eleanor roosevelt has to be the person, by far. of your callers previously mentioned her activities. the lady from florida have a special, to make. eleanor, and just recently, the movie "red tails" has been playing across the the united states and the whole story of the tuskegee airmen. if it were not for eleanor roosevelt and her efforts to try to get her husband and the military to take advantage of the resources of black servicemen, there would not have been a "red tails." she did a great deal of work of trying to create fairness and equality in america at a time long before there was a civil rights movement of the 1950's or 1960's. she played a major role, an influential role, and trying to create equality in various areas of our society of the united states of america. host: jack agrees with you. he writes in on twitter. host: washington, d.c.. nathan on the line for independents. caller: hi. how are you doing today? host: good. caller: i am calling in about first lady obama. asi also believe that with all the -- i believe she

in 1953, eleanor roosevelt was interviewed. among the topics covered, the u.n., foreigners' attitudes towards americans and what it means to be a liberal. >> it's time for the longine's telescope, brought to you every monday, wednesday and friday, brought to you by longenes. and wittenour. >> may i introduce our co-editor, edward p. morgan and bill dobbs, both of the cbs television news guest. with us is one of the most distinguished ladies in america live. mrs. roosevelt. >> i had dinner with man and haze wife in spokane, washington. quite sincerely asked us two questions, do these foreigners hate us as much as they seem to and are they ever going to be grateful for the things that we do for them? now you've just come back from one of your latest trips in the far parts of the world, could you answer those questions? >> i would not say that foreigners hateded us. i would say that many of them were a little suspicious everything they wanted to do, they had to ask us for our help or some of it would come from the united nations a

i think eleanor roosevelt really reflects that period of time. she's walking a line, because at the first inaugural ball, it's during the aggressidepression, to look elegant and appropriate. that is an elegant, simple dress. you could visualize yourself in that dress. i think most people could look at the pictures of her and see that they -- this was something that they could relate to. jacqueline kennedy, this is the dress from her first state dinner. jacqueline kennedy is more shaping fashions. that really speaks to the formality of the new look and the 50s. and if you look at something like the flapper dresses, actually nancy reagan's wonderful suit. when you look at that, you know it's the 1980s. they want to be appropriate for the occasion, appropriate for their age and appropriate for the circumstance. and appropriate as a symbol of the united states. even when she's not in duty hours, she represents the united states. >> we will have two photo opportunities, the first is for the still photographers and then that will be followed by the tel

including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 p.m. eastern. >> i think like everything else that we started out expecting that the united nations would solve every difficulty right just by being the united nations. >> tour the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00 and lady byrd johnson at 8:00, nancy reagan reminisces about her husband at 8:30, and 11:30 the only first lady to run for president secretary of state hillary clinton. american history tv monday, presidents' day on c-span 3. >>> kathleen is the curator for american women's political history. when you were putting together this latest exhibit, how did you decide how the gowns would be placed? and what it would say about history and the role of these first ladies? >> well, partly based on what we thought was pretty and what hadn't been out. sometimes it's nice to be the curator. we also wanted an array of color and an array of different styles. it's not chronological. so we wanted to maximize the space in the case and really maximize the look of each style and

eleanor roosevelt is a simple dress that reflects that period of time. she's walking the line because the first inaugural ball extiering the depression. she has to look elegant and appropriate. she didn't want to look too rich. that's an elegant but simple dress. anyone would carry -- you can visual yourself in that dress in an event to which you might be able to wear it. i think most people could look at the pictures of her and see that they could relate too. jack kennedy is more shaping fashions. the amazing magenta dress, very 50s. an amazing silhouette. that really speex oth formality of the new look and the 50s. when you look at something like the flapper dresses, actually nancy reagan's wonderful suit. you look at that and you know it's the 1980s. >> it's very '80s. >> they want to be appropriate for their age and their circumstance and a symbol ot united states. we still look at the first hay di as representing women in the united states even when she's not functioning in duty hours, she represents the united states. >> we'll have two photo opport

