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q and a is next with ryan walters, in honor of president's day, he talks about warren harding, who often ranks near the bottom of rankings. walters argues that while harding had his faults, his accomplishments are overlooked. afterwards, justice stephen breyer talks about his requirement -- retirement. later, an update from vice president harris from the munich security conference on the situation in ukraine. ♪ susan: ryan walters, a new book, "the jazz age president." you are asking americans to take a new look on warren g. harding. why? ryan: he is one of the most maligned presidents in american history.

. ♪ susan: ryan walters, a new book, "the jazz age president." u are asking americans to take a new look on warren g. harding. why? ryan: he is one of the most maligned presidents in american history. the reason for that is, he has finished last in more presidential rankings than any other president. he and james buchanan are connect. harding has come up a few notches in recent years. what has been said is in the realm of myth, there are a lot of myths and falsehoods. outright lies. when you look at his true record and what he actually accomplished, it's actually quite impressive. susan: c-span is an organization that has done service. i wanted to put the results of our survey on the screen. harding has common -- come in at number 37 of the 44 who were ranks. his highest scores are in areas like public persuasion, relations with congress, equal justice for all, international relations, economic management. do those track? ryan: he had a good record in a lot of those areas. relations with congress was good because republicans had large majorities i

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sunday on q&a, in honor of president's day, historian ryan walters says while harding had his faults, his accomplishments are often overlooked, including bringing the country back to normalcy after world war i. and his economic plan that led to the roaring 1920's. mr. walters lays out his case in his book for why the president should rank higher. >> he has finished last in more presidential surveys and rankings than any other president. he and james buchanan are running neck and neck. harding has come up in recent years, but what has been said about him is really in the realm of myth. there are a lot of myths about him and harding's and outright lies. with what he accomplished as the president of the united states, it is quite impressive. >> historian ryan walters sunday night at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> next, remarks from ukrainian president zelensky at the 50th annual munich security conference. >> i think you will have one of the highlights of this munich conference. i am relieved and delighted t

. ♪ >> on the presidential rankings list, you will find -- ryan walters says while harding had his faulthe brought the country back to normalcy after world war i. mr. walters lays out his case for why he should rank higher. >> he and james buchanan were running neck to neck. what has been said about him is in the realm of myth. there are a lot of falsehoods and outright lies. when you look at his to record and what he accomplished as president of the u.s., it is actually quite impressive. >> ryan walters tonight on q&a. he can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on the app. >> c-span has your unfiltered view of government. including sparklight. >> the greatest town on earth is the place that you call home. at sparklight, it is our home as well. we are facing our greatest challenge. it is my sparklight is working around the clock to keep you connected. >> sparklight supports c-span as a public service.

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announcer: ryan walters sunday at 8:00 eastern on q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on the free c-span now app. ♪ announcer: now a portion of british prime minister boris johnson's remarks at the 50th annual munich security conference. this is about 25 minutes. pm. johnson: how meaningless, how insulting those words would seem if, at the moment when sovereignty and independence is in peril, we simply look away. if ukraine is invaded, the shock will echo around the world. and those echoes will be heard in east asia, in taiwan. when i spoke to the prime minister's of japan and australia this week they left me in no doubt the economic and political shocks would be felt on the far side of the world. let me be clear about the risk. the risk now is that people would draw the conclusion that aggression pays and that might is right. we should not underestimate the gravity of this moment and what is at stake. as i speak to you today we do not fully know what president putin intends. but the omens are grim and that is why we must s

in honor of president's day, historian ryan walter says while harding had his faults, his accomplishmentsre often overlooked, including bringing the country back to normalcy after world war i and an economic plan that led to the roaring 20's. in his book "the jazz age president," walter lays out his case for harding. >> he ranks last more than any other president. harding has come up a few notches in the recent years, but what has been said about him is really in the realm of myth. there is a lot of myth about harding and falsehoods, and outright lies. i mean, if you look at his true record and what he actually accomplished as president of the united states, it's actually quite impressive. >> historian ryan walters, sunday on 8:00 eastern at c-span's q&a you can listen to all our podcasts on c-span's c-span now app. >> funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> broadband is a source for empowerment. that is why charter has invested billions in building infrastructure, upgrading technology, and empowering communities big and small. charter is connec

