[cheering] >> we want willkie! we want willkie! we want willkie! ♪ >> i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. [applause] as your nominee, i will have an aggressive fighting campaign. [applause] >> we want willkie! >> wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. these are some images of him on the campaign trail. we are here with david willkie, his grandson. i want you to introduce the audience to some of the fervor. as we're seeing from these iconic images from the 1940's campaign that surrounded him. your grandfather ran for president and tried to defeat franklin delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. >> 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 his power. that opened up a place for a dark horse candidate to come outside the political spectrum. >> keep in mind the state of the

david willkie, the grandson of, wendell willkie. we thank the rushville historical society for letting us conduct this program here. as we look at the life and career of wendell willkie, he passed away in the fall of 1944. here is a newsreel that reflects on his life. >> wendell willkie republican candidate for the presidency of the united states in 1940, taken suddenly at age 52. dominated by popular acclaim, wendell willkie won the admiration of all his countrymen for his energy, policy, and forthright courage. he spent the last years of his vigorous life in an effort to promote mutual understanding and good will among all nations. he talked with churchill in london and shared experiences with britain's average folks. he visited and talked with the people of russia, of the middle east, and of china, renewing his strong faith in the unity of all people. a great american and world citizen who will be sorely missed in the critical years ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable

we want to know about it. >> people talked about wendell willkie. someone who comes out of nowhere who suddenly burst upon the scene. for most americans, ross perot was an unknown commodity. that was reflected in the initial polls. is this, for example, a preview of michael bloomberg? you can see parallels between at ross perot running of the debt issue in 1992 and mayor bloomberg challenging the two party system 20 years later. >> there was c-span, but no 24- hour cycle. it has changed a lot. he was on c-span in 1987. i did not see that. he said the greatest country in the world does not have the will to pass a budget. he was a compelling figure. i remember in 1992, i began hearing about ross perot -- just whispers. do you remember the movie they made "on wings of eagles?" richard krenna was of ross perot. there is a picture of the two of them. -- richard crenna. there is a picture of the two of them. i remember seeing larry king and this guy with the years, the twang, and the unfashionable short hair cut. i said who is this? someone said, that is

saturday -- al smith & wendell willkie. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] they're designed to give the congressmen and women involved exposure. >> john feinstein on the intersection of sports and government. >> is a multi-multibillion- dollar business in this country and has a huge effect on the lives of country in terms of raising money, for universities, for higher education. there are some new ways but it affects our lives. the studios are -- stadiums are built with taxpayer dollars. >> john feinstein's new book, " one on one." "q&a." on the c-span's >> president obama marked the end of the war with a visit to fort bragg, north carolina. they're leaving behind a stable nation. in october, the president officially announced the withdrawal all troops from iraq by year's end. michelle obama joined him on the trip and introduces him. this is about one hour. [applause] >> hello, everyone! i get to start you off. i want to thank him for his leadersh

later, a look at the presidential campaigns of al smith and wendell willkie. president obama recently paid tribute to this year's kennedy center honorees at the white house reception. the annual awards were given for lifelong contributions to the performing arts. this group includes actress meryl streep. from the east room of the white house, this is about 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, barbara cook. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, and neil diamond. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, yo-yo ma. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, sonny rollins. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, meryl streep. [applause] [laughter] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michele obama. [applause] ♪ [hail to the chief] ♪ >> well, good evening, everybody. welcome to the white house. what a spectacular looking crowd here. [laughter] i want to start by thanking david rubenstein, michael kaiser, and the kennedy center trustees, and everyone who has made the kennedy center such a wonderful place for so many people for so many yea

willkie in person. just in your experience, what importance is it to have seen a candidate? >> well, you contrast that and, again, you wonder if 50 years from now there will be folks like that because television, of course, has intervened between then and now and transformed the relationship between americans and their politicians and americans and their presidents. >> brian, this is "the contender" show and he saw willkie, he didn't see a president. the first time i met a contender was gene mccarthy. i had a sign, me and my friend, sophomore, at mcclatchy high school that said "all the way with l.b.j." and the college kids were shaking their fists at was. and mccarthy called us over there, why are you for the president? we didn't know. we said we think we have the war going on and need to support the commander in chief. he said, boys, that's a good reason, i'll tell lyndon i said that. and i was hooked. >> here's a clip from the thomas e. dewy program. >> the most difficult time but an opportunity to be of great help to the people of this city , what can we do for you? >> i

on saturday, al smith followed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the dod, wendell willkie. the contenders, every night at 10:00 a.m. -- 10:00 p.m. on c- span. >> coming up, the news phone calls and e-mails on "washington journal. the house announced it would not have an up and down vote on the senate bill extending the tax cut. cut. there

