. >>> new at 10:00, the san francisco museum of art is featuring a special exhibit of robert jf kennedy -- robert fath. >> our reporter amber is there to give us a report. >> reporter: the exhibit officially opens this saturday. it has home movies and photos. not of kennedy but of the people who were on the train that carried his casket to its final resting pace -- place. >> seeing a train coming around the been very slow.>> reporter: this man witness the plane that carried the senator and democratic presidential candidate, robert f kennedy. this comes three days after kennedy's assassination. this exhibit we call it that mournful journey. the photos are taken from inside the train of people standing along the route. this man was 16 when he took the photo. he walked the train tracks from his home. >> it was a sad time that was.>> reporter: the country was coping with racial tension. following the civil rights leader martin luther king's assassination. >> i think it is something we can still experience today.>> reporter: people good in the hot sun for hours waiting to get a glimpse of the train. >>

[laughter] robert f. kennedy. [laughter] people they have, they still have -- these john can did i ever send you anything like that? [laughter] well -- fellow i was at a book signing in it new york a couple of nights ago, and there he was douglas and he said, he showed me he still had -- he had it on his iphone he actually had the signature. and the letter. but i -- one day i wassing in corridor of that senate office building out came robert f. kennedy yngt seen him. it was two months and yadz never seen the man i was working for, and i was he said, he turned to me as he was getting out of the elevator in his aids around him and it was very exciting to see him, and -- he said to me. he looked at me, and he said how is the summer going? bob? he said, bob, he u knew my name. and i went -- i couldn't respond i was so excited and i was inspired also because i think just him knowing my name, i thought if he had asked me to run his signature machine for the next six years i would have done that but it was an exciting ti

witnessed the train that carried the body of then senator and democratic presidential candidate robert f. kennedy from new york to arlington national cemetery. up to two million people lined the route. it was three days after kennedy's assassination. >> i see this flag draped casket. there is a lady with a vail sitting next to it. >> reporter: this exhibit recalls that mournful journey. blending history with memories. images from inside the train. and photos taken by people standing along the route. >> and this is the car that had kennedy's casket in it. >> reporter: he walked to the train tracks from his home. >> it really brings back how sad time that was. >> reporter: the country was coping with racial tensions following the assassination of civil rights leader martin luther king junior just a few months earlier. the death of kennedy united people in grief. >> they have this need they should be together. i think this is something we can still experience today. >> reporter: people stood under the hot sun for hours waiting to get a glimpse of the train. the duct cohorted hearing a crunching soun

congratulations on having the largest nose in new york state, robert f kennedy. people still have, did i ever send you anything like that? >> i was at a book signing in new york a couple days ago and there he was, he showed me he still had it on his iphone, he actually had the signature and the letter, but one day i was standing in that building and out came robert f kennedy and i hadn't seen him, it was two months and i have not even seen the man i was working for and he turned to me and he said, his aides were all around him and it was very exciting to see him and he said to me, he looked at me and he said how is this summer going, bob? he said bob. he knew my name. i just couldn't believe it. i couldn't respond i was so excited and i was inspired, also, because i think just him knowing my name, i thought if he had asked me too run his signature machines for the next six years i would have done that. it was an exciting time and those of you who remember those times, it was exciting because there is a sense that we were acting on our ideals. not that we were the

president johnson wins the new hampshire primary but narrowly and then a few days later senator robert f. kennedy entering the democratic race. two weeks later president lyndon johnson announcing he will not seek re-election. then on april 4th, dr. martin luther king assassinated. then senator robert f. kennedy winning the california primary. shot after midnight on the day of victory and dies on june 6th, 1968. richard nixon accepting the republican nomination in august of that year. richard nixon is elected president in 1958. we want to welcome barbara perry. thank you for joining us. >> nixon campaign. >> let me begin by asking you about the announcement of lyndon johnson, march 31st. where were you? >> on the saturday before that sunday i was at nixon's apartment. he was going to give the speech that afternoon. we were having an argument. we got word from cbs that lyndon johnson asked for time sunday night. what nixon was going to wisconsin the next day and told me, pat, i want you to be out at la guardia, the private terminal when i come back from wisconsin. he was making an appearance for th

