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lyndon johnson: i don't know. interpretationr they might make that would lead them to believe that uncle sam, whoever would be president, is going to pull out, it will be easier for them to make an insight deal with another president then it will be for the president, they will make a serious misjudgment. mr. howard. >> are you going to run again? lyndon johnson: i will get to -- i will cross that bridge when i have told you many times. >> why do you think there is so much confusion and frustration and difference of opinion in this country about the war in vietnam? lyndon johnson: there has always been confusion and frustration and difference of opinion when there is a war going on. i think it was during the revolutionary war and only a third of the people thought that was a wise move. and a third of them opposed it and a third were on the sidelines. i think that is true when all the new england secedes. in 1812 they stopped over in baltimore, and they do not quite make it because andrew jackson and the results of
lyndon johnson: i don't know. interpretationr they might make that would lead them to believe that uncle sam, whoever would be president, is going to pull out, it will be easier for them to make an insight deal with another president then it will be for the president, they will make a serious misjudgment. mr. howard. >> are you going to run again? lyndon johnson: i will get to -- i will cross that bridge when i have told you many times. >> why do you think there is so much confusion...
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towering, lyndon johnson.nate enough to go from walter white and the complexity of that man to lyndon johnson, complex in different ways. and, but far greater a man than walter white ever was, because of his altruistic nature. it was a big bite. charlie: walter white and his intellect and the skills. bryan cranston: he did, and he had his ego. he was driven to succeed in that specific area of his life. made some poor choices as well, as we all do. i think if you get old enough in the game, you are going to make good and bad choices. i know warren buffett said to me when i asked him, so, is there a way you go about it? he goes, yeah. just make more good choices than bad ones. there you go. charlie: speaking of presidents, you had time with president obama? i saw a little piece -- not little, a big piece in the new york times. bryan cranston: it was a surprise to me that i got the call. charlie: what did they say, the president would like to see you? bryan cranston: it came from the writer of the new york times,
towering, lyndon johnson.nate enough to go from walter white and the complexity of that man to lyndon johnson, complex in different ways. and, but far greater a man than walter white ever was, because of his altruistic nature. it was a big bite. charlie: walter white and his intellect and the skills. bryan cranston: he did, and he had his ego. he was driven to succeed in that specific area of his life. made some poor choices as well, as we all do. i think if you get old enough in the game, you...
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lyndon johnson: i don't know.ve,they might uncle sam would hurt might be president is going to pull out, it will be easier for them to make an insight deal with another president then it will be for the president, they will make a serious misjudgment. mr. howard. >> are you going to run again? lyndon johnson: i will get to that bridge when i come to it, as i have said many times. >> why do you think there is so much confusion and frustration and difference of opinion in this country about the war in vietnam? lyndon johnson: there has always been confusion and frustration when there is a war going on. i think it was during the revolutionary war and only a third of the people thought that was a wise move. i think that is true when all the new england secedes. in 1812 they stopped over in baltimore, andrew jackson came in, they were having a party that night. the next morning they came over and told the president they want to congratulate him. he had been right all along, although they had come from boston and baltim
lyndon johnson: i don't know.ve,they might uncle sam would hurt might be president is going to pull out, it will be easier for them to make an insight deal with another president then it will be for the president, they will make a serious misjudgment. mr. howard. >> are you going to run again? lyndon johnson: i will get to that bridge when i come to it, as i have said many times. >> why do you think there is so much confusion and frustration and difference of opinion in this country...
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lyndon johnson was master of the senate, of course, as he's been called by the great writer robert caro was. and so he called tom clark who johnson had known because they were friends in texas. they were both from texas, and they had known each other.xas an lyndon johnson is thinking thurgood marshall, supreme court, no vacancy, ah, what can i do. and he says, tom, i want tour appoint your son, ramsey,an attorney general. but, goodness, i can't do it because you're on the supreme court, and a lot of people woul see a conflict of interest and, my goodness, he's your only son. and i know the dynamics of father/sons, and i know how much you love that boy, and i know your wife, and i know it'd be great for ramsey to have this great position, but i just want you to know i can't do it. my hands are tied. it's a shame. and tom clark says to president johnson, oh, my goodness, oh. is there anything i can do? and then president johnson says, wily as he is, i don't know, but goodness gracious, i will tell you this, if you weren't on the court, then that would make my worry go away. this conflict
lyndon johnson was master of the senate, of course, as he's been called by the great writer robert caro was. and so he called tom clark who johnson had known because they were friends in texas. they were both from texas, and they had known each other.xas an lyndon johnson is thinking thurgood marshall, supreme court, no vacancy, ah, what can i do. and he says, tom, i want tour appoint your son, ramsey,an attorney general. but, goodness, i can't do it because you're on the supreme court, and a...
