kennedy and soviet premier nikita khrushchev in the early 1960s. this is about an hour and ten minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our second panel

have added a silver medal to the tally but it was a medal that might never be scaled competitor nikita's triguboff had considered boycotting these games in support of his fellow country men who'd been banned over doping claims while the reduced team size has meant a lack of coaches at the competition meaning that nikita had to prepare all the equipment himself triguboff even did the same for his own teammates in other resorts today in a telephone in a one bronze in the speedskating is worth noting she's one of the younger competitors aged just twenty three the same as the skeleton silver medalist from russia denise spitz of also took third place on the podium in his event that makes a total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia the. russian meddling conspiracy theories have been dominating headlines in the united states for more than a year now those pushing those theories the hardest the mainstream media and now also finding themselves accused of inadvertent involvement in meddling gently vigor explains. mainstream media in the u.s. has been shouting from the rooftops for

about a minute to go of normal time germany three two up about to win then russia heading back for nikita khrushchev to take the games overtime in overtime germany went a man down patrick reimer pain lies for a high stakes and russia use that to their advantage carol to preserve scoring the winner on sunday but you know germany should still be very proud of the performance at these games it's jimmy's best ever performance in ice hockey at the olympics and they cause some real upsets along the way they beat the reigning world champions they beat the previous olympics champions to make it to the final and no one expected them to do that so these athletes although they're disappointed i'm sure very disappointed and came so close they can certainly leave young child with their heads held high yet they still very good and that's it was over is not too shabby you know and let's take a look at the medals were there any big surprises overall i think certainly not at the top of the very top nor why it was in the end to lead the medal table with thirty nine that's a record as well thirty nine medal

but the home side came back early in the second half through nikita parris and then, four minutes fromtanway equalised with this spectacular effort, to make sure chelsea stayjust one point ahead. castleford tigers unbeaten hull fc. they threatened to run away with it in the second half. this is one of two tries for the captain. hull fc rallied late on but despite efforts the slips to another defeat. cata la ns the slips to another defeat. catalans dragons are up against wakefield. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. police are appealing for help looking for a missing boy lasting only this afternoon in a designer outlet in wembley are saying it is good news, he has been found safe and well in the shopping centre and has been reunited with his family. very good news indeed. the man who exposed the russian olympic doping scandal says his country's athletes should not be allowed to parade under their national flag at the closing ceremony of the winter games this weekend. two russian athletes have tested positive for banned drugs. dr grigory rodchenkov‘s r

but the home side struck back early in the second half through nikita parris and then, four minutes fromep up in the title race. there was drama in the early kick off between kilmarnock and hibs at rugby park. hibs were two up inside nine minutes. teenage defender ryan porteous got their second. killie pulled one back after the break and then won a penalty when porteus was adjudged to have handballed. hibs manager neil lennon was sent to the stand for his reaction. kris boyd's penalty was saved, but he scored from the rebound to earn kilmarnock the point. elsewhere second placed rangers beat hearts 2—0 to move to six points behind leaders celtic, who play tomorrow. motherwell beat dundee 1—0. saintjohnstone had their first win since september beating bottom of the table ross county and hamilton had a 2—1win over partick thistle. two english players head the leaderboard after the third round of golf‘s qatar masters. eddie pepperell is still looking for his first ever win on the european tour but he's well placed on 16 under after he hit seven birdies in his round of 66.but his compatriot

in one nine hundred fifty four ukraine's territory was expanded even more when nikita khrushchev the leader of the u.s.s.r. and ukrainian himself generously gave the crimean region to ukraine. historians would argue about the legitimacy of this transfer for many years to come and sixty years after khrushchev's gift dramatic new events would take place in crimea was around the world are on ukraine as a crisis in crimea continues dozens of heavily armed men seize government buildings in crimea shake you crazy. just shrug your shoulders and say ok crimea is lost and the old arguments would heat up once again. the cold war would heat up and cool down by turns while both rivals were obsessive leave building up military capacity the turning point took place when the new era perestroika came to the u.s.s.r. with its new leader mikhail gorbachev in the middle of the one nine hundred eighty s. . perestroika meant restructuring towards liberalization and democratization it's certainly had a positive impact on the international situation astonishing news from east germany by the shaman authorit

