mrs. kennedy. you mentioned eleanor roosevelt and mamie eisenhower. what about bess truman? let's think of those three immediate predecessors of jacqueline kennedy? when they left office they were in a 60s. jacqueline kennedy was 31 when she came to the white house to the first lady. there had not been young children in the white house since the teddy roosevelt era in the early 1900s and they were not as young as young caroline who was only 3 when her parents entered the white house and john jr. had just been born between the election and the inauguration. the only time that has ever happened in the history of the presidency. this was taken in 1962. can you even imagine mamie eisenhower or best truman on a horse? one of our reasons i can't imagine that is like my own grandmothers who were of that generation i never saw my grandmother is where trousers. my grandmother's always wore dresses. even just to see a first lady in riding clothes and be as athletic and she was an excellent writer and equestri

mrs. kennedy. the brothers and sisters and sisters and laws and brothers and law and nieces and nephews, always being portrayed in one way or the other. so as is typical of icons of pop culture icons they both reflect the time in which they live and become a lens by which we view that time in which they left. and since television was going on the scene, this mill funnel is a still from the famous toward her that mrs. kennedy gave on valentine's day 1962. remember, she took into the white house, showed him all the rooms vessey had redecorated, but without a script. she just went through. was not reading from cue cards. she had all of this. she had remembered all of the antiques, all of the portraits, all of the painters, all of the upholstery, all of the furniture, every story that she could tell. she won an emmy award for that show, and that show was recorded in sent around the world, even to the extent we could get it behind the iron curtain. president kennedy and made a cameo appearance in the la

mr. kennedy, any thoughts on that one? >> senator, this is a perfect example of every individual land owner that has been affected. when we say make them whole, this plan should incorporate a piece so it's individualized for each one of them we address their issues, be it 10 acres, be it 20 acres, be it 100 acres along the river. i think we can do that. the number one area that you're talking about is between our extension agent and some other experts. we should be able to get a standard and know what may happen over the next five, six years and see what those samplings are. our biggest problem is the samplings have taken so long to get the results back. with that, we're not so sure the samplings have been taken -- >> why does it take so long? >> you know, i can't answer that question. e.p.a. has said they've taken the sampling and have not gotten the results back. that was our biggest frustration for the first four or five days is how come it's taking so long if this is an emergency situation. can't we get at least some r

mrs. kennedy loved the arts. she would use each and everyone of these state entertainment occasions to bring artists to the white house. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >>> coming up next, "booktv" presents after words. we invite guests. ken walsh explores the relationship between u.s. presidents and african-american white house workers. the former president of the white house core responsibility dents association shows how race relations inside the president's home often reflected those in american society. he talks with author and educate are julianne malveaux. >> kenneth walsh, this book, "family of freedom" is just a fascinating piece of work. i really enjoyed it and was envious of you. you are talking about african-americans in the white house both as members of the cabinet but also as servers, enslaved people. >> right. >> talk a little bit what motivated you to do this. >> there were a couple of things as a white house correspondent i covered the white house since 1986 full-t

mr. kennedy, we are out of time.preciate so much your point of view on all this stuff and thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having me. [applause] >> good to see you. [ applause ] >> funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by hillco partners, texas government affairs consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the mattson mchail foundation in support of public television. and also by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. and also by the alice clayburg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you.

mr. kennedy. can i make sure serving your county with distinction and for a number of years, always reelected. bill? >> thank you, senator baucus, and thank you for inviting me to the committee for insight of the oil spill in the yellowstone river in laurel, montana. i have some statements, and after listening to the statements, i have comments on that also want the pipeline crosses yellowstone river located in my county. we are located about 140 miles from yellowstone park, and we had a lot of inquiries was there a spill in yellowstone park. it was a spill in yellowstone river and 140 miles east. we're 300 miles from the con fliewns of the yellowstone river and missouri river. as you can see, we're in the mid area, but the yellowstone flows into the missouri on to the mississippi, and senator vitte, that ends up down in louisiana. since may, we've had flooding, and in june, we received a presidential declaration, emergency declaration on our county and statewide. the amount of snow pack is way ab

