now we come to the terms of john f. kennedy and lyndon johnson. typically regarded by people who think of the modern civil rights movement as two presidents that were very much associated with civil rights. we think we know those stories. the question on the program is to ask how legislation was moved forward? what were the forces that inspired the legislative process by these two presidents to advance actual civil rights legislation? we certainly have the panel to do that. so, let's start with -- because i like a little context -- after we leave eisenhower and now it is john f. kennedy's time, what was happening in the country in terms of the naacp, in terms of what lawyers were doing, kenneth mack, and where the black community was and civil rights? little rock nine was considered a source. kenneth mack, i'll start with you. >> okay. what was going on with the country. several things. first the brown decision had been decided. it has been unevenly enforced. the little rock crisis. really nobody knew whether or when or how school desegregation wo

more now from the john f. kennedy presidential library conference on the presidency and civil rights. the next panel, which is a little more than an hour, focuses on president kennedy's civil rights legacy. >> so if we could have your attention. we'll now good to our next panel on the presidencies of john f. kennedy and lyndon baines johnson. >> all right. so now it is good afternoon, so good afternoon. and remember that we're honoring two presidents, george wash and abraham lincoln. here is something from abraham lincoln that seems fit for this afternoon. the probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. that seems to be very appropriate for our conversation about civil rights and the united states. we enter the conversation in the first panel, having looked at the double v victory, the world war ii, the cold war, the personal responses of people like ernie green of the little rock nine to what was happening in terms of the violence, and the move

i'm director of the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum, and on behalf of tom mcknight, executive director of the kennedy library foundation and all of my library and foundation colleagues i thank you all for coming and our c-span viewers tuning in. i also acknowledge the generous underwriters of the kennedy library forum, lead sponsor, banc of america, raytheon, boston capital, the boston foundation and our media partners "the boston globe" your let me state from the outset as clearly as i can that few individuals stood more to help john f. kennedy get elected and his running mate, lyndon johnson, who had an impact on jfk's victory in the 1960 election. it must also be noted that before that inspired partnership, the two men were rivals. this comes as no surprise as throughout their lives both were fiercely competitive. my favorite anecdote is the story of his presidential library open, the former president wanted to ensure that its presentation numbers topped those of all the other presidential libraries.

and so now we come to the terms of john f. kennedy and lyndon baines johnson, typically regarded by people who think of the modern civil rights movement as two presidents that were very much associated with civil rights. and the question on the program is to ask how legislation was moved forward. what were the forces that inspired the legislative process by these two presidents to advance actual civil rights legislation. and we certainly have the panel to do that. so let's start with -- because i like a little context. after we leave eisenhower and now it's john f. kennedy's time, what was happening in the country in terms of the naacp, in terms of what lawyers were doing. kenneth mack, in terms of the restlessness of the black community about where civil right was. because the little rock nine, that was considered a victory of sorts. but yet we were so far from legislation. kenneth mack, i think i'll start with you. >> okay. >> all right. put the context for us. >> what was going on in the country? several things. first, the brown de

f. kennedy and the son of former representative joseph p. kennedy ii. let's note forget his great uncle, president john f. kennedy, and senator ted kennedy.joseph is running for the 4th district congressional set into massachusetts that is vacated by barn nee frank. here's the bio. age 31, undergraduate stanford university, studied industrial engineering. harvard law school, while at harvard worked with legal aid bureau providing free legal services to low income people. peace corps, 2004 to 2006. cape and islands, massachusetts, district attorney offers prosecutor, two years, middlesex district attorney's office, massachusetts, 2011 to 2012. question, is kennedy a shoe in for barney frank's former seat? i ask you -- >> they don't automatically hand a seat to a candidate. caroline kennedy tried to get a senate seat in new york and she was rebuffed. this young man is doing his homework. he has good credentials. and the kennedy name in a congressional district should give him a leg-up. >> oh, yeah. >> you have to favor him a a democratic district, presidential year, a big obama turnout. but his opponent is impressive young man himself. he r