it had a cast of characters, including lbj, eugene mccarthy, robert f kennedy, ronald reagan, george romney, nelson rockefeller, and third-party candidate george wallace. our guests are pat buchanan and barbara perry, presidential studies director of the university of virginias center. first a look at the lyndon b. johnson's televised oval office address on march 31, 1968, when he surprised the nation with his announcement that he would not run for reelection. >> on the last evening of march 1968, the stage was set. shortly before 9 p.m. washington time, in the midst of last-minute electronic preparations, president johnson put the finishing touches on his address to the nation. finally with the reassuring presence of his family seated nearby, the president was ready to deliver one of the most important speeches of his entire life. a speech that would alter the course of world history. >> good evening, my fellow americans. tonight i want to speak to you of peace in vietnam. and southeast asia. so preoccupieson our people. no other dream so absorbs the 250 million human beings who liv

that same night senator robert f. kennedy was scheduled to deliver a campaign speech in indianapolis. the city which my friend and colleague, representative carson, and i both represent in congress. instead, senator kennedy broke the news to hoosiers about what had just happened. his speech calmed a volatile crowd and called for a nonviolent reaction to the assassination. he pleaded with the crowd to remain committed to the ideals and peaceful movement of dr. king during a time of turmoil, confusion and despair. it has been called one of the most important and historic speeches of the 20th century. unlike other cities, which erupted into violence and riots following dr. king's assassination, indianapolis did not burn. the hallowed ground where senator kennedy's remarks were delivered is known in indianapolis as the kennedy king park. and thanks to h.r. 4851, had it will be given the national recognition it deserves for its significance in the civil rights movement. i am proud to support this legislation, to honor the historic

francisco museum of modern art is opening a new exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of robert f kennedy's death. is a series of photographs that showed the people who witnessed kennedy's casket make its final journey by train from new york to arlington national cemetery. 2 million people lined the route on june 8 1968. three days after he was a -- assassinated. the exhibit shows how he was able to connect with people from all walks of life. it officially opens on saturday. >>> we are tracking some of the totals over the last few days. the heavy spots have been up to 4 1/2 inches. that is in -- places in the santa cruz mountains come in at over five inches. the mountains have done well with snow. they will get another couple feet by the time we get to saturday morning. they will be up to 3 to 5 feet in some places. we are doing well. the rain is continuing to fall and yes it will be a bit damp on the morning commute. around 6:30 pm it really started to come down. it is raining pretty hard in fairfield. napa, it is raining hard. vallejo, those oranges and yellows represent rainfall rates th

just on the street is where robert f kennedy made his announcement in 1968. speculation been this is opportunism on your part, that mccarthy had the courage to go to new hampshire -- [indiscernible] >> first, as i said -- >> we didn't get a question. >> i have to repeat that? there were a lot of ugly things. [laughter] there was the question of opportunism coming out as it are mccarthy had gone into the new hampshire primary. as i said, i have spoken about these issues for a number of years and how i feel about them. i think it was generally accepted if i had gone into the primary new hampshire, whether i won the new hampshire primary or if i had done well in the primary in new hampshire, it would have been felt at that time it was a personal struggle. every time i've spoken on what i think needs to be done in vietnam, it has been put in the context of a personal struggle between myself and president johnson. we would get away from what the issues are, which divides this country. i think the new hampshire primary established that the division that exist in th

you know, at robert f. kennedyts we do a lot of work in schools, and what we've found is in middle schools across america, if you go into almost any middle school you'll hear and see words of hate. you will see people -- you will hear people called fatso or witch. each time those kids hear the words they have to make a decision, do i go along or do i stand up. in a sense it is like they're exercising a muscle, either the go-along muscle or the stand-up muscle. if you do that 30 times a day, day after day after day, one of those muscles is going to get stronger, and that going to become the go-to muscle. you won't even think about it. so what we're trying to do is teach kids how to use that stand-up muscle and how to go to that every single time so that in society we create a next generation who says, i'll stand up every time i hear a racist joke or every time i see an injustice, and that's what we have to do across the board. >> and accompanying that, martin, is that whole moral, the building of moral character, be

