mccormick's newspaper, which is very anti-roosevelt, anti-interventionist, foreign policy, and anti-wendell wilky. yet wilky will go to wisconsin and he will talk about foreign affairs, he will talk about being a liberal republican and how the party must change. and ultimately, he loses miserably. and again, he's really the only candidate in the race. and it's a hard, hard blow for wilky and he drops out just a few days later. so willkie's candidacy will rise and fall quickly. the party's standard barrier in 1940 will not make it in 1944. which is kind of a tradition for the republican party up until a little bit later. up to this time, at least, the republican party is not very keen on putting forward a loser for a second go at it. it will do that in subsequent years, in 1948 and then again in 1968. but where the democrats had a tendency to nominate people who had run for president but lost again and again, not so much characteristic of the republican party up to this time, at least. and so willkie's candidacy collapses here in the early part of 1944. any questions or concerns? well, another con

alf landon he supported in 1936, and wendell wilkie in 1940 over f.d.r. in fact, here is al smith on the radio, talking about his support for wendell wilkie. >> i'd just like to make a little observation. i'd like to wonder what could be going through the mind of the 16 million men that are in the draft. i wonder if they're not saying to themselves, if this becomes serious, if it becomes necessary that we have to face an enemy, who, upon the record, would you sooner be behind? the third-time candidate or a wilkie? [crowd roars] >> in my opinion, the only hope for the people is the election of wendell wilkie, who believes -- [applause] >> who believes in the constitution of the united states and the principles upon which it was founded. when he is chosen to guide this nation, then, and then only, will the stars and stripes again wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause] peter: beverly gage, what's your reaction to hearing that? prof. gage: well, it's really remarkable how quickly and how viciously al smith ends up going after the

in 1940, wendell wilkie. donald trump is a new figure. george wallace in 1968 ran a similar campaign, talking to working people and feeling their disenchantment with the country, getting in fights with protesters, talking a lot about poll numbers, and tapping into an anger in america that the traditional parties had not been able to. there are echoes of those campaigns, but still no one we've seen like donald trump. laura: is this a postmodern campaign, almost? the use of social media and the pace at which it moves? john: the pace quite so, and the feeling that facts don't matter anymore in conversation. but in america in the beginning that is the way a lot of campaigns were. partisanship was about that -- was so bad that editors on either side used to get into fist fights on the streets. we are in a sense getting back to our roots. the american election was a circus at first. but this is very new in the modern history of america do have a fast-paced moving campaign in which sometimes people complain they are not even sure what the facts

the 1928 democratic nominee and governor al smith and sunday the 1940 nominee wendell wilkie. >> when was driving up the streets of hoboken, the associate on the new deal tick ticket. [inaudible] >>> patricia bell scott's book explores the relationship between eleanor roosevelt and civil rights activist polly marry. the author discussed her book with nell irvin painter in new york. they are introduced by the director of the public policye

tonight, i'll smit, and sunday, the 1940 republican presidential nominee wendell wilkie. as i drive the streets, why is it that every store window that was a vacant store window had pictures of my opponent and his associates on the no deal ticket? [applause] >> i don't know if any more appropriate ways to put those pictures -- of and a more appropriate place to put those pictures -- any more appropriate lace to put those pictures. the c-span app makes it easy to follow the 2016 election wherever you are. it is easy to download from the app store or google play. plusp-to-date information, podcast times. stay up-to-date on all the election coverage. c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. next on "american history tv come co-author and historian mark summers looks at of political battles reconstruction. mr. summers uses political cartoons, newspaper headlines, and individual anecdotes from the period to illustrate topics from the debate. he also books that some of the reconstruction's key political figures, such as massachusetts republican senator charles

governor al smith and the 1940 republican presidential on the window with be -- when dell will be -- wendell wilkie. window, pictures of my opponent and his associates on the new deal ticket. i don't know of any more appropriate place to put those pictures. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. this morning on the washington journal, a discussion of the tampa bay times political fact project. at our table, angie with political act, here to talk about fact checking the campaign. let's begin with what is polit ifact. caller: we called -- guest: we publish reports every day that fact check what campaign -- candidates say on the campaign trail. we have a rating system. if a statement is really accurate, it gets the true rating. less accurate make it mostly true, have true, mostly false or false. completelyent is inaccurate or ridiculous, it pantsands on fire -- on fire. host: how do you make sure you are giving campaigns and candidates the right ratings? guest: this is the second -- this is the third campaign we have been fact checking. and likeurnalists most, we are listeni

i may vote for a business guy who took over the republican nomination, wendell wilkie. write in jeb bush. mark: any chance you vote hillary? mike: if it came to just my vote and i had to decide, i would will be vote for hillary and jump in a lake. mark: do you hope trump wins or not? mike: no. i think it would be horrible for a -- for the country. he is a demagogue and a neo-racist. i hope he loses. mark: what do you think the percent chance is that trump wins this? mike: i think about 10%. donny: i am always the dumbest guy in the room, but it seems so simple to me. i am scared. that is a simple one. where,e has dug a hole to win, he needs minority voters or college-educated women to change what they think about him. he is a machine built to have the opposite effect. mark: over the weekend, one of the things that caught everyone's i was george p bush said he was going to vote for trump. the bush family normally puts family above everything. does that surprise you? mike: george is a good guy and a republican officeholder in the largest republican state. he feels a certa

