roosevelt arrives in paris.asn't of the delegates from 58 countries converging on the french capital for the most critical session of the general assembly in united nations history. >> well, eleanor roosevelt became a delegate to the united nations because once she left the white house, president truman decided he wanted to do something that fdr had always planned on doing, which was to establish a united nations in the hope that an organization like that would prevent future wars. both franklin and eleanor roosevelt had lived through two major wars, world war i and world war ii and they wanted the future to be a peaceful one. president truman felt that eleanor roosevelt would be the perfect person to represent the united states at the initial organizing meeting of the united nations. she was actually the only woman delegate from the u.s. and she knew that none of the men were too happy to have her as a member of that delegation. she figured that they were trying to find a spot for her where she could do the lea

eleanor roosevelt had a very loving relationship with her father elliot roosevelt, who was theodore roosevelt's younger brother, but she didn't have such a good relationship with her mother. her mother was a very beautiful woman. felt that eleanor roosevelt wasn't pretty enough as a little girl. she made fun of her. and so eleanor roosevelt was pretty much alienated from her mother. both her parents died by the time eleanor roosevelt was 10 years old. so she really didn't have a good example of being a good mom. so that's why when she had her own children it was a little bit difficult for her to adjust to motherhood. they had actually six children. many times it's only mentioned that they had five because one child died as an infant of about 8 months of age. all the rest grew to adults, but eleanor roosevelt lost a child and it was devastating for her. we're on the second floor of the roosevelt home and on the right-hand side are pretty much guest rooms and on the left-hand side are family rooms. and when this house was enlarged, they had to put in an extra long hallway here because they added

roosevelt, i told you know. he was having an internet attack and a series of episodes in which it points -- in pain over these attacks. suffering the beginnings -- we had his blood pressure readings which were on the moon, they would get readings, 210/180 or something. most of this audience knows what that means. there were serious questions whether he could get through a fourth term. he knew his health wasn't great and what he thought to do, younger again because the public wanted him to be president until the war ended do. of the war were over, wouldn't have done that because the public was ready to move on. the war was over and the prime ministership. he runs again because the war was on and he told daisy that what he felt like doing was resigning after one year. and hidden an international peace organization, turning the office over to harry truman. he understood but when he got to the altar in february 1945, the president is suffering from hardening of the arteries and the brain, he will be dead in three mo

david woolner has been involved with the roosevelt institute's and the roosevelt library for 25 years and really has enormous insight and a depth of understanding about the roosevelt era that i think if you read the book it really comes through. he's also been involved with marist college for 20 years and now involved with bart and really has spent most of the last 25 years of his life dedicated to the roosevelt legacy and one of the interesting things about this life and history he has done and looking at these last 100 days is that he peels away a lot of the superficial analysis we read about the roosevelt and goes to some of the more important underlying structural issues that were being dealt with at the most critical point in world history. these three men, churchill, roosevelt and stalin were determining the future of the world and he brings insight into the process in a way and don't else has before, so please welcome. david woolner. [applause]. >> picu, paul. wonderful and reduction and thank you for your generous support. very much appreciated. i would like to extend my thank

when roosevelt came into office. he wasn't sure what he would do but he understood could generate in the economic political system. remember this is a time of mussolini and fascism. hitler had taken power not to germany with a five-year plan of achievement with the soviet union so there was a lot of talk that this american system of government and the economy could not last. >> with an industrial mobilization but he did something to humanize the american industrial system. with the fdic for the dams that were built across the country at indiana university for example as a student union building or whatever it was when they built the building. but he created unemployment insurance and social security that people should be a great priority of that system in this country. who takes away social security now? who takes away lyndon johnson? with civil rights? it is part of the system and that political system and the last point with a fireside chat to connect to the public. and after he died somebody stopped eleanor roosev

