in that the former adviser and speechwriter for dr. martin luther king, jr. examines the creation of the "i have a dream" speech. the stanford stanford university scholar in residence also discusses his relationship with the civil rights leader and several of his fellow advisers. he speaks with herb boyd. >> host: clarence jones i am blessed and astonisheastonished to be with you because over the years all of my books have been trying to catch up with you to get a few quotes in a better understanding of dr. king's life. he spent a solid eight years with him. i know for five books out there david garo's buck taylor branch they mentioned you and they cite you. i said i need to catch up with him because i need to get that same information. i was never successful but someone else was trying to catch up with you and that was docked or king.

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. >> >> ifill: past recipients of the medal include rosa parks, reverend martin luther king, jr., and his wife, coretta scott king. still ahead on the newshour, three takes on syria, from republican senator susan collins, syrian americans with family impacted by war, and former u.n. weapons inspector, charles duelfer; plus, margaret warner in egypt; jeffrey brown on the photography of war; and shields and brooks preview president obama's address to the nation.

the afternoon after her arrest, martin with the king jr. was elected to be the spokesman, and he was not present at the time it was elected. e. d. nixon was elected treasurer. rufus lewis was elected chairman of the church's petition committee. and the and lawyer just out of law school was selected to be the lawyer. that is what happened. and when the buses roll on monday very few, almost no black people or on the buses. and ran back to gain and hopes street baptist church said nine and then related by the lawsuit integrated the buses, and we included in those budgets, cloud deck,. as a result of the montgomery bus boycott, a lot of other things happened. the n.a.a.c.p., the agitator's. and after i had been selected to do the legal work, then i got scared, the left -- the best lawyers in the world. until then who love was. have been reading about it. i want to talk to you or your assistance. went to new york, met him. established a relationship with the n.a.a.c.p. in a legal defense fund that has existed from that third week in december of 1

part of what it celebrates and part of what it addresses is the celebration of the values supported by martin luther king jr. and the civil rights movement. am i talking too long? okay. i thought this was like my wrap up. [ laughter ] okay. i thought this was my sign. the other thing that i want to acknowledge that the proclamation recognizes is honoring the partnership with the university of san francisco. because i think that that's important as well to acknowledge them and their partnership. but what it does at the end it celebrates the march on washington and for jobs and for freedom day. i just want to say, i know you moved up here. let me finish this spot. for the jobs and the freedom, i think it is fabulous and it is strength base and it is wonderful that we can celebrate how far we've come, but i think it's equally important that we recognize how much farther we still have to go and how much more work we still have to do and again, i'm encouraged by the fact that this room is filled with all of you that are advocates and that are standing with me that are going to continue the fight and not sit down

itwas for jobs a freedom. >> the martin luther king jr. speech was a catalyst to a greater movement. but we still have a war on poverty. we had the lbj with the great society, but the great society has been lost. when we have people living on t government doles. >> tis was an honor to speak with you both. >> he died in memphis, mrching with sanitation workers. fast-food workers will be striking for living wage and thank you so much to both of you. >>> up next -- the president says the red line has been crossed in syria, so, what does he plan to do about it. >>> pentagon officials say that the u.s. is planning to hit assad with a strike. the goal of downgrading, weakening his power. it could have unintended consequences. here's a report on how possible strike could unfold. >>> as the obama administration weighs its response to syria's alged use of chemical weapons the state department acknowledged the risks. >> there are a variety of factors that go into that. deternation. possible and unintended consequences. possible effects in the region.

