next, a conversation about fourth historian survey of presidential leadership with richard norton smith, douglas frankie brinkley, endocrine medford and emily slaves . >> since 2000 each time there's been a change in administration we've got historians and professional observers participating in historian survey of f presidential leadership . .. good morning to all of you, thank you for joining us this ormorning. dad, briefly to start with you explain the criteria, how do we compare the men and there are men at this point who held the office of the presidency over more t than 230 years how have e made that comparison? >> c-span pute together group al of us on the air today are advisors on how do we bring these presidents. we want to make sure people realize this is not a scientific ranking the focus is to be fun and enlightening and >>>> conversation around the nation about various presidents and to story tell. what we really did do is not just one ranking your breaking them up into categories so the president will be judged on the foreign policymaking or on race relations or on the env

all of this available to dig into steve's in north carolina republican richard norton smith you have steve, go ahead. >> hello have a question for you all the people that hate trump win the media how many people showed up in florida last night to see the real president of the united states of america. i'm just asking do any of you all know the numbers? because a whole lot of people showed up to see the president. >> bring us to this conversation where would you put president trump in a ranking of presidents. >> to me he's the best president in my lifetime bys far. i know he is 75 million real boats in real life actually happened. i just wish the media personalities would stop hating me, my country and my president. thank you. >> are piano historian advisors richard norton smith i haven't got your thought you. >> i've been called many things but not a media personality. we'll get that out of the way first of all. what this called the previous call illustrates as we could spend all morning and the rest of the day and probably until the next fourth of july re-debating theul controversie

norton, and the gentleman, mr. donalds, will each control 20 minutes. ms. norton spg i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend material oon this issue. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. norton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady ms. norton: madam speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 2142, to the designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 170 manhattan avenue in buffalo, new york, as the indiana hunt-martin post office building. this indiana hunt-martin was born on may 30, 1992 in georgia. her family moved to western new york when she was in elementary school and she was one of only two black students in her high school class. she aspired to a business career, buffeted limited opportunities and had to take jobs picking peaches and cleaning restrooms at a t.n.t. factory. in 1944, ms. hunt-martin joined the newly formed women army corps. the women army -- women's army corps had more than 800 black female soldiers serving i

which for me was the second, norton anthology in a year? i say i'll never do another anthology, but i'm already thinking. until of course joy. no. no. i've got too much. i would like to relax a little but but yes, so that was that was in the works and you know there was just and i think because of the pandemic people pulled in a lot of times we didn't really i think it took us a while to realize that we could jump on virtual meetings and then we're all over them. yeah. yeah too many of them. but at first it was like oh, okay despite being sequestered we can still go on but i think they gave us a lot more work. you know that that's what happened is that i've noticed as someone who started out writing poetry with it on a typewriter. mm-hmm, and if you had to get something a manuscript somewhere fast, you used fedex. oh, you know or you know fedex was new at one point. and from somebody like that to i've noticed with internet. and then this request anybody can reach you that the work level and emails. it's just i'm thinking i wonder where it's

— stand up for putin when it comes to the norton stream gas line he's got that lines— the norton streamdstream. the line on russia has— of the bloodstream. the line on russia has been a lot less tough than _ russia has been a lot less tough than it— russia has been a lot less tough than it could've been. partly because _ than it could've been. partly because his huge pipeline is supplying gas to germany. not sure anyone _ supplying gas to germany. not sure anyone noticed but whole world is going _ anyone noticed but whole world is going through in energy crisis at the moment and gas is really important. it's very obvious that putin— important. it's very obvious that putin is— important. it's very obvious that putin is leveraging that as a way of keeping _ putin is leveraging that as a way of keeping europe less united than it otherwise — keeping europe less united than it otherwise it would've been. this comment— otherwise it would've been. this comment from boris johnson telling european _ comment from boris johnson telling european leaders to get off the talking — european leaders to

here since c-span was founded in 1979 historian and author richard norton smith has participated in many of the network's programs forums collins and special projects as well as on book tv and american history tv. c-span sat down with him for nearly eight hours to get his insights on american history popular culture good books and more up next the last part of that conversation which focuses on bob dole the catholic church and the abraham lincoln presidential library. how did you? get introduced to bob dole. and how long did you work for him? and what was

