past 2 1/2 years trying to uncover the fate of michael rockefeller, son of new york governor nelson rockefeller billionaire john d. rockefeller. what was michael rockefeller doing in this part of the world? >> the nelson rockefeller started the museum of primitive art in 1957. it was the first museum dedicated exclusively to primitive art, and michael had been schooled in art the way most american kids are schooled in -- and boys are schooled in baseball. and because he loved art so much, he heard about these people on the southwest coast of asmat who were spectacular carvers, and he wanted to go to asmat and collect art and bring it home to the museum. >> reporter: just 23, michael traveled village to village in what was then a dutch colony. he took hundreds of photographs and collected a stunning array of artifacts including the ceremonial beach poles, canoes and other pieces still on display in the wing named for him at new york's metropolitan new york of art. ♪ but on november 18, 1961, he was traveling in an open boat with dutch anthropologist reneÉ wassing when tragedy struck. >> it was a

. >> by the way related to nelson rockefeller is gimmicky was the great oval the aforetime york governor and david rockefeller also who ran for two decades. a couple of generations of for that was friends with fdr and was concerned about the speculation that had driven the market. he was concerned about confidence in general at the first inaugural address talking about banking believing we have to fear is fear himself but because he had grown a bit about that a system that was more stable for everybody but it is ironic because jaime dimon would never said it will split up my bank that is a good ideas everybody can be more stable. but then it did and winthrop bolger's took out of front page piece to separate speculative activities period and she was from the fdic and he promoted it. going back and forth to get the senator and loose name is of the bill to make it more stronger which was one of the competitors. but there is so much self-interest with the popular rare it was to an understanding of language like aldrich headed james perkins to work where if him they separated the banks before

the right 50 years ago this year when it cheered barry goldwater and booed new york governor nelson rockefeller. >> and warning of the extremist left is dang h danger to the party. [ chanting ] >> that was a bad day at black rock. the hero this time around is rand paul. the one getting the bum's rush is today's version of the east coast establishment favorite, of course, jeb bush. >> i heard jeb bush the other day, and he was talking about people that come into this country illegally, they do it for love. and i said say it again, i didn't get -- that's one i've never heard of before. i heard money, i heard this, i've heard sex, i've heard everything. the one thing i never heard of was love. i understand what he's saying. but, you know, it's out there. >> well, it was just like that 50 years ago, the right wing taking flight with goldwater just as it's taking flight today with rand paul and ted cruz and mike huckabee, blasting off against the moderate center, as well as the democrats. where's the thinking in all this? the republicans on the right given up on beating hillary clinton in the center

. >>> another mystery, the story of 23-year-old michael rockefeller, son of nelson rock rockefeller,governor of new york. he was on an expedition to expel examine a tribe in new guinea. carl glad to have you with me. what happened to michael rockefeller? >> he was on a boat, traveling across the mouth of a river, those river mouths are turbulent places, they got into trouble, the weather was good, the vessel they were on capsized and they floated for 24 hours, and michael said, got restless and strapped two empty gasoline cans to his waist and jumped in and violated the first rule of boating, which is never leave the boat. and was never seen again. renee was picked up the next day by a dutch reconnaissance plane. >> you have studied the colony in new guinea. tell us about their spiritual lives and their head hunting an cannibalism. >> all this took place in the southwest coast of new guinea. 10,000 square miles of swamp and river and mud, no hills, no stones. and it was the home of the azmat people who were traditionally head hunters and cannibals and they had a very rich complex cul

after divorcing don, she married henry francis, who served as an aid to nelson rockefeller, the governor us with new york mayor john lindsay, a liberal republican, who ended up running for the democratic presidential nomination in 1972. so her husband is one of those northeast republicans we mainly read about in history books these days, but it's not hard to see both betty and her husband following in the party line and voting nixon in the general election. guessing nixon's law and order message had appeal to a suburbanite like betty. and peggy olson represents the feminist struckle for equal rights in the workplace. her character provides a contrast to her colleague joan harris, who has to use her sexuality in order to win advancement at the office. the show might not exactly adhere to social consciousness or present a commentary on the pressing issues of the day, it's too well written and too subtle for that. as it enters its seventh season, set in the year 1969, it's entering the period where this nation began dividing itself between blue america and red america. quoting from rick pea

reid of nevada, leahy, tester, boxer, schumer, durbin, casey, coons, rockefeller, levin, cantwell, nelson, whitehouse, murphy, murray, udall of new mexico and king. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. without objection. mr. reid: might have to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in faye say aye. all -- all in favor say aye. opposed nay. the motion carries. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 587. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. opposed nay. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to and the the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: manish s. s. shah of illinois to be united states district judge. mr. reid: i send a cloture motion to the desk, mr. president. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nom