lyndon johnson did not lose, lyndon johnson got things done in the senate no one thought he could get done when he was majority leader. this with a texas politician who had become president in the worst way, quite literally through the assassination of president kennedy. vice president johnson moved up and the idea someone would challenge him after his 1964 landslide victory for his own term was inconceivable. jean mccarthy did it on principle. jean mccarthy made the decision one day in a senate foreign relations committee hearing that this government is not telling the truth about vietnam, and will make this government tell the truth about vietnam. i will run for president if i have to and that is why he went after. you go to bernie sanders in 2015 if he begins this. he is polling at 3% when you throw his name in because he is making some noise about maybe he is going to run. hillary clinton is polling at something like 67%. what we all believed was prohibitive polling number for the democratic nomination. bernie sanders was polling at 3% in new hampshire. his neighboring state where

he hated lyndon johnson with a passion. he had long regarded lyndon johnson as a crook, as sleazy.nd what kind of man they had in the oval office. and so a good deal of that advertising was very personally directed at lyndon johnson. >> man: slowly, they begin to understand that something must be wrong... badly wrong... at the top. >> ♪ [ crowd yelling ] new america. ask not what you can give, but what you can take. >> mann: when it was shown to goldwater, he is reported to have said, "that's a racist film. we can't show that." officially, the goldwater people said they never used it, but the truth is, is that the spot was used across the country. republican supporters of goldwater would host these house parties and show the film. it just wasn't aired on television. but it still was out there accusing johnson of having undermined the nation's social fabric. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> man: young citizens for johnson have as guest of honor luci baines johnson, youngest daughter of the president, who is on a one-woman campaign tour for her father. the charming 17-year-old luci is the hit of the eve

lyndon johnson started making some phone calls. and the phone calls went like senator, my goodness, my goodness, my goodness. i see where there is a bridge scheduled to go up in your hometown next year. one of my sources is telling me they might be putting your name on the bridge. well, let me tell you like this. there might not be a bridge. there might not be no money for a bridge, if you vote. so, what you need to do when you come out of your house next tuesday, go down to the corner, go to a coffee shop, and sit in there all day long. [laughter] and 20 of them were so fearful of lyndon johnson that they did it. they did not vote. >> there were 20 abstentions. wil: yes. and that is astonishing. they are sworn to vote. and, johnson, he put the fear of god into them if they did not vote. yes, he wasl, confirmed, but you have to pay attention to the arcane rules of the senate. if the southerners and those who did not like marshall, if they could stop the white house votes,they reached 60 then they could filibuster the nomination to

lyndon johnson, as we think of him, both the vietnam lyndon johnson and the domestic lyndon johnson is somebody who came along later. not in 1960. >> perfect. thank you very much for coming tonight. it is wonderful to have you. thank you. [ applause ] >> announcer: coming up this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the 1947 u.s. war department film don't be a sucker about hate filled speech. >> i'm just an average american. and i'm an american american. and some of the things that i see in this country of ours make my blood boil. i see people with foreign accents, making all of the money. i see negroes holding jobs that belong to me and you. i ask you, if we allow this to go on, what will become of us real americans. >> on sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, we'll tour the presidential vehicles collection at the henry ford museum in dearborn, michigan. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, herbert hoover scholar george nash talks about the relationship between the 31st president and calvin coolidge. >> just f

lyndon johnson, as we think of it, both vietnam, lyndon johnson and the domestic lyndon johnson is somebody who came along later, not in 1960. >> perfect. thank you very much for coming tonight. [ applause ] it was wonderful to have you. thank you. >> tonight we'll visit 17 state capitols from across the country including the capitols in richmond, virginia, austin, texas, sacramento, california and albany new york. it's part of a special weeknight edition of "american history tv" starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> coming up this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. saturday, at 10:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the 1947 u.s. war department film, don't be a sucker about hate-filled speech. >> i'm just an average american, and i'm an american, american and some of the things i see in this country of ours make my blood boil. >> i see people with foreign accents making all of the money. i see negros holding jobs that belong to me and you, i ask you, if we allow this thing to go on what's going to become of us real americans. >> on "american artifacts," we'll tour the pre