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that you have in both in fiction or in reality, i mean was walter white more interesting than lyndon johnson? >> boy, i tell you, that's a hard one. if i can move the categories, fiction and nonfiction t makes it easier. he's towering, lyndon swron son, i was fortunate enough to go from walter white and the flexity of that man to lyndon johnson, complex in different ways. and but far greater a man that walter white ever was. because of his altruistic nature. but its with a big bite-- . >> rose: walter white had his intellect and his skills. >> he did. and he had his ego. and he was driven to succeed in that specific area of his life. made some poor choices as well, as we all do. i think you know, if you get old enough, and you've been in the game, you are going to make good and bad choices. i think warren buffett said to me when i asked him, so, is there a way you go about it. he goes yeah. he goes just make more good choices than bad ones. there you go. >> rose: peak speaking of presidents you spent a little time with president obama. >> i have. >> rose: i sawed little piece, not a leg pete
that you have in both in fiction or in reality, i mean was walter white more interesting than lyndon johnson? >> boy, i tell you, that's a hard one. if i can move the categories, fiction and nonfiction t makes it easier. he's towering, lyndon swron son, i was fortunate enough to go from walter white and the flexity of that man to lyndon johnson, complex in different ways. and but far greater a man that walter white ever was. because of his altruistic nature. but its with a big bite-- ....
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i can tell you quickly if you'd like, lyndon johnson was master of the set of course as he was called by the great writer robert caro. he was and so he called tom clark, who johnson had known because they were friends in texas, both from texas and had known each other and lyndon johnson is thinking thurgood marshall, supreme court, no vacancy. what can i do? and he says tom, i want to appoint your son ramsey. sunday journal. but goodness, i can't do it because you're on the supreme court and a lot of people would see a conflict of interest and my goodness, your only son and i know the dynamics of father-son and i know you how much you love that boy and i know your wife and i know it would be great for ramsey to have this great position but i just want you to know i can't do it. my hands are tied. it's a shame. tom clark says to president johnson, my goodness. is there anything i can do? and president johnson says, wiley as he is, i don't know but gracious, i will tell you this. if you work on the court then that would make my worry go away. this conflict of interest thing goes right o
i can tell you quickly if you'd like, lyndon johnson was master of the set of course as he was called by the great writer robert caro. he was and so he called tom clark, who johnson had known because they were friends in texas, both from texas and had known each other and lyndon johnson is thinking thurgood marshall, supreme court, no vacancy. what can i do? and he says tom, i want to appoint your son ramsey. sunday journal. but goodness, i can't do it because you're on the supreme court and a...
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by former president lyndon johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. it was an apt metaphor. had filteredar into the administrations of both johnson annex in. johnson and nixon. when johnson took his turn at the podium he proclaimed it is all here. the story of our time. with the bark off. there is no record of mistake or an unpleasantness or criticism that is not included in the files here. he wanted us to learn from them to build a better america. the lbj presidential library hosted the historic civil rights summit to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the civil rights act of 1964. lbj had championed that had signed into law. four u.s. presidents attended the conference. president obama, george w. bush clinton and carter. along with many civil rights heroes. just as we celebrated the feats of civil rights is altogether fitting that we in keeping with president johnson's vision take a substantive unvarnished look at the vietnam war. our goal is to shed new light on the war and its lessons and legacy. it is also our intent to recognize and cour
by former president lyndon johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. it was an apt metaphor. had filteredar into the administrations of both johnson annex in. johnson and nixon. when johnson took his turn at the podium he proclaimed it is all here. the story of our time. with the bark off. there is no record of mistake or an unpleasantness or criticism that is not included in the files here. he wanted us to learn from them to build a better america. the lbj presidential...
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♪ lyndon johnson: please be seated.ecretary, general westmoreland, distinguished members of the congress, distinguished guests and members of the families, our hearts and our hopes have turned to peace as we assemble here in the east room this morning. all of our efforts are being bent in its pursuit. but in this company, we hear again in our minds the sound of distant battles. this room echoes once more to those words that describe the heights of bravery in war, above and beyond the call of duty. five heroic sons of america come to us today from the tortured fields of vietnam. they come to remind us that so long as that conflict continues, our purpose and our hopes rest on these steadfast bravery of young men in battle. these five soldiers in their separate moments of supreme testing summoned a degree of courage that stores wonder and respect and an overpowering pride in all of us. through their spectacular courage, they set themselves apart in a very select company. they represent the contribution of more than a half
♪ lyndon johnson: please be seated.ecretary, general westmoreland, distinguished members of the congress, distinguished guests and members of the families, our hearts and our hopes have turned to peace as we assemble here in the east room this morning. all of our efforts are being bent in its pursuit. but in this company, we hear again in our minds the sound of distant battles. this room echoes once more to those words that describe the heights of bravery in war, above and beyond the call of...
