all the kennedys.e is also quite candid that his dad was a stern taskmaster. he said you can have an interesting life or not. you can. riding if you are downstairs -- can come riding debut or downstairs in 5 mins. he meant what he said. >> if we were just told that there was a father who was that intents and demanded so much from the >> you would think out of nine children, at least one would rebel and it wouldn't be a happy story and because he combined it with that love and commitment, unconditional, that's why it succeeded. >> that's huge part of the book. his love for his family. his come meet joy in recollecting all sorts of things about his brothers and sisters and nephews and nieces. he was filled stories and it was misty guy together me in the sense that a man hike this had never once seated to bitterness or resentment over events take ten course in his lifetime. he loved telling the stories and they're all here in this book. one of the best, at least to my mind is not in the book but it gets t

kennedy. then, eric cantor and former white house press secretary joe la carte or part of a panel discussing the political events and trends that will shape 2010. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw a unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. a three disc set, one of the many items available at c- span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> that evening. -- that evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very special forum and thank tho

kennedy. then, eric cantor and june lockhart discussed at political events and trends that were shed 2010. after that, william eggers analyzes the successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented off the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. it includes programs on the white house and the capital. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. they were joined by his widow, vicki kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> good evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and th

all the kennedys.e is also quite candid that his dad was a stern taskmaster. he said you can have an interesting life or not. you can. riding if you are downstairs -- can come riding debut or downstairs in 5 mins. he meant what he said. >> if we were just told that there was a father who was that intents and demanded so much from the >> you would think out of nine children, at least one would rebel and it wouldn't be a happy story and because he combined it with that love and commitment, unconditional, that's why it succeeded. >> that's huge part of the book. his love for his family. his come meet joy in recollecting all sorts of things about his brothers and sisters and nephews and nieces. he was filled stories and it was misty guy together me in the sense that a man hike this had never once seated to bitterness or resentment over events take ten course in his lifetime. he loved telling the stories and they're all here in this book. one of the best, at least to my mind is not in the book but it gets t

kennedys.he is also quite candid. he says this guy who was a pretty stern taskmaster. you can live an interesting life or not. his dad was an early riser. "you can come riding if you are downstairs in five minutes." he meant exactly that. if i was late he would be gone. i was seldom late. >> the interesting thing is on paper, we were told there was a father who is that intense and demanded so much from his children, you would think out of nine children at least one of them would rebel. you have to assume that because they combined it with that kind of love and commitment, that is why it succeeded. that is a huge part of the book. >> the core of ted kennedy and his love for his wife, his family, his complete joy in recollecting all sorts of things about his brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces. he was filled with stories. it was mystifying to me, in a sense, that a man like this had never once seated dinner dress or resentment over a fence -- ceded to bitterness or resentment. those stories are al

kennedy. then, eric cantor and june lockhart discussed at political events and trends that were shed 2010. after that, william eggers analyzes the successes and failures of the u.s. government over the last 75 years. >> beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest court threw unprecedented off the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, their work, and the history of the iconic supreme court building. five days of interviews with supreme court justices, starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. get your own copy of our original documentary on dvd. it includes programs on the white house and the capital. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> friends and colleagues of late senator edward kennedy joined earlier this month to discuss his life and legacy. they were joined by his widow, vicki kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> good evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and th

kennedy. -- lives of senator ted kennedy. >> on tomorrows "washington journal" we will talk to clark and urban -- clark kent ervin and a look at the obama family's christmas vacation in hawaii. it begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern every day on c-span. beginning monday, a rare glimpse into america's highest courts their unprecedented on the record conversations with 10 supreme court justices about the court, in their words, and the history of the buildings. five days of interviews with supreme court justices starting monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. get your own copy on dvd. it is part of the american icons collection, a free disc set, including programs on the white house and capitol, with the many items available at c- span.org.store. >> the chair did the initial policy review of afghanistan and pakistan. he now gets a historical perspective of the past eight years of american presence in the region. the president's decision to send additional troops and the prospects for deceiving the insurgency. this

