you start with lyndon johnson. in my estimation no knowledge of military affairs in general and in many ways rather obtuse as well. secretary of defense robert mcnamara the same. no real knowledge of military affairs. so that we get to general earl wheeler and in my estimation he was a major part of the problem. essentially a staff officer, low command experience and none in combat and seemed to endorse westmoreland's idea that firepower was the way to conduct this war. so he was no help. i expect to light -- i assert that these three people in the chain of command who had the authority to replace westmoreland or direct him to do something different than what he was doing lacked the knowledge and even the confidence to do that. but there were others who were working hard to achieve the objective that i believe should have been -- one of the most important i referred to as general harold johnson. in the same four years westmoreland commanded in vietnam general johnson was the army chief of staff and early on he cond

so you start with lyndon johnson. in my estimation, no knowledge of military affairs and general and in many ways rather use as well. secretary of defense, robert to merit the same. no real knowledge of military affairs. so then we get too general or wheeler. in my estimation, wheeler was a major part of the weekend, very little command experience and none in combat. he seemed to endorse westmoreland's idea that firepower and thrashing about the jungles of the way to conduct this work. so he was know-how. i speculate -- i go further than not. i assert these three main people in the chain of command who had the authority that goes into use it to direct them to do something different than what they were doing lacked the knowledge and even the confidence to do that. but there were others who are working hard to try to achieve the object is that i believe should have been sought. one of the most import i prefer to shut or else k. johnson. during the four years, general johnson was the army chief of staff. early on he can

. >> professor speed, when lyndon johnson was president or jimmy carter was president was there a vast change in american foreign policy? >> writing that carter tried to bring it about because he was the only cold war president who believed you could get beyond the cold war unilaterally you could declare an end to it unilaterally. he would emphasize issues like human rights and north's health issues and try to move beyond what he called the heat of communism it turned out the soviet union said it differently in the cold war still continuing, so it was difficult to declare an end and by the end of his presidency he was one but to the cold war position. lyndon johnson you mentioned and he is best known for the viet nam and his foreign policy but most republicans at the time people were firm on the idea that johnson should fight the vietnam and goldwater criticized for not enough communism in vietnam so that was the position during the johnson years was a funny thing to be more aggressive against north vietnam. >> who makes foreign policy and creates foreign policy? is a the intellectuals

lyndon johnson, he is best known for vietnam, of course, foreign policy. initially, most republicans of the time were very firm on the idea that johnson should fight in vietnam. criticized johnson for not standing gap. so that was actually the republican position during the johnson years. >> who makes foreign policy? who creates foreign-policy? the intellectuals, scholastic types, is the president? >> is the president. that's why i found. the influence of intellectualism is overrated. probably the best is neoconservatism. and really i think if you looked at the bush years, george w. bush, it was president bush that made the key decisions whether to invade iraq, how to invade, how to follow up these actions later on. sometimes he did it ways the new conservatives alike. at the end of the day he had a group of intellectuals were influential born making policy and there were about as influential as it gets in the cost of foreign policy intellectuals. ford policy is not made by intellectuals. >> what is neoconservatism? >> neil conservatism, the word is usuall

[applause] like lyndon baines johnson, poverty was restored in the great society. dr.would not settle for shifting the chairs on the deck of the titanic. he wanted to plug the holes to stop the water from coming in. 43 years after dr. king's plan and occupation on this same spot, he would say to the occupiers on wall street, the movement has gone global and you are the offspring of dr. king. in that legacy, keep protesting. remain nonviolent. stay disciplined, stay focused. don't just before fios system, restructure it, march 4 and even playing field, public rules, clear goals, transparency and march on to fight racial injustice and economic inequality and fight the economic and racial injustice. we all matter. dr. king would say you must use the right to earn for the sacrifice and blood of the martyrs bridge you must use your minds and bodies as living sacrifices. you must use your vote, are passed legislation, litigation, and laws to protect the vulnerable. use your love building coalitions to remain focused on being the road of hope for those in the hall of the ship

