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some married as often as ronald reagan. during many comparisons between ronald reagan. none of them are quite the site down because he was on that. as indeed was margaret thatcher. they would have been strangely bill clinton's change in the democratic party and the vcs tackle the important things like welfare reform had it not been his time in office is it knowledge margaret thatcher had said it had a lot of truth in it and put into effect changes and didn't roll back the changes made to britain. when they met in 1975, they were both between jobs. he had done for two terms heading toward a favorite conservative to become the presidential nominee, but not quite. by rick thatcher had just become the new leader of the opposition, which the conservative party is an old, stuffy, misogynistic old boys network of general major roads were rather sharp to find a strain on who i don't think any of them entertained other. it is a completely due thing. they discovered in a leader of the opposition's office that they had a meeting set between 20 and 30 minutes and they found they we
some married as often as ronald reagan. during many comparisons between ronald reagan. none of them are quite the site down because he was on that. as indeed was margaret thatcher. they would have been strangely bill clinton's change in the democratic party and the vcs tackle the important things like welfare reform had it not been his time in office is it knowledge margaret thatcher had said it had a lot of truth in it and put into effect changes and didn't roll back the changes made to...
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look, ronald reagan, let's first remember ronald reagan was not a popular president in his first term when he was elected he was elected and even approval approval--opinion polls at the time of his first election did not show him to be a popular president. there was the assassination attempt and his popularity spiked from there and he remained a popular president since then. the economy did before after the recession in his first term, so that certainly helped. the question that you asked really why does ronald reagan remain so popular. he's more popular in retrospect than he ever was as president. first of all there is the nostalgia. second of all roomed reagan i ronald reagan was the first president in contemporary history who knew how to marshal electronic media. he was an acting president. he understood the imagery of the presidency and how to make himself look like a larger than life figure. in retrospect, especially at a time when mass ma noise makes it difficult for any president to have a pull a bully pulpit any more he was a larger than live figure. >> michael: it was so good
look, ronald reagan, let's first remember ronald reagan was not a popular president in his first term when he was elected he was elected and even approval approval--opinion polls at the time of his first election did not show him to be a popular president. there was the assassination attempt and his popularity spiked from there and he remained a popular president since then. the economy did before after the recession in his first term, so that certainly helped. the question that you asked...
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everybody got his face, this is him right here. >> ronald wells is dealt another losing hand. >> then -- >> there's a lot of people in here that want your job. >> a shank is discovered in the kitchen and staff must figure out who made it and why. >>> at the cuyahoga correction center in cleveland, some inmates are eligible for jailhouse jobs. these inmate workers are called trustees. >> i have about 75 kitchen trustees. probably about 15, 16 sanitation and eight barbers and out of 2300 inmates, it is a privilege. >> they are not paid for their labor but rewarded with time out of their cells and extra food and possibly time off their sentences. >> it is all to the discretion of the judge. we have a lot of individuals who are sentenced to 180 days and get 90 days off. >> correctional staff assigned to the kitchen are out -- by trustees 10-1 but now that trust is broken. staff have confiscated a home made weapon or shank. >> you guys are trustees, that means you're supposed to be trustworthy much more so than the regular inmate. but i'm not going to have one of my officers or staff aroun
everybody got his face, this is him right here. >> ronald wells is dealt another losing hand. >> then -- >> there's a lot of people in here that want your job. >> a shank is discovered in the kitchen and staff must figure out who made it and why. >>> at the cuyahoga correction center in cleveland, some inmates are eligible for jailhouse jobs. these inmate workers are called trustees. >> i have about 75 kitchen trustees. probably about 15, 16 sanitation and...
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and when ronald reagan told me the story, when ronald reagan heard devin bush telling about how the chauffeurs would race to take the kids to school, reagan would just roll his eyes, because his really poor, poor growing up years, he'd walk through two feet of snow, whatever distance it was to school, nobody took him, he couldn't even ride a bus. so their lives were so different. there was a tremendous range in these women of wealth to poverty, and yet they all had this innate resilience. they overcame, and even the wealth sometimes had tragedies. >> you have 11 mothers, and the 11th, virginia kelley, how different was she from all the others? >> virginia kelley was a totally different creature. she was only really the 20th century girl. she wrote an autobiography that was so candid and spared herself not at all. she was kind of a rhinestones and racetrack lady. she loved nightclubs. she loved partying. >> and that hair is -- >> and that hair. >> on purpose. >> she called it her skunk stripe. she had it done that way because she said she wanted people to look -- in a room, i want everybody to
and when ronald reagan told me the story, when ronald reagan heard devin bush telling about how the chauffeurs would race to take the kids to school, reagan would just roll his eyes, because his really poor, poor growing up years, he'd walk through two feet of snow, whatever distance it was to school, nobody took him, he couldn't even ride a bus. so their lives were so different. there was a tremendous range in these women of wealth to poverty, and yet they all had this innate resilience. they...
