great biographer of john paul ii said the john paul ii would ask him often about him. he said that he often would not remember that he was president. john paul ii said he was hurt by that. john paul ii was fading of parkinson's disease. bill used to say to me, you know, paul, the good lord gave perkinson's disease to saints, like john paul ii and my father. and now he's gotten around to giving it to sinners like me. that's what clarke said. so for reagan, the body was strong in the mind was gone. for john paul ii, the mind was strong, the body was gone. remember this, guys? there was a death watch both of these guys that went on for months. bush04, president george went to rome to get the presidential medal of freedom to john paul ii.

of john paul ii said the john paul ii would ask him often about him. he said that he often would not remember that he was president. john paul ii said he was hurt by that. ofn paul ii was fading parkinson's disease. bill used to say to me, you know, paul, the good lord gave perkinson's disease to saints, like john paul ii and my father. and now he's gotten around to giving it to sinners like me. that's what clarke said. so for reagan, the body was strong in the mind was gone. for john paul ii, the mind was strong, the body was gone. remember this for me 2004, president george w. bush went to rome to give the presidential medal of freedom to john paul ii. agony, barely in able to mouth words, he thanked bush and he thanked reagan. tosaid i send my regards president reagan. ronald reagan died the next day. i year later, on april 2, 2005, john paul ii died as well. life, nows partner in in death less than a year later. i will wrap up with this final statement. another thing that nobody in the press reported on, june 27, 2011, a special mass is held at st.

calista hosts nine days that changed the world, about john paul ii. calista's interest in john paul ii is fitting giving her nomination. president reagan's friendship with pope john paul ii led to re-establish formal relationships with the holy c. in 1984. and helped negotiate the fall of the soviet union. since then the pope and calista have coordinated on a wide range of issues. calista's understanding of the catholic church make her an ideal candidate to be ambassador to the holy c. mr. rich is a highly regarded pennsylvania attorney and current acting chief of staff in immigration services. he was previously the field office of american services in seoul south korea. a senior administration official in washington, d.c. for over a decade and former foreign services offer, mr. rich is an expert on the responsibilities of managing affairs worldwide. i would like to introduce my colleague senator murphy. >> we have actually a good full house of members here, so i'm going to defer my opening remarks, thank all of you for your service, mr. sales and i ha

[applause] president trump: chopin, saint john paul ii, poland is a land of great heroes. [applause] president trump: and you are a people who know the true value of what you defend. the triumph of the polish spirit, over centuries of hardship, give us all hope for a future in which good conquers evil and peace achieves victory over war. for americans, poland has been a symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. polish heroes and american patriots fought side-by-side in our war of independence and in many wars that followed. our soldiers still served together today in afghanistan and iraq, combating the enemies of all civilization. for america's part, we have never given up on freedom and independence as the right and destiny of the polish people, and we never, ever will. [applause] president trump: our two countries share a bond for spy histories and national characters. it is a fellowship that exists only between people that have fought, blood and died for freedom. the signs of this friendship stand in our nations capital. just steps from the white house, we have

john paul's visit to poland. she also produced a documentary pope john paul ii's canonization. her interest is fitting giving her nomination. her friendship with pope john paul ii formulated relations and together they helped orchestrate --. since then, pumps and american presidents have collaborated on a wide range of issues. calista's understanding of the ideal church makes her an candidate. i support her nomination. thank you mrs. gingrich for your willingness to serve. i'm delighted to introduce mr. rich from pennsylvania. nominee to be secretary of state. he is a highly regarded pennsylvanian. acting chief of staff andy you a citizen of immigration services. he was previously the field service officer at the american embassy in so, south korea. .is senior adviser oversee also with department of state, he is an expert on responsibility and challenging managing counsel or fairs worldwide. with that, would like to distinguish the wrecking them back i would like to introduce the distinguished ranking member. -- i would like to reduce the distinguished ranking member. >> i think

