franklin delano roosevelt created e tennessee lley authoty, e tva.liam jennings randolph was a member of congress during the roosevelt administration. the tennessee valley authority was a product of the new deal. it was not doling out money here and there. it was the planning of an area in the united states where there would be a development. hydroelectric power was a part of it. the plan to provide economic development to the appalachian region began with theonstruction of the norris dam on the clinch river. the tva plan was ambitious. the regional economies could be improved if the waters were made navigible. the tva constructed housing, began a malaria control project, worked on agricultural development, and provided electrical power to this depressed region. some thought the government was going too far. along with the utilities others who feared economic loss joined in the opposition. coal miners feared hydroelectric power would reduce the demand for coal. the coal operato of wesvirginia came to washington, d.c. they were very angry at me becaus

earlier interview that i did on c-span, the question came up of what role did franklin -- franklin delano roosevelt play in daniels' tenure as secretary of the navy. i will start at the end of that and work backwards. the end came before the 1920 election because fdr was the democratic party's nominee fora vice president. and so, in order to campaign, he leaves the administration. he had initially been brought into the administration by josephus daniels. daniels had named fdr as his da assistant secretary. now, i don't know how many assistant and under-secretaries there are today of positions -- of cabinet positions, but from what i read in the newspaper ant see on c-span, there is a fairl large number. in those days, you had one. after the election, the initial wilson election in the fall of 1912, he thinks, oh, wouldn't it be a nice political, public tic, relations coup if we could bring into the only second democratic administrations since before the civil war, remember the others were grover cleveland , those oe you who are old enough, and i won't make eye contact with any of you, but you remem

the vote came after an emergency address to a joint session of congress by president franklin delano roosevelt1941, a date which will live in infamiliary, the united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by a naval and air forces of the empire of japan. with confidence in our armed forces, with the determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us god! [ applause ] i ask that the congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan on sunday, december 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. [ applause ] >> the vote on the declaration of war in the senate was unanimous and in the house of representatives it was 388 in favor, one opposed. the one vote against war was cast by janette rankin of montana. when she tried to gain recognition to speak on the house floor, speaker rayburn refused and declared her out of order. the associated press said that her vote against the war was met with a chorus of, quote, hiss and boos. when she left the chamber, the scene was chaotic. she had to hide

president franklin delano roosevelt made his famous pearl harbor address to congress.brings me to my question of the week. how many times has the u.s. congress officially declared war? a, 7. b, 1 11. c, 15, or d, 19. this week's book of the week is david rothkopf's "national insecurity." this book helps remind us that since 9/11 america has been too fearful, too reactivreactive, t tactical in its foreign policy. we saw that with isis trying to bait washington with vivid videos. he decides how the system of demission making in washington has broken down. it's an important book about the process of foreign policy. now for "the last look," actually it's the first look at e residency. in a ceremony in estonia, one of the world's most wired countries, edward lucas was given the world's first e resident card by the president this week. >> i'd asked him ages ago if you ever make these cards available to foreigners, can i have the first one, and he said yes and he was as good as his word. >> e residency is not the same as citizenship or legal residency. it is digital residency

. >> franklin roosevelt, four times president of the united states, winner of world war, two saved the country during the depression. his namesake franklin delanosevelt, jr. couldn't get elected to the house of representatives or attorney general. the idea jeb bush, fully admirable -- the idea george bush could spawn two sons to become president. that we go back to the same family three times in less than a generation? >> woodruff: we may have to ponder that over the holidays. we have a few days to think about it. we're not going to see the two of you before christmas. i want to wish both of you a wonderful holiday, a merry christmas. >> thank you, judy. >> woodruff: and a happy new year. >> same to you. >> woodruff: and thank you for 2014. david brooks, mark shields. >> woodruff: finally tonight, building bridges across the generation gap and the technology divide. the newshour's mary jo brooks has our report. >> reporter: got it? yep. >> reporter: your work out for the day? twice a week, 24-year-old courtney kershaw and 89-year-old dorothy stone head out on errands. on the day we visited, there was a trip to the nail salon and the grocery sto

