it will be about john f. kennedy. i think kennedy represented an entire generation of americans who were -- the first lieutenant in the world war ii. it was the greatest generation and that whole generation was coming into its own in the 1960s. john f. kennedy was a charming, effervescent person for that generation. when he was cut down so young, it was a slap simply not against the man but an entire generation. i think that is very important to keep in mind. the second reason i think that he's had such an iconic presence in american public life, even to this day, is that he learned on the job. if you look at what john kennedy was planning to do before he got elected and compare to what he was doing in 1963, just before he died, you can see a man who sort of shared the learning process of the american people and worked them towards a different country. we don't have a lot of time but the best example is on civil rights. john kennedy on civil rights was not progressive in 1960. i would argue that richard nixon, the vic

new hampshire presents a collection of 250 condolence letters sent to jacqueline kennedy following the assassination of john f. kennedy. the 6th floor museum in dallas hosts this hour-long event. >> tonight's program is one more great opportunity to feature a new and pungent components that we share at this national historic site now 46 years later we still provide powerful context for our community and guests to learn, reflect, discuss and remain inspired by the legacy of president john f. kennedy. the sixth floor museum is dedicated to providing strong and powerful relevant links to our relatively recent past especially as we gaze upon the new and younger generations coming before us. and we realize that they were not alive to remember where they were when the news of the assassination came across national television. our younger generations cannot quite fathom supreme shock and grethat went around the world and still resonates today so strongly with those of you all who remember what happened here in dallas in november, 1963. it is very important that we do not forget that there's still much more to shar

and at john f. kennedy said it best. sometimes party asks too much. >> john f. id it best. sometimes party asks too much. i am not getting the support of the establishment that asks me to sit down. i honestly believe, like i did in the navy, like i am doing now, that ultimately it is about democratic principles. i understand why they had to -- when he could not win that primary -- say we now have the 60th vote. what did acting as? he is the junior senator from pennsylvania? -- what did that gain us? they denied him his seniority. there are no entitlements in washington, d.c. we're not a nation of kings. accountability and transparency is what the people of pennsylvania said they most wanted. they want to believe again. they want to trust again. the people in washington, d.c. -- career politicians who have been there for generations -- there used to making deals to keep their jobs. they listen -- they are used to making deals to keep their jobs. we agreed no jobs during the bush administration. there has to be someone down there that wants to change washington tha

in 1960 after john kennedy's election and subsequent death, lyndon johnson came to power and caused ain american politics. he launched the great society program and passed the '64 civil rights bill. republicans responded by throwing out the leaders of their own party who had controlled that party for years and nominated barry goldwater, a good man but who was far to the right of the republican establishment. he lost in a landslide. after nixon's sea change election democrats purged their party of their long-time leaders. even barred them from the '72 convention and nominated george mcgovern, another georgia man but one who was far to left of his party. another disaster. once nixon resigned and caused another sea change, democrats pushed aside mainstream leaders and chose outsider jimmy carter. he lasted one term. which brings us to barack obama. the sea change he brought to american politics and in its wake the rise of the tea party and its demand to purge the republican party of its old-line leaders. it's not my business to advise political parties and i'm sure they know more about p

host: john kennedy went from the senate to the presidency until his dying day. let's assume that barack obama survives successful and all of that, but the question i was asking, really, if i am a senator now, you talk about all the senators who have run in the past, do i think it is a good deal to run? guest: yes. i think the obama model is probably going to reinforce that, and so, i think we're going to see a long line of republican senators thinking about it, and a bunch of people on both sides. well, whatever happens in 2012, a long line of democrats or republicans in 2016 lining up to run against. host: our guest has been terence samuel. his book is "the upper house: a journey behind the closed doors of the u.s. senate." guest: thanks for having me. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> for a free transcripts, visit us at q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> up next, remarks by a british house

