to let james buchanan in 1856. then he goes further when douglas breaks with him over kansas, he proscribes and then democrats inasite congress that he controls. you have two big figures that are at loggerheads. he does nothing to recognize the growing antagonism that many northern white working voters have towards what they call the slave power. this story has been told in every textbook. i don't need to rehearse it at length. the issue was not slavery or no slavery in the late 1850's. the issue was what is the issue of the west? felt you were going to have more inequality and poverty and trouble socially. southerners believed if you close up the west to them, slavery cannot prosper as it is prospering. it is prospering in the 1850's. that this collision over what is happening in the west. james buchanan has always been a trimmer on this issue. when it came up in the 1840's, he wants to extend the missouri compromise line to the pacific. that is not really what northerners had in mind. on every issue that pertains

had historians and the public, as michael has noted, have long consigned james buchanan to the dust binf presidential failures. and buchanan did not see himself in that fashion. he didn't see himself as a loser, and he made no apologies for his presidency. and after his presidency buchanan wrote about that -- his experience as president, particularly during the secession crisis. it stands as the first presidential memoir. buchanan, in his work, blamed secession not on his own failures but on disunionists, abolitionists and southern fire-eaters. buchanan's positive assessment of his presidency, though, is one that has not weathered very well. even though historians have generally regarded buchanan as a failure they haven't always agreed as to why his presidency was unsuccessful. so i would like to say a few things about some of the ways historians have looked at the buchanan presidency. while historians use documentary evidence to build their conclusions, it's the interpreting of that evidence that leads historians into disagreement. as michael said, phillip schrieber cline's work that c

on james buchanan. it is not an attempt to turn the tables on received wisdom about this presidency. you know, buchanan is going to remain in the basement. not necessarily bottom guy, real competition there. but -- but he's going to stay in the basement. what we're trying to do in this book and another book we're working on right now, is to really introduce scholars and the public alike, to the latest and best thinking. not just about buchanan, but the world that buchanan inhabited and navigated. we want to provide, i think we have provided in this book, really convenient synthesis of what's going on in america, politically speaking in the political culture of the late 1850s. for classroom use, for seminar use. that kind of thing. and most important i think, we want to really complicate your understanding of the buchanan presidency. a great historian named laurel thatcher ulrich always said history is not about simplicity, it's about depth and complexity. i will say from many years of attending this part

douglas, popular sovereignty lives, which is not what james buchanan wanted. so buchanan and douglas come to loggerheads. the president of the united states versus the most powerful senator in the senate, both of the same political parties as democrats. when douglas comes to call upon james buchanan, it is not a pretty picture. at last the president became somewhat excited upon the president and arose and said to me, "mr. douglas, i desire you to remember that no democrat, having differed from an administration in his own choice without being crushed." what mess would the president avert of your party. then he added, "beware of the fate of talmadge and reeds," two democrats who challenged andrew jackson and lived to regret it. i arose -- douglas says, "i arose and said, mr. president, i wish you would remember that general jackson is dead, sir." which is the 1850s equivalent of saying, i knew andrew jackson, you're no andrew jackson. ah, but unfortunately for steven a. douglas, he's coming up for reelection in 1858. if james buchanan decides to take revenge by

in fact, the virginia school at james buchanan had a more lasting effect in the buchanan school with the financial icons to tuition. then we are more interested, like what is going on. so i continue to follow it. and then i moved to north carolina in 2010. at that point, milton friedman was still my focus. what is he doing? what is going on? as you know, something happened in 2010 after the mid-terms and are radicalized republican party wants majorities in both houses of the legislature, suddenly all these things i was reading and this is the man who wrote very abstractly i was trying to understand these obstructions and suddenly it became real, concrete and frightening because it was deemed these ideas play out in what i am sure you all remember and have responded to over the last few years. what i was seeing comes from buchanan and can he only argued that it was a missed date to focus on the question of who rules. the real question was if you didn't like what was going on in the society, which none of this libertarian you need to focus on the rules then you needed to change the rul

