kennedy are greeted by vice president johnson and the mayor of dallas. john f. edy has been president for two months to years ten months and two days. they're riding the familiar presidential limousine. because the weather has turned fair the transparent talk has been removed. from a fifth floor window, at 12:30 pm, come the rifle shots that bring death to president kennedy and seriously wound governor connally of texas. 29 minutes later, the 35th president of the united states lies dead in a nearby hospital. the presidential limousine bears the marks of violent death. flowers that mrs. kennedy carried from the airport are twisted and torn. shock and disbelief give way to tears. ♪ ♪ the nation and the world's reaction is one of bewilderment and grief. at the dallas airport, 99 minutes after mr. kennedy's death, vice president lyndon b. johnson, his wife at his side and the grief stricken widow with them, takes the presidential oath before aboard the jet that brings him together with the body of the late president back to washington. lyndon b. johnson becomes amer

there have been so many variations on wealth, that lyndon johnson, the week that john kennedy was assassinated life magazine was preparing a big expose of lyndon johnson's finances, proving that he was a kind of crook, close to being a real crook and life frantically, they pulled that article at the last minute after john kennedy was assassinated, friday november

and when john kennedy and robert kennedy also had no great affinity for the civil rights movement and in fact anyone who knows his career knows there's a great deal of tension between robert kennedy and the civil rights leaders and on the civil rights march of 1963, the president and robert kennedy, neither one of them wanted anything to do with the civil rights leaders that day and eventually kennedy did meet with him was a tense meeting because robert kennedy again had no great feeling for the civil rights movement. ted kennedy was somewhat of an outlier in this because his brothers told him do not attend the march and 10 was a little afraid of attending the march because he was afraid he might become a target and he feared of use of his brothers because they were considered insufficiently dedicated to the civil rights movement but ted did attend the march and he said it had an enormous impact on and in some ways ted kennedy became the most adamant of civil rights advocates in the kennedy family not for political reasons . i don't want to skip over robert here because it was set rob

about to witness the chief justice of the united states administer the oath of office. >> you john fitzgerald kennedylemnly swear. >> i john fitzgerald kennedy solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. ♪ >> in his inaugural address the president emphasizes that the same revolutionary beliefs are still around the globe. the rights of man come from the hand of god. let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. [applause] this much we pledge -- and more. to those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. united united there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative and ventures. divided there is little we can do. for we dare not meet a powe

. >> and john kennedy introduce the civil rights act. asked by lyndon johnson i wouldn't say that the maiden speech was in defense of 1964 but just regarding the kennedys and that's what you are alluding to hear john kennedy was a pragmatist with no overwhelming desire is to pass civil rights legislation when he was elected president and after george wallace for the door at the university of alabama and that john kennedy gives the speech that basically introduces the civil rights act. and that was legitimate. to be political but then kennedy said this in the speech that i just alluded to that but my brother was the first to raise the moral issue here. and he is accurate there and he is also accurate that john kennedy at that point, a man who was devoutly political in his entire career and was not a great idealist and essentially a pragmatist, that night he became and idealist. that night 1963. and he realized and he said there's not a lot to gain from this politically certainly not from a democrat trying to win the south but that is as ke

, do solemnly swear. >> i john f. kennedy do solemnly swear -- >> -- that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states -- >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states -- >> and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states -- >> and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states -- >> so help me god. >> -- so help me god. >> in his inaugural address, the president emphasizes the same issues are at issue around the globe, that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of god. >> let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. this much we pledge and more. to those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. unite

to witness the chief justice of the united states administer the oath of office. >> you, john fitzgerald kennedyemnly swear. >> i, john fitzgerald kennedy do solemnly swear. >> that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> to help me god. >> in his inaugural address, the president emphasizes that the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forbearers fought are still at issue around the globe, that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of god. >> let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the success of liberty. [ cheers and applause ] >> this must we pledge and more. to those old a

john f. kennedy was one that saw america's place in the world. he was a man who understood history he had served in world war ii he understood the issues of civil rights. he understood many of the conflicts that were starting around the world. so he was a man with a vision and this exhibit, kind of addresses the issue of jfk's vision for america. this exhibit, is a little bit more than just john f. kennedy's presidency. it's a story of his life, and his times. pictures from the family scrapbook here, kind of very interesting. because, here is just a kid with his father in the background on the beach. just like any other kid. ramping around, little did we know, he might be the president of the united states. this is their father there, that is what the cars look the light in those days. with the kids on the running board. but his jfk, dead out in the world himself, very few people knew that he loved dogs. when he went off to college, he had a couple. he got in trouble a few times, his dollars were not