followed by a businessman and mineral rigid member of the liberal wing of the gop, window we -- wendell willkie. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney last night delivered what his campaign called a major policy speech on economic policy in entitlement reform. he spoke in the southern new hampshire at the town hall in bedford. ♪ i was born free ♪ [applause] >> thank you. hi there. thank you guys. >> wow. it is great. i see so many people and the audience i know. is there anybody here voting for mitt? i would guess almost everybody. that is what happens when you have done this twice. we are happy to be in new hampshire during a bus tour. we will go up and down the state and get everybody excited about what is to happen in the next couple of weeks. we have been working hard and we are here to earn it now. [applause] i know this guy pretty well. i have been married to him for 42 years. we are the proud parents of five wonderful sons and 16 grandchildren. he stood by me in my darkest hour. i cannot wait to see him do what needs to be done in this country. i think we all recognize that am

smith, then when the whiskey. -- wendell willkie. >> with a european debt crisis and a shaky recovery in the u.s., analysts assessed the global economic outlook for next year and 2013, as well as the compact ford china, the economy. this is one hour and 45 minutes . >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for joining us at carnegie today to discuss the global economic outlook. because emerging markets have accounted for the bulk of global economic growth over the last five years, we will have this session a little differently. we will be putting me emerging markets, beginning with china, in the spotlight. so, our expert panel today includes world-renowned experts on emerging markets and on china, beginning with my friend, and former world bank colic. . he is the head of global economic analysis at the world bank. then, to my right, the senior associate in the asia program at the carnegie endowment, and was for many years the country director in beijing for the world bank. he was also county -- country director for russia, another important world bank client. then, to my l

governor of new york al smith followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, three days of american history tv on c-span 3. saturday at 7:00 p.m., visit the congressional cemetery on american artifacts and at 8:00, american prosperity in the '50s and '60s. sunday evening at 7:30, meet the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration and monday, highlight of cspan coverage of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. at 7:30 p.m., the history of native american military service. experts american history to be all weekend, every weekend on cspan 3. >> republican presidential candidate newt gingrich criticized president obama and harry reid for not agreeing to a compromise with house republicans over the payroll tax cut extension bill. he also criticized his fellow republican presidential candidates on their negative campaign ads against them. he made these remarks at a town hall meeting in new hampshire where he also received the endorsement of the state speaker of the house. this is about one hour.

followed by wendell willkie. c-span. >> have the pride of free seats band radio app? the c-span app is fast -- have you tried it the free c-span at radio app? the c-span at thing is free. it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, it is dreaming access of c-span radio. --get streaming access to cspan radio. c-span, it is available wherever you are. find out more at c- span.org/radioapp. in a few moments we are going to take your calls as we look at today's action rejecting a bill that would extend the payroll tax that an unemployment benefits by two months. we will hear from voters in the house. in 45 minutes we will show you that debate from the floor. that debate from the floor. after

he's running against wendel willkie for an unprecedented third term. he's really worried he will lose that election and he's making all these decisions overseas, largely blind to what lay ahead of him. it working so much that sometimes he became physically ill. when donovan came back from the european mission, that's when our spy story begins. in july 1941, this is before pearl harbor, roosevelt signed an executive order designating donovan is coordinator of information. about a year later it would be called the oss, the office of strategic services. but in the beginning it was the coordinator of information. just a one page document, very vaguely written, said colonel donovan, his world war i rank, will collect information of national importance for me and other unspecified things. the document was so vague that they of the cabinet members in roosevelt administration begin scratching their heads and wondering what in the world is he up to, appointing this republican wall street lawyer to do all these unusual covert things in his administration. donova

of new york, al smith, followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration, and monday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eye lights -- highlights of c-span's coverage of the 70th anniversary of the attack on 3er8 harbor. and the history of native american military service. experience american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. [applause] >> next, a discussion on the future of media and journalism. we'll hear from a panel of reporters and media executives. this event was held at the newseum of broadcast communications, and it's about an hour and ten minutes. >> a very old media brand that's doing a lot of new things. it's appropriate, i think, that we're here at a museum, at a museum of broadcast communication. because the question that we're going to talk about today is whether that very idea, broadcast communication, is an oxymoron. right? how much broadcast is there anymore? everything is narrow cast, everything is delivered to you directly. think about it. there's no twitter museum yet. ther

