the george h.w. bush presidential library provided this video. >> just two hours ago allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq and kuwait. these attacks continue as i speak. ground forces are not engaged. this conflict started august 2nd when the dictator of iraq invaded a small and helpless neighbor. kuwait, a member of the arab league and a member of the united nations, was crushed. people brutalized. five months ago saddam hussein started this cruel war against kuwait. tonight, the battle has been joined. this military action taken in accord with united nations resolutions and with the consent of the united states congress, follows months of constant and virtually endless diplomatic activity on the part of the united nations, the united states and many, many other countries. arab leaders sought what became known as an arab solution only to conclude that saddam hussein was unwilling to leave kuwait. others traveled to baghdad and a variety of efforts to restore peace and justice. our

he served as george h.w. bush's white house chief of staff, and andrew card who was chief of staff for george w. bush. they discuss the father and son's leadership styles and approach to war events such as the fall of soviet union and 9/11. >> i want to welcome you, and i'm terribly happy to have andy carden and governor sununu in this room. this stage has welcomed over the last 100 years some very interesting people. and tonight we're making history to learn about some of the inner workings of the white house. but i want to mention there have been pundits, there have been professors. actually there was a professor here a couple of months ago who led a group of us to egypt, 87 of us to be precise. and he's the professor that's pushing back the dates of the pyramid and the sphinx like to 10,000 years which i think is wonderful. there's also been a very famous writer by the name of samuel clemons who was here, mark twain. and my father remembers as a 12-year-old boy he used to sit with other kids from dublin at the fe

h.w. bush and president george w. bush. ald reagan was kind of like my grandfather and i used to disagree with him, but i always felt guilty so i didn't really disagree with him very much. and george h.w. bush was like my dad. and i disagreed with my dad and i'd tell him i would disagree with him and then i'd feel really guilty. and worked really hard to make up for disagreeing with him. george w. bush was like my brother. what are you thinking? what are you thinking? well, it was a great conversation. so, the context is very different. i did find president reagan could translate complicated things into simple ways to understand them. he was a great communicator. even as we discussed tough issues in the oval office. george h.w. bush was a phenomenally respectful listener. and he invited everyone to speak candidly and he would look at you and listen and listen and listen and digest. and then meet with governor sununu and brent skrocoft and form his opinion. george w. bush was very disciplined as a decisionmaker. he was the fi

. >>> next on "the presidency," george h.w. bush delivers his 1991 state of the union address to a joint session of congress. about two weeks earlier he had announced the start of operation desert storm, military action to drive saddam hussein from neighboring kuwait. iraq had invaded kuwait several months earlier. in addition to the persian gulf war, president bush outlines his economic and budget priorities. the miller center and george h.w. bush presidential library and museum provided this video. >>> mr. president. mr. president and mr. speaker and members ofyt congress, i come to this house of the people to speak to you and all americans, certain that we stand at a defining hour. halfway around the world we are engaged in a great struggle in the skies and on the seas and sands. we know why we're there. we arek3]■g something larger than ourselves. for two centuries we've done the hard work of freedom, and tonight we lead the world in facing down a threat to decency and humanity. what is at stake is more than one small country. i

w next on the presidency, george h.w. bush delivers his 1991 state of the union address to a joint session of congress. about two weeks earlier, he had announced the start of operation desert storm. military action to drive saddam hussein from neighboring kuwait. iraq had invaded kuwait several months earlier. in addition to the persian gulf war, president bush outlines his economic and budget priorities. the miller center and george h.w. bush presidential library and museum provided this video. [applause] >>

he served as george h.w. bush'se chief of staff, and andrew card who was chief of staff for george w. bush. they discuss the father and son's leadership styles and approach to war events such as the fall of soviet union and 9/11. >> i want to welcome you, and i'm terribly happy to have

