lyndon johnson: i don't know. interpretationr they might make that would lead them to believe that uncle sam, whoever would be president, is going to pull out, it will be easier for them to make an insight deal with another president then it will be for the president, they will make a serious misjudgment. mr. howard. >> are you going to run again? lyndon johnson: i will get to -- i will cross that bridge when i have told you many times. >> why do you think there is so much confusion and frustration and difference of opinion in this country about the war in vietnam? lyndon johnson: there has always been confusion and frustration and difference of opinion when there is a war going on. i think it was during the revolutionary war and only a third of the people thought that was a wise move. and a third of them opposed it and a third were on the sidelines. i think that is true when all the new england secedes. in 1812 they stopped over in baltimore, and they do not quite make it because andrew jackson and the results of

towering, lyndon johnson.nate enough to go from walter white and the complexity of that man to lyndon johnson, complex in different ways. and, but far greater a man than walter white ever was, because of his altruistic nature. it was a big bite. charlie: walter white and his intellect and the skills. bryan cranston: he did, and he had his ego. he was driven to succeed in that specific area of his life. made some poor choices as well, as we all do. i think if you get old enough in the game, you are going to make good and bad choices. i know warren buffett said to me when i asked him, so, is there a way you go about it? he goes, yeah. just make more good choices than bad ones. there you go. charlie: speaking of presidents, you had time with president obama? i saw a little piece -- not little, a big piece in the new york times. bryan cranston: it was a surprise to me that i got the call. charlie: what did they say, the president would like to see you? bryan cranston: it came from the writer of the new york times,

lyndon johnson: i don't know.ve,they might uncle sam would hurt might be president is going to pull out, it will be easier for them to make an insight deal with another president then it will be for the president, they will make a serious misjudgment. mr. howard. >> are you going to run again? lyndon johnson: i will get to that bridge when i come to it, as i have said many times. >> why do you think there is so much confusion and frustration and difference of opinion in this country about the war in vietnam? lyndon johnson: there has always been confusion and frustration when there is a war going on. i think it was during the revolutionary war and only a third of the people thought that was a wise move. i think that is true when all the new england secedes. in 1812 they stopped over in baltimore, andrew jackson came in, they were having a party that night. the next morning they came over and told the president they want to congratulate him. he had been right all along, although they had come from boston and baltim

man to lyndon johnson, complex in different ways. and but far greater a man that walter white ever was. because of his altruistic nature. but its with a big bite-- . >> rose: walter white had his intellect and his skills. >> he did. and he had his ego. and he was driven to succeed in that specific area of his life. made some poor choices as well, as we all do. i think you know, if you get old enough, and you've been in the game, you are going to make good and bad choices. i think warren buffett said to me when i asked him, so, is there a way you go about it. he goes yeah. he goes just make more good choices than bad ones. there you go. >> rose: peak speaking of presidents you spent a little time with president obama. >> i have. >> rose: i sawed little piece, not a leg pete, big piece in the new york times. >> it was. it was a surprise to me that i got the call. >> rose: what did they say, the president would like to see you? >> it came initially from the writer at the "new york times," table for three, philip. and they of course went

it's rooted, joe, in lyndon johnson's upbringing.d he saw poor mexicans in texas and poor blacks, specially when he was a youth director during then roosevelt administration and he traveled around texas trying to find jobs for blacks who were a living in these hardscrabble camps and she leapt with some of the black families and there was intimacy that he had with blacks and poor blacks. also, joe, a very important part of that question is this fact, america was becoming unglued. the country in 1964, 1965 was l losing its soul. these riots, discrimination, the rebellion on the streets were because society was not fair. public housing projects were growing. you had the criminal justice system, which was unfair. and so you had real historical moment for this country and we were seeing it on tv with the dogs facing the student marcherg and chasing the children in salma and so thurgood marshall comes to the floor because he had always been trying to tell the country that you're not living up to the principles of the constitution. lyndon j

