he had just become, just entered his sophomore year at harvard when theodore roosevelt became president. so roosevelt's vision of an american sentry, of a globally-assertive united states was something that was bred into franklin roosevelt really in his youth. and i don't think ever left him. and all through his public career you hear kind of theodore rooseveltian rhetoric. i was just reading and listening the other day to his third inaugural speech where he talks about, um, in lincoln's day the great challenge facing the presidency was danger from within. now we are dealing with danger from without, namely fascist nazi germany and fascist italy. but ea also ends -- but he also ends about the mission of the united states is not only to be vigilant about this, but also to defend and promote democracy around the world. um, so it's a consistent theme in his, in his public life that is, um, i think, striking and striking to some degree because it's not, it's not really recognized as such. there's this, i think the historical consensus about fdr is still, as about any historical figure, it's

she stood five for seven come with me during an shorter than theodore roosevelt. she was so energetic that her family cawdor sunshine. she likes long cross-country treks and was literate. she and roosevelt had nasty taste in literature. they like the same poets. the saga of king olaf, which was predictably about a warrior king. so she meant alice and pursued her for well over a year. she kept encouraging him and discouraging 10 at times he got so herat that in 1879 in the winter that year, he didn't go to bed. he would just wander around the snowy woods of cambridge, massachusetts all-night thinking about what the fellow students as solanki was called out and contacted roosevelt latif country and family. contact to him, he is slipping. roosevelt himself would later say he was nearly crazy. finally junior 1880 as much lean on his part, she agreed to marry him. he wrote in his diary i focus on that. they are quite emotional, but he wrote in her diary that if loving alice with my whole heart and soul can make her happy, she shall be happy. there we have roosevelt in 1

a few years ago i wrote the book called the wilderness warrior on theodore roosevelt and it was really about the birth of conservation in the united states dealing with gifford pinchot on forestry and john muir. this is ultimately the second volume. it's called the quiet world: saving alaska's wilderness kingdom and i pick up with tr's presidency. >> yeah. >> .in places like the tongass national forrest and take it all the way up to 1960 when president dwight eisenhower signed legislation creating what's called anwr today. >> yep. >> .which is the "drill, baby, drill!" of sarah palin. this is the "save, baby, save!" story. this is about how since the 1870s people have been fighting to save wild alaska, these beautiful pristine places and save the great species up there ranging from polar bear to literally hundreds of different types of rare birds. >> you could have called it save, baby, save! >> well, i know. [laughter] >> that actually.as a commercial thing that would've been awesome. >> it may have been good but the quiet world is -- you know we're.we're such a noisy and cluttered cu

like theodore roosevelt, roger desilvestro is a naturalist and a writer. also there exists another comment nominator between them. roosevelt understood the american west from having lived and worked in the american west. the same is true of mr. di silvestro. mr. di silvestro's knowledge of all of america is the product of a career that has taken him all over our country. he has lived in the bronx, in san francisco and in many places in between. if they can be said that the later workings of theodore roosevelt can only truly be understood by understanding his time out west and his hiatus from politics, then it can also be said that one might well understand this critical and understudied period of roosevelt's life through the lens of mr. di silvestro. here to discuss his work, theodore roosevelt and the badlands a young politician's quest for recovery in the american west is roger di silvestro. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you for that wonderful introduction. it made me somewhat interested in my own life. thank you too for showing up on such a wretchedly hot

if it can be said that the later workings of theodore roosevelt can only be understood by understanding his time out west and his hiatus from politics, then it can also be said one might well understand this critical and understudied period of roosevelt's life through the lens of mr. roger di silvestro. here to discuss his work, theodore roosevelt and the badlands, a young politician's recovery in the american west is roger di silvestro. thank you. >> thank you, sir. [applause] well, thank you for that wonderful introduction. made me even somewhat interested in my own life. thank you, too, for showing up on such a hot and humid day. it's really tropical out there, and i'm doubly happy you weathered that and came out today. my book about theodore roosevelt tells a story about tragedy and recovery and we don't usually associate tragedy with roosevelt, especially as president, but i'm not writing about the iconic roosevelt who made it to mt. rushmore, but a younger man who went west to run a cattle ranch in the badlands of the dakota territory, what is now north dakota close to montana. he

