eisenhower said ok. [video clip] eisenhower said ok. host: there is video of president eisenhower talking about richard nixon march 7, >> i have not presumed to tell the vice president what he should do with his own future. i have told him this. i believe he should be one of the commerce in the republican party. he is young, ambitious, healthy, and certainly deeply informed on the processes of our government. as far as i know, he is deeply dedicated to the same principles of government that i am. host: why do you think he didn't want him on the ticket for the second go around? william: it is hard to say. i think he genuinely believed nixon needed real leadership experience. he thought managing the defense department would give him practical experience. nixon was very young. he had only been in the senate for a couple years. he has been in the house for a couple terms. he didn't have a great deal of experience. nothing like what eisenhower had running the military. i think he thought it would help him. i also think he thought of the vice

eisenhower. this is the farewell address for president eisenhower, whose eight years as chief executive come to an end at noon friday. mr. eisenhower has chosen this time for his final speech. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> good evening, my fellow americans. [ dramatic music plays ] in the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. >> the military-industrial complex -- it's one of the most famous phrases ever spoken by a united states president. >> the sky rained a teeming downpour of destruction. >> google it, and you will get millions of results. >> i do worry about america's military-industrial complex using any excuse to ramp up the war machine again. >> in the more than half century since president eisenhower said it, it's been regularly invoked by all sorts of people in all sorts of places. but for all its use, is it truly understood? >> i would not trus

eisenhower did plan. there is no doubt about it that we have a great deal of evidence showing it was a year-long process, thinking about how to invade cuba with a group of toles from guatemala overthrow castro. but eisenhower did not pull the trigger on the operation. the reason is it was not ready. it was not ready to go. it was not big enough. it wasn't strong enough. eisenhower hadn't done the careful planning. have made itwould potentially successful. when kennedy gets into office, he launches it right away. it fails. he invites eisenhower to camp david the next day. doenhower's is, did you these things, did you ask the tough questions, did you go through the logistics and planning? kennedy says, i just took the advice of the generals. eisenhower says, that was your first mistake. kennedy always resented that eisenhower gave him this plan but then didn't take responsibility for it. which perhaps he should have done. eisenhower's view was you are the commander-in-chief, it's your job to ask the tough q

eisenhower vs. warren, the battle of civil rights and liberty. those of you who had the good fortune of attending the professor simon's classes, modern supreme court, legal journalism, or in my case, the self-created urban legal studies, you know what a fascinating evening you are in for. those of you who had the privilege of working with him as his research assistant know how astute, brilliant and receptive his remarks will be. professor simon is one of the most beloved educators and mentors in the schools rich history. and i know that he is for me. his teachings and writings are impactful and compelling and helped shape decades of new lawyers and legal thinkers. he has influenced so many students including me. football many different paths to success. but always one thing in common because of professor simon, a better sense of our community, a more insightful approach to the ongoing study of law and an appreciation for an education well done. thank you. professor simon, your students, research ass

i think eisenhower did know. i think his national security advisor late in his presidency kept him informed. i think they had an understanding to not talk about it. i think it was a wink and a nod sort of thing. eisenhower was unsentimental about those things. he felt these were bad, bad people, and if national interests required it, he would let it go. host: 1952, during the campaign, october 11, here is president truman talking about general eisenhower. >> the republican candidate for president who has much to learn about these things has begun to catch on to this business. he has been against education, social security. no better than prison, he called it. he is against federal action. but in a speech in a los angeles the other day, he said he was for extending social security a little bit. he said he is for federal aid in education, just a little bit. he said he is for medical care, just a little bit. i can give him a piece of advice. he need not be so timid. the special interest lobbies will abide him. willi

eisenhower did know. i think that his national his ity advisor late in presidency gordon gray kept him informed. i think they had an nderstanding not to talk about it. i think it was a kind of wink and a nod sort of thing. but eisenhower was unsentimental matters.se life long military man. he felt these were bad, bad people. if national interests required it, he would let it go. 1952 during the campaign, october 11th here's president talking about general eisenhower. >> the republican candidate for who has much to learn about these things has begun to this business of me too. against social security, no better than prison he called it. he is against federal action in of health but in a speech in los angeles just the day, he said he was for extending social security a little bit. he said he is for federal aid to education. just a little bit. he is for medical care, just a little bit. i can give him a piece of advice. he need not be so timid. the special interest lobbies won't bite him now. >> so he offered

