you mentioned theodore roosevelt, can you give any positive ones? and is it any other nation in the world today that come as you serve them, they appear to be at the many apposite -- the positive traits? >> yes. look, i am an unabashed did admirer fan of john quincy adams. i cannot think of an american who embodied prudence, wisdom, and understanding of the peculiar need that the united states of america, as much as john quincy adams. he was followed by william seward who worship him, and he was followed by other statesmen who did their best to follow him, up to theodore roosevelt. we have had a run wilsonian, including george w. bush. i cannot think of a more succinct negation of founders view of foreign policy are more succinct negotiation than george bush's statement has 2000 not go that america will not be free until the rest of the world is free your meaning we are never going to be free. as 40 effective foreign policy in our time, i think you have to look at china. consider their vast internal problems. i would want to beat the chinese leaders

for example, for the contrast, theodore roosevelt was woodrow wilson. theodore roosevelt took the panama canal and was very much in favor of the annexation of hawaii and puerto rico for that matter. but he was -- he was doing it. he was in favor of those things because he wanted america's outer works to the side and to be as potent as possible. woodrow wilson invaded mexico, invaded several nations in the caribbean, including nicaragua for the purpose of improving them, vastly different purposes. neither was an isolationist. in fact, isolationism is not a descriptive term, but in appetite of some others, but it was a matter of a different days. harriet cabot lodge certainly was not an isolationist, although he certainly portrayed that. he was for a variety of involvement, but he wanted to be involved from the standpoint and for the purpose of the united states of america, not in any chance to reshape the world. in regards, housework and all, like lot of other realist, he believed and wrote that all men are moved by the same motives here. the colleges un

up through theodore roosevelt we have had a run of also bans including george of the bush. i cannot think of a more succinct nation of the founders' view than george bush statement that america will not be free until the rest of the world is free meeting we will never be free. as for the effective foreign policy in our time you have to look at china consider their fast internal problem i would not want to be the chinese leadership right now sitting on top of a summary volcano how that will develop nobody will say but seeing as they are, they are playing their hand in east asia as competently as any geo politician would come to mind as nea geo politician would want, namely strengthening military control over the periphery while conducting a masterly diplomacy with regard to the united states and japan and meanwhile intimidating the lesser powers and a very subtle game in korea. 812 look at machiavellian, effective teethirty diplomacy, look at china. >> you seem to indicate american involvement and that the problems in palestine i thought it meant for the british who handle t

which was done about the restless theodore roosevelt, who worked off the shock of his defeat in 1912 by hazard being an exploration of our uncharted regions of the amazon river basin, almost dying in the process. this is a recurring story and american national politics and i think it is a significant one. this is the separation of the national leader from actual power. this is something that occurs in accordance with law beginning was dwight eisenhower who is the first president to be term limited under the operation of the 22nd amendment. if you think about it, this is an interesting topic. powerful, charismatic individuals laid down the mantle of the presidency who in most places in the world would rule perpetually. they are obliged under our system and to set a democratic example here at home to fashion a sort of new constitutional order and i think there is a lot of drama in that. i also think it is possible that as a president surrenders power to know this individual for a better because the layers of official staff are being peeled away and what is left is the character of the

theodore roosevelt. >> that's right. and it's a healthy cake, let me tell you. it's heavy, and it's great. delicious. >> what other recipes do you have in here that people might be interested in? >> i think the best recipe is probably mamie eisenhower's fudge. when she married ike, she told my husband she didn't know how to cook, even policy water, and after she married him, he was the chef. she ran across this recipe, and it's so good even kids can make it. fantastic. and my second favorite is probably ronald reagan's pumpkin pecan pie because it's just like pumpkin pie pie, but it's got the nuts on top. >> you also have a recipe in here from harry reid. >> yes, i do. it's chicken breast and paprika cream sauce, and it's very good. i have ron paul, too, and michele bachmann, so you have every kind of political persuasion you could want. >> "capitol hill cooks" is the name of the book, linda bauer is the author from the white house. congress and all of the past presidents. >> coming up, thomas allen presents a history of torrey americans during the american revo