her interest in john paul ii is fitting given her nomination. president reagan's trip with pope john paul ii led to relationships with the holy sea. calista's understanding of the catholic church, her considerable experience in government and business and her talents as a commune ta tor mca her an ideal choice. i support her nomination and urge my colleagues to support her as well. thank you for your willingness to serve. i'm also delighted to introduce mr. carl c. rich of pennsylvania. mr. rich is a highly regarded pennsylvania attorney and current acting chief of staff in the u.s. citizen and immigration services. he was previously the field office director of the u.s. citizenship and immigration services at the american embassy in seoul, south korea. a senior immigration official brought in washington, d.c. for over a decade and a former counselor foreign service officer with the department of state, mr. rich is an expert on the responsibilities. with that i would like to recognize the distinguished ranking member for his comments. senator mur

to go beyond whatever mental threshold the soviet leadership had. >> at the vatican today, pope john paul iied concern for the worsening situation in his native poland. pope john paul told some 200 polish pilgrims he knew were in the crowd that they and all fellow poles should pray for peace. >> the cold war became as cold as it had ever been before. it got so cold, it was capable of becoming hot. >> there had been rumors, today confirmation. deaths and injuries among enforcers and resisters to the military rule imposed since sunday. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and v

. >> will be followed 8:00 by looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul >> interesting, john paul ii and something cable to reagan when he was chopped, saying, i am praying for you. reagan can touch to the cable dutch the default world's most exclusive prayer society. if they're worried about a between the pope and the president, now they've got to really worry about it. american history tv, weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. ♪ >> we are flying over washington, capital of the united states. the beautiful city the pride of every american from the cloud from the ground. up about savannah. we saw over the top of the senate and house of representatives office buildings and the congress and alive. branches of the government. and the law going to land the plane an here's a close up of the house office building. mendo their heavy thank you and this structure eight representatives as an office and which a government official both in. the senate office building is just across the capitol grounds both buildings are constructed of beautiful white model and are connected with the capitol by und

they must have known it at the exact moment during pope john paul ii's sermon when another of polishen and children raised their voices in a single prayer. 1 million polish people did not ask for wealth. they did not ask for privilege. instead, 1 million polls saying three simple words, we want god. in those words, the polish people recalled the promise of a better future. they found new courage to face down there oppressors and they found the words to declare that poland would be poland once again. as i stand here today before this incredible crowd, this faithful nation, we can still hear those voices that echo through history, their message is as true today as ever. the people of poland, the people of america and the people of europe still cry out we want god. [applause] >> together with pope john paul ii the polls reasserted their identity as a nation devoted to god and with that powerful declaration of who you are, you came to understand what to do and how to live. you stood in solidarity against oppression, against a lawless secret police, against the cruel and wicked system tha

. >> that will be followed at 8:00 looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pole john paul ii. the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. >> john paul ii had sent a cable to reagan, saying i am praying for you. now reagan sent a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. it developed the world's most exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they're worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have an hour or so to talk about politics on this sunday morning on "washington journal." we are joined by two pollsters, patrick ruffini, who is a republican pollster and strategist, and michael bocian,

john paul's pilgrimage. a documentaryced about pope john paul ii's canonization. president reagan's friendship with pope john paul ii helped establish relations with the 1984, and they orchestrated the fall of the soviet union. they have collaborated on a wide range of issues, including promoting human rights, interreligious understanding, and economic progress in the developing world. callista's understanding of the catholic church, her considerable experience, makes her an ideal choice to be the representative of the holy see. a. >> thank you, mrs. gingrich, for your willingness to serve. the president's nominee to be assistant secretary of state for consular affairs. he is a highly regarded attorney and chief of staff in the u.s. immigration services. he was previously the field office director for the immigration services at the american embassy in seoul, south korea. he is a former consular former service operatives, he is an expert in the responsibilities of managing consular affairs worldwide. i would like to recognize the distinguishing member for his comme

