well -- "q&a." >> brent scowcroft gave a speech john u.s. foreign policy of the national press club here in his remarks followed a presentation of the 24th journalism awards. this is an hour. >> it just so happens that our club has enjoyed a close association with the 34th president of united states and his legacy print general ford spoke at this podium a record 18 times. he appeared before, during, and after his presidency. this is one example of how he enjoyed cordial but a corporate relationship with the press. it is a tribute to president ford that many of you at this luncheon today have personal recollections of his brief but historic presidency and his long public service. he has many loyal friends and associates, which says a great deal of the kind of person he was. we also send a special ring set out to former first lady betty ford who is viewing this event via c-span in rancho mirage, california. even though the press was always kind to him, the late hugh study said that ford was the only president he knew who genuinely liked report

but one of the friendliest people to the kids and the families, general scowcroft, u.s. stock and talk and ask how our do is going and we appreciate that -- you always stopped and talked and asked how we were doing and we appreciated that. we had -- that had a special relationship with the press. he told all the so that you should not go into politics if you have a thin skin. he listened to what was about him. he appreciated the job that he performed. i can remember him sitting at the dinner table, talking about why it a good democracy works so well. because it had uneducated public. and the press played such a role -- because it had an educated public. and the press played such a move big role in that. i had to laugh because one of the articles written talk about the bubble around the presidency and obama today. ours was back in 1974. it was a different world. there is no doubt about it. the relationship with the press was different, too. when dad was vice president, we would go to vail, colorado in the wintertime. mom and dad had bought a small condominium there. we sk

ladies and gentlemen the national falcon to general brent scowcroft. [applause] >> thank you very much. mark, steve, it's terrie nice to be with you today, and it's great to see this nice turnout. i'm a little surprised since i said everything i know last year. [laughter] but on the other hand, since my remarks were first listed as brent scowcroft to criticize obama foreign policy challenges at the national press club maybe that's why you are all here. [laughter] no red meat i hesitate to say. i would like to congratulate stephen and shane harris since my daughter was one of the judges for shane i'm well aware how distinguished the writing really is. i want to follow -- despite with the press club -- i want to follow steve's comments with just a few about president ford before i talk about foreign policy challenges. a few of the things president ford felt strongly about, relative to our current situation, it's not being dramatic to say the current political debate especially here in washington as acrimonious. it's been acrimonious before as a matter of

eastern. >> again former national security adviser brent scowcroft coming up talking about u.s. foreign policy until then your phone calls from this morning's "washington journal.". >> host: we'll start with the union leaders website. unionleader.com and their headline about last night's debate. gop candidates blast obama but avoid attacking each other. then "the boston globe" has a similar headline this morning. their is, gop debaters target obama, not romney. that is the "boston globe" this morning. a few jabs over the massachusetts health care as well. the telegraph out of new hampshire says the gop seven target obama at last night's debate. we want to hear from republicans only. what did you think about last night's debate? who do you think is the frontrunner? how did all the candidates do? there were seven there. some talking about there were two missing, jon huntsman, former governor of utah and sarah palin as well. this is the "miami herald". campaign 2012 revs up is their headline. president obama kicks off with miami fund-raisers. will florida give him enough votes as w

eastern, the former national security adviser brent scowcroft talks about foreign policy following the annual gerald ford foundation journalism award. also today, the senate commerce committee looks at threats to real security is members here from that of the transportation security administration and the amtrak police talk on c-span 3 at two o'clock 30 eastern. agriculture secretary tom vilsack was at the national press club monday to preview next week's meeting of the g- 20 agricultural meetings. will discuss how industrialized nations can help emerging countries. this about one hour. >> thank you very much and thanks to all who are here today. let me start off with a sobering statistic. the united nations food and agricultural organization says 925 million people were undernourished last year. this is an improvement from 2009 but still unacceptably high. our goal as a nation and as an international community is clear -- to bring down this number by increasing the availability and the accessibility of nutritious food around the world. as we look to the future, this challenge grows ev

