i think john f. kennedy's inaugural address remains one of the best beaches of all time. -- best of all time. >> i have to agree and i have to say fdr and the events of his time as presidency shaped the nation, shaped that generation. in profound ways. even nixon is only three years older than kennedy. president herbert walker bush is only six years older than kennedy. world war ii shapes them and so many other kennedy sibling serve in the war either in the military or in civilian rules. i think president kennedy would have encouraged us, were he alive today, to always value public service and considerate -- and consider it in its many forms. as a way to make the world that around us. paul: that is a great place to end today's conversation. thank you for joining us. you do a great job up there. i hope you have a great year. >> always great to talk. i look forward to visiting hyde park again. paul: that is it for today. hope to see you again in the future. toure c-span cities travels the country exploring the a

roosevelt and joseph kennedy, but there was an incredible relationship between eleanor roosevelt and john f. kennedy. i think we'll start at the beginning which is the relationship between franklin roosevelt and joe kennedy. joseph kennedy made most of his money in the '20s in the stock market, and one of the things he did was he appointed joseph kennedy as the head of the securities and exchange commission which would serve as he said putting the fox in charge of the hen house. then this created a relationship between the two of them in which joe kennedy really became a very close confidant of fdr ending up as the ambassador of st. james. you want to talk about how he managed that in london right before the war? >> well, it is an interesting time. i almost want to go back just a tiny bit before that. as you could imagine when young people are in the age where they're graduating from high school whoever is the president in that moment i think has a profound impact on them and shapes their view of the presidency, and fdr is the president when jfk comes of age and through his adulthood. and i think mu

roosevelt and joseph kennedy but there is an incredible relationship between eleanor roosevelt and john f. kennedy will start with the beginning which is the relationship between franklin roosevelt and joe kennedy. joseph kennedy made most of his money in the twenties in the stock market and juan franklin roosevelt became president, one of the things he did, was appointed joseph kennedy of the head of the security exchange commission, which was putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. this created a relationship between the two of them in which joe kennedy really became a very close confident of fdr and he became the ambassador of st. james. >> yes. >> you want to talk about how we manage that posting in london right before the war? >> well it is an interesting time. i almost want to go back a tiny bit before that. as you can imagine, when young people are in the age where they are graduating from high school, whoever is the president in that moment, has a profound impact on them. and shapes their view of the presidency. fdr is the president as jfk comes of age. and through his young adulthood.

roosevelt and joseph kennedy, but there was an incredible relationship between eleanor roosevelt, and john f. kennedy. we will start with the beginning, which is the relationship between franklin roosevelt, and joe kennedy. joseph kennedy made most of his money in the 20s in the stock market. when franklin was about became president, one of the things he did, he appointed joseph kennedy as the head of the secure exchange commission, which was sort of as he said, putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. now, this created a relationship between the two of them. joe kennedy really became a close confidant of fdr. he got to be the ambassador to the court of st. james. do you want to talk about how he managed hosting that, in london, right before the war? >> it is an interesting time. i almost want to go back a tiny bit before that. as you can imagine, when young people are at the age where they are graduating from high school, whoever is the president in that moment, i think has a profound impact on them. it shapes their view of the presidency. and fdr is the president, as jfk comes to age. and through

[applause] ♪ >> next, would look back to senator john f. kennedy's9 -- we look back to senator john f. kennedy's speech at the democratic convention in los angeles. ♪ >> thank you. governor stevenson, senator humphrey,enator speaker rayburn, fellow democrats, i want to express my thanks to governor stevenson for his generous and heartwarming introduction. [applause] it was my great honor -- and i am delighted to have his support and his counsel and his advice in the coming months ahead. [applause] let me say first that i accept the nomination of the democratic party. [applause] i accept it without reservation and with only one obligation. the obligation to devote every effort of my mind and spirit to lead our party back to victory and our nation to greatness. to that you have provided us with such a strong platform to stand on and to run on. [applause] the rights of man, the civil and economic rights he central to the human dignity -- rights as central to the human dignity of all men are our goals and our our first principle. it is a platform on whic

