[ laughter ] >> that's mr. cuba man who came up through the negro leagues and became the first black player to suit up for the cubs and one of the greatest hitters of all time. and in the process ernie became known as much for his 500 home runs as his cheer and optimism and eternal faith that some day the cubs would go all the way. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> and that's -- that's serious belief. that is something that even a white sox fan like me can respect. but he is just a wonderful man and a great icon of my hometown. speaking of sports dean smith is one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history, but his successes go far beyond xs and os, even as he won 76% of his games he graduated 96% of his players. he popularized the idea of pointing to the basket. he did have the good sense to give the ball to a 19-year-old kid named michael jordan. although they used to joke that the only person whoever held michael under 20 was dean smith. [ laughter ] >> while coach smith couldn't join us today due to an

that's mr. cub. the man who came up through the negro leagues making $7 a day and became the first black player to suit up for the cubs and one of the greatest hitters of all time. and in the process, ernie became known as much for his 512 home runs as for his cheer and his optimism and his eternal faith that some day the cubs would go all the way. and that's serious belief. that is something that even a white sox fan like me can respect. but he is just a wonderful man and a great icon of my hometown. speaking of sports, dean smith is one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history, but his successes go far beyond xs and os. even as he won 78% of his games, he graduated 96% of his players. the first coach to use multiple defenses in a game, he was the pioneer who popularized the idea of pointing to the passer. after a basket, players should point to the teammate who passed them the ball. and with his first national title on the line, he did have the good sense to give the ball to a 19-year

known as mr. cub, he played an extraordinary 19 seasons with the chicago cubs. he was named to 11 all-star teams, hit over 500 home runs, and won back-to-back most valuable player honors. ernie banks was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1977 and will forever be known as one of the most dynamic power hitters and dynamic players of all time. [ applause ] [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> benjamin bradlee. [ applause ] >> a titan of journalism, benjamin bradlee is one of the most respected new s men of our generation. testing the limits of a free press during his tenure as executive editor of the "washington post," he oversaw coverage of the watergate scandal and successfully challenged the federal government over the right to publish the pentagon papers. his passion for accuracy and unyielding pursuit of truth continue to set the standard for journalism. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> the honorable william j clinton. [ applause ] >> among the finest publicer is vanths of our time, president clinton argued cases for the people of arkansas, served his state in the g

that's mr. cubom the white house east room, it is my pleasure to introduce you to mr. cub hall of famer, ernie banks. mr. banks, thank you so much for being with us. give us your thoughts on this incredible day. >> it was so incredible. i'm just overwhelmed by this day here. to be with all these people, to be with the president, and to have this award passed on to me is certainly a great joy. i mean, it's something i'll never forget. >> you were the cubs' first black player, by way of the legendary kansas city monarchs and the negro leagues, and you dealt with racism. on your way up today, the nation's first african-american president awarded you the presidential medal of freedom. it must be a remarkable moment, not just as an american, but also as a black american. >> that's correct. and what i did today, i'll let you in on a little secret, i presented him with the jackie robinson bat. and jackie, as you know, and he was the first black to play in the major league. so my life is, really a happy mom

we saw mr. cub from the president's adopted hometown of chicago. happy moment, the president now heads off across the river to arlington, dell. >> mike thank you very much. >>> coming up a florida congressman goes to court on drug charges. that story and much more when al jazeera america returns. interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their >> here are the stories we're following. >> find out what happened and what to expect. >> international outrage. >> a day of political posturing. >> every morning from 5 to 9am al jazeera america brings you

not far behind that is oprah winfrey, people from the world of sports ernie banks, mr. cub from the president's adopted hometown of chicago. sally ride, posthumously, the first american female in space, and arturo sandoval, a noted trumpeter, a defector from cuba, who has provided millions with the joy of listening to his performances on the trumpet, he happens to be a personal favorite of mine. that happened in the east room, a day of joy and solemnity for president obama. >> mike viqueira at the white house. mike, thank you very much. some items from jfk's funeral will be on display for the first time special artifacts including a flag draped over the president's casket, and clothes worn by those who went to the funeral part of the exhibit "a nation remembers" that opens friday and goes through president's day. >>> iran's supreme leader is speaking out about talks on his country's nuclear program. he said there are limits to what iran is willing to concede. white house officials say it will be very hard to reach an agreement this week. the comments coming as negotiations