like eleanor roosevelt's dress, for example, or another dress that comes to mind, maybe? which really reflects the times? >> i think they're all pretty representative of their time period. i think eleanor roosevelt's is a beautiful simple dress that really reflects that period of time. she's walking a line, because at the first inaugural ball, it's during the depression. she has to look elegant and appropriate. that's an elegant but simple dress. you could visualize yourself in that dress. in an event to which you might be able to wear it and i think most people could look at the pictures of her and see that they could -- this was something that they could relate to. jacqueline kennedy, this is the dress from her first state dinner. this beautiful dress. jacqueline kennedy is more shaping fashions. mamie eisenhower, back here, very '50s. an amazing silhouette, but that really speaks to the formality of the, the new look and the '50s. when you look at something like the flapper dresses, actually nancy reagan's wonderful suit. an adolfo suit, and you look at that and know i

and riding in the back of the jeep with no particular protection was eleanor roosevelt. and he had never seen a first lady. and that made a great impression on him. the -- i think the early life -- i'm very partial to it. both in the terms of the formation of nixon's character and his ideas but also because it could correct a lot of the misunderstandings. gary wills memorably writes about driving down to yorba linda to see the birthplace. and he says that driving through this wasteland of oil derricks and used car lots with american flags the size of city blocks, what else would you expect from richard nixon? there is, in fact, yorba linda, whittier, fullerton, orange county. nixon's youth as idyllic. he writes on the memoirs that you could see the snows. and whittier was a remarkable enclave, a quaker enclave of faith, theology and education in southern california. they came in the 1880s, maybe. and built first a church and then a school. and then a college. so nixon -- and it was also a considerably racially diverse community. so nixon's early life, i think, has been m

if you look to the back, you'll see a beautiful dress of eleanor roosevelt that's actually her first inaugural gown. eleanor roosevelt had a busy life, and she made a point of saying busy women also like to buy their clothes off the rack. but she also stressed that you shouldn't buy clothes from sweat shops. so her politics also came into her clothing. >> what is the oldest gown? >> the oldest gown in the collection is actually martha washington's. it's not on display right now. it has been on display for a long, sustained amount of time. so it's having a rest right now. in this gallery, when we round the corner, the oldest dress will be dolly madison's. >> fast-forward to today. michelle obama. she donated hers personally? >> actually, mrs. obama came and presented the dress and the jewelry and the shoes. but they were actually donated. and she -- it's interesting. this is the first time we had the designers donate, and mrs. obama had them donate these pieces. so jason wu and jimmy chu and lori rodkin actually donated the pieces. and they are donated -- when you see the label it wil

if you look to the back, you'll see a beautiful dress of eleanor roosevelt that's actually her first inaugural gown. eleanor roosevelt had a busy life and she had a point of saying busy women also like to buy their clothes off the rack but she also expressed you should. buy clothes from sweat shops so her politics also came into her clothing. >> what is the oldest gown? >> the oldest gown in the collection is actually martha washington's. it's not on display right now. it's been on display for a long time. it's having a rest right now. in this ballry, when we round the corner the oldest dress will be dolly madison's. >> around the corner, mrs. obama donated hers? >> she came in person and donated the dress and the shoes. they were actually donated. it's interesting. this is the first time we had the designers donate, and mrs. obama had them donate these pieces. so jason wu and jenny choo and laura wad kin donated the pieces and they're donated. when you see the label, they'll be donated by jason wu in honor of first lady mrs. michelle obama. she came to present it to the museum. >> w

eleanor roosevelt had a busy life. and she made a point of saying busy women also like to buy their clothes off the rack. but she also

eleanor roosevelt. >>> all day today american history tv is featuring america's first ladies. who do you think was our most influential first lady. vote and join the conversation with us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> american history tv usually shown on the weekends on c-span 3 will continue this week in primetime. our focus on tuesday night is black history month. at 8:00 eastern, with the groundbreaking of the new smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture, taking place wednesday on the national mall, the museum's founding director, lonni bunch, take us through the storage facility to see some of the artifacts that will be on display. at 8:30, the relationship between martin luther king jr. and his mentors, benjamin maze and howard thurman. at 10:00, to memphis, tennessee, as we tour the national civil rights museum, built on the site where martin luther king jr. was assassinated. and at 10:30 from waterbury, connecticut, professor william foster teaches a class on the history of the "next" word in american literature and culture, with a focus on "u