. >> john kennedy was from the senate to the presidency for less than a thousand days. let's assume barack obama sera successfully. the question i was asking was really related, if i'm a senator, talking about all the senators in the past, do i think it is a good deal to try to run from the senate to the presidency? >> yes. they always thought that. i think the obama model is probably going to reinforce that. i think you'll see a long line of republican senators thinking about in 2012 and a bunch of people on both sides, well, whatever happens in 2012. a long line of democrats or republicans in 2016 lining up to run against the president. >> our guest has been terrence samuel. his book is called "the upper house." thank you very much for joining us. . . and then 2009 presidential candidate later, donna pavetti, and robert rector of the heritage foundation look at the u.s.

again, eunice shriver and john kennedy, robert kennedy, other kennedy siblings saw rosemary and they saw the isolation to which she was subjected. i had the opportunity to visit anthony in florida and rosemary was at his house and the love and care extended to rosemary was extraordinary. this was something they lived, not just thought. its volunteers gain valuable leadership opportunities, and its participants with disabilities learn they are valuable members of our communities. it is a valuable part of eunice kennedy shriver's legacy, one that has found its way to more than 1,000 schools and workplaces, and it deserves, and i'm sure will get, our support. as mrs. shriver has said about the athletes this competition she supported for so many years, and i quote, special olympic athletes are spokespersons for freedom itself. they ask for the freedom to live, the freedom to belong, the freedom to contribute, the freedom to have a chance. that should be the goal for every american with a disability, and indeed it should be golet of us all. this bill brings it a little closer to realizati

government in dwight eisenhower and john kennedy turning to the private sector saying to u.s. steel, the ceo of u.s. steel, you have all the steel plants in pittsburgh, and in aboard the russian bombers are going to come and bomb them. so u.s. steel, you ought to go out and buy some air defense. that is not what they said. they said the united states government will defend against a russian attack. but today, we are being told we are on our own. we have to defend against cyberwar, cyberespionage, cybercrime. not good. the arguments we make in the book are, we need a defense strategy for the whole of our country. and that defense strategy has to be part of an overall strategy for cyberwar, which has to be publicly discussed. we don't have a national strategy for cyberwar. the congress does not know about one. the public does not know about one, the media does not know about one and i'm reliably informed that there isn't one. so we need a strategy. we need a defensive strategy. at the end of the book we suggest, we also need not just to focus on cyberwar, but to focus on cyberpi

lepins rtretreber our president uteeds someone down this becaus john f. kennedy't have it quite right when he said one man can make a difference and another man can try. it does take a ne ouber of men and women to make it right. lepins come tone aeo her and be public servant always accountable to you. thank you all very remch. [applaus [ ♪ ] calls are next on washington journal. the house is in live at- eastern. >> after a look at yesterday's primary vw ing results, more about the gulf oil spin. at 8:30 eastern, we'll talk about the economy and jmprs witm peter

i have a very much admired john f. kennedybut if i had to choose someone today, it would have been someone like sam nunn who stood up for his deep belief. it was down in the congress, willing to work hard on the issues for which he believed in. i watched him from the pentagon. although he focused primarily on national-security issues, i was quite taken by how he always did the right thing irregardless of how it might have infected him. i strongly believe that what has really harmed the senate, which actually needs reform, not the u.s. -- because where principle is subordinated to politics, to a political calculation, over what needs to be done to ensure one's job through the next election is most important --we have lacked the kind of leadership down there from emigration to climate change to where we see challenges and actually go and address those in regardless of what might occur. i saw that with some wonderful leaders in the u.s. navy, from my father for many years who was just laid to rest in the arlington cemetery. but i

so the president would have taken -- of the president took 55 questions, would that have -- >> john kennedy 20 -- no, 38 questions in his first press conference. you remember that, don't you? >> so it's not 55, it's not eight, its not 55, its 38? [laughter] >> can i go to my second question? >> no, i'm just trying to get an answer to my second question. [laughter] i suddenly have found this to be wildly amusing. ury enormously amusing man. it and inexplicably i'm finding this to be equally amazing. i'm trying -- just help me out. because we've now was published the 55 is probably a lot, right? 38 as you said kennedy took -- saw that could be an early entrant for the number of questions in which it is possible for the even to be designated as a press conference. eight years on your measure to be too small. are you comfortable with somewhere between eight and 38? or do you -- is there a more specific number -- >> 90 reporters usually come -- >> circling de -- dee dee the -- apparently 55 seems to be quite in the middle. [inaudible conversations] >> can i ask my second question? >> okay, well