. >> that will be followed by look at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. reagan, and, ronald the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. to ronaldul ii said reagan that i am praying for you. ronald reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying i am praying for you. as for moscow, if they are worried at this point about kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on cure day, -- q and a, 1968, 1 of the longest and earliest battles of the vietnam war. me because the military command was so out of touch with what was happening industries that they literally got a lot of young americans killed. general westmoreland denied the city had been taken. denyntinued to the -- it for the entire time the battle was being fought. small units of marines and troopers were being ordered to attack positions that were held by overwhelmingly superior enemy forces in entrenched positions. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> each week, american history tv's r

. >> kelby followed by looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. pope and president, john paul ii, ronald reagan and the untold story of the 20th century." i sundaypaul i cable to reagan saying i am praying for you. they developed the world's most exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they are worried at this point about a pope and theen the president, now they have to really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service'by americas cable-television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back. elaine donnelly, founder and president of the center for military readiness is here with us to talk about the president's decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the u.s. military. thank you for being here. guest: i am delighted to be here. host: tell us what your organization is. guest: the center for military readiness is a public

. >> that will be followed by a look at ronald reagan's discussion with pope john paul ii. paul ii sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot saying, i praying -- i am praying for you. then reagan sent one back saying i am praying for you. as for moscow, if they are worried about a kinship at this and thetween the pope president, now they have to really worry about it. allmerican history tv weekend, every weekend on c-span3. senate minority leader chuck schumer held a news conference friday after a failure to repeal parts of the current health care law. he talked about a possible way forward that would include working with republicans. yes the commented on tweets sent by the president shortly after the vote. this is just under 20 minutes.

john paul ii, ronald reagan and the jub told story. >> john paul ii sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot. and reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying i'm praying for you. and as for moscow, if they're worried this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, that would have been really worried about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. earlier today president trump talked about the gang ms-13 and immigration policy. he spoke to an audience of mostly police officers at suffolk community college in brentwood new york. >> good afternoon, i'm the you of director of i.c.e. as a career law enforcement officer, i want to begin by saying thank you. the work we have chosen, the job we do is tough and i'm honored to serve along side so many patriots. to my fellow i.c.e. officers and agents in this room, thank you for the privilege of serving along side you. i want to recognize the suffolk nypd for ., nassau, operation mata dor, which is dedicated to combatting ms-13 in new york city and long island and has resulted in over 100 arrests. here in

. >> that will be followed at 8:00, looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. all paul kangor discusses his book "a pope and a president," john paul ii and ronald reagan and the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. >> john paul ii sent a cable to reagan saying, i'm praying for you when he was shot. now reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying, i'm praying for you. it developed the world's most exclusive prayer society. as for moscow, if they're worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> the "new york times" reports after six months of deliberations and occasional quarrelling, the top republican tax neglectors in congress and the trump administration declared thursday that they had united behind a set of common principles that would guide them as they move to complete the first overhaul of the tax code in three decades, and saying that they would do it by the end of this year. treasury secretary steven mnuchen testif

announcer: that will be followed at 8:00, looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. as discussed in the book "the pope and the resident." the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. sent a letter to reagan saying i am praying to you. now the president said in a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. as for moscow, if they are worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they are really going to worry about it. announcer: american history tv, all we, every weekend on c-span3. president trump awarded the medal of valor to police officers who responded to a shooting at a congressional baseball game practice. house majority whip steve scalise and three others were wounded. the word ceremony was held in the white house east room. -- a word ceremony was held in the white house east room. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. vice president pence: please be seated. to members of congress, our distinguished guests. members of the law enforcement community from all across the united states. on behalf o

. >> it's impossible to understand solidarity without understanding the impact of pope john paul ii. he soviets are nervous about john paul ii, he is anti-communist and beloved by the pols. they're pressuring the government how to keep control. >> the strike by polish ship yard workers is over. for the polish strikers, it was a day worthy of hyperbole, telling his followers we are co-masters of this land. >> they're showing that you could have an independent union in a communist country, and the question was how independent were they going to be allowed to be. >> how the u.s. deals with poland, with the eastern block and with russia, the early challenges for the foreign policy of the president elect ronald reagan. >> reagan spent much of his career blasting the soviet union, attacking any republican or democrat who said we can negotiate. he had been the leading opponent of detente in the 1970s, the policy of trying to ease relations with the soviets. what he disliked about detente, they were hitting the negotiating team as equals. reagan thought there are two super powers, but we have