the event is now most famous for martin luther king, jr.'s "i have a cream "dream" speech, but like many of the others there, i was first transfixed by one of the other speakers, the youngest on the platform. >> brother john lewis. >> his name was john lewis. he had just been named head of sncc, the student nonviolent coordinating committee, and he was 23 years old. i will never forget the speech he delivered that day. >> we must get in this revolution, and complete the revolution. for in the delta of mississippi, in southwest georgia, the black belt of alabama, in harlem, in chicago, detroit, philadelphia, and all over this nation, the black masses are on the march for jobs and freedom. >> in the five decades since, john lewis has become an icon of the civil rights movement, a hero who faced down brutal southern police in the name of freedom and was beaten bloody for daring to do so. today, he is a 14-term congressman from georgia. recently, he and i returned to the national mall in washington to remember that day in 1963 and the march that

it was for jobs and freedom. >> the martin luther king jr. speech was a catalyst to a greater movement. but we still have a war on poverty. we had the lbj with the great society, but the gat society has been lost. when we have people living on the government doles. >> this was an honor to speak with you both. >> he died in memphis, marching with sanitation workers. fast-food workers will be striking for living wage and thank you so much to both of you. >>> up next -- the president says the red line has been crossed in syria, so, what does he plan to do about it. Ñ@ç@çpçpçpç÷ñoxmhmhyhyhyhyhy >> announcer: stop! living with hair loss, that is. losing your hair is no fun and no one wants to be bald, but there is hop >> getting my hair back was the best thing that ever happened to me. >> i'm happy with the way i look now. >> i'm very excited about my hair. >> i feel beautiful. >> i love my hair. >> announcer: hair club offers all-proven hair loss solutions backed by our commitment to satisfaction guaranteed. ifou'rnot 0%atfied th t solion u ch

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several monuments include lincoln, the jefferson, and the martin luther king jr.. would be turning off the fountains at those memorials that have water features like the world war ii and the fdr memorials. , fore shutdown does occur four hours they will officially shut down the monument before being closed themselves. >> in addition to that, hundreds of thousands of government workers would be furloughed if the government shuts down tonight at midnight. they make up a huge part of our local community. our team coverage continues tonight, live in arlington. >> i want to be very clear about what the shutdown would mean. open, and whatin would not. with regard to operations that are onntinue, if you social security, you will keep receiving your checks. if you are on medicare, your doctors will still see you. everyone's mail will still be delivered, and government operations related to national security or public safety will go on. our troops will continue to serve with skill, honor, and courage. it controllers, prison patrol willborder remain on their posts. paychecks

the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. was a pastor who is voice inspired countless souls to fearlessly stand up and speak truth in the face of injustice and discrimination. in fact a recorded history, but particularly this past half century we've revealed that the tongues of clergy like dr. king have consistently spoken out in issues of discrimination, race, poverty and domestic disparity, immigration, and yes, sexual orientation. they dared to challenge society's conscience on all rights. it is dr. kings inspires that led to these decisions, presidential and executive orders and concongressional and equality. the hero awards are living and profound symbols of this tradition. remind us that we here today are stewards of that great legacy, but more importantly that our collective work to advance human and civil rights is far from accomplished. today's historic observance is also a reminder to those of us in our commission to honor those 5 decades of service and accomplishments of the san francisco human rights commission in

the country. dr. martin luther king jr. spoke at some of the funeral as year later, president lindon johnson signed the civil rights act. lisa mcnair never met her sister. >> the first memory i remember that my sister was killed by white people that didn't like white people. and how i carried that around forever, and always wondered why. >> four lives forever lost, the result of racial hatred and a mark on history still not forgotten. ray lynn johnson, al jazeera. >> denise mcnair a good friend of secretary of state condoleezza rice. >> new concerns for the country's manufacturing future still ahead. and 50 years later what have northwesterns learned from the death crisis? rainfalling through the night on an almost devastated colorado. thousands of people had to be evacuated. areas now said to be as large as the state of connecticut. six people dead, including a woman whose house was washed away. secretary of state john errry met with israeli prime minister is this morning. in a statement kerry reiterating the threat of mili

this because the white house was worried that antiwar critics were being influenced by hostile foreign powers. it was called operation minaret. according to documents martin luther king, jr. and muhammad ali were also being watched. not said who authorized the

