eisenhower simply didn't care. so not only were the british putting up a hard time, but now the air corps planners were so convinced of their superiority, that strategic bombing could end the war, they did not want any part in operation overlord. so the planners had called for them to bomb all of the rail facilities throughout normandy to keep the germans from reinforcing normandy, and they didn't want to play. they were like look, if you guys could just leave us alone for 30 days with clear skies, we can end the war without having to invade france. that didn't really sit too well with eisenhower, but he is getting a lot of pushback on his plan and he starts to cave in. he starts to negotiate with people and he is telling marshall about this. marshall is livid. and he writes back to -- he is nice at first, but then he takes on more of a dictatorial tone. no, he says. you can't give into the british again. they had canceled the cross channel attack in 1942 and 1943 and they have gotten their way in north africa, sic

give it to eisenhower. eisenhower is promoted to major general in march of 1942. pearl harbor was a disaster, and quite an emotional even for america. however, for the british, it was a stroke of luck who were struggling in their war with jim -- with germany. churchill led a contingent of military planners after pearl harbor in december of 1941. they begin planning what they were going to do going forward. one of the greatest headaches for the american generals during the war was dealing with the british. they constantly questioned the readiness of the american army and try to implement plans, and always had a british officer as the commander. one of the first conferences between these two countries was called the arcadia conference, where they sought to develop a common strategy. churchill is about, let's attack the periphery, north africa, and marshall says the only way we will win is by confronting the germans. he wants a cross channel attack in 1942, nearly immediately. they did not agree on a shadow g

the night before d-day, the day before this famous photo of supreme commander dwight eisenhower was taken, i happen to know president eisenhower's granddaughter, susan, and we were chatting one day about this famous photo which occupies such an extraordinary place in our history, our folkloring our memory as a nation. and she said jeff, you know what the president, the general was speaking about in that photo? i'd always made an assumption that, again, these young men who are getting ready to paratroop behind enemy lines the day before d-day were being given a last talk by the general about the immediate for courage and

your point about eisenhower, i do not think any man in the 20th century faces as much pressure as eisenhower did on june 5, 1940 four, when he alone was able to make the decision to go. not churchill, not marshall, washington, roosevelt, not the king of england. the french president might have wanted to influence ike. allied supreme commander, only he could give that decision to go, and it was a serious decision. when he gave the decision, a storm was brewing. the was pelting against building in which she was holding his conference with the commanders. when he looked out the window at around 4:00 in the morning on june 5, 1944, and was giving the decision of final orders to go, he was thinking, my god, what am i going to do? what am i doing? what am i sending these soldiers to? he was under crushing strain. let's not forget he had been under growing strain since january of 1944 when he came to london to take control. was so important, and so much was riding on the outcome. eisenhower himself told a friend in washington, d.c., a few weeks before d-day that it was a huge gamble. everything was

eisenhower had khrushchev to camp david. eisenhower was the first american president to make use of helicopters for presidential travel. he spontaneously, the soviets did not want khrushchev on the helicopter, so i can asked directly in person, can i give you a tour? he said at the american president would get on, i can get onto. they did a tour of washington and then went to camp david and enjoyed a great time up there. khrushchev liked that american-made helicopter so much, talked eisenhower into letting him by two that he took back with him to the soviet union. another story is in. bereschnev did not know much about camp david. he went anyway. nixon, the party guy, he had the typical navy blue blazer fior b bereschnev with the presidential seal. he had the keys to a brand-new navy blue lincoln continental car. brezhnev love cars. he told the passenger seat. nexen was used to driving curvy roads around camp david in a golf cart. nixon is in the passenger side, brezhnev is behind the wheel. they could on his curvy roads. he

century, president eisenhower put forth an interstate highway proposal, bipartisan. leader in the senate was lyndon and the nd sam rayburn president of the united states, working eisenhower together to pass that for the good of the country and its president er eisenhower was that it would unify north america, it was a issue. so what we're talking about now, infrastructure, the president said "i" word i thought he was infrastructure. i said some of these things already. i thought, we could give him the to make a historic ontribution to the safety measure -- it's never been partisan. be partisan it to now, but i can only think that e wasn't up to the task of figuring out the difficulty costes of how to cover the of the important infrastructure egislation that we had talked before.hree weeks o -- but the president again stormed out. have the tv cameras in there while i have my say that and t work for him either temper time, another tantrum, again, i pray for the president of the united states. i wish his family or his administration or his staff would have an interventi

