i said, thank you, mrs. bush. that is what i was thinking with my mind. but in my mouth was thinking, whoa, we're really getting it off here. i heard myself say, following up on the fascinating fact that i shot at the same supermarket as her son, i said, he is very tall. i swear peter it is true, but i am sure the first lady was already aware of that fact. now she's looking around for the guy with the tranquilizer and dart gun. she said, he did not just grow this year. thank god. they took the picture, and it was over. i had to get the ridicule from my federal journalist on the way back to the hotel, marveling at my interviewing techniques. wondering what i would ask that lee harvey of what it i had the opportunity. they talk about spontaneous human combustion were people turn into flames and the scientists cannot explain why. i can explain why. sometimes it is your best option but don't so that really is how i became a humor writer. i was not good as a journalist. i must liro did on my own. then i ran it -- i mostly w rote it on my own. i was in and and

obama, mrs. bush, my colleagues from the congress, my beloved friends, what we witnessed today will go down in history. it is the substance of things hoped for and a validation of our dreams. it is the moment of people protested and struggling longed for and what our ancestors believed in. but never to be behold. it is that point of critical mass when an idea becomes so powerful, it leaves the rim of inspiration and becomes invisible, even to the untrained eye. this is an idea whose time has come. when i think about all it took to reach this point, the black civil war veterans who took up the cause many decades ago, the spirited debate and in the long years of silence, the advocates and the opponents. when i think of the plane crash that killed the champion and election of this poor boy from rural alabama, who spent more than half of his congressional career introducing the museum bill only to have it end in a bipartisan effort. and inspired by men and women of faith, you remind me of the words of one

president and mrs. bush were essential. members of the house and the senate and a host of local officials made it happen. this was a true bipartisan effort, echoing this museum's message of unity. what a magnificent location imbued with powerful symbolism. it's a fitting home for this museum, invoking the indelible threads that connect the african-american stories to the american tapestry. even as we break ground in the national mall, i want to ensure the entire country who are watching on webcast that we reach far beyond the nation's capital. if you can't come to us, we come to you. via new technology and through our 170 affiliate museums located around the country and our traveling exhibition. so to the teachers and students who are watching, imagine your schools in a few years and what you might receive in terms of information from this museum. maybe a hologram of martin luther king might walk off the steps of the lincoln memorial and walks right into your classroom. the leaders of tomorrow have the world in the palms of

obama, mrs. bush, my colleagues from the congress, my beloved friends. in history. it is of substance of things so far and a validation of our treatme dreams. it is a moment of people protested and struggled and longed for. it is the moment for our ancestors to believe in. but for the eye never to behold, it is that point when an idea becomes so powerful that it leaves the realm of inspiration and becomes visible, even to the untrained eye. this is an idea whose time has come. when i think about all it took to reach this point, the black civil war veterans who took up the cause many decades ago, the first debate and the long years of silence, advocates and opponents. when i think of that championed and the election this from become become who spent half of a career introducing the museum bill and a bipartisan effort, inspired by men and women of faith, it reminds me of the words of one of my favorite poets. langston hugh. it seems fitting and appropriate here. the name of the forum follows. what happens to a dream deferred? does it dry up like a raisin o

mrs. bush. thinking there was a symbol i. mrs. carter, in reality, wore the dress again that she had worn when her husband was made governor of georgia. mrs. bush just remembers collaborating with the designer michael faircloth and you wanted a pretty party dress. the first lady wants it to be beautiful and comfortable. she wants it to be appropriate. i think appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes. they want to be appropriate for the occasion, appropriate for their age, appropriate for the circumstance and i think appropriate as a symbol of the united states pause we still do look at the first ladies as representing women in the united states. even when she is not functioning in duty hours, she represents the united states. >> let's take a look at some of the first ladies, about four of them, that you featured here at the exhibit and talk about their roles. >> wonderful. it's this way. before you walk into this room, though, you have a quote from first lady michelle

