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winston churchill and general eisenhower observe progress from the ground, near the rhine.hen, the prime minister takes a vantage point as the plane nears the objective. air force and british cameramen made these pictures as the men ready for the jump. this is it. the plane and enables them to jump from both sides, 18 at a time, speeding up the operation. in a matter of seconds, the sky is filled with parachutes. next, the glider troops. the plane zooms to a landing with the position that comes from -- the invasion goes forward on schedule. the first wayve of troops are out fast as they wait for their buddies to land. some are hit by enemy shells. a carrier falls in planes, caught in aircraft fire. with more split-second timing, artillery opens up. [gunshots] within eight hours, every objective was seized. a plain step to victory. anti-mine tanks clear a path on the western front. the infantry exploits from two sides. right on the heels, many seen in this film are from his camera. the mop up continues, street by street. an officer calls on the nazis to surrender over the lo
winston churchill and general eisenhower observe progress from the ground, near the rhine.hen, the prime minister takes a vantage point as the plane nears the objective. air force and british cameramen made these pictures as the men ready for the jump. this is it. the plane and enables them to jump from both sides, 18 at a time, speeding up the operation. in a matter of seconds, the sky is filled with parachutes. next, the glider troops. the plane zooms to a landing with the position that comes...
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finally winston churchill. the good thing about churchill is that he encouraged out of the box thinking. and he was somebody that did indeed as the movie shows. and the movie simplifies here a little bit. when the letter comes in from the park saying that we need the resources churchill gets it. and he understands how important it is. however. as much as i admire churchill. talking about him being the greatest of the 25th century. in time magazine. we picked the person of the century. we spent five years doing conversations and working on it. and the public events to discuss it. and it came down to four or five people. and if you thought that it was a century of great, you know. political struggles against communism and against naziism. and fashionism. will you have people like franklin roosevelt and winston churchill. and also this is a century of civil rights where women and blacks and colonial people all get their own individual rights. and ghandi. and martin luther king jr. as part of that. and finally. if y
finally winston churchill. the good thing about churchill is that he encouraged out of the box thinking. and he was somebody that did indeed as the movie shows. and the movie simplifies here a little bit. when the letter comes in from the park saying that we need the resources churchill gets it. and he understands how important it is. however. as much as i admire churchill. talking about him being the greatest of the 25th century. in time magazine. we picked the person of the century. we spent...
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i read a lot of winston churchill. they woke up convinced they were going to lose.he just wanted to lose with honor. he wanted to lose and make that story mean something. and because he did not lose, the cause he decided to get up and fight, they did not lose. they won. who ray. it's a decision. a choice, like everything else. of course they want you to believe you are the last people in the world who think these things. of course they want you to believe that faux news is not really news and believe that your ideas are old and dinosaurs and young people -- of course they want you to believe this. they want you to give up and they don't have to work. we have to work. if we give up they win. if they give up, we still have to mow the grass. don't give up. thanks for having me. [applause] thank you very much. very, very kind. please please sit down. we set aside some time -- we are going to do some q and a and i have to be out to catch my flight back to mordor where the giant red eye looks down on me -- ok, questions where joel lives. are people going to come up? joel:
i read a lot of winston churchill. they woke up convinced they were going to lose.he just wanted to lose with honor. he wanted to lose and make that story mean something. and because he did not lose, the cause he decided to get up and fight, they did not lose. they won. who ray. it's a decision. a choice, like everything else. of course they want you to believe you are the last people in the world who think these things. of course they want you to believe that faux news is not really news and...
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and finally, winston churchill. the good thing about churchill is he encouraged out of the box thinking. somebody who did indeed, as the movie shows -- the movie simply identifies it agent built but when the letter comes in saying we need these resources, churchill understands how important it is. however, as much as i admire churchill, talk about him being the greatest figure of the 20th century. when i was at "time magazine" we had to pick the person of the century. we spent five years doing conversations, working on it, public event, to discuss it. it came down to four or five people. if you thought it was a century of great political struggles against communism against naziism, fascism, then you have people like franklin roosevelt and winston churchill who stand up. also a century of civil rights, where women and blacks and colonial people all get their own individual rights, and then gandhi or martin luther king as far as that. and finally, you think it as century in which science and technology took us to the
and finally, winston churchill. the good thing about churchill is he encouraged out of the box thinking. somebody who did indeed, as the movie shows -- the movie simply identifies it agent built but when the letter comes in saying we need these resources, churchill understands how important it is. however, as much as i admire churchill, talk about him being the greatest figure of the 20th century. when i was at "time magazine" we had to pick the person of the century. we spent five...
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marshall, the men that winston churchill said won world war ii, if you ask american high school students, they may not know george c marshall, but if you asked german students, they know he was the man behind the great marshall plan after world war ii. there are certain americans almost better known in europe than they are in this country. i think ira aldridge is certainly one of them. ian cooke: thank you all for coming. next month jim barber with everett dirksen. [applause] >> you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook, @cspanhistory. >> american history tv recently visited longwood university in virginia. the program was cohosted by the university at appomattox courthouse national historical park. next, a talk
marshall, the men that winston churchill said won world war ii, if you ask american high school students, they may not know george c marshall, but if you asked german students, they know he was the man behind the great marshall plan after world war ii. there are certain americans almost better known in europe than they are in this country. i think ira aldridge is certainly one of them. ian cooke: thank you all for coming. next month jim barber with everett dirksen. [applause] >> you're...