the middle really of the final edit for that and trying to get that out which for me was the second norton anthology in a year. i will never do another anthology. i'm already thinking we need a children's anthology. i would like to relax a little. so that was in the works. and because of the pandemic people pulled in a lot of times i think it took us a while to realize we could jump on virtual meetings and then they were all over. at first it was like oh okay despite being sequestered we can stillll go on and i think that gave us a lot more work. that's what happened. i've noticed someone who started out writing poetry on the typewriter and if you had to get a manuscript somewhere fast you used fedex you know or and for somebody like that i've noticed the internet anybody can reach you at the work level through e-mail. i'm thinking i wonder where it's going to go because it has to run itself out. in the midst of it all poetry it's like emily dickinson and. >> also that increased pressure always on the internet and e-mail and social media and to respond to things right away or you're not re

because of this, i am getting worried and i want to switch to norton because it is american. that is the only reason for my call. host: to follow-up, a viewer on twitter asked the same type of question. what sites, regarding the average computer user, you might offer to protect ourselves online? guest: i will say that if you are running a windows system, mac os for example, they do have a lot of built-in protections. an of the most important things you can do is update your computer to the latest version, ensure that it is patched with all of the latest patches. make sure you use multifactor authentication and very your passwords so you're not reusing a password for every site you go to. finally, be mindful on the links you click. both in your emails and online. really be mindful where an email might be coming from, who may have sent it. that is really 90% of how bad actors may get into your system. host: dennis in las vegas. good morning. caller: good morning. i am over 70 years old. i am in collective bargaining, i still work. but i trade now. what i do is get social securi

which to me was the second norton anthology of the year .ay i'll never always say i'll never do another anthology but i'm thinking we need a children's oncology . >> i would like to relax a little. but yes, that was in the works. and you know, there was just i think because of the pandemic people hold in a lot of times, i think it took us a while to realize that we could jump on virtual meetings and then we're all over. there's too many of them but first it was like, okay. despite being requested we can still go on but i think that gave us a lot more work. that's what happened is that i noticed if someone who started out writing poetry was on a typewriter, and if you had to get something, i meant is that somewhere fast you use fedex. you know, or fedex was new at one point. and from somebody like that too i noticed with and the internet and that in its request anybody can reach you that the work level and emails. it's just i'm thinking i wonder where it's going to go because it has to run itself out . but in the midst of it all poetry doesn't speed up. >> not at all. >> it's like this e

i know norton's lawyer read this very carefully. what are some of the things that you would advise to someone in the position? yeah, i think a couple things. you know last week was a pretty it was a pretty challenging week. actually, you know, i went on the joe rogan experience of all things which was a really like kind of emotional experience because it's a three-hour interview with joe brogan and his audience is like massive all over the place and as i was speaking, i was thinking about all these liabilities, you know, like oh my gosh, you know, they're gonna hear it in germany. they're gonna hear it in australia. they're gonna hear all what i'm talking about and sure enough after that conversation. i was getting emails from you know, people that work and soda springs and people that and it was and i remember self-editing, you know being like, okay make sure that you're on point when you're saying these things because this isn't a game it's real, you know, the as i said, there's there's a series of litigation around roundup dicamb

since c-span was founded in 1979 historian and author richard norton smith is taken part in many of the network's programs forums call-ins and special projects as well as on book tv and american history tv c-span, sat down with him for nearly eight hours to get his insights on american history popular culture good books and more. and up next part 6 of that conversation which focuses on president ford the media and talk show host jack parr. put these in perspective from your the way you look at it, and they're importance in our country the supreme court well you know like many americans i revere the court. it is a fascinating political development and it's had a significant impact on our politics and our presidential politics. that in the last generation or so. a discernible difference his emerged on the right the court is seen as absolutely essential and indeed any number of more traditional republicans, for example are willing to go along with the trump presidency specifically because of the court and because first of all of the justice that he's already put on the court and because of