i don't think the militia responsible for the likely torturing to death of mr bush will be held account but there's a lot of interesting political games going on in libya it seems to me very clearly is that why this focus now on this one militia is because there's a tiny militia there's entirely people are holding saif al islam and the west especially the i.c.c. are very fearful about what this one tiny militia are going to do with saif al islam saif islam doesn't have access to a solicitor as far as i know and he hasn't said anything publicly so i think for this entirely is that saif al islam in their custody is the biggest power play that they've got to use in libya so i think this is the great agenda of what's going on right now with this latest development but nonetheless mr bush does seem to being tortured to death who is the former ambassador to france. protests have been raging across europe against last week's signing of a new copyright treaty between forces intellectual property law. on the internet opponents say the international actor documenting forces censorship is a violat

this is the great agenda of what's going on right now with this latest development but nonetheless mr bush does seem to have been tortured to death who is the former ambassador to france. protests have been raging across europe against last week signing of a new copyright treaty between forces intellectual property law on the internet opponents say the international act of documenting forces censorship is a violation of human rights bottom reports more demonstrations are expected over the weekend. the streets may be snowy but here in sweden the heat is being turned up in that most modern of political debates surrounding internet freedom protests have been called here in the capital as part of a wider reaction in europe and the u.s. against laws perceived to infringe on the public's access to the internet but target this time actor the anti counterfeiting trade agreement signed by countries around the world the people behind the law point out that it's important to try and protect the copyright of the people who make music to make video and distribute it around the world if you say well eve

look at what's happening with this latest development something interesting arises why is it that mr bush is killing has been fingered at the tiny militia when we know that the permanent representative to the united nations under the gadhafi regime that's a doctor. has been tortured by a militia in tripoli has been visited by the red crescent and now it's disappeared in in the hands of another militia in tripoli so i've been looking through the human rights watch website i've been looking through the amnesty web site and there's not one mention of missed the board but here but here pops up the torsional estimates the rubbish now what it seems to be very clearly is that why this focus now on this in tiny militia is because there's a tiny militia there's entirely people holding saif al islam and the west especially the i.c.c. are very fearful about what this one tiny militia are going to do with saif al islam saif al islam hasn't had access to us the list as far as i know and he hasn't said anything publicly so i think for this entire knees that saif al islam in their in their custody is th

. >> mr. bushg up a $4 trillion debt. >> he said it's the economy, stupid. his greatest triumph turned against him. >> in i just called governor clinton and offered my congratulations. >> we jumped in about 19% of the vote. >> and all of them might have gained. >> start out with mr. rogers and it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, then you had john wayne. and put them together you've got george herbert walker bush. >> during his final days he worked to recognize american who's he thought made a difference. >> a suck he isful life is one that includes serving others. >> because he felt it was worth it to keep triggering people to think differently about what they thought and believe is success in their lives. >> one thing is for sure, dinot lack for inspiration or support during those four years. so whether we got some things right, history can make that determination. >> up next, what does a former president do after life in the white house? here is a hint. visit the rockies. it's even br than

she came with mrs. bushmillie the dog and anna perez her press secretary, they had a chat and mrs. bush turned to whitney and said would you like to see the house and whitney turned to me and smiled and said "yes i would." >> it's funny having this image of whitney houston and her height of super stardom with barbara bush, two very different but powerful ladies. what was it like for whitney houston with the bushes. tell us about that. >> she had gthink she really en time. president george h.w. bush is a very warm man and he just, there were no cameras in there, there were photos taken but once the kament rahs left he sat down and spent real time with whitney and her family. >> really? >> i think she really appreciated that and mrs. bush coming over and giving a tour. i remember, i went up with them and she and mrs. bush stood outside on that balcony outside i think it's the lincoln bedroom in the white house and did an imaginary wave as if there were throngs of people on the south lawn of the wlous. it was p

mr. reagan was shot. george bushnd the helicopter as he was coming back from texas on the south lawn of the white house because as he put it only the president lands on the south lawn. george bush would not advance himself at the expense of the wounded president. >> george bush was as loyal and as sensitive to president reagan as he could possibly be. >> when george bush was vice president, he did for president reagan most of the protocol trips. he would go to funerals. he got to know the world leader intimately before he became president. >> it was at the funeral of soviet leader children neco that he met mek kyle gorbachev. >> he was different than any soviet that i had known. proved to be correct. >> when bush decide to do run for president he used television advertising to sharpen his image. >> i was responsible for doing the ads. he had a great sense of humor. he would say how are you going to help me be president? i am already vice president. you want to be president you can't do it without me. >> living in rea

