theodore roosevelt was the big champion of the boy scouts. when it got founded. fdr, a big champion of the boy scouts. it,n't know if you realize but he contracted polio in 1921 from swimming at bear mountain state arc about 90 miles north of new york city on the western bank of the hudson. he was swimming with kids with the poliovirus and fdr contracted it. pluribus is to be it manifested itself in his summer home. they called it a cottage. it was 36 rooms. he could not feel his lower half. he talked about the boy scouts as the greatest thing in america. after march of 1933, he created the ccc, 250,000 young men planting trees and parks. digging irrigation ditches. not often talked about is -- i want to read this statistic. of the 294 individuals selected as astronauts between 1959-2003, 200 of them were boy scouts. four out of every five astronauts were boy scouts and stayed active in scouting. many of them made it to the eagle scout level. of the 12 men who walked on the moon, 11 were boy scouts. this is so important. when neil armstrong was here, he did not t

across that body of work, he has written about history shaping individuals from theodore roosevelt to henry ford to james forrester. history shaping events like world war ii, unification of europe, history shaping phenomenon, the mississippi river, hurricane katrina. if america had or named an historian laureate, our guest would the our choice. tonight, as leah mentioned, he is here to talk about a subject of very special interest and pride and reverence to every boilermaker, every friend of this university. it is a topic one might hope could become the subject of book number 37 or 38. we are about to be treated to a personal reflection about our most esteemed and favorite gift to the nation by another real gift to the nation. please welcome dr. douglas brinkley. [applause] >> thank you very much. i want to say governor. i am so used to thinking of governor and thinking of you as governor and not just president of purdue university. and not just a governor, but governor daniels, somebody i have admired for a long time. he is exactly what we need in american public life. someone who co

the recorded voices of such well-known americans as theodore roosevelt and franklin d.oosevelt. >> the principles for which we stand are the principles of fair play and a square deal for every man and every woman in the united states. >> first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> in this theater, historical films are shown on request to those who need to study them. these scenes are from the inaugurations of presidents mckinley and wilson. >> this laboratory makes reproductions of our global materials. -- archival materials. here we see the making of a microfilm, a very small reproduction. here is the photostat machine in reproduction -- in operation. records in great demand for research are printed on microfilm. all of the volumes on this table are reproduced on microfilm rolls in six small boxes. to those who aren't reproductions of the great documents, faithful facsimiles are sold out moderate prices. archivesthe national facsimiles. containing freedom readable reproductions of the declaration of independence, th

wyeth's letters and theodore roosevelt's letters.and when i had my own children, it was a book that i wanted to read. thought, oh, i wonder what other great americans have written to their children, and i wanted to read those letters and i couldn't find it. and at first, i wanted my father to do the book. my father is the historian david mccullough. and i thought that it was a good book for him to do because i wanted to read it. but i realized after a while -- he thought it was a terrific idea, but he wasn't going to do it. so i went to work on it myself. c-span: how did you do it? >> guest: i first began by compiling a big list of great americans, hundreds of people. and it's amazing that -- then i started to look to see who had children and who didn't. and it's amazing to see how many great americans didn't have children, and that cut the list down very quickly. then i began looking at those who did have children, whether there were collections of letters that were available, and just kind of cut the list down and down and down unt

you know, rockefeller came from a tradition of theodore roosevelt tradition as a boy in new york. he sat on it. r's lap and this did a chat. he saw himself in the lincoln tradition, in the ice en hour tradition he had a strong civil rights record. he was appalled that the republican party was being recast as the white man's party. that was not his version of the party of lincoln. and yet more recently, john mccain viewed as a moderate, mitt romney viewed as a moderate. >> that's who the republicans turn to as their party's no, ma'am knee. >> the fascination thing is in some ways, they are almost pa parallel to the wilkes and the deweys. they were candidates somewhat reluctantly nominated by a party whose heart belonged elsewhere. conservatives in the 40s and the 50s, and i would argue many more recently feel that they have had these candidates theft upon them, that the party establishment has shoved them down their throats they were told they were the only electable candidate and what emerged in the early '60s and particularly with the tea party is wait a second. let's step back.

