and during the mexican period you have the first americans, people from the united states coming into what is now california, people like james patty. those are overland narratives, and it describes an 1828 overland narratives or overland trip to california. two of the rarest items we have that relate to california and a history by miguel costanzo who was a spanish officer, who was part of exploring, involved in exploring the california coast. this is the first spanish edition of the work. from 1790. and it is very rare and valuable. let's go back to 1790's at that california sits within the larger sort of holding of spain. at that time, california was part of new spain. the seat of power of new spain was mexico, far to the south of where we are standing. for spain, they were very concerned about sharing geographical information about this outpost. it was sparsely populated. of course the motions -- missions were already here from 1769 in alta, california, but there were not many people living here. there were communication issues, and the distance meant they didn't really have full c

it has dealers coming in from a lot of the american states and european and other countries. australia will be represented.>> host: 150 you say? >> 175. there will be a lot of interesting dealers with all manners of materials. there will be posters from the free speech movement and all sorts of great items. >> host: that seems difficult in san francisco, but oakland seems to be more. >> oakland is acceptable. there is a bart stop and the city of oakland has built -- bent over backwards basically welcoming us. we originally did it in san francisco at the old concourse. >> host: before we go to the next segment with laura, tell us where you are located.>> i have been involved in the antiquarian book moment for a few years and i serve the community. >> host: thank you for being with us michael. please join us with laura in the next segment for a look at these rare books. >> host: welcome back. >> the outside is fairly plain, but the inside is what i have talking about. they were using cheap paper and ink and bindings. at the end of the 19th century, william morris, who may have h

in the 150 years since the decision of ex parte milligan, no american civilian has been tried by a military court within the united states for supposedly endangering american security. if americans thought that criticism of our participation in world war 1 harmed the war effort and should be suppressed, if they thought that membership in the communist party was subject ver subversive, they had to pass a civil law and that law had to be enforced in court. the inability of government to turn to military courts makes it much easier -- i should say makes it much harder for the federal government to enforce federal laws against local intrangs gents and makes it much easier to resist. as the south during reconstruction or the civil rights movement demonstrates, but that may be a price worth paying. thank you. >> excuse me. i think now we're to take questions if anybody has any and i'll bring you the microphone. this is chris river phillips. >> wonderful talk, les. historians aren't good at what ifs and so i'm hesitant to ask a what if, but what if lincoln hasn't been assassinated, would the ruling that came down have changed a

the point. phoenix stated very plainly in a cover letter that he was prepared to shoulder all blame and responsibility for the americanision, and the state department should disclaim any responsibility for the decision of the american member. phoenix but returned to washington and request a meeting with the state department said he could be given a wink and a nod, without any way passing the buck a responsibility to the department i should be glad while in washington if i can be given an informal indication that the procedure i outlined in memo b is not unacceptable or inconsistent with department policies. -- we should this get this bothersome problem quietly out of the way where it will no longer complicate international relations. phoenix met with state department legal advisors in washington. ther some discussion, mechanics of the plant of mr. phoenix were decided to be put in operation. the state department neither approved or disapproved the plan, but it felt it did not give rise to any conflict with departmental policy. by 1957 it were only four convicts in the prison and the ones remaining for the ultimate har

the head of the american petroleum institute today reported on the state of the oil and natural gas industry. he also talked about the policies that energy producers hope to see from the trump administration and new congress. >> [inaudible] in the audience here and thank you for being with us today. again, welcome to the state american energy presentation. the congress swore in the new administration set to take -- to start in a few weeks. we like to take this opportunity to share all levels of government from every region of the country and all along the political spectrum the fundamental nature of our society. this year's report details the many ways in which energy is fundamental to our society's standard of living. a healthy economy and strengthen national security. we also like to remind policymakers and the public of the mission to promote safety globally and to seek public policy that allows our industry to continue adding value to people's lives. we are part of the solution to spur the economy, improve the environment and strengthen national security. with that, i am pleased to intro

