thomas e. dewey took them very seriously. it did not meet with universal agreement, even with republicans in new york. but it was something that he cared about a great deal. >> we are talking about thomas e. dewey's campaign. we will be joined a little bit later by his son, thomas e. dewey, jr. we will be taking your phone calls this evening. you can start dialing in with richard norton smith. we are working our way back. campaignto the fall and the issues that are there. is harry truman popular? >> he is not popular at the beginning of the campaign. it is a reversal of what we see now. the president was less popular than his policies. people weren't content with record high employment, but they -- people were perfectly content with record high employment, but they did not attribute it to harry truman. also, global issues were a huge factor here. one of the things that truman has been criticized in retrospect but at the time was widely praised was running a campaign of national unity in which he tried -- first of all, the idea

on monday, thomas e. dewey, who ran against. truman. tuesday, adlai stevenson, who lost to dwight eisenhower. wednesday, barry goldwater. wednesday, vice president and civil rights advocate hubert humphrey. friday, the fourth time governor of -- george wallace. saturday, george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders" every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern only on c- span. >> the white house recently opened its doors for tour of this year's holiday decorations. the team is "-- the theme is "shine, give, share." >> pleasure to be here. beautiful holiday ornaments. probably the state dining room is absolutely spectacular, but there are a lot of beautiful rooms. it is all done very well. [inaudible] >> a replica. you're looking at the cards. those are historical cards. >> one to my senator. senator -- office contacted the white house on my behalf. >> when did you get the word -- [inaudible] really little.'s [inaudible] ♪ ["what child is this?" playing] [inaudible] >> the house is made of gingerbread on the insi

. >> richard norton smith, we were watching the thomas dewey interview. the is not the interview of your dream. he was saying no, no, no. what was or at reaction? -- what was your reaction? >> a lot of people ask me about it. the last question -- he and his brother seemed to be so detached from the events that had engulfed their lives, everyone thought there were going to live in the white house. it did not seem to really be part of their dinner conversation. the only response i have -- i recently did a project on gerald and betty ford and i talked to the four children. the remarkable thing is, in the summer of 1974, they may have been the only family in america that did not have the dinner table conversation about what would happen if they never discussed the possibility -- they never discussed the possibility that their wives may be offended. as strange as it may seem to people who are not involved in politics, there is a family dynamic. parents consciously decide to shield their children from all of this. >> jean baker, you wrote a book on the stephens

tonight, new york governor thomas dewey at 10:00 p.m. eastern. next on c-span, today's "washington journal" live with your phone calls and then the dedication ceremony for the martin luther king jr. memorial from washington. later, a symposium at the reagan presidential library on the reagan administration's use of intelligence in fighting the cold war. in about 45 minutes, we'll talk in about 45 minutes, we'll talk with the ceo

he's obsessed with thomas dewey. found their tom dewey in mitt romney. the president is going to run as truman against congress, but that's not how truman got elected. he got ee elected because he was running against tom dewey, a chilly eastern governor that people doesn't cotton to. >> casey hunt, i am reading the david jordan book about fdr and the 1944 -- fdr versus dewey. i hate to say, george's descriptions of dewey, it screams mitt romney. >> well, you've seen the mitt romney that you're seeing today is the same mitt romney that's been campaigning for two decades. watch video of him from 1994 going door to door. >> i think fans will make the argument he changed his position. >> positionwise, may or may not be the same candidate. >> the person. >> the chilly eastern republican that people can't cotton to,there's clearly something about romney that prevented him from connecting with voters for all of this. >> the best line about dewey, he's the little man on top of the wedding cake. >> that is another description

and i was hooked. >> here's a clip from the thomas e. dewey program. >> the most difficult time but an opportunity to be of great help to the people of this city, what can we do for you? >> i need a small squad of detectives who will go to work on this job as they never have before, who will know that the mayor and the commissioner are behind them personally all the time. >> is everything said? >> every gangster in the mob is being watched this minute. >> any signs of leaks? >> they don't expect a thing. >> then it's 10:00 tonight, pick up the 15 ringleaders first. here are the sealed orders for the men. >> the roundup was skillfully directed. mob after mob was taken by surprise. simultaneously all over the city, the underworld was rounded up. >> we have made a real start on cleaning the gangsters out of new york. for 20 years the underworld has preyed on our people and robbed them and then frightened them into silence. but now the day of fear of the gangster is coming to an end. >> mr. smith, you wrote a book about tom dewey, did you ever see