will be looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii area -- joe -- pope john paul ii. >> john paul ii had sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot saying, i'm praying for you. now reagan said to the vatican, i'm praying for you. they developed the most exclusive -- the world's most ritual exclusive prayer society. now they have been really worried about it. >> all weekend on c-span3. >> tonight on afterwards, connecticut democrat congresswoman talks about her efforts to protect social programs in her book the least among us, waging battles for the vulnerable. >> one social security reached , we had ronaldt reagan and tip o'neill who came together and acted, and the to make social security solvent into the future. all of this wringing of hands can beocial security solved immediately. >> tonight at nine eastern. on c-span's book tv. servedcan newt gingrich as the 50th speaker of the house of representatives from 1995 to 1999 and began his congressional career in 1979. assessing from the library of congress conference featuring the historical and political legacy of

together with pope john paul ii, the poles reasserted their identity, as a nation devoted to god.h that powerful declaration of who you are, you came to understand what to do and how to live. you stood in solidarity against oppression, against a lawless secret police, against a cruel and wicked system that impoverished your cities and your souls. and you won. poland prevailed. portland will always prevail. [ chanting ] thank you. you were supported in that victory over communist by a strong alliance of free nations in the west that defied tyranny. now, manaamong the most committ members of the nato alliance, they are a leading nation of a europe that is strong, whole and free. a strong poland is a blessing to the nations of europe. and they know that. a strong europe is a blessing to the west, and to the world. 100 years after the entry of american forces into world war i, the transatlantic bond between the united states and europe, is as strong as ever and maybe, in my ways, even stronger. this continent no longer confronts the specter of communism. but today, we're in the west.

announcer: followed by looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. >> john paul ii has said would reagan was announcing i am praying for you and now reagan sent a cable to the vatican i am praying for you. they give love the world was exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they are worried about a kinship between the pope and the president, now, they have to really were real about it. tv,uncer: american history all weekend, every weekend on spanned three full -- c-span3. sunday on q&a, mark boughton of thebout his book one longest and bloodiest battles of the vietnam war. >> the battle shocked me because the tyga military command was so out of touch with the reality of what was happening in the streets that they got a lot of young americans killed because general westmoreland denied that the city had been taken and was a fat and he continued to deny it for the entire time -- and denied it for the entire time. we could never have conceived the sheer number of enemy forces that were in the city. small units of marines and troopers were being ordered to att

relationship with pole john paul ii. the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. >> john paul ii had sent a cable to reagan, saying i am praying for you. now reagan sent a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. it developed the world's most exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they're worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have an hour or so to talk about politics on this sunday morning on "washington journal." we are joined by two pollsters, patrick ruffini, who is a republican pollster and strategist, and michael bocian, democratic pollster and strategist. gentlemen, thanks for being here on "washington journal." patrick ruffini, i will start with you. what do you think the message is that members will take to their constituents after the failure to move forward on health care? guest: health care has been seen as an

professor hawking gore discusses the cold war relationship between president ronald reagan and pope john paul ii is author of hope and president, john paul ii, ronald reagan and the extraordinary untold story of the 20th entry. the institute of world politics paul: hello, ladies and gentlemen. today, you will be blessed because we will talk about god and ronald reagan. [laughter] for some, ronald reagan was god, with a lowercase g. person to better pontificate about reagan, his faith, and about the roman pontiff than paul kenger. paul is a force of nature.

