johnson has a different story. but -- >> rose: what is johnson's story? >> johnson really says that he's asking "doesn't your brother want me?" and rayed burn intervenes and says to philip gray, the publisher of the "washington post" -- >> rose: who was close to both, the president and-- kennedy and johnson. >> correct. calls up there and jack kennedy says, "it's all set. i'm making my announcement right now. lyndon should go out and make his own announcement." johnson is in a distraught state. this is a moment where he's been on this roller coaster all day. and he says, "i don't know what to do." and philip graham says, "you go out there and make the announcement." and they sort of pushed lyndon and lady byrd out into the corridor where there's this jam of reporters and they put johnson up on a chair, and he makes the announcement and he is the vice president. >> rose: i've accepting the nomination of vice president. >> correct. >> rose: to be vice president. nominee for vice president. but he always remembered robert kennedy. >> he didn't forget it unti

in johnson city. they lived 18 miles beyond it on the johnson ranch. and lyndon's brother sam houston johnson once told me they were so lonely out there that one corner of the ranch came down to what they called the austin fredricksburg harbor which is really an unpaved path between austin and fredricksburg and he told me how lyndon and he would go down and sit on this corner of the fence hour after hour, hoping for one new face to come along so they would have someone new to talk to. it was a land of almost incredible poverty. there was almost no cash there. you could get a dime from selling a dozen eggs, but you had to go to marble falls to sell it. marble falls was 22 miles away across the hills, and a friend of lyndon johnson's, ben kreider, told me how he used to on saturdays ride those 22 miles carrying a dozen eggs in a basket in front of him, and carrying them like this so that they wouldn't break. 22 miles like that to get a dime. and i came to realize that being from new york i simply wasn't

i'll never forget lyndon johnson. the johnsons for a large part didn't even live in johnson city. they lived 18 miles beyond the johnson ranch and lyndon's brother, houston johnson told me once they were so lonely out there that one corner of the ranch came down that what they called the austin fredericksroad highway this was a path between johnston and he told me how they would sit on this corner of the fence hour after hour hoping for one new face to come along so they'd have someone new to talk to. the land of almost incredible poverty, was there almost no cash there. you could get a dime from selling a dozen eggs, but you had to go to marble falls to sell it. it was 22 miles away across the hills and a friend of lyndon johnson told me how he used on to saturdays ride those 22 miles carrying a dozen eggs in the basket in front of him, carrying them like this so that they wouldn't break. 2 miles like that to get a dime. and i came to realize that being from new york, i simply wasn't understanding. i came back and i told him one night, i'm not understanding these people and i'm n

johnson. but as always, part of the explanation is something more. something that had to do with the fact that when he was doing this, when he was thinking of this anti-poverty program he was doing it back in the hill country when his father hadn't had gone broke and he had grown up in poverty. back in the ranch, back at his beginnings. how do we know that those beginnings were very much in his mind as he's dealing with the anti-poverty program that christmas? well, he talks very often during those weeks about his boyhood and about a particular thing in his boyhood, having to get up early. most of the books on johnson quote a very cute remark he made to reporters as he's flying down to the ranch. he says i've always been an early riser. my daddy used to come to my bedroom at 4:30 in the morning when i was working on the highway gang right out of high school and he twists my big toe real hard so he hurt and he'd say get up, lyndon. every other boy in town has a half hour's headstart on you. tha

that was johnson city, texas. lyndon johnson was growing up there. the population was 367 at one point. when i came along, it was 362. i think i had stopped the car then and got out of it because i realized i was confronting something that i had never seen before and that i really wasn't equipped to deal with.

