mr. roosevelt proved there is the money. it's just a question of whether you have the political will and support to go get it. and when people listen to me explain this history, and it's always amazing to me how many americans kind of never got that part -- >> don't know it. >> but when i do that, and they say, "well, that's a very risky thing for a politician to do, support the mass of people by taxing the rich, unthinkable." and then i remind them, roosevelt is the most popular and successful president in american history. nobody had ever been elected four times in a row before that. and it was so upsetting to the republicans that after mr. roosevelt died, they pushed that law through that gives us a term limit of two presidential terms. so it wasn't the end of his political career. it made him the most powerful and popular president we've ever had. there must be a lesson here somewhere. >> well, it was one of the few times in history in which the political elite and a few financial elite formed an alliance for the people.

mrs. roosevelt was not thrilled with this arrangement. she said as she put it winston cup franklin too late but winston kept everybody up late, not just the president. there are some wonderful stories in the book about what people thought of that and the stories are very funny. >> i think it is fascinating that he was able to leave england. in today's world of president obama goes to hawaii for four five days everybody goes crazy. >> churchill took his staff with him. when president obama goes there is no danger in the way there was danger in december of 41. >> just a comment. i was reading it and getting upset about how much they were eating and he had access to but you end the book with the rationing so it redeemed him. i was glad you put that there by which was earlier sudden get upset all the time. that was good. >> it was an important chapter. showed a part of churchill's character that was very important. many other people have in common. any other questions? >> churchill was known for being a poor money manager. all of the menuses

mr. roosevelt's discussed.ut the british gas loved as sugarless ration of bread except for churchill who did not like his chicken asked about. one quick word about churchill's coat about it at all coach for the churchill family in the 1930s ended with the churchill into downing street and stayed with the family until 1953. when churchill was again prime minister she was a superb and unflappable cloak. she never churchill liked and she cut it for him, i mrs. nesbitt. despite the bombing of london and the ritchie implant and gas, she took her churchill called that her world. churchill was a defective knockoff of the tree. his mother zacarias attic and new york have been a much admired society hostess in london. she was famous for writing on political enemies to dinner and reading that as to facilitate discussion. churchill once praised his mother by saying she had left no cutlet uncooked. churchill must've learned early on how to manage generic for its own purposes. in the book i describe how he deploys his atten

mrs. roosevelt was not thrilled with this arrangement.because she said that winston kept franklin up too late. winston kept everybody up late. it wasn't just the president. there are some wonderful stories about what people thought of that. and the stories about the cooking as well. they are very funny. >> i think it's fascinating that he was able to actually leave england. it's like in today's world, the president obama goes over to hawaii for four or five days. everybody goes crazy. >> well, when president obama -- [inaudible] in that trip that they took in december. [inaudible] >> yes? >> it's not a question, but just a comment. i was reading about how much they were eating, and he had access with the rationing. so it redeemed him. i'm glad you put that there. but i kind of wish it was earlier so that i didn't get upset all the time. [laughter] >> yes, it was an important chapter. it showed a part of his character that was very important. as many other people have this in common. >> yes? >> he was known for being a poor money manager.

mrs. nesbit was kept on the job. no wonder president roosevelt looked forward to his famous children's hour, the time when he mixed his before-dinner lethal martinis. churchill was, of course, on his best behavior, so he could not have complained about the food or mixed cocktails, although one source says they saw the prime minister empty his martini glass into a nearby potted plant. la. [laughter] another said that he spit out the olives. churchill's only comment on white house food came when opinion of the presence favored pig's knuckle, he did find they were a bit slimy. british guests having lived with rationing at home ate like mad in the white house, sometimes two meals at once. according to mrs. nesbit. two eggs every morning in the u.s., at home the british got one egg per week under rationing. mrs. nesbit served chicken a la king two or three times a week, much to roosevelt's disgust. but the british guests must have loved it as chicken was rationed in britain except for churchill who, quote, did not like his chicken messed about with. o

mrs. roosevelt was not thrilled with the arrangement. she said that she put it winston kept franklin up too late. winston kept everybody up late. it wasn't just the president he was doing that too. .. so i was glad you put that there, but i kind of wish it was earlier. but that was good. >> it's an important chapter. it showed a part of churchill's character that was very important. many other people of commented or got any other questions? >> churchill was known for being a poor money manager. all of the food that he thought, did you find bills that he actually paid for everything? he was kind of famous for not being -- and various other things in his life. >> i don't know about the suits but most of the bills i've seen, and i've seen many of them, are stamped paid. for instance well all of the important dinners that he had for his son's 21st birthday's, they were paid. i i am not clear and that's an interesting question. i'm not clear when the dinner was and when the bill was paid so you bring up an interesting point. but they are all