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the greatest conflict of all-time with the rights of all free people in danger, roosevelt met winston churchillthe high seas, gave a pledge to the world -- and the right of all people to choose their own form of government. history of records this meeting as the first of the atlantic charter. ♪ december 7 19 41, a day of infamy burned into the pages of american history. [explosions] the president faced a nation united. president roosevelt: i ask that the congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan on sunday, december 7 1941, a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. ♪ >> in 1942 fdr startled the world by meeting churchill in casablanca and gave the axis two words -- unconditional surrender. at quebec, roosevelt was churchill planned the invasion of europe and with the future of civilization in the balance it is indelibly written in history. fdr wrote a new chapter in international relations, gave assurance to the people of china of aid in their war against japan. but the guiding hand in bringing together the many forces of east an
the greatest conflict of all-time with the rights of all free people in danger, roosevelt met winston churchillthe high seas, gave a pledge to the world -- and the right of all people to choose their own form of government. history of records this meeting as the first of the atlantic charter. ♪ december 7 19 41, a day of infamy burned into the pages of american history. [explosions] the president faced a nation united. president roosevelt: i ask that the congress declare that since the...
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she saw winston churchill. she's a british subject.he saw it with a real nice i would rather stop them now been stopped them later. until these guys realize we are serious, they will do more and more and more and get the outcome none of us want. there will mick america really angry. i heard a comedian stand up and say i thought this guy was dead on. you don't want to make america genuinely angry. if you make them angry you'll know because instead of dropping 10,000 bombs they will talk to. then you'll know they are really angry. it is funny but it's not. it is funny but it's not. thank you. [applause] >> was change the subject a little bit. if the anniversary of the society of the welfare state. how would you translate this disaster during the 2016 election campaign? how do you make it cool to win half the population from support? >> i have an enormous, enormous suspect for mitt romney as an individual, one of the best characters, but if mitt romney can say to the american people that we will lose 47% of the country because they are in
she saw winston churchill. she's a british subject.he saw it with a real nice i would rather stop them now been stopped them later. until these guys realize we are serious, they will do more and more and more and get the outcome none of us want. there will mick america really angry. i heard a comedian stand up and say i thought this guy was dead on. you don't want to make america genuinely angry. if you make them angry you'll know because instead of dropping 10,000 bombs they will talk to. then...
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he's a friend of mine and i don't know if i'd call marco winston churchill. churchill got beaten up in parliament for 40 years before he got behind a microphone in 1940. and i think that is again -- i mean, maybe it can happen. mark halperin i still say we're still paying today seven years in for barack obama's inexperience. his inexperience in dealing with congress, his inexperience dealing with foreign leaders, his inexperience dealing with washington bureaucracy. >> unlike jeb bush and scott rauk walker, rubio has not gotten scrutiny. we'll see how he handles it. but if the party is not inclined to nominate another bush, i think he has as good a chance as anybody else assuming he continues to grow. >> i actually think despite what i'm saying about the limitations -- the good things, the bad things. so if you do the john madden picks, i don't know how har company will react to bad news coming his way. and it will come. but if he reacts well, i think marco rubio has a better chance than anybody else of breaking through the ceiling and surprising people. >> hi
he's a friend of mine and i don't know if i'd call marco winston churchill. churchill got beaten up in parliament for 40 years before he got behind a microphone in 1940. and i think that is again -- i mean, maybe it can happen. mark halperin i still say we're still paying today seven years in for barack obama's inexperience. his inexperience in dealing with congress, his inexperience dealing with foreign leaders, his inexperience dealing with washington bureaucracy. >> unlike jeb bush and...
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marshall, of course the great great -- the man that winston churchill said won world war ii. if you ask american high school students they may not know george c. marshall. but if you ask german students who george c. marshall was, they know he was the man behind the great marshall plan after world war ii. so there's certain americans that are almost better known in europe than they are in this country. and i think ira aldridge is certainly one of them. >> thank you. thank you all for coming. a third thursday of next month with jim barber and everett dirkson. thank you very much. >> yes, thank you for showing up. [ applause ] you've been watching c-span city's tour. find out where we're going next on line. and a quick reminder that every weekend on c-span 3 experience american history tv beginning saturdays at 8:00 a.m. eastern. for more information, follow us on twitter @c-spanhistory or follow us on facebook. and join american history tv sunday for live coverage of ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of the surrender at appomattox. in april of 1865 confederate general r
marshall, of course the great great -- the man that winston churchill said won world war ii. if you ask american high school students they may not know george c. marshall. but if you ask german students who george c. marshall was, they know he was the man behind the great marshall plan after world war ii. so there's certain americans that are almost better known in europe than they are in this country. and i think ira aldridge is certainly one of them. >> thank you. thank you all for...
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marshall, the man that winston churchill said won world war ii, if you ask american high school students, they may not know george c. marshall. but if you ask german students they know he was the man behind the great marshall plan after world war ii. there are certain americans almost better known in europe than they are in this country. i think ira aldridge is certainly one of them. ian cooke: thank you all for coming. next month, jim barber with everett dirksen. thank you very much. [applause] >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on "booktv," tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern, president of americans for tax reform rover norquist says that americans are tired of the irs and our tax system. sunday night at eight :00 author susan butler on president franklin roosevelt and soviet leader joseph stalin allies during world war ii and their unexpected partnership e.on the war. tonight at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3 university of virginia's virginia murray on how civil war veterans reunions have changed on the reconstruction era to pr
marshall, the man that winston churchill said won world war ii, if you ask american high school students, they may not know george c. marshall. but if you ask german students they know he was the man behind the great marshall plan after world war ii. there are certain americans almost better known in europe than they are in this country. i think ira aldridge is certainly one of them. ian cooke: thank you all for coming. next month, jim barber with everett dirksen. thank you very much....
