deal library at the 1972 democratic national convention in miami beach, florida, where senator george mcgovern accepted his party's presidential nomination. he lost in the general election to the incumbent president with richard nixon taking 49 states. our coverages from the richard nixon presidential library and museum. sen. mcgovern: chairman o'brien, chairwoman burke, senator kennedy, senator eagleton and my fellow citizens, i'm happy to join you for this benediction of our friday sunrise service. [applause] i assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for vice president was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor -- i think we learned from watching the republicans four theirago as they selected vice presidential nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] so i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb pre

we've had liberals like george mcgovern, we've had liberals like john kerry, we've had -- and we've hadgressives like barack obama and joe biden. they are progressives, but they are progressives who are also pragmatic. bill clinton call -- mario cuomo call himself a progressive pragmatist. he lit up the convention hall with his cu note speech. look, we are the party that's been standing up and fighting for social justice, for equity when it comes to race relations and common sense on climate. gerry: but she -- would you, look what happened with -- biden won the primary, i think most people would agree, by actually posing an alternative to those radicals of bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, some of the others, and he came through very strong lu because he was the candidate who appealed to most prague ma trusts. -- pragmatists. has led the party, you know, the unity platform with the left of the party has put, committed to some very radical measures. and, again, by picking kamala harris, someone who does have a very liberal voting record, someone put it this week that you normally run

would george mcgovern get to keep all his delegates from california i1972, the key to his nomination? would ronald reagan four years ter succeed in unseating president gerald ford? his nomination hopes alive with a parliamentary maneuver? but that 1980 convtion washe last gasp of anything approaching suspense. the primaries had already become the way the great majority of delegerates welected. no more brokers in smoke-filled rooms picking a nominee; no second or third ballots where alliances were formed or broken. there hasn't been a second ballot for a presidential nomination since 1952. and every four years, pundits proclaim that, this time, there wille a real contested convention, only to watch e nomination wrapped up weeks or monttihs before the convenon begins. that fact, in turn, has made conventions much less appealing to audiences, and to tv networks. the multi-million investment in sky rmbooths, and anof reporters and technicians, has been scaled back in recent years, and the major broadcast netwotorks dless than an hour a night to the proceedings. there are no challenges to

[applause] senator george mcgovern. [applause] governor carrie of the state of new york. [applause] governor wendell anderson. [applause] [indiscernible] [applause] governor -- of mexico [applause] castro. howard [applause] dr. -- [indiscernible] [applause] [indiscernible] [applause] [indiscernible] [applause] governor -- of rhode island. [applause] henry --, milwaukee. [applause] mayor gibson of newark. [applause] lieutenant governor troops active new york [applause] [indiscernible] [applause] forgive the lack of protocol tonight. [applause] mr. robert lifshitz, unsung hero of the carter family. [applause] mayor hatcher. [applause] >> [indiscernible] --.r. leonard mr. woodstock. [applause] -- [applause] kurt, get up here. [applause] governor -- [applause] announcer: up next, president gerald ford except his party's presidential nomination at the 1976 republican national convention in kansas city, missouri. he served as president for two years from 1974 to 1976 following the resignation of president richard nixon. mr. ford lost the general election to democrat jimmy carte

something joe biden doesn't have to worry about when presidential nominee george mcgovern didn't geto accept his nomination until 3:00 in the morning. >> to anyone in this hall or beyond who doubts the ability of democrats to join together in common cause, i say, never underestimate the power of richard nixon to bring harmony to democratic rise. stoppable. no sweat! try it and love it or get your money back. simon pagenaud takes the lead at the indy 500! coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. they're off... in the kentucky derby. rory mcllroy is a two time champion at east lake. he scores! stanley cup champions! touchdown! only mahomes. the big events are back and xfinity is your home for the return of live sports. >>> welcome back. we saw something rare in the arc of american history laugh night. a former president directly excoriating his immediate predecessor. take a listen. >> for close to four years now, he has shown no interest in putting in the work. no interest in finding common ground. no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and

and saturday, george mcgovern. the contenders, all next week at 8:00 p.m.astern on c-span. >> crowds gathered at the foot of the lincoln memorial on the national mall for a rally organized by reverend al sharpton to bring attention to police violence and racial unrest. the event coincides with the 57th anniversary of martin

and saturday, george mcgovern. "the contenders" all next week at 8 p.m.t week eastern on c-span. >> president trump is touring storm damage caused by hurricane laura in louisiana and texas and will be receiving a briefing in lake charles. we will have live coverage at 2:30 pm he will also be in orange, texas, near the louisiana border, participating with local responders in a roundtable. that is live at 4:35 p.m. advisor robertty o'brien highlights the trump administration's foreign policy accomplishments, including the recent peace accord between israel and some arab states. he also identifies pressing security challenges. the atlantic council hosted this event.