kennedy. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> that evening. -- that evening. on behalf of the chair of the kennedy library foundation board of directors and the chair of the board of the edward m. kennedy institute, i thank you for coming to this very special forum and thank those watching on c-span or listening on the radio. for me this fall will forever be a sacred space, the site chosen by senator kennedy himself and then duly consecrated by the tens of thousands who came to pay their last respects to him while he was lying in reposed in the center of this room. it was an honor for all of us associated with this institution to work with the centers legendary staff, many of whom are here with us tonight, and to be part of those hallowed days in august. when people ask me how we did, i give the credit to senator kennedy's wife vicki. restrengthen dignity and the indefatigable graciousness year extended begin extended emboldened all of us as a grieving nation. [applause] miers rolle this e

but that was not ted kennedy.old us, individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in and no exemption from common obligation to give of ourselves. indeed, ted was the happy warrior when the poet wordsworth spoke of when he wrote -- tempted more, more able to endure, more exposed to suffering and distress. also more alive to tenderness. through his own suffering ted kennedy became more alive to the plight and the suffering of others. a sick child to could not see a doctor, the young soldier denied of rights because of what she looks like or who she loves or where she comes from. landmark laws that the champion -- the civil rights act, the american with disabilities act, immigration reform, a children's health, insurance, family medical leave act, all had a running thread. his life work was not to champion the causes of those with wealth or power or special connections, but it was to give a voice to those who were not heard, to add a round to the ladder of opportunity. to make real the dream of our founders

but that was not ted kennedy.al faults and frailties are no excuse to give in and no exemption from common obligation to give of ourselves. indeed, ted was the happy warrior when the poet wordsworth spoke of when he wrote -- tempted more, more able to endure, more exposed to suffering and distress. also more alive to tenderness. through his own suffering ted kennedy became more alive to the plight and the suffering of others. a sick child to could not see a doctor, the young soldier denied of rights because of what she looks like or who she loves or where she comes from. landmark laws that the champion -- the civil rights act, the american with disabilities act, immigration reform, a children's health, insurance, family medical leave act, all had a running thread. his life work was not to champion the causes of those with wealth or power or special connections, but it was to give a voice to those who were not heard, to add a round to the ladder of opportunity. to make real the dream of our founders. he was given t

all the kennedys. he is also quite candid that his dad was a stern taskmaster. he said you can have an interesting life or not. you can. riding if you are downstairs -- can come riding debut or downstairs in 5 mins. he meant what he said. >> if we were just told that there was a father who was that intents and demanded so much from these children, you would think out of nine children at least one of them would rebel, and it would not be a happy story. because the combined with that kind of love and commitment, that is why it succeeded. >> that is a huge part of the books, the corps of ted kennedy, his love for his wife and his family, his complete joy in recollecting all sorts of things about his brothers and sisters and nephews and nieces. he was filled with stories. it was mystifying to meet in a sense that a man like this had never once ceded to bitterness or resentment of events that had taken place over his lifetime. he loved telling stories, and the stories are all here in this book. one of the b

and it's to vicky kennedy. senator kennedy's dogs, splash and sunny. it was touching the relationship. we miss them of the how are they doing? -- we miss them, how are they doing? [inaudible] [laughter] [applause] >> and thank you to the panel, because it is now -- [applause] >> it is now my distinct pleasure to introduce the pride of brockton, massachusetts, and the scourge of corporate america, america's favorite pay czar, ken feinberg. [applause] >> thank you all. thank you all very much. just before we conclude, i want to thank all of you for being here. i want to thank my friend who's here this evening representing the senate, kennedy senate institute. i also want to acknowledge the absence, but his shadow is all over this place, the man i replaced, junior senator paul kirk, whose shoes, as the new chairman of the foundation board, i could never fill. i'll just do the best that i can. i also want to express what an honor it is for me to serve as the chairman of the foundation and to have as my first public appearance being here today at this forum

kennedy who met back in 1952.n had one of the conversations and the future president said, you should be a democrat. [laughter] ed smiled and said, you know, you should be a republican. it was a sentiment that many in my party whichç share, includig ted kennedy. ted campaign for ed's democratic opponent, became lifelong friends. said it would campaign more vigorously to secure ed's nomination for this metal. we grace senator brooke with this honored today. perhaps a better tribute will be to embrace that spirit. to compete aggressively at the polls but then worked selflessly together to serve the nation we love. to look for the best in each other. [applause] to look for the best in each other. to give each other the benefit of the doubt. and remember we're here for a purpose for better -- a far greater than the sum of our ambitions. may we each do our part to carry it further. thank you. congratulations, senator brooke. and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ç[applause] >> you may be seated. >> l