tell us about the age of eisenhower. your book was just published this week. >> thank you and thanks all of you for being here and to my panelists it's great to be here. here's the question. why should any of us care about dwight eisenhower? [laughter] the book makes the argument quite eisenhower was seen as a figure from a different era is one of the most consequential president of the postwar era ended with scholars and academics would howl with laughter. i have a book to show a eisenhor had a significant impact on the shaping of modern america since world war ii and i argue in the book in many ways we are still in a funny way living in the age of eisenhower in certain respects and that's what i try to make the case in the book he shapes the evolution and the development of the united states. i will give you three big themes in the ways in which he did that. the first which he shaped modern america as he helped to build and legitimate the warfare sta state. that in the fact the military-industrial complex he warned us

in the 1940's, taft and eisenhower start over this issue. in 1951, taft hopes he will become the republican nominee for the presidency in 1952. he gives a speech in the senate where he lays out his economic vision for the united states. he says explicitly the united states should maintain a high tariff economy. argues vociferous against the united states getting favorable terms to capital investments outside united states. he is trying to figure out mechanisms by which money has to be maintained in the united states. when dwight eisenhower decides he will run for the presidencyn and any hitchcock to make sure you screw this up too badly, eisenhower explicitly repudiate the economic messages that taft has laid out. he exquisitely says the united states will have to enable a share economy that will prosperity for countries around the world if we are going to create a secure, stable environment for the united states peoples and the peoples around the world. taft is generated and goes out -- infuriated and goes out to reporters and says he is pu

guest: eisenhower, yes and no. eisenhower was so remember some of our viewers have indicated. the military industrial complex. when he left office, he was to warn against the creation of military and industrial complex. those words echo throughout this period of time. he was seen kind of a wide statesman. guest: certainly president kennedy consulted with eisenhower. on the other hand, kennedy had run against then vice president under eisenhower richard nixon and critical of the eisenhower administration including unfounded allegations of a missile gas. it was not -- i wouldn't say very warm relationship between kennedy and eisenhower. that continued under johnson. there's always going to be confrontations when important issues came up including the vietnam. eisenhower remained a more revered figure in the american society. not so much in the influential political figure. host: make reference to czechoslovakia. you have returned from the czech republic. guest: i have. i was there year and a half ago. i found myself stumbling. i kept myself wanting to say czechoslovakia which is

and i spent a lot of time studying eisenhower at the eisenhower library, reading everything that i could read about quite dwight eisenhower, trying to recreate the man from the paper trail that was left behind. and at the time i was writing, there aren't very many people left who had known eisenhower. so i didn't really get a chance to talk to people who knew him. and for the historian, that can be absolutely crucial. there are times when it is utterly impossible. when i wrote about benjamin franklin, nobody was alivejamli do what you could. but ralph could tell me what kind of a commander eisenhower was. and if you tell me about basically to fill in the personal human detail that often falls between the cracks of the paper record was immensely valuable to me. actually it was a little too late, i wish i had known him when i was writing the book good about eisenhower. but he was very approachable. and i would just say thatgood about eisenhower. but he was very approachable. and i would just say thatood about eisenhower. but he was very approachable. and i would just say thatd about eisenh

guest: eisenhower? yes and no.isenhower was so remembered and some of our viewers have indicated this that the military-industrial complex, when he left office, one of the things he did was to warn against the creation of the military-industrial complex. i think those words echoed throughout this time. statementn as a wise -- statesman in that respect. kennedyresident consulted with eisenhower during the cuban missile crisis, but on the other hand, kennedy had run against the then vice president under eisenhower, richard nixon and was harshly critical of the eisenhower administration, including unfounded allegations of a missile gap. there was not i would say very warm relationship between kennedy and eisenhower, and that continued under johnson. it was always going to be consultations on important issues came up, including about vietnam, but eisenhower remained a more revered figure in american society and not so much of an influential political figure. they made reference to czechoslovakia and you just returned f