and johnson was partly that way. then on the night we flew back from dallas after the tragedy there, went to the executive office building where the vice president had his suite, the first call he asked me to make was to dwight eisenhower and he allowed me to listen to that conversation. and again, after that conversation was over, he said, an amazing man, an amazing man. he just understood how you could get what you want by not appearing to want it. twice he said that. >> senator mondale, i'm really struck by what i'm hearing here. here is a man who called people when he needed help and was not afraid to say -- i really need some help here. i really need you to help me. you're kind of, you can talk about both of these worlds. how is, and bill touched on this. how is washington today, different from what it was in those days. >> well i think bill touched on it. i'm, i would say depressed about it. i was there in the senate, you know, a young man, replaced humphrey who became the vice president. johnson was in his hon

johnson read it. said stokley carmichael is organizing a mob at the corner of 14th and u streets to march on georgetown and burn it down. well, georgetown is where all these columnists and tv commentators that were driving johnson crazy lived. and johnson looked at it, read it, he said goddamn, i've waited 35 years for this night. [ laughter ] >> two other quick points on that. >> let senator mcgovern was just wanting to say something here. >> i just wanted to say as a critic on the vietnam issue, that before i went into politics, i was a history professor. do you believe that? >> yeah, i do. >> anyway, i used the gi bill to go all the way through northwestern university to a ph.d in history. and i think, just thinking about what johnson did on civil rights, what he did on poverty, what he did on education, all these other things, that whole great society, program, those were good ideas. some people ridicule the great society. why would you ridicule a president who was trying to build a great society

, she has written a number of books, including liberty don, lyndon johnson the dr erndamzl p huz dreamnd her puzzle price winning, pulitzer prize work. >> and beschloss is a historian and written a number of books, including presidential courage, brave leaders and how they changed america, jim fallows, he served as a speechwriter for jimmy carter, he recently wrote a piece on president obama in the atlantic magazine, it was called obama explained, jon meacham is the author of american lion, andrew jackson in the white house, earned him a pulitzer prize and work, writing on georg george h.w. bush. >> and caro, a two-time pulitzer prize winning author and wrote about lyndon johnson, his fourth volume, the passage of power, is set to come out this may, i am pleased to have them here for this important discussion really about men and power, about the power of the office and how those two things come together. i begin with barack obama. what did you go in search of? >> trying to find out to the extent anyone could what makes obama tick, and i think we all know if you support obama or oppose

it was johnson who taught him where his tapes were. johnson had a scheme of that. it is not just in matters of the men who are commanders in chief passing it on. this was one where a former president had a particularly keen understanding of the public perception walt and how it played in media, but also with private ones, their importance. clinton would learn that. and he would come to salute every time he got off the helicopter. just as president reagan had done. when president clinton was leaving office, he said, you did not used to be such a great speaker. because clinton had given a horrible speech one time. i would say 1988. the democratic convention. and he said, do you have any tips? the presidents club functions on levels that tied and sometimes levels that are just very practical. >> ultimately what struck up was the ultimate -- of all the the rules and rituals that for souvenirs from the clubhouse itself, the thing that makes it most real is this notion that the office itself is more important than the individual. more important than the individuals who o

so i called president johnson. i think i got him in puerto rico. i explained my situation. and i said, you know, there's a senator up there in alaska, bob bartlett, who never votes for cloture, but he could. it wouldn't hurt him on this one. but he doesn't want to. but he also wants an auditorium in anchorage. and the phone clicked off. he stopped talking to me and i, and bob bartlett voted for cloture the next morning. and a month later, there was an announcement at this new auditorium in anchorage. >> what was his relationship like with humphrey? after humphrey? because i know you were very close to humphrey. >> you know, hubert and i, i loved hubert. and i was thrilled when he became vice president. i would say in retrospect, he would be better off if he hadn't been vice president. he had a great career in the senate. everybody loved him. this was really tough. he wrote a memo to then president johnson as the new vice president, warning limb about the war in vietnam. as one of the most prescient, carefully reasoned, possible documents for the possible to read. and the pr

johnson refuses. and hughes loses the state by 3,000 votes, they don't know until the next friday, friday after the tuesday of election, that he has lost the state. they don't know he's lost the election until that fray. but meanwhile, hiram johnson wins the primary and wins state of california by 300,000 votes. he wins it by immense amount. a of people blame hiram johnson. when johnson goes back to california, they endorse him but then they split up, they split up, and they hold separate meeting, we'll be for hughes, we'll be for wilson, he couldn't have swung all of the progressives if he wanted to but might have swung 1600. >> we mentioned 12 states wilson won 9 of the 12. that says about charles evans hughes he wasn't so much of a political tactician as he was acting on convict? >> well i think so. i think he was much more of a principled person and a principled lawyer than a politician in certain respects. so i think part of as i mentioned before part of the reason that the -- some of the women d