. >> lyndon johnson recaptured it very well, the promise of the first you. you are elected. you have a mandate working with the congress. as lyndon johnson said when he became president, no matter how big the majority you get, you have one year before they, the congress, starts thinking about themselves, their own reelection. at about january of your second year at the have done your first year, all the members of congress are thinking about their midterm election. they are really cautious about taking any risks to help you get your mandate and your agenda through. earlych is why presidents on in their administration persevere to get things done. they feel this is the moment they will never have again. they are also learning the ropes. they are not as experienced as they will be in four or five years so sometimes i make mistakes. this is why the first year, the first few months is so important in setting the agenda for their later activities. >> a lot of law firms and the news media leaders and others were such an important element of government. in washington. i underestima

as lyndon johnson said when he get oneresident, you year before they stop thinking about you and start thinking about themselves and their own reelection. in about january of your second year after you have done your year all the members of congress are thinking about their midterm election. cautious about taking any risk. tothe president was so eager get things done because this is the moment they will never have again. are alsoare on -- they still not as experienced as they will be in for five years. this is why the first year is so .mportant in setting the agenda i underestimate that. >> coded jimmy carter, who is an outsider to -- that is why jimmy carter was elected. say i am not of washington, i am um georgia, i am the governor of georgia. i'm a born again christian so he was able to separate himself out of watergate. much as he presented himself to the american people. he thought he would be fine. he had been in atlanta as the governor of georgia. >> very few members of congress or major lobbying groups are distinguished democratic leaders. there was and campaign relationship th

guest: lyndon johnson is the best evidence for my argument. i man of enormous capacity, energy, and ambition. and he does extraordinary things. no president has passed so much legislation. on the other hand, he's doing so much that he gets himself into a lot of trouble. and what happens is the consequence is he undermines his largest agenda. comes to define his presidency and undermine so many of the good things he's doing at home. host: what about ronald reagan? presidencyut his 1981 to 1989. guest: doing the research on ronald reagan was one of the most interesting parts of the book for me. he was the first president to recognize this problem. he understood presidents were trying to do too much so he tried to step back. sense, he made progress with the soviet union, shifted american policy, and ended the cold war because he was able to see the big picture and not allow the crisis of the moment to drive it. but he did not show the same discipline or perspective when he dealt with the many other issues from terrorism. even reagan who understoo

philip nelson he is the primary arthur of remember the liberty as well as author of two books on lyndon johnson and in lake jackson we cross to daniel mcadams he is the executive director of the ron paul institute for peace and prosperity all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate phil if i can go to you holding the book there in greenville you've written about this. just real quickly i know it's there's a lot of detail in the book is been told is very good but a lot of our viewers have never ever heard of this event so could you in a nutshell tell us what happened fifty years ago in the mediterranean go ahead. well it's a long story and i'll try to condense it as best i can but it had to do with an attack that had been preplanned i believe for many months maybe two years in the planning yet it was it was portrayed as being a spontaneous war and that egypt had attacked israel. that was anything with the truth and and in fact since then most of the subsequent leaders of israel admitted that menachem begin for example admi

. >> are we going to talk about landslide lyndon? >> landslide lyndon. this is a great story. 1948 fortis and lyndon johnson had net. fo fortis was a new deal lawyer. she worked at the new deal and got to know a young congressman from texas, lyndon johnson. 1948, in the fight of his lifetime, johnson gave up a safe congressional seat to run for the senate from texas. had he lost that race, we never would have heard of lyndon johnson. in my book i document the fact, well, there's a good argument that he did lose that race. that you'll have to read the book. now, it was such a close race it was sent to a blue ribbon committee of washington attorneys to investigate -- there was a great deal of voter fraud. the person who chaired this argued the case at the supreme court in favor of lyndon johnson was the young up and coming attorney by the name of fortis. johnson never got this. throughout his years as majority leader of the senate, his vice president was his closest advisor. he and his wife socialized with fortis and his wife. he always wanted to promote h