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by the way, winston churchill also saw the iron curtain this indigo from eastern europe. he called it for what it was. today the only world leader that i see who sees the gathering storm of radical islam, a global jihad, is the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. [applause] he knows the enemy. the first rule of war is know your enemy. he knows the enemy. i believe he knows what to do about the enemy. yet just like churchill in the '30s and '40s, netanyahu is being ridiculed shunned, and marginalized by western leaders who don't have the backbone to confront this existential threat, and don't like it is and do what needs to be done. so what needs to be done next i've spent this evening laying out a pretty dire set of circumstances for you. as i said, the barbarians are not just at the gates. they are inside the gates. is not fear mongering. i've laid it out for you. i've laid out in the book and i footnoted copiously in the book. i've done my homework. i'm not just in an air-conditioned think tank in d.c. i'm getting on the ground. i'm talking to people. what do we
by the way, winston churchill also saw the iron curtain this indigo from eastern europe. he called it for what it was. today the only world leader that i see who sees the gathering storm of radical islam, a global jihad, is the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. [applause] he knows the enemy. the first rule of war is know your enemy. he knows the enemy. i believe he knows what to do about the enemy. yet just like churchill in the '30s and '40s, netanyahu is being ridiculed shunned, and...
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in modern times sir winston churchill, general grant general de gaulle, only a few of the storied names the mere mention of which makes our proposition a reasonable case. so then why now the prize? why do we do this? we do this not least because the study of military history has, in fact, been purged from many of the faculties and curriculums of the universities, of the great universities of the western world. now, how did this happen? perhaps it is explicable by some form of political correctness or parochial specialization. or the armchair unrealism of the faculty lounge even ivory tower snub erie among other related social diseases. permit me to say that the military history prize is intended to inspire the serious study of war and of its consequences, the object being its restoration to its rightful position among the historical arts and sciences. such an effort needs no justification. from the emergence of homo sapiens in northeast africa about 75,000 years ago the dna historians and population geneticists now teach us there have been only three perennial institutions of human soci
in modern times sir winston churchill, general grant general de gaulle, only a few of the storied names the mere mention of which makes our proposition a reasonable case. so then why now the prize? why do we do this? we do this not least because the study of military history has, in fact, been purged from many of the faculties and curriculums of the universities, of the great universities of the western world. now, how did this happen? perhaps it is explicable by some form of political...
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you have to make the same decision that a strange little fat man, winston churchill, made.he sat in the back benches of parliament for 10 years. saying to his countrymen, this guy is not joking -- this eight officer is not joking. he is going to kill all the jews, he is going to conquer the world. he is building an air force, a navy, and an army. he said it for 10 years, every single second. i called him a warmonger and a racist, all these other things. finally, when he was called to be prime minister -- he was not the first choice by the way. winston churchill became prime minister of britain within 48 hours of france surrendering to the germans. he knew he was going to have to fight adolf hitler, but he thought he was going to do it with the french, who had the largest army in europe. he thought that we would do it with the french, and that the germans would be on the border of belgium 200 miles away. and he took office, there was nothing but wreckage. nothing but burned-out tanks. in the germans were 20 miles away. he could see the airfields that the bombers were coming
you have to make the same decision that a strange little fat man, winston churchill, made.he sat in the back benches of parliament for 10 years. saying to his countrymen, this guy is not joking -- this eight officer is not joking. he is going to kill all the jews, he is going to conquer the world. he is building an air force, a navy, and an army. he said it for 10 years, every single second. i called him a warmonger and a racist, all these other things. finally, when he was called to be prime...
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when he was called in by king george to be prime minister, winston churchill became prime minister ofgreat britain within 48 hours of france surrendering of the germans. he knew he was going to have to fight adolf hitler. he thought he was going to do it with the french. he thought when he said we have to fight these nazis that he would do it with the french and that the germans would be on the border of belgium 200 miles away. when he took office there was nothing but wreckage. nothing but burned-out tanks, andthe germans weren't 200 miles away, they were 20 miles away. he could see the air fields the german bombers were coming from. they were a nine minute flight away. they were nine minutes away. winston churchill was advised by every single member of his government, they said, hitler and he thinks errwe're arians. he's promised us a future. he just wants the continent. we can keep our empire. and winston churchill heard this is and all his advisors said make the best it of course they want you to believe you're the laft people in the world who think these things and that faux news
when he was called in by king george to be prime minister, winston churchill became prime minister ofgreat britain within 48 hours of france surrendering of the germans. he knew he was going to have to fight adolf hitler. he thought he was going to do it with the french. he thought when he said we have to fight these nazis that he would do it with the french and that the germans would be on the border of belgium 200 miles away. when he took office there was nothing but wreckage. nothing but...
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winston churchill saw the gathering storm of nazi germany marching across europe. he called it for what it was and he knew what to do about it. he was bold, he was courageous. by the way, winston churchill also saw the iron curtain descending over eastern europe. he called it for what it was. today the only world leader that i see who sees the gathering storm of radical islam, the global jihad, is the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> yep. [applause] >> he knows the enemy. the first rule of war is know your enemy. he knows the enemy. i believe he knows what to do about the enemy. yet just like churchill in the '30s and '40s, netanyahu is being ridiculed shunned and marginalized by western leaders who don't have the backbone to confront this existential threat and tell it like it is and do what needs to be done. so what needs to be done? i've spent this evening laying out a pretty dire set of circumstances for you. as i said the barbarians are not just at the gates, they are inside the gates. it's not fear amongerring. i've -- fear mongering. i've laid i
winston churchill saw the gathering storm of nazi germany marching across europe. he called it for what it was and he knew what to do about it. he was bold, he was courageous. by the way, winston churchill also saw the iron curtain descending over eastern europe. he called it for what it was. today the only world leader that i see who sees the gathering storm of radical islam, the global jihad, is the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> yep. [applause] >> he knows the...
