eugene debs was a real hero there. they also needed to speak to trade unionists in chicago and milwaukee to radical bohemians in san francisco, to jewish garment workers on the lower east side. it was a real challenge to find a way to knit together people who all agree on some level that capitalism needed to change fundamentally. they were coming at this from very different positions. it took a while to build the apparatus. >> another election in 1908 which involved william jennings bryan. he began to understand some early marketing. he had some campaign tactics like the red train special and the red special ban. can you tell us a little more about that? >> 1908 was a critical year because of the ascendance of the popularity of the labor party -- the socialist party and the federation of labor and other labor unions. his message appealed to increasingly more people from a diverse amount of backgrounds. the red special would have been a good unifying symbol to use to unite what were very different groups of people who w

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is middle initials stood for eugene is in eugene debs and throughout his compass to his career in politics he regularly had to fend off charges that he was a leftist of one kind or another. in 1957 what that man is he knew to prove he was tough on the issue of integration. henderson by the standards of the 19 50s have little rock had done a fairly commendable job in trying to adhere brown one and brown two. soon after the course decision to little rock school board submitted a desegregation plan to the local federal federal district court judge ronald davy and he approved of. it is a gradual plan integrating the school slowly over a decade but is satisfied they the requirements of desegregation with all delivered speed and it was moving forward until they arkansas legislator and governor fathers declared opposition. fob as he was facing a tough re-election campaign took the stand that would protect his rights politically. he called on the arkansas national guard to prevent nine black students from entering their local high school. the result is on september 3 the "little rock nine" shutter

thursday, eugene debs. friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states. on saturday, al smith followed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the dod, wendell willkie. the contenders, every night at 10:00 a.m. -- 10:00 p.m. on c- span. >> coming up, the news phone calls and e-mails on "washington journal. the house announced it would not have an up and down vote on the senate bill extending the tax cut. cut. there

that people like debs probably brought to the attention -- the first person to bring to the attention of millions of working people. >> i introduced senator sanders as if he was eugene v. debs. they are both socialists. >> he is a modern incarnation. he speaks highly of debs and i'm not a socialist. >> what does it mean to be a socialist? in debs' case? >> in barry sanders' case you don't want to caucus with the democrats or republicans but want to be independent. what does it mean? we were talking about william jennings bryan. occupy wall street criticizes, saying they don't have a message or order. if they had william jennings bryan they'd be in business and they don't have to do that thing with the mega phone and talk because bryan could be heard through the whole crowd no matter what was going on. debs is the same way, if you allow me a metaphor -- the megaphone. i wrote this down and want to get it just right. but at his trial, gene debs said - this is 1918, while there is a lower class, i am in it. while there's a criminal element, i'm of it. while there's a soul in prison, i am not free. and he said this in 1918, 21 years before john steinbeck writes in "grap

tonight, william jennings bryan, thursday, eugene debs, friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states. on saturday, house smith followed by a businessman and mineral rigid member of the liberal wing of the gop, window we -- wendell willkie. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney last night delivered what his campaign called a major policy speech on economic policy in entitlement reform. he spoke in the southern new hampshire at the town hall in bedford. ♪ i was born free ♪ [applause] >> thank you. hi there. thank you guys. >> wow. it is great. i see so many people and the audience i know. is there anybody here voting for mitt? i would guess almost everybody. that is what happens when you have done this twice. we are happy to be in new hampshire during a bus tour. we will go up and down the state and get everybody excited about what is to happen in the next couple of weeks. we have been working hard and we are here to earn it now. [applause] i know this guy pretty well. i have been married to him for 42 years. we are the proud parents of five wonderful sons

thursday, eugene debs. saturday, al smith. followed by wendell willkie. c-span. >> have the pride of free seats band radio app? the c-span app is fast -- have you tried it the free c-span at radio app? the c-span at thing is free. it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, it is dreaming access of c-span radio. --get streaming access to cspan radio. c-span, it is available wherever you are. find out more at c- span.org/radioapp. in a few moments we are going to take your calls as we look at today's action rejecting a bill that would extend the payroll tax that an unemployment benefits by two months. we will hear from voters in the house. in 45 minutes we will show you that debate from the floor. that debate from the floor. after

tonight, five-time socialist party candidate eugene debs.y tv on c-span3. saturday at 7 p.m. eastern visit the congressional cemetery. and at 8, university of colorado at boulder professor thomas ziehler on american prosperity in the '50s and '60s. meet the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration, and monday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eye lights -- highlights of c-span's coverage of the 70th anniversary of the attack on 3er8 harbor. and the history of native american military service. experience american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. [applause] >> next, a discussion on the future of media and journalism. we'll hear from a panel of reporters and media executives. this event was held at the newseum of broadcast communications, and it's about an hour and ten minutes. >> a very old media brand that's doing a lot of new things. it's appropriate, i think, that we're here at a museum, at a museum of broadcast communication. because the question that we're going to talk about today is whether that very idea, broadcas