at the white house, president obama honored former president bill clinton, loretta lynn, and mr. cub, ernie banks. the president also honored oprah winfrey, one of his staunchest earliest backers in his bid for president. >> her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. >> by the way president john f. kennedy established the award 50 years ago. he was killed before ever getting to give a single medal out. >>> let's turn to our tweter question now for today. so we learned this week there might be a sequel to it's a wonderful life. i don't understand that. that's the not type of movie we thought deserved a follow-up. but it's not the only one like that. what movie shouldn't have a sequel some #way too special. it's getting responses of great movies that had sequels that were so bad they should have never made them. so you can go in either direction. we'll have the best answers later in the show. still ahead, alex rodriguez making noise about his arbitration hearing and not a happy man. why he walked out and does not plan to

among the honorees were baseball hall of famer ernie banks-- mr. cub.men's rights activist gloria steinem. ben bradlee of the "washington post." country music star loretta lynn. and former president bill clinton. >> his foundation and global initiative have helped to save or improve the lives of literally hundreds of millions of people and, of course,ing i am most grateful for his patience during the endless travels of my secretary of state. (laughter) >> reporter: mr. obama told another honoree they have something in common. >> early in oprah winfrey's career her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. (laughter) i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. (laughter) >> pelley: the presidential medal of freedom was created by john f. kennedy 50 years ago, but he never got to present it before he was assassinated. on that day, clint hill made a hero wick attempt to save kennedy's life. he'll tell us his story next. to a goal of under 100. way to go, crestor! yeah! getting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol

and the fans as mr. cub played an extraordinary 19 seasons with the chicago cubs touring which he was named to 11 all-star games, hit over 500 home runs and won back to back most valuable player honors. ernie banks was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1977 and he will forever be known as one of the finest power hitters and most dynamic players of all- time. [applause] [laughter] [applause] benjamin bradlee. [applause] a titan of journalism, benjamin is one of the most respected newsman of his generation. after serving our nation in world war ii, ben bradlee went on to defend liberty here at home. testing the limits of a free press during his tenure as executive editor of "the washington post," he oversaw coverage of the watergate scandal and successfully challenged the federal government over the right to publish the pentagon papers. his passion for accuracy and unyielding pursuit of truth continue to set the standard for journalism. [applause] [applause] the honorable william j clinton. [applause] am

known to fans as mr. cublayed an extraordinary 19 seasons with the chicago cubs during which he was named to 11 all-star teams, hit over 500 home runs and won back to back most valuable player honors. he was elected to the hall of fame in 1977 and will foreveren known as one of the most dynamic power hitters and dynamic players of all-time. [ applause ] >> that looks pretty good. [ applause ] >> benjamin bradlee. [ applause ] >>> a titan of journalism. benjamin bradlee is one of the most respected newsmen of his generation. he went on to defend liberty here at home after world war ii. he oversaw coverage of the watergate scandal and successfully challenged the federal government over the right to publish the pentagon papers. his passion for accuracy and unyielding pursuit of truth continued to set the standard for journalism. [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> the honorable william j. clinton. [ applause ] >>> among the finest public serve yapts of our time, president william j. clinton argued cases for the people

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known to the fans as mr. cub played an extraordinary 19 seasons with the chicago cubs during which he was named to 11 all-star games, hit over 500 home runs and won back to back most valuable player honors. ernie banks was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1977 and he will forever be known as one of the finest power hitters and most dynamic players of all- time. [applause] [laughter] [applause] benjamin bradlee. [applause] a titan of journalism, benjamin is one of the most respected newsman of his generation. after serving our nation in world war ii, ben bradlee went on to defend liberty here at home. testing the limits of a free press during his tenure as executive editor of "the washington post," he oversaw coverage of the watergate scandal and successfully challenged the federal government over the right to publish the pentagon papers. his passion for accuracy and unyielding pursuit of truth continue to set the standard for journalism. [applause] [applause] the honorable william j clinton.