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familiarize yourself with it. >> ronald wells is dealt another losing hand. >> then -- >> we'll fliphis whole place out! >> a shank is discovered in the kitchen and staff must figure out who made it and why. and noodles on spoons. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. a wand, some wings, soup with good things. sidewalks and doodles and wholesome noodles. puddles and pails and yes, puppy dog tails. for a lunch like this, there's a hug and a kiss. because that's what happy kids are made of. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. because that's what happy kids are made of. i'll just press this, and you'll save on both. [bell dings] ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, llllet's get ready to bundlllllle... [ holding final syllable ] oh, yeah, sorry! let's get ready to bundle and save. now, that's progressive. oh, i think i broke my spleen! ♪ >>> at the cuyahoga correction center in cleveland, some inmates are eligible for jailhouse jobs. these inmate workers are called trustees. >> i have about 75 kitchen trustees. probably about 15, 16 san
familiarize yourself with it. >> ronald wells is dealt another losing hand. >> then -- >> we'll fliphis whole place out! >> a shank is discovered in the kitchen and staff must figure out who made it and why. and noodles on spoons. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. a wand, some wings, soup with good things. sidewalks and doodles and wholesome noodles. puddles and pails and yes, puppy dog tails. for a lunch like this, there's...
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ronald reagan minuteman missile site, sports park in california, all of these are the work of the ronaldeagan legacy project, created by american conservatives in 1997 with the express goal of creating a statue, park or road named after ronald reagan in all 3,000 counties. if yours doesn't have it, they're not going to rest until that changes in your county. while mr. reagan was in office, he was one of the most divisive political figures. divisiveness is not necessarily a bad thing, it is just true his supporters liked him a lot, his detractors disliked him a lot. he had a lot of detractors. you wouldn't know that now, but that's in part because the ronald reagan legacy project for a generation has been part of a concerted, conservative effort to make him into a hero, to gloss over what was unpopular about him, how much resistance there was to him in his time. he was almost impeached over iran contra scandal. 14 reagan officials weren't just implicated, they were indicted, including the defense secretary and head of the cia and two national security advisers. and that's just one thing a
ronald reagan minuteman missile site, sports park in california, all of these are the work of the ronaldeagan legacy project, created by american conservatives in 1997 with the express goal of creating a statue, park or road named after ronald reagan in all 3,000 counties. if yours doesn't have it, they're not going to rest until that changes in your county. while mr. reagan was in office, he was one of the most divisive political figures. divisiveness is not necessarily a bad thing, it is just...
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i'm giving you an opportunity right now. >> things heat up for ronald wells. aaah! aaaaah!res a guy on the window! do something, dad! aaaah! aaaah! what is happening? they're rate suckers. their bad driving makes car insurance more expensive for the rest of us. good thing there's snapshot from progressive. snap it in and get a discount based on your good driving. stop paying for rate suckers. try snapshot free at progressive.com. [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie brownie has all the deliciousness you desire. the brownie of your dreams is now deliciously real. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs like miracle-gro plant food that feeds them for up to six months. you get bigger, healthier plants, guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? ah, this gal. boom! with the right soil, everyone grows with miracle-gro. and coffee is coffee, a quick bite is a quick bite, and play time is play time, because for 24 hours my heartburn is ligh
i'm giving you an opportunity right now. >> things heat up for ronald wells. aaah! aaaaah!res a guy on the window! do something, dad! aaaah! aaaah! what is happening? they're rate suckers. their bad driving makes car insurance more expensive for the rest of us. good thing there's snapshot from progressive. snap it in and get a discount based on your good driving. stop paying for rate suckers. try snapshot free at progressive.com. [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie...
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ronald reagan, there's a new poll out today from national geographic, which shows that ronald reaganwildly popular and that americans want to go back to the 1980s. even though very similar trends happen in the 1980s in the united states. as happened in britain. so there's -- what's fascinating is that it seems like the british people have a memory of what the '80s was actually like, when thatcherism was actually like and america doesn't have as good a memory of reaganism. >> we're a nostalgic crew? >> apparently. >> it speaks to concerted effort to protects the legacy of ronald reagan. to have a narrative of what that president was like, facts be damned. to really put forward this impression. so a lot of people who probably don't even remember reagan as president, yeah he sounds like a good guy. with thatcher -- there's not anybody trying to do that. >> but it's not new. we make narratives, we make myths out of all of our presidents, lincoln, bush, clinton. washington. we make myths about all -- and we remember only what we want to remember. secondly, i think what's really going on h
ronald reagan, there's a new poll out today from national geographic, which shows that ronald reaganwildly popular and that americans want to go back to the 1980s. even though very similar trends happen in the 1980s in the united states. as happened in britain. so there's -- what's fascinating is that it seems like the british people have a memory of what the '80s was actually like, when thatcherism was actually like and america doesn't have as good a memory of reaganism. >> we're a...
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and ronald reagan, president reagan did that. he approached the argentinians and the letters and correspondence have been released. so i think there was a mutuality of support that was reciprocated repeatedly between the two of them and i think that's right. >> thanks to martin bashir and scott cohn, joining me on the phone now, james baker and former reagan white house chief of staff. mr. baker, thanks very much for being with us, your memories and your connection to margaret thatcher was so immediate and so personal. tell me about the reagan relationship with thatcher. >> well it was the relationship between margaret and ronald reagan was seamless. andrea, there was never as far as i can remember, any differences between them. save perhaps one, when, when president reagan decided to invade grenada and we called margaret to notify her. we called her the night before the operation went down. and grenada was a commonwealth country. and margaret told president reagan. she said you know, ronnie, this is notification, it's not consul
and ronald reagan, president reagan did that. he approached the argentinians and the letters and correspondence have been released. so i think there was a mutuality of support that was reciprocated repeatedly between the two of them and i think that's right. >> thanks to martin bashir and scott cohn, joining me on the phone now, james baker and former reagan white house chief of staff. mr. baker, thanks very much for being with us, your memories and your connection to margaret thatcher...
