since mondale, the other vice presidents have largely copied the model that mondale created. wrote an article several years ago, at the end of the obama presidency -- i think it was called "the stunning success of vice president biden's vice presidency." i the key was the most successful to turn vice president in the sense he had remain engaged at a high level, throughout the two terms. his relationship with president obama, his involvement, has been sustained up to two terms, and that was really significant. vice president cheney was very influential, particularly in the first bush administration, but less so in the second of initiation -- administration as president bush came to rely much less on his advice. host: let's let our viewers join in. we will open up our regular lines. that means, republicans, your number will be (202) 748-8001. democrats, we want to hear from you at (202) 748-8000. independents, your number will be (202) 748-8002. keep in mind, you can always and us at (202) 748-8003, we are always reading on social media, on twitter at @cspanwj and on facebook a

and walter mondale can't stand it!ause] >> and ronald reagan's america, fasternomy is growing than it has in 30 years. and walter mondale can't stand it! [applause] >> and inflation is the lowest it's been in a dozen years. eight points lower than under walter mondale and income taxes 25% and walter mondale can't stand it! [applause] >> in ronald reagan's america, the crime rate is going down. people can buy cars and houses. and take vacations again. three million small businesses 1980 and started since six and a half million new jobs last 19n created in the months alone. and walter mondale can't stand that either. [applause] of every race, religion, gender and generation are sharing in this progress. we have spent more money to help people in genuine need than any history.ernment in people don't need government to tell them what to do. how to do it. and walter mondale can't stand it. [applause] he's trying to invent another america. a trembling and despairing, miserable america that needs the democratic party to come

and walter mondale can't stand it.plause] inflation is the lowest it's been in a dozen years. interest rates are eight points lower than under carter and mondale. and income taxes have been cut 25%. and walter mondale can't stand it. [applause] in ronald reagan's america, the crime rate is going down. people can buy cars and houses and take vacations again. small businesses have been started since 1980, and 6.5 million new jobs have been created in the last 19 months alone, and walter mondale cannot stand that either. [applause] religion,every race, gender, and generation are sharing this progress. money to helpmore people in genuine need than any other government in history. people do not need government to tell them what to do and how to do it. and walter mondale cannot stand it. [applause] he is trying to invent another america of trembling and despairing, a miserable america that needs the democratic party to come to its rescue. the democrats are doing their best to rebuild the old coalition that elected franklin r

she and walter mondale would lose the general election to gop nominees reagan and george h.w. bush. ♪ ♪ >>> hello! >> ladies and gentlemen of the convention. ladies and gentlemen of the convention. ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my name is gerald geraldine ferraro. i stand before you to proclaim tonight america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. as i stand before the american people and think of the honor this great con evening has vent bestowed upon me, i recall the words of dr. martin luther king jr. who made america stronger by making america more free. he said, occasionally in life, there are moments which cannot be completely explained by words. their meaning can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart. tonight is such a moment for me. my heart is filled with pride. my fellow citizens i proudly acce accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. and -- they're wonderful. and -- and -- i am proud to run with a man who will be one of the great presidents of this century, walter mondale. tonight, the daughter of

mondale.plause and cheers] tonight, the daughter of a woman whose highest goal was a future for her children talks to our nation's oldest party about a future for us all. tonight, the daughter of working americans tells all americans that the future is within our reach, if we're willing to reach for it. [applause and cheers] tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from italy has been chosen -- [applause and cheers] has been chosen to run for president in the new land my father came to love. [applause] our faith that we can shape a better future is what the american dream is all about. the promise of our country is that the rules are fair. if you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of america's blessings. those are the beliefs i learned from my parents. and those are the values i taught my students as a teacher in the public schools of new york city. [applause and cheers] at night, i went to law school. i became an assistant district attorney, and i put my share of criminals

mondale, mondale. >> thank you very much.dale.e, mondale, >> thank you very much, thank you very much. thank you very, very much. my fellow democrats, my fellow americans, i accept your nomination. [cheering and applause] behind us now is the most wide open race and political history. it was noisy, but our voices were heard. stamina was but our tested. heat wast, but the passion and not anger. it was a roller coaster, but it made me a better candidate and it will make me a stronger president of the united states. [cheering and applause] i do not envy the drowsy harmony of the republican party. [laughter] they squelched debate, we welcomed it. wey denied differences, appreciated them. they are uniform. we are united. [cheering and applause] they are a portrait of privilege and we are a mirror of america. [cheering and applause] look at us here tonight. asian,nd-white, hispanic, native and immigrant, young and old, urban and rural, male and female, from yuppie to lunch pail, from sea to shining sea we are all here tonight in th

