ladies and gentlemen, please welcome lynne cheney. [applause] lynne: thank you. you are taller than i am. thank you for that nice welcome. let me think gay for that terrific introduction. i have to get a copy of that's it you can read it a lot. foruld like to think gay all of the work she has done and her creative thinking in putting this creative series of speeches together. they, thank you for -- gay, tha nk you. and thank you for loving the idea of listening to stories from the past. it took me about five years to write the story of james madison. that is not an excessively long time. i think of you asked your other presenters, it is a long process. that when you ask somebody was not a writer, five years is a long time and they are stunned. they are stunned i spent five years on madison. loved thei completely time i spent working on it and i like madisoni because he was not a flamboyant character. he was reserved and he got things done without making a whole lot of fuss about it. and, i think that is an achievement to be valued. folks who are not pushing towar

it down for me -- host: i will put it down for me and it has to come down a little bit more for lynne cheney. i am thrilled you're here and particularly happy to welcome students from the fifth grade and their teachers. [applause] g

next on american history tv, author lynne cheney discusses resident james madison's personality health problems and , his political career. she also talks about the influential women in his life. her book on the president was first published in 2014. this lecture was one in a series of founders. [applause] >> i put it down for me and that it will have to come down a little bit more for dr. cheney . welcome history lovers good morning. i am thrilled you are here and i am particularly happy to welcome students from the palm beach fifth-grade academy. [applause] also students from the palm beach university and faculty.

lynn cheney, "james madison: a life reconsidered," madison's resident personality, health problems andolitical career. encountered doctors who told him to exercise, what a modern thing to think. recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. marks president kennedy's 100th birthday and nephew, steven kennedy smith and brinkley reflect on 35th fe and career of the president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in strong military, but he had a much about what eption american identity really was. aisle,hed out across the started with the alliance for engaged in the space race. >> for complete american history go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our topic this morning, nuclear safety. edwin lyman, who is global security program senior scientist for the union of scientists here to talk about what happened in anshington state at the

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eastern on sunday, lynne cheney, the author of a book, discussions president madison. >> he was luckyounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think, often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this is president john f. kennedy's 100th birthday this month and sunday at 8:00 p.m., his nephew, stephen kennedy smith, and a historian reflect on the life of an career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran and believed in a strong military. he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached out across the aisle. he launched the peace corps, started the alliance for progress. he engaged in the space race. for our complete schedule cookie c-span.org. -- go to c-span.org. on march 30, 1980 one, ronald reagan survived an assassination attempt outside the washington hilton. american history tv, we hear from secret service and fbi agents and off in protecting the president that day, as well as in prosecuting the would-be assassin, john wrigley junior. -- john hinckley junior, the recall of act woul

four months later they were married. >> watch the entire program with author lynne cheney at 2:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. this is american history tv, only on c-span three. announcer: on "lectures in history," university of washington professor margaret o'mara teaches a class about the 1968 president election and the events that impact the outcome. she talks about how the vietnam political support for johnson and helped lead to his decision not to seek reelection. she also describes month by month events that led up to the election like student protests, the rise of the black power movement, and the assassinations

. >> sunday at 2:00, lynne cheney, who wrote "james madison: a life reconsidered." this moment marks president john f. kennedy's 100th birthday. sunday, we reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he believed in strong military. but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached across the aisle. onlaunched the peace corps the first of 1961. he started the alliance for progress. he engaged in the space race. >> for the complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. sunday on "q&a," the comparisons between donald trump and andrew jackson. book, "andrewis jackson, southerner." >> he does not represent the positive values that andrew .ackson represented he certainly represent some of the negative values jackson represented. if trump wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood, it in front of his own family, in front of his own interests. because that is what jackson did most of his life. "q&a" at 8:00t on eastern. authors larrie

. >> lynne cheney, author of the book "james madison: a life reconsidered," discusses his clinical careerould >. tomadison was lucky enough encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. >> this month marks jfk's 100 birthday. his nephew and historian douglas wrinkly reflect on the life and career of the president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military, but he had a much robber conception about -- robert conception about what american identity was. >> he reached across the aisle. he launched the peace court on may 1 of 1961, incredible program for young people. he started the alliance for progress and he engaged in the space race. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, the deceased an go to c-span.org. announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: we turn our discussion this morning to tax reform and health care. stephen moore is back with us come in joining us from nashville. he is a visiting fellow at the heritage foundation. coming off last week's narrow vote in the house, passing the affordable care act replace

