mrs. johnson filled in. she knew the role well and she was a quintessential washington political wife. she had been on the scene since the 1930's and she knew it well. she had a cadre of other political wives that were extraordinary women. they all gathered around her. that also made that transition somewhat easier. >> we should say at the onset, one of the women who gathered around was your mother. can you talk about the friendship between your parents and the johnsons? >> my father was first elected to congress in 1940. he was 26 and my mother was 24. that was before world war ii. the rules were still there of calling. so you had to go calling, the supreme court on monday, the cabinet on tuesday, i am making up the days, but there was my mother, this 24-year-old girl, her first day of having to go calling. the horn honks outside and she goes running down and it is lady bird johnson and pauline gore, al gore's mother. they took her calling on the first day and the friendship has been warm ever sense. all th

lot for mrs. a johnson. qwest if he was unhappy and her , -- was really to keep him keep the domestic life going, how did she help him through that? >> he was always trying to get him to go to the gym because he put on a lot of weight. she tried to get him to watch his diet. she invited a lot of people he would like to see. they were not good years. everybody will agree he did not do well. the vice president, that job is a little difficult for strong people. >> she started these women lunches. she had them in places like seneca. this iseople think something new under the sun, that just recent first ladies had been interested in women and women's issues and promoting the role of women around the world. mrs. johnson was doing that back when she was second lady. campaign, this was the one where she really came into her own and campaigned and understood what it was like to be on the national stage in ways she had not in the past. qwest i do not think anyone until theyit is like are on it. that is always a shock

johnson fired mrs. kennedy's french chef but continued the restoration of the white house as she insisted that all of the acquisitions be american-made, which was a bit different than jacqueline kennedy's approach to the white house. we saw her saying i want the finest things no matter where they came from. >> jacqueline kennedy told her to get china made from france and she did not. she got it made in the u.s. with a wild flower theme. >> they had the first white house wedding in 53 years. >> right. well, first, lucy's wedding and then lynda's. they had both of their daughters marry while they were in the white house. and, of course, that was a very joyous thing to have because by this time we were getting foo the vietnam war and into some of the real nastiness and to have the weddings was a really nice moment of just sitting back and saying this is a family. >> who did the daughters marry? >> well, lucy married in august of '66, right? she married pat nugent in a catholic ceremony. so lynda's is the f

mrs. johnson had her daughters here look for arrowheads and mrs. johnson would pay them each 1 dollar for every arrowhead. linda was doing quite a bit better than some of them. linda was paying them even more than collecting a dollar from her mother. she collected various items and had kids from various friends. one of the objects that always grab the visitors attention was the president love to watch the news and at that time, abc and nbc and cbs, he would turn down the volume and mrs. johnson's favorite program was gunsmoke and she routinely altered her schedule so she could catch an episode of her favorite western and shortly after lyndon johnson became president, the ranch was dubbed the texas white house and it revolved around the home. to show you the importance of the ranch and the home, the johnson's return home 74 times during his five years as president and mrs. johnson loved to show off the country and her home and the guests to the ranch would often informally gather in the done and various heads of state came to visit. just to name a f

mr. johnson has received high praise from many. our committee received a joint letter of recommendation from -- i think in the last day or so from the three men who have actually held this position before, tom ridge, judge chertoff and former governor napolitano. each of them touted mr. johnson as quote and eminently qualified nominee and urged the committee to quickly approve his nomination. here's what former defense secretary gates, a strong manager himself, said about mr. johnson and his time at dod, take my word for it. jeh has successfully managed an array of major initiatives across the biggest bureaucracy in the government and, in so doing, won the esteem of virtually everyone with whom he worked. that's bobby gates' words. former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen has also expressed his deep confidence in the nominee, stating, jeh johnson is as fine a person and professional as i have ever met. i am confident in his choice and that he will succeed in leading this most complex organization at a critic

mrs. johnson was the fifth first lady to have a stamp. the others were martha washington and dolly madison and abigail adams and mrs. roosevelt. host: the producer tells me you have a connection with her. wht is -- what is it you would like people watching this program to know about mrs. johnson? caller: oh, my. are doing atty terrific job, thank you. she was very warm. unflappable. laugh, itdelicious was a hearty belly laugh. she was such a good role model for all of us who knew her and loved her. when you work for mrs. johnson -- for the president, too, all -- although i did not know the president. you became part of the family. friend and i loved her. she loved me, too. it was a privilege working for her and knowing her and her family. they have certainly followed in her footsteps and they are terrific. it has been an honor. at mrs. johnson's funeral, all the staff no matter how old they were and how far away they were came, including some secret service men who had retired long before but who loved her so much that they made the huge