election nixon won the in a landslide over democratic nominee george mcgovern, 39 states.0 s >> the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] pres. nixon: mr. chairman, delegates to this convention, my fellow americans, four years ago, standing in this very place, i proudly accepted your nomination for president of the united states. with your help and with the votes of millions of americans, we won a great victory in 1968. tonight, i again proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. [applause] let us pledge ourselves to win an even greater victory this november in 1972. i congratulate chairman ford. i congratulate chairman dole, anne armstrong and the hundreds of others who have laid the foundation for that victory by their work at this great convention. our platform is a dynamic program for progress for america and for peace in the world. speaking in a very personal sense, i express my deep gratitude to this convention for the tribute you have paid to the best campaigner in the nixon family, my wife pat. [applause] in honoring her, you have honored million

and you can go back to the nominee by george mcgovern.urned out he had some mental problems and had gone through serious psychiatric care. that shouldn't be disqualifying, but you should know that before you put them on the ticket. so do no harm is the first rule and i think joe biden will abide by that. what concerns me about the questions he's answering, can this person do the job. what job are we talking about? being the vice president? that's not much of a job and easy. most everybody can be a vice president, but what happens if that vice president becomes president of the united states. that's the real issue in the biden campaign. i think they ought to be looking for someone the country sees has the stature and capacity and background and has done things not only at the national level but within the state. ckamala harris is that person, but some people think she is hard to get along with. i think that's the number one criteria. is this person qualified to be a president if i step aside. >> speaking of kamala harris, politico reported

i go down that list i say to myself, when people get to know them better, just happened with george mcgovernn is 1972 they'll say i don't think so. i can't vote for you. jesse: you mention governor in '72 you're not predicting a landslide trump victory. >> i'm predicting that it will be a dramatically bigger victory than people currently expect because -- jesse: wow. >> you see it beginning to build now. jesse: you do. >> there's a poll out in minnesota showing him tied and washington state and republicans came roaring back everywhere except seattle. and does dramatically better than they did in '18 in special elections we've been doing very, very well and i think i talked to a new york state assembly candidate yesterday who was running in a about suburban county outside new york city a hillary clinton county about 16 points. trump is now ahead in that county. and he said part of it is just violence that people are watching you know madison avenue and 5th avenue be trashed and they're watching gangs starting to come into their town and saying i don't anymore of this. jesse: if you can combin

. >> with george mcgovern as president of the united states, we wouldn't have to have gustapo tactics in the streets of chicago. >> mr. daley is not pleased. >> 1980, testimodemocrats divid again. kennedy lost the nomination, but won the night. >> and the dream shall never die. >> the crowd electrified chanted for him not to leave the stage. carter, however, was determined to protect a united front. kennedy did leave the stage but not before stopping to shake hands with a young bill clinton. carter lost the election to ronald reagan, the gop's choice. reagan kept his party guessing. >> we may have a ticket, reagan and gerald ford. >> a night of suspense and then cooler heads prevailed. reagan chose george w.h. bush for his running mate. >> i am recommending that storm when the session reconvenes that george bush be nominated for vice president. >> when his turn came in 1988, bush made a fatale error in his acceptance speech. >> read my lips, no new taxes. >> whoops. as president he had to raise taxes and deal with a third party maverick ross per row. just when both parties nearly succ