whether you agree or disagree with wendell wilkie, dwight eisenhower or others who came from outside the political class, they did not come remotely close to stirring up the emotions that donald trump is, so i do not donald trump expressible by saying he is outside the political class. he is outside any reasonable class of human being. [applause] [laughter] mr. masters: some questions, there is a big stack. do you think the election is in any way affected by the unprecedented defections of gop leaders away from trump? prof. vavreck: i do think that that would have some impact. i actually think that if we were seeing what we are seeing in the last two weeks back in october of 2015, i think that a little bit of the shine could come off donald trump earlier if there had been more coordination from republican elites when you ago. mr. masters: given what we now know, do you think that sanders would have had a better chance against trump than clinton? prof. lichtman: i can't answer that. i don't do that thing. prof. vavreck: i do not think so. mr. masters: is there anything that republican

wendell wilkie wanted a second shot at the presidency. general mcarthur's admirers, and we have reason to believe, that the general himself would have liked to have been nominated. taft flirted with it for a while, but he went john bricker who we already mentioned sort of run it as dead. i suppose there was a halfhearted contest. governor dewey did not announce his candidacy, i think, until the last minute. it was a quasi-draft, and it's an unusual year because it's war time and the great issue -- anyone who won the republican nomination would have a challenge. it's not only that you're running against this formidable wartime commander in the middle of the war, but you don't know when the war is going to end. and the dewey appeal, if america was at peace in 1945, it was believed he'd have a much stronger electoral case than if the country was still at war. >> we'll go to naples, florida next. stewart? >> caller: good evening. thank you for having me. i just want to commend richard norton smith and ken burns for preserving the history whic

tonight we feature wendell wilkie who ran against franklin d. roosevelt in 1950. the program was recorded at the rushville county historical society. this is about two hours. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. [applause] >> i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and that of democracy. [applause] >> the republicans -- wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. some images of him on the campaign trail. we are here with david willkie. i want you to introduce the audiences of some of the fervor. your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat franklin delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. >> what an exciting time in the country. here we are just entering into the great depression, the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the roosevelt administration. president roosevelt was right at the height of its power. that opened up a tie for a dark horse candidate. >> keep in mind the state of the republican party. it was a party defeated by roosevelt in 19

1940 nominee wendell wilkie. >> when i was driving up the streets of hoboken, the associate on the new deal tick ticket. [inaudible] >>> patricia bell scott's book explores the relationship between eleanor roosevelt and civil rights activist polly marry. the author discussed her book with nell irvin painter in new york. they are introduced by the director of the public policye institute. this is just over an hour. >> good evening, everyone. i'm the director of the roosevelt house and it's always a pleasure to welcome all of you to what is essentially the first of the programs to mark women's history month. it's the opportunity for you to have another lock or perhapsy f your first blog at the exhibition of women's suffrage material that we have on view upstairs. he was going to see through the end of the month we will be announcing an extension but don't let that deter you from seeing it soon and often. .. to welcome both of them to the home of eleanor roosevelt to play such a big role in polymerase courageous and groundbreaking book of -- it is a particular part pleasure to welcome eve

i will probably write in the late wendell wilkie as my choice. >> all right. we just made some news there. all right. mike murphy, really appreciate your joining us on this friday. >> thank you very much. i appreciate being on. >>> let's bring in the panel now. msnbc contributor, maria theresa kumar. co-author of the great politico playbook, jake sherman and former campaign manager, sarah flores. thank you for being here. let's just go around the horn. i want to get each of your reactions to this reboot. is it going to work? maria? >> my grandmother always says you are who your friends are. the fact that he doubled down on someone that is running perhaps the most extreme conservative website that goes after lgbt communities, that is incredibly racist, incredibly mysogenistic, it says no. it's almost this george bush flashback of read my lips, i'm not going to raise taxes, or read my lips, i'm going to change. you're not going to. >> sarah, your take and mike murphy says he doesn't think this reboot is going to last. what's your take? is this something trump ca

tonight, former new york governor out smith, and sunday, the 1940 republican presidential nominee wendell wilkieevery store window, and this vacant store window, has pictures of my opponents and his associate on the new deal ticket. i do not know of any more appropriate place to put those pictures. >> for complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. next, the edward m. kennedy nstitute for u.s. senate hosts a program on his efforts to encourage peace in northern ireland. former u.s. envoy george the keynote s address followed by a panel discussion with ambassadors and members of congress and skwrufrp journalists. his 90-minute program begins with remarks by the irish weapon of mass destruction with bass -- the u.s. anne anderson. that nk you very much for introduction. senator mitchell, mrs. vicky kennedy. panelists.hed all the distinguished guests. i really am genuinely happy to here this evening. t is not an easy night for me prime the group of my minister comes to town tomorrow and they are working very hard the night before but i have to he's on a kennedy related visit because he

