he has written much praised biographies for franklin del know roosevelt roosevelt and ulysses s. grant. mr. smith is a senior scholar at --s' spent time at the at toro. and our moderate you're will be jonathan yardley. he has been a feeman fellow at washington university. his most recent book, a compilation of the most memorable reviews of noted and neglected book from the past. please join me in welcoming david and julie eisenhower, jean edward smith, and jonathan yardley. [applause] ... president eisenhower's career, started as a general and then ae president. we are getting with really one s of the most underrated figuresan in american history, both as a general and as president.one ofa one ofso the reasons for that is because of eisenhower made everything he did look easy. you may recall those bumper stickers in the election of 1956. ben hogan for president. if we are going to have a golfer, let's have a good one. [laughter] eisenhower was franklin roosevelt's first choice to command the d-day invasion. eisenhower had three amphibious landings under his belt at that time. he

odysseus' for ulysses knows all kinds of things which center around surviving and getting home to ithaca and penelope. these great characters summarized a huge amount of human character through all time it seems to me. >> host: one of your questioners in the tenth hole little earlier talked-about history moving faster. i would like you to expand on that in case people didn't hear that and also is our system set up that diplomat such as george f. kennan can develop today? >> guest: the second part first. i have done a couple talk that the state department since the book came out and are always get that question. could kennan have arisen in the current state department? i think it is unlikely. it is not anybody's fault but the state department is now 20 times bigger than it was. the state department than could fit into what is now the eisenhower executive office building. you see the state may be building. all three departments sitting in that building. that tells you something. they all knew each other. they were a community and the state department of the 1920s and the 1930s showed admir

ulysses grant sort of rolls off the tongue. add an s, ulysses s. grant, it really wasn't an oversight. it was by design. >> a more substantive question about the title. it is called "the man who saved the union". i get that, he was the general who turned the tide of the civil war, saving the union but what i didn't know until i read the book, the work of saving the union went on much beyond the civil war for him as president. he saved the union twice, one could argue. is that correct or am i just making this up? >> you are not supposed to say that with such a quizzical tone. you are supposed to say and i was convinced upon reading it that he did save the union twice. since you said it could be argued it is incumbent upon me to argue that as i do in the book. there are many people who might take issue with grand saving the union during the civil war. didn't lincoln do that? he did. i am not going to say grant was the only person who saved the union but he was the commanding general of the army's that put lincoln's policies into effect and he was the

lee surrendered to general ulysses s. grant that ended the civil war. once they found that school that had the next calabash task of convincing their father they should go to school. and the way they convinced him was by saying we will take care of the chores on the farm. we will do that work and our school will not interfere with the business of the farm. they did this and that was no easy task because my great- grandfather ruled his farm with an iron fist. yet to me, this was -- there are an example of their unshakeable persistence and unflinching sacrifice for their pursuit for a better life. as i determined black women left their home and saw entertainment in washington, d.c.. and they knew the value men -- the value of education. there were able to buy their homes and support their families. another woman in my life who demonstrates unshakeable persistence and unflinching sacrifice is my mother who is sitting over there with my son. [applause] she kept her eyes on the prize that is education. as well -- and was well aware of education and its impor

la polica dice que ulysses rios de 24 aÑos y residente de san jos le ofreci un aventn a una mujer dea llev a un lugar retirado y la viol. s.o.t. lucia valos/residente de san josé 9:19:01 no sé, no sé como reaccionaría porque alguien que no conozca uno tendría que tener uno precaución. s.o.t. gabriela loza 9:53:13 decir que no porque no lo conozco, como me va a dar ride. autoridades dicen que la primera vctima de rios, una mujer de 59 aÑos quien logr escapar pero que inicialmente no report el delito, fue quien les ayud a atraparlo. s.o.t. jason dwyer/policía de san josé :53:12 more than likely is just a case of they both frequent the same areas or go to the same stories.. el portavoz de la polica dijo que por pura casualidad, el sospechoso vio a la misma mujer tiempo despus e intent raptarla.. esta vez la mujer le tom una foto a la placa de su carro.. la polica conect la placa a una infraccin que le haban emitido a rios.. s.o.t. jason dwyer/policía de san josé 1:21:19 this is exactly what we don't want walking around our city, i mean this person is dangerous .. he would have stroke ag