and its purpose under president eisenhower was that it would unify america. it was a defense issue. what we're talking about now, infrastructure, the president said i word, i thought he was talking about infrastructure, roads, bridges, mass transit. i said some of these things already. i thought we could give him the opportunity to make a historic contribution to the safety, because it's a safety measure, it's about commerce, it's about safety, it's about mobility, product to market and the rest of that. clean air, clean water. it's about a better future for our country. much needed. trillions of dollars in deficit. in terms of low or no maintenance. it's never been partisan. we don't want it to be partisan now. i can only think that he wasn't up to the task of figuring out the difficult choices of how to cover the costs of the important infrastructure legislation that we had talked about three weeks before. so the president again stormed out. i think first, pound the table, walk out the door. next time, have the tv cameras in there while i have my say. that didn't work for him eith

the eisenhower institute at getties berg college and the dwight d eisenhower society co-hosted this. >> dr. mcmanus is the first ever in humanities to be named curator's distinguished professor. as one of the nation's leading military historians and the author of 12 well-known and received books on the topic, he is frequently in command to speak as an expert commentator. in addition to national radio shows and programs he's done, he's appeared on cnn.com, fox news, c-span, the military channel, the discovery channel, the national geographic channel, netflix, smithsonian network, the history channel, and pbs. so, you've probably seen him. dr. mcmanus also served as the historical adviser for the best-selling book and documentary "sallen jer" the latter of which appears on pbs in the american master series. during the 2018-19 academic year, he is in residence at the academy at the chair of naval and military history, a distinguished visiting professorship. his forthcoming book, "fire and fortitude, the u.s. army in the pacific war 1941-43" will be out july 30th so you can look for that

society, eisenhower institute. thank you all of you for making time today to listen to me and these brilliant scholars that preceded me. tough act to follow. what struck me when dr. simons was talking so movingly about eisenhower's weather-related decision, what always struck me about that moment, before he made that decision, you could argue he is the most powerful man on the planet, or one of them. he has all this airpower at his disposal, naval power, technological power, the ground power of the soldiers, this prodigious military might, this coiled spring. he makes that decision, and then it is out of his hands. it is out of his hands and in the hands of not just the generals who rank below him or the admirals or the lieutenant colonels or the majors or even the captains, but it is in the hands of the average soldier, sailor, airman, and a few marines, too. what i want to give you a sense of today is the d-day/combat experience for the average allied soldier by looking at the first infantry division at omaha bea

later in the century president eisenhower put forth an interstate highway proposal. a leader of the senate, lyndon johnson, sam rayburn and president of the united states, republican president eisenhower work together to pass that for the good of the country and its purpose, president eisenhower, it would unify america with the defense issue. what we are talking about, infrastructure, the president says i word, i thought he was talking infrastructure, roads, bridges and mass transit. i said some of these things, we would give him the opportunity to make a historic contribution because it is a safety measure. it is about commerce, safety, mobility, product, marketed, clean air, clean water, it is about a better future for our country, trillions of dollars in deficits in terms of low or no maintenance, it has never been partisan. we don't want it to be partisan now but i can only think he wasn't up to the task of figuring out the difficult choices of how to cover the cost of infrastructure legislation that we had talked about. the president stormed out and pound the ta

rayburn, then, sam house and senate, the president, dwight eisenhower, we had hoped we could do something comparable. unfortunately, the president is not ready for that. thank you very much. nct conversations] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org. [indistinct conversations] wed at an event hosted by the center for american progress. >> house speaker nancy pelosi made more comments later in the day at the center for american progress. absolute privilege to welcome our very special guest, speaker of the house nancy pelosi. let's just do one more round. [cheers and applause] speaker pelosi is the highest-ranking woman to ever hold elected office in american history. [cheers and applause] and she

stalin was still in power when eisenhower became president, and the fact that eisenhower kept the peace so effectively, he resisted the temptation and the recommendations of his generals to intervene in vietnam. the fact that he kept the peace in a very quiet way, a very calm way during that eight years, to me, justifies that one. if i may, i have a quibble both with one at the top and one ott at the bottom. >> okay. >> on the one at the bottom, i've always thought that warren harding gets a raw deal in these polls. yes, warren harding brought us the teapot dome scandal which was a very bad scandal. the teapot dome itself, which was in -- under the interior department, almost peals to the -- pales to the scandals going on in the justice department under warren harding. so, yes, that's bad. but warren harding became president in 1921. he stabilized the national economy. he calmed the country down from an anti-red, anti-immigrant period. he is the one who pardoned eugene debs, let him out of prison. that's a very important effort towards goodwill. he did not get the country into any war a