part of the three-day conference at the lyndon b. johnson presidential library. cold vietnam war summit. you can find schedule information at c-span.org. an hour.ram is about please welcome the director of the lbj presidential library. the: on may 22, 1971 crowd assembled on the university of texas grounds to dedicate this library. 2100 antiwar protesters were kept from interrupting the proceedings by a phalanx of highway patrolman. warr chance of no more carried by high winds and accompanied by the pounding of trashcan lids were clearly heard. by former president lyndon johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. it was an apt metaphor. had filteredar into the administrations of both johnson annex in. johnson and nixon. when johnson took his turn at the podium he proclaimed it is all here. the story of our time. with the bark off. there is no record of mistake or an unpleasantness or criticism that is not included in the files here. he wanted us to learn from them to build a better america. the lbj presidential library hosted the historic civil r

♪ lyndon johnson: please be seated.ecretary, general westmoreland, distinguished members of the congress, distinguished guests and members of the families, our hearts and our hopes have turned to peace as we assemble here in the east room this morning. all of our efforts are being bent in its pursuit. but in this company, we hear again in our minds the sound of distant battles. this room echoes once more to those words that describe the heights of bravery in war, above and beyond the call of duty. five heroic sons of america come to us today from the tortured fields of vietnam. they come to remind us that so long as that conflict continues, our purpose and our hopes rest on these steadfast bravery of young men in battle. these five soldiers in their separate moments of supreme testing summoned a degree of courage that stores wonder and respect and an overpowering pride in all of us. through their spectacular courage, they set themselves apart in a very select company. they represent the contribution of more than a half

so that was the lyndon johnson style.now he would find a weak spot, he would find a sentimental spot, just like he did with associate justice tom clark, you know. he wanted tom clark to step aside so he would have an opening for thurgood marshall. >> host: by the way did he appoint ramsey clark as his attorney general? >> guest: yes, yes, yes. >> host: marilyn in washington, you've been very patient. you're on booktv with wil haygood. >> caller: good morning. i wanted to thank again c-span. i was not aware of mr. haygood until i started watching c-span a couple years ago and i find mr. haygood an enjoyable interview every time i hear him. and the reason why i'm calling is because he also wrote a book about sammy davis, jr., who is one of my favorite entertainers. years ago i read the autobiography which sammy davis wrote about himself which was rather long as i recall, i was a teenager, when i read it. at any rate when i look at sammy davis, i particularly like listening to his recordings from the '50s and '60s, that is s

updegrove: lyndon johnson was a domestic policy sage. he knew how to get deals done, he knew instantly what to do. there are many who think that he was out of his depth in terms of foreign policy. what is your view of johnson as a foreign-policy president? dr. kissinger: president johnson was saddled with the war from the first day in office. see can't really judge -- so you can't really judge the foreign-policy tendencies of a president who was swallowed up, in a way, by the war. without any question, johnson was a master in knowing the nuances of domestic policy. and he did not know the foreign leaders as well as he did the domestic constituencies. and so it didn't come as naturally to him as it did with domestic policy. but on the foreign-policy issues, other than the war in vietnam, he had a very good relationship with our allies. and our enemies, he was very eager to come to some agreement with the soviet union, but everything was so overlaid by the war in vietnam. i thought president johnson was a formidable individual. of, and som

it's rooted in lyndon johnson's upbringing.and he saw for mexicans in texas and especially when he was the youth director during the roosevelt administration and he traveled h around texas trying to find jobs for those that were living in these camps and they swept some of the family is away so there was an intimacy that he had a. also vera. also though a very important part of the question is americaa was becoming unglued. the country in 1964 and 1965 was losing its soul. w the society wasn't fair. public housing projects were growing. you have the criminal justice system which was unfair and so you had a real historical moment in the country and we were seeing it on tv with the dogs facing the student marchers and teaching the children in selma. for thurgood marshall comes to the floor because he had always been trying to tell the country you're not living up to the principles of the constitution. he was a strategist and he didn't want to lose the country under his watch. he was battling the vietnam and he have to win this mo

and the complexity of that man to lyndon johnson. complex in different ways, but far greater a man in walter white ever was. because of his altruistic nature. charlie: what happened to air 804 a conversation with , john dickerson, and bryan cranston and we continue. we begin this evening with egypt flight 804. a crash from paris to cairo. according to the airline, it was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crewmembers. it investigators have found some of the wreckage, but have yet to confirm the cause of the crash. minister of civil aviation said said an act of -- said an act of terrorism is more likely than a technical failure. a russian jet was exploded over the sinai peninsula last october, killing all people on board.

