also from the nixon presidential library oral history project, astronaut frank borman and the early space program. reveals the politics, controversies and the controversy of the former first lady. see that complete schedules online. you can have our schedulese emaild to you. >> it should not take a constitutional crisis, a terrorist attack, or a financial calamity to summon from each of us and each of us collectively, that which we are capable nor can america afford to wait them the search for farewell speeches and hear from retiring senators on the cspan video library with every cspan program since 1987. more than 160,000 hours on

also, from the nixon presidential library, former astronaut frank borman as his role as a liaison to the white house. the director of the eleanor roosevelt papers project reveals the controversy and media savvy of the former first lady. see the complete schedule online at c-span.org/history. >> it should not take a constitutional crisis, a terrorist attack, where a financial calamity to someone from each of us ever in this body collectively, the greatest to which we are capable nor can america afford to wait. >> search for speeches and hear from retiring senators on the c- span video library with every c- span program from 1987. all on line, all free. it is washington your way. >> the senate ratified a nuclear arms treaty with russia known as s.t.a.r.t. after the vote, john kerry and richard lugar spoke to reporters. this is 15 minutes. >> this will move our country to a stronger and safer position and away from the brink of nuclear disaster. in the coming months this treaty will help us work with russia. it will help us to be able to put greater pressure on iran, north korea, as wel

former astronaut frank borman on the early space program and his role as a liaison to the lighthouseunar landing -- to the white house for the lunar landing. see the complete we can spot -- schedule online at c- span.org/history. >> today, congress passed a $725 billion defense bill that includes one under $60 billion for wars in iraq and afghanistan. the brookings institution hosted a discussion about the defense bill and spending cuts. >> as we are all right now where -- as we all are all right our national debt represents 70% of gdp. it presents a particular challenge when it comes to national security. indeed, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff declared in this room about six months ago that the greatest threat to our national security is not al qaeda or iran or the rise of china, it was, he said, the national debt. it is in that context that michael o'hanlon decided to return to his roots as a budget analyst, in particular the defense budget, to look at particular questions of how to cut the defense budget as a way of helping contribute to an austerity program that would

also, from the nixon presidential library oral history project, a former astronaut frank borman on the early space program. alita black reveals the politics, controversies, and media savvy of a former first lady. see the complete schedule online at c-span.org/history. >> it should not take a constitutional crisis, a terrorist attack, or a financial calamity. america cannot afford to wait. >> hear farewell speeches on the c-span video library with every c-span program since 1987. all on line, all free. it is washington your way. >> next, a discussion on part of schism -- on -- this is one hour. >> thank you. panel.ring out our good morning, everyone. there should be four of them. good morning, everyone. our topic this hour, it is 6:00 in the evening for you. otherwise, it is morning. we have a great panel. we will start with the senior political analyst for cnn. [applause] as well as a director for the center for public leadership. david began his career in public service in the nixon white house back in 1971. is that not right? he did go on to become director of communications in both

also, from the nixon presidential library, former astronaut frank borman on the early space program and his role as liaison to the white house for the apollo 11 lunar landing. and anita blair, director of the eleanor roosevelt piper's project reveals the first lady. see the complete schedule online. you can also press the c-span alert button and have our schedule e-mail to you. this weekend, q&a continues with interviews from london. saturday, diane abbott on the government's plan for budget cuts and her experiences as a minority in parliament. then comparing the american and british forms of government. the power of the prime minister, taxes, social issues, and the cost of living. the u.s. census bureau this week released the 2010 national account. the director of the bureau join us on "washington journal" to discuss the findings. this is about 40 minutes. >> "washington journal" continues. host: robert groves, director of senses. . "usa today" headline. the subheading is, the nation sees the slowest growth, 9.7%, since the great depression. why? guest: if you look at many decades of t