and someone after my own heart, a television host. please welcome david eisenhower. david: thank you and congratulations on the book that you book about dwight eisenhower, a very good book. distinguished guests and speakers, congressman thompson has identified members of my family who are here tonight. my son alex, my sister mary's son. we have grandchildren here. we are advised that my daughters are looking into my. their children, my sisters, their children, three generations of eisenhower's in total. on behalf of three generations of the eisenhower family, i wish to say that this is a wonde

my father cast his first vote as a republican for dwight eisenhower. de, and i can remember that he thought president eisenhower would make a difference. and make a difference he did. perhaps none of us will ever forget that it was president eisenhower that protected young black children as they finally tried to deliver the supreme court decision of brown versus the board of education, and to integrate segregated schools in little rock, arkansas. that was an act of fitting a leader. dwight d. eisenhower was a leader. the civil rights act of 1957, which would create a u.s. commission on civil rights, and the civil rights division of the justice department, and ultimately, it would lay the groundwork for the landmark civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965. as a student and practitioner of international politics, i also felt a connection to president eisenhower who stood as a giant. the last general to serve as our president. i always believed that he ended the korean war, because it was the right thing to do. also, as a soldier, he knew the costs of wa

eisenhower the statesman. soldier and statesman, they are the same man, dwight d. r, citizen of the united states spokesman for an symbol of the free world and son of abilene. as rich a study has this nation has produced -- which of the capacity for greatness which lies at its grassroots. >> the big picture is an official report for the armed forces and the american people. produced by the army pictorial center. (music) presented by the department of the army in cooperation with this station. at at at what that up next american history tv, biographer so from dwight diaz never's presidential campaign. >> wars, through corruption and ni

states entered world war i, hundreds of thousands of american citizens became soldiers, and dwight eisenhower played an important part in training them for roses overseas duty. a quick the two decades that followed the armistice, and the years of peacetime service. in the late thirties, eisenhower served with general mcarthur in the philippines. a time erica held military maneuvers, in the summer of 1941. but japan was poised to strike another blow in the pacific. in the realistic games, dwight eisenhower prove that he had the brilliant mind, and rugged physical figure of an outstanding leader of men. world war ii, north africa here the career of dwight eisenhower, the was over the nazi general ronald he shared laurels, with britain's gallant field marshal montgomery. back are back home in abilene, mrs. eisenhower was his proudest anybody could be of a photo of her famous son. eisenhower let led the campaign upset. the man who went forth to do battle for justice and liberty, return to abilene and his mother, the most notable american figure of his time. his people, to come to their hearts. he

. >> on september 17, the dwight d. eisenhower memorial was dedicated to the nation's 34th president, who's world war ii leadership and two-term presidency are remembered at a site just off the national mall and at the base of capitol hill. speakers at the ceremony, in person, and by video because of the coronavirus, included memorial designer frank gehry, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, family members david and susan eisenhower, and eisenhower memorial commission chair senator pat roberts of kansas. ♪ [bugle] ♪ >> it causes my mind to go back to the abiding truths we learned at home, love of god, fairness in human relations, responsibility, concern for the welfare of others, and that each individual could, through his own efforts, achieve a full life. it is the firm duty of each of our citizens to fight and put because of his country before the comforts of himself. we must be ready to give out to our country, for history does not long entrust the care of history to the weak or unwilling. we must be willing to accept a

. -- that to dwight d. eisenhower. ♪ >> june, 1945. occasion, the return to his hero whose the war efforts have seldom been matched. america's greatest war ever fought is over, and the people of abilene, kansas greet dwight d. eisenhower. any of it is the welcome hometown might give a favorite son who has done a good job. it is a tribute. inis that gratitude felt every corner of the allied world towards the man who stewarded the crusade to its victory. it was a crusade with many battles and the many trials, but found it simple in one day above all else. d-day. june 6, 1944. the invasion was one of the greatest military adventures of all times. the outcome on which hung the outcome of freedom. [explosions] was because so much of man's hope had been bombed, that the architect of that success found the hearts of the people open to him, where the adventure of dwight d. eisenhower come the man, began. abilene, kansas, a busy and proud town. typical of the town that comes to mind with the phrase grassroots america. buildings bear testimony to