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lyndon johnson was the master of the senate as he has been called by the great writer by robert caro. so he called tom clark, who johnson had known because they were friends in texas and they had known each other and lyndon johnson is thinking the thurgood marshall, supreme court, no vacancy. what can i do.urt, no va and he said i wanted to appoint your son the attorney general but i can't do it because you're on the supreme court and a lot of people would see a conflict of interest in my goodness he is your only son and i know the dynamics of the father and sony and how much and i know your wife and i know that it would be great for ramsey to have this great position but i just want you to know i can't do it. my hands are tied and it is a shame. tom clark says to president johnson my goodness is there anything i can do and he says i don't know but i was a this if you weren't on the court that would make my worry go away com, this conflict of interest thing goes out the window but i'm not telling you what to do. that's your only son. so tom clark went home to surprise his family and s
lyndon johnson was the master of the senate as he has been called by the great writer by robert caro. so he called tom clark, who johnson had known because they were friends in texas and they had known each other and lyndon johnson is thinking the thurgood marshall, supreme court, no vacancy. what can i do.urt, no va and he said i wanted to appoint your son the attorney general but i can't do it because you're on the supreme court and a lot of people would see a conflict of interest in my...
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thought a few weeks ago this might be a blowout, trump might be another goldwater, '64, against lyndon johnson.
thought a few weeks ago this might be a blowout, trump might be another goldwater, '64, against lyndon johnson.
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and the complexity of that man to lyndon johnson. complex in different ways, but far greater a man in walter white ever was. because of his altruistic nature. charlie: what happened to air 804 a conversation with , john dickerson, and bryan cranston and we continue. we begin this evening with egypt flight 804. a crash from paris to cairo. according to the airline, it was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crewmembers. it investigators have found some of the wreckage, but have yet to confirm the cause of the crash. minister of civil aviation said said an act of -- said an act of terrorism is more likely than a technical failure. a russian jet was exploded over the sinai peninsula last october, killing all people on board.
and the complexity of that man to lyndon johnson. complex in different ways, but far greater a man in walter white ever was. because of his altruistic nature. charlie: what happened to air 804 a conversation with , john dickerson, and bryan cranston and we continue. we begin this evening with egypt flight 804. a crash from paris to cairo. according to the airline, it was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crewmembers. it investigators have found some of the wreckage, but have yet to confirm the...
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miss luci baines johnson, daughter of lyndon and lady bird johnson. and dr. bernard let ski. the retired major general of the united states army, the silver star, bronze star, and purple heart recipient. [applause] >> the archive of this library contains thousands of letters to our 36th president. many of which concern the vietnam war. there are two letters during the height of the -- president johnson's tenure in office which reflect the dramatically contrasting views of the war held by americans, including our troops. dear mr. president, here is a vietnamesea little girl and myself. in a village about eight miles southeast of -- their mother was killed by the vc. because of us, she is able to smile. it is our duty to keep her smile, which portrays so much in her face. there are many more who do not have the freedom to smile, which she has. it's our duty as americans to bring happiness to those who may otherwise never be as free of care as she. to be able to pose with her and have her still look so happy gives the idea of the good we are doing here. this is worth fighting fo
miss luci baines johnson, daughter of lyndon and lady bird johnson. and dr. bernard let ski. the retired major general of the united states army, the silver star, bronze star, and purple heart recipient. [applause] >> the archive of this library contains thousands of letters to our 36th president. many of which concern the vietnam war. there are two letters during the height of the -- president johnson's tenure in office which reflect the dramatically contrasting views of the war held by...
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[begin video clip] >> the lyndon johnson had so much space that they used to call this wing johnson ranch east. on the floor above us, he had the entire western end of the building, six floors for his various offices. and down here he had this room and in office over there where his secretary sat. he had various hideaways in the basement. but this was his favorite office. what you realize is that what was going on in this room, we see exercise of power. this is where he would talk to people about their committee assignments, about important bills that they had to get past or the constituents would not forgive them, and they would not be able to get passed unless lyndon johnson would get it on the calendar and then off the calendar for a vote. brian: anybody like him have that much space today? betty: the leaders have a lot of not that much, the leadership suites have expanded and back in the 1980's, they created sent leadership suites for both republican and democratic leader. they do not come in and take space the way johnson did. he did take over a lot of space in the senate wing. he wa
[begin video clip] >> the lyndon johnson had so much space that they used to call this wing johnson ranch east. on the floor above us, he had the entire western end of the building, six floors for his various offices. and down here he had this room and in office over there where his secretary sat. he had various hideaways in the basement. but this was his favorite office. what you realize is that what was going on in this room, we see exercise of power. this is where he would talk to...