he examines george h.w. bush's administration. the george h.w. bush presidently library co-hosted this event. >> i'm tom knock. i served a couple semesters ago as interim director. i can't tell you what a delight it is for me to welcome you tonight on this very special occasion. before we get under way, i want to express our appreciation to our friends at the george w. bush presidential library that is co-sponsoring this with us and c-span who is taping the lecture. we're also happy to have with us tonight the director of the bush library. i want to direct your attention also to a major event that we have on december 7th when peter baker of the new york times will be the guest of cph to talk about his book "obama, the call of history." and we're also glad to tell you that the d-day trip for june 2018 is fully subscribed, but we're taking names for 2019 already. and you may also know that we have established a dedicated scholarship fund for this program so that no student should miss a chance to take this journey because of financial need. so if yo

. >> reporter: george h.w. bush famously left bill clinton a note, saying, quote, "you will be our president when you read this note. your success is now our country's success. i am rooting hard for you." trump is instead planning a farewell ceremony for himself at joint base andrews, with great military fanfare. then he'll board air force one for the last time and head to mar-a-lago, where moving trucks were spotted today. before he goes, trump is expected to announce about 100 pardons. but sources tell abc news, the president is not expected to pardon himself or any members of his family or any close associates.

tonight a look at george h.w. bush. k back 30 years to january 16th, 1991, when president bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war named operation desert storm, the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq and was an effort to drive saddam hussein out of kuwait. enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, as the nation prepares for the inauguration of joe biden, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern we'll look at past inaugurations of president john kennedy, richard nixon, harry truman, dwight eisenhower and franklin roosevelt. sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, historians talk about the 1945 battle of iwo jima and the importance to both the american and japanese forces during world war ii. at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts, some of the museum's one of a kind artifacts are shared. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look back to january 16th, 1991 as presi

, jeffrey engel talks about the book "when the world seems new" where he examines president george h.w. bush'sart of the post cold war world. the center for presidential history at southern methodist university and the george h.w. bush presidential library co-hosted this])íññr event in nr 2017. >> good evening. my name is tom knock and i'm a member of the department of history and i served as interim director for the center of president that will history and i can't tell what you a delight it is on this very special occasion. i want to express our appreciation to our friends at the george h.w. bush and to c-span which is taping tonight's lecture. we're also very happy to have with us tonight the director of the bush library. i want to direct your attention, also, to a major event when peter baker of "the new york times" will be the guest of cph to talk about his book "obama: the call of history." and we're also glad to tell you that the d-day trip for june 2018 is fully subscribed but we're taking names for 2014 and there is a dedicated scholarship fund for this program so that no student shou

tonight a look at george h.w. bush.om the oval office the start of the persian gulf war, named operation desert storm, the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq and was the opening salvo of an effort to drive saddam hussein out of neighboring kuwait which iraq invaded several months earlier. that's at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ >> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend as the nation prepares for the inauguration of joe biden saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern we'll look at past inaugurations, of president john kennedy, richard nixon, harry truman, sunday at 2:00 p.m., historian talks about the 1945 battle o iwo jima. at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts, air and space museum curator shares some of the mutual's one of a kind artifacts. and at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency", a look back to january 16th, 1991 as president george h.w. bush announces the bombing of iraq and the st

george h.w. bush, rose kennedy, the life and times of a political matriarch, and edward kennedy, and oral history and the priestly tribe and the supreme court's image in the american mind. we welcome dr. per toe the program and just as a quick reminder we will have time for questions from the audience at the conclusion of the program. so if you do have questions for dr. perry, please type them in and we'll get to as many as possible at the conclusion of the program. welcome, barbara. >> kl ecolleen, thank you so mu. thank you for the introduction and thank you to stewart for his leadership of this wonderful association. i am proud to be a member and i have over my shoulder today my john f. kennedy christmas ornament that comes with Ñmbers put it on my christmas tree this coming season for the holidays. thank you, too, to luke and robert who are helping us with the technology, and putting this program together and all those at the association who make this such a wonderful set of programs to celebrate