in this month in july, the convention which nominated jimmy carter and senator mondale for presidentice president. what we want to do now is analyze what happened in that convention. try and tell you something about what this means for the election , what this means for the years of a new administration if this comes to power. howard penniman, what does jimmy carter really stand for in this election? howard: he stands for a number of things i think. richard: other than the decency and the rest that was described in his speech. howard: he stands for unity within the democratic party. he is somewhere in the center of that party, a little bit maybe to the left of center. he stands for the things that can unify a once badly divided party. he stands for i think racial -- improvement in racial conditions, greater equality. from minority groups. -- for minority groups. at a time when the north and south are now much closer together than they have been in the last 30 years, on precisely this issue began dividing them in 1948. he stands for, on the economic side, for a good deal of relatively

mondale.ause] tonight, the daughter of a woman whose highest goal was a future for her children, talks to our nation's oldest party about a future for us all. tonight, the daughter of working americans tells all americans that the future is within our reach if we are willing to reach for it. [applause] tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from italy has been chosen -- has been chosen to run for president in the new land my father came to love. [applause] our faith that we can shape a better future is what the american dream is all about. the promise of our country is that the rules are fair. if you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of america's blessings. those are the beliefs i learned from my parents, and those are the values i taught my students as a teacher in the public schools of new york city. [applause] at night i went to law school and became an assistant strict attorney. i put my share of criminals behind bars. i believe if you obey the law, you should be prot

mondale will beat president.ise man once said every one of us is given the gift of life and what a strange gift it is. if it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverish is and saddens. but if it is spent on others it intensifies and beautifies. my fellow americans, we can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others, or only ourselves. (applause) tonight my husband john, and our three children are in this hall with me. to my daughters, donna and laura, and my son john junior, i say my mother did not break faith with me, and i will not break faith with you. (applause) to all the children of america i say, the generation before hours kept faith with us, and like them we will pass onto you a stronger, more just america. thank you. (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ you're w

mondale.ight, the daughter of a woman whose highest goal was a future for her children, talks to our nation's oldest party about a future for us all. tonight, the door to working americans shows all americans that the future is within our reach if we are willing to reach for it. (applause) i tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from italy has been chosen to run for vice president in a land my father came to love. our faith that we can shape a better future is what the american dream is all about. the promise of our country is that the rule are fair. if you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of america's blessings. those are the beliefs i learned from my parents. and those are the values i top my students as a teacher in the public schools are new york city. (applause). at night i went to law school, i became a district attorney and i put my share of criminals behind bars. (applause) i believe, if you obey the law, you should be protected. but if you break the law, you mu

since mondale, the other vice presidents have largely copied the model that mondale created. an article several years ago, at the end of the obama presidency -- i think it was called "the stunning success of vice president biden's vice presidency." i the key was the most successful to turn vice president in the sense he had remain engaged at a high level, throughout the two terms. his relationship with president obama, his involvement, has been sustained up to two terms, and that was really significant. vice president cheney was very influential, particularly in the first bush administration, but less so in the second of initiation -- administration as president bush came to rely much less on his advice. host: let's let our viewers join in. we will open up our regular lines. that means, republicans, your number will be (202) 748-8001. democrats, we want to hear from you at (202) 748-8000. independents, your number will be (202) 748-8002. keep in mind, you can always and us at (202) 748-8003, we are always reading on social media, on twitter at @cspanwj and on facebook at face

then vp, so was mondale, now, biden is much more formidable against trump than mondale was against reagan. but the sale of the ticket was geraldine ferraro, and my father recognized it as what it could be a beautiful chance to show what the country is about. >> we will have a new president of the united states. a democrat, born not to the blood of kings but to the blood of pie they abuy ne -- she will magnificent stroke a whole new frontier for the united states. >> he ends with saying it will happen if we make it happen. if you and i make it happen. i ask you now, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, for the good of us all, for the good of this nation, for the family of america and for the love of god, please make this nation remember how futures are built. if the same message, the call to the collective, that we are seeing now. the third wow. i was just about 14 years old. when that happened and i was sitting next to again, mrs. mondale, and i remember her grabbing my hand and being wowed, because nobody knew who pop was. he was a new governor. just, this guy, this upstart. g >>

