one is john f. kennedy. the other ronald reagan. john f. kennedy when we were dealing with economic challenges in the early 1960's decided very clearly that the best way to get the economy back on track, the best way to encourage private sector job creation and economic growth was to do what, bring about broad marginal tax rate reduction, reducing the tax rate on capital gains, and taking the top rate on job creators. men and women who were out there working to create more and more opportunity for their fellow americans. well, madam speaker, that kind of plan was put into place in the early 1960's with a democratic congress, a democratic president of the united states. and guess what happened? during the decade of the 1960's, we saw a doubling, a doubling of the flow of revenues in the federal treasury because of the heralded john f. kennedy tax cuts. again, a democratic president and a democratic congress. rush forward from the early 1960's to the early 1980's, two decades. i was privileged to be a member of the congress, the 97th congress

it's exactly what john f. kennedy said. it's exactly what george w. h said. >> lehrer: do you agree with that, michael? >> well, he quoted john kennedy at american university in '63, a speech that was called a peace speech with an opening to the soviets, so i think that's right. but it also underscored for me this almost agonizing balancing act that barack obama is trying to carry off. because here he is on one side perhaps the dominant wing of his party always antiwar, they're rather unhappy about if fact that he's sending 30,000 more troops to afghanistan. and then on the other side perhaps led by dick cheney, a movement that is essentially saying barack obama is shutting down guantanamo and he's ending things that he calls torture, all this is going to make us weaker. and they will say if god forbid there's ever any kind of an attack on american interests that obama encouraged this. so here he is trying to do all these things at once and i think all those things were in the speech. >> lehrer: joe bottum, do you agree there's some politics at work he

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we will be beside the john f. kennedy library where senator kennedy wanted to be. an important part of the university of massachusetts at boston, senator kennedy said if you want to see the future of massachusetts, you go into u- mass boston. we are proud to be part of, never to, brother of the kennedy library in boston. there are three things the senator brought to the table every day. he was the best prepared in the room. he did his homework. he had respect for other people and other people's ideas. he knew how to reach across the aisle. thirdly, he knew how to get the deal done. if we can impart to young people today as they study the u.s. senate, those three items to bring with you in whatever your task, we will have succeeded in his dream of explaining the u.s. senate, teaching young people the importance of understanding how a democracy works, and about how you get it done, which was what the senator did all the time. he was blessed. he had a partner who had the same zeal about the important issues of justice and health care, justice and education and all the

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discrimination from mississippi to a status in washington " i counseled with presidents like john f. kennedynd lyndon johnson and just the struggle of getting to the point. they were a family of slaves in mississippi and became one of the largest landowners in mississippi. host: thank you. a book you may be interested is "and mighty long way." before it is by bill clinton. florida, joseph, nextel. -- next up. caller: it is a book i saw on c- span not too long ago. it was "operation solo." it is the story of a jewish immigrant who became our spike in the kremlin for about 27, 28 years. -- who became our spy in the kremlin. the offer was the number two man and he interviewed morris sober who came to america in the 1900's. there was a second one that has not been critiqued yeah. assault on another show called "witness to nurembough." he was small in stature but served oscar very well. he became our number one intercurrent from the north berguremburg trials. host: the risk can find that online as well. caller: wonderful, a factual books. host: thank you for sharing. here is norcal, delawaewark,

we will be beside the john f. kennedy library where senator kennedy wanted to be. an important part of the university of massachusetts at boston, senator kennedy said if you want to see the future of massachusetts, you go into u- mass boston. we are proud to be part of, never to, brother of the kennedy library in boston. there are three things the senator brought to the table every day. he was the best prepared in the room. he did his homework. he had respect for other people and other people's ideas. he knew how to reach across the aisle. thirdly, he knew how to get the deal done. if we can impart to young people today as they study the u.s. senate, those three items to bring with you in whatever your task, we will have succeeded in his dream of explaining the u.s. senate, teaching young people the importance of understanding how a democracy works, and about how you get it done, which was what the senator did all the time. he was blessed. he had a partner who had the same zeal about the important issues of justice and health care, justice and education and all the

