it out for 30 minutes every night than the other one on pbs indicated was the mclaughlin group pat buchanan and john mclaughlin they knew each other from the nixon white house mclaughlin was a jesuit priest who ran for the senate in rhode island 1972 i think against the vietnam war buchanan started to talk to him he got him to change his position and then brought them into the nixon white house so they had a partnership there he ends up posting the show and then that explodes in popularity. all of that is 1982 george h.w. bush running for president read my lips no new taxes then he reads taxes he does better than expected but not much is read into that and 96 running again and then he says now it is that conservative to bob dole as the front runner but you can start gaining traction there are a couple of answers to this message he would want a moratorium on all immigration especially since the sixties it has exploded and that aspect of western american culture are threatened you also once a wall a fence along the entire southern border. [laughter] he recently passed november 1993 the free t

pat buchanan -- of pat buchanan. pat buchanan was a nixon speechwriter.e started on and on these radio station in -- and all news radio station and washington, d.c.. it was a left and right pairing. when they changed the format in the 1970's, the drivetime show was supposed to be the comedian mort saul. it was a political debate show. that was drawing the audience. longthere, it did not take to make the jump to television. the creation of cnn a couple years later and then cnn launches a television version, which is crossfire. it is pat buchanan on the right and a liberal from california on the left. every night for half an hour on cnn. debating the issues. the show was a hit. it made pat buchanan. he was not running for office in the 1980's, but he was gaining the reputation of a politician. particular an major force in american politics. he ended up parlaying that into a series of presidential campaigns that astounded the political establishment. it scared a lot of people in his party. he was running on some issues that his party did not think had a lot

he called himself buchanan did pitchfork pat. able to stop him eventually nominate dole. he lost in 2000. buchanan ran third-party, the reform party nomination. by the way guess who stepped forward to run against him for a few months, late '99 early 2000, wide-open, donald j. trump. donald j. trump in '99/2000 looked at that buchanan platform he called it racist. he called it bigoted. he said it was anti-semitic. he noted david duke was endorsing pat buchanan and said i want nothing do with a party or a movement that wouldn't repudiate david duke. donald trump in 1999 and 2000 stepped forward to run against somebody who ran on what would later become trumpism. yet you can draw a direct line. from that experience he took something from it. >> 16 years later on the eve of the super tuesday primaries, where a lot of southern voters were going out, donald trump actually claimed he had no idea who david duke was. had nothing, no idea historically about what the ku klux klan was. but how ironic it is that we're talking about all of pat

pat buchanan and dwight chapin, marty anderson, some other young fellows around nixon. i had always been a political junkie and decided i would like to work on that campaign if they would let me. i wrote a letter to mr. nixon and said i would like to work on your campaign. my wife worked at 30 wall street, around the corner from 20 broad. she hand delivered it to somebody at the reception desk at 20 broad street. about two or three weeks later, i got a letter back from pat buchanan to come in for an interview. and i went in to see him. a first he thought i was rockefeller spy from columbia. i may have had a beard at the time. he asked me a lot of tough questions. in any event, he said, "why don't you come in?" i started out as a volunteer, answering correspondence, and pestered ryan and marty anderson to do research and marty figured i might be able to help them out. in may of that year, he said, "why don't you come in and work full-time?" starting in june when school was out, i started working full-time at the headquarters. >> you talked your way into the campaign. ans

clinton, ailes, bob dole, newt gingrich, ken starr, rush limbaugh, pat buchanan. and i'm limiting the list, but what a collection of characters. >> pitchfork pat. pat buchanan, people have forgotten about him over the last decade or two. he was the precursor to donald trump. >> i could draw a line, buchanan, palin's convention speech, donald trump. >> a presidential candidate that wants a wall on the u.s./mexico border. a five-year freeze on immigration coming into this country. who talks about how we are losing our western cultural identity. who says he's going to revive america's manufacturing base by tearing up unfair trade deals, who rails against wars that needlessly get americans killed when we should be spending the resources over in this country. that was pat buchanan in 1996, running for the republican nomination that year and scaring the daylights out of the republican leadership in '96. he won the republican primary over bob dole, there was a moment republicans thought he might run off with their nomination, they were able to stop him then, but a generat

