they write that some criticize the film "summa" for a tripping to lyndon b. johnson actions that -- the film selma for depicting lyndon b. johnson. the truth is that lyndon johnson's stature as a champion of civil rights legislation will survive any movie written -- misrepresentation. some of will be watched for years to come as an inspirational tale of the great american leader, the reverend martin luther king jr.. we will be talking about the film selma in our last segment of the washington journal this morning. we are joined by texas congresswoman, eddie bernice johnson. let's go to michael on our line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. hopefully no one embodies martin luther king's mission in that prior to that mission we as colored people, we had mom and pop stores -- we have none of that now. we may have a liquor store. we need to get rid of the gender of race. that's the only way we can even the playing field. thank you. host: john's up next from crofton, maryland. good morning. caller: a sad day when people forget

i had the honor of chairing the lyndon b. johnson foundation for 30 years. among the finest achievements that the current chairman and i claim is that we recruited the director of this lbj library and this three-day program is a terrific tribute to mark and his wonderful staff. [applause] from 1965 until the end of his term, i served as an aide to president johnson. on april 4, 1968, i had the sad duty of taking a flash associated press message into the oval office and handing it to president johnson that read dr. martin luther king has been shot in memphis. our world changed that tragic day. president johnson had enormous respect for dr. king. they worked together to pass the civil rights act, the voting rights act. what we are celebrating this week, 50 years later. our panel is about as good as it gets. first, doris kearns goodwin, a pulitzer prize winning author, a former member of the lbj white house staff and one of the first members of the white house fellows program created by president johnson. joe califano who served as domestic affairs adviser -- b

sunday night at 11:00, princeton university historians examine lyndon b. johnson part of his great society. on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 eastern, the university of california davis professor on the role of the british royal air force and allied strategy during world war ii. sunday evening at 6:00 on american artifacts, the archivist at the purdue university special collections to ours the amelia ehrhardt collection. find the complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the conversation, like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> author john mckee barr talks about "loathing lincoln: an american tradition from the civil war to the present." he says in order to understand why lincoln is revered, it is important to understand the criticisms of his detractors. including the charge that he exceeded the powers of the presidency granted by constitution. the lincoln group of the district of columbia hosted this one hour 20 minute event

the movie has generated a great deal of controversy over its depiction of president lyndon b. johnson and his relationship with dr. martin luther king jr. we're glad you could join us. a conversation with director of "selma," ava duvernay coming up right now. ♪

passage of the civil rights act is getting a whole lot of criticism for the betrayal of president lyndon b. johnsongressman john lewis talked with andrea mitchell about the movie in an interview to air today at noon eastern. >> do you think the film is unfair to lyndon johnson? >> i don't think the film -- it's art, it's drama. i loved the film. the film is so real. it is powerful. it made me cry. >> outgoing republican congressman mike rogers has written a new op-ed for politico titled "why congress is broken." in it he talks about pettiness and small-minded meanness and political discourse. he says being in politics today often seems like being in the middle of the worst divorce you've ever seen every day. that's one way to put it i guess. >>> new jersey governor chris christie's man hug with cowboys owner jerry jones is still getting a lot of attention. christie spoke on the boomerang carton show said i would take it all, abuse i'm taking in turn for cowboy's playoff wins. that is a die-hard cowboys fan right there, i tell you. i'm joined now by political analyst and best-selling author. good mo

now american history tv looks back to 1965 and president lyndon b. johnson's state of the union speech. lbj called upon americans to continue on what he called, quote, the road to the great society. proposing a sweeping national agenda from education -- to war on deadly diseases to a campaign on pollution. he declared his support for civil rights, specifically the right to vote, and the enforcement of civil rights laws providing opportunity for all, including african-americans. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> members of the congress. i have the great and personal pleasure high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you, the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the congress, my fellow americans. on this hill which was my home, i'm stirred by old friendships. though total agreement by the executive and the congress is impossible, total respect. i'm proud to be among my colleagues in the congress whose legacy to their trust is their loyalty to their nation. i'm not unaware of the inner emotions of the new memb

the movie has generated a great deal of controversy over its depiction of president lyndon b. johnson and his relationship with dr. martin luther king jr. we're glad you could join us. a conversation with director of "selma," ava duvernay coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> so pleased to welcome ava duvernay back to this program. this time for the movie "selma," which she directed. the film chronicles the three-month period in 1965 leading up to the passage of the voting rights act. before we start our conversation, a look at a scene from "selma." >> as long as i am unable to exercise my constitutional right to vote, i do not have commanof my own life. i cannot determine my destiny. it is determined by people who would rather see me suffer than succeed. those that have gone before us say no more -- >> no more! >> no more -- >> no more m. >> that means protest that means march that means disturb the peace that means jail, that means risk, and that is hard. we will not wait any longer. give us the vote! >> no more! >>