guest: lyndon johnson is the best evidence for my argument. here is a man of enormous capacity, energy, and ambition. he does some extraordinary things. no president has passed so much legislation and has such a positive impact from civil rights to poverty on other hand he is doing so much. that he gets himself into a lot of trouble, particularly in vietnam, also with some of his programs at home. what happens is consequence, he undermines his larger agenda. vietnam was never his priority but vietnam comes to define his presidency, to undermine so many of the good things he was doingm at home. >> host: talk about two more recent presidents. first, ronald reagan, where do you put him as you look back at his presidency from 1981 to 1989?gues >> i have to say, steve, writing a chapter on ronald reagan, doing a research on ronald reagan was one of the most eye-opening parts of the book for me. i didn't predict where i would come out. ronald reagan was really first president to recognize this problem. he understood presidents were doing too much. h

and president lyndon b. johnson's exhibit. >> lyndon johnson was always on the telephone. telephone installed in bathroom and he would talk with people, he would bring people in and talk them, i think it would be a little disconcerting. he also recorded telephone conversations he had and that bathroom and he would talk withwas supposed to be not opend the public until the years after he had died. the among the presidency, harry truman at celebrities. archivist david clark looks back on the president's relationship with celebrities, politicians and entertainers. truman didn't necessarily seek out entertainers are well-known people, yet he cultivated relationships. especially jack benny, he had a good friendship with. -- clip. clip very ♪ [laughter] [applause] from american history tv, every weekend on c-span three. next, a look at the relationship between government officials and the press, including access to lawmakers. the role of press secretaries and the challenges of handling classified leaks. this is just over two hours.

that is going to be all lyndon johnson. on the other hand, the movement has been heating up, things have been happening. there have been outraged. and we found a guy who was working for walter ruther in the united auto workers who was reporting about one particular meeting where all of a sudden one day kennedy just stood up and said, if i've got the quote right, damn it, the negroes are right. and from that moment, you begin to see a different kennedy approach to the issue. he was still straddling, still very frustrating. but on the other hand, you can see the evolution. >> and you see it -- you tell the story of how other democratic politicians are trying to -- and republicans for that matter, too, are trying to navigate these waters after the brown decision when it comes unavailable after 1954. eisenhower wasn't a big fan of the brown decision. and in your narrative, you show that kennedy and johnson both struggled with how to respond to this burgeoning civil rights movement that was really pulling them along. and you go

i was going back to this small college at the end of the summer, and lyndon johnson at his desk said, "you know, i think you ought to transfer to the university of texas." that's where he lived and that's where he had a television station and i said, "mr. leader i don't have any money, "i'm going to get married, and i've got a job "in north texas in denton," he said, "i'll give you a job-- - [don] ktbc? - [bill] ktbc the radio station which somehow mysteriously was the only station in the country that could broadcast all three networks. (audience laughs) - i wonder how that happened. - they had a monopoly, the favorable gods were looking down, and i got a job with him. he had promised me that he would pay me a hundred dollars a week that was astonishing in '54. it was more than my father had ever made in his life as i said earlier and i went down and he worked me 40 hours a week but we bought the first mobile unit in texas. and i used to tool around town study, covering accidents and murders and the state senate the state legislature and that was probably the biggest crime scene in au

on march 31st, 1968, lyndon johnson shocked the country and the world when he said this. >> i shall not seek, and i will not accept the nomination of my party for another term at your president. >> that moment was absolutely unthinkable until it happened. donald trump not running for re-election would not be surprising, and thanks to lyndon johnson, it would not be unprecedented. ohio governor john kasich is one republican who is thinking of running for president even if donald trump runs for re-election. and by 2020 there could be a very big opening for john kasich in trump country. donald trump came in a close second in the ohio caucuses in 2016. in 2020, he might come in a distant second in the iowa caucuses in john kasich runs against trump on jobs in iowa. wright county, iowa, voted for donald trump two to one over hillary clinton, but some trump voters there are now very disappointed in the president because he actually fulfilled one of his campaign promises. >> i'm going to withdraw the united states from the trans-pacific partnership. >> donald trump actually delivered on that p

