another dramatic triumph in the career of dwight eisenhower. >> as republican, eisenhower and the candidate for the vice presidency, richard nixon. the republican team took a brief vacation before the campaign got underway in earnest. fisherman eisenhower brought up his favorite subject, fishing, and told his running mate about the big one that got away. >> nixon tried out eisenhower's favorite rod and receive some pointers on bringing in a big catch. hooking develops many skills like preparing breakfast for visitors to his vacation retreat. major john eisenhower followed in the footsteps of his father as he left to serve with united nations forces in korea. his parents, wife, and three children would miss him. interrupting his campaigning, eisenhower visited his 179 acre farm near historic gettysburg in pennsylvania. there was a warm welcome for this homespun american from the plains of kansas whose roots are firmly planted in the rich soil of the midwest. a kansas farmer boy seeking a position of great responsibility, a role both national and international. the hour of decision was at han

a new eisenhower generation begins. securece in history was when, with his wife by his side, he ended his tour of duty as chief of staff and seemingly closed out 36 years of service. when he took his farewell salute , general eisenhower followed into civilian life the millions of soldiers that he had led. he was content to spend the rest of his years as president of columbia university in the dignified client of epidemic -- of academic life. well-wishers were clustered around their home in new york city to greet the eisenhower's on their arrival. for the first time since he left abilene, dwight eisenhower prepared to embark on a civilian career, faced with a new challenge, the administration of a giant among universities. the qualities of leadership which made him one of the great captains of all time would stand him in good stead. eisenhower's at home at columbia university. with his gracious modesty, he became the 13th president of the two century old university. newsman simply, i want to try to live requirements of a

i knew eisenhower generation began. his place in history was secure, he ended his tour of duty as chief of staff, ended 36 years of service. general eisenhower followed into civilian life. president of columbia university, the quiet of academic life. well-wishers were clustered about their home in new york city to greet the eisenhowers on their arrival. for the first time since he left abilene, dwight eisenhower prepared to embark on a civilian career. newd with a stirring challenge, the administration of a giant among universities. once again the qualities of leadership which made him one of the great captains of all time would stand them in good said. -- stand him in good stead. the eisenhowers at home at columbia university. [applause] hewith his gracious modesty, became the 13th president of the two century-old institution. simply, i want to learn the requirements of a new and very important job. ♪ the time of his former installation as head of the institution, attended by educators and other leaders from around t

eisenhower panicked. it's very interesting to read his memoir because in his memoirs he said ies have to do something i felt. now eisenhower the hero of the day may be the greatest american general of the 20th century was smart enough to realize unlike some of his successors that invading iraq is a really hard thing to do. but invading lebanon is really easy to do. the united states has a large fleet in the eastern mediterranean.te they were backed up by 70 ships of the american fleet including three carrier battle groups. it was a goliath in the midget battlefield. by invading lebanon were going to the defense of camille shimon the united states was doing something to prevent noster is him w from sweeping the region. nasser was very popular in lebanon when he went to first 350,000 lebanese came to damascus. this is a country that have a little less than million people. that is an awful lot of people to get in their cars. the civil civil war that broke out in the spring of 1958. against camille shimon. th

eisenhower employed so effectively. that's not what was on their minds. but they make the larger point throughout their interviews and throughout their volume, they make the larger point that we've heard this morning, that the process work. that's what counted. the process worked. that's used over and over again. the assertion that the process worked invites examination of strategy, not simply process, but strategy. what does it really mean to say that it worked? jervis, onee, bob of the most remand -- renowned scholars in the world, notes man there is much dispute a -- among experts, with it made a lasting difference or whether it was even decisive in the short run. and in part, doug underscored that today and said that there were many ingredients that made this search worth it rather than developments like the sunni awakening, may well have contributed more to the outcome, more to making this surge worked in the deployment of traditional troops itself. that theyly believe are far too skeptical of the short-term impact