the honorable lyndon b. johnson, president of the united states, the white house. dear mr. president, i'm captain william tordong of vietnam now under training at the u.s. army school and center at fort mcclellan, alabama. i am indebted and grateful to you for your recently thoughtfulness speeches which make me read over and over again u.s. history and its declaration of independence. again i found your speeches, the spirit of liberty which made america strong and free. i am confident with the generous aid and encourage of your heroic nation we shall finally emerge victorious in the circle for freedom and independence. in closing it's a study i have tried to write in english for the first time. i am taking the liberty to bring to your attention as a token of my appreciation. i sincerely hope that it may express to you a burning desire to fight for freedom that almost it may serve as a self-explanation of a humble but grateful people who truly show his weakness to a true friend in order to be helped more effectively. with my very best wishes and respect to you, the leader of

we thought a few weeks ago this might be a blowout, trump might be another goldwater, '64, against lyndon johnson.

video clip] the lyndon johnson had so much space that they used to call this thing johnson ranch east. on the floor above us he had the entire western end of the building, six floors for his various offices, and down here he had this room and in office over there where his secretary set. he had various hideaways in the basement. this was his favorite office. what was going on in this room was the exercise of power. this is where he would talk to people about their committee assignments, about important , and they would not be put to get past unless lyndon johnson would get it -- would put it on the calendar in their wicked enough to cap -- [end video clip] brian: anybody like and have that much space today? betty: the leaders have a lot of not that much, the leadership suites have expanded and back in the 1980's they created sent leadership suites for both republican and democratic leader. takedo not come in and space the way johnson did. he did take over a lot of space. he was also a much larger than in personality as well as space and was very dominant, domineering, had the senate u

donald trump set to hold a rally in lyndon, washington, at this hour.re looking at live pictures of the crowd waiting there. this rally is following a speech in spokane earlier today where dozens of protesters gathered outside, outnumbering the group of trump supporters. >> looks like she's ready to go to the kentucky derby. >>> up north, crews are working to evacuate thousands of people from this scene in canada. the wildfire still remaining out of control and so far burned more than 400,000 acres. >>> also police officially charge ago federal security officer with murder after a shooting spree across maryland that left three people d. >>> experts are starting to speculate about a potential trump-clinton matchup this november as they have all been locked up their spots in the general election. some analysts say the tactics that boosted the candidates to the top of the polls in the primaries may not work as well this fall. james rosen has the details. >> i think it was probably $8 million was spent against me and we spent $900,000. so to me, that's the

it does a good job of capturing leadership of lyndon johnson. if you are looking at the 19th century, there has been some books recently on the 1850 compromise that does a wonderful job of exploring that pre-civil war senate where debate and legislative compromises were the rule of the day. brian: here is robert carol when his book came out, "master of the senate", sitting in the taj mahal room where lyndon johnson used to sit. is,ess the question to you is there anyone like that today? [begin video clip] >> the lyndon johnson had so much space that they used to call this wing johnson ranch east. on the floor above us, he had the entire western end of the building, six floors for his various offices. and down here he had this room and in office over there where his secretary sat. he had various hideaways in the basement. but this was his favorite office. what you realize is that what was going on in this room, we see exercise of power. this is where he would talk to people about their committee assignments, about important bills that they had to

so he does not have to be lyndon johnson, just barack obama.t last out at black people by giving condescending lectures at morehouse. to warn them of a global economy they must get what they earn and only what they earn will they get. charlie: with the morehouse commencement speech, condescending to -- michael eric dyson: african-americans and those graduates who were there that day. charlie: did they take offense? michael eric dyson: yes. some of them did for sure. and many people celebrated him and were quite resentful. a pattern here. not only morehouse. i was there at the congressional black congress when he said put on your marching boots. when he was knee-high to a tadpole, they were getting their skulls cracked open. people were heroic. there is something beautiful about this president. not only his skin but the fact he has had a biracial experience, his mother was white, his dad from kenya. he brings together the unimaginable opposites in american society, and in one body unites them. on those thin shoulders unites the future of america