nixon in '72 just beat up on george mcgovern as being liberal and a for abortion and wanted to praiseetnam war. this is nixon's round two. when he wanted in 1972, the biggest landslide in american history. >> trump knows he's got the red states and he know when he's going to win the election, wisconsin being a key one and he thinks he can get up there winning in the midwest? >> 66 days to go. a lot of voting early throughout the united states, we'll see what happens especially with these three presidential debates. doug brinkley. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> two dead and we'll take a closer look how conservative news host are defending the shooter. we'll be right back. .. (shouting through the glass) at&t has nationwide 5g? yup! and that's faster? faster, yea! but is it reliable? ah huh and secure! you should consider making a big deal about it! bigger? i said bigger! oh, big-bigger deal bigger than what i'm doing? it's not complicated. a 5g network needs a 5g device. now everyone including existing customers can get a free samsung galaxy note20 after trade-in. thi

reagan people, that patriotic -- nixon is his guy, and it's nixon in '72, who just beat up on george mcgovern liberal, being for abortion, wanted kids to take lsd and acid. this is nixon round two, we forget that when he won in 1972, it's the biggest landslide in american history. trump knows he has the red states, he knows where he's going to win this election, it's about 6 or 7 states, wisconsin being a key one. and he thinks he can get up there and win in the midwest on law and order. >> 66 days to go, as i said, a lot of voting early throughout the united states. we'll see what happens with these three presidential debates coming up. >> coming up as we learn new details abouted protests, that left two dead. we'll look at how conservative news hosts are defending the shooter. discomfort back there? instead of using aloe, or baby wipes, or powders. try the cooling, soothing relief of preparation h. because your derriere deserves expert care. try new soothing relief. i can't wiat to share at&t's big 5g news... (shouting through the glass) at&t has nationwide 5g? yup! and that's faster? faste

in 1972, george mcgovern chose fellow senator thomas egelton without et having hvetting him.n. in 1984, walter mondale tried to jump-start his campaign against incumbent ronald reagan with a historic choice of a woman for vice president. >> i looked for the best vice president and i found her in jeri ferraro. >> she was forced to disclose her finances and husband's business practices. >> at no time did i violate any trust placed in me by my constituents. >> reporter: in 2008, john mccain aiming for a hail mary tested a governor whom he barely knew for the governor. >> govern sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> she had a successful rollout, firing up conservatives. she stumbled in interviews raising questions about her knowledge and experience when asked by katie couric what newspaper she read to stay informed about the world. >> i read most of them again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media. >> but which one specifically, i'm curious. >> all of them. any of them. >> andrea mitchell reporting for us. thank you for that. tonight our own kasey hunt is

george wallace's alabamian delegation. it was crazy. when i was campaigning -- 13 others were running. mcgovern, lindsay. when i was campaigning even in florida, george wallace you to tell folks if you cannot vote for me in the primary, don't vote for those pointy-headed liberals, vote for shirley chisholm. people felt i had entered into a pact with george wallace and because of that, i lost the floridian vote. i also caused john lindsay to get out of the bid. he was mayor at the time. he told me you're moving into my road. di everything to get myself to remove myself from the full e floridian primary. i told him my time has come. i've got to do this. i will never forget that. it because they kind of -- our friendship was never as great as it used to be after i refused to pull out from that race in florida. i must tell the world that it was the south that really took me across. many of my friends, many people in new york are angry with me because they want the world to feel that because i am a new yorker, that they were the ones that pushed me out. nothing is further from the truth. bruce: what was your m

deal library at the 1972 democratic national convention in miami beach, florida, where senator george mcgovern accepted his party's presidential nomination. he lost in the general election to the incumbent president with richard nixon taking 49 states. our coverages from the richard nixon presidential library and museum. sen. mcgovern: chairman o'brien, chairwoman burke, senator kennedy, senator eagleton and my fellow citizens, i'm happy to join you for this benediction of our friday sunrise service. [applause] i

when george mcgovern in '72. i'm not sure if somebody like nikki haley who has a political future would want to be tied to donald trump whose poll numbers are sinking. i don't know who would want that spot, so i think he's stuck with mike pence, and pence really brings nothing to this. i think trump thinks he lights up the evangelical vote, maybe some conservative catholics and the like. but it creates a stale atmosphere around trump, which means trump has to rely on the three debates with joe biden as being his way to get back in the polls because he's actually in shape, donald trump, in the sense of doing media every day, day in and day out. and joe biden's a little bit rusty. but kamala harris with mike pence it's going to be a disaster for the trump team because she is in my mind the finest prosecutor i've ever seen in my life of watching politics and washington lawmakers. she's just unbelievably smart, articulate and good. >> mark, i know you have a lot to say but i have to go so we'll just watch what you ha

