i would like to welcome you to the harry s truman little white house.icialrida's presidential museum and has been used by seven american presidents. it is camp david south. the little white house was built homee navy commander's back in 1890. it has served a number of various commanders over almost a 100-year span, but it was slightly interrupted by presidents taft and franklin roosevelt and harry truman and white eisenhower and jimmy carty and bill clinton, and department of state and the department of defense, so we seem to have a continuum through american history. largestlding was the building on the naval base. this was 9000 square feet. and consequently, it was built originally as the paymaster and commander's home. by 1911, army commander realized since we are getting a little snug, emerged it into a single dwelling of almost 9000 square feet. and at that time, key west was the command headquarters were the seventh naval district, which covered everything from key west to charleston. admiral nimitz was here, inspecting the base, and he finds our

and the grandson of harry s. truman, he joins us here from chicago. and cliff, thank you for your time. we appreciate you being here on this day, and so much ground i want to cover with you. but what are your thoughts on this day? >> my thoughts on august 6th and august 9th are primarily with the survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki, some of whom are friends of mine, and with the american servicemen who fought in that war. there was a lot of damage, a lot of cruelty and a lot of death in world war ii. so when these anniversaries come around, i wind up thinking of both sides. >> your grandfather authorized the use of atomic weapons to end the war in the pacific, and you know -- if you would stand by for me, clifton, i want to take in this moment of silence in hiroshima and nagasaki. [ bells tolling ] [ speaking japanese ] [ moment of silence ] [ moment of silence ] >> let's continue our conversation with clifton truman. clifton, i have to ask you, it is the question anyone watching us is probably thinking and considering. your grandfather authorized the

then at 10:00 p.m., the medicare bill signing on july 30, 1965 at the harry s. truman presidential library in independence missouri, including remarks from president johnson, and former president truman. all of this tonight on american history tv on c-span3. tonight op the communicators, author and presidential pioneer on the wright brothers. >> they weren't the first people to have the idea of building a flying machine and they weren't the first people to try. so why did they succeed where everybody else failed? and the answer is, they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better than anybody else. and at the end of day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or ah-ha moments, or lightning bolts of inspiration. it's about solving problems one step at a time. so understanding the problem with a piece of paper, which is a problem of balance was the key for the wright blot brothers starting on their course that ultimately led to them flying. >> kevin ashton tonight on the communicators on c-span2. now a congressional freshman profile inter

. >> the harry s. truman library in independence, missouri, is a scene of an historic event, president and mrs. johnson and vice president humphrey arrive for ceremonies that will make the medicare bill a part of social security coverage. mr. johnson chose to sign the bill here as a tribute to former president truman. the former president campaigned for medicare 20 years ago, but it took two decades for his proposal to become law. the new law expands the 30-year-old social security program to provide hospital care, nursing home care, home nursing service, and outpatient treatment for those over 65. medicare would become law on july 1st, 1966. and for mr. truman, and historic souvenir from the. president. for mr. truman the passage of medicare is a dream come true. >> there you are. what a remarkable day. and linda, i want to start with you. why was this such a priority with your father? >> well, daddy grew up in a world where he knew lots of people who had no choice of when they got older, they lost the farm.

at 10:00 p.m., the medicare bill signing at the harry s truman presidential library in independence, missouri. including remarks from president johnson. and former president truman. all of this tonight on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians and civic leaders every other weekend. this month with congress on its summer recess, the city's tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. lincoln nebraska where we'll look at the design of the state capit capitol, the past and present of the first people's of the plains and we'll talk with petic aree c rickets. that starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> wendy davis spoke for more than 10 hours during a 2013 filibuster opposing a texas law on abortion clinics. she was the democratic nominee for texas governor, losing to greg abbott. at the university of california berkeley, miss davis talks about the difficulties faced by her and other women running for political office as well as the state of gender equality issues. >> thank you, etha

then at 10:00 p.m., the medicare bill sign on july 30th, 1965, at the harry s. truman presidential library in independence, missouri. including remarks from president johnson and former president truman. all of this tonight on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> tonight on the communicators, author and british technology pioneer kevin ashton on the creative process, and how that process takes work. >> why did the wright brothers fly first, and what was the process they used because they weren't the first people to have the idea of building a flying machine. and they weren't the first people to try. so why did they succeed where everybody else failed? and the answer is, they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better than anybody else. and at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in in the shower or ah-ha moments or lightning bolts of inspiration. it's about solving problems one step at a time. so understanding the problem of the piece of paper, which is a problem of balance was the key for the wright brothers starting on their

then at 10:00 p.m., the medicare bill signing on july 30th, 1965, at the harry s. truman presidential library in independence, missouri, including remarks from president johnson, and former president truman. all of this tonight on "american history tv" on c-span3. >>> ant tonight at 8:00 on c-span, the reverend al sharpton, education secretary arne duncan, and the urban league annual conference in ft. lauderdale, florida. here's al sharpton. >>> we must begin to prepare now whether it's the national urban league, whether it's the naacp, that we are on the brink of a post-obama era. we've had for seven years a black president, and a black first lady, and a black first family. whoever wins this election will be the first whites in the history of this country to succeed a black president. we've never been there before. [ applause ] so we need to see who is the one that we feel is qualified to follow eight years of a person sensitive to us, that come from us, that will not turn around what he has began. we don't intend that when the black family leaves the white house, that b

