so who was richard nixon?tell you a story writing good things about richard nixon he wanted an interview and got to me and i told mr. nixon you should do it. writers don't take notes, they just sit there and listen and re-create it. if he would have been a new dealer rather than when heated in the postwar era affected who he was, he wasn't against government action, didn't believe they should rely on it and use the government that needed it. so nixon came to power in the gop in 1946 in the cold war these were the issues that initially made him and defined him from the alger hiss case, the battles against adlai stevenson. in 68 he had moved on to a much broader vision of the world and i do think that it was a touch of woodrow wilson this idea that he could create a generational piece. he generally believed that and so in the domestic policy for the issues like epa if he felt it could do good for the people, he was not adverse to that and a lot of the programs will see indicate that. he was not a libertarian, ni

richard nixon rose. it is no was not only the consee conscience but the strategist for the president. no other single person in my judgment had the same creative insight into the american political mind able to capture the forces shaping america in the 60s and 70s as pat did. he knew president nixon better than anybody else. you will find in this book when you read it it is a roadmap to the great battles with the american left and the media. if you were in the white house at the time that we were there, it is a true insight to the years we were there. the records left behind in the great society was the era the computer keypad took away the fun of writing speeches. we had ibm typewriters from before and some of the speechwriters, he could make the typewriter saying. pat could make the typewriter smoke. [laughter] i was always trying to emulate that. he leaves the royalty and credulity to the personal conviction. they enjoy the pass and when we were here in saint clementi they would visit and he would be

and this was a famous -- bombing of cambodia which allegingedly later trying to impeach richard nixonut they did not do so. so -- nixon gave me a draft from are the national security counsel that he didn't like. he said there's some good paragraphs in here but it's -- it's dry. and we need something else. so he dictated paragraph after period of and wrote them on a famous yellow pad and he says give them become and get this become to me in three hours and don't tell min or give the speech to anyone. and so i said well i have to tell my secretary because you're going to have to type the draft as i start writing them. tell her but no one else but i knew this would make a problem that had individual lose national security advisory dr. krisingier so i worked upped draft, took it down to president and three hours after i was done with it then headed up to university club where they all -- we all swam all man club so swam with bathing suit and up and down the pool, and somebody comes in says mr. beau you have a phone call from the white house. i have a phone and dray matting matting -- dram

>> nixon. >> richard nixon. >> nixon. >> yeah, nixon. >> nixon. >> is anybody else running but nixon?e president was a political animal. the president was phenomenally skilled. he was able to handle virtually anything. >> five men wearing white gloves and carrying cameras were caught early today in the headquarters of the democratic national committee in washington. they were caught by a night watchman, and they did not resist arrest when the police came. they were apparently unarmed, and no one knows yet why they were there. the film in the camera hadn't been exposed. in any case, they're being held. >> the democratic national committee is housed in the fashionable watergate complex. the break-in prepared well in advance. files were ransacked and papers removed. also in this area, ceiling tiles had been removed for the suspected planting of bugging devices. >> it was saturday morning, june 17th. the phone rang, it was about 6:30. a colleague of mine, chuck work, was on the phone. he said, hello, it's chuck. we have a hot one. we have a burglary at the democratic national committee he

secret communication that lyndon johnson, the democratic president is having with richard nixon, the republican nominee about vietnam because he's a trying to get nixon to make sure the democratic nominee humphrey stays in line on vietnam with the johnson. this is a stunning the stuff. johnson at the same time has a secret discussion with republican nelson rockefeller urging him to get in and run. johnson was just an incorrigible politician and what i mean is he loved politics so much. he just loved everything about the game of a and he was always trying to figure out every angle of the game of it and if so he thought he saw this way for rockefeller. he saw what rockefeller should do. he als rockefeller. he saw what rockefeller should do. he also saw what nixon should do. lyndon johnson would have been, may be the greatest campaign manager in history if that's what he decided to do with his life. he might have been the greatest democratic party version may give watch roger ailes eventually became, someone who got people elected president and then someone who eventually figured out how