. >> eugene debs was a 5 time candidate for president. >> when people get old, there should be social insurance for them. there should be retirement benefits. that is what we call social security. but the same people who hated debs and when he was alive and now want to destroy social security. i think it is fair to say that many of the advances made in the 1930's under president roosevelt -- those were ideas that people like dennis probably brought to the attention -- the first person >> i introduced senator sanders as if he was gene v. debs. they are both socialists. >> he speaks highly of debs and i'm not a socialist. >> what does it moon to be a socialist? the debs' case? >> in barry sanders' case you don't want to caucus with the democrats or republicans but want to be independent. what does it mean? we were talking about william jennings brian, occupy wall street criticizes, saying they don't have a message or order. if they had william jennings brian they'd be in business and they don't have to do that thing with the mega phone and talk because brian could be heard through the w

tonight, five-time socialist party candidate eugene debs, friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice, then three-time governor of new york, al smith, followed by wendell willkie. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> have you tried the free c- span radio app? >> it is fast, easy-to-use, and visually appealing and the audio quality is convincingly clear. great, insanely great deal considering it is also free. it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, get streaming audio of c-span radio and all three networks, including live congress, and listen to the interview programs including "q&a" and "the communicators." find out more at c-span.org /radioapp >> former russian president vladimir putin will once again run for president in 2012. he served as president between 2000 and 2008 and is, the prime minister and his party recently won a majority in elections that were alleged to be fraudulent and led to protest. in washington, russia specialist dimitri simes talk about the significance of the protest and what it means for the russi

tonight, eugene dara of superior -- eugene debs. every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, three days of american history tv. visit the congressional cemetery. and the university of boulder colorado professor. monday at 8:00 a.m. and at 4:00 p.m., highlights of coverage of the 70th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor, and the history of native american military service. all weekend, every weekend on sees signs -- on c-span 3. >> the last and briefing of the year was held up the pentagon during your -- the pentagon. the main focus will be to maintain a strong presence in the middle east. this is 35 minutes. >> this is likely to be my last briefing in 2011, so we extend our best wishes to you in the holiday season, and have the new year. -- happy new year. this has been remarkable. if you look back, you see libya, iraq, afghanistan, the arab spring, and many other national security of events. to the military men and women, we say thank you. this year has also seen the death of osama bin laden. the secretary has recently said we are now at a turnin

thursday, eugene debs. friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states. on saturday, three-time governor of new york, house met followed by wendell willkie. the contenders, every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. have you tried the free c-span radio application? >> the c-span application is digitally appealing. the audio quality is clear. insanely great deal considering it is free. awesome application. it took 10 seconds to learn how to use it. quite get streaming audio of c- span radio as well as all three television networks, including live coverage of congress. you can listen to our interview programs including "q&a", the communicators, and afterwards. c-span, available where you are. find out more at c- span.org/radioapp. >> presidential candidate, newt gingrich, held this press conference. he spoke about rival candidate, mitt romney's, attack ads. this is about 15 minutes. al captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> the national right to work committee said cuba had measures bottled up in committee. how can he

once clarence darrow, this great defense lawyer, a labor candidate like eugene debs and many of the figures, and when he heard that bryan, a former friend, was going to work for the prosecution, he was the defense for scopes. you might remember "inherit the wind," starring spencer tracy and frederic march. scopes never went to jail. he agreed to be the defendant because he knew that a trial would take place someplace in tennessee. he wanted to help bring people to dayton. >> it was broadcast nationwide on radio. >> one of the things that is so remarkable about this trial, not only that it was broadcast on the radio and tens of thousands of americans listened to it, but it was also a court room. and for bryan to defend his christianity and creationism in the court room, it was the context of the court room and cross-examination that made it difficult for bryan to say what he really meant and what he was trying to convey about the importance of creation in his thinking, and about the central darwinist logic as he saw it, which was affecting american society, as michael pointed out. it was a v