guest: lyndon johnson is the best evidence for my argument. here is a man of enormous capacity, energy, and ambition. he does some extraordinary things. no president has passed so much legislation and has such a positive impact from civil rights to poverty measures to education. on the other hand he is doing so much he gets himself into trouble in vietnam and with some programs at home. what happens is, he undermines the larger agenda. never his priority but it becomes to define his presidency and undermines so many of the good things he was doing at home. host: let's talk about more recent presidents. ronald reagan, where do you put him as you look back at his presidency from 1981 to 1989? guest: writing that chapter and doing the research was one of the most interesting and eye-opening parts of the book. i did not predict i would come out where i did. i found doing research that he was the first president to recognize his problem. that presidents were trying to do too much and he tried to step back. he made progress with the soviet union, sh

lyndon johnson eventually becomes a running mate to jfk. i have seen this picture published in parts of the world where they are discussing the cuban missile crisis. or they are discussing armament. or this is a hotel where they are meeting with khrushchev. it wasn't long before he secured that nomination and really had to go out on the road to -- out on the road to prove himself. in california he is up there with governor pat brown. here he is preparing some notes for a democratic rally. the wonderful thing about the kennedys as they never push photographers or writers away. they didn't care how they were photographed. they didn't care of the tie was fixed. they knew that if they made themselves accessible to the media, they would be published and it was a groundswell. there is no question about it that the media coverage of jfk was the first time we had ever seen anything like it. campaigning in amarillo, texas. as a plane that's rare in the engine. jfk gets upset that lyndon johnson is hollering turn the engine off. everyone thought rich

. >> are we going to talk about landslide lyndon? >> landslide lyndon. >> this is great. this is a great story. 1948, fortis and lyndon johnson had met in the new deal. fortis, was a new-deal lawyer and was first in his class of the law school and couldn't get a job in the major law firm and he worked in the new deal and he got to know a young congressman from texas, lyndon johnson. 1948 in the election, the fight of his life time, johnson gave up a safe, congressional seat from texas. had he lost that race, we never would have heard of lyndon johnson. >> are we sure he didn't lose that race? >> well, i'll come back to that. in the book there is an argument that he did lose that race. for that, you'll have to read the book. now it was such a close race after 1,560,000 votes cast or there about, it was sent to a blue ribbon committee washington attorneys to investigate and to check whether there was voter fraud, and we know there was a great deal of voter fraud. the person who had shared this committee and who argued the case at the supreme court in favor of lyndon johnson

sort of skipped over the involvement of lyndon johnson and our book does not do that pen's much of the responsibility on him i believe that having surrounded himself with with very overly zealous zionists as advisors. knew numerous men i'm not going to name all of them they're all in the book of course but. i believe that they that he through them and their counterparts in israel had planned this action for up to two years and i believe that the sinking of the liberty was was a piece that johnson personally and vote i believe that it was all driven by his desire to have another landslide election the following year in one hundred sixty eight just as he used the previous false flag attack in one thousand nine hundred sixty four called the gulf of tonkin as a means to ensure himself a landslide election in that year that that's what this was about for him i think that no one has ever produced any kind of rationale that that that israel could possibly benefit from such an attack a lot of things have been projected in that article you one of you mentioned and horowitz just two or three day

>> are we going to talk about landslide lyndon? >> landslide lyndon. >> okay. >> this is great. this is great story. 1948, fortas and lyndon johnson had met in the new deal. fortas was a new deal lawyer, which we'll come back to, first in his class at yale law school, couldn't get a job at a major law firm because he was jewish. he went, worked in the new deal, got to know a young congressman from texas, lyndon johnson. 1948. in the election, the fight of his lifetime johnson gave up a safe congressional seat to run for the senate from texas. had he lost that race, we never would have heard of lyndon johnson. in an amazingly close race -- >> are we sure he didn't lose that race? >> well, i'll come back to that. in my book, i document the fact that, well, there's a good argument that he did lose that race, which, for that, you'll have to read the book. now, it was such a close race, after 1,000,560 votes cast or thereabouts, it was sent to a blue-ribbon committee of washington attorneys to investigate and, you know, check about whether there was voter fraud. and while we know the

