i spent many, many times to kissinger. but nonetheless, it was quite clear that on berlin in germany, we should not just play the soviet game. epic to say one other thing about kissinger which is interesting. kennedy after kissinger last admissions come he sent them to places. one of the most important missions for which to use them was cheap refund dimeric atomic policy. and now as you know, frenchy's shouse, especially russia and kennedy felt that offering a atomic weapons to the chairman says a red flag in the inky was probably right. but he had to find some way to assure a hot now. you say what will happen is they will invade germany. no one will do anything about it. the wonder that the french border and say thank you very much, we'll just take us. and then the only way to get rid of them is to bomb west germany with atomic weapons and that obviously was impossible and germany have been largely destroyed already. so kennedy sent kissinger, who had known him for years of course to adenauer in order to brief him on the

so's henry kissinger. so's kris kristofferson and boxcar willie. i didn't quite understand where they fitted into it. c-span: you mean boxcar willie is equated with president bush? >> guest: yeah. you see, david icke does people's genealogies to work out whether or not they're genetically descended from these malevolent lizards. and what confuses me is how he actually even decided to do boxcar willie's genealogy. i asked him once if he'd done dennis healy's genealogy, who is the founder member of the bilderberg group, and he said no. and i said, "so you haven't done his genealogy, but you've done kris kristofferson's genealogy?" c-span: the lizards were how big, by the way? >> guest: roughly 12 foot. c-span: and when he made these presentations in the public square or forum, people said "yeah, right. they're from lizards." >> guest: a lot of people agreed with the lizards. some david icke supporters said, "ok, i don't necessarily agree with the lizards, but i respect his right to believe in lizards." and then you had a large anti-racist coalition f

kissinger please stand by.are going to take a sharp break in lomÉ come back i would like to move into more current affairs in the united states relationship with china economically, strategically and in terms of human rights. regard to cover all of those issues with former secretary of state henry kissinger and his new book "on china" when we come back. >> host: we are rejoined by former secretary of state dr. henry kissinger who has a masterful new book out called quite simply "on china." dr. kissinger let's talk about more current events, particularly as it relates to the united states relationship with china. it is very complicated now. i remember when i was working for president nixon in the early 1990s hercules idiot oman i get is interesting because when kissinger and i opened relations with china in the early 70s it was all of us should he take issues with we talked about before the break. he said now in the early '90s, he said notice almost all about economics. i think now in the 21st century it is a co

kissinger, please stand by. when we come back i would like to move into more current affairs in the united states relationship with china economically, strategically and human rights. we are going to cover all those issues, the former secretary of state henry kissinger and his new book on china when we come on back. ♪ ♪ ♪ of ♪ >> host: we're joined by former secretary of state henry kissinger who has a masterful new book out called quite simply the "on china." let's talk about more current events, particularly as they relate to the united states relationship with china. it's very complicated now. i remember when i was working for president nixon in the 90's -- clinton in the 90's he said it's interesting because when kissinger and i opened relations with china in the early 70's was all about strategic issues which we talked about before the break. he said now in the early 90's it is almost all about economics. i think now in the 21st century it is a combination of both the strategic and the economic. when you lo

tavis: i asked this question to henry kissinger.our quick take on what our economic implosion, how that has been interpreted in china. >> it is really interesting because, when i visited the last couple of years, every time i talk with the banking regulators to the major bank germans, they always ask this question about how the heck did things get screwed up -- bank chairman's, they always ask this question about how the heck did things get screwup. in a country where government has a big part of controlling the economy, they want to make sure that there is no way on earth that their banking industry will explode the way that we did here. this is the kind of thing that i clearly see that the chinese government is watching very closely to make sure they would never get themselves into that situation. tavis: john, i will give you the last word. your sense of the future of chinese-u.s. relations, now that jon huntsman is in the race, we will not know what will happen with a republic abomination. my sense is that china will be higher up