the right-wing equivalent of the the breault cults of john f. kennedy. it is much more than that of course, but memories of the gipper to remind the conservatives of better days and reflect the feeling of disorientation that many on the right now feel. a more subtle ingredient in this mix has been the efflorescence in the past decade of historical scholarship about american conservatism since world war ii. much of it written by a young liberal historians. this is not necessarily a sign of declension but it's certainly testifies to the growing passage of time. the conservative movement has now been around long enough to be the object of academic inquiry. to put it another way, modern american conservatism, a marginalized orphan in academia when i began research on that a generation ago, has become a middle-aged, which of course raises the uncomfortable question, our old age and re-marginalization just around the corner? occurrent explanations of the conservative predicaments tend to fall into two distinct categories. the first stresses the movement's poli

about the civil war, slavery, the civil-rights movement, which in a way has the assassination of john f. kennedy. it is french politics. and what is encouraging to me about what happened in the last few years is that obama build a winning majority. he did not win because there was a third-party candidate. there was a broad coalition that came together. i was skeptical of his ability to win because i doubted the capacity of this country to make that coalition. there is clear proof that people are willing to in a very significant way build coalitions as a function of normal politics. it does not have to follow for something extreme like an assassination. >> politicians are looking at the future, saying my grandchildren do not have any of this because we are in deep financial trouble. how does somebody your age look at this? >> i am enthusiastic about the coalition building. i'm very nervous about the role government. i have been an often or for a dozen years and had great enthusiasm for the markets and small business to reinvent the future, and i look at enormous federal debt, commitment that the

civil rights movement which had some of its biggest victories in the wake of the assassination of john f. kennedy. what is very encouraging to me about what has happened in the last few years is that obama built a winning political majority. it was not -- he did not win because he was a third-party candidate. it was a very broad coalition that came together. as much as i was enthusiastic about his candidacy, i was very skeptical about his ability to win because i doubted the capacity of this country to make that kind of coalition. one thing that gives me great optimism about the way the country is going is that there is proof that people are willing to build multiracial coalitions as a function of normal politics. it does not have to be something that follows from something extreme like an assassination. >> politicians are looking at the future, saying that my grandchildren will not have any of this because we are in deep financial trouble. how does somebody your age look at it? >> at the same time that i am encouraged, i am nervous about the growth of the federal government. i come from being an

we won't be covering john f. kennedy or dr. martin luther king or any of the stuff back then. we kept it to the ten-year last decade. believe me, the problem, larry wasn't finding conspiracies, it was choosing which ones we wanted to cover. >> larry: what is the 9/11 conspiracy? >> well, the 9/11 conspiracy is simply that the government hasn't been truthful with us. i mean, lar write, a couple weeks ago, the head of the 9/11 commission legal -- i believe former attorney general farmer from new jersey came out publicly and stated unequivocally that at some point the government decided that american citizens would not heart truth about 9/11. i find that very disturbing. >> larry: which is? >> i don't know. >> larry: what truth? >> we can't find it, naturally because i don't have subpoena power. we don't have the ability to put people under oath and threaten them with prosecution. >> larry: what would they be hiding in that bulling? >> i don't know. >> larry: what are you thinking, in your wildest imagination, what do you think? >> i find it difficult that those buildings could f

commenting on president john f. kennedy's assassination in 1967, walter cronkite said, quote, only in fiction do we find that the loose ends are neatly tied. real life is not all that tight, and neither is the jefferson hemmings case. coming to terms with the jefferson is not easy for some in the 21st century. jefferson was no saint, but none of his biographers claim he was. no one will deny that the facts about the paternity of sally's children are repulsive evidence of one of the worst aspects of the slave system, the manner by which some enslaved women were sexually abused by their masters. but the hemmings myth has come full circle. in 1840, citizens passed a resolution, quote, vindicating the memory of mr. jefferson from posthumus slanders, with regard to his private character. these individuals were his neighbors, who had the opportunity of personally knowing the true state of facts. you know, when you visit monticello, is but a short walk from the pastoral west lawn down the sloping hill to jeffersons gravesite. as one

to mississippi to establish as a physician in washington who had consult with president-elect john f. kennedy and lyndon b. johnson. and just the struggle of getting to that point and other midweek family were a family of slave in mississippi and became one of the largest landowners in the county in mississippi. it was quite a moving story. >> host: thanks, kim. on a related note a book you may be interested in is a mighty long way by my journey to justice that little rock high school. the book is by carlotta walls lanier. with lisa frazier page. joseph next up. your favorite look? >> caller: it's not a current one, but it was one so long on c-span on q&a so long ago and it was operation solo and it's a story of a jewish immigrant to america who became our spy and the criminals were about 27, 28 years. and that's a fact. the author was number two man i think of the readers digest and he actually interviewed morris sobel, a small in stature jewish man who came to america in the early 1900's. and there was a second one that has not been critiqued yet that i saw on another call called witnessed