susan: ryan walters, our conversation continues. t now i wanted to deal with wanting to be like. ultimately, was his affability, his personality a detriment to him? ryan: probably so. that is probably a fair assessment. if i had to do any criticism, he was very trusting of people. he could not believe people would do the things they would do. that is probably not the best attribute for our president. i think you need to be skeptical. he appointed good people to office, also some bad ones. i think it broke his heart. go back to alice roosevelt longworth, she wrote that. he found out about a scandal on -- the teapot dome scandal on the westward swing. it changed his mood, people who were there talked about how his mood changed. she always thought he died of a broken heart. the people had betrayed him. he was a kind, warm man, but he trusted people, he wanted to be loved. that is not going to work when you are president. susan: let's set the stage for the presidency. you described 1919, the year before the election as one of the worst y

sunday on q&a, in honor president's day, ryan walters says that while he had his faults, his accomplishment overlooked. including bringing the country back to normalcy after world war i and an economic plan that led to the roaring 20's. in his book, mr. walters lays out his case for why president harding should rank higher. >> he

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. >> historian ryan walters sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including mediacom. >> the world changed in an instant and mediacom was ready. we never slowed down. schools and businesses when virtual and we powered a new reality. because we are building to keep you ahead. >> mediacom support c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. continues. host: we are back with dan caldwell, a senior advisor for concerned veterans for america, and he is here with us this morning to discuss public policy and defense issues impacting veterans. good morning. guest: thank you for having me. host: first of all, explain to our viewers exactly what concerned veterans for america is and how does it get its funding. guest: sure, it is a veterans grassroots advocacy organization whose mission it is to advance policies to pr

. ♪ susan: ryan walters, a new book, "the jazz age president." are asking americans to take a new look on warren g. harding. why? ryan: he is one of the most maligned presidents in american history. the reason for that

sunday on q&a, in honor of president's day, historian ryan walters says while harding had his faults, his accomplishments are often overlooked, including bringing the country back to normalcy after world war i. and his economic plan that led to the roaring 1920's. mr. walters lays out his case in his book for why the president should rank higher. >> he has finished last in more presidential surveys and rankings than any other president. he and james buchanan are running neck and neck. harding has come up in recent years, but what has been said about him is really in the realm of myth. there are a lot of myths about him and harding's and outright lies. with what he accomplished as the president of the united states, it is quite impressive. >>

announcer: historian ryan walters sunday at 8:00 eastern on q&a.isten to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. ♪ ♪ announcer: former president biden's historic pick for the next supreme court justice. from the nomination announcement all the way through confirmation on c-span, c-span.org, or by downloading the free c-span now app. ♪ ♪ announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back. this is our spotlight on podcasts segment and i am joined by lillian cunningham, the host and creator of "washington post presidential" podcast. guest: i'm excited to be here. host: tell me about the podcast, what it is about, and when you started it. guest: i started back in 2016, january 2016. it was an election year and the idea was that, you know, we were seeing this whole cast of potential candidates and debates and i thought, as a public servant, it would be great to actually spend the election year giving people a look back at previous officeholders so it could help inform their own decisions as they would go to the ballot box in n

. >> historian ryan walters, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all our podcasts, on the free c-span now app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including sparklight. >> the greatest town on earth is the place you go home. at sparklight, it is our home, too, and right now we are all facing our greatest challenge. that's why sparklight is working around-the-clock to keep you connected. we are doing our part so it is a little easier to do yours. >> sparklight supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> the economy, not only at the top of everybody's mind but, on the top of a number of news publications and newspapers this morning. three different stories in the front page of the wall street journal -- -- the dow falls 600 points, turning in the worst day of 2022. they also point out mortgage rates are at a three-year high. but they report this about american spending -- ameri