he also flew kissinger on a secret mission to china. he was something of a legend to pilots, having flown over 90 total missions in korea and vietnam. he flew half a million miles on air force one. he was flying air force one to take richard nixon home to california when ford became president while the jet was halfway across the country and had lost its air force one designation in flight. ralph albertazzi was 88 years old. >>> up next here tonight, a mother who won't let her daughter's dream die, making a difference tonight and changing the world just a little bit. >>> time now for our making a difference report. you may remember our stories about a little girl outside seattle who decided she wanted to help get clean drinking water to other kids in parts of africa. tragically, as you may recall, rachel beckwith died before she could reach her goal. but friends and family kept her dream alive with some extraordinary results. tonight rachel's mother is talking about finding comfort and making a difference all in her daughter's name and f

i think he thinks the alternative is to put counsel -- >> john henry kissinger once said to be an enemy of the united states is often dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal. what we're seeing in aruba be mubarak and people in the middle east is seeing this is what happens to people who have been friends to america for 30 years and then america abandons them. they wind up in a cage, and i think that -- assad is looking and said, look, they may take me out on a stretcher, but they're not putting me -- [everyone talking at once] >> hold on! >> what happened to mubarak when his state was brought upon by himself. >> that's the point i was going to bring. whether the year mubarak was friends with the united states or not, the bottom line is egyptian looked at what was happening in tunisia and had the same problems, hundreds of thousands of young people who cannot get jobs, can't take care of their families, can't feed or clothe their families and they don't want this for their country any longer. >> let me finish. you are -- when you head of the independent women's forums, you had some muslim

kissinger had met the prime minister in 1975. dr. kissinger made a very strong case that pakistan must not pursue the nuclear option. mr. bhutto argued why are you putting pressure on us when it is india which has tested a nuclear device, not pakistan. pakistan is nowhere near to it. dr. kissinger made a remark. he said, "that horse has bolted the barn. we're going to make sure this is not repeated here." i am mentioning these things because these are historical memories. sometimes, there is a disconnect between historical memories of one nation and the other nation. so when one talks about pakistan-u.s. relations, some of these things do need to be pointed out. the next milestone is 1979. the relationship catapulted. there was a new convergence now. the assistance resumed. pakistan received its first aid package after a long time. that was under president reagan. it was $3.20 billion between 1983 to 1988. also, the military supplies or military sales were resumed during this time. the next milestone is 1989-'90. 1989 is the year whe

henry kissinger called him the most dangerous man in america. they were published by the n.y. times after winning an epic first amendment battle in the supreme court after the pentagon papers were published. the next administration prosecuted albert --ellsberg and the trial was afforded. the judge discovered that nixon had burglarized the psychiatrist's office to find dirt and the judge was so outraged about the government misconduct that he dismissed the case. the government did not prosecute the new york times. no publisher has ever been prosecuted under the espionage act and i don't think the news media could be prosecuted. when it was proposed in 1917 the congress rejected -- made it a crime to, quote, published defense information in the very provision -- the law does forbid publishing -- the part that deals with military codes or photographs of military installations. congress knew how to prohibit publishing and deliberately chose not to. is wiki leaks like the new york times or like ellsberg? manning is the government employee who violated trust and no matter how noble

i think in real life he probably is avoiding trips to europe, i imagine, like henry kissinger and others on the lam from that branch of international justice, if you will. as far as back here in the states, he probably hasn't got much to fear. the obama administration made it clear they want to move on. they don't want to go back to the justice department and ge after the bush administration on legal areas like this. but with a campaign coming along, again, you've got to polarize the electorate. nothing he set apparently would offend republicans. it will offend a lot of democrats. will it fire them up to want to come out and support obama more? that's the kind of question we're asking now. >> yeah. not that hammer the point at all, any neutral reading of say, the u.n. convention against torture makes it pretty clear that if you support waterboarding and you enact that sort of a policy, you're guilty of a war crime. so that's -- >> you have got people like john mccain and various other folks who are hardly what you would cause wooses on the war issue. john mccain, a former p.o.w. who hims

