everyone similar on the one who became the poster girl for life magazine and george stevens.she became a pediatric after the war, which is quite wonderful. so service to others i think it's in these people's dna. yes, sir. i wonder if you'd comment the roles of hedy lamarr and perhaps marlene dietrich in terms of intelligence, or are contribution marlene dietrich worked for us as and of course, being a native german and she could listen in on german conversations on the radio and tell you exactly that there are many different german dialects. forget the hollywood dialects. there's high, middle, low german, then there's spanish, which is where i come from. and stuttgart, having been born an army hospital there and there's which is what they speak in bavaria. and then they got other linguistic twist and turns from the rhineland and every little enclave of germany. that time had its own linguist dialect, and she would be able listen to that and tell you. that's a native speaker or that's somebody trying to fake it and oh, what did they mean by using that colloquial expression li

an example for everyone and simone the one who became the poster girl for "life" magazine and george stevens, she became a pediatric nurse after the war which is quite wonderful. so service to others. i think it's in these people's dna. yes sir. >> could you comment on thero maroles of marlene teacher can - >> parlaying dietrich worked for oss and being a native german she could listen in on german conversations on the radio and tell you, there are many different german dialects forget the hollywood dialects. there's high, middle and low german then there's where i come inch stuttgart having been born an army hospital there and irish where they speak in bavaria and then they got the twists and turns and every little enclave of germany at that time had its own linguistic dialogue and she would dare to listen that that's a native speaker or someone trying to fake it and what did they mean by using that "quayle expression. that's the security service. you could feel the battlefield at the end of years fingertips. interestingly enough and then i'll get to hedy lamar original press secretary was

jets of flamed darted fourth om every corner, private george stevens recalled. even fort sumter, solidts of shells on our heads. the 54thsachetts advanced down into the motes and like demons,ded. colonel shaw was ki while his men waid through a deadl fe. on the monitors, the rapid flashes could be seen and some of the rattle of it over the. we could do nothidmirable dahlgren lamented to fireht cut down o ownen by hundreds. for an hour the4th faced artillery, min, and hand grenades, opening the way for strong other regiments. the chaos, general strong fell morally wounded along with the six connecticut. and they fell wounded. cooler in putnam's brigade closed. he was killed. division commander truman seymour wounded. after several hours, u.s. forces withdrew. in front of the fort, the scene is indescribable. the repulse was overwhelming. all dahlgren sailors knew was firing gradually decreased and then died away. it was not until morning they definitively learned the assault failed. u.s. casual i its were extreme, over 1,500. the confederates lost perhaps 200. wh

and embrace your private george stevens recalled. and even forsuer poured d shgun shells on our heads. the 54th massachusetts advanced quote down into at a like demons ascended the parapet. colonel shaw wasd as his men waited, quote, through a deadly fire on the monitor as, quot rap fshes of musket tree could be seen. and some of the rattle of it came over the water. we could do,al dlgren lamented to fire might cut down our own men by hundreds for an the 54th faced musket tree artillery mines and hand grenades opening the wayor strongs otr regiments. in the chaos. general strong fell mo woun along with the six. connticut's colonel lyman chatfield, the 48th new york's colonel w bel wounded colonel putnam's brigade closed. putnam was killed. vision commander truman seymour wounded. after several hours, u.s. forces withdrew in front of the fort. the scene of carnage is indescribable. reported wagner's commander. the repulse was overwhelming. all dahlgren sailors knew was firing, quote, gradually decreased and then died away. it was not

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steven douglas and the compromise. the first congress, james madison, george washington. the making of the american capital and there were several more earlier than that. an independent writer, historian and journalist and the most recent focus on 19th century history. he served on and a chair to the committee of the book prize given by the guilder lehrman center for the study of slavery resistance and abolition at yale university and as a member of the advisory council scholars for the u.s. capital historical society. the beds appear regularly in the national magazines and newspapers from "the new york times" and wall streetas journal's. in earlier years they reported on politics, economic issues and the culture from asia, the middle east and worked for the time even at the united nations. a genuine new yorker who did in undergraduate degree at the college at columbia university and although he's lived and worked actually all around the world he and his wife currently reside onwa capitol hill in washington, d.c. a playwright and advisor to the national and international

