>> why did lbj attack hubert humphrey? wanted to win the war and he did not want anyone telling him -- getting off of it. he wanted people to do what he told them to do. humphrey had reservations about the war and he knew it. he had been a free spirit his whole career and suddenly he was in a situation where he had to be controlled. johnson really cost and some damage. >> i think basically he was protecting his own legacy. >> we are going to close out our conversation with a clip of the 1968 national guardsmen who were students themselves in the street holding back a student protesters. this is hubert humphrey in a clip from the convention as he accepts the nomination. >> where there is hatred, let me show love. where there is injury, pardon. where there is doubt, faiths. where there is despair, hope. where there is darkness, light. those are the words of a saint. may those of us with less purity listen to them well and may america tonight resolve that never, never again shall we see what we have seen. [applause] >> i was

it caused hubert humphrey to get into the race. he nearly won ohio. we will talk about california a little bit more. he had better organization. he worked harder and he had the devotion of the anti-war insurgents that nobody else really had. >> jules witcover, what was the media making of this grassroots strategy at the time? were you paying attention to it? >> we were paying more attention to muskie, because muskie was supposed to be the winner. his staff made a terrible mistake in new hampshire. one of his leading campaign people predicted that -- she said, if ed muskie does not win 50% of the vote, i will eat my hat. he won 46% of the vote, but against that prediction, mcgovern was essentially the winner of the new hampshire primary and muskie did not recover from that. if muskie had not stumbled -- mcgovern knowing the game, which he invented, the delegate selection rules, probably would have won anyway, but the fact that muskie had this string of mistakes and bad luck certainly provided the opening for mcgovern. >> and george wallace? the role of

. >> hubert humphrey. i will tell you why. when i was covering the white house for the baltimore sun -- i was covering bill clinton -- people said how eloquent bill clinton was. i get back to my office and i did not have a very good quote. i call william lee miller and said, " is bill clinton eloquent?" he said, "presidential eloquence was put in place by lincoln." heber humphrey never made it to the white house -- hubert humphrey never made it to the white house. william lee said the way you measured eloquence at that time was a person said something that had never been talked about before, or something that was talked about a lot. when hubert humphrey told the democratic party those who said we waited too long for civil rights, we need to wait longer -- he said it is time to march forthrightly out of the shadow of state rights and into the sunshine of human rights. to me, that is the most elephant and -- eloquent think any contender has ever said. >> if you are just starting us, we are talking about a series of programs we d

. >> all right. >> i worked for hubert humphrey, my husband in the 1960's was his press secretary. i was muriel humphrey's press secretary. >> my goodness. >> and we were involved in his 1960 campaign. we were with him through all of 1968. we were at the democratic convention and the horror and tragedy of what was unfolding. we were with him as he stood there looking out the window at the violence and terrible tragedy unfolding in grant park. and the atmosphere in the room was almost of a funeral. and humphrey was the saddest man you can imagine on the night that he had achieved his greatest political victory to be the democratic presidential candidate. >> this moment -- this moment is one of personal pride and gratification, yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which have occurred. [applause] >> i look at hubert humphrey and comes to mind in the current campaign, newt gingrich had a lot written about how much peopl

all right. >> i worked for hubert humphrey , my husband in the 1960's was his press secretary. i was muriel humphrey's press secretary. >> my goodness. >> and we were involved in his 1960 campaign. we were with him through all of 1968. we were at the democratic convention and the horror and tragedy of what was unfolding. we were with him as he stood there looking out the window at the violence and terrible tragedy unfolding in grant park. and the atmosphere in the room was almost of a funeral. and humpry -- and humphrey was the saddest man you can imagine on the night that he had achieved his greatest political victory to be the democratic presidential candidate. >> this moment -- this moment is one of personal pride and gratification, yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which have occurred. [applause] >> i look at hubert humphrey and comes to mind in the current campaign, newt gingrich had a lot written about

