lyndon b johnson's landmark legislation of nineteen sixty four to ban discrimination based on race color or national origin. it was key in improving equality for african americans who suffered the effects of segregation discrimination and state violence. mum was healthcare smears johnson's nineteen sixties agenda which included the creation of medicare and medicaid. obama is seen as pursuing a civil rights agenda of his own having signed the affordable health care for uninsured americans call month the discriminatory practices against gays and lesbians and persuading congress to pass immigration reform. lol he has been criticized for stepping up the deportation of all undocumented immigrants. but that's a risk and. i knew. welcome to the business into gui mall is called sin we stopped in today with the question is the euro too strong. well an increasing number of eurozone politicians seem to think so the new french prime minister manuel also said a strong single currency risks undermining his government's efforts to make products more competitive. spain's prime minister myron a rock oyst

i do want to ask you again about lyndon b. johnson's legacy. fz not just civil rights, the current president, according to president clinton in his remarks, owe a lot in a range of issues to johnson, everything from voting rights to fair housing, there's medicaid. lyndon b. johnson's track record was diverse and listen to what he had to say about what president obama and he himself owed to lbj. >> we're here because the civil rights act and voting rights act made it possible for jimmy carter and bill clinton and barack obama to be president of the united states. [ applause ] >> michael, how much do you think president obama owes to lbj? >> certainly his election, what president clinton said was very right. the degree to which this country changed. vietnam froze lbj's image so people in the 70s and 80s and beyond knew about medicare and knew about civil rights and all of these other things but it was almost as if lbj was the unmentioned figure. his picture was at the back of the wall and barely mentioned. in a way, ronan, what we're seeing today

unbelievable. >> i think it was bill moyers who said lyndon b. johnson is 11 of the most interesting people i have ever met. he is the full spectrum of emotion. to cannot assign anyone lyndon johnson, you have to use all of them. he is mercurial and passionate and interesting and wallowing in self-pity. brazen and funny and embracing and threatening. what partnever know of lyndon johnson you were going to receive when you walked into his office. >> the probably -- and probably depended on what his knees were -- needs were. >> the flipside of that political hubris: was unmatched -- hubris coin was unmatched. he knew everyone. everyone in the house of representatives, the senate. he knew what those senators and congressmen wanted for their own political base and needs. he gave them, he worked hard to give them what they wanted so he could get from them what he needed. >> politics was a transaction. >> it was a beautiful thing. he loved it. he lived for it. >> love the game. >> it was brutal on him. it cost them blood sweat and tears but i think that is the

there's a new show running on broadway about former president lyndon b. johnson. pal, bryan cranston is in it and it's getting great reviews. yeah. apparently, it's awesome. you guys saw it? [ cheers and applause ] yeah. it was good? >> woman: yeah. >> jimmy: all right. good. that's our broadway critic right there. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: comes to every show every friday. [ applause ] so it's been in the news, all this lyndon b. johnson stuff, and while they're talking about it on the news, they played an old tape recording. this is real. this is an old tape recording of something lbj said about getting his pants tailored. this is real, again. it's not a joke. this is lbj. listen. >> but let's see if you can leave me about an inch from where the zipper -- [ belch ] -- ends, round under my -- back to my bunghole. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: president lbj, more like t.m.i. i mean, i don't want to hear that word. you know, i think i remember that speech from the hall of presidents at disney world. i do remember him saying that. [ laughter ] oh, my gosh. i don't kn

they're also honoring lyndon b. johnson and the newly opened lbj library. the civil rights summit is honoring those who worked and fought for equality in our country and changed the future for millions of americans. >>> new at 11:00, general motor's ceo now says she has put two gm engineers on paid leave in connection with those faulty ignition switches. this as an outside attorney continues his investigation into why the company took more than a decade to recall nearly a half million cars, even though it knew at the time the cars were faulty. the bad switches are linked to 31 crashes and 13 deaths. >>> a southern california siracha plant has 90 days to figure out how to stop making odors. the plant turns peppers into powders to make sauce and apparently it's pungent. the plant's been working on a filtration system since the plant calm online in november. >> i love it, pepper, powder, very pungent to the populous. >>> changing now to our microclimate forecast, as we check in with anthony slaughter. take a look at san francisco and san jose, gorgeous days ou