senator kennedy wasn't successful. and at the end of the day this bill passed, this gingrich revolution bill passed, was sent to president clinton who vetoed it. so to suggest this was senator kennedy's life work, it was his attempt to slow down a steaming locomotive that was coming through the senate. it didn't work. and to invoke his name at this point is to at least not tell the whole story behind the amendment. but if you're going to tell the whole story about this amendment, you need to get beyond lawyers and start talking about victims going into courtrooms. for the longest time the argument on the other side of the aisle, on the republican side of the aisle is if you go into a courtroom saying you're the victim of medical malpractice and prove that you are, they want to limit the amount of money a jury can give you for your injury. they used to call it caps. right now if you are a victim of medical malpractice and you are successful in a courtroom, you're likely to recover your medical bills and your lost income

kennedy.> i believe that this nation should commit its silo to land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth. no single space project in this time will be more impressive to mankind or more important for the long-range exploration of space. >> i usually give the presentation and a co-author does a wicked kennedy impression that usually gets a big ovation. it is an impossibleçç challen, but america pulled together. in july of 1969, neil armstrong planted a flag on the moon. the trip to the moon inspired a generation. no one who was alive at that time, and i know that a lot of you were a live band can forget that feeling of pride. most of you probably remember exactly where you were a time. it made an impact on every american, particularly the young, including our president, barack obama. he said that as a young boy, he remembered growing up in hawaii, sitting on his grandfather's shoulders, and his grandfather explain how we can accomplish anything that we set our minds to do. who

if justice kennedy said can we start here?sÑi yes, justice, let's start there at and discuss that. what essentially happened is that the five boats that ultimately decided this case, though i would prefer not to say decided the election, that was the carry over from what the four numbers resulted in, ultimately it came down to justice kennedy, justice o'connor, can and then the three much more conservative members of the court, chief justice rehnquist, justice scalia, and justice thomas issuing an unsigned opinion for the court. the author ship later became evident that it was kennqy's. it was only because kennedy and o'connor were comfortable with the equal protection aspects, that is, is every boat being counted like every other boatÑi- is every vote counted like every other vote. those of us who scrambled out in front of the court afterwards thought it was a 7-2 vote. did come down to a real question on how the ballots were being counted. there was a very short exchange between ted olson representing mr. bush and justice so

profiles in courage by jack kennedy and also ted kennedy were senators who worked to try to find resolutions to agreements. they wanted to compromise, they wanted to work together to get just results. and i ask the senators: where is the senator on that side of the aisle who's got the courage to break from their leadership, break from the partisanship they're exercising on the other side of the aisle to work together to pass health care reform? i ask them: where is the -- where is the -- where is the courage? where are the senators who've got courage on that side of the aisle to stand up and work together on a bipartisan basis to get health care reform passed? where? we on this side reached out our hands for bipartisan agreement on health care reform probably to a fault -- probably to a fault. and i say "fault," because for months and months and months, this senator anyway extended the hand to work with other senators in a bipartisan basis -- on a bipartisan biases. i know the current occupant of the chair knows this. he watched this. he saw it happen in the finance committee. and senator gr

he was on the payroll of the joseph kennedy foundation and merchandising with kennedy in chicago. he of course was supporting ted kennedy in the primaries over jimmy carter in 1980 and of course as we know senator kennedy lost that lead to jimmy carter and the kennedy family was furious with carter in 1980 because he ran with the fall was a very vicious campaign against senator kennedy. and corydon took upon himself to extract meat extract revenge, and so he secretive the campaign briefing documents, the carter briefing votes out of the white house and gave them to bill casey who by that time was running the reagan campaign and as a matter of fact casey put corydon on the reagan campaign. here is a guy just worked for ted kennedy, had a background working in the communist party politics, labor politics, had been at arrested numerous times for running scams in the midwest and all sorts of criminal activities. and of course governor reagan doesn't know this. the irony is the briefing books which when i interviewed president carter he believes to this day he lost because the reagan c