san jose police say ulysses rios offered a woman a ride in his car and took her to an area and raped her. the woman got the license plate number and helped police track him down. >> this is what we don't want walking around the city. he is dangerous. he would have struck again. >> investigators say rios did try to rape another woman, but she escaped. he is on probation for felony hit-and-run. >>> the protests commemorating occupy oakland's one-year anniversary rolled in and out with no real troubles. protesters left the plaza this morning before police had to make them and push them out. several hundred people marching last night one year to the day since occupiers were kicked out of the plaza. a total of two people were arrested, but otherwise the protest was peaceful. >>> b.a.r.t. is celebrating another major milestone as it works on an extension project. b.a.r.t. to san jose. crews have completed the subway section of the extension. that extension is a 5.4 mile track south from the existing fremont station and ending in another part of fremont near the alameda santa clara county l

lee, ulysses s. grant, et cetera. it will open november 12th. >> it's 4:51. we turn to tom kierein, keeping an eye on the forecast. it's autumn. warm, cold, it's all in there. >> feeling more like winter. >>> stone cold start. we're in the upper 30s. reagan national, it is a chilly 49 there. that's the warm spot. we've got a calm wind, though, thankfully. and as we look at other temperatures, the areas in dark blue are in the 30s. look at elkins, right at the freezing mark now, up in the highlands of eastern west virginia. all these areas in dark blue are in the 30s, including northern shenandoah valley, much of eastern west virginia and eastern maryland, including washington. few isolated spots in southern maryland. as well as montgomery and frederick county. areas in light blue are generally in the low 40s. that includes much of the metro area. as we look at the view from space, we've had just a few clouds drifting in, and they'll come over us from time to time. more sun by midday. for the morning commute, unrise at 7:20. before then at 6:00 a.m., still col

san jose police arresting ulysses rios. he's accused of raping one woman and attempting to rape another one. he offered a 20-year-old woman a ride in his car. that victim did manage to get his license plate number and got away, helping police track him down. >> this is exactly what we don't want walking around our city. this person is dangerous and he would have struck again, absolutely. >> an investigator say rios did try to rape another woman but she did escape. >>> 4:35. the plaza is all clear after a protest commemorating the occupy movement's one-year anniversary. last year several hundred people marched through oakland marking one year since occupiers were kicked off from in front of city hall. many of the marchers say the movement, which started as a protest to stand up for the middle class, may be fragmented, but overall they still say it's going strong. >> obviously it's not as strong as it was. we had 100,000 people with us on november 2nd of last year. we are trying to rebuild. >> police kept a close eye on the r

walter cronkite and michael gillett on lbj and lady bird johnson and sunday noon to 6 h w brand on ulysses s. grant, at the mexico drug cartel and margaret draper inside the house of representatives. the texas book festival live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. now on booktv actor tony danza recounts the year he spent teaching tenth grade english in philadelphia's largest bicycle. the author before becoming an actor wanted to be a teacher, recalls the initial troubles he had engaging his students and his later breakthroughs. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> hello, everyone. white neck. what are we going to do? i can't believe when i am standing backstage listening to carol say those things about me, i want you to know, by the way, the cameras in january, i want you to see, i thought i had figured out a way to make teaching a. make it a tv job. i could be a teacher and her tv job. they left in january and by was a real teacher. i went listening to ms. carroll say those things to me. the greatest compliment at the end of the year, i had gone through this journey with her and i am reading

ulysses rios.s behind an attempted rape and any other women are asked to come forward. >> the oakland police are getting a helping hand from the c h p. they are going to be assisting the traffic stops and the of related issues. it is an effort to crack down on crime. chp officers and how they will pay is still not decided to the above police have captured the man that set three fires in vallejo. even this of this area of major davis law office. this is video. we are live for >> they saw him and they made a stop and arrest. this is the man in custody that is wanted for alleged did are some in the city of vallejo. the last happened on september 29th. with the law office of mayor davis. this happened in june, july near the mortuary and taylor chapel on louisiana sweet. they believe that he acted alone on all three fires. louisiana-street -- evidence that the fbi and the atf consisted in the investigation. immediately of the torching of of my ears private law office. >> anny time there is a victim of a