lyndon johnson actually gave mrs. johnson a camera as a wedding gift and she became quite the photojournalist. she had an 8mm camera to capture home movies, we have hours and hours of her home movies. as well as the recorder here are -- where mrs. johnson every night at the white house would record her daily observations. this became the basis for the book which is a very insightful chronicling of those tumultuous years of the 1960s. now mrs. johnson lived for 34 years after the president's death. in her later years mrs. johnson love to sit here at this desk to keep up with the correspondence and all of her activities as a very active former first lady. also in the space we have mrs. johnson's closet with all of the clothing, her formalwear, the ranch clothing with the boots and the hats, a lot of for -- a lot of her colorful outfits and her shoes. one of my favorites is the straw hat with the bluebonnets painted on top. and then her private bathroom that is again very reflective of the importance of family with all t

mr. johnson has received high praise from many. the committee received a joint letter from the three men who have actually held this position before -- tom ridge, judge chertoff, and former governor napolitano. johnson as "an eminently qualified nominee," and urged the committee to quickly approve his nomination. former defense secretary gates, a strong rest and -- manager himself said "take my word for it. jeh johnson has successfully managed an array of initiatives across the biggest bureaucracy in government and in so doing, won the esteem of virtually everyone with whom he worked." those are bob gates's words. his mullen also expressed he confidence in the nominee. here is what he had to say " jeh is as fine a person and professional as i have ever met. and i am confident in this choice that he will succeed in meeting this most complex organization in a critical time in our country." letter, mike mckay will bringh johnson to department of homeland security not only experience, but a frame of mind which should be a source of ass

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first lady mrs. johnson spent a lot of time at the ranch. it was important because it provided such a respite from the turmoil of washington, particularly later in the presidency where the johnsons could come home, recharge their batteries and make the connection back to the land in this place they valued so much. >> first lady, ladybird johnson monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern live on c-span. >>> there are some serious scholars in women's studies. most departments include their fair share of nonideological academics who offer straightforward courses, sometimes wonderful courses in women's psychology, women's history, women in literature. ideologically fervent, statistically channelled hard liners set the tone in most women's studies departments. if there is a department that defies the stereotype, i would love to visit them. by the way, conservative women, moderate women, libertarian women, traditionally religiouses women left out. >> her critiques of late 20th century feminism and feminism in contemporary american culture led critics to l

. >> mrs. johnson, as first lady, loved to show off the texas country and her ho. the guests to the ranch would often informally aly gather in the den. and various heads of state came to visit. we have a few things that speak to her connection to the room. one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage in the country. we have a small collection of arrowheads here. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968, and it was filmed and you she featured the china that she purchased the mexico, which you see here, it's careful. and the ranch provided a repite for the johnson, where they can come home and make the connection back to the land and this place that they valued so much. >> first lady, lady bird johnson. monday night, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> there's some serious scholars in studies. most depositions have their share of nonidealigal courses. but hardliners set the tone in the departments i have seen, and if ther

. >> mrs. johnson as first lady loved to show off the texas hill country and her home. the guests to the ranch would often informally gather here in the den. various heads of state came to visit. a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country. we do have a small collection of arrowheads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years. and had gifts from various friends. mr. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed. she featured the china was purchased. it was very important because it provided such a respite from all the turmoil of washington. particularly later in the presidency where the johnsons could come home and recharge their batteries and make their connection back to the land and this place they valued so much. >> first lady, ladybird johnson. on c-span. >> up next, author and historian byron price. in the years following the civil war. because of the rigorous nature of the job many men would partic

johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? third, if mr. johnson's death was the result of a crime, who committed that crime? >> reporter: kendrick's parents never believed the local sheriff's explanation kendrick suffocated after squeezing his 19-inch shoulders into the 14 1/2-inch rolled gym mat opening to reach his shoe in the middle of a school day. they spoke with wolf blitzer moments after the announcement. >> i believe indeed that he was murdered. >> do you have any idea who may have murdered him? >> no, i don't. that's what we want to get down to the truth. >> the only question we want to know is why are they covering up for whoever killed their son. >> reporter: questions to the sheriff's department has made the johnson's suspicion, including why these shoes found yards from kendrick's body were not collected as evidence and how this bloodstain ended up on this wall in the gym and why investigators never found whose blood it was. and questions have also lingered about the state's autopsy. the official cause of death was positional

mrs. lyndon johnson said after a visit -- go ahead, bob? just emerged from the -- from the area where the president has been taken, said that her husband, the vice president is fine. she would not say anything about the condition of president kennedy, however. she appeared to be in a state of shock. and was carried away by white house personnel. the hospital is reported to be carrying a blood transfusion for both the president and governor connolly. bob is telling me the latest he knowles at the moment is that the is that the president's condition is serious and uncertain. that -- >> how many time s? >> we do not know exactly where he was struck nor how many times. but he was carried into the hospital, unconscious and bleeding. >> unconscious and bleeding. and last rites of the church have just been administered. that's all for the moment, frank. >> bob tells me that's all for the moment. >> bob? >> there is -- there's this additional detail from the hospital. an assistant to governor connolly said he talked to the governor in the hospital

. >> mrs. johnson as first lady loved to show off the texas hill country and her home. the guests to the ranch would often informally gather here in the den. and various heads of state came to visit. we do have a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things that she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country. we do have a small collection of arrowheads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed where she featured the china was purchased. very colorful. it was very important because it provided such a respite from all the turmoil of washington, particularly later in the presidency where the johnsons could come home and recharge their batteries and make that connection back to the land and this place they valued so much. >> first lady ladybird johnson monday night 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's col

mr. johnson, i want to start with you. we reached out to the local police department but we haven't heard back from them as of yet. what concerns you about the tapes that you've been able to view so far that were released? >> well, the video, you can see people jumping in and out of the screen shots and the quality of the video is just -- some images just don't show good. >> and what's your thought when you don't feel like it's showing very well? >> well, you know, what my thought is, you know, that it had been tampered with. >> and, mrs. johnson, is your family being optimistic now that the federal prosecutors have stepped into this process? >> yes, we are. we still just are waiting to see what they're going to find out and we still want to go on with our investigation. >> your husband just said that he thought there's a possibility of the video being tampered with. why do you think that may have happened? >> to cover up what they started covering up from the beginning. >> and do you believe that, again, with the federal

mrs. lyndon johnson said -- yes, go ahead. mrs. lyndon johnson, who just emerge from the area where the president has been taking, said that the vice president, her husband, is fine. she would not say anything about the condition of president kennedy, however. she appeared to be in a state of shock and was herded away by white house personnel. kennedy, however. she appeared to be in a state of shock and was herded away by white house personnel. the hospital staff appear to be preparing a blood transfusion. for both the president and governor connally. bob is telling me that the latest he knows at the moment is that the president's condition is serious and uncertain. we do not know exactly where he was struck, nor how many times. was struck, nor how many times. >> but he was carried into the hospital. >> but he was carried into the hospital unconscious and bleeding. and last rites of the church had been administered. that is all for the moment, frank. they did not specifically mentions senator goldwater by name. in a world of comple

mr. johnson: if the gentleman will yield? mr. farenthold: i will, indeed. mr. johnson: part of the medical file is in there, is that not correct? mr. farenthold: it's a limit -- mr. johnson: the gentleman is not correct. mr. farenthold: it's just the basis of the claim. it would be claiming mesothelioma from exposure at this location. it's that basic information that would allow other courts to determine that the person who is making the claim is not double dipping, is not -- has not already made that claim. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. conyers: mr. speaker. the chair: the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: i would like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from tennessee, distinguished member of the judiciary committee, steve cohen, two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. there's one fact that's indisputable, and it's the procedure by which this particular bill came to the floor. and that's a procedure whereby the majority had three witnesses, the minority had one , and none

johnson, his whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anyone knows where mr. johnson is, it is not us at this moment. >> there was a signal moment in our cultural history. suddenly it occurred to us the right thing to do is to turn on television. >> reports continued to come in but in a confused and fragmentary fashion. >> president kennedy has been give an blood transfusion at parkland hospital here in dallas in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd. because there were no commercials. it was just a continuous experience. >> two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which now was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now, ma'am? >> i am absolutely shocked, stunned. we have the same birthday. i'm just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? what did he do? he's been doing so much for the country. someone goes ahead and shoots him? >> a flash from dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead of bullet wounds. this is the latest info

johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? third, if mr. johnson's death was the result of a crime, who committed that crime? >> reporter: kendrick's parents never believed the local sheriffs explanation kendrick suffocated after squeezing his 19-inch shoulders into the 14-inch opening of a gym mat to reach his shoe in the middle of a school day. they spoke with wolf blitzer moments after the announcement. >> i believe indeed that he was murdered. >> do you have any idea who may have murdered him? >> no, i don't. that's what we want to get down to the truth sq. >> the only question we want to know is why are they covering up for who killed their son. >> reporter: it made the johnsons suspicious, including why these shoes found yards from kendrick's body were not collected as evidence and how this bloodstain ended up on the whole wal and why they never found whose blood it was and the state's autopsy. the official cause of death was positional asphyxia, kendrick was suffocated by his body weight but a second autopsy paid for by the johnsons

johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? third, if mr. johnson's death was the result of a crime, who committed that crime? >> reporter: kendrick's parents never believed the local sheriffs explanation kendrick suffocated after squeezing his 19-inch shoulders into the 14-inch opening of a gym mat to reach his shoe in the middle of a school day. they spoke with wolf blitzer moments after the announcement. >> i believe indeed that he was murdered. >> do you have any idea who may have murdered him? >> no, i don't. that's what we want to get down to the truth. >> the only question we want to know is why are they covering up for who killed their son. >> reporter: it made the johnsons suspicious, including why these shoes found yards from kendrick's body were not collected as evidence and how this bloodstain ended up on the whole wal and why they never found whose blood it was and the state's autopsy. the official cause of death was positional asphyxia, kendrick was suffocated by his body weight but a second autopsy paid for by the johnsons sho

johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? third, if mr. johnson's death was the result of a crime, who committed that crime? >> reporter: kendrick's parents never believed the local sheriff' explanation kendrick suffocated after squeezing his 19-inch shoulders into the 14 1/2 inch opening of a gym mat to reach his shoe in the middle of a school day. they spoke with wolf blitzer moments after the announcement. >> i believe indeed that he was murdered. >> do you have any idea who may have murdered him? >> no, i don't. that's what we want to get down to the truth. >> the only question we want to know is why are they covering up for who killed their son. >> reporter: questions to the sheriff's department has made the johnson's suspicion, including why these shoes found yards from kendrick's body were not collected as evidence and how this bloodstain ended up on the whole wal and why they never found whose blood it was and the state's autopsy. the official cause of death was positional asphyxia, kendrick was suffocated by his body weight but a

what was the cause of mr. johnson's death? second, was mr. johnson's death the result of a crime? >> reporter: the body of a 17-year-old high school athlete was found last january in an upright wrestling mat in the school gym. the official autopsy report shows he was suffocated but his family had his body exhumed in june for a second autopsy. that review showed he suffered a blow to the neck. the police ordered hours of review of school surveillance video. his family hopes it will reveal more about their son's death. >> it's one step closer to finding out what happened to my death. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney says if he uncovers enough evidence indicating it was a crime, he'll ask the fbi to conduct an investigation. vinita nair, cbs news. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," food stamp cutting starts today, and airline lines allowing devices onboard flights. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian markets were mixed despite the fact that factories grew during 18 months. tokyo's nikkei lost nearly 1%. hong kong's hang se

. >> mrs. johnson loved to show off the texas country and her home. the guest to the ranch would also often gather here in the den and various heads of state came to visit. we speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight is that native american heritage here in the hill country, and we have a small collection of arrowheads over here. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave the tour of the house in 1968 where she featured the china you see here purchased in mexico, very colorful. she spent a lot of time here at the ranch and it was very important because it provided such a respite from all of the turmoil at washington, particularly later in the presidency. did -- the johnsons could come home and recharge the batteries and make it back to the place they valued so much. >> first lady, lady bird johnson, live at 9:00 eastern on c-span. span, created by america's cable countries -- companies in 1979, brought to you as a public servic