>> i have. >> i actually had a chance to see a snip pet of it when mrs. bushsted prime minister berlusconi at the white house. they came and did some entertainment for a few minutes. those are actually -- i think those are the guys. it was fabulous. i highly recommend the show. greg? >> i saw the jersey boys, but it wasn't a play. i have no idea how i got in there. i woke up. >> i do not want to know about that. >> i saw this on the web. it's prosecute break.com. you got to see this to believe it. it's a stadium, football stadium made entirely of food. at some point they're going to show it. this is all like m and ms, potato chip, hot dogs, twinkies, slim jims, chocolate and it's about 110,000 calories. if a vegan looked at this, they would drop dead. >> i love that. i mean the food. >> doughnut, you maim it. this is what makes america great. >> you're right. >> this is testifily first world problem. >> yes. >> it really is. >> actually, i'm small enough that that is normal size. >> i wonder if they had pete's? >> those are vienna sausages. >> i love those pig

mr. bush's recess appointments? that you know of? >> i don't know congressman but none were made in the circumstances here. >> okay, so you don't know. the nlrb ensures protection of workers non, and union alike. now slide six, it shows the nlrb protects the right to form or join a union, the right to bargain for wages and benefits and the right to good working conditions and the right to take action with coworkers to improve working conditions. now, mr. pinkus, you are hear representing the chamber of commerce correct? and chamber represents business interests, correct? >> yes. >> and on behalf of those interests it usually does not lobby for greater restrictions on companies, right? >> i do not represent the chamber in connection with labor issues. >> but you represent the company management of some of the most powerful companies in the country, right? >> i don't with respect to to any labor law issues. >> what about with respect to corporate policy? >> i have clients that are individuals. i have clients that are companies. >> hasn

the bush library and museum, andy card, acting dean of the bush school of government and public service. can we give him a whoop! [ whoop ] mr. card was appointed july of 2011. he's formally dean card served as chief of staff to george w. bush from 2000 to 2006. during the bush administration, he was assistant to the president, deputy chief of staff and the 11th secretary of transportation. thank you, sir. [ applause ] >> thank you. i'll give you a boston accented howdy. it's great to see you. and it is a spectacular program tonight, and we appreciate warren finch welcoming us all here. yes, i'm the acting dean of the bush school, and the bush school at texas a&m is a graduate school. we're turning out the finest and best graduates that go into public service. we're so proud of the quality of the students and the performance of the graduates because they have earned a great reputation for that school. but i'm not here tonight to talk about the bush school. i am here tonight to pay praise to president bush, and i appreciate him bringing his library and museum and creating the school here at texas a&m, but this is really a pre

president bush was wonderful with whitney in the oval office, and whitney was wise to ask to see mrs. bushe house. >> what did president bush and whitney houston discuss? >> they talked about the -- president bush was always funny. he listens to a lot of country western music, but he did know whitney houston's music because she was so outstanding and she was such a great superstar, and she was a crossover talent. you know, there were millions of people around the world singing her songs and listening to her music. the president was honored to have her at the white house and he talked about her family and talked to her about his family, and she asked questions about at the time they had a dog named milly, she asked about milly the dog and it was just a wonderful, warm conversation. and then a few months after that she had a great hbo concert at the norfolk naval air base. my buddy craig ray and i did some work with her on that hbo special called welcome home heroes, where she welcomed home heroes from the persian gulf war. it was one of the highest rated hbo specials at the time. what a tal

and mrs. bush, just remembers collaborating with the designer, michael fair cloth and you wanted a pretty party dress. the first lady wants it to be beautiful, she wants it to be comfort, and she wants it to be appropriate. and appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes, they want it to be appropriate for the occasion, appropriate for their age and appropriate for the first lady. even when she's not functioning in duty hours, she represents the united states. >> this is american history tv on cspan3. we're featuring in hours on our nation's first ladies. up next, eleanor roosevelt from 1953. >> this was a 15-minute public affairs program broadcast on cbs from 1951 to 1955. the program discussed news issues of the day and featured guests such as elected officials, foreign dignitaries and other prominent officials. guests were questioned from journalists like cbc, and the tribune. eleanor roosevelt was first lady of the united states from 1933 to 1945 after president franklin