then three-time governor house met followed by linda will keep -- wendell willkie. every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. house is battling back in shortly. until then, remarks from the secretary of state clinton. this is from earlier today. >> good morning, everybody. we're pleased to announce secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. >> hi, i see we have some special guests here today. and i'm pleased to release the 10th edition of the united states government's annual report on the removal and destruction of unsecured conventional weapons. i am joined today by assistant secretary for political military affairs, andrew shapiro, who you will hear from shortly. and i would like to thank andrew, as well as jim lawrence from the office of weapons' removal and abatement, and dr. ken rutherford and everyone at the international station for recovery. and james, who held for -- prepare this report. there is a countless number of land mines >> in areas recovering from conflict, have these weapons increase the threat that grips individuals. >> secretary o

on saturday, three-time governor of new york, house met followed by wendell willkie. the contenders, every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. have you tried the free c-span radio application? >> the c-span application is digitally appealing. the audio quality is clear. insanely great deal considering it is free. awesome application. it took 10 seconds to learn how to use it. quite get streaming audio of c- span radio as well as all three television networks, including live coverage of congress. you can listen to our interview programs including "q&a", the communicators, and afterwards. c-span, available where you are. find out more at c- span.org/radioapp. >> presidential candidate, newt gingrich, held this press conference. he spoke about rival candidate, mitt romney's, attack ads. this is about 15 minutes. al captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> the national right to work committee said cuba had measures bottled up in committee. how can he be an ally on that agenda? >> at a state level, i was strongly in favor of it. >> wh

on saturday, a three-time governor of new york al smith followed by wendell willkie.ry night on a 10 eastern. >> next, a discussion on relations between turkey and iran. from the woodrow wilson center this is about 90 minutes. >> can i ask you to take your seats because we're going to start? good afternoon. i joined the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. oncome to today's meeting enemies or allies in the new middle east, turkey, iran, and saudi arabia. this meeting is part of an ongoing series of meetings we have had for the whole year since the beginning of the revolutions in tunisia, egypt, libya, and yemen and also the ongoing events in syria. and bahrain. our speakers today are david ottaway, he is a senior scholar at the woodrow wilson center and the former cairo euro chief -- chief for the washington post. i will be brief. david, the last paper, as part of our occasional series, was saudi arabia in the shadow of the arab revolt. we have a few copies left outside. we urge you to take one on your way out. our second speake

on saturday, al smith, followed by businessman and liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. then thomas e. dewey. that's "the contenders" every night on c-span. >> this weekend, three days of american history tv. on saturday, visit the congressional cemetery on " american artifacts. at 8:00, a professor on american prosperity in the 1950's and 1960's. on sunday evening, would meet at the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration. then, highlights of the 70th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. at 7:30, the history of native american military service. the experience american history tv on "c-span3." >> michele bachmann is here and she is thinking about running for president, which is weird because i hear she was born in canada. [laughter] yes, this is how it starts. >> it is so amazing to be in washington d.c., all this history and yes, here we are at the hilton. the red carpet outside was amazing, who are you wearing? what does the matter? going into a helton. >> with more than 900 million views of president obama's appearance, c-span's cover

new york, mauze smith, and followed by a businessman and a member of the liberal wing of the gop, willkie. this holiday weekend, it is three days of "book tv." ry "after words" connor o'cle of the failed coup that led to gorbachev was a resignation. charles manor revisits the americas a year after christopher columbus our ride. edmund morris on teddy roosevelt. sarah wineman, best sellers of 2011, monday at 7:00 p.m. tom brokaw, monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern. the full schedule is online at booktv.com. >> the c-span app is fast, easy- to-use and visual appealing and the audio quality as convincingly clear. insanely great, considering it is free. >> some application, it took me about 10 seconds to learn how to use it. >> anytime, anywhere, it's training diggingget streaming audio and video. c-span, it is available wherever you are. find out more at c-span.org /radioapps. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we want to welcome matt koch from the u.s. chamber of commerce and we want to talk about the keystone xl pipeline. first, let us just take a step back and look at it objectively and then

of new york al smith followed by businessman and member to have liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. "the contend, -- contenders," every night at 10 p.m. on c-span. >> the c-span app is fast, easy to use, and the audio quality is convincingly clear. great app. end sanely great app considering it's also free. it took me about ten seconds to learn how to use et. >> anytime, anywhere, get streaming audio of c-span radio as well as all three c-span television networks including live coverage of congress. you can also listen to our interview programs including q&a, newsmakers, "the communicators" and "after words." c-span, it's available wherever you are. find out more at c-span.org/radio app. >> now, a forum on what the new alliance between turkey and saudi arabia means for iran and the rest of the middle east. from the woodrow wilson center, this is an hour and a half. [background sounds] >> can i ask you to, please, take your seats because we are going to start. okay. um, good afternoon. i joined the middle east program at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. welcome