in one nine hundred fifty four ukraine's territory was expanded even more when nikita khrushchev the leader of the u.s.s.r. and ukrainian himself generously gave the crimean region to ukraine. historians would argue about the legitimacy of this transfer for many years to come and sixty years after khrushchev's gift dramatic new events would take place in crimea was around the world are on ukraine as a crisis in crimea continues dozens of heavily armed men seize government buildings in crimea shit you crazy. just shrug your shoulders and say ok crimea is lost and the old arguments would heat up once again. the cold war would heat up and cool down by turns while both rivals were obsessive leave building up military capacity the turning point took place when the new era perestroika came to the u.s.s.r. with its new leader mikhail gorbachev in the middle of the one nine hundred eighty s. . perestroika meant restructuring towards liberalization and democratization it certainly had a positive impact on the international situation astonishing news from east germany by the east german author

added to silver to their tally that it was a medal that might never have been skeleton competitor nikita had considered boycotting the games in support of his fellow countrymen and over doping claims while the reduced team size has meant a lack of coaches at the competition meaning he had to prepare all the equipment himself even did the same for his teammate in other results today natalia won bronze in the speedskating it's worth noting she's one of the younger competitors at just twenty three the same as the skeleton silver medalist from russia scare dennis spitz self also took place on the podium in his event that makes a total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia team. now russian the meddling conspiracy theories have been dominating headlines in the u.s. for more than a year now but those pushing those theories the hard is the mainstream media and now also finding themselves accused of inadvertent involvement in the meddling jacking phooka explains. mainstream media in the u.s. has been shouting from the rooftops for over a year that russia interfered in the two thou

to guarantee a medal, all he had to do was beat nikita tregubov‘s time. but...a second. can you believe it? well, it will be an agonising wait now for dom parsons, in second place but with two more athletes still to go. has he done enough for an olympic medal? well, it seemed unlikely. next ago, martins dukurs, the world champion. that was a mistake. but against the odds, he faltered and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. dom parsons, unbelievably, has his medal! from despair to delight, in the blink of an eye. i thought i'd lost it and made a couple too many mistakes on that run. but martins made some more mistakes, and he's the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and the pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it. the last 11 years, he's dedicated his life to skeleton. and as his mum, how proud are you feeling right now? couldn't be prouder. and here's the proof. the sweetest of family reunions. for dom parsons, the perfect ending to a day of emotion and elation. well, it is now saturday morning her

korea‘s yun sungbin came first in the men‘s skeleton — just ahead of russian athlete nikita tregubov.inal. to keep up to date with all the action — go to the bbc sport website. with the highlights from day six — here‘s austin halewood. america‘s golden girl, michela shiffrin was the face of the american team before the games began and after a 3— day weather delay, the olympics finally got under. the american needed to pull things back from second and under the pressure that comes being favourite, shiffrin didn‘t disappoint. she pushed things to the limit on the risk paid off as she flew into gold—medal position with just one scared to come. manuale molg couldn‘t enter time. while shiffrin is a new face of skiing. norway‘s aksil lund svindal has been dominating on the slopes fears. is treated like a rock star at home, he was looking to go out with a final flourish and he did just that. the round was anything but textbook but he managed to regain his footing. the oldest alpine skiing champion in the history of the olympic games. and while aksel lund svindal was breaking records on the s