. >> that was the john f. kennedymittee. >> he was 57 when he was reelected and stayed until he was almost 65. >> he retired in 1842. he was there about 10 years. he retired during the tyler administration, partly because he could not get anything done, but also to run for president. >> what were his biggest accomplishments? >> the compromise of 1850. he solved the nullification crisis and prevented jackson from invading south carolina. he went back to the senate at the end of 1849 and was the architect of the compromise of 1850. >> what was more powerful back then, the presidency or the congress? >> congress. >> why has it all changed? >> andrew jackson was the exception to the rule of executive passivity, which was the ideal. after the revolution, the notion of an active presidency was too monarchical. congress was the voice of the people. henry clay believed that. so did most presidents. the exceptions to that were andrew jackson and james polk. it did not work out very well. the active executive tended to trammell

we still provide powerful context for our guests to learn and remained inspired of president john f. kennedy. the 64 museum is dedicated to providing strong and relative weekly pass especially as they gaze upon the new in denver generation coming before us and realize they knew where they were when they heard the news of the assassination coming across national television. younger generations could not fathom being shot but that ricocheted around the world will still resonate so strongly with those who remember what happened here in dallas and it is important to redo not forget there is more to share we have this time and the stocks that our priorities that the sixth floor museum. we welcome ellen fitzpatrick tonight the author of "letters to jackie" it is an extraordinary collection of condolence letters after the assassination of her husband in 1963 but before i introduce ellen fitzpatrick the program is being recorded so pleased to announce yourself phones and pagers photography and recording of a kind is strictly be prohibitive and police still out the questionnaires to ensure we continu

. >>> the john f. kennedyaward honors volunteers who go above and beyond duty. california legislature who showed bipartisanship over the struggling california economy. meredith spoke with carolyn kennedy earlier this morning, along with two of the winners, david cogdill, and darrell steinberg. meredith asked carol line why she chose to honor bipartisanship and these two men in particular? >> i think everybody recognizes that our country has serious problems and that we're only going to be able to solve them if we work together. and i think we saw that these california legislators set an example for lawmakers across the country and also for all americans who really should recognize how difficult it is to forge compromises to solve these difficult problems and try to reward the legislators who had the courage to do so. >> dave, you discovered how -- actually both of you discovered how difficult it is to reach across the aisle and compromise. you're a republican. you reached across the drts. as a result, the vote

government and dwight eisenhower and john f. kennedy turning to the air, same to u.s.. steel, you have all those steel plants in pittsburgh and in a war, the russian bombers are going to come and amen. so the u.s. steel? he went to go out and buy some their defense. that's not what they said. that's not what eisenhower and kennedy said here today said the united states government will defend against the russian pack. but today, we're being told, we are on our own. we have to defend against cyberwar, cyberespionage, cybercrime, not good. so the arguments we make in the book are we need a defense strategy for the whole of our country. and that defense strategy has to be part of an overall strategy for cyberwar, which has to be publicly discussed. we don't have a national strategy for cyberwar. the congress doesn't know about one through the public doesn't know about one. the media doesn't know about one and i am informed that there isn't one, so we need a strategy. we need a defensive strategy. we also need not just to focus on cyberwar, but to focus on cyberpeas. you kn

. >> president john kennedy was a great supporter of the arts.ed on the walls of the kennedy center are quotes from speeches in which she spoke of his vision for america's cultural life. tonight as we celebrate the arts in the american spirit, these words are especially fitting. i look forward to an america which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievements in business and statecraft. i look forward to an america which will steadily raised the standards of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all our citizens. and i look forward to an america which commands respect around the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization as well. i am certain that after the dust of the sentries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for art victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit. >> i want to say that on behalf of the creative coalition, we want to thank our gracious host for this evening, the library of congress, f