then a look back to january 16th, 1991 as president george h.w. bushnces the bombing of iraq and the start of the persian gulf war followed by his state of the union address. exploring the american story. wash "american history tv" this weekend on c-span 3. >> next on history book shelve, jeffrey engle talks about his book "when the world seemed new." he examines george

but george h.w. bush, i had the honor and the pleasure to encounter him a few times. sed to teach at texas a&m at the george bush school of public service. he would come to my classes. and he always struck me as one of the most decent individuals to occupy the white house. and the most -- i had no idea that he had this sense of humor and this capacity for humor. but not long after he left the white house. about the time that his presidential library was opening and school was opening at texas a&m, he gave a closed-door address to students at texas, closed door in the sense that the press was not allowed. one of the things that presidents often have a hard time with, and george h.w. bush had this problem, when the press was around, he had to act presidential. and so he -- lyndon johnson had the same problem. once he knew there were no reporters and cameras, he could let himself go. and he did an imitation of dana carvey imitating himself. and i have to tell you, this audience of students, these are undergraduates. and they had no particular opinion of george bush one wa

the person who succeeded reagan was george h.w. bush and there is yet much more -- because bush himself was a little less clear about his positions. he said he had trouble with the court vision of things. >> related to that, john, if you don't mind i would like to say that sometimes it's difficult and you probably refer to this but i but i would like to dry out more, tevi. it's often difficult for white house that is largely cohesive on the three big variables you mentioned to get the work they want done when there's chaos in the agencies going on. and related to that, powerful cabinet secretaries who happen to disagree with the president. i think we've seen that in the trump administration, and that may, in fact, be much of the trump of the story so far. can you give us some historical examples that may help be a corrective to what the trump administration has experienced if indeed you agreed with what i've just described? >> it certainly clear some of my best stories about infighting between the national security adviser and the secre

this week, andy carr, former chief of staff in the george h.w. bushion and former deputy of chief of staff in the george w. bush administration shares his advice for ron klain. >> i told him to pay attention to decisions that are being made by the president. you don't want the president making just government decisions. the president should be making presidential decisions, not every government decision. he will be blamed for every government decision, but the president's precious time should be making presidential decisions and getting ready to make tough presidential decisions rather than making government decisions. one, it's your job to make sure people who are making government decisions are making them the right way. >> find c-span's "the weekly" where you get your podcasts. >>> next on american history tv, the u.s. holocaust memorial museum hosts a panel discussion looking at the continuing quest to bring former nazis to justice. they explore questions raised by recent trials such as if perpetrators are ever too old or frail to prosecute and wh

professor perry has conducted over 100 interviews for the george h.w. bush, george w. bush, bill clinton and barack obama presidential oral history programs. and she also directs the edward kennedy oral history project. she served as a u.s. supreme court fellow for chief justice william rehnquist and has worked for both republican and democratic members of the united states senate. her books include "42 inside the presidency of bill clinton," "41 inside the president simplify george h.w. bush," "jacqueline kennedy," "edward kennedy," and we welcome dr. perry to the program and just as a quick reminder we will have time forequestions from the audience he at the conclusion of our program, so if you do have questions for dr. perry, please type them in and we'll get to as many asx1húx possible at the conclusion of the program. welcome, barbara. >> thank you so much. thanks for that lovely introduction and thank you to stewart as well for his superb leadership of this wonderful association i'm proud to be a member in a have over my shoulder today my john f. kennedy christma

george h.w. bush left for bill clinton after their bitter campaign in 1992. this is the note that traditionally the parting president leaves for the incoming president in the desk in the oval office. he said you will be our president when you read this note. i wish you well. i wish your family well. your success now is our country's success. i am rooting hard for you. good luck george. and i kind of feel that's the way we should all feel. whether you are a trump or biden voter, joe biden's success is now the country's success and we should root for him hard. >> bill: well stated. a lot of the theme today is about national unity. when you think about the divisions in the country, how tall is that challenge for him? >> oh, it's sizeable. when you see the polls and there is a very sizeable percentage of republicans who don't believe that joe biden is the legitimate president. in addition to just the normal polarization that we've seen, republicans against democratic president with barack obama, democrats