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and a new president, lyndon johnson, who would make civil rights his priority in honor of kennedy.ing looking over his shoulder, president johnson signed into law the first major civil rights act in nearly a century, banning segregation in public places, forbidding bias in job hiring. it would stand as a memorial to the four young girls who died here and everybody else whose sacrifices helped awaken the conscience of a nation. the road would lead to selma and bloody sunday. it was not until the university of phoenix that i was able to work full-time, be a mom, and go to school. the opportunits that i had at the university of phoenix, dealing wh profesonals teaching things that they were doing every day, got me to where i am today. i'm mayor cherie wood, i'm responsible for the largest urban renewal project in utah, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] find your program at phoenix.edu. i've tried it. and i am a phoenix. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingred

. >> i believe it was lyndon johnson that said don't these people realize if they push me to an extremeposition i'll lose the election. they'll make it so i can't win. they have to stop this. it's counter productive. >> jon: not that the things you are saying are wrong or bad policy or callus or crazy, but that you're right, but let's keep it our little secret. [ laughter ] what he is telling the g.o.p. field is this: if you tell people what we honestly believe, an electoral majority of of those people will freak the (bleep) out. he is saying the first rule of right club, don't talk about right club. [ laughter ] by the way -- [cheers and applause] -- i want to make this very clear -- [cheers and applause] the second rule of right club, make sure the duck consents. [ laughter ] we'll be right back. [ laughter ] >> welcome back. this is a segment we call back in black. ♪ >> everything we do these days is idea lockic call and it's killing us. but our innocent children have fresh eyes and new perspective, which is why we have to do everything we can to endoctrinate them now otherwise they'

this is lyndon hawkins. >> he was walking down the road. i grabbed on to his back legs and pulls him over to the ditch and rolled him on to the side and held on to him making friends with him until a supervisor brought a live show stock up. >> he loves dog biscuits. >> here you go, buddy. >> reporter: and he loves to be scratched behind the ears. >> he's tempmental. he wants to go and do what he wants to do. >> he's cute. he's cute, but he is a pig. >> reporter: wilbur isn't the only misfit. a minihorse and minidonkey are here. two strays found wondering together. we'll save them for another story. >> they all look like characters. wilbur is strictly and outdoor pig. if you are interested in adopting him, contact the prince william county animal shelter. still ahead, promises to take the has el out of hard boiled eggs. and the medical >>> hopefully you can stomach this story. this was the world chili eating championship that took place during the taste of d.c. contestant joey chestnut took home the top prize. he took home $3,000 for eating

franklin roosevelt, president lyndon johnson.r how many times the word happy came up in his conversations? >> i was. and nothing if not frank loved these interviews and one thing that she says more than one is that when her husband was elected in 1960, she had a novel reaction. like most incoming first lady's car she was terrified and she was surprised, per the because she had just given birth and partly because she thought it would recker family life, that there was just such a fishbowl of so many pressures and she was amazed as she says that it actually had the opposite effect. during their marriage, this 1953 john kennedy had run for vice president to run for reelection of the senate, run for president and so, she says almost every week and very much a part, a first-time now de rigueur in that house seat to make oval office. they were together in physical proximity a lot more. so i think there was an exhilaration finding a convert to it she accepted. we heard about her interesting fellow campaign in wisconsin. >> she just love

you studied many presidencies, franklin roosevelt, lyndon johnson.ruck by how may times the word happy came up in these conversations? >> i was, in something, yeah, she's nothing if not frank throughout these interviews. and one thing she says more than once is that when the husband was elected in 1960 she had a novel reaction, very unlike most incoming first lady's, she was terrified and she was depressed. partly because she just given birth, and partly because she thought it would wreck their family life, that would be such a fishbowl and so many pressures, and she was amazed as she says that action had the opposite effect. during their marriage since 1953 john kennedy had run for vice president, run for reelection to senate, run for president. and so was gone she says almost every weekend, very much a part. the first time that they were there in that house, they were together in physical proximity a lot more. so i think there was an exhilaration find that contrary to what she suspected that they really were the happiest persons. >> we heard about