as i said, eleanor roosevelt poised to make another run at the state championship. that run begins monday when the playoffs tip off. guys. >> all right, still to come tonight, virginia's governor speaks to 9news now about the slew of con from controversial bills. >> plus, maryland making some headlines for spending millions and millions of dollars to remove snow that never showed up. we'll take a look at how that compares with spending in d.c. and virginia this winter. >> it's the final touches for the academy awards. i'm in hollywood. we'll take you on the red carpet coming up and tell you why it's all white for now. >>> hollywood rolling out the red carpet, literally, as stars are crossing their fingers for a shot at the little gold guy by the name of oscar. if you are in love with the glamour, you'll want to hear the report from l.a. >> it's the big set up for sunday's academy awards. benjamin smith came to see it for himself. >> i didn't realize how big this area was until we got out here. i will do a quick walk by. it is pretty big. >> the biggest names in holl

harry truman goes to the white house and says to eleanor roosevelt, can i pray for you? she says, no. we need to pray for you. you were the fellow who is in trouble now. he starts off very popular. america is at peace finally. and harry truman reaches popularity level of 87%. sic transit gloria monday. that goes downhill real fast. people, somewhat beyond his control, but there are reasons why his popularity drops. he is not for a gun roosevelt. right now all the republicans by saying who is the next reagan? we miss him a lot. and back then it was, by god, by god, how we miss fd are among the democrats. and harry truman was no fdr. so there is a longing for the lost leader there. also, he is prone to certain gas. his appointments are not always the strongest. there is talk of the missouri game as there was an ohio gang with warren harding, people just sort of hangers on, small timers who are put into positions way above their abilities. you see the old new deal is being shut out of the cabinet, not just henry wallace who is fired by harry truman for being uprose stalinis

and harry truman goes to the white house and be says to eleanor roosevelt, can i pray for you? and she says, no. we need to pray for you. because you are the fellow who is in trouble now. he starts off very popular. the war is won, the atomic bombs are dropped on japan, there's vj day. america's at peace finally. and harry truman reaches a popularity level of 87%. [speaking in native tongue] that goes downhill real fast. [laughter] and people, some of this beyond his control, but there are reasons why his popularity drops. he's not franklin roosevelt. right now all the republicans are saying who is the next reagan? boy, we miss reagan a lot. and back then it was, by god, by god, how we miss fdr among the democrats. and harry truman was no fdr. so there's a longing for the lost leader there. and also he's prone to certain gaffes. his appointments are not always the strongest. there's talk of the missouri gang as there was an ohio gang with warren harding, of people just sort of hangers-on, small timers who are put into positions way above their abilities. you see the old new dea

harry truman goes to the white house and says to eleanor roosevelt, can i pray for you? and she says no, we need to pray for you because you are the fellow who is in trouble now. he starts off very popular. the war is won, tomek loans are dropped on japan its vj v-j day and americans are smiling, and harry chairman reaches a popularity level of 87%. transit gloria monday. that goes downhill real fast and people, some of it is beyond his control but there are reasons why his popularity drops. he is not franklin roosevelt. right now all the republicans are saying, who is the next reg and? boy we miss reagan a lot. back then that was, my god, my god how we miss fdr him on, the democrats. harry german was no fdr. so, there is a longing for the lost leader then and also he is prone to certain gaps. his appointments are not always the strongest. there is talk of a missouri gang as there was an ohio gang with warren harding, people who are hangers on, small timers who are put in positions way above their abilities. you see the old new dealers being shoved out of the cabinet, no

the first was the capital treaty which made the summer home of franklin eleanor roosevelt an international park between canada and the united states. behind this table, prime minister pearson of canada and my husband was seated flampged by the delegations, i remember james roosevelt and ms. grace tully, the president's personal secretary, it was a thrilling look back into the past. and then from the northern most part of the country to the southern most, in october of '67 a treaty was signed here. returning to mexico a small strip of land long in dispute between our countries. what a feeling of good will tlvs that day. the next congressman from the border districts were here and a delegation from mexico. everyone i felt was saying to himself it's done at last. i can recall some other writings performed that the table, all that will never go down in history. i was showing my guests the rooms on the second floor. we entered the treaty room and as i began my recital, i saw on the table some rather tattered notebooks and chewed pencils, a high school algebra, and a latin book. it was evident t