she graduated from yale law school, worked on george mcgovern's presidential campaign, and practicedre becoming first lady of arkansas. president clinton appointed her chair of the health care reform task force, but ultimately her efforts advocating for new health care policy failed. later after her years as first lady, she became secretary of thee, a u.s. senator, and first woman presidential nominee of a major party. here's hillary clinton at the democratic convention in 1996 asking delegates to reelect her husband. ♪ ♪ sec. clinton: thank you. [cheers and applause] sec. clinton: thank you. thank you. thank you, tipper. thank you all so much. [cheers and applause] thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you all and good evening. i am overwhelmed by your warm welcome. and i want to thank my friend, tipper gore. [cheers and applause] you know, we are gathered here together -- [cheers and applause] to have a really good time. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] i am overwhelmed and very grateful to all of you. [cheers and applause] you know -- [cheers and applause] sec. clinton

. >> with george mcgovern as president of the united states, [indiscernible]. >> how hard it is to acceptht for the kennedy.n, some delegates tried a college intern landed a big interview. >> cbs news reporter chris wallace caught up with him, who had this to say. >> ted kennedy called this afternoon, what did he say to you? >> the senator asked me not to place his name in nomination. >> did he give any reasons for that? >> no. >> what did you say in return? >> i said that i would respect his wishes, but that this movement had gone too far to be stopped. >> kennedy would play a big role in the 1980 convention, waging a bitter floor fight against president jimmy carter. when kennedy lost, the question was what he support carter? >> top kennedy aides -- they will "march together" ending all doubts that he might not support the democratic nominee. >> been in the end, kennedy's speech did more for him then carter buried >> the work goes on, the cause indoors, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. >> chris: convention speeches can make or break political careers. in 2004, a youn

george mcgovern chose thomas eagleton without vetting him. eagleton was forced to drop out after only 18 days amid revelations he had been hospitalized for depression and treated with electroshock therapy. in 1984, walter mondale tried to jump-start his campaign with the historic choice of a woman for vice president, congresswoman geraldine ferrarferraro. >> i looked for the best vice president and found her in geri ferraro. >> reporter: but ferraro was forced to defend her finances and her husband's business practices. >> at no time did i betray trust placed in me by my constituents. >> reporter: john mccain picked an untested governor he barely knew for the ticket. >> governor sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> reporter: sarah palin had a successful rollout, firing up conservatives. but she stumbled in interviews, raising questions about her knowledge and experience. when asked by katy couric what newspapers she read. >> i read most of them. >> reporter: what specifically, i'm curious. >> all of them, any of them. >> joining me no

saturday george mcgovern. the contenders all next week 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. crowds gathered at the foot of the lincoln memorial or a rally organized by reverend al sharpton to bring attention to police violence and racial unrest. the event coincides with the 57th anniversary of martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech. >> congresswoman ayana pressley. she is an activist, a legislator, survivor and the first woman of color to be elected to congress from the commonwealth of massachusetts. throughout her career as a public servant, she has fought to ensure those closest to the pain

george mcgovern did lincoln. there is a mix of historians and non-historians looking at these presidencies, telling the basic story, but also giving your own individual spin on it. and he asked me to do this to the johnson book, and i guess he figured i would put my individual spin on it. i agreed to do it because arthur asked me to and i had great respect for him. i knew him from the papers of thomas jefferson. and we were both on the advisory committee for that. and because paul gall about was the editor, who is also the general series editor for the series, was my editor for the book ended with vernon jordan. so this was two friends. you know how it is when friends ask you to do things, who asked me to do this and i said sure. i put aside by misgivings. i know it's a fascinating topic. there is so much material, very rich. but i wondered if i would be able to sort of curb my natural feelings of antipathy about looking at this particular period in american history. and i agreed to do it. that was many years ago