states which he -- >> president's pardon of richard nixon stunned the nation. es it, that means that it is not illegal. >> by definition. >> exactly. >> the former president was still not accepting responsibility. three years after resigning nixon was id to participate in a histic interview wvid ith da frost, the british television journalist. in the end an inevitable question came up. >> do you feel yowl ever obstructed justice or were part of a conspiracy to obstruct justice? >> he would not -- he would not really admit anything, not even mistakes or whatever. he was really stonewalling completely. he was beginning to look like the haunted nixon of the actual watergate hearings rather than the californian ex-president. finally, i said to him why don't go further than the word "mistake"? >> what would you express? >> and that was a real gobsmacking moment. and i threw aside my clipboard. and i said there are three things you've got to say. the first that in fact you did go to the verge of criminality and secondly that you let down your oath of office. and third

i was assigned to photograph richard nixon. of course the strategy of getting that nomination was no easy task. one of the life photographers of roberticonic image and jfk in a hotel room, kind of deciding who they would offer the vice presidency to. lyndon johnson eventually becomes a running mate to jfk. i have seen this picture published in parts of the world where they are discussing the cuban missile crisis. or they are discussing armament. for this is a hotel where they are meeting with chris jeff -- with khrushchev. it wasn't long before he secured that nomination and really had to go out on the road to -- out on the road to improve himself. in california he is up there with governor pat brown. preparing some notes for a democratic rally. the wonderful thing about the kennedys as they never push photographers or writers away. they knew that if they made themselves accessible to the media -- it was a groundswell. there is no question about it that the media coverage of jfk was the first time we had ever seen anything like

they ever heard of love ♪ ♪ they don't know about us ♪ they've never heard of love . >> you, richard milhous nixony swear. >> that you will faithfully executed the office of president of the united states. >> of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. [ applause ] ♪ >> the new president was in his office here at the white house at 7:30 this morning before anyone else on his staff and after only about four hours sleep. he's felt for some time he can do this job well and he was eager to get at it. >> president elect nixon today named another long-time aide h.r. haldeman, who served as chief of staff for the nixon campaign. haldeman is the closest thing to an alter ego the president has noted for his conservative views, his crew cut, and nonstop video taking. >> it was just an extremely exciting time for all of us. it was terribly hard work and

all of a sudden richard nixon decides to go on television, even though he had not lost the election yet. the media watches it. i, who was assigned to photograph nixon, was with him at 3:00 in the morning. as he went to the podium at the ambassador hotel and conceded the election to jfk before he had actually won it. that was an extraordinary move. in hyannis, four hours later, the boston globe announces his presidency and this is a wonderful picture taken, a very fine photographer. as the early morning newspapers arrive, by mid-day the election had been decided. kennedy became the first catholic president of the united states. he rallied his entire family here. in hyannis for this group picture. his brother-in-law. peter lawford, who is an entertainer actor. robert kennedy, smith, one of his sisters, his brother and father and at the end kennedy's husband over there. this is an interesting little moment. here is jackie looking up at her husband. a wonderful picture. in january there is the inauguration. an interesting snowy day. decided to walk from the white house to the inauguration.

pat buchanan, in the acknowledgment of your new book on your time with richard nixon, you write, thisemoir and the history of the nixon presidency is actually the last to be who servedonfidant in the white house from his first two final day over four decades ago. how many others are left? mr. buchanan: i'm sure it there are some, like a joint chief and others, who have not written memoirs yet, but i'm not sure they are going to. memoir, thisritten is probably the last of someone who was right there and it knew it from the beginning. brian: what did you put in this book that you never talked about before? mr. buchanan: the origins of the agnew speech, the memos on that. there were a number of notes in my files of that i dug out. there is a description of how i almost defected on the china trip, i was so unhappy with it. it,e is also the end of where you put in that quote by john osborne, he said he had seen shelley and me on inauguration day in 19 69 and then he saw how it all ended, he was an old liberal curmudgeon and it breaks your heart. all of this is fresh and new. most of the me