this was not one of roosevelt's african safari rifles. he received this after his african safari but it is a beautifully made gun that he did own and it was typical of the big game double rifles of the era. roosevelt also had, he was an early adopter of the semiautomatic pistol. this is a little fn, fabrique national, pistol and beautifully engraved with excellent scrollwork. this was a pistol that roosevelt kept in his nightstand. his nightstand gun. and it is also one that mrs. and it is also one that mrs. roosevelt taught the grandkids to shoot with off the porch at sagamore hill. and we are very glad to have it in the museum. it is a beautiful, beautiful example. this smith & wesson new model number three was ordered by theodore roosevelt in 1898. he picked it up or received it from smith & wesson immediately before leaving new york to go to san antonio to train the rough riders. again, it is factory engraved. it has unusual target combat sites. these are not the typical fixed sites for this gun nor the adjustable target sites. they a

roosevelt -- i told you no one. he was having an angina attack, and there were a series of episodes at which point he'd lie on the floor writhing in pain over these attacks. and he was suffering the beginnings of congestive heart failure. we have his blood pressure readings, they'd get readings of 210 over 180 or something which i'm sure most of this audience knows what that means. [laughter] anyway, by the time he got to 1944, there were serious questions about whether he could ever possibly get i through a fourth term. he knew his health wasn't great, and he told ms. daisy sutley that what he thought to do, he'd run again because the public wanted him to be president until the war ended. if the war were over, i don't think he would have run again because the public was ready to move on the way they had with churchill. the war was over, and they kicked him out of the prime ministership, you see. he runs and what he thought of doing was resigning after one year and heading an international peace organization and tur

so in terms of roosevelt's goals they are threefold.the first is to orchestrate the final defeat of germany was soviet participation and to have soviet participation but the sad thing that people overlook is the extent that was front and center. they consider germany as an aggressor with the franco-prussian war so there was the exit long -- a perception in the world that peace was incompatible with the notion of a strong and united germany. so one of the major discussion points that breaking germany into five or seven states and what is fascinating when they arrive in the conference begin roosevelt is the only had a state and then he will chair the session start by talking about the occupation zones and the question is what france will do but stalin is very upset. and what about the reparations? you have to understand that the soviets wanted our cooperation and relationship they are scared with well over 20 million dead in the second world war. as we can interpret soviet behavior they are obsessed with security is the critical issue so

. >> in his book, david roosevelt recounts his personal memories with his grandmother eleanor roosevelt and describes her life outside the political spotlight. >> the home of franklin d. roosevelt national historic site features his springwood estate, his presidential library next door and also the final resting places of fdr and first lady eleanor roosevelt. we visited the grounds and went to the home of david roosevelt, a grandson of president and mrs. roosevelt, to talk with him about his memories of hyde park and his time spent there with his grandmother. >> it really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that it really kind of hit me that she was really a special person. and something of a celebrity. and seeing, you know, the president, two ex-presidents, one future president and all sorts of ambassadors and other diplomatic people there, very important people, that it really dawned on me, my gosh, she really was important. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. and that's all she ever wanted to be to

this was not one of roosevelt's african safari rifles. he received this after his african safari but it is a beautifully made gun that he did own and it was typical of the big game double rifles of the era. -- he was ano had early adopter of the semiautomatic pistol. this is a little fn, fabrique pistol and beautifully engraved with excellent scrollwork. this was a pistol that roosevelt kept in his nightstand. his nightstand gun. and it is also one that mrs. roosevelt taught the grandkids tissue with off the porch at sagamore hill. and we are very glad to have it in the museum. it is a beautiful, beautiful example. this smith & wesson new model number three was ordered by theodore roosevelt in 1898. or received it from smith & wesson immediately before leaving new york to go to san antonio to train the rough riders. again, it is factory engraved. it has unusual target combat sites. these are not the typical fixed sites for this gun nor the adjustable target sites. they are a durable sturdy site that could be adjusted to the individual loa

