from eisenhower to obama. remitd observe that sam is to get strong when people would ask how many presidents he had served under. [laughter] i've had the privilege of testing some 25,000 votes, i've served alongside more than 2400 colleagues, i've sat in the chamber of the house of representatives to witness some 51 state of the union speeches from all of the 11 presidents with whom i've served. in my service, i've been able to author and pass landmark legislation that help protect the environment, ensures civil rights for all, and help her middle-class to grow and prosper. i'm proud of what i've been able to do. i was thinking as my made up as to whether it was going to run, as to whether i should stay and serve, deborah and i sit to talk about these things. haveke to serve and we completed those things which my dad set out to do when he was here. we've also been able to move forward to complete all of the goals which i had when i started out here. clear, this isit not to brag about my compliments. it simply t

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dingell served under 11 presidents from eisenhower to obama. survived by four children and wife, debbie, he was 92 years old. today, acting attorney general matthew whitaker will testify before the house judiciary committee, that commitment capping off intense day on capitol hill. democrats threatened to subpoena him for his testimony even though he volunteered to talk. whitaker said he will testify of democrats assured him they wouldn't issue a subpoena. after going back and forth the democrats did that. rob: the senate is ready to confirm whitaker's replacement, the senate judiciary committee sending bill barr's nomination for a quick, mitch mcconnell says it is a nominee who seems well-qualified to discharge these duties, barr will be the permanent attorney general after donald trump fired jeff sessions. donald trump will have a physical exam at walter reed medical center, he received a clean bill of health from ronnie jackson who is now his chief medical advisor. the president's exam will be done by his new position, sean connolly. jillian:

i have had the privilege of serving with, not under, and not for, 11 presidents from eisenhower to obama. i would observe that sam used to get very touched off when people would ask how many presidents he had served under. i have had the privilege of casting 25,000 votes. i have served alongside more than 2400 colleagues. i have sat in the chamber of the house of representatives to witness some 51 state of the union speeches from all of the 11 presidents with whom i have served. in my service, i have been able to author and passed landmark legislation that help protect --e environment, and sure ensure civil rights for all, and help our middle class to grow and prosper. i'm proud of what i have been able to do. i was thinking as i made my mind up whether i was going to run as to whether i should stay and serve, and when the lovely deborah and i sit to talk about these things, we look to see, and we have completed those things which my dad set out to do when he was here. we have also been able to move forward to complete all of the goals which i had when i started out here. i want to make

he a 59-year run which he served under every president from eisenhower to obama. was a champion to the auto industry, exposed government corruption and helped write most of our nation's environmental and energy laws. he was instrumental in passing medicare legislation and when it came time for president obama to sign the affordable care act into law, dingell was by his side. he was also known for his incredible wit and pretty incredible twitter game. some of our favorites, quote, 99% of you don't even deserve 140 characters. thanks. quote, staff is not informed me of what a kardashian is. i'm only left with more questions. quote, we should have all just stared at the eclipse. and, quote, everything's a balance beam when you're 90. he dictated a farewell op-ed and signed off, with this final tweet, quote, the lovely deborah is insisting i rest and stay off of here. but after long negotiations we worked out a deal where she will keep me up with twitter for me stared at the eclipse. and, quote, everything's a balance beam when you're 90. he dictated a farewell op-ed

john dingell served under 11 presidents from eisenhower to obama. his wife debbie was elected in 2014 to fill his congressional seat. >>> as we are speaking to you now, the acting attorney general matthew whitaker is testifying before the house judiciary committee. he is already testifying that he has not interfered in any way in the russia investigation of special counsel robert mueller. he says he has not talked to president donald trump or senior white house officials about the russia investigation. >>> that is a brief look at some of the top stories we are working on. >>> happening today, students are planning a sick out to support their teachers. they marched to the school district on broadway. teachers have been working without a contract for more than a year and a half and by the end of next week, an independent fact- finding report show that they could strike after that. >> frank robinson is being remembered after he died yesterday from bone cancer. he broke barriers as a major- league baseball player and was the first african-american manage