kennedy family. justices of the supreme court. the diplomatic corps representing countries throughout the world. mrs. johny with her mother. president dwight eisenhower and vice president nixon. the vice president elect, lyndon johnson. and the last to take his place, the president elect. this crowd gathered on the capital grounds is about to witness the chief justice administer the oath of office. >> do you john fitzgerald kennedy solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. and well to the best of your ability reserve, protecting defend the constitution of the united states. so help you god. >> so help me god. [applause] in his inaugural address, the president emphasizes that the same revolutionary beliefs for wet our forebears fought are still an issue around the globe. that the rights have men come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of god. >> let every nation know whether it pushes us, that we shall pay any price bear any burden, beat any hardship, support any friends, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty

but yet you saw president john f. kennedyoised, relaxed, articulate, and, of course, many writers, including the great writer norman mailer who wrote this piece, said that the television debates really placed jfk on the road to victory. the election was -- as you know on november 8th and this is bobby and ethel casting their vote and i was in los angeles at the ambassador hotel with nixon. so this is a picture that i made of the election votes coming in state by state. and you see in the old days, it was done by chalk. it wasn't electronic as we have today on television. five minutes later, boom, erase it and put another one. and the kennedy family that might was in high anna's port. here is jfk with bobby and ethel. this picture taken by hank walker up on the wall. and election night, it went -- the electoral vote was very, very, very close and nobody knew. at 3:00 in the morning jfk needed 11 more electoral votes and a lot of people felt he wasn't going to get it. and this is where the media was. all of a sudden at 3:00 in

. >> on january 20, 1961, senator john f. kennedy, a democrat from massachusetts, was sworn in as the 35th president of the united states. next on the presidency, we see the inaugural ceremonies and oath of office on the west front of the u.s. capitol. ♪ >> members of the house of representatives were preceded by kenneth r harding, deputy sergeant at arms in charge of the mace. this is an indication that it really was cold. ♪ >> representative martin, former speaker and presently representative for massachusetts. senator dirksen, minority leader, and the senator majority leader, lead the members of the united states senate. ♪ former president truman is escorted by senator clinton anderson. former senator from rhode island, theodore green. robert kennedy was to be the next attorney general. ♪ ted kennedy, another brother of the president to be. members of the united states supreme court arrived in the stands. ♪ mrs. eisenhower and mrs. nixon, followed by mrs. johnson, followed by mrs. kennedy. ♪ [applause] [hail to the chief] ♪ [appla

invariably, the major answer was john kennedy. along that same line and on a larger scale, a few years ago a reputable national survey responded to indicate whom they believe to have been the greatest of all american presidents. kennedy was voted number one. washington, lincoln and fdr. well, no. on the other side of that divide, there was the, well, personal example. the time i was going to talk about kennedy and i was talking, discussing the topic with one of my colleagues and she said with some indignation, can you tell me one single thing he did? mind you, i wasn't going to win that argument so i didn't pursue it with her. but i think the point is that opinions on kennedy are varied dramatically both in his own times and since his death. now, the fundamental complaint, criticism of kennedy has always been that his presidency was more about style than substance. that sparkling glow of camelot and kennedy's charm blinded the public to the absence of any significant achievements. well, as to style, he did have that. handsome, ener

he lived a modest life out there that lyndon johnson the week that john kennedy was assassinated in a very big expose finances and basically close to being a real crook and tragically he paul that article at the last minute after kennedy was assassinated

president-elect kennedy: i, john fitzgerald kennedy, do solemnly swear. >> that you will faithfully executetates. president-elect kennedy: that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. president-elect kennedy: and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. president-elect kennedy: preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you, god. president-elect kennedy: so help me, god. [cheers] [applause] president kennedy: vice president johnson, mr. speaker, mr. chief justice, president eisenhower, vice president nixon, president truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change. for i have sworn before you and almighty god the same solemn oath our forebearers prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago. the world is very different now. for man holds in his mortal hands the power to aboli