senator thomas dewey of new york. u.s. senator taft from ohio -- mr. republican.his was a convention in philadelphia that went for six hours. >> and nobody had come from the business side. nobody was actually doing that except for wendell willkie. he certainly rose up and had an electric personality and magnetic energy about him. >> you obviously never knew your grandfather. as you talk to family members who knew him, he died at the age of 52. we will learn more about his life. why did he ultimately decide to run for the nomination? he did set the groundwork in 1939 for a possible presidential bid in 1940. >> he was always interested in politics, even from growing up in his hometown. of elwood, indiana, which is just up the road from here. he talked about it in his life, in his childhood with his parents, when they got to college -- it was always an integral part of his life. >> we are in rushville, indiana, one of the homes of wendell willkie. we are inside the historical society. i want to turn back here and look at this. if you can explain what this is, represe

monday, thomas dewey. tuesday, at least stevenson. wednesday, barry goldwater. thursday, hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace. saturday, george mcgovern and ross perot. have you tried the free c-span radio app? >> it is fast, easy-to-use, and visually appealing. it is also free. it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> get streaming audio of c- span2 radio as well as all the threet c-span television networks, including live coverage of congress. c-span, available wherever you are. find out more at c-span.org /radioapp. >> tuesday on c-span2, and look back at some of the memorial's held this past year. we will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a tribute to bob dole appeared just after noon eastern on tuesday, the memorial service for first lady betty ford pass away in july. rosalynn carter and cokie roberts were among the speakers. also the unveiling of a statue of president gerald ford in the capitol rotunda. members of congress and the president's children spoke at the event. you can look at that at 1:35 p.m. eastern on c-span2. bill clinton was among t

tonight, thomas e. dewey, who ran against truman. tuesday, adlai stevenson, who lost to dwight eisenhower. wednesday, barry goldwater. thursday, hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace. and then on saturday, senator and congressman from south dakota, george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. tonight, "wall street journal" senior technology editor julia anguin on privacy issues and cookie that is track where internet users go. >> eric schmidt expressed them really well. he said, i don't think we really understand the implications, and i'm paraphrasing, i don't remember the exact quote, but he said, i don't think we really understand the implications of living in a society where everything that we do is being watched. our phones are transmitting our location. and our computers are saying -- are transmitting everything that we're looking at. it is becoming a situation where we actually are creating sort of a total surveillance system. >> julia angwin tonigh

next week, we will talk more about the personality and political career of thomas dewey as we bring you our live coverage from the roosevelt hotel in new york city. to the caller's point. >> in understand what the caller is saying and there are days when i would agree with him. but overall, most of the time, in the long run, i do not agree with the pessimistic view. i am still a great american optimist. part of my optimism is the hope that there will be candidates offering us the choices that wendell willkie offered us in 1940, and especially the wendell willkie after 1940. >> david, what was your grandfather's legacy? >> there were many aspects to his legacy. certainly, the talk about commerce, and to the caller's point, do politics and business have a place at the same table, coming together? as we look at the economic times that we have, i would argue definitely yes. that is part of the legacy. there is also the legacy of race relations and thinking about what it means to be a citizen of the world and understand how the rest of the world affects us here in places like indiana. i woul

on monday, thomas e. dewey. tuesday, at less stephenson -- adlai stevenson. friday, george wallace.id today, george mcgovern followed by ross perot. "the contenders" of the night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> on c-span, billion avers the host a discussion on william f. buckley. -- yale university hosts a discussion on william f. buckley. and later, another chance to see tonight's "q&a

tomorrow, a look at 1948 presidential candidate thomas dewey. >> next weekend look behind the scenes of the history and literary life of baton rouge, capital of louisiana and home of the l.s.u. tigers. on book tv on c-span2, a trib into the macabre, bloody book said to be in the hands of john paul memory marat when he was assassinated. it only aired once but maybe the most famous political ad ever produced. robert mann on daisy petals and mushroom clouds. it served as the model for the civil rights boycotts to come. historians and participants on the impact of the 1953 baton rouge busboy cots. also toured the louisiana state archives with materials dating from the louisiana purchase in 1803, 1810 document that created the very short-lived west florida republic of louisiana. plus, louisiana statehood documents. all next weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> next, remarks from former attorney general alberto gonzalez, who served in the george w. bush administration before resigning in 2007. the former texas secretary of state and texas supreme court justice really spoke about his experiences at

on monday, thomas e. dewey. on tuesday, adelaide stevenson. wednesday, barry goldwater. on thursday, hubert humphrey. on friday, george wallace. and then on saturday, george mcgovern, followed by ross perot. "the contenders," every night on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] end, on the tv, a trip into the macabre. the bloody book was said to be in the hands of john paul -- of jean paul marat when he died. it only aired once. but it may be the most famous political ad ever produced. were man on daisy puddles and mushroom clouds. and it served as the model for the civil-rights boycott. historians and participants on the impact of the bus boycotts. the 1810 document decorated the very short lived west for a republican of louisiana. >> this week on "q&a," michelle fields of the daily caller. >> michelle fields, how would you describe what you do for a living? >> i am a video journalist. what we're doing is almost like citizen journalism, which is when an individual who does not have that m