wednesday, vice president and civil rights advocate hubert humphrey. friday, the fourth time governor of -- george wallace. saturday, george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders" every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern only on c- span. >> the white house recently opened its doors for tour of this year's holiday decorations. the team is "-- the theme is "shine, give, share." >> pleasure to be here. beautiful holiday ornaments. probably the state dining room is absolutely spectacular, but there are a lot of beautiful rooms. it is all done very well. [inaudible] >> a replica. you're looking at the cards. those are historical cards. >> one to my senator. senator -- office contacted the white house on my behalf. >> when did you get the word -- [inaudible] really little.'s [inaudible] ♪ ["what child is this?" playing] [inaudible] >> the house is made of gingerbread on the inside, that is the foundation, and white chocolate on the outside. in his architecturally -- it is architecturally accurate. it has all the carvings that you

hubert humphrey, 31.3 million votes and 191 electoral votes.eorge wallace received nearly 10 million votes and 46 electoral votes. here is george wallace discussing the 1968 campaign. >> the support we have in at this region of the country gives us an excellent base. it will go forth in the beginning with at least the 177 electoral votes that comprise the states of the south. when you couple that with just a few other states of the union, then you have enough electoral votes necessary to win the presidency. no new party movement has ever had the grass roots support that our movement has. there are movements that are movements of personalities of some small group representing only a small fraction of the public vote. but our movement does represent in my judgment the majority thinking of the american people at this moment and will represent it november 5. >> we are back live in montgomery, alabama. this is a live picture of the governor's mansion, two miles south of downtown montgomery. dan carper, how is it that george wallace got 10 million vo

take us back to the 1968 convention when hubert humphrey gets the nomination. draw a clear connection for our viewers between the 1968 convention and mcgovern winning in 1972. >> let's go back to 1967. this is when the anti-war movement is starting to pick up steam. it was very frustrating to president lyndon johnson. the continued to believe america could achieve a victory in vietnam the anti-war activist start shopping for an alternative to johnson, someone who could challenge johnson in the primary, which is really unprecedented. when you think about prior to 1968 when a party tried to challenge a sitting president was 1912 when former president, theodore roosevelt. even a former president could knock off -- could not knock off a sitting president for the nomination. they searched for a number of people. they approached senator mcgovern and he declined. senator mccarthy of minnesota decided to run as an anti-war candidate. when he entered the new hampshire primary in 1968, he had a very strong showing against brother that johnson. he did not win, but he got

and hubert humphrey started to get the briefing and lyndon baines johnson was commander-in-chief and he was bigger than life. you pop up every time someone would say something and answer the question and hubert would just about be ready to answer and stuff and lyndon johnson would take over. >> that's pretty much the way it usually works, too. >> yes indeed. he was a powerful figure. >> johnson was talking about the things he was doing to win the award. you piped up and said what i mean hall's? >> he was, you know, as a congressman listening to him i was probably more critical than it would've been as a member of the executive branch being asked questions, which by then was of congress. so where you stand kind of depends on where you sit. but he was going through a period where he was trying to figure out what to do in the war in vietnam. and he would go through a heavy bombing. and then there would be a bombing pause and he would hope that that would cause a positive reaction from the north vietnamese or the vietcong and it didn't. and he, in explaining what he was doing, was asked

it caused hubert humphrey to get into the race. he nearly won ohio. we will talk about california a little bit more. he had better organization. he worked harder and he had the devotion of the anti-war insurgents that nobody else really had. >> jules witcover, what was the media making of this grassroots strategy at the time? were you paying attention to it? >> we were paying more attention to muskie, because muskie was supposed to be the winner. his staff made a terrible mistake in new hampshire. one of his leading campaign people predicted that -- she said, if ed muskie does not win 50% of the vote, i will eat my hat. he won 46% of the vote, but against that prediction, mcgovern was essentially the winner of the new hampshire primary and muskie did not recover from that. if muskie had not stumbled -- mcgovern knowing the game, which he invented, the delegate selection rules, probably would have won anyway, but the fact that muskie had this string of mistakes and bad luck certainly provided the opening for mcgovern. >> and george wallace? the role of