so the contribution of john f. kennedytranscended the tangible accomplishments by which greatness is often judged. he remains now as he was then, a symbol of the promise of america. which is after all, the very essence of america. and with those qualities that he embodied, the decades since his death, often seemed in such short supply. even flawed hero, looks pretty good. thank you. >> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs of a preview what is -- it. thursday night, a look at george h. w. bush. we look back 30 years to january 16th, 1991, when president bush renounce from the oval office, the start of the gulf war. operation desert storm, the military action began with aerial bombing of iraq. it was the opening salvo in an effort to drive saddam hussein out of neighboring kuwait. which iraq invaded, several months earlier. that is at 8 pm eastern. and, enjoy american history tv, every weekend. on c-span 3. >> american history tv, on c-span 3. exploring the people and events that tell the ameri

ted cruz, josh hawley, john kennedy, cindy hyde myth and roger marshall. ted cruz, rick scott joined in from florida. cindy hyde-smith, cynthia loomis, roger marshall and tommy tuberville. this is not before hand. this is after the riot we saw. the insurrection inside the united states capitol, they still got up and made the case that what the people who rushed into the building yesterday did was valid because of conspiracy theories they heard about online and were validated by the group of senators yesterday. >> despite the fact that every senator on that list knows that everything that donald trump is saying, all of these bogus claims, were all lies. again, in the united states of america, they understand as well because when -- >> look at this. >> the best law schools in america they understand if you

efforts of john f. kennedy's campaign to secure his release. nd dan moran discusses the life and career of vice president kamala harris. followed by whole foods market ceo john mackey on his approach to leadership and business. find more schedule information about tv.org or on your program guide. also follow us on socials @booktv. that good afternoon and thank you so much for joining us for this author talk. it is just one part of the atlanta history center virtual martin luther king jr. day annual virtual offering. although this year there is a wealth of material educational resources on doctor king available online due to the pandemic. i am virginia prescott, thrilled to be hosting this conversation with charles black and the reverent

john kennedy had a lot of inherited money. there have been others.the interesting phenomena now is the obamas, they are worth a tremendous amount of money. they got that in the post presidency. the clintons have a great deal of money. one would think possibly of harry truman. back to independence, missouri, to make much money. there have been so many variations on wealth, that lyndon johnson, the week that john kennedy was assassinated life magazine was preparing a big expose of lyndon johnson's finances, proving that he was a kind of crook, close to being a real crook and life frantically, they pulled that article at the last minute after john kennedy was assassinated, friday november 20 second because you couldn't have the new president of the traumatized nation being exposed as being a crook. the theme through the trump presidency was the question of his taxes, his tax returns, is he a crook, is he actually a billionaire or is he actually a man in profound debt and possibly profound debt to russians who were pulling puppet strings. it is an intere

bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. watch american history tb, this weekend on c-span three. >> house speaker nancy pelosi held her weekly briefing with reporters of the capitol earlier today. this is 25 minutes. >> would morning everyone. a difference a day makes. wasn't that just the most beautiful inauguration. the theme america united. it was so perfect in my view. only four the let's say peaceful transfer of power but the manner in which it happened. america united. i've said again and again the arts will bring us together, will be left together, we cried together, we are inspired together. we find a common ground more easily. that was certainly given proof yesterday. when amanda gorman recited her beautiful, optimism, and of course the theme of the inauguration but also of the vice -- excuse me the now president, he was president when he made his beautiful inaugural address about unity. the day began, the inauguration began, at the end of the day i loved what was on tv at the end of one of the celebrations. you kn

efforts of john f. kennedy's campaign to secure his release. and dan moran discusses the life and career of vice president kamala harris. followed by whole foods market ceo john mackey on his approach to leadership and business. find more schedule information about tv.org or on your program guide. also follow us on socials @booktv. that good afternoon and thank you so much for joining us for this author talk. it is just one part of the atlanta history center virtual martin luther king jr. day annual virtual offering. although this year there is a wealth of material educational resources on doctor king available online due to the pandemic. i am virginia prescott, thrilled to be hosting this conversation with charles black and the reverent notice. two friends and colleagues of doctor king and paul kendrick and the reverend steven kendrick. here with us to talk about a little known but extremely consequential events in the life of doctor king. and we will learn the decades of american politics that follow. before the much himself to montgomery, bef

dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story.eekend on c-span 3. >>> next on "american history tv" abraham lincoln scholar revisits the 16th president's éjg. just six weeks before his assassination.mj considered one ofa#ir(t&h the m iconic speeches in american history. >>> we are honored to welcome harold back to new york historical. he is the director of the roosevelt house of policy and institute at hunter college. he previously served as chairman of the abraham lincoln. and the united states lincoln bicentennial commission. he is the author of numerous books. his most recent "the monument man: the life and art of daniel chester

bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ hide park, new york, where franklin delano roosevelt was born. following a political career in his native states, roosevelt became assistant secretary of the navy in 1913. in 1920, he campaigned for vice presidency. illness interrupted his political career. when the country appeared to be in a world of prosperity, it was urged by democratic party leaders to become a candidate for governor of new york. 1928 saw him succeeding the governor in albany. he served two terms. liberal measures marked his administration. the governor roosevelt became the voice in 1932. a flight to chicago marked the beginning of his rise to the presidency. the forgotten man became his campaign slogan. president hoover was the symbol of national business and personal depression as the back wash of postwar conditions engulfed america. the unemployed marched upon washington, the nation demanded a change and roosevelt was swept int

aligned to free doctor king is the same time encouraged the black vote in the water support for john kennedy in their triumph over richard nixon and the closest residential election of the 20th century . could purchase the book directly from a cappella books, there's a link at the jet to the right of your screen. there's also a link at the atlanta history center web black. entering is the right now. it looks great. and as we are talking, please submit your questions using the q&a feature the bottom of the screen freedom going to try to integrate as any of them as possible as time allows. it could take a long time to list the accomplishments of our distinguished panels on going to convince and please forgive me than anything that the mystery threat . doctor otis jr is a theologian, pastor and graduate . is recognized by the americans most influential religious leaders. in a hero the civil rights movement. he served as regional director of the sdlc's and we should add in georgia native party to welcome to you sir. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here . mr. charles black is also malone whe

government doesn't save john kennedy, president kennedy. president doesn't save martin luther king jr. and robert kennedy, senator robert kennedy. then in the '70s government can't win the vietnam war, stop hyper inflation, high interest rates, government can't stop gas lines. it seems -- carter runs in '76 as basically an -- was an outsider and was not wed to the idea of big government. he's a reformer. he's going to clean up washington. he's going to go after the corruption. he's going to cut taxes. he's really much more of a populist, some would say almost a conservative, who sees that people are frustrated in the '70s. they don't believe government is working for them anymore. but reagan also sees this.p@% stolen the nomination but not won it entirely legitimately. and now we're getting really down in the weeds. but this really whets reagan's appetite to run again, even though at the time he's 65 years old. a lot of people said, look, ronnie, you've been around the track twice. you've lost twice. you gave it your best shot. you gave it

he lived a modest life out there that lyndon johnson the week that john kennedy was assassinated in aery big expose finances and basically close to being a real crook and tragically he paul that article at the last minute after kennedy was assassinated that friday november 22nd because you can have the new president of the traumatized nation being exposed as a cook. and the trump presidency was the question of his taxes and tax returns. and she actually a billionaire those regard to the presidency there are so many different cases. >> when were you first prompted to write about this subject? what struck in your mind? >> i want is fascinated by booker t. washington and his controversy with wep deploys he came to be looked at lake and uncle tom among his own people and then i started looking at it. and i began quarreling with myself. i began think of from him and so for a while and was for black people the totalitarian white south and. washington and to teach the basic skills of farming and mechanics to teach people from the ground up how to build the black middle class solid money blac

on january 20th, 1961, john f. kennedy took office as president of the united states. on that day, he made it clear that a new administration was on the move. a year has passed in which new programs moved, sometimes with success. sometimes not, but always with vigor. president kennedy set the keynote for his new administration, in his inaugural address. >> let us begin anew. remembering on both sides, that civility is not a sign of weakness. and sincerity is always subject approved. let us never negotiate out of fear. but let us never fear to negotiate. throughout the year, kennedy assembled a group of men with an intellectual stan, and with records as doers. among them, fowler hamilton. heading a new foreign aid agency. john dahl bread, ambassador to india. and when russia, ambassadors from japan. thomas fan letter, nato ambassador. theodore moscow so alliance for progress head -- assistants secretary of state for africa. sergeants driver, head of the new piece court. and -- adelaide stevenson, un ambassador. william foster -- and jean ross, secretary of state. state