american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first lady's including an interview with eleanor roosevelt. >> i think like everything else that we started out thinking that the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >> tour the white house quarters with lady bird johnson at 8:00. at 11:30, the only first lady to run for president, secretary of state hillary clinton at her final campaign rally in 2008. president stay on c-span3. on this president's day weekend, out head to c-span's facebook page. tell us what you think about our nation's most influential first lady. syrian troops fired on a crowd marching towards the capital who were morning three protesters killed last friday. syrian government forces crackdown on protesters and opposition forces has bought more than 5000 dead in an uprising that has continued more than a year. the un general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution. calling for assad to step down. members in the european parliament voted to impose tougher sanctions on the country. the lead up to the of vote in strasbou

neck to see who it was and riding in the back of the jeep with no particular protection was eleanor roosevelt and he'd never seen a first lady and that made a great impression on him. the -- >> i think the early life is -- i'm very partial to it. both in the terms of the formation of nixon, his character and his ideas. and gary wilkes writes about going down to yorba linda and he talks about driving through the wasteland of oil derek ricks and what else would you expect from richard nixon. yorba lenda, whittier and fullerton, nixon's youth was idyllic and he writes in the memoirs about that on a clear day you could see the snows of mt. bald ty to the pacific and whittier was a remarkable enclave, a quaker enclave of theology and education in the 1880s and then to college. it was a diverse community and it was misinterpreted by some authors. he was not the psycho biography that was applied from the cradle although he didn't help us in the memoirs because the first memory was of being dropped on his head and running after a wagon and freud is in the wings waiting to deal with that. and he said

american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first ladies including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 p.m. eastern. >> i think like everything else that we started out expecting that the united nations would united nations. >>> tour the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00 and ladybird johnson at 8:00. nancy reagan reminisces about her husband at 8:30. and at 11:30, the only first lady to run for president, now secretary of state, hillary clinton, at her final campaign rally in 2008. american history tv monday, presidents' day, on c-span3. >>> next william fowler on his book "american crisis:george washington and the dangerous two years after yorktown." the author details general george washington's struggles as he dealt with an ineffective congress and a continental army on the verge of muteny. it was sponsored by the associate law library in boston. >> may i ask you too take your seats police. welcome to the social law library. my name is robert brink and i'm the executive director. we're honored to have all of you anze also delighted to have back william fow

." >> if you haven't found an adage, maxim, or aphorism to call your own, try this one from eleanor roosevelt... i like that. for "teen kids news," i'm emily. >> troy has some information that might surprise you about how much is enough of a good thing. [ chomp! ] >> it's not enough to just eat the right foods. you also need to know the right amounts. that's called portion control. nutritionist jax hubbard can show us what a normal serving should look like. >> well, it's always good to take things in our surroundings to use as a standard for determining portion sizes. for example, one slice of bread is about the size of a cd case. a serving of cereal should be about the amount that'll fit into two handfuls. a serving of fruit is about the size of a tennis ball or your fist. a serving of meat is about the size of a deck of cards. so when you're trying to portion out your diet, make sure that you're keeping these tips in mind. >> okay, so, eating a tennis ball may not sound appetizing, but i guess it's a good frame of reference when determining your serving size. thanks, jax. >> thank you. can

american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first ladies including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 p.m. eastern. >> i think like everything else that we started out expecting that the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >> tour the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00, ladybird johnson at 8:00. nancy reagan reminisces about her husband at 8:30. at 11:30, the only first lady to run for president, now secretary of state hillary clinton at her final campaign rally in 2008. history history tv monday, president's day, on c-span 3. >>> each year "time" magazine selects a person who had the most influence on events during the previous 12 months. if the same question were posed in 1862, who would "time" select as the person of the year? american history tv will be live next saturday from richmond, virginia, as historians including james mcfehrson and david blight ponder that question and present their candidates for person of the year, 1862. the museum of the confederacy and the library of virginia host the all-day forum. du