spying on and blackmailing of both american politicians and activists like for example the reverend dr martin luther king jr he even sent king tapes of an extramarital affair and suggested the king should consider committing suicide it was a shameful period in american history and most americans think it's behind us. but the n.s.a. or other intelligence agencies and even local police departments have put the practice of spying on average of citizens in america on steroids as brazil's president points out without privacy there can be no functioning democracy democracy requires opposing voices democracy requires a certain level of reasonable political conflict. and it requires that government misdeeds be exposed that can only be done when whistleblowers and people committing acts of journalism can do so without being spied upon. perhaps the larger problem is that well over half some estimates run as much as as high as seventy percent of the n.s.a.'s budget has been outsourced to private corporations these private corporations maintain an army of lobbyists here in washington d.c. who constantly push for more s

battle flag. >> much later, alabama was a different kind of battleground during the civil-rights movement. dr. martin luther king jr. not only marched here -- he was born here. and so was rosa parks -- the african-american woman who refused to move to the back of the bus. it may be a simple flag, but alabamians take pride in it. in addition to the pledge of allegiance to the stars and stripes, students in alabama recite a special pledge of allegiance to their state flag. with "flag facts," i'm katie. >> grab a pen. aubrey has another great recipe from the culinary institute of america. >> hi, everyone. i hope you're doing well. today, we're going to make really, really easy and delicious hummus with homemade pita chips. earlier, i cut and toasted my pita... ...i squeezed the juice out of a lemon... ...and i peeled some fresh garlic. i have all of my ingredients ready. we have 2 cups of chickpeas, half a cup of olive oil. we have 2 tablespoons of tahini, which is a sesame paste that you can find in any grocery store. we have garlic. i peeled more garlic than i need, but once i do it, i can use it for the rest of the

the republican party. and hurting our country. >> senator cruz said they need 100 senators like jesse helms. he tried to block a bill naming a national holiday in honor of mar ten luther king jr.. the latest gallup poll shows congressional rating ticked up to 19% from 14% in august. congress was not even in session. governor corbett says he will not accept funds for health care in his state. >>> and a political message on a billboard that reads obamacare may be hazardous to your health, but politically it doesn't work that well because people if new york will actually at the time savings of at least 50% under the affordable care act. >>> a controversial retweet sent out by an adviser to text governor rick perry called state senator wendy davis, quote, too stupid to be governor. texas testimonies responded saying davis is harvard law school graduate and the joke will be on republicans if their strategy is to offend every woman voter in texas. and that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> a lake turned into natural spectacle this wisconsin. two funnel clouds combined to make a massive water fun he will on lake michigan yesterday. though some witnesses reported seein

a rabbi and walter luther of the united auto workers and particularly during the now-famous speech of martin luther king jr. in the finest hour certainly in my memory, a time when people became larger than themselves and maybe, to coin a phrase, larger than life because hundreds of thousands -- no doubt millions -- white and black found something to believe in that was outside of themselves, bigger than they. >> james farmer taught at mary washington college from 1985 until just before he passed away in the summer of 1999. he was an incredible teacher, an incredible lecturer, and i would argue that his time in the classroom was one of the most significant moments in american public education where a great leader, a leader in the american civil rights movement, had the opportunity for more than a decade to interact with students on a regular basis and to regale them with the stories of the front lines of the civil rights movement. >> the march itself, many people wonder how it started, and hay assume that maybe dr. king one day said come on, y'all, let's march. that everybody got together and marched. no, n

at the beginning of 1963, reverend martin luther king jr. ded to make birmingham the center of a new nonviolent campaign to end segregation. for years, many birmingham churches had been fighting segregation under the leadership of reverend fred shuttlesworth. but the largely middle class 16th street baptist church had not taken an active role in that effort. glenn eskew is professor of history at georgia state university and author of the book "but for birmingham." >> when king arrived in birmingham to join in the demonstrations that had been organized with reverend shuttlesworth and the local movement, he was surprised to find the 16th street baptist was not one of the movement churches. >> because shared baptist connections, keng persuaded 16th street's pastor, reverend john cross junior, to let him use the church as his headquarters for civil rights rallies. then in early may, 16th street church became the staging ground for a series of demonstrations featuring students, some as young as elementary school age. the children gathered in the