kennedy who met back in 1952.the conversations and the future president said, you should be a democrat. [laughter] ed smiled and said, you know, you should be a republican. it was a sentiment that many in my party whichç share, includig ted kennedy. ted campaign for ed's democratic opponent, became lifelong friends. said it would campaign more vigorously to secure ed's nomination for this metal. we grace senator brooke with this honored today. perhaps a better tribute will be to embrace that spirit. to compete aggressively at the polls but then worked selflessly together to serve the nation we love. to look for the best in each other. [applause] to look for the best in each other. to give each other the benefit of the doubt. and remember we're here for a purpose for better -- a far greater than the sum of our ambitions. may we each do our part to carry it further. thank you. congratulations, senator brooke. and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ç[applause] >> you may be seated. >> ladies and sed

kennedy foundation, the merchandising mart which the kennedys owned in chicago.he was supporting ted kennedy in the primaries over jimmy carter in 1980. and, of course, as we all know, is that senator kennedy lost and lost badly to jimmy carter. and the kennedy family was furious with carter in 1980 because he ran what they thought was a very vicious campaign against senator kennedy. and corbin took it upon himself to exact -- meet out revenge, exact revenge. and so he secreted the campaign briefing documents out of the carter white house and gave them to bill casey who by that time was running the reagan campaign. and as a matter of fact, casey put paul corbin on a retainer to the reagan campaign. here's a guy who just worked for ted kennedy. he had a background of working in communist party politics, labor politics. had been arrested numerous times for running scams in the midwest, you know, was -- all sorts of criminal activities. and, of course, governor reagan doesn't know anything about this, whatsoever. the irony is the briefing books and he believes the r

vicki kennedy was senator kennedy's partner in all things, including his final efforts to move health reform forward, even as he valiantly fought his own battle with cancer. in more than 17 years of marriage, ted and vicki were inseparable, bonded by the love of friends, family, and most obviously by their love for one another. we remember vicki displayed inspirational grace in leading us all in our grief and in the memorial celebration of his life on the occasion of senator kennedy's death, and today she continues as his partner, paying tribute to ted's legacy by respectfully urging his colleagues to move forward on the health reform he would have wanted. i feel certain that vicki's voice and his will make us more determined than ever to complete ted's work for the american people, and we thank you, vicki. mr. president, i would now like to respond to an argument made in another op-ed in thursday's "washington post" and in an interview on "meet the press" this morning by my friend, a former democratic party chairman howard dean. chairman dean said in his opinion piece, -- "if i were

kennedy. >> i think at that point then you can conclude that what it has done is it's changed the law but i think the first degree is the standard this court has generally applied giving deference to state supreme court decisions. >> but is it in line of article 2, i'm not so sure. i mean, i would have thought that bears on the standard, frankly. when it contemplates when it's plenary power of the legislature, does that not mean that court has interpreting a legislative act give special deference to the legislature's choices insofar as a presidential election is concerned? i would think that is a tenable view. and especially in light also of the concerns about section 5. >> i think, your honor, if the florida supreme court interpreting the florida law -- i think the court needs to take into account the fact that the legislature does have this plenary power. i think when the florida supreme court does that, if it does so, within the normal ambit of judicial interpretation, that is a subject for

kennedy was new in office. he was about to go to vienna to have his first meeting with khrushchev, and these are not pictures -- this is what the image of the united states that he needed to be projecting. he wanted to be projected at this point in the cold war. the riders, however, were undeterred, and they said we are going to continue on our way. so, bobby kennedy got on the phone with mississippi officials and said what ever happens you can't let them get beaten up any more. and mississippi said we will protect them, but we might do that by and arresting them all. so, may 24, 27 riders, including rip, left montgomery onto buses and in to jackson, and aware of the backroom deal that had been cut between bobby kennedy and mississippi. all of them worried about what would happen once they arrived in jackson many of them felt they might die or along the way. instead of their arrival for the first time in four stops there was no mog, just a lot of policemen who quickly and quietly arrested the riders and took th

it is the dream of americans which is part of that treatment ted kennedy.that has also become a reality. every step of this long process has been an enormous undertaking. i want to thank chairman baucus, dodd, and hearkene. i want to thank my leadership team, they have been remarkably supportive. all will always be indebted to them. centers marie and harkin are off to their families. i look forward to working with my friends in the house so we can send a bill to the president as soon as possible. senator baucus, we will hear from the senators and we will not take questions. >> it has been nearly two years since we began our work. and we are very proud of this moment. we stand here at the finish line. as the tender, we do not stand alone part we stand up with those who blazed the trail before us. this was all the way from president theodore roosevelt to our good friend who is with us in spirit, as senator ted kennedy. we're standing with millions of american families who've been forced into bankruptcy to cover the cost of health care. we stayed here on behal