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with ronald reagan?no, i don't think so.a therebe were times when he wantd to do something and i said certainly not. there was never any tension between us >> what was about the relationship that created that atmosphere?a >> the fact that i knew and he knew we were working for thein same purpose and the same ends and often by the same methods. a that's just and great thing to know. the greatest nation in the world has the same view, the philosophy of life, justice and democracy. >> say looking back it is now clear ronald reagan's originali decision on fbi was cell mosts important on his presidency?>> b >> that was the one that made the russians to understand that they can never keep up with the technology of the united states. just having the capability and they knew full well we wereg going to a level of technology n that couldn't emulate. there was no point of trying to be the strongest super power in the world and threatening others with their power. that was the end of that particular dream. >> here'
with ronald reagan?no, i don't think so.a therebe were times when he wantd to do something and i said certainly not. there was never any tension between us >> what was about the relationship that created that atmosphere?a >> the fact that i knew and he knew we were working for thein same purpose and the same ends and often by the same methods. a that's just and great thing to know. the greatest nation in the world has the same view, the philosophy of life, justice and democracy....
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she detested socialism, probably even more than ronald reagan. and she had an abhorrance of communism. ronald reagan was a man of middle america who brought those views and values and stood by them his whole career. he wasn't like a lot of these modern politicians. when a poll goes wrong, they are gone. >> we've been very good friends with the brits for a long time. i don't think of two leaders or two countries at the same time who were so close. >> the only two i can think of are winston churchill and fdr. but they had real tensions during world war ii. but i think you're exactly right. it brings up a quote that i recall that bismarck said in the 19th century. he said, the most important fact of the 20th century will be that the americans speak english. as kevin phillips used the term in his book about the cousins' war, they are the cousins. we speak the same language. even though we had tremendous battles with them in the 19th century and the americans frankly did not like brits, they detested them almost more than anyone, in the 20th century,
she detested socialism, probably even more than ronald reagan. and she had an abhorrance of communism. ronald reagan was a man of middle america who brought those views and values and stood by them his whole career. he wasn't like a lot of these modern politicians. when a poll goes wrong, they are gone. >> we've been very good friends with the brits for a long time. i don't think of two leaders or two countries at the same time who were so close. >> the only two i can think of are...
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he called ronald reagan a good friend and a gracious foe. he wanted to defeat his opponents, but he didn't want to destroy them. president reagan took office with two evil empires in his sights. one was the soviet union, and the other was a federal government intruding ever more into the lives of its citizens. he brought down the former and helped rein in the latter by doing what might be considered unthinkable today. he embraced his adversaries. two people can disagree. in fact, they can disagree vehemently. but if they see in each other an honest broker motivated by good intentions and sincere beliefs, they can find accommodation. that was the secret president reagan's success. he was considered the most bellicose of cold warriors, but forged the most productive working relationship ever between an american president and a soviet premier. together he and gorbachev signed the first treaty eliminating an entire class of nuclear weapons. president reagan envisioned the day that all nuclear weapons would be eliminated. he was portrayed by the
he called ronald reagan a good friend and a gracious foe. he wanted to defeat his opponents, but he didn't want to destroy them. president reagan took office with two evil empires in his sights. one was the soviet union, and the other was a federal government intruding ever more into the lives of its citizens. he brought down the former and helped rein in the latter by doing what might be considered unthinkable today. he embraced his adversaries. two people can disagree. in fact, they can...
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i mean, she waved the union just like ronald reagan waved the american flag. at the time she arrived in 1979, there was a fatigue, exhaustion, in the '60s and '70s. britain didn't know what they were doing. dean acheson said at west point in 1962, britain had lost an empire and hadn't found a role for itself. by the time thatcher came in, she was able to get them to be proud of being britain's again. i think it was the seminal turning point. also for a woman to be overseeing a military exercise like that had a big impact. >> i'm thinking of elizabeth i, the great queen who fought the armada. i think of her. i think hillary is probably going to run. i don't know whether she will. she'll probably run. who will her role model be? here's the question. thatcher ran very much as sort of a classic male politician. i'm the leader, i have the truth, listen to me and follow me. i don't want a meeting on it. >> colin powell told me today they were afraid of her handbag. >> oh, yeah, she always carried that. >> she was very feminine in a funny way. >> i met her. >> a very
i mean, she waved the union just like ronald reagan waved the american flag. at the time she arrived in 1979, there was a fatigue, exhaustion, in the '60s and '70s. britain didn't know what they were doing. dean acheson said at west point in 1962, britain had lost an empire and hadn't found a role for itself. by the time thatcher came in, she was able to get them to be proud of being britain's again. i think it was the seminal turning point. also for a woman to be overseeing a military exercise...
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what's the difference in the style of working between you and ronald reagan? >> guest: ronald reagan knew exactly the broad general direction in which he wished to go -- so did i -- but i had to do things in much more detail; first, because i was concerned to see that policies stood up not only in the general terms but would stand up in the particular detail. they can often fail in the detail. so i often did a lot of cross-examination of the ministers about that. second, unlike the president of the united states, i was answering questions in the house of commons twice a week, and i would be asked about details, so i had to know it. the president of congress doesn't go down to be asked questions -- not in full, open session. he goes down to address the house. he doesn't then have a leader of the opposition getting up and criticizing or anything like that. so it's a very different system, and it was necessary that i knew much more detail in order to carry on the job. c-span: you referred to a hot line between you and the white house. is there a telephone or is i
what's the difference in the style of working between you and ronald reagan? >> guest: ronald reagan knew exactly the broad general direction in which he wished to go -- so did i -- but i had to do things in much more detail; first, because i was concerned to see that policies stood up not only in the general terms but would stand up in the particular detail. they can often fail in the detail. so i often did a lot of cross-examination of the ministers about that. second, unlike the...