. >> bret: kissinger said the man who would become known for his strong views on america's place in theld had little to say on such matters in the ford administration i am >> i don't remember any interaction with cheney on foreign policy. i thought he was a helpful facilitator. >> bret: the is. gave cheney the code name -- the secret service gave cheney the code name, backseat. ford made him campaign manager. they would not beat carter. after ford loses to carter, the rumsfelds go on vacation with the cheneys. >> right. >> bret: what did you talk about there? >> both of us were unemployed. we went down and played a little tennis and sat in the sun and talked about the future. i was clear that dick was thinking about going back to wyoming and interesting himself in politics. >> bret: cheney did go back to wyoming and ran for congress in 1978. in that first campaign, cheney a 37-year-old, three pack a day man with a family history of coronary disease suffered his first heart attack. >> having had a mild heart attack, led me to pause and reflect. upon reflection we decided we didn't want t

henry kissinger's old complaint, what number do i call? i actually think that question is still legitimate. there isn't a europe in a truly integrated sense. that's the question for europeans. after all these years of talking about it, are they prepared to do it? are they prepared in some ways to become the united states of europe. if not, this crisis is going to linger and this crisis won't be the last crisis. >> the key to solving this crisis, andrew, would be for the germans to agree -- when people say centralized debt, take all the debt difficult for the italians and greeks to pay and centralize it which means let's all stand behind germany which can pay it all. are the germans -- it seems to me what's happening the germans are becoming a normal country, saying we don't have to keep bearing this cross of europe. world war ii was a long time ago. we're not going to pay for the greeks. >> absolutely. would you want to? a lot of germans want to go back to the doich mark and who is to blame them? as a britain, i'm thrilled that sterling is

. >> former secretary of state henry kissinger said the man who had become known for his strong viewsn america's place in the world had little to say on such matters in the ford administration. >> i don't remember any intersection with cheney on foreign policy at the time. i thought he was a helpful facilitator. >> while the secret service gave cheney the code name back seat. president ford made cheney campaign manager of his 1976 run. but they would not beat jimmy carter. >> i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear >> after ford loses to carter, the rumsfelds go on vacation with the cheneys. >> right! >> what did you talk about? >> both of us were unemployed and we went down and we played a little 10is and sat in the sun and talked about the future. and it was pretty clear that dick was thinking about going back to wyoming and interesting himself in politics. >> cheney did go back to wyoming and ran for congress in 1978. in that first campaign, cheney, a 37-year-old three-pack-a-day man with a family history of coronary disease suffered his first attack. >> having had a mild heart attack,

. >> kissinger, the whole ground. >> charlie: how to negotiate the end of the vietnam war. >> yes. >> charlie: wow. this is george bush 41. >> yes. he's a great guy. >> charlie: but he plays bad golf. >> very. >> charlie: here is ronald reagan. >> these are like whitehouse dinners. >> charlie: here again with the bushes. here again. who is the lady in white. >> she happens to be the queen. >> charlie: here we go with so trophies. >> various rider cup. >> charlie: what is the rider cup. >> it's a great international competition. >> charlie: it's more enthusiasm for them. >> i hope so. i've always been a big thinker that the more international competition we can create through sports, the better relationships we'll have with countries. >> charlie: more common ground we can find the better off we're going to be when push comes to shove. >> that's right. that's the name of the game. >> charlie: here you are with bill clinton. clinton here, clinton here. he loves golf. >> he's a great guy, whatever your politics are. >> charlie: what's his golf. >> well, the ball just didn't have a zip cod

this is something that i think has been a cornerstone of american policy ever since henry kissinger. united states and china need to be having a strategic conversation that talks about where they see the world going, how they understand their interests, that is american interests, chinese interests, where they intersect. because there will be so many moments of friction and so many issues of friction. because these are two such large connections that have so many things at stake that you want that world to be framed within the context of a broader strategic dialogue. and i think the point you made which is the introduction to the next generation of chinese leaders and beginning that conversation with them is going to be very important so that the next time there is some kind of incident involving a u.s. plane or ship or trade talks or the currency issues, it doesn't overwhelm this broaderare strat >> and it does come as we're worried about the deficit here. so the vice president lands, he's greeted by his counter part who says glad to see you because i know you're so busy with nation