sunday on q&a, ryan walters says that while harding had his faults, his accomplishments are overlookedncluding bringing a country back to normalcy after world war i and an economic plan that led to the roaring 20's. in his book, he lays out his case for why president harding should rank higher. >> he finished last more than any other president. he and james buchanan are running neck and neck. what has been said about him is really in the realm of myth. there's a lot of myth about harding and untruths. outright lies. if you look at history record and what he actually accomplished as president of the united states, it's quite impressive. >> brian walters, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> next, former secretary of state mike pompeo talks about nuclear strategy and deterrence in a conversation with the center for the national interest. this runs about 40 minutes. >>

announcer: historian ryan walters sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. listen to given day and all of our -- q and a and all of our podcasts on our new c-span now app. announcer: remarks by secretary blinken. secretary blinken and the german foreign minister reassured their commitment to peace. other topics included u.s.-german relations, covid-19. vice president kamala harris and other lawmakers are in germany for the conference. with the foreign ministers of germany and the secretary of state of the united states. when we go back to the foundation of the munich security conference, when we go back to the first chairman of the conference, he created this come and the first years were exclusively german-american transatlantic meetings. for me it is symbolic to go back to the roots and welcome today on the stage the foreign minister of germany and the secretary of state of the united states. please extend a warm welcome to the two personalities. [applause] we will proceed the following way. first the german foreign minister will give her speech. she will

. >> ryan walters tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. host: good morning and welcome to washington journal. tensions are rising in europe as russia sits poised on the ukrainian border. troops ready for a possible invasion. joe biden and his administration have been meeting with nato allies and the ukrainian president in hopes of stopping vladimir putin but no one knows yet what russia's next move will be. president biden will meet with the national security council on the ukrainian crisis as u.s. officials try to broker some kind of solution with russia. our question to you this morning, what should the biden administration's next steps be? we open regular lines this morning. that means republicans, you can call (202)-748-8001. democrats, your number is going to be (202)-748-8000. independents, you can call (202)-748-8002. you can always text us at (202)-748-8003 and we are always reading on social media on facebook at facebook.com/c-span, on twitter @c-spanwj and

. >> historian ryan walters, sunday night 8:00 p.m. on "q&a." >> next, deputy national security advisor's brief reporters at the white house on russian cyber attacks on ukraine, and the formulation of a sanctions package should russia invade ukraine. sec. psaki: ok. we have two special guests joining as, our deputy national security advisor's. by way of a quick introduction anne is a deputy national security advisor for cyber technology, previously she served as the nsa director of cyber security, where she led the n.s.a. cybersecurity mission and the election security effort, and served as deputy director of n.s.a.'s operations director, overseeing foreign intelligence and cybersecurity operations. philippe is the advisor for international economics and deputy director of the national economic council. he coordinates the administration's policymaking process at the intersection of economic policy and national security. previously he was at the new york federal reserve where he led the implementation for most of the fed's emergency fac

. >>> also this week, ryan walters explores the presidency of harding and warns he has been unfairly remembered by other scholars. and edward curtis provides a history of syrian immigration to the american midwest in muslims of the heartland. find these title this is coming week wherever books are sold and watch for many of these authors to appear in the near future on book tv. ♪♪ in the near future on book tv. good day. i'm very happy to be here. i'm amity slaves from the coolidge foundation. welcome to this live audience. >>> good day. i'm very happy to be here. i'm amity shlaes from the coolidge foundation. welcome to the live audience. welcome to our c-span viewers. you know, here we are pretty close to wall street in wall street, and wall street and markets these days are out of fashion. when we speak about

also ryan walters explores the he'sy of harding and argues he has been unfairly remembered by other scholars. and edward curtis provides a history of syrian immigration to the american midwest in muslims of the heartland. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold and watch for machi these authors to appear in the new future on book tv. >>> wekds on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america's story. and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in non-fiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 comes from these television companies and more, including cox. >> cox is committed to providing eligible families access to affordable internet through the connect to compete program. bridging the digital divide one connected and engaged student at a time. cox. bringing us closer. >> cox, along with these television companies, support c-span2 as a public service. >>> now it is my pleasure to introduce dr. monique chisholm, the smithsonian undersecond for education responsible for defining the institutional educational priorities, she ov

also ryan walters explores the he'sy of harding and argues he has been unfairly remembered by other scholars. and edward curtis provides a history of syrian immigration to the american midwest in muslims of the heartland. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold and watch for machi these authors to appear in the new future on book tv. >>> wekds on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america's story. and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in non-fiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 comes from these television companies a