pat buchanan requires no introduction. he joined nixon way before the campaign. finally get to doug chapin who in termssenior to pat of nixon. we will start with the -- with each of them explaining how they met richard nixon and how they came to be a participant in the campaign. >> in 1962 as a freshman at the university of santa barbara on the debate team, i cornered him at a rally that he did where he gave me debate pointers. in 1967 as a second-year law student at columbia, i saw an timese in the new york with a photo of some fellas on the stage. shaven,anan was light and some other young fellows around nixon. a political been junkie and decided i would like to work on that campaign if they would let me. i wrote a letter to mr. nixon and said i would like to work on your campaign. wife worked at 30 wall street, around the corner from 20 broad. she hand delivered it to somebody at the reception desk at 20 broad street. three weeks later i got a letter back from pat buchanan to come in for an interview. him.t in to see at first he thought i was from columbia. i

. >> pat buchanan wanted the border wall. he said he's going to restore the manufacturing base. going to tear up unfair trade deals. he hated multiculturalism. he said we were losing our western european heritage and our culture. he said liberals were sort of at war with history. and donald trump -- and, by the way, he attracted, as donald trump we saw in 2016 did, by putting that kind of platform out there folks on the fringes, like david duke, found themselves attracted to it. donald trump stepped forward and said pat buchanan won't distance himself from david duke, i want nothing to do with this guy. >> which is unbelievable because donald trump had such a hard time distancing himself from david duke during the 2016 election. he stumbled over it multiple times. david duke, i don't know who he is. i mean, it is remarkable. steve, i loved the book. i looked forward to reading it. it's educational, and it's interesting. it's a page turner. go out and buy it. >> thank you so much, katy. >> book is "the red and the blue." if you're in new york city tonight, come see steve and me a

by 1992 he's so important his support of pat buchanan helps bring george h.w. bush down in the primary. '96 you have fox, msnbc, cnn was founded in '80, of course. so you had this period where we did have, more or less with the kind of -- part of it also is that's the media world in which most of us grew up. we're accustomed to this idea of cronkite and the "new york times" and there was a conversation. >> we're clinging onto the idea that's what it should be. that's what the american way of journalism is. my question is, is it? >> no. it wasn't all that great. joe mccarthy knew how to manipulate that system. he would call a press conference for 11:00 in the morning because he knew the papers closed at noon. he would say i'm seeking a communist in demy name s moines. he would wait until 11:00 p.m., headlines across the country, redoubles effort. he rode that to power but television helped undo him. because when people could watch him, they didn't want that. he rose because of intense coverage and fell because of intense coverage. that's the mysterious cycle her

ok let me go back to brian brian pat buchanan came out with a very interesting piece in the last couple of days and i read it in the the new can the american conservative and essentially what he's saying is that the. this whole saga around cavanagh is a preamble for the democrats if they retake the house after the midterms to impeach donald trump do you do you agree with that at the end is that his argument is really quite compelling go ahead brian. i don't i mean i think maybe it's a bridge too far a leap too far to say that democrats will automatically move for impeachment but the fact of the matter is i have no doubt that democrats will do their job and investigate donald trump for which he should be investigated they're the the the amount of scandal surrounding this white house is absolutely unprecedented the republicans have no backbone or political will to dig into any of this stuff whatsoever if this were a democrat in the white house obviously that democratic president would have already been impeached we know this so you know again i think what's fair is fair and what's just is

rush limbaugh goes national in 1988. 1992 he is so important that his support of pat buchanan helps bring george hw bush down in the new hampshire primary. 1996, you have fox, msnbc, cnn was founded in 1980, it began its move, and so, you had this. where we did have, more or less ... that is the media world in which most of us grew up. we are accustomed to this idea of cronkite, and the new york times, and there was a conversation. truck and we are hanging onto the idea that that is the way it claimed to be. that is what the american way of journalism is. the question is, is it? >> it was not all that great, joe mccarthy, knew how to manipulate exactly that system. he called a press conference at 11 am because he knew that the afternoon papers closed at noon. and he would say, i'm speaking to a communist in des moines. so the afternoon papers would flash, senator seeks read in des moines. he would wait until 8:30 pm, because the morning papers closed at midnight, and say, he is eluding me but i'm redoubling my efforts. headlights flash across the country, senator redoubled efforts. he wro