hubert humphrey, 191 electoral votes. hubert humphrey won 13 states plus d.c. george wallace won nearly 10 million votes and five states. who won the black vote in 1968? >> it was hubert humphrey. >> do you remember who you voted for? >> not only that, i was co- chair for the national committee of educators to support hubert humphrey. that was the first time that blacks went to the democratic national convention. i was privileged enough to go because the chairman had arranged that. >> quite the wild convention. >> yes, that was the convention of 1968. i was a pro-humphrey person. i knew him personally. we achieved what we wanted to achieve to get him nominated. we did not succeed in getting him elected. >> we are out in front of the governor's mansion in montgomery, alabama, where george wallace lived for 20% of his life. 16 years he lived here, two miles south of downtown montgomery. this is our 12th week of "the contenders." we have two weeks left. jordan, you are on c-span. >> i have a question and a comment. i began my address in politics when i was 10 year

labor is a $6 million came close to pushing hubert humphrey into the white house. the forces that would challenge and replaced the traditional labor democratic allies were already at work. richard nixon was there to help recognize and encourage them. despite labor's financial support for humphrey, some 30% of union members had actually voted for nixon. but january of 1969 when he was sworn in just on the street from here at the capitol, the pent- up frustrations of four years of unrestrained spending for guns and butter, for the vietnam war and the great society were beginning to surface. the generation of disillusioned caused by the counterculture roll revolution was now in full force all across the country from living rooms to campuses to union halls. the nixon administration enjoyed a brief and deceptive honeymoon in 1969 because most of the collective bargaining 1970 saw the most serious epidemic of strikes since the end of the second world war. postal workers struck for the first time in history and there were hard hat riots in several major cities. during 197

. >> all right. >> i worked for hubert humphrey, my husband in the 1960's was his press secretary. i was muriel humphrey's press secretary. >> my goodness. >> and we were involved in his 1960 campaign. we were with him through all of 1968. we were at the democratic convention and the horror and tragedy of what was unfolding. we were with him as he stood there looking out the window at the violence and terrible tragedy unfolding in grant park. and the atmosphere in the room was almost of a funeral. and humphrey was the saddest man you can imagine on the night that he had achieved his greatest political victory to be the democratic presidential candidate. >> this moment -- this moment is one of personal pride and gratification, yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which have occurred. [applause] >> i look at hubert humphrey and comes to mind in the current campaign, newt gingrich had a lot written about how much peopl

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hubert humphrey and al gore, sr.k kennedy was out of it, would that ticket have been a little bit better had it have been al gore, sr. or hubert humphrey? also, i guess what i was going to say -- >> let's leave it there. that is a lot of questions. >> certainly, kefauver did not help. i think what richardson about -- richard said about kennedy was exactly correct. the opportunity to be at the convention and to be seen as a vice presidential possibility introduced jack kennedy to the country. i remember a few years later, i saw him at a dinner and i said, jack, if you are so interested, you can get be nomination for vice president next time. he said, vice-president? i am going to run for president. he was only 39 years old. >> the caller raises a point that i am sure that governor stevenson heard many times during his lifetime. the notion that he talked over the heads of people. what was his reaction to that? >> i think he did not talk over the heads of the people. they used to call him an egghead. he is to make fun o

tonight, vice president and civil rights advocate hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace, and on saturday, senator and congressman from south dakota george mcgovern, followed by ross perot. the contenders, every night on c-span. >> this morning we talked with the chairman of the republican party of iowa about the caucuses. host: we are pleased to be joined by it matthew strong, chairman of the republican party of iowa. what is the role of the republican party in the caucus system? guest: good morning from the hawkeye state. a beautiful, unseasonably warm morning. for those who may not know how the caucus process worse, the state has no official role. it is an election entirely run by the republican party of iowa. we are charged with organizing acoming up next, the gop chair of 1774 precincts around the state on the night of january 3. that includes overseeing everything from the recruitment of volunteers to running the precincts, until the press coverage will preference poll. we oversee the balloting, the voting, the counting, the tabulation, report