i missed it once and waited a whole year regretting the lost chance to track the lyndon leaves tiny migration. the next fall, refusing to endure that state of desolation again i asked everyone who loved me to please meet me just south of the border. we ordered green mussels and popcorn shrimp. the shrimp beat the mussels to the table. i drank for pleasure but since i left that state i hadn't found anything delicious so iate all the mussels. crouched, later in that state betrayal that come from learning some green things are not good. considering the law averages that a body in motion stays in motion unless faced with an equal or opposite force, peer pressure, skitology the projected near devastation of world forest should population the motdz of toilet paper consumption. germs vary. my role in the pressing the mean agent of common human hygiene i knew i never wanted to be near that state again. with extradition i was hardly away at all. when i first rolled over my parents were pleased and i left the state of never having rolled before. ditto, something on all fours to crawling. and once i cou

police say at about 7:30 last night, neighbors reported a domestic disturbance at a home on lyndon the shot before grabbing the baby and fleeing the scene. police are now searching for that man. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton will meet with the detain detainees of iran. the men spent more than two years in a teheran prison. sarah shourd was released a year ago. the demonstrations represent a problem that will topple capitalism in america. >>> in san francisco yesterday, police arrested nearly a dozen antiwall street protesters and estimated 200 people rallied outside wells fargo headquarters, blocking public entrances and slowing traffic. >>> bay area suburbs also had protesters. demonstrators rallied outside of bank of america branches in palo alto. occupy richmond plans to hold a march at 4:00 p.m. today. >>> east palo alto residents demanded to know why a driver has not been arrested. two weeks ago, a schoolteacher's car hit and killed a 6-year-old girl in a crosswalk at bay road and gloria. the teacher has previous citations, including driving while talking on a cell phone.

his name was lyndon johnson. he signed the voting rights act. he signed the civil rights act.stood before congress and said we shall overcome. he was from texas, too, but it looked like he brought a little more courage and moral backbone from texas to the nation. read about lyndon johnson, governor perry, on your way to showing up because i'm still waiting. ahead, occupy wall street protests are growing. and for good reason. the people must be heard on the unfairness from wall street. stay with us. i'm robert shapiro. over a million people have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. so start your business, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. mushroom smothered beef burgers. hearty chicken and noodle casserole. so easy, you just need campbell's cream of mushroom soup to make them and a hungry family to love them. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously

president lyndon johnson. in fact, lyndon johnson was overheard by white house staffers talking to lincoln's spirit. and unfortunately, that got out and comedian bob hope took the ball and ran with that one. >> so they then told other people that they felt that they had actually seen abraham lincoln in the white house? >> well, british prime minister winton churchill, right after the u.s. ended the war, he knew he had to have a solid deal with the united states so that britain and america together could triumph against adolf hitler, so churchill flew from london to washington. he was put up in the lincoln bedroom. and the lincoln bedroom, barbara, it wasn't always a bedroom. it used to be an office. it was abraham lincoln's private office. and now it is decorated and filled with pieces from the lincoln administration, including the bed that willie todd lincoln died in. he died of scarlet fever when he was 11. so winston churchill insisted on every afternoon of having a bath. so he would get out of the bathtub,

martin's amnesia about the fact that obama had the biggest democratic majorities in congress since lyndon johnson. they passed everything he wanted including ramming health care, "obama-care" down the country's throat, and now they complain, well, gee, we didn't get everything we wanted, those mean republicans. bill clinton never did that. ronald reagan never did that. when they had congress's other party, they led. this president has to learn how to lead or he's going to go back to chicago. >> schieffer: all right. we're going to have to end it right there. the clock ran out. thanks to both of you have. very enlightening. back in a moment with some final thoughts. >> schieffer: finally today on "60 minutes," tonight, andy rooney will make it official. after a career at cbs that began in 1949, when he went to work for arthur godfrey he is stepping down as a regular contributor to "60 minutes." there will never be another like him. the man who made the phrase "did you ever wonder why" en route to penning more than a thousand essays and dozens of books is cutting back. you can't blame him.