monday, henry kissinger talks with monica crowley on his book "on china." then a look gatt world war i and the debate in england between pacifist and war supporters. finally, microsoft co-founder paul allen discusses his book "@ ibm en." book tv in prime-time this month on c-span2. ♪ >> the martin luther king jr. memorial was supposed to be officially dedicated on monday. hurricane irene possible landfall postpone the ceremony. we will hear more about the life of dr. king with a discussion on the history of race relations in the u.s. and where they stand in the 21st century from "washington journal." this is an hour and 20 minutes. host: now for the next hour and 25 minutes or so, we'll have a roundtable discussion on race relations here in the u.s. our two guests are michelle bernard, president and c.e.o. of the bernard center for women, politics, and public policy. thanks for being here in this weather this morning. and we say good morning to leonard stinehorn, co-author of "by the color of our skin." we appreciate you being here. we invite your questions

eastern, on c-span2, henry kissinger on his new book. also a debate between pacifists and the supporting the war. at 10:40 p.m., paul allen on "idea man," his recent book. ireland's prime minister criticized the catholic church last month over allegations of mishandled child sexual abuse cases between 1996 and 2009. he accused the vatican of downplay the issues to protect its power and reputation. we will show you the first hour of this debate. it took place with members in the lower house of parliament. ireland's lower house of parliament. >> ireland is perhaps unshockable when it comes to the abuse of children. for the first time in this country it reported child sexual abuse, exposes an attempt by the holy see to frustrate an inquiry as little as three years ago. the report excavates the dysfunction, that this connection, the elitism that dominated the culture of the vatican today. the rape and torture of children were downplayed or managed to uphold instead the primacy of the institution, its power, it's standing, and its reputation.

henry kissinger talked about his book "on china." after that, the first world war and the debate in england between pacifists and those supporting the war. then at 10:40, microsoft co- founder, paul allen on his recent book. .hat's all this week on c-span2 ♪ >> had the associated press is reporting that family members of former libyan leader, moammar gadhafi, have entered into neighboring algeria. his whereabouts are still unknown following his ouster by rebel forces last week. on friday, libyan weapons, including is shoulder 5 error -- shoulder-fired weapons are showing up in somalia. he spoke at a family -- and a discussion on libya and the nato alliance. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> gaddafi has not been captured and fighting will continue in the weeks to come. his regime is crumbling. it is by no means too early to assess the implications of the toppling of yet another arab dictator. the name of the event today boroughs in a play on words. however, the revolution, libya is no game in his demise comes at the hands of libyans

kissinger birmingham for the climactic showdown in 63. c-span: who was bull connor? >> guest: the police chief of public safety in birmingham who kind of personify the segregation in birmingham, the city that was most like k-town in south africa. c-span: john lewis. >> guest: john lewis, young man grew up stuttering, preaching to chickens in rural alabama, to call the national, -- became a freedom rider on one of the shock troops and the most devoted of king's followers among the students and is now a congressman from -- his my mom and dad's congressman from the fifth district in alabama. c-span: james bevel. >> guest: james bevel, the john the baptist of the -- friend of john lewis', out of the national movement with his wife, diane nash who was kind of a straw boss of the freedom rides became kids in their early 20s who led the freedom rides, then went on to recommend the use of the children when the birmingham movement was suffocated. and later in the testament to the children who were bombed in birmingham in 1963, they really defies as their response to that bomb

with henry kissinger and his book on china. then at 9:00, the book "to end all wars."ater, microsoft co-founder paul allen talks about his book, "ibm and." book tv in prime time on next week on c-span t >> next, on q&a, author clarence lusane talks about his book lusane talks about his book

henry kissinger will talk about his book "on china." looking at the first world war and the debate between pacifists and supporters. and then microsoft co-founder paul allen on his recent book, "idea man." "booktv" in prime time. >> he but political reporters are saying and track the latest contributions with c-span's web site for 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter peace and facebook updates, can it biographies, and the latest polling data. all on c-span.org/campaign2012. >> today's white house briefing in about 30 minutes at 2:00 p.m. eastern. until then, a discussion on social issues in the 2012 campaign from today's "washington journal." host: janice crouse is with the concerned women of america. good morning. good morning,: bby. we are the largest women's public policy organization. we represent more than 500,000 women across the united states, and we have leaders in 43 states, and we have wom who are part of action teams in every single state. we are very much of a grass- roots organization, very conce