. >> lynne cheney, author of the book "james madison: a life reconsidered." >> he was lucky enough to encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it is often recommended today for people who suffer epilepsy. >> this month marks john f. kennedy's 100th birthday. kennedy's nephew reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated veteran. he did believe in a strong had a muchut he broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached out across the aisle. he launched the peace corps in 1961, an incredible program for young people. anything -- he engaged in the space race. >> for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> president trump spoke about the firing of the james comey during a meeting with henry kissinger. following the remarks, we will hear from mike pence. >> one final matter. whatever anyone thinks of the manner of director comey's handling of the clinton investigation, it is clear what our democratic colleagues thought of it at that time and thereafter. last year the current democratic leader said

. >> lynne cheney discusses president madison's personality, health problems and political career. >> medicine was lucky enough to encounter doctors who pulled him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. 8:00 p.m., jfk's nephew and douglas brickley reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military. he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. inlaunched the peace corps 19 to q1. -- 1961. engaged in the state race. >> for a complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. q&a, the on comparisons between presidents donald trump and andrew jackson. our guest on his book "andrew jackson: southerner." >> i don't think he represents the positive values that jackson represented. he represents the negative values that jackson represented. i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood and his own family and his own interests. that's what jackson did f

." >> author lynne cheney discusses james madison's personality, health problems, political career. she sits down to explain her writing process and madison's relationship with the other founders. here's a preview. decisions.made many the wisest was marrying. he was out walking on a spring caught sighthen he of her and was instantly smitten. this happened regularly. she was nearly five feet eight inches. she had black hair and blue eyes and a startlingly pale complexion. she came from a quaker family which should not for her been a good fit. inclined for the gaieties of the world. this is my favorite story. anuaker matron recalled effort to convince dolly of the seriousness of life. she first smiled and then afterwards fell asleep during -- asleep. she was recently widowed. in ausband john had died yellow fever epidemic the year before madison saw her. so had her three-month-old baby. she had a son who was to. madison was 43. i don't want you to miss that. he turned to ehrenberg. this is the one big cousin re-think. even when you aren't related in the 18th century, everybody knew ev

eastern, lynn cheney author of the book, james madison discusses madison's personality, health problems and political career. >> he was lucky enough to encounter doctors to tol who tod him to exercise. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month is president kennedy's 100th birthday. at apm jfk's nephew and historian reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military. but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reach out across the aisle, he watched the peace corps on may 1, 1961. an incredible program for young people. he started with the alliance for progress. he engaged in the space race. >> for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> on monday, "washington journal" will be life from the offices of access. a news organization founded earlier this year. will discuss the mission in funding and the challenges facing new startups. guests include jim, and mike allen. we'll have the latest news from the white house and capitol hill. "wash

eastern, lynne cheney discusses president madison's personality, health problems, and political career. >> madison was lucky enough to encounter doctors lucky enough to tell him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it is often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. announcer: john f. kennedy's 100th birthday, and sunday, stephen kennedy smith and douglas brinkley reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. and a stronge military, but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached out across the aisle, launched the peace corps, and incredible program for young people, and he engaged in the space race. announcer: for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. ♪ announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to today by your cable or satellite provider. announcer:

. >> watch the entire program with author lynne cheney at 2:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. this is american history tv, only on c-span three. announcer: on "lectures in history," university of washington professor margaret o'mara teaches a class about the 1968 president election and the events that impact the outcome. she talks about how the vietnam political support for johnson and helped lead to his decision not to seek reelection. she also describes month by month events that led up to the election like student protests, the rise of the black power movement, and the assassinations of martin luther king jr. and robert kennedy. her class is about an hour and 10 minutes. margaret: let's get started. welcome. today we are talking about 1968, a year when a heck of a lot happened, including a presidential election. a year where there were a lot of social, economic, political parallels that are in some ways familiar to us now because, in part, some of the changes the early 21st century america has experience -- particularly in politics were set in motion in this late period. 19

. >> sunday, lynne cheney discusses president madison's personality, health problems and political career>> he encountered doctors that told him to exercise. it is often recommended for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks john f. kennedy's 100 birthday. his nephew, stephen smith and that was brinkley reflect on the life of the president. he was a decorated combat veteran. he believed in strong military. he had a broader conception about what american identity was. reached across the aisle, launched the peace corps, an incredible program for young people. he started with the alliance for progress and engaged in the space race. tofor our schedule, go www.c-span.org. "washington journal" continues. host: our first guest is heather mcghee.