for eisenhower, it meant, when crises came, he had a plan. it used to say plans are worthless, but planning is everything. we should be thinking about what crisis may arrest. he was systematic in the way he governed. he met the press and congressional leaders every week. he chaired the national security council every week. he had his palm on the government. he trusted the process. and a, sundayq night on c-span. afterwords, the book, natural causes, which explores how the body ages and dies. she is interviewed by natalie and her -- angier. the jobs ofne of being old, passing the torch, taking what you know, what you have done, accomplished, or want done, and passing it on to younger hands. >> watch on sunday night on c-span2's book tv. house has been working on the farm bill this week. one amendments would have changed the sugar program. it was offered by virginia foxx. republican, mike conaway, led the opposition. subsidies andt programs should be maintained. we will show the debate. a final vote is expected today. mr. speaker. mr. speaker,

guest: eisenhower? yes and no.isenhower was so remembered and some of our viewers have indicated this that the military-industrial complex, when he left office, one of the things he did was to warn against the creation of the military-industrial complex. i think those words echoed throughout this time. statementn as a wise -- statesman in that respect. kennedyresident consulted with eisenhower during the cuban missile crisis, but on the other hand, kennedy had run against the then vice president under eisenhower, richard nixon and was harshly critical of the eisenhower administration, including unfounded allegations of a missile gap. there was not i would say very warm relationship between kennedy and eisenhower, and that continued under johnson. it was always going to be consultations on important issues came up, including about vietnam, but eisenhower remained a more revered figure in american society and not so much of an influential political figure. they made reference to czechoslovakia and you just returned f

we are granted see dwight eisenhower. he left in 1961. did he have influence in the 1960s as a former president?>> yes and no. i think that eisenhower -- some of our viewers have indicated that the military-industrial complex. one of the things he did was to warn against the creation of the military-industrial complex. he was seen as kind of a wise statesman and that affect. >> certainly present kennedy consulted with eisenhower during the cuban missile crisis and kennedy had run against the vice president under eisenhower, richard nixon, and was critical of the eisenhower administration, including unfounded allegations of a missile gap. so i would not say it was a very warm relationship between kennedy and eisenhower, and that continued. there was always going to be consultations when important issues came up, including vietnam, but eisenhower remained a more revered figure in society and not so much of an influential political figure. >> this is going to make reference to czechoslovakia. >> i was there about a year and a half ago and i

host: this film includes former president dwight eisenhower.t walter reed hospital, former president eisenhower suffered his seventh heart attack and went on the critical list in august. but the general had never taken kindly to defeat, and when president and mrs. johnson visited him at walter reed hospital, they found he had rallied and was in good spirits. ♪ as allied commander in world war country's general eisenhower helped liberate was czechoslovakia, pushing not see tyranny-- pushing nazi from its boundaries. but 23 years later, the central european republic was ravaged by the forces of aggression once again. 20, armies of the soviet union, poland, hungary and bulgaria andes to germany invaded czechoslovakia, seizing control of the country in a few hours. soviet embassy lights burned late on that hot, muggy evening soviet tanks as rumbled into prague. called washington to present moscow's official reason for the invasion. the memorandum said soviet-block forces acted under the request of czechoslovakian leaders to address subversive eleme

eisenhower commemoration -- commission. dell, and i suggest that a republican five-star general has warned us about the situation in 1961 president eisenhower ourioned us against losing independence as a democracy to the military industrial complex, the congressional corporate theance that would compete popular will as expressed through democracy. tot was rise and analogous what we should now be cautious about, which is as -- since 1930's, much of our transportation policy is the product of similar complexes having to do with organizations like the american road builders association, national highway users conference, the associated general contractors of america, all of which deserve a place at the table, but their voices must of thewd out the voice citizenry of the country. thank you very much. applause first of all we learned that infrastructure is the physical object and also a series of rules. you are generally allowed to go where the road is. airplane you by land at whatever airport. debates over the -- these things f

