it's essentially the relationship between theodore roosevelt and william howard taft, his successor. two different men with two different styles had a very deep and profound friendship. and teddy could think of no one else to succeed in by william howard taft. and the tragedy unfolding of that relationship once taft became president, and how it never quite got repaired. you really kind of appreciate actually william howard taft more than maybe we think of in our understanding of history, but it's another brilliant effort, really bringing alive history. and by the way, it barely reflects our modern politics. so much of what you read i in te time trade of american history 100 years ago actually nearly a ghost what we are doing today, in politics, indie media, and then in the relationship between executive and congressional branch. so a great read, and actually something, a must read for the summer. that's my list for now. >> tell me about your reading habits. >> i read a book a week. steady diet of history and biography, or public policy, and for just escape -ism i read mystery novels.

it's essentially the relationship between theodore roosevelt and william howard taft his successor. how two different men with two different styles had a deep and profound friendship and teddy could think of no one else to succeed him but william howard taft. the tragic unfolding of that relationship once taft became president and how it never quite got repaired. you really kind of appreciate william howard taft more than maybe we think of in our understanding of history but it's another brilliant effort by doris kearns goodwin about the linking cabinet really bringing alive this period of history and by the way it eerily reflects our modern politics. so much of what you read here of what was happening in was happening and that time period in american history so many years ago actually purely because what we are doing today today in our politics and the media and in the relationship between the executive and the congressional branch. a great read and absolutely a must read for the summer. that's my list for now. >> tell me about your reading habits. >> i read a book a week. a steady

final book is the new book called the bully pulpit is essentially the relationship between and theodore roosevelt and taft how to different men with two different stylesç that could think of no one else as the tragic unfolding of that relationship once taft became president how it was never quite prepared and you appreciate the heart attack more than rethink of but another brilliant effort about the linkedin cabinet bringing alive the spirit of history and by the way it eerily reflects on modern politics so much of what you read for that time echoes what we are doing today with politics and the media with the relationship so it is of great reid and a must read for the summer. >> tell me about your reading habits. >> i read one barack per week and just for escapism i read mystery novels. i tend to do cereal breeding so i will find an author i like and read everything he or she has written than move onto the next author. that is my relaxing reading but i just love history and it is important for those of us in public life to read history to understand it because it has a lot of relevance to our se

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the pendleton act in 1883, the corruption involving outside corporate influence on president theodore roosevelt that led to the town and act in 1907, the teapot dome scandal that resulted in the federal corrupt practices act of 1925, the abuse of federal employees that led in 1938 to the passage of the hatch act, the taft-hartley act in 1947, the watergate scandal spurring the federal law election campaign act of 1974 which was revised, of course, by buckley, and on through the abuses of soft money and other ways that brought about the federal election campaign reform -- bipartisan campaign reform act of 2002. it was scandals that led to corruption that led to change. all of-focus was turned on its head by citizens united prod has a very narrow has applied decision and brought down to basically take away almost all of those protections, at least going back to 1907 and then to mccutcheon. i want to make a couple of broad points, particularly about mccutcheon. spite's of the other focal points, but has alarmed me the most about the mccutcheon decision was justice roberts basically taking corrupti

it called to mind president theodore roosevelt's message from 100 years ago, more than 100 years ago to america's school children. he said this. it's sort of old-fashioned language, but that was 1907 for you. he said this -- "in your full manhood and womanhood, you will want what nature once so bountfully supplied and man so thoughtlessly destroyed, and because of that want, you will reproach us, not for what we have used but for what we have wasted. any nation which in its youth lives only for the day, reaps without sewing and -- sowing and consumes without husbanding, must expect the penalty of the prodigal. mr. president, the people that i met in south carolina and georgia, along with a huge majority of americans nationwide, know, know that climate change is real, see it happening in their lives and want us to take action. it's time for congress to listen to their voices. it's time for congress to listen to the fishermen who see the fisheries moving around and the oceans warming. it's time for us to listen to the clammers at the seashore who see the changes in the sea level and kn