typically what would happen is the treaty would mandate the united states would pay, the native americans in gold and oftentimes the united states would be responsible for the tribes debts. this was the case with the winnebago treaty. typically what would happen is the federal government send commissioners out to meet with the tribes, discuss who was eligible to receive money and try to figure out who the tribes owed money to. cameron was sent out in 1839. he gets to prior to shane wisconsin where he finds the goal that was supposed to pay these claims has it been forwarded by the local army officer. cameron does a crackerjack job adjudicating these claims but without any gold, the inset paying the native americans and the traders with whom they had negotiated, he pays them in notes drawn on his tank of middletown, a bank headquartered in pennsylvania. to cameron this makes sense that he's got the note. he can pay the native americans and is totally consistent with the terms of the treaty. but to his political enemies in pennsylvania and in washington this looks like a swindle. this looks

the united states. between china and the united states and china we don't have any hostility. we do not want to become enemies of the united states. the majority of the united states love american people. we want to reach out to united states. if president trump is serious about making america great again, then he should not disregard and exclude all the resources and financial resources and ingenuity of the chinese people. and and we can help united states achieve the goal of making america great again. however that goal should be not at a cost of the world economy. we now get very confused signals coming out of president donald trump and his team of people who will become, we hope eventually they'll be greater clarity. and we know what donald trump want to do. china and the united states will be best off with each other for cooperate. and that's the way to go. president donald trump will not -- we hope for the best. even though we are prepare for the worst. >> that seems like a safe way of looking at things. let's get some final thoughts from jessica's was just a moment ago we may have had a couple of his officers hurt. we don't have a number of how many people were hurt in t

the environment and strengthening our national security. with that i am pleased to introduced american petroleum ceo to present this year's state of american energy. [applause] >> thank you, marty, for the introduction. welcome again to our distinguished guests and welcome all to have joined us today for our afternoon event, as we share our 2017 state of american energy approach. it is our hope and expectation to lay out the views of the oil and natural gas industry as we look to 2017, as we move forward. they also mention that we have placed the 2017 state of american energy report at your seat. the title of this year's report really captures or says it all. energy is everything. energy is fundamental to our society. from the electricity that lights our homes and powers our appliances, to the fuel that keeps our vehicles running, to the chemicals that make modern medicine possible, the reports demonstrates the countless ways that energy is essential to modern society with oil and modern gas contributing. it is so woven into our daily lives that few will ever question whether it will be there or where it comes from. by detailing the contrib

but ladies and gentlemen, without a doubt the greatest threat facing the united states of america, the american idea, the virtues and values of americans is political correctness. political correctness is killing the united states of america. you see, most people think political correctness is merely an imposition on speech. well, that would be bad enough without tradition of the first amendment. but i have to tell you, with three grad in my voice that political correctness is infinitely more than that. political correctness is a cultural mindset. it is an attitude, a way of life that tells you to strive to mediocrity and not greatness. it punishes you for coloring outside of the line. it tells you that life is about kissing but rather than kicking it. what could be more antithetical to the american promise than that proposition. america has always been about kicking but not kissing it. yet political correctness would seek to turn that on its head. it is and gentlemen, political correctness is a choking conformity. a totalitarian ideology that strips us of our individualism. that eliminates our

and it's a broad coalition of mexican americans in the state. is elected as first chairman, hector garcia is an american g.i. forum is one of the officers in the early stage. but there's a wide variety of ideological viewpoints in the organization and some differences and disagreements about strategy and about tactics. hector garcia in this. didn't think it was advantageous for mexican americans to demonstrate industry. or to engage in unruly forms of protest. in contrast was committed to that more militant political style. he was willing to go and demonstrate, willing to do it alongside african-americans and later even to get arrested in the process. he understood the importance of labor politics in a way that hector garcia didn't. and this is just two examples of the broad debate going on in the organization seen as a liberal labor, mexican american wing and a more conservative mexican american wing that wants to receive patronage by working more closely with the state conservative democratic party. and so those debates are ongoing in the early