let me hand out the citations and awards and get onto our keynote speaker, general scowcroft. our first a word here is reporting on the presidency. this is gerald r. ford journalism on the presidency in 2010 steve thomma. the judges for the presidency had selected steve thomma of the newspapers of the winter of the gerald r. ford prize for distinguished reporting on the president. in his reporting, steve toma demonstrates a clear understanding that not the first year, but the second year in office for a new president is more accurate measure of his leadership, management, complexities of the federal office. his exercise of constitutional powers, ways of communicating to the american people and standing in the public mind. thomma not only matched the important criteria of timeliness, clarity of presentation and site and concise writing, but he also made excellent use of expert sources to provide a layer of analysis that stood out among his competition. his writing is clear based on solid facts and enlightened with engaging and inventiveness. in every respect, the judges found t

another look at national security adviser brent scowcroft on u.s. foreign policy in north africana and the middle east appeared later, a house hearing on the radicalization of the american muslim community in u.s. prisons. >> this week on "the communicators," we talked to michael powell about telecommunications issues and his transition from the sec chairman to his current leadership role as head of the cable industry association. it airs every monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> mr. president, thank you very much. i feel deeply honored to be nominated to become the 20 director of the central intelligence agency. >> with the senate confirmation hearing scheduled for this thursday, learn more about general david petreaus during is more than 50 appearances on line at the c-span video library with more than 15,000 people and every c-span program since 1987, for all searchable and free. it is washington your way. >> texas governor rick perry and buddy roemer were among the speakers on saturday, the final day of the 2011 republican leadership conf

steve russell, following highlights from the conference, former national-security advisor brent scowcroft on u.s. foreign policy. >> c-span has launched a new easy-to-navigate web site for politics in the 2012 presidential race with the list c-span events from the campaign trail. visit us at c-span daughter are/campaign 2012 -- at c- span.org/campaign 2012. saturday was the final day of the 2011 leadership conference. coming up, we will show you a number of speeches from this conference. beginning now with the governor. . he is reported considering a run for president. the recovery comes as a result of individuals doing the hard work and making things happen. [applause] unfortunately, this administration in washington that is in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need but is the most qualified to make essential decisions for every american in every area. that that mix of arrogance and audacity that guides the obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving american and a threat to every private sector job in this country. whether they are

later here on c-span2 former national security adviser brent scowcroft talks about foreign policy challenges. he'll be at the national press club for the ford presidential foundation journalism awards. live coverage at 1 p.m. eastern. >> next month on booktv's "in depth," author, activist linda hogan. her week books include "the woman who watches over the world, ""dwellings, and her latest, "rounding the human corners." join our three-hour conversation taking your phone calls, e-mails and tweets for linda hogan, sunday july 3rd at noon ian on c-span2. >> to me, it's just unconscionable. this is treason bl action on the part of the bastards that put it out. it involves secure information, a lot of ore things. what kind of people would do such things? >> 40 years ago this week "the new york times" published the first installments of the pentagon papers, and today at the c-span video library you can watch perspectives from the people who made history. search, watch, clip and share. watch what you want when you want. >> a house panel has subpoenaed the justice department about its gun tracking p

then brent scowcroft on globalization in the middle east and north africa. he said that orders are eroding in the region and the political demonstrations complicate foreign policy. all of this next on c-span. >> it is just unconscionable. this is treasonable action. it secured a a lot things. >> what kind of people would do such things? >> 40 years ago this week, the new york times published the first installments of the pentagon papers. today you could watch perspectives from historians and the people who made history. search, lodge, clip, and shared -- watch what you want when you want. now hearing lots at the federal government's efforts to fight the wild fires now burning in the number of western states. in arizona, more than seven of the 33 square miles have burned since memorial days. new mexico senator jeff bingaman is the chairman of the energy and national resources here -- committing. -- committee. >> it has been a dynamic year of severe weather. intense tornadoes, flooding throughout much of the united states, extreme drought and wildfire activity

eastern, but scowcroft talks about foreign policy following the annual gerald ford foundation journalismwards. also tomorrow, the senate commerce committee looked at threats to real security as members here from the heads of the transportation security administration and the amtrak police. that is on c-span 3 at 2:30 p.m. eastern. now, a hearing on improving bus safety that comes following recent accidents in the northeast and northern virginia that resulted in the deaths of several passengers. witnesses include the head of the motor carrier safety administration, safety advocates, and industry representatives. this is two hours. >> good afternoon. i would like to call this hearing of the house transportation and infrastructure committee to order. today's hearing is entitled how to best improve bus safety on our nation's highways. the order of business today will be opening statements by members, and then we have a panel of witnesses a symbol that will testify about the subject -- assembled that will testify about the subject at hand. the order of business to proceed is i will begin with