. >> lynne cheney, and life reconsidered discusses president madison's personality, health problems, and political career. tomadison was lucky enough encounter doctors had said to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it is often suggested today. >> this month marks john f. kennedy's 100th birthday. the family reflects on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated, comment veteran. he did believe in a strong military. but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached across the aisle. he launched the peace corps on may 1 of 1961. an incredible program for young people. he started with the appliance for progress and he engaged in the space race. >> for a complete schedule, go to the span.org. -- go to c-span.org. >> sunday night on afterwards, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness, how health care became big business and how you can take it back." the doctor is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i

this weekend on american history tv, author lynn cheney discusses james madison's health problems of political career. explains her writing process and madison's relationship with the founders. here is a preview. dr. cheney: madison made many decisions but perhaps the wisest payne marry dolly todd. he was out walking and a spring day in 1794 when he caught sight of her and was smitten. this happened regularly to men who saw dolly. she was 5'8", shapely figure, andk hair, blue eyes a pale complexion. she came from a quaker family which had not for her been a good fit. she was inclined for the gaieties of the world, one quaker woman row. and this is my favorite story. a quaker matron recalled that during an effort to convince dolly of the seriousness of life, the young girl first smiled, then afterward fell fast asleep. the 26-year-old dolly was recently widowed. her husband john had died from yellow fever. and so had her three-month-old son, leaving her with a who was two. dolly iswho was 43, 26. i don't you to miss that. turned to ehrenberg, this is the one big thing, -- turned to aa

announcer 2: lynne cheney, author of the book james madison , discusses president madison's personality, health problems, and political career. >> he was lucky enough to encounter doctors to tell him to exercise. what a modern think the tank. -- thing to think. announcer 2: this marks the 100th birthday for john f. kennedy. and jfk's nephew, stephen kennedy smith, and historian reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in strong military, but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. he reached across the aisle. he launched the peace corps, made first in 1961, an incredible regret for young people. he started the alliance for progress. announcer 2: for the complete "american history tv" schedule, go to c-span.org. in a world of ambiguity and temptation, you need a moral compass. you must develop principles that you compromise for no one, not for a loved one, not for a job, not for a chance of fame or wealth. >> whether the individual acts in the legal or private realm, one dedicated person c

eastern lynne cheney authority of "james madison, a life reconsiders" discusses his health problems and more. >> he was lucky enough to encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy.

. >> lynn cheney, author of the book of james madison, discusses president madison's career. >> madison was lucky enough to encounter doctors that told him to exercise. n cheney, author of the book of jameswhat a modern thin. it is often recommended for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks john f. kennedy's 100th birthday and jfk's nephew reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military, but he had a much broader discussion about what american identity really was. >> he reached across the aisle. he launched the peace corps in 1961, an incredible program for young people. he started the alliance for progress. he engaged in the space race. >> for a complete american schedule, go to c-span.org. >> some democrats have called for a special prosecutor to investigate the trump administration ties to russia. for some background on the history of special prosecutors, we talked to syracuse university law professor william banks. from washington journal, this is happened our -- half an hour. >> joining u

. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m., lynn cheney, author of "james madison: a life reconsidered." >> madison encountered doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks president john f. kennedy's 100th birthday. sunday, 8:00 p.m., his nephew, stephen kennedy smith, and douglas brinkley, reflect on his life. >> he was a dedicated combat veteran. he believed in a strong military. but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. he reached out across the aisle. he launched the peace corps on may 1st of 1961, an incredible program for young people. he started with the alliance for progress. and he engaged in the space race. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> veterans affairs secretary david shulkin testified recently on his department's operations. he addressed several efforts to better serve veterans who seek and receive care, including full implementation of choice 2.0, wait time reduction, and improving and modernizing the department's i.

