he lost to ronald reagan in 1980. a rest not unlike the curret election process we watched an extraordinary amount of the inflation of the country and gas lines at one point during the carter administration. i remember as a small child sitting in the backseat lined up for gas early in the morning because of that situation. it was a malaise period by his own admission in the united states. it was a tough time in many ways. however, jimmy carter made the most of his post-presidency part of his life. he was a post president for 45 years. and he spent time building homes for habitat for humanity, traveling all around the globe to marry aerate poverty and child disease. so he was willing to run that himself over the years for the good. he will be remembered for all of these things in the coming days. >> sandra: right now this is the arrival ceremony taking place and will take place at joint base andrews and rall to the u.s. capital. we know that will happen on and the motorcade joint base andrews 30 minutes from now as we

host: take us back to the 1980 election and ronald reagan comes in. the senate flips to republicans. was that not a realignment at the time? guest: when reagan was elected, democrats had, depending on the poll, a 20 to 25 point lead in partisan identification. they had run the house since 1954. they had run the senate since 1954. moreover, it was not close. republicans never got more than 192 seats during that period, more than anyone senate seats. i remember 1980. no one saw it coming. it was a complete change. what reagan did was pull the republicans from a 25 point gap to a five point gap. it made it possible for them to be competitive. they weren't on top. they were still looking up. this is why romney could win 95% of the republican vote and lose to obama. there was 6% more democrats. they were always fighting uphill. just a smaller hill than before reagan. host: a recent piece published on christmas day day. i realignment if trump can keep it. a new political era. explain that part, if trump can keep it. guest: you have to have a successful term.

ronald reagan was also his and in this state's 33rd governor. it is a small similarity, but it's very special to me. now, the world is a very different place today that went president reagan was in office. i recently came across a speech reagan gave during the cold war that reflected so many of today's tensions. i feel his words resonate with us all now. here they are. "to every person trapped in purity including ukraine -- tierney including ukraine, hungary, czechoslovakia, cuba, and vietnam, we send our love and support. your struggle is real. your truly -- your dream is our dream that someday soon you too will be free." what is happening in ukraine today is tragic and i want to recognize the reagan foundation for rewarding president zelenskyy the reagan freedom award. president zelenskyy dominated his -- demonstrated his bravery to the world with his willingness to speak truth and fight for freedom for the ukrainian people. may god bless him and the people of ukraine. [applause] it may seem ironic that the very first freedom award was presente

and he believed, the soviet union was an evil empire to use ronald reagan's term, and that we were ina general national, multi-generational conflict. and he he viewed every foreign policy issue through that prism, that cold war prism. and so he was constantly you can see in the archives he's telling carter, you know, to be tougher, do something militaristic, say something nasty about the russians, use use some, send a signal by using a little force. and in one of these memos, you can see in the margins, carter scribbles, oh, use force like mayaguez, a reference to henry kissinger and president ford's disastrous use of force in where that led to unnecessary deaths of of hostages that had been taken aboard a ship and, you know, carter repeated what was astonishing to me was that carter repeatedly turned down and reject biggs advice, particularly during the first three years. he just, you know, he had a different attitude about the cold war and about the third world in particular. he didn't think that the soviets were behind every little revolution in the third world. and he took brzezin

ronald reagan, although the editors of the national review, ronald reagan oh some of his success to dinner -- to jimmy carter who deregulated industries. carter was not around to see the benefits because he lost the election. so, the word i approached carter to answer your question. i have been on the show and my answers can kind of go in a mazelike direction. to answer your question i approached this as what was consequential and endures with the passive -- with the passage of time and we can get some perspective and see how policies and programs turned out. did they meet the goals they were designed to meet? carter does have some relatively significant achievements in his presidency, i mentioned to deregulation and other things. on the issue of race he was progressive and in his inaugural address as the governor of georgia in early 1971 so before he was president and this is a touching issue in the south as a -- as a southern democrat, "the time for racial segregation is over." he appointed more latinos, african-american and latinos into the judiciary. and that is something that endures