. >> and john f. kennedy. >> i deal with celebrities everyday in crisis. you hit it. it'sance transparent sis. things that were private are not private. everybody has a kama and e-mails and everybody's taking a picture. and there should be a lesson for or celebrities here. >> larry: so what, if anything, should tiger woods do now? some answers. we'll ask after this. we learned that changing your medicare part d plan could save an average of $612. woman: we just entered my prescriptions, and it compared plans for us. it was easy to find the right plan for the prescriptions i need. your cvs pharmacist can help, too. come in today, or go to cvs.com before december 31st to find the best plan for you -- at cvs/pharmacy. >>> the accident, the golfer is being issued a careless driving citation. >> and what really caused it. >> a scandal has erupted. as one scandal ends, another begins. >> larry: all right, david cornwell, this is your bailiwick. you're sitting with tiger, what's your advice? >> first, you recognize that you are going through a personal tragedy. and it's impo

at georgetown university as well as having been a fellow at the institute of politics at the john f. kennedy school of government at harvard. he is a past president of the philadelphia society and has been a media fellow at the hoover institution. please join me in welcoming my colleague, dr. lee edwards. lee? [applause] >> well, thank you john, and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. an historian must have a passion for the past. compelling desire to learn all there is to learn about an age a movement or an event and the men and women who shaped it and were shaped by it. he must have an equal desire to tell the story of that past as completely and as objectively as possible. never allowing a mesmerizing personality or an overarching event to distort the telling. a true historian must have a judicial temperament that enables him to differentiate between the sensational and the consequential, the fleeting and the fundamental. well american conservativism has been fortunate for more than 30 years to have had just such an historian studying and writing about the individuals and institutions t

mississippi to establish other physicians in washington who had counseled with presidents like john f. kennedy and lyndon johnson and just a struggle of getting to that point how his family had -- they were a family of slaves in mississippi and became one of the largest land owners in adams county mississippi. it was quite a moving story. >> host: thanks, kim. on a related note, a bookie may be interested in that line and a mighty long way my journey to justice at little rock central high school. a page year by bill clinton. out too long springs florida, joseph your favorite book. >> caller: its not a current one but it's one that i saw on c-span on the q&a not too long ago, and it was operation so low -- solo and it is about a jewish immigrant who became a spy and the kremlin's i think for 27, 28 years. >> host: really? >> caller: yes. it's a fact. the author was the number two man i think that the "reader's digest" morris, a small in stature jewish man who came to america in the early 1900's and there was a second one that has not been critiqued yet but i saw on another show called witness t

roosevelt, john f. kennedy and ronald reagan. america's ideals and the world's ideas.not only in the heart and minds of our countrymen, but in the hearts and minds of millions of the world's people, in both free and oppressed who look to us for leadership. obama's ideals for a large extent with the ideals that underpin the activities of the nobel committee throughout 108 year history. to strengthen international institutions as much as possible. to reduce the importance of arms and open a the nuclear armaments altogether. to promote dialogue and negotiation, and in the last few years, take protective measures to meet the climate threat. looking at the history of the nobel peace prize, we have several examples of awards to persons or institutions that have achieved from the mental agreements or are the result that have stood the test of history. we will find at least as many efforts that have gone to those that tried to bring about from the changes in international politics, but the result was still unclear at the time when they received their awards. the prize game whe

should be looking at what's best for the entire country, because this is one of those things, as john f. kennedy said, a rising tide raises all boats. well, if the whole country's doing better, whether it's on health care or whatever it is, instead of looking for something individual for our states, you're exactly right, inc. the whole country -- i think the whole country -- our individual states do better if the whole country does well. mr. coburn: madam president, i would like to ask unanimous consent to place in the record an article that appeared today and it's a quotation from the founder from the "daily coast" web site. and i will give it to the clerk in a moment. but i -- i wanted to read a quote from it. "i don't think this is a reform bill. i mean, i think it's very clear this is not insurance or health care reform. what it is, is allowing more people, 30 million people, to buy into an existing broken system. it's very important to keep in mind that health insurance is not the same as health care. if you go up to massachusetts, they have a mandate as well