the american eadr. martin luther king jr., thank you dr. king, because you shared your dream, i'm able to dream beyond what generations before me could even imagine. that is what fulfills my dream from my youth and my young adults. i truly just thank god that he allows know wake up everyday and do not only what i love but do what i feel i'm purposed to do. i want to thank the san francisco human rights commission for selecting me as the 2013 hero award recipient. i want to say thank you for nominating me. i don't think you will ever understand that the nomination means more than the actual award. if you only knew. i would like to briefly acknowledge a few heroes of my own on this day that marks the 50th year of the march on washington. wilhelm wundt -- one of the most profound speeches that we have heard. simply because i did not receive this award on my own. the first of my heroes are my parents. thank you for your support and love since the day i was born. it will allow me to find my purpose in this crazy thing we call life. i knew you wo

of a rabbi and walter rizzo of the united autoworkers, and particularly during the now famous speech of martin luther king jr. certainly in my memory, a time when people become larger than themselves and maybe the coin a phrase, larger than life. because hundreds of thousands, white and black, prompted them to believe in something that was outside of themselves and bigger than they. >> james farmer taught from 1985 until just before he passed away in the summer of 1999. he was an incredible teacher and lecturer. i would argue that his time in the classroom was one of the most significant moments in american public education were a great leader had an opportunity for more than a decade to interact with students on a regular basis and regale them with the civil rights movement. >> many people wonder how it started. doctor king one day said come on, you all, let's march and everyone got together in march. were whitney young were others. >> he brought the strategies of peaceful nonviolent resistance to the movement in the early 1940s. he was the founder and organizer of the congress of racial equality and he was

the agency's sites on war critics, including martin luther king, jr. and the news comes as an unusual senate hearing focused on how the u.s. gathers intelligence on its own citizens. we report. >> on capitol hill, top u.s. intelligence officials argue the national security agency's sweeping surveillance programs must stay intact to keep the united states safe and are not a violation are privacy. >> we only spy for valid foreign intelligence purposes as authorized by law with multiple layers of oversight. >> a growing number of politicians believe the spying programs go too far and should be restricted. >> we are asking has the n.s.a. of collected or ever made any plans to collect american self site information. >> what i don't want to do is put out in an unclassified form anything that is classified here. >> if you're responding to my question by not answering it, we will continue to explore that, because i believe this is something the american people have a right to know. >> the vast scope of u.s. spying was exposed this past summer as former n.s.a. c

the big changes and how people are reacting. >>> a treasure trove of personal items up for action. it was once martin luther king, jr.'> the breaking news out of contra costa county. a police standoff is underway at a gated community there. . >>> apple debuts the new system and out thing the new security feature there's another change. a new look and new sounds as well. reaction and linger willing concerns. >> that's right. there's very interesting features here. you may expect a lot of iphone users at the college campus, and they were casually enthusiastic about the changes. >> many students were connected to you phone at san jose state university and they are ready for changes. >> it's a different look. that's a nice change of pace. they have upgraded and easier to use. >> hopefully maybe better way to sync it with other devices. security hopefully that's an on going concern. security from ios 7 was lauded by attorneys. they praise the act vase lock making it difficult to reuse it. >> i've had friends that had them stolen and people had them taken around here in big places where it's very populated. >> tech analyst

president obama spoke with thousands of marchers on the national mall exactly 50 years to the day afte mart luther king jri have a dream speech. >> to dismiss, the mag nigh tuesday of this progress, to suggest as some suggest that little has changed. that is the courage and the

