>> "washington journal" coming up, historian and author richard norton smith will discuss major accomplishments republican conventions. watch "washington journal" at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. >> late yesterday, arizona congresswoman martha mcsally won her republican nomination in the race to replace outgoing enator jeff flake and beat joe arpaio. e'll face krysten simema who won her primary. let's listen to her acceptance speech. [applause] >> i'm honored to introduce martha mcsally as she prepared to deploy to her next mission to washington, d.c. as a united states senator from the great state of arizona. [cheers and appl >> thank you, everybody. thank you. wow. >> thank you from the bottom of my heart. i'm humbled and honored to stand before you for the very first time as your republican nominee for the united states senate. [cheers and applause] >> it's tmenting to celebrate but keep something in mind, it's not our objective, our mission is in 70 days. we have 70 days to win this seat and candidly, it's difficult to celebrate anything this week as we mourn the loss of senator mccain

host: you are on with richard norton smith. democrat. caller: i would like to say if thesmith could talk about october surprise in the chanel nixon violatede the slogan act and if that truth had been told, he never would have been elected. just wondered if mr. smith could talk about that. guest: it is a complicated story. it is told in the best form i biography ofrrow's richard nixon published last year. he had the goods. farrow had done the research that confirmed. a lot of people suspected over lbj wanted to prevent's nixon election. october, in effect he announced a peace initiative hubert humphrey is catching up day by day. the main people in the democratic camp who thought the nation would be enough at the end to put them over the finish line. and the nixonsay people will dispute this to this not seem tois was be an interest of richard nixon. but -- you lived in washington was the widow of claire -- come a hero of the second more than someone who was well-connected in vietnam. emissary some kind of conveying messages back and forth

richard norton smith talking about the impact of that convention. republicans,1 four (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8002 independent. you went to the convention. guest: i was. i earned the money, a summer job. and i was there for the week. it was a marvelous civics lesson for anyone. contribution -- on wednesday night, the nominating night, august 7, i was in the rockefeller floor demonstration and iwas walking through hit one of them with the rockefeller sign. i knew we were not going to win. ronald reagan came very, very close. there'll -- there were several states and the governor reagan came within one to two votes of breaking it open. close, but close is not good enough. host: this is brad from kentucky, democrat line. i only wish to bring up the would of been the democrats 1968 nominee in sen. roberts: at -- senator robert kennedy. he had a true compassion for the american people that has not been seen since. it is a most laughable to most recentto our nominee, mrs. clinton. ethel kennedy who is still alive, i would just like to thank

host: you are on with richard norton smith. democrat.ler: i would like to say if thesmith could talk about october surprise in the chanel nixon violatede the slogan act and if that truth had been told, he never would have been elected. just wondered if mr. smith could talk about that. guest: it is a complicated story. it is told in the best form i biography ofrrow's richard nixon published last year. he had the goods. farrow had done the research that confirmed. a lot of people suspected over lbj wanted to prevent's nixon election. october, in effect he announced a peace initiative hubert humphrey is catching up day by day. the main people in the democratic camp who thought the nation would be enough at the end to put them over the finish line. and the nixonsay people will dispute this to this not seem tois was be an interest of richard nixon. but -- you lived in washington was the widow of claire -- come a hero of the second more than someone who was well-connected in vietnam. emissary some kind of conveying messages back and forth betw

tuesday in our hot and eastern, bar, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark updegrove, and cokie roberts. as well: 30 p.m. eastern, former white house executive pastry chef roland messier. wednesday at 9 a.m. eastern, mike mccurry, run messenger, richard benedetto, kenneth walsh, susan page, and jon meacham. at :00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling and its local and 30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush, andy mcbride, and white house historical association president stuart mclaurin on presidential legacy. the white house historical associations presidential sites summit, live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> president trump announced the united states has reached an agreement with mexico on a trade deal to replace nafta. the president made the announcement just before noon in the oval office. president trump: hello, everybody. it's a big day for trade, a big day for a country. we negotiate tough, so it is mexico and this is a tremendous thing. they used to collect nafta, we're going to call it the united states me