why did john f. kennedy offer lyndon johnson? >> nobody knows what is in somebody's mind. he had, in retrospect i think that john f. kennedy saw it from the beginning. he was quite a brilliant politician. he had to have lyndon johnson. in 1956, the south was not solid for the democrats. eisenhower had taken five of the 11 confederate states. one of them was taxes. new democrat was going to win the presidential election without carrying texas. he had to have johnson. >> lyndon johnson ran against him for the nomination. why did he lose? >> that is one of the fascinating stories in the book to me. all his life, the one quality about lyndon b. johnson was his willingness to try as hard as he could for everything. here he has wanted to president of his life. lyndon johnson only had one goal in his life, to be president. in 1958, he seems perfectly positioned to become president. he has been the majority leader. he has all the senators in his camp. he has passed the first several rights camps in history. in 1958, he calls seven or eight of his top lieutenants to his ranch in say

john f. kennedy put the power of the federal government behind the effort to integrate the university of alabama. and lyndon john pushed congress to enact the voting rights act of 1964 and civil rights act of 1965. this city has play pivotol roll and is at the heart of the debate as how best to desection regait public schools to comply with the historic 1954 supreme court decision in brown versus the topeka board of education. these struggles for civil rights has not been easy. when they occur, they often revolve around the constitution with the rights that define us, as a nation have always been secured. first ten amendments to the constitution are known as the bill of rights. spell out personal rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to every american, including freedom of speech, religion and the press. right to petition the government, right to bear arms and the right to due process of law. most of the later amendments sought to explicitly extend rights, granted in the constitution itself to indi

john f. kennedy. ♪ >> the united states of america is opposed to discrimination and persecution on grounds of race and religion. anywhere in the world including our own nation. ♪ >> this nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. it was founded on the principle that all men are created equal. and this is a matter which concerns this country and what it stands for. >> i believe in an america where religious intolerance will someday end. for all men and all churches are treated as equal. >> it ought to be possible for every american to enjoy the privileges of being american without regard it to his race or his color. >> change has come to america. >> i ask the support of all of our citizens. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> you can learn more about the presidents each weekend on american history tv through speeches and discussions with leading his ttorians. every sunday morning at 8:30 eastern and again at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. here on c-span 3. to find out more about the series and

john f. kennedy, of course, assassinated as president. he was the awful of robert f. kennedy. -- uncle of robert f. kennedy jr.. robert f. kennedy jr.'s father was also assassinated. this is yet another tragedy, as you say, in a long line of events which has made up the very dramatic history of the kennedy family here in the united states. >> 18 of speed flyers have become the first to successfully descend mount everest. speed flying is a combination of [unintelligible] racing down an active volcano certainly has its risks. nt etna has a little eruption here and there. this was her latest outburst a little over a month ago. there is snow and ice, not to mention plumes of smoke. getting to the top is an achievement itself. >> you can feel it. you can listen to the noise. you can see all the fear around us. it is a beautiful environment and beautiful feeling. i am really looking forward to it. the sky is clear. the wind is good. >> this is what he is talking about. speed flying -- a combination of pair of lighting and skiing. -- paragliding and skiing. descending your's

more now from the john f. kennedy presidential library conference on the presidency and civil rights. the next panel, which is a little more than an hour, focuses on president kennedy's civil rights legacy. >> so if we could have your attention. we'll now good to our next panel on the presidencies of john f. kennedy and lyndon baines johnson.