eleanor roosevelt's dress for example. another dress that comes to mind, maybe? which reflects the times? >> i think they are all pretty representative of their time period. roosevelt's is a simple dress that reflects the period of time. she is walking a line of the first inauguration ball. it is during the depression. she has to look elegant and appropriate. she doesn't want to look too rich. that is an elegant, but simple dress. any one -- you could visualize yourself in that dress and you might be able to wear it. most people look at the pictures of her and see that they could -- that this was something they could relate to. j an acqueline kennedy, this is the dress of the first state dinner. mamie's dress. that speaks to the formality of the new look and the '50s. when you look at something like the flapper dresses or actually nancy reagan's wonderful suit. you look at that and you know it is the 1980s. >> it seems very '80s. yes. >> they want to be appropriate for the occasion. appropriate for their age. appropriate for the circumstance and appropriate as a

if you look to the back, you see a beautiful dress of eleanor roosevelt. that was her inauguration gown. she had a busy life. she made a point that busy women like to buy their clothes off the rack. she said you shouldn't buy clothes from sweat shops. >> what is the oldest gown? >> the oldest gown in the collection is martha washington's. it has been on display for a long time. it is having a rest right now. in this gallery, when we round the corner, the oldest dress will be dolley madison's. >> fast forward to today. michelle obama. she donated her personally? >> she came in and presented the dress and jewelry and shoes. they were actually donated and she -- it is interesting. this is the first time we had the designers donate. mrs. obama had them donate the pieces. jason wu and jimmy choo donated the pieces. mr. obama came to present the pieces to the museum. >> what goes into deciding which dress to wear and are they thinking about the influence that will have on their husbands' administrations? >> we would like it to be more political than it probably

american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first ladies, including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 p.m. eastern. >> i think, like everything else, that we started out expecting that the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >> tour the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00. and ladybird johnson at 8:00. nancy reagan reminisces about her husband at 8:30. and at 11:30, the only first lady to run for president, now secretary of state hillary clinton, at her final campaign rally in 2008. american history tv monday. president's day. on c-span 3. >> who would be interested in what the first lady wears other than if you're just a fan of fashion? why do we care what the first lady wears? but we look to her clothes for clues about what she's like as a person, about what the administration might be like both in its style. is it formal? is it informal? is it extravagant? is it simple? and what -- possibly something about her politics or the administration's politics. is it american made? do you proudly say you only wear american d

and another painter that also lived in texas did the portrait of eleanor roosevelt that's downstairs. the ones where he not only does 3/4 portrait, but all around it are hands, busy,s things. and i think it's a style that people associate with him as a portrait painter, chandor, but also interesting to me, because i knew he lived in weatherford. >> are there any other first ladies you look back to for inspiration? >> of course, i often think of my mother-in-law, when she lived here. she's my favorite first lady, and the one that i love the best. i think about the life they had here and we had many chances to visit them, but i also often think about ladybird johnson, because i knew her, since she was from texas, and admired her always. i was at the university of texas in graduate school when president johnson died and i lined up with everyone else to

. >> black aviation was given a big boost in the spring of '41 when on trip to tuskegee, eleanor roosevelt asked to be flying with a black pilot. >> it really wasn't something that was advisable. i really want to do that. >> first lady's pilot alfred anderson has borrowed $2500 to buy his first airplane. at 22 and books and tips from friendly whielt white pilots he taught himself to fly and earned a pilot's license. >> anderson was very impressive, he could charm anybody. he could make you feel you could fly. >> sam watson and george bombing and charles dryden were some of the first arriving in tuskegee. it was an eye-opening experience. they arrived in a tiny station in alabama. >> they had a colored side and white side. some who were from the south. what you do you stay away from the white folks, stay out of trouble. >> the surprise attack on pearl harbor happened while they were training. first class got its wings that included 1936 west point graduate captain benjamin davis that would go on to command the 99th. >> with the exception of issuing the official order. he was virtually shunn