,hortly after his inauguration dwight eisenhower delivered this message in person. outlining his foreign programs, he declared -- >> the policy we pursue will recognize the truth. that no single country, even one so powerful as ours, can alone defend the liberty of all nations surrendered by communist aggression from without, or subversion within. effectiveurity means mutual cooperation. for the united states, this means that as a matter of common sense and national interest, we shall give help to other nations in the measure that they strive earnestly to do their full share of the common task. [applause] no wealth could compensate for property of spirit. nationrt of every free must be honestly dedicated to the preserving of its own independence and security. [applause] announcer: you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series reel america, saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. next, university of pennsylvania history professor kathy peiss talks about her book , information hunters,

colonel dwight eisenhower and how it influenced his support for a national highway system. museumional world war i and memorial cohosted this event with the dwight d. eisenhower museum and library. >> brian black is one of the faculty who spearheaded the creation of an environmental studies major at penn state altoona, where he currently serves as the head of the arts and humanities division. his research emphasizes on the landscape and environmental history of north america, particularly in relation to the application and use of technology. his first book used the pennsylvania oil boom of the 1860's as a case study of rapid industrialization in the post-bellum u.s., and the cultural history of petroleum use in the 20th century, and what it revealed about american environmental ethics and precedents. he has examined industrial intensity during the civil war era, as well as the impact of modernism and land-use planning on the modern environmental movement. professor black received his doctorate in american studies from the university of kansas in 1996. this evening, he will

after his inauguration, dwight eisenhower delivered this message. in outlining his foreign program he declared -- >> the policy we pursue will recognize the truth, that no single country, even one so powerful as ours can alone defend the liberty of all nations threatened by communist aggression from without or subversion within. this means the effective mutual cooperation for the united states this means that as a matter of common sense and national -- we should give help to other nations in the measure that they strive earnestly to do their full share of the common test. [applause] wealth could compensate for poverty of spirit. the heart of every free nation must be honestly dedicated to the preserving of its own independence and security. [applause] you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series "reel america", saturdays and saturday 10:00 p.m. and sunday 4:00 p.m. eastern. ♪ ♪ >> at the white house in washon

eisenhower. >> john kennedy is amazed that eisenhower has not been doing more for nixon. and he's been worried about it because he knows how popular eisenhower is. >> eisenhower defeated hitler. kennedy should be a pushover. motor? nope. not motor? it's pronounced "motaur." for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. for those who were born to ride, when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. try pepto liquicaps for fast relief and ultra-coating. nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. get powerful relief with pepto bismol liquicaps. into our subaru forester. we fit a lot of life (dad) it's good to be back. (mom) it sure is. (mom vo) over the years, we trusted it to carry and protect the things that were most important to us. we always knew we had a lot of life ahead of us. (mom) remember this? (mom vo) that's why we chose a car that we knew would be there for us through it all. (male vo) welcome to the all-new 2019 subaru forester. the longest-lasting, most trusted forester ever. (vo) in every trip, there's room for m

that president eisenhower employed so effectively. that is not what was on their minds. the make the larger point, throughout their interviews and throughout the volume, that we , that the morning process worked. that is what counted, the process worked. that word is used over and over again. i would say this assertion that the process worked invites examination of strategy. not simply process, but strategy. what does it really mean to say that it worked? volume, bob jervis, one of the most renowned scholars of international relations in decision-making in the whole world, bob dervish notes that there is much dispute among experts about whether the surge made a lasting difference or whether it was even decisive in the short run. in part, doug lute underscored that today and said there were many other ingredients that made the surge work rather than simply the deployment of american troops. saysrrent developments, bob jarvis, like the sunni awakening, they have to contribute more to the outcome, more to way making the surge work than t