. >> we're cooperating with lyndon johnson's war on poverty.up. >> then i said, you're always going to go to jail. take the shoestring potatoes and you'll have manage to munch on. he laughed. i presented several gifts like that he was full of laughter and we all joined in and gave him the serious cake that ended up being the last birthday. it turned out because of the film crew being here, that became a very valuable piece of footage. because what they said later on when they were putting together a movie on him, they said they had very little footage when he was laughing. >> it's important to remember why he got discouraged. because it wasn't just that he came out against the war, it was about the state of the united states. >> the promises of the great society have been shot down on the battlefield at vietnam. >> we have decided along with the media that all of dr. king's information and all of his statements should be relegated only to civil rights. they didn't want him dealing with the ills of all of america around the the war. they just wa

. >> obama had the biggest democratic majorities in congress since lyndon johnson.thing he wanted including ramming health care down country's throat and they complain, gee, we didn't get everything we wanted. bill clinton never did that. ronald reagan never did that. they led. and this president, he is going to learn how to lead or he is going to go back to chicago. >> reporter: and what of that populist anger against wall street? the president's economic plan now getting pushback if some prominent pro-business democrats like ted leonsis and bet's robert johnson. >> you don't get people to like you by attacking them or demeaning their success. i grew up in a family of 10 kids, first one to go to college and i've earned my success. i've earned my right to fly private for i choose to do so. and by attacking me is not going to convince me that i should take a bigger hit because i happen to be wealthy. >> reporter: johnson added that warring parties and people is not a strategy for success. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> herman cain criticizing fellow candidate rick

economy liberals passed the civil rights act liberals passed the voting rights act it was the liberal lyndon johnson who created medicare and medicaid it protected the elderly the disabled and the poor from being destroyed by illness and johnson was the liberal who cut poverty in half and america in a single generation banks of the great society. liberals brought us the forty hour workweek and overtime pay the minimum wage workers compensation safe food and drugs a balanced federal budget and the f.d.i.c to insure your back deposits clean air and water the g.i. bill and peace corps student grant home long programs employer paid vacations pensions and medical insurance national parks and municipal fire departments as j.f.k. said in one nine hundred sixty. minutes mean when they apply what is legal several years by little they know that a lot of people who believe someone who really saw him get it policies abroad and will against local government and who would not be concerned with the fact they are no then the record of this body and it's going to demonstrate that we are not that kind of libe

martin's amnesia about the fact that obama had the biggest democratic majorities in congress since lyndonon. they passed everything he wanted including ramming health care, obama-care down the country's throat and now they complain, well, gee, we didn't get everything we wanted, those mean republicans. bill clinton never did that. ronald reagan never did that. when they had congress's other party they led. this president has to learn how to lead or he's going to go back to chicago. >> schieffer: all right. we're going to have to end it right there. the clock ran out. thanks to both of you have. very enlightening. back in a moment with some final thoughts. ♪ [ male announcer ] we're not employers or employees. not white collar or blue collar or no collars. we are business in america. and every day we awake to the same challenges. but at prudential we're helping companies everywhere find new solutions to manage risk, capital and employee benefits, so american business can get on with business. ♪ so american business can get on with business. somewhere in america, a city comes to life. it mo

nation over the last century from teddy roosevelt square deal to franklin roosevelt's new deal to lyndon johnson's great society seventy eight percent of americans oppose cutting medicare a program created by democrats seventy three percent of americans oppose cutting medicaid another program created by democrats sixty two percent of americans oppose any kind of cuts to social security another program created by democrats sixty seven percent of americans oppose cutting off unemployment insurance another program created by democrats let republicans run on their desire to cut these programs what a moron you try to run on handing over social security to wall street banks toure's any medicare over to for profit health insurance executives because they can't win at least not as long as democrats don't give in. and offer cuts up themselves like the six democrats in the game of twelve just it it's really simple democrats want to act like there's no difference between done and republicans what's the point of even having two parties as legend has harry truman saying people don't want to follow an

[applause] like lyndon baines johnson, poverty was restored in the great society. dr. king would not settle for shifting the chairs on the deck of the titanic. he wanted to plug the holes to stop the water from coming in. 43 years after dr. king's plan and occupation on this same sp, he would say to the occupiers on wl street,he movement has gone global and you are the offspring of dr. king. in that legacy, keep protesting. remain nonviolent. stay disciplined, stay focused. don't just before fios system, restructure it, march 4 and even playing field, public rules, clear goals, transparency and march on to fight racial injustice and economic inequality and fight the economic and racial injustice. we all matter. dr. ki would say you must use the right to earn for the sacrifice and blood of the martyrs bridge you must use your minds and bodies as living sacrifices. you must use your vote, are passed legislation, litigation, and laws to protect the vulnerable. use your love building coalitions to remain focused on being the road of hope for those in the hall of the ship,

