with president johnson's address to the nation, and the signing ceremony, and later, hear from reporters who covered the debate in congress, roger mudd of cbs and the harold tribune's sandy glass on american history tv on c-span3. >>> outgoing israeli president shimmon per res received the congressional gold medal in the rotunda. he will leave office next month. during this hour 15-minute ceremony with congressional leaders, mr. peres spoke about the support of israel. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guest, the president of israel, members of the united states house of representatives, members of the united states senate, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, and the vice president of the united states. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> mr. vice president, members of congress, ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps, ladies and gentlemen, welcome this morning, and welcome to the united states capitol. since the days of the american revolution, every congress has had one humbling privilege. that of awarding a gold medal for extraordi