political material twain thought too hot for the times like these remarks about president theodore roosevelt's role in the massacre of fililpino guerillas after the spanish american war. >> "he knew perfectly well that to pen 600 hopeless and weaponless savages in a hole like rats in a trap and massacre them in detail during a stretch of a day and a half from a safe position on the heights above was no really feat of arms. he knew perfectly well that our uniformed assassins had not upheld the honor of the american flag." >> reporter: while he could rant on social issues like imperialism, letters he wrote indicated that he still pulled his punches on what he would reveal, even a century hence. >> he struggled very much with the idea of self-revelation. his own self-accusations, the guilt that he felt. part of him wanted to reveal all and part of him was really never able to speak the truth as he called it. >> reporter: for shelly fishkin, the release of mark twain's autobiography should cast new light on twains role and on his life and thoughts. >> ifill: the first of three large volumes was re

i commend you wiener on the points you made a special of the ones about theodore roosevelt. we have this idea in america about promoting meritocracies. we did not develop this idea. i hear this talk about as of this is strictly an american idea. any first-year law student has struggled with the idea against the rule against perpetuity. it was the great britain idea to make sure that land did not stay invested in the gentry and was passed on and it could not be tied up. was the same concept. why should a person be further ahead simply because they inherited a great deal of money? mr. pence, your idea of a fundamental effect, i am not sure what that term means but it sounds like it is a fascinating term. how can we be most affected in terms of how we do it? we have to think about fairness. let's look at the highway trust fund. we funded by pulling a straight tax on everyone who drives. it is clearly one of the least fair taxes we impose because a business man probably writes it off. someone who was working, probably pays it. if we were to use the estate tax to put into the hig

. >> host: and theodore roosevelt would dictate them.you really keep a personal -- >> guest: it does back to my childhood. and i was in planes high-school in the eighth grade i took typing. i took great shorthand. all the way through my college years i to call mike ellis notes in short and. so i became you might say a good stenographer on my own. i'm not bragging about it. there's nothing wrong with dictating letters. i have to say that when i was in the white house a lot of people wrote messages by my secretary of state would write a letter saying to a floor leader. we come to me. i would edit and approve it and later signed. i didn't handwrite everything from the very beginning. but for instance when i wanted to reagan and some thought to come to camp david for negotiations i had wrote the letter and had been delivered so that they would know it came for me. and that's one of the reasons that they both accepted the invitations. >> host: you have handwritten letters to people around the world for political prisoners as the war leaders t

theodore roosevelt. >> that's right. right. it is a healthy state. it is heavy and it is great. it is delicious. >> what other recipes do have that people might be interested in? >> i think the best recipe in the whole book is probably mamie eisenhower's fudge. when she married ike she told my husband he didn't know how to boil water and after she married him she ran across this million-dollar fudge recipe and it is so good even kids can make it. fantastic in my second favorite is ronald reagan's pumpkin pecan pie because it is just like an empire but it has got pecans and all the notes are on top so. >> you also have a recipe from harry reid. >> as i i do. does chicken and paprika cream sauce and it is very good. i have ron paul's too and michelle bachmann so every political persuasion you could want. >> "capitol hill cooks" is the name of the book. linda bauer is the author. recipes from the white house, congress and all of the past presidents. ..

it has been associated with theodore roosevelt, who had this sort of hambletonian republican -- hamiltonian republicanism associated with him. bill clinton used it. these days it seems to represent -- i would distinguish it from "liberals." i think of different magazines. "the nation," further to the left, the progressive magazine, and "the new republic," where i once worked and occasionally write for, i think of as a liberal magazine. liberals are strongly anti- communists, still tend to be for free trade. the progressives -- sometimes used as a synonym for more of the far left of the democratic party. but everybody uses these terms is little differently. it is safe to say that on the whole, most democrats would have preferred the tax cuts expire on those making over $250,000, or there was a proposal to take up to $1 million. that did not make it very far. i think it is said to said that liberals and democrats favor a more progressive taxation. host: professor greenberg is the author of three books already shadow," "calvin coolidge," and "presidential duels but as i remember that book. i h

