within politics or in larger society, every leader in america, to do well, to take a page from tom foley's book. [applause] >> heather, mr. president, mr. president, mr. vice president, mr. vice president, how wonderful that speaker foley has two presidents, two vice presidents, and the good wishes of the president george herbert walker bush. he could never have probably imagine that when he came to the floor on the first day to make his first floor speech. he said, public service is a free gift of a free people and a challenge for all of us in public life to do it we can to make our service useful for those who have sent us here. few the fill that charge with more courage, more stability than he. he was the first speaker to hail from west of the rocky mountains. he brought a fresh perspective and a powerful voice to open the doors of leadership to members who represent the diversity of their country. his first campaign was legendary in its civility. before the election was even over, his opponent released a statement calling the campaign the cleanest he had ever seen in office. in that sp

and a 35-year-old tom foley was having lunch at the spokane club in downtown spokane. lawyer from a prominent local family and trusted aid to scoop jackson. tom mentioned to the guys he was eating lunch with that he was thinking seriously about running for congress not this time but , the next time around. at which .1 of his lunch companions loudly dismissed the idea out of hand and said he'll never do it. it.nd said you'll never do you're like all young people. you think the party is going to come to you with a tiffany tray and an engraved card and say please, we humbly beg you, run for congress. and that isn't the way it happens. people get to congress by wanting to run for congress. you've got excuses this year and you'll have excuses next year and the year after that. well, tom didn't like this little piece of armchair psychology one bit and he was determined to prove them wrong. so he got up from the table and walked over to the library across the hall, stuffed himself into a phone booth and called western union. within minutes a telegram had been sent to washingt

god west tom foley -- god bless tom foley. god bless america. [applause] >> mr. ident, and to all of our speakers, thank you for your estimonials. >> in keeping with tradition i ould like to ask leader pelosi to join me as we presentmrs. foley with a flag flown over the capitol on the day of the speaker'staffing, and a copy of house resolution 383, expressing the house's sincerest condolences. >> thank you, president obama, and president clinton. i so appreciate your coming to honor and celebrate tom's his life. thank you, norman dicks, and jim mcdermott. let me acknowledge congressman lewis and former congressman and republican leader bob michael, who both have always been great friends to tom and me. of course, i think senator harry reid and senator mitch mcconnell. for traveling a long way from the senate to the house. [laughter] to remember my husband. also, i want to thank the celestial on joy from japan. anderson, plus, the diplomatic delegations, for coming. ioa special debt of gratitude to speaker banner for making this memorial service possible. without h

i, too, have fond memories of my time serving in the house with tom foley. offer my condolences to heather who, as we all know, has always been tremendous, always there able to help us. she was his greatest influence politically in his whole life. tom learned his practical style of politics from his mentors who are both from the state of washington. speaker foley gained his pragmatism as a member and then chairman of the house agriculture committee, one of the chambers most of bipartisan committees. i credit much of his down to earth demeanor to his western wringing. he was the first speaker of the house of representatives to be born west of the rocky mountains. he cut an imposing figure. he was a big man physically with this wonderful smile and great voice. he was always gracious to young members, like me. one day, i reflect back, as we get a little older you cannot see like you used to. somehow he did not bring his reading glasses and he was desperate. he could not see. i was the first person he saw and he said, find me sunglasses. i don't care where you ge

tom foley was a public servant and the best sense of the term. he cared about the fifth district in washington. he really cared about finding solutions. i urge all of us to remember speaker tom foley and remember what we can do here, and also remember that people are really fed up with us and women opportunity here to do something that makes some sense. that's what we are here. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i think the center and its and the yields back. i turned the gentleman and recognize the gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and madam chair. it's an honor to join you and the colleagues here today to be a part of this conference committee. i'm confident that as we work together we can a college somethings over the next few weeks that will result in a farm bill that's good for our farmers, good for our agricultural industry, good for the american people. as we said it today and begin these negotiations, cotton, and other crops are being taken georgia. a producers and ranchers have built their families and livelihoods o

bess truman, then president obama speaking at a congressional memorial speaker for the late speaker tom foley. then, honoring former florida governor jeb bush. >> bess truman served as first lady on her own terms. story of the wife of the 33rd president of the .nited states, bess truman >>