the small town where chris mondale was raised. live in elmore.n queens, there are 2000 people on one block. [laughter] you would think we would be different, but we are not. children walk to school in elmore past grain elevators. in queens, they passed by subway stops. live, theirere they future depends on education, and their parents are willing to do those schoolsmake as good as they can be. [applause] [cheering] in elmore, there are family farms. in queens, small businesses. but the men and women who run them all take pride in supporting their families through hard work and initiative. on the fourth of july in elmore, they hang flags out on main queens, they fly them over grand avenue. but all of us love our country and stand ready to defend the freedoms that it represents. [applause] americans want to live by the same set of rules. but under this administration, against tooe raised many of our people. year not right that every the sheriff's taxes paid by individual citizens tax is going up, while the one by large corporations is getting small

vice presidentr walter mondale in the general election . [applause] ♪ >> thank you. ♪ thank you. ♪ you, thank you very much. ♪ ♪ youhank you very much thank thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. ♪ thank you all very much. thank you. thank you all very much. thank you. thank you. mr. chairman -- [crowd chanting] thank you very much. , visser vice president, delegates to this convention, and fellow citizens, 75 days. thepe we enjoy a victory size of the heart of texas. [applause] nancy and i extend our deep thanks to the lone star state and the big d, the city of dallas. [applause] four, for all of their -- for, for all their warmth and hospitality. four years ago i did know every duty of the office and not long ago i learned about new ones from the first-graders of the corpus christi school in chambersburg, pennsylvania. [applause] little leah klein was asked by her teacher to describe my duties. she said the president goes to meetings, he helps the animals, the president gets frustrated, he ta

mondale and mr. hart is great.m struggle with the cross winds and cross fires of in public service. i think they will both 10 to try faithfully. i'm elated that for the first a woman will be recommended to share our ticket. throughout this campaign i have ried to offer leadership to democratic party and nation. moments i done some good, offered some service, some some light, healed wounds, recontinuedled some h e or in any way along the way helped somebody, then has not been in vain. [applause] >> my friends who loved and for a god who nd spaerd me and family who eternally i'm grateful. in word or ents ttitude there was appear error you caused anyone discomfort, caused someone tears that was not my choice. if i did please forgive me. it to my head and not to my heart. [applause] am -- my head so limited, boundless in its love not a human family, i'm perfect servant. i'm a public servant. against the odds as i develop and serve patient. god is not tpbd about me yet. -- not finished with me yet. has taught me much en

mondale and mr. hart is great.watched them struggle with the crosswinds and crossfires of being public servants, and i believe they will both continue to try to serve us faithfully. i am elated by the knowledge that for the first time in our history a woman, geraldine , ferraro, will be recommended to share our ticket. [applause] throughout this campaign, i've tried to offer leadership to the democratic party and the nation. if, in my high moments, i have done some good, offered some service, shed some light, healed some wounds, rekindled some hope, or stirred someone from apathy and indifference, or in any way along the way helped somebody, then this campaign has not been in vain. [applause] for friends who loved and cared for me, and for a god who spared me, and for a family who understood, i am eternally grateful. if, in my low moments, in word, deed or attitude, through some error of temper, taste, or tone, i have caused anyone discomfort, created pain, or revived someone's fears, that was not my truest self. i

he wanted to follow in mondale's footsteps but also expand the role. >> host: what did obama think ofbiden's media gap throughout the eight years? what did obama think of biden 's media gap.the eight years? >> there were quite a few, the still occurring today. but i think on the whole, obama was very generous about that. it didn't really mean that much to obama, he was able to look past them. obama was a was looking at the long game. wasn't thing about the ups and downs of the day of the moment. he wanted to see what he could do for america long-term. so these little blips in the road that occurred because biden misspoke or biden got ahead of him a little bit on some issues were not really that important. because the big picture, obama had some place he wanted to get any did not want to get distracted. see what was biden always eyeing the presidency from his seat as vp? >> guest: that's a hard question. i think it was probably in his mind all the time. it was in his mind before he became vice president we know he ran before, he didn't do too well. the presidency has always been someth