. >> now roger di silvestro talks about his book "theodore roosevelt in the badlands." the book chronicles teddy roosevelt's time in the dakota territory in the 1880s before he became president. from the national portrait gallery and washington, this is 45 minutes. >> our author today is previously confessed that he first became acquainted with their 26 president through the classics illustrated centennial publication called theodore roosevelt rough riders. from that early moment in his youth, our author was influenced by the character and philosophy of that vigorous and hearty individual. like theodore roosevelt, roger di silvestro is both a naturalist and a writer. also there exists another commons nominator between them. roosevelt understood the american west from having lived and worked in the american west. the same is true of mr. di silvestro. mr. di silvestro has knowledge of all of america and is the product of a career that is taking them all over our country. is lived in the bronx, in san francisco and in many places in between. if it can be said that the later

theodore roosevelt marked the day with a cabinet meeting. bill clinton hailed his mid- century mark with a star- studded 10-million dollars fundraiser. and, like those predecessors, barack obama's once jet black hair is now turning grey. an outward sign of the burden. >> president obama: wooe new the climb was going to be steep. i have to admit i didn't know how steep the climb would be. >> this morning the eastern high school band of washington, d.c. lined up outside the fence to salute the president. and there is a party this evening, barbecue for family and friends, so, you met barack obama when he was about 30 years old, and he was michelle's fiance. >> 20 years ago this summer. >> reporter: valerie jared is one of the president's closest confidants. >> he embraces it as the next phase of life and end joyce it. there's nothing he can do about it. it's better than the alternative. so i think he is perfectly fine with being 50. >> reporter: and, at 50, barack obama is still younger than all the major republicans who are after his job. bill

. >> letter from theodore roosevelt. he founded the sierra club. yosemite where muir found nation most abundant, explored in history, science and art. recreation of a giant sequoia where he took shelter in raging forest fire. the home called the hang net at the base of yosemite call. this showcase lets us follow in muir's footsteps. >> what challenges he put himself in to find what he wanted in the mountain. >> reporter: for doris, this show is a lifetime dream. it's taken her four years to assemble this exhibit. a chance for us to understand muir the man. muir was driven by curiosity, immersing himself to experience and understand the natural world. indelible dedication we experience today because of what nature can bring to our lives. the john muir exhibition will be here through next january. in oakland, don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> 4:45 now. former governor schwarzenegger is back. >> hasta la vista and i'll be back. >> coming up, the first public speech since the sex scand that ended his marriage. >>> and how we'll put people back to work in the

theodore roosevelt marked the day with a cabinet meeting.dent clinton with a star studded $10 million fundraiser and like those predecessors, barack obama's once jet black hair is now turning gray. an outward reminder of the burdens of the office. >> the climb was going to be steep. i have to admit, i didn't know how steep the climb was going to be. >> at the white house today, there was no shortage of birthday greetings. supporting the eastern high school band of washington, d.c. lined up outside the fence to salute the president. and there's a party this evening, barbecue for family and friends. so you met barack obama when he was about 30 years old and he was michelle's fiance. > valerie is one of the president's closest confidants. >> he embraced it as the next phase of life and enjoys it. it is certainly better than the alternative. so i think he is perfectly fine with being 50. >> and at 50, barack obama is still younger than all the major republicans who are after his job. bill plant, cbs news, the white house. >>> tiger woods is back

the other two, theodore roosevelt, 1908. bill clinton, 1996.s bubba is now 65 and can select social security. as for mr. obama the president joins 29 u.s. and 137 u.s. house members who are already enrolled in the club, the 50-something club. barack may be the youngest 50- year-old in the club. he plays a full became of basketball without a oxygen tank in the corner. but turning 50 is still a sobering reminder of life's problems and a midpoint to contemplate one's limited stay on planet earth. the average life span for an american man is 76, by the erag do you think that president obama is perhaps availing himself of this time to contemplate whether he wants to take four more years out of his life and run for president with all of that detail and plus living in the bubble -- i mean, there are a lot of negatives to the job of president, and you know them well. i know them well, having worked in that environment. and there's very limited freedom. and there's a desire to just walk in the street, not be identified. i mean, did you think he's thinki

