shortly before the dawn of saturday morning, john fitzgerald kennedy comes home to the white house. he had been the president for a period of two years and 10 months. >> this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to syracuse, new york. you are watching american history tv, all we can, every weekend, on c-span 3. chief tadodaho sidney hill: what an exciting thing going on. to me would start of the game we are playing here that has a whole history in itself it is been part of our history and part of our entertainment. that was played on the other side, and brought to us for our enjoyment and to help our people. >> we call this the women's shuffle dance. and the women are very important. we honor this with our men. ♪ chief sidney hill: with all the things that happened, with the loss of land, and the forced removal of our and the diseases and the wars, we have been diminished as a people. our culture and our languages and our ways have been attacked, not only physically, but through policies. for us to be hosting

. >> shortly before the dawn of saturday morning, john fitzgerald kennedy comes home to the white house had been the nation's 35th president free period of two years and 10 months. -- for a period of two years and 10 months. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring syracuse new york. an abolitionist -- as part of the underground railroad. she acquired the house through her friend, through a then a illegal transaction. part time warner cable partners worked with cd -- worked with c-span's travel staff when we travel to stick used to explore the rich history. learn more about syracuse all weekend here on american history tv.

. ♪ shortly before the dawn of saturday morning, john fitzgerald kennedy comes home to the white house been the president for a period of two years and 10 months. >> this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to syracuse, new york. you are watching american history tv, all we can, every weekend, on c-span 3. chief tadodaho sidney hill: what an exciting thing going on. to me would start of the game we are playing here that has a whole history in itself it is been part of our history and part of our entertainment. that was played on the other side, and brought to us for our enjoyment and to help our people. >> we call this the women's shuffle dance. and the women are very important. we honor this with our men.

. >> with the tranquil courage of the great leaders of democracy, john fitzgerald kennedy said to thed forth between kennedy and khrushchev. we'll make a promise not to invade cuba and within a matter of months the united states will take its missiles out of turkey. >> in return for that, khrushchev publicly and verifiably removed soviet missiles from cuba. >> the conditions of the cold war had been altered in spirit if not in fact by what happened in cuba. as a result of american determination in the crisis, morale has been raised throughout the non-communist world. >> perhaps this is the beginning of more understanding between our peoples. >> both sides realize we need to stand back from this and we need to create a framework that's less dangerous. >> i have chosen this time and place to discuss a topic on which ignorance too often abounds. and the truth too rarely perceived and that is the most important topic on earth, peace. >> the following june, kennedy gives the famous peace speech at american university in which he talks about changing our attitudes toward the soviet union. >

the whole world is poorer because of his loss but we can all be better americans because john fitzgerald kennedyur chosen leader at a time in history when his character, his vision and his quiet courage have enabled him to chart a course for us, a safe course for us through the shoals of treacherous seas that encompass the world. and now that he is relieved of the almost superhuman burden, may he rest in peace. >> my fellow americans, all i have, i would have given gladly not to be standing here today. >> johnson knows he has to show the country that the ship of state is sailing on under the new captain. but at the same time, he can't appear to be too anxious to assume power and he has to keep the kennedy people on board with him. so that speech means everything. >> no words are strong enough to express our determination to continue the forward thrust of america that he began. [ applause ] >> investigations into all the facts of these last four days may not be limited to the state of texas or the fbi. some congressmen already have suggested a congressional investigation. >> johnson realizes some

america -- to make america open open-ended policy goes back to the century for john fitzgerald back then. and when john kennedy ran for congress in 1946, he was campaigning in the north and in one of the things he discovered is that italian and jewish voters in particular felt very strongly that they were discriminated against in the immigration policy. and so, the drive to get rid of the national origins quota which the numbers are just staggering there were 50,000 of these reserved for people from the united kingdom and 100 for japan and for korea. i was listening to the recording but they had in the white house in january of 1964 we are proud of you for doing it and it will never happen. there was a feeling that the time was not yet right. it became right only in the great majority that the great progressive majority if you will after the election of november november 1964 is only with the majority that became possible, and it was certainly fueled by the spirit of the civil rights movement. they said shortly after the ride was passed, we now got rid of the idea of the second-class citizenship; trade and it'