ulysses s. tomb. - tomb. - tomb. that's right. that's why we call it grant's tomb, right? okay. who's main street named after? mister who? street. mr. street. you got it. all right. all right. physics types. we're hot today. if you'd be understanding this, you can answer this kind of question. well, let's s put it right back over in here. i'm gonna take a baseball, and i'm gonna put the baseball right here. and i'm gonna let the baseball sink a little deeper to here, and then finally to here. this is position "a," position b, position c. i got a question for you. at which position, "a," b or c, does the baseball experience the greatest pressure? c. check your neighbor. c. because it's deeper. greatest pressure. how many say it's c because it's deeper? how many say, "no, it's a trick question, hewitt. it turns out to be the same at all positions." show of hands. good, good. wonderful, wonderful. let's try this question. at which position, "a," b or c, does the baseball experience the greatest buoyant force? - "a." - check the neighbor. force down is smaller. also the force up-- w

he has written much praised biographies for franklin del know roosevelt roosevelt and ulysses s. grant. mr. smith is a senior scholar at --s' spent time at the at toro. and our moderate you're will be jonathan yardley. he has been a feeman fellow at washington university. his most recent book, a compilation of the most memorable reviews of noted and neglected book from the past. please join me in welcoming david and julie eisenhower, jean edward smith, and jonathan yardley. [applause] ... we don't have much time so i'm going to ask our panelists to get right to it first mr. smith and then eisenhower to tell you about the books they are here to talk about. >> thank you very much. eisenhower in war and peace first as a general and then as h president we are dealing reallya with one ofl the most underratd of figures in american historyhd both as a general and as president.you one of the reasons bumper stickers in the election of 1956. ben hogan for president. if we are going to have a golfer, let's have a good one. [laughter] eisenhower was franklin roosevelt's first choice to comma

lee and ulysses s. grant as well as clara barton.ll be entries from people you may not have heard of who left written accounts of their experiences. the blog and the new exhibit at the library will open on november 12th. >>> two of the funniest women on television will be hosting the golden globe awards together. tina fey and amy poehler will be hoeflting in january. they are frequent collaborators. they were in saturday night live and in mean girls and baby mama. the golden globes are set to air on the 13. >>> concerns about safety after a violent crime at a local high school. also, hear from family and friends as two virginia hikers return home after several days lost in glacier national park in montana. and a major retailer getting into the holiday spirit. we'll tell what you target is doing to make sure shoppers get the best bargain. >>> and doug, what are you doing to make sure we get the best weather around here? >> i'm working real hard. i'm working really hard. out there this evening, pretty nice conditions but it will get qu

lee, ulysses s. grant, and clara barton. the new exhibit will open on november 12th and run through next june. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein talking about a cold start to our day. >>> it feels like winter, but it's looking like autumn. gorgeous color looking like it on the shenandoah river in the distance. you can post your glorious autumnal photos to weather@nbc.com, and we'll share. please include your name and location as we take a look at our city camera. it's showing a clear sky to partly cloudy sky over reagan national. now it's at 49. dewpoint drive 43. thankfully, a light wind or it would feel even colder. all these areas in dark blue are in the 30s. that includes many of the rural areas of northern virginia, southern maryland, northern neck, and much of maryland north. much of west virginia. shenandoah valley and into the mountains western maryland, all these locations are in the generally mid-30s. it's only near freezing now at elkins. and closer to washington,

the others being ulysses s. grant and william tecumseh sherman. 1937, the three generals appear together in a commemorative postage stamp. as part of a series with great u.s. military commanders. and to his right is sherman and sheridan is on grants left. this is appropriate because by the time the civil war ended, sheraton was sometimes referred to as the left hand of grant of the left-handed. he was 10 years younger than grant and sherman. he was a dynamo, inspired his men with his intensity and personal leadership. he led from the front, but he was false to a careful planner. yet he was one who promptly acted on a plan and once it was made, was willing to change it if the conditions changed on the battlefield. but during the war, sheraton became a household name because of this great victories in the shenandoah valley, especially at cedar creek and for waging what was called a total warfare. he was one of grant's most dependable generals promised so much so that during the closing days of the war, sheraton be

and perhaps a 5 o'clock shadow >> this 23 year-old san jose man who is arrested ulysses rios. where a 20 year-old was raped. and an attempted rape of a 59 year-old woman. this was near blossom hill road. they believe that he could have tried to rape other women in the past. they are encouraging anybody to come forward with information. >> this screen mechanic that was called the port of oakland was crushed by this- creane. he was inspecting that crane when he was hit by a portion of that moving crane cal oshainvestigating. 5:d poundshunte >> we had to more victory still need four victories. we had ve...two.. and we need to stay focused and continue to stay strong. >> welcome back. national news a pennsylvania judge is set a date for a motion for a new trial for tour sandusky. they convicted him in the month of june of sexual abuse. 10 boys over a decade. he was sentenced to 30-60 years. he argues that he should not have been convicted because the state failed to provide a burden of proof it is december 10th. >> david stern is retiring. after 30 years he made this announcement.