." >> i call it the disciplined presidency and eisenhower, the way he carried himself and the man he was was a disciplined man, a great athlete when he was young, an organized man in every respect, very methodical but that's how he ran the white house, too. he was extremely organized and a lot of people, especially the young senator, future president john kennedy criticized eisenhower's stodginess for being so disciplined and organized and predictable but for eisenhower it meant that when crises came he knew how to respond and who to turn to. he used to say plans are worthless but planning is everything. so you're always thinking what's over the hill, what crisis might erupt and we should be thinking about it so he was very systematic in the way he governed. he met the press every week. he met congressional leaders every week. he chaired the national security council every week and he was -- he had his thumb on the government. he trusted the process. he believed the federal government could work well if it was well led. >> "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. announcer: mond

>> eisenhower? yes, and no. think that'sen hour we still remember and system of our viewers have indicated this sort of that the military industrial complex -- when he left office, one of the things he did was to warn against the creath -- creation of the military industrial complex. i think those words echoed throughout this period of time. he was seen as a wise statesman in that respect. certainly president kennedy con sumented with eisenhower. and he ran under richard nixon and was critical of the eisenhower administration including unfounded allegations of a missile gap. so it was not -- you know, i wouldn't say a very warm relationship between kennedy and eisenhower. and that continued under johnson. they were always going to be consultations when important issues came up including about vietnam. but -- but eisenhower remained a more revered figure in american society and not so much of an influential, political figure. host: you have just returned from the czech republic? >> yes, i have. i was there about

he reported it to eisenhower. he reported it to the eisenhower administration.arch political enemy, the person who nabbed the white house from him, not once, but twice, stevenson told that person, the commander in chief, for the good of the country. he thought the u.s. government needed to know that a foreign country had come to him and offered to help make him president, offered the help swing an election toward their desired candidate. he did not accept that help. he said no, thank you. and then he alerted the u.s. government. that was 1960, russia trying to swing a u.s. presidential election for the candidate of their choosing. russia has since tried to do it again, of course. >> in your book, you say that the russian attack did affect the outcome of the election, it did, in effect, elect trump. why do you feel like you can say that? >> when you consider the fact that the election was settled by less than 80,000 votes in three key states, which is where the russians targeted, it just stretches logic, to me, and that it didn't have huge impact on the election.

>> as you know eisenhower had developed in definite views on infrastructure, and to some degree thatcame from his experience as a professional military officer, especially of course in world war ii. so when he came into the presidency, he thought and a learned to think a professional military officer inclusively, and he considered freedom of movement and the ability to move on land, at sea, in the air, and even in space. so his he was very much a larger totalview, but often at the core of it was what he carried as a military officer, remembering the five-star general status, and his decision to be addressed as general, not president after the presidency. as he carried to the into the presidency he was always conscience conscious at the core security, security of the united states as a premier public interest, if you will. so there was him, the president, bringing attention to that. is it that, how would you describe the attention to that today as a major element of public interest in the context of infrastructure? eisenhower had a definite inclusive view and inform much what he did a

sunday on q and a, professor william hitchcock on his book, "the age of eisenhower." >> i call it the disciplined presidency. eisenhower, the way he carried a disciplineds man, a great athlete when he was young, and organized man in every respect, very methodical. and that is how he ran the white house. he was extremely organized. and a lot of people, especially the young senator john kennedy, stockized eisenhower's units, for being so organized and predictable. but for eisenhower, it meant that when crises game, he had a plan, he knew how to respond, he knew who to turn to. he used to say plans are worthless but planning is everything. so you are always thinking what is over the hill, what crisis might direct? wish -- what crisis might even opt? -- what crisis might be erupt? he had his thumb on the government. he trusted the process. he believed the federal governme