least of either the silver to the it was a medal that might never have been skeleton compared to the nikitatrue goob of considered boy causing these games in support of his fellow countrymen bound over doping claims or the reduced team sizes meant a lack of coaches at the competition mean that he had to actually prepare all of his equipment himself to get off even did the same for his teammate running some of the results and the tally of a run in one bronze in the speedskating is worth noting she's one of the younger competitors ages twenty three the same as triguboff skier denise spitz solve also took a third place in his event and makes a grand total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia team. i've been just right up to date things this thing with all t. international all from a fanatic a politician because when you're brought up to date on the top of the. hour. level one hard sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battles they don't want. to do socks for to tell you that they'll be gossip and public but the supp

have the translators who are working with president nixon -- i'm sorry, vice president nixon, and nikita khrushchev. there were together in a room. >> vice president nexen escorts prime minister khrushchev at the united states fair in moscow in any official opening, counterparts of the soviet trade show in new york and dedicated to showcasing the highest standard of life in our country. on this occasion, traditional diplomacy goes by the board. fairtory of the hit -- the itself is eclipsed by a crackling exchanged by nixon and khrushchev. every aspect of the cold war and soviet american rivalry is documented. ultimatum,plomacy by economic progress. he says missed -- he says the soviets will overtake america and wave bye-bye. both christians and nixon appeared to enjoy themselves. says khrushchev, he is a communist spokesman dealing with a capitalist lawyer. >> the way you talk and the way you dominate the conversation, you would have made a good lawyer yourself. >> the culmination is the agreement that both nations should have the debate uncensored. >> every word that you have set has be

nikita tregubov‘s time. but... slower by a mere two hundredths of a second. can you believe it?ne enough for an olympic medal? well it seemed unlikely. next to go, martins dukurs, the world champion. but, against the odds, he faltered, and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. parsons unbelievably has his medal! from despair to delight in the blink of an eye. i thought i had lost it and made a couple too many mistakes in that run. but, martins made more mistakes, and he was the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it. the last 11 years, he has dedicated his life to skeleton. how proud are you feeling right now? i could not be prouder. and here is the proof. the sweetest of family reunions. for dom parsons, the perfect ending to a day of emotion and elation. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. the women's event is under way with defending champion lizzy yarnold setting a new track record in the first run and also laura deas impressing in her second and they sit third and fourth go

korea's yun sungbin came first in the men's skeleton just ahead of russian athlete nikita tregubov.or team gb at these games. to keep up to date with all the action — go to the bbc sport website. it's the beginning of what could well be the biggest annual celebration worldwide — the lunar new year, also known as the spring festival. more than 1.4 billion chinese people around the world marked the official entry into the year of the dog with lanterns, banquets and colourful celebrations. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. in china, this is how most of the country sees in the lunar new year — state television spring festival gala. by some estimates, the most watched entertainment programme on earth. around 700 million viewers for a 11—hour spectacular of colour and sound. low key and subtle it is not, but this has become a new year tradition. some decided to celebrate in their own way with fireworks and sparklers in beijing. the sound of firecrackers, young and old enjoying the noise and the spectacle. translation: i hope this year of the dog, the children keep growing up in good health an

to guarantee a medal, all he had to do was beat nikita tregubov‘s time. but...lieve it? well, it will be an agonising wait now for dom parsons, in second place but with two more athletes still to go. has he done enough for an olympic medal? well, it seemed unlikely. next ago, martins dukurs, the world champion. that was a mistake. but against the odds, he faltered and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. dom parsons, unbelievably, has his medal! from despair to delight, in the blink of an eye. i thought i'd lost it and made a couple too many mistakes on that run. but martins made some more mistakes, and he's the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and the pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it. the last 11 years, he's dedicated his life to skeleton. and as his mum, how proud are you feeling right now? couldn't be prouder. and here's the proof. the sweetest of family reunions. for dom parsons, the perfect ending to a day of emotion and elation. it is now saturday morning in the pyeongchang. it is a b