lyndon johnson and sam rayburn in the house and senate, president of the united states, dwight eisenhower, we thought we could do something comparable. unfortunately, the president isn't ready for that. thank you very much. [indistinct conversations] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org. [indistinct conversations] >> c-span's newest book, the president's, noted historians rank america's best and worst chief executives. providing insight into the lives of the 44 american presidents. two stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians. explore the life events that shaped our leaders. theyenged -- challenges faced, and the legacies they have left behind. order your copy today. c-span's "the presidents" is available as a hardcover or e-book at c-span.org thepresidents. group in rojas is senior -- reporter with limburg law. this bill would increase the flexibility on retirement savings plans. how would it do that? a long ti

there were civilians and also a lot of men who were in eisenhower's view equal to 15 divisions. their job was to create acts of sabotage. in particular to stop trains from coming to normandy, bringing supplies and troops. also to blowup ridges and to cripple the transportation system. they also changed some of the fines in normandy from the right side to the wrong side. they were in many ways active in the struggle. we tend to forget them. i don't think there is a mistake that you cannot find the sources. i would recommend a book by julian jackson which is excellent on the resistance in france. not in any way to diminish the great role. includes the many lives that were lost on the part of the french. >> we have a line for french americans or those with ancestors who went through normandy were of french descent, that is 202-748- 8002 . this is sherry on that line in alexandria, virginia. >> good morning. i am french- american by my french mother who was a war bride. i have an aunt who is trained as a nurse in world war i to deal with the handicap and injured troops. she was forc

and its purpose under president eisenhower was that it was union -- it would unify america. it was a defense issue. what we're talking about now, infrastructure, the president said iword, i thought he was talking about infrastructure, roads, bridges, mass transit. i said some of these things already. i thought we could give him the opportunity to make a historic contribution to the safety, because it's a safety measure, it's about commerce, it's about safety, it's about mobility, product to market and the rest of that. clean air, clean water. it's about a better future for our country. much needed. trillions of dollars in deficit. n terms of low or no maintenance. it's never been partisan. we don't want it to be partisan now. but i can only think that he wasn't up to the task of figuring out the difficult choices of how to cover the costs of the important infrastructure legislation that we had talked about three weeks before. so -- but the president again stormed out. i think first, pound the table, walk out the door. next time, have a tv cam -- have the tv cameras in there

a shared vision of creating this great jobs initiative for our country and spirit of president eisenhower when he instituted the interstate highway system. it was important for jobs and mobility. it was a national security initiative, and it was bipartisan. lyndon johnson and family learned in the house and senate the president of the united states, dwight eisenhower -- we had hoped we could do something comparable. unfortunately, the president is not ready for that. thank you all very much. >> [indiscernible] >> house speaker nancy pelosi made more public comments later in the day saying she believes president trump is obstructing justice and engaged in a cover-up. she was interviewed at an event hosted by the center for american progress. [applause] >> it is my absolute privilege to welcome our very special guest, speaker of the house nancy pelosi. let's just do one more round. [cheers and applause] speaker pelosi is the highest-ranking woman to ever hold elected office in american history. [cheers and applause] and she is one of the smartest, toughest, and most effective public servant

susan eisenhower said no. you know what the general is peaking about? fly-fishing. and football. now why would he do that at this critical moment, this mont of tension and fear and adrenaline? why would he do that? i think the better question is why wouldn't he do that? what more american thing could he do to remind these young men, many of whom may have given their life, of why they were doing this. to remind them of what they were deathered to. to home and hearth. things like fishing and football. that represent the active toifs community. the liberties we enjoy. the memories from childhood. the peace and tranquility that this country offers. ight for that. ifpk that's why. i was very amazed and corrected mentally in my impression of this pithal moment in america's history. a group of members of congress will attend the 75th anniversary and of course the veterans who will be there in attendance are quite old and will be few in number. france will have some awards for a few veterans as well. and it is amazing in that part of the world, the american flag flies over the french mun

