wayne morse was aging. -- he was not in the best of health at times. won his dissent against the war. it was still going on and was a major issue at the time. he lost his election because of the accommodation of those things. he tried to regain his seat in 1974. they ran against senator markey hatfield in 72. and lost that election. then he died during the campaign against packwood to regain the seat in 74. he was such an amazing, political, and expert citizen on so many issues that his legacy is really quite broad and deep. believe hens supported power to the people. he questioned authority. he supported world people. farmers, people who believed in animal rights, he was a civil rights -- one of the first people to advocate for the civil rights bill. education bills, community colleges. we have community college is because of wayne morse. >> are cities tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon. learn more about jean and other on the tour at www.c-span.org. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. historianl war w

education bills, community colleges because avoiding morse -- of wayne morse. antiwar.hts, and those defined eugene and all of those issues. this and otherh programs on the history of communities across the country at the span.org/cities tour. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. tonight, q and a is in hyde park, new york, at the franklin d roosevelt presidential library and museum, where we go inside for a rare look at fdr's personal office and collection of artifacts with paul spero, the museum's director. opened in june 1941. he was still president of the united states. this was essentially the northern oval office. , 914 inre 22,000 books this room alone. every book was selected by fdr to be in this room. this room is almost identical to the day fdr died. >> watch queue and eight from the franklin d roosevelt presidential library and museum in hyde park, new york tonight at eight eastern -- it about eastern on c-span. c-span, where history unfolds daily. 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it i

and wayne morse was a republican when he started. at that time there were moderate republicans.xist for the most part in our politics because of the changes in the political parties. he did switch parties. i think the last straw for him was when nixon was chosen to be vice president. he said i can no longer be part of this party. he had had a series of disputes ithin his own party because his view, the republican party in the 1940's and early 50's just did not take care of the little person. did not have enough of a social justice orientation. he left the party, became an independent. famously got a chair and sat in the middle of the auto between the republicans of the democrats. it was an important shift because at that time the senate was fairly evenly divided. he ultimately did become a member of the democratic party. he said i have not changed, my party has changed and moved to the right and he could not go there.

. >> we are overlooking the -- this is in honor of wayne morse. he was a law professor, a politician, and activist who was born and raised in wisconsin and came to be a professor at the university school of law when he was in his late 20's. it was a major career job. he was soon appointed dean. the youngest being in the country. then he got involved in a lot of social and political issues. .e was a labor arbitrator he negotiated settlements and agreements from the international agreement and specific -- pacific maritime association. he was the only arbitrator that could get size to settle. they were building ships there. they needed that port. they wanted him a permanent arbitrator. he got the political bug and be selected in 1944. at that time, we were moderate republicans. he did switch parties. himink the last rough for was when he was chosen to be vice president and said i can only be part of this party. disputes.eries of he didn't have enough social justice orientation. he left the party, became independent, famously sat in the middle of the

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senator>> from oregn wayne morse. characterize this fiercely independent, morse served from 1945 to 1969 starting as a republican before leaving the party to become an independent and later joining the demograts. >> he is so well known for his integrity and is standing up for principle, particularly his very long stance against the vietnam war. >> watch c-span cities tour today at new eastern on book tv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with their cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi talked about her opposition to withdraw from the paris climate o agreement during her breathing. negotiations for raising the debt ceiling and the russian influence on the 2016 presidential election. her news conference is 30 minutes. ms. pelosi: good morning, everyone. today, some of us are wearing orange to observe that on january 21, 2013, a high school y 21, 2013, a high school student from the southside of chicago marched in president parade secon

we have community college is because of wayne morse. >> are cities tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon. learn more about jean and other on the tour at www.c-span.org. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. historianl war william jack davis compares the leadership skills of ulysses s grant and property leave. this talk was part of a seminar on civil war leadership posted by longwood university in virginia. it's about an hour. less weaker of the morning is william jack davis. he is from independence, missouri. he has a bachelors and masters degree from brett -- sonoma state university. you may know him from civil war times illustrated. only's popular civil war magazine. those with the best years of it. he is the author and editor of 60 books. they are relating primarily to the civil war, but also southern u.s. history. think about that for a minute, 60 books. was athose, his first history of the new market campaign, which i think is a model small battle history 40 years after was written. it's one of the last small battle history's ever written

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