this month in july, the convention nominated jimmy carter and chris mondale for president and vice president want to analyze what happened in that convention. years ofeans for the administration. , what does jimmy carter really stand or? howard: jimmy carter stands for -- richard: other than the decency of the rest of the speech. stands for unity within the democratic party. somewhere in the center of that party, maybe to the left of center. he stands for the things that could unify a once badly divided party. instands for improvement racial conditions, greater equality. at a time when the north and south are now much closer together than they have been. precisely this issue began ing in 1948. on the economic side he stands for a good deal of relatively limited reform. it will increase the expenditures of the national government in the welfare field. the national health program. the forms from the aid to the unemployed. in theind of things decr governor or state chief executive to be president since franklin roosevelt they have tended to come out of the legislature. carter seems to be very i

and walter mondale always told me the key thing was there was trust. i liked that moment at the beginning when vice president biden talked about his relationship with barack obama and he said he wanted her just like he was for obama to be that last voice in the room, to be the one that he listened to, that would have his back. >> senator amy klobuchar of minnesota ran her own strong democratic campaign for president. senator, i really appreciate you being here tonight. i know that one of the things you're working on in the senate right now is the issue of protecting the postal service, protecting vote by mail. as this evolves over the next few days, we'd love to have you back to talk specifically about that because it seems like that's really coming to a head. >> i'll take you up with postmaster dejoy, or as i call him, postmaster no joy for anyone looking for their mail. you can't have more delays. they've got to come back to the table so we can work on an agreement and get the funding we need for our elections and states as well as the postal service

mondale was in a very uphill battle and at the end of the day was really trounced in that election.ot make a difference that you can see i having a woman on the ticket. we don't know, of course, whether he would have done worse. it's hard to imagine, if he had not had a woman on the ticket, but in that sense it was a real, let's try something completely out-of-the-box. when john mccain was running, again, he was behind in the polls and he wanted to -- he knew that he was going to be running against a history-making candidate, barack obama. he was looking for something that would also set his candidacy apart. what happened in that race, i think, was a fundamental misunderstanding of the gender gap. he chose a woman as his running mate thinking in some ways that he could bring along some of the disgruntled hillary clinton supporters who were disappointed with her not receiving the nomination that year. course, thisas, of is not a -- as much about the gender of the candidate, it is really about the party. and moderate to liberal democratic women were not going to support john mccain an

and mondale understood the vice president was a guy who is not somebody who worked at the discretionof the president but was selected with the president so could not be fired. he was the man who had to stand up and tell the president the truth. had to speak truth to power. biden understood that as well and wanted to follow mondo's footsteps. but also expand the role. >> host: what did obama think of biden's media gap throughout the years? >> guest: there quite a few as well though. they are still occurring today. i think on the whole, obama was very generous about them. they didn't really mean that much to obama. he was able to look past them. obama was looking at the long game. he wasn't thinking about the ups and downs of the day or the moment pretty one to see what he could do for america long-term. so these little blips in the road that occurred because biden misspoke or biden got ahead of him a little bit on some issues were not really that important. because in the big picture, obama had someplace he wanted to get. and he did not want to get distracted by the small step. >> was

k.th joel "thetein, the author of white house vice presidency: the path to significance, mondale to biden guest: good to be with you. thanks for having me. host: i will go right into your most

beginning with the presidency ofjimmy carter, vice presidency of walter mondale. part of the presidents inner circle. so he or she functions as an across—the—board adviser and a troubleshooter for the president. vice president biden was a very influential vice president because as you say, he was the last person in the room. he had the chance, the last chance really, to change president 0bama is mind. he also took on important assignments from the president. how do you see the dynamic betweenjoe biden and kamala harris, given that only months ago they were slugging it out against each other for the democratic nomination. i think as with any sort of relationship, it's a relationship that has to develop over time. and it has to develop based upon bidens leadership style, based on the trust that the two of them have in each other. based on president bidens sense that vice president harris gives good advice and does a good job. and taken on the assignments given to her. some vice presidents have influenced because the president has bought that their advice wasn't part

yeah and obviously walter mondale choosing geraldine ferraro was a bit of a hail mary pass clear what do you think what do you make of it. well i'm very excited about coming being our nominee because i feel that it's not so much about her bringing out the vote or whatever it's really about the team what does this new team look like to us as democrats who's coming back are we going to get back on track when joe biden was barack obama's vice presidential nominee we saw well this is what the team is going to look like it's going to be the senator with all this experience and he knows how to build coalitions and all that and so i think with senator harris as well she's an awesome pick because i want to see a really strong team come back into the white house that's what's most important to me. how about the age issue with v.p. biden clarity do you think that this addresses that. yeah you know he's a little old and so were a lot of people in the running like bernie sanders and donald trump is not a spring chicken either so it's funny how we're seeing these top candidates well in their seven

in 1984 democrat geraldine ferraro who ran with walter mondale and in 2008 republican sarah palin who ran with john mccain. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend

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in 1984, democrat geraldine ferraro who ran with walter mondale and sara pailen who ran with john mccain. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> next, a visit to the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. an exhibit marking the cen ten val of the 19th amendment using images of early suffrage leaders, miss lemay shows how the movement interacted with the abolitionist and tetraum presen movement. >> welcome to the national portrait gallery. i'm kate lemay, the curator of votes for women, a portrait of persistence. for this exhibition i worked about 3 1/2 years researching and teaching myself this history and finding all the objects. in the exhibition we have 124 objects of which there are 63 portraits and i was hoping to commemorate the 19th amendment and tell the history of the 19th amendment and how women lobbied to get this amendment passed and ratified, but also ask questions about it and ask what does it do and what does it not do. and why 1965 and the vote rights act is considered another sort of part two of the 19th amendment. if you'll follow me i

especially thank you for choosing as my running mate the best partner any president ever had, fritz mondale. [applause] president carter: with gratitude and with determination, i accept your nomination. [cheers and applause] president carter: and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform that you have hammered out at this convention. [applause] president carter: fritz and i will mount a campaign that defines the real issues, a campaign that responds to the intelligence of the american people, a campaign that talks sense. and we're going to beat the republicans in november! [applause] president carter: we'll win because we are the party of a great president who knew how to get reelected, franklin delano roosevelt. [applause] president carter: and we are the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give 'em hell -- harry truman. [applause] president carter: and as truman said, he just told the truth and they thought it was hell. [laughter] president carter: and we're the party of a gallant man of spirit -- john fitzgerald kennedy. [applause] president carter: and we're the

in 1984 democrat geraldine ferraro who ran with walter mondale and in 2008 republican sarah palin who ran with john mccain. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next, a visit to the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. in the second of a two-part program, historian kate clarke lemay gives american history tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the white house, ms. lemay explores the national women's party tactics under the leadership of alice paul. >> hi, i'm kate lemay, and i'm the curator of votes for women, a portrait of persistence, which is an exhibition on view at the national portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. and i'm standing in front of what we call our title treatment. it's a large blowup of headwig lik riker who was a german born actress. during the finnish or the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington, d.c., andst that just one event of the long suffrage movement that this exhibition highlights, and we have 124 objects th

especially thank you for choosing as my running mate the best partner any president ever had, fritz mondale[applause]

fritz mondale and i will put on a campaign, we we'll put on a campaign that response the intelligence of the american people. a campaign that is sound. and we are going to beat the republicans. well win because we are the party of a great president who knew how to get reelected, franklin eleanor roosevelt. and we are the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give them hell, harry truman. and as truman said, just told the truth and they thought it was hell. and we are the party of a gallant man, john fitzgerald kennedy. and we are the party of a great leader of compassion, lyndon johnson. and the party of a great man who should have been president, who would've been one of the greatest presidents in history, hubert her racial horn blow or humphrey. i have appreciated what this kitchen convention has set up, a great man who epitomizes the democratic party, and i would like to say that we are also the party of senator edward kennedy. i would like to say a personal word to senator kennedy. ted, you are a tough competitor and a superb campaigner, and i can attest to that. your spee

--tate that ronald reagan you had a candidate in mondale from there but could not win it in minnesota. we have done three poles in the last weeks that have shown president trump tied or within the margin of error, so we feel very good about that. wisconsin. we are in good shape in michigan. we have had two poles in the last week that have had us within a couple of points, so we feel good there. as the economy recovers, particularly michigan, we think that is a state that holds a lot of promise. don't just take my word for it. biden is spending there. they are in trouble there. pennsylvania is a big one. that is a state that, admittedly, we won that one, so it is a little bit cheaper to spend and focus on other areas. we will win pennsylvania. he is the one who directed us to go back and back, and that worked out for him. the polls have shown us tied or slightly ahead. so democrats have some challenges. they have to sweep all of you are of those who have a chance of winning. bob: jason, this convention is going to feature many members of the trump family, judge mary barry. you saw her