but we will be beside the john f. kennedy library, where senator kennedy wanted to be.an important part of the university of massachusetts at boston. senator kennedy said if you want to see the future of massachusetts, you go to umass boston, that is where the future is. we are proud to be part of the library. there are three things that the senator brought to the table. he was the best prepared in the room. he did his homework. he had respect for other people's ideas and knew how to reach across the aisle. he knew how to get the deal done. if we can in part to young people today as they study the senate bring with you in whatever your task, we will have succeeded in senator kennedy's dream of explaining, teaching young people the importance of understanding how democracy works and how you get it done, which is what the senator did all the time. he was blessed. he had a partner who have the same zeal about the important issues of justice and health care, justice and education, justice and labor issues. people talk about senator kennedy as the health center, but the labo

made an impression and just about everyone he encountered including a young congressman named john f. kennedyt back in 1952. the men had one of the conversations and the future president said, you should be a democrat. [laughter] ed smiled and said, you know, you should be a republican. it was a sentiment that many in my party whichç share, includig ted kennedy. ted campaign for ed's democratic opponent, became lifelong friends. said it would campaign more vigorously to secure ed's nomination for this metal. we grace senator brooke with this honored today. perhaps a better tribute will be to embrace that spirit. to compete aggressively at the polls but then worked selflessly together to serve the nation we love. to look for the best in each other. [applause] to look for the best in each other. to give each other the benefit of the doubt. and remember we're here for a purpose for better -- a far greater than the sum of our ambitions. may we each do our part to carry it further. thank you. congratulations, senator brooke. and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ç[applause] >> y

it started off as a challenge issued by president john f. kennedy>> i believe that this nation should commit its silo to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth. no single space project in this time will be more impressive to mankind or more important for the long-range exploration of space. >> i usually give the presentation and a co-author does a wicked kennedy impression that usually gets a big ovation. it is an impossibleçç challen, but america pulled together. in july of 1969, neil armstrong planted a flag on the moon. the trip to the moon inspired a generation. no one who was alive at that time, and i know that a lot of you were a live band can forget that feeling of pride. most of you probably remember exactly where you were a time. it made an impact on every american, particularly the young, including our president, barack obama. he said that as a young boy, he remembered growing up in hawaii, sitting on his grandfather's shoulders, and his grandfather explain how we can accomplish anything that we set our minds to do. wh

with john f. kennedy, we had problems with the state of israel.tions were not always very cordial. what basically i'm saying is that in terms of united states relationship with the muslim world, despite the fact that the muslim world accounts for 18% of jobs in the united states for imports or exports, we basically have $500 billion exports with the muslim world which account for many jobs in this country. from that perspective, you find that even from the perspective of the domestic issues in the domestic politics, we have always been wavering and you go from one in to the other in terms of developing a rational policy toward the muslim world, i think the issue that we should be asking is about a rational foreign policy. >> let me move the discussion board here. go ahead. >> i think the idea of a rational policy, as you seem to be describing it, would not necessarily take into account both given developments through history or like we were talking about, the broader array of possibilities, whether from iraq or indonesia. our policies about what i

made an impression and just about everyone he encountered including a young congressman named john f. kennedy2. the men had one of the conversations and the future president said, you should be a democrat. [laughter] ed smiled and said, you know, you should be a republican. it was a sentiment that many in my party whichç share, includig ted kennedy. ted campaign for ed's democratic opponent, became lifelong friends. said it would campaign more vigorously to secure ed's nomination for this metal. we grace senator brooke with this honored today. perhaps a better tribute will be to embrace that spirit. to compete aggressively at the polls but then worked selflessly together to serve the nation we love. to look for the best in each other. [applause] to look for the best in each other. to give each other the benefit of the doubt. and remember we're here for a purpose for better -- a far greater than the sum of our ambitions. may we each do our part to carry it further. thank you. congratulations, senator brooke. and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ç[applause] >> you may be sea