he thought pat buchanan was crazy but it was going too far to the right he had with these interviews talking with tim russert and others. this is someone who's had his whole life this position. forgotten in history really roger stone came up with the idea of the wall. this is a marketer. on immigration he saw the republican party post-2012 had a total centrist direction remember in 2011, and he told me this when i was a candidate doing all that stuff there was real power, they were not speaking to the voter and then in 2012 and 2013 we all forget about it he sees that. for all of its limited vocabulary he is one of the most streetsmart politicians and he saw an immigration something that he could make his own. your prescription for regaining their trust? if it is doable. >> on >> one thing i would certainly say it the rolling your eyes can you believe that the president has just dated. it's making a view happy going for the fix but it cements the idea that this is a war between the press and of the president and the aar not really objective. on the other hand, thought has lost tremen

founders of the america first said we should descend the white race against foreign invasion, and pat buchanan a book called "state of emergency ", and the point is not that donald trump is the moral equivalent of any of the figures nor is there any reason to believe he read up on these specific histories but the dark legacy cannot be ignored. it not only divides but dehumanizes. meanwhile back on main street voters are much more concerned with issues that hit closer to hem but they will have to wade through trump's fear-fueled rhetoric first. >> that's a much darker history than i had known. >> dark as it gets. >> your point is not that you are not trying to draw a moral equivalence but there's a rhetorical equivalence. >> sometimes history does not repeat but it rhymes. >>> the justice department said the suspected serial bomber planned the attacks on cnn and others for months. there were addresses and return labels similar to those used on the intercepted mail bombs, and the suspect's cell phone showed he started to searching for home addresses of potential targets back in july. >>> a 24-ye

with trump it started with the birther nonsense, but before that it was pat buchanan. i don't have to tell anyone this, you're scholars. a lot of people don't understand how our country was founded. all those terrorists this week were white people. we're not calling them terrorists nearly enough, but that's what they were. if they look like either of you or a muslim or mexican, all have been demonized to get votes and ratings, we know exactly what we would call them in the media and we know thousand department of homeland security would look. it's time we start looking at the members of the media, all these white guys, especially on the radio where i exist and start calling them out by name, they are fanning the flames each and every day to day for hours on their radio shows, rev. >> professor, adding to that, we are nine or ten days before the midterm election. no candidate on the right has really stood out and taken this on. >> nope. >> and going to pete's point about the right-wing radio, the right-wing television, and the president, we are seeing all of this passio

he thought pat buchanan was crazy. he thought it was going to far to the right. he did public interviews in 1999. this is someone who has had this position on immigration. the exit visor for trump came up with the idea for the wall. but onstincts on trade immigration, he saw the republican party with romney, when in a centrist direction. in 2011, when i was a candidate, there was power. in 2012-2013, he sees anti-immigration. trump, for his limited vocabulary, he is one of the most streetsmart politicians i have covered. >> i'm going to jump to my last question. this is easy. you're going to knock it out of the park. i want the full panel. public opinion polls show the news media has lost the faith of the american people. your prescription for redeeming it? so, one thing i would say is arky, can you believe what the president just did style adopted by many of the networks is not working. is making a tiny sliver of the viewing public happy. -- cements the idea the idea that this is a war between the press and the president and that they are not objective. credibil

