it hurt jerry ford badly. a fellow on the other side of the line made a remark about him loving people like me. and his adjectives were bleep adjectives, so i won't use it. whereupon jerry put a block on him that ended that fellow's participation in the game. so they came back that monday and told me that they dedicated that block to me. >> every time i go back to yale, i find myself almost overwhelmed by nostalgia. it's been so long and so much has happened since i first got off the train at the new haven station in 1935. >> gerald ford went on to yale to become an assistant football coach. he decided on a career in law as well. >> that made it very difficult for him. because i know very few students in the law school at that time that were doing outside activities simultaneously. it was a very rigorous schedule, a very rigorous kind of place to be. and the excess was acute. and you couldn't do outside things and still get through law school with high standing. yet he did this and he was one of the few that di

so in this last night before the election i want you to see a film about jerry ford. documentary about his background, about his family, about the job he's already doing, about his hopes for america. then i want you to hear from president ford himself. but before you see this film or hear from the president, somebody else has something to say about this election and about this man. now, all america knows her and all america loves her. it's pearly, miss pearl bailey. >> i've never done this before in my life. i'm not here to judge man. the bible says i am not to judge. but i do hope that you think before you vote with all the goodness within you. don't -- just because some people will say, well, yeah, but what happened a couple of years ago? yes, you're right. a couple of years ago our country was truly shaken. and a man was put at the head of it named gerald ford. i really believe in his heart -- oh, he's made some mistakes, honey. you better believe he has. i wouldn't sit here and even try to tell you he didn't. but i'll tell you what. if a man is trying and a man has

so in this last night before the election i want you to see a film about jerry ford. documentary about his background, about his family, about the job he's already doing, about his hopes for america. then i want you to hear from president ford himself. but before you see this film or hear from the president, somebody else has something to say about this election and about this man. now, all america knows her and all america loves her. it's pearly, miss pearl bailey. >> i've never done this before in my life. i'm not here to judge man. the bible says i am not to judge. but i do hope that you think before you vote with all the goodness within you.

difficult situation and he did the begs he could. >> one of the things you leak to point out about jerry ford iss chevy chase made a lot of fun about him -- >> at one point president ford stumbled coming down front steps of air force one .ce one. and "saturday night live" andd chevy chase grabbed that and ran with it and made him appear look a stumbling idiot. well jerry ford was captain of the michigan university football team. he was a really a good snow skier. he was a really great swimmer a life guard since he was just a kid. he was an eagle scout. he had a lot of grief from yale. he had practiced law.le he played tennis, he played golf. he was just exactly the opposite of what chevy chase and people on "saturday night live" tried toughs depict him as being. firsthand with seeing temperament needed for the job i was wondering if you had any thoughts on the -- outcoming election in the two option its that we're facings? >> i know where you're going with the question -- but -- if you think i'm going to answer it, you're crazy. [applause] [laughter] >> this is our last questions --

so in this last night before the election i want you to see a film about jerry ford. mentary about his background, about his family, about the job he's already doing, about his hopes for america. then i want you to hear from president ford himself. but before you see this film or hear from the president, somebody else has something to say about this election and about this man. now, all america knows her and all america loves her. it's pearly, miss pearl bailey.

a really good job as rnc chair and -- >> reagan picked the guy that ran against him twice with jerry ford and ran against him with george bush because he knew he'd would be the best chief of staff. >> but he also had the troika. those names that you -- mike flynn's going to have a big role in this administration. newt gingrich, rudy giuliani, i just don't know if it going to -- >> did that clash with the nice mood today? >> both president obama and donald trump put aside their history for the good of the country but let face it, those two have had a relationship of contempt against one another. frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertension, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. i

they were laid off 20th century, and it was too bad because jerry ford was just about to make his first slapstick comedy for 20th century fox. called skull busters. [ applause ] anyway. no, come on. now, don't overdo it. here's the item on the paper today. i didn't realize it'd been in effect that long. the 55 mile an hour speed limit which i guess federal now. isn't it all over the country? you know how long that's been in effect? would you believe 10 years? >> wow. >> and today is the 10th anniversary, and i guess the national safety council recommends that we continue it. now, i don't know about the rest of the state. people out here don't seem to observe it. [ laughter ] i drive to work everyday, and believe me. californians change tires at 55 miles an hour. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i think the only group that observes a 55 mile an hour speed limit is the rose parade. [ laughter ] well, there's a little international news today. yasser arafat is in the news. interesting. they overruled it. then arafat whipped off his headgear revealing he's really singer willie nelson. [ laughter ]