thinking particularly of dwight eisenhower.ow apparently we see he was much smarter than a lot of people thought he was. those who operate in a fog, but nonetheless know where they are going. amity: it sounds a little sinister, the way you put it. but a good leader may want to retreat so others may play their roles. that happens frequently in the presidency, that the president is behind it all. i'm very fresh on lyndon johnson because of the great society book. he is a president who does not hide his leadership very well. [laughter] harold: i first became interested in government when kennedy ran for president. to an 11-year-old, eisenhower seemed a doddering person who was no longer a strong leader. but 75 years ago, this june 2019, he led the largest military operation in the history of the world, at d-day. i think historians love him because he said to beware of the military-industrial complex. that is the most reputation enhancing factor about eisenhower. lincoln said at one point, disingenuously i think, i do not claim to

the purpose of president eisenhower said it would unify the u.s.] president was talking about infrastructure. i thought we would give him opportunity to make an historic contribution. it is about commerce, safety, mobility, clean air, clean water. it is about a better future for our country. much needed, trillions of dollars in deficits in terms of low or no maintenance. it has never been partisan. we don't want it to be partisan now. upan only think he was not to the task of how to cover the infrastructure legislation that we had talked about a few weeks before. but the president again stormed out. first, pounded the table and walked out the door. next time, have the tv cameras in here while i have my say. that did not work for him either. and now this time, another temper tantrum again. i pray for the president of the united states. , hish his family administration, or staff would have an intervention for the sake of the country. yes, ma'am? >> [indiscernible] i am -- ies: ms. pelosi: i am. >> would you prepare -- would you be prepared to do somet

i'm sitting here thinking that eisenhower really took his time, and eisenhower hung back while a lotf this was going on. history is judging people right now during this period we're living through. history is judging a good many members of the senate and house. and that, of course, is part of the history of the era you've written about. >> you're right about eisenhower. he used joseph mccarthy in 1952 in his election. campaigned with him up in appleton, wisconsin where mccarthy was from. but then slowly, as mccarthy started turning on the army, which was eisenhower's bulwark, then it changed and he turned against him, even though he probably was always -- you always thought mccarthy was a little bit loony, but he was using him for political purposes. and i see that same codependence today. you look at the events of this week. you look at what's going on in iran and elsewhere, and you seahawks, long-time hawks using donald trump to do their own bidding, just as you saw conservatives in congress support donald trump and allow him to sort of develop this imperial if not autocratic presi

here are the top five in 2017 dwight eisenhower as we talked about before. theodore roosevelt in the survey that is common not only for hours but others as well. you won't be surprised to learn the next one in line as franklin roosevelt whenever one, two or three. those features ... doris kearns goodwin. it is a terrific one. whethe one on theodore roosevels doug brinkley's book willingness warriors and it's about his role as a conservation president. for george washington, we chose rob chernow's biography. he won the pulitzer prize for it. george washington came in second place in 868 points out of a possible 1,000 is score is 13th, and the pursuit of equal justice for all. we were at mount vernon on the publication day an into the evet of a terrific job for those in the mount vernon and the people worked their way through the museum. they seem to be number one in every t survey is abraham linco. he received 907 points out of a possible 1,000 he ranked in almost every single one of them the lowest score is fourth place and that is on relations with congress

created in the eisenhower era. bring us intoe to the 21st century. but in order to do so, congress has to have the guts to understand that you can't pay for highways, roads, and transit without money. host: delegate eleanor holmes norton, subcommittee chair on highways and transit issues in the u.s. house of representatives, joined us this past weekend. would you pay more in federal gas taxes for america's roads, rail lines, and bridges? keep in mind that this contributes to the retail price of gas you pay for gallon. averages between $2.40 to as high as four dollars per gallon depending on where you live. especially higher rates in california and new york. the federal excise tax right now is 18.3 cents per gallon. the underground storage tank fee is only point one cents, only of penny per gallon and as