mrs. rosa parks" of rosa parks and eleanor roosevelt just before a civil rights rally. >> rosa parks needs eleanor roosevelt. she is traveling and raising money, building the profile of the movement. alan their roosevelt, the head of highlander, she meets them. he said, you told her she was going to get a renovated, right? eleanor is aware if somebody stands up for civil rights in 1955. the picture in the book, there is a major civil rights rally here, fund-raiser organized by ella baker, in madison square garden. the picture also includes the woman who desegregates the driver's seat of the alabama briefly before she is kicked out for the ride that ensues when she desegregates the university. it is a beautiful picture right before the big demonstration, rally here in new york. >> how did rosa parks fit into the black power movement? >> she moved to detroit in 1957 and her activism continues, in terms of working against and challenging racism of this new home town, the jim crow no.. jobs, housing, police brutality. she is extremely active. everything that she had been committed to is now gr

mrs. obama. go back to eleanor roosevelt who was advocating for a lot of issues.hey are on the forefront on things that are going on in the country. eleanor roosevelt was holding press conferences in the white house but only female reporters were allowed. so the stodgy newspapers had to hire women. >> shannon: there is so much that you will unfold and you put months and months and years into getting this ready. rolls out starting tomorrow night on c pan and every monday there on through. a year long project. >> it as two season project. season one goes february through you june and season two we will take the summer off and starts up in september and goes through president's day 2014. >> shannon: i guarantee we will all learn something. thank you for your work on this project. >> thank you. >> shannon: up next a look at the stories you are checking out online. we will take you to los angeles where supporters of an admitted killer are congregating in front of police headquarters. why they feel the plight of chris corner is a worthy one. that is one of the most clic

roosevelt. he started the wpa and put a lot of people to work. the people loved him. he talked to them on their level. people responded to him. host: mr. brinkley. guest: fdr on any poll is one of the top three presidents. it is usually at lincoln, washington, and fdr. the stories are extraordinary. we do not have time for the mall. i want people to imagine what happened. he was struck with polio. he went swimming and went to bed with the chills. he woke up in the morning and could not use his legs or move. he would work just to be able to walk 3 feet. that was a big accomplishment. the way he rebuilt his mind. he would go fishing. it was not just to escape or have a vacation. he would reel in giant fish to build up his upper body because he had no strength in his lower half. you can see the thermal pools where he tried to get relief. he was suffering, and yet led our country through the great depression and world war ii. the caller mentioned the wpa. the cisco -- the success of the wpa and cca are mind boggling. the work they did to our infrastructure and protect our wild america, civil war battlefields, and historic homes, it is rema

economic growth was so great that it was impossible for anyone to complain about the roosevelt debt with a straight face. mr. cartwright: that's what we need to do now. we need to believe in ourselves and invest in the great engines of our economic recovery, our infrastructure and our middle class and so, mr. speaker, i urge the members, be bullish on america. and repeal and replace this dangerous sequester. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. . >> madam speaker, last night in hess state of the union address president obama outlined a real job creation plan to grow our economy and strengthen america's middle class. however, sequestration is just 15 days away, threatening to stall our economic recovery. mr. kildee: sequestration would be devastating for many programs and services that my constituents and all americans rely on. head start, the women, infants, and

roosevelts insisted on using various artifacts. they took the lincoln bed and draped it up. they fixed the place -- mrs. herbert hoover was the first one who did a scarlet approach to it all. she had all of the objects in the attics and storage documented as to what they were when they came to the white house. that has all been a treasure to work with as far as a curator. >> the hoovers paid for their own entertainment. >> and they received many charitable things. they were immensely rich people. they have -- >> one of the women in the 19th century was very concerned about the size and the grandeur of the white house, mrs. harrison. she and her husband came into the white house on the anniversary of the presidency. it had been 100 years since washington had been inaugurated. they had a very large family and they found that as the present the -- the presidency expanded, the rooms in the white house were being taken over gradually by people who were assistance to the president or who were executive assistants and some white. she thought there should be a west wing. she had an architect drop plans for an e

roosevelts insisted on using various artifacts. they took the lincoln bed and draped it up. they fixed the place -- mrs.erbert hoover was the first one who did a scarlet approach to it all. she had all of the objects in the attics and storage documented as to what they were when they came to the white house. that has all been a treasure to work with as far as a curator. >> the hoovers paid for their own entertainment. >> and they received many charitable things. they were immensely rich people. they have -- >> one of the women in the 19th century was very concerned about the size and the grandeur of the white house, mrs. harrison. she and her husband came into the white house on the anniversary of the presidency. it had been 100 years since washington had been inaugurated. they had a very large family and they found that as the present the -- the presidency expanded, the rooms in the white washington had been inaugurated. house were being taken over gradually by people who were assistance to the president or who were executive assistants and some white. she thought there should be a west wing. she had a