. >>> former president bill clinton paid tribute last night to president lyndon b. johnson.-day event. at the lbj library in austin, texas, to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. president obama speaks there today. bill plante reports on how president johnson pushed through the landmark legislation. >> no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory. and the earliest possible passage of t pass rhts bill for which he fought so long. >> rep0 s or ther by battin the streets over racial equality, passing president kennedy's civil rights bill seemed out of the question for the new president. he brought up the civil rights bill and said pass this as a testament of john f. kennedy. >> one of the things about lbj, he was in the best sense of the world brilliantly opportunistic. >> reporter: joseph califano was part of johnson's domestic policy team. >> the assassination of kennedy, he used other things to get the civil rights act of 1964 passed. >> reporter: getting civil rights bill through the congress controlled in part by south

bush took turns praising the presidency of lyndon b. johnson and the accomplishments of the civil rights act of 1964. one striking thing these men have in common -- an appreciation of just how hard it is to get big things done. earlier today i spoke with "time" magazine's michael duffy about president obama's revealing speech. >> those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the office of the presidency know well that progress can be hard and it can be slow. frustrating and sometimes stymied, the office humbles you. you're reminded daily that in this great democracy you are but a relay swimmer in the currents of history, bound by decisions of those who came before, reliant on the efforts of those who will follow to fully vindicate your ision. gwen: michael duffy, the author of "the president's club," joins me now. for any president, it's all about vindicating your vision, isn't it? >> there's always time for another coat of paint, even after you've left the white house. when four presidents got together this week in pieces, in defenda

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. >> the celebration took place at the lyndon b johnson presidential library. >> just ahead tonight ad group of high schoolers builds a prosthetic hand for a 2-year-old. >> the process they're using is amazing. stay with us stay with us [♪] >>> an 11-year-old berkeley boy is in recovery after surgery to have part of his right leg amputated he has a rare disorder causing his leg bones to walk for the first time with the use of a prosthetic. after he recovers doctors expect him to be walking on his prosthetic leg in just months. >> three high school students in texas being hailed for their ambitious efforts to help a little boy. ey're building him a prosthetic hand. it's a tireless effort. jack can go nearly anywhere. but take a look. you'll see this 2-year-old is missing three fingers on his hand >> a former student wanted to print a hand designed by a man in south africa. our teacher game them a better idea. >> the high school robotics teacher thought why not create a new one? >> i didn't think it's going to work. >> so these three juniors stepped up to the plate. >> each of us is goo

at the lyndon b. johnson presidential library in austin. they talked about the impact on civil rights, border security, and politics. this is 50 minutes. ] >> let me say it is an absolute pleasure to be here today as part of this historic event here in thrilled to be very thrilled to be on the stage with governor barbour and mayor castro. we will talk about immigration, one of the vital immigration -- by the vital issues facing our country today. if you're watching at home, expand the audience and bring more people in to watch the event. let's start quickly with the bill that governor barnes has mentioned. the 1965 bill. it changed the quota system that had been in place for a long time referring to the national origins act of the 1920's. one of the things that president johnson thought that as a southerner, he was often looked down upon by the rest of the country for having been a southerner. he thought that this law that had been in place for so long did the same thing. it had strict limits on immigration from countries in the asia-pacifi

the president will speak in austin at the final day of the civil rights summit at the lip -- lyndon b. johnson library with all four living presidents appearing at the summit. >>> in pennsylvania a suburban pittsburgh school is closed this morning after a mass stabbing spree left dozens wounded. we go live to murrysville, men and pennsylvania. >> another violent incident. no one expect add student to go on a rampage with knives. >> overnight, prayers and tears. a stunned suburban pittsburgh community coming together after a shocking act of violence. it happened at franklin regional high school yesterday. >> can though what is going on but i need units. >> this 16-year-old sophomore, alex hribal, with 8 to 10" knives slashed and stabbed anyone, 22 in all, 21 students and a security guard. >> it was terrifying. his face was plank. i could see the rage in his eyes of trying to inflict harm on everyone. >> hribal was charged with four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of assault. he will be prosecuted as an adult. the f.b.i. removed computers and items from his home. >> the suspect's atto