eleanor roosevelt could not fly. but some of the questions are pretty good. think when he points to george washington being very, very important, getting the first republic started without chaos was a lot harder than americans remember in retrospect. washington had died 10 years earlier, the country might not have held to get there. on the other hand, even the election of lincoln if the democrats had stay together and beaten him sooner or later do population trends, a northern republican opposing the extension of slavery would have been elected 1864, 1868. the south would have succeeded and there would have been a civil war appeared not to denigrate link at all, but that was one thing the republican party was the party of principle about. host: interesting reading by david mayhew here, who is a professor at yale. when you turn to the jump on the peace, he writes "decision 1860 -- now that was an election." a piece reflects a fractured presidential field as the nation headed toward civil war and 1860. philip, republican you are on the air. good morning. caller

franklin and eleanor roosevelt and bill and hillary clinton.eason we are so interested in these partnerships is the unique thing about presidential marriages is that they affect the rest of us. the back and forth dynamic of these two people have consequences for the nation and what, you know, things have really changed in terms of the discussion of the book because something amazing happened a few days after publication which is that people actually started reading the book and instead of making sort of pronouncements on cable tv and twitter about it, the conversation turned much more serious and much about -- the depiction in the book of michelle obama is not that of an angry black woman, it's a really impassioned, strong woman, who is trying to find her way as first lady. i would also say it's very deceptive if you only read the first chapter or two because it's a turnaround story and it's actually a story of her success in the white house. >> let me say, having read the book, i think she comes across very well. in fact, the thing that comes

eleanor roosevelt came out of the lincoln memorial. one of the best trips i took was i went to lincoln's boyhood... lincoln's birth place in kentucky and drove from kentucky to indiana to his boyhood home and up to springfid out the mide of this country and then i drove into ohio for annie oakley. i've always loved the road but i'm just saying in this time it's great. just get out there and make your own list. find your own way. >> brown: the project grew out of a low point in her life. her long-time partner the writer and thinker susan sontag died in 2004. several years later leibowitz went through a much publicized financial crisis that almost left her bankrupt. she says now she found a kind of renewal in the lives and works of other artists. photographer ansel adams, choreography martha graham, painter georgia o'keefe. >> what was so great about the project is, you know, i thought i knew who georgia o'keefe was. and as you go into these places where they lived and worked, you get to really learn who they are. you know, walking go ge

so eleanor roosevelt accompanied churchill to lay a wreath at washington's tomb. and the newspaper reporters followed. they wondered what was going to be said when he heard them chattering. after all, it must be something very memorable because churchill always had something memorable to say. and they overheard churchill say to eleanor, very wet, isn't it? [laughter] so that wasn't much for history. [laughter] but my bookends -- book ends on new year's day, the first day of 1942, and the war would go on through 1942, '43, '44, and it would end in 1945 only a few weeks after president roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage on april 12, 1945. so he didn't see the end. churchill saw the end, but churchill saw the end of all things from a distance because the british had held an election and thrown him out of office. they somehow were ungrateful for the man who had led them to victory because they at no time feel he was good for them in peace. so they voted him out of office. and that's for another book that i'm working on right now. thank you. i'll leave things open

american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first lady including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 p.m. eastern. >> i think like everything else, we started out excepting that the united states -- the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >> tour the white house quarters with laura bush appeared nancy reagan reminisces about her husband at a 8:30. american history tv monday, president's day, on c-span 3. >> on this president's day weekend, head to the c-span facebook page. feliz to you think w

including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 eastern. >> we started out expecting that the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >> toward the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00. nancy reagan reminisces about her husband at 8:30. at 11:30, the only first lady to run with -- to run for president -- hillary clinton. american history tv, monday. on c-span3. >> now, a discussion about the tax proposals in president obama's budget request. from today is -- today's "washington journal." >> grover norquist, thank you for being here. your reaction to the increase? but there are two key questions. guest: their two key questions. the question last december was the republicans said, we are extending it and here is a hundred billion dollars in spending reductions. we pass it. it was the senate which said, we are not going to do that. to my amazement, some of the establishment press said that the republicans oppose it. everybody agreed to extend it. the fight was to be cut it or raise taxes to pay for it? democrats wanted to raise taxes