. >> historian ryan walters tonight on q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now at. -- app. c-span's washington journal, every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day. we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming, monday morning, discussing the results of c-span's historian surveys of leadership. we will take a look at presidential libraries. watch washington journal monday morning on c-span or on c-span now, our free mobile app. announcer: we are back with republican strategist brendan burke and democratic strategist rebecca piercy. we are back with republican strategist brendan buck and democratic strategist rebecca pearcey. we will talk about what is going on in politics but before we talk about that, i want to ask both of our strategists about what is going on in russia and ukraine, and how it affects american politics. let's start with you first, rebecca. how is the border crisis affecting american politics, or is it? rebecca: it will definitely have an impact on

. >> historian ryan walters, sunday night 8:00 p.m. on "q&a." >> next, deputy national security advisor's brief reporters at the white house on russian cyber attacks on ukraine, and the formulation of a sanctions package should russia invade ukraine.

from almost all presidential rankings list you'll find harding's name at the bottom, historian ryan walteris accomplishments are almost overlooked including bringing the country back to normalcy after world war i, in his book, the jazz age president, lays out an argument while president harding should rank higher. >> he's ranked last in most rankings was the president. come up in recent years, but what's been said about him is really in the realm of myth. there's a lot of myths about harding and falsehoods just untruths and out right lies. when you look at his true record and what he actually accomplished as the president of the united states, it's actually quite impressive. >> historian ryan walters, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a, you can listen to q&a and all podcasts on your c-span now app. >>> i can report to the nation, america is on the move again. >> live, tuesday march first, state of the union, president biden addresses the nation reflecting on first year in office, and his agenda on the year ahead, live coverage begin 8:00 p.m. eastern, followed by the republic res

what he accomplished as a president of the united states, it is quite impressive. >> historian ryan walters sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including mediacom. >> the world changed in an instant and mediacom was ready. we never slowed down. schools and businesses when virtual and we powered a new reality. because we are building to keep you ahead. >> mediacom support c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. continues. host: we are back with dan caldwellse

accomplished as president of the united states, it is actually quite impressive. >> historian ryan waltersday night at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." you can listen to q&a and all of our podcast on our free c-span now app. >> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday, you will find events and people that explore our nation's past on american history tv. on sundays, but tv brings you the latest books and authors, television for serious readers. learn, discover, explore, weekends on c-span2. >> washington journal" continues. host: we have been focusing on u.s. crime throughout the morning here on "washington journal." we have targeted on the policing aspect, and hans menos is next, vice president of law enforcement initiatives with the center for policing equity. when it comes to policing, what does that phrase mean, equity? what does that mean to you? guest: it means a lot to different people. host: what is the goal of your organization, the center for policing equity? guest: cpe, we are a research and action center. we understand that we can use data as a leverage for social ch

tonight on q&a in honor of presidents' day historian ryan walters says that while he had his faults his accomplishments are often overlooked including bringing the country back to normalcy after world war i and an economic plan that led to the roaring '20s. in his book "the jazz age president" mr. walters lays out his case for why president harding should rank higher. >> he's finished last in rankings and surveys than any other president. he and james buchanan are running neck and neck. he has come up in notches in recent years. what has been said about him is in the realm of myth, myths and outright lies. and when you look at his true work and what he accomplished as president of the united states it's actually quite impressive. >> historian ryan walters sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >>> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more including sparklight. >>> the greatest town on earth is the place you call home. and sparklight it's our home, too. we're all