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went to chile and advised the dictatorship on how to combat inflation and the virginia school of james buchanan had a lasting affect and it was headed by dawn mitchell lay and constitution. then i started getting more interested in buchanan and thought what is going on here and what trail did i land on? continued to follow and it moved to north carolina in 2010 and milton freedman was my focus. he was famous, the one everybody knew about, it was like what is he doing? i am following all these connections and as you know something happened in 2010 after the mid terms here. a radicalized republican party won majorities in both houses of the legislature and suddenly all these things i was reading in buchan buchanan's work, and this is man who wrote abstract, and suddenly it was real, concrete and frightening because i was seeing these ideas play out in what i am sure you all remember and have responded to over the last few years. what i am seeing comes from buchanan. he always argued it was a mistake to focus on the question of who rules. the real question was the rules. and if you didn't like wha

so the second selection i'll share is from the moment in 1983 as james buchanan come home from chalet and embolden either success, the cause had enjoyed their offered strategies to achieve what even president ronald reagan had drawn back from, radical changes to social security. if you've never read david stock wins book about this, read it. i couldn't believe it but he basically said what they first had to do in reagan's first budget woul not be achieved in a democratic society, that they should've understood that, they should've gone back. instead, and reagan itself to back because he didn't want to hurt people. he had liberal ideas. stockman talked about how he is going to be engaged in mortal combat with old people, with senior, people, and his own voter base, and reagan to back and we ended up with huge deficit. but anyway. so the point i'm reading from is after reagan has decided not to push through the kind of changes that stockman, libertarian, was first seeking, and what happened after that. so i pick up here. these libertarians seem to have determine that what was needed to

moving on to james buchanan. we have on loan from the lancaster historical association another tobacco smoking pipe. it is made in london and it is something james buchanan was known to smoke a little bit and there's not a lot known about james buchanan, so this is one of the harder presidents to try to get things for. here we are with abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states. abraham liked to go to the old soldiers home, and when he would go, he would take his items, his papers in this portfolio, which is on loan to us, and they thought that he carried some of the documents he worked done with the emancipation proclamation in the portfolio. in addition, we also have this seal used, dated to 1864, because of the number of stars and it would indicate that nevada had become a state and we have the storage box that was made. i'm not sure when it was made. seal, and isthe interesting because it is like a little relic box. then, moving on, andrew johnson . andrew johnson was an apprentice at the age of

there is not much known about james buchanan other than that. this is one of the harder presidents to try to get things for. here we are with abraham lincoln. abraham lincoln liked to go to the old soldiers home and he would take his items, papers, in this portfolio with we have on loan to us from the abraham lincoln library and museum in illinois. he carried some of the documents he worked on like the emancipation proclamation in the portfolio. in addition, we also have this seal that he used, the seal of the united states. it can be dated to about 1864 by the number of stars on it. it has 36 stars which would indicate when nevada had become a state. with that, we have the storage box made that came with the seal. box ofn interesting holding this item of abraham lincoln's. johnson,ng onto andrew andrew johnson was apprenticed at the age of 10 to a tailor and working for who he awaypprenticed to and ran and went off to be a tailor in a different town. he moved around a little bit. he ended up settling in greenville, tennessee, where he started h

buchanan is going to james k. polk cabinet as the secretary of state and cameron decides to take over his friend's political office that there is a really important step in between pet and 20s and cameron becoming a senator from pennsylvania and that is found in the bank of middletown. he takes the wealth here comes in the 1820s and 1830s and persons banking which provides a really effective way of building his political prestige because by founding the bank of middletown, he had access to a ready source of credit as he could extend to politically influential people throughout the state, politicians, party leaders etc.. what that does is make him politically prominent even though he doesn't hold elected office. by the time we get to the 20s, cameramen is a well-known and well this good operative come he's james carville in the century so when he decides to replace james buchanan seems able to do that with almost 20 years of bridge building throughout the state and i want to emphasize the importance of state politi