and they get people sort of -- sometimes people who actually fit, gary heart did a book, george mcgovern did lincoln, i think. there's a mix of historians and nonhistorians looking at these presidencies, telling the basic story but also giving your own sort of individual spin on it. and he asked me to do this -- to do the johnson book and he figured i would put my individual spin on it. i agreed to do it because author asked me to do it and i had great respect for him. i knew him from the papers of thomas jefferson. and also because paul was the editor who is also the general series editor for the series was my editor for the book i did with vernon jordan. so this was two friends, you know how that is when friends ask you to do things, who asked me to do and i said, sure i put aside my misgivings. i knew it was a fascinating topic. there's so much material. very, very rich. but i wondered if i would be able to curb my natural feelings of antipathy about looking at this particular period of american history and i agreed to do it. and that was many, many years ago. this book is long overdu

to be nixon in 1972, the sitting president nobody likes or trusts, but the opposition in 1972, george mcgovern was for acid and rock 'n' roll and vietnam war draft dodgers. in other words, a cultural war. and i think what trump will want to do is portray himself as being law and order in this convention, i stand for police officers against anarchy. i still think he's going to play a nixon. on the other hand, this is going to be a telethon. the democrats ran a virtual convention. this is going to be a pseudoconvention. like a pseudorally with oklahoma city with donald trump, a fourth of july extravaganza. he's going to try to pretend there's an audience to feed off of because even though the same donald trump has been the telepromter one, the one that seems to raise money for him is when he becomes unscripted and spontaneous. he's not afraid to travel the land and doesn't always wear a mask. >> david, there was an article in the "times" this weekend about looking back in 1988 at how george h. bush ran against dukakis and eliminated his polling lead very effectively after the democratic conventi

come on the stage iv the first time and clerk clifford had a big role in the 1960s as well and george mcgovern was that henry wallace's first political campaign. the decision-making. i just thought that was very interesting and it's like watching a movie and someone becomes a big star later. >> all the people who came into office in 1948 who ogle by the way john kennedy nixon. >> richard nixon at the same time. it's during the campaign. who is on the horse? >> we don't know but there's a guy who heckled him on top of a horse. he comes out and he opens up and looks at the horse because for most of his life he was a farmer. he looks at the horse and he says this is not a good horse and the guy right away. [laughter] every day the campaign was a comedy of errors but at the same time it wasn't was very serious business. there was definitely this feeling that the future of the world was at stake. okay so this is detroit labor day weekend and literally this is when the campaign began. truman shows up and labor day weekend of course detroit home of the factory and he has this amazing rally in the squ

you mentioned george mcgovern was at henry wallace's first political campaign the campaign decision makingi just thought that was very interesting. it's always like watching movies to see somebody become a movie star later but starting in the first role in a small little thing over on the side. >> guest: all the people came into office in 1948 that just, oh by the way john f. kennedy to hunt nixon to? richard nixon at same time? here we have a pictures during the campaign. someone is on a horse. or getting a speech in the back of the train there is a guy who heckled him on top of his horse. he comes out and he opens up he looks at the horses teeth because most of his life he has was an obscure farmer. so he looks at the horses teeth and said this is not a good horse. and the guy gets pissed often rides away. [laughter] 's like every day of the campaign was a comedy of errors. but at the same time it wasn't. it was very serious business. it was definitely this feeling that the future of the world is at stake. but truman had good sense of humor. some motorcade this is literally any shows up

and saturday, george mcgovern. -- next week at eight bam 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this is president trump and other state and local officials looking over storm damage in lake charles, louisiana where hurricane laura came ashore thursday morning. ever was the most powerful to make landfall in the state and thousands remain without power in the area. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> later, the president moved on to orange county, texas about 30 miles from lake charles and met with officials including governor grade -- greg abbott and senator marco rubio, the president took some questions after the briefing. >> are at rest, let's go. >> thank you very much everybody, i'd appreciate you being here. we love the state, it has been a great state for me and a great step -- state for everybody in this room. arere here to help, we joined by governor greg abbott, a special man. he is

saturday, george mcgovern. all next week at 8:00 p.m.an. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government, created as a public service and brought to you by your television provider. >> washington journal continues. host: rob smith is with us this morning. author of the book "always a soldier: service, sacrifice, and coming out as america's favorite black, gay republican." what is this book about? guest: this book is about my story of being born lower middle class in akron, ohio. basically joining the military at 17. i got a chance to see the world and do a lot of different things, but it is the journey askt serving in the don't don't tell era, and deploying to iraq and overseas and how i basically learned to love america. then came out as conservative in order to help save it. that is what "always a soldier" is about. me pressing through basic training, getting to know so many different types of people, and then i get out of the military. i was a leftist for a few years in new york city. a couple of years ago i came out as