born citizen at john f. kennedy airport. he was on o a dubai bound flight that was called back. his name is on the no fly list before he boarded. attorney general eric holder said shahzad would be charged with terrorism and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. >> what we know so far it is clear that this was a terrorist plot aimed at murdering americans in one of the busiest places in our country. we believe that this terrorist fashioned a bomb from rudimentary ingredients, placed it in a rusty s.u.v. and drove it in to times square with the intent to kill as many innocent tourists and theater goers as possible. make no mistake, the car bomb failed to properly detonate this plot was a very serious attempt. if successful it could have resulted in a lethal terrorist attack causing death and destruction in the heart of new york city. >> charlie: shahzad was arraigned this afternoon, joining me is new york city police commissioner, ray kelly. i'm pleased to have him back on this program. welcome. when did you first hear that there was problems with a van in times square? >

still, he managed to purchase a ticket for cash on a flight from john f. kennedy international airport bound for dubai. he was already on board when u.s. customs officials spotted his name on the passenger list, and then took him off the plane. >> there was no skirmish, there was no incident of that nature. >> brown: in fact, reports today said shahzad told the arresting agents, "i was expecting you. are you nypd or fbi?" as for how he managed to get on the plane, it turned out that emirates airlines was only required to check the no-fly list every 24 hours. but today, in washington, white house spokesman robert gibbs said that rule has now changed. >> the suspect's name was entered a little after noon, i believe, on monday. therefore, this... though on the no-fly list, the airline didn't have to check necessarily at that point. the new rules require that that happen at a two-hour interval if airlines are notified that somebody's been added as a risk to the no-fly list. >> brown: meanwhile, the case made headlines in shahzad's native pakistan, but army officials t

john. f. kennedy international airport in new york. an emirates airlines flight briefly was called back to the gate when officials incorrectly matched a passenger to the no- fly list of terror suspects. shahzad had been arrested on an emirates flight at jfk, despite being put on the no-fly list. >> brown: now, to britain's cliffhanger election. newshour correspondent simon marks begins our voting day coverage. >> reporter: the polls opened at dawn all over britain, the start of what may prove to be the most exciting election day the country has seen in a generation. prime minister gordon brown, battling to keep his labour party in power, greeted reporters as he arrived to vote near his home in scotland. >> good to see you all. have a good day. >> reporter: david cameron, leader of the opposition conservatives, voted near his home in oxfordshire, buoyed by the campaign's final opinion poll. it showed his party enjoying an eight-point lead. >> were you making omelets this morning? >> yes, and i did break some eggs. >> i don't think my vo

. >>> let me finish tonight with that arrest at john f. kennedy airport. to know that our government can do the job. people like competence. men like men who are competent, women like men who are competent. women like women who are competent. men like women who are competent. everybody likes competence. the error of the cutie klutz this isn't. we don't want a woody allen character running the country or our household. annie hall, remember, was a comedy. what killed president bush's credibilit credibility? his claim that we went to iraq to search for nuclear weapons. because they made that claim, he ended up looking like an incompetent when we fought our way into that country and are still fighting our way out only to find there were no nuclear weapons on hand. the incompetencies became down right staggering when the commander in chief pranced on to an aircraft carrier with that mission accomplished banner flying overhead. the bozos couldn't even get the pr right. katrina, needy recall the words of the high commander on that front. "brownie, you're doing a

but as john f. kennedy once said, sometimes the party asks too much. and when they did something that i didn't agree with, because it didn't help pennsylvania working families, i'll stand up to the party. that's what i did. it doesn't mean whether you're part of an establishment or not. >> -- the obama agenda that was his priority did you stand up to? >> i hoppestly think that this president has done great, good things, but i don't think we've gone far enough in terms of helping small business. my party has to recognize business is a good word when you have small in front-it. you get a 15% tax credit for a small business. for every new payroll job created, we soak up 5 million of the 8.5 million unemployed in 2 1/2 years. in short, we need to do better than what we've done. as we mentioned earlier, the market is good. there are really good private markets out there. we just need fair rules, and before the rules kind of favored wall street. >> favoring tax cuts? >> for small businesses. for far too long, like the senate did, they literally voted that la

