announced at tv before the election which helped to propel you but humphrey with a near tie -- hubert humphrey with the near tie with nixon. i will dispute one thing you said. that did not -- that was not the key event that produced jimmy carter's 10 point loss. he was behind by two to three points. already and that was more than enough, in that particular year, to elect one of reagan even if the collapse of the negotiations with the iranian regime had not occurred at the sunday before the tuesday election. and probably helped to bring in a pumpkin senate -- it's probably helped to bring in a republican senate. there were consequences to it but these things are always layered and they are more complicated than they appear on

it was right before the november election which helped get hubert humphrey into a near tie back in 1968 step there are plenty of cases we can talk about. that was not the key event that produced jimmy carter's 10 point loss. he was behind by 2-3 points already and that was more than enough in that particular year given the tilt of the electrical -- electoral college to elect ronald reagan and even if the collapse of the negotiations with the iranian regime had not occurred in the sunday before the election, let's keep it in context. it, lee helped to bring in a republican senate stop i don't think a reagan margin -- margin would have done that. these things are always layered and they are more complicated than they appear on the surface and certainly more complicated than you can summarize in a few sentences. host: in terms of more complicated, haven't forgotten your question about who conducted that pole, mcglocklin and associates. for people trying to navigate these things, what should they look for when trying to decipher these holes? guest: you need to look and see whether there is

it deals with those people who tried to become president barry goldwater bobby kennedy hubert humphrey george mcgovern george wallace. runs too so much of the 1960s talks about supreme court justices. it talks about a general or to talks about the towering activists. we associate with the 60s, dr. martin luther king jr. malcolm x but if there's one thing that animates my sense of the past my sense of myself as an historian. is also really believe that ordinary people. are central to history too? ordinary people who we don't know help us understand whose names. we've never heard of help us understand. the past in a new way an ordinary people in the american past change this nation. so alongside all those famous people who run through the shattering. but i also try to do is tell the stories of ordinary people. what i want to do today. so i just want to tell you. four stories and this is the first one. this is the fourth of july 1961. on the 6100 block of west eddy street in the northwest corner of chicago the day before and cahill and his neighbor clarence mitchell draped their block in

, former vice president karen for president in 1968 and 52 as well and 1972 and hubert humphrey was the only real progressive leader who ever came out of minnesota, put 2 and 2 together, he's trying to go after walter mondale and he thought that was a great line. insults, no matter what side you' re on is something you can appreciate the way politicians are able to insult, sometimes it can be an impish first grade sophomore insult, other times can be something really creative and you say wow. >> host: the great american political trivia challenge available online. thank you for spending a few minutes with us on about books >> great to be on thstion i dedicated the book t >> reporter: listen to full episodes of about books on the c-span or when or wherever you get your podcasts or watch online, booktv.org. >> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sundays booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 comes from these television companies and more including wow. >> the world has

what mike mansfield and hugh scott and jerry ford and hubert humphrey and ted kennedy and john stennis and barry goldwater knew them to be. some of that change is good. a lot of it is tragic. and all of it is simply is what it is. you can point fingers or you can point the way forward to something better. some of that change is good. what is the change that you've seen in the senate that you think is good? well, i think there's more transparent. see, in the senate, which i think is good. i i remember the debate over heavy television in a in the senate and televising hearings and all that. or today, of course, with the ability to do that, it's much easier to get this out and play for some who are opposed to bring about some grandstanding. and it did. but there's great in saying before now some of the people who do the grandstanding it's obvious to the public and hopefully it gets a debate quite you know i was a. in law school a georgetown law i was at that time had the o school right down just two or three blocks from the capital. i used to walk up the hill. i walked through it and you'

barry goldwater, bobby kennedy, hubert humphrey, george mcgovern, george wallace who runs through so much of the 1960s. he talks about supreme court justices, a general or two, and talks about the -- we are so see it with the 60s. dr. martin luther keane junior, malcolm x. but if there's one thing that animates my sense of the pass, my sense of myself as a historian, i also really believed that ordinary people are central to history too. ordinary people who we don't know help us understand the past in a new way, and ordinary people in the american past changing this nation. and so alongside all of those famous people who run through the shattering, what also try to do is tell the stories of ordinary people. what i want to do today, i just want to tell you four stories. and this is the first one. this is the 4th of july, 1961. on the 6100 block of west any street in the northwest corner of chicago. the day before, ed cahill in his neighbor, clarence mitchell, draped their block in 38 flags. that is a lot of flags given that there are only 36 houses on the entire block. and ed, being e

in 1968 hubert humphrey did not say richard nixon had stolen the election the thing about democracy thoughit is a choice. we do choose to obey the rule of law and we do it not simply because it's the right thing but your viewers know this, if you break constitutional law, what makes you think contract law isn't next so the rule of law protects me partly because it protects you and vice versa >> but so much of the focus is placed on politicians, the media, social media. what role do all-americans have in trying to make society more civil? >> don't -- well, i define civility as not simply being polite light. if i recognize your innate dignity and quality, you'll recognize mine civility is a covenant what we all can do is choose not to believe lies. we can choose to vote perhaps not in accord with our short and mi middle-term policy interests but in the long-term interests of a democratic process i'm not a democrat i'm not a republican but i genuinely believe that voting for democrats and don't buy into the autocratic nature. i may disagree about this policy or that policy, but i fully believ

-- hubert humphrey with the near tie with nixon. i will dispute one thing you said. that did not -- that was not the key event that produced jimmy carter's 10 point loss. he was behind by two to three points. already and that was more than enough, in that particular year, to elect one of reagan even if the collapse of the negotiations with the iranian regime had not occurred at the sunday before the tuesday election. and probably helped to bring in a pumpkin senate -- it's probably helped to bring in a republican senate. there were consequences to it but these things are always layered and they are more complicated than they appear on the service and more complicated than you can summarize in a few sentences, which is what we have to do an answer a question on washington journal. host: -- >> we will take you live to the white house briefing with the covid-19 response court nader and press secretary karine johnny crear -- coordinator and press secretary karine johnny crear -- >> the two leaders will consult with a range of regional and global cap -- challenges of mutu

it was right before the november election which helped get hubert humphrey into a near tie back in 1968tep there are plenty of cases we can talk about. that was not the key event that produced jimmy carter's 10 point loss. he was behind by 2-3 points already and that was more than enough in that particular year given the tilt of the electrical -- electoral college to elect ronald reagan and even if the collapse of the negotiations with the iranian regime had not occurred in the sunday before the election, let's keep it in context. it, lee helped to bring in a republican senate stop i don't think a reagan margin -- margin would have done that. these things are always layered and they are more complicated than they appear on the surface and certainly more complicated than you can summarize in a few sentences. host: in terms of more complicated, haven't forgotten your question about who conducted that pole, mcglocklin and associates. for people trying to navigate these things, what should they look for when trying to decipher these holes? guest: you need to look and see whether there is a