this is one of the more iconic of theodore roosevelt as a ranch man. his father's motivation, inspiration to help roosevelt overcome his illness. baseball does strike me -- i do not want to get metaphysical -- the antimissile physical -- anti metaphysical -- it is a good sport to be the national pastime of a democratic nation because democracy is about compromising and settling. you do not get everything you want, and baseball is like that. there is a lot of losing in baseball. everything that goes to spring training knows it is going to win 60 games, losing 60 games. you plan the whole season to sort out the middle 40. u.n. 11-20 games, you have a good chance to play and october. it is the sport of the half load f as is democracy. >> george will on his latest book on baseball and the raging controversy surrounding his columns. recent controversy surrounding his columns. tonight on c-span on c-span's "q&a." >> now you can keep in touch with c-span radio on audio no w. 202-626-8888. every day, listen to a recap of the days events on "washington today."

theodore roosevelt comes to mind. presidents who went out of office advocating war, wanting to go to war against everybody all the time. but the office makes you think about the -- >> also it's a different makeup of people too. theodore roosevelt, you know, because of how he had been shaped, you know, someone who had been racked by illness and recovered and made himself sturdy and clearly wanted it to ride or stride history. >> but then he became president and got a nobel peace prize. >> yeah. >> there's something about that office i think that does make you think about the consequences and recognize that you're the one who may end up dealing with the unintended consequences. >> what do you think about the way george bush handled his post presidency. >> he's a good painter. rather interesting. >> he hasn't jump mood the debate and criticized at every turn in the same way that dic cheney has who was just here. >> and you have to respect that about former president bush. maybe someone typically would say it's the only c

[laughter] >> i understand that when president the door roosevelt -- theodore roosevelt personally ittadal, you with the was on the parade ground at west point, is that correct? >> yes, they turned out the corps in full dress. i saw someone coming up toward me with the superintendent, and he got close enough i saw it was teddy roosevelt himself. and the adjutant -- the adjutant handed him a box that held the medal itself and he took it and started to pin it on my full dress coat here and he said to me, now, young man, don't let this give you the big head. [laughter] >> wonderful. that's wonderful. >> before world war i there was a small conflict called the mexican border crisis. we faught against the outlaw pancho villa down on the new mexico border with mexico. and of course we have material in our collections outlining what it might have been like to be a soldier in that troubled period between us and the mexicans. we have an amazing world war i collection, very expansive, everything from soldiers' diaries, photographs, all the way up to memoirs and histories of commanding generals. to s

and also i just heard you mention theodore roosevelt. did the 369th or the 15th have anything to do with the rough riders? >> no. >> no? >> no. they came later. there was no 15th in the spanish-american war. now, charles ward fillmore did serve -- i'm glad you raised the issue about the spanish-american war. charles ward fillmore serve inside the spanish-american war. he had been a major in the ohio guard and was commander of a battalion there. and he was put in a unit called the colored immunes. there was a belief in the government and within the military that blacks were immune to tropical diseases, so they used -- [laughter] black, malaria, yellow fever, they used blacks to serve as nurses for those who contracted these diseases, and guess what happens? blacks die as a result. >> oh. >> in fact, fillmore contracted malaria but recovered from it. but you asked another question before -- >> noble sissel. >> noble sissel was recruited by james reese york to be in the regiment. he was the drum major. a lot of people think bill bo jangles

in our quote of the evening from the 25th president, theodore roosevelt and said this about pride inion. here is your country, cherish these natural wonders, cherish the romance of a secret heritage for your children and your children's children. do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its duties, or of its romance. we have a lot of work to do, we have yet to begin. we will be right back. blood for you, the clintons versus the obama's. weighing in on the book and his claims as well as the supreme court unanimous decision. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because it gives me zero heartburn... annc: prilosec otc the number one doctor recommend frequent heartburn medicine for nine straight years. one pill each morning 24 hours zero heartburn. lou: the clintons and the obama's may put on an outward show of unity, but a decline shows that is far from the truth and the bestseller blood. it talks about bill clinton i hated that man obama more than any man i have ever met. more than any man who ever lived. at least according to him. the nati

example sets the office said of theodore roosevelt speaks softly, but carry a are very much the storyof the 20th century. perhaps among many examples that may book explains what the secretary of state, charles evans hughes did in 1921, the same as washington treaties of 1921. the famous nine power treaty reaffirmed that is so nice international agreement on the perennial american objective of caring team china's independence and territorial integrity. at the same time however, the washington treaty committed the united states not only to so reducing its enabled power has to give japan a clear superiority in the western pacific, but above all it committed the united states to refrain from four to find balm and the philippines. this of course guaranteed that japan not only would have more ships therein, but that those ships could take out american bases very, very easily. what do you think japan did? do you think japan refrained from any attack on the independence and territory integrity of china? no, of course quite the contrary. what did the government do in fact when japan attacked c