johnson's whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anybody knows where mr. johnson is, it is not us at this moment. >> there was a signal moment in our cultural history. suddenly it occurred the right thing to do is turn on television. >> the reports continue to come in, but in a confused fashion. >> president kennedy has been given a blood transfusion at parkland hospital in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd. there were no commercials, just a continuing experience. >> two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now, ma'am? >> i'm absolutely shocked. stunned. we have the same birthday and i'm just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? did he do? he's been doing so much for the country and somebody shoots him? >> a flash from dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead. >> bullet wounds, this is the latest information we have from dallas. i will repeat with the greatest regret

johnson, his whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anyone knows where mr. johnson is, it is not us at this moment. >> there was a signal moment in our cultural history. suddenly it occurred to us the right thing to do is to turn on television. >> reports continue to come in but in a confused and fragmentary fashion. >> president kennedy has been given a blood transfusion at parkland hospital here in dallas in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd, because there were no commercials. it was just a continuous experience. >> two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which now was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now, ma'am? >> i am absolutely shocked, stunned. we have the same birthday. i was just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? what did he do? he's been doing so much for the country. someone shoots him? >> a flash from dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead of bullet wounds. this is the latest information we hav

johnson's whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anybody knows where mr. johnson is, it is not us at this moment. >> there was a signal moment in our cultural history. suddenly it occurred the right thing to do is turn on television. >> the reports continue to come in, but in a confused fashion. >> president kennedy has been given a blood chance fusion at parkland hospital in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd. there were no commercials, just a continuing experience. >> two priests entered park land hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which now was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now, ma'am? >> i am absolutely shocked. we have the same birthday and i am just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? did he do? he's been doing so much for the country and somebody shoots him? >> a flash from dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead. >> bullet wounds, this is the latest information we have from dallas. i will repeat with the greatest regret two priests who were with p

johnson's whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anybody knows where mr. johnson is, it is not us at this moment. >> there was a signal moment in our cultural history. suddenly it occurred the right thing to do is turn on television. >> the reports continue to come in, but in a confused fashion. >> president kennedy has been given a blood transfusion at parkland hospital in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd. there were no commercials, just a continuous experience. >> two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which now was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now, ma'am? >> i'm absolutely shocked. stunned. we have the same birthday and i'm just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? what did he do? he's been doing so much for the country and someone goes ahead and shoots him? >> a flash from dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead. of bullet wounds. this is the latest information we have from dallas. i will repeat wi

. >> mrs. johnson as first lady loves to show off the texas hill entry in her home. the guests would gather here in the den, and various heads of state came to visit. hereonnection to the room -- one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country, and we do have a small section of arrowheads their peers she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed where she featured the china that you see here, very colorful. the first lady, mrs. johnson, spent a lot of time here at the ranch and it was very important because it provided such a respite from all the turmoil of washington, particularly later in the presidency in which the johnsons could come home, recharge their batteries, and make that connection back to the land in the place that they value so much. johnson --dy labor lady bird johnson. governments in hearing from jeh johnson, president obama summoned me to head the homeland security department.

. >> mckay coppins and gary johnson from new mexico and 2012 candidate. mr. johnson, is it time for americans to start stocking up on their doughnuts and protecting them in underground shelters? >> you know, martin, i have sill yack disease. i'm allergic to gluten. if food is not labeled, i end up ingesting poison. a fundamental role of government is to protect us against individual groups that would do us harm. i think food label something essenti essential. it doesn't cost anything. the requirement of food labelling -- >> big government. that's what rand paul is saying. >> to me, that's not big government. that is allowing me to make a choice whether or not i want to consume something with transfats in it. now, i think if products that have transfats in them are clearly labeled that this product has transfats in it, let me just predict that that product will not be on the market for very long, because there is an awareness of transfats that they won't be sold anymore. >> you're actually saying that duncan doughnuts and krispy kreme, top two retailers in the

johnson his whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anyone knows where mr. johnson is, it it is not us at this moment. >> there was a an signal moment in our cultural history suddenly it occurred to us, the right thing to do is to turn on television. >> reports continue to come in but in a confused and fragmentary fashion. >> president kennedy has been given a blood transfusion at parkland hospital here in dallas in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd because there were no commercials. it was just a continuous experience. >> two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which now was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now? >> shock, stunned. we have the same birthday. i was just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? what did he do? i mean he's been doing so much for the country. somebody shoots him? >> a flash from dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead. >> of bullet wounds. this is the latest information we have from d