. >> historian ryan walters sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a.you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on our free c-span now app. >> book tv, every sunday on c-span two, features leading others discussing their latest nonfiction books. at 9:00 p.m. eastern, a journalist chronicles the 64 days before the 2020 presidential election. and at 10:00 p.m. eastern, a professor talks about his book, "the dumbest generation grows up." he argues that millennials lack of civics knowledge impacts institutions. watch book tv every sunday on c-span two, and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at book tv.org. >> next, a look at the children's mental health care

ryan walters defends the presidency of warren harding and argues that he's been unfairly remembered by other scholars. and indiana school of liberal arts religious studies professor edward curtis provides a history of syrian immigration to the american midwest in muslims of the heartland. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold and watch for many of these authors to appear in the near future on book tv. c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store browse through our latest collection of c-span products apparel books home decor and accessories. there's something for every c-span fan and every purchase helps support our nonprofit operations shop now or anytime at c-spanshop.org. here's a look at the best-selling nonfiction books according to amazon. topping the list is atomic habits james clears advice on breaking bad habits and forming good ones. after that is art spiegelman's pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel in the holocaust mouse, which was recently banned from the 8th grade curriculum of a tennessee school district. and then hoover institution fellow peter schweizer

ryan walters defends the presidency of warren harding and argues that he's been unfairly remembered by other scholars and indiana school of liberal arts. religious studies professor edward curtis provides a history of syrian immigration to the american midwest in muslims of the heartland. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold and watch for many of these authors to appear in the near future on book tv. on our weekly author interview program afterwards former democratic senator, ben nelson of nebraska weighed in on the decline of bipartisanship in the senate. he spoke with republican senator ben, sasse of nebraska. your portion of their conversation you have to trust one another you have to trust that if you're going to talk to somebody that they're going to listen to what you have to say and and share their thoughts back with you. that that is that's important then they're gonna have to trust that when you get together. that that somebody doesn't just walk away from you. leave you high and dry. it's just the age-old thing of friendships and partnerships and in busin

also being published in the jazz age president, historian ryan walter defends the president of warren harding and argue as he's been unfairly remembered by scholars. and religious studies professor edward curtis provides a history of syrian immigration to the american mid in muslims in the heartland. watch for many of these authors to appear in the near future on booktv. ♪ >> c-span offers a variety of podcasts that have something for every listener. weekdays washington today gives you the latest from the nation's capital. and every week book notes plus has in-depth interviews with writers about their latest books while the weekly uses add us owe from -- audio are there if our immense archives. and our casual series talking with features extensive consideration -- conversations with historians about their lives and work. many of our television programs are also available as podcasts. you can find them all on the c-span now mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> and you've been watching booktv. every sunday on c-span2 watch nonfiction authors discuss their books, television f

ryan walters defends the presidency of warren harding and argues that he's been unfairly remembered by other scholars. and indiana school of liberal arts religious studies professor edward curtis provides a history of syrian immigration to the american midwest in muslims of the heartland. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold and watch for many of these authors to appear in the near future on book tv. on our monthly author interview program in depth, carol, swain former political science and law professor at vanderbilt university and vice chair president trump's 1776 commission joined us to talk about critical race theory the 1619 project immigration and more. here's a portion of that conversation. where critical race theory is first of all it is a theory that is permeating every institution in america and the people that are pushing that theory they argue as you know, that the pretty much that that america at least and i'm not going to talk about the world. there are the critical theories critical theory has marxist roots, but that all whites are oppressors that t

tonight, historian ryan walters says that while he had his faults, his accomplishments are also overlookedringing the country back to normalcy after world war i and the economic plan that led to the roaring 20's. mr. walters lays out for why president harding should rank higher. >> he has finished last in more servings than any other president. him in james buchanan runs at him that -- run neck and neck. there's a lot of myths and falsehoods and outright lies. when he accomplished as president of the united states is actually quite impressive. host: sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "human day -- "q&a." ♪ >> following president biden's historic pick for the next supreme court justice all the way through the nomination process. download the free c-span now app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: it is open forum for the final half-hour you could call in on any news item, public policy, anything and politics you are following. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. democrats, (202) 748-8000. all others, (202) 748-8002. the latest reporting on the conflict between russia and ukraine, up to 19

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