guest: eisenhower? yes and no.isenhower was so remembered and some of our viewers have indicated this that the military-industrial complex, when he left office, one of the things he did was to warn against the creation of the military-industrial complex. i think those words echoed throughout this time. statementn as a wise -- statesman in that respect. kennedyresident consulted with eisenhower during the cuban missile crisis, but on the other hand, kennedy had run against the then vice president under eisenhower, richard nixon and was harshly critical of the eisenhower administration, including unfounded allegations of a missile gap. there was not i would say very warm relationship between kennedy and eisenhower, and that continued under johnson. it was always going to be consultations on important issues came up, including about vietnam, but eisenhower remained a more revered figure in american society and not so much of an influential political figure. they made reference to czechoslovakia and you just returned f

and eisenhower had been created by marshall. he was a junior officer, plucked out by marshall during the war and given battlefield command. marshall supported him take it over to d-day command ultimately. his whole career was owed to marshall. as he is running for president he shows up in wisconsin and get on stage with mccarthy and had originally planned to defend marshall, his mentor, and ultimately decides it's too politically costly to defend the man would make his career. eisenhower has this moment of betrayal which he feels very guilty about and atones for, but it was kind of an indication to be at just how powerful that force was. >> you point out in beginning of the book it was a least four time contemplated marshall would lead the debate invasion. but marshall decided he wouldn't be able to sleep the through te night if he was out of washington circa marshall would not lobby for. >> you get into something in the book that was, captures in weight marshall's whole approach to this issue of who lost china, which sort of re

but as for this man, well, i can tell you, eisenhower, when you asked him a question, you had to tell him what agency you were talking about, what had been happening, where it was in the government, and what did he think about it. you had to educate him with your question. daye: sarah wrote two books. the first was "my eight presidents." and you can see her energetic face there. "hi, mr. president. i have got a question for you." this one -- it is her memories and she kept wonderful notes. she has very detailed information about her relationship, and then also she has got pictures thrown in here as well. the second one was the latter part of her life, called appropriately "mr. president, mr. president!" there were press conferences, and she would say "mr. president, mr. president." they really hated to get her questions, because either a, it was something they did not know about, or they thought that it was not, you know, to the point. i would say 99.9%, it really was on point. i don't see sarah as a real crusader for women's rights, i see her as an example for women's rights. she too

sunday q&a, university of virginia professor on the age of eisenhower, eisenhower and the way he carried himself was a disciplined man. a great athlete. and organize man and that's how he ran the white house. he was extremely organized. and john kennedy criticized eisenhower starting this to being so predictable. but for eisenhower it meant when crisis came he had a plan. he's to say, plans are useless but planning is everything. see should be thinking about it. he was very systematic in the way he govern. he met the press every week, congressional leaders every week, chaired the national security council every week. he had his thumb on the government trusted the process. q&a, sunday night on c-span. >> democratic leader, chuck schumer came to the floor to pay tribute to harry reid and first lady melania trump. boast both of whom underwe

but for eisenhower, when crises came, he had a plan.o say that plans are worthless, but planning is everything. what is over the hill, what crisis might corrupt? -- he wrapped? -- what crisis might erupt? he chaired the national security council every week. he had his thumb on the government. he trusted the process. he believed the federal government would work well if it was well led. >> q&a, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. connect with c-span to personalize the information you get from us. just go to c-span.org/connect and sign up for the email. it is the most updated primetime schedule and updated coverage. you the most gives interesting daily video highlight in their own words with no commentary. is book tv newsletter sent an upcoming look at upcoming authors and festivals. and the weekly newsletter gives you the upcoming programming exploring our nation's past. visit c-span.org/connect and sign up today. c-span's washington journal, live every day with new policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, discusses

president eisenhower said the dynamic forces of the very name we bear, the united states. but as professor bednarek has written, so crucial our error infrastructures to our daily existence that we view them as natural and inevitable. we only notice the shortcomings when something does not work. when we are asked to boil water, the water goes out, or a bridge collapses. we pay attention to infrastructure only in times of failure, certainly the case with the washington metro, whose history i have studied. infrastructure is a crucial technology, but not a simple one. the 10 most important words written about the history of technology, technology is neither good nor bad, nor is it neutral. however, natural and inevitable infrastructure systems may seem, they are the product of people choices -- product of choices, made by people, months, weeks, or centuries in the past. in many cases, these have led to benefits, but even benefits and costs cannot be distributed fully, and even the most beneficial investments can harm someone's interests. just as we live with the choices made b