it had a cast of characters, including lbj, eugene mccarthy, robert f kennedy, ronald reagan, george romney, nelson rockefeller, and third-party candidate george wallace. our guests are pat buchanan and barbara perry, presidential studies director of the

richard nixon with characters dominating politics that year including lbj, eugene mccarthy, robert f kennedy, ronald reagan, rockefeller and george wallace. the 1968 presidential election live next sunday at 8:30 a.m. here on american history tv on c-span three. cue and a, colorado college professor talks about his book "imagining a great republic: the idea of america." >> i think a reading of american classics is very and no bling and empowering in terms of this country a pacifist dance for something and very special and great writers and all of these people are reminding. they are storytellers saying we want to be something special. cares and loves one another and willing to work with one another and understand the politics is indispensable to our bringing about progress. announcer: "q&a" sunday night on c-span. >> monday on landmark cases, we will explore the case of plessy versus ferguson where an african-american man was arrested in new orleans for taking a seat on the train reserved for whites. the supreme court's decision issued the separate but equal doctrine that allowed segregation

is where robert f kennedy made his announcement march 16th, 1968. >> there have been speculations and feeling that this is tunism on your part that mccarthy had the courage to go into new hampshire. now that you're after his glory. would you address yourself. >> well first as i said i don't believe that i could -- >> can't hear the question. >> you mean i have to repeat that? well a lot of nasty things in there. the question was whether the charge has been raised about the question of whether this is opportunistic of my coming into the contest at this time after senator mccarthy had gone into the new hampshire primary. as i said, i've spoken on these issues and these questions for a number of years. and how i feel about them. i felt -- and i think it was generally accepted that if i had gone into the primary in new hampshire, whether -- if i had won the primary in new hampshire or done well in the primary in new hampshire it would have been felt at that time that this was a personal struggle. it would have been written in the press this was a personal struggle. every time i have spoke

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ssinated in tennessee hubert humphrey the vice president entering the race in 1968 and senator robert f kennedy shot after midnight on the day of victory and dies on june the sixth, 1968. excepting the nomination in august. in chicago missed the riots. richard nixon is elected president november 5, 1968. we want to welcome our guest, barbara perry. thank you for joining us. and pat buchanan, for the purposes of this discussion, was in 1968.ide let me begin by asking you about the announcement of lyndon johnson, march 31, where were you? >> on the saturday before that sunday, i was at nixon's apartment. he was going to give his speech on vietnam. we were there and having an argument. net's and was moving toward a more dovish position on the war when we got word from cbs that lyndon johnson had asked for and when mixing was going to wisconsin the next day and he told me, pat, i want you to be out at the private terminal, when i come back from wisconsin, he was making an appearance for the primary, to brief me on what johnson said before the press gets to me. i am sitting in a limousine at andtarm

president johnson wins the new hampshire primary and against eugene mccarthy and a few days later, robert f. kennedy announcing here in office building two weeks later, president lyndon johnson stung the nation that he will not seek re-election and dr. martin luther king assassinated in memphis, tennessee. and hubert humphrey entering the race and -- dies on june the 6th 1968 and richard nixon accepting the public nomination in august. and hubert humphrey accepting -- and richard nixon elected president on november 5th, 1968. barbara perry from the university of miller center and pat buchanan for the purposes of this discussion was a nixon aide. >> in the nixon campaign. >> let me ask you about the announcement of lyndon johnson, march 31st where were you. >> we were at nixon's apartment and having a debate on the speech he was going to give that afternoon. ray price and i were there and we were having an arlt. nixon was moving towards a dubbish position on the word and got word from cbs that lyndon johnson asked for time sunday night. so what nixon was going to wisconsin the next day and told me i