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johnson by a captain of the republic of vietnam army, written from a u.s. training base in alabama on america's 190th birthday, july 4th, 1966. 4th of july 1966. the honorable lyndon b. johnson, president of the united states, the white house. dear mr. president, i'm captain william tordong of vietnam now under training at the u.s. army school and center at fort mcclellan, alabama. i am indebted and grateful to you for your recently thoughtfulness speeches which make me read over and over again u.s. history and its declaration of independence. again i found your speeches, the spirit of liberty which made america strong and free. i am confident with the generous aid and encourage of your heroic nation we shall finally emerge victorious in the circle for freedom and independence. in closing it's a study i have tried to write in english for the first time. i am taking the liberty to bring to your attention as a token of my appreciation. i sincerely hope that it may express to you a burning desire to fight for freedom that almost it may serve as a self-explanation of a humble but grateful people who truly show his weakness to a true friend in order to be helped more e
johnson by a captain of the republic of vietnam army, written from a u.s. training base in alabama on america's 190th birthday, july 4th, 1966. 4th of july 1966. the honorable lyndon b. johnson, president of the united states, the white house. dear mr. president, i'm captain william tordong of vietnam now under training at the u.s. army school and center at fort mcclellan, alabama. i am indebted and grateful to you for your recently thoughtfulness speeches which make me read over and over again...
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that's award-winning actor bryan cranston playing president lyndon johnson for the film "all the way" that debuts next saturday. the movie portrays johnson over the 11 months following the kennedy assassination as he struggles to prove he's more than an accidental president. his historic achievement passing the act of 1964 which out lawed racial discrimination in restaurants, hotels and gas stations and other public places was a testament. he went on to win a landslide victory that november. here is a clip of johnson negotiating with martin luther king played by anthony machi. >> every year my best damn chicken fried steak you put in your mouth and every year she and her husband drive my packer from washington back down to the ranch for me. well, she can't use any restroom on that highway because they are whites only. she got to squat on a field on the side of the road to pee like a dog. that's not right and by god we're going to fix that. >> well, nothing in this country will ever change until negros can vote. >> next bill will be voting rights. >> after president kennedy's election,
that's award-winning actor bryan cranston playing president lyndon johnson for the film "all the way" that debuts next saturday. the movie portrays johnson over the 11 months following the kennedy assassination as he struggles to prove he's more than an accidental president. his historic achievement passing the act of 1964 which out lawed racial discrimination in restaurants, hotels and gas stations and other public places was a testament. he went on to win a landslide victory that...
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mark: that was a scene from the film "all the way," about lyndon johnson.his sunday at 8:00 p.m. and joining us now is the director of the movie. we will watch another clip and talk about the incredible film you have made. this clip depicts johnson discussing the civil rights bill with his vice president, hubert humphrey. >> you told dr. king you wanted this bill passed without one word changed. >> you don't sell a horse by talking about it being blind in one eye. >> this is about votes. that's the problem with you liberals, you don't know how to fight. mark: jay roach has made another great film about america, this ourwith i would say, if not greatest, one of our greatest actors. tell us about why you were interested in lbj. >> he is a complex guy, and unbelievable politician. someone who actually believed you could do things in the government and got a huge amount done. we sort of forget looking back through vietnam, looking backwards to what he accomplished in the 1960's. one of the most important things accomplished was the civil rights bill in 1964. to
mark: that was a scene from the film "all the way," about lyndon johnson.his sunday at 8:00 p.m. and joining us now is the director of the movie. we will watch another clip and talk about the incredible film you have made. this clip depicts johnson discussing the civil rights bill with his vice president, hubert humphrey. >> you told dr. king you wanted this bill passed without one word changed. >> you don't sell a horse by talking about it being blind in one eye. >>...
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in 1965, 1965, lyndon johnson's party pushes through the voting rights act and says we're going to let black people vote in the south. very few black people were voting in the south. voting rights act passes and blacks in droves join the democrat party. white conservatives in the south who had been in kratz become become democrats republicans. all of these conservative, southern democrats become republican. they push the republican party hard to the right. a lot of the blacks are moving in and the conservative, southern whites push out of the party. the liberal, northeastern republican, the rockefeller republicans, lincoln chafee and jim jeffords and arlen specter your -- even john paul stevens, these northern liberal rockefeller republican types are getting pushed out of the party. the republican party is moving hard to the right and the democrat party is moving to the left. you now live in a world which is not 1960, which the most conservative democrat in congress is still to the left of the most liberal republican. there are not so many left anymore. that is this massive realignment
in 1965, 1965, lyndon johnson's party pushes through the voting rights act and says we're going to let black people vote in the south. very few black people were voting in the south. voting rights act passes and blacks in droves join the democrat party. white conservatives in the south who had been in kratz become become democrats republicans. all of these conservative, southern democrats become republican. they push the republican party hard to the right. a lot of the blacks are moving in and...