in motion, close to that point, with this man on board an emirates airlines flight overseas at john f. kennedyens, new york. so, we will try to find out answers to that. again, we are waiting, there is a photo of the suspect.af police rushed in as part of a raid on several locations to a house occupied by him in connecticut. so here now, the officials coming to the stage in washington. we're told lead by eric holder. >> good afternoon. as many of you know, faisal shahzad, who was arrested late last night in connection with his alleged role in the attempted car bombing in times shahzad is in federal custody today. he has been and continues to be questioned by federal agents. as a result of those communications, shahzad has provided useful information to authorities. we anticipate charging him with an act of terrorism transcending national borders, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, use of a destructive device during the commission of another crime as well as assorted explosives charges. now, i want to emphasize that this investigation is ongoing and we continue to pursue a number o

. >>> let me finish tonight with that arrest at john f. kennedy airport.good to know our government can do the job. people like competence. men like men who are competent, women like men who are competent, women like women who are competence. we don't want a woody allen country running the country or our household. annie hall was a comedy. what killed president bush's credibility? saying we went to war in iraq searching for weapons. he ended up looking like an incompetent when we fought our way into that country and still fighting our way out only to find out there were no nuclear weapons onhand. the incompetence became complete when the chief pranced on mission accomplished. katrina, browny, you are doing a heck of a job. competence, we are watching what happens in the gulf of mexico, the oppositions to cap that gusher a mile down in the water. at least we nabbed that guy heading off from the new york airport. the big change in the american government from world war ii to the 1960s was the belief government could do the job. we beat the nazis, built the i

the white house tapes from november 21st, 1962, and was a heated discussion between president john kennedy and nasa administrator james webb who was a marina and a pilot. i didn't know that until this morning. but the discussion was about he question you just asked and president kennedy asked the administrator web the lunar landing the top priority for nasa, an administrator webb said know it's science, technology development, and for quit some time they went back and forth are doing about. it's easy for me to answer the question top priority for nasa in my estimation is human spaceflight development and pushing us beyond the bond of the low earth orbit. everything else is second. and it's only through the execution of the human space flight that we can open up the avenues of making it available to do research and development. it is the desire to go to places like mars that will draw on people, companies run the company, academia if we can get them t money to defend the capabilities that will allow us to go places like that. short owanting to send humans beyond the low earth orbit we have

that is unacceptable to americans so you can save clap-- classical liberalism as in john f. kennedy or independent conservative, which is realizing the parties really don't matter and both of them are out of control. where is the sovereign going? where is the american citizen stakeholder? what is it that we realize it's in our best interests which has never changed, which is what you see people more and more people, identified as independents. you see barack obama approval numbers going down. you see the republican party approval numbers going down. americans are not going to wait anymore for politicians to do what is right, and i think this has been quite frankly beneficial, is the understanding-- my heart was broke and in 2008 because they knew what barack will obama was going to do because i know the less. i thought our minds excited overtaken us to the point of being unreasonable, not that that is ever happened to any individual, but now what i am saying, it reminds me why america is so unique and exceptional. that we will be romantics, we will give the underdogs a chance, but i

>> president john kennedy was a great supporter of the arts. there are quotes in his speeches for america's cultural life. tonight as we celebrate the arts and the american spirit these words are especially fitting. i look forward to an america which will reward achievements in the arts as we reward achievements in businesses and statecraft. i look forward to an america which will steadily raise the standards of artistic accomplishment and which will steadily enlarge cultural opportunities for all our citizens. and i look forward to an america which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength but for its civilization as well. i am certain that after the dusk of the century has passed over our cities we too will be remembered not for our victories in defeats in battle or in politics but for our contribution to the human spirit. >> i want to say that on behalf of the creative coalition we want to thank our gracious host for this evening, the library of congress, for allowing us to be in the presence of history. tonight we are

the white house tapes from november 21st, 1962, and was a heated discussion between president john kennedyand nasa administrator james webb who was a marina and a pilot. i didn't know that until this morning. but the discussion was about the question you just asked and president kennedy asked the administrator web the lunar landing the top priority for nasa, an administrator webb said know it's science, technology development, and for quite some time they went back and forth are doing about. it's easy for me to answer the question top priority for nasa in my estimation is human spaceflight development and pushing us beyond the bond of the low earth orbit. everything else is second. and it's only through the execution of the human space flight that we can open up the avenues of making it available to do research and development. it is the desire to go to places like mars that will draw on people, companies run the company, academia if we can get them the money to defend the capabilities that will allow us to go places like that. short of wanting to send humans beyond the low earth orbit we