robert f. kennedy is assassinated at the time. maynard decided to do so without seeking the endorsement black king makers in the atlanta voters league. which was founded in 1946 by his grandfather john wesley dobbs. in do so, he really -- he crossed the plaque political king makers in a particular kind of way. in his senatorial race, he wins the city of atlanta. he carries atlanta but he loses greatly within the state. it becomes clear he can carry votes. in 1969, he decides he's going to run for vice mayor. he's able to win. what this does it sets the course that in 1973 he runs against the first jewish mayor in the city and he wins and he becomes the city's first black mayor. he does all of this without ever asking his wife bunny. it dissolved their marriage. one of the things that bunny jackson was say about maynard jackson his ministry was politics. she recognized there was something unique about him in this particular way. he worked against crime. ehe brought crime levels down. these crimes known as the atlanta child murders.

1968, the election of richard nixon, the contested democratic primary, and the assassination of robert f kennedyegin with the march for our lives rally. tony, you are up first. your reaction. thatr: i just want to say these kids changed history for the better. host: thanks for the call from florida. parkland, florida, where the shooting took place on february 14. we will show you the headlines through the course of the hour. on thep is devon republican line. caller: good morning. i want to say the march did not make any sense at all. as a republican, i understand i have my second amendment rights. i adore those and want to protect myself. getting rid of guns is not going to solve the issue. criminals are going to do what they want when they want. we need to put more armed security officers in the schools mere armed teachers -- or ar teachers. i think president trump is doing a tremendous job. the assertion that teachers need with armed in schools gun. you want to protect kids and not sit there and try to shield them from bullets. nobody responded to the information that was given about the teen

two weeks from now on april 4,tl commemorate the 50th anniversary of senator robert f. kennedy's timeless speech in the circle city. on that fateful evening in 1968, senator kennedy was scheduled to be in indianapolis for a campaign event. as senator kennedy arrived in indianapolis late that evening, he learned of the tragic death of martin luther king jr. in memphis, tennessee. senator kennedy decided to speak to the assembled hoosiers who had come to see him and inform them of the tragic news of king's death. he confirmed the terrible rumors many were beginning to hear that evening in the course of his words. now, cities throughout america were erupting in rights in many instances as they learned of martin luther king jr.'s assassination. however, in indianapolis, senator kennedy spoke to the grief-stricken crowd and he inspired them. he inspired them to replace the hatred they felt with compassion and love. to this day, hoosiers warmly remember senator kennedy's moving speech, and we recognize his heartfelt words as a reason why indianapolis remained calm and peaceful while ri

witnessed the train that carried the body of then senator and democratic presidential candidate robert f. kennedyw york to arlington national cemetery. up to 2 million people lined the route. it was three days after kennedy's assassination. >> i see the flag draped casket and a ladu with a veil. >> reporter: this exhibits blends history with memory. images taken from inside the train and photos taken by people standing along the route. >> this is the final car that had kennedy's casket in it. >> reporter: millford was 16 when he took these photos. he walked to the train tracks from his home in elkton maryland. >> it brings back how sad -- what a sad time it was. and what a turbulent time it was for the country. >> reporter: the country was coping with racial tensions, following the assassination of sfl rights leader martin -- civil rights leader martin luther king junior a few months earlier. the death of kennedy united people in grief. >> they have a need they should be together and i think that's something we can experience today. >> reporter: people stood under the hot sun for hours waiting to

before the show tonight at a senate ceremony mark the half century industry of new york senator robert f. kennedy's announcement for president. march 15th, 50 years ago, he gave an instruction to his aide frank mankowitz "better reserve the senate caucus room for tomorrow 0i6789 robert kennedy hoped to put off walking into this room to declare for president and hoped to do it in 1972 when the matter's nomination would be open. as i readed in bobby kennedy, he didn't want to challenge a democratic president. kennedy was a good politician and knew this wasn't good politics. johnson had just gotten a scare from mccarthy in new hampshire but johnson had not just won but beat him on a write-in without the name johnson even being on the ballot. bobby tried an 11th hour maneuver to change johnson's war policies in vietnam the day before he and ted sorenson went secretly to the pentagon to talk with clark gifford. johnson shot it down and decided it would be admitting defeat on the vietnam war issue. here was bobby that saturday march 16th, the day before st. patrick's day walking into this room that held