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and, in fact, the guy who got the nomination, hubert humphrey got it because he was the boss' choice. he was dick daily's choice, the mary of chicago. he was lyndon johnson's choice. he didn't compete in a single primary. you can believe somebody could get the nomination without competing in a primary. today it's different but i think some of the rules still apply from 1968 or 1976. now, look, what i'm suggesting neil is probably not going to happen. we are stirring the pot. we're having fun. and it's okay to do that at the end of the year prior to the election. let's say you enter in early february. you missed the chance to qualify for the new hampshire primary, right? >> right. >> neil: have you missed the chance to qualify for south korea. >> yes because all those primaries are in january. if you enter in early february, the voting is over in iowa, new hampshire, south korea and florida. there is nothing can you do. >> neil: stupid question. i guess future primaries then, what is the first one you would be eligible for? let's say you are sarah palin or a jeb bush who raised this th

thursday, hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace. saturday, george mcgovern, followed by ross perot. every night at 10:00 on c-span. >> i am here arguing in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. i am one of the wealthiest 1%. >> would you guys be willing to donate to the department of treasury? >> no. >> right here, i have the donation page. all you have to do is plug in your credit card number. >> that is not going to help anybody. >> you do not want to donate to the government? >> you are being silly. >> i am a video journalist. what we are doing is almost lexus in journalism. it is when an individual -- citizen and journalism. an individual has the tools of modern technology to capture a live event. but does not have a background in journalism. >> michelle fields shares her experiences reporting on issues. >> michele bachmann is here, i understand. she is thinking about running for president. which is weird because i hear she was born in canada. [laughter] this is how it starts. [laughter] >> id is so amazing to be in washington,

we look back at hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace, and then on saturday, george mcgovern, followed by a billionaire businessman ross perot. the contenders, every night on c-span. >> and on american history tv tonight on c-span3, a look back at previous iowa caucuses. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, speeches from barack obama, hillary clinton, and mike huckabee on the caucuses. then, a presidential debate with john kerry, john edwards, howard dean, and other candidates are running that year. and a republican debates in i all i knew. among the candidates, george w. bush, at john mccain, and steve forbes. -- george bush, and john mccain, and steve forbes. >> political people are taking your calls, and you can also stay up-to-date with our campaign 2012 website, with new features, including candidates on the campaign trail. candidates on the issues lets you see what the candidates have said on issues important to you and on social media buzz, read about what the candidates, reporters, and others like you are saying

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you know, we had hubert humphrey, who represented the old traditional democrats, richard nixon, who was reinventing the republican party, and george wallace who came out of the south with a message of pure racial bigotry. and yet the country survived all that. in the second term, richard nixon gave us watergate, but we also learned from that and healed ourselves from that as well. i think the differences are now, dylan, that the role of huge money in american politics fuels very narrow interests. and also that's backed up by the power of the internet and the use of bloggers and websites to define a politician. i use the word ear tag. that's a western term. when you get a new calf, you ear tag it, so you know what the number is and where that calf is. liberal or conservative, do they meet my expectations about my narrow interests? grover norquist is a perfect example in making everyone sign the no-tax pledge. but there are examples on the left as well. i think we need to get beyond that. i don't know how you're going to pull big money out of politics. >> how about a constitutional amendm

if i asked you -- you don't have to answer, hubert humphreys, how many primaries did he run in for presidentnomination? zero. stevenson, zero. we liberals said, power to the people, and it used to be the pros, like in great britain, chose the nominee at the convention. only 20%, only 20% came through the primaries. we changed it, we polflipped it 80/20. and as a result, because we didn't do campaign finance reform in that moment of real revolution, we're paying the price, look at the presidential campaigns. we did it. don't blame the conservatives, don't blame the tea parties. we didn't think it out. the same thing's true, here in new york, okay? we've had plenty of opportunity to change it. but accept, maybe, and cuomo would be upset with this, spitzer who maybe had the fire in the belly, but didn't have the tactics, we have not gone to the people. and until we do, and dylan's right, and they understand that campaign finances and a word like "redistricting," it is fundamental to corruption. and that takes leadership. and we have to demand that cuomo and every one of us in new york say, we'v