dwight d. eisenhower.ropean soil to assume supreme command of the land, the sea, and the air forces of a grand defensive alliance against against the new threat from the soviets who had once been his nation's ally. he had to create within the european soul the will to defend itself so the freedom would not be lost. for more than a year he labored diligently at his task of coalition. when he turned over the reins to general matthew riggsway, it was established. once again with the accomplishment of substantial victory behind him, this might have been the end of his public career, and in a sense it was, the closing chapter in the story of eisenhower the soldier. ♪ history is recording today the story of eisenhower the statesman. soldier and statesman, they are the same man, dwight d. eisenhower, citizen of the united states, spokesman for an d symbol of the free world and son of abilene. as rich a study has this nation has produced of the capacity of greatness which lie at its grassroots. ♪ announcer 1: the

however, the legacy of dwight d. eisenhower reflected in the freedoms that we live every day in america. the memorial designer, frank gehry, and his partners unfortunately are unable to join us tonight, but if the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that you don't have to be in the same place together. so, frank, i know you and your team are watching. the brilliance of this memorial will reverberate around the world and live the legacy of dwight d. eisenhower to an unending global audience. tonight as we dedicate this memorial, we stand on the shoulders of some giant who made it possible. senators ted stevens, then senator daniel inouye and senator lisa murkowski who left his effort alive through her great support. [applause] we couldn't have done this without you, lisa, and i really appreciate it. i want to thank my fellow commissioners as was already done, but to allow us to conduct our business in a supporting way truly an image of the man of the honor tonight, and i want to thank one commissioner in particular, and he's

dwight d eisenhower was a leader.ts act of 1957, which would create a commission on civil rights and the civil rights division of the justice department and would lay the groundwork for the landmark civil rights -- 1954ion of 1964 and and 1955. as a student and practitioner of international politics, i also felt a connection to president eisenhower, who stood as a giant, the last general to serve as our president. i always believed that he ended the korean war because it was the right thing to do and also as a soldier, he knew the cost of war better than most civilians could ever. yet he knew it was not just a matter of ending wars but establishing a just peace throughout the world and therefore his administrations national security strategy, which would, throughout the cold war until its end, guide our policy as facing down the threats of communism in europe and asia. when i had the opportunity as a young staff member at the national security council in 1989 to 1991 to be a part of that team that finally got to deliv

american, dwight david eisenhower.yright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> mrs. eisenhower, your excellencies, the presence of dwight david eisenhower in america and throughout the world. we gather today in mourning but also in gratitude. we mourn dwight eisenhower's death, but we are grateful for his life. we gather also, conscious of the fact in paying tribute to dwight eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. when we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of

the same man, dwight d. eisenhower, citizen of the united states, spokesman for an d symbol of the free world and son of abilene. as rich a study has this nation has produced of the capacity of greatness which lie at its grassroots. ♪ announcer 1: the big picture is an official report for the armed forces and the american people. produced by the army pictorial center. ♪ presented by the department of the army in cooperation with this station. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ announcer 1: through 20 years of wavering, wandering, through hot and cold wars, through corruption and cynicism, the american people have hungered for leadership founded on integrity and wisdom and courage. >> we need a leader who is of the people. >> a man to raise leadership by the people. >> a sturdy, humble heir to the respect and the affection all peoples felt for lincoln. such a ma

army film that traces the military career of five-star general do dwight d. eisenhower from his time at west point through the conclusion of world war ii. in the biographical film produced by dwight that i was 1952 presidential campaign that features his accomplishments during world war ii and his role in the formation of nato. the final program documents the funeral services of former president dwight d. eisenhower following his death on march 28, 1969. ♪ ♪ >> on january 20, 1953, the chief justice administered the oath of office to dwight d. eisenhower. >> i, do dwight d. eisenhower, do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. faithfullyill execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. to dwight d.oath, eisenhower became the 34th president of the united state

eisenhower. >> i, dwight d. senhower, do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> with this traditional oath, dwight d. eisenhower became the 34th president of the united states, succeeding harry s truman. affectionately known as ike, president eisenhower came to prominence as commander in chief of allied forces in europe during world war ii. he directed unified operations until the surrender of germany in 1945. at the war's end, he returned home to a hero's welcome, following which as a civilian, key served briefly as president of columbia university. in 1950, president truman calm him to organize and direct the mili

