his name was lyndon b. johnsonader from texas. >> johnson wants the nomination for himself, and he's prepared to play dirty. >> lyndon johnson's allies and friends at the convention begin to talk about kennedy's health problems. >> kennedy had serious health problems. addison's disease. he had a hormonal deficiency that could have killed him. in fact, his father put medicine in safe deposit vaults all over the united states so that kennedy would never run short. >> so what johnson does is he makes it a campaign issue. >> the kennedy forces denied it vociferously. and had doctors come out and say he was above average in health and energy and vitality and never had so-called addison's disease and they lied through their teeth. >> kennedy's illness is never mentioned again. it's a victory for jfk's team, if not for truth. >> had the american public known just how sick jack kennedy was, he probably could not have been a presidential candidate. >> now they work the convention floor. >> john f. kennedy! >> to win the nom

up next, lyndon b. johnson accepted presidential nomination at the democratic national convention in atlantic city, new jersey. he criticized the republican campaign of running a "fear and smear." president johnson went on to repeat the republican nominee very goldwater in the 1964 general election. he won more than 61% of the republican vote. he carried 44 states. the speech is just under 30 minutes. our coverage is courtesy of nbc news. president lyndon johnson: this tremendous reception has a message to give to you and the american people. chairman mccormack, my fellow americans -- i accept your nomination. [applause] president lyndon johnson: i accept the duty of leading this party to victory this year. [applause] president lyndon johnson: and i thank you. i thank you from the bottom of my heart for placing at my side the man that last night you so wisely selected to be the next vice president of the united states. [applause] president lyndon johnson: i know i speak for each of you and all of you when i say

[applause] hubert humphrey: and what we are doing is in the tradition of lyndon b. johnsono rallied a grief-stricken nation. [applause] hubert humphrey: who rallied a grief-stricken nation when the our later was stricken by the assassin's bullet and said take to you and said to me and said to all of the world, let us continue. of five yearsce since that tragic moment, president johnson has accomplished more of the unfinished business of america than any of his modern predecessors. hubert humphrey: i truly believe that history will surely record the greatness of his contribution to the people of this land. and tonight, to you, mr. president, i say: thank you, thank you, mr. president. [applause] ♪ hubert humphrey: yes, my fellow we have recognized and we must recognize the end of an era and the beginning of a new day. and that new day -- and that new day belongs to the people, to all of the people everywhere in this land of the people, to every man, woman, and child that is a citizen of the republic. within that new day lies nothing less than the promise seen a generation ag

there have been by president to my political lifetime, fdr, harry truman, dwight eisenhower, lyndon b. johnson, they had differences on some issues. but they were united in their belief that where the security of america or the peace of the world is involved, we are not republicans, are not democrats, we are americans first, last, and always. [applause] these five presidents were united in their total opposition to isolation of america. and in their belief of the interest of the united states and the interest of the world and declared that america be strong enough to assume responsibility of leadership in the world. they were united in their conviction that the united states that have defense and rhey were meant to hated wa and were dedicated to peace. not one of these five men, and a president in our history believed that america should ask academy for peace on terms that would betray our allies and destroyed respect all over the world. [applause] as your president, i pledged that i shall always uphold that proud bipartisan tradition. standing in this convention hall, i proud -- i doubt to d

. >> lyndon b. johnson his place. >> reporter: yeah, it is history that gabe is selling, or, more specifically, answers to history questions. >> it's important to everyone's life and how america became america. >> reporter: because gabe's 8, and he's been boning up on this stuff for awhile now. well, since he was 3. >> well, since i have so much knowledge that i can't be a history teacher, i just came up with this. >> reporter: of course, the books help. plus, some customer service. >> they swooped in and attacked. they usually pay me a quarter or more. if they pay me more, i got to tell them a lot. >> reporter: and look at his takings. he's getting customers, all right. by the way, the son of a soldier, gabe is giving all of his proceeds to veterans causes. and would like to be a soldier, too, some day. you know, maybe make some history himself that kids would want to sell instead of lemonade. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> thank you for watching on this fourth of july. i'm cecilia vega. for david a

he's promoting his new hbo movie all the way, which is the story about how president lyndon b. johnsonlbj, lost his virginity. he went all the way. we get to see all of it. bryan just had a birthday. bryan turned 60 in march. it's a milestone, and mtv was on hand to document the whole thing, and they gave us the exclusive premiere. this is exciting because nobody has seen this. here it is. we are all invited to bryan cranston's birthday. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm turning 60 in a few weeks and my super sweet 60th has to be turned. ♪ it's my chance to shine sweet 60 ♪ ♪ so much more to life sweet 60 ♪ >> hi, i'm bryan cranston, six-time emmy award winning actor. i'm sexy. i'm cute. and i love the spotlight. despite my success i still live at home with my mother and father in california. i'm their little superstar. >> you need to have a very good breakfast. it's really important. >> have you two booked the party planner or what? >> i'm meeting with him tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. >> we're meeting? no, this is my party. >> somebody got to watch the budget. >> budget? dad, this is my

he recently played president lyndon b. johnson on the stage and careen in "all the way."ed him what lbj would think about the trump campaign. >> i think he would be appalled, quite frankly. i think he held high regard for the office, whether he was in it or the republican was in it he had a lot of respect for it and i don't think we see that from that side. is i mean, personally i think that donald trump wants desperately to win the title of president of the united states but i don't believe he wants the job of president of the united states and that would be a problem. >> bryan cranston, one of the many celebrities here, actors and musicians who are passionate about political engagement and they are democrats. >>> keep it here on msnbc for complete live coverage from the 2016 democratic national convention. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" live from philadelphia on msnbc. it takes a lot of work... to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost® to get the nutrition th