. >> laura: he and pat buchanan and a few others, mike huckabee, rick santorum, they saw the brew collar 23450u9 beginning grim. >> laura: right. >> sean: i want the conservative -- what you call the populist revolt, her new book, she didn't autograph it or anything. but let's be the people that stand up for the men and women that make this country great every day, that, to all of the producing, obey the laws, pay the taxes, good people, deserve a nice house, safe neighborhood, nice car, vacation, take the kids to disney and go out to eat and save for retirement. that's the dream. >> laura: part are of the dream isn't chaos. they don't want chaos in the streets, people acosted in a restaurant. people don't like that. they're compassionate and welcoming. >> sean: it's horrible. what is this in restaurants, this new obsession. this woman got punched in minnesota. >> laura: i saw that. they're pro women, we're supposed to believe, sean, that they have a monopoly on compassion,

when you covered pat buchanan's people, way beyond the right.irman chuck grassley was asked if there should be republican women on the judiciary committee. he said it was ultimately up to voters, but added this. >> my chief of staff of 33 years tells me that we've tried to recoup women. we couldn't get the job done. >> you think they just don't want to be on the committee? >> it's a lot of work. i mean, don't forget, compared to a lot of committee meetings, we have an executive every thursday. so it's a lot of work. maybe they don't want to do it. >> shannon, i got to go to you on this they don't like the work? >> they tried to rekrooucruit w? i have binders of women we can try, there are democratic will on the committee. >> he's rather aggressive, pamela harris and diane feinstein, they're not holding back. >> and senators on the republican side can as well. >> the judiciary committee is a terrible assignment. you have a lot of democratic senators on the judiciary, there are six, looking for better community assignments. this is a petty argumen

somebody googles you, this is a republican, worked with pat buchanan and newt gingrich, he's such a student of language, he knows the power of crafting a question a particular way to get a different kind of response. >> my whole life has been about supporting things rather than tearing it down. has been about promoting free enterprise rather than capitalism. people see capitalism as wall street and free enterprise or economic freedom is main street. it's been about promoting hard working taxpayers rather than the middle class, because everyone defines themself as a hard working taxpayer, yes, i do focus on language. in the work i've done in the inner cities i recognize, i will acknowledge telling people to get your act together and pull yourself up by your bootstraps is meaningless to someone who has no parents, no adults in their life and no boots. but i also have seen all this money, these billions and billions of dollars go to people and have no impact whatsoever. i'm wrong. i was wrong. my philosophy of libertarianism, i guess, conservative libertarianism does not help kids in the inner

you know, what rick was talking about earlier, back in the nixon era when pat buchanan was a nixon strategist, he said if we divided the country, we'd end up with the larger half. he has a set of hard core supporters who allow him to defy political gravity. now, we'll see if that continues on tuesday. but that just is the way it is. they absolutely know what they're doing. they absolutely know there are consequences for it. and what they've shown after saturday, after everything that's happened, they're going to continue doing it. what they've shown is they do not care about the consequences. >> the president and the first lady going to pittsburgh tomorrow. the question is do the folks there want him? that and other subjects when we come back. ordinary tissues left dakota's nose sore and red. so dad slayed the problem with puffs plus lotion, instead. with lotion to soothe and softness to please. a nose in need deserves puffs, indeed. big corporations are making and just got a huge tax break. but the middle class is struggling. prop c is a common-sense plan. the top 1% of businesses pay their

the first time i was ever afraid as a reporter was at a pat buchanan rally in 2000, during his short campaign there. where he turned to the crowd and said, those are the bad people, and pointed at the three of us who were covering him. it was terrifying. but even in trump rallies and you know this more than i do because you spent more time in the trump rallies, the crowd goes wild, but afterwards, you walk out in the crowd with your pad and pen, and would you like to talk to me, and the people talk to you, oh, which network are you from, what newspaper are you from? i look forward to seeing this. the problem is that there is an element of that crowd that does not understand the difference between we are angry about what this group is doing or how we're being perceived by this group, and we hate these people. that's the distinction that needs to be made. that's the distinction that we have made in politics for years. that you republicans, democrats, independents, whoever you are, socialists, you're wrong on this topic, but i will defend to my last breath your right to be wrong. that's

you know, what rick was talking about earlier, back in the nixon era pat buchanan said if we figuredf we divided the country, we'd end up with the larger half. he has a set of hard core supporters who allow him to defy political gravity. now, we'll see if that continues on tuesday. but that just is the way it is. they absolutely know what they're doing. they absolutely know there are consequences for it. what they've shown after saturday, after everything that's happen, they're going to continue do itting. what they've shown is they do not care about the conventions. >> the president and the first lady going to pittsburgh tomorr tomorrow. the question is do the folks there want him? that and other subjects when we come back. so why not bundle them with esurance and save up to 10%? which you can spend on things you really want to buy, like... well, i don't know what you'd wanna buy because i'm just a guy on your tv. esurance. it's surprisingly painless. the most highly recommended bed in america just got better. tempur-pedic is now more rejuvenating, more pressure-relieving than ever