the american state. all of the facts in the. / estimated county. that is his opinion.telling you what the president has said and with the president has done here to focus on keeping the country safe and the executive order that was drafted does just that. to make sure and to ensure people coming in from seven countries identified by the obama administration did not have the proper systems to know who is coming country. put in place and a 90 day period was also granted to ensure that we knew how to further address that in the future. >> spread over the weekend. can you confirm that | [inaudible question] >> i will not go any further than what the department of defense has been leased. obviously we recovered a tremendous amount of information and killed an estimated 14 members of al qaeda and other individuals. and suffered the loss of life as a servicemember and four people were injured. that is as far as i'm willing to go at this time. kristen. [inaudible question] >> that is the where the meeting is using but at the end of the day, holland, hold on. it can't be | [ina

a man came to the united states from one of the countries designated by president trump after having risked his life for american soldiers and was rewarded with an opportunity to come to the united states and detained at the airport, threatened to be returned toll iraq and finally after 19 hours allowed to stay. story after story of the family is coming to see someone who was on the deathbed, their lastt chance to be together, families that have gone overseas for what they thought were just casual and easy trips were subject to detention and some turned away. it certainly wasn't in the interest of the security and itr wasn't handled in a professional manner. it was impulsive and not decisive. an it was ill-conceived and here wd are today as i stand here in the senate. d i'm happy to report almost a dozen republican senators have joined us in expressing reservations about the policy. it gives me hope that maybe in a bipartisan basis we can rein in some of the excesses of the administration and god forbid the basic constitutional issues. that has been raised by the executive orders. it's no coincidence that he's c

state senator, troy a. carter sr. senator troy carter is the first african-american louisiana state senator for district 7 new orleans. for more than 25 years his outstanding contributions to encourage community empowerment and his efforts to erat kate h urban blight have extinguished him as trailblazer in local and state government. state senator, troy a. carter sr. >> good morning! thank you to the armed forces and the armed color guard for the presentation of the colors. give them a big round of applause. [ applause ] >> thank you to stephanie jordan for those beautiful renditions of the national anthem and "lift every voice and sing." did you feel it? that's a good native new orleans

with all of you to enact the laws that will serve the interest of the american people as contemplated by the constitution of the united states. [applause] mr. pence: now, we're all one party, we are all striving to achieve the same objective, and together we can do great things for the american people. now you already know president trump's agenda, you heard a lot about it today, but i'd like to highlight a few key priorities. the success of our policies depends first and foremost on the confirmation of this world-class cabinet that the president nominated. i'm proud to say that even before he raised his right hand and took the oath of office, 21 of the 21 cabinet officials had been named. we are pleased that a few have been confirmed by the senate. [laughter] mr. pence: but we would sure like to see the rest in short order sent to their duties so they can serve this president and the american people. [applause] mr. pence: we hope you'll move faster when it comes -- when the president announces our nominee for the supreme court of the united states. [applause] mr. pence: and i, i know -- you all know about the list, and pres

the place where we launched our american independence. the state of pennsylvania is very special to me for lots of reasons. especially from a couple of months ago. remember? pennsylvania cannot be won. remember? pennsylvania cannot be won. there is no path to victory for trump in pennsylvania. except, we won. it has been a long time since you guys did this. it was a great victory, a great evening. it sort of started in pennsylvania. they also that pennsylvania was the bride that got away. it was the state that everybody from the republican party that ran in pennsylvania for 38 n.ars. the wo i thought i had won, too, but i was afraid to say. i said i think we did great but let's see what happens. i love this state and we will see it many times again. now is the dawn of a new era. every dedication to the idea charge ofeople are in their own destiny. i want to thank majority leader ,cconnell and speaker paul ryan very, very special. ands writing his heart out we are actually going to sign the stuff you are writing. you are not wasting your time. [appl