theodore roosevelt marked the day with a cabinet meeting.led his mid-century mark with a star- studded, $10 million fund- raiser. and like those predecessors, barack obama's once jet-black hair is now turning gray, an outward are minder of the burdens of office. >> we knew that the road ahead was going to be difficult, that the climb was going to be steep. i have to admit, i didn't know how steep the climb was going to be. >> reporter: at the white house today there was no shortage of birthday greetings for the boss. the eastern high school band of washington, d.c. lined out outside the fence to salute the president. and there's a party this evening barbecue for family and friends. so you met barack obama when he was about 30 years old and he was michelle's fiance. >> 20 years ago this summer. >> reporter: valerie jarrett is one of the president's closest confidants. >> he embraces it as the next phase of life and enjoys it. there's nothing he can do about it. it's certainly better than the alternative so i think he's perfectly fine with bei

theodore roosevelt talked about the malefactors of great wealth. franklin roosevelt railed against economic royalists. politics is an emotional game. unless you can engage people's emotions, you cannot lead a movement. you cannot get people to do what they would not do on their own. obama is a very cool personality. i do not know, on the basis of anything i have seen, that he is the kind of guy who can get mad. president drawing a line and saying here is a wine, he says let's all be adults. that means there are no lines, just adults and children. >> and people get angry at him for not getting angry. you hear more and more from constituents saying, "why doesn't he tell? >> it may be an aspect of his personality. >> it surely is. >> this is something you cannot change. >> one thing that was not mentioned is that neither of the roosevelt was black. whatever this entire whatever hour and 10 minutes, the fact that obama is our first black president was never mentioned. i do not know the answer to this, but you have to wonder how much of what you all are

for one progressive objective called for at least as far back as theodore roosevelt's 1912 campaign,a program for national health care was still waiting. since the 1960s we have experienced something of a drought in truly progressive legislation with a growing but erroneous assumption that government is a problem and not a solution. to see government itself as a problem is a dangerous idea in a democracy. in looking to the sources of the roosevelt revolution, the major biographies and histories of the new deal were not as clear as they ought to have been on two points. the importance of religion and the influence of a well-developed ideology on the political thought and action of franklin roosevelt. there is repeated testimony by those who knew him best including eleanor of the importance of religion and particularly his christian faith on his ideas. this is confirmed by his own words including those in speeches and public documents included in the book which constitute an important part of it. roosevelt acknowledged the guidance of his father and the instruction of his head master f

. >> a letter from president theodore roosevelt and he founded the sierra club.d science and art a giant tree where he took shelter during a raging forest fire. some showcase lets us follow in his footsteps. >> he knew what nature had in store. he knew how to survive. >> what an extreme mountaineer he was and to put himself where he would find what he wanted up there on the mountain. >> for her, this is a lifelong dream. it took her four years to assemble the collection giving us a chance to better understand muir the man. hemers had himself to experience and try to understand the natural world. >> to a dedication we experience today because of what nature can bring to our lives. >> its fast paced world but to enjoy something in solitude, that is what the wilderness is. >> the exhibition will be here through next january. >> one last look at the forecast. here a lisa. >> it's brightening up in parts of the bay. in fact, we are looking at temperatures in the 60s out from the far east bay in emeryville, still cloudy and numbers around 60. later on, 65 in san franci

health reform is as anti-american as theodore roosevelt who proposed it almost a century ago and reform is become as american as eisenhower who had strict regulations in the 50s. >> let me say this, bob, the irony to me is that the president was in michigan today where he did the auto bailout. let me show you how unamerican he was. and what that bailout meant. i mean, for demint to be saying this where the president was, in michigan, with detroit was the backbone of this country's economy, for many years, the auto industry he saved 1.4 million jobs and prevented 96.5 billion dollars in personal income losses. does that sound to me anti-american? does that sound socialist? i mean, this is outrageous to try and project that when he is really at a place that literally was taken back from the wink. let me ask you this congresswoman edwards. there's been a lot of talk about the president ought to call congress back from vacation and should not go on vacation themselves. he directly addressed that today. listen to thz this as the president directly talked about the people at least asking cong