. >> john: he served from 11 presidents eisenhower to obama, for children, secretary wife debbie autoive elected to fill his congressional seat. congresswoman tingle elected by her colleagues last november to serve as cochair of the house democratic policy and communications committee helping to develop an agenda in communication strategy. the retired, or has been remained active on social media commenting on national issues including the recent partial government shutdown and taking swipes at president trump. on the occasion of his last vote in congress to my fellow members gave him a standing ovation. >> john dingell, who has been a mentor to members of both sides of the aisle, and more institutional history than anybody here. >> john: virginia's governor and lieutenant governor are refusing to resign tonight. but can they survive in this political climate? our panel weighs in next. so go to carvana and enter your license plate, answer a few questions, and our techno-wizardry calculates your car's value and gives you a real offer in seconds. when you're ready, we'll come to you, pay

. >> dangle served under 11 presidents from eisenhower to obama. s wife debbie was elected in 2014 to fill his congressional seat. >>> the tsc found a record number of guns. the tsa says more than 86 percent of those guns were loaded and that is also a record. back in 2009, 976 guns were found at airports that year. the california department official of fish and wildlife is encouraging people to hunt. hunters and fishermen play a crucial part in helping the department manage natural wildlife population. they are partnering up with recreational fishing and hunting communities to address barriers to hunting and fishing in the state. the new york city police department once to stop warning drivers about dui checkpoints. the app is endangering the public. yesterday here on the four we asked a technology law expert about the dispute. >> when i see one of those police ahead symbols on my ways i immediately checked my speedometer. if i'm going to fast i slow down. i think that is good. that is good for enforcement and deterrence. >> police responded to the

representatives in 1955, he stepped down in 2015, serving under every president from dwight eisenhower to barack obamaflags at can see the half staff for john dingell. back to your phone calls. barry, island heights, new jersey. good morning. caller: good morning. all of the democratic candidates that are today either worn out or unexciting, what they need is a strong woman candidate they can beat donald trump and that is allison lund accrued and grimes. the secretary of state of the state of kentucky. thank you. thank you. john, good morning to you from the book -- from liverpool. >> i definitely think they have got to become more moderate. the republican side is painting the democrats as the party of the gays and the blacks. so i'm labor, you know? with labor and they generally endorse the democratic party and that's what i vote for. pocketbook issues. so to me, i would like to see -- i want to see a woman, but i just don't think it's time yet. black president for eight years and we just ran a woman. the democrats haven't put up a white guy in my 20 years. idling it's time to go up against a white g

to effective ignition switches. >> he served under 11 presidents from eisenhower through obama, he beast with 4 children, second wife, former up lobbyist, was elected to fill his seat. congresswoman dingell was elected by her colleagues to serve as cochair of the house democratic policy and communications committee helping to deliver their agenda and communications strategy. they retired her husband remained active on social media commented on national issues including the recent partial government shutdown and taking swipes at donald trump. on the occasion of his last voting congress, members gave him a standing ovation. >> john dingell who has been a mentor to members on both sides of the aisle and carried more institutional history than anyone here. >> great remembrance by mike emanuel, appreciate that. those letters to various corporate executives became known as dingell grahams. life in congress goes on and there are battles ahead over the president's tax returns as the democratic house majority has begun expanding their probes of the trump family, the president is fighting back tonight. andrew mccarthy is here

to defective and ignition switch is? dingell served under 11 president eisenhower through obama. leaves for children, his wife debbie, auto industry executive elected to fill his congressional seat. congresswoman dingell elected by her colleagues last november to serve as cochair house democratic policy and communications committee helping to develop the agenda and communication strategy. though retired, her husband remained active on social media commenting on national issues including about the recent partial government shutdown and taking swipes at president trump. on the occasion of his last photo congress, fellow members gave him a standing ovation. the code john dingell, who has been a member -- mentor on both sides of the aisle and more institutional history than anyone here. >> a great remembrance by chief correspondent mike emanuel we appreciate that, john dingell so tough that those letters to various corporate executives became known as dingell grahams because he was to fire them off so much. we will certainly miss him but the life and congress goes on and battles they