tonight a look at george h.w. bush.k back 30 years to january 16th, 1991 when president bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war named operation desert storm. it began with aerial bombing of iraq and an effort to drive saddam hussein out of neighboring kuwait which iraq invaded. join american history tv every weekend on cspan3. >>> american history tv on cspan3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, as the nation prepares for the inauguration of joe biden, we'll look at past inaugurations of president john kennedy, richard nixon, harry truman, dwight eisenhower and franklin roosevelt. the 1945 battle of iwo jima and the japanese forces during world war ii. at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts, smithsonian national air and space curator jeremy kenny shares some of the museum's artifacts that tell the first half century of aviation and at 8:00 p.m. the presidency a look as president george h.w. bush announces the bombing of iraq and t

another very new tradition, goes back to ronald reagan who left a letter for his vice president george h.w. bushhe top don't let the turkeys get you down. >> after george h.w. bush lost his re-election fight to bill clinton the sitting president penned a note to his president saying your success now sour country's success. i'm rooting hard for you. >> the letter form are president obama left for president trump in part president obama wrote we are just temporary occupants of this office. that makes us guardians of those democratic institutions and traditions like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection, civil liberties that our forebearers fought and bled for. >> trevor: wow guys, trump really changed the game on everything. because before him, all the president was leave little encouraging notes, you know, you got this, champ, all of america is rooting for you. but obama letter to trump was trying to teach trump about america. >> okay, real quick. there is a thing called democracy am you have the rule of law, but this is actually one tradition that donald trump did continue. and in

the george h.w. bush did on his way out and you describe bill clinton issued a string of very deservedly i think criticized pardons at the end. what is noteworthy this idea because it's in the constitution that means you can do whatever you want and there's no accountability at think is wrong. one of the articles of impeachment against richard nixon was that he dangled pardons and clemency in front of the watergate workers in exchange for silence. when bill clinton pardoned mark rich the notorious fugitive financier as he was called he was a criminal investigation by the u.s. attorney from the southern district of whether improper payments have been made and clinton was cleared but nobody said well you know the constitution says it's okay so you can investigate. i do think if trump tries to come up with some way to pardon the mob at the capitol that would be the thing that would make it impossible for even the most die-hard republicans to avoid impeachment. it's hard for me to think even putting aside the

the cold war and i thought it was extraordinary that the nine presidents from harry truman to george h.w. bushey put their country above their party and you are right, there was that continuous line from truman to ike through kennedy, lbj and all the way through to a george h.w. bush where they stated in the world and of course there were twists and turns. reagan taking a more conversational approach but for the most part they followed the same policy that truman set in place so that's a great point. you are right, that was a repudiation of republican isolationists. >> the next question do you see any potential, senator vandenberg or senator taft among the current republican members of the senate? >> well you know i actually i think there is safety in numbers. a lot of republicans were afraid to stand out on their own in the past four years. you look at mitt romney, lisa murkowski, susan collins on the republican side have all said they want to work together with democrats. they want to let joe biden a point to to a one so .2 the cabinet so long as they are not too outside the mainstream and o

and george h.w. bush established the global research committee. r a massive bush by the fossil fuel industry, g.o.p. lawmakers and some democrats, there has been a shift toward devastating denial and inaction in the face of scientific consensus. culminating in donald trump who was a climate denier. he called global warming an expensive hoax. he curtailed the clean power plan. he promoted coal and fracking. he said wind turbines caused cancer. he deregulated the oil and gas industries. all of the while natural disasters raged across the united states and the world made work by climate change. during donald trump's term eight million acres of land in california were burned by wild fires. last year alone we broke records for the frequency of named storms. 30 of them. president biden promised to make cliemtt climate change a priority. but that just brings us back to where we were four years ago. greta thunberg who is known for challenging leaders, and also a leading voice on climate change that wrote several must read books on the topic, the latest is

the george h.w. bush presidential library provided this video. pres. : just two hours ago, allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq and kuwait. these attacks continue as i speak. ground forces are not engaged. this conflict started august 2, when the dictator of iraq invaded a small and helpless neighbor.