examples of the opposite of theodore roosevelt common sense maxim mainly speak softly and carry a big stick are all too common in the 20th century. in fact they are very much the story of the 20th century. perhaps among many examples my book explains what the secretary of state charles evans hughes did in 1921, the famous washington treaties of 1921. the famous nine power treaty reaffirmed and got soros a national agreement on the perennial american ejected of guaranteeing china's independence and territorial integrity. at the same time however the washington naval treaty committed the united states not only to solely reducing its naval power as to give japan a clear superiority in the western pacific but above all it committed the united states to refraining from fortifying guam and the philippines. this of course guarantee that japan would not only have more ships in the area but that those ships could take out american bases very easily. what do you think japan did? do you think that japan refrained from any attack on the independence and territorial integrity of china? what did th

in our quote of the evening from the 25th president, theodore roosevelt and said this about pride inur nation. here is your country, cherish these natural wonders, cherish the romance of a secret heritage for your children and your children's children. do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its duties, or of its romance. we have a lot of work to do, we have yet to begin. we will be right back. blood for you, the clintons versus the obama's. weighing in on the book and his claims as well as the supreme court unanimous decision. tricia is having a sleepover tonight can i go? i wonder about lucy's friends what should i say? i know you're only ten but one of these days a friend will offer you a drink and alcohol at your age can lead to so many things none of them good. so can i go to the sleepover? lucy, i want you to promise me something - i finished my homework (laugh) bigger promise if there's any drinking i want you to say, no thanks, not my thing. mom i promise you your real friends won't care, deal? sure - really? i promise mom they really do hear you did y

in our quote of the evening from the 25th president, theodore roosevelt and said this about pride ination. here is your country, cherish these natural wonders, cherish the romance of a secret heritage for your children and your children's children. do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its duties, or of its romance. we have a lot of work to do, we have yet to begin. we will be right back. blood for you, the clintons versus the obama's. weighing in on the book and his claims as well as the supreme claims as well as the supreme court unanimous decision. hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you. no, you can't. pretty sure we can... try snapshot today -- no pressure. lou: the clintons and the obama's may put on an outward show of unity, but a decline shows that

strategy bypass the senator who was the senior senator from massachusetts when henry cabot and theodore roosevelt decided to appoint holmes to the court. date is go ahead and do it. at this point the senator cannot oppose holmes. he is the supreme judge of the court of massachusetts. how was the senator of massachusetts going to say no? the senator write a letter and says, i think there are a lot of in theak timber massachusetts bar. carving a judge out of ornamental ivory would be better. famousre was the correspondence between addison, the philanthropist, after the holmes runs into addison and addison says, i read your speech and i do not like it. it is bad politics. there was a sense captured in a that heolmes writes believes solid citizens of boston thinks he is just not reliable. that he is too intellectual. that he is too ornamental. he resents this. with the exception of a few, he does not have intimate friends from this group. after heate friends goes on the supreme judicial court of massachusetts fall into two categories. where he is women just enjoys. maybe there have been some flirtati

today, theodore roosevelt has 400 variety of plants and over eight different species of birds. >> by this time in the world, lot of soldiers had been away from their homes for about three to four years. they were getting letters home saying, the farm is falling to pieces. we have patrollers in the area. there's a large problem of -- a fairly strict set of orders that desserters will be sometime shot and definitely the punishment -- there were several occurrences of this happening. moral was so low, les miserables came out. there were several confederate troops and they saw him on the shelf. he said, oh that's up. >> every weekend we're marking the 150th anniversary of the civil war about people and events that shape the area. saturday at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american history tv real america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th industry. on july 20, 1969, neil armstrog became the first person to set foot on the moon. >> 20 seconds and counting. 15 seconds, 12, 11, 10, 9, ignition sequence start. >>