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. >>> as winston churchill warned his country men 70 years ago, it may not be the beginning of the end, but may be the end of the beginning. from lausanne news went out that iran the p5+1, and germany have a deal in principle and are drafting a document representing the deal begins. there are tough months ahead. but the parties are talking like they have cleared an
. >>> as winston churchill warned his country men 70 years ago, it may not be the beginning of the end, but may be the end of the beginning. from lausanne news went out that iran the p5+1, and germany have a deal in principle and are drafting a document representing the deal begins. there are tough months ahead. but the parties are talking like they have cleared an
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entering the room, fdr encountered i had a moment to say to him, winston i hope you will you will not be short with me for what i'm going. churchill shifted to cigar in his mouth and grunted. roosevelt recounted to perkins i talked privately to stalin and it appeared confidential and other russians joined to listen. but no smile from stalin that winston is so cranky this morning he got up on the wrong side of bed. a vague smile passed over stalin's eyes and i began to teas tease churchill and it registered with stalin. winston got red and scowled and the more he did so the more stalin smiled and finally stalin broke out into the a laugh and for the first time in three days i saw light. i kept it up until stalin was laughing with me. and then it what when i called him uncle joe. he would have thought me fresh that day but that day he laughed, came over and shook my hand and from that time on our relations were personal. by the summer of 1944 stalin made a great confession to roosevelt. he agreed that russia would be one of the founding members of the world bank and the imf. he even agreed to the amount they insisted he contribute a
entering the room, fdr encountered i had a moment to say to him, winston i hope you will you will not be short with me for what i'm going. churchill shifted to cigar in his mouth and grunted. roosevelt recounted to perkins i talked privately to stalin and it appeared confidential and other russians joined to listen. but no smile from stalin that winston is so cranky this morning he got up on the wrong side of bed. a vague smile passed over stalin's eyes and i began to teas tease churchill and...
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. >>> as winston churchill warned his country men 70 years ago, it may not be the beginning of the end, but may be the end of the beginning. from lausanne, news went out that iran, the p5+1, and germany have a deal in principle and are drafting a document representing the deal begins. there are tough months ahead. but the parties are talking like they have cleared an enormous hurdle. it's "inside story". >>> open doors to inspectors, iran's shipping much of its enriched radio active material out of the country. iran continuing to have a nuclear enrichment programme. phased time lines of 10-20 years, and there's more we don't know about the fine detail of the agreement. sounds like every nation got enough of what it wanted so it could be called a break through. secretary of state john kerry said it's a standard iran can meet and one they greed to meet. now the drafting of a document locking in requirements from all the parties. how does that get down. the united states senate - is it waiting to slap sanctions on iran, even as america's representatives to the talks are detailing the sanc
. >>> as winston churchill warned his country men 70 years ago, it may not be the beginning of the end, but may be the end of the beginning. from lausanne, news went out that iran, the p5+1, and germany have a deal in principle and are drafting a document representing the deal begins. there are tough months ahead. but the parties are talking like they have cleared an enormous hurdle. it's "inside story". >>> open doors to inspectors, iran's shipping much of its...
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winston churchill, might have looked like it wasn't, but he had prepared remarks. martin luther king, prepared remarks. oftentimes, if you go to the podium meandering, it comes across as, well, meandering. i think the diligence behind it and then to make it appear natural and connect with stories, people can relate to that. host: how influential were your parents in your life growing up and as you pursued your career? rep. russell: very influential. i nearly died several times from birth. i almost died at that time. i had the opposite blood type of my mother. she had had a couple of miscarriages prior to me and i nearly died at birth. she has always told me that i was her little fighter. that does something to a child. that you are not going to quit you are going to persevere and stay with something until you get it done. i survived a bout of appendicitis. my appendix ruptured. it was about six or seven hours before i had any medical attention to do with that. i did not know what it was. i felt better after it ruptured. i was in intensive care for weeks, two major
winston churchill, might have looked like it wasn't, but he had prepared remarks. martin luther king, prepared remarks. oftentimes, if you go to the podium meandering, it comes across as, well, meandering. i think the diligence behind it and then to make it appear natural and connect with stories, people can relate to that. host: how influential were your parents in your life growing up and as you pursued your career? rep. russell: very influential. i nearly died several times from birth. i...
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he dominated the proceedings as the conference progressioned he allowed stalin to wear down winston churchill who kept throwing up roadblocks to invasion and coming up with new reasons to postpone it. fdr and stalin finally set the date for the normandy invasion, in spite of churchill who was afraid stalin would double cross them. churchill had no understanding of stalin and was comparing him to a crocodile. fdr was haunted by the tragedy of the botched versailles piece conference. he wanted to make sure on his watch the germans would suffer. that led him to decide that after the war was over, there would be no gathering of heads of state no time when he would not be in control. he did this by calling for the unconditional surrender of germany and refusing to define what he meant. that solved the problem. there would be no negotiated peace, no one able to fer fear -- interfere what if he and general marshall decided no interference. as fdr said to a reporter in hon lieu flew 1944, in response to voiced fears that such a policy was prolonging the war that was not a bad thing. quote, there had
he dominated the proceedings as the conference progressioned he allowed stalin to wear down winston churchill who kept throwing up roadblocks to invasion and coming up with new reasons to postpone it. fdr and stalin finally set the date for the normandy invasion, in spite of churchill who was afraid stalin would double cross them. churchill had no understanding of stalin and was comparing him to a crocodile. fdr was haunted by the tragedy of the botched versailles piece conference. he wanted to...