. >> will be followed 8:00 by looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul >> interesting, john paul ii and something cable to reagan when he was chopped, saying, i am praying for you. reagan can touch to the cable dutch the default world's most exclusive prayer society. if they're worried about a between the pope and the president, now they've got to really worry about it. american history tv, weekend, every weekend, on c-span3.

john paul ii, ronald reagan and the jub told story. >> john paul ii sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot. and reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying i'm praying for you. and as for moscow, if they're worried this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, that would have been really worried about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend

. >> that will be followed at 8:00 looking at reagan's relationship with john paul ii -- is a book is discussed, a pope and the president, ronald reagan, in the extraordinary story of the 20th century. >> john paul ii sent a cable to regular when reagan was shot saying, i'm praying for you, and a reagan sent a cable to the vatican, i'm praying for you. developed the world's prayer moscow, if-- as for they're worried about a kinship, between the pope and the president, they will worry about it. >> american history tv all week and every weekend on c-span3. the latest trump administration official to be featured in our interview series. followed by president trump speaking to police officers in new york. congressional reaction to the senate's failure to pass health care legislation. white house budget director has been with the trump administration since february. he sat down with c-span to discuss his personal life and career. he also talked about his involvement with the tea party and what it is like to work for the president. this is 30 minutes. host: what is the job of budget directo

they must've known at the exact moment during pope john paul ii sermon when men, women and children raised their voices in a single prayer. a million polish people did not ask for wealth. they did not ask for privilege, instead, 1 million polish people saying three simple words, we want god. >> we continue with newt gingrich, with that moment which didn't get a lot of play in the mainstream media. i think that moment said more to people in eastern europe then most anything else because that hits people in their hearts. a lot of people didn't think there was hope for eastern europe, but they believed there was hope. i thought that was very important for him to go back to that moment. >> it's very important, and the speech gave as much to america as poland. the president has decided that his time is come to engage the secular left, the atheists, those who force god out of our lives and take them head-on. there's place after place in that speech, where he calls on the polish experience. reminding the world that poland ceased to exist for 200 years because russia had torn it to shreds. there w

john paul ii, poland is a land of great heroes.e who know the true value of what you defend the triumph of the polish spirit over centuries of hardship gives us all hope for a future in which good conquers evil and peace achieves victory over war. for americans, poland has been a symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. polish heroes and american patriots fought side by side in our war of independence and in many wars that followed. our soldiers still serve together today in afghanistan and iraq, combatting the enemies of all civilization. for america's part, we have never given up on freedom and independence as the right and destiny of the polish people, and we never, ever will. our two countries share a special bond forged by unique histories and national characters it's a fellowship that exists only among people who have fought and bled and died for freedom. the signs of this friendship stand in our nation's capital. just steps from the white house, we've raised statues of men with names like polaski and cosiosco. the s

in the year 2000, pope john paul ii was named an honorary harlem globetrotter.talking about? you asked penny if she wanted to hear something weird. yeah, because i have something weird to tell her. oh. i thought it was a game. what's yours? there's this guy, jimmy speckerman, who used to torment me in high school. he sent me a message through facebook. he's in town and wants to have drinks.

like it. 8:00at will be followed at looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul the second. and paul ii, ronald reagan, the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. >> just like john paul ii sent ronald reagan a cable when he was shot that he was praying for him. and then ronald reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying he was praying for him. areor moscow, if they worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now, they have to really worry about that. tv, all we history can, every weekend on c-span3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> president trump was in new york on friday where he talked about the steps his administration is taking to fight dating violence and organized crime. he also commented briefly on the senate's failure to repeal the affordable care act. this was held just before the president announced on twitter that he was replacing his chief --staff with the homelands with the

polish traditions about polish habits, he was quoting from john paulil habits, he was quoting from john paul iig and the most important speeches of american president in poland. those are strong words! let me ask you about the russia issue, this is a huge issue in poland, about russian expansionism. trump criticised russia about its meddling joe murphy meddling in other countries, do you think you will follow through on taking tougher action against moscow?|j follow through on taking tougher action against moscow? i hope so. he mentioned russian aggression against the ukraine, secondly, he reminded us the ukraine, secondly, he reminded us about his commitment to article five of nato. it looks like he's ready to help poland if anything happens on our eastern border, if russia became more aggressive even in 2014. i hope we can believe donald trump and we can think about him asa donald trump and we can think about him as a true ally of poland. thanks for joining him as a true ally of poland. thanks forjoining us. lately donald trump has been taking a lot of credit for the state of the us economy.