franklin tomatoes above, lyndon johnson, the word happy came up in these conversations. >> and truth these interviews. one thing which she says, best when her husband was elected and 1960's. she had a novel reaction. incoming first lady. see was depressed. cassettes of this : some of the pressures. she was amazed. >> we had the opposite effect. re-election of the senate. so, almost every weekend. worked in the oval office, together in physical proximity. think there was an exhilaration contrary to what she expected. >> we heard a better interesting style of campaigning. >> she loved wisconsin. a good thing no one is running there this year. >> i don't know if these proceedings have been televised in wisconsin. >> extremely fond of wisconsin. >> she did not like a single person except for the people that work for jack. if it was west virginia she like almost everyone she met. >> that's right. obviously she brought great charisma to the art of campaigning and was an asset from well before the election. part of the hard work of daily politicking, how did the staff feel about her? >> she

kennedy lyndon b. johnson richard nixon and gerald ford and when i looked him up i also found that he's been in the news about another european wide issue arising in the very same week these last few weeks and that's the tobin tax now all the governments of europe have are now agreed that they want to tobin tax which is a tax on financial transactions the only one outside of this is the u.k. of course because they have the city of london and they don't want to financial transaction tax well from september twenty seventh her father harold was quoted in the f.t. in an article titled long term investors would benefit from tobin tax and harold monger refers to the fact that so much trading is now high frequency trading and so long term investors are disadvantaged he says because he argues that big financial institutions that operate h f t platforms try to up flagging markets by well timed surge of buying of exchange traded funds triggering automatic buy responses from algorithmic trading models across the

look at lyndon johnson in 1968, jimmy carter in 1980, george bush in 1992. the last three presidents who either got defeated or did not run for reelection was because they had party trouble, internal challenge. obama has some cards to play. his job approval is 43 and billy half the democrats think he's going to win. he still has some cards to play. the republican advantages of the day, mark went through them. their conditions. the condition in which the country and the voters find themselves. 9.1% unemployment. a weak economy that is perceived by the public as probably as being weaker than it probably is because most americans think we are in a recession right now. and they are pessimistic and don't have confidence. this is a hugely accelerated for the republicans by obama's policies because obama's policies in the minds of many, many people are making bad conditions worse. talking about huge tax increases on employers when the biggest problem we have is not enough jobs. how do you tell employers you're going to take a trillion dollars away from them and exp

new e-mails released to the bay citizen shows lyndon johnson came up with the idea. one b.a.r.t. spokesman said top b.a.r.t. officials discussed the issue for about 15 to 30 minutes before it was approved. >>> we learned today that the cement plant workers who went on a shooting rampage in cupertino died of a self- imposed gunshot wound. 47-year-old alman killed three coworkers and injured others. he also shot and wounded a woman during an attempted carjacking. the sheriff's office says three deputies opened fire on almond the next day after spotting him in a driveway in sunnvale. but the coroner is now saying almond caused his death. >>> two teens stole the vehicle at gunpoint. the owners 13-year-old son stayed in the suv and suffered minor injuries in the crash. the other teen who police say took part in the carjacking has not been found. >>> the ntsb released a report today on last year's plane crash in east palo alto that claimed the lives of three tesla motor employees. the plane's engines were at near full power when the cessna slammed into power lines. the report did not o

neighbors reported a domestic disturbance and a gunshot at home on lyndon street. a man that has ties to the baby fired the shot before grabbing the baby and fleeing the scene. police are now searching for that man. brian harrison has stepped down as ceo of solyndra. according to new documents, harrison left as scheduled, but the company is not offering any more details than that. he let so solyndra for a little more than a year. they want to replace him with nielson. >>> charging to park on a holiday that used to be free is bringing major revenue to san francisco. in july of last year the city started charging for street parking on memorial day, fourth of july, labor day, and veteran's day. this led to 72% more parking citations than normal and brought in an average of $181,000 on just those four days. right now the only holidays you can part for free in san francisco are thanksgiving, christmas, and new year's day. >> three holidays. >> that's pretty much what we get. >> pam, i think i've been here on christmas with you. >> i've worked on christmas. we don't get