, and really is a time of pain and disappointment which leads to the death of the patriarch, robert f. kennedyode brings the bay of pigs, the regime that ends in failure. 1961 brings the difficult the president had used his brother, bobby, to send ideas to the soviet union. to give the soviets a sense of what kennedy might want to agree to or discuss at vienna and the soviets weren't interested. they weren't buying. they wanted to push kennedy. they wanted to see if he would break, because they wanted to change the nature of the relationship in west berlin. so when kennedy goes to khrushchev and meets with him, it's an ambush and turns out very difficult for the president and is somewhat politically humiliating. so 1961 is a tough year for john f. kennedy. >> how did he rise above it? this was very humiliating, but here, 60 years later, a continued adversary in russia with this united states government. >> well, that will be episode four. 1962 and '63 will be a moment when the president really learns the ropes and president kennedy shows the greatness that we remember him for. but '61 was a le

cast of characters dominating presidential politics of that year, including eugene mccarthy, robert f kennedy, ronald reagan, nelson rockefeller, and your 12 is. the 1960 eight presidential election, live next sunday at 8:30 a.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. we are at winston-salem north carolina salem college. the oldest all-female college institution in the south. join us as we go inside to learn more about the founding. >>

francisco museum of modern art is opening a new exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of robert f kennedy'sis entitled the train. it is a series of photographs that show the people who witnessed kennedy's casket as it made its way by train to arlington cemetery. the artist shows the exhibit -- or says it shows how kennedy was able to connect with people of all walks of life. it opens this saturday. >>> happening today, the fun begins at the imagination playground which opens in san jose this morning. it is a room full of giant blocks that allows children to build anything that they can imagine. the goal is to put aside video games and smart phones and engage with each other and the real world. the blocks will be at the children's discovery museum today and tomorrow in the latest stop in a 17-city tour. >> the real world. speaking of, a according to a new study, six in ten parents are worrying they are not making enough family memories in the real world. it claims parents are missing crucial family time. researchers surveyed over 2,000 parents and found that 57% of them struggled to find qua

president, i'm here today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of robert f. kennedy's monumental campaign for president. kennedy's brief, tragic run at the presidency has had an enduring impact on so many generations of americans. and the reason i think is because robert kennedy had the courage to challenge a divided nation to face up to its failings, to challenge a divided people to acknowledge their own contributions to our nation's ills, to challenge us to step back from the stale, cheap politics of the moment, to challenge us to do better by each other. history may not repeat, but it often rhymes. conditions are different now, but a lot of anxiety that swept through the country in 1968 echoes the anxiety of today, especially the economic anxiety felt by millions of americans who are working harder than ever but feel opportunities slipping away from themselves and from their children. too often our political and business leaders refuse to see this. instead they hide behind macroeconomic statistics, using them as a shield to dismiss the concerns of the american peopl

robert f kennedy enters the race. you have two candidates running against johnson.is about to lose the wisconsin primary when it decides not to run. cronkiteter reaction to walterhow significa? >> there were only three networks. walter concrete was the voice of --al -- walter concrete walter cronkite was the voice of middle america. walter cronkite was the entire army. host: our conversation with david maraniss. jim webb of -- jim webb, the author of nearly a dozen books. let's get to phone calls. james here in washington, d.c., a veteran. class fromf of my , 12 wereolina, 21 boys vietnam veterans. americans, 8000 marines wouldrs, volunteer for vietnam almost every year of the war. you can i get none of the president to move on the backlog of claims of over 400,000 people , people waiting to in three years. infantry people like myself can i get our plans moved at the va hospital, year after year. that seems to be one of the legacies of those who served in vietnam. you dealt with that in the senate. firsto with that as the -- i have been working veterans issues all m