so roosevelt and his roosevelt way starts brainstorming. we could help you with education.we could help you with science. we can help you with agriculture. churchill, who is definitely a fan of colonialism and colonies, got very grumpy during the meal. his french was not great, but he knew enough to know what that conversation was about. he could only hear snippets and he, too, was angry. sultan took from this dinner that the americans were interested and perhaps interested in supporting his independence. the americans were not in a position to do that and in fact they would later downplay any indications that they were. in successive years it was not in the interest of the allies are the french. it was definitely status quo. nevertheless, the moroccan nationalist movement inspired by the americans would officially relaunch during the war. it had been stomped out in the 1930's. it would coalesce again january 1944. the resistance movement would publish a manifesto announcing it was once again for independence and a little more than 10 years later morocco would gain his inde

for roosevelt at the time. fdr was said to stand for feather duster roosevelt.he was a lightweight and in a lot of respects, i went back and read all those campaign speeches. you can see why they had a low opinion of him. roosevelt was talking out of both sides of his mouth. he was attacking hoover from the left and right, making a lot of wild accusations about hoover, including this profound familiar to those who had followed politics in america recently.he talked about hoover's being a crook. and he said he was a crook and he was working with the other five crooks who controlled the entire economy in america at the time. these were not the the utterances of the next woodrow wilson. he didn't come across to a lot of people as a very, especially the more intelligent of the pundits as a credible candidate but what roosevelt did have with you allude to was a kind of a political genius. he knew the business of politics. he knew how to go about finding and bringing together large groups of people and in voting coal

and this that was eloquently read to you with this statement that roosevelt answer was to save the bill of rights. so that turned it into a very important emblem of american patriotism. >> and yet the bill of rights is not referred to and that is likely to be called that with the first ten amendments. and that the original constitution and then to help us understand the revolutionary era. in the great audience knows that interactive constitution the online constitution with those revolutionary states but not now because we are talking but after the show you can see the virginia declaration written by george mason and you can see those amendments that were not adopted. it sums up that the framers understood that were the broad statements of philosophical principles. so madison said that all powers that derived from the people it has instituted to be exercised to the benefit of the people to use property that they have the inalienable right to change their government that is inadequate. that is just like the second sentence so tell us that madison wanted to put at the top of the constitut

then roosevelt resisted it. it would not have happened when it did in 1933 without vandenberg pushing it. i think it would have happened eventually, but vandenberg was the catalyst that sparked an -- overcoming roosevelt's resistance at that time. brian: how about nato? hendrik: nato, i think, would have happened. these are all suppositions. but there were two parts to nato. one agreeing to participation. with vandenberg, we have to back up a little bit. when the united nations was formed, vandenberg was very protective of a pan-american union descending from the monroe doctrine. rio went to a conference in janeiro, where they created that treaty that became a template a couple of years later for the nato treaty. so vandenberg set the stage for it, even though i think it probably would have come. but his stamp of approval was crucial. the second part of nato was getting the appropriation of funds to help the europeans rebuild their militaries. you can have a security alliance, but these were countries that had b

this is after franklin roosevelt is elected in 1932. vandenberg coming from michigan wishing -- understanding how dire conditions had become in the depression joined with franklin roosevelt, supported some of his early new deal measures. in fact, against roosevelt's resistance, pushed through the legislation to create the fdic. federal deposit insurance corporation. that was his babey. even though roosevelt came to claim it and it was arguably one of the very most important new deal reforms. but in 1936, things were beginning to turn. of course this is election year rhetoric. but we also see roosevelt becoming much more aggressive with the national recovery act and some of his measures that republicans, conservatives, like vandenberg viewed as centralization of power. and a growth of federalism that was a step on the road to the distinction he always made was it was important to be social minded but not socialistic. this smacked to him of moving down that road. of course right after that election is when roosevelt proposed the court pac