plus, after the assassination of president kennedy, lyndon johnson tack the reigns of power to change the course of american history. >> i urge every american to join in this effort to bring justice and hope to all our people. and to bring peace to our land. >> later in the show, quite magically, bryan cranston become that guy, lyndon johnson. anthony playing martin luther king and j roach once genitals the story of lyndon johnson's heroic role of bringing us to the role of 1964 tonight on the show and inside trump's bras strategy to go after bill and hillary clinton during debates this fall, during the debates he'll do it live on national television all or nothing move that will work for him or it won't. finally, let me finish with the election that looks to be a real life bonfire in the vanities. that's what it is is looking like and this is "hardball" a place for politics. so what the supreme court said is we'll send it back at the lower courts but strongly endorsed a compromise that said even having to say they don't want to provide contraceptive care for employees would violate t

mark: that was a scene from the film "all the way," about lyndon johnson.his sunday at 8:00 p.m. and joining us now is the director of the movie. we will watch another clip and talk about the incredible film you have made. this clip depicts johnson discussing the civil rights bill with his vice president, hubert humphrey. >> you told dr. king you wanted this bill passed without one word changed. >> you don't sell a horse by talking about it being blind in one eye. >> this is about votes. that's the problem with you liberals, you don't know how to fight. mark: jay roach has made another great film about america, this ourwith i would say, if not greatest, one of our greatest actors. tell us about why you were interested in lbj. >> he is a complex guy, and unbelievable politician. someone who actually believed you could do things in the government and got a huge amount done. we sort of forget looking back through vietnam, looking backwards to what he accomplished in the 1960's. one of the most important things accomplished was the civil rights bill in 1964. to

in 1965, 1965, lyndon johnson's party pushes through the voting rights act and says we're going to let black people vote in the south. very few black people were voting in the south. voting rights act passes and blacks in droves join the democrat party. white conservatives in the south who had been in kratz become become democrats republicans. all of these conservative, southern democrats become republican. they push the republican party hard to the right. a lot of the blacks are moving in and the conservative, southern whites push out of the party. the liberal, northeastern republican, the rockefeller republicans, lincoln chafee and jim jeffords and arlen specter your -- even john paul stevens, these northern liberal rockefeller republican types are getting pushed out of the party. the republican party is moving hard to the right and the democrat party is moving to the left. you now live in a world which is not 1960, which the most conservative democrat in congress is still to the left of the most liberal republican. there are not so many left anymore. that is this massive realignment

visit ncicap.org] >> to watch more from the lyndon summit, visit our .ebsite, c-span.org/history thiss american history tv, only on c-span3. tonight, on u.n. day, u.s. senate historian betty talks about the work her office does. said to me, its is going to be nice and quiet, we have an election, you have time to settle in and read and get comfortable. in a few weeks, the house impeach bill clinton and we got busy quickly and had to do a great deal of history. research. we had not done an impeachment since 1863. they want to follow historical precedent as much as they could. next, santa clara professor nancy unger nancy unger is the author of "belle la follette," which tells the story of this journalist, suffragist, and pacifist. she campaigned alongside her husband and son in their own bids for office. the humanist association of the greater sacramento area hosted this event. it is about an hour.