. >> reporter: eisenhower middle school is on fire here in l. laure ike, the eagle, is out, as well. coming up, we'll meet one of the teachers nominated for teacher of the year in prince george's county. while shopping at sears, you need to place yourself in the moment. you need confidence in the appliances you select to build the home and life you love. shop top-brand appliances at sears, including kenmore. sears, making moments matter. only apply to drgs that co $ more than35 for a month's supply or usual course of therapy. these ads will also mention tat he price may be different for those with health insurance. the new ads are expected to begin airing in a few months. >>> "news4 today"oves teachers. the celebration continues for rs national te week. >> we have more from melissa mollet with the teachers and students in laurel. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you gus. i have never seen such energetic teachers in my life. eisenhower middle school, you rock. [ cheers ] they have a cheer -- [ cheering ] >> reporter: who knew they were

the eisenhower institute at gettysburg college and the dwight eisenhower society, cohosted the event in commemoration of the 75th anniversary. >> dr. mcmanus is the first-ever faculty member in the humanities to be named a distinguished professor. >> is one of the leading historians, and the author of 12 well-known books on the topic, he is equally in demand to speak as an expert commentator. he has appeared on cnn.com, foxnews, c- span, the military channel, the discovery channel, the national geographic channel, netflix, -- network, the history channel and pbs. dr. mcmanus also served as the historical advisor for the best- selling book and documentary, founder. the latter of which appeared nationwide in theaters and on pbs in the american masters series. is in residence at naval academy as the chair of naval and military history. a distinguished professorship. the forthcoming book, fire and fortitude, 1941- 1943 will be out on july 30. today the talk will be based on the recent book, the dead and those about to die. the day, the big red one on omaha beach. he will speak about the

just top five in 2017 and dwight eisenhower into top five for the first time.heodore roosevelt in fourth place in the survey can be and that's fairly common throughout not only ours but also other surveys that are done you won't be surprised to know that next one in line is franklin roosevelt in number one, two, or three -- the fdr biography that we chose to highlight in our book is goodwinn no ordinary time anyboy read that in the audience? that is a terrific one. the one on theodore roosevelt is the book called wilderness warrior all about a role as conservation president. for george washington, we chose ron's biography that he won the pulitzer prize for it. and george washington came in second place in ours 868 points out of a possible 1,000 his lowest score and i reference this before, is 13th place among the presidents for pursued equal justice for all. we were with down at mount vernon on our publication date and i'm sure many of you have been down to mount vernon doing a terrific job over past couple of decades of telling whole story of the slaves who co

>> i found it astounding to think that in eisenhower's inner circle, in the era of the cold war and the that a gay man could have thrived and succeeded in that irmt view. i had to figure it out and get to the information to find it out and i had a lot of help. >> we're talking about the 1950s. so what we consider to be normal day, it was very different when we're talking decades ago. >> absolutely. there was a climate of remarkable homophobia, fear, it was criminal. so it was a very difficult time for homosexuals in america. >> he was the first national security adviser. how is that central to this book and his life? i'm assuming he had to keep his personal life secret the whole time. >> he did. and he was a close associate, very close to the president of i think it is very likely that the president knew he was gay. but did not want to reveal that and did not want to lose him. because he was extremely gift at his job. >> are any of the forms were put into place as an adviser still in place? >> you know, each president can make what he or she wishes of the role of the national security a

your point about eisenhower, i do not think any man in the 20th century faces as much pressure as eisenhowerid on june 5, 1940 four, when he alone was able to make the decision to go. not churchill, not marshall, washington, roosevelt, not the king of england. the french president might have wanted to influence ike. allied supreme commander, only he could give that decision to go, and it was a serious decision. when he gave the decision, a storm was brewing. the was pelting against building in which she was holding his conference with the commanders. when he looked out the window at around 4:00 in the morning on june 5, 1944, and was giving the decision of final orders to go, he was thinking, my god, what am i going to do? what am i doing? what am i sending these soldiers to? he was under crushing strain. let's not forget he had been under growing strain since january of 1944 when he came to london to take control. was so important, and so much was riding on the outcome. eisenhower himself told a friend in washington, d.c., a few weeks before d-day that it was a huge gamble. everything was o

from the eisenhower administration to trump, a new traveling exhibition opening in chicago, with dozensrockers taking on the government. lee ann from our nbc affiliate looks at the intersection of rock and politics. the album cover of and jacket, a small sampling of the 176 artifacts that make up the new exhibition, louder than words, rock, power, and politics. >> we wanted to make sure to bring another exhibit in, that has a national appeal. >> the popular traveling exhibit is on loan from the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland. organized by presidential administrations, from eisenhower, to trump. >> it focuses on the music of the time. through every president and what was going on at that time. >> this is the tour's first stop that includes the trump administration. do you remember this make america great dress designed by andre soriano, he is seeing it in the museum for the first time. it was worn to the grammys in 2017, and it created such an uproar. >> i didn't know that they were going to do that. but because of this gown, i lost, we lost friends from 25 years, because of thi