. >> laura: he and pat buchanan and a few others, mike huckabee, rick santorum, they saw the brew collar9 beginning grim. >> laura: right. >> sean: i want the conservative -- what you c this is laura's new book. >> laura: i haveid a special coy for you. >> sean: let's be the people who stand up for the men and woman who make this country great every day. obey the laws. pay the taxes. good people. they deserve a nice house. safee, neighborhood. nice car. vacation. take their kids to disney and be able to go out and stay the entire night. >> laura: that's part of the dream. they don't want chaos in the streets. they don't want people at each other's throats or accosted in the restaurants. they are compassionate and welcoming. >> sean: why are they attacking people in restaurants? this woman pu punched in minnes. >> laura: we're supposed to believe that they have a

i was thinking about a phrase from pat buchanan back -- from his days with richard nixon. our strategy is to divide the country in half and hope that our half is the larger half. and that is trump's strategy. he casts his opponents as part of an alien force. people who do not share your values or your country or your patriotism. >> who represent a threat. >> a threat. a threat to your lives and your culture. that is what he revels in. it's the entire arc of his politics from day one. his words matter. they have consequences. he has a huge soap box and he uses it and constantly uses it to stoke hatred and fear. that's his style as president. >> so he -- one of the people or one of the organizations that received a bomb was evacuated was cnn, one of the largest news organizations in this country. less than six hours later after appearing presidential for about 120 seconds, with the opioid event, he was back to putting the blame on the media. what is it like to be part of a news organization that holds him accountable every day? >> it doesn't matter what he says about us. it'

. >> or pat buchanan. >> i think it goes to the stakes in this midterm, the unprecedented stakes in theboth sides. >> it's more than just about the 2018 midterm election. what happens on november 6 will have repercussions for years. >> you reported it, it's the governors. the governors and state houses and state legislative races are moving like a ground -- >> in maryland, it's one of the few ways they'll keep a republican governorship. in the midwest anyway. alexi, steve, michael, thank you. up next, a halloween scare for washington. i'm a musician about to embark on a concert tour. it's your job to get don to all his tour dates on time. it's good money. we need it. in a divided nation... in the deep south, there's gonna be problems. get your hands off him. now! you never win with violence, tony. his music broke barriers. where did you learn how to play like that? my mother. as soon as i could walk. you're unbelievable. and inspired an unexpected friendship. what do we do about the bones? we do dis. [ laughing ] tremfya® is for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. with trem

victorious 1968 election, we hear behind-the-scenes stories from people who were there, including pat buchanan. the national archives and the richard nixon foundation hosted this event. this is 1.5 hours. >> i am particularly happy to welcome so many veterans of the nixon administration that are here. some of you have already been participants at earlier nixon forums. the last time we were together was in melinda of 2016. the first nixon legacy forum was held here at mcgowan theater in january 2010.

>> which is better than leaving it up, and 1996, i covered pat buchanan, he would rally against globalists talk about the world banking system that was controlled by bankers named goldman and sachs and ruben and greenspan and it was the most, i thought at the time, the most naked outfront anti-semitic thing i could possibly here in a presidential campaign in my lifetime, and you are hearing it all again, the same thing, coming back around and around. and i feel for bari and for sam both, as their experiences show. but it has been there all along. it is just, it is a question of why is it raised to the surface? not just donald trump, but trump has clearly created an atmosphere and i think we said it before, but there is also something else going on. >> and it was defeated, and famously at the convention, bob dole, who is not otherwise a great candidate, we will agree, gave a pretty good convention speech, and the most moving part, he said directly to the camera and the people at the convention, which included some buchanan delegates, some of the early states that he won, i can't remember pu