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about president lyndon johnson. it debuts on sunday at 8:00 p.m. another clip and talk about the incredible film you may. johnson andpicts gilbert humphrey. tell a horsego and about it being blind in one eye. this isn't about principle, it's about votes. that is the problem with you liberals. you don't know how to fight. has madees roche another great film about america. this one with our greatest actors. tell us about why you are interested in lbj. james: he's a complex guy. unbelievable politician. someone who believes you can do with the government and got a huge amount done. we forget looking back through vietnam looking backwards through what he accomplished in 1964, 19 65 -- he accomplished the civil rights bill of 1964, and to take that on it that time when he was seen as the accidental president after jfk's assassination, was an incredible story. cranston -- an >> he got his physicality. it is pretty amazing to watch. i saw the movie last night at the national archives. it was absolutely brilliant. you are so right about cranston. there wer
about president lyndon johnson. it debuts on sunday at 8:00 p.m. another clip and talk about the incredible film you may. johnson andpicts gilbert humphrey. tell a horsego and about it being blind in one eye. this isn't about principle, it's about votes. that is the problem with you liberals. you don't know how to fight. has madees roche another great film about america. this one with our greatest actors. tell us about why you are interested in lbj. james: he's a complex guy. unbelievable...
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updegrove: lyndon johnson was a domestic policy sage. he knew how to get deals done, he knew instantly what to do. there are many who think that he was out of his depth in terms of foreign policy. what is your view of johnson as a foreign-policy president? dr. kissinger: president johnson was saddled with the war from the first day in office. see can't really judge -- so you can't really judge the foreign-policy tendencies of a president who was swallowed up, in a way, by the war. without any question, johnson was a master in knowing the nuances of domestic policy. and he did not know the foreign leaders as well as he did the domestic constituencies. and so it didn't come as naturally to him as it did with domestic policy. but on the foreign-policy issues , other than the war in vietnam, he had a very good relationship with our allies. and our enemies, he was very eager to come to some agreement with the soviet union, but everything was so overlaid by the war in vietnam. i thought president johnson was a formidable individual. of, and so
updegrove: lyndon johnson was a domestic policy sage. he knew how to get deals done, he knew instantly what to do. there are many who think that he was out of his depth in terms of foreign policy. what is your view of johnson as a foreign-policy president? dr. kissinger: president johnson was saddled with the war from the first day in office. see can't really judge -- so you can't really judge the foreign-policy tendencies of a president who was swallowed up, in a way, by the war. without any...
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so he does not have to be lyndon johnson, just barack obama.t last out at black people by giving condescending lectures at morehouse. to warn them of a global economy they must get what they earn and only what they earn will they get. charlie: with the morehouse commencement speech, condescending to -- michael eric dyson: african-americans and those graduates who were there that day. charlie: did they take offense? michael eric dyson: yes. some of them did for sure. and many people celebrated him and were quite resentful. a pattern here. not only morehouse. i was there at the congressional black congress when he said put on your marching boots. when he was knee-high to a tadpole, they were getting their skulls cracked open. people were heroic. there is something beautiful about this president. not only his skin but the fact he has had a biracial experience, his mother was white, his dad from kenya. he brings together the unimaginable opposites in american society, and in one body unites them. on those thin shoulders unites the future of america
so he does not have to be lyndon johnson, just barack obama.t last out at black people by giving condescending lectures at morehouse. to warn them of a global economy they must get what they earn and only what they earn will they get. charlie: with the morehouse commencement speech, condescending to -- michael eric dyson: african-americans and those graduates who were there that day. charlie: did they take offense? michael eric dyson: yes. some of them did for sure. and many people celebrated...
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by much were you guided those great works on lyndon johnson? became our screenwriter. he had done most of the research before the play. i got to inherit that, but then we get a lot of our own research. we went out and spoke to a number of people who were there directly, a number of the civil rights leaders. congressman john lewis, congressman jim clyburn, ambassador andrew young was a consultant on our film as well as a number of people in the johnson administration at the time. al: you mentioned vietnam earlier. lyndon johnson does worley when asked about the public view of presidents. i don't think there is an airport in the country named after him. do you think this will begin to educate people in the fact that there was another side of lyndon johnson that probably did more great works than any president since roosevelt? >> that's how i usually describe it. i was about 10 or 11 years old when he decided not to run again due to the unpopularity of the war. on look at the work he did quadruplingdicaid, national financing of education, npr, pbs
by much were you guided those great works on lyndon johnson? became our screenwriter. he had done most of the research before the play. i got to inherit that, but then we get a lot of our own research. we went out and spoke to a number of people who were there directly, a number of the civil rights leaders. congressman john lewis, congressman jim clyburn, ambassador andrew young was a consultant on our film as well as a number of people in the johnson administration at the time. al: you...