james buchanan signed off on it, and congress passed it. and i believe three states began the process but by that time fort sumter happen story of the 13th amendment is a story is that should remind us not to assume things about -- about the past that is more our political interest and beliefs so that was -- there you have it. there were a lot of people willing to stop a war they did not want. that they knew would bring great destruction and sadness, and tragedy to this country. and they almost did it but didn't ruin it. >> reported staying in the union or -- vice versa support going to scwar? >> in the south i would say that upper southern states at the beginning of the secession crisis wanted to stay in the union if slavery could be preserved in some way and could be guaranteed that -- safety of this of their economic prosperity . virginia turned down secession other states did too. they didn't want to do it unless they could -- flls they were forced and that's why sumter was important, the issue for them is there would be no cohearse to

he is james carville in the 19th century so when he decides to replace james buchanan in the senate in 1845, he's able to do that because he has almost 20 years of bridge building throughout this state. and i really want to emphasize the importance of the state's political power to the national political identity. most of the most important political figures of this area of sand to national political office because they control or have at their disposal a very powerful base of people in their states. and i think that is reflected in his political career. it's important to remember that to become a senator, you don't face the voters, you get elected by the state legislature with the idea that you are going to represent the state's interest so in order to get elected. cameron did that through the cultivation of the media and the bank of middletown where again, he provided low-cost or no-cost credit to influential political leaders and legislators. so, cameron rises to lincoln's radar by being the man who by 1860 is in control more or less of consulting as republican party. it's important

all know that james buchanan is often overlooked. we are going to remedy that in a moment. i want to introduce our speakers. first is john quist, the tall one standing

the nasa budget, mars exploration and more beginning at noon eastern on c-span. >>> president james buchanan has been blamed for failing to avert southern ses session and avoid the civil war. historians at the civil war institute at gettysburg college in pennsylvania discussed president buchanan's legacy. this is an hour. >>> all right. good morning, you all. sorry. i spend a lot of time in north carolina and

to talk about president james buchanan and southern succession. next house ways and means committee chair kevin brady holds news conference on republican efforts to reform the tax code. he was joined by other congressional colleagues and current measures being looked at in legislation. held at the reagan ranch in santa barbara, california. this is 35 minutes. >> good afternoon. everyone welcome to rancho del -- the ramp in the sky. you can see where president reagan spent so much time here in this beautiful setting. i'm chairman of the reagan ranch board of governors. young americans foundation purchased the reagan ranch almost two decades ago. our goals are to preserve it as a historic property. an important historic property and to use it as a vehicle to train and to educate young americans about president reagan's principles of limited government economic growth and an important role for america in today's world. there was no issue that president reagan was more identified with than tax reform. reagan sponsored two major tax bills one he signed

alt-right movement can be sourced to john calhoun in 1820, and it was a spouse by -- espoused by james buchanan late in the 20th century and picked up by the code others. they have sped this -- koch brothers. they have spread this throughout the official department, and to going to takeis an incredible quads i civil war. they have entrenched themselves so thoroughly in brainwashing this whole united date, but if you want documentation, read the book. "democracy in chains." rita, illinois, republican line. you're next. good morning. i wanted to comment that this is just another obama and linton era hand reaching out to cause the problems that he has so many times before he left office. wars witho start everything from race to nations, and this is just another set of where the media, he gave them permission to take away more freedom of beach and truth lost to the media, because all they have become now is wrapping and the and lies. you thatwhat convinced these events could be directly related to president obama? caller: ever since obama has made this black era speeches on tv, every time he opened

president james buchanan has been blamed for failing to avert southern secession and avoid the civil war. historians discussed his legacy at the annual conference of the civil war institute at gettysburg college in pennsylvania. this is an hour. >>> good morning, you all. y'all. sorry. i spend a lot of time in north carolina and virginia. we need to go ahead and get started with our first session