george h.w. bush and bob dole. also, stewart stevens. great to have you with us.y, david, haley is facing higher expectations in new hampshire than in iowa. so can she win or could the air of inevitability around trump make it really tough? >> the answer to that question is question. yes, she could win. but it's really, really tough. i think it's very difficult, the most shocking number to back up the difficulty of that is only 65, according to the polls, only 65% of christie's vote went to her. so about 90%. i just don't think there is, they've made the case strong enough. they've got seven days. a lot could happen but i think it's really difficult. >> stewart, haley is already out with a new ad today in new hampshire taking on both donald trump and president biden. let me show part of that. >> the two most disliked politicians in america? trump and biden. consumed by chaos, negativity, and grievances of the past. the better choice for a better america? nikki haley. >> i have a different style and approach. we need a new generation of conservative leadership to g

steven adouglas compromised the union and the first congress. james madison and george washington and a group invented the government and also washington, the making of the american capitol. a historian and journalist given byn the center for the study of slavery at yale university. the historical society and article and book reviews appear regularly. in earlier years they reported expensively on politics, economic issues, culture from asia, middle east, and africa and worked for time at the rkunited nations. he was a new yorker at city college of new york and columbia university. he's lived and worked all around the world he and his wife currentlyn reside on capitol hil iin washington d.c. she's a playwright and advice tor to international plan therapy. how about starting with the reading of the beginning of the book. >> sure.t, first, thank you for your kind daintroduction, mary. thank you for being here today. maybe not quiet the crack of dawn on a sunday. yes, this section i'll read opens the book. it's kind offensive self explanatory. around 11:00 p.m. on february

and stuart stevens, a veteran of the mitt romney and george w. bush presidential campaigns.ln project. basil, president biden says that if this immigration deal went into law today, that he would shut down the border right now and fix it quickly. that is something either, i did not think i would hear from the democratic president in advance of an election year. what did you make of that? >> yeah, i had the same reaction. you know, it's true that he has signed more executive orders related to immigration than his predecessor, donald trump. but he has tried to do it in a far more humane fashion, just remember the muslim ban, very early, in trump's tenure, you know, the attempt is to try to fix this problem in a way that is a lot more thoughtful, and that despite some of the concerns that local mayors have, to try to actually work with local governments to fix the problem as it migrated to these states. but i was surprised to hear that he's taking such a strong, strong tone. i imagine that immigration rights activists are not gonna be happy about this. but, you know, this is el

also george mason university contributor steven pearlstein on political disruption in congress. "washington journal" is next. host: good morning. it is monday, january 8, 2024. the senate convenes at 3:00 eastern today. congress is facing down a government funding deadline. yesterday democrats and republicans announced a deal that would fun of the government for the rest of fiscal year but that agreement still needs to be passed by congress and signed by the president. we are asking for your thoughts on government spending. what you think should be cut? what should get more funding. phone lines split by political party. democrats (202) 748-8000. republicans (202) 748-8001. independents (202) 748-8002. you can also send us a text (202) 748-8003. please include your name and where you are from. catch up with us on x @cspanwj and facebook.com/c-span. a good monday morning. start calling in. your thoughts on government spending. this is the headline this morning, congressional leaders announced topline deal on appropriations. the rollcall budgets and associations reporter joins us v

stevens is here. a veteran of the mitt romney and george w. bush presidential campaigns.oln project. his new book, the donas ad we just saw. this is about policy. policies that impact millions of people. do you believe that that is what the biden campaign needs to do more of? focus on these kinds of policy issues? >> it's an interesting question, steph. i think what they need to do more of is what they have been doing in the last 2 to 3 weeks or so since they started the new year, right? yet the president out there, speaking directly to the heart of many of the issues that people are seeing play out on television. all day long, when it comes to donald trump and the threat that he poses. you have the vice president going out across the country and talking with people. today, she kicked off a tour that is specifically about reproductive rights. and then this ad looks very similar, frankly, to an ad that came out of governor beshear's campaign on the same issue. talking about the young woman, the campaign was a young woman, and talking about abortion. this ad, a doctor out o

steven a. douglas in compromise preserve the union, first congress, how james madison george washington and groupextraordinary men evented the government, and also washington making of the american capitol and several more earlier than that. he's a native of new york city, he's an independent writer his story and journalist, is most recent focus has been on 19th century american history, he's served on and chaired the awards committee of the frederick douglas prize given by the center for the study of slavery resistance and abolition at yale member a member of scholars for the u.s. capitol historical society. his articles book reviews and op-eds appear regularly in national magazineses and in newspapers from "the new york times" and wall street journal to the l.a. times in earlier years as a journalist he reported extensively on politics, economic issues, and culture from asian middle east and worked for a time even at the united nations. he's a genuine new yorker did undergraduates and graduate degrees in columbia university and although he's lived and worked actually all arounded the world he a