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she with ronald reagan together changed the arc of history. and i would put it in one word: freedom. that was her tag line. freedom. freedom at home for markets to work. freedom abroad for countries to find their way and to have respectable, responsible, elected governments. >> woodruff: we are so pleased to have both of you join us this evening. former secretaries of state george shultz and jim baker. thank you. >> thank you, judy. as well as treasury secretary >> woodruff: as we've said, thatcher was the first woman to head a major western power. one woman who watched her closely, and later became canada's first and only female prime minister, is kim campbell. she took office two and half years after thatcher resigned. welcome to the program. prime minister campbell, we heard secretary george shultz say that the fact that margaret thatcher was a woman didn't really have a great deal, if anything, to do with how she was seen by him and by others who dealt with her. how did you see her? as someone who came along in politics shortly thereafter?
she with ronald reagan together changed the arc of history. and i would put it in one word: freedom. that was her tag line. freedom. freedom at home for markets to work. freedom abroad for countries to find their way and to have respectable, responsible, elected governments. >> woodruff: we are so pleased to have both of you join us this evening. former secretaries of state george shultz and jim baker. thank you. >> thank you, judy. as well as treasury secretary >> woodruff:...
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what draws -- well, we know ronald reagan, right?l labor unions. margaret thatcher was for all of those things. >> absolutely. they stood for many of the same things as ronald reagan stood for in the united states. of course, she worked in a different country in a different system, but nonetheless, you could see the lessons transferring from one country to the other. they both opposed the soviet union. they both fought the cold war. they both recognized gorbachev as a man, as lady thatcher said, that we could do business with. at home they wanted smaller government, lower taxation, and greater liberty for the individual, and, of course, they recognized each other as friends and comrades and wrote and met with each other frequently. it's quite natural that conservatism in the u.s. see margaret thatcher as a great ally and friend of theirs. >> what will her legacy be? >> i think her legacy will be the greatest prime minister of the 20th century apart from winston churchill. a great leader of britain. a great leader of the western world
what draws -- well, we know ronald reagan, right?l labor unions. margaret thatcher was for all of those things. >> absolutely. they stood for many of the same things as ronald reagan stood for in the united states. of course, she worked in a different country in a different system, but nonetheless, you could see the lessons transferring from one country to the other. they both opposed the soviet union. they both fought the cold war. they both recognized gorbachev as a man, as lady...
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>> the cold war, alliance with ronald reagan, coupled in as one.lkland war where you had great britain taking on argentina, a battle over he's tiny little islands. that was a very controversial confrontation where not a lot of the world lined up behind great britain right there. but she saw that through and that really galvanized her support which was wavering at that point in britain. that helped galvanize her support in the country. and then the economic measures which were controversial. the labor movement having going very strong in britain for decades. but when she came in, she really did her best to sort of break that movement. ending government subsidies. strikes, miners were up in arms over the whole thing and it was very controversial. >> again, breaking news, margaret thatcher former prime minister of britain has died. let's get a closer look at her career with becky anderson. >> reporter: she did defiance. >> the latest not returning. >> reporter: she did direct. >> no. no. no. >> reporter: and when she chose, with femininity alongside t
>> the cold war, alliance with ronald reagan, coupled in as one.lkland war where you had great britain taking on argentina, a battle over he's tiny little islands. that was a very controversial confrontation where not a lot of the world lined up behind great britain right there. but she saw that through and that really galvanized her support which was wavering at that point in britain. that helped galvanize her support in the country. and then the economic measures which were...
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kor the author of the book, ronald reagan and the fall of communism.a few minutes. i understand you were literally preparing a lecture on margaret thatcher today when we all learned of her passing. >> yes, that is exactly right. i was in the normal spot in my modern europe class. and it's when i started about a week of lectures on margaret thatcher where i refer to her as one of the greatest leaders, not only of the cold war, but of the 20th century but of british history. we've lost, we've lost a great one today. gregg: explain why you say that. >> well, i mean there were about a half dozen pivotal figures in the end of the cold war. you had ronald reagan, pope john paul ii, mikhail gorbachev, lech walesa. had havel, boris yeltsin and margaret thatcher. she is one of the key figures who helped dissolve, take down what was genuinely a truly evil empire and you know, a lot of folks realized, i mean we call her "the iron lady" because of what she did, taking on the soviet union and battling against communism but she was also "the iron lady" what she did
kor the author of the book, ronald reagan and the fall of communism.a few minutes. i understand you were literally preparing a lecture on margaret thatcher today when we all learned of her passing. >> yes, that is exactly right. i was in the normal spot in my modern europe class. and it's when i started about a week of lectures on margaret thatcher where i refer to her as one of the greatest leaders, not only of the cold war, but of the 20th century but of british history. we've lost,...