secretary udall's service in the house ended when he was appointed by president john f. kennedy as secretary of the interior in 1961. from this perch secretary udall earned his reputation, a giant amongst men in the environmental community authoring several major legislative acts that have served as the framework for modern environmental conservation. second udall served for nine years as head of the interior department, acting as the administration's primary advocate for preservation and responsible environmental stewardship. among his other accomplishments secretary udall presided over the expansion of several national parks and preserves. including the red wood national park, the appalachian scenic trail, and the north cascade national park. after the secretary's service in the cabinets of president kennedy and president lyndon b. johnson, he rejoined the private sector as a member of the law firm and focused on environmental advocacy by filing lawsuits on behalf of native americans impacted by nuclear pollution. secretary udall also went on to serve as adjutant professor at

he made reference to john f. kennedy's commencement speech back in 1963.dy asked fwad dates for thamp partnership in the pursuit of peace, progress and justice. >>> as of today, you are no longer just students of the law. you are now stewards of our justice system. and so in the spirit of president kennedy's 1963 address, let us confident and unafraid labor on together towards justice for all humankind. >> holder also addressed law school graduates at his alma mater columbia earlier this month. former president clinton spoke to his alma mat e-yale university for class day yesterday. he listed a number of global problems for graduates and then asked them to work to make the world 0 more equal place one that is more stable and sustainable. mr. clinton was involve in a fender bender accident on the way to the speech. his secret service suv was hit from behind while sitting in traffic. the former president was not injured. >>> servers at a local cheesecake factory restaurant are accused in stealing credit card numbers. the restaurant is located at 5345 wiscons

even john mccain who supported comprehensive immigration reform the mccain kennedy bill switched to the position in arizona. it flip flopped. >> my hero. broke my heart. >> geraldo, what he has been -- what he is talking about all he is talking about a amnesty. >> you are an attorney takes 8 years it makes you pay a fine makes you go through every kind of hoop in the world it's hardly immigration. i am out of time. we will have you back. we will have you both back. got to take a break. >> be glad to come back. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i work a lot, and so i wasn't sure that i should actually come tonight. biden talked me into it. he leaned over and he said, mr. president, this is no ordinary dinner. this is a big (bleep) deal.xlxlz

those words were the words of president john f. kennedy.like him, you will now be able to say in this century with a same degree of pride, "i served in the united states navy." all of you will be able to say you served in the most powerful, best equipped, most prepared navy and marine corps the world has ever seen and that is not a hyperbole. i have watched you in my 17 trips to afghanistan and iraq. a young captain was manning the post with six others who not only demonstrated and returned fire but was able to explain to me in great depth the history of the two trouble competing -- t wo tribal competing areas. you are prepared in a way that you have to be in the order for us to lead the world. the navy today is truly a global force for good with missions more diverse than ever before. there are 2000 marines in afghanistan. there are 13,000 sailors in iraq and afghanistan. there are 9000 more afloat in the waters of the region. they are fighting pirates in thhorn of africa, at drug- traffickers in the waters around south america. station. c

they named it after john f. kennedy. i saw him that day. he crossed from one side to the other.om the army, who thinks they are almost as good as the navy. as he went from one side to the other, i was watching. what i remember more than that was at the end. , about to wear the cloth of this nation, came together. they shook one another's hands. and that's us democrats. [applause] >> at the end of the day. we have shared principles, the graciousness of specter as he called to say, i am supporting you. [applause] let's come together and know we don't vote for change, we fight for change. our president needs somebody down there. kennedy did not have it quite right. it takes a number of men and women to try. let's come together and let's prevail in november. and let's have a public servant who will always be beholden and accountable to you. ♪ >> in a few moments, an update on the issues between russia, china, and the u.s. over the sanctions of iran. and a little more than 40 minutes away, more on the gulf of mexico oil spill. now, secretary clinton, on the iran sanctions deal. she w