theodore roosevelt wrote about the importance of character when he said character is shown in peace no less than in war. the greatest perfection of armament will not make soldiers out of cowards. no metal training and no bodily vigor will make an nation great if it lacks the fundamental principles of honesty and moral cleanliness. soon to be ensigns and lieutenants, keep your honor clean. as you leave here today, never forget that your character lies in the soul of who you are and what you stand for. lastly, for the class of 2014, i commend you for your choice to take the high road. the more difficult path. you chose to attend annapolis four years ago and began a journey of service and sacrifice to america. and in doing so, you accepted the challenge of serving your country during a time of war. a time when our nation has seen 13 straight years of combat. your journey will be laced with uncertainty, danger, and unfathomable challenges. your reward, however, will be the opportunity to lead the treasure of america. it's young men and women. on monday, our nation will mark another memoria

the republican party, the party of abraham lincoln and theodore roosevelt and ronald reagan and george bush all of whom had much different views on immigration than steve king is following steve king on immigration. and let me say, mr. president, they are following steve king over the cliff. because not only are they hurting america, but because they are so afraid to buck this extremist -- and he is extreme on immigration -- they're going to make it certain that they will lose the 2016 presidential election, that they will make sure that the house, that the senate remains democratic in 2016 and that the house turns democratic. it's amazing. the republican record on immigration reform is clear. steve king has three wins, the rest of the republican party and the rest of america is winless. good for him, terrible for us. since house republicans won't stand up to steve king, king is in the driver's seat of immigration reform and as long as he sits there, things will continue to be stuck in a rut. america is growing weary of republicans talking a good game on immigration while high-tech bus

the theodore roosevelt, four years to complete, 1968-1972. i mean, america and canada and together we've been building major projects for many years, complicated, tough projects that require tremendous cooperation between agencies, environmental protection rules and regulatio regulations, meeting citizens' concerns. this is not new that we've done -- this is not anything new. we've been doing this in america for a long time. it is time to stop studying and stop waiting and start building this keystone x.l. pipeline. now, again, the legislation that we have introduced today, senator hoeven, senator landrieu and 10 other democrats and many -- and several other republicans to build this pipeline would simply say that it is time to stop studying, start building. with all due respect, the process is complete. we just acknowledge, the process is done. and we also acknowledge that there is still an outstanding issue in nebraska. nothing in this bill will affect the court decisions, the time frame in nebraska. but what it will send is a signal that t

>> theodore roosevelt. i only voted for three out of the four.welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead in our next half hour, a growing number of baby boomers are preparing to retire. one in six by mid century, double the current percentage. the major effect that will have on younger people in the workforce. >> ahead, researchers offer up a new way for the millions who live with type two diabetes to try to manage the disease. russia celebrating a major moment in history, tens of thousands lining up to celebrate victory day. the holiday commemorates the triumph over germany in world war ii. it comes amid friction with pro russian accept are a activities. >> the pro russian accept are a activities were urged to postpone their referendum and negotiate with the government. citing a unanimous vote, its chairman said the referendum would go ahead. >> we don't have contact with vladimir putin. we found out about his proposal through the mass media. >> representatives announced that they would do likewise, and in the separatist strong hold of donetsk, the

it's, essentially, the relationship between theodore roosevelt and william howard taft, his successor, how two different men with two very different styles had a deep and profound friendship, and teddy could think of no one else to succeed him and sort of the tragic up folding of that relationship once taft became president and how it never quite got repaired. and you really kind of come to appreciate william howard taft maybe more than we think of in our understanding of history, but it's another brilliant every by doris cerches good wynn really bringing alive this period of history. and by the way, it eerily reflects our modern politics. so much of what you read here of what was happening in that time period in american history a hundred years ago actually eerily echoes what we're doing today. and our politics, in the media and in the relationship between the executive and the congressional branch. so a great read and absolutely something, a must read for the summer. and that's my list for now. >> tell me about your reading habits. >> i read a book a week. steady diet of history and