ronald reagan, although the editors of the national review, ronald reagan oh some of his success to dinner- to jimmy carter who deregulated industries. carter was not around to see the benefits because he lost the election. so, the word i approached carter to answer your question. i have been on the show and my answers can kind of go in a mazelike direction. to answer your question i approached this as what was consequential and endures with the passive -- with the passage of time and we can get some perspective and see how policies and programs turned out. did they meet the goals they were designed to meet? carter does have some relatively significant achievements in his presidency, i mentioned to deregulation and other things. on the issue of race he was progressive and in his inaugural address as the governor of georgia in early 1971 so before he was president and this is a touching issue in the south as a -- as a southern democrat, "the time for racial segregation is over." he appointed more latinos, african-american and latinos into the judiciary. and that is something that endures to

we've had 2018, george hwd bush. 2004, ronald reagan.is striking that you look at all the details... the air force base just as it arrives here at the u.s. capital right outside the steps there will be another 21-gun salute has they arrived there and the casket is moved with its pallbearers that include the carter grandchildren. walking with the casket into the capitol rotunda. >> his grandchildren would serve as honorary pallbearers. he is set to lie in state there. let's watch this and listen and together. >> you think about those that will be present today. his beautiful family there to remember him. his grandchildren as we just mentioned, honorary pallbearers. they will be participating in the ceremony. a special honour guard will be present consisting of... the chief of staff of the army, the chiefs of the marines, naval, staff of the air force, space operations, command of the coast guard. all will be there to honour the late president jimmy carter, our 39th president. >> it was something i said last hour that part of his pushing b

what did ronald reagan know about, bill? casey's work in the campaign and when did he know it? ll, you know, i can't give the definitive answer to that question. there was one time when reagan was asked about it, i he really kept his distance from reporters with regard to this. but he was caught the tarmac of an air. airport once and reporter shattered the question. and reagan, as he was going away, shouted, oh, we did something the opposite way. whatever that. i mean, one thing that suggests he was knowledgeable was, you know, there was a report in the new york times last year that john connelly, the former governor of texas and one time he was a democrat governor, but he ran as a for the presidency, as a republican and he wanted disability to be in reagan's cabinet. so the times reported this that connelly traveled with his ben barnes, who had been lieutenant governor of texas throughout the middle east in the summer of 1980. turns out they were on a mission for bill casey. and i have a photo, the book of ben barnes and john with president egyptian president anwar. on this mis

i to quote in a much less passage from ronald reagan's farewell address. he said that ours was the first revolution in the history mankind that truly reversed the course of government. it with three little words. we the people. we the people tell the government what to do. it doesn't tell. we the people are the driver. the government is the car. and we decide where it should go. and what route and how fast. reagan's words lack the inspiration of canada's, but it asks the government to serve people was a way that kennedy of could have called for inspiration, but avoided the danger that others use similar ideas. to to create support our government not for the people. yes there is a way. the way to talk about what we as a community, as all americans can do together. baraka obama famously said that he believed in the view that says in america, in a speech in kansas, he said, we are greater together whenever want engages and fair play and everybody gets a fair shot. everybody does their fair share. obama called people to work hard, but to government to do for t

ironically enough, most people think seem to think that ronald reagan was the guy, the president, to, with volcker's help, beat inflation. but it really started under carter. well, thank you for those thoughtful answers. and i would like to remind everyone that you can purchase kai bird book at a couple of books, the signed bookplate and thank you again both the kind of joe for this wonderful evening and this wonderful program. it'll be available, i believe, on the us capitol facebook page and. thank you so much. during his time in office, president jimmy carter and his family attended the first baptist church of washington, d.c. they joined in january of 1977, and president carter attended services there. more than 70 times during his presidency. yes, well, the carters obviously wanted to find a place to go to church. and there are a number of baptist churches in washington. first baptist church is actually the closest to the white house. we're seven blocks north of the front door of the white house. and so they they decided to come here. and we were so grateful and blessed that they