[applause] ♪ >> next, would look back to senator john f. kennedy's we look back to senator john f. kennedy's speech at the democratic convention in los angeles. ♪

people always said don't judge john f. kennedy by his inaugural address, judge him by what was to be called the peace speech. so the rhetoric, the tone, when kennedy says in the final analysis, we all inhabit the same planet and breathe the same air and cherish our children's future, we're all immortal, he's almost universalist in his appeal. this kind of language had not been heard before the mouth of a president since franklin roosevelt was dealing with stalin in 1944 and 1945. and when kristoff hears this several hours later because while the speech is broadcast live in the united states it takes longer to make its way to moscow, he cannot believe what he is hearing. there will be a negotiation and six weeks later, just to show you as you know as a student of rhetoric, sometimes things do happen from speeches. there will be the limited nuclear test ban treaty, the most important foreign policy decision and achievement of the kennedy administration. >> and almost a few hours later, after this really transformative foreign policy

john f. kennedy has been in office 2 1/2 years. and i think it's fair to say his record was mixed as president. his first year in 1962 he authorized the disastrous bay of pigs. he watches the berlin wall go up in august of 1961. by the end of that year when a reporter says i would like to write a history of your first year in august, kennedy says, why would you want to write a history about disasters. by 1962, things are changing. he faces down the executives of big steel who were trying to raise prices. and by '63 he's feeling confident about his presidency. but he knows that america is at a turning point, but at the height of the cold war around nuclear arms and civil rights. but let's deal with nuclear war. i had just mentioned the cuban missile crisis of 1963. 13 perless days when historians say we came as close to nuclear annihilation as we have before or sense. kennedy was shaken by that. and kennedy in the winter of 1963 and into the spring is looking to change the channel. both of them felt that america and the soviet union

truman and john f. kennedy would dream if they were here tonight. and i think that i know what kind of a dream you want to dream. tonight, we of the democratic party, confidently go before the people offering answers, not retreat, offering unity, not division, offering hope, not fear or smear. we do offer the people a choice, a choice of continuing on the courageous and the compassionate course that has made this nation the strongest and the freest and the most prosperous and the most peaceful nation in the history of mankind. to those who have sought to divide us, they have only helped to unite us. to those who would provoke us, we have turned the other cheek. so as we conclude our labors, let us tomorrow turn to our new task. let us be on our way. [applause] the presidents, available in paperback, hardcover, and e-book for public affairs. presents biographies of every presidents, inspired by conversations with noted historians. in this presidential election year, as americans decide who should lead our country, this collection offers perspective i

john f. kennedy has been in office two and a half years. i think it's fair to say his record was mixed as president. his first share, 1961, he authorized the disastrous bay of pigs. he had a difficult meeting with the key to khrushchev. he has -- he watches the berlin wall go up in 1961 of august. a reporter asks him to write a history about his term in office. he responds, why would you have to write history about tragedy? >> he faces down nita khrushchev in the given missile crisis. by 63, he's feeling confident about his presidency. he also knows america is at a watershed turning point. both at the height of the cold war around nuclear arms, and around civil rights. but let's deal with nuclear war. i just had mentioned the cuban missile crisis of 1962. 13 perilous days, when historians still say today, that we came closest to nuclear nile a shunt both before and since. kennedy was shaken by that as well as nikki to khrushchev. in the winter of 1963 and into the spring, he's looking to change the channel. both felt that the soviet union a

[applause] since 1961, under the leadership of that great president, john f. kennedy, we have carried out the greatest peacetime buildup of national strength of any nation at any time in the history of the world. [applause] i report tonight that we have spent $30 billion more on preparing this nation in the 4 years of the kennedy administration than would have been spent if we had followed the appropriations of the last year of the previous administration. [applause] i report tonight as president of the united states and as commander in chief of the armed forces on the strength of your country, and i tell you that it is greater than any adversary. [applause] i assure you that it is greater than the combined might of all the nations, in all the wars, in all the history of this planet. [applause] and i report our superiority is growing. [applause] weapons do not make peace. men make peace. [applause] and peace comes not through strength alone, but through wisdom and patience and restraint. [applause] and these qualities under the leadership of president kennedy brought

john author of two days in f. kennedy and the june, 48 hours that jfk and the made history. 48 hours that made the white house history. the white house historical association historical association provided this video. provided this video >>. >> and you, tell us about andrew, tell us about your book which your book. focuses it focuses on on two days in the two days in the kennedy kennedy presidency. presidency. june 10th and june 10th and june 11th, june 11th 1963. 1963. why why did you did you decide to decide to write a book write a book focused focused on only two days of the on only two days of the kennedy kennedy presidency presidency and why did and why did you you pick those pick those two days two days to focus on? >> to focus on? thank you >> thank you,. it's colleen. it's a great honor to be here a great honor to be here with you and with you and the at the white house historical white house historical association. association, very meaningful particularly meaningful to to me because me because as i just said it