president roosevelt met with stalin and churchhill. the war was going very well. >> how cordial were those three men? >> they were fairly cordial. they all got along very well, surprisingly well. roosevelt got along with people -- even people who was in his best interest to get along with, someone like joseph stalin who was responsible for the death of nine mill yonl soviets. he probably killed more people thanl hitler did. but he was good at it. now we get to potsdam. truman now? president. and he has no experience in international relations. he's never met stalin. never met churchhill. and three months into his presidency. he doesn't know if the bomb is going to work yet. he has to sail across the country -- i mean, the atlantic. and the war in europe was over. so the whole world knows teheran and yalta there were secret conferences. the whole world knows this is going on. and the american people are expecteding their new president to bring something home to them. there's a tremendous amount of pressure. truman is its at the negotiat

roosevelt in effect offered stalin a strategic deal. he was willing to accept soviet domination in eastern europe. in addition to this political strategy, fdr, who possessed enormous self-confidence, acted on his hunch that stalin suffered an inferiority complex. roosevelt tried to play up to the russians' pride and fear of humiliation. quite different was harry truman. only days after he became president, a barbarian invasion of europe europe that set off alarm bells for truman, who like reading history, and had read a lot about genghis khan. truman already regarded the russians semi-asiatic. truman, who was anxious to show he was man enough to be president replied he was not afraid of the russians, nor of anyone else. such emotional reactions and associations alone did not compel truman to talk tough. these kinds of reactions probably influenced the president's behavior in the short and long run. truman viewed the russians as inferior to americans because, racially, they were a mix of tartars, mongols, and slavs, as he put it. cultura

this particular rifle was prepared specifically for roosevelt. it has the presidential seal roosevelt was pardon for the bull moose and there is a bull moose engraved on the side plate. >> watch c-span's cities tour of springfield, missouri saturday at noon eastern on c-span twos book tv and on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america.

for that aspect we focus on the roosevelt -- the theodore roosevelt conservation gallery. wasdore roosevelt considered the grandfather of the american conservation movement. a very active hunter and sportsmen. also a very vigorous conservationist, responsible for founding the national parks system and one of the folks who began the concept of conservation of wildlife. a theme throughout this museum and the other nra museums is the role of firearms in american life. from the earliest stage of through today. how they had been an integral part of the founding and expansion and growth of this country and how they have been a part of american life throughout history. we try and focus on that here. whenever we can put a face with a firearm, a gun that has been owned or used by some historical figure, we like to do that. we like to show firearms in the context they have been used. we are fortunate to have a number of them owned by presidents and some other close associates. we will take a look at some of those right now. we start out with the most recent one. model 21 winchester

he was the only republican in roosevelt's gap net. he had been in government since early in the century. he was 77 years old. lots of details ant his meeting with -- about his meeting exist. brian: here's what he looks like like back in 1943. >> hopelessly immobilizing his troops, guns and ammunition. for us, this would be a military victory of tremendous attitude. but it will be a problem for staggering proportions. brian: how important was he for in a harry truman's presidency? a.j.: it's so interesting to world where youa.j.: it's so interesting to hear him talk. he was a character as if he had what are you walked out of a the world henry james of you novel. you he was aou are man of a previous generation. so for him to be the point person of the bomb -- he was really an incredible person to be able to nut perspective what the science was and how miraculous and terrifying he was. he resigned right after the war. september 1945, he left government service, but again, to have him -- he was the point guy in the bomb. so to go through

she's crying because roosevelt is dead. the nation is in shock. never wanted her husband to be president. he's frightened for him. meanwhile, he has to get up there and inspire confidence in his administration and the world will continue that the war will continue. everything seems in question because people don't know who this man is. they're used to roots vefment longer than any presidents. a lot of people serving in the military. any other president in their lifetime. one fact i love is after this speech i guess. the stock market sores. he sends the right message. this as man of integrity and this is someone who americans can relate to. "the new yorker" wrote, published the story, roosevelt was for the people. truman is the people. americans felt like he was one of them. brian: you talk about probably the worst thing about fdr has two things. one, he was very sick. maybe he shouldn't have run. a.j.: that's correct. i would not be the first to say that roosevelt's greatest error as a president had to be failing to inform his vice president about