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just as ronald reagan had in 1976, the establishment of the republican party.hat's a major part of her enduring legacy. she spoke with a clarity and conviction that we just don't see in most politicians today. even in most world leaders. and at a time when, you know, some conventional business wisdom here in washington and also elsewhere places such value on compromise. it's such a virtue. she, i think, reminds us it's not always good to compromise. in fact it's often good not to compromise on behalf of your principles to stand firm on the things you believe in most. and one of the interesting things as we see the euro crisis playing out over in europe to remember is that she fought that tooth and nail and if you go back and look at her books, she was prophetic in predicting what would happen with the common currency. she said germany is is going to be left holding the bag and the poor countries are all going to need bailouts. she was very wise on all of those kind of matters. >> bret: here is what house speaker john boehner said today, stared down at elite bos
just as ronald reagan had in 1976, the establishment of the republican party.hat's a major part of her enduring legacy. she spoke with a clarity and conviction that we just don't see in most politicians today. even in most world leaders. and at a time when, you know, some conventional business wisdom here in washington and also elsewhere places such value on compromise. it's such a virtue. she, i think, reminds us it's not always good to compromise. in fact it's often good not to compromise on...
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but the influence on ronald reagan was irmeasurable.ecome prime minister before he was president. she looked to him forgoidance and she had a huge influence on him on economic policy and also on political policy regarding the cold war. not just she who said to george herbert walker bush, don't go wobbly on us that august before he sended up with the first golf war. but it was a fourth ronald reagan that she supported on what was known as "star wars" but became streakic defense and missile defense and during all those years with the mif department, you cannot imagine what it was like to go to germany and nato meetings with the green party protesting in the streets. there was extraordinary military and defense controversy over reagan's policies regarding what he called the evil empire. and she supported him every bit of the way. i remember interviewing her many times live in the mornings for "today" show over at the embassy and covering all those summits. whenever we came to washington, we would review those interviews and she was so toug
but the influence on ronald reagan was irmeasurable.ecome prime minister before he was president. she looked to him forgoidance and she had a huge influence on him on economic policy and also on political policy regarding the cold war. not just she who said to george herbert walker bush, don't go wobbly on us that august before he sended up with the first golf war. but it was a fourth ronald reagan that she supported on what was known as "star wars" but became streakic defense and...
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charles: the ultimate one-two punch her and ronald reagan.ding your ex-favorite magazine "the economist", they have good articles and articles about england and people on welfare and it's just, they have big large families and just suck up all the money and it's just amazing how rapidly we're going backward. and yes, she revised english after 40 years of decline and ronald reagan revived america after a major, major collapse during the the '70, and we're going backwards. cheryl: and stuart, you interviewed her. stuart: i did. cheryl: right after she left office. amazing. stuart: she was, i'm not going to say only politician, but one of the very, very few senior topline politicians who answered a question directly. you interview a politician today and you ask them about a, and they respond to the question they wanted to have asked about, b. talking points, that's all you get. charles: they have the first five answers ready, they don't care what the question is. stuart: and margaret thatcher took the question head on. by the way let's give lady
charles: the ultimate one-two punch her and ronald reagan.ding your ex-favorite magazine "the economist", they have good articles and articles about england and people on welfare and it's just, they have big large families and just suck up all the money and it's just amazing how rapidly we're going backward. and yes, she revised english after 40 years of decline and ronald reagan revived america after a major, major collapse during the the '70, and we're going backwards. cheryl: and...
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you have talked a lot about ronald reagan and influence he had on your life. when you were growing up in that time, you really couldn't know ronald reagan without also getting to see the life and times of margaret thatcher. your thoughts on her? >> what an incredible iconic figure. this is someone who inspired me personally as a woman in politics, in law, knowing that there wasn't anything that i could couldn't. that a man wasn't doing that i couldn't do or do better. she was formidable. in the way she stood shoulder to shoulder with ronald reagan, with the u.s., really such a large part of the puzzle of how we were able to achieve so much in foreign policy during that time in reagan's presidency. she is really someone i admire greatly. >> the other thing i wanted to ask you, kimberly is about women in politics. a lot of people today say there it are not enough women in politics. i would agree. at the time you saw this woman who was leading the world. leading the fight against communism. who what did that mean to you as you were thinking about the possibilitie
you have talked a lot about ronald reagan and influence he had on your life. when you were growing up in that time, you really couldn't know ronald reagan without also getting to see the life and times of margaret thatcher. your thoughts on her? >> what an incredible iconic figure. this is someone who inspired me personally as a woman in politics, in law, knowing that there wasn't anything that i could couldn't. that a man wasn't doing that i couldn't do or do better. she was formidable....
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i am doug by ronald reagan's former chief of staff. he was in the white house for six years. you were there for many of the key moment in their relationship. what was it that made them work together? as a together >> they were partners. they had shared beliefs. they painted in primary colors. they did not do pastels' very well. they could finish each other's sentences. it was a love affair in the right sense of the word. they were comrade in arms. they protected one another and had each other's back. let me give you an example. the first summit meeting between the heads of state, g-7,g-8 now, at the beginning of it in a break and post a first year, he laid out his economic package to his other heads of state. every one of them said it will not work in america. it will not work. cannot cutax -- you taxes and spending. the only person i came to his defense was margaret thatcher. breaking news to lead to tell the story that as they left dinner he caught up to mrs. thatcher and he said, it was unnecessary but most appreciated. thank you. tapped of over and bell and said it is jus
i am doug by ronald reagan's former chief of staff. he was in the white house for six years. you were there for many of the key moment in their relationship. what was it that made them work together? as a together >> they were partners. they had shared beliefs. they painted in primary colors. they did not do pastels' very well. they could finish each other's sentences. it was a love affair in the right sense of the word. they were comrade in arms. they protected one another and had each...