campbell an alabama democrat, nominated to the court by democrat james buchanan, resigned as a justice to return to the confederacy. there he was named assistant secretary of war by confederate president jefferson davis, a position he held till the end of hostilities. campbell viewed the legal challenge to the slaughter house bill as part of a campaign to destroy reconstruction. indeed, at the very moment campbell was conting in the louisiana court that the 14th amendment had the broadest possible meaning he had also filed suit claiming that the newly enacted louisiana public accommodations law violated the privileges or immunities of new orleans opera house who's wished to segregate black tronz. it was catch bell's litigation objective to turn the republican's 14 amendment bense against their program of reconstruction. now in sharp contrast with catch bell stood justice samuel free man miller. miller was a former whig republican who was appointed to the court by president lincoln. in light of the racial context of louisiana politics, miller's biographer mike ross, characterizes his ma

programs in day two of the gettysberg college civil war institute conference get a look at president james buchanan, and southern succession. american history tv prime time aga begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> coming up this weekend on american history tv on cspan 3, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, on reel america, the 1944 u.s. war film, why we fight china. >> three facts must never be forgotten, china is history, china is land, china is people. >> on sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, robert right on alexander hamilton's view of national debt. >> hamilton strove for an efficient government, one that did one thing well for as little money as possible. and that one thing is to protect americans lives and property. >> and then the 1967 newark

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day two of the gettysburg college civil war institute conference include a look at president james buchanan and southern secession. american history tv primetime begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, the 1944 u.s. office of war film, why we fight. the battle of china. >> three facts must never be forgotten. schiena is history. china is land. china is people. >> on sunday at 11:30 a.m. eastern, political economy professor and author robert wright on alexander hamilton's views of the national debt. >> hamilton advised the creation of an energetic efficient government. one that did one thing well for as little money as possible. that one thing was to protect americans' lives, liberty, and property from tyrants born. >> then at 7:00 p.m. eastern, new jersey residents and activists discuss the 1967 newark rebellion. >> there were 268 reports of sniper fire. zero snipers were ever found. >> zero. >> no evidence of any snipers. no gun shells other than the police gun shells. no footprints, no finge

american history tv in primetime we'll be back at gettysburg college for a look at president james buchanan. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on c-span3. over on c-span, an in-depth look at the epidemic of opioid addiction. we'll hear from the state officials on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. medical officials who treat addiction, lawmakers from hard hit areas including john tilly. >>> we lost 1404 kentuckyians as a congressman said. fei fentanyl is the driving force. we had 13,000 e.r. visits in a state of 4.5 million people. we lose nearly a commercial airplane a day. if there was a communicable disease we would be wearing hazmat suits to combat it. this devastates communities. as soon as we got our arms around heroin we began to see fentanyl. we've seen an 6,000% increase in fentanyl in our lives. we all know the devastation it's had on our criminal justice committee. our jails and prisons are at capaci capacity. no more room at the inn. we a rhep c rate seven times th average. so we pass one of the southern states to pass a comprehensive, maybe the only comprehensive

day two of the gettysburg college civil war institute conference include a look at president james buchanan and southern secession. >>> coming up this weekend on american history tv on thvment span 3, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the 1944 u.s. office of war film, "why we fight, the battle of china." three facts must never be forgotten. china is history. china is land. china is people. >> on sunday at 11:30 a.m. eastern, political economy professor and author robert wright on alexander hamilton's views of the national debt. >> hamilton advised the creation of an energetic, efficient government, one that did one thing well for at little money as possible. that one thing was to protect americans' lives, liberty and property from tyrants, foreign and document. >> at 7:00 p.m. new jersey residents and activists discuss the 1967 newark rebellion. >> there were 268 reports of sniper fire. zero snipers were ever found. >> zero. >> no evidence of any snipers. no gunshells other than the police gun shells. no footprints, no fingerprints. nothing was found. and yet 26 people were ki