you're recognized. >> thank you mr. johnson for your testimony. i was wondering do you think the fourth amendment applies to my visa purchases? >> i don't have a legal opinion on that senator. i think that there may be a privacy interest there but i don't have a legal opinion for you right now. >> i hope you will think about it and i think it is something we all need to think about. i think the current supreme court law probably says no. and i think it's a tragedy that is the way the law has gone. with my visa bill you can tell what books i read, what magazines i read. you can tell whether i go to a psychiatrist. not yet. you can tell what medicines i buy. i can tell virtually everything about my life because everything i buy i put on my visa card. people say i don't have any expectation of privacy because it's a third party record. i gave it up to someone. i think this is a big issue for us. frankly the administration hasn't been very supportive of the fourth amendment and we're going to press these issues but i want to know, i want you to know w

first lady mrs. johnson spent a lot of time here at the ranch. it was very important because it provided such a respite from all the turmoil of washington, particularly later in the presidency when the johnsons could come home, recharge their batteries and make that connection back to the land and this place they valued so much. >> first lady lady byrd johnson on c-span. >>> there are serious scholars in women studies. most departments include their fair share of non-ideological academics who just offer straightforward courses, sometimes wonderful courses in women's psychology, or women in literature, but ideologically fervent statistically challenged hardliners set the tone in most women studies department. yet all that i have ever seen. and if there's a department that defies this stereotype, let me know, i would love to visit them. conservative women, moderate women, libertarian women, traditionally religious women, left out. >> her critiques of the late 20th feminism and american culture have let critics to label her as anti-feminist. sunday

mrs. johnson first lady loved to show off the texas country and her home. the guest to the ranch would formally gather here in the den. various heads of states came to visit. we have pay few things that speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country. we have a small collection of arrow heads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected gifts over the years from various friends. johnson gave a tour of the house where she featured the china you see here,

ms. -- mr. lyndon johnson said -- yes, go ahead. he just emerged from the area where the president has been -- mrs. lyndon johnson, who just emerge from the area where the president has been taking, said that the vice president, her husband, is fine. she would not say anything about the condition of president kennedy, however. she appeared to be in a state of shock and was heard away why -- by white house personnel. -- hurried away by white house personnel. be hospital staff appear to preparing a blood transfusion. for both the president and governor connally. bob is telling me that the isest he knows at the moment that the president's condition is serious and uncertain. we do not know exactly where he was struck, nor how many times. >> but he was carried into the hospital. >> but he was carried into the hospital unconscious and bleeding. and last rites of the church had been administered. that is all for the moment, frank. >> bob says that is all for the moment. >> there is this additional detail from the hospital. an assistant to

immediately after the oath, he kissed mrs. johnson. he went over and kissed mrs. kennedy. >> this afternoon, wherever you were and whatever you might have been doing when you received the word of the death of president kennedy, that is a moment that will emblazoned in your memory and you will never forget it as long as you live. >> this was my closest friend, my leader, my guide, my hero, my role model, my champion. he was the center of my life and my attention suddenly he was gone. >> i was stunned the innocence of that time even though the specter of the cold war. >> my first reaction, i'd known him a long time was it's not possible jack does not get shot. president mckinley gets shot, abraham lincoln gets shot, jack kennedy does not get shot. >> were we being attacked? was this the russians, the cubans, the mafia? nobody knew. >> shock, dismay, anger, sorrow, mixture and immediately i thought about what happened to the armed services, armed forces because the commander in chief has just been killed. >> we were in the second day of rehearsal of the van dyke show