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people like britain's bulldogged prime minister winston churchill.ndomitable spirit and ringing oratory helped the british keep their upper lips stiff during the dark days of world war ii. not all those honored here with a statue are from the united kingdom. there's nelson mandela south africa's first black president and nobel peace prize recipient... as well as abraham lincoln, the american president who fought the civil war to preserve the union and to abolish slavery. but there was one particular person's likeness i wanted to see. they say the statue of prime minister disraeli is here in parliament square. let's see if we can find it. disraeli actually served twice as britain's prime minister under queen victoria. no, that's not him. in the age of imperialism, disraeli is credited with helping to extend britain's influence around the world. a popular saying in his day was that the "sun never sets on the british empire." neither is this. even though i was assured his statue was in the square, i couldn't find it. do you think they take statues away
people like britain's bulldogged prime minister winston churchill.ndomitable spirit and ringing oratory helped the british keep their upper lips stiff during the dark days of world war ii. not all those honored here with a statue are from the united kingdom. there's nelson mandela south africa's first black president and nobel peace prize recipient... as well as abraham lincoln, the american president who fought the civil war to preserve the union and to abolish slavery. but there was one...
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the on line archive also has the wills of winston churchill, charles dickens and george or well, curious sometimes, you know, who leaves to what and what's available. no question. time is 5:40. word is popular show from the 80s, 90s making big come back. look at you. >> getting excited. if you like dj tanner, you'll like this. >> there you go. we'll be back. >> also, bird flu outbreak in 13 states. this is the worse toll the virus has taken ever on farms in america. >> five year old boy gets to be his owner have sean of a super hero. thanks to group of college students who designed this cool iron man hand for him. we'll show you thousand works when we come back. >> ♪ ♪ >> is it right to think about friday right now? >> it is only tuesday. it seems wrong. >> it is wrong? >> i don't know, what do you think? >> never too early? >> never too early to think about friday. good morning checking the rolled checking ooh weather when we come back. glad you're with us, we'll be back. >> ♪ ♪ >> woman faces extradition today, authorities say nia parlor left him thereto visit boyfriends in maryland wh
the on line archive also has the wills of winston churchill, charles dickens and george or well, curious sometimes, you know, who leaves to what and what's available. no question. time is 5:40. word is popular show from the 80s, 90s making big come back. look at you. >> getting excited. if you like dj tanner, you'll like this. >> there you go. we'll be back. >> also, bird flu outbreak in 13 states. this is the worse toll the virus has taken ever on farms in america. >>...
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as the conference progressed he allowed stalin to where dan winston churchill who kept throwing up roadblocks to a cross channel invasion and coming up with new reasons to postpone it. fdr and stalin finally said the date for the normandy invasion in spite of the churchill was that stalin would doublecross ashton churchill and understanding of stalin ma was comparing him to a crocodile. fdr was on the by the tragedy of the botched peace following the conference. the german army that marched home after world war i hardly knew it had been defeated. fdr wanted to make sure that on his watch the germans were going to suffer. that led him decided that after the war was over there would be no gathering of heads of state, no time and he would not be in control. he did this by calling for the unconditional surrender of germany and refusing to define what he meant. that's all the problem. there would be no negotiated peace, no one able to edit your winky and general marshall decided. no interference. as fdr said to a reporter in honolulu in 1944 in response to voice fears that such a policy would prol
as the conference progressed he allowed stalin to where dan winston churchill who kept throwing up roadblocks to a cross channel invasion and coming up with new reasons to postpone it. fdr and stalin finally said the date for the normandy invasion in spite of the churchill was that stalin would doublecross ashton churchill and understanding of stalin ma was comparing him to a crocodile. fdr was on the by the tragedy of the botched peace following the conference. the german army that marched...
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. >>> as winston churchill warned his country men 70 years ago, it may not be the beginning of the end be the end of the beginning. from lausanne, news went out that iran, the p5+1, and germany have a deal in principle and are drafting a document representing the deal begins. there are tough months ahead. but the parties are talking like they have cleared an enormous hurdle.
. >>> as winston churchill warned his country men 70 years ago, it may not be the beginning of the end be the end of the beginning. from lausanne, news went out that iran, the p5+1, and germany have a deal in principle and are drafting a document representing the deal begins. there are tough months ahead. but the parties are talking like they have cleared an enormous hurdle.
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fareed: when hitler invaded the soviet union, winston churchill said if hitler invaded hell, i wouldy make an alliance with the devil. there is no greater threat to the u.s. than the rise of isis. the logical corollary of that is you will have to focus on that and not on unseating the assad government. charlie: why did kerry have to walk back? was it because of the pressure from sunni nations? fareed: i think it may be that. it is actually mostly that they got pressure from washington because the president had announced a policy of regime change, which is what i always thought was a bad idea. the president, if he says assad should not be president, he has to have a policy that does something about it. people notice there is not a policy back up to that. charlie: they get into problems with reformers all around the world. fareed: it is a tough one. charlie: many people argued he should have supported the reformers much more at the time. fareed: the challenge in syria is have a third rate minority regime in the middle east. the first one was lebanon, the christians. you had a mass upri
fareed: when hitler invaded the soviet union, winston churchill said if hitler invaded hell, i wouldy make an alliance with the devil. there is no greater threat to the u.s. than the rise of isis. the logical corollary of that is you will have to focus on that and not on unseating the assad government. charlie: why did kerry have to walk back? was it because of the pressure from sunni nations? fareed: i think it may be that. it is actually mostly that they got pressure from washington because...