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margaret thatcher had come to washington in 2004 to mourn ronald reagan's passing. today, most here agree, baroness thatcher was a major factor in american history. live from washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much. >>> in the 1950s the breakout star of the mickey mouse club became so popular, she was known by just one name, annette. annette funicello has died at age 70. she moved on to the big screen in the 1960s starring alongside frankie avalon in beach movies. in 1987 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and withdrew from the spotlight. last i can't remember annette and her husband allowed a canadian tv network to show her immobilized state to campaign for a cure. she died at a bakersfield hospital. >>> no calling, no texting, no mapping. according to a new rule by a california appellate court. last year a fresno driver was pulled over for using the gps map on his smartphone, cited for distracting driving even though he wasn't making a call. he challenged the $160 ticket. today the court ruled against him stating he was in vio
margaret thatcher had come to washington in 2004 to mourn ronald reagan's passing. today, most here agree, baroness thatcher was a major factor in american history. live from washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much. >>> in the 1950s the breakout star of the mickey mouse club became so popular, she was known by just one name, annette. annette funicello has died at age 70. she moved on to the big screen in the 1960s starring alongside frankie avalon...
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>> i think she did have an influence on ronald reagan in particular. she loved america. an absolute -- to the bottom of her being. she believed america was all about the kind of ideology she believed in to do with the free market and getting ahead in life. and so there was a symbiotic relationship between her and is america. and the one thing is the response of americans today to this sad news is so positive. >> it's indicative of that relationship. >> it really is. and that is something that she would be very happy to see. >> andrew roberts, british historian. thank you so much. luke coffee yb appreciate your perspective today. >>> live pictures right new in new york, a truck dangling off a bridge in newport news -- excuse me, in virginia, rather. not insure new york. according to what we're hearing at the moment, fire crews saving a woman there that was trapped inside the cab which appears to be what was happening over the bridge off the side of the monitor merrymac mechanical bridge tunnel. that's happening just at the moment. we have some live pictures from our affil
>> i think she did have an influence on ronald reagan in particular. she loved america. an absolute -- to the bottom of her being. she believed america was all about the kind of ideology she believed in to do with the free market and getting ahead in life. and so there was a symbiotic relationship between her and is america. and the one thing is the response of americans today to this sad news is so positive. >> it's indicative of that relationship. >> it really is. and that...
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ronald reagan was generous. and i hope that each and every one of us can have that spirit of generosity, of magnanimous spirit that he had. i'm going to quote him again and continue with his quote. the legalization provisions in this act will go far to improve the lives of a class of individuals who now must hide in the shadows without access to many of the benefits of a free and open society. very soon many of these men and women will be able to step into the sunlight and ultimately if they choose, they may become americans. i thank ronald reagan because i think he was very generous. and it's very interesting how many republicans are running away from his legacy on this. his legacy of generosity. you shouldn't be running away from it. you should be running towards it. you should be running to it. you will be like him if you have that spirit that he had. the spirit of a generous soul. i also want to -- i know i have a few minutes left here and i thank the speaker very much for the opportunity that they've given
ronald reagan was generous. and i hope that each and every one of us can have that spirit of generosity, of magnanimous spirit that he had. i'm going to quote him again and continue with his quote. the legalization provisions in this act will go far to improve the lives of a class of individuals who now must hide in the shadows without access to many of the benefits of a free and open society. very soon many of these men and women will be able to step into the sunlight and ultimately if they...
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as an inspiration to ronald reagan, then his partner against the soviet union. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: ronnie and margaret were political soul mates, said nancy reagan in a statement today, committed to freedom and resolve to end communism. reviving capitalism and freedom was a reagan similar thatcher mission. she battled british unions when strikes paralyzed the uk. >> what we've got is an attempt to substitute the law of the mob for the rule of law. >> reporter: when reagan came to power in 1981, he broke the u.s. air traffic controllers union when they struck. russians called thatcher the iron lady and the nickname stuck. >> we always watched that
as an inspiration to ronald reagan, then his partner against the soviet union. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: ronnie and margaret were political soul mates, said nancy reagan in a statement today, committed to freedom and resolve to end communism. reviving capitalism and freedom was a reagan similar thatcher mission. she battled british unions when strikes paralyzed the uk. >> what we've got is an attempt to substitute the law of the mob for the rule of...
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the low, though, just heard from ronald thompson up in cretent city -- crescent city. he said the dog would not go outside as well. that's two this morning because of the rain. they are getting rain going from east to west. the low has not left. has long as that's there, we could get popup variety in the skies. the next system here on thursday. they are very warm systems. they are coming up from the hawaiian islands. sun and clouds. turning more to scattered showers in the afternoon. 60s to near 70. i will tell you a little bit of sun and a lot of humid. things should quiet down and be good to go for the as opener. extended outlook good, good tuesday/wednesday. getting warmer. we cloud it up and this friday,
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so what would ronald reagan do?is daughter patty davis says she thinks he would support allowing gays and lesbians to marry and wonder what all the fuss is about. i want to bring in our candy crowley. what do you think matters now? if in fact people are weighing in saying the former president, i think he would also support this as well. >> if there are conservatives who think that this is an issue whose time has come, ronald reagan is still the icon, the go-to guy for politicians who are running for president or most anything else on the republican side he's kind of seen as, you know, the guy who had it all right. so, you know, perhaps it gives them some cover. but it's probably more of just, you know, an argument that supports those who are kind of already feeling that same sex marriage is an issue as time has come. >> candy, i want to read some examples we have from his daughter patty davis why she thinks her father would have supported same sex marriage. this is from a "new york times" article. she points to firs
so what would ronald reagan do?is daughter patty davis says she thinks he would support allowing gays and lesbians to marry and wonder what all the fuss is about. i want to bring in our candy crowley. what do you think matters now? if in fact people are weighing in saying the former president, i think he would also support this as well. >> if there are conservatives who think that this is an issue whose time has come, ronald reagan is still the icon, the go-to guy for politicians who are...