tonight, house smith followed by wendell willkie.e series continues starting monday with thomas e. dewey. the contenders, every night at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> this holiday weekend, three days of book tv. here are the prime-time programs. a moscow correspondent on the failed coupe that led to the resignation of mikhail gorbachev. revisiting the americas, the year after christopher columbus's arrival. edmund morris on teddy roosevelt. a news editor for marketplace on the bestsellers of 2011 monday at 7:00 p.m. tom brokaw. the full book tv schedule is online. this weekend on c-span, sunday, christmas morning, michelle obama welcomes military families to see the white house holiday decorations at 10:30 a.m. eastern. later, alberto gonzalez on his experiences in the george w. bush white house at 1:40 a.m. eastern. on his new books and efforts to reform lobbying s 6:30 p.m. eastern. monday, the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a google executive chairman on global telecommunications. for the complet

of new york, out smith, followed by businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. have you tried of the free c- span radio app? here is what users are saying. >> fast, easy-to-use, an appealing and the audio quality is convincing with clear. and it is also free. also application. it took me about 10 seconds to use it. >> anytime, anywhere in its streaming audio of c-span radio as well as all three c-span television networks including live coverage of congress. you can also listen to our interview programs, including " q&a," "the communicators," and "after ward's." find out more on c- span.org/radioapp. >> "washington journal" continues. host: back with james lankford. how are you voting? guest: as is typical washington, there is not a single vote to wrap up. i will not vote to approve the senate changes to the house bill. of course, we sent over a versions of the senate and the senate made major changes and send it back to us and we will send back a note saying we disapprove of the changes and will hav

of new york, al smith followed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop wendell willkieevery saturday night at 10:00 on c-span. >> the u.s. house is not in session today but some members of congress are in washington. they are hoping to come to an agreement on the payroll tax cut extension. the senate did pass a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut over the weekend. the vote was 89-10. but the house on tuesday approved a resolution disagreeing with the senate bill and request formal conference negotiations on the payroll tax. senate majority leader harry reid said he will not reconvene the senate. john boehner and our members of republicans are taking questions from reporters this morning. you will be able to watch that live when it gets underway shortly on our companion network, c-span. and after that, democratic congressman steny hoyer will also hold a news conference with live coverage on c-span. we also expect to hear from president obama today. he's making remarks on the payroll tax cut at 12:15 eastern. you can watch that live on c-spa c-span. >> right now he

tonight, charles evans hughes, chief justice of the united states, followed by al smith and wendell willkie. next week, the series continues, starting with thomas dewey. "the contenders," every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, three days of american history tv on c-span3. saturday, visit the congressional cemetery. 8:00, actors and history university of colorado at boulder professor of american prosperity in the 1950's and 1960. saturday evening, meet the white house chefs dating back to the carter administration. and highlights at c-span's coverage of the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. experience american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> i am still arguing in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. i am one of the 1%. >> would you be willing to donate to the department? >> individually? now. i am a philanthropic active. >> i have the donation page. you can donate to the government. >> that is not going to help anybody. >> you don't want to donate to the government? >> you are being silly. >> i am a video journalist. i would say that what w

. -- certainly wendell willkie wanted a second shot at the presidency. general macarthur's admirers an we have reason to believe that he would like to have been nominated. taft flirted with it for a while. but he went john bricker who we already mentioned to sort of run. it was in some ways a half hearted 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 wartime. and the great issue -- anyone who won the republican nomination would have a challenge. it's not just because you're running toward this formidable wartime commander in the middle of the war but you don't know when the war was going to end. and the dewey appeal was that if america was at piece in 1945, it was believed that he would have a much stronger electoral taste than if the country would be at war. >> in naples, florida next. >> good evening. thank you very having me. i want to comment richard norton smith for preserving the history which is so important to america. they both do a great job. and

if then on saturday, al smith and a member of the liberal wing of the gop, wendell willkie.hen thomas e. dewey. >> house republican leaders agreed to the seine at's two- month version of the payroll tax cut extension. republicans and democrats will meet in the new year for a joint house-and senate conference to negotiate a full- year deal. the announcement next on c-span. then, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his rival candidate newton gingrich in new hampshire talking. >> tomorrow, a conversation on religion, ethics, and the 2012 campaign. peter wehner joins us. then an update on the iran's nuclear programs in last year's arms treaty with russia. later, a roundtable discussion on child care challenges in the u.s.. our guests are lynda laughlin of the u.s. census bureau and kevin miller from the women's policy research. now, house speaker john boehner announcing the payroll tax agreement with featured democrats. -- with senate democrats. this is under 10 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. senator harry reid and i have reached an agreement on the payroll ta