. >> in a letter from theodore roosevelt. and he founded this club.ored history, science and art. there is a re-creation of a giant tree where hew3 took refue during a fire. this showcase lets us follow in john mure's footsteps. >> he knew what nature had in store, he knew how to survive. >> what an extreme mount near he was and what challenges he put himself in to be able to get to the point where he would find what he wanted up there in the mountains. >> this show is a lifetime dream for this woman. it's taken her four years to assemble it from other museum and private collections, giving us a better chance to understand john, the man. >> he was driven by curiosity, emersing himself through experience and trying to understand the natural world. >> it is an indelible experience we experienced today because of what nature can bring to our lives. >> to enjoy something in solitude, that's what the wilderness is. it's a place for saluted without human interference. >> the exhibit will be here through saturday. >>> next at six, america's credit slapped wi

. >> a letter from theodore roosevelt. he founded the sierra club. yosemite where he found nature most abundant. and he explored history, science and art. there is a re-creation of a giant tree where he took refuge during a fire. this showcase lets us follow in john muire's footsteps. >> he knew what nature had in store, he knew how to survive. >> what an extreme mountaineer he was and what challenges he put himself in to be able to get to the point where he would find what he wanted up there in the mountains. >> this show is a lifetime dream for this woman. it's taken her four years to assemble it from other museum and private collections, giving us a better chance to understand john, the man. >> he was driven by curiosity, emersing himself through experience and trying to understand the natural world. >> it is an indelible experience we experienced today because of what nature can bring to our lives. >> it's a fast-based world. but to enjoy something in solitude, that's what the wilderness is. it's a place for solitude without human interference. >

. >> a letter from theodore roosevelt. he was in yosemite where muir found nature abundant.history, science and art. recreation of a giant sequoia where he took shelter in a raging forest fire. the home called the hang nest at the base of yosemite fall. the showcase lets us follow in john muir's footstep. >> what an extreme mountaineer he was and challenges he put himself in to get to the point where he would find what he wanted in the mountains. >> for dorrish welsh -- doris welsh this is a lifetime dream. it's taken four years to assemble it from other museums and private collections. giving us a chance to understand muir the man. he was driven by curiosity, immersing himself to experience and try to understand the natural world. >> it's indelible education we experience today because of what nature can bring to our lives. >> the john muir exhibition will be here through next january. in oakland, don sanchez, abc7 news. >>> 5:44 right now. bad mouthing your boss on twitter or facebook is a no-no. right. but it's replacing the old water cooler. more on that coming up on the

is this the republican party formed by abraham lincoln and advanced by theodore roosevelt and continuedy ronald reagan? is this a party that believes that progress is our most important product, as reagan once declared, or does it view progress with distrust, even loathing? i don't think we need to get into name calling in this emerging campaign season. what we need to get into are the beliefs, the doctrines, and the deeply held world views of the candidates. does rick perry believe that government could use some tough, even radical reform? or does he believe it's essentially evil? does he possess a humility in the realm of science or reject science itself? does he have a problem with the civil rights bill? and what did he mean all those times he waved that threatening word secession around? did he believe the confederate states were right to do what he did? as we used to say in the '60s, there's something happening here. and now it's a very important time i think to take notice, and ring more than a few alarm bells. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the last word wi

the others are james pope, franklin pierce, ulysses grant, grover cleveland, theodore roosevelt and billall aged. a lot of gray hair by the time they turned 50. we'll be right back. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. this is s to stay ahead of her class. morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills before the first bell. [ bell rings ] it's time for recess... and more pills. afternoon art starts and so does her knee pain, that's two more pills. almost done, but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve because it can relieve pain all day with just two pills. this is lisa... who switched to aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. for a day free of pain. having the right real estate agent on your side is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find the experts you need, whether you're trying to sell of hoping to buy. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> once you get to washington, there's only so long you can go. i mean, there are a number of people there whose tr