chopin, sing john paul ii, poland of copernicus. think of that. n a symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. polish youth and american patriots fought side—by—side in a war of independence and in many waters that followed her soldier will certainly together in afghanistan and iraq, commenting the enemies of also was asian. for america's part we have never given asian. for america's part we have nevergiven up asian. for america's part we have never given up on freedom and independence as the rate and destiny of all polish people and we never will. our two countries share a special bond forged by unique histories and national characters. it isa histories and national characters. it is a fellowship that exists only among people who have fought and bled and died for freedom. the signs of this friendship stand in our nation 's of this friendship stand in our nation '5 capital. just steps from the white house we have raised statutes of men with names like polanski, and kosciusko. he same is true in warsaw where street signs carry the name of geo

because nearly a decade before going down, an electrician in poland started solidarity and with john paul ii started the collapse of the soviet empire. that's his contribution to history and if he was to meet with president trump, which would be a great thing, tell him a few things about how to deal with the soviet mindset, because that is what putin has, the soviet mindset. and i think that would be really, really important. on kapurnikis, he was the one hundreds of years ago confirmed that planets revolve around the sun, not the earth. well, today donald trump is being criticized in europe and around the world for basically denying climate science, pulling the united states out of the paris accords. there is a huge building there in warsaw which we hear in reports has a huge sign on it today saying trump, no, paris, yes, referring to the paris climate accord. and when he talked about regulation and deregulation and entrepreneurial spirits, you know, the whole idea of donald trump and trade is also very inimical to his allies in europe. they're worried about his protectionism. they're reall

values, the beacons of democracy and freedom and it was delivered in a historic setting where pope john paul ii are the cornerstones of who we are in the cornerstones of who we are in the western civilisation world. you say it is going well on foreign policy but maybe it is that lawyers had taken his iphone away and he can tweet a ny had taken his iphone away and he can tweet any more. i think one of our favourite moments in the 175 days was the tweet that came out of that said, kovfefe. istill don't was the tweet that came out of that said, kovfefe. i still don't know what that means. i have been pretty consistent for saying that he needs aduu consistent for saying that he needs adult supervision. that means take the twitter machine with its 140 characters out of his hands. what would i do all day? along the way we have lost some good people who used to come on here and talk to us. kurt volker, the representative to ukraine. i know you have been topped up ukraine. i know you have been topped up but they do have a problem recruiting, this white house. they do. i spoke to an ambassador designate

. >> that is followed by looking ronald reagan's relationship with john paul ii. paul ii said to reagan when he was shot "i'm praying for you." letter to the vatican, "i'm praying for you." date created the most exclusive prayer society. american history tv every weekend on c-span3. investorfinancier and on government corruption in russia. lawyer diedussian after he investigated fraud involving tax officials. act was signed by president obama that blocked russian officialsss

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political janna ryan's -- political giants, and in a slightly different dimension, pope john paul ii.cessors to those great heroes of europe's positive story must, as they bow over his coffin, examine their in berlin ands warsaw, in paris and budapest. the question about the future of a united europe must be given a categorical yes, yes to the union, yes to freedom, yes to human rights. at the end of the reconciliation said, letcellor kohl us turn from the altar towards a great future, peaceful and blessed by god, for both our nations, the polish nation and the german nation, and for all of us in europe. many those words remain in our memories. thank you. [speaking in german] former primen the kindly tof spain to say a few parting words. >> thank you. you to the president's of the european parliament's, -- presidents of the european parliaments for giving me the to say goodbye personally to my friend helmut kohl. it is hard for me. i am glad it is only five minutes. i am saying goodbye to helmut kohl from the angle of the friendship which made great sense, with all the confidence toge