[laughter] a couple weeks ago, i went celebrated the 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech. [applause] we all remember king's mission for all of god's children. earlier in the summer, the congressman made headlines with a very different vision. badmouthing children of immigrants. i am the proud child of an immigrant mother, and i know which king speaks for me. [applause] it is not steve king. it is martin luther king jr.. congress is back in session after five weeks, the august break. i have a couple things i want to say. yesterday the announcement came through. russia and the u.s. have reached agreement to secure and dismantle the chemical weapons in syria by 2014. [applause] because of the strength, wisdom, courage of president obama. [applause] this guy right here, vice president joe biden, and our great secretary of state john kerry. [applause] we reached this agreement with the international community to dismantle them by 2014, and we did not lose one american life. that is leadership. [applause] that is leadership. once again, republicans are

now, on the night that we lost martin luther king, jr., to a gunman's bullet, robert kennedy stood before a stunned and angry crowd in indianapolis and he broke the terrible news. in the anguish of that moment, he turned to the words an ancient greek greek playwright aeschylus. "even in our sleep, pain which we cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the --ful grace of god." ["pain pain which cannot forget, drop by drop upon the heart." the tragedy and the pain that brings us here today is extraordinary. it is unique. the lives that were taken from us were unique. the memories their loved ones carried are unique, and they will carry them and endure long after the news cameras are gone. but part of what wears on as well is the sense that this has happened before. part of what troubles us so deeply as we gather here today is how this senseless violence that took place here in the navy yard echos other recent tragedies. as president i have now grieved when five different communities were ripped apart by mass violence -

. >>> the former personal secretary for reverend martin luther king jr. ans to let go of several of his items. among the things heading to the auction block, hand written notes by king on the montgomery bus boycott, diries. >> i don't go back to read and go over those things. i know they happened. i was there. it was a part of me, and it is a part of me, and will forever be a part of me and my family. >> the auction is scheduled to be held in new york in the middle of next month. >>> warmer weather in the short term, but a chance of rain this weekend. our chief meteorologist bill martin, back with what to expect and when. >> but up first, cam at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's

. >>> the former personal secretary for reverend martin luther king jr. ans to let go of several of his items. among the things heading to the auction block, hand written notes by king on the montgomery bus boycott, diries. >> i don't go back to read and go over those things. i know they happened. i was there. it was a part of me, and it is a part of me, and will forever be a part of me and my family. >> the auction is scheduled to be held in new york in the middle of next month. >>> warmer weather in the short term, but a chance of rain this weekend. our chief meteorologist bill martin, back with what to expect and when. >> but up first, cameras roll with san francisco landmarks in the background. the incentives bringing a new television production to the city. for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> san francisco has long been a destination for gay people across the country, now a new television series that explores the lives of three gay men is being shot in the city. mike mibach takes us on location. >> it's a beautiful day, everybody

show they spied on hundreds of war critics and civil rights leaders during is the '60s, and '70s, among them martin luther king, jrohamed ali and columnist burt buck white sox with. buckwalled. >> reporter: on capitol hill top u.s. intelligence officials argue the national security agency's sweeping surveillance program must stay intact to keep the united states safe. and are not a violation of privacy. >> we only spy for valid foreign intelligence purposes as authorized by law with multiple layers of oversight. >> reporter: but a growing number of u.s. politicians believe the nsa spying programs go too far and should be restricted. >> i am asking has the nsa ever collected or ever made any plans to collect american cell site information? >> so what i don't want to do, senator, is put out in an unclassified form anything that is classified here. >> if you are respond to go my question by not answering it, we will continue to explore that because i believe this is something the american people have a right to know. >> reporter: the vast scope of u.s. spying was exposed this past summer. the former nsa contractor ed