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pat buchanan, in the acknowledgment of your new book on your time with richard nixon, you write, thisand the history of the nixon presidency is actually the last to be

have been active in the republican party as an acolyte of barry goldwater and ronald reagan and richard nixon in to say that because you are not in favor of war with russia tomorrow that you must be a traitor this is the worst form of mccarthyism that i have seen in the forty years that i've been in american politics and while that's a preview of grim assessment mr stone we have to take a very short break now but when we come back the united states has long been a transair in global politics can to merican way of doing politics be exported to other countries that's coming up in a moment and will depart stay tuned. economic development is all about numbers really pleased to report this quarter we are one hundred six point two. but what do we know about the other figures. when i think about the fact that our c.e.o. mike du made over twenty million dollars last year more than one thousand times the average wal-mart a says. with all due respect i have to say i don't think that's right. is that just how a free market works. people went from pretty simple financial lives pre nine hundred eighty to

have been active in the republican party as an acolyte of barry goldwater and ronald reagan and richard nixon in to say that because you are not in favor of war with russia tomorrow that you must be a traitor this is the worst form of mccarthyism that i have seen in the forty years that i've been in american politics and while that's a preview of grim assessment mr stone we have to take a very short break now but when we come back the united states has long been a transair in global politics can damn arrogant way of doing politics be exported to other countries that's coming up in a moment and will depart stay tuned. flora used to be a professional hockey player who won a stanley cup and the moment the girl who was living the dream but who sits in a dark side. time i was fourteen to sixteen i was raped one hundred fifty times by a cold one i was more us in a dark room and so you know every time i close my eyes or from sleep after many years of silence he speaks up and unites with other victims so you are going from toronto to ottawa walking and walking to victor walk us through create awarene

but to let me tell you, this is as bad as it was in thehe final days of watergate with richard nixon. though tremendous hostility of the press, the media, any of those press conference looking like things were in the forum, and i think the real problem here is that the president senses that the 80 you are the enemy, and i think the media if you watch all three networks and the major networks of the press,

sometimes you shouldn't get what you pray for ronald reagan was among our greatest presidents richard nixon who brought us peace with the russian people was among our greatest presidents but that's not what the mainstream media would have you believe absolutely and i think one thing that unites that is. that both nixon and i think reagan have in common when they engage with the russians they they engage from the position of respect genuine respect they did not try to demonize our country even though i'm sure they had many issues about how the system was run and the time and i think that is very much different from what we have at the moment when the democratic leadership insists on the position of moral superiority to the russians. is there any way to get read of this position because if it's still very if you tried to communicate with the russians from the position of moral superiority you would not get anywhere . now look at that point in agreement people keep saying well i don't trump refused to criticize president putin during the campaign you can't negotiate with someone in good faith

have been active in the republican party as an acolyte of barry goldwater and ronald reagan and richard nixon in to say that because you are not in favor of war with russia tomorrow that you must be a traitor this is the worst form of mccarthyism that i have seen in the forty years that i've been in american politics and while that's a preview of grim assessment mr stone we have to take a very short break now but when we come back the united states has long been a transair in global politics can damn arrogant way of doing politics be exported to other countries that's coming up in a moment and will depart stay tuned. banks guys are split survival guide book station just like all the stored safely at the federal reserve that's to. be sure it's not there are you going to get it back. oh heck no good says a repatriation scheme will get the rest in seven years. bill of the separate cars kaiser report. here's what people have been saying about redacted in the us exactly just pull along awesome around the only show i go out of my way to launch you know really wanted to do some really packs a punch