and saturday, george mcgovern. the contenders, on next week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span.eeknights this month, we're featuring book tv programs as a preview of what available every weekend on c-span two. tuesday night, beginning on 8:00 eastern, we look at writing and publishing. anst, and this professor -- english professor looks at reading that was popularized. and then others talk about the future of books and book publishing in an era of technological and social change. later, roger rosenblatt discusses the importance of documenting everyday life during times of crisis. enjoy book tv on c-span2. >> this is president trump and other state and local officials looking over storm damage in lake charles, louisiana, where hurricane laura came ashore thursday morning. the storm was the most powerful ever to make landfall in the state and thousands remain without power in the area. [indistinct conversations] [sounds of chainsaws] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> later, the president moved on to orange county, texas about 30 miles from lake charles and met wit

and also george mcgovern, and henry wallace's book first political campaign. the decision making.e was very interesting. it's like watching a movie when somebody is starring in their very first movie. a.j.: one of the people who came into office in 1948, by the way john f. kennedy. george: and nixon to write. and richard nixon in same time. here we have a picture. during campaign and someone is on the horse. was that on the horse. a.j.: we don't know. but this is a pivotal moment paredes given a speech on the back of the train bring a guy heckles him on some of the horse. then he comes out any opens up and he looks at the horses teeth. for most of his life he was an obscure farmer. so he looked at the horses teeth and he said, this is not a good horse and the guy right away. just like every day of the campaign was a comedy of errors. embed at the the same time, it wasn't. it was very serious business and there is definitely this feeling that the future future of the world was at stake but he had a very good since of humor. this is a motorcade in detroit labor day weekend. literall

and in this case clark clifford had a big role in the 60s and you mentioned in another place george mcgovern was at henry wallace's political campaign and the campaign decision-making so i just thought that was very interesting and it's always just like watching a movie and seeing somebody who becomes a big star later. >> all the people who came into office in 1948 who just go by the way, john f. kennedy. >> nixon to. >> and richard nixon at the same time. here we have a picture and it's during the campaign and someone's on horse, who's on the horse ? >> we don't know but there's this woman giving a speech on the back of his train and there's a guy who heckles him on top of a horse . and he comes out and he looks at the horses teeth because for most of his life he is an obscure farmer. so he looks at the horses teeth and he says this is not a good horse and he rides away just like every day the campaign was a comedy of errors at the same time it wasn't. it was very serious business. there was this feeling that the future of the world was at stake truman had a good sense of humor oh this is t

role is and in that case he had the big role in the 60s as well any mention in another place george mcgovernas henry wallace's first political campaign or i mean the campaign decision-making so i just thought that was interesting and it's always like watching a movie and seen so many good becomes a big star later but as of big role in the sidon. >> all the people who came into the office in 1948 who opined away, [inaudible] >> and richard nixon same time so here we have a picture in in someone is on the horse so who is on the horse? >> there is this amazing woman giving the speech on the back of the train and there is a guy who heckles him on top of the horse and he comes out and opens up and looks at the horses teeth because for most of his life he was an obscure farmer and he looks at the horses teeth and says this is not a good horse and the guy rides away. [laughter] just like every day on the campaign was a comedy of errors but at the same time it wasn't and was very serious business that there was definitely this feeling that the future of the world was at stake but truman had a good s

in polls almost throughout the summer and i think there was a decision made, he was up against george mcgoverndemocrats looked like they were falling apart. why should i. mcgovern kept pounding we've got to debate, we've got to debate. and we know what happened a couple years later with watergate. and the polls, joe biden might-- if he said i'm not debating the president if he's got a comfortable lead in the polls and he doesn't want to risk it. what would you think if that's his met evaluation? >> i would say that president trump is a closer and i think that hillary clinton may be a warning sign for joe biden, which is, you know, maybe she felt she could sit on her lead and maybe do one campaign event a day and president trump worked really hard, he went to michigan, went to wisconsin, everyone thought that was nuts. republicans never win there and he ended up winning. so i think when you're running for office, especially president, you can't start measuring the curtains until you get there. i think the idea, especially a challenger can sit on their lead and not debate, i think that's a major