story of pushing the kennedys toward looking and dealing with civil rights in a way to that point john f kennedy -- tell us the story. >> thank you, callie. i sort of like to pick up where roger left off because as i listen to what all of the people were talking about what was going on inside, i kept think being the young people in this audience, and i want to say to them that it was young people like you who changed the minds of the kennedys. those young people, i just did all this research for this book i'm going to promote in a few minutes. [ laughter ] but i'm living with this now in a way i didn't live with it when i became the first black student at the university of georgia, but i was encouraged by what else was going on with the students in the movement. the president and the little rock nine and ruby bridges over in new orleans who was in a way more poignant than you guys. you were 11th and 12th grade. she was in the fifth and sixth grade and she had to walk through this mob -- first grade, and you know, we talked about the continuity of history. when barack obama was running for presid

the united states, george herbert walker bush. >> let me start by saluting our friends at the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum for launching their jfk 50 justice for all program. i'm particularly happy to single out carolyn kennedy and todd putnam as well as bringham mccup offon and jay zimmer for making this program a reality. your topic strikes a real chord with me, as a young congressman from texas, i well remember the open housing vote back in 1968. i voted with those who were fighting to give americans of all races and creeds the chance to buy a good home and a good neighborhood. later, as president, we got the americans with disabilities act passed, to make sure that tens of millions with disabilities had fuller access to the american dream. of course, these two instances are only part of a broader struggle for civil rights here at this forum and at other programs, you can learn how and why so many americans across this great land came together for a noble cause, basic human dignity, equal opportunity under the law, recognizing our diverseity as a strength and a blessing.

and have nancy pelosi in between john f. kennedy martin luther king, jr., is not a bad place to be. i would like to say that. [applause] and that is, for those of us that follow hockey, that is a real hat trick, but 25 years ago, a little bit more, when we were involved in a congressional campaign. i think we all thought we were going to win, but i do not know if we ever thought that 25 years later we would be naming part of golden gate park after nancy. but if we look back on the 25 years, everything that she did, everything that she stood for has just been a blessing for all of san francisco and actually for the country. i do not really want to 1-up mark. but you know, when he was so proud to be up there on the balcony, i got to be on to the floor. [laughter] anyway, nancy, it is a real pleasure and honor to have so many of your friends here, and a lot of them i see that rather 25 years ago, and they're still there with you. we're going to be with you as long as you want us to be. again, congratulations. [applause] >> thank you, j

but he got in a fight with john f. kennedyiewed nixon and nixon did well for an hour interview with cronkite. they went to the georgetown home of jfk and kennedy botched it. and walter was leaving and the kennedys said come back, we'll do a redo. cronkite said no. they had a terrible fight. so john f. kennedy worried because bill paily who owns cbs was republican. but when this moment came, cronkite built up, he became anchor during john f. kennedy's presidency. he did the first half hour of cbs news interview in september of '63, kennedy gave it to him and made big news about vietnam. when the assassination, than kite that day, he didn't know that was going to happen. he was eating pineapple and cottage cheese and the wire service hummed. he pulled up the thing. shooting in dallas. boom, he was there. he always would eat lunch in the afternoon inside because he wanted to keep up with those wire service -- he was a up guy at heart. >> there is that famous footage when lbj dies, he is on the phone getting the news dispatch and

they're out there cheering on john f. kennedy. today the catholic church has become almost an arm of the republican party. at least -- >> the nuns are out there fighting the good fight. >> bill: the nuns are still fighting the good fight. >> they split with the bishops. >> bill: the nuns supported obama care. laura bassett is here and jamal simmons and you at "full court press." join the conversation. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: on your radio, on tv the "bill press show." new on current tv. it's go time. >>every weeknight cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the guys in the middle class the guys in the lower end got screwed again. >>i think you know which one we're talking about. the overwhelming majority of the country says"tax the rich, don't go to war." >>just wanted to clarify that. [ train whistle blows ] [ ball hitting paddle ] [ orbit girl ] don't let food hang around. yeah! [ orbit trumpet ] clean it up with orbit! [ orbit glint ] fabulous! for a good clean feeling. ♪ eat, drink, chew orbit! ♪ [