president to visit malaysia since 1966, lyndon b. johnson so overall this trip is about solidifying alliances, and working towards this free trade agreement, how is china going to be viewing all of this? is it worried? >> the fact that there is no stop in china is of course going to be mulled over, going to be analyzed by all sides. one would really want to have a unified asia, but that's not what we have right now. and certainly china's currently debating within itself what it is going to be doing. mr. abay has yet to meet the chinese leader or at least even have a conversation with him, that kind of non-communication indicates that within china itself there is no consensus about where china is going and the only way to handle the image problems of -- that china has, is to in this case ignore the fact that the world's third largest economy next door has a new leader. >> michael good to speak with you, thank you very much indeed for that. >>> now ukraine's interim government says it will relaunch a military operation targeting anti-governmen

. >> today the president spoke in texas and paid tribute to one of his pred says sors, lyndon b. johnson. while the president didn't allude to it directly, voting rights is front and center. on friday, the president will speak at the reverend al sharpton's national action network in new york and address this subject. last night at a fundraiser in houston, he warned about active efforts to deter people from voting. apparently he's very active down in texas. the idea that he purposefully tried to prevent people from voting un-american. how is it that we're putting up with that? we don't have to. that's the president. what's part of a discharger democratic effort to suppress voting by republicans all across the country. yesterday, former president bill clinton also spoke about vote rights at the lbj library. >> we all know what this is about. this is a way of restricting the franchise of 50 years of expanding it. is this what martin luther king gave his life for? is this what lyndon johnson employed his legendary skills for? is this what america has become, a great diverse thriving democrac

the president today praising lyndon b. johnson. talking about how hard it was to get it passed. >> he knew he had a unique capacity as the most powerful white politician in the south to not only challenge the convention that had crushed the dreams of so many but to dismantle for good the structures of legal segregation. he's the only guy who could do it. and he knew there would be a cost. famously saying democratic party may have lost the south for a generation. >> between the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965 democrats knew told each other the story they would lose the south for a generation. yep. and now according to republicans in the south and nobody's contesting them, it is metaphysically impossible for a democrat to win statewide office in mississippi even as the state reckons with its own culpability for the recent past, even as mr. antebellum ball is a republican nominee for the united states senate this year. commemorations like the ones today at the johnson library, they are for the heroes, right?

. >>> 50 years ago, president lyndon b. johnsonto end discrimination by signing the civil rights act of 1964 into law. it prohibited discrimination of the bases of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, but it was a fight to get it passed. suzanne malveaux has the story. >> you had to like it. i mean, he was a big lovable texan. even though he made you feel comfortable, he made you feel uncomfortable. he'd look down on you and talk with you very intensely. and you couldn't say much to him. >> reporter: it was famously called the johnson treatment. lbj's power, as well as his quirks, were notorious, as depicted by this scene in a movie "the butler." >> i want you to get on the phone and call the naacp. >> reporter: johnson's speechwriter, richard goodwin. >> when you're in the military, it's happening all the time. and johnson was used to doing that. >> reporter: johnson also reportedly swore like a sailor, and occasionally used the "n" word. >> back then it was part of our ven ak lar. but with martin luther king, he was al

many of the country's top political figures continue to congregate in austin, texas, at the lyndon b. johnson presidential library to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. everyone from john lewis to haley barbour to george w. bush has gathered to commemorate the landmark legislation. the star attraction was, of course, the nation's first black president, barack obama. >> in a time when cynicism is too often passed off as wisdom, it's perhaps easy to conclude there are limits to change. that we are trapped by our own history. and politics is a fool's errand. and we'd be better off if we rolled back big chunks of lbj's legacy. or at least if we don't put too much of our hope, invest too much of our hope in our government. i reject such thinking. >> the president took the podium to speak of the progress of civil rights in this country in a very specific moment of his presidency, a moment when race and progress is front and center in the national dialogue. we've been of course talking about the race from the obama era from the moment barack obama declared for his candidacy. that deb