many documents, including a few signed by ulysses grant and robert e. lee are for sale.n stolen from archives or museums? that's what archival recovery team agents kelly maltagliati and mitch yockelson are looking for. what would you be happiest to find? >> mitch yockelson: we're missing the wright brothers' patent. that would thrill me to no end to recover the patent for the flying machine of 1903. >> simon: when did it disappear? >> yockelson: we don't even know. we discovered it was missing around 2003 when a staff member had wanted to pull it for an exhibit commemorating the centennial. >> simon: also missing, the bombing maps of hiroshima and nagasaki. so where do these things end up? >> rosenstein: in foreign countries. for example, in eastern europe, there is a market-- a black market-- for american historical documents. >> simon: how do these black markets function and where are they? >> rosenstein: i think it's like any illegal market anywhere in the world. if you know of somebody who has a lot of money and wants to collect significant, unique items and you make

officers arrested 24-year-old ulysses rios yesterday. he is described as a predator who gave rides to the victims. two victims gave the police his license plate number. investigators used the information to track him down. >>> demonstrators have come back to the site of last year's "occupy oakland" protests. some 200 people marched through downtown oakland last night. protestors occasionally blocked traffic but the night for the most part was peaceful. this game one year after police tore down the tent city of frank ogawa plaza. last night police followed the marches gave warnings through a loudspeaker and there were two arrests reported. >>> the chp will begin patrolling the streets of oakland to help these stretched police department there. officers will now be deployed starting next week to boost that patrols in high crime areas and help the traffic enforcement. a similar deployment is being planned for the city of stockton. >>> another turn of events regarding pg&e and how much it will have to pay in fines for the deadly pipeline dis

it is is president ulysses s. grant in 1872. the republicans held on to the white house and picked up 64 seats in the u.s. house. thanks to our friend nathan gonzalez. who else is going to come up with this? him or wassermann right? do you have a political trivia question? e-mail us and we'll be right back with more from our panel and that al gore contribution to the presidential race. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> obama arrived in denver at 2:00 p.m. today, just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet -- >> exactly. >> -- and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> that's interesting. >> i don't know. >> oh, boy. that was former vice president al gore with what you would call one of the more creative explanations for president obama's den

he has written much praised biographies for franklin del know roosevelt roosevelt and ulysses s. grant. mr. smith is a senior scholar at --s' spent time at the at toro. and our moderate you're will be jonathan yardley. he has been a feeman fellow at washington university. his most recent book, a compilation of the most memorable reviews of noted and neglected book from the past. please join me in welcoming david and julie eisenhower, jean edward smith, and jonathan yardley. [applause] ... we don't have much time so i'm going to ask our panelists to get right to it first mr. smith and then eisenhower to tell you about the books they are here to talk about. >> thank you very much. eisenhower in war and peace first as a general and then as h president we are dealing reallya with one ofl the most underratd of figures in american historyhd both as a general and as president.you one of the reasons bumper stickers in the election of 1956. ben hogan for president. if we are going to have a golfer, let's have a good one. [laughter] eisenhower was franklin roosevelt's first choice to comma

sunday from noon to 6:00 each w brand on ulysses s. grant, infiltrating mexico's drug cartel and robert draper inside the house of representatives. the texas book festival live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. .. [applause] >> well, one of the things that's fun for me about being here tonight, as gary mentioned, i am from san louis. it's always good to do these things in san louis. i have some wonderful people who shape my life in the front row. my second grade teacher. please help me to welcome that. [applause] and i know that if this book can have the kind of affect on just one person's life that pat and my other teachers had on me, this will be a very successful book. thank you very much for being matter tonight. i will begin the book reading cry from the very beginning where i asked jack people to imagine themselves in the navy seals training. this is out its starts. you stand in freezing water up to your chest. every muscle in your body throbs with pain. you're exhausted beyond anything you could ever imagine, and all around you