eastern, barbara ferry, jeffrey ingle, richard norton smith, jeffrey .ubin, and cokie roberts at 12:30 p.m. eastern, the former white house executive pastry chef. wednesday at 9:00 eastern, mike mccurry, run nesson, kenneth , susan page, and john niche him. at 11:00 eastern, presidential storytelling. and then the lpga foundation president, former chief laura bush, and white house historical association president on presidential legacy. the white house historical association presidential summit. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span three. sadness to sayth , you don'tavanaugh belong in this building as a justice. >> beyond an extraordinary career and extraordinary intellect, and the extraordinary record of this judge, you find a character and a humility that leftith strength me profoundly impressed. the point i am making here is that 35 month period of time when brett kavanaugh served as staff secretary to president bush is rife with issues. it's a great constitutional moment. it is why the american people have a right to know what he said, how he advised the president, what he

. >> "washington journal" coming up, historian and author richard norton smith will discuss major accomplishments republican conventions. watch "washington journal" at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. >> late yesterday, arizona congresswoman martha mcsally won her republican nomination in the race to replace outgoing enator jeff flake and beat joe arpaio. e'll face krysten simema who wo

tuesday in our hot and eastern, bar, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark updegrove, and cokie roberts. as well: 30 p.m. eastern, former white house executive pastry chef roland messier. wednesday at 9 a.m. eastern, mike mccurry, run messenger, richard benedetto, kenneth walsh, susan page, and jon meacham. at :00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling and its local and 30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush, andy mcbride, and white house historical association president stuart mclaurin on presidential legacy. the white house historical associations presidentiasi

tuesday barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith. rmer white house executive pastry chef roland missoni a. mike mccurry. richard benedetto. kenneth walsh. susan page and jon meacham. 11:00, presidential storytelling. and author william seale. the white house historical associations presidential site summit. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> washington journal continues. phones on then washington journal. any public policy issue you want to talk about. republicans can call in at (202) 748-8000. democrats (202) 748-8000. independents (202) 748-8002. releasedule has been for memorial services to honor senator john mccain. will lie in state in the arizona state capitol on wednesday. that is the same day as the senator's birthday. on thursday a memorial service for senator mccain will be held in north phoenix baptist church. on friday he will lie in state at the u.s. capitol. a ceremony honoring his life will take place on friday morning in the capitol rotunda. you can see the flag at half staff over the u.s. capital. ther

and richard norton smith alan gomez talks about the effectiveness of the e-verify employment verification program. join the discussion. monday in grand island, nebraska, republican senator deb scher debated democratic challenger jane raybould. the debate was sponsored by kmtv3 news now and the omaha world herald in conjunction with the nebraska state fair. >> from being nebraska state fair, we bring you a debate fischer and u.s. senate candidate jane raybould. welcome to today's debate. ith kmtv3g nigrelli w news now. mike'l and i am severe. grade: we are asking you to keep your distance to about 60 seconds each. when we ask you to move on, please do. in addition, we reserve the right to follow up. we want to give the candidates a chance to respond if you are directly attacked or criticized by your opponent. without further ado let's get , started. mike'l has the first question. nh health care. republicans have not passed a copper of replacement during the session of congress. what would you do in the next six years to address the issue? deb fischer: health care is a very big issue and ne

tuesday barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen. at 12:30 eastern former executive pastry chef, and wednesday mike mccurry, ron nessen, richard ben detta, richard page and susan meacham. and 12:30 p.m. eastern, markupten grove, anita mcbride and white house historical association president stuart mcnorman on presidency. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span 3. >> president gerald ford served as vice president and president without being elected to either office. up next historian scott kaufman talks about how that happened. he's author of "ambition, pragmatism, and party, a political biography of gerald r. ford." it's about an hour. >> good evening. welcome to the ford presidential museum. it is my honor to serve here as the deputy director and welcome you on behalf. todayure speaker is scott kaufman. here

eastern, barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark upgrow and cokie roberts. former white house executive pastry chef, roland messnier. wednesday at 9:00 a.m., richard benedetto, susan page and john meacham. at 11:00 a.m., presidential story telling. and at 12:30 p.m. eastern, historian and author, william seale. the white house historical association's presidential site summit, live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> up next on the presidency, the design history of the white house and how it was influenced by