he was the first black figure invited to sign at the white house with president theodore roosevelt.and booker t. washington essentially argued that blacks, in order to thrive coming to accept segregation and build their own institutions within their own world. he was futile to fight the massive structures of segregation and of course you have to understand this is a time when lynchings were quite common. another figure, w. e. b. to bully disagreed vehemently with booker t. washington. he argued that? the civil rights definite general had to be much more aggressive, they had to become troublemakers, they had to organize everywhere they could. it was the boy who came up with the concept of the talented attempt. and that fight he meant the civil rights movement in the black community as a whole needed to identify the cream of the crop, the very best and brightest among the black community. and get them to be a vanguard for the movement to leave for the charge to decide what happen when you say the tactics and strategies and so forth for the movement. he hit two models. both of them are

this tree comes to us because leaders long ago, like president theodore roosevelt, had the wisdom and foresight to establish a grid system of public lands called the national forest. our job is to sustain those national forests for the current generation and for generations to come so that many may enjoy these christmases and trees like this. but we cannot do it alone. it takes partnerships and collaboration to get this tree on its journey here to the capital. it takes people who live on land, you use it and know it. it takes people who cherish its beauty and rely on its sources to bring it like this. we must recognize the effort that draws upon new collaboration and old friendships to help continue building this great country of ours, tree-by-tree, force-by- fours. thank you to the people of wyoming and to everyone bringing us this tree. hopefully, this tree can be a reminder to all of us of the importance of connecting people to the land and to forests. again, thank you, mary christmas, and happy holidays. [cheers and] applause -- [cheers and applause] >> thank you. >> thank you, ja

they're george washington, abraham lincoln and theodore roosevelt. >> that's it? >> yes.good company. >> that's pretty good. that's pretty impressive. all right, jessica. good to see you. we'll stay in touch on this business going on in the house right now to see if this tax cut actually passes or not. jessica yellin in washington. your next political update is an hour away. >>> singing security guards where you'd probably least expect them. we'll check it out next. >>> a very merry odds and ends for you today. now, as we all know, the tsa has gotten some flack lately for its particularly thorough airport searches. well, in the spirit of the season, the agency is trying to touch travelers in a totally different way. meet the lax tsa choir. made up of 17 security officers, all of them volunteers who practice and perform on their own time. the goal is to lighten the load for harried holiday travelers and maybe, just maybe, put a new nicer face on the tsa. let's jet from l.a. to the united arab emirates now and look at this monster christmas tree. it's big, but what really m

whose actual birthplaces are national parks they include george washington, abraham lincoln and theodore rooseveltents have places turned into national monuments, et cetera, but only very small club whose birthplaces are national parks. pretty good company to keep. >> the up to of home. the town of hope. jessica, thank you. you can also get the latest political ticker, update online go to cnnpolitics.com or wear the political ticker. >>> and the frozen, bitter, bitter cold lighthouse of lake erie, you got to see this. >>> and the king of beasts down for the count. coming up. [piano keys banging] [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds the toughest new industry standard. don't let deposits hold your car back. get castrol gtx. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. >>> a giant bird joyriding are on, of all things, a zamboni machine. you got to see this. i said giant bird. wait

professor codevilla tries to distinguish between theodore roosevelt and franklin roosevelt. many of the judgments may have been mistaken, but they came to them. roosevelt was more of a centralized. he wanted regulator -- regulated banks. wilson wanted banks regulated by the states. both wilson and roosevelt were united in their optimism -- opposition to judicial -- progressives of that era elite political change should come from the legislature and courts should get out of the way. it was built as a conservative court in the 1920's and 1930's. they struck down the new-deal. it boiled up in the mid-1930's. they challenge the heart of roosevelts national recovery administration. it caused an uproar and threats from the president and congress. the court, ultimately, retreated and upheld the loss. between 1937 and 1995, the court did not strike down a single powereferring to congress' to set interstate lost. it was when the court embraced the decision of conservative activism that it was most at odds with the majority of the country. it was discredited. it is a complicated pictu