there is a photo of the kennedy, senator kennedy's widow. -- a photo of a vicki kennedy, senator kennedy's springfield, va., joseph r. republican line, your favorite political story of the year? caller: thank you for taking my call. the biggest story of the year being the senate leadership bribing senator nelson of alaska to secure a 60-vote on the health care bill. everyone except for nebraska is forced to pay for their services while nebraska's are not. article 2 states attacked the vice president and also will office of the u.s. will be removed from office on impeachment or conviction of bribery. therefore, centers read, nelson, and possibly other senate leaders to include the president and vice president should be charged at once with articles -- with bribery. host: dallas, tx, your favorite political story of the year? caller: for the gentleman that called in from michigan, this economy was bad when george bush was in there, but when robins was in there, everybody tried to keep everything -- when republicans was in there, everybody tried to keep everything hush,. the other thing that

i wish ted kennedy were with us here to enjoy this. merry christmas to everybody. >> the corridors are filled with portraits and statues of political leaders whose reputations and contributions many times have faded into obscurity. but i will tell you the contribution to this nation made by a senator from search light, nevada, will become one of the shining chapters of the united states senate and our nation. he achieved what others have failed in trying to achieve, and he did it with the tenacity and the strength and a determination that i have never seen in my time serving in congress and i'm honored to have stood beside him with so many others to see this great day finally arrive. this is a time of year of long nights and darkness when history tells us that from the beginning of time, people would gather and they with their families and friends would look for signs of hope and light a light and even light a candle. this morning this vote in the united states senate lit a candle of hope for 50 million americans who went to bed last n

he was there when kennedy signed it. he was the guy that lbj turned to for the alaska earthquake recovery. it was the biggest earthquake in north american history. dwight told me he was watching the news of the earthquake at home with his wife. two days later he got a call from lbj and he said he was going to alaska. he helped johnson also create the department of housing and launched the war on poverty. he was in charge of the new federalism for richard nixon and civil service reform for jimmy carter. ronald reagan came in and actually put the whitdwight in . he was kidnapped once by colombian drug lords while leading the war on drugs in the state department. soon after he retired. one story i love about dwight, he was in a meeting when kennedy was first elected. they did not have the national security council. he was sitting in on the limited nuclear test ban treaty. in that meeting, arthur schlesinger was there, the president's historian, very close to the kennedy family. dwight was arguing for the limited nuclear tes

that was a hatch-kennedy bill. the ryan white act. i named ryan -- the bill after ryan white who died from aids. with his mother sitting in the audience. i stood here and named it the ryan white act. the orphan drug aght. the american with disability conviction act. the hatch-waxman act which created the modern generic drug industry. these are a few of the success stories. i could go through a whole bunch of others. if the senate passes this bill in its current form with a razor shin margin of 60 votes, this will become one more example of the arrogance of power since the democrats secured a 06-vote majority in the united states senate and took over the house and white house. i dreamed someday of the republicans having 60 votes. i think we would have a total responsibility to get this country under control and i believe we would. but we've never come close to that. there are essentially no checks or balances found in washington today. just an arrogance of power with one party ramming through unpopular and devastating proposals 1 after

profiles in courage by jack kennedy and also ted kennedy were senators who worked to try to find resolutions to agreements. they wanted to compromise, they wanted to work together to get just results. and i ask the senators: where is the senator on that side of the aisle who's got the courage to break from their leadership, break from the partisanship they're exercising on the other side of the aisle to work together to pass health care reform? i ask them: where is the -- where is the -- where is the courage? where are the senators who've got courage on that side of the aisle to stand up and work together on a bipartisan basis to get health care reform passed? where? we on this side reached out our hands for bipartisan agreement on health care reform probably to a fault -- probably to a fault. and i say "fault," because for months and months and months, this senator anyway extended the hand to work with other senators in a bipartisan basis -- on a bipartisan biases. i know the current occupant of the chair knows this. he watched this. he saw it happen in the finance committee. and senator gr