on the presidency, a look back to january 16, 1991 as president george h.w. bush announces the bombing of ira q, followed by his state of the union address. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> during our weekly briefing, house speaker nancy pelosi announced today that she found the person to review capitol security after last week's attack. she also answered questions about timing of a senate trial after that to impeach president trump this week. >> good afternoon. last night, i spoke to the nation about the human toll of the pandemic and the economic crisis. i spoke about a two step of rescue and recovery. and how we must deliver immediate economic relief to those who needed the most in this country. the millions of people who through no fault of their own, are so badly hurting right now. millions who never thought they would ever be out of work facing eviction or waiting hours from their cars for the meals from a food bank. i talked about how our rescue plan is a necessary bridge to our economic recovery and our ab

george w. bush, he served as secretary of transportation, and later, as as president -- excuse me, george h.w. bush, and later as president george w. bush's first chief of staff. john podesta served as chief of staff to president bill clinton, among several other senior roles, a counselor to president barack obama, and co-chair of the obama-biden transition project. i did a little sleuthing around town with friends and former colleagues and even some family members who happen to work for both individuals about mr. podesta. i was told he was "measured a great manager smart on all fronts and willing to listen to all voices, whether senior or carr, ias for secretary was told "he instilled in us from day one how lucky we were to be at the white house that we were public servants. we were to be humble and we were to put the country and the president first." the one word i heard to describe them both was calm. in normal times, the presidential transition can feel unwieldy. call him, steady leadership is essential to set the tone and chart the course, regardless of party affiliation, and particularly,

my friend mr cole i've been here some time he has as well i've served with ronald reagan when george h.w. bush and george bush i had respect for all of those presidents that cared about our country they honored our constitution and they executed the duties of their office consistent with the constitution and laws of our country that is not true of this president and therefore he ought to be removed and we have that opportunity to do so is there a little time left yes but it is never too late to do the right thing i yield back the balance of my time gentleman from maryland yale gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. at this point i'd like to get one minute to the gentleman from texas my good friend mr green gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. thank you thank you mr speaker i said i had tears to well in my eyes as i heard the story you and i know that hearts are hurting is a very sad time in the history of our country no one is celebrating. no one wants to see this occur i was at the rules committee by way of zoom i was there for the entire hearing those members on the other

george h.w. bushually gracious when bill clinton beat him, leaving this note your success now is our country's success. i'm rooting hard for you. >> difficult walk for al gore. >> in 2001, then vice president al gore smiled and shook hands at george w. bush's inauguration despite an ugly 37-day recount. it couldn't have been pleasant for any of them, but our democracy is better for their grace. >> hello, everybody. >> four years ago, some democrats boycotted president trump's inauguration but president obama made a show of his support >> what an important symbol this is, this peaceful transfer of power. >> so did hillary clinton, still nursing the wounds of her loss you have to go back to the 1860s to find a president who wasn't at his successor's inauguration a 150-year streak now broken >> historians years from now may describe how different this inauguration was, but history will also record that the most important thing took place, which was the taking of the presidential oath. that's the treasure

trump intends to write such a note or if he would want to match the sentiment in president george h.w. bush'stter to bill clinton - the man who defeated him.... he wrote - "i wish you well," in 1993 mr. bush also wrote . "i wish your family well. your success now is our country's success. i'm rooting for you." (ken)we're seeing new video from the capitol hill attacj on january sixth... new video from "the new yorker" giving us an inside look. (ken) the video takes viewers inside the capitol building... with one man sitting in the vice president's chair. a verbal confrontation starts when someone tells him to get off the chair... the riot led to five deaths... and prompted the house of representatives to impeach president trump a second time. (pam) federal prosecutors are continuing their effort to hold those who breached the capitol ..... responsible for their actions... and the f-b-i continues to hunt down those people. in fact, the f-b-i's latest criminal complaint has targetted a san francisco man kron4's dan kerman has the story.. (ken) now