mrs. kennedy it was a sandals and no stockings going to church in florida. >> thank you. you mentioned dr. deborah king, who unfortunately was unable to make it due to a family emergency, a medical emergency, he wrote an interesting paper regarding mrs. obama and her role as a mother which we will eventually get to with regard to dr. gilkes. >> but not right now. you mean when they come back around. >> yes. our next panelist is dr. hill and he has written a fascinating book on obama and "the first black president." i have a number of questions for him but i will start with one. the most important question i believe about the contribution of this work is that the obama administration is a direct legacy of martin luther king and would you explain that to us? >> sure. before i sort of address that question directly i want to sort of provide a brief context for the conversation. i think that the biggest challenge is that when obama's him the presidency, it was tremendously symbolic in many ways, just to sort of echo dr. reid's comments about some questions about sort of how s

mr. kennedy, we are out of time.preciate so much your point of view on all this stuff and thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having me. [applause] >> good to see you. [ applause ] >> funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by hillco partners, texas government affairs consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the mattson mchail foundation in support of public television. and also by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. and also by the alice clayburg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. of the best of europe. venice seems to be every italy connoisseur's... prague has always been beautiful... germany... the irish civilization... the eiffel tower was built... hope you've enjoyed the magic of... checkpoint charlie, the most famous border crossing between the american and soviet sectors, stood about here. the place is marked by a replica checkpoint, a thought-provoking post with a young american soldie

mrs. kennedy left the earth.so she would use each and every one of the state entertainment occasions to bring artists to the white house. >> coming up next, booktv presents afterwords, an hour-long program buried typecast posts to interview authors. this week, ken walsh explores the relationship between u.s. president and african american white house workers. the former president of the white house correspondents association shows that race relations and that the president's home often reflected those in american society. he talks with author and educator, juliann naco. >> host: kenneth walsh, this book, "family of freedom" has a fascinating piece of work. i'm actually nghia see how because you actually -- you're talking about african-americans in the white house, both as the cabinet, but also as servers, enslaved people. talk a little bit about what motivated you to do this. >> a couple things. as a white house correspondent i covered since 1986 full-time. there is always super race to the president come in diff

mr. randall kennedy. [applause] >> i am grateful to be able to participate in this symposium. implicit in the center's title is the idea that social cohesion is good. i suppose that it is under certain conditions. there are categories of dictated by dictatorial social cohesion, not the kind this center which is to foster through debate. the go he's in -- the cohesion they want is a pluralistic cohesion that friends a decent society. there have now and how long been a number of all lines in america for the prospect of an -- an attractive social cohesion. there is prejudice against muslims, gender bias in the mistreatment of women, against gays adnd lesbians. it separates from the impoverished who are consigned to and security, humiliation, isolation, and other baleful conditions. the resources to which are referred are manifold and include parents, nutrition, health care, housing, education, and employment. in the background of each of these resources, nourishing them and conspicuously but essentially, just like water, is money. that is why the boundary between adequate financi

mr. kennedy, you shook your head yes, so you're the target here. am i right on this? is ten companies competing for the best oil spill skimming technology? >> i can only highlight the issue because i haven't been directly involved. i have one of -- an individual working for me more involved, but in the course of this event and the idea of what else should we, could we be thinking about that might be the silver bullet or help somehow that was an idea hatched to come up with a prize through a competition. there was a team put together and admiral z, i don't know if you recall the specifics of it, but, yes, there's an effect underway, a call for proposals. there is some finalistses, and there is a competition that's being -- i don't know whether it's been completely evaluated yet, but it's in the process of being evaluated with our winners that would be awarded some funds to move forward. >> okay. i would be very interested, i'm sure the committee too. i know there's an alaska company, and that's why it's in my mind and starting this month. i'd be interested to see what