the hatch-kennedy bill or waxman. my guess is those are lengthy pieces of negotiations that take a period of time to get something that has bipartisan support. mr. hatch: well, that's right. one thing i appreciated very much about senator kennedy is as liberal as he was -- the leading liberal lion in the senate, in the whole congress, in my opinion -- was that he knew unless we could get together in a bipartisan way, we couldn't get the job done. and this involves one-sixth of the american economy. one-sixth. and we're just being told take it or leave it. that's what i call an arrogance of power. i don't want to be mean to my colleagues. i think many of them are very sincere. but it's an arrogance of power to not deal with the other side and to not even talk to us about it until after you've done what you want to do. i've got to say this is the worst i've seen it in the whole 33 years i've been in the senate. mr. brownback: if i could ask one more question before my colleague leaves, and also comment that i like your

the dalai lama, ted kennedy, or ronald reagan, walter cronkite, colin powell and others. and then, a look at what is ahead for the new year. vladimirthe creator of the segue co-founder of "guitar hero." >> >> , a discussion on president obama's economic agenda. from today is "washington journal," this was one hour. -- this runs one hour. host: for the next hour it is the obama administration and economy. we are joined by dean baker,

i wish ted kennedy were with us here to enjoy this. merry christmas to everybody. >> the corridors are filled with portraits and statues of political leaders whose reputations and contributions many times have faded into obscurity. but i will tell you the contribution to this nation made by a senator from search light, nevada, will become one of the shining chapters of the united states senate and our nation. he achieved what others have failed in trying to achieve, and he did it with the tenacity and the strength and a determination that i have never seen in my time serving in congress and i'm honored to have stood beside him with so many others to see this great day finally arrive. this is a time of year of long nights and darkness when history tells us that from the beginning of time, people would gather and they with their families and friends would look for signs of hope and light a light and even light a candle. this morning this vote in the united states senate lit a candle of hope for 50 million americans who went to bed last n

barrasso said about the kennedy family.i have a close relationship develop over the years with senator ted kennedy and rework together on a variety of issues. there is a great irony from a constant the references to senator kennedy who always began legislation by getting members of the other side of the i/o committed to working to gather whether immigration reform, health care reform, one of the great achievements of president bush, no child left behind. every dealing i ever had with senator kennedy was to reach out and this established a fundamental base for agreement then move forward in a bipartisan fashion which is one of the reasons he has such an impressive legislative record. how did the other side do it? without one bit of serious negotiation or without bringing anybody on board. no one. now you have a 68/40 vote a pure partisan vote and the outcome when there has never been in history a single reform that was not bipartisan. that is why the american people are rejecting this. that is why the american people see thr

and senator ted kennedy. >> now a senate hearing on the backlog of dna evidence collected for unsolved rape cases. tens of thousands of so-called rape kits across the country have not been tested. we'll hear about the justice for survivors of sexual assault act which provides incentives to local law enforcement agencies to process rape kits. patrick leahy of vermont chairs the judiciary committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. ...

kennedy and ronald reagan. the fact is the notion of this regulatory burden and tax cuts that are not modeled after the pro-growth model of presidents kennedy and president reagan are not going to create the kind of opportunity that we need. why? because we constantly hear this class warfare argument of tax the rich. this week's economist has a very interesting piece, madam speaker, in which it focuses on the bonus tax that prime minister gordon brown in great britain is putting into place. the piece in the economist is entitled class warrior. it focuses on the fact again the prime minister brown is trying to, with his policy, get the economy going when the british economy is in fact among those in europe doing the worst of the economies in europe and we are in a position right now where he is engaging in class warfare and the economist has this great line, it says, market reforms are not what class warriors do. that's what we need to do as we continue with tax job creators, attack those at the upper end of the

dalai lama, ted kennedy, what ronald reagan, walter cronkite, colin powell and robert byrd. and on new year's day, a look at what is ahead for the new year. vladimir putin discusses his future from its annual call-in program. presidential adviser austin goulsbee on the global economy, the creator of segue and the founder of guitar hero on innovation and entrepreneurship. plus, the art of political cartooning. >> fox news contributor michelle malkin is our guest this began on "american perspectives" -- on "book tv" three hours with her sunday live at noon eastern on both tv -- on "book tv" part of a three day weekend starting friday. correct this panel looks at cost-effective methods to provide quality education for all american youth. it is about one hour, 50 minutes.