it is in the interest of everyone that america be as strong as possible. you can be an american and love the united states of american even if you have never set your foot on american soil because as thomas pine put it the cause of america is the cause for mankind. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. god bless you. god bless california. and god bless the united states of america. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. [applause] (inaudible) >> we thought this would be a good opportunity to do that. so we will wait a few seconds and then we will start the q&a. >> you can ask me any questions you like, ladies and gentlemen. can be about anything -- if i said it all, i apologize. [inaudible] >> i have a few. is there a way to make donations online? >> their certainly is. there is a website flagusa.org. if you go to flagusa.org/donate you can donate electronically. you can also donate electronically here tonight. we are able to take credit cards. so gone the website if that is your preferred method of payment. flagusa.org/donate. >> okay. we will get started. we have excellent questions already. we w

the united states. obamacare was sold under false pretenses. the american people have paid by seeing their premiums skyrocket, their deductibles unaffordable, and their choices diminish. we are going to keep that promise. i am frankly disappointed that the democratic leader has now taken the position of obstruction when it comes to reforming a health care program that they know is flawed. less than half of the democratic caucus who voted for obamacare is still in the senate. president obama will be gone. many of the democratic senators have identified pieces of obamacare that they would like to change. former president bill clinton called it a crazy program which has caused premiums to skyrocket. the point is i hope once our colleagues get past the denial of november 8, they get over their anger and the various stages of their grief following the election that they will decide that it is in their best interests to work together to replace obamacare with coverage that you get to choose at a price people can afford. >> is there a political risk to repealing?

the american people. for years, the united states has at the direction of the commander in chief, president obama, has increased the defenses that are deployed in the pacific region to protect the american people from this threat. so there are radar facilities and anti-ballistic missile facilities that have been installed in places like japan and guam and alaska. there are naval vessels, ballistic missile defense ships that are patrolling the pacific ocean. the number of them has been increased as a result of a decision made early on by the commander in chief to make sure we can protect the american people from this threat. i can confirm once again that the united states military does believe it has the capacity to protect the american people from the threat that's emanating from north korea. but these defenses are not the only steps the commander in chief has ordered. the united states has also engaged in a rigorous, intensive diplomatic effort to build international support for tough sanctions against the north korean regime and the united nations security council last fall passed the toughest resolution yet

it's in the interest of everyone that america be as strong as possible. you can be an american and you can love the united states of america even if you had never even set your little toe on american soil because as thomas put it, the cores of america is the cores for mankind. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, god bless you, god bless california and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. >> walking around with index cards with your questions. [inaudible] >> we don't do this very often but we thought this would be a good opportunity to do that. we will wait a few seconds and wait for the cards to come in and start the q&a. >> you can ask any questions that you like, ladies and gentlemen, can be about anything. if i said it all, i apologize. [inaudible conversations] >> let me clarify for those of you who -- we will have about 15-20 minutes of q&a and keep your responses as -- [inaudible] >> i have a few. [inaudible conversations] >> so there's a ve

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he buzz just a state snaern running to become the only african-american senator in the united states senate and there was this tension i remember think can go he pull it off. is he as good as everyone says he's going to b. there were other great speakers, including bill clinton. he just brought the house down. that was the first most of us had heard of his personal story, told by him, not his book, but told in his words. he talked about a faith in simple dreams. an insistence on small miracles. you did know at that moment there was somebody there who had something special. he had the charisma. he obviously had the rhetorical skills, but he also showed i think the depth and kind of world view that he had h i would argue to you, just a couple of days ago at his last press conference and when he gave his farewell speech in chicago. >> i think he knew what the noble america we want to be is. he said i am that. >>> it was amazing. he was a senator and convened a senate hearing on katrina reconstruction in new orleans. i wanted to meet this guy everybody was saying was going to run. the tw