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in 2008 we visited pat buchanan at his home to discuss his writing process into her his library.he will sit there and just say i read a biography. it's just wonderful. we sat there for a couple of hours talking about this. i hated to get the book up. at some point you have to say you're done. it's over. but then you find some other quote. from the past 20 years. type the author's name and the word book. at the top of the page. this weekend on american history tv. on the role of african-american women in the civil rights movement. the 1968 broadcast of the nixon author. it ends at eight on the presidency. they reflect on the life and legacy. watch on american history tv this weekend on c-span three. the american university is in the grips of the mass hysteria. students actually believe that they are victims of oppression at risk of their lives. the degree of model is impossible to overstate. at brown students of color occupied the office and complained about having to explain that. they were so focused staying alive at brown. abigail and they cursed and screamed at him. for three

in 2008, we visited pat buchanan at his home to discuss his writing process into his library. >> for couple years on saturday, once a month, i just read a biography, just wonderful, a couple hours, talking about this, talking at all this, frankly, getting picked up. so much fun to write and work on. compared to writing a book about opinion. at some point you got to get its scott keeter. it is over, turn it in. then you find another quote. >> you can watch this and all other booktv programs for the past 20 years@booktv.org. type the author's name and the word book in the search bar at the top of the page. here is a look at some books being published this week. our look at this we knew book releases continues with saving bravo. recounting the rescue of lieutenant colonel jean hamilton. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many new authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> sunday on c-span's q&a, james man, author at johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies talks about his biography of president george w. bush. >> i don't

, whose champions include john c calhoun, charles father charles coughlin, george wallace, and pat buchananconservatives try to move the right in a less bigoted direction,gh-minded but -- has proved they have failed for at least the time being. >> i think some of the sentiments that he is attributing to president trump were just as useful in rallying people behind the iraq war, some of the supposedly high-minded goals he had for conservatives. guest: i think when you talk about nationalism and patriotism and things like that, as things where it's not even just conservatives, but american identity can be routed, there are ways in which that can be applied that her love of country, love of place, love of family, comes as the same place of love of familiar. but it can also be applied in ways that are ugly and more narrowminded, and we've certainly seen that happen in our history as well. in the history of the western world. that don't think you necessarily have to repudiate concepts of patriotism and dismissed them as simply blood and soil. they do speak to real things and can have noble appli

bush in 1992 -- patty cannon run it -- pat buchanan against george h.w. bush in 1992.tainly given what we know now, far in some radical shift in the political climate. example, a blockbuster report from robert mueller that could force trump out of office. barring that, whoever runs will not win but it is a race worth doing to affirm conservative principles and acute that flame alive that can to keep that flame alive for future generations. host: would you rather have a democrat then president trump? guest: absolutelyguest:. i voted for hillary clinton in 2016. the first time i ever voted for a democrat in my life. i'm certainly not going to vote for donald trump. i open to alternatives. -- i am open to alternatives. i would hope they would nominate someone like michael bloomberg, and i would not be happy if they nominate someone like bernie sanders or elizabeth warren. i have vast disagreements with bernie sanders and elizabeth lauren, but i would vote for them over donald trump because they do not view them as a threat to american democracy. i think the are well-inten

victorious 1968 election, we hear behind-the-scenes stories from senior campaign aides who pat there, including buchanan white shape and -- dwight chapin. this is one hour and a half. >>

in 2008 we visited pat buchanan at his home to discuss his writing process and tour in his library. >down for a couple years on saturdays once a month he will sit there and say, i just read a biography and it's wonderful, he would sit with us a couple hours talking about this. i hated to give the book up it was so much fun to write and work on. i compared it to writing a book to a painting.at some point you have to say you are done. it's over. turn the paper in. then you find some other quote. >> you can watch this and all other booktv programs from the past 20 years at booktv.org, type the authors name and the word book in the search bar at the top of the page. here is a look at some books being published this week. the new yorkers david grant recounts the 2008 antarctic exploration of henry worsley in the white darkness.economist stephen moran and arthur laffer outline and defend the president trumps economic plan in trump and mix. an unsavory truth nutritional à Ãreports on how the food industry uses scientific studies to influence consumers. and in desperate valor, military histor