defense, gates, now panetta but is not the strong secretary of state that say, my old boss, henry kissinger have to wonder what regrets what. are the voters regretting they didn't vote for her or is she regretting that she took the job? martha: thanks as always, get to get your in sight. all right. gregg: heart break for a little 11-year-old girl, who wanted to honor one of america's biggest pop singers, justin bieber. caroline gonzales used her short-term to rename the street after the teen sensation and 11 hours later, someone stole the sign. >> it is like with justin bieber and would be cool if we had a street in our town named after him. gregg: and the mayor says the city will replace the sign and not spoil the young girl's summer. martha: what better sign to have in your room than justin bieber way? that thing was ripe for the picking. gregg: you can't show to it everybody because you stole it and everybody knows you stole it. martha: it is a prized item for any teenage girl's bedroom. and, you are right. somebody will figure out who has it or it will be put in the trunk until they go

here, the golan disengagement agreement, which has been the quietest space in the middle east since kissinger negotiated it in june 1994 is going to continue to pertain to whoever rules syria and whoever rules in the future, assuming there is a central authority, has no stake in a major war with the israelis. no, i don't think the problem is a quick and dramatic crisis, the problem is a slow burn and the slow bleed, chronic instability, the arab spring turning to the arab winner and the space available to the united states over the course of the next five years is going to shrink in this region. arab spring or not, this region is still dysfunctional, angry, broken, and it is from this region, still, that the primary threat to american interests will come. jenna: you give us a lot to think about, darren. we appreciate your perspective and insight. look forward to having you back on. thank you. >> my pleasure. rick: you heard what aaron miller thinks. what do you think about syria and what we're doing there now? is it too little, too late? as this -- this is a new you sky question and we want y

jon huntsman was the man in of a war criminal in henry kissinger. ron paul talk about going back to the gold standard. if people looked at the price of gold per ounce, it is almost $1,800 an ounce. >> will go to robert on the republican line from newburgh, new york. only 22- i'm not the year-old watching c-span, but with that being said, thank you for taking my call. i have been following this. i follow what the last guest said. it is a shame when they talk about wanting to see certain changes. if you really just watch, but the gentleman said before, ron paul just talks about the issues. the rest of them you get like quattro words out of them. we talk about a financial crisis, we have three wars going on, and you never hear any other candidate besides ron paul. it is hard for me to understand that if you say the honest truth, you can not be aware anymore. >> thank you for the call. -- joins is on the democrats live from chicago. >> i have been enjoying this. i am happy itunes in and time to see ron paul coming up. one of the things i've noticed -- r

starting at 8:30, henry kissinger. at 10:40, microsoft founder paul allen on his recent book. earlier today, president obama nominated alan krueger to be the chairman of the white house council for economic advisers. >> good morning, everybody. this morning, we are canoeing -- continuing to deal with the aftermath of hurricane irene. we will make sure that folks have all the support they need as they begin to assess and repair the damage left by the storm. that is going to continue in the days ahead. it will take time to recover from the storm of this magnitude, the effects are being felt across much of the country, including in new england. our response continues, but i will make sure that fema and other agencies are doing everything in their power to help people on the ground. even as we deal with this crisis of the moment, our great ongoing challenge as a nation remains how to get this economy growing faster. our challenge is to create a climate for more businesses can post job listings, where folks can find work, where families can regain a sense of economic security. that

former secretary of state henry kissinger talks with monica crowley about china.am looks at world war i and the debate in his book. microsoft co-founder discusses his book, idea man. book tv into prime time, all this month on c-span2. ♪ ♪ >> last week the country's top banking regulator said the number of so-called problem banks dropped last quarter for the first time since 2006. the fdic also said its fund for dealing with failing banks is in positive territory after seven negative territories. this is 25 minutes. >> morning, everybody. i would like to thank you for coming to the release of the second quarter results for the banking industry. banks have continued to make gradual but steady progress in recovering from the financial market turmoil in the severe recession that unfolded in 2007 through 2009. earnings improved year over year for eight consecutive quarters. the trend has expanded to include a growing proportion of shared institutions. in the next chart, 60% of basic had an improvement this quarter. the percentage that was unprofitable fell to the lowes