the media may need a safe space from donald trump's inauguration speech. >> now as of today american carnage will be forever known as the theme for the inaugural address for the 45th president of the united states. >> the trump tv cities has a title, "american carnage." liz: how does this strike you. it strikes many that they are treating the people who have been murder as rounding errors. >> donald trump is a star. what's happening is you have all these people who are angry with

the american process. expressre invited to their view and inform the process. my pivot now, if confirmed to be secretary of state, will have one mission, to represent the interests of the american people. as i have stated multiple times, sections are an important and powerful tool, but designing for effectiveand having sanctions can have a worse effect than having no sessions at all, if they convey a weak response. it is important in designing sanctions that they are carefully crafted and targeted with the intended effect, and then enforced. to the extent american leadership can broaden participation in those sanctions, you are at record right the iran sanctions were extraordinarily effective because others joined in. >> thank you. senator menendez has laid an incredible role making sure sanctions on place and has done, let us all relative to iran, a longer interjection. your time ran over to come -- to come it interjection i made earlier. my understanding, i think you called me during this time, that your concern with the sanctions that were in place relative to iran or not that they were put in place, but that

were named that this is something that's been a bit off of the radar screen of most americans, and that is the importance of the work that the state department does in dealing with our companies and with commerce in foreign countries, most americans don't realize how difficult it is to do business overseas and the state department really needs to focus on that more than what they have and be helpful to countries that do want to do business overseas because a lot of times it has to go through government sources to get into business over there. so i was impressed with that and i'm glad having your business background that you do i think you're going to be very helpful in that regard in helping the state department further understand its responsibilities in that regard and the state department does a great job, every one of us have traveled overseas, sometimes bipartisan and we are always treated so well by our people state department people working there regardless of our party. russia has as a lot of play in this meeting but we haven't talked much about iran and north korea. those are a couple of real chal challenges for us and tho

the american process. others are invited to express their view and inform the process. but that -- my pivot now if confirmed to be secretary of state will have one mission only and that is to represent the interest of the american people and as i've stated multiple times sanctions are an important and powerful tool but designing poor sanctions and having poor and ineffective sanctions can have a worse affect than having no sanctions at all if they convey a weak response. so it's important in designing sanctions that they're carefully crafted and carefully targeted with an intended effect and then enforced. and to the extent american leadership can broaden participation in those sanctions and you're exactly right, the iran sanctions were extraordinarily effective because others joined in. >> thank you. >> senator men nen dez has played an incredible role for our nation making sure sanctions are in place and has done -- led us all if you will relative to it iran. as my first longer intersection and let the record say your time ran over to accommodate the intersection i made earlier, it's my understanding, i think you called me during

people on the american political left are trying to portray trump as someone who cannot be regarded as legitimately the american head of stateause of this supposed russian involvement in the american political campaign and electoral process. that is what trump is reacting to. donald trump is demonstrating that he will not be as passive as obama was in responding to this kind of accusation. he will fight it, and he will fight it hard. this will be a serious matter, not just within his own political party, but within the u.s. government. i am astonished that the leaders of some of these intelligence agencies have allowed themselves to be dragged into this process. they could have insisted that any public discussion of this issue way to two weeks until after the change of administration. i think they will regret they have not known that. sarah: the support among senate republicans for intelligence leaders who gave the hearing in the senate yesterday, john mccain, lindsey graham, they very much support the intelligence that donald trump has all but flatly rejected. is he setting himself or a conflict with the republican party? >

august of this year, there is a total solar eclipse whose landfall will only be the united states of america. >> it's an american eclipse. >> the moon shadow hits earth in the pacific ocean. crosses the country, exits into the atlantic. >> it could be a metaphor. >> neil has made america great again single handedly on the show. >> you heard my guests give me their predictions for 2017. next, i'll tell you one positive piece of news happening this year. it's pretty big news. stay with us. so i feed jake purina cat chow naturals indoor, a nutritious formula with no artificial flavors. made specifically for indoor cats. purina cat chow. nutrition to build better lives.