. >> a wreath laying ceremony this morning at arlington national sir cemetery to honor john f. kennedye been his 95th birthday today. it will conduct a ceremony at the kennedy grave site. the ceremony will be this morning. >> deliberations resume in the john edwards style after a holiday weekend break. speculation is growing that the jurors may be deadlocked. they are reviewing 17 days of testimony and 500 trial exhibits. they must determine if edwards knew about secret payments he received and whether he knew that he was violating federal law by allowing them. for the first time, a paraplegic will graduate from the u.s. naval academy. >> kevin hillery was hiking in the shenandoah when a storm happened. a tree crashed on top of him. he and his family had to convince the navy to let him come back to school. he returns this spring. >> the navy's stance by one of their own. >> there's a great future ahead from one of their own. >> devin had to give up his dream of becoming a navy seal, but he is considering entering law school. -- kevin. he will receive a degree in economics. >> the maryl

>>guest: well, you can go way back to john f. kennedy, space has been bipartisan and it is today.testified in front of congress on these separate cases, and along with armstrong and we have written our position on things and space is bipartisan. it does not matter what size, shape or color, the congress of this country of ours and the country itself, supports space. now, it is not an issue --. >>neil: the cynics will say john f. kennedy was trying to fight off the russians, and, whatever --. >>guest: stimulus, cold war, and the next war will be with the chinese every penny from day one on the space program, through today, is less than half of what we spent on a stimulus last year. you pay less than one half of a penny to support the space program. >>neil: i was thinking, and we were very excited about you being here, and we are looking at this online site, a great site, with 900 million, but when i was a kid we were watching you walking on the moon. >>guest: you were not even in diapers. >>neil: i remember well. i wanted to be an astronaut i told you the story i went to nasa and l

john f. kennedy, of course, assassinated as president. he was the uncle of robert f. nnedy whose wife has died today. and robert f. kennedy, senior, robert kennedy's father, was also assassinated. several plane crashes have claimed several members of that family. this is yet another tragedy, as you say, in a long line of events which have been made at a very dramatic history of the kennedy family here in the united states. >> new york city, it is no stranger to passionate politics. right now, a fierce debate is raging between two presidential candidates. we're not talking about obama vs. ronnie. we're talking about the dominican presidential contests that is playing out. the votes in the manhattan neighborhood of washington heights could tip the election back home. ♪ >> the music and slogans are unmistakably dominican. but this political rally taking place in new york. more than 100,000 people here are registered to vote in sunday's dominican republic presidential election. >> we are very close to our culture. even if we are in different places. >> politics is like dur

>>guest: but remember, reporters never showed roosevelt in a wheelchair, and they did not do john f. kennedy'sneil: but do you they they knew or they just didn't --. >>guest: watergate changed all that. suddenly reporters made the reputations not by being indebted with the establishment. but breaking loose and doing investigative reporting. >>neil: you reveal bigger things, the securing, and i never heard this until your fine book, the pan am deal for flights for he and his family, that alone, i think of my exclusive contract and dunken doughnutted -- kidding -- but the bosses got iny about it. >>guest: but he did not get fired because he had done military aviation and he worked for the airlines industry in kansas and covered the air industry a lot, he went on a junket and he was caught on it and they said you cannot take it from pan am and promote space and things so if he were ever a moment he should have been fired that was too it. >>neil: he never did critical stories on pan am. when they ran into financial troubles --. >>guest: they were his friends. >>neil: my point no telling you this i

loss of another sad chapter for the family when saw the assassinations of robert kennedy and john f kennedyd shortly after jfk's son died in a plane crash in 1999 a an author redirect that they are cursed. >> they don't have everything, one of the things they don't have is control over their destiny. >> reporter: an autopsy will be preformed today. >> remember the commercials for the shamwow and snugy? john shows us why the çk government is not laughing so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: remember when they were fun to watch? then billy mace died and [inaudible]. now they are not as enjoyable and worst ftc is pulling the plug on some of them. the golden age may be over. >> Ñ-billy mace. >> reporter: we used to get a kick out of billy mays and some of his products worked well. in recent years more have pitched easy ways to wealth. the green millionaire showing how to put in solar panels and pay no electric bills, remember the smiling people in john beck's free and clear real estate system who got rich buy and flipping houses in you won't see them anymore ñnbecaus the ftc shut them do