thousands of visitors show up every year to meander and buy, many documents, including a few signed by ulyssesnt and robert e. lee are for sale. have any of them been stolen from archives or museums? that's what archive recovery team agents are looking for. >> reporter: what would you be happiest to find? >> we're missing the wright brothers patch. that would thrill me to no end to recover the patent from 1903. >> reporter: when did it disappear? >> we discovered it missing around 2003 when a staff member wanted to pull it for a exhibit commemorating a centennial. >> reporter: also missing, the bombing maps of hiroshima and nagasaki. where do these things end up? >> in form countries, there is a black market for american historical documents. >> good morning. how did bob do it, what was the secret to his success? >> he's a maestro. first of all, when he went into an archive, a lot are staffed by women of a certain age, and he would bring them cookies to ingratiate himself. they loved him. he had good credentials, spoke a good game. he had big pockets sewed into the inside of his jacket, and wh

he had discovered ulysses s. grant. >> how? how did he do it? >> moderation.nter out. one thing people in the north basically agreed on is that it was important to preserve the union. partly because of the spirit of this american experiment that they were trying to save. partly for very practical reasons. there was no good border for dividing the country up. they understood that if the country split one way, north and south, it would probably split east and west and soon they would be like europe, one war after another. and he started with union and built out, built out, built out. >> enormous freedom that the leaders today don't have. i mean, there was no media. there was no twitter. he could lead in a way that leaders today can't. i mean, you said he had patience. what leader can lead with patience today? >> he had more media than we think he did. every city in america had not one newspaper, but five, 10, 15 newspapers. and they were as partisan as any blogs or websites today. and they would take his words and twist them. so, he had more message discipline,

on sunday from noon until 6:00, on ulysses s.nt infiltrating mexico's drug cartel, and inside the house of representatives. the texas book festival this weekend on c-span2. >> >> nats, the third debate in new mexico for the senate race. this is leaning democratic. we picked up the debate after the candidate opening statement. this is about an hour. >> good evening, and welcome to the u.s. senate debate. >> our sponsor is aarp. we are glad you are with us. this debate is being simulcast on 770 kkob am. joining us on the stage is democratic candidate martin heinrich and republican candidate heather wilson. both candidates have agreed to the debate rules. each candidate will have one minute to make an opening statement. later, they will have one minute for a closing statement. the candidates will be given one minute to answer each question and then 45 seconds each for rebuttals. later, the candidates will be allowed to ask the other candidate a question, which is often very enjoyable. the answers will be limited to one minute each a

sunday from noon-6, a book about ulysses s. grant, infiltrating drug cartels and inside the house of representatives. the texas book festival, live this weekend, on book-tv, on c- span 2. >> next, we will talk about covering presidential campaigns with political journalists who have moderated presidential debates. they talk about the impact of conventions, television ads and voters this campaign cycle. this is one hour, 10 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much and a warm welcome to you. >> we are so pleased that you joined us, and judy woodruff, thank you for serving on our board. [laughter] >> i would like to ask each of debates that we just went through. we we're not sure you would make it through the traffic on time. we decided to start off with one of the clips from the second presidential debate that you moderated. in other words, there was no coin toss. we could have done alphabetically and come up with the same order. -- let's take a look at a couple of clips from the second romney. roll the clips, please. >> let me

well, let's get directly to ulysses grant. the book is called, as you know, "the man who saved the union: ulysses grant in war and peace." two questions about the title, bill. what happened to the "s" in ulysses s. grant? [laughter] >> it's not there? >> no. [laughter] >> what are you going to do with editors? [laughter] no, no, i'll tell you the answer. the answer is that the "s." was an an artifact. he always went by -- he was born, and always went by his middle name. i have sympathy who go by -- yeah, who go by our middle names, and so his birth name was not ulysses s. grant, but became known as that when he became president. i don't know if there is a memory of my own from childhood that drew me to grant, but in the neighborhood that i grew up in in portland, oregon, there was a public park, and the sign on the public park was "us grant park." for the longest time, i thought it was a federally owned park named for somebody granted to the city. [laughter] for some reason or other. [laughter] so that's part of the answer. th