the laws of the united states of america, and the republican leadership in congress may be willing to ignore the constitution and the laws of the united states of america, but the american people are not. this weekend americans across this country came together to reject this sort of fear and hate. the american people showed courage, even as the republican leadership hid out. crowds of people raced to airports across this country to welcome immigrants and refugees and to demand compliance with court rulings that gave individuals and families temporary relief and to demand that this reckless order be rescinded. i was proud to stand with hundreds of people at logan airport in boston on saturday night, and then with more than 20,000 people in copley square on sunday. we had one of the biggest demonstrations in the country. i also want to say i am in awe of the hundreds of lawyers and translators who dropped everything and spent sleepless nights in airport terminals and courts fighting for justice. because of their tireless work, we have already been able to undo some of the damage caused by president trump. now, while i am encouraged by our victories in the court this week

the state department should try to open american spaces in russia beyond moscow, and should be remembered in the cold war included issues on propaganda issues. -- a tool of policy influence the united states needs a negotiating process that puts public diplomacy at center. there are two forms that need to improve. first the intelligence community needs to do a better job at declassifying that demonstrates russian and other states attempts on political and social debates so doubt and suspicion between the united states and our allies and second bring together a brain trust to inform the u.s. government interagency approach to this issue in addition to local ngos and overseas, the information teams should be decentralized, so they can be more responsive to local audiences and finally the u.s. government needs to develop a regional strategy with yoeurope and asian communities that would not only inspire our friends but transform conditions that lead people to position themselves as our adversaries and i'll ask catherine to give us an overview of some of the recommendations in the other two a

that's the beauty of the american process, is that others are invited to express their view and inform the process. but that -- my pivot now, if confirmed to be secretary of state, will have one mission only, and that is to represent the interests of the american people. and as i've stated multiple times, sanctions are an important and powerful tool. but designing poor sanctions and having poor and ineffective sanctions can have a worse effect than having no sanctions at all if they convey a weak response. so it's important in designing sanctions, as i've said, that they're carefully crafted and targeted with an intended effect and then enforced. to the extent american leadership can broaden participation in those sanctions, and you're exactly right, the iran sanctions were extraordinarily effective because others joined in. >> thank you. >> senator menendez has played an incredible role for our nation, making sure that sanctions are in place and has led us all, if you will, relative to iran. let the record say that your time ran over to accommodate the interjection i made earlier. it's my understanding, i think you called me during this time, that your concern

american context is absurd. with the largest population of immigrants in the united states. americans as mexican defender i'm also for latin, whilst for specificity as well and not apologizing for being a mexica. i want to confess the book is highly autobiographical. there are some parts about what i suffered through in the book. it's called seductive hallucinations of the mexican in america. these seductive hallucinations are delightful because they are memorable and they are memorable because there are delightful. we are caught in that circuit. i think with the book does is try to exercise 160 years of cultural history. for anyone who likes hollywood, i think they will enjoy the book. my sister worked in hollywood. i am a big media, mass media fan. i'm not ethnic studies professor that attacks hollywood as the big evil person. it's not a black and white book. it's a book by an english professor who was basically raised by a television set, who was milk fed at the teat of the internet. and so it's very much a book for people who want to laugh about things that are serious. i

kinds of actions to incapacitate a totalitarian regime and has the potential to hit the united states. i think the american people would not prefer that, but they would support it. as opposed to, being exposed to a madman's missiles and nuclear weapons. >> it is fun to do a panel with the very best people in the field. so, thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> at that same event, the former first lady laura bush spoke about the impact of the 2004 human rights act. this was about 40 minutes. >> good morning. i am the chief operating officer of a capital management firm, a family office based in new york city. i also serve on the freedom board for north korea. an organization that helps north koreans escape to freedom. this is in issue near to my heart. in 1947, my grandmother, then a 27-year-old single mom and my mother, then a five-year-old girl began a long, harrowing journey to escape north korea. covering 200 miles over 21 days in moving about only in darkness to avoid contact with north korean police and soldiers. they miraculously arrived in seoul, korea. -- south korea. overwhelmed with joy and than