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dwight eisenhower got 12 million more votes.e largest increase in voter participation since the 18 twenties. you had two outstanding candidates. each were able to excite the electorate. >> here is a little bit more of adlai stevenson at the 1952 convention. >> what does concern me is not just winning this election. but how it is one. how we can take advantage of this great opportunity to debate issues sensibly and soberly. i hope and pray that we democrats will win or lose, can campaign, not as a crusade to exterminate the opposing party, as our pundit seem to prefer, but as a great opportunity to educate and elevate a people whose destiny is leadership. peopleell the american the truth, there are no gameins without pain. >> newton minow, where were you 59 years ago tonight? >> i was in the governor's mansion. one thing that topped the american people about stevenson was the way he conceded defeat. he gave the most graceful, patriotic talk. he pledged to support president eisenhower. he ended with a story that he remembered from

aboutpat roberts talks thursday's opening of the dwight eisenhower memorial in washington dc and arkansas a republican congressman, a member of the house national resources committee talks about the western wildfires and climate change. watch c-span's washington journal lives at 7:00 eastern thursday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. next, jill biden and doug spouses of joe biden and kamala harris distribute -- they met and spoke with several voters and supporters, here's a look. i retired this year after working for 37 years. she taught me the ropes and we have been doing phone banks -- >> yeah, we have been doing that for a while and we went to the democratic convention. [indiscernible] thank you for all your help. you are the second-highest phone banker in the state of new hampshire, right? [applause] this, this is at a picture of me and joe. [indiscernible] doug, the fellow in the brown --t [indiscernible] >> thank you for that. [indiscernible] >> we really appreciate it. >> tell everyone your name. >> my na

coverage the formal dedication of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c.cting 9:00 homeland security secretary chad wolf and fbi director christopher wray testify at a house hearing on national security threats. ♪ >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. next, a look at key issues for evangelical christians in the upcoming election. the washington post hosted a series of virtual discussions with bishop pd jakes and ralph reed, founder and chairman of the faith and freedom, elation. topics included the black lives matter movement, u.s.-israel

next, dwight eisenhower accepts his presidential nomination at the 1952 republican national convention in chicago. (music) (music) >> general eisenhower, the next president of the united states. mr. chairman, my fellow republicans. [cheering] may i first thank you on behalf of of mrs. eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome. this is our first entry into a political convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. thank you. [cheering] before i proceed with the thoughts i should like to address to you, may i have -- to congratulate the convention for their nominee of vice president? a man who has shown great qualities in many ways, but has a special child and an ability to ferret out any kind of subversive influence wherever it may be found in the strength and persistence. to get it out. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, you have summoned me on behalf of millions of your fellow americans to lead a great crusade for freedom in america, and freedom in the world. i know it is tough being responsibility of leading a crusade. i have led one. [cheering] i take up this task in the sp

you probably could not find a site in washington, d.c., that is more suited for dwight eisenhower to have a memorial. this square is surrounded by health and human services, which used to be called health education and welfare, which was started during the eisenhower administration. behind you, you have the department of education, started by the eisenhower administration. the federal aviation administration and the jewel in the crown, the air and space museum, and nasa, which began during the eisenhower administration. perfectly suited for ike. as we walk into the memorial from this corner, we have a column that has the five stars, which is the insignia for general eisenhower and the other five-star generals during world war ii. when the legislation was passed in 1990 nine that created the eisenhower memorial commission, unique to this presidential memorial was the fact that it called for him to be recognized not only at the 34th president but the supreme allied commander of the european expeditionary forces. feetcolumn, which is 10.5 in diameter and the same recognizesrom spain, thi

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 this. moved tother king has atlanta, georgia from alabama. he is arrested 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 is arrested for this sit-in, it's a violation of his parole and the judge in rural georgia decides, you are going to prison camp for six months for a traffic violation. this is pretty outrageous, it was also pretty tough prison camp. the king family, particularly dred scott king, feared for martin luther king's life. it was a question of what would you do? of richard nixon's black advisors said, you know, can you intervene? make a statement and speak out. and he reacts very realistically and says he can't interfere with the judge , well, there's

eisenhower's grandchildren. the dedication of the two dwight d. eisenhower memorial live at 7:00 eastern on c-span2.pan.org and listen live on the c-span radio app. tuesday morning, secretary of state mike pompeo spoke about the agreement between israel, bahrain, in the united arab emirates. he sat down with the council ahead -- atlantic council ahead of the event where he also talked about china's relationship with the world and recent trips to eastern europe. this is 30 minutes. everyone., across myriad platforms and around the world and live on c-span2 to atlantic council fron