president theodore roosevelt said that one of the greatest gifts that life has to offer is the opportunity to do work that is worth doing. i can't think of a greater gift than the work that lies before you. righteous in its cause, noble in its purpose, and essential for the prosperity of our people. i will always cherish the relationships that i have gained here and the work that we have done together. god bless you, god bless the united states senate, and god bless our great [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> before we get to that big moment, i would like to welcome members of congress, distinguished guests, our capitol hill neighbors and those of you who are visiting our nation's capital today. thank you for joining us on this cold and breezy evening. i would especially like to acknowledge the wyoming delegation, senator john barasso, congress come cynthia lummis. each year the united states capital historic society produces a beautiful ornament and presents the congress with one to place on this christmas t

for the first time since president theodore roosevelt began the quest for a national health-care system, more than 100 years ago, the democrat-led house and senate took the biggest step toward achieving that goal by giving 32 million americans access to insurance. congress rewrote the rules for wall street and the most comprehensive way since the great depression. it spent more than $1.67 trillion to revive an economy on the verge of a depression, including tax cuts for most americans, jobs for more than 3 million, construction of roads and bridges and investment in alternative energy, and it and almost two-decade ban against openly gay men and women serving in the military and yesterday ratified a nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia. for all of its ambitious achievement, the 111th congress that adjourned yesterday also witness a voter backlash driven by a 9.6% unemployment rate that cost democrats control of the house and the next senate majority -- "this is probably the most productive session of congress since at least the 1960's, what -- ," said a historian. all the more impre

professor codevilla tries to distinguish between theodore roosevelt and franklin roosevelt. many of the judgments may have been mistaken, but they came to them. roosevelt was more of a centralized. he wanted regulator -- regulated banks. wilson wanted banks regulated by the states. both wilson and roosevelt were united in their optimism -- opposition to judicial -- progressives of that era elite political change should come from the legislature and courts should get out of the way. it was built as a conservative court in the 1920's and 1930's. they struck down the new-deal. it boiled up in the mid-1930's. they challenge the heart of roosevelts national recovery administration. it causean uproar and threats from the president and congress. the court, ultimately, retreated and upheld the loss. between 1937 and 1995, the court did not strike down a single wer referring to congress' to setnterstate lost. it was when the court embraced the decision of conservative activism that it was most a odds with the majority of the country. it was discredited. it is a complicated picture. p

ivan morrison, the last in his trilogy and theodore roosevelt, entitled colonel roosevelt. he was interviewed on our key in a program. and simon winchester appeared in booktv. his most recent historical book, atlantic: great sea battles, wrote discoveries, titanic storms. christina and bloomfield, new jersey, you're on the air with jenn risko of shelf awareness. go ahead. >> caller: hi, how are you? good, i was just admiring jennifer rice said she is so pretty. but no, this has to do with books. i just read almost 600 pages in the last two weeks, a week and a half and i'm like really high on the power of books. it's a form of entertainment. you know, i like tv, but this is even better because it ties tv to books. >> host: what book are you currently reading? >> guest: i'm reading packer toll as he wrote two books that i have here. one is the power of now and i finished that one and a new orders. and as their various virtually motivating book. he talks about some form of spirituality to stay in the now. and you know, i think it's very powerful because with the many changes o

this tree comes to us because presidents long ago like theodore roosevelt that had the foresight to establishnal forests. we sustain those forests so that many generations can enjoy them. we can't do it alone. it takes partnerships and collaboration to get this tree on its journey here to the capitol. it takes people who live on the land, use it and know it. it takes people who cherish its beauty and rely on its resources to bring a tree like this. we must recognize such an effort that draws on old friendships and builds new partnerships, as we knee more efforts like this to continue building this ground country. so thanks again to the bridger teton national forest, to the people of wyoming and everyone involved in bringing this tree. you have graced our nation's capital with a truly special thing, and hopefully it will remind all of us of the importance of connecting people to the land and the forests. again, merry christmas and happy holidays. >> thank you, jay. has i mentioned, this tree has been on a tremendous journey. in fact, it has traveled more than 4,600 miles across the country fro