president roosevelt is dead. and it's the day -- roads svelte's fine -- roosevelt's funeral sort of went over a saturday and a sunday, and this is the monday, and truman has to go up there and inspire confidence in the american people, in the military and young soldiers on the front lines and in allies of the united states that america was going to continue the course. it was an extraordinary amount of pressure. now, bess -- it was revealed, margaret wrote in her memoirs that the first lady, even the first lady doubted in her conversations with her husband, even she doubted that this guy had the chops to do the job. so to get up there and make this speech was a very difficult moment. let's have a listen. this is -- [inaudible] >> both germany and japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that america will continue the fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. [applause] our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender. [applause] >> so a point i want to make is that this happened

this was the copy he gave to president theodore roosevelt.of course, theodore roosevelt being who he was very much enjoyed studying history. as you can see, the inscription, "to theodore roosevelt, with best wishes and complements." "the influence of seapower upon history" uses history specifically of the british empire as a means of making observations about the role of maritime strategy in the interests of the nation. when he is actually grappling with was the interrelationship of politics, economy, diplomacy and the use of naval forces to support the free trade and economic interests of the nation. mahan, looking to brittania as a model saw opportunity for the united states after the civil war to take a place at the table as a maritime power in its own right. alfred thayer mahan and theodore roosevelt were good friends, all the way back to the 1880's. theodore roosevelt also new alfred thayer mahan's father who taught at west point. because of this sort of interrelationship and shared interest in seapower, and inspired by the works of maha

this one was prepared specifically for roosevelt. it has the presidential seal engraved on the breach. and of course, roosevelt was famous for the bull moose party and there is a bull moose engraved on the side plate of this gun. this was not one of roosevelt african safari rifles. he received this after his african safari but it is a beautifully made gun that he did own. and it is typical of the big game, double rifles of the era. had -- he was an early adopter of the semiautomatic pistol. ique nacionalrq pistol. beautifully engraved with scroll work. this was a pistol that roosevelt kept in his nightstand. it was his nightstand done. it was also one that mrs. roosevelt taught the grandkids to shoot with off the porch in sagamore hill. we are very glad to have it in the museum. it is a beautiful, beautiful example. this smith & wesson model number three was ordered by theodore roosevelt in height -- in 1898. he received it from smith & wesson immediately before leaving new york to go to san antonio to train the rough riders. it is e

roosevelt is very good at getting along with people. get probably killed more people than hiller did but he was good at it. no you to pot stand, truman is now president and he has no international experience. three month into this presidency, he does not know whether the bomb will work and he has to sail across the atlantic. by this time, the war in europe is over and the whole world knows. the whole world knows this is going on now. the american people are really expecting their new president to bring something home to them. there is an enormous amount of pressure. truman goes to sit up these -- sit at the table with these two themen to essentially map out te future of the world. brian: how much did he know about what was going on in the war? a.j.: let me frame it for you this way. she was an expert on the home front. he knew as much as everybody what was going on. in terms of the international emergency, he probably did not know much more than the average person. he did not even know of the existence. he knew of some existence of some

, because they are to use roosevelt's own words, bully pulpit. he preferreds presidents like truman because they are practical, improving presidents who are looking in a very technical way something that is wrong and to make it better, so that's a historical reflection, so absolutely he is a president with history on its mind. >> yes? >> yeah, as historians how do you feel like here we are in the age of camelot, everything is looking fine we are looking at jfk. everyone is feeling great. it's 1963 in the spring. things look wonderful and a couple shots rang out and changed history forever. now, when you guys look anything like that as historians, i mean, what goes through your mind because everything has just changed completely and now you got to go from kennedy to johnson and from johnson to nixon and eventually to tromp. i don't believe i said that, but when you guys look at this stuff and you are not expecting it. none of us was expecting november 22, and i lived in new york and it was the first time in my entire life that in new york city i c