robert f kennedy is assassinated at the time. he feels like he must do something. that is interesting. it is one of the greatest southern oligarchs. the thing about it that is decided to do so, without speaking the endorsement of the black political kingmakers, which had been founded in 1946 by his grandfather, john wesley dobbs. so he crossed the black political kingmakers in a particular kind of way. in his senatorial race he wins the city of atlanta. he can carryear votes. without going to the black political kingmakers again, he decided he was going to run for vice mayor and able to win. in 1973 he runs against the wins jewish mayor, and he and become homes -- and becomes the city's first black mayor. she recognized there was something unique about him in this particular way. there are four things maynard did that are useful. first crime was -- he worked against crime. this was a major defeat for the city. black contractors received .3% of these contracts. heart filledhe airport, this becomes a major hub for the world. and then he creates the neighborhood plann

robert f kennedy enters the race. you have two candidates running against johnson.is about to lose the wisconsin primary when it decides not to run. cronkitehow significant was th? >> there were only three networks. walter concrete was the voice of --al -- walter concrete walter cronkite was the voice of middle america. walter cronkite was the entire army. host: our conversation with david maraniss. jim webb of -- jim webb, the author of nearly a dozen books. let's get to phone calls. james here in washington, d.c., a veteran. class fromf of my , 12 wereolina, 21 boys vietnam veterans. americans, 8000 marines wouldrs, volunteer for vietnam almost every year of the war. you can i get none of the president to move on the backlog of claims of over 400,000 people , people waiting to in three years. infantry people like myself can i get our plans moved at the va hospital, year after year. that seems to be one of the legacies of those who served in vietnam. you dealt with that in the senate. firsto with that as the -- i have been working veterans issues all my adult life.

and senator robert f. kennedy, jim served congregations throughout north carolina. first as an associate pastor in fayetteville and then senior pastor in charlottes, wilson, where he retired as senior pastor at first presbyterian church. he was a strong pillar in our community and will be missed. he's survived by his wife of 51 long years, louise, and two sons, also presbyterian inisters, tripp, john. his beloved four children are john, brandon, rebecca, louise. and two others from oklahoma city. jim was preceded in death by his grandson, james holley mckennon iv, wife, jamie. let it be said, mr. speaker, reverend mckennon made a difference in the world. reverend jim mckennon. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today i proudly honor the belleville west basketball team for winning the 20184-a state

he does not win but gets 40% of the vote against lbj and then four days later robert f kennedy, two candidatesunning against johnson. about to lose the wisconsin primary and the next day 2kds not to run, march 31st. >> if it seems now more certain than ever that the experience of vietnam is to end in a stalemate. how significant was that? >> there were three networks that he was the voice of middle america or considered such. so that comment was vitally important. you know, lbj used to say that a post-editorial writer supporting the war was worth two divisions and probably walter was an entire army. >> our conversation with david maraniss, an author, and "the post" jim webb. let's get to the calls. >> thank you. half of our classroom, 21 boys, 12 of us are vietnam veterans. it was over 8,000 americans, nurses, soldiers, marines would volunteer for vietnam every year of the war. you cannot get none of the presidents to move on the backlog of playing over 400,000 people. people waiting two and three years. people like myself, cannot get out -- moved at the hospital year after year they cannot ma

four days later, robert f. kennedy enters the race.ave two anti-war candidates running against johnson. he's about to lose the wisconsin primary. and the next day he decides not to run on march 31st. >> on february 27, 1968, walter cronkite says this for it seems now more certain than ever, that the bloody experience of vietnam is to end in a stalemate. how significant was that? >> there were three networks then. walter cronkite was the voice of america or considered such. so that comment was vitally important. you know, lbj used to say that a post-editorial writer supporting the war was worth two divisions and probably walter cronkite was an entire army. >> our conversation with david maraniss, an author, and "the the wag po "washington post." and we also have jim webb, former senator. >> thank you. half of our classroom, 21 boys, 12 of us are vietnam veterans. it was over 8,000 americans, nurses, soldiers, marines would volunteer for vietnam every year of the war. you cannot get none of the presidents to move on the backlog of claims