roosevelts insisted on using various artifacts. they took the lincoln bed and draped it up. they fixed the place -- mrs. herbert hoover was the first one who did a scarlet approach to it all. she had all of the objects in the attics and storage documented as to what they were when they came to the white house. that has all been a treasure to work with as far as a curator. >> the hoovers paid for their own entertainment. >> and they received many charitable things. they were immensely rich people. they have -- >> one of the women in the 19th century was very concerned about the size and the grandeur of the white house, mrs. harrison. she and her husband came into the white house on the anniversary of the presidency. it had been 100 years since washington had been inaugurated. they had a very large family and they found that as the present the -- the presidency expanded, the rooms in the white house were being taken over gradually by people who were assistance to the president or who were executive assistants and some white. she thought there should be a west wing. she had an architect drop plans for an e

mr. speaker, i didn't vote for the sequester. but what i'll tell you is i'm reminded of what teddy roosevelt said when i look at the national debt and the things that we're facing right now. the best thing to do is the right thing. the next best thing is the wrong thing. and the worst thing is nothing. we have to cut federal spending. or we're going to rob the next generation of americans of the american dream. and so i would say that here we are as a house, having passed two separate bills to undo the president's sequester, 48 hours prior to the sequester going into action, and all we've heard from the president is just words. he hasn't had the guts to put a proposal in writing before this house, for the american public to see and say, here we are, mr. speaker, at the 11th hour. no action from the president. no responts to my letter or any -- response to my letter or any other member's letter to my knowledge, no plan to congress, no plan to america. just a president, a commander in chief, that's willing to let this happen to our military, half the cuts coming from our military, half the cuts coming from our military. what kind

as president franklin roosevelt said, quote, with those taxes in there, no damn politician can ever scrap my social security. mr. speaker, social security is not an item in the budget. it is social insurance that protects all americans against des tution due to old age, a disability or illness or the death of a breadwinner. workers have built up $2.7 trillion in the social security trust fund which ensures that benefits will be paid in full at least until the mid 2030's. i have called for small adjustments to strengthen social security for the long term, and i'm ready to have that debate. but to put social security on the general budget's ledger as americans -- as america's largest generation retires is simply beyond the pale. this bill, mr. speaker, puts social security on the g.o.p. chopping block. this is a dangerous precedent. we cannot allow the accounting tricks in this bad legislation to endanger the social security that keeps so many americans financially secure. president truman, mr. speaker, said, and i quote, social security is not a dole or a device for giving everybody something for nothing. true s

mr. and mason white. evan thomas is a former reporter and editor for "time" and "news week," and covered every election for "news week," and edited "politico's" series on e-books, and wrote about rooseveltkennedy, and the cia, and he's just begun work on a biography of richard nickon. this book, "ike's bluff" is about eisenhower's white house years. i'm excited to introduce to you today, mr. evan thomas. >> what a great festival it this is. i was moved by jack tapper here before by his presentation, and i think the book i wrote is actually relevant. i wrote a book about the warrior, determined to keep us out of war, but before i talk about my book, they asked me to talk about the career, and i will. i was asked to write, and i brought it to my father to read, and i came from breakfast, and he said, it's awful. [laughter] that's our entire conversation. i applied to law school that afternoon. [laughter] this is a a pree before parents believedded in self-esteem. it was awful. it was a mercy killing. [laughter] i went to law school, it was good because i married my wife who i met in civil procedure class, but it helped me to think better, to spot the issue, helped my writing. i knew that

door roosevelt roughrider award in 2002 and was inducted into the scandinavian american hall of fame in 2011. may god bless chester's memory, his wife, and their beautiful family. he will be missed. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. tonko: with pride i rise today to congratulate jack of albany new york on the celebration of its 100th anniversary recently held on january 24. founded by jack rosen stein, the restaurant is currently owned by his grandson as a sampling of its entree depth,'s has served liver and onions since the first day it opened. one menu dating back to 1939 shows the price of 75 cents. sadly many restaurants don't make it past the first few years of organization. but it endues because it honors its past. while striving to serve its current customers in a topnotch manner with quality, classic fare. the only day interestingly jack's ever closed in the past 100 years was in 1986 for jack's funeral. may he rest