she is the first woman to receive the john f. kennedy profile in courage award in 2000 for her work in environmental justice. she had a long history of holding elected office in california. she increased the state's minimum wage act. less known is your efforts to ensure that california became the first date in the nation to offer paid family leave to its workers. -- it was the first state in the nation to do so. she is a former federal employee, having worked in the carter white house of hispanic affairs and later appointed to the office of management and budget. she is proud of her family and your heritage. she is the first in her family to graduate college. as secretary, we know she is working hard to improve job training for women. we look forward to working with her as she leads the country on many critical issues, including many we talked about in this report. expanded family leave, access to greater flexibility, control over a work schedule. and assistance in gender equity. we are so thankful to have the secretary here today. we lo

discrimination from mississippi to a status in washington " i counseled with presidents like john f. kennedynd lyndon johnson and just the struggle of getting to the point. they were a family of slaves in mississippi and became one of the largest landowners in mississippi. host: thank you. a book you may be interested is "and mighty long way." before it is by bill clinton. florida, joseph, nextel. -- next up. caller: it is a book i saw on c- span not too long ago. it was "operation solo." it is the story of a jewish immigrant who became our spike in the kremlin for about 27, 28 years. -- who became our spy in the kremlin. the offer was the number two man and he interviewed morris sober who came to america in the 1900's. there was a second one that has not been critiqued yeah. assault on another show called "witness to nurembough." he was small in stature but served oscar very well. he became our number one intercurrent from the north berguremburg trials. host: the risk can find that online as well. caller: wonderful, a factual books. host: thank you for sharing. here is norcal, delawaewark,

we will be beside the john f. kennedy library where senator kennedy wanted to be. an important part of the university of massachusetts at boston, senator kennedy said if you want to see the future of massachusetts, you go into u- mass boston. we are proud to be part of, never to, brother of the kennedy library in boston. there are three things the senator brought to the table every day. he was the best prepared in the room. he did his homework. he had respect for other people and other people's ideas. he knew how to reach across the aisle. thirdly, he knew how to get the deal done. if we can impart to young people today as they study the u.s. senate, those three items to bring with you in whatever your task, we will have succeeded in his dream of explaining the u.s. senate, teaching young people the importance of understanding how a democracy works, and about how you get it done, which was what the senator did all the time. he was blessed. he had a partner who had the same zeal about the important issues of justice and health care, justice and education and all the

even in the administration of john f. kennedy, we had a problem with the the state of israel. relations were not always very cordial. in terms of the united states relationship with the muslim world, despite the fact that the muslim world accounts for 80% of jobs, we basically have a $500 billion export with the muslim world that accounts for those jobs in this country. even from the perspective of the domestic issues and the domestic politics, it in terms of treating a rational policy with the muslim world, why should we have a rational policy with the muslim world? i think what we should ask is if we should have a rational foreign policy? >> let me move the discussion a little forward. >> i think the idea of a rational policy, as you seem to be ascribing, would not necessarily take into account both different developments through history or, like what we were talking about, the broad array of possibilities, whether it is iraq or to indonesia. if you look at what is going on in sedan, it might change over time as well. one issue that was not mentioned, and we did not take act

if john f. kennedy was president, this would be history. more would be over with.mists, it directly impacts the united states. it is a very different environment from the 1960's, where if you had a broken state or extremists halfway round the world, they did not have the ability few directly impact the homeland. the question is not staying in afghanistan indefinitely, the question is having a government that is able to protect its territory, provide security, keep al qaeda out, and make sure that the afghan territory will love be used as a staging ground for terrorism globally again. i think every president going back has always addressed imminent threats to the united states. but the nature of that threat is very different in 2009 than it was in the 1960's. host: texas, republican line. caller: thank you for c-span. 16 of the 19 terrorists bombed of the towers were from saudi arabia. right now the taliban pays the people of afghanistan more money not to join the military than we pay for them to join the military. i do not believe, sir, that the next terrorist will

this born is a 2009 recipient of the john f. kennedyl consequences. she received the award in recognition of her efforts as chair of the cftc to urge that the over-the-counter derivatives market should be subject to federal oversight and regulation. the failure to regulate that market is now seen to be a major cause of the recent financial crisis. among other awards, she was recognized as a champion in legal times list of the 90 greatest washington lawyers of the last 30 years. in 2008, she was a recipient of the american lawyer lifetime achievement award for her career long leadership in private practice and public service. she is a graduate of stanford university and stanford law review, where she was president of the standard law review and receive the outstanding senior award. robert litton is from the brookings institute. it is also the vice-president for research and policy at the kauffman foundation in kansas, city. he previously served as the associate director of the office of management and budget, and deputy assistant attorne