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they will be reading excerpts from senator hubert humphrey, democrat from minnesota, edward kennedy,nator will read an excerpt from senator hubert humphrey's address. delivered on march the 30th 1964. [applause] >> thank you. is honored to be here. mr. president, i cannot over emphasize the historic importance of the debate we are beginning. we are participants in one of the most crucial errors in a long and proud history of the united states, and yes, mankind struggle for justice and freedom, which has gone forward since the dawn of history. if freedom becomes a full reality in america, we can dare to believe that it will become a reality everywhere. if freedom failed here in america, the land of the free, what hope can we have that it will survive elsewhere? the golden rule exemplifies what we are tempting to do in the civil rights legislation. do unto others as you would have them do unto you if i were to castle what we're trying to do in this legislation, it is to fulfill this great admonition which is the guiding rule of human relations. it were to have have justice, tranquility

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thursday, hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace. and then on saturday, senator and congressman from south dakota, george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. tonight, "wall street journal" senior technology editor julia anguin on privacy issues and cookie that is track where internet users go. >> eric schmidt expressed them really well. he said, i don't think we really understand the implications, and i'm paraphrasing, i don't remember the exact quote, but he said, i don't think we really understand the implications of living in a society where everything that we do is being watched. our phones are transmitting our location. and our computers are saying -- are transmitting everything that we're looking at. it is becoming a situation where we actually are creating sort of a total surveillance system. >> julia angwin tonight on c-span2. >> michele bachmann is here, i understand, and she is thinking about running for president. which is weird, because i hear

talks -- just if they could say we want out is a bit like nixon in 1968 saying i have a plan and hubert humphrey did not want and we had five more years of war under nixon. >> they are not now for inking or what to do with the economy or afghanistan. and i found, it gives obama the political curve to change course without being caught a softy. listening to you -- i've been listening to not for the last year. he's been telling me the same day. and our trip we reinforce. not committee ought to say anything? >> i want to ask you about this week mark the senior civilian for nato in afghanistan that we made a lot of mistakes in london and one of them primarily being, as you describe come in the political alienation and exclusion of southern passions from the political process, which has pushed them to support the taliban. it's very similar to what we saw in iraq, our exclusion, are alienation of the sunnis were repeat them really no choice. several comments follow up on the previous ambassadors. corporate goals comments were et says the line that the biggest obstacle in afghanistan over the last deca

and hubert humphrey started to get the briefing and lyndon baines johnson was commander-in-chief and he was bigger than life. you pop up every time someone would say something and answer the question and hubert would just about be ready to answer and stuff and lyndon johnson would take over. >> that's pretty much the way it usually works, too. >> yes indeed. he was a powerful figure. >> johnson was talking about the things he was doing to win the award. you piped up and said what i mean hall's? >> he was, you know, as a congressman listening to him i was probably more critical than it would've been as a member of the executive branch being asked questions, which by then was of congress. so where you stand kind of depends on where you sit. but he was going through a period where he was trying to figure out what to do in the war in vietnam. and he would go through a heavy bombing. and then there would be a bombing pause and he would hope that that would cause a positive reaction from the north vietnamese or the vietcong and it didn't. and he, in explaining what he was doing, was asked

and hubert humphrey started to get the briefing and lyndon baines johnson was commander-in-chief and he was bigger than life. you pop up every time someone would say something and answer the question and hubert would just about be ready to answer and stuff and lyndon johnson would take over. >> that's pretty much the way it usually works, too. >> yes indeed. he was a powerful figure. >> johnson was talking about the things he was doing to win the award. you piped up and said what i mean hall's? >> he was, you know, as a congressman listening to him i was probably more critical than it would've been as a member of the executive branch being asked questions, which by then was of congress. so where you stand kind of depends on where you sit. but he was going through a period where he was trying to figure out what to do in the war in vietnam. and he would go through a heavy bombing. and then there would be a bombing pause and he would hope that that would cause a positive reaction from the north vietnamese or the vietcong and it didn't. and he, in explaining what he was doing, was asked