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since c-span was founded in 1979 historian and author richard norton smith has participated in many of the network's programs forums collins and special projects as well as on book tv and american history tv. c-span sat down with him for nearly eight hours to get his insights on american history popular culture good books and more up next the last part of that conversation which focuses on bob dole the catholic church and the abraham lincoln presidential library. how did you? get introduced to bob dole. and how long did you work for him? and what was he doing at the time? well, i could tell you exactly i remember vividly. i was working for ed brooke in boston writing speeches former senator, and i knew that i mean you didn't have to be genius. i i knew we were not gonna win and 78 he had been elected originally in 66 overwhelmingly reelected in 72. and then on 78 first of all, the republican party was changing. even in massachusetts you know the conservative. uprising if you will with the grassroots was making itself felt brooke was held to be suspect. i mean, for example, he had a pri

since c-span was founded in 1979 historian and author richard norton smith has participated in many of the network's programs forums collins and special projects as well as on book tv and american history tv. c-span sat down with him for nearly eight hours to get his insights on american history popular culture good books and more up next the last part of that conversation which focuses on bob dole the catholic church and the abraham lincoln presidential library. how did you? get introduced to bob dole. and how long did you work for him? and what was he doing at the time? well, i could tell you exactly i remember vividly. i was working for ed brooke in boston writing speeches former senator, and i knew that i mean you didn't have to be genius. i i knew we were not gonna win and 78 he had been elected originally in 66 overwhelmingly reelected in 72. and then on 78 first of all, the republican party was changing. even in massachusetts you know the conservative. uprising if you will with the grassroots was making itself felt brooke was held to be suspect. i mean, for example, he had a pri

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since c-span was founded in 1979 historian and author richard norton smith has participated in many of the network's programs forums collins and special projects as well as on book tv and american history tv. c-span sat down with him for nearly eight hours to get his insights on american history popular culture good books and more. up next part 7 of that conversation which focuses on harvard university alice roosevelt longworth and willakather. who are your favorite entertainers? that you have come to like in your lifetime. oh gosh. well, first of all, they're all dead. that's one thing that tells you something about my tenuous attachment to contemporary culture. one thing. i totally meant i literally lived through. rock and roll and rock utterly oblivious to its existence i've never been to a concert. i've never willingly listened to an album. i've just i am hermetically sealed from that. part of the entertainment world. why? that's a good question. something instinctively didn't like it. i'm not mean not to be unrelievably negative. it's i because something instinctively liked altern

without borders of any kind with earth and sky and water, but we had another component which was the norton library of congress publication from mapping so we weredi still in the middle of te final edits and trying to get that out which for me was the second anthology in the year. i would say i will never do another anthology but we need -- i would like to relax a little but yeah, so that was in the works and because of the pandemic a lot of times i think it took a whilee to realize we could jump on virtual meetings but first it was like okay despite being sequestered we can still go on but i think they gave us a lot more work. that's what happened i noticed as someone that started out writing poetry on a typewriter and if you had to get a manuscript and from somebody like that to i've noticed with internet and then this request anybody can reach you the work level and e-mails. i'm thinking i'm wondering where it's going to go because it has to run itself out but in the midst of it it doesn't speed up. .. t which is also available online and i felt like that came from your initial. work to

russian dumas decision, even though the un secretary general serve the principles of the un charter, a norton a la carte menu. oh, very elegant, very aga elegant sir, and your phrasing, but it has nothing to do with reality. does nothing to do well. i swear, and i feel that it was not russia's choice to lead the situation to such a scale that she had to interfere. and i'm sure if you, crean is more sober, if the united states talk sponsoring, can't, endorsing all are also for being actions. search in from kia source, kia for, with regard to people ordones, continental ganske. this san operation would like surgical operation would end. when are their lives in your were see cute and and her nothing more. nobody has a desire to occupy ukraine. we've had a surgical strike some. the language being used by the russian side is like the language nato used in the rog, libya, syria in afghanistan, arguably. again, gutierrez said they are not peacekeepers at all. how can they be peacekeepers if civilians ukrainian civilians are dying? ukrainian civilians are not dying wage and we're reports of civilians

dumas decision, even though the un secretary general served the principles of the un charter and norton ala carte menu. oh, very elegant, very aga elegant sir, and you're phrasing, but it has nothing to do with reality. there's nothing to do well, i swear and i feel that it was not a rush as choice to lead the situation to such a scale that she had to interfere. and i'm sure if you green is more sober. if the united states talk or sponsoring can't, endorsing all are also for being action, search in from key of source key for with regard to people ordones continental ganske. this san operation would like surgical operation would end when are their lives in your were see cute and nina and her nothing more. nobody has a desire to occupy ukraine. we've had a surgical strikes and the language being used by the russian side is like the language nato used in the rog, libya, syria in afghanistan, arguably. again, gutierrez said they are not peacekeepers at all. how can they be peacekeepers if civilians ukrainian civilians are dying? ukrainian civilians are not dying or reports of civilians dead

since c-span was founded in 1979 historian and author richard norton smith has participated in many of the network's programs forums collins and special projects as well as on book tv and american history tv. c-span sat down with him for nearly eight hours to get his insights on american history popular culture good books and more. up next part 7 of that conversation which focuses on harvard university alice roosevelt longworth and willakather. who are your favorite entertainers? that you have come to like in your lifetime. oh gosh. well, first of all, they're all dead.