month wonder he has become obsessed with lyndon johnson. bob caro has worked for 40 years to give the world l.b.j. with the bark off, his highs and lows, how this president gave new meaning to the word maceavelian and he gave new hope to those among us. robert caro gives no quarter to the subjects he writes about, so we should all take notice of what he wrote about the president in master much the senate, his third johnson volume. in the 20th century caro wrote with its 18 american presidents, lyndon johnson was the greatest champion of black americans and mexican-americans and, indeed, all americans of color had in the white house. the greatest champion they had in all the halls of government. he was the lawmaker for the poor and downtrodden and the oppressed. the president who wrote mercy and justice into the statute books by which america was governed. bob caro's three volumes on l.b.j. have already won him a second pulitzer prize and a second national book award and too many other prizes and accolades for me to mention in any introducti

tom johnson, who is sitting out here in the audience told me one time that johnson had the name and the phone number of every single member of congress on his desk. and he called people directly. and he said, you know, when it was a big issue, he would have cardin cardinal cushing call in the catholics and would have them try to call the pope. but what was it like to be in the senate? were you ever on the other end when johnson needed something and maybe you weren't quite trod give it to him? >> well, i called him several times with things i wanted. and i was always prepared, because i knew he was busy, and i didn't want to take up too much ohis time. and every time he'd talk so long i'd begin to worry about my time. he just -- and he never gave me a damn thing. we just conversation. but i was honored to be talked to that way. i've got one story that joe knows about. i was handling fair housing on the senate floor. we had five cloture votes, and in those days you needed 67 votes if everybody was there and on the fifth cloture vote, mike manson said this is your last one now. you've take

i cannot see jim johnson anywhere. he is certainly still involved in businesses, is part of the perseus corporation. >> a private equity business. >> as he or anybody else gone public with this? >> franklin has started to come out and talk about how he was -- he was on a panel if he months ago here in washington. jim johnson is keeping a low profile, but he is on the boards of goldman sacks and target. he is the committee chair of compensation for both companies. a prominent and prestigious shareholder of goldman sachs came out with a public letter urging shareholders to vote against jim johnson's reelection of the boards on those companies. they said he had been involved in quite a few questionable scandals, or had been near two -- recited his years and fannie mae. >> here is another clip. where is he today? he took $400 million out? >> he took $400 million out in the last few years from the company before it was sold and a fire sale to bank of america. this was when the boom was ending. he was selling stock hand over

but really johnson could have made the move. he knew, he could have gone over, and in fact right after that, hughes through an intermediary invites johnson to chair a meeting and introduce him in sacramento. johnson refuses. and hughes loses the state by about 3,000 votes. they don't know until the next friday, friday after the tuesday of election, that he has lost the state. they don't know he's lost the election until that friday. but meanwhile, hiram johnson wins the primary and wins the state of california by something like 300,000 votes. he win it is by an immense amount. a lot of people blame hiram johnson. they blame that specific incident. when johnson goes back to california, they endorse him but then they split up, they split up and they hold separate meetings, we'll be for hughes, we'll be for wilson, he couldn't have swung all of the progressives if he wanted to but might have swung more than 1,600. >> and in the end in the women's vote, we mentioned there were 12 states. wilson won 9 of the 12. that says about charl

a lot of people blame hiram johnson. when johnson goes back to california, they endorse him but then they split up, they split up, and they hold separate meetings, we'll be for hughes, we'll be for wilson, he couldn't have swung all of the progressives if he wanted to but might have swung 1600. >> we mentioned 12 states wilson won 9 of the 12. that says about charles evans hughes that he wasn't so much of a political tactician as he was acting on conviction? >> well i think so. i think he was much more of a principled person and a principled lawyer than a politician in certain respects. so i think part of, as i mentioned before, part of the reason that the -- some of the women didn't vote for him because of his -- the perception that he would bring america to war whereas wilson had promised or they felt that wilson pledged to remain at peace. but really, also i think one of the things that the hiram johnson incident really outlines and shows about hughes' character is that he wasn't really very interested in curing favor