so hard for jerry ford.we had this great transition and he said, president carter said, i think i and jerry ford in the end had the best friendship of any two ex-presidents in american history. that sounded extreme. best friendship. i went all of the way through american history and pretty hard to find two ex-presidents who got along better. >> michael beschloss and julie pace, thank you both. we'll be right back. xecutive prt marvel studios. we are very much hands on producers. if my office becomes a plane or an airport the surface pro is perfect, fast and portable but also light. you don't do 14 hours a day 7 days a week for decades if you don't feel it in your heart. listen i know my super power is to not ever sleep. that's it, that's the only superpower i have. >>> still to come, defeat and then disbelief. how do democrats restore their party to power and work with this new president? >> i want to show you something, mika. >> this might give you a clue. >> i want to show a picture from yesterday. what a

american history tv brings you a look back at past presidential debates, including dough baits between jerry fordll as george h.w. bush and michael dukakis at 8:00 pm eastern. in the morning the centers for medicare and medicaid services will talk about containing health care costs live at 9:00 am eastern here on c-span 3. >> i think most of us, when we think of winston churchill we think of the older man sending young men into war. no one knew better and few knew as well the realities of war, the terror and the devastation. and he said to his mother, after his second war, you know, the raw comes through. you can't guild it. he absolutely knew the disaster that war was. >> sunday night on q & a, historian candice millard talks about winston churchill in her book "hero of the empire. [ daring escape and the making of winston churchill." >> and he says give me a regiment. i want to go and fight. he ends up going with a regiment on the day that pretoria fell to the british and takes over the prison and he frees the men who have been his fellow prisoners. he puts in the prison his former jailers and

kevin tibbles in jerry ford's home congressional district. >> we heard carville and steve sch schmidt earlier. with 45% of the vote in, it's really tight, 48-47. we're keeping a very, very, very close eye on pennsylvania. a little less than two-thirds of the vote in, 65% of the vote in, in pennsylvania. hillary clinton does have a lead right now in pennsylvania. we also want to look at the other race that's outstanding right now in pennsylvania, which is the senate race in pennsylvania. this has been a really interesting one to watch thus far. pat toomey is the republican incumbent, very cagey about his support for donald trump or lack thereof. he waited until just over an hour closed in pennsylvania before he voted so he wouldn't have to admit publicly that he voted for trump. it's too close to call in pennsylvania. you see that small lead on behalf of the democratic challenger, kate eie mcginty wa chief of staff for wolf. this is too close to call. steve kornacki's keeping a very close eye on pennsylvania. >> clinton is leading in pennsylvania. the votes that have been counted. the

jerry ford didn't but enough of an ego to cause him to run for the house of representatives ino state of michigan and he he wand to be speaker of the house but they have so many things that were different that i couldn't have picked a favorite. >> a favorite first lady? >> they're all favorites. [applause] >> he'll never say it, but we know. [laughter] thank you all for being here today, and please come and peck up the book five presidents will be signing it in the tent in just a little while we appreciate your time and your attention.we [applause] and starting now on booktv, a block of programs about president elect, donald trump. transition of presidential power, and presidential history. first up, a rounds table discussion of donald trump's book, the art of the deal. this was taped prior to the election. >> our country needs a truly great leader. and we need a truly great leader now. we need a leader that wrote the art of the deal. we need a leader that can bring become our jobs, can bring become our manufacturing, can bring back our military. can take care of our vets. our vets ha

>> yes, i look like jerry ford there, don't i? >> yes. [ laughter ] a little bit. >> that was-- we did the college swing. bob hope was in the picture, and betty grable, and jackie coogan. >> here's gracie with w.c. el yes, that was international house.. [ applause ] >> did that take place on an ocean liner? >> yes, international house was on an ocean liner. >> that's the one i was trying to think of the other night. i knew it was a picture with all these stars and took place on a-- >> bill fields came to my house for dinner one night and he said to the driver, "go get me my vest. i forgot my vest." i says, "bill if you're cold, i'll give you my sweater." he said, "no, no, no, and there's little bottles of gin in each pocket." i said, "you don't have to send home for your vest. i've got a bottle of gin." he said to the bartender, "don't bother." the driver, he said, "don't bother, i've got a new source." >> a new source? [ laughter ] is this the earlier days from the radio show? >> yes, i think so. oh, that was gracie. gracie read