i, ronald reagan, do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states and i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. and will, to the best of my ability and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend. preserve, protect and defend. but consider tution of the united states, the constitution of the united states. so help you god. so help me god. i congratulate you, sir. on. that. since the president of the united states. thank you. thank you. senator hatfield, mr. chief justice. mr. president, vice president bush. vice president mondale. senator baker. speaker o'neill. reverend moomaw. and my fellow citizens, to a few of us here today. this is a solemn and most momentous occasion. and yet in the history of our nation, it is a commonplace occurrence. the orderly transfer of authority, as called for in the constitution, routinely takes place as it has for almost two centuries, and few of us stop to think how unique we really are in the e

bush most recently in 2018 ronald reagan 2004. this is his stop again at the u.s.nnsylvania avenue as he see the carter family they are gathered. this is right on the path on the way to the white house where the inauguration parade would lead. on his inauguration day in 1977, jimmy carter surprised the crowds because he jumped out of the car and walked with rosalynn almost the entire way. that started the tradition of presidents jumping out of the vehicle and doing at least some portion of pennsylvania avenue on the way to the white house walking with the crowd. he wanted again to be that message with that people. his walk was a lot longer than we've seen in recent inauguration is. he becomes the 13th president to lighten state inside the capitol rotunda and he will be, the casket we'll be put on this kind of flock that is basically a pedestal for the casket that bore abraham lincoln after his assassination in 1865. so think about the tradition, the honor, and what we are looking at here as far as a country saying goodbye to one of it's leaders. >> absolutely. and

ronald reagan spoke of a shining city on a hill. america need not to be perfect for it to be exceptional. i've had people working for me around the world in all those countries. i've had people working for me that didn't have the right to vote, didn't have the right to free speech and have the right to assemble. i learned as a young person how exceptional our country is and the opportunities that we provide in our constitution. it provides the foundation for never ending work of achieving the historic and aspiration national vision presented by our founding fathers. but right now, under joe biden is creeping towards world war three. we're in a cold war with china. we're in a proxy war with russia. we're in a proxy war with iran. to defeat those adversaries, we must have a leader who understands the power of free societies and free markets. ronald reagan taught us how to win cold wars. it starts with having the strongest economy. i remember visiting parts of eastern europe just before and after the fall of the berlin wall, back in th

he was replaced by ronald reagan. he was— was replaced by ronald reagan.particularly successful president. history should be much — president. history should be much kinder to him than that. during — much kinder to him than that. during his _ much kinder to him than that. during his presidency, he achieved two big things. the first— achieved two big things. the firsi was— achieved two big things. the first was the deal between sadat _ first was the deal between sadat and begin. he achieved peace — sadat and begin. he achieved peace between israel and egypt. he also— peace between israel and egypt. he also made a second deal with brezhnev — he also made a second deal with brezhnev. those deals made the will and — brezhnev. those deals made the will and safer place. he was the longest lived of all american presidents. he lived for 30 — american presidents. he lived for 30 years after his presidential term. for 30 years after his presidentialterm. he promoted presidential term. he promoted human— presidentialterm. he promoted human rights and establish the ca

. >> in 1981 when they went back, he got the hostages, ronald reagan let them go to germany and get the 52 hostages. >> norah: after reagan is inaugurated. >> then they were depressed. anwar sadat was assassinated and they were moping until that moment. jimmy carter loved anwar sadat of egypt, not just for camp david but they became friends. he realized anwar sadat gave his life for camp david. "i can give my life for peace." the carter center built where sherman witnessed the burning of atlanta. i just told you carter wouldn't sing the song at the naval academy about the burning of atlanta. it took off. it does election monitoring. combating anything from guinea worm, river blindness, on and on. they called it parachuting for peace. carter would go in and visit people around the world, unsavory leaders. they went with president carter tahiti and watched him how he interacted with how haiti can build a government and i was with him to see yasser arafat and gaza city at one point and we might hear from terry adams who knows all of this because he was the lawyer for president carter deali