followed by why president james buchanan is blamed for failing to avoid the civil war. and later, general henry hallic, the commander of all of president lincoln's armies. >>> american history tv continues tonight in prime time with recent civil war conferences. tonight, programs from day three of the gettysburg college civil war institute conference including discussions on union general george g. mean and the experience of escaped union prisoners of war. american history tv prime time begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> coming up this weekend open "american history tv" on c-span 3. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "reel america." the u.s. office of war film why we fight, the battle of china. >> three facts must never be forgotten. china is history. china is land. china is people. >> on sunday at 11:30 a.m. eastern, political economy professor and author robert wright on alexander hamilton's views of the national debt. >> many ha hamilton advised then of an energetic government, one that did one thing well for as little money as possible. that one thing was to protect ame

day two of the gettysburg college civil war institute conference include a look at president james buchanan and southern sus session. american history tv primetime begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, the 1944 u.s. office of war film, "why we fight: the battle of china". >> three facts must never be forgotten. china is history. china is land. china is people. >> on sunday at 11:30 a.m. eastern, political economy professor and author robert wright on alexander hamilton cease views of the national debt. >> hamilton advised the creation of an energetic efficient government, one that did one thing for as little money as possible. that one thing was to protect americans' lives, liberty and property from violence, foreign and domestic. >> then at 7:00 p.m. eastern, new jersey residents and activists discuss the 1967 newark rebellion. >> there were 268 reports of sniper fire. zero snipers were ever found. >> zero? >> no evidence of any snipers. no gun shells other than the police gun shells. no fo

. >> ruterford haze or frank run pierce or james buchanan.ination. >> i don't think it's in any president's bones. around 2010, 2011, you could look at barack obama on tv, eni was thinking, he wouldn't be upset if this were like the virginia governorship, and it was a one-term thing where he could go. it is frustrating as hell in there. >> the president's campaign is ramping up. they're trying to send a signal he is running. we saw the mike pence float story a couple weeks ago. "the times" speculated pence was running. how quickly pence had to walk away from that. that was a statement directed to a party of one, trump. they're sending signals trump is going to run. susan collins has been critical of him all along. >> i believe somebody is going to make a 1976-style run. >> what the interview raises, i think, is how many of the senators will endorse their colleague who is now taking this challenge to the president? how many will say ben sass, i'm with you? it sounds like maybe more than we think. >> and marco rubio, said some pretty rough thin

grant buchanan and garfield, our 11th president james polk in case you're curious was notorious for his only 27 days from his four-year presidency. charlie? >> we were just talking about where president vacation. i'm glad you looked it up for us. >> always on it, charlie. >>> rod rosen steen said the justice department is not investigating journalists in part of its investigation for leaks. jeff sessions issued a crackdown on leaks. it's more than tripled since the end of president obama's term. >> jeff sessions said they created a new counterintelligence unit to fight the problem. rod rosenstein said the goal is not to go after the press. >> the attorney general is very clear. we're after the leakers, not the journalists. we're after the people committing crimes. we're going to go after the people responsible for the leaks and hold them accountable. we don't prosecute journalists for doing their jobs. we look at the facts of each case and whether to hold them accountable. >> rosenstein said they're reviewing guidelines that make it difficult to subpoena reporters about their sources. i

buchanan and garfield. our 11th president, james k.u were curious, was notorious for his work ethic taking up only 27 days during his four-year presidency. >> we were just talking about where president polk spent his vacation. glad you looked that up for us. >> always on it for you, charlie. >>> deputy attorney general rod rosenstein says the justice department is not targeting journalists as part of its investigation into leaks. attorney general jeff sessions announced a new crackdown friday. he said the number of active leak investigations has more than tripled since the end of president obama's term. jeff sessions also said the fbi created a new counterintelligence u in nit to fight the problem. he clarified yesterday, the goal is not to go after the press. >> the attorney general's been very clear. we're after the leakers, not the journalists. we're after people who are committing crimes, so we're going to devote the resources we need to identify who is responsible for those leaks and who has violated the law and hold them accounta