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is. >> of will and the things martin luther king, jr. and bought up on the -- mahatmas gundy can win in a major country. >> one of the things in the book that struck me was the part to copyright that speech. not-for-profit sake but for posterity. i had the sense it would be a major speech. i did have a sense whenever be used could be exploited right out of the past. limited copies were made available in the prescott -- in the press kit. [laughter] if you have the common-law copyright you lose your ability. so i did that. i did not know how important that was intel after the march all of the places of the speech i do the of march committee made it deal with barry corded from motown i said it was a motown record being played. i quickly got the phone and said excuse me? guide to law partners with their help and advice with the injunction with the air request of the accounting of the proceeds. then he had held the copyright. enforced dash due to copyright protection it issued it to martin luther king hall but the copyright was issued in my na

it was three weeks in a day after the march on washington, martin luther king jr. was in birmingham, alabama. he was not there to sermonize, he was there to eulogize, to make sense of the sunday morning murder of young addie mae collins, denise mcnair, carole robertson, and cynthia wesley. the innocent blood of these little girls may well serve as a redemptive force. what may have been discomfort turned out to be prophecy. birmingham had to go through hell, but found its way back and pushed itself forward and pushed the whole country forward as well. this is one of the true american stories. two representatives from alabama have joined together to see that these daughters will always shine in the hearts of our nation. denise put on skits in the garage to raise money. carole always made sure she had her chores done so she could go to dance class on saturdays. cynthia did well in math and in the band and enjoyed hosting parties in their backyard. they become recipients of our highest civilian honors, the congressional gold medal. the medal has served as an expression

king jr. both paula deen and mlk were born in georgia, which is why they asked the question in the first placerepublicans have a favorable opinion of paula deen. 11% are unfavorable. and only 59% have a favorable view of martin luther king. 28% unfavorable. to be fair, martin luther king jr.'s key lime pie recipe was not very good. but that's crazy, isn't it? especially because paula deen herself happens to be an admirer of martin luther king. in fact, she named her last cookbook "i have a dreamsicle." [ laughter ] but the paula deen controversy is a divisive issue. so we decided to use it to bewilder people out on hollywood boulevard today. so we went out on the street and asked the following question. where do you stand on georgia republicans who say they have a higher opinion of paula deen than dr. martin luther king during shark week, and does this negatively affect your opinion of powerball obama care? [ laughter ] and here's what they have to say in response. it's our "confusing question of the day." >> where do you stand on the georgia republicans who say they have a higher opinion of p

[laughter] a couple weeks ago, i went celebrated the 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech. [applause] we all remember king's mission for all of god's children. earlier in the summer, the withessman made his lines a very different vision. badmouthing children of immigrants. i am the proud child of an immigrant mother, and i know .ing speaks for me [applause] congress is back in session after five weeks, the august break. i have a couple things i want to say. yesterday the announcement came through. russia and the u.s. have reached to secure and dismantle the chemical weapons in syria by 2014. [applause] because of the strength, wisdom, courage of president obama. [applause] this guy right here, vice , and our joe biden great secretary of state john kerry. [applause] we reached this agreement with the international community to dismantle them by 2014, and we did not lose one american life. that is leadership. [applause] that is leadership. once again, republicans are threatening to shut down the government or default on the debt lest we dismantle oba

on a more serious note a couple of weeks ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the martin luther king jrember his all of god's children. ,arlier in the summer congressman steve king made headlines with a very different vision. the children of immigrants who aspire to become citizens, let me say it loudly and clearly, i am the proud child of an immigrant mother and i know which speech is for me. [cheers and applause] folks, congress is back in session. i want to say this, yesterday the announcement came through. russia, the u.s. have reached an agreement. weapons is being dismantled in syria by 2014. this happened because of the strength, the wisdom, the courage of president obama. this guy right here, vice president joe biden [applause] and our great secretary of state, john kerry. we reached this agreement with the international community to secure and dismantle by 2014 and we did not lose one american life. that is leadership, folks. that is leadership. once again, republicans of threatening to shut down the government or default on the debt unless we dismantle obama care. as one of th