. ♪♪ >>> on january 20th, 1961, john f. kennedy took office as president of the united states.that7■éo■ day, he made it cl that a new administration was on the move. a year has passed in which bold new programs moved, sometimes with success, sometimes not, but always with vigor. president kennedy set the keynote for his new administration in his inaugural address. >> so let us begin anew. remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness and sincerity is always subject to proof. let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. [ applause ] ♪♪ >> throughout the year, kennedy assembled a group of men with an intellectual stand and with records asíi%ñ>@■ doers. among them hamilton heading the new foreign aid agency. ♪♪ ambassador to india. edwin, ambassador to japan. nato ambassador. theodore, alliance for progress head. williams, assistant secretary of state for africa. head of the new peace corps. ♪♪ adley stephenson, u.n. ambassador. william forester, disarmament head. dean rusk, secretary of state. at his state of the union address in jan

. >> i wish is going to ask how is it when john f. kennedy and khrushchev both do not want a nuclear war that we almost got one? that would've literally destroyed civilization and killed millions of people. >> mcgeorge bundy what's said to me, national security managers cannot manage everything. crisis managers, crisis managers cannot manage anything. and he was 100% right. the president has a response to the soviets. the soviets had a plan have to protect castro. but it's not john kennedy and nikita khrushchev sitting in a room resolving this problem. you have tens of thousands of troops out there. you have airplanes flying around. you have missile crews. you have antiaircraft crews. you have ships captains. you have submarine captains, four soviet submarines on the blockade line, all of them each armed with a nuclear torpedo. and american antisubmarine forces are trying to bring those soviet submarines to the surface. they are dropping depth charges. not to kill them but to warn them to come to the surface. but the soviets read it different

beginning with john f. kennedy 's from january 20th 1961.up also includes inaugural ceremonies was franklin roosevelt and ronald reagan. watch tuesday beginning at 8 pm eastern, enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. president lyndon johnson delivered his final state of the union address genuine 14 1969, less than a week before

he had taken john kennedy's place. he was insincere. he didn't care about civil rights or any of these things which was not entirely true johnson, he did care about civil rights but johnson was able to attend because his own family was always deferential so here with this gargantuan figure, both physically and spiritually, lyndon johnson and lyndon johnson knew how to play ted kennedy although i talk about one passage in the book where he thinks lyndon johnson kind of overstates his own ability of manipulation because they think he can pick teddy against bobby. he thinks he get can get teddy teddy to turn on body and is teddy himself said a kennedy is never going to turn on akennedy . that's just nevergoing to happen . and to get him to turn on bobby? they might make wild remarks at one another and digs at one another but kennedys never turn on kennedys and that was a miscalculation on lyndon johnson's part. >> it's funny, these two guys are feeling insecure and resenting the kennedys there both president of the united states, it's not

us about whether it's historians or the public that you're finding out the kennedy library how people are thinking about john k. kennedy's legacy. have you seen it shifting in the last couple months or the last couple years? i think folks would be interested in hearing about that. >> sure. i think that many people point to some pretty concrete measures in terms of his legacy. the establishment of the peace corps as an agency certainly an inspiring legacy for the thousands who have served as peace corps volunteers and returned with an even greater sense of civic responsibility to lead this nation. i think that the signing of the nuclear test ban treaty and i would connect that in some ways with the peaceful resolution of the cuban missile crisis from which we have learned a tremendous amount and the subsequent putting into place things like a hot line between the white house and the kremlin to reduce the risk of nuclear escalation and other peacemaking efforts. i think that his rhetoric in so many ways has inspired generations, not only in america but around the world. he was a beloved president and i would s

. >> skylar meets john f. kennedyrked with. >> john fitzgerald kennedy was an original founding member of the long beach insane crips. so he became the muscle in this whole scheme. >> they're leaving newport beach harbor like they've done many, many times before. on board is skylar deleon, alonso machain, and john f. kennedy. tom and jackie hawks think they're just taking this boat out for a test run. they have no idea what's in store for them. >> a long beach gang member, a seal beach jail security officer, and skylar deleon. weird. so, they leave newport harbor and set a course out towards catalina. >> as they're heading out, the plan kind of goes into formation. >> at some point they get jackie and tom separated. >> skylar and john kennedy went downstairs with tom hawks. meanwhile, jackie's in the kitchen and she hears this ruckus. >> and alonso knows, oh, it's going down. it's going down right now. >> that struggle is kennedy overpowering tom hawks. >> he was able to restrain tom hawks long enough to get him handc

bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> inauguration day, washington, 1949. the biggest inaugural in united states history is ready to begin. vast crowds line pennsylvania avenue soon to be the main artery of the triumphant parade. railroad yards are jammed as residents from every state of the union flock to inauguration day. since early morning spectators have been at their stations. hawkers peddle their ware. the vice president-elect and the chief executive depart which for the inaugural ceremony. the man from missouri goes to take his oath of office thus formally recording the greatest political upset in united states history. in capitol plaza more than 100,000 people are on hand to witness, millions more see the event on television and hear it over worldwide rid yo. among the distinguished guests -- the supreme court justices descend the steps of the inaugural platform mostly followed by the official presidential party headed by the chief executive wife and a batter

eastern, we'll look at past inaugurations of president john kennedy, richard nixon, harry truman, dwighteisenhower and franklin roosevelt. sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, historian mark talks about the 1945 battle of iwo jima and the island's strategic importance to the american and japanese forces during world war ii. at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts smithsonian national air and space museum curator jeremy kenny shares some of the museum's one of a kind artifacts that tell the story of the first half century of aviation and at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look back to january 16th, 1991 as president george h.w. bush announces the bombing of iraq and the start of the persian gulf war followed by his state of the union address. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on cspan3. >>> next on the presidency, george h.w. bush delivers his 1991 state of the union address to a joint session of congress. about two weeks earlier he announced the start of operation desert storm military drive sad hussein from neighbors kuwait. the miller center and george h.w. bush pr

which you might surmise, is about john f. kennedy's senate career. i spent a number of months, a number of years actually, immersed in john f. kennedy's time between say 1952, and 1960. they had all sorts of information about this period, in kennedy's life. and wrote this book, came out in 2013. it was part of a lot of books that came out at that time, on kennedy's ... on the anniversary of kennedy's assassination. so, i kind of road the tidal wave of kennedy books, i was not sure if i had sort of been done with that genre, and move on to something else. i happen to be in a bookstore in washington d.c., and i was skipping through a book about the 50 great speeches in american history. and just flipping through the table of contents, and i saw that, a lot of the speeches were separated by five, ten, 15 years. just big periods of time. and then i noted, two speeches were separated by three days. it was, eisenhower's farewell address, and kennedy's an argument. immediately start thinking, gosh. two big speeches, two of the big speeches in american histor

certainly, what we now know about john f. kennedy i don't think could have happened. john f. kennedy could not have comported himself today as he had in the past. >> i'm really -- go ahead. >> oh, no, go ahead. >> i'm really struck by the presidents you hear on the tape versus our image of them still today. i mean, you listen to lbj really miss the major political shift of his era. and he is somebody who we think of as a political whiz. and he just whips on both of these tapes that you played for us to a certain extent. and with jfk, like, just not being able to navigate his way out of this war with the brightest men of his generation around him. i mean, do you think that -- which do you think is realer kind of, is my question, i think, the men on the tape or the ones that the public saw every day? >> nixon on tape. nixon was really very self-conscious about crafting a public image that made sense and that fit all the norms of his time. so if you listen to richard nixon doing an interview that was going to be broadcast, everyone would think, you know, here is the best informed

it's the place where john f. kennedy was memorialized. ember that image of his son jfk jr., just 3 years old, his 3rd birthday waving on the steps of that church. and john f. kennedy, the first catholic president, who inspired joe biden to go into politics at all. he was a senior in high school when kennedy was inaugurated. and you follow that forward to today. and i think there's a power in the ritual. joe biden is a big believer. it's part of his faith. it's part of his family life. every year they go to the same places for thanksgiving. they make sandwiches and eat them in the car. it's a big part hough he imagines that you heal. it's -- when his family was torn apart at multiple times. the way they got through it, as he will tell you, was ritual. what we're seeing today is, despite the attempt by an outgoing president to dispense with the rituals, to toss them out and say i'm going to create an alternative reality essentially, joe biden is saying, no, no, the ritual prevails and the ritual today is to hand off the peaceful transfer of

my center is john kennedy. finally ishn kennedy going to help object because there is evidence out there. joe biden is not going to be president, that's all i'm going to say. host: mississippi, you are next. good morning. caller: good morning, how are you doing? host: i am well, thanks. caller: i am calling to see about the stimulus. last time i did not get much. don't pay my bills and he don't stay with me. host: ok, have you contacted a representative about this? caller: well, it didn't make no difference. they said that if somebody is and i the taxes, wondered, was i going to get the $600 this time? host: that is mississippi. by the way, i reporter eric lawson reporting breaking news when it comes to senator lindsey graham, who you saw presiding over the senate, the senators have a high bar to overturn the election on january 6. the commission started by republican senator ted cruz, calls it a political dodge. we will go to deborah in a yorktown heights, new york. democrats line, hello. caller: yes, thank yo

president john f. kennedy in the wake of the cuban missile crisis said the same thing. so for me, sea control and the capability to control the seas and dominating the oceans is my primary focus. with respect to readiness, that covers two areas. readiness today, which i believe is the focus of this hearing, as well as a readiness tomorrow and the budget decisions that the navy presents to the secretary of defense really balance across three big areas that are aimed at those two functions, that would be readiness, readiness today and readiness to the future. that would be lethal capabilities. in order to control the seas and to project power. and the last is capacity. the size of the united states navy. today in the midst of a global pandemic we have about 100 ships deployed and we have about 40,000 sailors at sea. that ranges from the arctic circle to the cape of good hope

i spent a number of years, actually, immersed in john f. kennedy's time between 1952 and 1960. i had all of this information about this period in john f. kennedy's life and it was one of the books that came out at the time on the anniversary of kennedy's assassination. so i wrote the title wave of kennedy books -- rode the title wave of kennedy books, and i happened to be at a bookstore in washington, d.c. and was flipping through a book about the 50 great speeches in american history. just flipping through the table of contents. i saw that a lot of these speeches were separated by 5, 10, 15 years, big periods of time. two speeches were separated by three days. eisenhower's farewell address and kennedy's inaugural. gosh, two big speeches, two of the biggest speeches in american history separated by three days? did people process this? have any sense of what was happening? i thought a bit about the speeches, which i was generally aware of, eisenhower's farewell is better known as his military industrial complex speech in which he goes against type. you have the conservative repub

in as the nation's 46th president, we look at past presidential inaugurations beginning with john f. kennedy's from january 20th 1961. our lineup also includes inaugural ceremonies with roosevelt and reagan. watch tuesday starting at 8 pm eastern, enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. good evening. in a few days, i will let my official responsibilities in this office go. to collude demonic title in our democracy superior to that of citizen. vice president mondale and my cabinet and hundreds of others who served with me in the last four years i was to say now publicly would have said in private. i thank them for the dedication and confidence they brought to the service of our country. but i don't owe my deepest thanks to you, the american people. because you gave us knee this extraordinary opportunity to serve. we face great challenges together, and we know that future problems will also be difficult. but i am not more convinced than ever that the united states more than any other country can eat successfully whatever the future might bring. these last four years have made me mor

we think about november 22nd, 1963 the day that john f. kennedy was assassinated. september 11th the day that al qaeda bombed washington and new york. this is something that we will always remember. the good news is that we came out of those tragedies closer as a nation realizing that something was wrong, and we had to unite. >> and we are hearing that there are talks about invoking the 25th amendment. at least americans wanting some kind of accountability for the events that took place today. there are other options. there's impeachment talks that are being brought up by some lawmakers, and there's also censure. can you explain the differences and what we might be able to see. >> there are big differences. the 25th amendment to the constitution, which many are invoking right now, was put in place in the 1960s and one of the provisions was if the vice president and majority of cabinet officers vote to get rid of the president, that goes to the president pro tem of the senate, and it is voted on in the house and senate. if they get a two-thirds majority in both of t

c-span3. >>> now on american history tv we hear about the kennedy administration's efforts to advance women's rights. the director of the johnennedy presidential library and museum in boston talks about the role of women's rights and kennedy's campaign platform, his commission on the status of women and the equal

bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> michael kirk is joining us, he is the filmic of the documentary filmmaker of this pbs frontline film president biden, again that airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern time on your local pbs station. mr. kirk, why make w this documentary? what was the goal? >> while we make an annual film or every four years to make a film called the choice about the two presidential candidates. we weave it together is two hours and always airs right before the election andnd october. and essentially the idea is to get in side the method of the two different men. we do not interview the candidates we interview their friends, their family the people of known them allnt their lives as close as we can get. we try to really answer the question is the boy the father of the man? when you get down the begin to learn everything you can about this case trump and biden. and weave them altogether was a very interesting picture. w