>> john paul ii had sent a cable to reagan saying i am praying for you and reagan sent a cable to the vatican i am praying for you. it established the world's most exclusive mutual prayer society. moscow is very worried about kinship between because and to the president. american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. the army chief of staff talked about security challenges. the president's statement on transgender people in the military and u.s. army property at the national press club. -- u.s. army priorities at the national press club. >> good afternoon. and welcome to the national press club the place where news , happens. i'm myron belkein, the 2014 national press club president and a former correspondent and bureau chief for the associated press in england, india and japan and i now teach journalism and the importance of accuracy at george washington school of media and public affairs. before we get started, i want to remind our in-house audience to please silence your phones if you haven't already done so and for our viewing and listening audience please feel free t

professor paul king gort discusses the cold war relationship between president ronald reagan and pope john paul ii. the institute of world politics hosted this 90 minute event. marek: hello, ladies and gentlemen. today, you will be blessed because we will talk about god and ronald reagan. [laughter] for some, ronald reagan was god, with a lowercase g. there's no better person to pontificate about reagan, his

announcer: that will be followed at 8:00, looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. as discussed in the book "the pope and the resident." the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. sent a letter to reagan saying i am praying to you. now the president said in a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. as for moscow, if they are worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they are really going to worry about it. announcer: american history tv, all we, every weekend on c-span3. president trump awarded the medal of valor to police officers who responded to a shooting at a congressional baseball game practice.

weekend on "the presidency," ronald reagan and pope john paul ii. here is a preview. no longerreagan, president, meeting in an office with four poles. they had brought in members of the polish solidarity movement. they were getting ready for the first free and fair elections, which should have happened at delta -- at yta, right? this ad gone on for 44 years. yethis had gone on for 44 ars. one of the things that was given to reagan was carved while he was in jail. this guy has had enormous put all success in his lifetime, and reagan told him this, of all things. listen to your conscience, because that is where the holy spirit speaks to you, which is an odd sentiment for political advice, and then he turned and pointed to a picture of john on his wall, and reagan said, "he is my best friend." the entirewatch program at midnight eastern. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. each week, american history tv's america" brings you archival films that provide context. is successfully test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, leaving the u.s. and the eu to c

paul john ii, poland is a land of great heros. who know the true value of what you defend. the triumph of the polish spirit over centuries of hardship gives us all hope for a future in which good conquers evil and peace achieves victory over war. for americans, poland has been a cymb symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. polish heros and american patriots fought side by side in our war of independence, and in many wars that followed. our soldiers still serve together today in afghanistan and iraq combatting. for america's part we have never given up on freedom and independence as the right of the polish people, and we never, ever will. our two countries share a special bond forged by unique histories and national characters. it's a floip that exists only among people who have fought and bled and died for freedom. the signs of this friendship stand in our nation's capital just steps from the white house we've raised statues of men with names like polasky and kosiasko. the same is true in warsaw where street signs carry

relationship with pope john paul .i >> it is interesting. cable to ii had sent a reagan when reagan was shot, saying i am praying to you. and reagan sent one to the vatican, i am praying for you. they developed one of the world's most mutually exclusive prayer societies. as for moscow, if they are worried this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they have to to really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on his band three. -- c-span3. up next on american history tv, university of maryland history professor robert munsey talks about women's voting rights in the following years, especially african-americans in the south and native americans. she also describes the difficulties faced by women running for political office. the smithsonian associates hosted this one hour, 45 minute program. >> our speaker tonight is robin chairnsey, the interim and a professor women's history. you heard her speak about one the ago in the context of belmont house. at the time, she said she was doing research on what happ

announcer: that is followed at 8:00 looking at ronald reagan's relationship with the pope john paul ii. ii had sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot saying, i am praying for you. reagan sent a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. exclusiveop the most world visual prayer society. if moscow is worried about a kinship at this point between the pope and the president, now they are going to really worry about it. announcer: american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. each week, american americatv's reel provides films that provide context for today's public affairs issues. on thursday, august generalyrus vance and john throckmorton arrived at the white house to report on conditions in the city of detroit. as of 12 noon on the previous day, the responsibility for law and order in the city had been returned to state authorities. ♪ been little and america's recent past to prepare her for the nightmares were that hit the city streets in 1967. ♪ suddenad come with a reality, crackling out of the overheated ghettos of new york and detroit, and it had spread in a stra