but krauthammer tells me he privately wanted reagan to beat his old boss, walter mondale. >> but i hadondale in 1980. i liked him and had respect for him. and as a personal matter, there's a kind of a matter of honor. i didn't want to vote against a man for whom i had respect and affection. >> so you have a vote -- reagan or mondale. >> that's the only presidential election where i left that line blank. >> left it blank? >> but if i had been, you know, the swing vote, i would have obviously have voted for reagan. >> it was a turning point in krauthammer's transition from the political left to the political right. >> and just a few months after the election, i wrote something called "the reagan doctrine." >> it was a time magazine column, and it was provocative. for awhile krauthammer had praised reagan on a number of foreign policy issues. he was now crediting him with a breakthrough insight that changed the calculus of the cold war. >> i realized that what reagan had done without a grand master plan was to challenge what, at the time, was called the brezhnev doctrine, and that was "wh

jimmy carter joins a tribute to vice president walter mondale. the donation of a paper crane donated by a japanese child who died of leukemia after the hiroshi ma bombing. >>> coming up next,

hostage crisis in jimmy carter was not going to leave the white house to be seen campaigning so walter mondale basically ran the caucus then turned around and do that again and 84 and just had a great perspective on this whole process that i had no idea before i went up there met him. >> do something with a journalist since we are talking about our own profession but the iowa caucuses would really not exist in their present form of the national media did not support them and did not come cover them. >> that's correct and it's true going back as long as there have been presidential caucuses in iowa. there is a sort of an unspoken agreement between the campaigns of the national political media that they're going to take i iowa seriously because the candidates come here because the journalists follow them and that is what makes iowa important. >> i wanted to ask you something that i get asked all the time when speaking to groups especially because of the interesting dynamic of the 2016 cycle and we have so many people and that you have such larger than life figures like hillary clinton and donald

a tribute to former vice president walter mondale.rry truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on japan. >>> as 2015 wraps up, c-span presents congress, year in review, a look back at all the news making issues, debates and hearings that took center stage on capitol hill this year. join us thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern as we re-t

then a tribute to former vice president walter mondale. later harry truman's decision to drop a bomb on japan. >>> this new year's weekend american history tv on c-span 3 has three days of featured programming. beginning friday afternoon at 3:10 eastern pamela smith hill editor of "pioneer girl" discusses the life of laura ingals wilder comparing andféj' contrasts the tv show and book series to the real life of laura ingals wilder >> he chose to write about people, memories that would resonate with adult readers in the early 1930s. as reviewers pointed out "pioneer girl" contains stark scenes of domestic abuse, love sce scenes gone awry. then the assassination of lincoln and kennedy are compared. and at 10:00 the 1965 nbc's "meet the press" with daniel p. moynihan who as assistant labor secretary authored a report on the causes of black poverty in the united states. >> i believe that -- i believe what president johnson said in his howard university speech you can't keep a man in chains for three century, take the chains off and say could y

coming up next on american history tv, former president jimmy carter joins former vice president walter mondale at a tribute to mondale's life and legacy, they reflect on the work to expand the role of the vice president during the carter administration from 1977 to 1981. they also talk about how many rights and the work of the carter center in atlanta. the humphrey's school of public affairs at the university of minnesota where mondale now teaches hosted this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> i'm humbled tonight by presidents carter's presence with us despite his personal health challenges. i was honored to be his vice president and to be with him at the center of most of his central decisions. we succeeded over together where many other presidential-vice presidential teams have been shattered. what held us together is a deep shared common bond committed to truth and decency. i never doubted the president's commitment to those values and i don't doubt it today. we also succeeded because we always lived up to his promise to welcoming -- he lived up to his promise to welcome me into the center o

title ix so girls can compete on a level playing field, to sponsoring the fair housing act with walter mondalemall business legislation with ted kennedy -- one of the many bills he would sponsor with the senior senator from massachusetts. he didn't care whether a bill was popular or politically expedient, democratic or republican -- he cared about whether it helped people, whether it made a difference in their daily lives. that's why he fought so hard for medicare, for mass transit and the minimum wage, for civil rights and women's rights. it's why he became a lifelong advocate for affordable housing, establishing protections that are the standard to this day. so it's a record that defies the labels and categories for which e had little use and even less patience. when pressed to define himself, he'd offer phrases like "creative moderate," or "a iberal with a conservative bent." but in truth, ed brooke's career was animated not by a faith in any particular party or ideology, but rather, by a faith in the people he served. ed always got to see the best in people -- because that was the effect h