it's organized by presidential administrations from eisenhower to trump >> the focus is on the musicgh everwh president and was going on at that time >> reporter: this is the tour's first stop that includes the trumadp nistration do you remember this make america great dress designed by andrej soriano well, he's seeing it in e museum for the first time. joy villa wore it to the grammys in 2017 and it created such an uproar >> i didn't know they were going to chop my head in l.a. because this gown i lost -- we lost friends from 25 years because of this gown. >> reporter: it's made out of a trump campaign flag and curators added it to the exhibit because it was worn the grammys >> i didn't know that there is a stigma like that it just ran through my heart >> reporter: this louder than words exhibition brings the impact indpiration music has had on american history for nearly 60 years. >> all right thanks to lyanne trotter for th report. it's really cool to see because we know when there is music out there, especially so many messages in there, rlly, really important messages, naturally

the eisenhower institute at gettysburg college and the dwight eisenhower society, cohosted the event in commemoration of the 75th anniversary. >> dr. mcmanus is the first-ever faculty member in the humanities to be named a distinguished professor. >> is one of the leading historians, and the author of 12 well-known books on the topic, he is equally in demand to speak as an ex

eisenhower's plan was perfection. what a freak storm washed up? the nazis, all the british would still be in german today. maybe not but most of them would be going today. d-day worked. eisenhower goes on to be president. the best outcome history, history of 2020 hindsight. applying what we know from 2019 to it was happening on the ground. if that had been a disaster, eisenhower would have been the go, not the genius. it's interesting to look at these programs, i tried to get the reader to ignore what we know. introduction from master. don't apply here 2019 hindsight to reading stories. if you r do, if you apply what u know today, you will react to these books. what were they thinking? want you to ask that same question. but not in that time. our you to think, what were they thinking? why were they so afraid and willing to do these plans? if you get what you know, for those americans, they don't have to forget history. they just don't know it anyway. [laughter] sitting here, you need to forget the history you know. you wouldn't be sitting here if

the eisenhower society posted this event in celebration of d-day's 75th anniversary.an hour.

from eisenhower to trump a traveling exhibit opening in chicago shows dozens of rockers.intersection of rock and politics. >> reporter: the album cover for rod stewart's "night on the town" and the hat he was wearing. the green army jacket worn by curtis mayfield on stage the tour jacket worn by roni vanzant, leonard skin ardern a mpng of th meup the new exhibition "louder than words, rock, power and politics." >> we really wanted to make sure to bring another exhibit in that has a national appeal. >> reporter: this popular traveling exhibit is on loan from the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland. it's organized by presidential administrations from eisenhower to trump >> the focus is on the music of the times through every president and what was going on at that time >> reporter: this is the tour's first stop that includes the trump administration do you remember this make america great dress designed by andrej soriano well, he's seeing it in the museum for the first time. joy villa wore it to the grammys in 2017 and it created such an uproar >> i didn't know they wer

airborne division in battle in north african sicily and who had planned the invasion with general eisenhower, was tossing restlessly on his cot, just as the screaming eagles were about to launch their midnight assault. he pulled down the old testament, and he moved to the book of joshua in the old testament and started reading about the greatest battle the hebrew people had ever fought. he asked again for the charge joshua had given -- had gotten from god that night. i will not fail thee and i will not forsake thee. 1986, ronald reagan presented general ridgeway the presidential medal of freedom. this is what he said. heroes come when they are needed and great men step forward with courage it seems in short supply. so i will end with that message to the men and women of rolling thunder. you have not forsaken and you him have not failed the thousands and thousands of your fellow citizens whose sacrifices ensure that the people of this nation sleep soundly at night, so on behalf of president trump, on behalf of your department of veterans affairs, god bless you on this memorial day and thank y

smith speaking out against him, and eisenhower working against him and one of the figures in my book, charles potter of michigan, elected to the senate and worked with joseph mccarthy on his subcommittee, until he saw what was going on in the machinations of mccarthy and later wrote a book called "days of shame" regretting what happened during that era. i wonder two things, where is the margaret j. smith today and what republican is going to write that book "days of shame". >> you also get to something else. i'm sitting here thinking that eisenhower really took his time. >> yes. >> and he hung back while a lot of this was going on. history is judging people right now during this period we're living through. history is judging a good many members of the senate and house and that, of course, is part of the history of the era you've written about. >> you're right about eisenhower. he used joseph mccarthy in 1952 in his election, campaigned with him up in appleton, wisconsin where mccarthy was from but then slowly as mccarthy started turning on the army, which was ease -- it changed and h