look back to senator john f. kennedy's960 acceptance speech at the democratic party's national convention in los angeles. ♪ >> thank you. [applause] governor stevenson, senator johnson, senator humphrey, speaker rayburn, fellow democrats, i want to express my thanks to governor stevenson for

john f. kennedy admired powell a great deal. when john f. kennedy was elected adam clayton powell became chairman of the education committee, two separate committees, he was very very powerful and under lyndon johnson actually the legislation began to gush forth. the war on poverty, we owe much of its success to powell. he also had a side that was somewhat dark. he didn't hire to -- he put his third wife on the payroll, she was from san juan, puerto rico. and so undisciplined when it comes to ethics. the ethics bill largely called of adam clayton powell junior. they were not big epic crimes we know from the headlines we read about now but at the time, powell had so many southern enemies that his crimes were explosive fodder for headline writers. he was expelled from congress and ethics violations after 24 years in the house, took the case to the supreme court and he won, told the u.s. congress you did a great injustice to adam clayton powell and the voters of harlem. they elected him. you should have let him come back to take his seat and cou

. >> during the 1960 campaign senator john f. kennedy negroes were the first to be fired during the recession because they've not had a chance to learn skills. president john f. kennedy knows this is still true. birmingham forced him to push the civil rights legislation this year. but the president believes even with the best civil rights legislation the negro will advance socially when he we advance kpkly. >> this is going to be an education problem and an economic problem. when you have such high unemployment amongst negroes avring in our major northern communities 2 to 3 times that of white people. when you have -- 1 out of every 4 negro cities in chicago you have negroes drawing relief for the second generation, where you have young people dropping out of school in large numbers, hundreds of thousands and cannot get employment, where the employment rate goes up to 70% and 80%. you have all these factors and people living in poor substandard housing. a lack of adequate education, don't have any recreation and don't look forward -- loo

. >> during the 1916 campaign, senator john f. kennedy told an eagle audience on secaucus. rows are the first to be far genuine session because they have not had a chance to learn skills. president john f. kennedy know this is true. birmingham forced him to push the civil rights legislation this year. but the president still believes that even the best civil rights legislation, the needle needle will advance socially when he advances economically. this is >> this is going to be an education problem, and an economic brown. we have such high and employment among the grows averaging and our major northern communities more than two to three times of white people. when you have one heads of one out of every four heads of a breach found in chicago who don't have employment, where you have young people who dropped out of school in large numbers, hundreds of thousands and cannot get employment. when the employment unemployment rate goes up to 70 80%. we have all of these factors, people living in poor, substandard housing. lack of adequate education, don't have any recreation and do

john f. kennedy admired powell great deal adam clayton fellow became chairman in the committee. so imagine that. two separate committees pretty so he was very powerful. and under clinton johnston, legislation begin to go forth. the war on poverty was really real much of this success to powell. he was relentless, he passed bills. but he also had a side there was somewhat dark. he hired people who didn't show up for jobs and he put his third wife on the payroll. he was from san juan, puerto rico. he was so and discipline when it came to ethics that the u.s. congress passed the ethics bill largely because of adam clayton powell junior. they're not the big crimes that we know from headlines that we read about now. but that the time, he had so many southern enemies that is crimes were explosive for headline writers. he was expelled from congress. and for ethics violations. and after 24 years in the house, he took the case to the supreme court. and he won. he told u.s. congress you did a great injustice to adam clayton powell into the voters harlem. electing him, he should let it come

interest on the national debt lar larger than the entire cost of the federal government under john f. kennedyr parents left us a growing economy. the rules say we must not leave our kids a mountain of debt. it isn't right that a woman should get paid 59 cents on the dollar for the same work as a man. if you play by the rules, you deserve a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. it isn't right that if trends continue by the year 2000, nearly all the poor people in america will be women and children. the rules, the rules of a decent society say when you distribute sacrifice in times of austerity, you don't put women and children first. it isn't right that young people today fear they won't get the social security they pay for and that older americans fear they will lose what they have already learned. social security is a contract. between the last generation and the next. and the rules say you don't break contracts. we are going to keep faith with older americans. we hammered out a fair compromise to save social security. every group sacrificed to keep the system sound. it is time ronald reagan