high school student which is my yearbook photo which is a picture of hubert humphrey and it says some cause change and others brought it. i want to be talking change. so humphrey was a big figure in my life. i really admired the way he conducted himself in public life. and i will say even if you look at people who supported him those humphrey democrats are now republicans in the working class. >> host: would he have a good president? >> guest: i think so. he was a great leader in minnesota. brave leader of the mafia. was right on civil-rights. very brave on those issues and i think he would have been quite a good president. he had a real feel for people and a real feel for what america is all about. i think i would have preferred him in retrospect johnson. i think he was a genuinely good man. >> host: milton friedman? >> guest: milton friedman was another mentor to me. i was in chicago and milton friedman was doing a tv show where he talks to the young. he had done a show called free issues versus for free success. sequel called syria of the status quo and sat with young people and ha

books and also those that had the greatest influence on you and i see about two individuals, hubert humphrey and milton friedman. >> guest: humphrey i grew up a democrat and i haven't a poster on my wall as a high school student is in lifo witches of hubert humphrey and says some of talk change and others cause it and i knew i wanted to be tal talking change i didn't want to do it and so he was a big figure in m my life. i really admired the way hee who conducted himself in public life and people support him. the democrats a lot of them are not republicansof them are republicans. those are the working class white democrats. >> host: would he have been a good president? >> guest: i think so. i think he was a great leader in minnesota. very brave leader, fought mafia. hold on those issues and i think he would have been quite a good president because he had a real feel for people and a real feel for what america is all about. i think -- i would have preferred him to lyndon johnson. even though johnson pros and cons. but i think he was a generally good man. >> host: and milton friedman? >> guest

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thursday, hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace. and on saturday, a senator and congressman from south dakota george mcgovern followed by ross perot. "the contenders", every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> in this part of the attorney general's a national task force on children's exposure to violence. a discussion on mentoring kids and prosecuting children as adults. this is just over an hour. >> thank you. the impact on people and communities of children's exposure to violence, that is what this panel will be focused on. this panel will explore the effects of cev on the bodies and minds of young people, and on the social fabric they live within. panelists will discuss a wide range of questions about the impact of cev from brain development to juvenile justice contact. the panel will also explore collaborative approach to protecting and killing young-- and healing young people exposed to violence. the hon. patricia martin is president of the family court judges. she is a former lead judge and ncjfcj's child victims act mod

thursday, vice president and civil rights advocate hubert humphrey. friday, four-time governor of alabama george wallace. and then on saturday, senator and congressman from south dakota, george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. ooktv on c-span 2. don rumsfeld on is nowhis memoi. condoleezza rice, author of "no higher honor." oral arguments from the supreme court. maple verses thomas today at 5:00 p.m. on wednesday, the case booking a whether a person who works for a religious organization can sue for discrimination. on thursday, whether the fourth amendment allows police to strip search suspects arrested for minor offenses. supreme court will arguments all this week on c-span2. the presidential caucuses are a week from tonight. we plan live coverage from two caucus sites. live campaign coverage from across the state here on the c- span networks and on c-span.org. mitt romney and ron paul are heading to the hawkeye state for campaign events. michele bachmann stumping in i

tonight, adlai stevenson, wednesday, barry goldwater, thursday, hubert humphrey, friday, for time governor of alabama, george wallace, and on saturday, george mcgovern, followed by at billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders," every night at 7 -- 10:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. at 8 eastern, donald rumsfeld on his memoir, "known and unknown." then it detainee on his book, " -- then it dick cheney on his book, "in my time." >> now through friday, american history tv. tonight, a look at the presidency. we'll hear from one house photographers from the administrations of gerald ford, bill clinton, and of president bush. also the unveiling of the ronald reagan statue at national airport just assad washington. a discussion on lbj's 1964 ad showing a girl picking petals from a daisy, followed by nuclear explosion. a tour from the watergate exhibit at the richard nixon presidential library. >> have you tried this -- a free c-span radio at? >> it is fast, easy-to-use, and visually appealing, and the audio quality is convincingly clear. and all some application. it took me about 10 seconds