we are really working off a transportation funding mechanism created in the eisenhower era. it is about time to bring this into the 21st century. but in order to do so, congress has to have the guts to understand that you can't pay for highways, roads and transit without money. just can't be done. host: president trump was asked about the transportation negotiations the infrastructure negotiations on fox news. this is what he had to say. >> that you still want the big infrastructure? >> i do. but i think we are being played by the democrats a bit. they want me to say that i will raise taxes and do this and this and this. and then they will have a news conference -- see, trump wants to raise taxes. so i think it is a bit of a game. yes, i would like to have a infrastructure. but we need to have it on the right terms. i do like it, we have to or roads in our bridges. and it creates a lot of jobs. host: congresswoman norton, would you like trump to raise taxes? guest: the user fee is not a tax. the way we are funding the roads and bridges now is attacks on the american people,

then toward the end of the war, she became part of the personal staff of general eisenhower. this is a young woman from fort kent, me. she is indicative of the women that served at that time. it is wonderful to hear the stories of the families that come in. they had a teacher or whomever that served. those women changed america. they came home from the war. they have the g.i. bill and they could go to college on their own or get training on their own. they did. they became teachers and business leaders. they were involved in the community. they were parachute rigors. the top men to fly. they served in various places in washington, dc. many of them served in intelligence areas. they were part of the team that broke the japanese code. >> x-ray technicians, inspectors, teachers, cooling soldiers. assignment interviewers. >> this is a man's were the? to work on every sort of army vehicle doing every mode of transport job. testing, walkie- talkies, radio tubes. those are just a few of the jobs they do. there are 239 more. >> one of the things that is always interesting when you me

this year the design honors president eisenhower, actually a great president. people are starting to find that out. >> jimmy: people are starting to find it out, i feel like some people have found it out. when he says people are starting to find that out or people are starting to realize, what he means is i just found out. or i just realized. like if you change it a little, watch this. >> this year the design honors president eisenhower, actually a great president -- >> i'm -- >> -- starting to find that out. >> jimmy: someone just told him about eisenhower. meanwhile, tensions are flaring with iran once again and president has been pushing back against reports that there's infighting among his team over how tough the administration should get with iran. he wrote the fake news "washington post" and even more fake news "new york times" are writing stories there's infighting with respect to strong policy with middle east. there's no infighting whatsoever. which means there's definitely infighting, a lot of it. so today his press secretary, sarah applebee sanders

in the end, toward the end of the war, she became part of the personal staff of general eisenhower. so this is this young woman from ft. kent, maine. she's just kind of indicative of the women who served during that time. and it's wonderful to hear the stories of, you know, the families that come in or they've had a teacher or whomever who served during world war ii. you know, those women changed america. they came home from the war. they had the g.i. bill. for the first time, they could go to college on their own or get some training on their own. and they did, and they became our teachers. they were business leaders. they were involved in their communities in different ways because of the things that they had learned in the military. they were parachute riggers, link trainers with they taught men to fly. they served in various places here in washington, d.c. many of them served in intelligence areas or were part of the team that broke the japanese code. >> x-ray technicians, inspectors of army meat, teachers schooling our soldiers. wacs are classification experts, assignment inter

in the house, sam rayburn, and the president of the united states, a republican president, eisenhower working together to pass that for the good of the country and its purpose under president eisenhower was that it would unify america with a defense issue. so what we're talking about now, infrastructure, the president says the i word, i thought he was talking about infrastructure. roads, bridges, mass transit. i said some of these things already. i thought we could give him the opportunity to make a historic contribution to the safety, because it's the safety measure. it's about commerce, about safety, about mobility. product to market and the rest. it's about clean air, clean water, it's about a better future for our country, much needed trillions of dollars in deficit in terms of low or no maintenance. it's never been partisan. we don't want it to be partisan now, but i can only think that he wasn't up to the task of figuring out the difficult choices of how to cover the cost of the important infrastructure legislation that we had talked about three weeks before. but the president,