el.er tip o'neill, bob michae we just honored tom foley the other day, speaker and a majority leader. republicans and democrats work together. toy work together to try solve the problems facing this country. yes, they had their differences. yes, they had their politics. when it came to issues affecting the country, they worked together for the common good and that's the way our democracy should work. [applause] clinton asked me then to take over the office of management and budget. the good people there helped work with me and precedent to develop the clinton economic plan. as a result of that and as a result of the work that was done on budget summits and agreements, we ultimately balance the federal budget. remember that? we balanced a federal budget and it was done because people were willing to work together to be able to accomplish that. when i returned to monterey after that service, my wife and i started the panetta institute because we wanted to inspire young people to get into public life and public service. that's the heart and soul of our democracy. 2009, the trumpet sounde

do you have any outstanding memories of tom foley?ve just been two memorials, and it would be interesting to have your take on it. >> guest: oh, i do. i attended the memorial here in statuary hall. it was a proud moment for spokane, washington. it was wonderful. in statuary hall president clinton and president obama, vice president biden, vice president mondale were there. the speaker of the house, john boehner, spoke. mitch mcconnell spoke. jim mcdermott, congressman from seattle, spoke very movingly. it was a wonderful service. i loved tom foley and was proud of everything he did for our district in spokane. i love his wife, heather. they've been very, very close friends of mine. it was a wonderful ceremony. it honored him as a man of integrity, a man from our very small town of spokane who grew up to become an important figure on the international stage. it was wonderful. really wonderful. >> host: next call for kitty kelley, terry in brooklyn, new york. hello. >> caller: big fan of booktv. this truly has been the greatest "in dept

do you have any outstanding memories of tom foley?ve just been two memorials, and it would be interesting to have your take on it. >> guest: oh, i do. i attended the memorial here in statuary hall. it was a proud moment for spokane, washington. it was wonderful. in statuary hall president clinton and president obama, vice president biden, vice president mondale were there. the speaker of the house, john boehner, spoke. mitch mcconnell spoke. jim mcdermott, congressman from seattle, spoke very movingly. it was a wonderful service. i loved tom foley and was proud of everything he did for our district in spokane. i love his wife, heather. they've been very, very close friends of mine. it was a wonderful ceremony. it honored him as a man of integrity, a man from our very small town of spokane who grew up to become an important figure on the international stage. it was wonderful. really wonderful. >> host: next call for kitty kelley, terry in brooklyn, new york. hello. >> caller: big fan of booktv. this truly has been the greatest "in dept

i must say, i'm reminded of the celebration yesterday of speaker tom foley. tom foley was one of the most wonderful persons i've had the privilege to ever know. i don't know anybody with more integrity, more intelligence, more grace, more decency, more hard-working than tom. was a public servant in the best sense of the term. he cared about the fifth district in washington, but he really cared about finding solutions. i urge all of us to remember speaker tom foley and remember what we can do and also remember that people are really fed up with us. we have an opportunity here to do something that makes some sense. that's why we are here in the first place. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i turned to the gentleman from and recognize the gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman. madam chair, it is an honor to join you and my other colleagues here today and to be a part of this conference committee. i'm confident that as we were together, we can account for some things over the next few weeks that will result in a farm bill that is good for our f

bess truman, then president obama speaking at a congressional memorial speaker for the late speaker tom foley. then, honoring former florida governor jeb bush. >> bess truman served as first lady on her own terms. story of the wife of the 33rd president of the .nited states, bess truman is nicole anslover the author of a biography on harry truman. wase we left off last week the death of president roosevelt , april 12, 1945. where was harry truman he got the message he was needed? >> he was having a drink as he often did. having alaxing and somewhat cordial atmosphere. he received a phone call and said he just knew. he raced to get to the white house. >> mrs. roosevelt was at a luncheon. they didn't tell her anything. ,hen she got to the white house it was us price. surprise.ice -- a he looked horrible during the last campaign. they knew he was going. he was ashen. his a non-girl address had to be ural address inaug had to be given from the white house. it was not really a surprise to anyone. 2 hours later, in the cabinet room, at the white house, harry truman to the oath of office. how surpri

serving eight terms in the congress tip o'neill, by michael, people that we honor the other day, tom foleywas a speaker and a majority leader and republicans and democrats work together, they worked together to try to solve this in the country. yes, they have their differences and they had their politics, but when it came to issues affecting this country and they worked together for the common good and that is the way our democracy should work. [applause] the good people in the office of budget have worked with me and as a result of that in the work that was done on budget swords and agreements, we ultimately balance the federal budget. we balance the federal budget. and i return to monterrey after that service and my wife and i started the leon panetta institute because we wanted to inspire young people to get into public life and public service and that is the heart and soul of our democracy and in 2009 the trumpet sounded again and president obama asked if i would consider running the cia and i have to be honest with you that i was reluctant at first. and then i look at the challenges t