. >> we are in a private suite of lyndon b. johnson. this is not part of the tour offered to the public. this has never been open to the public, and public, and you are seeing it because of special access for c-span. it is not open to visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing is it is a living, breathing artifact. it has not changed at all and there is a document in the corner of this room signed by the archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson saying that nothing can change. >> we are here at the 100 block of congress avenue in austin. this is and him -- and important historic site in the city. this is where waterloo austin's predecessor was. and i am standing at about the same spot where the cabin was. he and the rest of the men wind of this big buffalo herd. they got wind of this. the men galloped on their horses said their belts for love pistols and the road into the midst of this herd of buffalo's and shot this enormous buffalo. from there he went to the top of the hill and told everyone that this should be the sea

vips coming to the space just as they did in lyndon b. johnson day. e remarkable thing about the space is that it is a living, breathing artifact. it has not changed at all since president johnson died in 1973. there is a document in his room signed by the then_architects of the time saying nothing in this room can change. >> we are at the 100 block of congas avenue in austin. to my left is the colorado river. this is an important historical site for the city. it is where waterloo, austin's predecessor, was. i'm standing where the herald cabin was. this is where lamarr was staying when he, and the rest the man, got wind of this big buffalo herd. lamarr, and the other men, jumped on their horses. congas avenue was just a muddy ravine. the men jumped on their horses, stuff their belts with pistols, and when galloping __ bomar shot this giant buffalo. he went to the top of the hill and said this is where the seat of the new empire should be. >> watch this on "american history tv" on c_span 3. >> the 114 congress gavels in this tuesday at noon eastern. wat

critics say president lyndon b johnson is portrayed as being reluctant to pass the legislation, whichome say is inaccurate. >> the hollywood version of what happened half a century ago has been placedraised by people in selma. many happy they will be seen on scenes. arguments over perceived inaccuracies are overwhelmed by the achievements of the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. >> many of selma's residents were extras in the film. for them, it's a source of pride. >> it's going to give us the opportunity to talk about it to talk about this history and not be ashamed of it. >> it's amazing to have the movie in selma. about selma and the 50th anniversary of civil rights. it bridz it back to remember how people fought for the right to vote. >> everything and the thousands of others who revenued so much to cast their votes, this anniversary is not so much about the box office but more about the freedoms they fought for and won. andy gallacher al jazeera, selma, alabama. >> the next box office attraction is lauren taylor. see you again. bye-bye. he >>> israel kids a promnent hez

. >> this is the private suite of lyndon b johnson and the first lady. is private, not open to the public. you're only seeing it because of c_span special access. vips coming to the space, just as they did in lyndon b. johnson's days. the remarkable thing about the space is that it is a living, breathing artifact. it has not changed since johnson died. there is a document in this room signed by the then_architects of the nation saying that nothing could change. >> we are on the 100 block of congress avenue in austin __ to my left is the colorado river. this is an important site because it is where waterloo __ austin's predecessor __ was. i am standing at about the spot where the harold cavin was. this is where lamarr was staying when they got word of a buffalo herd. congress avenue was not in avenue, but a muddy ravine. the men jumped on their horses, and stuff their belts with pistols. lamarr shot this enormous buffalo __ he went to the top of the hill where the capital is, and said this is where the seat of the new empire should be. >> watch these even

and president lyndon b. johnson in the south, there have been thousands of racially motivated murders. we need your help. >> dr. king this thing is going to have to wait. >> it cannot wait. >> the film tells the story of protests and grassroots activists who helped lead the way to the voting rights act of 1965. former white house staffers from that era say the movie doesn't portray lbj inaccurately. the film's director ava duvernay said she wasn't interested in doing a, quote, white savior movie, but wanted to do a movie centered on the people. the president of the african-american film critics association and presidential historian douglas brinkley join me to sort this out. millions of americans will see the film and believe that's what actually happened. do you think the filmmakers who make historical movies have more of a responsibility to be accurate? >> jake i think that this film doesn't pretend to be a documentary. it's simply a cinematic experience that offers entertainment and also a look at events that led