a short time ago, president obama gave remarks at the civil rights summit at the lyndon b. johnsonlbj was nothing if not a real list. he was well aware that the law alone isn't enough to change hearts and minds. a full century after lincoln's time, he said until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men skins, emancipation will be a proclamation, but not a fact. he understood laws couldn't accomplish everything, but he also knew that only the law could anchor change and set hearts and minds on a different course. >> 10 years after the civil rights act was passed, baseball hall-of-famer hank aaron was hot on the heels of babe ruth's home run record back in 1974. hank aaron says president obama's opponents in the republican party are abusing him the same way the people who threatened hank aaron decades ago. the baseball great told "usa today" he kept the hate-filled racist letters he received while playing. he also said sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, presiden

. >> and this event is obviously at the lyndon b. johnson presidential library.f there is a mark on his presidency, it is for the vietnam war, but he also was a pioneer on domestic policy. here is president johnson on the day he signed the civil rights act. >> we must not approach the observance and enforcement of this law in a vengeful spirit. its purpose is not to punish. its purpose is not the divide, but to end divisions. divisions which have lasted all too long. >> and is there sort of a concrete agenda here of what they hope to accomplish over the next three days? >> well, i think that the speakers really want to talk about what needs to happen going forward and obviously a lot of unfinished business as far as the civil rights is concerned, and president johnson said that the purpose is to end division, but america still remains divided on the important issues, and you have seen how the republicans are responding to the president's executive actions on equal pay, and lot of disagreement and a lot of things to do going forward. >> no doubt about it, adam. we

on wednesday, former president bill clinton spoke from the lyndon b. johnson memorial library.aised johnson for his contribution to civil rights. >>> in an emotional day at fort hood, texas, the military community paused to remember three soldiers killed in last week's shooting rampage. president obama and the first lady were among the 2,000 people at yesterday's memorial service. investigators say an army specialist opened fire on the base after an argument with fellow soldiers about taking time off. he later killed himself. >> reporter: this week's three- alarm fire in west san jose has renewed discussion about fire department boundary drops. how fire departments deploy crews and equipment to major incidents. as kiet do reports, it's all about location. >>> reporter: the eichler home that burned to ashes earlier this week was fully engulfed in a matter of minutes. that taken together with the house's location makes this a good time to talk about so- called boundary drops. >> the boundary drop is, you know, basically a world without borders. >> reporter: a boundary drop works

many of the country's top political figures continue to congregate in austin, texas, at the lyndon b. johnsonry to mark the 50th anniversary of the

he was associate special counsel to president lyndon b. johnson played a critical role in passing and implementing the civil rights act of 1964. an honor to have you here tonight. >> thank you, ari, appreciate it. >> when we look at this achievement, and you look at all these presidents from both parties down there, what do we learn today about this period of history and tell us what you were doing when you were serving lbj at that time? >> at that time, i was on his staff welcome working on administration. i was there in the room, and he gave me one of the pens that he used to sign the civil rights act. and later on, i continued to work with the civil rights leadership, i was their liaison for president johnson, and he made me head of the opportunity commission in 1967. >> right. >> which was title 7 of that act. but i think most importantly, that some revised history that comes out of this. i saw the elder bush, he voted against the civil rights act. so it's nice to see that people are coming together. but it would be very good, i think, if eith

this week in austin, texas, the lyndon b. johnsonry of the signing of the civil rights act of 1964. that monumental legislation along with the voting rights act of 1965 began what will become president johnson's great society. in his signing statement johnson said it's time for americans to move forward. >> let us close the spring of racial poison. let us pray for a wise and understanding heart. let us lay aside irrelevant differences. and make our nation whole. >> 50 years later some would argue the nation still isn't whole. the lbj library is host aing three-day summit called we shall overcome, reexamining five decades of saifl rights history and the convergence between the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the civil rights battles of 2014. including the fight for same-sex marriage and immigration reform. fundamental to these issues are common themes of fairness and that question of fairness is also at the heart of another ongoing debate. this one taking place not just between right and left, but also among liberals. >> i'm go

at the lyndon b. johnson presidential library in austin.they talked about the impact on civil rights, border security, and politics. this is 50 minutes. ] >> let me say it is an absolute pleasure to be here today as part of this historic event here in thrilled to be