have been active in the republican party as an acolyte of barry goldwater and ronald reagan and richard nixon in to say that because you are not in favor of war with russia tomorrow that you must be a traitor this is the worst form of mccarthyism that i have seen in the forty years that i've been in american politics and while that's a preview of grim assessment mr stone we have to take a very short break now but when we come back the united states has long been a chance setter in global politics can their marriage in a way of doing politics be exported to other countries that's coming up in a moment and will depart stay tuned. or tell. they all. survived but. i'll. solve. yes to all this is all the proof. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you're the president should. want to reach. out to the right person to see what before three of the people. i'm interested in the archives. are. all going back to worlds apart and we're discussing american politics and its global implications for my advisor. mr stone i know that you've been inv

>> no, not since richard nixon was president when you had the attorney general of the united states,ison because, you know, the entire leadership of the justice department then was corrupted. and, you know, there is annett i can in the justice department that it is not just another department. the president can do what he wants at the department of commerce, he can do what he wants in the state department. he is in charge of american foreign policy. but the justice department has two missions. it is part of the administration but it is also part of the administration of justice which is supposed to operate neutrally and the same from one administration to the other, and that is a concept that is completely foreign to how donald trump is running his administration. and jeff sessions is trying to honor that tradition, and it's not working out so well for him so far. >> do you think it's just rhett could you s -- the recusal that sparked all this or is there something deeper here? >> it could be. today he talked about the fact that the justice department had not done enough on a leak in

we're all afflicted with richard nixon because of the way he lived his presidency. but actually, he's a most interesting -- the irwin yellman, my colleague, has written a great book on ike and nixon on the vice presidency that i commend to you. stronger than mine. let's see, who's next? i cannot -- okay, sir. >> thank you for coming. i've noticed over the last century about every 30 years the fascists of 1920, mccarthy and communism in '54, reagan tore down the wall and the china revolution, and now it's another 30 years, and it looks like the united states, china and russia are aligning -- >> except we're going to put up a wall now. >> and we have a russian first lady. so what's the possibility for the new world order now? >> oh, i don't know that i'm qualified to answer that question, sir. do you have a thought? >> well, it looks like america might end up being communist since we're lining up with russia and china -- [laughter] and, you know, we're getting in bed with them pretty hard. >> as i said, the american people get scared about every generation, really, rea

silent majority was coined by richard nixon and reintroduced by donald trump. >> you think when you lookat people like paul ryan, when you look at people like mitch mcconnell, are they the true in heritors of the reagan's legacy? or is it someone else? >> i don't know if there is one one inheritor. i saw mike pence give his speech today at what college? grove city college. he was terrific. it was a reagan-esque each. i think somebody is going to write a column or op-et or piece contrasting his speech with trump's at the coast guard attack. it is nicely written. if you haven't seen it, i would urge you to take a look at it. it was a peach for all americans >> i get you didn't think much of mr. trump's speech at the coast guard academy? >> he used first person pronouns like he was eating breakfast. >> let's go to the audience. we have a question here. hang on, i think there is a microphone coming for you. >> would you say ted cruz is the political force? >> freedom, individuality and future. he was a romantic and believed in life and quoted emerson, payne and so much of the enlightenment i

the year of america, richard nixon, if you can in eve it, was 68% approval the gallup poll and 19% astonishing and nixon seven years before had written off as biggest loser in american politics. professor and novelest roxanne gay discusss life in her memoir "hunger." front see a woman on the of her book in fat pants and she's like, i did it. write that can't book yet and i want to write that back. so why don't i tell the story of my body today, without apology, is my fat of, this body and this is what it is like to be m this world in this body. >> for more on this weekend's to book t.v. dot org. >> "washington journal" continues. ost: and joining us now from san francisco is jessica pishko, contributor to the nation and the author of -- she did a recent investigation and uthored an article in the nation on the resentencing of uveniles serving life in prison. jes jessica, thank you for today. us talk about the reason for write thanksgiving article and doing this research, what prompted you look into this? uest: well, i think since last year the supreme court had a ruling which decided that very