kissinger made the remark. he said that horse has border the bomb. we are going to make sure that this is not again. and so mentioning some of these things because these are historical memories and sometimes there is a disconnect between the historical memories of the one nation or the other nation. so when one talks about u.s. relations leading some of these things do need to be pointed out the next milestone is 1979 when the soviets invaded afghanistan, the relationship catapulted, and there was a new convergence now. the assistance have resumed, pakistan received its aid package after a long time under president reagan, it was $3.2 billion between 1983 to 1988. we also the military supplies or the military sales were resumed during this period. the next milestone is 1989, 1990. 1989 is the year when the soviets left. now there's a whole history. i don't want to go into those details. in fact as my first book which was written in 1989 was published by duke university press was untimely and basically it focuses on the part 89. the soviets' lead. 199

mark minor said he's reading kissinger's book on china. he's reading the bible.alked to a number of people around austin who said look, he's street smart. one democrat said this is like saying the baseball star david ortiz. >> why is this question being asked? i could imagine it being asked about michele bachmann and people going crazy saying it's sexist. i'm not sure what it is about. >> what are people asking? >> did he say something stupid? i don't get it? >> it's out of austin. he's great at politics but isn't a policy -- george w. bush comparison hangs over him in texas and here. people are trying to figure out how different he would be. run republican governor told us he was bush without the brains. >> let me ask you john heilemann, you have been down there and you have been trying to figure this rick perry thing out, what have you found? is it a cheap shot to suggest he's not the smartest guy in the state of texas? >> it's certainly the case there are many people, republicans who make the comments like mike just made. >> republicans saying that. >> republi

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also michelle bernard, be henry kissinger >>> next a portion of the recent association for unmanned hinklerence in washington, d.c.. in this segment you will hear from the chief of naval operations admiral gary roughead among others. it's from earlier this month. it's about 40 minutes. [applause] >> thanks, john, for the introduction, and i'm also here to reclaim our national honor. as many of you who may know followed world cup soccer women fought valiantly but lost to the women's team of japan, our great friends and allies, but the uneasy sponsored soccer team defeated japan yesterday so i think we are even in that regard it's good to be here. i was so pleased to see the response this generated and the number of people who had signed up for the week and it's indicative of the interest and the promise that the unmanned systems of all varieties portend for the future. the last time i was with you i talked about how i believed unmanned systems would continue to move into the spotlight, and today i would like to spend a little bit of time addressing our view and the approach we've taken and

tonight former secretary of state henry kissinger talks with monica crowley about his book on china.ks child looks at world war i and the debate in england between pacifists and war supporters in his book, "to end all wars." and finally, microsoft co-founder, paul allen, discusses his book, "idea man." booktv in prime time all this month on c-span2. >> watch more video of the candidates. see what political reporters are saying and track the latest campaign contributions with c-span's web site for campaign 2012. easy to use, it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates from the campaigns, candidate bios and the latest polling data, plus links to c-span media partners in the early primary and caucus states. all at c-span.org/campaign 2012. >> now a discussion on the state of public education with sacramento mayor kevin johnson and former washington, d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee. this event's moderated by the dean of the clinton school of public service at the university of arkansas in little rock. it's an hour, 20 minutes. >> michelle rh

we feature are afterwards series and some of our this year's best sellers, starting with henry kissinger'sk on china. and then the book "to end all wars." and later, microsoft co-founder paul allen talks about his book "idea man." feddis all next week on c-span2. -- that is all next week on c- span2. >> about a reporter from bloomberg news talks about federal reserve chairman ben bernanke's assessment of the economy and of the federal reserve plans to introduce any programs to reduce the deficit. this is about 40 minutes. scott lanman is with bloomberg news and covers the federal reserve and other aspects of the economy. he will talk about the federal reserve chairman's assessment of the economy. guest: people were really hoping he would give some sign that the fed would do something to ease credit and add more stimulus and buy more assets. anything to get the economy going. he didn't give that signal. he said the economy would be good in the longer term. they are not announcing anything right now. they are considering their options. they added a second day to their policy meeting next mon