. >> >> ifill: past recipients of the medal include rosa parks, reverend martin luther king, jr., and his wife, coretta scott king. still ahead on the newshour, three takes on syria, from republican senator susan collins, syrian americans with family impacted by war, and former u.n. weapons inspector, charles duelfer; plus, margaret warner in egypt; jeffrey brown on the photography of war; and shields and brooks preview president obama's address to the nation. >> woodruff: now, we delve fully into the syria story and today's diplomatic dance over the assad regime's chemical weapons. ray suarez begins our coverage. >> were waiting for that proposal. but we're not waiting for long. >> at a house hearing, secretary of state john kerry put russia on notice about its plan to put syria's poison gas under international control. >> it has to be swift, it has to be real, it has to be verifiable. i cannot be a delaying tactic. >> kerry demand add binding u.n. resolution with tough consequences. in moscow, russian president vladimir putin is russia is serious but the u.s. is making things diffic

we have to have the ability -- martin luther king, jr. was leading a poor people's campaign in 19ful -- 1968 he traded acces to lynn -- lyndon johnson's white house. dr. king died advocating for 1,000 black men who are sanitation workers in tennessee in memphis, and the reason he is assassinated because dr. king is bringing together writes, blacks, rat teen knows, native americans to come to washington for a poor people's campin for the entire summer and is trying to bend the nation's will into effective legislation for poor people. so people talk about dr. king as a nonviolent activist, and he was, but dr. king is a revolutionary, 20th century american revolutionary, and he is using nonviolence as a tactic to bend the nation's will and to save what he calls the soul of america. so we can't have a black president that, because he is black, we are unwilling to say, look, this is the black agenda that we need. these one, two, three things, and that you have to push for this both rhetorically and public policy-wise, and this brother gave a g

the government's an acceptable willingness to employ criminality to fight crime. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >>> was a parks and martin luther king jr. inspired me to find a way. in 1956 at the age of 16 some of my brothers and sisters and cousins we went down to the library in alabama trying to get library cards, trying to check out some books. we were told that the library was for whites only and not for colored. i never went back to that library until july 5th, 1998 for a book signing of my book walking with the land. [applause] book tv brings you a program featuring authors speaking about different aspects of tough care reform. you will hear from the author of health care for some, david gold hill the author of catastrophic care, rose mary gibson, author of medicare meltdown and josh black men come author of unprecedented. we begin of northern illinois professor beatrice talking about her book health care for some rights and rationing in the united states since 1930. >> in july of 1938 the roosevelt administration organized a national conference on health care reform. the great depression had been going on for nearly a decade.

on the night that we lost martin luther king jr. to a gunman's bullet, robert kennedy stood before a stunned and angry crowd in indianapolis, and he broke the terrible news. and in the anguish of that moment, he turned to the words of an ancient greek poet, escalus. even in our sleep, pain which we cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of god. pain, which cannot forget, drop by drop upon the heart. the tragedy and the pain that brings us here today is extraordinary. it is unique. the lives that were taken from us were unique. the memories their loved ones carry are unique. and they will carry them and endure long after the news cameras are gone. but part of what wears on as well is the sense that this has happened before. part of what wears on us, what troubles us so deeply as we gather here today is how this senseless violence that took place in the navy yard echoes other recent tragedies. as president, i have now grieved with five american c

on a more serious note a couple of weeks ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the martin luther king jr. i have a dream speech. [applause] vision forember his all of god's children. ,arlier in the summer congressman steve king made headlines with a very different vision. the children of immigrants who aspire to become citizens, let me say it loudly and clearly, i am the proud child of an immigrant mother and i know which speech is for me. [cheers and applause] folks, congress is back in session. i want to say this, yesterday the announcement came through. russia, the u.s. have reached an agreement. weapons is being dismantled in syria by 2014. this happened because of the strength, the wisdom, the courage of president obama. this guy right here, vice president joe biden [applause] and our great secretary of state, john kerry. we reached this agreement with the international community to secure and dismantle by 2014 and we did not lose one american life. that is leadership, folks. that is leadership. once again, republicans of threatening to shut down the government or default on the deb