king george vi puts eisenhower at ease. they sit down, and the ease. -- and the king's first question is, general eisenhower, how are you getting on with general montgomery? >> [laughter] dr. caddick-adams: and there was that sort of pause as he searches for a diplomatic answer. of course being the politician in uniform that he really is, he comes up with the interesting observation. he says, well, your majesty, i am perfectly well, but i am rather worried that he is after my job. and quick as a flash, his majesty said, you relieve me greatly, general eisenhower. i always thought he was after mine. >> [laughter] dr. caddick-adams: so that is sort of setting the scene. i have no idea how the alliance managed to steer themselves through some of these crises. but the 36,525 days in the 20th century, we are all here because i think we believe that june 6, 1944 was one of the most important if not the most important day of that century. well, the figures you all know and you have all studied, but it is worth just interrogating t

that president eisenhower employed so effectively. that is not what was on their minds. but they make the larger point, throughout their interviews and throughout the volume, that we heard this morning, that the process worked. that is what counted, the process worked. that word is used over and over again. i would say this assertion that the process worked invites examination of strategy. not simply process, but strategy. what does it really mean to say that it worked? in the volume, bob jervis, one of the most renowned scholars of international relations in decision-making in the whole world, bob dervish notes that there is much dispute among experts about whether the surge actually made a lasting difference or whether it was even decisive in the short run. in part, doug lute underscored that today and said there were many other ingredients that made the surge work rather than simply the deployment of american troops. concurrent developments, says bob jarvis, like the sunni awakening, they have to contributed more to the outcome, mo

eisenhower in 1952, or herbert hoover instead of franklin roosevelt in 1932? i think the answer is of course it would. there were very different people. the -- an important part of our election system is with a fixed term, we are electing people for the future, for the next four years. and with one exception they will serve for four years, unless they die. now we don't know what is going to happen in the next four years. we do not ask candidates hypothetical questions, what would you do if the east germans built a wall across berlin? what would you do if the soviets offensivne of missiles in cuba? we put these individuals through elaborate process we hope that byin which we hope that pressures on them and exposure to them that we are going to find out something useful to us, in making this choice. dramatic examples would be suddenly, in 1952, it was discovered that the republican vice presidential candidate had a secret fund that was paying for his personal expenses. now there suddenly the presidential candidate, eisenhower, had to make a decision. we watched

this is the farewell address for dwight eisenhower as his time comes to the end at noon on friday. ladies and condiment, the president of the united states. >> good evening, my fellow americans. ♪ >> in the councils of government we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence whether sought or unsought by the military industrial complex. >> the military-industrial complex, it is one of the most famous phrases ever spoken by a united states president.o >> the sky rained destruction. >> google it and you'll get millions of results. i do worry about america's military industrial complex using any excuse to ramp up the war machine again. in more than a half-century since president eisenhower said it is been regularly invoked by all sorts of people in all sorts of places. but for all its use, is it truly understood? >> i do not trusti anything been said because of this great country. >> indeed, the meaning has changed to time and continues to change. >> be aware the military industrial complex. kacie: three days in january is based on the book by special report host br

eisenhower pointed out that the roads in the midwest were impracticable. but the roads in the east were sufficient for truck use. eisenhower singled out a western ,ection of the lincoln highway with routes through utah and nevada, as being so poor it warranted a thorough investigation before government money should be expended. he praised california for having paved roads. he observed that the different grades of road determined much of the convoys of success. tot this is been enough compel such a massive transition? ike's education had just begun. it is rare for a historian to be able to so clearly trace the development of an idea such as roads. timeer, i followed up his in the convoy being assigned the importance of french roads. jerry world war ii he studied and experience the revolutionary german roadways. revelation -- the revolutionary german roadways. , during worldte war ii i had seen the superlative system of german audubon. the national highways crossing the country. largely by chance, ike's military service had bought him a global expertise on c

eisenhower in 1952, or herbert hoover instead of franklin roosevelt in 1932? i think the answer is of course it would. there were very different people. an important part of our election system is with a fixed term we are electing people for , the future, for the next four years. and with one exception they will serve for four years, unless they die. now we don't know what is going to happen in the next four years. we do not ask candidates hypothetical questions, what would you do if the east germans built a wall across berlin? what would you do if the soviets placed a fence of missiles in cuba? we put these put these officials -- we put these individuals through elaborate process we hope that through pressures on them and exposure to them that we are going to find out something useful to us, in making this choice. dramatic examples would be suddenly, in 1952, it was discovered that the republican vice presidential candidate had a secret fund that was paying for his personal expenses. now there suddenly the potential -- presidential candidate, eisenhower, had