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other presidents have staked out their legacies here, including lyndon johnson. the big question will be whether he will wade into the chaotic state of american poll titics a expand on his comments that this campaign is not a reality show. >> we will be waiting and listening. that's for sure. >> not yours, ana. >> that's victor's and many others. >> the kentucky derby is today but of course not just a horse race. we are live checking out the food and the fashion. i see you've got the top are on now. >> trying to be like you, victor. the winning horse will take a prize of a $1.6 million, 40 pounds worth of roses, last year nearly $200 million was bet on derby. earlier i showed you a $200 mint julep. woodford reserve is looking to gold plated cup, copper plated -- copper dusted pecans. if i hadn't spent so much on this outfit, i'd buy one and bring it back to you. >> a civil war is raging within the gop. on one side supporters of donald trump and on the other, hose th who want to stop him and speaker ryan who is still making up his mind. >> paul ryan, i don't know
other presidents have staked out their legacies here, including lyndon johnson. the big question will be whether he will wade into the chaotic state of american poll titics a expand on his comments that this campaign is not a reality show. >> we will be waiting and listening. that's for sure. >> not yours, ana. >> that's victor's and many others. >> the kentucky derby is today but of course not just a horse race. we are live checking out the food and the fashion. i see...
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robert carol on the fourth volume of his biography of former president johnson, the years of lyndon johnsonthe passage of power. you can watch these at a time or search our entire video library at c-span.org. announcer: next, the british chancellor of the exchequer stands in for prime minister cameron at the house of commons. then, speeches from the libertarian presidential nominees. after that, another chance to betty koed. announcer: washington journalism live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on memorial day, we will spend the program talking to viewers and members of congress about the legacy of the vietnam war, the experiences of those who served him what it was like coming home. during our program we will be joined by three nevada -- three of the current 10 members of congress who served during the vietnam war. with british prime minister david cameron in japan for the g-7 summit chancellor of osborneequer george answered questions in his place pretty talked about the european union referendum, education, and job security. this is 40 minutes. primeer, qu
robert carol on the fourth volume of his biography of former president johnson, the years of lyndon johnsonthe passage of power. you can watch these at a time or search our entire video library at c-span.org. announcer: next, the british chancellor of the exchequer stands in for prime minister cameron at the house of commons. then, speeches from the libertarian presidential nominees. after that, another chance to betty koed. announcer: washington journalism live every day with news and policy...
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. >> lyndon johnson was president in 1966. was he a supporter of the society? >> he was part of the great society program which usually think of around welfare and other things like that. but it was in fact part of building the great society is well. it i do you see it fitting into the great society? at whatu look broadly the program was meant to be, you would say we need to lift up through a broad range of social reference programs but we also need to unify the country and maintain our heritage. kind of a broad look at what was supposed to happen. this is one of the most complicated and controversial parts of the national historic preservation act. there are four criteria that if you want to have a building placed on the national registry, you have to justify it. it's important for an individual and the broad contours of american history. there are different ways you can justify why something is significant. but there has been an argument going on for over 50 years and will continue about what is significant. i think what is exciting is that lots of groups tha
. >> lyndon johnson was president in 1966. was he a supporter of the society? >> he was part of the great society program which usually think of around welfare and other things like that. but it was in fact part of building the great society is well. it i do you see it fitting into the great society? at whatu look broadly the program was meant to be, you would say we need to lift up through a broad range of social reference programs but we also need to unify the country and maintain...
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chronicles the race from the first primary in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race through robert kennedy's assassination and the national political conventions to richard nixon's victory over hubert humphrey. during the cold war, the u.s. information agency made films for international audiences to promote american society. by law, they couldn't be shown in the u.s. until 12 years after they were produced. this half-hour film is courtesy of the national archives. >> the political situation in new hampshire, the rest of the country is watching us. >> once every four years, when the united states turns its attention to choosing a leader, a small, snowy state in the north of the country becomes the political center of the nation. >> new hampshire clearly wants richar
chronicles the race from the first primary in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race through robert kennedy's assassination and the national political conventions to richard nixon's victory over hubert humphrey. during the cold war, the u.s. information agency made films for international audiences to promote american society. by law, they couldn't be shown in the u.s. until 12 years after they were produced. this half-hour film is courtesy of the...