ofer at 7:00 p.m., coverage the formal dedication of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c.. c-span 3, acting homeland security secretary chad wolf and fbi director christopher wray testify at a house hearing on national security threats. >> president trump made remarks refuting testimony by cdc direct your dr. robert redfield about the timetable for a coronavirus vaccine. here is a look. that. redfield confirmed it looked like november, december, the first doses would be able to be distributed, but then you said that the vaccine for the general public likely would not be available until probably next summer, maybe even early fall. are you comfortable with that timetable? >> no, i think he made a mistake. that is incorrect information. i called him and he did not tell me that and i think he got the message may be can used, maybe it was stated incorrect lee. we are ready to go immediately as the vaccine is announced. it could be october, it could be a little bit after october, but once we go, we are ready. as you know, pfizer is taking a tremendou

eisenhower's grandchildren. the dedication of the new dwight d. eisenhower memorial, live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> p

such a man is general ike, dwight d. eisenhoweran , from abilene. >> never have so many americans known so much about the essence of one man. >> 100 million americans know eisenhower the way you know a neighbor. you know him by heart. >> [speaking simultaneously] why do we care about him? not because he is a general, but instinctively we believe in him. a hometown boy who is the best of all americans. mainstreet usa. >> i come here first to thank you, to say the proudest thing i can claim is that i'm from abilene. >> i want to speak first of the dreams of the barefoot boy. frequently they are to be a streetcar conductor, or he sees himself as the town policeman. above all he may reach the position of locomotive engineer. thatlways in his dreams is day when he finally comes home. comes home to a welcome from his own hometown. >> they claim he is a native son. >> from the cattle state of texas. part of the railroad tracks in denison, texas. that is where he was born, on the red river, where texas shakes hands with oklahoma. >> dwight

anne: america.on reel a series of programs on dwight d. eisenhower the supreme commander and the 34th president. first, a 19 623 national council for the social studies film covering significant events during the eight years of the dwight d. eisenhower administration. designed for use in the classroom, the documentary emphasizes major challenges and 1960.53 the second program is the u.s. army film that traces the military career of dwight d. eisenhower from his time at west point through the conclusion of world war ii. then a biographical film produced by eisenhower's presidential campaign that features his accomplishments during world war ii and his role in the formation of nato. the final program documents the funeral services of former president eisenhower following his death on march 28, 1969. ♪

in 1946, we had general dwight eisenhower, he was our muster speaker. he did the muster here in 1946. . >> the tradition is such a broad word, but what we found here at a&m is that true traditions will point you back to your core values. some of the biggest traditions have started as corps traditions and have evolved and developed as the university has grown around the corps. one of those includes the 12th man. in 1922, a former football athlete during the postseason , he transitioned into basketball. during the first half of the game, they realized they had so many injuries that they didn't know if they would be able to fill the full team. so they brought him out of the stands in order to satisfy the that requirement in case he had to go and play. he didn't actually go in and play, but it was the idea that, i am going to be ready to serve my community, serve my team and my school in whatever capacity they need. that is where you get the 12th man. what we found is that the 12th man spreads out not just in athletics and being able to participate in sport

would grow in size tenfold and see the rise of future military leaders such as george marshall, dwight eisenhowerton. in his book, the rise of the g.i.

eisenhower. the dedication of a dwight d. eisenhower memorial, live on c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. c-span, yourtching unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies as a public service, and brought to you by your television provider. expressed concern wednesday about the current administration's process for approving a coronavirus vaccine. the democratic candidate spoke from wilmington, delaware, saying he trusts vaccines and scientists, but not the president. this is 25 minutes. joe biden: i just finished speaking about the pandemic, the steps we need to curb the spread of the virus, and the challenges of distributing a safe and effective vaccine once one is identified. before i turn to those issues, let me say a few words about the president's comments last night. even before acknowledging to bob woodward on tape that he was fully informed on the gravity of the danger related to covid-19, he refused to warn the american people. again, last night, in a television town ha

would grow in size tenfold and see the rise of future military leaders such as george marshall, dwight eisenhowerook, "the rise of the gir army, politics and explains how this transformation occurred and the impact it had on future wars. heritage frederick provided the video. >> why did you write this book? >> it had never really been told before in a book. it had been towed orally in conversations. so in 2005, i went to two places . i went to the eiseow