president who called the young age tot regardless of seek a new frontier of national greatness, john of kennedy. -- john f. kennedy. [applause] who -- [applause] ours is also the party of a great hearted texan who took office in the tragic hour and went on to do more than any other president did in this century to advance the cause of human rights, lyndon johnson. [applause] our party was built out of the sweatshops of the old lower east side, the dark mills of new hampshire, the blazing hearth of illinois, the coal mines of pennsylvania. [applause] the hardscrabble forms of the southern coastal plains. the unlimited frontiers of america. welcomed party that generations of immigrants. polls --sh, italian, poles and all the others. fault the political battles that helped bring them into the american mainstream. they have shaped the character of our party. that is our heritage. perfect, has not been we have made mistakes and we have paid for them. ours is a tradition of leadership and compassion and progress. our leaders have fought for every piece of progressive legislation from our fd and rea to social se

. >> during the 1960 campaign senator john f. kennedyo audience on chicago's south side, then he grows are the first to be fired in a recession because have not had a chance to learn skills. president john f. kennedy knows this is still true. birmingham forced him to push for civil rights legislation this year. the president still believes even with the best civil rights legislation, the negro will advance socially when he advances economically. this belief is shared by the man closest to him, his brother, the attorney general. >> this is going to be an education problem and an economic problem. when you have such high unemployment among negros, averaging in our northern communities two to three times that of white people. when you have one out of the heads of one out of every four families in the city of chicago that do not have employment, does one out of every four negro families in chicago that do not have employment, you have negros drawing relay for the second generation where you have young people who drop out of school in large n

who called the young at heart regardless of age to seek a new frontier of national greatness, john f. kennedyw the party who took office in a tragic hour and went on to do more than any other president in this century. lyndon johnson. [applause] our party was built out of the old lower east side. the blazing heart of illinois, the coal mines of pennsylvania. [applause] the southern coastal plains, and the unlimited frontiers of america. welcomeshat generations of immigrants. , polls, all of the others. they thought the political battles that helped bring them to the american dream and they have shaped the character of our party. that is our heritage. our party has not been perfect. we make mistakes. ours is a tradition of leadership, compassion, and progress. americans, united, a diverse power of the nation. entering with pride and confidence. an america that lives up to the majesty of the constitution and simple decency of our people. this is the america we will pass. thank you very much. [applause] >> those were excerpts from the proceedings of the democratic national convention. this month

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for interest on the national debt larger than the entire cost of the federal government under john f. kennedyr parents left us a growing economy. the rules say we must not leave our kids a mountain of debt. [applause and cheers] it isn't right that a woman should get paid $.59 on the dollar for the same work as a man. [applause and cheers] if you play by the rules, you deserve a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. [applause and cheers] it isn't right that if trends continue by the year 2000 nearly all of the poor people in america will be women and children. the rules -- the rules of a decent society say, when you distribute sacrifice in times of austerity, you don't put women and children first. [applause and cheers] it isn't right that young people today fear they won't get the social security they paid for, and that older americans fear that they will lose what they have already learned. social security is a contract between the last generation and the next, and the rules say, you don't break contracts. [applause and cheers] we're going to keep faith with older americans. [applause and c

john f. kennedy was a u.s. senator representing massachusetts. here he is at the democratic national convention in los angeles, followed by richard nixon in chicago. ♪ [applause] [cheering] senator kennedy: governor stevenson, senator johnson, senator humphrey, speaker rayburn, fellow democrats, i want to express my thanks to governor stevenson for a generous and heartwarming introduction. [applause] it was my great honor to place his name in nomination at the 1956 democratic nomination, i am delighted to have his support and his counsel and his advice in the coming months ahead. [applause] let me say first, that i accept the nomination of the democratic party. [applause] i accept it without reservation, and with only one obligation, the obligation to devote every effort of my mind and spirit to lead our party back to victory , and our nation to greatness. i am grateful too, that you have provided us with such a strong platform to stand on and run on. [applause] pledges which are made so eloquently are made to be kept. the civil andman, economic r

from the presidential library series, the fdr director talks with helen price, director of the john f. kennedy presidential library about the political relationships between members of the roosevelt and kennedy families, and particularly the alliance between eleanor roosevelt and jfk. franklin d roosevelt presidential library provided this video.