in 1984, democrat geraldine ferraro, who ran with walter mondale, and in 2008, republican sarah palin, who ran with john mccain. watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 eastern, and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next on american history tv, three authors explore the role of men in the women's suffrage movement and the reasons these men supported the 19th amendment. this national archives event is one of a series associated with their exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. >> well, good evening. welcome to the william g. mcgowan theater at the national archives. i'm debra wall. deputy archivist of the united states and i'm pleased you could join us for tonight's program, whether you're here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or c-span. tonight's discussion of women's suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of the series events related to our current exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. our partners are the 2020 women's vote centennial initiative, and the one woman one vot

she was running with walter mondale. that's followed by sarah palin's acceptance speech to run with john mccain in 2008 then the u.s. house historian shows us photos of women who have held offices in congress since 1917. coming up on cspan3. >> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on cspan3, explore our nation's past. cspan3. created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> new york congresswoman ferraro was the first woman nominate d by a major party by presidential ticket. up next, she accepts the vice presidential nomination at the 1984 democratic national convention in san francisco. she and walter mondale would lose the general election to gop nominees reagan and george h.w. bush. ♪

and vice president mondale really made the modern vpice presidency. and each successive vice president has had a more and more powerful role in their white houses. and joe biden waspresident, as was dick cheney, as was al gore. they become governing partners for the president. the person that the president oftentimes has turned to. certainly better than an in-law. the relationship is one that tends to grow over time. ronald reagan and george herbert walker bush had a lot of 'em anity between the two of them, but they became very close friends and came to admire each other very much during their working partnership. joe biden is 77 years old, he'll be the oldest president ever inaugurated should he win the election. and so, to some degree, this is an anointment of kamala harris. is that she is the person not named joe biden most likely to be the next democratic president after joe biden. and so that is significant. we have seen the generational turn, at long last, that joe biden will be the last baby boomer on a national ticket inside the democratic pa

he1984 walter mondale knew was going to lose the election. a very, he lost by regrettable margin for democrats. putting geraldine ferraro on the ticket was a way to signal that he stood for change. it wasn't enough. sarah palin, this was a situation where john mccain and the people who worked on john mccain's campaign acknowledged, he didn't know what they were getting with palin, but they were willing to take a shot because they knew they were facing a very uphill. this time around, that is not the case. if you look at the media coverage, if you look at the responses to kamala harris being named vice president, there is no discussion of this being a hail mary pass. this has just been seen as a strong woman put on the ticket because it makes the ticket stronger. cindy.wo -- to you are on with professor lawless. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have been an independent since i started to vote. i don't believe that people should stay in office for years and years. i believe in term limits. i believe we should go to public funding. i wish

i remember when he lost the first debate to mondale. mrs. reagan said let ronnie b ronnie.t i used to get nervous about the tweeting, but now i realize that even though every single one of them does not work, this is a remarkable opportunity for him to communicate with his people. since he isn't -- i think i am understating this -- the most beloved by the press, i don't think he gets a fair interpretation. the only way he can overcome that is by direct communication. he is the president who has directly communicate with the public more than anybody else. he has opened a new way for leaders to communicate with their people. david: that was part of my interview with rudy giuliani, who went on to be a close adviser and supporter of president trump. coming up, we will talk with a former democrat who was a senator from alaska, former republican who was a senator from montana. we will talk about the issues we will see tonight. tonight at 10:00 eastern time, we will be bringing you live coverage of the republican national convention. we expect to hear from the first lady, melania

at the substance of the biden speech. 24 minutes, the shortest speech that we've seen since walter mondale84 -- if the theme is "i'm a decent man" we are not voting for a priest, we are voting for president. this was a convention of grievances, airing of grievances, a festiva's and show about nothing. republicans are looking at this and a we need a message drawing contrast between democrats and republicans, biden and trump, democrats will raise taxes and there will be anarchy in our streets if we continue allow this ticket to actually get to the white house. we will do the opposite, keep taxes low and address the anarchy in our streets, that's what the trump campaign hopes to draw in terms of a contrast when we get to monday. >> tammy: that's a very good example. the american people are the deciders. they're going to watch something that makes them hopeful, give them a sense of why one goes on living, why you take that next step and it's not going to be very difficult for the president to come up with a message that is hopeful, that seems to be his foundational premise from the start. >> i