: 50th anniversary of the civil rights act street today the president and first lady turgot lyndon b. johnsonbrary in austin. then the later delivered a speech when he noticed president johnson's effort is to pass the laws treat because the present block president johnson signed. new credits were open for everyone. >> : hurley issue that hillary clinton today in a speech to of a history of >> : in case you miss that we will show the video again in slow motion and secret service agents took the woman responsible into custody shoes a death as a protester. there is chow said afterward. she didn't know that solid-waste management was so controversial. clinton then received a standing ovation. mrs. clinton was a guest speaker at the meeting that the incident institute. in just a few hours for secretary of state and for senator. >> : cool ideas first introduce you to mobile app that lets you order hot food ends delivered to you within 10 minutes and costs $8. sit-in of coming up and the tech report. the most convenient meal. we deliver hot fresh appeals to your curve in 10 minutes for $8. we alread

bill plante is at the lyndon b. johnson later today. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. four presidents are taking part in this celebration of lyndon johnson's success in passing the civil rights act of 1964. it was a major accomplishment which affected millions including the four presidents. >> we are here because the civil rights act and the voting rights act made it possible for jimmy carter, bill clinton, and barack obama to be president of the united states. >> reporter: johnson had been president for just a month when he urged the joint session of congress to pass the bill that president kennedy had proposed. >> no memorial oration no eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory. >> reporter: congressman john lewis was a 24-year-old civil rights worker. >> i think we all were surprised. i knew it would be hard. it would be difficult. >> reporter: joseph califano was one of the president's advisers. >> one of the things about lbj was he was a -- in the best sense of the word -- brilliantly

in austin, texas, president obama deliver remarks at the lyndon b. johnson library commemorating the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. president lyndon johnson signed the act into law on july 2, 1964. congressman john lewis and the director of the lbj library gave introductory remarks. we will show those comments to you tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. the houseday, oversight committee voted 21-12 along party lines to hold former irs official lois lerner in contempt of congress. that citation now goes to the full house for consideration. here is a look at part of that committee meeting. >> it will be a significant cost to the taxpayer and we will not be able to get to the bottom of this through this channel. it is unfortunate because i think there is a danger here when a powerful government committee works against the interests of the american people. >> the gentleman's time is expired. we now go to the gentleman from ohio. >> thank you, i yield my time to the congresswoman from wyoming. cynthia lewis. >> i thank the chairman and i thank the gentleman f

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playing the indelible character walter white on "breaking bad," but now he's tapping the role of lyndon b. johnsonasps, you know or pushbacks in their seat when they're offended by something. you can feel it, you know. here, we have some prop over here i want to show you. >> oh yeah. cranston rose to flame portraying fictional characters on television. >> i'm so full of bacon. >> reporter: there was goofy and enduring hal. >> unfortunately if the boy is our from our family. >> reporter: -- from "malcolm in the middle" and of course walter white, the complex meth lord from "breaking bad." but cranston says playing a real life u.s. president is different. >> fight for every single vote. >> you know, put him with a little glue. >> reporter: the preparation required a few adjustments. >> it gives me an extra -- >> reporter: and details research. >> give me an answer that i can let out there. >> reporter: including listening to hours of recorded phone conversations like this. >> reporter: when i came a little late, they cut me on there, so believe me you never have much margin there. let's see if you c

cornerstone of our strategy and the president's visit to malaysia has been said to be the first since lyndon b. johnson as was to the philippines would advance our engagement with this critical region. expanded american investment links to asia is also fundamental to our efforts to access new markets, create american jobs, export more goods from here and if united states to that very important region. throughout the true, the president will have the opportunity to meet with business leaders and promote initiatives like select usa that support investment in a united states. is a focal point to establish high standards for trade across the asia-pacific and to ensure a level playing field for u.s. businesses and workers. in visiting japan and malaysia, partners, the president will have the chance to continue to make progress on this up port and -- important agreement to make sure it meets america's objectives. the president will bring affirm our commitment to our allies and partners which allow us to deter threats and respond to disasters . on the trip, the president will build on the progress of the rece