we talked about how important it is for zach johnson. >> everyone wants it badly. as david feherty mentioned it before, everyone is panics. once you have won eight times, like zach has. he won the masters back in 2007. he wants it badly because it is his home area. troy matteson want its badly because he has been playing well and feels like it is his time to win. i think zach is the guy that is above the worry of not winning. he will be strong to beat. >> and we made the observation that he looks so comfortable in this situation. of all of the players coming down the stretch, zach was the most solid? >> totally. all the way through the second nine. he has won a major championship. he played on the ryder cup and the presidents cup a couple of times. he is an accomplished player. he is used to the extreme player. >> 17th green there to the right. what are the keys to playing the 18th? >> well, zach johnson hit the perfect drive into the center of the widest part of the fairway. left himself a long second shot. from the fairway you can control that well. he is hitting

zach johnson takes his hometown event. >> the entire midwest set up and smiled, just like zach johnson. david. >> thank you, billy. down here with our john deere classic champion, zach. i know there is a major next week this . is one for you and the local community. >> it is. it is. this tournament means a lot to me and my family and it means a lot to the pga tour. they are one of the long time sponsors. more than that i have to at a thanks to my lord and savior jesus christ. >> another amazing finish and an incredible shot into the last. thanks so much. great entertainment. 175 years of john deere. almost as old as this country. there is the little guy. >> there is wyatt who will turn two on the 23rd. and dad did a great job. shot from the fairway bunker on the second hole of sudden death. he had the look of determination throughout the final round. and just a brilliant effort. >> you could not have drawn that up any better. absolutely perfect. his kids and wife sharing the moment with dad and the rest of the fans here in the quad cities. for this favorite son of iowa, zach johnson. s

zach johnson takes his hometown event. >> the entire midwest set up and smiled, just like zach johnsond. >> thank you, billy. down here with our john deere classic champion, zach. i know there is a major next week this . is one for you and the local community. >> it is. it is. this tournament means a lot to me and my family and it means a lot to the pga tour. they are one of the long time sponsors. more than that i have to at a thanks to my lord and savior jesus christ. >> another amazing finish and an incredible shot into the last. thanks so much. great entertainment. 175 years of john deere. almost as old as this country. there is the little guy. >> there is wyatt who will turn two on the 23rd. and dad did a great job. shot from the fairway bunker on the second hole of sudden death. he had the look of determination throughout the final round. and just a brilliant effort. >> you could not have drawn that up any better. absolutely perfect. his kids and wife sharing the moment with dad and the rest of the fans here in the quad cities. for this favorite son of iowa, zach johnson. second

chris johnson directing the newscast, nobody to be con identified with houston's chris johnson. bottom five, posey, a three-hit day. singles to center. here comes sandoval. he will get home. 3-2 giants. they complete the three-game sweep and play in atlanta on tuesday. >> the a's are feeling good about themselves when the pull the buckle gum on the hat prank with a member of the coaching staff. four homers last night, four today. cespedes, 11th. carter, 434-foot bomb. three home runs in the frame. first time the a's have done that since 2008. 11 years since a's smacked four homers in back-to-back bays. how about them a's? the win completes the sweep. oakland three games above the identified identified mark. home to take on texas on tuesday. >> it's been an appeasing stretch for serena william. she won at the bank of the west today. her opponent, ceo vandeweghe. the gap in experience was evident. serena serbing, vandeweghe returns with the left hand. switches bag righty, and misses it. serena, another winner. williams is back-to-back bank of the west titles. >> zach johnson neede