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older it has got to stop by definition ronald reagan never would have gotten out of the gate and winston churchill would have gotten a chance. >> and marco rubio says that is the real message with the real generation in that hillary might be passed. neil: but that was the selling point with barack obama but now people are older toussaint i will not go back. >> he was just elected to terms to the united states. >> i am not say that automatically means you are young or old. stomach lookout reagan handle that. a movie star, a handsome handsome, and he rhiannon ideas that were young. people could not believe them. supply-side economics. but that is perfectly legitimate to say there looks like the past generation. another john lindsay came when i was in new york city. he was fresh. and to talk about a new generation and it appealed to the millenials that marco rubio is doing that the baby boomers tried and had their chance. had does not turn of the voters. >> you are wrong. they will not interpret like you did but to say subliminally to take shots at the folks. with the great sense of humor he could jo
older it has got to stop by definition ronald reagan never would have gotten out of the gate and winston churchill would have gotten a chance. >> and marco rubio says that is the real message with the real generation in that hillary might be passed. neil: but that was the selling point with barack obama but now people are older toussaint i will not go back. >> he was just elected to terms to the united states. >> i am not say that automatically means you are young or old....
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winston churchill and general eisenhower observe progress from the ground, and then the prime minister takes a vantage point with sir alan brooke as plane after plane nears the objective eight air force and british cameraman made these pictures as the men alert for the jump. this is it. the plane enables the men to drop from both sides 18 at a time, speeding up the operation. in a matter of seconds, the sky is filled with billowing parachutes. next, the glider troops. the sailplane zooms to a landing . the invasion goes forward on schedule. the first wave of troops are out fast to take up their positions as they wait for their other buddies to land. some planes are hit by enemy shells. a troop carrier falls, caught in antiaircraft fire. with more split-second timing, artillery opens up. within eight hours, 4000 prisoners were rounded up, and every objective was seized, a plane step to victory. anti-mine tanks clear a path along the western front. they detonate the minds. -- the mines. infantry exploits the situation. right on the heels of the is universal's tom kweisi. many of the scen
winston churchill and general eisenhower observe progress from the ground, and then the prime minister takes a vantage point with sir alan brooke as plane after plane nears the objective eight air force and british cameraman made these pictures as the men alert for the jump. this is it. the plane enables the men to drop from both sides 18 at a time, speeding up the operation. in a matter of seconds, the sky is filled with billowing parachutes. next, the glider troops. the sailplane zooms to a...
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two destroyers, the "uss forrest sherman" and the "winston churchill." two mine sweepers, three amphibious ships, collectively carrying about 2200 u.s. marines. if you add up the navy personnel on board the other ships they have about 750 u.s. sailors on board roughly. that means already right now in the gulf of aden, the u.s. has about 3,000 u.s. sailors and marines already there, as that convoy of eight or nine iranian ships heads right for them. those 3,000 or so u.s. sailors and marines already in the gulf of aden, they are about to get a very large influx of friendly neighbors into this crowded neighborhood. and the egyptians already having their ships there, and the seven u.s. navy vessels already there, in addition to all of that, the navy has now decided to send as well, a guided missile cruiser called the "uss normandy" which has about 400 u.s. navy personnel on board, and also this little guy. the "uss theodore roosevelt" which is an aircraft carrier. that guy has approximately 6,000 u.s. personnel on board. the full complement of whatever we'r
two destroyers, the "uss forrest sherman" and the "winston churchill." two mine sweepers, three amphibious ships, collectively carrying about 2200 u.s. marines. if you add up the navy personnel on board the other ships they have about 750 u.s. sailors on board roughly. that means already right now in the gulf of aden, the u.s. has about 3,000 u.s. sailors and marines already there, as that convoy of eight or nine iranian ships heads right for them. those 3,000 or so u.s....
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neil: by that standard, then winston churchill didn't look the part. abraham lincoln didn't look the part. >> thomas jefferson used to meet people in bathrobe and slippers. we appreciate and admire that, but doesn't mean he went to the office like that. george washington had one tooth. we all know that about our presidents but it gets overbearing. neil: that was one tooth more than a lot of people had. >> which is why he never smiled in portraits. it does get tedious and the american voter understands what's going on. neil: we lost the pioneer demographic. no offense incented. >>> you don't mind myself being sexist. this is the next mid-life crisis. let's go for a spin. >>> once bitten drive back, what could possibly go wrong with that? when a moment spontaneously turns romantic why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats th
neil: by that standard, then winston churchill didn't look the part. abraham lincoln didn't look the part. >> thomas jefferson used to meet people in bathrobe and slippers. we appreciate and admire that, but doesn't mean he went to the office like that. george washington had one tooth. we all know that about our presidents but it gets overbearing. neil: that was one tooth more than a lot of people had. >> which is why he never smiled in portraits. it does get tedious and the...
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person that seemed to really understand the nature of hitler's ambitions was a guy by the name of winston churchill? wasn't he one guy that understood -- >> sean, ahmadinejad was in power for eight years. he did nothing. he was a blowhard. are we going to be by words of some character in iran. >> what do you mean blowhard? the blowhard that supplied hezbollah rockets and other terror groups rockets to fight a proxy war against israel. they're fighting a proxy war now against saudi arabia in yemen. this is all iran, pat, what part are you missing? >> i'll tell you what sean. in iraq, iran is fighting isis and al qaeda. in syria they're fighting isis on behalf of assad. in yemen they're not involved there. >> you think they're friends? you think the iranians are our friends? >> sean, they're fighting our enemies. i'd rather have iranians up there fighting in tikrit and dying than american kids there. and the reason iraq is in the camp now very much -- >> so you don't have any problem with the barack hussein obama being on a nuclear weapon with a state sponsor of terror fighting proxy wars threatening
person that seemed to really understand the nature of hitler's ambitions was a guy by the name of winston churchill? wasn't he one guy that understood -- >> sean, ahmadinejad was in power for eight years. he did nothing. he was a blowhard. are we going to be by words of some character in iran. >> what do you mean blowhard? the blowhard that supplied hezbollah rockets and other terror groups rockets to fight a proxy war against israel. they're fighting a proxy war now against saudi...