because franklin and eleanor roosevelt lived here in new york during the 1932 campaign. and then you might have heard them interpret them. we met earlier in the franklin and eleanor roosevelt library which is where they met with prospective cabinet members after the 32 election. we were talking about what they were doing. so as the reviews had said that it was the intensely researched thoughtful resurrection of a brilliant man. we are curious of his interpretation with his role in the great depression. one of the wonderful things that amity also brings a different perspective applause for her. [applause] but one thing that she wrote in 2009 that like no other president roosevelt inspired those in despair that the economist worthy of emulation we are happy to bring that perspective to you and have her here as well. with four best colors including the forgotten man. that was also a new york times bestseller. it was taxed and a cartoon version but even graphic novelist refer to their work as cartoon so that is my defense. also author of the best billing biography of calvin

roosevelt was, famous for the bull moose party. engraveda bull moose on the side of this gun. >> watch c-span's cities tour of springfield, missouri, on c-span twos book tv. and on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> georgetown university's institute of policy and public politics recently discussed the legacy of president clinton and foreign affairs. this is about an hour and 15 minutes.

we had to say what guest would we want to have at roosevelt house, the home of eleanor and franklin roosevelt, with the words of the four freedoms on the wall. natan sharansky, we are so pleased to have him. i am not going to spend time redescribing or interpreting a biography that is so well-known and all of our minds and hearts for all he endured in the name of freedom. it is one of the moving stories of the 20th century. i can just say we are honored to have him. we are grateful to our friend, a great journalist, publisher, member of the roosevelt house board of advisors and most recently, a teacher in our human rights program. peter osnos, for inviting his friend to our halls and persuading him to come. i am delighted to introduce for this conversation, our friend peter osnos, and our friend natan sharansky. [applause] peter: i am pleased to see how natan can draw a crowd in the midday. this entire conversation for which we have roughly an hour is an introduction, so i am not going to do one, but i will say that natan and i met in the summer of 1974 in moscow. he was introduced to me as t

. >> theodore roosevelt was an avid hunter. the first thing he did when he left office was organized and go on a large hunting safari to africa. this particular rifle was prepared specifically for roosevelt. it has the presidential seal engraved on the breach. and of course, roosevelt was famous for the bull moose party, and there is a ball moose engraved on the side plate of this gun. >> watch c-span's cities tour of springfield, missouri, sunday att noon and 2:00 p.m. on c-span3. the justice department this morning announced it is reversing and obama-era policy that prohibited prosecutions on marijuana charges in states where marijuana is legal under state law. now the federal government will begin marijuana prosecutions in states where it is legal. senator gardner wrote the reported action directed contradicts what attorney general sessions told me prior to his confirmation, with no prior notice. the justice department has traveled on the will of the voters in colorado and other states. i'm prepared to take all steps necessa

. >> tedd ydy roosevelt was proba or shootingest president, he went hunting often. and he went on a hunting safari to africa. this one was prepared specifically for president roosevelt, it had the presidential seal on the breach. and roosevelt was famous for the bull moose party and there is a bull moose engraved on the side of this gun. >> watch c-span's cities tour of springfield, missouri, on c-span 2, on book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv. working with our affiliates as we explore america. >>> earlier today at the white house, president trump met with republican senators to discuss immigration policy including daca. the president said that any renewal of the program would have to coincide with increased border security, and that ending chain migration is a key priority for his administration. this is 15 minutes. >> thank you very much for being here. we're making progress on a lot of different things. today i'm meeting with the senate on immigration. i think that started around december 8 and maybe a year and a half before that, starting with