. >> theodore roosevelt. >> who's that?r. >> that hurts, man. >> there you go again. >> this is ronald reagan. he was wonderful, yes. >> what's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear ronald reagan? >> wasn't he an actor? >> bonzo. >> he cared about this country. what's his most famous line? >> the broccoli? >> i do not like broccoli. >> is that nixon? >> is she right? >> oh, my god. that is so embarrassing. my parents, if they see this. >> off with her head. >> have you ever watched "the o'reilly factor?" >> all the time. >> anything you want to say to bill? >> keep on truckin' >> just keep speaking the truth. >> what up? >> he's a liar. >> what did he lie about? >> it's not that he lies but he holds back on the truths. >> are you a ron paul guy? >> i like ron paul. >> i knew it. >> i didn't know you wanted to get involved with the discussion, mr. helper. >> mr. o'reilly is very charming. >> do you ever watch "watter's world"? >> no. >> do you ever watch "the o'reilly factor?" >> there was a poll about who wa

strategy to bypass the senator who was the senior senator from massachusetts when henry cabot and theodore roosevelt decided to appoint holmes to the court. date is go ahead and do it. they know that at this point the senator cannot oppose holmes. he is the supreme judge of the court of massachusetts. how was the senator of massachusetts going to say no? the senator write a letter and says, i think there are a lot of solid oak timber in the massachusetts bar. i wonder whether carving a judge out of ornamental ivory would be better. so, there was the famous correspondence between addison, the philanthropist, after the soldier -- holmes runs into addison and addison says, i read your speech and i do not like it. it is bad politics. there was a sense captured in a letter holmes writes that he believes solid citizens of boston thinks he is just not reliable. that he is too intellectual. that he is too ornamental. he resents this. he doesn't, with the exception of a few, he does not have intimate friends from this group. his intimate friends after he goes on the supreme judicial court of massachusetts fa

strategy is to bypass him, who was the senior senator from massachusetts when henne abbott and theodore roosevelt decided to appoint holmes to the court. date is go ahead and do it. they know that at this point the senator cannot oppose holmes. he is the supreme judge of the court of massachusetts. how is the senior senator from massachusetts going to say no? but hore writes a letter and says, i think there are a lot of solid oak timber in the massachusetts bar. and i wonder whether carving a judge out of ornamental ivory would be better. so there's a sense -- and then -- 's the famous colonely the oquy between addison, hilanthropist, after the soldiers' fate holmes runs into addison and addison says, i read your speech and i do not like it. it's bad morals and bad politics. there was a sense captured in a letter holmes writes that he believes solid citizens of boston thinks he is just not reliable. that he is too intellectual. that he is too ornamental. he resents this. and he doesn't -- with the exception of john chipman gray, he doesn't have intimate friends from this group. his intimate frien

. >> theodore roosevelt. >> who's that?u go again. >> this is ronald reagan. he was wonderful. >> what's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear ronald reagan? >> wasn't he an actor? >> he cared about this country. >> what's his most famous line? >> the broccoli. no, that's george bush. >> i do not like broccoli. >> is that nixon? >> is she right? >> oh, my god, that is so embarrassing. my parents, if they see this -- >> off with her head. >> you ever watch "the o'reilly factor"? >> all the time. >> anything you want to say to bill? >> just keep speaking the truth. >> what up. >> i love o'reilly. >> he's a liar. >> but he gave you a speaking part, nobody cares. >> what's o'reilly lied about? >> it's not that he lies, but he holds back on some truths. >> are you a ron paul guy? >> i like ron paul. >> i knew it. >> i didn't know you wanted to get involved with the discussion mr. halper. >> do you ever watch watters' world? >> no. >> the only electronic equipment i have is a record player. >> are you like going b

and in 1908, he got president roosevelt, theodore roosevelt, to write a short forward for his book ofs. thirty years later, he had a son, and alan was only 22 years old. his father got him installed as the curator of the archive of american folksong in the library of congress. and alan in a few years did what most people would take a lifetime to do. with utmost self-confidence, he calls up the head of columbia radio and says, "you have a school of the air. why don't you spend one year learning about american folk music? and the columbia symphony can play the music, after you've heard some old person croak out the old ballad." and if he couldn't find an old person to do it, he got young me, age 19 and 20. and i still sing some of the songs i learned then. ♪ 'tis advertised in boston, new york and buffalo, five hundred brave americans, a waggling for to go, singing, blow ye winds of the morning, blow ye winds, high ho! clear away your running gear, and blow, blow, blow. ♪ he interviewed the woman who collected that song when she was a teenager sailing on her father's whaling ship in the