deeply opposed to franklin delano roosevelt. did not like their new deal for a variety of reasons. editorializes against it in "the arizona republic." i'm getting ahead of myself. this one will be appropriate. round about this time, 1939, 1940, he got a chance to go on a trip to the grand canyon. the colorado river was a different place in 1940. there was only one dam on it hoover dam. the rest of the river ran wild. not many people in 1940 had gone down it. goldwater would be a member of the 13th expedition to go down the colorado river and the 73rd person. he joined one of the expeditions in the summer of 1940, and darned if he didn't make it all the way through the grand canyon. it was an incredible experience for him. he kept a journal, and he took a lot of photographs. i want to read an entry from his journal on that trip. and i quote -- "the tall spires near the rim looked as though god had reached out and wiped a brush of golden paint across them, gilding those rocs in the bright glow of setting sun. below the heights, the canyon is filled with the blue haze not unlike smoke

i guess we can remember macarthur and franklin delano roosevelt, but helen davis stevenson went off to princeton when her son adlai matriculated and she would stay there several blocks away and try to tend to him and take care of him. c-span: what was the impact on him? >> guest: i don't--you know, there are two ways you can go on this. you can say that really helps you if you have this dedicated mother who's given up her life, in a sense, to be with you. but then you can go the other way and say that you sort of never come out of this umbrella that's been put around you to be yourself. c-span: another name that you--i think i only saw it once in here, you mention that he had a relationship with a dorothy fosdick. >> guest: that's right, yeah. c-span: who was she? >> guest: she worked for the state department, and adlai stevenson spent many years with the un and dorothy fosdick was harry emerson fosdick's daughter and she worked... c-span: who's that? >> guest: a famous preacher. and she worked with the state department and was assigned to the un, and so they ran into each other when s

respectfully dedicated, as it sat on the cover, to president franklin delano roosevelt.usinessman as he owned an african-american resort in the mountains. so, prominent, well-to-do african-americans would leave new york and go to the mountains .he same way as whites but it is interesting to note that he was a successful businessman and his records are included as well. overall it is justice insatiable collection. whether it be musically or from a business perspective. part of that collection and development, be it sheet music, and isaph, manuscript, all-important to find out more about the individual. it is a great research collection. are just so proud to have it here. at baylor. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring waco, texas. mammoth bones were discovered in 1978 at the confluence of the rivers. the loans are about 68,000 years old and on display at the waco site. our time warner cable partners work with the c-span city to her staff when we recently traveled there to explore the city's rich history. learn more about it all weekend on american history

that was the election of franklin delano roosevelt. with that election, a decisive shift began underway of power accruing to the executive branch from the other two competing branches. as you all know, the three-branch system -- legislative, judicial, and -- were seen by the founding fathers as a set of countervailing interests in the terms of discussion and the ways that government and a self-governing republic such as the united states would take place. more power began to accrue to the executive branch. the argument being that the executive branch and its agents -- had moremation information, a quicker response time to crises like the great depression, and were able to wouldout policies that cater to the nation's wealtwelfe and future policies. the accrual of power accelerated with world war ii. the assumption was that only the executive branch has the skill and speed with which to respond to international crises such as the outbreak of war and deal with issues of maintaining america's security and also to help to maintain peace aro

that was the election of franklin delano roosevelt. with that election, a decisive shift began underway of power accruing to the executive branch from the other two competing branches. as you all know, the three-branch system -- legislative, judicial, and executive -- were seen by the founding fathers as a set of countervailing interests in the terms of discussion and the ways that government and a self-governing republic such as the united states would take place. more and more power began to accrue to the executive branch. the argument being that the executive branch and its agents had or information -- had more information, a quicker response time to crises like the great depression, and were able to carry out policies that would cater to the nation's welfare and future policies. the accrual of power accelerated with world war ii. the assumption was that only the executive branch has the skill and speed with which to respond to international crises such as the outbreak of war and deal with issues of maintaining america's security an