ah, infants in norton under san vaughan. you said shane, it's nice and shiny now the cheese has melted properly or that lump isaac lu. the consistency i'd say is beautiful. under a boiler as well as the swiss cheese fondue. ah asiri cook posts. what is probably the oldest cheese fondue recipe station back to 1699? at that time however, it was still called cheese with wine. in the 1950s cheese fondue really became popular and was 1st embraced by swiss kitchens. today it's found our menus, nation and world wide, despite said, account affility, fantastic. switzerland is very well known for its fantastic cheeses, liberty to love. they put into their bag kayser and alkaline cheeses. so the grass, the herbs that grow here, the animals that produce the milk in the whole chain and the hard work, it all goes into making, such as super cheese, so to speak. how, but it's an ancient tradition. well, i did audit and it stands to reason that this is the swiss national dishes strides are not in, i'll get it is the resort cheese fondue is o

ah, i'm norton taylor. this is andrew 0. live from london, also coming up if you get started producing electricity from its grander nissans dam, which egypt and sued on fair will deprive them of vital water? britain is queen elizabeth test positive for colbert 95 year old monarch is said to have miles symptoms thus ah, phasing brings down the curtain on a winter games marked by a doping scandal, a diplomatic boycott and strict cove restrictions. ah, kind of president wrote him, is zalinski, is calling for an immediate cease fire in easton, ukraine. by more tillery fire has been reported in disputed regions. in recent days, hundreds of shells of exploded in the complete zone between ukrainian soldiers and russian batt, separatists war, explosions were heard in the rural health city of donetta on sunday, and in lieu hands, separatists of accused government forces of crossing the front line. both sides blame each other for the escalation in violence to civilians were reported. he killed an assault near the russian border. 1000

auditor norton. distinguish members of the maine legislature. distinguished mayors and our guests, it is good to be back. [applause] gov. janet: tonight is the first time in two years we have together in this chamber. i am here to continue the story i shared then, a story about the promise of our state and the progress we have made to reach our full potential. we emerge from the early dark days of january, as a waxing moon sheds light on a midwinter landscape. it is good. it is a good time to reflect our common history. our community progress, and our community feature. to assess the state of the state. we have been through some difficult and dangerous times these last 23 months. the state and this nation have endured a time like none other, setting off a pervasive unceasing threat to our lives and our livelihood. we in maine have never had it easy, never been able to take things for granted. we do not welcome tough times, but we are not afraid of them either. what timber does not grow in eve, the stronger wind, the tougher trees, isn't that rig

borisjohnson was speaking as he met personnel at raf brize norton in 0xfordshire to thank them for theirine and nato.- support ukraine and nato. i have 'ust come support ukraine and nato. i have just come off _ support ukraine and nato. i have just come off the _ support ukraine and nato. i have just come off the phone - support ukraine and nato. i have just come off the phone with - just come off the phone with president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine. let's be clear, things are not going all the way of president putin, very farfrom it. the ukrainians are fighting heroically, and in some places with great success, as many of us thought they would because they are a great and very brave country. but as you rightly point out, there are some terrible atrocities being committed and there will be some very grim days ahead for it ukraine. we have what you do everything we can to change the heavy odds that ukraine faces and to help them. that is why we are sending humanitarian supplies, we are sending financial supplies, we are sending financial supplies and military supplies as well. i think i

meanwhile, in washington, henry, as the daily telegraph is reporting, the us and germany threatened nortondeed, it's interesting commenting _ the white house today. indeed, it's interesting commenting on - the white house today. indeed, it's interesting commenting on this - the white house today. indeed, it's. interesting commenting on this story from germany, where some of the newspapers have been saying where is alive mica _ newspapers have been saying where is alive mica it _ newspapers have been saying where is alive mica it took over from angela meri