american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first ladies, including an interview with eleanor roosevelt at 4:45 eastern. >> we started out expecting that the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being at the united nations. >> toward the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00 and ladybird johnson at 8:00. nancy reagan reminisces about her of -- her husband at 8:30. also, hillary clinton at her final campaign rally in 2008. monday, president's day, on c- span3. had to c-span's facebook page at facebook.com/cspan and tell you who you think was our nation pottery most influential first lady. >> while the think tank's play a role in policy development, many have changed their goal. that is according to a recent article in "national affairs magazine." this is a discussion on whether think tanks have become too political. panelists included the president's of the policy institute and the center for american progress. this is two hours. >> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. welcome to the hudson institute and this discussion on the topic "art think tanks becomin

joined american history tv for 24 hours of america's first ladies including an interview with eleanor roosevelt. >> i think, like everything else, we started out expecting the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >> toward private quarters with our bush at 5:00. nancy reagan reminisces about her husband and at 11:30, the only first lady to run for president, hillary clinton at her final campaign rally in 2008. on this president's day weekend head to foot -- say spoke -- head to c-span's facebook page and tell us who you think was the nation's most influential first lady. steven chu testified on thursday on the 3.8 trillion dollar request for 2013. the package includes $27 billion for the energy department, at a 3% increase from 2012 with funding for clean energy and a national security. this is just under three hours. . [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captions performed by the national captioning institute] if we are serious about energy efficiency, and using electricity as efficiently as we can, if a nation can learn from what

american history tv on monday for 24 hours of america's first lady's including an interview with eleanor rooseveltt 4: 40 5:00 p.m. eastern. [video clip] >> like everything else, i think we started out expecting that the united nations would solve every difficulty just by being the united nations. >>tour the white house private quarters with laura bush at 5:00 and lady bird johnson at 8:00 and nancy reagan reminisces about her husband and the only first lady to run for president now secretary of state, hillary clinton at her final campaign rally in 2008. american history tv monday, president's day, on c-span 3. >> "washington journal" continues -- host: kinm dixon is the tax policy expert for reuters. there's a theme of the release of the budget this of the clinic and to tax policy. guest: the message is economic spareness and that is the message the president at the last couple of years. he had that in his rhetoric when he released the budget, looking at raising taxes on the rich and on corporations and trying to draw a distinction between ordinary americans pay and what the wealthy americans pay

the great we would say black feminist today mary mcleod bethune was one of the best friends eleanor roosevelt. a critically important to success, they disapproved resist assertions that blacks were not smart enough to fly an airplane from the master aviation. 962 man trained in tuskegee alabama and 450 flew in combat in europe. they served in north africa and italy and airmen earned an enviable record of heroism and the 342nd earned a distinguished unit citation and an extraordinary heroism. the death of their numbers testified to their patriotism and to their enviable record and that formed the basis for harry truman to desegregate the military in 1948. and without the service of the tuskegee airmen, general colin powell it wouldn't have been possible, and without colin powell, barack obama would not have been possible. these are just some of the stories, ladies and gentlemen, that i love in this book that i wrote first of all for my dad, but also for our children. for our children, our african-american children, and all american children because the blacks to become a black history is ameri

only dolly madison, eleanor roosevelt and hillary clinton, among our first ladies, have served the country as long as patricia nixon. laid to rest in 1993 on the grounds of the nixon library in california, mrs. nixon's grave marker reads, even when people can't speak your language, they can tell if you have love in your heart. patricia ryan nixon had love in her heart and now at her 100th birthday we remember her for her devotion to family, her grace and perseverance and her patriotism to the united states of america. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. . mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from, mr. boswell, for five minutes. without objection. mr. bozz well: mr. speaker, today i stand before the 112th congress to recognize and honor mr. stanley e. peterson for his 40 years of service to the united states as an officer in the united states navy and as a supervisor in the federal bureau of investigation, and as a chief of police in youngstown, ohio. my intention is to enter into the congressional record