the united states later this year. today the present work on fulfilling one of his most significant campaign promises to the american people by making america safe again by taking steps to secure our borders and improve immigration enforcement inside the united states. the president intends to sign to executive orders after observing the swearing in of secretary of homeland security kelly. the first order is the border security and immigration enforcement improvement. it addresses long overdue border security issues and is the first order and that will be to build a large physical barrier on the southern border. building this barrier is more than just a campaign promise, it is a common sense first step to really securing our porous border. this will stem the flow of drugs, crime in illegal immigration into the united states. one way or another as the president has said before, mexico will pay for it. the executive order also provides the dedicated men and women of the department of homeland security with the tools they need, the tools and resources they need to stop illegal immigration from the united -- entering the unite

the work. to redeem the state and to remove any sort of political disabilities that southern blacks are having. the advocate to amend the state constitution to bar african americans from voting. you see these incredibly progressive stances on issues of race. but he has a long career after the war. he lives another 12 years his advice is much sought after by democratic presidential candidates. and local political leaders state political leaders he is referred to as a sage. he is a widely regarded as one of the grand old men of american politics. his political career starts really at the beginning of the political era. and that was driven by the spoils system the idea was political leaders sought office and rewarded their supporters with the spoils of that office. cameron is a young man when that system is just coming into existence he retires in the late 1870s in large part because the era of that spoils system is coming to a close. increasingly parts of the party are committing themselves to civil service reform. the idea that we shouldn't hire people because they are cronies we should hire them because they're competent and their job should not depend on republi

the united states. charlie: at the same time, if mexico imposes tariffs on american goods, that may lead to -- impede themeing sold to mexico and create job losses in the united states. it is argued. >> that's exactly right. one of the things i think trump might be missing here is that mexico is one of the most important trade partners of the united states and has been for years. this is not some poor, desolate country. there is a lot of vibrant industry there. there is a lot of commerce across the border between u.s. and mexico. the relationship with mexico is of huge concern to the u.s. business community, the chamber of commerce, and major corporations in the united states rely on trade with mexico. he is really rattling things here, and i'm not sure how this is going to even out. charlie: carlos, give us the response in mexico. how do they feel about it, and how does this sit with them other than they are not going to pay for the wall, in their own words? carlos: the mexican people are deeply offended by how this has proceeded. during the campaign, donald trump characterized mexicans as criminals and

american history. we heard the newly sworn in president of the united states deliver an inaugural address that was an exercise in undiluted pessimism. his description of the country he now leads is vivid. american carnage. it could be the title of a gangster movie. trump's advisers like to compare him with jackson. jackson's first inaugural address was low in comparison. there's no precedent no matter how grim the reality who has chosen to begin his term in office in dark tones of despair. in the midst of the great depression franklin roosevelt told the nation they had nothing to fear but fear itself. with a horrific civil war still in its last throes, lincoln said let us strive onto bind up the nation's wounds. with unemployment at 4.7% and crime rates down to a 20% low, donald trump spoke of american carnage. many of trump's supporters would argue this is appropriate. america is in dire straits. it has its problem but if you have any sense of history, you could come to the opposite conclusion. america today is the world's largest and most dynamic economy. the economy has grown steadily although slowly altho