tonight a look at george h.w. bush. e look back 30 years to january 16th, 1991, when president bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war. named operation desert storm, the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq and was the opening salvo of an effort to drive saddam hussein out of neighboring kuwait. and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents, to 9/11. >>> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> reagan met him halfway. reagan encouraged him. reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press which we'll get to later, i should just mention madison originally called it freedom of the use of the press.

but on ronald reagan's inauguration day, carter was there applauding george h.w. bush also. our country's success. i'm rooting for you. in 2001, then vice president al gore smile and shook hands at george w. bush's inauguration despite an ugly 37-day recount it couldn't have been pleasant for any of them, but our democracy is better for their grace. four years ago some democrats boycotted president trump's inauguration, but president obama made a show of his support. >> what an important symbol is, this peaceful transfer of power. >> and so did hillary clinton, still nursing the wounds of her loss you have to go back to the 1860s to find a president who went at his suck sers's inauguration, a 150-year streak now broken. >> historians may describe how different this inauguration was, but history will also record that the most important thing took place, which was the taking on the presidential oath that's the treasure of the democracy, that's the moment. >> a moment this year has shown us we cannot take for granted. >> thanks to savannah for that report. >>> when we return, th

tonight a look at george h.w. bushpresident bush announced from the oval office the start of the war, the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq and was the opening salvo of an effort to draw saddam hussein out. that's at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> american history tv on c-span 3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend as the nation prepares for the inauguration of joe biden, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern we'll look at past inaugurations of president john kennedy, richard nixon, harry truman, dwight eisenhower and franklin roosevelt. sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, historian park depew talks about the 1945 battle of iwojima. on american artifacts the smith sewngen curator shares some of the museum's one of a kind artifacts that tell the story of the first half century of aviation. and at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look back to january 16, 1981 as president george h.w. bush announces the bombing of

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tonight a look at george h.w. bush.ook back 30 years to january 16th, 1991, when president bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war, named operation desert storm. the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq and was the opening salvo of an effort to drive saddam hussein out of kuwait, which iraq invaded several months earlier. enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv, on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, as the nation prepares for the inauguration of joe biden, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, we'll look at past inaugurations of president johns kennedy, richard nixon, harry truman, dwight eisenhower and franklin roosevelt, sunday at 2:00 person eastern historian talks about the battle of iwo jima and the importance of the american and japanese forces during worth war 2. smithsonian national air and space museum curator shares some of the museum's one-of-a-kind artifacts and a

. >> he served as health and human services secretary under george h.w. bush. >> all right. stay with us. let's get you >> announcer: now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. devontae smith was 140 pounds in high school. oh, he's bulked up now to all of 175. tonight he's your heisman trophy winner. instead of everybody gathering in new york it was a virtual ceremony. other quarterbacks, trevor lawrence, matt jones. but smith led the nation in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. the alabama receiver becomes the first wide out to win the heisman in 29 years. >> to all the young kids out there that's not the biggest, not the strongest, just keep pushing 'cause i'm not the biggest. i've been doubted a lot just because of my size and really it just comes down to you put your mind to it you can do it. >> there's going to be some silver and black mixed with gold when the pro football hall of fame announces the class of 2021. 15 finalists just announced. among them charles woo had two stints with the silver and black. he's in his first year of eligibility. he

