michael tackett, who was he talking about? he was talking, of course, about president trump, but i think he was giving a preview of how he plans to spend his next two years in the senate when these issues up. that's what you'll hear him say. and which is what? how will he spend the next two years, do you think? i think he'll spin it in two ways. one, he strategically picked a defense appropriations subcommittee. so that signals that he will do what he can to have a robust defense budget, but also to preserve, as of ukraine aid as he can. also took a slot on the rules committee, which means he'll do everything to protect the institution of the filibuster. let's listen to what the senator had to say. reporters about his plans as a senator and not the leader of the party. i'm going to concentrate on defense and foreign policy. i think this is the most dangerous time since right before world war two. our adversaries in north chinese russians, iran and around proxies are all talking to each other. they have one thing in common. the

. >> reporter: he vented about donald trump to his biographer, michael tackett, who interviewed him overhat's the most courageous thing he did as leader? >> the most courageous thing he did as leader was stand up for aid for ukraine. it wasn't popular within his party. it wasn't popular with donald trump. it wasn't popular with j.d. vance. but he did it anyway. >> what's the most despicable thing he did? >> the most contentious thing he did was to block merrick garland not simply from getting a vote in the senate but from even having a hearing in the senate. >> reporter: mcconnell single-handedly blocked president obama's nomination of merrick garland to the supreme court. >> one of my proudest moments was when i looked at barack obama in the eye and i said, "mr. president, you will not fill this supreme court vacancy." [ applause ] >> reporter: this was the first step in mcconnell's engineering of a conservative super majority on the supreme court. >> what about the way you went about imposing these justices into the system? how do you feel as you look back on your legacy? >> i feel fin

eastern michael tackett looks back on the career and legacy of kentucky senator mitch mcconnell stepped18 congress. he's a deputy washington bureau chief for the associated press author of a new biography entitled the price of power. at 7:00 p.m. eastern american history tv a new series looking at the first 100 days of past presidential terms for this week we focus on the early months of president george washington's first term in 1789. the establishment of the office of the president the formation of a cabinet the first judicial appointment. at 8:00 p.m. eastern lectures in history, william and mary lecturer discusses the history of 1607 jamestown settlement in virginia to preserve and remember the first permanent english settlement in the americas. exploring the american history watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> the supreme court heard oral argument and a case of a texas law requiring age verification for users visiting pornographic websites. the free speech coalition adult indust

michael tackett the book is the price of power how mcconnell mastered the senate, changed america and lost party. thank you very much for the conversation. thank you. it's been my and that was the scene at george washington's inauguration in new york as president. it was april 30th, 1789. that's as it was depicted in the hbo series john adams. well, for the next hour, we'll find out what happened next. in the early months of washington, this first presidential term, this is the start of our new american history tv series. the first 100 days where we explore the accomplishments and setbacks as presidents took office. our guest to explore george washington's early months is matthew costello, who is the chief education officer at the white house historical association. dr. costello, it's april 30th, 1789. george washington did not have a handbook on how to be president, did he? no. and the only thing that he had was the constitution. and that was fairly sparse when it came to laying out exactly what the president should look like or what they should do or how they should act. what does t

michael tackett looks back in the career -- at the career and legacy of mitch mcconnell, who stepped end of the 118th congress. he's the washington, d.c. bureau chief for the associated press. and the author of the book on mcconnell titled the price of power. american history tv looks up the past 100 days -- first 100 days of past presidential terms. we focus on george washington's first term in 1789, including the establishment of the office of president, the formation of the cabinet and the first judicial appointments. amy stallings discusses the history of the 1607 jamestown settlement in virginia, and efforts over the four centuries to preserve the first english settlement in the americas. explore the american story. watch american history tv every weekend on c-span two and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. ♪ >> in his latest book, titled waste land, author robert kaplan focuses on the importance of technology on determining the world's future. he holds a chair in geopolitics at the foreign policy institute. in the chapter n

michael tackett looks on the career and legacy of mitch mcconnell, who stepped down as senate republican leader at the end of the 118th congress. mr. tackett is the deputy washington, d.c. bureau chief for the associated press and author of a new autobiography -- new biography on mcconnell entitled the price of power. this week, we focus on the early months of george's first term in 1789, including the establishment of the office of the president, the formation of a cabinet, and the first judicial appointments. on lectures in history, a college of william and mary lecturer discusses the history of the 1607 jamestown settlement in virginia and efforts to preserve and remember the first permanent english settlement in the americas. exploring the american story. watch american history tv every weekend on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more, including mediacom. >> nearly 30 years ago, mediacom was founded on a powerful idea, bring broadband t