there, sadly, the potential candidate, eisenhower, had to make a decision. we watch to make a decision. 1972 when the situation with eagleton, the vice presidential candidate of the democratic ticket came up, series of mental illnesses we do not know. and we watch the potential candidate, george mcgovern, make a decision. that was important to us in trying to judge how that person you're getting this leadership to for a fixed four years is going to respond. on that personal level, it's early make the difference. >> howard, let me put same question to you. me begin by quoting david butler, great scholar of american, british, european politics who once said it was more important, in terms of domestic and foreign policy, of the united states, who was president that it is to the british people who happens to be a party happens to be elected. importantency is so an office in the united states. the role in both metric and foreign policy of leading the people becomes an item of tremendous importance. whencomes more dramatic you get a crisis. everyone, senators, nor

eisenhower. and the same thing happened in 1964 with the republican who won the primary was not only not in the state, or in the country, he wasn't on the ballot. henry cab bot lodge won on a write-in. new hampshire is always different. i think it appreciates being first. and people turn out. it's one of the highest turnout states at least in primaries in the country. if it was so too white, not representative of the country, then with the exception of bloomberg, who has not cited that as a reason, but why are all these other condates coming to new hampshire? why aren't they just saying, it's too white. nimet going there. host: your secretary of state bill gardner the longest serving state in the country, how important has he been to the process of keeping the primary first? guest: he's been important because he gets it. and the law was changed years ago to have the secretary of state and just the secretary of state make that decision. and he will in the future or she, makes it when they determin

eisenhower in 1952, or herbert hoover instead of franklin roosevelt in 1932? i think the answer is of course it would. there were very different people. an important part of our election system is with a fixed term, we are electing people for the future, for the next four years. and with one exception they will serve for four years, unless they die. now we don't know what is going to happen in the next four years. we do not ask candidates hypothetical questions, what would you do if the east germans built a wall across berlin? what would you do if the soviets offensivne of missiles in cuba? we put these individuals through elaborate process we hope that through pressures on them and exposure to them that we are going to find out something useful to us, in making this choice. dramatic examples would be suddenly, in 1952, it was discovered that the republican vice presidential candidate had a secret fund that was paying for his personal expenses. now there suddenly the presidential candidate, eisenhower, had to make a decision. we watched him make a decision. 19

army colonel dwight eisenhower and how it influenced his support for a national highway system. museumional world war i and memorial cohosted this event with the dwight d. eisenhower museum and library. >> brian black is one of the faculty who spearheaded the creation of an environmental studies major at penn state altoona, where he currently serves as the head of the arts and humanities division. his research emphasizes on the landscape and environmental history of north america, particularly in relation to the application and use of technology. his first book used the pennsylvania oil boom of the

and i don't know if when he did it, he had in mind getting eisenhower to run. but even then, the modern primary, their names were on the ballot, but that didn't mean anything because the delegates' names were on the ballot, and those were often separate from the presidential. susan: confusing. joseph: confusing as hell. and initially, truman said, i am not going to run in the primaries. what the hell are the primaries about? but it made a difference. susan: so in 1952, the candidates were on the ballot for the first time. you started to tell that story about the gop side with eisenhower, who was serving as nato chief in europe. joseph: correct. susan: talk to me about the relevance of that on the democratic side with president truman and then the republican side. joseph: like a good interviewer, you ask a question and i ignore it and tell you a different answer. susan: [laughter] it's ok. joseph: i don't want to forget that trivia that few people know is eisenhower came to new hampshire before the presidential primary in 1948, at the invitation of william loeb'

eisenhower had a lawyer. they all had lawyers.