democrats and republicans alike for a long time that he became very attached to richard nixon long before nixon ran for president and so that kind of was his downfall because he became too close and he changed his views to nixon's abuse really and he started to defend the nixon administration so when the vietnam war came to its terrible climax he was among the people to be blamed for it and later for watergate which he did not denounce early enough. >> as i read your book i thought of billy graham as a foreshadowing novelistic, a foreshadowing of what happens after him. he was one person a larger-than-life figure but by the late 1970s to have an entire organized movement to make a marriage happened between conservative evangelicalism and fundamentalism and the republican party which we know is the christian right and a lot of the figures, a lot of the tv back in the day jerry falwell all of them larger-than-life across your pages. start with the birth of the christian right and it's trajectory. >> well, i think he was preceded by an upsurge of fundamentalism in the south. it was the secon

thank you, again. >>> now, you heard in randy's piece about roger stone's ties to richard nixon. tonight at 8:00 p.m., tune in for "our nixon," about the president's time in office told only through arifootage and tap of the president himself. >>> coming up, a tabloid twist after the president's latest tweet scandal. the white house now accused of trying to blackmail two tv anchors. >>> plus, a "time" magazine cover featuring donald trump displayed with pride. the problem? it's a phoney. we'll explain when "cnn newsroom" returns. it's not just a car, it's your daily retreat. the es and es hybrid. lease the 2017 es 350 for $329 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. could save money on car insurance.nce you know, the kind of driver who always buckles up... comes to a complete stop... and looks both ways, no matter what. because esurance believes that's the kind of driver who deserves to save money on car insurance. in fact, safe drivers who switch from geico to esurance could save hundreds. so if you switch to esurance, saving is a pretty safe bet. auto and

the grand jury in the watergate matter wanted to indict richard nixon. said to they will, you cannot do this because a sitting president cannot be indicted. that was his decision. one personal. it's not a court. he wasn't a scholar. the grand jury compromised. they named him as an unindicted co-conspirator. >> is there a red line with the gop on trump? at what point would he go too far? first a look into the archives in tonight's thing one, thing two. after brushing, listerine® total care strengthens teeth, helps prevent cavities and restores tooth enamel. it's an easy way to give listerine® total care to the total family. listerine® total care. one bottle, six benefits. power to your mouth™. >>> thing one. the new white house communications director scaramucci skarp apologized to donald trump for what he said for the 50th time -- >> another politician. >> he's a hack. >> it is anti-american. very, very divisive. i'll tell you who he will be president of. the queens county bullies association. >> why is he resonating? >> from queens county, bring it, don

i am the president of the richard nixon foundation. we are honored to have several council members here today and a special member joining us today, shelley buchanan. [applause]

no kidding, former president adviser to richard nixon and was there in so many other capacity with republican presidents. multiple best-selling author pat. ultimately, it settles down but in some cases it doesn't. in this case, where do you see happening in the comparisons to the rapid turnover that was going on in the nixon administration? >> i don't see any -- and won 49 states. neil: last general in that capacity and now we have john kelly. >> we've had general around the time sherman adams went out. let me say this, i think your problem is you have a certain culture in the west wing which is chaotic. look like northern italy, all the separate powers and here comes a general 45 years in service, marine, he believes in discipline, order, chain of command and i tell you if some aide gets in his face using the kind of language scaramucci used -- neil: forget it. he's a good catholic we hear. i don't know if that would be tolerated. chiefs of staff in general are only as effective as their boss lets them. >> the chaos in the west wing is a consequence on how donald trump runs the presidency, c