. >> the members of the warren commission, earl warren, john sherman cooper, jerry ford, hail bogs. had their initial meeting that they had to do an independent investigation. they didn't want to be a stamp for the fbi or the secret service. >> there are three issues the commission had to grapple with. did oswald commit the physical act of the murder? and if he did, did he have forces behind him? and of course what's ruby's involvement in this? >> you had various branchs of the investigation traveling, interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence, bring it back to the commission. >> the time of day was about -- we're about two hours from it. >> there were questions how would they deal with the different stories about shooters from the grassy knoll and different directions. >> the lawyers from the commission took 395 depositions and there were 94 witnesses that appeared before the commission. >> linden johnson wants the report out so it doesn't interfere with the election. >> he had spent his career as a courtroom prosecutor, he wanted to stand in the window and see if this was a shot

from jerry ford to jimmy carter to ronald reagan, there has been a bipartisan consensus in favor of modernizing the land-based missiles. you have ruled out the am ex, more recent some of your aids have hinted at some flexibility that you might show about some other new form of missile. can you tell us, tonight, why you have rejected the collected wisdom of people as diverse as sam, henry kissinger, people in both parties and what type of land-based missile would you consider? >> today we have 13,000 strategic nuclear war heads on land, on air and in the sea, that's an incredibly powerful nuclear deter rent. i don't love modernization, i know at the pentagon about a less expensive modernized land based of the triad. there are limits to whoo we can spend. there are limits to this nation's anlt to finance these weapon systems. one of the things that the vice president either ignores or won't address, is the fact that you can't divorce our military security from our economic security. how can we build a strong america militarily that's teeter tottering on a mountain of debt. if we go forward, that

host: he's recounting 1974 conversation he had with jerry ford. guest: yes, the white house, east room was the big ceremony where they had that big ceremony and poor mrs. nixon went down and stood at the door and said you did not tell me the press would be here. it was very upsetting through the whole thing and it was a very sad time at the white house. i was there. i was not in the crowd at the east room, but i had just started this book. host: where were you? guest: ground-floor of people were watching on television and it was a crowd, a mob on lafayette square on pennsylvania avenue of some queen was giving out her picture and he was like a hanging circuit was like a hanging, 18th century england, everyone went jerky sort of made a route-- rambling emotional speech and they went to the diplomatic reception room through the court and to the helicopter. it was very tense. it could have been kind of scary thinking of the hundreds of people, maybe thousands of people on the street looking in. guest: i think mrs. nixon was very mistreated by the sta

a tweet from a viewer said jerry ford also held his last campaign rally back in 1976.in philadelphia early this evening, the president is back in the white house according to reports from those who are at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. joining the former first lady, the former secretary of state the democratic nominee will be president clinton along with , jon aga and john be on bon jovi. another viewer saying prepare to wait in line tomorrow and i'm quite content about it. this reminder, we'll have live coverage of the results beginning at 8:00 here on c-span, also on c-span radio and streamed on the web. don is joining us from the republican line. thank you for waiting. what's on your mind on this election eve? caller: i feel that hillary clinton she's very crooked in the things she's been doing -- are you still there? host: we sure are. go ahead. caller: ok, i was calling to let people know that i'm in california but i feel that hillary clinton needs to be responsible for her actions on the 30,000 e-mails that she destroyed. and i feel she's not right. host: we'll go to

. >> as jerry ford said, maybe our long american nightmare is over today. >> god, some day.will be. >> hopefully. >> exactly. just the ratings and everything else, baseball, man. there's nothing like a seventh game in sports, i don't think. >> no. it was a great series. it really was. it's simple. baseball is great fun for families. i think it was a terrific break for america having to deal with these campaigns and all the commercials. the only problem is they didn't put baseball on without commercials. if it didn't have commercials, it would have been much better. >> we like commercials around here. >> i know, i know. >> so when you -- i'm sure you got a lot of connections with the campaign and the dnc and everything else. give us honestly what you think the real strong points are and where there's some concern. because i thought it was interesting that michigan -- i'm not sure it's in play, but it seemed to be with secretary clinton going there. and pennsylvania i thought was a done deal too. what do you think is really happening? >> well, michigan always closes up. i reme

been top to bottom run by democrats, but you have a situation or the governor is jerry brown, who overlaps during his fordirst term as governor in the nation's 1970's and jerry brown came back to follow arnold schwarzenegger and went the other direction. he has partners in the state assembly and senate, democrats, latinos from southern california, and the day after the election, they put in a statement that the two house of legislators ranch put out a joint statement in english and spanish and said, listen, california was not part of the united states when the united states was founded, but it is now and we consider ourselves the defenders of progressive buyers and the country's future. break down the relationship between washington and what they will be able to do. are they more concerned about the laws they have rd -- have already installed or are they worried that this that they want to do will be repealed or this that they want to do will not be able to get done? allison: state laws washington cannot touch. california has a higher minimum wage that is up to california. california has no interest in ro