. >> lynne cheney discusses president madison's personality, political problems, and career. >> madisonwas lucky enough to encounter doctors are told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it is often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. sunday, reflecting on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a directed combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military. but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached across the aisle. he wants the peace corps in 1961. fortarted with the alliance progress. he engaged in the space. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. q&a, comparisons between donald trump and andrew jackson. >> i don't think he represents the positive values that jackson represented. he certainly represent some of the negative values that jackson represented. but i think i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he have to put nation in front of his own personhood, has to put nation in front of his own family, has to put nation in front of his own interests, b

eastern, lynne cheney, author of "james madison" discusses president madison's personality, health problems, and political career. >> madison was lucky enough to encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks president jfk's 100th birthday and sunday at 8:00 p.m., jfk's nephew and an historian reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military, but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached out across the aisle, he watched the peace corps on may 1st of 1961, incredible program for young people. he started with the alliance for progress. and he engaged in the space race. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> next, voter i.d. laws and other election regulations from this year's republican national lawyers association conference. the hour and 15-minute discussion took place at the national press club in washington, d.c. >> good aft

. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m., lynn cheney, author of "james madison: a life reconsidered." >> madison encountered doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks president john f. kennedy's 100th birthday. sunday, 8:00 p.m., his nephew, stephen kennedy smith, and douglas brinkley, reflect on his life. >> he was a dedicated combat veteran. he believed in a strong military. but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. he reached out across the aisle. he launched the peace corps on may 1st of 1961, an incredible program for young people. he started with the alliance for progress. and he engaged in the space race. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> veterans affairs secretary david shulkin testified recently on his department's operations. he addressed several efforts to better serve veterans who seek and receive care, including full implementation of choice 2.0, wait time reduction, and improving and modernizing the department's i.

. >> lynne cheney, author of the book, james madison: a life reconsidered. >> madison was lucky enougho encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern way to think. it is often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks president john f. kennedy's 100th birthday . they reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in strong military but he had a broad conception about what an american identity was. >> he launched the peace corps on may 1, 1961, an incredible ram for young people. he started the alliance for progress. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> president trump spoke about the firing of fbi director james comey. following the remarks we will hear from mike pence. pres. trump: everybody knows dr. kissinger. right now we are talking about

lynn vincent met young dick cheney high school and the vice president told me that his other was choosing between two jobs. one in casper, wyoming and one in great falls, montana. he said if we had gone to great falls, i never would have met lynn. she would have met another fellow, fall in love and married him. he would have become the vice president. that the highte school was most beautiful building in wyoming. the second most beautiful building was the carnegie library which opened in 1910. she said by the time i started going there some 40 winters of hot water heating had worked to combine the scent of varnished wood with a slightly acidic odor of aging books. it created a wonderful smell. one that was unique for my experience. in the 1950's it was a haven for kids who love the books. this was a different time back in the 1940's and 1950's. the audience can relate to this. i remember it, kids were free to run around and come and go. their parents did not know where they were or worry. there was no persuasive -- pervasive fear of telephones or computers blaring something ugly around th

eastern, lynne cheney, author of "james madison: a life reconsidered" discusses madison's personality, health probables and political career. >> madison was lucky enough to encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks president john f. kennedy's 100th birthday and sunday at 8:00 p.m., jfk's nephew steven kennedy smith and historian douglas brinkley reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in strong military. but he had a much broader conception about what american identity

. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m., lynn cheney, author of the book, james madison, a life reconsidered, discusses madison's personality, health problems and political career. >> madison was lucky enough to encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. >> this month marks president john f. kennedy's 100th birthday. and sunday at 8:00 p.m., jfk's nephew, steven smith and douglas brinkley reflect on the life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military, but he had a much broader conception about what american identity really was. >> he reached out across the aisle. he launched the peace corps on may 1st of 1961, an incredible program for young people. he started with the alliance for progress, and he engaged in the space race. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> sunday night on after words, physician and journalist, elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care, in her book an american sickness, how health care became big business, and how you can take it bac

. >> lynn cheney, author of the book james madison, life reconsidered discusses his personality, health problems and political career. >> madison was lucky to encounter doctors who told him to exercise. what a modern thing to think. it's often recommended today for people who suffer from epilepsy. >> this month marks john f. kennedy's 100th birthday and sunday at 8:00 p.m., jfk's nephew, steven kennedy smith reflect on my life and career of the 35th president. >> he was a decorated combat veteran. he did believe in a strong military, but he had a much broader conception about what american identity was. he reached out across the aisle, launched the for in 1961, an incredible program for young people started with the alliance for progress and he engaged in the space race. >> for complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> on monday, "washington journal" will be live from the offices of axis, a new foundation founded earlier this year. we will discuss the mission in funding and challenges facing new startups. we will also have the latest news from the white house and capitol hill. "washington