for example, a very important intelligence and, patrick buchanan, who has written a book after book say the second world war was a mistake, we shouldn't have gone to germany. anyway, all through the cold war, i think, so-called conservatives who could not be called nazi sympathizers like william buckley. his claim was, and he wrote this and wrote several times, that -- i'm almost putting him -- quoting him verbally -- that in 1917 with russian revolution, history changed gears. well, i think it's not a good metaphor because history is not like a machine. it doesn't change gears. but a century from 1917 onwards, the world was consumed by two forces, democracy and freedom, and communism. if you accept this view, then it is logical that the second world war was an odd episode. it doesn't really fit. it is not important. and this is a very grave misreading of history, and yet a misreading which willy-nilly brought american conservatives to power, and even two or republican party as such. i repeat to you, this does not mean that the majority of the american conservatives, or the majority of

book tv visited the virginia home of patrick buchanan to learn about his writing process. >> this is monster. yeah. ... >> old school. >> it is brand new to me! >> you know, they make flat screens now, you know. >> yes, okay, well, this is -- yeah, this is a monster, and is what it need, i get my head up a couple inches from it and these are old computers and this is the newest, probably 6 years old and might be ten. and, you know, this is -- basically work any more and occasionally i put everything here to back it up and you haver printer and your fax and let me show you how you write this. i will be reading a book, at the bedstand, say, and let's take one of these books here, and, you will take -- take the big one, and you will be redding something, okay. and you put this, when you read it, you put a little tag right here, by the underline and come down here, and -- in the morning, and you take and take that little quotation and come over here and you write, write two or three paragraphs around it. and, then you take it and put it into the text. in the machine, and, you take this o

. >> today on "in-depth" the tv analyst, author, columnist, patrick buchanan on conservative ideology today's political climate. three hours with pat buchanan live at noon eastern on c-span2. >> the iranian leader president ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak on monday at the conference on nuclear non- proliferation. find moments from his key speeches at the c-span video library. watch what you want, when you want. "washington journal" continues. host: we will open phones for the remainder of the program, about another 25 minutes. give us a call to let us know what you are thinking about various items in the news. and keep in mind that it is, a is, so the order of the phones, the numbers have changed. an update regarding thebp action out in the gulf and a presidential visit later today. the ap reports that the chairman of bp that his company's secure complete a role in the drilling rig explosion and spill. he is putting the blame on a build piece of equipment. he says he does not know how much oil is flowing from the well off the louisiana coast. he says estimates of five dozen girls pe

patrick's day and he said pat buchanan, what are you giving in michigan? and i said i don't know. russell kirk was a good friend of mine and you know, peter, when i was younger i tended more toward the durham buckley school coming and the older i got the more i realized i think the wisest of the generation of conservatism was russell kirk. >> host: are you a populist, and what do you think of that term? >> guest: populist -- >> host: is it an ideology? >> guest: no, it's not an ideology. it's basically that i am a believer that you are in politics is not vigorously represent your philosophies and convention and own believe, but what a contrast matters. i used to be free trade and free trade is an ideology, and i believe dennett until finally i went and saw what was happening to the people once i came up in new hampshire. go to town after town and seeing factories shut down and people out of work, and you see the ruin that it brings and you say what is the benefit we are receiving because of this? all of these goods at the mall, so i felt i cannot to represent what was best for the

patrick's day. and after it was over, i went into a bar, as i recall, and there was a bartender -- she was a gal, she said pat buchanan, what are you doing in bay city, michigan? and i said, i don't know. [laughter] >> guest: it wasn't the center of the votes in michigan. russell kirk was a good friend of mine. and, you know, peter, when i was younger, i tended more toward the burnham-buckley school and the older i got i think the wisest of all that generation of conservatism was russell kirk. >> host: are you a populist? and what do you think of that term? >> guest: i am part populist. >> host: in ideology? is it an ideology? >> guest: no, it's not an ideology. it is basically -- i'm a believer that you -- in politics, that obviously you represent your philosophy and convictions and belief. but also the people whence you came. and let me contrast two matters. i used to be free trade all the way. and free trade is an ideology and i believed into it finally i went and saw what was happening to the people whence i came up in new hampshire. you go to town after town and seeing factories shut down. people out of work. and

patrick's day. and i went into a bar as i recall and this bartender -- she was a gal. she said pat buchanan, what are you doing in bay city, michigan? and i said, i don't know. [laughter] >> guest: russell kirk was a good friend of mine. you know, peter, when i was younger, i tended more to the bernard buckley school. and the older i got the more i realized i think the wisest of all that generation of conservatism was russell kirk. >> host: are you a populist? and what do you think of that term? >> guest: pardon? >> host: is it in ideology? >> guest: no. it's not in ideology. it is basically -- i'm a believer in politics you represent your convictions and beliefs but also the people whence you came. and let me contrast to matters. i used to be free trade all the way. and free trade is an ideology and i believed into it finally i saw wh to the people whence i came up in new hampshire. you go to town after town and seeing factories shut down. people out of work. and you see all the wounds it brings and you say what is the benefit we're receiving because of this? all these goods down at the ma