a live look at the roosevelt boulevard extension under the henry avenue overpass. and right here is where the brake happened and the water came rushing down the wall on to the boulevard and still really icy in those two right northbound lanes and they are closed and traffic it only get by in the northbound left lane and this is a spot that would normally be jammed and a mess off the schuylkill with delays spilling on to others, ridge avenue in parks and extra traffic along school house lane and hunting park single digit speeds. 6 and miles per hour. and those tee lays spilling back to kelly drive. and if you cross the river on city avenue passing channel 6 you are going 4 miles per hour. that is because. the delays on it's schuylkill because of delays on the boulevard. and 7 miles per hour on the westbound schuylkill from university to the boulevard and those delays spilling back on to the vine street expressway. and these are delays from this situation from east falls are spilling back to center city this afternoon. if you come out of the city or attempting to and

this particular rifle was prepared specifically for roosevelt. it has the presidential seal engraved on the breach. of course, roosevelt was famous for the all moose party and there is a bull moose engraved on the side plate of this gun. >> watch the cities tour, springfield, missouri on saturday. sunday come at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america.

succeeding president roosevelt was president truman not greatly enamored. his successor president eisenhower came in and thought it was a bit pretentious and thought of closing it but kind of became enamored with it again the early trend of many presidents with the facility. he decide decided maybe there ie utility even though i have my farm in gettysburg pennsylvania but he said i don't like the name said he remained at camp david grandson david eisenhower, 12-years-old. david eisenhower today is about 70-years-old and recently retired from the university of pennsylvania history professor. i was introduced a few weeks ago and the gentleman that introduced me at david eisenhower as a teachers assistant in graduate school so you never know who's sitting in the audience. the other thing he did his renamed all the cabins and took mainly eisenhower's state of colorado and named their cabin the presidential watch which it is today so virtually every building structure on the camp has aged the name. this is theater this is where the commanding officer lives and t

roosevelt's answer was for ourselves. that turns the bill of rights into this emblem of american patriotism that it has held a person. >> so that context is central. and yet the bill of rights is not referred to the bill of rights and the declaration of independence is more likely to be called that. so the training of the convention understanding why that original constitution y james madison changed his mind to do that you help us understand the revolutionary era and the gray audience knows the interactive constitution and i want you to download them after the show. and you can see that written by george mason. to see the amendments because that sums up the point to understand the bill of rights that were broad statements of philosophical principles and to say all power originally vested derived from the people for the enjoyment of life and liberty the people have the inalienable right whenever found inadequate. that sounds just like the second one -- sentence from the declaration of independence so thumbs up on the bill

roosevelt say this is it. either we all die or i die and you all get out. obviously there's no choice. you have to leave me here. >> thee door roosevelt was now one of 21 men lost in one of the last unexplored regions on earth. facing crippling disease, perilous rapids, and a jungle alive with threats. americans thought in the middle of the night the indians could come in and slit your throat. >> the amazon jungle eats whatever comes its way. >> no one knew where the river might lead or when their ordeal would end. but one thing was certain, their fate was in the hands of brazilian explorer candido rondon. >> rondon was tremendously experienced, colonel rondon was essentially the brazilian equivalent of louis and clark. >> rondon knows he's got to get teddy roosevelt out of the jungle safe and sound. he can't have the president of the united states dying on him in the middle of the jungle. >> sreenivasan: tomorrow on the newshour, an interview with michael wolff, the author of "fire and fury" on the trump white house. that's all for this edition of pbs news

when teddy roosevelt came along at the turn of the 20th century, his short, punchy language was ableget into the mass market newspapers. fdr had the voice for video. reagan and jfk had the looks and the ability to talk on television. and there's no question that president trump has mastered social media. everything he says becomes the narrative of that moment. even if it may not be the right narrative for keeping his agenda going, it puts him in the center of attention. so, the question is, it allowed him to win the election i think in a lot of ways, but governing is different from campaigning. and sometimes what you are able to win with has to be censored when you finally get -- maybe people like the idea that he doesn't have a girdle on him like many politicians have, but i think it's gotten him into a lot of trouble, some of the let's talk about the d. governing. obviously, many critics, as i suggested, are concerned about the degradation of democracy. and again, going back to lincoln, who apparently at the age of 28 wrote one of his great speeches, and he foreshadowed a sort of c