if justice kennedy said can we start here?ere was only one response, and that wasÑi yes, justice, let's start there at and discuss that. what essentially happened is that the five boats that ultimately decided this case, though i would prefer not to say decided the election, that was the carry over from what the four numbers resulted in, ultimately it came down to justice kennedy, justice o'connor, can and then the three much more conservative members of the court, chief justice rehnquist, justice scalia, and justice thomas issuing an unsigned opinion for the court. the author ship later became evident that it was kennqy's. it was only because kennedy and o'connor were comfortable with the equal protection aspects, that is, is every boat being counted like every other boatÑi- is every vote counted like every other vote. those of us who scrambled out in front of the court afterwards thought it was a 7-2 vote. did come down to a real question on how the ballots were being counted. there was a very short exchange between ted olso

it's my honor and privilege to present associate justice kennedy. [applause] >> thank you and good evening, mr. lancaster and members and friends of the supreme court historical society. thank you very much for the work that you do, ralph, and that all of you do for the supreme court historical society. one of the fascinating aspects of a great institution is that you learn over time the place that you have it in. it's not apparent to you at the outset. and the historical society is of immense importance in part because it reminds the justices of what they must learn in order to understand their role. your work is very, very important. sometimes people ask me, are you nervous before you go on the bench? and the answer is, no. [laughter] sometimes those of you who teach, drew and ken starr, will hear teachers tell students, well, you know, it's harder -- just as hard to give the exam as it is to take it. you know, don't believe that. [laughter] and it's the same way about arguing in cases. but my colleague, justice breyer, not long ago made the comme

you really stick it to anthony kennedy. adam also has many other virtues, including the fact that he knows what east coming here, is that his -- what is coming here. is that his wife saved our dog's life when he ate a pair of my daughter's underwear. it really gets a lot worse from there. if you were to ask, the peculiar thing about the supreme court is that it is as one -- it is at once very well known as a important institution and virtually unknown in terms of what it does and who's on it. and the justices themselves for peculiar reasons recognize this and sometimes have a little fun with it. and i'll give you an example. it's not just dalia who has a great fondness for david suitor. david suitor as he often did once not too long ago was driving from his home to new hampshire. and he stopped to get something to neat a restaurant in massachusetts. and he's sitting there. and a couple comes up to him. he said, i know you, you're on the supreme court, right? >> david sutor and david briar are frequently mixed up with each o

but there's really only one author of this bill: senator ted kennedy. senator ted kennedy. it's his bill because it does get us the start -- the start. to my friends, i say this is not the end of health care reform. it's the beginning. but we must make this beginning in order to fulfill that dream and really make health care a right, not a privilege. so in a half an hour, let's make history. the other side says fear. we say hope. the other side says no. we say yes. we say yes to progress, yes to people, yes to health care as an inalienable right of every american citizen. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president, parliamentary inquiry. the presiding officer: the senator from texas is recognized. mr. cornyn: mr. president, earlier today senator grassley raised a parliamentary inquiry on, based on rule 44 of the standing rules of the senate. as my colleagues will recall, this was a rule that the senate passed pursuant to the honest leadership and open government act of 2007. and the question had to do with whether the manager's amendment that we're getting ready to vote on

that's the plan richard nixon offered ted kennedy and ted kennedy made the mistake of turning it down. he backed away from that deal under heavy pressure from fellow democrats who wanted to hold out for a single-payer system once the party recaptured the white house in the wake of the watergate scandal. well, 38 years have passed and single payer is still out of reach. not even on the table. some people want to give up what we have available to us here and repeat that greatest mistake? the lesson that teddy learned is this: that when it comes to historic breakthroughs in america, especially in social policies, you make the best deal that you can. and then, immediately, you start pushing for ways to improve the deal. let me share a quick story with you. we all remember how ted kennedy on the floor of the senate kept pushing and pushing to raise the minimum wage, which hadn't been raised in years. and, finally, he pushed so hard that robert dole, who was then the majority leader, who was then running for president, decided he couldn't run for president while ted kennedy was pushing that