saturday night, the 1928 former new york governor, al smith, and sunday, wendel wilky. as i was driving up the streets of hoboken, wise that every vacant store window had pictures of my opponent and his associate on the new deal ticket. i don't know of any more appropriate place to put those pictures. >> for a complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. sunday night to q & a, civil war historian and virginia tech professor james robertson discusses his book "after the civil war." the heroes, soldiers, civilians and villains who changed america. >> i think one has to keep that in mind. i'm not belittling slavery. it's without question the major cause of the civil war. but you can explain the action of good decent men, they fight because virginia needs them, not that they supported the clause, neither one did.

or disagreeagree with wendell wilkie or eisenhower or others from the political class, they believed they did not come remotely close to stirring up the emotions that donald trump has. i don't think donald trump is explicable at all my saying he's outside the political class. he is outside any reasonable class of human beings. [applause] >> or is a big stack of question. do you think the election is in any way affected by the defections of gop leaders away from trump? lynn: yeah, i do think that will have some impact. always on theing last two weeks in october of shine couldf the have come off donald trump. >> given what we now know, do you think sanders would have a better chance against trump than clinton? allen: i can't answer that. i don't do that kind of thing. lynn: no, i don't think so. st: is there anything the republicans could have done to foil trump'se rise? lynn: the lack of coordination. buys alook at the ad year ago, they were all attacking each other. guess when they started attacking donald trump? march. allen: i don't think there is anything that could have done to s

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bio wendell wilkie. this was recorded in indiana and is two hours. this is american history television. >> i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your costs and that -- your cause and that of democracy. [applause] i expect -- >> the republicans -- wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. these are some damages -- some images of him on the campaign trail. we are here with david willkie. i want you to introduce the cabinet -- audiences of some of the fervor. your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat franklin delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. >> >> he was always interested in politics, even from growing up in his hometown. 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 its life. its life. >> we are in russellville, indiana, one of the homes of wendell willkie. -- russia wilhville, indiana, one of the homes of wendell willkie. homes of wendell willkie. >> this is a wooden po

tonight we feature wendell wilkie who ran against franklin d. roosevelt in 1950. the program was recorded at the rushville county historical society. this is about two hours. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. [applause]

we had wendell wilkie, the republican nominee in 1942 was exactly like ella trump, a businessman whoad never run for office, never held office and he ran an exemplary campaign. i began sprinkling roosevelt. he had no chance to win. he never appealed to the darker natures in america. dwight eisenhower was hardly a professional politician. he too ran an exemplary campaign. where do you disagree with with dwight eisenhower or others who can't do math at the political class believed they did not come remotely close to stirring up the emotions that donald trump has. i don't think donald trump is explicable at all by saying he is outside the political class. he is outside any reasonable class of human beings. [applause] >> is a big stack and will try to get through as many as we can. do you think the election is anyway affect did by gop leaders away from trump? >> i do think that will have some impact. i actually think if we were seated what we are seeing in the last two weeks back and out sober up 2015, a little bit of the shine could have come up culture but rather appear more coordinati

he had led on the first three ballots in 1940 before losing to wendell willkie, wilkie quite remarkable because this year he is only 46 years old. that is about the age obama was. that is only 3 years older than jack kennedy was. he is a young man. and he has been on the verge of power and national notoriety even before the 1940. he is in asked district attorney. he is not even governor. he was the district attorney of manhattan. he was mr. district attorney, crime buster, the guy who went after the mob, put him in jail and went after the wall street guy, put them in jail. he did it all. he was spectacular as the district attorney but as governor he begins to trim his sails. he is looking at the polls and the candidate the same way. even though he is the purported front-runner and he is the front-runner in terms of delegates at this point, he is not particularly loved in the party or among the population but in this debate, he is the former district attorney. he is a great prosecutor. stassen was a prosecutor too but evidently the prosecutors in manhattan have to be tougher than the pro

smithemocratic nominee al and sunday, the 1940 republican nominee wendell wilkie. >> as i was drivinge , why is it that every vacantindow that is store window, had pictures of my opponent and his associates on the new deal ticket? i don't know of any more appropriate place to put those pictures. complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. continues.on journal host: joining us now from athens, ohio is kevin mattson. he is a professor of contemporary history. good morning. guest: good morning. host: your joining us to talk about comparisons that have been made to richard sick -- richard nixon's 1968 campaign and what we are seeing out of donald trump. before we talk about the gentleman involved, how does it compare to 1968? what are the similarities and differences? guest: donald trump is trying to paint a picture of the country as falling apart and collapsing which is the sense that a lot of americans had in 1968. we are not near this domestic turmoil that you had going on in 68 without -- with assassinations and confrontational protest. seem more like the country was fall