. >> mr. johnson... >> yes sir... >> how are you? >> fine,thank you sir. >> how are you doing today? in the outside world, inmate robert johnson was a heavy gambler... >> donald trump flew me all over the world - hong kong and all over... >> you have to be kidding >> oh yeah...i'm not kidding you...i his private jet. - ...until his wife cancelled his credit line at the casinos. >> cause i promised her before i left the house, i would not use my credit line. i keep my word... but she didn't tell me i couldn't say i had a credit line. >> ok >> now he claims he doesn't remember shooting at her with a rifle. which raises the question, if prisoners with dementia can't remember the crimes they committed, how can they be rehabilitated? >> i had the same question. i can't control that. but not being able to control that, the best that we can do, as physicians and healthcare providers is to manage them in a way that is humane, that's compassionate, and the only way we can do that is by understanding their disease. >> as the prison population

i haven't heard it suggested that mr. johnson, mr. humphrey or mr. symington accept the vice presidential nomination. i think they would all make it quite clear that they would not. i am making it clear that i will not, but i will work extremely hard for the party. in 1956, when i was defeated for the vice presidential nomination, i think i probably spoke in more states for the party than any other democrat, and i will do so again. >> mr. steel. >> senator kennedy, you have defined the job of the vice president as that of breaking ties and watching the president's health. does that mean if you are the presidential nominee of the democratic party, you will select a throttle-bottom as your vice president running mate? >> no, i will select the best man i could get. if my life expectancy was not what i hope it will be, but that really is not, i wouldn't think, an enviable prospect for the second man, whose only opportunity to exert influence in the course of events would be if i should die. >> will your refusal to accept the vice presidential nomination

. >> mrs. johnson as first lady love to show off her home. the guests to the rents would often gathered here in the den and various heads of state came to visit. we do have a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. what of the things that she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country and we do have a small collection of arrowheads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed where she featured the china that was purchased in mexico, very colorful. spent a lotohnson of time here at the ranch. it provided a lot of respite from the turmoil of washington. >> first lady, lady bird johnson, monday night live at 8 p.m. eastern. >> on this weekends newsmakers, vermont senator patrick leahy is our guest. he is the chair of the senate judiciary committee and he talks about the ongoing debate in congress over the nsa surveillance program as well as efforts by his co

mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 19 68 that was filmed. she featured the china you see here purchase and mexico, very colorful. she spent a lot of time here and the ranch. very important because a provider rest from the turmoil of washington especially later in the presidency. they would recharge the battery and make the connection back to the land after this place they valued so much. >> first lady lady bird johnson on c-span and c-span three. also c-span radio and c- span.org. a with doris and goodwin. all of by david cameron remarks at the lord mayor banquet. the daughter of lady bird johnson. ♪ >> this begun "q&a," a letter prize-winning author and historian doris kearns goodwin discusses her latest historical narrative titled "the bully pulpit." >> doris kearns goodwin, your , theodore roosevelt, william howard taft and the golden age of journalism, if you flip it over, there is a whole other story on the back. i want to ask you to start off, who is this man? >> mcclure, calendar

. >> mr. johnson... >> mr. johnson... >> yes sir... >> yes sir... >> how are you? >> how are you? >> fine,thank you sir. >> fine,thank you sir. >> how are you doing today? >> how are you doing today? in the outside world, inmate in the outside world, inmate robert johnson was a heavy robert johnson was a heavy gambler... gambler... >> donald trump flew me all over >> donald trump flew me all over the world - hong kong and all the world - hong kong and all over... over... >> you have to be kidding >> you have to be kidding >> oh yeah...i'm not kidding >> oh yeah...i'm not kidding you...i his private jet. you...i his private jet. - ...until his wife - ...until his wife cancelled his credit line at the cancelled his credit line at the casinos. casinos. >> cause i promised her before i >> cause i promised her before i left the house, i would not use left the house, i would not use my credit line. my credit line. i keep my word... i keep my word... but she didn't tell me but she didn't tell me i couldn't say i had a credit i couldn't say i had a credit line. line. >> ok >> ok >> now he

so let's keep working together all the elements that mr. johnson identified we need outline r all those we need urban core and everybody to work across different racial ethic divides. we're not going to end this is about mary helene rogers legacy. i condominium to you this is just another beginning of more projects to come as we bring more people across. this is a city that's rich in resources. we've got 80 get those resources to talk to each other and make a commitment to build more housing in the city. reverend fong i'd like to have the rogers family come up and present to them this pramgs declaring today mary helene senior day in san francisco (clapping.) i think mario is going to speak and could you introduce the artists as well. nancy where you at? >> right here. oh, there you go. this is after the doing the murals. i'm mario i'm one of 9 sons. my mom and dad raised us in the community awhile she fight in the community she didn't fight us she beat us and made the familiar roses that reverend townsend talked about. i want to thank every