started appearing at wild west shows, to the point where theodor roosevelt was elected president in hial parade he specifically requested that geronimo march in his, ride a horse and be a part of hits inaugural parade. this led to romanticization of hollywood and this happened in a lot of cases. poncho via has a romantic air and others, u.s. special forces trained bolivian rangers that killed him. few of the men we've gone after tend to grecognized as unadulterated bad guys. >> that, at the end of a day, the natural aspect of human psychology, the appeal of those who reject the man and -- >> probably that there's a certain appeal to the outlaw in our popular culture. >> does it appeal to you? is that why you rote, intriguing -- >> no. for me, it's is a shame, incredible american military hero, lieutenant charles gatewood, the one who induced geronimo, nobody knows about. a man captured 100 miles behind enemy lines. to get bin laden, flew 130 miles from afghanistan, led 90 men behind enemies lines. only had enough food for three days and accidentally took too much soon, squandered it an

and theodore roosevelt, the president, told both sides neither one of these is going to happen. i'm going to veto it, so stop. and then there was a third convention which was, basically, well, it included native americans and whites, but blacks were not welcome that created the state of oklahoma which wanted to embed in their constitution white supremacy. and to do that, they had to define a white person, and they did it in a way that indian were white people. [laughter] but other delegates there said teddy roosevelt is never going to sign a law with that in the constitution, so they backed away from that and simply created oklahoma. and then the first act of the oklahoma legislature was to segregate the railway cars of oklahoma. >> will you, please, discuss the relationship between thomas hart benton and john fremont in california and also maybe brigham young in utah and the mormons? >> fremont was a real, i think it was a son-in-law of fremont. so benton was a backer of fremont who was a general in the united states army in the mexican war and a bit of a loose cannon. and with

the first of roosevelt, theodore roosevelt, talks about the malefactors of great wealth and franklin roosevelt railed against the economic royalists. because politics is an erosion of -- emotional game and unless you can engage people's emotions, you can't lead a movement, it can't get people to do what they would not do on their own. obama is a very cold personality. and i don't know -- at least, i do not think based on what i have seen -- that he is the kind of guy who could get mad. he does the opposite. rather than drawing a line saying here are those malefactors, he says, let's all be adults. right, that means there are no lines. there are just adults and children. >> and people get angry at him for not getting angry. you hear more and more from constituents saying, why doesn't he shake them, why doesn't he yell? >> here it may be an aspect of his personality. >> who he is. >> this is something you probably can't fake. >> bob, and we will go to another question. >> one thing not mentioned was neither of the two rooseveltss was black. the entire hour and 10 minutes, the fact that

party needs to do is they need to give back to the roots, the roots of abraham lincoln and theodore roosevelt. he can get a real education by watching c-span. the folks at c-span need to read "the new deal to the new right." they need to read books like your book on alexander hamilton. it will find out the tea party is really don't risk the rebellion -- is really the whisky rebellion. a lot of people say they are not a hate group, but they are pretty lit that herman cain. he is backed by the tea party, attacked the president for his birth certificate from the floor, but also herman cain is backed by american's for prosperity that cheered when the united states lost the olympics. that meant americans lost jobs. thank you. host: just a couple of minutes left in our discussion with you about the gop primary candidates as we saw them a much more detail this week. the 12 member congressional super committee is set within a point yesterday by minority leader nancy pelosi of her team. california congressman, james cliburn, chris and holland. c-span has a page on its website. you can find a list of a

washington, theodore roosevelt, really doesn't understand this.f noise was made last fall about the types of plans that i offer my employees. under the health reform law, washington has decried that these so-called limited benefit plans are not acceptable. despite repeated promises that if you like your plan, you can keep it, the law has -- the law has outlawed these plans beginning in 2014. i understand that for many and a more comprehensive plan seems a critical and by comparison these limited benefit plans are slim, however, it's important to acknowledge reality. these plans are less expensive and allow my team members to choose to take more of their wages home and use a smaller amount of their wages to pay for some coverage. prior to health reform i had the flexibility to hire more workers, pay them a wage and offer them access to this moderate coverage. now i'm being told by washington that i have to offer all my full-time employees washington-defined health coverage or pay a penalty. because of the cost of offering this prescribed coverage a

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