about president lyndon johnson. it debuts on sunday at 8:00 p.m. another clip and talk about the incredible film you may. johnson andpicts gilbert humphrey. tell a horsego and about it being blind in one eye. this isn't about principle, it's about votes. that is the problem with you liberals. you don't know how to fight. has madees roche another great film about america. this one with our greatest actors. tell us about why you are interested in lbj. james: he's a complex guy. unbelievable politician. someone who believes you can do with the government and got a huge amount done. we forget looking back through vietnam looking backwards through what he accomplished in 1964, 19 65 -- he accomplished the civil rights bill of 1964, and to take that on it that time when he was seen as the accidental president after jfk's assassination, was an incredible story. cranston -- an >> he got his physicality. it is pretty amazing to watch. i saw the movie last night at the national archives. it was absolutely brilliant. you are so right about cranston. there wer

other presidents have staked out their legacies here, including lyndon johnson. the big question will be whether he will wade into the chaotic state of american poll titics a expand on his comments that this campaign is not a reality show. >> we will be waiting and listening. that's for sure. >> not yours, ana. >> that's victor's and many others. >> the kentucky derby is today but of course not just a horse race. we are live checking out the food and the fashion. i see you've got the top are on now. >> trying to be like you, victor. the winning horse will take a prize of a $1.6 million, 40 pounds worth of roses, last year nearly $200 million was bet on derby. earlier i showed you a $200 mint julep. woodford reserve is looking to gold plated cup, copper plated -- copper dusted pecans. if i hadn't spent so much on this outfit, i'd buy one and bring it back to you. >> a civil war is raging within the gop. on one side supporters of donald trump and on the other, hose th who want to stop him and speaker ryan who is still making up his mind. >> paul ryan, i don't know

by much were you guided those great works on lyndon johnson? became our screenwriter. he had done most of the research before the play. i got to inherit that, but then we get a lot of our own research. we went out and spoke to a number of people who were there directly, a number of the civil rights leaders. congressman john lewis, congressman jim clyburn, ambassador andrew young was a consultant on our film as well as a number of people in the johnson administration at the time. al: you mentioned vietnam earlier. lyndon johnson does worley when asked about the public view of presidents. i don't think there is an airport in the country named after him. do you think this will begin to educate people in the fact that there was another side of lyndon johnson that probably did more great works than any president since roosevelt? >> that's how i usually describe it. i was about 10 or 11 years old when he decided not to run again due to the unpopularity of the war. on look at the work he did quadruplingdicaid, national financing of education, npr, pbs

. >> lyndon johnson was president in 1966. was he a supporter of the society? >> he was part of the great society program which usually think of around welfare and other things like that. but it was in fact part of building the great society is well. it i do you see it fitting into the great society? at whatu look broadly the program was meant to be, you would say we need to lift up through a broad range of social reference programs but we also need to unify the country and maintain our heritage. kind of a broad look at what was supposed to happen. this is one of the most complicated and controversial parts of the national historic preservation act. there are four criteria that if you want to have a building placed on the national registry, you have to justify it. it's important for an individual and the broad contours of american history. there are different ways you can justify why something is significant. but there has been an argument going on for over 50 years and will continue about what is significant. i think what is exciting is that lots of groups tha

chronicles the race from the first primary in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race through robert kennedy's assassination and the national political conventions to richard nixon's victory over hubert humphrey. during the cold war, the u.s. information agency made films for international audiences to promote american society. by law, they couldn't be shown in the u.s. until 12 years after they were produced. this half-hour film is courtesy of the national archives. >> the political situation in new hampshire, the rest of the country is watching us. >> once every four years, when the united states turns its attention to choosing a leader, a small, snowy state in the north of the country becomes the political center of the nation. >> new hampshire clearly wants richar

can eliminate for this nation every trace of discrimination that is based upon race or color. >> lyndonon was an accidental president after the assassination of john f. kennedy, perhaps largely because of his role in the vietnam war, not to mention his own crude style, appreciation of the 36th president has perhaps never matched his achievements. he passed, of course, sweeping civil rights and voting rights legislation that changed the nation. to say nothing of medicare and medicaid and other programs in so-called great society. tony and bryan cranston plays lbj in "all the way," a fascinating new film on the movie that premiers this saturday night on hbo, a fellow family of the time warner family. cranston, of course, starred in a little show you may have heard called "breaking bad." bryan cranston is joining me now. thanks for being here. >> good to be here. >> you actually have some fleeting memories of the jim crow south which lbj in this film worked so hard to end. >> the innocence of a young boy, i was 6 years old when my family took a car trick from texas to california. when we g