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reagan, ronald mcfarland. where are they? >> a good question a real shortage of leadership on the world stage double size of the land six. i do think margaret thatcher was a unique figure who led that only her own country out of decline but also inspired free-market capitalism across the world including the united states with the four runner of the revolution in the united states and face it united states badly needs the leadership that margaret thatcher exemplified with cutting taxes, small government, getting people back to work and restoring individual liberty and freedom. neil: to think of your position as a former national security advisor that it had to be economically sound to get the act together to be a leader to protect western freedoms. we seem to have forgotten that. >> it is true. recognizing the problem is one thing but to have the courage of what margaret thatcher did to take on the trade unions, an enormous amount of self-confidence common knowledge, but here in washington and gave president re
reagan, ronald mcfarland. where are they? >> a good question a real shortage of leadership on the world stage double size of the land six. i do think margaret thatcher was a unique figure who led that only her own country out of decline but also inspired free-market capitalism across the world including the united states with the four runner of the revolution in the united states and face it united states badly needs the leadership that margaret thatcher exemplified with cutting taxes,...
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her along with the pope and ronald reagan played a significant role in that.th leaders who had new ideas who weren't looking at polls and were doing what they thought was the right thing and if you didn't like them, you could vote them out. >> steve: she will go down as not only the first female prime minister u about someone who helped transform the economy of the united kingdom because it was in terrible shape and she left behind an enduring legacy. margaret thatcher, dead this morning after a stroke. >> gretchen: we will continue to cover this throughout the rest of "fox & friends" and throughout the day here on fox news. >>> other news stories for your monday, another developing story. naval jet crashed into the water near bahrain. the aircraft was operating near the uss dwight d. eisenhower in the north arabian sea when the engine apparently failed. two crew members on board were able to eject safely and rescued from the water. both airmen based in virginia beach. eisenhower's home port in virginia, but in the arabian sea conducting sought operations. >>>
her along with the pope and ronald reagan played a significant role in that.th leaders who had new ideas who weren't looking at polls and were doing what they thought was the right thing and if you didn't like them, you could vote them out. >> steve: she will go down as not only the first female prime minister u about someone who helped transform the economy of the united kingdom because it was in terrible shape and she left behind an enduring legacy. margaret thatcher, dead this morning...
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and margaret thatcher and ronald reagan were able to do that.nd that's why they, you know, they would like to see them on, both of them on mt. rushmore. i think if they could carve her in there, they would want that as well. what's interesting to any, though, is that in some ways, both thatcher and reagan on the larger issue of the day, which was the cold war, not, you know, taxes and budgets in britain. >> domestic policy. >> domestic policy. >> the larger issue of the day, she was not a radical knneocon, not a super hardliner. she met gorbachev before ronald reagan did. >> she did. >> her line upon meeting him was, i can do business with this man. which meant that it was time to open a whole new era in detaunt and move toward the end of the cold war in a peaceful way. >> incredible. >> she did often brandish the west's nuclear capability in ways that were sometimes a little bit frightening. but at the end of the day, we managed to end that cold war without people dying. which i think is something that we take for granted too much nowadays. >>
and margaret thatcher and ronald reagan were able to do that.nd that's why they, you know, they would like to see them on, both of them on mt. rushmore. i think if they could carve her in there, they would want that as well. what's interesting to any, though, is that in some ways, both thatcher and reagan on the larger issue of the day, which was the cold war, not, you know, taxes and budgets in britain. >> domestic policy. >> domestic policy. >> the larger issue of the day,...
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president ronald reagan to help end the cold war. >> she never changed her mind. and that was really important. that you stick to a policy, rightly or wrongly. >> when she forced through and got the changes done. and her legacy lives on today. >> reporter: her policies were divisive. all agreed she changed the political landscape of britain. of margaret thatcher will be remembered as one of the 20th century's iconic politicians. nhk world. london. >>> politicians who knew her well are reacting to the news of her death. former prime minister worked with her to promote free market policies. he says she was an outstanding politician. he says she shall be remembered for her work with ronald reagan. mikhail gorbachev also had praise. he first met thatcher in 1985. he said their relationship helped improve ties between their nations. >>> officials at the u.s. state department say north korea is hurting its own interests. authorities have pulled workers out of an industrial park located or operated jointly with south korea. north korean officials announced on monday that
president ronald reagan to help end the cold war. >> she never changed her mind. and that was really important. that you stick to a policy, rightly or wrongly. >> when she forced through and got the changes done. and her legacy lives on today. >> reporter: her policies were divisive. all agreed she changed the political landscape of britain. of margaret thatcher will be remembered as one of the 20th century's iconic politicians. nhk world. london. >>> politicians who...