it company insides with the 50 year anniversary of president lyndon b. johnsonghts at. shortly after, johnson was sworn in, he decided passing the act will be one of his first defining moments as president. however, it would be anything but a done deal. suzanne malveaux is live in austin with a look at how that bill was passed. >> reporter: good morning. well, obviously four presidents all celebrating the civil rights act. an extraordinary time in our history. going to be talking about really a who's who talking about civil rights issues of today, whether it's gay rights, immigration, health care. but they are also going back to the '60s to talk about the tumultuous time. you how was it that the president lbj, the congress and the people managed to get through that period and get this le legislation passed. the nation was in turmoil. young predominantly black protesters against public discrimination on buses, in bathrooms and at lunch counters, were beaten and hosed down in the south. america's very democracy was at staying. and then president john f. kennedy wa

on tuesday, the lyndon b. johnsonntial library is hosting a civil rights summit, marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act of 1964. johnston signed tact on july 2nd, marking the legal end to the system of institutionalized segregation. the heart of the act is title ii, which states in part, all persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin. the law marked a pivotal moment in our country's history, one that was intended to put an end to situations like the one you see here. this is two weeks before the act was signed, june 18th, 1964. and in this photo, you can see black and white americans swimming together in a hotel pool in florida. but look more closely. that man in the background is the hotel management, and he is pouring acid into the pool to try to force the swimmers

racial discrimination in public places and honoring the former president who made it happen, lyndon b. johnsonon for understanding what it felt like to be an outsider in american society and for having the courage to ask -- >> what the hell is the presidency for if not to fight for causes you believe in. >> reporter: for blacks and latino, native americans, women and americans with disabilities, new doors of opportunity swung open because of johnson's efforts but the president also made things personal. >> i have lived out the promise of lbj's efforts because i and millions of my generation were in a position to take the baton that he handed to us. >> reporter: president obama's remarks came on the third and final day of ceremonies marking the civil rights act of 1964. he said there remains work to do to fulfill the promise of the goals johnson championed and it wasn't just the current president celebrating this anniversary, former presidents carter, clinton and george w. bush were at the summit too. diana, alex, back to you. >> all right, susan, thank you. >>> next our royal update. prince wi

starting with lyndon b. johnson, the president has made some attempt to pass national healthcare. tank89, republican think heritage foundation heavily promoted a plan that included a mandate that all uninsured would be required to purchase health care in order to allow increased revenues to insurance companies to lower premiums and increase --host: all right tim, bring this to a conclusion. caller: there are so much disinformation that people don't understand that everybody has wanted this, but each party denounces the other if it is not being done the way that party wants it done. host: that is timid pennsylvania. morning.itical" this clinton discussed her work of the state department. calls for young women not to take criticisms personally and wrapped the media for treating powerful women with a double standard at the kickoff of women onthe world in new york city thursday night. star article is in "political." from the washington post, state department inspector general issues where other. again, that is in "the washington post." reunion looksh 41 to burnish his legacy. this is

>> austin texas today marks the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act, paying tribute to lyndon b. johnson in a series of groundbreaking civil rights laws he signed in the 1960's. >> president jimmy carter. >> when president barack obama arrives, he will be one of four american presidents to speak at the summit. they will mark a half century since president lyndon johnson signed the 1964 civil rights act. >> i urge every american to join in this effort. >> the act outlawed discrimination based on race, religion or gender and followed a year later by the voting rights act. speaking to a crowd packed with students and activists wednesday night, president clinton slammed new voting laws tightening access to the polls. >> these divisions and the lack of a spirit of coming together put us back in the dust bin of old history. >> civil rights era figures john lewis, andrew young and julian bond also there talking about the future. >> we've got to find a way to make free enterprise and democracy work for the poor and the middle class. >> along with dr. martin luther king's youngest daughter bernic