tuesday, -- thursday, eugene debs. friday, charles evans hughes.saturday, a three-time governor of new york al smith followed by wendell willkie. every night on a 10 eastern. >> next, a discussion on relations between turkey and iran. from the woodrow wilson center this is about 90 minutes. >> can i ask you to take your seats because we're going to start? good afternoon. i joined the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. oncome to today's meeting enemies or allies in the new middle east, turkey, iran, and saudi arabia. this meeting is part of an ongoing series of meetings we have had for the whole year since the beginning of the revolutions in tunisia, egypt, libya, and yemen and also the ongoing events in syria. and bahrain. our speakers today are david ottaway, he is a senior scholar at the woodrow wilson center and the former cairo euro chief -- chief for the washington post. i will be brief. david, the last paper, as part of our occasional series, was saudi arabia in the shadow of the arab revolt. we have

tonight, for eugene debs., three time governor of new york.l "the contenders" every night at 10:00 eastern. >> would you guys be willing to donate? >> individually? >> no. >> i am very fond are optically active. >> i have the donation page. all you need to put in a donation. >> that would not help anyone. >> you do not want to donate to the government acts t? >> you have heard me. you're being silly. what i would say that what we're doing is like citizen journalism. it is basically when an individual who does not have that much training in journalism has the tools to capture a live event. >> she shares her experiences reporting on issues of a 24-hour online news sites. sen tonight on c-span. >> a u.s. military investigation found the u.s. forces had misunderstandings and coordination that led to an air strike that took place along the afghan pakistan border. this briefing is 40 minutes. good morning. today we are joined via telephone by brigadier stephen a. clark, united states air force. general clark was app

here is our lineup -- tonight, five-time socialist candidate eugene debs, friday, charles henne -- charles evans hughes, chief justice, and then former governor of new york, mauze smith, and followed by a businessman and a member of the liberal wing of the gop, willkie. this holiday weekend, it is three days of "book tv." ry "after words" connor o'cle of the failed coup that led to gorbachev was a resignation. charles manor revisits the americas a year after christopher columbus our ride. edmund morris on teddy roosevelt. sarah wineman, best sellers of 2011, monday at 7:00 p.m. tom brokaw, monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern. the full schedule is online at booktv.com. >> the c-span app is fast, easy- to-use and visual appealing and the audio quality as convincingly clear. insanely great, considering it is free. >> some application, it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, it's training diggingget streaming audio and video. c-span, it is available wherever you are. find out more at c-span.org /radioapps. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we want to welcome matt

thursday, eugene debs. then on saturday three-time governor of new york cal smith followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, the contenders every night at ten eastern on c-span. have you tried the free radio rap? curious what users are saying. >> fast, easy-to-use, and visually appealing. the audio quality is insanely great considering it is free. it took me about ten seconds to learn how sit by and had to use it. >> anytime anywhere. live coverage of congress. you can also look to our interviews in including q&a, newsmakers, the communicators, and after words, available wherever you are. find out more. >> cnn host and former news of the world and they're testifying today before a british committee investigating phone hacking and the culture of the british press. the former editor said he had no reason to believe there was phone hacking at the tablet paper where he was in search. piers morgan is one of many witnesses to testify to the levinson inquiry. this is an hour and 40 minutes.

thursday, the socialist party candidate eugene debs. on saturday, 3-time governor of new york alan smith. the contenders -- every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> white house spokesman jay carney said the white house remains hopeful about the payroll tax legislation. this briefing is about an hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for your patience. thank you for being here for your daily briefing. i do not have announcements. let's go straight to questions. >> thank you. the payroll tax cuts -- is the president concerns at all about the security of the new group -- nuclear arsenal in north korea? >> the united states is closely monitoring events in the aftermath of kim jong-il's death. our focus is on coordinating closely with our allies and partners. we're committed to the security of the korean peninsula and our allies in south korea and japan. as you know, the president has a very close working relationship with president lee. in addition, leon panetta, tom donovan -- donolan, they have spoken to their cou

thursday, five-time socialist party candidate eugene debs. and then on saturday, three-time governor of new york al smith followed by businessman and member to have liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. "the contend, -- contenders," every night at 10 p.m. on c-span. >> the c-span app is fast, easy to use, and the audio quality is convincingly clear. great app. end sanely great app considering it's also free. it took me about ten seconds to learn how to use et. >> anytime, anywhere, get streaming audio of c-span radio as well as all three c-span television networks including live coverage of congress. you can also listen to our interview programs including q&a, newsmakers, "the communicators" and "after words." c-span, it's available wherever you are. find out more at c-span.org/radio app. >> now, a forum on what the new alliance between turkey and saudi arabia means for iran and the rest of the middle east. from the woodrow wilson center, this is an hour and a half. [background sounds] >> can i ask you to, please, take your seats because