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jimmy carter joins a tribute to vice president walter mondale. the donation of a paper crane donated by a japanese child who died of leukemia after the hiroshi ma bombing. >>> coming up next, historians and former legislators develop coolidge or reagan, which former president is the better model for gop candidates today. they discuss their commitment to small government and the economy. calvin coolidge presidential foundation and the new hampshire institute of politics hosted this hour and 15-minute event. >>> thank you very much. it's nice to be back in new hampshire again. some of you may be wondering, asking yourselves as you're sitting there, why would they invite a guy like me to moderate this debate. two reasons. number one, to demonstrate once again that standards are falling everywhere. [ laughter ] >> and number two, because i have a lineage with the coolidge family. my first name is john. my middle name is calvin. i was named after the coolidge's two sons. and the reason for that is that my grandfather and mrs. coolidge, grace good hugh

it's only two years after his landslide win over walter mondale, his re-election, but two years later things seem to be falling apart. the iran contra scandal's beginning, the reykjavik summit is at the time perceived as sort of a by whereas coe even in the -- fiasco even though in the fullness of time, it begins to look pretty good. the democrats retake the senate, and a whole host of new social ills like aids, crack, homelessness, they're now on the scene, and the reagan administration doesn't seem well equipped to deal with them. and so it's really quite a perilous time for ronald reagan. there's talk of impeach inspect the air -- impeachment in the air, and the white house needs a radical shake-up. the president's chief of staff, don regan, is the mortal enemy of first lady, nancy reagan, who's trying to have him fired. so it was quite a dramatic time. and i thought if i was going to write about the whole panorama of characters surrounding reagan, that might be the year to pick. >> would a reader recognize your reagan? >> i think so. except one of the things they'll recognize abou

jimmy carter joins a tribute to vice president walter mondale. who died of leukemia after the hiroshi ma bombing. >>> coming up next, historians and former legislators develop coolidge or reagan, which former president is the better model for gop candidates today. they discuss their commitment to small government and the economy. calvin coolidge presidential foundation and the new hampshire institute of politics hosted this hour and 15-minute event. >>> thank you very much. it's nice to be back in new hampshire again. some of you may be wondering, asking yourselves as you're sitting there, why would they invite a guy like me to moderate this debate. two reasons. number one, to demonstrate once again that standards are falling everywhere. [ laughter ] >> and number two, because i have a lineage with the coolidge family. my first name is john. my middle name is calvin. i was named after the coolidge's two sons. and the reason for that is that my grandfather and mrs. coolidge, grace good hugh coolidge, were first cousins and they double dated their

coming from the state of walter mondale. we will not forget when he put geraldine ferrero on the ticket. and coming from the state of hubert humphrey, what said that if we don't write our own history, someone else will write it for us. my friend, we are not going to let those guys on the other side of the aisle write our history for us. our history is here. it is hillary clinton. and she will be our next president. [cheering] [applause] speaking of true grit. i have the great privilege to introduce a woman who knows little bit about true grit. and that is my great friend, claire mccaskill of missouri. claire isu all know one tough cookie. two toughs won races. forre has also fought military families. she has taken on government accountability issues. the title ofshe is her book to add this, she is plenty ladylike. my friends, claire mccaskill! [cheering] [applause] ok, that wasskill: the senator next door. one pitch deserves another. it is great fun to be here with all of my colleagues. you know, every morning i get up, and

then a tribute to former vice president walter mondale. and later, harry truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on japan. >>> this new year's weekend, american history tv on c-span3 has three days of featured programing. beginning friday afternoon at 3:10 eastern, pamela smith hill, editor of "pioneer girl. the annotated biography" discusses the life of laura ingles wilder, comparing and contrasting the tv show. >> wilder chose to write about people, places and memories that were not only important to her personally, but that would resonate with adult readers in the early 1930s. so as reviewers and report verse pointed out, "pioneer girl" indeed contains stark scenes of domestic abuse, love triangles gone awry and a man who lit himself on fire while drunk off whiskey. all that is there. >>> saturday evening at 6:00 james swanson compares the assassinations of presidents abraham lincoln and john f. kennedy, highlighting the similarities and differences between both tragedies. and at 10:00, the 1965 nbc's "meet the press" interview with dani