because eisenhower could have won a third term in 1960. he was a two termer and he could have i think beaten jack kennedy or richard nixon in '60. you know, maybe vietnam when you started seeing the collapse of lyndon johnson with the vietnam war and there was the gerald ford pardoned nixon. and there was churning going on there. but i always find consume bens city is a great benefit just to have air force one take you around and have that much infrastructure around you. i think obama who we were talking about is the beneficial and he were of being the first nonwhite president. august these white presidents and then obama inheriting a great recession which we worked our way out of. started seeing signs of it by the time of re-election. but also the killing of osama bin laden was a big deal. he was outrecall numblaw number and ballistic missile was able to do it on his watch. and the bailing out of general motors.ble to do it on his watc. and the bailing out of general motors. that helps in michigan and toledo, ohio. some of the moves that

the life of president eisenhower is a 1953 biography produced by the fledgling u.s. information agency, which was a cold war initiative to show foreign audiences a positive view of america. this 20 minute film concentrates primarily on activities after world war ii and concludes with a portion of his first state of the union address. ["hail to the chief"] >> the making of a man can be young in his past, yet dwight eisenhower little dreamed that the trail he would follow out of the prairies would lead him one day to thehe

i was once director of the eisenhower center. we always thought ike was going to go up, up, up because the fiscal conservatives like him, and the liberals like him because the industrial military complex speech, and brown decision, and the fact of his general bowl josh his general amiable -- and the fact of his general amiable like. he is fifth. it was almost -- always true model gone -- it was always true in holding that spot. part of it also is because we ar have a new or appreciation of ike being the commander in world war ii. d-day. just as grant was president. >> while we were talking about lincoln, i would like to hear your thoughts on why it is that abraham lincoln at number one's book ended by the two worst? is that circumstance of history? character? what contributed to that distinction between those three men? >> i think that we tend to judge these presidents based on how they dealt with adversity. there has to be something extraordinary that is happening during their administration. with lincoln, it does not get any mo

whose orders eisenhower cannot countermand. his wife said keep it. but only take it out with soldiers. five months after eisenhower was inaugurated you know the kabuki dance that was about to take place. the president pulls up to the pier at the washington navy yard, the secret service deploy to separate the president of the united states from his troops, and is only a five star general halt!do eisenhower yells, get behind me, i know these men. there were 40 korean war soldiers. most of them were missing limbs. the others were horribly disfigured and eisenhower ordered those who could to stand at attention. .hose who could did he said you have a standing order for me -- you never put your uniform away. you look to remind your fellow citizens why they sleep soundly at night. that is what we are about. sake,ver fail, nor for the ordinary men and women called upon to do these extraordinary things. who stepped forward when kerch seems in short supply and -- when courage seems in short supply. they remind us what the cost of freedom is. that is why the wo

he convinced him to get his votes to eisenhower. eisenhower appoints warren. the warren court is history. history which would not have occurred but for those political maneuvers. host: let's look at a clip from the convention. remember, this nation is in the middle of the vietnam war. protests on the outside of the streets in chicago. let's look at what was happening at the podium at the democratic convention. >> i proudly accept the nomination of our party. [cheers and applause] >> we have heard hard and him and sometimes bitter debate, but i submit that this is the debate and this is the work of a free people. the work of an open convention and the work of a political party responsive to the needs of this nation. [applause] host: why was 1968 a crisis? dr. brown: because it was not really an open convention. what you saw is president lyndon johnson had worked very hard in the background after he had stepped down from running to manage those delegates and ensure his vice president, hubert humphrey, would garner the nomination. those individuals running in the