they came from the new york herald tribune and hea and he'dn an editorial that endorsed lyndon johnson over barry goldwater and he had to speechwriters with the most remarkable staff ever. i think that we were in all of them for their talents but pat began his remarkable career with nixon in 65 and he became the campaign aide and chronicled this remarkable period he worked with nixon from 1965 to 1968 when he worked with richard nixon during this comeback. a where richard nixon rose to become president of the united states. in the white house, pat wasn't only the conservative conscience but strategist for the preside president. no other was able to capture the unique forces shaping america in the 60s and 70s as pat. more importantly in terms because he had spent that time in such close contact with you will find in this book is a roadmap of the great battle with the american left and the media and if you were there when we were there it is a true insight into the years we were there and it was all done in the grips of the social unrest and the vietnam war and frankly the records left b

here we are with lyndon johnson. for lyndon johnson, we have we have the telephone from his desk at the white house. it is a mass of buttons for different lines. there's even an extra side panel for more buttons added on the side to contact more people. lyndon johnson was always on the telephone. he had a telephone installed in his bathroom and he would talk with people. he would bring people in there and talk to them in the bathroom which could be disconcerting. he also recorded telephone conversations he had. those were supposed to be not open to the public until 50 years after he had died. however that changed in 1993 with -- related to john f. kennedy's assassination as a result of the commission looking into that. they started transcribing or releasing public recordings of those. you can find them on the internet. >> i don't know why they are so interested in what the votes are up here. if i get along with the senate, it looks like y'all could. if i can endure his program and control a hearing, it looks like y'a

. >> lyndon johnson was always on the telephone. he had a telephone installed in his bathroom.e would talk with people, bring people in there. he also recorded telephone conversations. note were supposed to be open to the public until 50 years after he had died. >> at 7:00 p.m., harry truman and celebrities. david clark looks back on the president's relationship with celebrity athletes, politicians and entertainers. president truman didn't necessarily seek out entertainers or well-known people, but he cultivated real relationships with them. this is a clip -- ♪ [laughter] ♪ [applause] tv, allcan history weekend every weekend on c-span3. "> "washington journal continues. host: joining us now is scott jaschik, the editor at inside higher ed. he's here to discuss the justice plans tot's investigate and potentially sue universities over admissions policies they find disseminate against white applicants. -- discriminate against white applicants. the trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the justice department's civil rights division toward investigating and suin

he was reelected to congress in 1948 and prevailing a nickname for the landslide lyndon in a close election. it was in the part of american politics with liberty and the story of interaction between george washington and the marquis the lafayette. there was a long career after the revolutionary war including a figure in the french revolution until the plant really sour and was imprisoned for a long period of time that it was almost like father and son, highly unusual for washington and a very distinctive and impressionistic relationship. it was is a sort of new history in the world and the importance and one's plate and is now playing in terms of the development of natural resources and the revision of the growth in the undertaking fascinating history. it was the rise of the dynasty in great britain. we take it up as long-lasting with henry the seventh and queen elizabeth the first. so, it wasn't that long but it was those that left an indelible mark. and the two books that i'm reading today. i finished one is a history of the empire by peter and i have to admit the pros. it was disintegrat

lyndon johnson was a man of contradictions. lyndon johnson could be as perplexing as donald trump was. but lyndon johnson knew what he was doing. he knew government. he loved government. he knew how to make it work, and he also knew that if you continually contradicted yourself the way trump is doing, as johnson would do later in vietnam, you're destroying yourself. i think that's what's happening with donald trump is he's destroying himself except with that one-third of the e electorate that thinks he can do no harm. >> i want to take a look at some stunning magazine covers that came out today from around the world. we have the economist, which shows donald trump basically blowing into a bullhorn that looks like a ku klux klan hood. "time" magazine came out with one today that puts him in the position of giving sort of a hitler salute with the american flag. we have a couple of others. but these are things -- this is a kind of coverage we have never seen in this country. >> right. the saddest part to me of charlottesville, oth

kennedy and johnson are getting reelected to congress and of course johnson was prevailing as landslide lyndon but fascinating in terms of the social history of the times and these individuals who of course dominated in the latter part of the 20th century in american politics. this is the interaction between george washington and lafayette after the revolutionary war and the french revolution until it went sour the relationship was almost like father and son and very distinct impression and remain so today. the new history of the world from central asia point of view. it's in terms of the development and natural resources and the revision undertaking history. the war of the roses is the house of lancaster and the rise of the dynasty in great britain. we think of as long-lasting. then finally two books i'm reading today and i haven't finished, one is the history of the empire by peter justice and the prose is rather. history is fascinating but i will get through it and i wish it were a more interesting narrative style. we think of it as a reactionary place that led to a lot of interesting democ