the year of america, richard nixon, if you can believe it, was

. >> there were going to break richard nixon as they broke lyndon johnson. but the -- but at the end of 68%, richard nixon was at approval in the gallup poll. astonishing. he had beenbefore, written off as the biggest loser in politics. roxanne discusses her life, body, and its impact on her life in her memoir. >> is the woman on the cover of a book standing in her fat pants , and i thought, i can't write that book get. i want to write that book. why don't i tell the story of my body today without apology and just explanation of, this is my fat body, and this is what it is like to be in this world in this body? schedule, gon the to booktv.org. this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, university of washington professor william compares the 1950's beatniks to the hippies of the 1960's. >> they were veterans of the great depression, world war ii, and the atomic age. the hippies were the optimistic children of the baby boom generation and the rising affluence of the postwar consumer boom. >> at 10 a quarter eastern, 30 years

i asked you, somehow the word keeps coming back to your area of expertise richard nixon, because alexander hague who was appointed during nixon's second temple. >> the chief of staff is -- many presidents have always wanted to be at the center of the wheel and then all the spokes would lead to them, that's disaster. richard nix soften allowed bob hald erk haldeman as his chief of staff. nixon would go around haldeman. when presidents leave that model as we have seen in trump, they only encounter troubles. trump's problem is he lets other people talk to him. besides his tweeting. his problem is bannon has direct access, scaramucci has direct act says, in order to be successful, he needs to control people, he has to be able to tell people, no, you can't see the president. we have seen trump delegate to mattis, but trump is delegating things he doesn't really understand, military operations. will he dell delegate to kelly? >> one thing i think you will see, is that if trump asks kelly will do something illegal or unconstitutional. -- >> president nixon asked alexander hague to destroy the tap

. >> dickerson: jack, everybody is saying richard nixon, his secret see. trump campaign, they compared him to nixon, where do you the similar teas and differences >> there's a great similar tea in the investigation and the actual crime and they both alleged crimes were break inat the democratic national party headquarters. very little comparison between the two individuals. there's a little bit of similar tea in listening to nixon's tapes and reading president trump's tweets >> dickerson: you're seeing sort of what they did and future biographies and historians are going to have down on their knees praying god thanks every night. because president trump insisted on tweeting at a time when nobody writes letters or keeps diaries anymore. and despite the slight comparison in their ability to look out into their audience and find recent meant and actually turn that into votes. tell me about the two different timelines of history when we do it day-to-day, of course, we get everything right and it's perfectly in context but when you write about history, you step

richard nixon didn't have charisma. lbj had charisma. but jack kennedy had charisma. and i think that could have possibly tipped the balance in some people's minds. ? to our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell released the latest version of the health care bill today. it would let insurers sell low-cost policies. while retaining cuts in medicaid. the bill could be voted on in the senate next week. earlier today, house speaker paul ryan and house democratic leader nancy pelosi spoke with reporters about health care legislation and other issues facing lawmakers. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> first i want to take a moment to talk about some flooding we've got right now in southeastern wisconsin. heavy rain has led to extensive flooding throughout our community. i spoke with governor walker. he has declared a state of emergency emergency in kenosha racine and walworth counties. i intend to return home to see firsthand and respond to recovery efforts on the ground and to assess the damage. the house co

richard nixon allowed bob haldeman, his first chief of staff, to be the gatekeeper. the problem with haldeman and nixon is it didn't always work. nixon would go around haldeman. and haldeman also had some ethical personal problems. but the strong chief of staff is the haldeman model. when presidents leave that model, as we've seen with trump, they only encounter troubles. trump's problem is he lets other people talk to him, besides his tweeting. his problem is bannon has direct access, kushner has direct access. >> scaramucci. >> scaramucci has direct access. in order for a chief of staff, whether he's a general or not, to be successful, he has to be the gatekeeper. he has to not only control the president's time. he has to be able to tell people no, you can't see the president. will trump allow kelly to do that? we've seen trump delegate to mattis. but trump is delegating things he doesn't really understand. military operations. will he delegate to kelly? that's the key. and we'll see. >> the one thing i think we can say about kelly, military people generally have a