tonight a look at george h.w. bush. look back 30 years to january 16th, 1991 when president bush announced from the oval office the start of the persian gulf war. named operation desert storm, the aerial action began with the bombing of iraq and was an effort to drive saddam hussein out of neighboring kuwait, which iraq invaded several months later. that's at 8:00 p.m. eastern. enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, as the nation prepares for the inauguration of joe biden, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern we'll look at past inaugurations of president john kennedy, richard nixon, harry truman, dwight eisenhower and franklin roosevelt. sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern historian talks about the 1945 battle of iwo jima and the strategic importance to american and japanese forces during the world war ii. at 6:00 p.m. on "american artifacts," smithsonian air and national space museum sh

up next on american history tv, we'll hear from jean becker who served as chief of staff for george h.w. bush from the time he left the white house until his death in 2018. this is an hour and ten minutes. >>>cnrm÷■ good evening. i'm steve wieberg with the library's public affairs staff. first of all before we start, jean's going to i think give us a wonderful, wonderful presentation about george h.w. bush. we'll have question and answer afterwards. and what i want to ask everyone because c-span is filming tonight, please use the microphones that we will place i think one right there and one over to the side there. and that's so your question doesn't get lost on c-span. i want to welcome all of you and let you know how much we appreciate you all being here tonight, especially knowing that the democratic party's done a little bit of counterprogramming. of course we've got another 15 months plus to get our feel or probably more than our fill of 2020 presidential campaigning. here we're going to take a few moments to remember a man who won it in 1988, a president who it seemed the longer he live

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it's just -- george h.w. bush, george w. bush did it. he's done things his way from day one, and he's going to leave his way. as you know, wolf, there are a lot of people watching who view this as an important page-turning day. they don't want us to cover president trump, soon to be former president trump anymore. obviously, we have to watch this farewell. we will have to watch as he leaves the presidency. can he still exert influence over the republican party? so when he is doing things that affect policy that shape the republican party, we are going to have to cover him. and watch the comeback. now we're watching this most unorthodox farewell and, again -- >> you can see jared kushner, ivanka, members of the family have already gathered over there. eric trump. you can see him there. presumably all of them will be on air force one as well for this flight. less than two-hour flight down to florida. >> and again, this is trademark consistency. he wants this to be about him. this is supposed to be a day about the country. it's supposed to

tyler moore who really could turn the world on with her smile 2018 bill cosby goes to prison george h.w. bush john mccain and penny marshall go to heaven and whitey bulger goes to hell. 2019 seems like forever go but it wasn't unavenged full mass shootings continued the president was impeached the weather got even wackier but we were still going to baseball and football and basketball and hockey games and movies and graduations and weddings and funerals can 2021 possibly top 2020. stay tone. and question more. this post is nothing like football. that's not a money spinner but it is expensive. and it's dangerous. this is on the speedway. and they have no breaks its. side.

on the presidency, a look back to january 16, 1991 as president george h.w. bushounces the bombing of ira q, followed by his state of the union address. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> during our weekly briefing, house speaker nancy pelosi announced today that she found the person to review capitol security after last week's attack. she also answered questions about timing of a senate trial after that to impeach president trump this week.

and at 8:00, a look back to january 16, 1991, as president george h.w. bushnnounces the bombing of iraq and the start of the persian gulf war, followed by his state of the union address. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> next historians discussed the , role and reception of ethnic and immigrant troops during the civil war. they talk about german, irish, and african american soldiers as well as the newspapers that served these communities. this session is part an annual symposium on the 19th century press and the civil war hosted by the university of tennessee at chattanooga. the school provided this video. at 7:20 p.m. eastern, 4:20 p.m. pacific, muscogee creek nation curator john beevor shows us the restored 1870 eight council house in oklahoma, which was taken from the tribe in 1907 and reacquired in 2010. at 8:00 p.m. eastern at 5:00 p.m. pacific, lectures in history, washington university in st. louis professor peter castor compares first ladies memoirs from sarah polk to michelle obama. >> hello, i and th

professor perry has conducted over 100 interviews for the george bush, george h.w. bush, bill clinton and barack obama