but the prez panama canal issue did not go away, neither did ronald reagan. e task of finalizing the agreement fell in president carter's lap. and reagan laid the foundation for his next presidential run by challenging president carter at every step. reagan gave public speeches, and he testified before congress. he even held a public debate with fellow conservative william f. buckley over the merits of keeping the panama canal. but in 1977 president carter signed the treaty, and that handed over control of the panama canal. >> we are here to participate in the signing of treaties which will ensure a peaceful and prosperous and secure future for an international waterway of great importance to us all. but the treaties do more than that. they mark the commitment of the united states to it the belief that fairness and not force should lie at the heart of our dealings with the nations of the world. >> fairness, not force. it was a powerful statement by president carter. but by that point the issue had gone from a matter of diplomacy to a full-blown wedge issue. th

and that movement was part of the coalition that helped propel ronald reagan to victory over jimmy carter presidential race. and yet, despite reagan's crusade, it remained in place throughout his presidency. but it wasn't that popular while he was in office. but the germ, that idea lived on in the minds of other populist minded conservatives and so today, as we prepare to reenter the presidential administration of a man whose world view seems stubbornly stuck in the 1970s and 80s , we are relitigating one of the most cynical debates in foreign policy. and because this is donald trump we are dealing with, the foolish imperial ambitions go way beyond just panama. >> we need greenland for national security purposes. people really don't even know if denmark has any legal right to it. but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security. >> donald trump wants to take greenland. you may recall he toyed with the idea of buying greenland during his first presidential administration though the nation of denmark says it has less than zero interest in handing it over to th

one-term commander in chief, he rose politically from nowhere in 1976, lost his re-election to ronald reagan1980, then had a remarkable second act for decades as a globe trotting humanitarian. typically with him, his late wife, rosalynn. they were married 77 years, a shared lifetime of service. >> every american has a right and a duty to help shape the future course of the united states. >> reporter: people who knew him best agree, his twin superpowers and guardrails were faith and hope. >> that faith journey is the foundation of his life. >> reporter: jason carter, his grandson. >> he believed and knew that he was going to a better place. and i think that set us at ease. >> reporter: jen williams lives in plains. >> he has touched my life in so many ways. >> reporter: she's saying good-bye now to a 50-year friendship. >> i just want to go and stand by the casket for a few moments and just say out loud, thank you, mr. jimmy. >> reporter: this is the end of an era in plains. jimmy carter was their friend, their neighbor, this small community's identity. and now this national farewell shifts t

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as i saw when i was wrong about ronald reagan, i want to make another point i want to make about thisspeech. is that it's harsh words. and what reagan said played key role in the end of the cold war. there's no question that this speech got the soviets attention. the new york times reported that tass stated that the president had, i'm quoting now, slandered the soviet union with crude anti-soviet ism and was supporting a fascist regime's. another soviet newspaper, izvestia, was equally harsh, calling it labeling the speech. i slander of the soviet union and arguing that the president washington administration does not to come to terms with reality, and it will not the principle of peaceful coexistence. the negative reaction of the soviet tells us reagan succeeded in getting the attention of the soviets. reagan richard pipes, the national security council staff member i mentioned earlier, a very significant soviet scholar, told reagan about the soviet, and reagan's reaction was, so we touched a nerve. he wanted to get their attention. the harsh words also cheered in the soviet union. f

i'm sure ronald reagan would have said the same thing about nancy. think lyndon johnson would have said the same thing about lady bird. i know george w. bush feels very strongly about how important laura has been. and george h.w. how born barbara was. this is not unique by any means, but it is great in the context of america being so committed to having great family relationships to see it demonstrated so powerfully by the president and the first lady. host: we are talking about the late jimmy carter. his state funeral continues today. the longest living president dying at age 100 on december 29. late last month. gregory in louisville, kentucky, your memories of jimmy carter. caller: yes. good afternoon, greta. mr. boston. i just want to say that he's absent from the body, present with the lord. and i feel like he's a fellow brother in the lord. i think there hadn't been a born again president probably since truman. the previous presidents i think should take a note of this -- this very nice send off that you are doing here on c-span. and definitely