the oil companies want to drill in theodore roosevelt national park. see the park covers 110 square miles of pristine grass lands in the bad lands, it's beautiful country. it's unspoiled, but it might not be. teddy road velociosevelt loved of the country. he greatly expanded the national parks system and preserving that environment on his agenda. i wonder what the former republican president would view his party's stand on the environment, where would teddie roosevelt stand on climate change? teddy roosevelt was against corporations squashing out the little guy, the little guy could get squashed out, meaning the landowners, not everybody wants drilling everywhere in that part of the country. but if big oil can come in and they can throw a few extra bucks at the ad commissioner's race, they can definitely seal up the industrial commission of the governor, the attorney general and the ad commissioner and they'll be able to get the permits they want, and they'll reach their goal of 35,000 new oil wells drilled in the next 15 years. you see citizen s unite

bipartisan plan that is endorsed by more than 40 stake stakeholders from ducks unlimited to the theodore roosevelt conservation partnership and it is fiscally responsible. i urge my colleagues to approve this legislation for the benefit of our economy and the more than 0e 90 million sportsmen and women across the country. thank you, madam president. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. without objection. mr. mccain: i ask to be allowed to address the senate as if in morning business and engage in colloquy with the senator from arizona and the two senators from the state of texas, senators cornyn and cruz. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: i thank you, madam president. as my colleagues know, and the senator from texas and the senator from arizona, both senators understand, we are facing a crisis on our border. it's been changed now to a situation. i understand it's no longer a crisis, but a situation, according to the white house. and the senator from

s of the national wildlife federation, the theodore roosevelt conservation partnership, the isaac walton league of america and trout unlimited in one letter wrote this -- "the bipartisan sparts men's act of -- sportsmen's act of 2014 includes valuable provisions that conserve fish and wildlife habitat and expand the public access for the fishermen and the hunters. we know that time on the senate floor is extremely limited and precious but we believe that this bill is worthy of expedited floor consideration. it is a rare and splendid occurrence that such a large and diverse coalition of hunting, shooting, angling and other conservation organizations are so united behind this bill." and then a letter from jeff crane who is president of the congressional sportsmen foundation. and i know that i have -- lisa and i both, senator murkowski and i both have worked very closely with jeff crane, who is president of the congressional sportsmen foundation. in his letter, he said, "we thank congressional sportsmen's caucus cochair, senator hagan, and member senator murkowski for introducing this bipar

figure in american history embodied the conservative value of conservation more than president theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resented the malefactors of great wealth, as he called them, the timber and mining interests whose, and i quote, selfish and shortsighted greed seeks to exploit our natural resources in such fashion as to ruin them, and thereby to leave our children and our children's children heirs only to an exhausted and impoverished inheritance." end quote. to roosevelt, this great land of ours was the birthright of all americans, past, present and future, to be used, to be sure, in achieving our destiny but not wasted. to waste, to destroy our natural resources, he wrote to congress in 1907 to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them. that is a sentiment echoed by republican presidents throughout our history, including president dwight eisenhower whose 1961 farewell address invoked this national legacy. here is what he said. "as w

you know, rockefeller came from a tradition of theodore roosevelt tradition as a boy in new york. on it. r's lap and this did a chat. he saw himself in the lincoln tradition, in the ice en hour tradition he had a strong civil rights record. he was appalled that the republican party was being recast as the white man's party. that was not his version of the party of lincoln. and yet more recently, john mccain viewed as a moderate, mitt romney viewed as a moderate. >> that's who the republicans turn to as their party's no, ma'am knee. >> the fascination thing is in some ways, they are almost pa parallel to the wilkes and the deweys. they were candidates somewhat reluctantly nominated by a party whose heart belonged elsewhere. conservatives in the 40s and the 50s, and i would argue many more recently feel that they have had these candidates theft upon them, that the party establishment has shoved them down their throats they were told they were the only electable candidate and what emerged in the early '60s and particularly with the tea party is wait a second. let's step back. let's n

the bipartisan sportsmen's act ranging from the national shooting sports foundation to the theodore roosevelt conservation partnership to ducks unlimited. outdoor recreation activities are part of the fabric of so many states, including north carolina, from the great smoky mountains national park in the west to the cape hatteras national seashore in the east, north carolinians are passionate about the outdoors. hunting, fishing, and hiking are a way of life, and many of these traditions have been handed down through my family. so i am glad the senate will debate the bipartisan sportsmen's act. in putting our bill together, senator murkowski and i tried to pull the best ideas from members of both of our parties. however, i do recognize that members on both sides of the aisle have ideas for how to strengthen this bill. it is my hope that we can take up, debate, and vote on sportsmen's-related amendments this week. i encourage my colleagues who have amendments to file them and come to the floor to discuss them. in closing, this act of 2014 is a balanced, bipartisan plan that is endorsed by 40 st