. >> another honoree, mr. cubernie banks, the first black player to suit up for the cubs. >> ernie became known as much for his 512 home runs as for his cheer and his optimism and his eternal faith that some day the cubs would go all the way. >> president obama also honored oprah winfrey, saying that oprah's greatest strength has always been her ability to discover the best in ourselves. >> her bosses told her she should change her name to suzie. i have to pause here to say, i got the same advice. although, they didn't say i should be named suzie. >> so many heroes. my personal hero, "washington post" editor ben bradley receiving the award today. >> when ben retired, senator daniel patrick moynahan put the admiration of many into a poem. oh, rare, ben bradlee has rain has ceased, his nation stands, its strength increased. i also indicated to ben he can pull off those shirts and i can't. he always looks so cool in them. over the next 40 years the united states population is going to grow by over 90 million people,

mr. cubor his 512 home runs as for his cheer and optimism and eternal faith that some day the cubs would go all the way. >> other recipients, ben bradley, editor of "the washington post" during watergate. gloria steinem, founder of "ms.q.q. mass seep, loretta lynn and richard lugar. >> last but not least we have a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness. >> former president kennedy rounded out the history of jfk and president obama's rare celebratory day. >>> i know. such a great day yesterday, guys. i was there of course with my favorite daughter kirby. and that suzie winfrey story cracks me up. when someone said no one will remember the name oprah, it's too hard to pronounce. suzie's so much friendlier. you should really thing about that. because she never liked her name as a kid. you couldn't find it on a name plate or stationary. but the whole room was so impressive. everybody, one right after the other. >> a great honor certainly for all of those >>> and now for som

mr. park. >> i do not. park, the cubs we would otherwise keep you for longer than i think is necessary, want to thank you for being here. you get to stay. the vote. mr. park, you have been a very cooperative witness and i appreciate you being here. i believe you were being here as a person we will look to to get this right by november 30. was critical. i appreciate you being here. without objection, you are dismissed. >> just one more request. will someone send me contact info? >> we will have that information given to you. i will do -- one other thing quickly. if, when you go back, since you are a federal employee, go to the website. in ayou will find there pdf form, is a spreadsheet. it challis seems to think was not important to give people a shopping list. i will tell you, if you are a or non-employee, postal postal, you could go to that website and look at every single how and it will tell you much the annual rate is, the biweekly rate, how much of government pays for you, and how much you will pay by plan. that does

mrs. kennedy put a lot of thought to her wardrobe when she was representing the cub at the white house and traveling abroad. as respect for the red of the canadian maple leaf. i admire the thought that mrs. kennedy put to her wardrobe . that is here on c-span 2 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. later on c-span president obama will be in new orleans for a speech on jobs and the economy. that is a little after 1 p.m. eastern. at 3:00 p.m. the center hosting a panel of senior u.s. officials and other exfor thes on efforts to keep weapons of mass destruction away from terrorists. over the next hour and a half we'll focus on energy policy and renewable energy. in a half hour, a look at the future of solar energy followed by a discussion of wind energy. first we'll focus on how environmentalist effect energy policy. >> michael is syria club executive director. >> "washingt" continues. host: michael brune of the sierra club joins us. that began with the obama administration's record so far. how would you grade it? guest: pretty good, but incomplete. certainly, what the administration has done on health stand

mr. cupp, the first black player to suit up for the cubs and one of the greatest hitters of all-time spirit in the process, ernie 512me known as much for his home runs as for his cheer and optimism and his eternal faith that someday the cubs would go all the way. [laughter] and that is serious belief. [laughter] that is something that even a white sox fan like me can respect. but he is just a wonderful man and the great icon of my hometown. speaking of sports, dean smith is one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history, but his successes go far beyond x's and o's. 78% of his games, he graduated 96% of his players. he was the pioneer who popularized the idea of pointing to the passer. after a basket, players should point to the teammate who passed them the ball. with his first national title on the line, he did have the good sense to give the ball to a 19- year-old kid named michael jordan. [laughter] although they used to joke that the only person who ever held michael under 20 was dean smith. [laughter] smith cannot join us today due to an illness he is facing with extraordin