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i'm going to use another from the other side of the pond, winston churchill who once said, i never worry about action. only inaction. well we can and we must lift better growth today and tomorrow. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you so much madame lagarde for that very important speech. and also that not entirely convincing british accent. and you're right that i failed to mention the synchronized swimming. but i also read as i was doing my research that you were a french tour guide at alcatraz prison. >> correct. >> but there is so much meat in that to follow up on. and we have a brief 15 minutes here to follow-up. so let me try to go through some of it where i think we really need to drill down just a little bit further. first of all, did the greeks repay their loan? >> yes. i've got my money back. >> good. so we can get that out of the way for all the press that is now confirmed from the imf. you met with the greek finance minister last weekend. this week he was in moscow. i'd like to ask you two questions. what do the next steps look like? and perhaps you can put that in the overall
i'm going to use another from the other side of the pond, winston churchill who once said, i never worry about action. only inaction. well we can and we must lift better growth today and tomorrow. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you so much madame lagarde for that very important speech. and also that not entirely convincing british accent. and you're right that i failed to mention the synchronized swimming. but i also read as i was doing my research that you were a french tour guide at...
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by that measure winston churchill hardly seemed up to the task of leading england through world war ii but he was. anymore than barack obama was ready to wow the world at the not so ripe age of 46. even though many might argue he sure wasn't. after all, we are all getting old. let's focus more not on our years, but what we are doing with our years. look, it's okay to be young and restless. but that doesn't mean young and clueless. remember, my friends. it was ronald reagan who famously quipped that he would not exploit his opponent walter mondell's youth and inexperience. so, try not exploiting -- exploding, too, your own. very, very dangerous. get the issues, right or left. focus on those. not things like age. god forbid weight. can you imagine people focusing on weight? i'll see you tonight at 8:00 p.m. >>> hello, everyone. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." hillary clinton, the woman of the people has been road tripping across america in a scooby van for a couple of days. a lot of pit stops for the former first lady who hasn't driven since the '90s. she didn't take time
by that measure winston churchill hardly seemed up to the task of leading england through world war ii but he was. anymore than barack obama was ready to wow the world at the not so ripe age of 46. even though many might argue he sure wasn't. after all, we are all getting old. let's focus more not on our years, but what we are doing with our years. look, it's okay to be young and restless. but that doesn't mean young and clueless. remember, my friends. it was ronald reagan who famously quipped...
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winston churchill said a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity.portunity in every difficulty. jamie is an optimist and she sees the gold. ♪ >> this morning we're starting out in aurora. we're going to check out the three locations we applied for in the three different wards. we're hoping to find out the cost overall, get the blueprints drawn out. and starting them. >> this is nice and open. it's like a blank slate. >> that way we can get the licenses, we're ready to turn them in, and hopefully open on october 1st. >> what is the timeline realistically? >> realistically is to do it in september when i get back. >> that means we won't open in october then. did you know this? >> no. he just told me that he's going out of town. >> for two weeks. how are we going to find another architect? >> opening october 1st in aurora is critical. there's a lot of new businesses that are going to be out here. we want to be the first. now the architect is saying there's a structure problem with the second location. >> he's saying to not put the money in this one. >>
winston churchill said a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity.portunity in every difficulty. jamie is an optimist and she sees the gold. ♪ >> this morning we're starting out in aurora. we're going to check out the three locations we applied for in the three different wards. we're hoping to find out the cost overall, get the blueprints drawn out. and starting them. >> this is nice and open. it's like a blank slate. >> that way we can get the licenses, we're...
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abraham lincoln getprepared remarks, winston churchill, looked like it was not but he had prepared remarks. martin luther king you know prepared remarks. often times if you go to the podium meandering, it comes across as well, meandering and so i think that diligence behind it the study, and then to make it appear natural and connect with stories so people can relate to that. >> how influential were your parents in your life growing up, and as you pursued your career? >> very influential. i nearly died several times from birth. i almost died at that time. i had the opposite blood type of my mother and the factor was different, and she had had a couple miscarriages prior to me and i nearly died at birth, so she's always told me that i was her little fighter and, you know, that does something to a child that, you know, you're not going to quit. you're going to persevere and stay with something until you get it done, and then survived a bout of appendicitis. my appendix ruptured, and it was six or seven hours before i had medical attention to deal with that. i did not know what it was. felt b
abraham lincoln getprepared remarks, winston churchill, looked like it was not but he had prepared remarks. martin luther king you know prepared remarks. often times if you go to the podium meandering, it comes across as well, meandering and so i think that diligence behind it the study, and then to make it appear natural and connect with stories so people can relate to that. >> how influential were your parents in your life growing up, and as you pursued your career? >> very...