draft two, you see how much of it came from johnson. some of it when he delivers the speech are real lyndon johnson words and sorenson had written this administration and declares unconditional war on poverty in america. the speech is delivered by lyndon johnson is, this administration today here and now declares unconditional war on poverty in america. he had added four words today, here and now. lyndon johnson words and the speech said unfortunately, many americans lived on the outskirts of hope. some because of their poverty and some because of their color, and all too many because of both. our task is to help that one-fifth american families with incomes too small to even meet their basic needs. our chief weapons will be better schools and better health and better homes and better training and better opportunities to help more americans especially the young americans escape from squalor, misery and it's interesting to watch that speech on tape today, as lyndon johnson says those three words, squalor, misery, unemployment and his eye

chris johnson is drecting this newscast, don't confuse if with houston0s chris johnson.andoval is safe at home. 3 #-rb giants complete the three-game sweep and take a lead on the dodgers in the west. >> you get a sweep, that's hard to do. i don't care who you're playing. these games were hard-fought games. this was a one-run ball game, and they played well. doesn't matter who we play at home, that's our goal to take the series. >> the a's are feel golden gate about themselves, too. the buckle gum on the hat prank to a member of the coaching staff. chili davis. the offense has turned it on. four homers last night. four more item. johnny gomes, two-run shot in the second. two batters later, cespedes, and then chris carter with the bomb to center. three home runs in the frame. first time the a's have done that since 2008. it had been 11 years since oakland smacked four homers in back-to-back games. seth smith with the second long ball in as many days. oakland now three games before the .500 mark. they're home to take on texas on tuesday. an amazing three week stretch for se

do you think davey johnson is enjoying this a little bit? runners on the corner, and morse rips it into the left field corner. third base coach is sending zimmerman. here comes the relay home. catcher can't hold on. nats win 11-10 in 11 innings. >> any time you come back late in the game, it's a good feeling. it's a real good feeling. never know what the game will bring. >> i don't know about y'all, but i have a few more gray hairs. but that was a wild one. i'm telling you, i'm worn out. i'm glad we got tomorrow off, for me, not the guys. >>> the o's hosting the a's. top 2, no score. base hit to left field. replays to second base. umpire is looking, checking, sees the november between the base and the foot and -- glove between the base and the foot. gives the out signal. 3run homerun, his 13th and first since july 5th. the birds have a 4-0 leay for t taiwan. struck out a personal best 13. orioles all over the a's, 6-1. >>> today was an offday for the redskins. camp resumes tomorrow, which goes through friday. fan appreciation day scheduled f

quarterly numbers at johnson and johnson fell 50% to $1.4 billion, or $1.30 a share, and the company also cut its full- year earnings forecast. still, j&j shares gained 55 cents to $69 today. in the financials, goldman sachs posting second quarter results well above analyst estimates. the financial giant earned $1.78 a share despite a big drop in revenues from its investing and lending units. investors didn't seem to mind; the stock rose 30 cents to almost $98 a share. we have more analysis on goldman shares on our web site, www.nbr.com. you can find it under the "blogs" tab with michael kahn. disney was the dow's best performing stock today. it rose $1.49 to $49.35 a share. that's a new all-time high for disney stock. and investors had fun with mattel today, sending the stock up almost 10% to $34 a share. the toymaker's earnings surged 20% to 28 cents a share, seven cents above estimates. mattel says that's thanks to strong barbie sales and toys tied to the new batman movie. and in today's "e.t.f. market flash," the standout here: the erging markets e.t.f., up almost 1.5%. and that'

nixon goes to johnson who has a month to live. and he says tell your friends in the senate to back-off or i'm going to release the fact that you were taping me back in 1968 -- chris: bugging me. >> and johnson said, if you release that, i'll tell them what you said. chris: two scorpions in a bottle. we haven't tumped jimmy carter. he's not the kind of guy that goes into a club or wanted to be accepted into a club that would accept him. >> i think we haven't touched much on him. he has always been kind of a problem. he's the guy that you have to call because he knows all of these foreign leaders from his years on the world stage. but you know, as mike points astutely carter goes on these trips. he kind of goes off on his own. chris: he thought himself as better than the other presidents. >> he certainly would tell you that he's been a better ex-president, he said this, than the other presidents. in september he becomes the longest living ex-president in history. he's had to make a second career of something and he create this is jo