coming up wednesday morning, discussing results of tuesday night primary runoff. ,nd richard norton smith -- usa today reporter alan gomes talk about the effectiveness of the e-verify employee verification system. be sure to watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> on wednesday, our special edition of american history tv on c-span3 continues with live coverage of the white house historical associations presidential sites summit, from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. mike mccurry, run this in, , andth walsh, susan page jon meacham. at 11:00 am eastern, presidential storytelling. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush and white house historical association president on presidential legacy. the white house historical associations presidential site summit. live coverage wednesday on c-span3. >> last week, secretary of state mike pompeo called off a trip to north korea hours before he was supposed to depart. according to cnn, he received a letter from top north korean officials warning that denuclearizati

and richard norton smith alan gomez talks about the effectiveness of the e-verify employment verification program. join the discussion. monday in grand island, nebraska, republican senator deb scher debated democratic challenger jane raybould.

barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, and cokie roberts. roland messier. wednesday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, benedetto,y, richard kevin walsh, susan page, and john beauchamp. at 11:00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling and a 12:30 p.m. eastern, a historian and author. the presidential site summit. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. republican senator john mccain died yesterday at his home in arizona after a battle with brain cancer.

today at 90 eastern barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark updegrove and cokie roberts took at 12:30 p.m. eastern former white house executive pastry chef. wednesday 9 a.m. eastern mike mccurry, kenneth walsh, susan page and jon meacham. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush an anita mcbride d white house historical association president on residential legacy. white house historical association presidential site summit live coverage today and wednesday on c-span3. >> arizona senator john mccain died saturday at the age of 81 turkey was first elected to congress in 1982 serving in the house of representatives before becoming a u.s. senator in 1987. yesterday a number of senators came to the floor to talk about the life and career of john mccain who was a naval academy graduate and was held a as a prisoner of war during the vietnam war. >> on saturday evening, a great loss echoed throughout our country. six decades of patriotic service came to an end. we suspected for some time that we bid far

richard norton smith. jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the national constitution center. koki roberts, journalist at pbs. please join me in welcoming our guests here today. [ applause ] susan, i'll turn oifver to you. it's delightful to be with you. welcome to my panel of shrinking violets. we're going to talk about presidential myth making and disruptions to the factual history that all of us in this room and whatever capacity we are in strive to tell. we had a really lively organizing conference call and some wonderful back and forth e-mails. my job was to try to organize that for the next hour and a half. what i've done for this morning is to think about the techage. we always hear about disrupters. what i've done is organize our discussion and their thoughts into six disrupters of presidential history. popular culture, current events, research, constituent groups, digital technology and funding. bring in so many scholars but this most successful had nothing to do with that. >> yes. it's called hamilton. signers of the constitution. 39 super bowligned and three re. in

richard norton smith, presidential historian and author. jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the national constitution center. cokie roberts, journalist at pbs and national public radio. mark uptagrove, ceo and president of the lyndon johnson foundation. so please join me in welcoming our guests here today. [ applause ] and susan, i'll turn it over to you. >> thank you, very much. good morning, everyone. it's delightful to be with you. and welcome to my panel of shrinking violets. we've been given a task this morning to talk about presidential mismaking and disruptions to the factual history that all of us in this room and whatever capacity we are in strive to tell. and we had a really lively organizing conference call and then some wonderful back and forth e-mails. and my job was to try to organize all of that for the next hour and a half. so what i've done -- so for this morning is to think about the tech age and how we always hear about disruptions. disrupters. and so what i've done is organize our discussion and their thoughts into six

norton smith, jeffrey rosen, and cokie roberts. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, former white house executive pastry chef, wednesday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, mike mccurry, like andcine, richard benedetto jon meacham. at 11:00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling. eastern, william seale. the white house historical association's presidential site summit. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> he is one of the most qualified nominees ever picked for the supreme court and he has contributed a great deal to hurt -- to his community and the legal profession besides being judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. >> judge kavanaugh has a special obligation to make his views on given the clear president's litmus test. that he would only appoint judges that would overturn roe. forward to watching judge kavanaugh's confirmation hearing and after conducting a thorough and objective review of his nomination, i am confident he will be an excellent addition to our nation's highest court. of the senatene confirmation hearing for brett kavanaugh. live tuesday, september 4 on c-span3. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. the centers for medicar

. >> we welcome to the program richard norton smith, author and historian, to talk about the 50 year anniversary of the