sam rayburn famously said any -- can kicked down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one. obstructions easier than governing and that gives mcconnell has given mcconnell a great advantage when he's been obstructing. but he did succeed in some of his major objectives when he was in in the majority as well. but obstructions easier than governing. well, yeah, that's interesting. you would say that i just read the other day that. he was asked what the the problems with inflation the economy. and what would republicans do if they gotten the majority and he his responses? well, you'll have to you have to elect us to find out here. we'll tell you later have no no plan. to talk about if they have a plan at all. so let's study. he does have a thesis there, which is a very strong part of what he does. he believes that the party and power is going to be held responsible for the conditions and the country and so if biden is having trouble and the country is angry about a whole range of things and frustrated understandably with things that will reward the out party. that's his it's his

-sam rayburn famously said any jackass can kick down a barn but it takesa carpenter to build one .obstructions easier than governing. and that gives mcconnell, has given mcconnell a great advantage when he's been constructing. but he did succeed in some of his major objectives and he was in the majority as well. but obstructions easier than governing. >> it's interesting you would say that, i read the other day that he was asked what the word republicans do if they got the majority and his response is you'll have to elect us to find out. >> we will tell you later>> we have no plan if he's willing to talk about a plan at all . >> he does have a thesis there which is a strong part of what he does. he believes that the party in power is going to be held responsible for the conditions in the country so if biden is having trouble and the country is angry ndabout a whole range of things and frustrated understandably with things, that will reward the party.that's his plan. so. >> there's part probably a bipartisan consensus on that. i would think democrats although they wouldn't want publ

is taking on the republic as they become more and more extreme so i think if you are captured by sam rayburn best and most famous speaker before nancy policy. any jackass can down a bar but obstruction is easier than government which gives mcconnell a great advantage when he is obstructed instructions. >> he was asked the cost of a inflation in the economy about what theav republicans to? he said you have to elect us to find out. >> we will tell you later. [laughter] host: not sure they have a plan at all. >> he does have a thesis a very strong part of what he does. he believes the party in power will be held responsible for the conditions of the country and so if biden is having trouble in the country is angry about a range of things and frustrated understandably that will reward the out party. that is his plan. >> it's probably a bipartisanc consensus although they probably would not publicly say that. >> being an optimist i disagree that we would be proven naÏve as usual. >> let's talk about judges which is a major sore point among democrats and the fact mcconnell held up merrick garland

truman was on capitol hill when house speaker, sam rayburn, told him that the presidents press secretaryhad telephone that the vice president was wanted in the white house. chairman ran through the capitol basement, back to his office, to get his hat and then with his driver fought his way through rush hour traffic to the white house, without any secret service protection. as garrett just pointed out. when he arrived in the private quarters of the white house, first lady eleanor roosevelt informed him that the president had died. within two hours and 24 minutes of fdr's death, truman was sworn in and shortly thereafter informed of the existence of the bomb. the nations leaders gathered in the cabinet room of the white house, including secretary of state edward -- now next in line of succession, speaker of the house, sam rayburn, and husband geordie leered, jean mccormack. in a show of support to keep figure is grinding on the wheels of democracy. after swearing in ceremony, truman asked the cabinets to remain and stimson stayed behind, informing the new president that it is a matter of t

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oveda, and will had very close relationships not casual very close relationships with house speaker sam rayburn nelson rockefeller real some rockefeller was her deputy at hew and they worked very closely together and years even later after hew they worked together. and also of course lyndon b johnson. during lbj's presidency oviedis served on several important task forces, including one that sent her to vietnam during the war and another that led to the creation of pbs and npr. she was very active in that as well. she sold to houston post in 1983. she saw the handwriting on the wall very early in this newspaper the situation and she also sold kprc tv in 1994. ovieda died in 1995 at the age of 90. because we're here at the roosevelt presidential library today. i want to say i want to talk now about the relationship between the hobbies and franklin and illinois roosevelt. of course, i'm skipping tremendously a lot of stuff while still governor of texas in the fall of 1920. will hobby this is governor hobby will hobby traveled all over texas campaigning for the cox roosevelt presidential ticket? a

including secretary of the state, edward -- the next in line of succession, speaker of the house, sam rayburn and house majority leader, john mccormack. in a show of support to keep the gears grinding on the wheels of democracy. after the swearing in ceremony, truman asked the cabinet to remain and -- stay behind when they were dismissed, informing the new president that a matter of the utmost urgency, in new explosive device of unbelievable power must be discussed. on the opening day of the united nations conference, the 12th day of his presidency, truman read his 15 page memo drive it by stimson -- the development of the atomic bomb. simpson purposefully designed this memo to be alarmist, rather than a focus on ending the war and continuing phrases such as modern civilization might be completely destroyed because of the existence of the bomb. so, nuclear anxiety, excuse me, was evident within the administration. the nuclear question of presidential succession were very much on truman's mind during the tumultuous events following the -- to the presidency. truman wrote in his memoirs that he