host: william hitchcock, why did you call your new book "the age of eisenhower"? william: i think the period of the death of roosevelt to john kennedy, 1945 to 1963 is a period in whh

president eisenhower in 1955 said that the unifying forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear, the united states. but as a professor has written, so crucial are our infrastructure systems we view them as natural and inevitable. we tend to only notice shortcomings when something doesn't work. when we are asked to boil our water or when a bridge collapses. we pay attention to infrastructure only in times of failure, certainly in the case of the washington metro which has received attention as its liability has declined. infrastructure is a crucial technology that it is not a simple one. the 10 most important words ever written about technology, technology is neither good nor bad nor is it neutral. however natural and inevitable infrastructure systems may seem, they are the product of choices made by people, whether months years or even centuries in the past. in many cases those choices have led to great benefit that neither benefits or costs can be distributed fully and even the most beneficial investments are likely to harm someone'

being organized and predictable, but for eisenhower it meant that when crises came, he had a plan. to respond. he used to say plans are worthless, but planning is everything, so you are always thinking what is over the hill, what crisis might a rep, and we should be thinking about it. so he was very systematic in the way he governed. he met the president every week, that congressional leaders every week, chair the national security council every week, and he had his thumb on the government. he trusted the process and believe the federal government could work well if it was well led. announcer: q&a sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. , from the next historical society of pennsylvania, a discussion on philadelphia's influence on music in 1968. panelists talk about the opening of a concert venue that introduced rock 'n roll to the city, bringing in artists such as bob dylan and jimi hendrix. it is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> ok, well, hello again. i want to take a brief minute to introduce each panelist. program, bios in the so if you want a full bio of each of our spea

for eisenhower when crises came he had a plan, he knew how to respond who knew to turn to. he said plans are worthless but plan something everything. what is over the hill. crisis is might erupt. he was systemic the way he governed. he met the press every week. he met congressional leaders every week. he did, he chaired the national security council every week. and he was, he had his thumb on the government. he trusted the process. he believed the federal government could work well if it was well-led. >> q&a, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> president trump is expected to take part in a forum looking at prison reform in the u.s. he is scheduled to speak at about 11:30 eastern. we'll take you live to the east room when he starts here on c-span2. right now a discussion from this morning's "washington journal." >> host: at our table jeff fortenberry, sub be from negative. on the appropriations committee, in charge of the purse strings on capitol hill. you introduced the world health insurance act. why is it important? >> guest: one of the things we're struggling with

william hitchcock on his book, the age of eisenhower, america and the world in the 1950s. >> i call it the disciplined presidency and eisenhower, in the way he carried himself and the man he was, was the discipline manned and a great athlete and when he was young and an organized man in every respect and very methodical but that is how we iran the white house. he was extremely organized. a lot of people especially the young senator, future president john kennedy, criticized eisenhower's starting us for being so disciplined and organized applicable. for eisenhower it meant that when crises came he had a plan and knew how to respond and he knew who to turn to and used to say plans are worthless but planning is everything. you're always thinking what is over the hill and what crisis my abrupt and we should be thinking about it. he was very systematically governed. he met the past every week and congressional leaders every week and he chair the national security council every week and he had his thumb on the government entrusted the process and believed the federal government could work we

interstate system, the five-star symbolizing eisenhower being a five-star general. eisenhower was a fiscal conservative. he didn't like spending the government's money. he liked trying to achieve a balanced budget. he achieved three all he was president. he thought having a interstate system, and the huge government spending that one along with it, it was the largest public works project in history. it went on for decades after the he thought this was important. it was important for economic stimulation, it provided jobs in terms of building the roads, but it also facilitated the movement of goods and services, north, south, east, west. it promoted tourism. americans can get to cities and parks and recreational sites. it also helped national security. in case of an emergency like a nuclear attack, which was a threat in the 1950's, it could help evacuate cities quickly. it could help move military vehicles quickly along the freeways. this was a development in the 1950's that went hand-in-hand with the importance of automobiles. in the last class, i talked about how t