in 1984, walter mondale tried to jump-start his campaign against incumbent ronald reagan with a historicresident and i found her in jeri ferraro. >> she was forced to disclose her finances and husband's business practices. >> at no time did i violate any trust placed in me by my constituents. >> reporter: in 2008, john mccain aiming for a hail mary tested a governor whom he barely knew for the governor. >> govern sarah palin of the great state of alaska. >> she had a successful rollout, firing up conservatives. she stumbled in interviews raising questions about her knowledge and experience when asked by katie couric what newspaper she read to stay informed about the world. >> i read most of them again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media. >> but which one specifically, i'm curious. >> all of them. any of them. >> andrea mitchell reporting for us. thank you for that. tonight our own kasey hunt is goi kacie hunt is going to be on countdown to the vp pick. that wraps it up for this hour. the reverend al sharpton takes over at the top of the hour. that's coming up next on "

in 1984, walter mondale was free to choose him.ular incumbent ronald reagan. >> tonight is such a moment for me. my heart is filled with pride. my fellow citizens, i proudly accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. >> the first woman nominee for vice president for the democrats did not lead him to victory in 1984, nor did picking the first woman nominee for republicans help john mccain in 2008. >> i love those talking moms, the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull, lipstick. [laughter] >> sarah palin's performance did electrify the convention that year. joe biden's choice of kamala harris is supposed to electrify their base, can she do so without a convention crowd? the first time in modern history. back to you. >> dana: thank you. fun to look back. i want to bring back our panel. quick thoughts from you about what you would like to see or expect to see from kamala harris tonight? jessica, i'll start with you. >> i would like to see kamala harris reintroduce herself to america as joe biden's running

it reminds us of walter mondale in 1984 where he said he was going to raise taxes on everyone, he wasident is trying to do is trick joe biden into that moment. so far joe biden has avoided it. his statement on what the president is talking about, as far as executive orders and having his payroll tax cut, having it be litigated and le e legislated after the election, biden is talking about the importance of social security and seniors. clearly this week the trump campaign is going to try to push the biden campaign into coming out with some position about that. this is interesting because it's after, right, our taxes will be going up after the fact because if, in deed, this is the constitutional question, if companies withhold payroll taxes for the next couple weeks, months, then there will be a decision in december on whether to claw those back. that's the exact debate the trump campaign wants to have. y yasmin. >> it is difficult. give us context especially when it came to obama and roll back certain tax cuts that bush put in place. but that god side lined until 2013 when he had to ad

in 1984, democrat geraldine ferraro, who ran with walter mondale and sarah palin, who ran with john mccain. join american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >> announcer: next, we visit the national archives in washington, d.c. to tour the exhibit rightfully hers, american women and the vote, with museum cur e tcht curator corrine porter. >> hi, i'm corrine porter. i'm the curator here at the national archives museum. before we head into the gallery, i wanted to talk about this out in the lobby in front of the entrance. it has a photograph of the 1913 woman's suffrage march looking up pennsylvania avenue toward the united states capital. it is overlaid with the photograph from the 2017 women's march from pennsylvania avenue as well. it's an intellect linticular so as you walk by, the image changes between the two. we really wanted to have it in the exhibit to help grab the public's attention and also to signal that this is an historic exhibit, but one that continues to have contemporary relevance today. so, let's head now into the gallery where rightfully hers is on displa

i was looking at a lot of folks talk about in the mondale rate when he picked geraldine ferrara. jesse jackson. reverend jesse jackson in 1983 had shirley chim. -- chism. he agreed to have a black woman on the ticket. it was only when we were going to the democratic national convention that mondale in an effort in some ways to break up the rainbow coalition decided to put a woman on the ticket. i wanted to say this path to put a black woman on the ticket has been blazed by black men and black women for years. >> could not agree more. some of you know her as tiffany dubois, but you said at this intersection of entertainment and culture and activism and you have a large following of people who look to you for guidance when it comes to activism. what do you want to see from this ticket? and how do we bridge the coast? you've lived in new york and other places how do we bridge these two coasts and have a through line with what we as a community want to see from this ticket? >> i think all of my sisters here have really enumerated it very clearly. it really ends up being action as a r