on monday, thomas dewey. tuesday, at least even soon. wednesday, barry goldwater. thursday, hubert humphrey. friday, george wallace. saturday, george mcgovern, followed by ross perot. every night at 10:00 on c-span. >> i am here arguing in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. i am one of the wealthiest 1%. >> would you guys be willing to donate to the department of treasury? >> no. >> right here, i have the donation page. all you have to do is plug in your credit card number. >> that is not going to help anybody. >> you do not want to donate to the government? >> you are being silly. >> i am a video journalist. what we are doing is almost lexus in journalism. it is when an individual -- citizen and journalism. an individual has the tools of modern technology to capture a live event. but does not have a background in journalism. >> michelle fields shares her experiences reporting on issues. >> michele bachmann is here, i understand. she is thinking about running for president. which is weird because i hear she was born in canada. [laughter] this is how it starts. [

tomorrow, a look at thomas e. dewey. >> up next -- >> welcome.his is the first of our new and for ethics and a professor here at the law school. as i describe this series, our aim is to have a conversation with a wide range of souls. these are people with a different kind of experience, sometimes a legal expense, sometimes ethical experience. but for such a conversation to make sense, we also have those who have demonstrated some reflection, and ability to reflect upon what they have experienced and how they can contribute to the work of this center. that, plus the willingness to engage in a conversation that might advance our understanding of the ethical issues that are the -- that are at the heart of our work. i'm truly grateful tonight to jack abramoff for helping us launched this series. as everyone knows, jack abramoff is most famous and perhaps most infamous lobbyist. in january 2006,he pled guilty to felony criminal counts to a casino venture. yeah admitted to exchanging gifts for favors. -- he admitted to exchanging gifts for favors. he w

next week the series continues starting monday with thomas dewey.very night at 10 eastern on c-span. >> in russia's parliamentary elections earlier this year, vladimir putin's party won with just under half the vote. four years ago his party won almost two-thirds of the vote. the center for the national interest recent hosted a discussion about the election and what it means for russia. this is almost an hour and a half. >> all right. we're going to get underway now. it's a great privilege to moderate this afternoon session. i called dmitry now only about a week ago after a course of observing the events underway in the russian federation in moscow, and other cities. what some have described as perhaps the beginning of the breakup of the ice that forms during a russian winter. to discuss the political changes under way in russia. and i suggested, of course, that dimitri should join us to provide his views on, not only what happened, but what could occur in the future. surprisingly, he sort of resisted me. and wanted to talk about these issues, but i

and i was hooked. >> here's a clip from the thomas e. dewey program. >> the most difficult time but an opportunity to be of great help to the people of this city, what can we do for you? >> i need a small squad of detectives who will go to work on this job as they never have before, who will know that the mayor and the commissioner are behind them personally all the time. >> is everything said? >> every gangster in the mob is being watched this minute. >> any signs of leaks? >> they don't expect a thing. >> then it's 10:00 tonight, pick up the 15 ringleaders first. here are the sealed orders for the men. >> the roundup was skillfully directed. mob after mob was taken by surprise. simultaneously all over the city, the underworld was rounded up. >> we have made a real start on cleaning the gangsters out of new york. for 20 years the underworld has preyed on our people and robbed them and then frightened them into silence. but now the day of fear of the gangster is coming to an end. >> mr. smith, you wrote a book about tom dewey, did you ever see

you have fascinating portages of henry clay, william jennings bryant, al smith, thomas dewey, adelaidethis book, somebody who lost the race actually shaped future campaigns. >> that's right. >> i think these guys have been overlooked by history a lot. sometimes these losing campaigns have more impact on our political system than some of the winning campaigns have. so it seems like when you only study about the winners you are only telling half the story. >> let's start with the most obvious, i think most americans, most political scientists know that barry goldwater's 1964 loss eventually led to reagan's victory in 1978. explain how that happened. what goldwater represented. he represented the conservative capture of the gop and took the party in a slightly new direction to the right. the other thing he did because he voted against the civil rights act of 1964 was able to make inroads into the southern white vote which, of course, had been democratic for generations. and you think about if it had been nelson rockefeller, the nominee in '64 that wouldn't have happened. goldwater was ins

on monday, thomas e. dewey who ran against harry truman.