added a silver to their tally but it was a medal that might never have been skeleton compared to nikita to a group of had considered boycotting these games in support of his fellow countrymen banned over doping claims or the reduced team sizes meant a lack of coaches at the competition meaning he had to prepare all the equipment him self even did the very same for his own team mate in other results the day the telephone a note won a bronze in the speed skating is worth noting she's one of the younger competitors at just twenty three the same as the skeleton silver medalist from russia skier denise spitz off also took third place on the podium it is event makes a total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia team overall. elsewhere the u.n. backed government of libya has reportedly formed a team to assess the damage to infrastructure in the war ravaged port city of sirte once and i saw a stronghold it was a place where terrorists shot some of the most gruesome videos the city was liberated more than a year ago but locals there still fear for their lives and the threat of jih

added a silver to their tally but it was a medal that might never have been a skeleton compared to nikita triguboff had considered boycotting these games in support of his fellow countrymen banned over claims of doping and while the reduced team sizes mentor the lack of coaches the competition is meant that he had to prepare all of the equipment himself through a group of even and to do the same for his teammates. and look at other results from the day in the telling of our own inner she won bronze in the speedskating worth noting she's one of the younger competitors aged just twenty three the same as the skeleton silver medalist from russia and skier denise bits off also took third place on the podium in his event making a grand total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia team. the u.n. backed government of libya has reportedly formed a team to assess damage to infrastructure in the war ravaged city of sets and i still strong hold it was a place where terrorists shot some of the most gruesome videos the city was liberated more than a year ago but local still fear for their

added a silver to their tally but it was a medal that might never have been a skeleton competitor nikita triguboff had considered boycotting these games in support of his fellow countrymen bound over doping claims or the reduced team size has meant a lack of coaches at the competition meaning that he had to prepare all visit quitman himself to a group of even had to do the same for his team and. look at the results today on the telephone in a one bronze in the speed skating event worth noting she's one of the younger competitors just twenty three the same as the skeleton silver medalist from russia scared denise spitz off to third place on the podium in his event making a total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia. i. swear the u.n. backed government of libya has reportedly formed a team to assess the damage to infrastructure in the war ravished port city of sirte once and i still strongly old it was a place where terrorists shot some of the most gruesome videos so it was liberated more than a year ago locals still fear for their lives as the threat of jail how this retur

while the nikita hearing has in fact dropped off it's been several really tense hours inside that courtroom where you can see behind me quite a media frenzy lots of journalists gathered here expecting a potential decision to be announced on dropping we can leaks founder julian assange as the rest warrants issued by britain in connection to have him having skipped a big deal when he went inside the ecuadorian embassy over five and a half. years ago now now at this stage the judge has decided to not drop the arrest warrant so indeed julian a son is going to remain inside the ecuadorian embassy in london and the status quo of this seemingly never ending case continues we did hear that a new hearing on this case will be held next week on february thirteenth where the judge will consider some more of the arguments that have been presented presented in this courtroom today by julian the songes legal team who have argued with several points that they have really continued to stress throughout this whole case unraveling they have said that julian the sonship has essentially served any and sort all

it silver to the tally but it was a medal that might never have happened skillets own competitor nikita triguboff had considered boycotting these games in support of his countryman banned over doping claims while the reduced team sizes meant a lack of coaches in competition it meant the group of had to prepare all of his own equipment even did the same for his teammate in other results and tell you her own inner won bronze in speed skating worth noting she's one of the youngest competitors aged just twenty three the same group of skier denise bit soft also took third place on the podium making a grand total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia team. you're right up to date i'll see the latest headlines and often i. welcome one an old stan collymore show lights out with mexico's drug squad but first we're taking you to perhaps one of the oldest amateur clubs in the world i stopped to look and my first game was the first of what i was on nine hundred sixty . and that was like getting to know when i played there and advice and your friends took me along to see what sort of.