eisenhower. the dedication of the new dwight the eisenhower memorial live at 7 pm eastern on cspan2, on line at cspan.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month, we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night, a look at reconstruction amendments. daniel crofts discusses his book lincoln and the politics of slavery. the other 13th amendment and the struggle to save the union. he describes how, in 1861, lincoln and the republican party, supported a constitutional amendment quite different from the one that was eventually ratified in 1865. watch thursday beginning at 8 pm eastern, american history tv this week and every weekend on cspan3. ♪ ♪ >> in the years before 1941, japan built a great war machine and prepared for a mad gamble with the rest of the world. finally, it played its hand. and lost. this was hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb. a lifeless, hopeless city. but, time passes. and in the desolation of defeat, people stir and strive for the normal living they once knew. hiroshima is a symbol

cannot find a site in washington dc that is more suited for dwight eisenhower to have a memorial. bys square is surrounded health and human services, which used to be called health, education, and welfare, started during th eisenhower administration. apartment of education behind you, started during the eisenhower administration. the federal aviation administration, again, started during the eisenhower administration, and the jewel in the crown if you will, the aerospace museum, and of course nasa, which began during the eisenhower administration. it is perfectly suited for ike. as we walk into the memorial from this corner, we have a call them here that has five stars, which was the insignia for general eisenhower, and the other five-star generals during world war ii. when the legislation was passed in 1999, they created the memorial commission, unique to -- commission. unique to this was that it was not only to be called as a president but as the supreme commander of the allied expeditionary force. this is 10 feet in diameter and clad in the same limestone from spain that recogni

then kansas republican senator about kets talks thursday's opening of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in and arkansas c., republican congressman bruce -- resources the house committee, talks about the change.s and climate watch c-span washington journal thursday morning and join in the discussion with your phone text facebook comments, tweets.s and >> presidents trump held a news conference from the white house federal addressed the and state's response to hurricane sally. he also congratulated the big 10 resuming college football and updated the press on the current coronavirus numbers. the president also responded to remarks by former vice president own head of his the cdc, dr. jabbed redfield bout the current coronavirus

by congress in 1999, the dwight the eisenhower memorial occupies a four acre park near the u.s.ol across the street from the smithsonian national arrow and space museum. up next, a 30 minute tour of the new memorial. following that, we talked to washington post architecture to hearhilip kent :00 his thoughts on the architects and completed work. the'm victoria take well, deputy director of the

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i mean, dwight eisenhower, richard nixon are the most obvious, but there's a whole host of people who would remain, some of them here in new york, but others, kim hagerty was the white house press secretary, to this day regarded as the best press secretary in white house history. he earned the job in new york under tom dewey. herbert brownell, the attorney general under eisenhower, was dewey's campaign manager, and the list is a very long one. >> richmond, virginia, you're next. caller: hello? >> you're on the air, go ahead. we can hear you >> caller: i'm sorry, can you hear me? >> we can. caller: it's an interesting subject. this was the first presidential election, my mother, a life-long republican, voted in and one of the things she told me was that she found dewey unattractive because of -- she mentioned his greasy hair and mustache. my main interest was understanding the role a future major player in the democratic party, lyndon johnson, played in this election. >> well, l.b.j. tried to get elected himself to the senate in texas so he was not a significant factor in the national,

army film that traces the military career of five-star general do dwight d. eisenhower from his time at west point through the conclusion of world war ii. in the biographical film produced by dwight that i was 1952 presidential campaign that features his accomplishments during world war ii and his role in the formation of nato. the final program documents the funeral services of former president dwight d. eisenhower following his death on march 28, 1969. ♪ ♪

. >> we welcome to the distinguished form dwight dwig. eisenhower, present a united states of america. [applause] this happy occasion preserves unbroken -- a convention which began with president to get our roosevelt. the great and the near great have addressed this audience, but tonight we welcome the man whom history will record as behemoth among moral leaders in the hour of greatest need. [applause] >> i have in mind the rapid succession of communist aggression as millions of people were behind the fire reaching iron curtain. i have been buying the stalemate of the stalemate in korea, the inflation in our homeland which was eating up the savings and traveling the motors of our free enterprise economy. here there is a man trained in lower who would be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] and more, he is our president whom we love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> welcome to the commonwealth club of california, i am george hammond. along with the staff at the commonwealth club,

eisenhower. the dedication of the new dwight the eisenhower memorial live at 7 pm eastern on cspan2, on line at cspan.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month, we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night, a look at reconstruction amendments. daniel crofts discusses his book lincoln and the politics of slavery. the other 13th amendment and the struggle to save the union. he describes how, in 1861, n