"ronald reagan and the return of the blue-collar conservativism." henry olsen with that book in 2017. guest: available on amazon. host: ted in new hampshire, republican. caller: good morning. my thing on the way these presidents get elected, especially this past one when trump and kamala harris were running is all the bickering and all this attack ads on tv -- these attack ads on tv. these people are setting examples for our children. they jam mailboxes with all kinds of junk mail. every five seconds on tv they bash. what are the voter and people supposed to be expect from these people who want to run the country when they have this kind of ad? you talk about in the world all the hatred. you are seeing it right on tv and they can stop this and work together and really focus on the policies, this country would be far better off. he's going to be awful angry at you and not pay attention. you may see that at the polls. host: henry olsen. guest: negative advertising and attacking often annoys and bothers people. but people do it because it is effective.

and this became this major points that they very firmly with ronald reagan. and they have maintained those as well. for instance, george bush was getting ready. george w bush was getting ready to invade iraq. i was strongly against it. i wrote op ed piece that was in the new york times and, later reprinted in other places called just war or a just war. and i define what a just war was in christian terms. and that pointed out in that editorial that the primary supporters of, a totally fallacious and unnecessary war in iraq, was a southern convention leadership. so were more warlike. they were for the penalty and they were for a lot of things that that that they can find verses in the bible to support that war against own personal beliefs. so my wife and i have separated personally from the southern baptist convention, but we're still a and in my church in plains. but if one of your domestic policy team had said, well, mr. president, i understand your reasons, i understand your explanation, have billy graham come over? what could it hurt if if you had been coun

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of office ended and the american hostages were held in tehran for 444 days, were released and ronald reaganjanuary 20th in 1981 ushered in a whole new era in american life. even if you think about today, and if you open "the new york times," there is a long article today but how democratic politicians since jimmy carter have had to defend their own service to america, their own commitment to strength, and they point out exclusively how hillary clinton repeatedly used the word strong and strength when she was trying to capture the white house in 2016. and the legacy of jimmy carter for some is very complicated one. not just as president but in his post presidency also. >> dana: america usually does give a second chance to their presidents in terms of re-election, bret. jimmy carter's case and joe biden's not the case and president-elect trump coming back for a second term. >> bret: as you look at that image of the living presidents, you know, these are moments that only happen every so often as you mentioned, 2018 the last time. and i think one of the things about carter's legacy. we can tal

this is ronald reagan, president of the united states. i'm speaking to you, the peoples of the soviet union, on the occasion of the new year. i know that in the soviet union as it is all around the world this is a season of hope and expectation, a time for family together, a time for prayer, a time to think about peace. that is true in america too. at this time of year, americans travel across the country in their cars, by train or by airplane to be together with their families. many americans of course came to the united states from other countries and at this time of year they look forward to hosting friends and family from their homelands. most of us celebrate christmas or hanukkah and as part of the celebrations we go to church or synagogue, then gather around the family dinner table. after giving thanks for our blessings we share a traditional holiday meal of goose, turkey or roast beef and exchange gifts. on new year's eve we gather again and like you we raise our glasses in a toast for the year to come for our hopes for ourselves,

ronald reagan was very good. the bush family was great. we have, right now, joe biden, who is a superman to handle everything he got when he came into office. we were blessed with these presidents. i want people to think, that are good and bad people in the world. these presidents are just doing the best they can at the time they have. we should be grateful for what we've had. i am not looking forward to the future, because, when i vote i vote for the person. i don't vote for a party. i pick out who will be the one to handle things the best for our country. i love this country. when i was a little girl my grandmother asked me, who are you? i said, i am an american catholic. i was very proud of where i come from. the united states of america. i want people to >> he had only been there about six months. the last one, he turned into a true trumpian. good luck to him because he's going to need it. but i would like to say, president carter, rest in peace. we love you. host: good morning, south. -- sal. caller: good morning. i would like to see