then lyndon johnson inherited the situation in which the government of vietnam had been overthrown and the north vietnamese had infiltrated regular divisions and so lyndon johnson was getting out the spirit of the policy that have been started president cut kennedy when he ordered the increase of forces and then gradually, as the administration went on, all his life had been known as concerned with the messick policy and in that division of the country, in a way it's lasted to this day and i must say he was an anguished person because he wanted peace, but his notions of peace were that you made the compromise. that is the one thing that the north vietnamese were never prepared to do, and indeed, i became involved because to achieve the negotiations, they had all been blocked so i became an involved in the following way. i was at that time a professor with no standing in the hierarchy in washington. i attended a scientific conference in europe and at that conference there were two individuals who talk to me because they knew i had been in vietnam for a few weeks earlier that year at the

president lyndon baines johnson. he sent a telegram to my mom and family expressing his regret and his condolence to the family. >> both the klansmen went to prison, but they did not stay that long. one of them died in prison. it was terrible, because i had to take the witness stand. i had to testify each time for them, for the grand jury to indict them. and i was the lead witness every time. i don't know how many times, something like 75 times, i took the stand, trying to get something done. >> what i hope is that, that time, and the things we experienced in this country, our country, will not ever happen again to anybody. our cities tour staff recently traveled to hattiesburg, mississippi to learn about its rich history. learn more about hattiesburg and other stops on the tour on c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> madam secretary, we proudly give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. ♪ looking torica is get to the a

. >> lyndon johnson was president in 1966. was he a supporter? mr. page: he absolutely was. it was part of the great society program. it was usually around welfare and other things like that. >> how do you see the historic preservation act fitting into the great society? mr. page: if you look broadly at what that program was meant to be, it was saying we need to lift up the people through a broad range of social welfare programs. we also need to beautify the country and maintain our heritage. it was kind of a broad look at what happened. >> what makes a site historically significant? does the act provide criteria? mr. page: this is one of the most complicated and controversial parts. there are four criteria. if you want to have a building placed on the national registry, you have to justify it. is it important to an individual, the broad contours of american history, is it important because it is architecturally significant? there are different ways to justify why something is significant. there has been an argument going on for 50 years and will continue on. what is excitin

then after mcgovern and lyndon johnson and the war.e also proactive things that happened after that. in the case of 1968, richard nixon, who no one thought to salt with hisk, political brilliance, he put together the southern strategy. charlie: silent majority. tom: right. in 1972, guyslost like that found a third way. a democratic governor of a southern state, he knew where the temple of the country was. that work for them. charlie: conservative on fiscal policy and moderate on social issues. tom: the best thing that ever happened to clinton was he lost his first reelection for governor. -- maket make them nor a more humble but he knew you had to deal with. charlie: some will argue the fact he was a southern governor in had to deal with the legislature was a big -- was a positive thing when he became resident. -- president. senator obama never had that kind of experience. i covered him and then i went to the white house and all my friends are saying, come on, is not going to happen. watch. surrounded by people like that new politics.

chronicles the race from the first primaries in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race. through robert kennedy's assassination and the national political conventions to richard

kennedy would have said, stop, but on many occasions, lyndon johnson said, i'm not going to do that, i'm not going to put boots on the ground, i'm not going to give you $150,000. he is doing what you thought john f. kennedy might have done, yet somehow the quicksand was rising. it started under harry truman. all it took -- john kennedy at one point talked about agonizing over it as well. there were a couple of tapes, but also comments over it. he would take a drink, another drink, and another drink, and you would want more. that addiction happened with harry truman. that is a hugely important nmerican question that lyn brought up earlier with our exceptionalism, and when we are not exceptional, and how we deal with it or don't deal with it. we are the greatest, and we often understand the ways in -- often don't understand the ways in which we are not the greatest. and in the second world war, when we filled our oath, it was a rough half century or more of foreign policy. what ultimately do you want the viewer to take from this? we are trying to ask a lot of questions, and we are hopi

chronicles the race from the first primary in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race