who called the young at heart regardless of age to seek a new frontier of national greatness, john f. kennedylause] and ours is also the party who of a great hearted texan who took office in a tragic hour and went on to do more than any other president did in this century to further the cause of human rights, lyndon johnson. [applause] and our party was built out of the sweatshops of the old lower east side, the dark mills of new hampshire the blazing heart of , illinois, the coal mines of pennsylvania -- [applause] the hardscrabble of the southern coastal plains, and the unlimited frontiers of america. is a party that welcomes generations of immigrants. the jews, the irish, the italians, the poles, all of the others. they thought the political battles that helped bring them into the american mainstream, and they have shaped the character of our party. that is our heritage. our party has not been perfect. we have made mistakes, and we have paid for them. but ours is a tradition of leadership, and compassion, and progress. i have seen america. on the move again. united, a diverse and powerful

trump's late brother robert was held here at the white house, the ser marks a rare after president john f. kennedy was assassinated lester >> geoff, thanks. >>> in 60 seconds, al roker with a track of the two big storms that could hit on the same day. >>> and how some parents are deciding whether or not to send their children back into the classroom >>> the gulf coast is on high alert tonight as two potentially dangerous storms churn closer to the u.s., storms that could hit on the same day. al roker is watching it all al, what's the latest tonight? >> lester, we already have tropical storm laura out there, 40 miles east of antigua. tropical depression 14, 255 miles south of cozumel. they will be churning through the caribbean. puerto rico, cuba, haiti under the gun from laura by tuesday afternoon we're talking about maybe having two category 1 storms out in the gulf. and then by wednesday two landfalls, 375 miles apart from each other. no matter what happens, lester, if these become category 1 storms we've never had two storms in the gulf at the same time. lester >> yes, seeing double vision ther

important for him and he's concerned about the way that might boomerang his famous remark about john f. kennedy are in part about this, people back like it's just a racist quote about kennedy, but it's part of a whole of view of foreign policy and king is worried among other things he's worried that for us to deal with the kinds of dislocation that the robotics revolution engendered in the economy for us to deal with the severe dislocation and transformation of the economy that we were undergoing in the late 1950s we needed a map of investment in a welfare state and we could not do that. to do that would be of course disaster. it seems like both of their views have proven prophetic, and that you might think that in international relations theory and people who study american empire and imperialism that maybe king and malcolm acts should be thought of as great thinkers of the global order and i'm curious to hear you say a little bit more about that and how you would want people to think about these figures after your book intervention in that space? >> i think these are world historic figures th

john f. kennedyas young and from massachusetts and shows lyndon johnson, an elder statesman from the south because he wanted to engage the south and he wanted to demonstrate he had a person around him who was older. even if she was chosen because she was a black woman, which i think makes sense given that joe biden owes his nomination to black people, that would be fine. that is a thing that happens in american politics. in terms of her leadership, she is a member of the senate. she has worked with rand paul. that is one instance of her working across the aisle to get something done. i don't think it makes sense to minimize her time as a district attorney or as attorney general because i think you know that many of the people who work in those positions have diverse political opinions. that is not always a liberal bastion. if we were making the claim that this person does not know how to work across the aisle, i think i would be more fair. the criticism professors get about living in an ivory tower a

fellow americans, all that we do and all that we ever hope to do must be in the tradition of john f. kennedywho said to us, who said to us, ask not what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country. [applause] hubert humphrey: and my fellow democrats and fellow americans, in that spirit of that great man, let us ask together what we can do for the freedom of man. [applause] hubert humphrey: and my fellow democrats and fellow americans, in the spirit of that what we canet's ask do together for the freedom of man. and what we are doing is in the tradition of lyndon b. johnson, who rallied a grief-stricken nation. [applause] ♪ hubert humphrey: who rallied a grief stricken nation when our leader was stricken by the assassin's bullet and said take -- said to you and said to me and said to all of the world, let us continue. and in the space of five years since that tragic moment, president johnson has accomplished more of the unfinished business of america than any of his modern predecessors. [applause] ♪ hubert humphrey: i truly believe that history will surely record the gre

but as an, hour john f. kennedy, and richard nixon. exploring the american story, watch american tv, on c-span three. on august 25th, u.s. soldiers liberty paris after four years of german occupation. next on american history tv, harry chronicles the operation hosted by the kansas city public library in the u.s. command and staff college. this is an hour. >> good evening everyone, i'm kelly evans, and part of the public affairs team at the kansas city public library. thrilled to have you here today, and have harry as our speaker. -- we've been partnering with them since general of 2008 and our programs become more apart more popular every month. as you can see we're here at the hall in our brand-new chairs. just because we couldn't fit you all upstairs. it doesn't matter the topic our discussion of the liberation of paris is no different. harry labour is a professor of history who specializes in the american civil war and world war ii in europe. he's a full bright scholar, he spoke at west point, and to the idf military college. i'm no