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and so it was really very sd-- was honored to play lyndon johnson and pushing forward to the act of 1964hat that meant. >> i wanted to play a clip when lbj reveals how personally and emotionally invested he is in passing the civil rights bill because of the time he spent in rural texas as a teacher educating young mexican-american immigrants. >> yeah. >> come a day for each and every one of them when i would see the light in their eyes die. because they had discovered that the world hated them just because of the color of their skin now, some folks tell me just to go slow. they say the political risk is too high. and to that i say, well, if a president can't do what he knows is right, then what's the presidency for? >> it's a powerful moment and one of the reasons why i think it is is because until then you really don't know if he personally cares about this. this is a crude man, a man who sees the world in terms of politics and this group will vote for me and this group won't vote for me but he really cares. >> he does. his political ak cue men was very acute and had a personal experien
and so it was really very sd-- was honored to play lyndon johnson and pushing forward to the act of 1964hat that meant. >> i wanted to play a clip when lbj reveals how personally and emotionally invested he is in passing the civil rights bill because of the time he spent in rural texas as a teacher educating young mexican-american immigrants. >> yeah. >> come a day for each and every one of them when i would see the light in their eyes die. because they had discovered that the...
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then lyndon johnson inherited the situation in which the government of vietnam had been overthrown and the north vietnamese had infiltrated regular divisions and so lyndon johnson was getting out the spirit of the policy that have been started president cut kennedy when he ordered the increase of forces and then gradually, as the administration went on, all his life had been known as concerned with the messick policy and in that division of the country, in a way it's lasted to this day and i must say he was an anguished person because he wanted peace, but his notions of peace were that you made the compromise. that is the one thing that the north vietnamese were never prepared to do, and indeed, i became involved because to achieve the negotiations, they had all been blocked so i became an involved in the following way. i was at that time a professor with no standing in the hierarchy in washington. i attended a scientific conference in europe and at that conference there were two individuals who talk to me because they knew i had been in vietnam for a few weeks earlier that year at the
then lyndon johnson inherited the situation in which the government of vietnam had been overthrown and the north vietnamese had infiltrated regular divisions and so lyndon johnson was getting out the spirit of the policy that have been started president cut kennedy when he ordered the increase of forces and then gradually, as the administration went on, all his life had been known as concerned with the messick policy and in that division of the country, in a way it's lasted to this day and i...
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. >> lyndon johnson was president in 1966. was he a supporter? mr. page: he absolutely was. it was part of the great society program. it was usually around welfare and other things like that. >> how do you see the historic preservation act fitting into the great society? mr. page: if you look broadly at what that program was meant to be, it was saying we need to lift up the people through a broad range of social welfare programs. we also need to beautify the country and maintain our heritage. it was kind of a broad look at what happened. >> what makes a site historically significant? does the act provide criteria? mr. page: this is one of the most complicated and controversial parts. there are four criteria. if you want to have a building placed on the national registry, you have to justify it. is it important to an individual, the broad contours of american history, is it important because it is architecturally significant? there are different ways to justify why something is significant. there has been an argument going on for 50 years and will continue on. what is excitin
. >> lyndon johnson was president in 1966. was he a supporter? mr. page: he absolutely was. it was part of the great society program. it was usually around welfare and other things like that. >> how do you see the historic preservation act fitting into the great society? mr. page: if you look broadly at what that program was meant to be, it was saying we need to lift up the people through a broad range of social welfare programs. we also need to beautify the country and maintain our...
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then after mcgovern and lyndon johnson and the war.e also proactive things that happened after that. in the case of 1968, richard nixon, who no one thought to salt with hisk, political brilliance, he put together the southern strategy. charlie: silent majority. tom: right. in 1972, guyslost like that found a third way. a democratic governor of a southern state, he knew where the temple of the country was. that work for them. charlie: conservative on fiscal policy and moderate on social issues. tom: the best thing that ever happened to clinton was he lost his first reelection for governor. -- maket make them nor a more humble but he knew you had to deal with. charlie: some will argue the fact he was a southern governor in had to deal with the legislature was a big -- was a positive thing when he became resident. -- president. senator obama never had that kind of experience. i covered him and then i went to the white house and all my friends are saying, come on, is not going to happen. watch. surrounded by people like that new politics.
then after mcgovern and lyndon johnson and the war.e also proactive things that happened after that. in the case of 1968, richard nixon, who no one thought to salt with hisk, political brilliance, he put together the southern strategy. charlie: silent majority. tom: right. in 1972, guyslost like that found a third way. a democratic governor of a southern state, he knew where the temple of the country was. that work for them. charlie: conservative on fiscal policy and moderate on social issues....