comes back to the city to tell him that he's want interested in running for political office and robert f. kennedy is assassinated at the time and he decides that he'll run for the u.s. senate against herman talmage. you know, that's interesting. the talmage family was one of the greatest southern oligarchs, staunch segregationists and the thing about it is maynard decided to do so without seeking the endorsement of the black political kingmakers from the atlanta negro voters' league which was in 1946 by his grandfather, john, wesley dobbs and in doing so he really he had crossed the kingmakers in a particular way, but in his senatorial race he carries atlanta, but he loses greatly within the state and it becomes clear that he can carry vote it is. so in 1969 without going to the black political kingmakers again, he decides that he's going to run for vice mayor, and he's able to win. what this does is it sets a course in 1974 he runs against the first jewish mayor in the city and he wins and he becomes the city's first black mayor. he does all of this without ever asking his wife bunny and as she

it establishes that he is robert kennedy, after all. not john f. y. >> i think what will happen now, mccarthy gets a new life. he's still a long shot. but he has a chance now. i think that, however, you don't write off robert kennedy, because he can come off the floor and win big in california. that's what he has to do. but if he doesn't win big in california, he's had it. ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (avo) get 0% apr financing on all new 2018 subaru forester models. now through april 2nd. you can't judge sugar looking at the cane, you can't judge a woman looking at her man. you can't judge a daughter by looking at the mother. you can't judge a book by looking at the cover. taking one look. try to read me like a book but i leave 'em all shook 'cuz you can't judge a book by its cover. you can't judge a book by looking at the cover [x2] what's going on here? i'm babysitting. that'll be $50 bucks. you said $30 dollars. it was $30 before the pizza-ordering fee a

f. kennedy and robert kennedy and ted kennedy item as well, in fact, it's my most indulgent purchase i boughtof the book, and a letter written to the school board president about integration, and just having these pieces of history are interesting because i'm a student of history, and it's also just moving to have a piece of that, of what was such an important and moe mentous era for the country. >> so ask not what your dvr can do for you, tune in sunday 9:00 p.m. "american dynasty" here only on cnn. >>> most powerful republican in washington, d.c. comes out swinging against the president's new tariffs. that's next. to most, he's phil mickelson pro golfer. to me he's, well, dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred

robert f kennedy enters the race. you have two candidates running against johnson. about to lose the wisconsin primary when it decides not to run. host: on february 27, while the concrete says this -- walter cronkite says this. how significant was that? >> there were only three networks. walter concrete was the voice of --al -- walter concrete walter cronkite was the voice of middle america. walter cronkite was the entire army. host: our conversation with david maraniss. jim webb of -- jim webb, the author of nearly a dozen books. let's get to phone calls. james here in washington, d.c., a veteran. class fromf of my , 12 wereolina, 21 boys vietnam veterans. americans, 8000 marines wouldrs, volunteer for vietnam almost every year of the war. you can i get none of the president to move on the backlog of claims of over 400,000 people , people waiting to in three years. infantry people like myself can i get our plans moved at the va hospital, year after year. that seems to be one of the legacies of those who served in vietnam. you dealt with that in the senate. firsto w

f. kennedy and his brother robert didn't care that much about civil rights. rich and privileged. they never saw any african-americans other than those who waited on tables. >> so they didn't get just terrible, terrible prjs prejudice of southern whites against blacks. >> they were worried about russia. they were worried about the cold war. about the big game. s they sought. they were afraid that the civil rights struggle would somehow distract or deflect from the main event. >> many are saying enough is enough. they want the president to take action against the brutal oppression that so many african-americans are forced to endure. >> in the south, blacks could not ride on the same buss or at least at the front of the bus with whites. >> so in late may of 1961, there were these young black and white students who decided that they were going to integrate the interstate bus system in america. they call themselves the freedom riders. >> they are going to challenge deg degree gags in the south by riding through the most dangerous areas. >> passengers on one bus we