on monday, thomas dewey, who ran against harry truman. >> tuesday on c-span2 a look back at the tributes will begin with a tribute to former kansas senator and republican presidential candidate bob dole. just after noon on the teas -- on tuesday, the memorial service for first lady betty ford, who passed away in july. longtime friend and former first later -- first lady, cokie roberts. members of congress and the 38 presidents children spoke at the next event. you can watch the tomorrow at 1:35 p.m. eastern on c-span2. tuesday on washington journal -- "washington journal" a discussion on libertarians in campaign 2012 with nicholas p.. -- nick gillespie. after that, it look at the drawdown of troops in iraq. and later we will chat with jeffrey passel on the statistics of illegal immigrants in the u.s.. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. wednesday morning on "washington journal" spotlight on magazines, historian and author command a foreman on her newsweek cover story about margaret thatcher's tenure as prime minister. you can find a link at our website c-span.org and see th

next week, the series continues, starting with thomas dewey. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, three days of american history tv on c-span3. saturday, visit the congressional cemetery. 8:00, actors and history university of colorado at boulder professor of american prosperity in the 1950's and 1960. saturday evening, meet the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration. and highlights at c-span's coverage of the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. experience american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> i am still arguing in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. i am one of the 1%. >> would you be willing to donate to the department? >> individually? now. i am a philanthropic active. >> i have the donation page. you can donate to the government. >> that is not going to help anybody. >> you don't want to donate to the government? >> you are being silly. >> i am a video journalist. i would say that what we're doing is it like citizen journalism, which is basically w

then thomas e. dewey. that's "the contenders" every night on c-span. >> this weekend, three days of american history tv. on saturday, visit the congressional cemetery on " american artifacts. at 8:00, a professor on american prosperity in the 1950's and 1960's. on sunday evening, would meet at the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration. then, highlights of the 70th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. at 7:30, the history of native american military service. the experience american history tv on "c-span3." >> michele bachmann is here and she is thinking about running for president, which is weird because i hear she was born in canada. [laughter] yes, this is how it starts. >> it is so amazing to be in washington d.c., all this history and yes, here we are at the hilton. the red carpet outside was amazing, who are you wearing? what does the matter? going into a helton. >> with more than 900 million views of president obama's appearance, c-span's coverage of the white house

next week, the series continues starting monday with thomas e. dewey.s, every night at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> this holiday weekend, three days of book tv. here are the prime-time programs. a moscow correspondent on the failed coupe that led to the resignation of mikhail gorbachev. revisiting the americas, the year after christopher columbus's arrival. edmund morris on teddy roosevelt. a news editor for marketplace on the bestsellers of 2011 monday at 7:00 p.m. tom brokaw. the full book tv schedule is online. this weekend on c-span, sunday, christmas morning, michelle obama welcomes military families to see the white house holiday decorations at 10:30 a.m. eastern. later, alberto gonzalez on his experiences in the george w. bush white house at 1:40 a.m. eastern. on his new books and efforts to reform lobbying s 6:30 p.m. eastern. monday, the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a google executive chairman on global telecommunications. for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host:

then thomas e. dewey>> house republican leaders agreed to the seine at's two- month version of the payroll tax cut extension. republicans and democrats will meet in the new year for a joint house-and senate conference to negotiate a full- year deal. the announcement next on c-span. then, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his rival candidate newton gingrich in new hampshire talking. >> tomorrow, a conversation on religion, ethics, and the 2012 campaign. peter wehner joins us. then an update on the iran's nuclear programs in last year's arms treaty with russia. later, a roundtable discussion on child care challenges in the u.s.. our guests are lynda laughlin of the u.s. census bureau and kevin miller from the women's policy research. now, house speaker john boehner announcing the payroll tax agreement with featured democrats. -- with senate democrats. this is under 10 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. senator harry reid and i have reached an agreement on the payroll tax relief on behalf of

thomas e. dew d. ey and whatnot to do. ? >> dewey didn't lose because of that. we had a candidate last time out, rudy giuliani who wanted to do what dewey did, he was a prosecutor and put people in prison. he didn't get the nomination. our politics have changed and wasn't right on the issues for the moderate republican party. but it's not enough. putting people in prison is a necessary thing. we admire prosecutors. we don't normally choose them for president. >> here's your favorite speaker, i don't know if he's your favorite candidate, hubert humphrey. >> all right. >> i worked for hubert humphrey , my husband in the 1960's was his press secretary. i was muriel humphrey's press secretary. >> my goodness. >> and we were involved in his 1960 campaign. we were with him through all of 1968. we were at the democratic convention and the horror and tragedy of what was unfolding. we were with him as he stood there looking out the window at the violence and terrible tragedy unfolding in grant park. and the atmosphere in the room was almost of a funeral. and humpry -- an