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winston churchill, might have looked like it wasn't, but he had prepared remarks. martin luther king, prepared remarks. oft times, if you go to the podium meandering, it comes across as, well, meandering. i think the diligence behind it to study and then to make it appear natural and connect with stories, people can relate to that. host: how influential were your parents in your life growing up and as you pursued your career? rep. russell: very influential. i nearly died several times from birth. i almost died at that time. i had the opposite blood type of my mother. the rh factor was different. she had had a couple of miscarriages prior to me, and i nearly died at birth. so she has always told me that i was her little fighter. that does something to a child. that you are not going to quit you are going to persevere and stay with something until you get it done. i survived a bout of appendicitis. my appendix actually ruptured. it was about six or seven hours before i had any medical attention to deal with that. i did not know what it was. i felt better after it rup
winston churchill, might have looked like it wasn't, but he had prepared remarks. martin luther king, prepared remarks. oft times, if you go to the podium meandering, it comes across as, well, meandering. i think the diligence behind it to study and then to make it appear natural and connect with stories, people can relate to that. host: how influential were your parents in your life growing up and as you pursued your career? rep. russell: very influential. i nearly died several times from...
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other such people in history william gladstone has great opponent in 18th 18th century britain, winston churchillme people might say woodrow wilson in the united states who was of course a great scholar and became president of the united states. moynihan was that. .. if we're going to do justice by these precious creatures who are our fellow human beings become a.made for possessing a profound inherent, and equal dignity for what professor can't -- professor west coast sanctity. sanctity. for their sake, for the sake of human persons that we worry about these issues make these reforms, and that reforms, and that is what is setting your mind. >> yes. i agree with so much. namely that when you say that monahan missed that one fact and it is a factor that means the judges race but when way brothers and sisters or socially neglected and economically abandoned to other communities gets the ball they wrestle with unemployment and underemployment, the wave of deindustrialization this area going to what global capital going to cheaper markets and leaving working people dangling. you have to revise and re
other such people in history william gladstone has great opponent in 18th 18th century britain, winston churchillme people might say woodrow wilson in the united states who was of course a great scholar and became president of the united states. moynihan was that. .. if we're going to do justice by these precious creatures who are our fellow human beings become a.made for possessing a profound inherent, and equal dignity for what professor can't -- professor west coast sanctity. sanctity. for...
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the admiralty hierarchy in britain, the first lord of the admiralty was winston churchill, he was the top dog in the admiralty and his number 2, essentials leave the chief operating officer jack fischer who was the first sea lord. he got it too, he understood too. he understood there were characteristics of the time that required that it be used a certain way and churchill completely dismissed that. he didn't accept the idea that a submarine would ever be used against civilian shipping. it was too of ridges to contemplate. >> the autonomy submarines had once they were at sea en you say once at sea, a you boat captain was free to conduct his patrol in whatever manner suited him without supervision from above. what did that translate to? what did that mean? >> what that translated to was extremely high risk for germany that a mistake would be made and the elephant in the room, america wouldn't climb into the war with guns blazing. it meant when you are the captain as a marine typically a young men, the 20s or hart senate office building 0s, a crew of about 36, once you got out of range
the admiralty hierarchy in britain, the first lord of the admiralty was winston churchill, he was the top dog in the admiralty and his number 2, essentials leave the chief operating officer jack fischer who was the first sea lord. he got it too, he understood too. he understood there were characteristics of the time that required that it be used a certain way and churchill completely dismissed that. he didn't accept the idea that a submarine would ever be used against civilian shipping. it was...
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iran for the cuban crisis and they talk about winston churchill.inston churchill gave us democracy. john kennedy gave us our lives. if you people are listening to the program, they don't realize that and they want to do research and don't realize what a strong role kennedy played. that is all i have to say. thank you a good program c-span. ok, bye. guest: i think the caller alludes to a lot of history between the united states and cuba. it has been at history a confrontation -- it has been a history of competition, use tool hostility -- mutual hostility and as the caller indicated, at one point in the 1960's, we almost saw really the destruction that could have led to nuclear war that would have really leveled and had a tremendous impact on our civilization. host: homestead florida, them a cut line. willie is up next. sorry, let me push the button. i apologize, go ahead. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. good for him and subject. i want to touch briefly, president obama was here not long ago at fiu professor frank mora, and he tal
iran for the cuban crisis and they talk about winston churchill.inston churchill gave us democracy. john kennedy gave us our lives. if you people are listening to the program, they don't realize that and they want to do research and don't realize what a strong role kennedy played. that is all i have to say. thank you a good program c-span. ok, bye. guest: i think the caller alludes to a lot of history between the united states and cuba. it has been at history a confrontation -- it has been a...
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me what we should do about -- >> look when hilt letter-- hitler invaded the soft yent union winston churchillitler had invaded hell, i would have been glad to make an appliance with the devil. i think you have to say what is the greatest-- greater threat. there is no question the greater threat to the united states and the west is the isis and the rise of isis. >> brennan says it clapper says, it rice says. >> the logical core larry of that is you are therefore going to have to focus on that and not focus on unseating the a saad government. that has to take a backseat. >> rose: so why did kerry have to walk back his sense that we need to negotiate with a saad. was it because of pressure from sunni nations-- because his nation is sunni bus he is aloe white. >> i think it may be that -- allow quite think it is actually mostly that they got pressure from washington because the president had said had announced a policy of regime change as it were. i always thought that was a bad idea. the president shouldn't be opining on weather leaders should stay in poer with. i can do that as-- if he says ass
me what we should do about -- >> look when hilt letter-- hitler invaded the soft yent union winston churchillitler had invaded hell, i would have been glad to make an appliance with the devil. i think you have to say what is the greatest-- greater threat. there is no question the greater threat to the united states and the west is the isis and the rise of isis. >> brennan says it clapper says, it rice says. >> the logical core larry of that is you are therefore going to have...