in 1972, george mcgovern under pressure chose senator thomas eagleton without vetting him he was forcedations he had been hospitalized for depression and treated we electroshock therapy decades earlier. walter mondale tried to jump start his campaign with a historic choice of a vice president for president. vice president for president. geraldine ferraro. >> i looked for the best vice president and i geraldine ferraro. >> i looked for the best vice president and i found her in geri >> reporter: but she was forced to defend her finances and her husband's business practices. >> at no time did i violate any trust that was placed in me by my constituents. >> reporter: in 2008 john mccain picked an untested governor whom he barely knew for the ticket. >> governor sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> reporter: sarah palin had a successful rollout firing up conservatives, but she stumbled in interviews raising questions about her knowledge and experience when asked by katie couric what newspaper she read >> i've read most of them again with a great appreciation for the press, for the m

country mile almost throughout the summer, and i think there was a decision made, he was up against george mcgovernooked like democrats were falling apart, why should i debate this guy, i've got such a cushion here, i can roll the dice. mcgovern kept pounding, we got to debate, we got to debate, we got to debate. you know, your grandfather won by a landslide. we know obviously what happened a couple years later with watergate and all that. but again, he based it on his position in the polls, and right now, joe biden might be basing a decision if he does, he says he's not, on not debating the president if he's got a comfortable lead in the polls and doesn't want to risk it. what would you think if that was his motivation? >> well, i would say that president trump is a closer. i think that hillary clinton may be a warning sign for joe biden, which is maybe she felt she could sit on her lead, maybe the one campaign event a day. president trump worked really hard, he went to michigan, went to wisconsin, everyone thought that was nuts, republicans never win there and he ended up winning. i think when yo

and saturday, george mcgovern. the contenders, all next week at 8:00 p.m.astern on c-span. >> crowds gathered at the foot of the lincoln memorial on the national mall for a rally organized by reverend al sharpton to bring attention to police violence and racial unrest. the event coincides with the 57th anniversary of martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech. >> our next speaker really needs no introduction and stays on the frontline. congresswoman ayana pressley. she is an activist, a legislator, survivor and the first woman of color to be elected to congress from the commonwealth of massachusetts. throughout her career as a public servant, she has fought to ensure those closest to the pain are closest to the power. prior to her being elected to congress she served on the boston city council for eight years and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100 year history. congresswoman ayana pressley. [applause and cheers] >> good morning, beloveds. today i am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones reported in our history books, but

saturday, george mcgovern. weekcontenders," all next at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span.. postmaster general testified before the house oversight committee. he answered questions about the u.s. postal service's ability to deliver election-related mail during the coronavirus pandemic. this is two hours and 20 minutes. [inaudible] >> the committee will come to order. without objection if the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. without objection the gentlewoman from north carolina ms. adams as well as the gentleman from illinois mr. quigley will be permitted to join the committee and be recognized for questioning the witnesses. in addition the gentleman from north carolina mr. walker was recognized at the proper time to introduce his constituent. i know recognize myself for an opening statement. good morning. i would like to welcome

. >> and with george mcgovern as president of the united states, we wouldn't have to have these tacticsets of chicago. >> mr. daily is not pleased. >> the party was deeply wounded. 1980, democrats divided again. jimmy carter was the incumbent, but ted kennedy tried to unseat him. kennedy lost the nomination but won the night. >> and the dream shall never die. >> the crowd electrified chanted for him not to leave the stage. carter, however, was determined to protect a united front. kennedy did leave the stage but not before stopping to shake hands with a young bill clinton. carter lost to ronald reagan. reagan kept his party guessing. we may have a ticket, ronald reagan and gerald ford reported out of this 1980 republican national convention. a night of suspension and then cooler heads prevailed. reagan chose george h.w. bush as his running mate. >> i am recommending to this convention that tomorrow when the session reconvenes that george bush be nominated -- >> when his turn came in 1988, bush made a fatal error in his acceptance speech. >> read my lips. no new taxes. >> as president he