hbo recently released the movie "all the way" staring bryan cranston as lyndon b. johnson.e popular jay leno segment jay walking where he asked people on the street questions every american should know the answer to. it's appropriately titled "lbj walking." ♪ >> what's your name? >> gale piazza. >> what is the gulf of tonkin resolution? >> never heard of it. sounds like a truck. >> classic american over here. who declared war on poverty? >> donald trump. >> donald trump declared war on poverty? you think that piece of [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> lbj. you did. >> lyndon baines johnson, me. good job, buddy. hey, look at that. [ light laughter ] you want to go to vietnam? what was tim allen's neighbor's name on "home improvement." >> not wilson. >> it was wilson, yeah! hey, should i extend the war in vietnam? >> yes. >> should i tackle segregation now or should i wait? >> wait. >> should i seek the party's nomination in 1968 or should i not seek it? >> no. i'm voting for robert kennedy. >> you're voting for robert kennedy. oh, [ bleep ] damnit. all the deaths in vietnam weigh h

it almost reminded me of lyndon b. johnson and the turner report. if you read that report today, he talks about the volatile situation between the african american immunity and police. it is the same thing in 2016. the what is totally and exigible is the gunning down of law enforcement officers. it cannot be tolerated. amy: what do you think means -- needs to happen? we are about to go see where tamir rice was killed by police. >> powerbrokers in this country have to come together with civic minded folks and do something. people are really tired of all the talk, and that is all they have gone into another situation happens and then another and then another. how many sleeping situations to we have to have happened before people come together and take ngtion -- how many flippi situations have to happen? john kasich created a task force that might request after the shooting of tamir rice, and john crawford iii in beaver creek outside of the dayton area. i said, governor, you have to do some do, and he did not hesitate. he created a task force that we g

from 1932 to 1936 who told us many stories, including one about training a young staffer named lyndon b. johnson about how to operate the doors at the house chamber. and john dingell, jr. who became a page in 1938 and was in the chamber on that fateful day, december 8th, 1941, and of course would eventually go on to become the longest serving member of congress at more than 59 years. and there's a nice synergy that's developed between doing these oral histories and the work of the house cure rarity in capturing the material culture of more than two centuries of pages in the house and that is that many of our interviewees as well as other folks who have come to know our program have donated artifacts to the house collection and you will hear more about that from my inquisitive and per sideways sieve colleague in a few minutes. the curators have assembled dozens of images and artifacts and objects that document the rich page history, everything from civil war era letter -- era letters home from pages to a 1907 page uniform to a 1940s era capitol page school varsity letter. and everything in betwee

under president grant, who greatestlly was our civil rights president from abraham lincoln to lyndon b. johnson -- under president grant in 1871 and 1872, there is a significant effort to bring to justice in south carolina .embers of the ku klux klan even more significantly in the next few years, in 1873 and 1874, we see the peak of federal enforcement of all of these constitutional changes. cases are brought into federal courts in 1873 and 1874. let me come back to my questions then idly. i think that the proper way to frame this is black constitutionalism versus versus .hite violence this turns into a paradigm for reconstruction. i might put it more simply and somewhat more crudely by saying this -- while blacks organized into conventions, whites mobs.zed into klans and the memphis massacre and other were partisodes then of this reconstruction era, but i would argue that we should not lose sight of the truly revolutionary nature of the shift, a shift from slaveholders period,n the antebellum protected by law, protected by the supreme court, protected by all of the weight and authority and res

the 1964 convention with lyndon b. johnson. 1980 convention with jimmy carter. george h.w.at the 1992 republican convention. 1996.linton in chicago in 2004 republican convention in new york city with george w. bush. past republican and democratic national conventions will be saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. tonight, the senior vice president at verizon and the new head of public policy and government affairs in washington on the key issues of communication. she is joined by reporter. >> there are some characteristics of the spectrum that make it complicated in that environment. there is a narrow line of sight. >> it doesn't go through walls well? >> there are issues with that. but there are complex engineering developments that have these new antennas. porting. it beam so there is a way to adjust with the spectrum and make it more usable. >> watch the communicators tonight on c-span two. washington journal continues. host: joining us on the washington journal is michael pregent. he has with the hudson institute and has spent a great deal of time in i rock -- in ira

the house >> the 1964 democratic convention with lyndon b. johnson. and richard nixon at the 1972 republican convention. 1980 democratic convention with jimmy carter. the 1984 republican convention in dallas with ronald reagan. george h.w. bush at the 1992 republican convention in houston. bill clinton in chicago with a 1996 democratic convention and the 2004 republican convention in new york city with george w. bush. past republican and democratic conventions saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, on friday donald trump initial congressional supporter will discuss the recent meeting with congressional republicans in a bid to unify the party. the community organizer and likewise activist will discuss the latest police shootings in baton rouge, louisiana and st. paul, minnesota. be sure to watch c-span washington journal beginning live at seven iraq eastern on friday. join the discussion. the scene outside the capital tonight. several hundred have gather

up next, lyndon b. johnson accepted presidential nomination at the democratic national convention in atlantic city, new jersey. he criticized the republican campaign of running a "fear and smear." president johnson went on to repeat the r