coming up next on american history tv, former president jimmy carter joins former vice president walter mondale at a tribute to mondale's life and legacy, they reflect on the work to expand the role of the vice president during the carter administration from 1977 to 1981. they also talk about how many rights and the work of the carter center in atlanta. the humphrey's school of public affairs at the university of minnesota where mondale now teaches hosted this event. it is about 40 minutes. >> i'm humbled tonight by presidents carter's presence with us despite his personal health challenges. i was honored to be his vice president and to be with him at the center of most of his central decisions. we succeeded over together where many other presidential-vice presidential teams have been shattered. what held us together is a deep shared common bond committed to truth and decency. i never doubted the president's commitment to those values and i don't doubt it today. we also succeeded because we always lived up to his promise to welcoming -- he lived up to his promise to welcome me into the center o

walter mondale had the single greatest lead in the nomination race in history.nuary for his party's nomination. within less than a month gary hart had almost knocked him out of the race are. by finishing second in iowa, eliminating the field, beating mondale in new hampshire and then running on pure momentum. no organization, no media, nothing. just momentum. and came within a hair. that's where i disagree with your former guest. this is not all about ground game and whatever. it may be in iowa, but it's also about excitement. tests also about message. -- it's also about message. message matters. and the problem is presidential politics is about the future, not the past. and be right now we are waiting to see if anyone can grab lightning in a bottle in either primary. neil: you know, pat, i was thinking let's say she does stumble out the gate, and it's bernie sanders who's galvanizing all the attention and votes and press. but even liberals could be pragmatic, right, and say we love bernie, but he can't win. do they then resort to finding an outside candidate, o

coming from the state of walter van dale -- walter mondale who no one will forget the moment when he put geraldine farah wrote on the ticket with a red dress and her white pearls, and come from the state of hubert humphrey who once said that if we don't write our own history, someone else will write it for us. well my friends, we are not going to let those guys on the other side of the aisle write our history for us. our history is here. it is hillary clinton, and she will be our next president. [cheers and applause] so speaking of "true grit," i had the great privilege to introduce a woman and a little bit about "true grit," and that is my great friend, claire mccaskill of missouri. [applause] now, i think you all know claire is one tough cookie, and she has one too tough races. and if you don't believe me that she is tough, you just talked to a guy named todd akin. [laughter] but clarke has also fought for military families. she's taken a government accountability issues -- claire -- and could add she used to tout overbooked in this, she is plenty ladylike. my friend claire mccaski

a tribute to former vice president walter mondale. later, harry truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on japan. >>> as 2015 wraps up, c-span presents congress, year in review, a look back at all the news making issues, debates and hearings that took center stage on capitol hill this year. join us thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern as we re-visit mitch mcconnell taking his position, pope francis' historic address to a joint session of congress, the resignation of house speaker john boehner and the election of paul ryan, the debate over the nuclear deal with iran and reaction from congress on mass shootings here and abroad, gun control, terrorism and the rise of isis. congress year in review on c-span, thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> the second session of the 114th congress begins in january. the house is back for legislative work next tuesday, january 5th. among the items on the agenda next week, a budget reconciliation bill that would de-fund planned parenthood and repeal the affordable care act. the senate has approved the legislation

people understand where she comes from under stadium grass roots campaign coming from the state of walter mondaleket and to come from the stated here in -- a country whose said if we don't write our own history somebody else will write in a porous. we will not let those guys write to our history for us. it is hillary clinton and she will be the next president. [applause] so speaking of true grit i have the great privilege of a woman who knows about true grit and that is the senator from missouri. i feet you know, she is one tough cookie and has won two tough races she is taken on government accountability and what matters to the state of missouri and she is plenty ladylike. [applause] >> that was the senator next door. is a great fun to be here every morning i get up and i have a cup of coffee early developed at the day's news. it seems like every morning i read about the president for the americas -- for the party and i say she said what? [laughter] are you kidding me? and then compare and contrast stable and strong, smart, the substantive there is no irresponsible rhetoric. the there is a lot o

title ix so girls can compete on a level playing field, to sponsoring the fair housing act with walter mondalend small business legislation with ted kennedy -- one of the many bills he would sponsor with the senior senator from massachusetts. he didn't care whether a bill was popular or politically expedient, democratic or republican -- he cared about whether it helped people, whether it made a difference in their daily lives. that's why he fought so hard for medicare, for mass transit and the minimum wage, for civil rights and women's rights. it's why he became a lifelong advocate for affordable housing, establishing protections that are the standard to this day. so it's a record that defies the labels and categories for which e had little use and even less patience. when pressed to define himself, he'd offer phrases like "creative moderate," or "a iberal with a conservative bent." but in truth, ed brooke's career was animated not by a faith in any particular party or ideology, but rather, by a faith in the people he served. ed always got to see the best in people -- because that was the effe