waiver or exception from matters affecting exxon for the duration of his tenure as secretary of state, mr. tillerson refused. that is unacceptable. the american people and the national security of the united states demand a secretary of state whose impartiality is unambiguous. make no mistake. the stockholders of exxonmobil would have serious questions about hiring the leader of the sierra club to be the new c.e.o. of exxon. we, too, should have questions about hiring exxonmobil's former c.e.o. to be america's chief diplomat. if he agreed to recuse himself, mr. tillerson would be following a tradition that is long-standing and bipartisan. secretary of state james baker recused himself from participating in any matter that could affect the price of oil and gas. treasury secretary hank paulson promised not to participate in any matter where goldman sachs was a party. and all of president obama's appointees recused themselves from any matters related to their former employers or clients. mr. tillerson's refusal to follow their example will call into question his impartiality, and it could undermine his effectiveness as secretary. during his conf

with all of you to enact the laws that will serve the interest of the american people s contemplated by the constitution of the united states. [applause] party, striving to achieve the same objective and together we can do great things for the american people. you know president trump's agenda, you heard a lot about it today, i'd like to highlight a priorities. success of policies depending foremost on the confirmation of this world-class abinet that the president say ated. i'm proud to that even before he raised his right hand and took the oath of office, 21 of the 21 cabinet officials had been named. we're pleased a few have been senate.ed by the to see the rest in short order sent to their duties so they can serve this president and the american people. we hope you'll move faster when our resident announces nominee for the supreme court of the united states. applause] ice president pence: and i know there's -- you know about the list, and president trump reviewing that list and he's already indicated he'll be making an cision and announcement next week. i can already tip you off, keep his trump will promise to the americ

presiding officer well knows, the secretary of state is one of the most important positions in the president's cabinet. he is the nation's chief diplomat, and he champions american values. he is the symbol, in a sense, the chief voice and advocate around the world of america. and the secretary of state is, in a sense, our representative to the world, embodying and promoting hopefully the best in america to billions of people around the globe, proving to the world yet again that america is exceptional, that we are the greatest country in the history of the world, and that we have a respect for the rule of law for human dignity and rights for all, including the right to live in a safe and free environment. past secretaries of state have changed history, averted and navigated wars, brokered peace, championed human rights and fought to make the world a better place. in this time of immense uncertainty, we must demand nothing less of our next secretary of state than he be a great reflection and representative of the united states to the world. the likes of hillary clinton, colin powell, madeleine albright, george marshall, charles evan hughes, all have held this posi

there were some positive aspects in their depictions of people who are not from the united states, particularly latin american countries. there was after all the pan american exposition. from reading your book as some think latin american countries would've gotten short shrift in previous world fairs is not the case in buffalo. >> that's right. one of the things buffalo should be proudest of is the way they invited that american republics to be part of this exposition and gave them a platform on which to speak and talk back to the united states, particularly, for instance, cuba. it had recently a war in cuba and are now very much involved in covering cuba. cuban dignitaries came and said we preferred the united states would give us our complete freedom. so they gave these countries a vivid space in which they could so show off their accomplishments,t their educational products, it better, but it also gave them a way to talk back, to rebut american foreign policy, which is pretty interesting. >> if you don't mind, maybe we can take them one at a time. mansoor got, everyone's familiar with him. the person whose

the great tragedy for the american -- but it united states, the worst thing we can do is to become another big goes around smaller countries and to begin just another self-interested actor in the world because it continues to be and has the potential to be a necessity to be something much more important to the world. guest: i think where we lost focus is between the bush and this years, we went into biotic, a conversation about is america isolationist, do nothing, or conquer the world? this is a false dichotomy in choice. the president rejected that and rightly so. not just dos something, right? like the opposite of doing nothing and everything, as long it ism doing nothing, bipartisan. i don't think that is right. america will not be successful in running the planet. we will not be the world's police force and invade every country, but as long as i dissenting in the middle, that is ok. -- as long as i'm doing something in the middle, that is ok. host: mike from ohio. go ahead. caller: good day, sir. how are you? host: you are on with our guests. good morning. caller: yes, sir. it seems to