to guarantee a medal, all he had to do was beat nikita tregubov‘s time. but...nising wait now for dom parsons. in second place, but with two more athletes still to go, has he done enough for an olympic medal? well, it seemed unlikely. next to go, martins dukurs, the world champion. but, against the odds, he faltered, and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. parsons unbelievably has his medal! from despair to delight in the blink of an eye. i thought i had lost it, and made a couple too many mistakes in that run. but, martins made some more mistakes, and he was the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it — the last 11 years, he has dedicated his life to skeleton. as his mum, how proud are you feeling right now? i could not be prouder. and here is the proof. the sweetest of family reunions. for dom parsons, the perfect ending to a day of emotion and elation. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for the weather with stav. hello. a lovely end to the day for many

from russia it's another day and another medal was a go the team won another silver skeleton athlete nikitacame second in the race beating athletes from the u.k. and latvia is silver is a medal for the olympic athletes from russia team. now the winter olympics are the only major sporting event you might want to follow this year with the football world cup now just months away r.t. host stan collymore looks into the history of one legendary football club but that despite its massive influence on the game never actually hit the big time. little quiz for you which could spoil all white kids. which quote gave all eleven players to three separate england guy which inspired one of brazil's right football clubs ladies and gentlemen i do view corinthian casuals. what actually happened was in nineteen zero seven there was a split between the f i became. and it was quite acrimonious to do with amateur and professional and the f.a. refused to allow any if a player is all clubs to appear on the pitch is all there so there was a complete split their spirit was healed in and just at the start of the firs

there you have the workingors who were with president nixon -- i'm sorry, vice president nixon, and nikitahrushchev. >> vice president nixon escorts on at premier khrushchev tour of the united states fair park in moscow. the official opening of the american exposition. dedicated two showcasing the high standard of life in our country, but on this occasion, traditional diplomacy goes by the board, and the story of the fair itself is eclipsed by a crackling exchange between nixon and khrushchev. they got off-camera, and finished off-camera before the recorders. of the cold war and the american soviet rivalry is argued in blunt terms. the threat of atomic warfare, diplomacy by ultimatum. >> [inaudible] >> the soviet will overtake america and then wave bye bye. [applause] >> both khrushchev and nixon appeared to enjoy themselves. says khrushchev, here is a communist spokesman dealing with a capitalist lawyer. >> all i can say from the way you talk in the way you dominate the conversation, you would have made a good lawyer yourself. [laughter] culmination and agreement is that both of these nat

one bronze in the speed skating tennis itself also took the place on the podium in his event while nikita tradeable claimed the silver in the skeleton that makes a total of eight medals for the olympic athletes from russia team. russian meddling conspiracy theories have been dominating headlines in the u.s. for more than a year now but those pushing those theories the hardest the mainstream media and also finding themselves accused of involvement in the meddling jacking phooka explains mainstream media in the u.s. has been shouting from the rooftops for over a year that russia interfered in the two thousand and sixteen u.s. presidential election and one of moscow's most dangerous tools is alleged to have been online trolls russia meddle in the twenty sixteen presidential election here in the united states russia interference went beyond the election russia was behind the election meddling if you thought the russians and stopped their active measures against the us they haven't it is a genuine threat to our democracy but according to an in-depth research project it looks as if those very o

bronze in the speedskating denis spitz off also took third place on the podium in his event while nikita trade group of the silver in the skeleton that makes a total of eight medals for the elim pick things from russia team. now the winter olympics on the only major sporting event in this year's calendar the football world cup it's not just a matter of months away. as we're looking at the history of one legendary club which despite its massive influence on the game now they hit the big time. a little quiz for you which could spoil all white kids. which quote. eleven players to three separate. which inspired one of brazil's bright football clubs ladies and gentlemen i give you corinthian casuals. what i see happening was in one thousand nine hundred seven there was a split between the f.b.i. and what we came to. and it was quite acrimonious to do with imus a professional and the if i refused to allow any if i play as all clubs to appear. peaches with so there was a complete split that spit was. just a song in the first world.