the cast of characters dominating politics that year, kennedy, lbj, robert f ronald reagan, nelson rockefeller and third-party candidate george wallace. presidential election, live next sunday, march 25 at 8:30 a.m. >> you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. to join the conversation, like us on face book at c-span history. >> next, on the presidency, author kevin hayes on george washington's love of reading and how it influenced his thinking on everything from military matters to gardening and religion. to be considered unrefined because he lacked a formal education. esther hayes argues that this view was incorrect and washington engaged in a lifelong journey of self education and improvement. this hour-long event took place at george washington's mount vernon estate. dr.'m going to introduce kevin hayes. he is an emeritus professor in the department of history at the university of central oklahoma. aside from teaching, he has also authored many books including amongoad to monticello," others. he hasout his career, been awarded numerous fellowships incl

f. kennedy. robert kennedy. and dr. martin luther king. 50 years later, america has made some improvements. but african-americans continue to face some of the same issues discussed in the report. since its release, black american home ownership has been flat. unemployment is still twice that of white americans. and the black prison population has tripled. to in america, there used be two other countries, south africa in the apartheid years peopleth africa had more in prison than any other nation in the world, now the u.s. has more people in prison than any other nation. almost 33% of black children are growing up in poverty. recently, fred harris, the last living member of the commission, issued a new report highlighting the persistent issues plaguing the black community and calling on major investments in education, work force development, and the living wage. this comes in stark contrast to the severe cuts proposed by president trump in fiscal 2019 budget. today, in fact, i attended a meeting at the c.e.o. council for

f. kennedy's campaign? it was his brother, robert fchblf. kennedy.hite house during the last year of woodrow wilson when he had a stroke? it was his wife. these are family members of a president who are competent to be very close, strategic advisers for presidents. >> i'm just not sure that running a real estate business in new york means you're competent to handle middle east peace, relationships with china, mexico. i guess my question is, if hillary clinton was president, let me ask you steven. if hillary clinton was president am chelsea clinton and her husband mark, i'm not sure how to pronounce his last name, had many business dealings, some of which have failed or not done so well, if they were running around the world representing the clinton administration, are you telling me that you would not be raising some concerns? >> i agree there is an appearance of impropriety issue hire. but jared kushner, he is someone i worked with on the campaign. he is brilliant. i don't think donald trump would have won the election without jared's wise counsel.

f. kennedy is in november. do not know about martin luther king. i feel that was summertime but i'm not really sure. kennedy was cam--robertlm x. okay, i don't know, but i'm hoping that my husband will know this, so i would like to call out my "plus one." >> final? >> yes. >> all right, don, your husband of 20 years, right? >> 20 years. >> 20 years. don, how you doing? welcome. >> all right. >> [laughs] all right, ready? >> can you help us out, don? >> all right. >> am i right on kennedy is november? because it's--he was in dallas. right? >> yes.r 22nd or something like that? >> i'm not sure. >> okay, what about robert kennedy? he was in california. >> he was campaigning. >> right. >> i don't feel like you'd be campaigning in... >> in december, right. >> in the winter. so... [sighs] king was assassinated in what, memphis? >> right. he was at the hotel, giving his... >> right. >> he was at the hotel. >> [sighs] i don't know about malcolm x. >> do you know who killed him or anything, or where he was? all right, do you think we should use "50/50," 'cause... >> yeah. >> okay. let's use the "50/50." >> final? >> final. >> okay,

cast of characters dominating presidential politics of that year, including eugene mccarthy, robert f kennedy, ronald reagan, nelson rockefeller, and your 12 is. the 1960 eight presidential election, live next sunday at 8:30 a.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. we are at winston-salem north carolina salem college. the oldest all-female college institution in the south. join us as we go inside to learn more about the founding. known for being the oldest educational institution for girls and women in the united states. on salemarted here square in 1772 in what was known as the girls school. it added high, school classes, more rigorous classes, college classes and is still going strong 250 years later. the school was founded by the town of salem, a more avian congregation town and the moravians who originally came from europe and established churches in pennsylvania and came down here in the 1750's to north carolina, believed in education not just for boys but for girls. school wasirl devoted to teaching the girls how to read and write, understand the bible and the first teachers