that website has been, norton is with us this evening. good evening. she's been 1st. let's just talk about this latest development presentation. the said that his defense to terence forces, which to include nuclear weapons, will be put on jaila. we should stress, it does not mean an intent to use them, but a very worrying escalation. yeah, and we should understand that this is undergirding, the entire problem here, which is nato. you know, we, the, the western corporate media love to talk about this suppose, military threat of russia. and now they're taking these comments out of context. but we should also keep in mind that nato has been doing exactly the same threatening russia on his borders with missile deployments. i mean even estonia, which is right and rushes borders has been doing military exercises with nato for months. 100 kilometers from the russian border. so i think what all of this underscores, you know, people using the, the nuclear word. i mean, that's a very scary a word to ever hear. what this all underscore is, is that with there needs to be diplomac

larry norton. hello, larry. he's very intellectual with all of those books behind him there. we know he's going to have wise things to say. larry is the senior vp and actually is in the office of the president at memorial sloan kettering cancer center. he actually is something i've -- somebody i've known for a long time because we have a common interest in the mathematics of cancer. he'll say something about that, i hope. he's also -- because of his work in the mathematics space, he is known for the norton-simon model of cancer growth and essentially that's helped us to understand how to treat cancer better because all cancers don't grow the same. small tumors actually grow faster than large tumors. knowing this has helped larry to actually help us to build better regimens for cancer patients. and so i'm going to start with larry. yeah, so this was -- this sets the bar pretty high, right? i want to know, larry, what you think is going to really in the next decade going to change cancer research and cancer as we know it for patients? >> first of all, it's a great honor to be a

philip norton, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a change at number ten downing in terms of the operation. that is what the prime minister announced on monday. injoint talks in beijing, russia and china strongly criticise what they describe as a "negative us influence" in both europe and asia. cheering. the two leaders met as excitements builds in the chinese capital ahead of the winter olympics opening ceremony which is just hours away. the biggest fall in living standards in the uk in 30 years, that's the warning from the bank of england as energy prices and interest rates are set to rise. i get out of my cold shower, i stand shivering because i cannot or dare not put on the gas so i've got no heat. the leaders of four northern ireland executive parties will meet later to discuss how to progress outstanding legislation following paul givan's resignation as first minister. mr givan stepped down in protest at the northern ireland protocol, a post—brexit agreement which places a trade border between northern ireland and the rest of t

ah, or norton taylors is out there alive from london, also coming up a suicide bombing kills at least 13 people at a restaurant, central somalia. that was packed with officials and politicians ah, celebrations, and molly, of the withdrawal of french troops, even as 8 soldiers killed in clashes with rebels. and as beijing's winter olympics brought her clothes at the highlights and the many controversies of the 2022 games . ah, hello ukraine's president has vowed not to respond to russian provocations in the east of his country. ukrainian military says pro russian separatists have opened fire on more than 30 settlements. ah, water shells are exploded, close to ukraine's interior minister as he and other politicians toward the front line of the conflict in the east. then is one austere ski was forced to seek cover . the government says no one was hurt, but at least 2 soldiers were killed elsewhere on saturday, both keys and separatist forces and accused each other of provocative actions in recent days. greens military says mercenaries have arrived in separate, just run dynette, to carry

well, we spoke to bed, norton assistant editor of the grey thing, new site, and he says that the mainstream media is lack of coverage, a potential genocide in ukraine and yemen is because the news organizations simply convey the interests of western governance. the war in yemen isn't covered very much in western media because many media outlets simply reflect the interests of western governments in 2022. this february. there is the highest level of violence and deaths of civilians in yemen since 2018. this is despite the fact that president joe biden claimed that the united states would end the war in yemen. he broke that promise. if someone is killed in you, ukraine in the conflict, they blame it on russia, even though russia is not actually fighting in eastern ukraine. this is a conflict within ukraine. it's a conflict between ukrainians. meanwhile, if yamini civilians are killed with bombs dropped by saudi arabia, but those bombs were made in the united states from plains that were made in the united states. the u. s. media is not that interested because again, western media outlets simp

so ever it can finance up, i think in our political might be, you can expect that to be the one to norton over. i that might be, can i believe that the landscape? so that's why the ankle, this m is very normal in the philippines and like in other countries, swear, changing part. these would be a big standout here it's white noise. my leave of the running joke is unit 3 feet on in one room and after a few are sorry, so you'll have 5 will meet the gunfire at least out of 3 people now by the or will you think part the system is richard and you mentioned in your previous answer that from your vantage point, fernand marcos junior has a commanding lead. perhaps a lead that you know, nobody might be able to basically overcome going forward. um the current vice president, lenny robledo, she's a former human rights lawyer. she's been a harsh critic of president to tear tase so called war on drugs. she is the leader of the opposition. i want to ask you 1st, what are her chances is is there any way that she could perhaps actually be a viable threat to mr. marcos and also how organized overall is the