tonight vice president and civil rights activist hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace. saturday, senator and congressman from south dakota george mcgovern followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. the contenders every night at 10 eastern on c-span. >> next, author and professor will kaufman talks about folk singer woody guthrie's political activism during the great depression, world war ii, and the civil rights era. his book is "woody guthrie, american radical." this event was hosted by barnes & noble bookseller in new yorkb city. >> thank you for joining us tonight.night tonight is a very special event for us to our guests will notstl only be talking about his new book, woody guthrie, americane a medical care to be giving you an audiovisualh presentation showins that illustrate the life and times of his subject and also performing some of the songs in the cannon. most of us know of woody guthrie's americas unofficial anthem this land is your land. but few may know the roots of his activism in the death of his commitment to social justice. our guest's book takes a

then hubert humphrey, george wallace, and george mcgovern followed by ross perot.ern on c-span. >> a look back at previous iowa caucuses starting at 8:00 with speeches from barack obama, hillary clinton, and mike huckabee. thent he 2004 -- then the 2004 presidential a democratic debate. and the republican debate contenders, all of that beginning at 8:00. we will be bringing you live coverage of events on the campaign trail. we will take you to mason city iowa where newt gingrich spoke at the mall there, and afterwards, took a few questions not only from the audience, but from reporters in the campaign as well. >> it is wonderful to have a great turn out this morning. that is wonderful. it is my honor and my pleasure this morning to be able to introduce the former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. the 2012 election is going to be about ideas and solutions. helping us get back on track to rebuild the america that we love. there is no better person to get that job done and then speaker of the house newt gingrich. >> thank you all for coming out today. she has been

tonight barry goldwater, thursday, vice president and civil rights advocate hubert humphrey, friday,time governor of alabama, george wallace and on saturday, senator congressman from south dakota, george mcgovern followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. the contenders every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate, on weeknights watch key public policy events and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our website and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> next, we bring you a discussion on the modern american military and civilian society. we'll hear from lieutenant general thomas bostic, the chief of personnel for the army as well as major general greg martin, commandant of the army war college. the moderator is stanford university history professor david kennedy. topics include the end of don't ask, don't tell, army morrell and the incidents at abu ghraib prison in iraq. this

thursday, hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace.n saturday, congressman from south dakota and george mcgovern. fallen by ross perot. every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> on c-span2 tonight, "book tv" with three members of the bush administration talking about their autobiographies. donald rumsfeld and his memoir. then former vice-president dick cheney. then, condoleezza rice, author of "no higher honor." and watch american history tv in prime time this week on c-span 3. tonight, the presidency. hear from photographers who covered presidents. for the watergate exhibit at the nixon presidential library. i will pause presidential caucuses are one week from tonight. live coverage next tuesday. lots of coverage in between, too, on the c-span networks, c- span.org. mitt romney campaigning in new hampshire today, but making his way to iowa. rick perry and michele bachmann also campaigning through the state by bus. rick santorum has already visited. newt gingrich has several events in dubuque today. ron paul speaks add a rally for ser

hubert humphrey became the running mate instead. he was in his debt until the day he died. >> they were social friends. >> they were social friends. >> they spent parts of winter together. i even went to the races with them. >> we are all out of time and gentlemen. i want to thank the both of you for being our guests and talking to our viewers. talking about thomas e. dewey. our contender in our 14th week of the series. i want to thank all of you for calling in. a big thanks to everybody. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> of next, google executive chairman eric schmidt speaking to the economic club of washington d.c. then peter chiarelli on brain injuries and posttraumatic stress disorder among returning veterans. then a look at u.s. innovation policy. later, discussion from the ronald reagan presidential library about the role of the cia in the fall of the soviet union and the end of the cold war. >> michele bachmann is here though, i understand, and