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kennedy and soviet khruer nikit nikita shchev. the complicated history between u.s. and russian leaders over the last century. the discussions included assessments of friendly the jfk, -- franklin d. roosevelt, jfk -- as well as their russian counterparts. this session is one hour and 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our second panel, assessing u.s. soviet relations in the 1960's and 1970's. i am not going to chair the panel, but i will turn the duties over to my

after that, it's a discussion on president kennedy and nikita khrushchev. join us tonight for american history tv in prime time. we'll continue our look at the relationship between u.s. and soviet union leaders at the height of the cold war from the university of virginia's miller center. you can see american history tv in prime time starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. also coming up on the c-span networks, join us later today when new america in washington, d.c., hosts a panel discussion on the influence of politics on race relations. live coverage this afternoon starts at 4:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. and later, the white house correspondents association hosts a discussion with white house press secretary sarah sanders and former white house press secretary mike mccurry. that will be followed by a panel of discussion with white house correspondents. live coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span. >>> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today we c

-soviet relations with a discussion on president kennedy and nikita cru krush chev. coming up tonight, join us for american history tv in prime time. we'll continue to look at our relationship between u.s.-soviet union leaders at the height of the colder war from the university of virginia's miller center. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span three. elsewhere on the c-span networks, be with us later today when "new america" in washington, d.c. hosts a panel discussion on the influence of politics on race relations. live konchlgs begins this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. later, the white house correspondents association hosts a discussion with white house press secretary sarah sanders and former white house press secretary mike mccurry. that will be followed by a panel discussion with white house correspondents. live coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today we continue to bring you unfiltered cover

kennedy and soviet khruer nikit nikita shchev. the complicated history between u.s. and russian leaders over the last century. the discussions included assessments of friendly the jfk, -- franklin d. roosevelt, jfk -- as well as their russian counterparts. this session is one hour and 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our second panel, assessing u.s. soviet relations in the 1960's and 1970's. i am not going to chair the panel, but i will turn the duties over to my colleague at the miller center, professor barbara perry, who is going to anchor the panel. barbara is a noted scholar of the kennedy era and is the director of presidential studies here at the miller center. she is a very seasoned oral and written historian for many years she led the oral history program here at the miller center. in interviewing the leading members of the presidential commission's -- presidential administrations from ford up until the recent past. we have completed the oral histories under her leadership of every administration through the george w. bush administration a

kennedy and nikita chrushchev in the 1960s. this is about an hour and ten minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, back to our second panel accessing u.s.-soviet relations in the 1960s and '70s. i'm not going to chair the panel, but i will turn the duties over to my colleague here at the miller center, professor barbara perry, who is going to anchor the panel. barbara is herself a noted scholar of the '60s and of the kennedy era and the kennedy clan. she's also director of presidential studies here at the miller center. she is a very seasoned expert oral historian as well as a written historian, and for many years she helped lead the oral history program here at the miller center, which was one of the signature undertakings that we do in interviewing the leading members of presidential administrations from the ford years on up until the present. or i should say the recent past. we have completed oral histories under her leadership and russel riley's leadership of every administration through the george w. bush administration, and we a

you are not nikita khrushchev left mouth. [laughter] so i get a little worked up. the second discovery is not necessarily. americans have a lot of faith in the constitutional system of checks and balances for good reason the oldest most successful constitution in the history of the world contained andrew jackson, fdr, nixon why shouldn't it contain trump? constitutions don't just work automatically because if it did we would have adopted a constitution basically the exact replica of hours love a stable democracy in the 20th century instead had six military coups. constitutions work best and well when reinforced by the democratic norms or the unwritten rules so focusing on those two norms in particular, one is mutual toleration to accept the legitimacy of the partisan opponents no matter how much we disagree or dislike the opponents we recognize privately in publicly they are loyal citizens who love the country and respect the constitution have an equal and legitimate right to compete for power and govern we do not treat our rivals as enemies. the second norm is ins

how did terrorists use children in war zones, nikita?ntions prevent the use of children by armed forces but terrorists will use children precisely because it disarms the individuals facing these children. and we see multiple levels of exploitation so children are used for child labour, often trafficked, sexually abused, and they tend to listen to authority and not question it and what we see in conflict zones in particular is that the children are joining these groups for things as simple as food, a stable income, and with the case of islamic state, and with the case of islamic state, and non—state armed groups in the middle east, they are joining them because it gives them a sense of stability, the groups provide them with a distorted ideological indoctrination and education. and in times of war, the sense of stability for a child is very appealing. they are provided with basic human essentials. precisely. food and water and then become indoctrinated? that is what is most disheartening because these are basic needs, education, food, a s