. >> reachable exclusively by footbridge on the virginia side of the potomac river, theodore roosevelt island honors the only manhattan bound president. a city boy who grew to love nature and danger by human exploitation. as a result there is always been a whiff of controversy surrounding the statue of president roosevelt which coexists somewhat uneasily with the adjoining wilderness. water irrepressible called it the ugliest thing she saw.ver the work of a sculptor perhaps best known for the gold plated at newof prometheus york's rockefeller center, it is in".ibed with "roosevelt" backdrop does at least did to evoke the spirit of the great outdoorsman. a group of indians residing on the island named it and a costing. occupied by union troops in the civil war, the 88 acre property later belong to a local utility 1931 28 theodore roosevelt memorial association. for the next 30 years the heavily wooded island was left pristine in recognition of the white house conservationist who first faced environmental concerns on the nation's agenda. today, theodore roosevelt island boasts over 400 f

this is one of the more iconic of theodore roosevelt as a ranch man. his father's motivation, inspiration to help roosevelt overcome his illness. baseball does strike me -- i do not want to get metaphysical -- the antimissile physical -- anti metaphysical -- it is a good sport to be the national pastime of a democratic nation

in this library are the recorded voices as such well-known americans as theodore roosevelt and franklin d roosevelt. >> the principles for which we stand are the principles of fair everynd a square deal for man and every woman in the united states. all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. in this theater, stork films are shown on request to those who need to study them. these scenes are from the inaugurations of presidents mckinley and wilson. national archives is a custodian of the living past and a link to the unborn future. there is significance in the phrases "study the past" and "what is past is prologue." these are beneath the statues at one interests of this beautiful building which preserve the drama and romance of america's history. ♪ >> on the communicators monday night, two members of congress talk about their technology legislation. 702 oft said this, under the act, you can collect data, and we now know from the snowden disclosures that it is a lot of data, and that may also include the information of americans, even though that c

is the precession going north on broadway passed the future president of the united states theodore roosevelt. >> next month on book tv -- former republican commerce man from texas and candidate for president ron paul, talks about his latest book on education. he will take your calls, e-mails and tweets live for three hours on sunday, august 3 at noon eastern. tune in for author, historian and activist mary frances berry. court sessions past and present will be discussed. in december, the american enterprise institute president and noted musician arthur brooks will join us. book tv, television for serious readers. >> oliver wendell holmes junior served in the union army from 1861 to 18 624. he was wounded three times in battle. next, a panel of scholars look at the impact of the civil war on the life of the future supreme court justice, including how his time as a soldier affected his career. the supreme court historical society hosted this event.

[laughter] i understand when president theodore roosevelt recently presented you with the metal -- medal it was on the parade ground at west point. is that correct? >> yes, they turned out in full dress. i saw someone coming up to me with the superintendent. i sawe got close enough, it was old teddy roosevelt himself. the adjutant handed him the medal. he held the box himself. he took it and started to pin it coat, and heess said to me, "now young man, don't let this give you the bighead." [laughter] >> wonderful, wonderful. very special because it was the 100th anniversary of the academy. >> you were a cadet? b in earlytill a ple 1901. i graduated in 1905. as aseball does strike me good sport to be the national pastime of a democratic nation because democracy is about compromise and settling. you don't get everything you want. baseball is like that. there's a lot of losing in baseball. every team that goes to spring training knows it will win and lose 60 games. you play the whole season to sort out the middle 42. 10 of 20, you are mediocre. win 11, you have a good chance to play in octo

[laughter] >> i understand that when president theodore roosevelt presented you with the metal it was on the parade ground of west point? turned out the core in full dress. i saw someone coming up with the superintendent. when he got close enough, i saw that it was old teddy roosevelt himself. they handed him the metal. he held the box himself. he took it and the started to pin it on my coat here. he said to me -- now, young man, don't let this give you the bighead. [laughter] wonderful. wonderful. >> it was a very special time. it was the 100th anniversary of the academy. >> and you were a cadet at that time? unit.ll in the 101 >> when did you graduate? >> 1905. ubiquitously,ked infinitely, and all the time. it is easier to assume -- there are very few times we are not tracked. most people will say to me -- a lot of times they will say that they have read a lot for technology magazines, like the guardian and stuff, and they say it does not affect me, i am not on facebook. or my grandmother is on facebook. 45ay -- first of all, million people's photographs are on facebook and can be i