this was backed up by lyndon johnson. they refused to renegotiate. we stockpiled plenty. the bolivians were asking for a dollar 83 account. not quite the two dollars ticket of wartime price. $75 -- $.75 per pound of world war ii. the refused to pay a petty -- a penny over a dollar three. it is a pretty big disparity there. very hard to find common ground. they did not intervene, even this impasse with the bolivian oligarchy led to an electoral victory for the mnr in 1951. it was the mnr in 1951, why was there a revolution? the bolivian military intervened to stop the inauguration of the mnr. to refuse to budge. we're not letting them take over. we really need the u.s. government to interview and give us a new project. this was leading to an impasse where you had been piling up in puerto rico. broken in 1952. when the impasse began, it began in june of 51 and lasted until april of 1952. charactern, it used -- a huge character once his superiors. he said impasse threatens to bring about crisis in bolivia. companylyndon johnson's respond? they conceded that they were causing

during the kennedy vice president lyndon johnson was very active in its activities. it was also active in the administration of resident george h.w. bush, with vice president quayle running the operation. the space council has not been active since the end of the first bush administration, quarter of a century ago. reactivated the space council. it will be chaired by vice president pence. he is interested in being active in space policy. he has talked about having a first meeting of the national space council by the end of the summer. although he has not been more specific about when that might be. they have selected someone who will be the executive secretary, the person that runs the space council on a day-to-day basis. >> what about the actual administration of nasa? who is running it now, and has the administration given any hint about a new administrator? under actingnning administrator robert lightfoot, thee the beginning of trumpet administration. he is the acting number one at nasa, at the moment. a have not yet nominated an administrator or deputy administra

here is a letter from lyndon johnson to president truman.said, have a wonderful day in independence, he would not have prize it with all the beef cattle in texas. that is the way he talked, he like to butter people up. of? -- thying the pn e piano? >> richard nixon. david: yes. this was in 1969. family have some correspondence nixon to truman in 1964. truman had fallen and her and himself, this was correspondence. read said, i am sorry to of your accident, i hope you are well. .ruman in his response away int truman passed december of 1972. there was not as much as by and in with photos and things because his health was declining. let's -- we have come to the end of our presentation. does anyone have questions or comments that you would like to bring up? yes, over here. >> you have done a great job. david: thank you. [applause] david: if there are not any other questions and comments, thank you for coming to the truman library today, i hope you enjoy your visit today. thank you for coming. [applause] interested in american history tv? visit o

at president lyndon b. johnson's exhibit -- >> lyndon johnson was always on the telephone. he had a telephone install in his bathroom, and he would talk with people. he would bring people in there and talk with them in the bathroom. it was a little disconcerting. now, he also recorded telephone conversations which he had, and those were supposed to be not open to the public until 50 years after he had died. >> at 7:00 p.m. on "the presidency," harry truman and celebrities. archivist david clark looks back on the president's relationship with celebrity athletes, politicians and entertainers. >> so this is one -- president truman didn't necessarily seek out entertainers or well-known people, yet he cultivated relationships with them, especially jack benny. he had a good friendship with him. this is a clip. ♪ >>> american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. next we travel to the national constitution center in philadelphia to learn about 42 bronze statutes in signer's

here is a letter from lyndon johnson to president truman., have a wonderful day in independence, he would not have missed it for all the prize beef cattle in texas. that is the way he talked, he like to butter people up. all right, who is playing the piano? >> richard nixon. david: yes. this was in 1969. at the truman library. we have some correspondence from nixon to truman in 1964. truman had fallen and hurt -- inf in the back of, the bathtub. this was correspondence. nixon said, i am sorry to read of your accident, i hope you are well. truman in his response. by this time he was starting to decline. the libraryome to as much. president truman passed away in december of 1972. there was not as many photos and things because his health was declining. we have come to the end of our presentation. does anyone have questions or comments that you would like to bring up? yes, over here. >> you have done a great job. david: thank you. [applause] david: i appreciate that. if there are not any other questions and comments, thank you for coming to the