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chronicles the race from the first primaries in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race. through robert kennedy's assassination and the national political conventions to richard
chronicles the race from the first primaries in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race. through robert kennedy's assassination and the national political conventions to richard
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chronicles the race from the first primary in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race
chronicles the race from the first primary in new hampshire to the surprise withdrawal of president lyndon johnson from the race
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lyndon johnson made good on that intervening century lost because of injured johnson, gave us the civil rights act of 1964, the voting rights act of 1965, who undertook to eradicate poverty in america, and yet lyndon johnson who was also less than , truthful to the american people about what we were doing in vietnam, who gave birth to the credibility gap that i would argue is, in some ways, with us to this day, who planted poison fruit, unintentionally. is he a great president? is he a failed president? richard nixon, remarkable domestic record. 18-year-olds get the vote. a balanced federal budget, the creation of the environmental protection agency, and of course, balanced by the systematic abuse of powers under the umbrella title of watergate. is he the president who opened china or is he the president who bred a degree of cynicism in the american public that was unprecedented? there is a second, more predictive category, what i call the politically-challenged. william howard taft and herbert hoover were extraordinarily successful in everything they ever did in their lives, except the
lyndon johnson made good on that intervening century lost because of injured johnson, gave us the civil rights act of 1964, the voting rights act of 1965, who undertook to eradicate poverty in america, and yet lyndon johnson who was also less than , truthful to the american people about what we were doing in vietnam, who gave birth to the credibility gap that i would argue is, in some ways, with us to this day, who planted poison fruit, unintentionally. is he a great president? is he a failed...
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anyway, nixon got the idea of taping from lyndon johnson, his immediate predecessor. during the recess -- or the transition between the two presidencies, nixon and johnson met and he said, i have several of the offices wired for recording. including several of the telephones. and said, i strongly recommend you do the same. nixon had exactly the opposite reaction. and had them all taken out. but this is the first time he had heard of presidents recording. so what were the reasons that he does install. back in the nixon white house, there was -- as we have discussed in prior lectures, there is a pretty efficient management system except for those instances like watergate and a few others where the management system did not come into play. but the management system on a daily basis was there. when somebody had a meeting with the president, when they brought a guest in, they prepared a talking paper that went into the president, was approved by haldman and then went into the president and then after the meeting they prepared a summary of the meeting. i'll give you a for e
anyway, nixon got the idea of taping from lyndon johnson, his immediate predecessor. during the recess -- or the transition between the two presidencies, nixon and johnson met and he said, i have several of the offices wired for recording. including several of the telephones. and said, i strongly recommend you do the same. nixon had exactly the opposite reaction. and had them all taken out. but this is the first time he had heard of presidents recording. so what were the reasons that he does...
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the north vietnamese had infiltrated regular divisions and not just guerilla forces and lyndon johnson saw he was carrying out the spirit of the olicy that had been started by president kennedy when he ordered the increase of our i must say he was an anguished person because he notions of but his peace were that you made a compromise. >> i attended a scientific conference in europe and at that conference there were two individuals who talked to me because they knew i had been in weeks earlier ew that year at the invitation of the ambassador. well, one of these two people chi minhthe host of ho when he was in paris to negotiate peace and he offered to go to vietnam and call on his acquaintance on behalf of peace for the united states. i called up secretary macnamara to tell him about this. the secretary discussed the matter with president johnson. and amazingly president johnson entrusted a professor at harvard, which was not the favored ncy which most him. [laughter] > being an intermediary to two frenchmen that no one ever heard of before. d there was a message from minh dent johnson
the north vietnamese had infiltrated regular divisions and not just guerilla forces and lyndon johnson saw he was carrying out the spirit of the olicy that had been started by president kennedy when he ordered the increase of our i must say he was an anguished person because he notions of but his peace were that you made a compromise. >> i attended a scientific conference in europe and at that conference there were two individuals who talked to me because they knew i had been in weeks...
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, two years under richard nixon, he voted with lyndon johnson 52% of the time.e today, a republican texas voting with barack obama 52% of the time. the absence of bipartisanship, too. that has really been lost. even if you go back recently, to ronald reagan, ronald reagan and tip o'neill. ronald reagan was prepared to compromise. donald trump has said that's what he will be, that he is a transactional human being. jon: do you believe that? charlie: to a degree. saidr wendell holmes franklin roosevelt had a second-class mind and first-class temperament. bob gates will tell you today, and he has served lots of presidents, he will point to eisenhower, reagan, and say they had the right temperament, and that's what i think people miss with donald trump. i think trump is a product, he's really not a product of business. business was what he did. he's a product of celebrity, a product of "the apprentice." he's a man who somehow got some invite, and this is what he has media,bout television, from the experience he has. and it is unlike any other presidential candidate.
, two years under richard nixon, he voted with lyndon johnson 52% of the time.e today, a republican texas voting with barack obama 52% of the time. the absence of bipartisanship, too. that has really been lost. even if you go back recently, to ronald reagan, ronald reagan and tip o'neill. ronald reagan was prepared to compromise. donald trump has said that's what he will be, that he is a transactional human being. jon: do you believe that? charlie: to a degree. saidr wendell holmes franklin...