i'm sure most of the people in that airport knew who ted kennedy was. and i just -- you know, the credibility and also of the orange alerts and we had a discussion about that. host: well, the caller has raised a number of issues. guest: to take the ted kennedy example that underscores the point i made earlier. there are people who are on the list who shouldn't be and those who are and -- not on the list and should be. obviously there was a man named ted kennedy probably connected to -- there's a world of difference between the blinet sheik and khalid sheikh mohammad. he was the latter was the master mind of 9/11 and therefore an iconic figure, so for the reasons i said trying him in new york host: next up is chandler, arizona. christine on our republican line. welcome to the "washington journal." caller: yes. thank you. first i think it's ironic that all the black people calling this morning are calling sailing they are for racial profiling. but the ma sod, we were attacked because of our support of israel and the palestinians. host: christine, do you h

i wish to ted kennedy were here with us today to enjoy this. merry christmas to everybody. >> the corridors of the senate are filled with portraits and statues of political leaders whose reputations in contributions it many times have faded into obscurity. i will tell you the contribution to this nation it made by a senator from searchlight, nevada, will become one of that shining chapters in the senate and our nation. he achieved what others have failed in trying to achieve, and he did it with tenacity and strength and determination that i have never seen in my time is serving in congress. i am honored to have stood beside him with so many others to see this great day arrived. this is a time of year of long nights and darkness, when history tells us that from the beginning of time, people would gather, with their family and friends, and they will look for signs of hope and light of light and even light a candle. this morning, this vote in the united states senate whiclit a candle of hope for 50 million americans who went to bed last night with

there is a photo of the kennedy, senator kennedy's widow. -- a photo of a vicki kennedy, senator kennedy's widow. springfield, va., joseph r. republican line, your favorite political story of the year? caller: thank you for taking my call. the biggest story of the year being the senate leadership bribing senator nelson of alaska to secure a 60-vote on the health care bill. everyone except for nebraska is forced to pay for their services while nebraska's are not. article 2 states attacked the vice president and also will office of the u.s. will be removed from office on impeachment or conviction of bribery. therefore, centers read, nelson, and possibly other senate leaders to include the president and vice president should be charged at once with articles -- with bribery. host: dallas, tx, your favorite political story of the year? caller: for the gentleman that called in from michigan, this economy was bad when george bush was in there, but when robins was in there, everybody tried to keep everything -- when republicans was in there, everybody tried to keep everything hush,. the other thin

she wasn't at kennedy's inaugural so he invited a senior davis jr. into the white house. he set him up at the queen's bedroom and really kind of made it a night to remember and that became as far as the research i've pulled up at the library and the national archives and first african-american to be a guest at the white house. >> three more years. let's go to the next one. it's pretty ikon ag and i think most folks have seen this one, this is richard nixon negative elvis presley. >> sure, a good folk of elvis and nixon. the most requested photograph from the national archives, which out of everything, to think of everything the national archives keeps in storage this is the one people want to see the most over the years. >> is it true elvis asked richard nixon to allow him to carry a badge of some sort? i've heard this story many times. >> he did. he rolled into washington and was concerned of the hippie culture at the time and wanted -- keefer rolled his limousine up to the west gate at the white house and asked the guard to see nexium and wanted to

ted kennedy's voice still echos in this chamber. his spirit of hope and strength, of determination and perseverence is still felt here. he said, and i quote -- "for all my years in public life, i have believed that america must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. there is no end to that journey. only the next great voyage. we know the future will outlast all of us. but i believe that all of us will live on in the future we make." let each of us in this senate be moved by the better angels of our nature. and make that future a better one for our generation and for generations to come. as ted kennedy said, 40 years ago. all we need is the will. this is our time, mr. president. let us pass this legislation now. i ask unanimous consent that the speech delivered by senator edward m. kennedy on december 16, 1969, be entered into the record. the presiding officer: without objection, it is so ordered. mr. kirk: thank you, mr. president. and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator fr

john kennedy was the president of the united states. and i was a senate page and listened to the all-night debates in the 1960's on civil rights and got to witness history, watched the members of this chamber, some of the historic figures -- hubert humphrey, lyndon johnson, everett dirksen, just remarkable people. barry goldwater. we served with barry together in this chamber for a period of time because he was here when i arrived in the senate. 35 years ago on january 3 of the next month i arrived as a 30-year-old member of the house of representatives. and six years later arrived here as a freshman senator 30 years ago. going back to the 1960's, i've had a lot to do with this chamber and watched it over the years. the best moments occur when we work together. this has been a bitter and difficult battle over these last number of months. as someone who takes great, great pride in having been a part of this chamber, as my father was before me, for more than a quarter of the life of our country, i want to see us once again return to the d