>> the '88 campaign was a tough battle for bush. >> mr. vice-president, jimmy carter has called this the worst campaign ever. >> george bush supported cutbacks in american education. >> his revolving door prison furloughs gave furloughs to murderers. america can't afford that risk. >> distorting my record, full of lies and he knows it. >> whoever started down this road first of negative campaigning, the american people from all reports coming to us, are completely fed up. >> america can't afford that risk. >> in terms of negative campaigning, you know, i don't want to sound like a kid in a school yard, he started it. >> george bush would defeat michael dukakis in a landslide. >> the people have spoken. >> still to come, how president bush used his personal diplomatic experience to deal with old enemies and new threats. >> announcer: meet mary. she loves to shop online with her debit card, and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts and stole her hard-earned money. now meet jack. enough to enjoy

and mrs. bush just remembering collaborating with the designer, michael faircloth, and wanted a pretty party dress. i think what women -- the first lady wants it to be beautiful. she wants it to be comfortable. she wants it to be appropriate. i think appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes. they want to be appropriate for the occasion, appropriate for their age, appropriate for the circumstance, and i think appropriate as a symbol of the united states. because we still do look at the first lady as representing women in the united states. even when she's not functioning in duty hours, she represents the united states. >>> all day monday, american history tv is featuring america's first ladies. who to you think was our most influential first lady? vote and join the conversation with us on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. >>> next, william fowler on his book "american crisis: george washington and the dangerous two years after yorktown, 1781 to 1783." the author details gener

and mrs. bush just remembers collaborating with the designer, michael faircloth. and wanted a pretty party dress. the first lady wants it to be beautiful. she wants it to be comfortable. she wants it to be appropriate. i think appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes. they want to be appropriate for the occasion, appropriate for their age, appropriate for the circumstance, and think appropriate as a symbol of the united states because we still do look at the first ladies representing women in the united states, even when she's not functioning in duty hours, she represents the united states. >>> all day monday, american history tv is featuring american's first ladies. who do you think was our most influential first lady? vote and join the conversation with us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. >>> each week on american artifacts we visit the center for education and leadership across the street from ford's theater where john wilks booth shot president lincoln as he enjoyed the play "our american cousin." the center is the newest addition

sentimental reasons wore a dress again that she had worn when her husband was made governor of georgia and mrs. bush just remembers collaborating with the designer michael fair cloth and she want add pretty party dress. i think what women -- the first lady wants it to be beautiful. she wants it to be comfort about. she wants it to be appropriate. appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes. they want to be appropriate for the occasion, appropr f

mr bush could you tell us about the purpose of your visit just syrian you know sweetie. the main objective of my visit to syria is to see the situation firsthand he said as you know the russian state duma issued a statement on the situation in syria ten days ago speaking strongly against outside interference in syria's affairs and against the un and its security council siding with one of the parties in this civil conflict i do think that we also believe that the syrian government should not be the only side obliged to lay down their weapons and that we armed groups of opposing the government should do the same and my task here is to conduct negotiations with the representatives of the authorities and the opposition to get a clearer picture of the situation and to give a report to the chairmen and deputies of the state duma remembers as you know for the russians closely follow the situation in syria despite all the heated arguments in view of the upcoming presidential election united russia for the ruling party and the opposition spoke in unison on this matter of those w

mrs. bush, doddy bush ever comes, please, bring her up to the white house, i'd love to have her. i found that extraordinarily generous that she would get us all upstairs, and she was just a lovely person, and i don't think she got the credit she was due. >> she's also, she defies the labels, because she is on one hand a traditionalist, she obviously cared passionately about making life for her husband better, but she cared about making life for everyone better, so she was also an activist. >> well, we both are that way, so stop it. >> i'm suggesting you have a lot in common. >> oh, good. oh, good. >> i did get to show ladybird around the white house. linda brought her in a wheelchair, and by then she had a stroke and couldn't speak anymore, but she still was so expressive, the way she always was, where if she saw the portrait of her husband, she sort of put her arms out like that, or at the door, the doorman was a retired maitre d', had been the maitre d' when the johnsons lived there and linda brought her up and she got in the wheelchair and mr. german fell into her arms, the ma

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