nancy pablo city drive was unvailed at the park this morning next to martin luther king and john f. kennedy drive. she also has a name street named after her in her hometown of baltimore, maryland. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. remember our coverage continues with 10:00 news and big rally of bay area teachers. they say they are making concessions why are top administrators doing the same. we're always here for you, tmz is up next right here on tv36.

judge browning was appointed in 1961 to the ninth circuit by president john f. kennedy. he held the bible at kennedy's inauguration. he became the appeals court law asserting judge before taking senior status in 2000. during his tenure as chief judge, the ninth circuit was transformed from a republican majority to a democratic majority. judge browning is well known for countless opinions over the decades. i want to say, for those of us about the opportunity to clerk for him, he taught us analytical judgment, taught us how to be progressive and independent comment and taught us how important it is to stand for civility, humility, and decency. that is far easier said than done. on behalf of all of us to have the honor for

. >> oliver: president john f. kennedy in south vietnamese's president were both murdered in november of '62. both assassinations profoundly affected the course of events in vietnam. >> there was nobody really ready to take over the job. this begin a period of later revolving door governments? >> vice president lyndon johnson became the 36th president of the united states. >> johnson had bad feelings about vietnam. if he didn't continue the struggle in vietnam. he would be seen as betraying the legacy of kennedy. >> what johnson wants most in 1964 is to be elected in his own right as president. he views vietnam as a danger to that goal. he said vietnam is the biggest damn mess i have ever seen. >> oliver: in january 1964 the man who would command the troops william westmoreland arrives in saigon. >> he needs a larger commitment to stabilize the situation. >> do you think it's a mistake to explain? >> i think what the president, it would be wise to say as a little possible. >> the u.s. arrival of the beatles was met with yo

john. f. kennedy airport. members of the tsa went head-to-head with lond londons famed metropolitan police department. they dragged a 150,000-pound plane about 100 yards looking for the fastest time. the usa took top honors with the tsa clocking in at just over 30 seconds. the competition was to raise money for cancer research but they were probably just told to take off the shoes. they had the advantage. is that a terrible joke? >> blank stare. tell me another. >> i'll save it for later since they are so good. it is time now for an early look at some of the stories we're following throughout the day. the senate will vote on whether to debate a democrat plan to freeze student loans at the current interest rate of 3.4%. taxes on high earning owners of the corporation would pay for it. an alternative republican plan would pay for it by eliminating a provision under the new health care law. elsewhere in washington, the national park service and friends of the national world war ii memorial will lay a wreath to co

john f. kennedy jr. lost in a plane crash in 1999. cara, teddy kennedy's daughter, of a heart attack only last year, and of course the loss of his beloved uncle teddy three years ago. mary kennedy's family said, quote, we deeply regret the death of our beloved sister mary whose radiance and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her. our heart goes out to our children who she loved without reservation. the family's young children range in age from 10 to 17. brian. >> from washington, andrea mitchell starting us off with this late news tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> now to north carolina where the defense has rested in the john edwards trial without the defendant, his daughter, or mistress taking the stand. nbc's lisa myers has been covering the trial and joined us tonight from the courthouse in greensboro. lisa, good evening. >> good evening, brian. edwards' lawyers abruptly rested their case after little more than two days and without calling any marquee witnesses. seemingly confident they have punched enough holes in