with john f. kennedy, we had problems with the state of israel. exports, we basically have $500 billion exports with the muslim world which account for many jobs in this country. from that perspective, you find that even from the perspective of the domestic issues in the domestic politics, and you go from one in to the other in terms of developing a rational policy toward the muslim world, and the question that needs to be asked about a rational policy, the issue is should we have a rational foreign-policy? >> let me move the discussion board here. >> i think the idea of a rational policy, as you seem to be describing it, would not necessarily take into account both given developments through history or like we were talking about, the broader array of possibilities, whether from iraq or indonesia. our policies about what is going on in savannah -- saddam might change overtime -- sudan might change overtime. we did not take issue in darfur, but that was some issued that a few leaders around the world mention that. just because we do not necessarily

heavyweight off the back of the american people by cutting their taxes and cutting business taxes like john f. kennedy did and like ronald reagan did. if you do that, you'll start seeing economic recovery. not by blowing more money. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. yarmuth: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for one minute. mr. yarmuth: madam speaker, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, our republican friends persist in saying bah-humbug whenever you talk about the stimulus effect. in fact my constituents, senator mitch mcconnell, yesterday on the senate floor called the recovery act a failure. obviously he's been too busy obstructing the work of the congress to go home and see what's happening in his own community because he ought to tell the people g.e.'s appliance park is failure where 400 new jobs are coming back from china because of stimulus money or the hundreds of people who are now working on

i will go to 1962, john f. kennedy, when i said, ladies and gentlemen, members of the clearing, with the lighting of this tree which is an old ceremony in washington, one which has been the important responsibility of the presidents of the united states, we initiate in a formal way the christmas season. we mark the festival of christmas which is the most sacred day, the mostage of christmas, the message of peace has been the guiding star of our endeavors. this morning, i had a meeting at the white house which included some of our representatives from countries as africa and asia returning to to their posts forever the christmas holidays. i was struck by the fact that in far-off continentses, muslims, buddhists, hindus and christians pause to celebrate the birthday of the prince of peace. there could be no more striking proof that christian is the universal holiday of men. it is the day when all of us dedicate our thoughts to others. a reminder that mercy and compassion are the enduring virtues which all show by acts th

thomas perez was educated at brown university, harvard's john f. kennedy of government and harvard law school. he has devoted his life to public service areas he has worked in every branch of government and at every level, federal, state, and local, serving at different times as a career of pointed and elected official. his background has given him a deep and broad set of experiences to draw from. i will detail his entire background here. you have a handout that does so. that i will highlight a couple of aspects that make them particularly well qualified for his current position. tom's first job after a clerkship was as a career attorney and the civil rights division. he knows firsthand the work the division does every day. he went on to leadership positions in the civil rights division and then served as the direct or of the office for civil rights at the department of health and human services. and most recently he was the secretary of maryland's department of labor, licensing, and regulation. in between, tom served as special counsel to the late senator

even in the administration of john f. kennedyael, and relations were not always very cordial. what i am saying is that in terms of the united states' relationship with the muslim world, despite the fact that the muslim world accounts for 18% of jobs in the united states through imports and exports. we basically have $500 billion of imports and exports with the muslim world, accounting for 18% of jobs in in this country. even from the perspective of the domestic issues and politics, we have always been wavering from one end to the other in terms of developing a rational policy towards the muslim world. the question that needs to be asked is why we should have a rational policy. i think the issue is we should be asking is should we have a rational foreign policy. let me move the discussion forward here. >> may i? >> yes, go ahead. >> i think the idea of a rational policy, as you seem to be describing it would not necessarily take into account both different developments through history or, like we were talking about, the broad arra

it didn't start off as a cliche, of course, it started off as a challenge issued by president john f. kennedyn 1961. >> i believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade it owes of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. no single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind or more important for the long-range exploration of space. >> i usually give the my co-author, john o'leary, who is from massachusetts, he does a wicked kennedy impression that usually gets a big ovation. since i couldn't do that, you got the real thing here. now, it was an impossible challenge, but america pulled together. in july, 1969, neal armstrong planted a flag on the moon. now, the trip to the moon inspired a generation. it was climbing mount everest, flying across the atlantic and reaching the north pole all rolled into one. no one who was alive at that time -- and i know a lot of you were alive then -- could forever forget that feeling of pride at that moment. do you remember that? most of you probably remember exactly where you w