mr. kennedy is also a charter trusty of princeton university. he holds degrees from princeton, oxford, and yale law school. please welcome mr. randall kennedy. [applause] >> i am deeply grateful at the center for inviting me to participate in this symposium. implicit in the title is the idea that social cohesion is good. i suppose that it is under certain conditions. there are things characterized by dictatorial social cohesion. that is not the sort the center which is to foster through research and debate. the cohesion that we seek to foster is democratic that frames society. there are now and have long been a number of fault lines in america that ms. the prospect of attractive social cohesion. i think of religious bias, particularly nowadays prejudiced against muslims. gender bias, mistreatment of women. sexual bias, discriminations against gays and lesbians. what is the deepest fault line? it is the boundary that separates those with sufficient resources to undergird the enjoyment of a secure, and dignified, hopeful existence from those, the i

mr. randolph kennedy.lause] >> i haven't deeply grateful to gregory rodriguez said his colleagues at the center social cohesion for inviting me to participate in a symposium. implicit epicenters title is the idea that social cohesion is good. i suppose that it is under certain conditions. there are polities however characterized a dictatorial social cohesion. that is not the sort which the sender wishes to foster through research, study and debate. the cohesion of the center seeks to foster is a democratic, pluralistic cohesion that frames the decent society. there are now, there have long been a number of fault lines in america that attract a social cohesion. i think a religious bias, particularly nowadays prejudice against muslims. gender bias, particularly mistreatment of women, bias against gay. wipro is america's deepest fault line? that is the boundary that separates those with sufficient resources to undergird the relatively secured dignify, hopeful skill enhancing existing from those, the impoveris

mr. kennedy.the county commissioner serves the county with utmost and for a goodng goin number of years. always reelected. >> thank you, senator baucus, and thank you for inviting me to the committee for insight on the exxon oil spill in the yellowstone river located in yellowstone county. i have got some prepared statements, and i would like to, after listening to the statement earlier, i would like to make a couple of comments on that also. i am the yellowstone county commissioner. the pipeline crosses yellowstone river located in my county. we are located about 140 miles from yellowstone park. we had a lot of inquiries about was there a spill in williston park. there was a spill in the yellowstone river. we are about 300 miles to the confluence of the list and river and the missouri river. as you can see, we are in the mid area, but the list to river flows into the missouri river and then on to the mississippi river. since may, we have had flooding. in june, we received a presidential emergency

mr. randall kennedy. [applause] >> there are policies dictated by dictatorial social cohesion. that's not the sort the center wishes to foster through research, study and debate. the cohesion that the center seeks to foster is a democratic, pluralistic cohesion that frames a decent society. there are now, there have long been a number of fault lines in america that me nass the prospect of an attractive social cohesion. i think here of religious bias, particularly nowadays, prejudice against muslims. gender bias, particularly mistreatment of women. sexual bias, particularly discriminations against gays an lesbians. what, though, is america's deepest fault line? it is the boundary that separates those with sufficient resources to undergird the enjoyment of a relatively secure, dig fied, hopeful, skill-enhanced existence from those, the impoverished, who are consigned to insecurity, humiliation, isolation, and other baleful conditions. the resources to which i refer are manifold. they include parents, nutrition, health care, housing, education and employment. but in the background

kennedy jr. contacted mrs. reagan and asked if she would be willing to discuss alzheimer's in an interview. she contacted the press secretary at the white house and the decision was that she wanted to keep protecting the president's image. she declined the invitation to talk about alzheimer's in the magazine. it was a way to continue the legacy of the reagan administration. nancy reagan release her for her has been well by protecting his image. -- really served her husband wealth by protecting his image. host: at the white house they have all website devoted to all 44 first lady's. how many have there been? guest: i think there have been 49. there have been more first ladies and presidents. host: whitehouse.gov is the website to go to. also, there was a peabody award winning series called "the american president." we ran through all of the president's outpuup to bill cli, was president of the time. you can go to americanpresidents.org. we did gerald r. ford in the fall of 1999. we looked at his legacy from the