. >> saturday night, remarks from the memorial service for tom foley.you will go from president obama, former president bill clinton, house speaker john boehner, and nancy pelosi. watch the service on c-span. originallynting was painted as my grandmother's official white house portrait. in the 1960 six, lady bird johnson with looking for portraits of first ladies to rehang in the white house. she thought that was important. she looked high and low it cannot find my grandmother's official portrait. she called and said do you know where that painting is? my grandmother suggests, it is on my wall. ms. johnson said, you shouldn't have that. it belongs the white house. my grandmother said no. that is my painting. it is on my wall. that is where it is going to stay. eventually she gave up. see it saturday on c-span on 7:00 eastern. we continue our series as we look at maybe eisenhower. >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke thursday at the anti- defamation league centennial meeting in new york city. he talked about the benefits to same-sex couples in the nati

it was tom foley, i'm sorry.certificate is safe for another week, alex, you have one of our highest points of all time. it puts you in a tie for second place maura with 800 points, you may still be in contention, mellissa, it was a fast start. you had an aggressive buzzer style. >> yes. >> you knew about the cnn debate. unfortunately, we didn't finish the question first. you will not leave empty hand. we have the home edition. thank you for playing today. we will see you next week for another up against the clock after this, the real show begins again. my customers can shop around-- . >> there are a lot of good explanations how george w. bush became president. the fatigue over scandals, lousy campaigns over al gore. i have a different theory. i think it's all because of the he coumb. let me take you to the fall of 1994, two years after george h. bush was bounced from office after two terms. two sons were launching careers of their own. george w. was a few-years-older the word was jeb was the one to watch. sharp i

he was then congressman tom foley. >> host: you are from spokane? >> guest: i am from spokane. and tom said, kitty, you can't type or take shorthand. and you really had to be able to do that. but anyway, i ended up getting a six-week job with eugene mccarthy. and i was just supposed to handle foreign relations mail. and after six weeks the job was going to be over, but he kept me on. and i worked on the hill for about four years. and i left to become the researcher on the "washington post" editorial page. and i did that for a couple of years, and then, and then i started freelancing, which i'm still doing. >> host: kitty kelley is our guest, and mac, you are the first call. >> caller: hello. i was calling in -- hello, kitty kelley. it's nice to speak to you. i've enjoyed hearing you and about your writing. i was calling to find out what evidence did you have or collect on the book of the royal family, possibly being -- philip possibly bisexual and possibly a few good talk about princess margaret being anti-semitic. i want to know your ideas on both of those situations in the ro

well, the answer lies in the 1970s when a group of lawmakers, including former house speaker, tom foleyded that the only way to get city-dwelling lawmakers to vote for billions of dollars for subsidies for farmers to attach food assistance for urban residents to the farm bill. as fred richman, chair of an agricultural subcommittee who combined the bills told "the new york times" in 1977, "we forged a real working urban-rural coalition. the average city fellow up to now has automatically voted against every farm bill." so the question is, how do we go from using food stamps as leverage to add votes to the farm bill to a place where everyone, republicans and democrats, want to cut food assistance to the poor? so congresswoman, i love this story, in part because we tend to think of things like earmarks or log rolling or favors as bad government policy. but, in fact, the farm bill is emblematic of how sometimes you've got to put things together in order to get things passed. is something like this even possible in our current congress, in the 113th? >> i've never seen us so divided, as we a

. >> president obama spoke at a memorial service for four more -- former house speaker tom foley. you can see that service tonight at 8:30 5 p.m. eastern on c- span. 8:35 p.m. eastern. homelanday, the senate security committee held another hearing on the shooting at the washington navy yard that left 13 dead. lawmakers questioned officials from the defense department. concerning background checks for people with security clearance. this is two hours and 20 minutes. >> good morning. here we will come to order. welcome, one and all. on monday, september 16, a horrible tragedy unfolded the navy yard in washington, d.c. a very troubled individual took 12 lights in a senseless act of violence. the circumstances led to these tragedies are multidimensional. the issues raised by this tragedy such as the adequacy of our gun laws and the quality of mental health care are outside the purview of this committee. but as we have learned more about aaron alexis, a member of my colleagues and i have been asking each other why such a troubled, unstable individual possessed the security clearance fr