and proper oversight and this is what we found with president obama and with clinton also if you look all the way back to the time of eisenhower he got very frustrated dealing with this issue and this is why he made the famous speech where the military industrial complex he was a general he was not anti-military nor am i i'm from a military family however there are interests that have become very undemocratic and have been a threat to world freedom and also now to our jew physical existence in terms of the biosphere that have been allowed to go on for way too long and this is been a problem all the way back to president eisenhower in this country and similarly in other countries around the world this level. secrecy. alright so tell me this if this story is kept so secret that even presidents aren't informed about the issue why are you still alive i mean why are you allowed to make documentaries step stream on that flakes the cia has killed people for way less than disclosing very close a huge government corrupt. yeah there are three people on my team who have been assassinated who have been helping me including a former cia di

eisenhower. we never know. barack obama came in quite well overall for his first time out on one of these polls. we'll have to see how his stock goes up and down in coming years. host: and again, one aspect of that poll, one of those rankings is relations with congress for presidents and that's what we're focusing on this morning in this segment of the "washington journal." coming back to that survey and specific question about who did best when it came to relations with congress. lyndon johnson of course during the vietnam war, george washington number two served as president after the revolutionary war, franklin roosevelt during world war ii, abraham lincoln during the civil war which brings up a question about war presidents and their relations with congress. do they usually do better with those relationships during a war or is the war usually just overarching everything else so you don't hear as much about the disagreements? doug: i think if you're a wartime president, it's a big perk for your standing in history. now, abraham lincoln comes in and in 1860 he wasn't even on the ballot in seven southern sta

eisenhower through obama. he leaves behind four children, his second wife, debbie, and otto industry executives filling his congressional seat. congresswoman dingell was elected last november tos cochair of house democratic policy, communications committee helping develop the agenda and can indication strategy. though retired her husband remained active on social media commenting on national issues including the recent partial government shutdown and taking swipes at donald trump. on the occasion of his last voting congress fellow members gave him a standing ovation. >> john dingell who was a mentor on both sides of the aisle and carried more institutional history than anyone here. heather: other news happening today, acting attorney general matthew whitaker will testify before the house judiciary committee. that commitment made overnight, intense day on capitol hill, democrats want to subpoena whitaker even though he volunteered to talk. whitaker said he would testify of democrats assured him they would not issue a subpoena. after going back and forth, they stood down. the senate is ready to confirm whitaker's replacement, sending bill barr's nomination to a full vote next w

eisenhower, it's just we don't have recordings of these conversations. we've moved tent towards a more ethical supreme court. it's highly unlikely, for instance, that in 2015, kagan would head off to the oval president chat with obama. she recognized that that sort of thing would be improper. neither ford nor johnson see ofthing wrong with this kind conduct in the 1960s. tough to assume, let's say there challenge itutional to a johnson bill. could any of us really be confident that she would look at that dispassionately and say i think this is unconstitutional lbj'm going to vote against even though i really like him? questions of partiality. >> learn more about president johnson and president nixon's nominations tonight at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. students in the classroom every weekend on lectures in history. here on american history tv. >> next, on history bookshelf, aboute shy hooper talks her occupant, "lincoln's generals' wives: four women who influenced the civil war for better or for worse." the wives of lincoln's top generals and examines how the relationships their husbands and president lincoln affected the war. this was recorded in washington, d.c. in 2016. minutes -- about 40 minutes. >> good af

eisenhower. we never know. barack obama came in quite well overall for his first time out on one of these polls. we'll have toee how his stock goes up and down in coming years. host: and again, one aspect of that poll, one of those rankings is relations with congress for presidents and that's what we're focusing on this morning in this segment of the "washington journal." coming back to that survey and specific question about who did best when it came to relations with congress. lyndon johnson of course during the vietnam war, george washington number two served as president after the revolutionary war, franklin roosevelt during world war ii, abraham lincoln during the civil war which brings up a question about war presidents and their relations with congress. do they usually do better with those relationships during a war or is the war usually just overarching everything else so you don't hear as much about the disagreements? doug: i think if you're a wartime president, it's a big perk for your standing in history. now, abraham lincoln comes in and in 1860 he wasn't even on the ballot in seven southern state