but for eisenhower, it meant that when they came, he had a plan. he knew how to respond. he knew who to turn to. he used to say plans are worthless, but planning, it is everything. so you are always thinking what's over the hill, what crisis might erupt. we should be thinking about it. so he was very system -- systematic. he met congressional leaders every week. he chaired the national security council every week. he had his firm on government. he trusted the process. he believed the federal government could work well if it was well led. >> q&a, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. d around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. now officials from the health and human services department and the government accountability office testify on a federal drug pricing prog

but for eisenhower it meant that when crises came, he knew how to respond. he used to say plans are worthless but planning is everything. so you're always thinking, what's over the hill? what crisis might erupt? and we should be thinking about it. sew was very systematic in the way that he governed. he met the press every week. he met congressional leaders every week. he claird the national security council every week. he had his thumb on government. he trusted the process. he believed the federal government could work well if it was well led. >> q and a, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> on wednesday, epa administrator scott prewitt testified before a senate appropriations subcommittee about his agency's budget request for 2019. he was also questioned about his use of first-class travel and housing arrangements. this is just over two hours.

eisenhower, it meant when there was a crises he knew how to respond.d to say plans are worthless, planning is everything. he was a very systematic in the way that he governed. he met the press every week. he met congressional leaders every week. he chaired the national every week. on thehis thumb government. he believed the federal government could work well if it was well led. >> at 8:00 eastern on c-span. connect with c-span to personalize the information you get from us. ando c-span.org/connect sign up for the email. the program guide is a daily mail with the most updated prime time coverage. worked for word you the most videosting daily commentary. booktv sent weekly is an insider's look at upcoming authors and book festivals. the american history tv weekly newsletter gives you programming exploring our nation's past. sign-up today. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is ted hesson from politico. can you talk about the homeland what is secretary and homeland security's role in border security? guest: as homeland security secretary, she

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and eisenhower was a disciplined man. a great athlete when he was young, an organized man in ever respect, very methodical. that's how he ran the white house too. he was extremely organized. and a lot of people, especially the future president john kennedy criticized him for being so predictable. for eisenhower independent meant when crises came, he had a plan. he knew who to turn to. he used to say, plans are worthless, but planning is everything. so you're always thinking what's over the hill, what crisis might erupt? we should be thinking about it. he was very systematic in the way he governed. he met the press every week. he met congressional leaders every week. he chaired the national security council every week. he had his thumb on the government. he trusted the process. he believed the federal government could work well if it was well-led. >> "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. scott a. administrator pruitt testified on the annual e.p.a. regulations. senators questioned him about his spending on travel an

my first book was about dwight eisenhower and i spent a lot of time studying him at the eisenhower library reading everything i could and trying to re-create the man from the paper trail left behind. at the time i was writing there were very many people left that new eisenhower so i could not really talk to people that knew him. and for a historian that can be absolutely crucial. when i met ralph hallenstein , i could ask him questions and he could fill in personal, human details that often fell through the cracks of the paper trail. he was wonderful to talk to. very approachable. you will hear more i think about his career but i just wanted to say for all the work that he did while alive his good work continues at the hallenstein center . i can say that i've been impressed with the work that he's done for michigan and the hallenstein center . thank you very much everybody. you've been a wonderful audience. >>> live sunday morning, america in turmoil. we look at the impact of the vietnam war at home. student marches and acts of civil disobedience dominated u.s. headlines. joining us to tal

but for eisenhower, it meant that when crises came, had he a plan. he knew how to respond. he knew who to turn to. he used to say plans are worthless, but planning is everything. so you are always thinking what's over the hill? what crisis might erupt? we should be thinking about it. so he was very systematic in the way he governed. he met the press every week. congressional leaders every week. he chaired the national security council every week. he was -- had he his thumb on the government -- he had his thumb on the government. he prussed the process. he believed -- he trusted the process. he believed the federal government could work well. >> "q&a," sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> wednesday morning, we're live in bismarck, north dakota, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. north dakota governor will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal" starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> while we wait for the house to return at 2:00 eastern time, a discussion about autism. "washington journal." " continues. host: