the late thirties were superior with john lewis ripping up isolationist feelings where fascism constituted, remember the wave of the future? two decades of bitterness over world war i and the aftermath have left a hard scar tissue.sc roosevelt felt the ef- at -- the facts themselves with educate the public so they did. but not quickly enough. he did not lead opinion toward a. position, he tagged along with the opinion. sometimes the lag behind opinion favoring more committed by the united states to join efforts against aggression. during his second term, roosevelt's seem to forget the great lesson of his inaugural speech of 1933, that changes the political situation of the situation it was more than a speech. it was an act that loosen the tidal wave ovef supportthe behind the new administration. the most important instrument a leader half's to work with is himself, his own personality and impact on other people when people's opinions are vague the directed of depth andidit solidity, action is shifted in his own favor to be sure all of those speeches for needed after 1937. but the inaugural

brown: and i yield the balance of my time to congressman john lewis from georgia, mr. civil rights. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, voter rights act made it possible for all of our citizens to become participants in the democratic process. mr. speaker, voting rights are under attack in america. there's a deliberate and systematic attempt to prevent millions of elderly voters, young voters, students, minority and low-income voters for exercising their constitutional right to engage in a democratic process. voter i.d. laws are becoming all too common. but make no mistake, voter i.d. laws are a poll tax. people will struggle to pay for basic necessities cannot afford a voter i.d. the right to vote is precious and almost sacred and one of the most important blessings of our democracy. today we must be strong in protecting that blessing. we should be making it easy, simple and convenient for people to vote. before the voting rights act of 1965, people stood in the line. sometimes people were asked to count the number of jellybeans in a jar. p

our first witness is congressman john lewis. we know a civil rights legend, also a close personal friend. he's referred to as the conscious of the congress. today congressman lewis continues to be as he has throughout his life -- a powerful voice on matters of equality. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. chairman leahy, and other members of the senate, i thank you for inviting me to testify before this committee today. it is an honor to be here. i'm very happy to see the judiciary committee hold hearings to address the issue of marriage equality, but at the same time, mr. chairman, i must admit i find it unbelievable that in the year 2011 that there's still a need to hold hearings and debate further or not a human being should be ail to marry the one they love. now, i grew up in southern alabama. i'm from a little town called troy, but my entire childhood, i saw signs that said white restroom, colored restroom. colored waiting, white men, colored men. i tasted the bitter fruits of racism and discrimination, and i did not like

>> you asked if john chapman had asked harbottle & lewis -- >> i asked you what he said to you. >> yes, but you also said, did john chapman ask harbottle & lewis to write a misleading letter. and my response to that question was that i think that, firstly, as to harbottle & lewis they are a very well respected legal firm and i'm sure that that won't be the case, and john chapman has been a very respected lawyer with international for many years and i'm sure would absolutely not have done that. however, in light of what we know now, when i and the management standards committee at international saw that file, we felt that it was, from our perspective, put a new light on information that we had had in the past, and we handed it over to the police. >> i didn't ask that question, but it would have been a very good question to ask, so thank you. why did john chapman leave the employ of news international. >> as you heard in the previous session that john chapman wanted to leave and we felt that under the circumstances that that was the right course of action. >> because john chapman has com

bloody sunday was hoe see ya williams as well as our esteemed colleague in this chamber, congressman john lewis of georgia. the story of bloody sup will go down not annals of history as a pivotal event in the civil rights movement. on march 7, 1965, at the ed mon pet tiss bridge -- edmund pettus bridge, mounted troops confronted the marchers on that bridge. the sheriff and his posse charged the marchers with tear gas and with bully clubs. that night abc news interrupted regularly scheduled program to air footage of bloody sunday. by morning news of the events had spread nearly to every american household, and thousands of supporters began to flock to selma. the selma to montgomery march and the subsequent public outrage led to the passage of the voting rights act of 1965. for 145 years brown chapel has been a powerful agent of change. it has been a place where socioeconomic and racial barriers have been challenged. a place where barriers that divide our nation have been broken down. brown chapel continues to make history. on march 4, 2007, then barack obama, senators barack obama, a presidentia

. >> yes, but you also said did john chapman ask harbuckle and lewis to write a misleading letter and my response to that question was that i think that firstly, that harbuckle and lewis are a very respected legal firm and i'm sure that they would -- that that wouldn't be the case, and john chapman had been a very respected lawyer at news international for many years and i'm sure would absolutely not have done that. however, in light of what we know now, when i and the management and standards committee at news international saw that file, we felt that from our perspective, it put a new light on information that we had had in the past and we handed it over to the police. >> i didn't ask that question but it would have been a very good question to ask, so thank you. why did john chapman leave the employ of news international? >> as you heard in the previous session, that john chapman wanted to leave and we felt that under the circumstances that that was the right course of action. >> because john chapman's come out very strongly as the fall guy for this session. he acted alone, did he?

from the early exploits of daniel boone, lewis and clark, to the breakthrough journey said alan shepard and john glenn, americans have always been a curious people, old enough to imagine a new world, ingenious enough to chart a course to them, and courageous enough to go for it. the gift of knowledge and innovation that we have brought back from the unknown have played their part in building a more perfect union. some say our final shuttle mission will mark the end of americans 50 year dominance in the space industry. as a current nasa administrator, i'm here to tell you that american leadership in space will continue for at least the next half century, because we have laid the foundation for success. for us, failure is not an option. we have the opportunity to raise the bar, to demonstrate what human beings can do if we are challenged and inspired to reach for something just outside of our grasp but not out of our site. president obama has given us a mission to focus again on the big picture of exploration, the crucial research and development required for us to move beyond where we are. we hav

harbuckle & lewis are a respected legal firm and i am sure that would be the case and john chapman isfor many years who i am sure -- however, in light of what we know now, when i and the management could see that file we felt from our perspective, new information that we had in the past and we had lately. >> it wouldn't be a very good question. thank you. why did john chapman leave news international? >> you heard in the previous session that john chapman wanted to leave. we felt under the circumstances that was the right action. >> john salmons can now strongly before this session. >> at the time i st. john chapman who is a corporate lawyer and daniel quote who was head of 8 are --hr leaders and lived there were called to this committee in their experience and knowledge, when they looked at files and they felt the harbuckle & lewis letter was correct. >> from final questions. -- the funds in several newspapers the liberal the guardian and the new york times, in coverage of this affair. can you remember after the guardian story in dubai of 2005 to discuss how they might cover the stor

and technology, especially nasa, so much that 12 years ago the nasa lewis research center in cleveland was officially renamed the john h. glenn research center. after his retirement from the senate, he and annie found funded the john glenn institute -- the john glenn institute for public affairs at the ohio state university saying if there's one thing i've learned on my years on this planet, it's tha the happiest and most fulfilled people i have a knowned are those who devote themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self-trvment whether he is flying a jet floatingsphairks walking campaign trails or in this chamber, he remained grounded in his new concord routes and always by the steady hand and constant love of annie. when i decided to run for the united states senate, the first people we called were annie and john glenn. annie's advice to connie then and now is to be yourself and not allow others to tell you who you should be. connie, who is a noted writer in ohio, writes for the ""plain dealer"." connie in this to say about annie. "annie glenn refuses to draw attention to herself which

mark lewis wrote, "he had reason to fear -- john jens said -- yates said -- police officers from other units were leaking information in connection with the diamond heist. the remains unconfirmed. even terror investigations had deep pockets. >> tabloids had open checkbooks. they were offering big money. >> how much? >> it was six figures. >> 100,000 pounds plus. with the sounds, it is logical to assume that other revelations will emerge. >> with this now is the former metropolitan police commander who headed up the special branch protection squad and was in charge of national security vetting. are you surprised that an officer was apparently willing to enter into negotiations to sell a royal telephone book? >> i am devastated that such an allegation has been made. royalty protection officers are at the highest levels of integrity. for this to happen is a bad day. >> this was presumably some and you vetted. >> i was charged on the high level. some of them would of been vetted at the highest level. the same anyone in the government has if they have access to confidential information. >>

lewis joins me live to talk about his run for state senate. >>> the debt showdown on capitol hill. it's a beautiful day outside. inside those halls tension, infighting, finger pointing and john boehner's reputation is on the line. we'll be right back. announcer ] anan anthis...is the netwo. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ to help move business... forward. naturals from delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from purina cat chow. share a better life. >>> carl lewis winning the gold medal nine times might be easier than trying to run for a new jersey state senate seat. this past april he planned to announce he's going to compete as a democrat. he's facing an obstacle course with republicans saying he doesn't meet the state's residency requirement. carl lewis joins me for his first live television interview since announcing his candida

from the early exploits of daniel boone, lewis and clark and robert peary to the breakthrough journeys of alan shepard and john glenn, americans have always been a curious people - bold enough to imagine new worlds, ingenious enough to chart a course to them and courageous enough to go for it. and the gifts of knowledge and innovation that we have brought back from the unknown have played their part in the building of our more perfect union. some say that our final shuttle mission will mark the end of america's 50 years of dominance in human spaceflight. as a former astronaut and the current nasa administrator, i'm here to tell you that american leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success - and for nasa failure is not an option. once again, we have the opportunity to raise the bar, to demonstrate what human beings can do if we are challenged and inspired to reach for something just out of our grasp but not out of our sights. president obama has given us a mission with a capital "m" -- to focus again on the big picture of exploration and t

from the early exploits of daniel boone, lewis and clark, and robert parry, to the break returns of alan shepard and john glenn, americans have always been a curious people. we're bold enough to imagine the world's, ingenious enough to chart a course to them, and courageous enough to go for it. the gifts of knowledge and innovation that we have brought back from the unknown have played their part and the building of a more perfect union. some say are final shuttle mission marked the end of america's 50-year dominance in human space flight. as a former astronaut and the current nasa administrator, i am here to tell you that american leadership in space will continue for at least the next half century because we have laid the foundation for success. for us at nasa, failure is not an option. we have the opportunity to raise the bar. we will demonstrate in human beings can do if we are challenged and inspired to reach for something just out of our grasp but not out of our sites. president obama has given us a mission to focus again on the big picture of the exploration and the crucial research and developmen

from the early exploits of daniel boon, lewis and clark and robert perry to the breakthrough of alan shepherd and johnhave always been a curious people, bold enough to imagine new worlds, ingenuous enough to chart a course to them and courageous enough to go for it and the gifts of knowledge and innovation that we have brought back from the unknown have played their part in the building of a more perfect union. some say our final shuttle mission will mark the end of america's 50-year dominance in human space flight. as a former astronaut and current nasa administrator, i'm hear to tell you that american leadership in space will continue for at least, at least the next half century because we've laid the foundation for success and for us at nasa, failure is not an option. once again, we have the opportunity to raise the bar, to demonstrate what human beings can do if we're challenged and inspired to reach for something just out of our grasp but not out of our sights. president obama has given us a mission with a capital m to focus again on the big picture of exploration and the crucial research and dev