the grand jury in the watergate matter wanted to indict richard nixon. and he said to they will, you cannot do this because a sitting president cannot be indicted. that was his decision. one personal. it's not a court. he wasn't a scholar. the grand jury compromised. they named him as an unindicted co-couldn't spear or t co-conspirator. >> is there a red line with the gop on trump? at what point would he go too far? first a look into the archives in tonight's thing one, thing two. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. [music playing] across the country, we walk. carrying flowers that signify why we want to end alzheimer's disease. but what if, one day, there was a white flower for alzheimer's fi

even though i was still just a kid, and, you know, the epublicans, they supported richard nixon, didn't understand they got to g on, the point and said, no, this is enough. you know. they weren't willing to just -- they when he was found out the things he was doing, you know, when he was wrong, they were the ones they put his, they were the ones that let him know, either resign or we're going to impeach you. they won't do this with trump. do this with him. nd i tell you what, i would rather dig up richard nixon's corpse with my bare hands, reanimate his corpse and put im in the white house and good lord knows that man was corrupt have m a democrat, but i ever seen -- it is like a cult with people supporting trump, it is like they are mooneys or something. never seen in all my life, anything like it. there is, he said, during the out and shoot somebody on fifth avenue and people would still vote for him. host: diane, appreciate you getting us on the topic of dead l.a. times, headline this morning, a headline on 4th of july. 4th of july. when three presidents died on the holiday, american

ervin has had a battle with richard nixon for almost five years. was an imperial presidency. personal, he did not trust the man. ms. stahl: right from the beginning. in those days, we had a middle. we had conservative democrats and liberal republicans, and the country had a middle. we have lost that. i don't know that you can really do what you all did if there is not a middle. does anybody want to comment on that? mr. weicker: well, you've got to talk to each other in the first place. i don't think the rivalry or the partisanship was any less when i was in the united states senate, but -- and this is a big but -- when the bell rang and it was the end of the day, you used to go off together, republican and democrat, and that's where the business was done. you talked, in other words, and did the dealing so by the time you came back on the floor, you had a solution. now, if you don't talk to each other during the session, after the session, at no time, how can you get anything done? you cannot. >> we had parties back then, leslie. we stayed in washington. now, you stay in washi

were going to break nixon as they broke lyndon johnson, but at the end of that -- 1969,0 year, richard nixon was that 68% approval. astonishing. here was nixon seven years he has been written off as the biggest loser in american politics. and a sunday, ses, professor and novelist roxane gay discusses her memoir. >> you see a woman on the cover of her book standing in her formally fat pants and she is like, i did it. i thought, i cannot write that book yet, and i write -- i want to write that book. why don't i tell the story of my body today without apology, just explanation? this is what it is like to be in this body. >> for more on this week's schedule, go to book tv.org. >> president trump trip to the g 20 seven in poland, where he held a joint news conference in warsaw with the polish president eared he answered questions regarding the possibility of future u.s. military intervention in north korea. this is 25 minutes. >> the presence of united states of america and poland. most to sink was president, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to welcome to warsaw, to welcome to poland

i mean the closest thing we have is gerald ford, you know, preemptively pardoning richard nixon for any crimes that might have been committed, that were committed or might have been committed while he was in office. so we don't have anything like this, a president looking at pardoning himself. but i just want to go back and look at the real particulars of why president trump might be worried, and that really goes back to this incredible reporting that we are seeing coming out not only from rosalind at "the washington post" and her colleagues but also "the new york times" and bloomberg have done some incredible digging today that has pulled out, you know, the financial background of what robert mueller's team might be looking into. remember it was donald trump jr. himself who said several years ago, we have lots of dealings with the russians. you know, the russians have brought lots of money to us, to the trump organization. he said this on the record in a public meeting with investors, and so, you know, reporters have been tracking this down. and there is a lot to track. you know, it's