over cleveland, wednesday, william jennings bryan, thursday, 5-time socialist party candidate, eugene debs, friday, charles evans hughes, chief justice, and three-time governor of new york, out smith, followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. have you tried of the free c- span radio app? here is what users are saying. >> fast, easy-to-use, an appealing and the audio quality is convincing with clear. and it is also free. also application. it took me about 10 seconds to use it. >> anytime, anywhere in its streaming audio of c-span radio as well as all three c-span television networks including live coverage of congress. you can also listen to our interview programs, including " q&a," "the communicators," and "after ward's." find out more on c- span.org/radioapp. >> "washington journal" continues. host: back with james lankford. how are you voting? guest: as is typical washington, there is not a single vote to wrap up. i will not vote to approve the senate changes to the house bill. of cou

here's our lineup for this week, tonight, five-time socialist party eugene debs, friday, harold evansughes, chief justice of the united states and on saturday three-time governor of new york, al smith followed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop wendell willkie, every saturday night at 10:00 on c-span. >> the u.s. house is not in session today but some members of congress are in washington. they are hoping to come to an agreement on the payroll tax cut extension. the senate did pass a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut over the weekend. the vote was 89-10. but the house on tuesday approved a resolution disagreeing with the senate bill and request formal conference negotiations on the payroll tax. senate majority leader harry reid said he will not reconvene the senate. john boehner and our members of republicans are taking questions from reporters this morning. you will be able to watch that live when it gets underway shortly on our companion network, c-span. and after that, democratic congressman steny hoyer will also hold a news conference with live cov

that people like debs probably brought to the attention -- the first person to bring to the attention of millions of working people. >> i introduced senator sanders as if he was eugene v. debs. they are both socialists. >> he is a modern incarnation. >> he speaks highly of debs and i'm not a socialist. >> what does it mean to be a socialist? the debs' case? >> in barry sanders' case you don't want to caucus with the democrats or republicans but want to be independent. what does it mean? we were talking about william jennings brian, occupy wall street criticizes, saying they don't have a message or order. if they had william jennings brian they'd be in business and they don't have to do that thing with the mega phone and talk because brian could be heard through the whole crowd no matter what was going on. debs is the same way if you allow me to say the rhetorical meeting phone. -- if you allow me a metaphor -- the megaphone. i wrote this down and want to get it just right. but at his trial, gene debs said - this is 1918, while there is a lower class, i am in it. while there's a criminal element, i'm of it. while there's a soul in prison, i am not free. is he said th

thursday, eugene debs. friday, charles hughes, chief justice of the supreme court. then three-time governor house met followed by linda will keep -- wendell willkie. every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. house is battling back in shortly. until then, remarks from the secretary of state clinton. this is from earlier today. >> good morning, everybody. we're pleased to announce secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. >> hi, i see we have some special guests here today. and i'm pleased to release the 10th edition of the united states government's annual report on the removal and destruction of unsecured conventional weapons. i am joined today by assistant secretary for political military affairs, andrew shapiro, who you will hear from shortly. and i would like to thank andrew, as well as jim lawrence from the office of weapons' removal and abatement, and dr. ken rutherford and everyone at the international station for recovery. and james, who held for -- prepare this report. there is a countless number of land mines >> in areas recovering from conf

wednesday, william jennings brian, thursday, five time socialist party candidate eugene debs, friday,ans hughes, chief justice of the supreme court, then on saturday, three-time governor of new york, al smith followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell wilke, the contenders every night at 10:00 pm eastern on c-span. >> republican presidential candidate rick perry over the weekend was making a bus tour through iowa. on saturday morning, he stopped at an italian restaurant in spencer, iowa. this is 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you guys for coming today. my name is cindy, this is willeda, my mother, and this is a great pleasure to introduce a strong conservative who comes from a small community called paints creek. he took part in 4h and eventually earned the rank of eagle scout. he served his country as a pilot in the united states air force and has served the state of texas as governor for more than a decade. his home state has created more than 1 million jobs during his 10 years as a governor even as america lo

we learned that in our eugene debs program last week. there were out campaigning all the time. >> getting back to their marriage, their courtship is very slow. they meet a few times. like every few months or something. and because she is the boss's daughter, he will not go near her. people say, "you married the boss's daughter?" it is really a distortion. it is only when he is a full partner that the courtship really begins. particularly if you read about their retirement together, how close a couple they are. they are really deeply in love. she is really the first spouse who in a full-fledged campaign mode, they go around the country on a train, almost like a proto- eleanor roosevelt. stuff that was not done then. >> you are on the air, jack. >> my question is about charles evans hughes's perspective on racism at the time. >> his perspective on racism. >> he was actually pretty progressive on race. his first term as associate justice, he actually wrote an opinion that suggested it was not valid for railroads to fail to create first-clas