who is leaving the senate at the end of this month to become the chief executive officer of the john f. kennedy library foundation. i have enjoyed the benefit of david's advice for almost 20 years now, and he will be sorely missed. my only consolation is that this son of massachusetts will again be able to vote for me. he has been a part of my life in the senate since 1987. when i was a freshman and he was a younger and idealistic legislative assistant. over the years, i've drawn significantly on his knowledge and his skills, and he leaves the senate now to continue in public life, but he leaves it a little bit older but still idealistic and young at heart. when he came to our office, he had already made a mark. he had graduated magna cum laude from harvard college, received a law degree from duke university and a master's degree from fletcher's school of diplomacy. he also taught english at the waterford kamlaba school in swaziland, africa. but he was a crusading soul, deeply interested in public policy, with a zeal for investigations and an instinct to hold washington accountable. he was look

we will be beside the john f. kennedy library where senator kennedy wanted to be.an important part of the university of massachusetts at boston, senator kennedy said if you want to see the future of massachusetts, you go into u- mass boston. we are proud to be part of, never to, brother of the kennedy library in boston. there are three things the senator brought to the table every day. he was the best prepared in the room. he did his homework. he had respect for other people and other people's ideas. he knew how to reach across the aisle. thirdly, he knew how to get the deal done. if we can impart to young people today as they study the u.s. senate, those three items to bring with you in whatever your task, we will have succeeded in his dream of explaining the u.s. senate, teaching young people the importance of understanding how a democracy works, and about how you get it done, which was what the senator did all the time. he was blessed. he had a partner who had the same zeal about the important issues of justice and health care, justice and education and all the

it didn't start off as a cliche a challenge by john f. kennedylieve this mission should be to achieve a goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. no single project in this period will be more impressive to mankind or for the mission of the space. >> i give to my friend that gives a wicked kennedy impression, but i couldn't do that. in 1969 neil armstrong landed on the moon. and no one who was alive at that time, and i know a lot of you were alive then, could never forget that feeling of pride at that moment. most of you probably remembered where you were. it made an impact on every american including the young, including our president, barack obama. who said as a young boy he remembered growing up in hawaii, sitting on his grandfather's shoulders and he explained how we as americans could accomplish anything that we set our minds to do. . . people are mad at wall street and better government today. our most senior executives also believe we have a crisis. 60% said that government today is less capable of executing t

kennedy and william f. buckley jr.. . >> thomas hart benton. >> yes, why? >> well, he was a big man and a big giant of his time. thomas hart benton, john tyler called him the most raving political maniac i ever knew. but benton was representing missouri in the senate for 30 years, and he was a powerful figure. he wrote a massive memoir after that, which historians have been using for a century and a half. and he was very powerful during that time. >> the story though about the duel, and andrew jackson, it never ceases to amaze me when i read it -- what was the story? >> benton had been his aide-de- camp in the war of 1812, they were very close. but jackson, there were a lot of duals in tennessee in those days, when jackson was relatively younger. and he consented to be the second at the duel of a friend of his who was dueling thomas hart benton's brother, jessie benton. jessie took a bullet to the buttocks, which proved somewhat embarrassing, and as a result of that the benton's were trashing jackson's name all over nashville. jackson doesn't -- didn't like that he took himself quite seriously. and so he went after the two of them with

f. buckley, i]jr., and senator ted kennedy. ñr>> "washington journal" continues. host: john talk about the newly released poll from the institute looking at the attitudes of young americans towards politics and public service. we want to let our viewers know that we are going to set up our phone lines differently this half hour. for those under 30 -- john della volpe, thank you for joining us. this is an update from one you did earlier this year or around the campaign, correct? guest: this was conducted number 16, 2009 -- november 16, 2009. i]host: let us look at some of e early data you have in the poll and it turns up the approval rating of president obama's handling of issues -- in terms of the approval rating of president obama's handling of issues. guest: 18-to-29-year-olds for the last decade have been an ally in american politics -- outlined in american politics. if not for young people, it is unlikely that president obama would have won the iowa caucus. the lesson here is in 2008, young people were critically important to obama's victory, and were an out liar relativ