mr. william gerstenmaier nasa associate administrator for space operations. robert cabana kennedy space center director. mike moses, space shuttle program launch integration manager and the chairman of the free lunch mission management team. and mike moses -- mike leinbach launch director. good afternoon everybody. >> mr. gerstenmaier. >> wouldn't truly awesome day today. we got to witness something really really special and something really amazing. and you may think that sometimes i talk about the hardware but i am really talking about the teams in the people that supported the launch that just occurred. what you saw is the finest launch team and shuttle preparation teams in the world they got this vehicle ready to go flying. ute we got to see the teams perform everything we have asked them to perform over these years. the vehicle had a tremendous launch. the teams worked flawlessly even the last minute hold at 31 seconds. they worked through that with tremendous professionalism and got this launch off today such as congratulations to the ksc team. i can't thank you enough for e

kennedy junior contacted mrs. reagan and asked her if she would be willing to discuss alzheimer's in the magazine and she thought about it and discussed it with the press secretary and she wanted to continue to protect the president's image so she gracefully declined to talk about it. so it was a way to again, continue the legacy of the reagan administration and nancy reagan in particular and how she really served her husband well by protecting his image. host: i want to point out two websites to folks if you're interested in further research on first ladies or looking at this issue. at the white house they have a whole white house at white house.gov a whole website de voted to all 44 first ladies. do you know how many first ladies there have been? guest: i think there have been 49. er but there have been more first ladies than presidents. yes. but yes. it's a great website. host: so white house.gov is one to go to and another one is in 19c-span ran a peabody-award -winning series and we went from -- through all t

question number four, widely reported that president kennedy while in office had an affair with marilyn monroe. what? ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday, mrppy birthday to you. >> bill: excellent rendition. all right. i don't know if i want that at my kids' birthday. >> father joseph also a hit with the hollywood crowd. he had a lengthy affair with which actress? >> bill: cards up please. that is correct gloria swanson. on the corruption level we know the tawdry tabloid stuff. >> of course. >> bill: important stuff we are not sure. >> like which university ken starr works at. >> bill: steve doocy leads with one to go maccallum. >> this is true. >> bill: question number five ted kennedy got a slap on wrist i might have the death of mary jo in the chap quit that incident. >> i made repeated efforts to save mary jo by diving in the murky current succeeded in only increasing my state of utter exhaustion and alarm. >> bill: a bit sceptic call of that but mary jo and some other women who had been at the party the night of the accident had been workers on who's political campaign? this is it let's see if maccallum can tie. cards up, please. let'

mrs.? >> going back to the issue of the pattern of practice and in the kennedy, the perpetrators of crimes, a lot of them are very well aware of who they are. the perpetrators of crimes and attacks against the churches, the individuals that participate in the tortured and state security, but we do in these people come and apply for visas to the united states? was there some sort of a mechanism we could use to prevent them from entering the united states? is there some sort of a tool? we know who they are. we have their names. i remember back in 2007, if i may just make a comment about this. it was january, 2007. the -- this extremist islamic cleric was granted a visa by the united states to enter the united states. this may and openly on his web site supports jihad, and our government gave him a visa to the united states. i've done an interview on msnbc and read the quote right off of his website. they gave him a visa to here, and at one point in time i heard, i don't know if it is true, that he was exiled from egypt, so this radical person has been given access to the united states. how do

mr. speaker, 50 years ago president kennedy observes the delightful arts, far from being an interpretation, a distraction, in the life of a nation is very close to the nature -- to the center of a nation's purpose season is a test of the quality of the nation's civilization. i ask you to join me today in recognizing an artist in the northern mariana islands who very much embodies the ideal of which the president spoke. and who through hised a vocations as both artist and educator has brought in a community's appreciation of art, creativity and culture and encouraged others to explore and achieve artistic diverse as well. today he's representing the united states in china. artists from 96 different countries are creating sculptures there which will be adding to some 500 sculptures already exhibited in that city for previous emposeums. we all watch his progress, we wish him well and thank him for representing the northern mariana islands and america with such distinction and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >

mrs. clinton started needling him about how jack kennedy didn't need a coat, it's really not very fashionable and people are going to question how tough you are if you go out there and have this big coat on. she needled him enough that he ended up handing off the coat, went outside into the bitter cold, made the introduction of the first lady, turned to welcome her to the podium, and out she came with a smile ear to ear, wearing his coat. he loved that kind of exchange with people and i think immensely loved the clintons. he was one of the first governors if not the first governor to endorse president clinton, and the clintons never forgot. he did not get to switzerland until may 5 of 1944. he was 156 days as an american, american, -- american jewish bomber pilot behind nazi lines in belgium and in france. no greater testament to this man's resourcefulness and drive could be imagined than succeeding for that long in that circumstance. when he came back from the war, he went to harvard law school and became an attorney at the department of justice. he was an assistant to a rhode island attorne

mr. behner is a deal maker from way back. back when he was the chairman of the house education committee, it was john boehner to cut a deal with ted kennedy on the no child left behind law. he knows how to cut a deal and the likes to cut a deal. he feels like that is good government at its best. the president, likewise, would like to cut a deal. if anything, there was some worry that the two, from the rank-and-file, that these two leaders would be so interested in cutting a deal that they would essentially cut a deal that could never get through congress and would look worse in the end. the end. it now seems like the two of them are bound and determined to get something that can get through their caucuses. host: we have heard from minority leader nancy pelosi, talking to reporters on friday from congress. other people are involved in this process. how much do you expect to hear their messages this week? do they have more sway now that the go big deal is off the table? >> i think they do. the person to look to the most is probably eric cantor who is the house majority leader, who is the number 2 and the republican hierarchy. he was the onl

mr. behner is a deal maker from way back. back when he was the chairman of the house education committee, it was john boehner to cut a deal with ted kennedyn the no child left behind law. he knows how to cut a deal and the likes to cut a deal. he feels like that is good government at its best. the president, likewise, would like to cut a deal. if anything, there was some worry that the two, from the rank-and-file, that these two leaders would be so interested in cutting a deal that they would essentially cut a deal that could never get through congress and would look worse in the end. the end. it now seems like the two of them are bound and determined to get something that can get through their caucuses. host: we have heard from minority leader nancy pelosi, talking to reporters on friday from congress. other people are involved in this process. how much do you expect to hear their messages this week? do they have more sway now that the go big deal is off the table? >> i think they do. the person to look to the most is probably eric cantor who is the house majority leader, who is the number 2 and the republican hierarchy. he was the only

mr. thompson who was sent to death row because prosecutors withheld information. so, finding what the principle is that could lead justice kennedy to these different outcomes would be worthwhile for those that might have a case coming up before the court. there are lots of other things we tried to make stories out of this year, but i will try to end was looking at some of the unconventional alliances we saw on the court, beyond the traditional left/right. one that did not get -- well, we noted in the wal-mart v. dukes case, all three women judges sided with the plaintiff and justice ginsburg's opinion, which took much more seriously the claims of an old boys' club atmosphere that pervaded the that company. but, in the california prison case, we had all the california members of the court finding that the california and government was not capable of addressing the unconstitutional conditions in the presence on its own, and required court action to make that happen. finally, of course, in the video game case, all four justices from new york took a blase attitude to the idea that violence would somehow what the mind of young people

mr. president, i rise today to recognize nasa sts 135s mission as the presiding officer knows if at approximately 11:30i tomosrrow of the space shuttle ttlantis is o lift off from thepace kennedy space center. believe to deliversu supplies, logistics and spare parts to th. international space station. this will be the final mission a of the space shuttle that begans just over 30 years ago. now a asenator from colorado my not se mem like the most likely person to come to the fore todat to speak about the space shuttle. but nasa and space exploration have quite a bit to do with colorado, and exit's somethingwh that i care deeply about. hasnef there's one of the three top aerospace economies in the country with a hand in every eve aspectry of space. and government, commercial and sirvings a elademic, civil and military. h we help develop the space shuttle and manyshuttl of the m that flew on it. and we are playing a major role in the development of the nasa a successors. now nasa has been a source of fm pride for all americans from its very beginnings. the we have cheered the triumphs ann sufferedd with them during theii tragedies and all the while i we've been inspired by their