the conference was cohosted by the eisenhower institute. and the society. john mcmanus talks about his book the dead and those about to die which tells the story of the first infantry division nickname the big red one. after that susan eisenhower talks about her grandfather and his leadership skills, and naval historian talks about general eisenhower and the decisions that led to the success of the d-day invasion. after that world war two historians and scholars discuss the event and his legacy as a supreme commander. revisiting the roots and abolition of african-american storytelling at colonial williamsburg. >> i said when you put on these pieces of clothing, it makes you feel important. it inspires you. it makes you think that the 18th-century was what it means to be an american. when i wear the clothes i wear, i feel like a slave. >>> on sunday we continue the coverage of the 75th anniversary of d-day at 6 pm on american artifacts. with historians, authors, and reenactors. >> there was some hesitation about what they should do. but the systems division

later in the century, president eisenhower put forth an interstate highway proposal. very bipartisan. leader in the senate was lindened johnson, in the house sam rayburn and the president of the united states, a republican president, eisenhower, working together to make, pass that for the good of the country and its purpose under president eisenhower was that it would unify america. it was a defense issue. what we're telling you about now, infrastructure, president said the i word, thought he was talking about infrastructure, roads, bridges, mass transit. said some of those things already. i thought we could give him the opportunity to make a historic contribution to the safety, because it's a safety measure. it's the best commerce, best safety, best mobility product to market and in addition clean air, clean water. a better future for our country, much needed, billions, trillions of dollars in deficit in terms of well or no maintenance. it's never been partisan. we don't want it to be partisan now, but i can only think he wasn't up to the task of figuring out the dif

policystarted a defense that eisenhower originated. through theuntries ground fighting, eisenhower was ok with the ground power. he was resurrecting this idea that we would rely on other nations for ground forces and in that case, that reduces the burden that nixon consents to the cold war mentality. the ability to sustain the draft army probably wasn't there anymore. >> any final response? thank you very much are going to take a break. there are refreshments and the back. cold caffeine to replace the warm caffeine. let's take a break and we will come back and have our keynote address. 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, we are at the library of congress. learning about a muslim scholar from west africa where he was captured, shipped to south carolina, and sold into slavery. he wrote the only known slave archive in arabic. >> it went from hand to hand. there were probably others written by people who were enslaved but this was the only existing manuscript in arabic. written by a slave. >> watch american artifacts sunday at 6:00 p.

but the issue is as president eisenhower said in hisde farewell address it is unfortunately what we haven in too many cases those that have been foisted upon militaryry of the acquiescence ofof congress and make the military more capable than they are suited for those conflicts they areve fighting in. >>host: how long does this alliance last quick. >> then we hope we can find something else afterwards. >> we are going the distance. >> after meeting todayay coming together it is a multiyear program we're trying to get people signed on for the legislation i thank you will see persuasion i think what you will see in the coming months. >> we have a lot of good stuff in the works hopefully we can come back soon and tell you about it but you will be seeing a lot more from us we are not a flash inin the pan. this is a long-term alliance that is very well resourced. >> concerned veterans for america and the cofounder thank you for the conversation today.

in the spirit of president eisenhower, when he instituted the highway, the interstate highway system. it was important for jobs and mobility. it was a national security initiative. and it was bipartisan. lyndon johnson and sam rayburn in the house and senate, president of the united states dwight eisenhower. we had hoped that we could do something comparable. unfortunately, the president isn't ready for that. thank you all very much. >>> welcome back to the program. you're watching the leaders of the senate and house. if democrats continue their investigations, the president said, there will be no conversations about infrastructure or the big issues. speaker pelosi returning fire moments after a remarkable rose garden event from the president of the united states in which he said i don't do cover-ups. speaker pelosi, among other things, saying i pray for our president and i pray for the united states of america. with me here in studio, nia-malika henderson, evan perez and margaret tolov. kaitlan, i want to go to you first. whether it's infrastructure, the president's trade deal, big s

lyndon johnson and sam rayburn in the house and senate, president of the united states, dwight eisenhower. we had hoped that we could do something comparable. unfortunately, the president is not ready for that. thank you very much. we have been listening to speaker pelosi and minority doder schumer, and improv news conference where they responded to the earlier comments from president trump in the rose garden. there was supposed to have been a meeting between those people today to go forward with an infrastructure plan. apparently president trump went into the room and said it would not happen because of the investigations being pressed. nancy pelosi called it a cover up. the president said he could not work both tracks, working with the democrats and congress, and also being investigated. we heard from the minority leader saying that essentially he lost his nerve, he lacked confidence, and he did not have a excuse to go forward. turn tore going to somebody who may have some insight into this. republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin, member of the foreign relations committee. we want