very notable the german chancellor finally, who up till now was reluctant to even need allude to norton to buy by name. finally put his foot where his mouth was stated on the bigger sleeve. no stream to has been holding. this is very important. odd. this is a troubling developing for vitamin wooden europe. if you decide to act as a unified gonna question front against vitamin wouldn't, it's going to make it much more complicated. it's a sort of game of chicken that like, wouldn't, is it involved in aware the both sides. i tried to see who's worked 1st as they're careening down the highway towards each other. alright. take them this point to puzzle and in moscow. put and could have done this step a long time ago, months ago, perhaps even years ago. is this really part of a careful strategy on the part of the russian president to slowly turn the heat up on the west? because he's, his goal is to get his demands, match more than getting himself enrolled in a wider invasion of ukraine. what do you think puzzle? well, it's not true. it's slow. the events began happening last december and they

what is your norton -- organization about and views on the second moment? guest: we are a centerleft organization and we look for pragmatic solutions in sorts of public policy areas. whether you like the second amendment or not, we are stuck with it. it exists, and in this country we have to pass laws and keep people safe around that amendment. there is not going to be repeal of the second amendment, at least not in my lifetime. on guns, the gentleman from new jersey is correct, we have a murder problem and a violent crime problem in this country because we have a gun problem in this country. i once wrote a couple statistics anyway -- anybody can look up. there is a huge proliferation of people buying guns that we have never seen before. in 2005 to 2006, each of those years are typical years, the americans bought 8 million firearms in those years. in 2019 and 2020, and 2021, americans bought almost 40 million firearms in each of those years. there is really right now and explosion in the purchasing of firearms, and we are also seeing particularly on the sta

ah, norton taylor, this is al jazeera lived from london, also coming up cash points and fuel pumps run dry as people flee towns and cities across ukraine. russia's president said he had no choice but to order what he's calling a special operation.

treasurer , treasurer norton, distinguished members of the 130th legislature. distinct mayors and honored guests it's good to be back . tonight is the first time in two years we've been together in this chamber . i'm here to continue the story i shared with them. a story about the promise of our states and progress we have made to reach our peoples full potential. as we emerged from the early dark days of january , with the waxing moon sheds light on a dramatic midwest landscape. it is good to put time to take stock to reflect our common history, our community progress and our communal teaching. to assess the state of the state. we entered some difficult and dangerous times these last 23 months. this state and this nation have endured a time like none other . fending off a pervasive unceasing threat to our lives and our livelihoods. we in maine have never had it easy. we've never been able to take things for granted. we don't welcome tough times but we're not afraid of themto either . and as any good maine forresterwill tell you , good timber does not grow in e

norton: it should have shown a surplus. i would be noting my strong concerns -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 15 seconds. ms. norton: throughout most of the pandemic i have written to the postal service to raise these concerns. these concerns of the postal service need immediate attention. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york reserves. and the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. comer: i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. garbarino. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garbarino: i rise in support of the postal reform act of 2021. the u.s. postal service is in urgent need of reform. it provides service to the american people but due to losses in revenue the long-term viability of the service is in jeopardy. it's projected they will run out of money completely by 2024. this blil will institute reforms that will save them an estimated $46 billion over 10 years. among other provision, the postal service reform act would require postal employees to

susan: one historian has a different view is richard norton smith, who we have worked with a lot overhe years. two of the advisors on our president survey. we have a clip. [video clip] >> no american president sets out to fail. some are victims of events or changes in culture to which they cannot adapt. some, like franklin pierce or warren harding are weak men, simply overwhelmed by the job itself. their experience should put us on guard, i think. against the short-term experience -- expedience of the dark horse candidate, usually a second rateer chosen by a convention. harding, whose cabinet included jail bound embarrassments. beware of presidents who profess ambitions before taking office. in harding's case, not to be the best president, but the best-loved president. susan: ryan walters, our conversation continues. right now i wanted to deal with wanting to be like. ultimately, was his affability, his personality a detriment to him? ryan: probably so. that is probably a fair assessment. if i had to do any criticism, he was very trusting of people. he could not believe people would d