mr. president, yesterday the space shuttle "atlantis" came back and in that early morning darkness with these xenon illuminating that three manufacture mile long run way at the kennedy space station, where a century ago a set of grand parents of mine had homesteaded under the homestead act, worked the land for the required four years and i have a copy of the deed signed by woodrow wilson in 1917 to my grandparents, and, you know, over three-quarters of a century later that thought was not lost on me when we went in that early morning darkness to the launch pad that my grandparents would have never, never, ever believed that so many years later that a grandson was going to literally leave the face of the earth from almost the old homestead where they had to swat mosquitoes and fight off rattlesnakes and alligators where they eked out a living out of that florida soil. well, that was the location that "atlantis" came back to yesterday morning, after a 13-day flawless mission, after having been launched by the finest launch team in the world, a launch team that is now having to disperse, in part because we are shutting down the space shuttle program after 30 glorious y

kennedy space center in a little less than a week. >> well, i understand you are doing some pretty important mission workouts are. i understand there's something about innovative robotic refueling mission demonstration. >> yes, mr. president. we have a piece of equipment on board that is a technology demonstration unit for this initial purpose manipulator to work to show and prove the type knowledge he too robotically and remotely serve a satellite. we are hoping that the work were able to do here on space station will lead us to further advance our robotics capabilities. >> well, that's terrific. and it is a good reminder of how nasa to knowledge and research often times has a huge spillover effect in the commercial sector. it makes all that much more important in terms of people's day-to-day lives. so i also understand that the plaintiffs brought a unique american flag to the station, one that was fun on the shuttle mission. and one that will reside until american commercials launches astronauts to the station. >> yes, mr. president. we brought a flag that was flown in sts one and is a part of a special presentation, his ceremony before we end up will present that to the station crew and it will hopefully mai

kennedy space center to welcome "atlantis" and the crew of four back to earth. now "atlantis" heads to retirement as a museum display. it's now four minutes past the hour. back outside to mrnatalie. thank you very much. you can come closer. >> i can throw them to you and they could hand it to me. >> a couple of winters ago. a cute family here. what's your name? >> anna lisa. >> you're from? >> houston, texas. >> you're the spokesperson for the family, right? >> check your weather for today. this is the heat wave. we're talking 32 states, 100 million people affected by this heat. heat advisories from today right through saturday. 98, cincinnati. tulsa, 102. factor in the humidity, a big problem. it will feel like 107 in syracuse. 100 in birmingham. 101 in dallas. here's the good news. we are seeing cooler air starting to work its way to the northern plains, even though the high pressure, the heat dome, is stuck over the northeast, mid atlantic states. but as we get to monday from the plains to the great lakes, to the northeast and mid atlantic, withe have more seasonable temperatures. with the friends from the south, schofield. gulf >>> meanwhile, we've had some really nic

mr. president, i rise today to recognize nas nass sts-135 mission as the presiding officer knows, at approximately 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, space shuttle atlantis is scheduled to lift off from the kennedy space center in florida with a crew of four on board. the 12-day mission will deliver supplies, logistics and spare parts to the international space station. this will be the final mission of the space shuttle air that began just over 30 years ago. the senator from colorado may not seem like the most likely porn to come to the floor today to speak about -- person to come to the floor today to speak about the space shuttle, but as soon as is a and space exploration have something to do with colorado and it is something i care deeply about. colorado has one of the three top aerospace economies in the country with a hand in every aspect of space: government, commercial, and academic, sirvelings and military. we helped develop the space shuttle and many of the missions that flew on it and we are playing a major role in the development of the shuttle's successors. now, nasa has been a source of pride for all americans from its very beginnings. we've cheered their triumphs and suffered with