host: up next we will listen to harry truman himself, in his own worlds. televisionu.s. program in the mid-1960's called "decision: the conflict of harry s truman. " this is a brief clip where he talks about his thought process and making the decision. truman: our enemy had started the war. they had killed billions of chinese and thousands of other asiatics. [drums] pres. truman: previous to the explosion of the atomic bomb we had taken okinawa. a japanese island off the southern coast of japan. [explosions] pres. truman: taking that island, we had to kill 110,000 japanese and we lost 12,000 of our own. ♪ explosions] ♪ officers,an: japanese when they are defeated usually and then use 10 grenades to kill themselves with, which is a horrible way to die. it would take a long time before i would hold a grenade in my hand and let it blow me up. it gave us some idea of what we had to do to defeat japanese in the war. planned,step, already was a big invasion of japan. of united states is commander in chief of the armed forces, and i had to help plan the normal inflation. l" input that "norma quotation m

host: up next we will listen to harry truman in his own words and this is the program that aired on u.s. television in the mid-1960's, it was called decision, the conflicts of harry s truman. we will listen to him. this is a clip from a short program. this is a brief clip where he talks about his thought process and ultimately making the decision. ♪ truman: our enemy had started the war. they have killed millions of chinese and others. in months previous the explosion of the bomb, we had taken okinawa, the japanese island off the southern coast of japan. in taking that island, we had to hit -- kill 100 10,000 japanese and lost 12,000 of our own. -- we had to kill 110,000 japanese. japanese officers, before they were defeated they would usually commit ritual suicide. the men would use hand grenades to kill themselves. that was a horrible way to die. it gave us some idea of what we had to do in order to defeat the japanese in the war. the next step already planned was to launch a big invasion of japan through the island. the president of the united states is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. i had to help pl

what trump is doing there he is criticizing the negotiating skills of the harry s. trumanministration and make ago broad leap and tying it to beau bergdahl and calling him a trait. he is accused of desertion. later, trump said six u.s. soldiers died while searching for bergdahl. that is not true, right? one fell swoop, trump has attacked an ally and made an assertion about a deal that was struck in the 1940s and tied to a negotiation over an alleged deserter in 2012 and wrapped it all up in this broad criticism of the obama administration. the bottom line it doesn't make sense on its face. now does that matter? you know? he is throwing a lot of red meat out to the crowd and they seem to eat it up. nobody is really criticizing him because on foreign policy, trump has the same invincible on other issues people don't spp him to be an expert so they let it slide. from the perspective of a former analyst, he is misrepresenting history. >> that goes into his views on the military in which he told an interviewer he watches the shows and that is where he gets a lot of his military

it would have been inconceivable to harry truman to ever have anything like that. ♪ west developed as a port city in 1820'sand by the 1880's, and moved more cargo than any other port and florida. next, we visit the u.s. customs house in key west were history of the city's role in transatlantic trade. we're standing in the customhouse building in key west, florida. 1891building was built in and was originally used as a u.s. customs house. was also used as a federal courthouse building and a post office. key west was settled in 1822. thatnment came in later year and established key west as a port city in 1828. so shortly after the original settlement, they recognized the significance of this island. key west with selected as a port of entry and a lucrative trade market really because of its geographical position. we sit right on the gulf stream so there are a lot of ships traveling by this area. key west also has a natural deep water port which is essential to having ships come in and out and provide anchorage while they are here to unload. also, you are at the halfway point between new york and galveston, t

was really harry truman of missouri who planted the seeds of compassion and duty which have today flowered into care for the sick and serenity for the fearful. many men can make many propos s proposals. many men can draft many laws. but few have the piercing and human eye which can see beyond the words and the people that they touch. few can see past the speeches and the political battles to the doctor over there that's tending the intern and to the hospital that is receiving those in angui anguish. our feel in their hearts, painful at the injustice which denies the miracle of healing to the old and to the poor. and fewer, still, have the courage to stake reputation and position and the effort of a lifetime upon such a cause when there are so few that share it. but it's just such men who illuminate the life and the history of a nation and so president harry truman, it is in tribute not to you, but to the america that you represent, that we have come here to pay our love and our respects to you today. for a country can be known by the quality of the men it honors. by praising you and by carrying forward your dreams, we really reaffirm the greatness of america. it was a gene

harry s truman. becomes president. he leads his country to victory and peace. he has an emergency session. the president breaks the news of japan's surrender. i have received a message from the japanese government. they were applied it to a message from our government on august 11. they reply with a full --eptance of the pots dam unconditional surrender of japan. arrangements are now being made

harry s truman. becomes president. he leads his country to victory and peace. he has an emergency session. the president breaks the news of japan's surrender. i have received a message from the japanese government. they were applied it to a message from our government on august 11. they reply with a full --eptance of the pots dam unconditional surrender of japan. arrangements are now being made with a formal signing of the surrender terms as a glorious moment. macarthur hass been appointed the supreme allied commander. he received the japanese surrender. chinabritain, russia, will be represented by high-ranking officers. in the meantime, the allied armed forces will expand their offensive action. day willion of the j await the formal signing after the surrender by japan. >> through the early evening, the fateful news is flash. there is a rejoicing nation and world. people celebrate the end of fighting. people in new york and times square make it official. it is total victory. [applause] >> all night long this is the view. never before in history has there been