from some critics saying it distorts history including the way it portrays former president lyndon b. johnson the story. >> reporter: bloody sunday, the confrontation that shocked a nation in march of 1965. only 2% of african-americans in selma could register to vote thanks to local laws as shown in the new movie "selma." >> how many county judges in alabama? >> 67. >> name them. >> hundreds and how to sands of negro citizens of alabama but particularly here are denied the right to vote. >> reporter: john lewis took such a beating he almost died. >> it would educate people that was too young to know what was going on. riot critics say this first hollywood film about martin luther king, jr. while getting raves for its raw portrayal of the civil rights leader unfairly depicts president lyndon b. johnson as a reluctant civil rights warrior. >> we need your help. >> things have to wait. >> reporter: lbj ordered his attorney general to draft a voting rights law. it shows them to be at odds with one another. in fact the opposite was true. they were very much supportive of each other. >> reporter: w

and as you know some supporters of lyndon b. johnsons it inaccurately portrayed him as an antagonist. do you feel there's any subtlety in the movie? >> i'd like people to see the movie. actually he's a hero in the film. what i tried do is show the full arc of their relationship. neither man was saint. neither man was a sinner. they had great relationship. they had one of the most productive relationships in history, but it was sometimes a rocky road to get there, and so it happened. it was a triumphant time for our country. but we tried to show the complexity and the humanity within the relationship. >> norah and i were talking during the break neither one could happen without the o'. that's an important point. >> no. at some point they were a yin and yang and they were pushing each other. >> it is true lbj was reluctant when it came to the voting rights act. but some supporters of lbj said selma was lb blbj's idea. >> right. >> isn't that true? >> according to diane nash and young and people on the ground and according to the citizens

speaking of lyndon b. johnson, at the end of our segment we will talk about the new movie, selma.hat is coming up at about 9:15 am eastern time here on the "washington journal." going next to ron on the independent line. caller: good morning. i've heard you reading some articles, and some of the comments by politicians and policymakers that the gas tax is not kept up with inflation. my point is __ i have no problem with the gas tax as long as they make wages match inflation also. we have been stagnant on wage growth for since the 70's. that is my comment. host: one mom is saying how about tax breaks for people with electric cars, they pay zero gas tax but they use the roads. paris prepares for a demonstration, a unity march. charlie have dough is __ charlie hebdo is back in business. it is working out of a different building. media outlets are donating funds to help them publish. the editor_in_chief recommended that the next addition be normal, no obituaries, and no tributes. it is expected to print about 1 million copies. randy is joining us from wisconsin. caller: good morning.

the state of the union did not go to prime time until 1965 with lyndon b. johnson. the first on radio, calvin coolidge in 1923. he was the first president have his speech podcast on the new medium on the radio. host: it was the president's six state of the union address. what are your thoughts? good morning. caller: i was really thrilled with what the president was saying. what i do not understand is that they forget about the poor people. those people who make less than $1000 per month. i work, and i raise my children by myself. i got injured on my job, aand that has been since 1999. i got hurricane katrina and had 20 surgeries. i get $741 per month. $23 in food stamps. how am i supposed to survive? host: shiva in louisiana talking about not enough mentions of poor people in this country (. we'll go next to robert. caller: i want to make a comment on the keystone pipeline. i heard some people say that it will not be used in this country. the facts are __ oil is a worldwide commodity. anytime we can move oil from anyplace into the market, it lowers the price for fue

sunday night at 11:00, princeton university historians examine lyndon b. johnson part of his great society. on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 eastern, the university of california davis professor on the role of the british royal air force and allied strategy during world war ii. sunday evening at 6:00 on american artifacts, the archivist at the purdue university special collections to ours the amelia ehrhardt collection. find the complete television schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the conversation, like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> author john mckee barr talks about "loathing lincoln: an american tradition from the civil war to the present." he says in order to understand why lincoln is revered, it is important to understand the criticisms of his detractors. including the charge that he exceeded the powers of the presidency granted by constitution. the lincoln group of the district of columbia hosted this one hour 20 minute event