as a matter of fact, i won't ever vote democrat unless the democrats can raise john f. kennedy from the grave. i'm trying to figure out if i am going to vote for trump. i am not there yet. there are a lot of things that he would do that i don't like. the same with republicans. rtesst want to let mr. co know that he and the trump campaign are not as bad as the left say they are. i actually think you more that he might get more -- think he might get more of the black vote this time. host: steve cortes, how do you convince sean? guest: it sounds like you are close. i want to persuade you to get into our camp. first of all, the democratic party does take voters of color for granted. they believe they are entitled to black votes and hispanic votes. that is not the case. ,oe biden even insulted callously insulted blacks by saying if you don't vote for me, you are not black. essentially saying, you don't have agency. i only view you skin deep rather than viewing you as a citizen of this country with a mind of his or her own. we will not treat you that way. i understand you saying you

the united states president john f. kennedy famously stated ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country what makes this message this montreaux so vital is that it is true not just for us service working outside the halls of government but for those working inside those halls as well but quite frankly my friends as we have seen over and over and over and over again our elected leaders and government officials are no longer asking themselves what they can do for the country and they are instead asking what the country can do for them their party and their corporate lobbyists.

american literature scholar robert trogdon who studied the manuscripts through the john f. kennedyeported that the grammatical mistakes were made by editors or typesetter's when publishing new additions and do not reflect hemingway's original intent. also in the news, mpd bookscan reports that print book sales were up 20% for the week ending july 25.adult nonfiction sales rose 23 percent and were led by mary trump's book critical of the president titled "too much and never enough". following the lead of other upcoming book festivals, the brooklyn book festival has announced it's going to be held virtually from september 28 through october 5. the 15th annual literary event will feature over 150 authors. booktv will continue to bring new programs and publishing news to me can also watch all our archived programs anytime at booktv.org. >>> during a virtual event hosted by harvard bookstore former clinton administration labor secretary robert rice discussed his latest book on economic inequality. in this portion he offers his thoughts on the impact of the top administration on the work

but it is it is your contention that based on evidence the cia willing to the assassination of john f. kennedy. pretty a lot of evidence when we get into it it's a 4 hour documentary it's a legacy piece i don't care if the young generation doesn't care they should care because it was the beginning of a period in american history when the intelligence agencies essentially grown brag grasp the reins of government and if you look behind the scenes ever since the intelligence agencies have a lot to do with what happened in a look at their role in the in vietnam only i mean all the misinformation all allies are vietnam came from them and also in iraq twice afghanistan there's no end to what they're going to mess is they get us into syria certainly and libya doris goes on and on you know it's getting worse when i 1st talked to you years ago i thought it would get better and i can't believe it's getting worse or hasn't caught why has it got better because obviously don trump of elected on a so-called and hand dimension is taking it he's pulling troops out of germany not that he didn't back a war in f

united states president john f. kennedy famously stated ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country what makes this message this montreaux so vital is that it is true not just for a service working outside the halls of government but for those working inside those halls as well but quite frankly my friends as we have seen over and over and over and over again our elected leaders and government officials are no longer asking themselves what they can do for the country and they are instead asking what the country can do for them their party and their corporate lobbyists because if they did serve the country and not themselves then the epic water crisis that took place in flint michigan back in april 2014 would never and should never have ever happened only now after more than 6 long years the people of flint michigan are finally getting some restitution for having their drinking water poisoned by the negligence and greed of their own state government in a settlement announced on august 20th n

media interest was higher than for john f kennedy's inauguration two years earlier and no wonder, this than 250,000 people. we're going to walk together! we're going to stand together! many reflecting on america's profound lie, all were not created equal, and future generations should not have to live with that betrayal. in the heat, the speakers came and went, but it was the last man to take the microphone whose words have echoed down the years, a man who had a dream. black lives matter! a dream that, to this day, for many african—americans, remains unfulfilled as the young demand the same justice their elders had fought for. it shames america that almost 60 years later, there has to be another march on washington, that the betrayal of its people persists, but the dream remains. clive myrie, bbc news. japan's longest—serving prime minister, shinzo abe, has announced he is stepping down because of ill health. abe — who is 65 — has suffered from ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, for many years, but his condition has worsened. in 2007, he resigned abruptly from an earlie