been top to bottom run by democrats, but you have a situation or the governor is jerry brown, who overlaps with gerald fording his first term as governor in the nation's 1970's and jerry brown came back to follow arnold schwarzenegger and went the other direction. he has partners in the state assembly and senate, democrats, latinos from southern california, and the day after the election, they put in a statement that the two house of legislators ranch put out a joint statement in english and spanish and said, listen, california was not part of the united states when the united states was founded, but it is now and we consider ourselves the defenders of progressive values and the country's future. oliver: break down the relationship between washington and what they will be able to carol: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." oliver: you can catch us on the radio and sirius xm 119 and a.m. 1130 in new york, till hundred 1200 in boston, 91.60 in the area. carol: and in asia on the bloomberg radio plus app. oliver: in technology, a look at what trump's presidency might mean for the ipo market next year. we

have a situation where the governor's jerry brown, who overlaps with gerald ford during his first termand jerry brown came in and followed on from arnold schwarzenegger and went mpletely real direction. he now has partners in the state senate and assembly, both democrats and latinos from southern california. the day after the election, they put out a strong statement, the two heads of the legislative branch put out a joint statement in english and in spanish and word,isten, word for california was not part of the united states when the united states was founded, but it is now and we consider ourselves the defender of progressive values in this country's future. oliver: break down the legislative relationship between california and washington, and what they're going to be able to do. for the more concerned about the law they already stalled -- installed being overridden, or they were the stuff they want to do is not going to be able to get done? >> laws that are state laws, washington can touch. california has a higher minimum wage than the federal wage, that the california. california

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governor jerry down and first lady ann gus brown will honor the tenth class of legendary californians. at the museum in sacramento. harrison ford, maria shriver and george takei. you can go, too. honorees are walking red carpet at 6:00 and there is free public view for fans. >>> will she or won't she run for the presidency? up next, the final word on whether the first lady would make a run for the country's top spot. >>> also after the break, the decision just handed down on whether nancy pelosi will retain her spot a anknows how it feelsiabetes to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. a pill taken just once in the morning, invokana® is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. in fact, it's been proven to be more effective at lowering a1c than januvia. invokana® works around the clock by reducing the amount of sugar allowed back into the body, and sending some sugar out through the

jerry. are freaking out. >> they should be. >> not like that, i don't think. inside her memoir, called the princess diarys, she admits she did in fact have an affair with harrison ford on the set of "star wars" in 1976. she was 19 and he was 31. he was married to his first wife, mary. she described that it was so intense. a lot of "star wars" fans sort of wanted these two to get together. >> even though he was married. >> we don't want to everyone. please. we're just wondering what people think. >> well, it was hans and leah during the week and carey and harrison during the weekend how she described it. she said she was handsome and she felt insecure. i looked over at harrison, a hero's face, a few strands of hair fell over his noble slightly furrowed brow. >> lord of mercy. >> how could you ask such a man to be satisfied with me. she comes here on wednesday. we will ask her about it. we did reach out to harrison ford for comment. no surprise we have not heard back yet. there are some reports she told him she was going to write that in the book and sent an advance copy of the book. she does describe -- >> she does? >> yes. i won't discuss it. >> in the book, she >>

jerry. >> "star wars" fans are freaking out. >> they should be. not like that, i don't think. inside her memoir, she writes she did, in fact, have an affair with harrison ford while on the set of "star wars" in '76. she was 19. he was 31. he was married, by the way, to his first wife. she described it, it was so intense. now, a lot of "star wars" fans sorted wanted these two to get together. you know? >> even though he was married. >> well, we don't -- >> we don't want to judge everyone. please, we're wondering what people think. it was hans and leija during the week and carrie and harrison during the weekend, described it. spent first night together after a birthday party for director george lucas. says he was handsome and she felt insecure and wrote, i looked over at harrison, a hero's face pap few strands of hair fell over his noble slightly forward brow. >> lord of mercy. shiny specimen of a man to be interested in the likes of me? >> so sad. >> she was 19. >> carrie comes here wednesday. we're going to ask her. we reached out to harrison ford for comment. no surprise. we have not heard back yet. >> reports she told him he was going to write that in the

so on this last night before the election, i want you to see a film about jerry ford. a documentary about his

they were laid off 20th century, and it was too bad because jerry ford was just about to make his first slapstick comedy for 20th century fox. [ applause ] anyway. no, come on. now, don't overdo it. here's the item on the paper today. i didn't realize it'd been in effect that long. the 55 mile an hour speed limit which i guess federal now. isn't it all over the country? you know how long that's been in effect? would you believe 10 years? >> wow. >> and today is the 10th anniversary, and i guess the national safety council recommends that we continue it. now, i don't know about the rest of the state. people out here don't seem to observe it. [ laughter ] i drive to work everyday, and believe me. californians change tires at 55 miles an hour. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i think the only group that observes a 55 mile an hour speed limit is the rose parade. [ laughter ] well, there's a little international news today. yasser arafat is in the news. interesting. they overruled it. then arafat whipped off his headgear revealing he's really singer willie nelson. [ laughter ] let's be honest. i me