buchanan. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome to princeton university. i'm r. george and have the honor to be the direct you or the james mad dis -- the sponsor of this afternoon's event. i'm delighted to welcome all of you to princeton. we have not only student here's and members of the faculty but guests from the community and as far away as new york, maybe farther, and we're always delighted to welcome our visitors. we also want to welcome our viewers from c-span. c-span us here to cover the conversation. after we talk for a bit, we'll open the floor for q & a, and we'll ask those who have questions to come down to the microphones that are just here, and did your question from the microphones. speak right into the microphone sew welcome pick downyou'll be on screen as well as having your voice heard. so, smile, look pretty. the madison program here at princeton is dedicated to providing students and members of our community with the best possible civic education. we believe as madison taught that only a well-educated people can be a free people. so we want to do

buchanan. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome to princeton university. i'm r. george and have the honor to be the direct you or the james mad dis -- the sponsor of this afternoon's event. i'm delighted to welcome all of you to princeton. we have not only student here's and members of the faculty but guests from the community and as far away as new york, maybe farther, and we're always delighted to welcome our visitors. we also want to welcome our viewers from c-span. c-span us here to cover the conversation. after we talk for a bit, we'll open the floor for q & a, and we'll ask those who have questions to come down to the microphones that are just here, and did your question from the microphones. speak right into the microphone sew welcome pick downyou'll be on screen as well as having your voice heard. so, smile, look pretty. the madison program here at princeton is dedicated to providing students and members of our community with the best possible civic education. we believe as madison taught that only a well-educated people can be a free people. so we want to do our part by contributing to that education of our fello

next time in prime time we'll be back at gettysburg college for a look at james buchanan and southern succession. it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cspan3. an in depth look at opioid addicti addiction. lawmakers from hard hit areas including secretary of justice and public safety john tilly. >> we lost 1404 kentucky ans. we had 13,000 er visits in a state of 4.5 million people. we lose in this country as you have heard those countries nearly a commercial airplane a day. again, i think overdoses and those visits only tell half the story. as soon as we got our harms around heroin we began to see fentanyl. we have seen a 6,000% increase. i think all of us know the devastation it has had on our jals and prisons at capacity. we have no more room at the end. the public health crisis is on full display. we have hepatitis c. right across the river in indiana they had an outbreak of hiv that rivalled that here. we passed one of the first southern states to pass a comprehensive syringe exchange program. we know that increases the treatment capacity about five times. when someone walk

programs from day two of the gettysburg civil war institute conference include a look at president james buchanan and southern so session. american history prime time begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span wu created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> don't be a sucker is a 1947 war department film that uses the experience of a hungarian american to warn against the dangers of persecuting minorities. reacting to a hate filled political speech in an american city, he recalls how similar speeches led to nazi persecution of minority groups and the eventual destruction of german society. this is just over 15 minutes. ♪ >> henry got on

tonight programs from day two from a conference including a look at james buchanan and southern cessation. it begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> coming up this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the 1944 u.s. office of war film "why we fight" the battle of china. >> three facts must never be forgotten. china is history. china is land. china is people. >> on sunday at 11:30 a.m. eastern, a political economy professor robert wright on alexander hamilton's views of the national debt. >> am ill ton advised the creation of an energetic efficient government. one that did one thing well for as little money as possible. that was to protect american's lives, liberty and property. >> then at 7:00 p.m. eastern, new jersey activists does the 1967 newark rebellion. >> there were 268 reports of sniper fire. zero snipers were ever found. >> zero? >> no evidence of any snipers. no gun shells other than the police gun shells. no footprints. no fingerprints. nothing was found. and yet, 26 people were killed. one policeman, one fireman, the rest citizens,