. >> john f. kennedy was a person of courage, but people like him because he was a real person. >> what does that mean? >> you know what that means big he looked like a real person, not a ken doll. >> this kind of hagiography -- "he looks like a real person"? >> romney has been playing before -- you look at the people standing before barack obama, the kennedy audience, another picture of america. a romney audience, you see -- >> kennedy fitted humphrey in the primary not because he was so but because he had a father who was a billionaire. >> oh, -- >> we can talk about the west virginia primary some other time. >> romney's problem is this. we have the democrats, the party of the rubble, the uneducated. and like to nominate aristocrats, who come from ivy league school spirit republicans, for the well-to-do, the connected, nominate people who come from humble origins -- ronald reagan, richard nixon, gerald ford. mitt romney reinforces the republican stereotyped as the rich taking care of the rich and only c

the power of the libiberalress >> the thing about john f. kennedythahat he came from a privilege,e, but people like him anyway because he was a real person. >> what does that mean? >> you know what that means. he looked like a real person, not a ken doll. >> this kind of hagiography -- "he looked like a real person"? >> romneney haseen playing before a conscripted american population as opposed toto the kennedys. look at the people standing in front of barack obama, the kennedy audience, you see another picture of america. looked at itit romney audience, which perhaps he can change in the general election, but you see -- >> kennedy defeated humphrey the primary not because he was real, but because he had a father whoas a billionaire. >> all, that is absolutely -- >> we can talk abobout the west virginia pririmary -- >> ronny's problem is thi -- we have two stereotypes of parties in this country. the democrats of that -- ththe democrats are the party of the rabble, the uneducated, and like to ninate aristocrats. the republicans are the party of the w

. >> president john f. kennedyblished may 15 his national peace officer's day in 1962. >>> famed architect, frank gary is making some changes. the brand-new design unveiled today by the commission. the large metal tapestry showing a kansas landscape. gary has a place with statues showing president eisenhower doing his time in office and as a world war ii general. that part is meant to address complaints from his family saying it focuses too much on his kansas roots. >>> a local bartender turned local samaritan is recovering after a stabbing. anny hong reports, he now faces huge medical bills because while he has plenty of courage, he did not have any medical insurance. >> you can see i have one here, here, and three here. and two on the back. one in my groin. >> reporter: mike boon shows us the eight stab wounds he's recovering from. >> they are painful, but healing well. >> reporter: boone, who is a bartender on capitol hill was off the night he offered to walk a woman he had just met home. >> everyone, all the gu

were plucked from abraham lincoln after his death and then warning is honor hair clippings from john f. kennedy sold for $3,000 in 2010 and this year before and locket containing hear from george and martha washington brought more than $7,000. but brinkley says this is different does this have any historical value? >>> getting a has zero historical value so i think this is going decreed an outrage and hopefully the public clamor will be such that it will be pulled off the market. so far this not happened but there are potentially questions about whether or not the great medical privacy rules cbs news washington. >>> a victim of run support no more big daddy kane has benefited from 13 runs in his last two starts arbor have his back in the lineup for the first time since april 21st and went 0 for 3 against the spurs to nothing san francisco when walking areas crushes his first career home run for nothing six investor cozy that one's going to canada and the 06 to 4 with the sweet tomorrow morning in milwaukee. nea's an angel's albert pool halls leave the earth on gramm godfrey just his fourth long

. >>> 50 years ago john f. kennedy was president.tles had never performed in america and the city of charlottesville, virginia buried a time capsule. that capsule saw the light of day yesterday. reporter frankie jupiter shows us what was inside. >> reporter: the year was 1962 in charlottesville. this video shot on a super 8 camera shows the moment of a time capsule being placed in the ground. it would be filled with items from its era. fast forward to today, 50 years later as many crowded outside a charlottesville circuit court. [ applause ] >> the fact that so many people came today is a big surprise to me. >> reporter: after being raced from -- raised there not one but two levels of concrete and sidewalk, it was lifted out. inside the capsule, a special edition copy of the daily progress dated april 13, 1962. other items included a real to real tape -- reel to reel tape of a speech by the then governor. >> i knew basically what was in the capsule and i knew that reel-to-reel tape was in there but it appear there is was two tapes in