president -- i wsh we had a great conservative president, which we haven't had since 1963 when we had john f. kennedy, and he created the people's money, certificates, and l.b.j. on the plane back home after the central bankers did what they did -- host: john, what does this have to do with the oil spill? caller: i want regulation. i want everything regulated the same way. i wish he had the same outrage against the central bankers of europe. host: let's move on to davis, california. melanie on our line for democrats. good morning, melanie. caller: hi, good morning. host: what did you think about what the president had to say? caller: well, what i think is that, you know, if he's really interested in true reform, everybody at m.m.f. that was involved in all the corruption needs to be fired and there needs to be a change of guard. usually in private companies, you don't do your job, you mess up, you get fired. so that's what he needs to do. and also, he needs to take all of the funding and the subsidy toward coal and oil and natural gas and nuclear power, and all those subsidies should be put directly

those words were the words of president john f. kennedy. like him, you will now be able to say in this century with a same degree of pride, "i served in the united states navy." all of you will be able to say you served in the most powerful, best equipped, most prepared navy and marine corps the world has ever seen and that is not a hyperbole. i have watched you in my 17 trips to afghanistan and iraq. a young captain was manning the post with six others who not only demonstrated and returned fire but wasble to explain to me in grt depth the history of th two trouble competing -- t wo tribal competing areas. you are prepared in a way that you have to be in the order for us to lead the world. the navy today is truly a global force for good with missions more diverse than ever before. there are 2000 marinesn afghanistan. there are 13,000 sailors in iraq and afghanistan. there are 9000 more afloat in the waters of the region. they are fighting pirates in the horn of africa, at drug- traffickers in the waters around south america. station. corre

i think if robert kennedy had been nominated i think john, at texas, lbj would've helped us win texas. and i think of bobby kennedy had been nominated, the wallace vote, because they're so and anti-kennedy, i think the walls that would have shrunk. that he would have been weekend. so i think we would have a far easier time beating robert j. that we did was hubert humphrey. because wallace was a 23% when he shrunk to 13%, they're all the northern catholics i was talking to you about, they all went back to the party. they didn't go to nixon. they didn't like republicans. they were just anti-what was going on. so they went back to the democratic party. and i think, i think that if, i think if we would've done an awful lot better, quite frankly, if the situation had been different. >> host: dawn and pennsylvania. you are on with pat buchanan. this is booktv. please go ahead. >> caller: i have a couple quick points. one is before you does msnbc that you're on, there's a running joke about the doctor and how he influences mfm influenced, getting into world war ii. and also a couple things y

as john f. kennedyeace corps, he issued a challenge to the students who had assembled in ann arbor on that october night. your willingness to contribute part of your life to this country will determine the answer as to whether this society can be free. i think it can. this is democracy we have is a precious thing. for all of the cynicism that is out there today, we should never forget that as americans we are more and more freedom and opportunity then citizens in any other nation on earth. we are free to speak our mind and worship as we please. we are free to choose our leaders and criticize them if they let us down. [applause] we have the chance to get an education and work hard and give our children a better life. none of this came easy. none of this was pre-ordained. men and women who sat in your chair is 10 years ago and 50 years ago and 100 years ago, they made america possible through their endurance, their imaginations, and their faith. their success and america's success was never a given. there

i attended rice university where john f. kennedy made his declaration that this country would be the first on the moon. and while many things have changed since i was young, children in clear lake still have similar dreams. they learn about the history and importance of nasa and they are inspired by nasa's achievements every day. their parents, coaches, sunday school teachers are the engineers and scientists who are the backbone of our space program. some of them are even astronauts who have to miss a game because they are taking a trip to the international space station. a few weeks ago, i enlisted the help of students to explain to the administrator why one of the retiring or by ters should be placed on permanent display. thousands of children responded to the challenge and wrote letters to the administrator. the letters were funny and heartwarming. they expressed maturity beyond their years and first-hand knowledge of houston's lasting contributions to the achievement of nasa. i was amazed by the passion and dedication and their