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as you may know, she along with president ronald reagan defined conservative politics in the 1980s. lady thatcher is a legend in conservative circles. her accomplishments are many, but she was always very controversial figure in her own country and here in america. because the british press and the american media are liberal and always have been. for younger viewers, margaret thatcher was a plain spoken woman who did not suffer fools. >> what the honorable member is saying is that he would rather the poor were poorer provided the rich were less rich. that way you will never create the wealth for better social justices as we have. and what a policy. yes, he would rather have the poor poorer provided the rich were less richer. that is is a liberal policy. >> bill: by the way, had lady thatcher delivered that sound bite today the media would have said she shouted down her opposition or some other nonsense. margaret thatcher believed that a robust private economy would provide the most opportunity for working people. her opposition the labor party was like the democratic party in americ
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plan a is ronald reagan. and i think that obama had a similar difficulty when he took over in '08. reagan said less taxes, less regulation and for the next 16 years beginning in 1984, '83 there was a bursting forth of 28 million jobs. the berlin wall came tumbling down and we had surpluses. after eight years of george bush and obama eight years. we had reagannommics and obamanommics, he can't remember what they're doing to the country. >> unt president obama we had 30 straight months, 30 straight months job growth, not oh my god, that's the truth and by the way, i know that-- >>. >> contractions, wait a minute, joe, joe. >> just because you can yell louder doesn't make your facts better than mine. >> sean: 60 million americans are on food stamps and children in poverty. >> and smell the coffee, smell the coffee, sean, glad you noticed. we've been saying that for four or wife years now. >> marco rubio-- >> and that's why obama wanted to close the loopholes on the rich, the tax loopholes. >> sean: joe, open your eyes, you're living in la la land. >> and not the safety cuts that you w
plan a is ronald reagan. and i think that obama had a similar difficulty when he took over in '08. reagan said less taxes, less regulation and for the next 16 years beginning in 1984, '83 there was a bursting forth of 28 million jobs. the berlin wall came tumbling down and we had surpluses. after eight years of george bush and obama eight years. we had reagannommics and obamanommics, he can't remember what they're doing to the country. >> unt president obama we had 30 straight months, 30...
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it ronald reagan's former budget director calls it a little bitty fix for a huge problem. >> i think we're going to end up over $1020 trillion in deficits unless there are big changes. >> he says defense should be cut by 50 to $150 billion and taxes? everybody should be paying more. >> not just 2% or oil companies or loophole that is targeted. middle class is going to have to pay higher taxes, too or we're never going to get this budget under control. >> and he adds social security should be eliminated for those who are financially secure. >> we can't afford to pay you know $800 bill a year it is costing. >> stockman says the government's borrowing from the social security trust fund left that fund with just a paper promise. >> there is no cash in that trust fund. it's intergovernmental paper. you might as well call it confetti he is here prom he yoting his book and will be speaking tonight at the common wealth club. coming up at 6:00 how did ronald reagan's champion of trickle down economics get to where he is today? >> angelina jolie's call for action against sexual violence in war
it ronald reagan's former budget director calls it a little bitty fix for a huge problem. >> i think we're going to end up over $1020 trillion in deficits unless there are big changes. >> he says defense should be cut by 50 to $150 billion and taxes? everybody should be paying more. >> not just 2% or oil companies or loophole that is targeted. middle class is going to have to pay higher taxes, too or we're never going to get this budget under control. >> and he adds...
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i think there's a real parallel between her and her good friend, ronald reagan. i always describe ronald reagan as the most consequential president of the second half of the 20th century. roosevelt is the most consequential of the first half. i think you could say about britain that churchill was the most consequential prime minister of the first half of the century and she was the most consequential the second half of the century. she really defined her country, she turned it in a different direction. and even tony blair, who i think also was a great prime minister, but to some extent, he was a reaction to her. he had to take the labor party to the middle the way bill clinton had to take the democratic party to the middle as a reaction to reagan in order to win. so she had a profound effect on the politics of great britain that exists to this day. >> she was a remarkable woman. we come back to more memories in a moment with our star panel but let's move on to guns. the president seems very emotional about this issue, and yet he seems to be paddling up a large in
i think there's a real parallel between her and her good friend, ronald reagan. i always describe ronald reagan as the most consequential president of the second half of the 20th century. roosevelt is the most consequential of the first half. i think you could say about britain that churchill was the most consequential prime minister of the first half of the century and she was the most consequential the second half of the century. she really defined her country, she turned it in a different...
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her endorsement of mckahl gorbechev -- >> she was the leading figure before ronald reagan to jump thethat she had, which was this is a tremendous quote we found from mark penn and what he said he was doing during hillary clinton's presidential campaign. penn tried out, in this flattering memo, it was margaret thatcher as a role model. we are more thatcher than anyone else. there is a yearning for a kind of tough single parent. and he wanted hillary clinton to model herself after margaret thatcher. do you think she'll still be doing that if she runs again? >> no. i think that serves as a model for leadership, but on the campaign trail, it plays differently. if we look back at hillary clinton's 2008 campaign and some of her most memorable moments were the ones where she showed sensitivity. >> probably for certain reporters of a certain age, you can't help -- you know, we haven't had an american woman president. the closest thing for americans to see a woman world leader is margaret thatcher. >> rather than compare someone to thatcher, if you can compare hillary clinton to a governor, cl
her endorsement of mckahl gorbechev -- >> she was the leading figure before ronald reagan to jump thethat she had, which was this is a tremendous quote we found from mark penn and what he said he was doing during hillary clinton's presidential campaign. penn tried out, in this flattering memo, it was margaret thatcher as a role model. we are more thatcher than anyone else. there is a yearning for a kind of tough single parent. and he wanted hillary clinton to model herself after margaret...