president theodore roosevelt, fred astair and thomas edison loved the breed for their companionship andtake them to a school or adoption or school for the blind, we really know our animals. >> reporter: unfortunately as safe and affectionate as these dogs and puppies were, pitbulls have been known to attack. >> there have been very serious incidents regarding this breed. for those people, this fear is justifiable. what do you feel is this biggest misconception? >> that they're all aggressive when they're not. it's the owners, not the dogs fault. work with a trainer who understands the breed and understands how to train them. >> you do agree certain breeds were born and bred to be a certain type. this is definitely an aggressive, a dominant breed. >> it can be a dominant breed but bred to be dominant with other animals, not with people. >> reporter: the fact these animals can't see, this is a very controversial breed. it wasn't as though you had to say, be careful. >> students love to interact with everybody, animals and now pitbulls. >> reporter: interesting, animals, now pitbulls. >> t

ivan morrison, the last in his trilogy and theodore roosevelt, entitled colonel roosevelt. he was interviewed on our key in a program. and simon winchester appeared in booktv. his most recent historical book, atlantic: great sea battles, wrote discoveries, titanic storms. christina and bloomfield, new jersey, you're on the air with jenn risko of shelf awareness. go ahead. >> caller: hi, how are you? good, i was just admiring jennifer rice said she is so pretty. but no, this has to do with books. i just read almost 600 pages in the last two weeks, a week and a half and i'm like really high on the power of books. it's a form of entertainment. you know, i like tv, but this is even better because it ties tv to books. >> host: what book are you currently reading? >> guest: i'm reading packer toll as he wrote two books that i have here. one is the power of now and i finished that one and a new orders. and as their various virtually motivating book. he talks about some form of spirituality to stay in the now. and you know, i think it's very powerful because with the many changes o

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theodore roosevelt. >> that's right and it is a healthy cake, let me tell you. is heavy and it is great. great. it is to wish his. >> what are the recipes do you have in here that people might be interested in? >> i think the best recipe is probably mamie eisenhower's fudge. when she married ike she told my husband she didn't know how to boil water and after she married him he was the chef. she ran across this million dollar fudge recipe and it is so good. even kids can make it. and my second favorite is probably ronald reagan's pumpkin pecan pie. it is just like pumpkin pie but it has the pecans in the nuts are on top. >> you also have a recipe in here from harry reid. >> yes i do. it is chicken and pepper get cream sauce. it is very good. i have ron paul's and michelle bachmann so every political persuasion you could want. >> "capitol hill cooks" is the name of the book. linda bauer is the author. recipes from the white house, congress and all of the past presidents. .. [applause] >> best historian shares many attributes. most must possess a keen sense for key

president theodore roosevelt said that one of the greatest gifts that life has to offer is the opportunity to do work that is worth doing. i can't think of a greater gift than the work that lies before you. righteous in its cause, noble in its purpose, and essential for the prosperity of our people. i will always cherish the relationships that i have gained here and the work that we have done together. god bless you, god bless the united states senate, and god bless our great country. madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senate stands in recess until 2:30 p.m. recess: >> without the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty in ratified by the senate, we do not have a verification mechanism to ensure that we know what the russians are doing. and they don't know what we're doing. when you have uncertainty in the area of nuclear weapons, that's a much more dangerous world to live in. >> find out more about the expired start nuclear arms treaty with russia, what you might accomplish, with a tree stands now as well as its history. online at the c-span video library. search, watch, and sha

this tree comes to us because leaders long ago, like president theodore roosevelt, had the wisdom and foresight to establisa id system of public lands called the national forest. our job is to sustain those national forests for the current generation and for generations to come so that many may enjoy these christmases and trees like this. but we cannot do it alone. it takes partnerships and collaboration to get this tree on its journey here to the capital. it takes people who live on land, you use it and know it. it takes people who cherish its beauty and rely on its sources to bring it like this. we must recognize the effort that draws upon new collaboration and old friendships to help continue building this great country of ours, tree-by-tree, force-by- fours. thank you to the people of wyoming and to everyone bringing us this tree. hopefully, this tree can be a reminder to all of us of the importance oconnecting people to the land and to forests. again, tnk you, mary christmas, and happy holidays. [cheers and] applause --cheers and applause] >> tnk you. >> thank you, jay. as i ment