at president lyndon b. johnson's exhibit -- >> lyndon johnson was always on the telephone.had a telephone installed in his bathroom, and he would talk with people. he would bring people in there thetalk with them on bathroom, which was a little disconcerting. he also recorded telephone conversations he had, and those were supposed to be not open to the public until 50 years after he had died. 7:00 p.m., harry truman and celebrities. an archivist looks back on president truman's relationship with celebrities, athletes, and entertainers. >> president truman did not necessarily seek out entertainers or well-known people, but, yet, he would cultivate relationships with them. this is a clip. ♪ [laughter] ♪ [applause] , allerican history tv weekend every weekend on c-span3. night -- >> i had never heard of him. i wanted to know how this man who had been told from the time he was a young child that he was not worth anything could have had the courage and determination to find his way out of slavery. i could not stop reading about him. >> and other looks at the life of a slave who

and his home is lyndon weld is not far from here. this was tlfs one governor impeached and he was governor in 1913. governor selzer . in retrospect it might have been a set up. there was a trial and after the impeachment his supporters went to the executive mansion and evidently trampled muddy boots on the furniture. he didn't leave the governorship with a good reputation. he was impeached because he was elected with the support of tamny hall which was a political in machine notorious. but once in office he decided to stand on his own and do his own thing. taminy hall looked into campaign finances and found small irregularities but enough to get him in impeached. when we look back today we might see a different story but that's what happened. we're standing in the executive chamber, the governor's official office or ceremonial office. in 1882 when the room was opened it was used as the governor's office but found to be kind of large and imposing. so by 1884 governor cleveland decided not to use the room. he was the last governor to u

and president lyndon b. johnson's exhibit. >> he was always on the telephone. he had a telephone installed in his bathroom. he would bring people in there and talk to them. it was a little disconcerting. he also recorded telephone -- telephone conversations. those were supposed to be not open to the public until 50 years after he had died. >> at 7:00 p.m., harry truman and celebrities. archivist harry clark looks back on the relationship to celebrities and entertainers. >> president truman did not necessarily seek out entertainers or well-known people, yet he cultivated relationships with jack benny, especially he had a good friendship with. birthday]aying happy [laughter] >> american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. next, a look at the relationship between government officials and the press, including access to lawmakers, the role of press secretaries, and the challenges of classified leaks. this is just over two hours. ms. kiely: welcome, everybody. barbara cochran, who is the president of the national press

what government has tried to do since the 1960's and it depends on whether you go back to some of lyndon johnson's tapes about modification of the black communities. in general, the poor community was the idea that they somehow could fix something that went wrong in the past with something that is going to happen in the future. this route you have established precedent that government is going to pick or choose a class. -- the the case in texas university of texas was found violating the civil rights of students because they were picking certain students based on the color of their skin. once you remove black, white, latino, or asian in the conversation, you just say -- do you support the idea of someone being able to pick and choose who gets something based solely on the color of their skin or predominantly on the color of their skin -- you have opened up a pandora's box that our constitution was never designed to deal with. host: jack, independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. the first issue is, let's not forget real quick, this was a horrible thing that happened. my pra

well, it's this guy, lyndon bains johnson, lbj, right? here's jackie kennedy only hours of president kennedy was dead, still wearing the same outfit that she is right there. standing next to lbj as he's sworn in on air force one. lbj is great. he's a -- so he's from texas. they call him big daddy, right? really tall guy. you can kind of see how tall he is right here. he became a lefty during the new deal. right? the 1930s. that's when he became a democrat and that's when he became politically engaged and politically active. remember the new deal. going to put everything against a wall, see what sticks, put american to work, provide hope. these are the kinds of programs that lbj becomes a part of and that becomes sort of his calling. so he gets involved in the new deal in texas in the 1930s and then he goes on into the house of representatives in the senate. and he becomes like one of the most powerful members of the senate. and he's famous. this is called the johnson treatment. they actually called it -- there's a name for this. if you do