[laughter] you're not nikita khrushchev. so i'm going to try -- i get a little worked up. [laughter] will our constitution save us. our second discovery is not necessarily. americans have a lot of faith in our constitutional system of checks and balances, and for good reason. we have the oldest, we have the most successful constitution in the history of the world. our system of checks and balances contained andrew jackson, fdr, it contained nixon, why shouldn't it contain trump. but constitutions don't just work automatically. if they did, argentina -- which adopted a constitution which was basically an exact replica of ours in the 19th century -- would have been a stable democracy in the 20th century. instead, it had six military coups. constitutions work best, constitutions work well when they're reinforced by robust democratic norms or unwritten rules. and our book focuses on two norms in particular. one is what we call mutual toleration or accepting the legitimacy of our partisan opponents. that means that no matter how much we disagree with our opponents, no matter ho

we have senator fulbright over there and then we have the premier of the soviet union, nikita chris jeff, here in the middle. khrushchev, here in the middle. one of the things he was doing is foreign relations committee chair was helping diplomacy lead the united states, and other nations around the world, to avoid nuclear annihilation. here are documents from the fulbright papers that show the complexity of his political position as a southern senator, and also the compromises and maybe if you interpret them, mistakes. even as distinguished a leader as senator fulbright makes mistakes over a long political career. here is the southern manifesto, or a draft of the southern manifesto, which several southern senators signed on to. they gave remarks on the senate floor, basically opposing brown versus the board of education and the federal integration into school desegregation. said theynators weren't necessarily opposed to racial equality or school integration but their stance was, as many of us are before, basis, atates rights states rights opposition to it. they didn't think the federal

republic they won three male and you know they started to open up the score in the second period nikita who sat score first and that was followed up by vladislav grief cough. that's goosey right there celebrate use of celebrating in the next goal a bloody slough story in there and the third and final ilia kovach to go former n.h.l. player picked up his fourteenth career goal in the olympics so that's good and they are set up to either win gold or medal gold or silver scuse me they're waiting for the winner of a match is underway germany versus canada germany a long shot because canada is right number one in the world. but germany's in pole position they can walk away with possibly bronze or even better so a medal anyway for germany and of course if the underdogs as you said in that match ok what else can we do forward to during the day well canada had a pretty big performance canada had a double and they picked up their third consecutive title in the women's ski cross best friends b.f.s. and roommates in the olympic village kelsey serve one go she's leading the pack right there in red a

republic they won three male and you know they started to open up the score in the second period nikita who sat score first and that was followed up by vladislav grief cough. that's goosey right there celebrate use of celebrating in the next goal bloody sluff scoring there and the third and final call walczak a former n.h.l. player picked up his fourteenth career goal in the olympics so that's good and they are set up to either win gold or medal gold or silver scuse me they're waiting for the winner of a match as underweight. germany versus canada germany a long shot because canada's right number one in the world but germany's in pole position they can walk away with possibly bronze or even better so a medal anyway for germany and of course if the underdogs as you said in that match ok what is going to pull over to during the day well canada had a pretty big performance canada had a double and they picked up their third consecutive title in the women's ski cross best friends b.f.s. and roommates in the olympic village kelsey served one go she's leading the pack right there in red and he

kennedy and soviet premier nikita khrushchev in the early 1960s. this is about an hour and ten minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our second panel assessing u.s.-soviet relations in the 1960s and '70s.