i used to listen to the radio to ike eisenhower, president eisenhower, so i have followed through all of the years all of the presidents. i have never, never been as concerned about our country and where we are then i am today. democracyul for our and i am thrilled to see these people in iowa and their enthusiasm, and i want them to keep that up. we have got to make some changes and all work gather to do that. host: who is your candidate? caller: they are all very good people and i would love to see these people get in cabinet positions. i think at this time, the person who is most electable and has the most experience is joe biden, and so that is my choice at this time. i think amy klobuchar is wonderful. i think they are all very good people. , want to encourage everybody if they have to call to the polls, to vote and be sure that they do that. canthe information -- you get it from c-span or from the websites, but pay attention. i am saying again, i have never been as alarmed and frightened as i am seeing and hearing right now. this is not the way i want our country to be. one thing

and in the white house at the time , was the war hero turned republican president, dwight eisenhower area and no one had to tell dwight eisenhower about the dangers that the united states face in the aftermath of world war ii. it's the beginnings of the cold war and get instead of fixing up the ellis island prison, eisenhower chose to shut it down. on november 11, 1954, the very first veterans day, eisenhower's attorney general herbert brown well presided over a naturalization ceremony at everett field, home of the old brooklyn dodgers and while there he attorney general announced the government's new position . today, the little island between the statue of liberty he said and the skyline and peers of new york seems to have served its purpose. a few days later, the new york times reported last detained alien, the norwegian semen had overstayed his shore leave was a passenger on the battery bound ferry. that is, the united states government knew this norwegian semen had been graded granted permission to work and then he was supposed to leave but he didn't. and the united states knew

professor green: we have come a long way from sam rayburn and dwight eisenhower. this idea you work together even if you are in separate elected institutions. the idea the speaker should be deferential to the president. that is not what we are seeing now. there is a way in which that is a sign of healthy, vigorous partisan differences. if you disagree, you should not be afraid to say so. but i think, and this is what troubles me, and i have written about this, there are certain ways in which are elected officials, we expect to share some common agreement on issues or a sense they have these important roles to play that should rise above their policy differences. i think what happened at the state of the union address how each of the players reacted shows that things like the state of the union address are not serving the purpose they used to. it is not a way for the republic to see the officials are coming together. saying there are problems we need to solve. but more of an avenue for each of these players to say, i am right. the other side is wrong. what that is

we have a republican president, eisenhower. how did that work? professor green: the best way to describe that is you had a combination of inherent deference that rayburn would give presidents of either party because he believed it was important to give the president a chance to succeed, coupled with political skills of rayburn and lyndon johnson. johnson believed in winning. he believed in understanding what you can achieve. going up against an opponent for the sake of it would not be smart politics. if it can get you something, that would be smart politics. a lot of times, eisenhower, johnson and rayburn did not disagree all that much on major legislation. eisenhower was not that conservative of a president. rayburn was not that liberal of a speaker. the idea you cannot get things done because a divided government would not have made lot of sense during that time. susan: only seven members of congress at the time he was speaker, including the majority leader, were aware of the manhattan project, which developed the atomic bomb, and yet he has to

. >> we have, a lot of -- a long way from the days of sam rayburn and dwight eisenhower, the idea that you are together even if you are together even if you're in separate elected institutions and this idea that the speaker in particular should be deferential to the president. that is just not what we are seeing now. there is a way in which that is a sign of a healthy vigorous partisan differences, if you disagree with the president or the speaker you should not be afraid to say so. but i think, and this is what troubles me and i have written about this but there are certain ways in which our elected officials, we expect to kind of share some common agreement on issues, released a sense that they have these important role to play, these institutional roles that should rise above their policy differences. >> watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. >> south of amarillo is the panhandle historical museum in texas. up next, we take you inside as we hear the story of kansas city's influence on the velvet of amarillo.

then he is on the ticket with eisenhower, general eisenhower, on his vice presidential ticket, and a report surfaces that mr. nixon has perhaps taken finances from someone and he should not have done so. so he goes on television, and he is in hot water with eisenhower as well as the country, he goes on television and gives his famous checkers speech. this is probably the height of nixon's success with television. he goes on and talks about how the only present he has ever gotten was his dog, checkers, and both of his girls love checkers and we're going to keep him. so americans thought, oh, what a good dad he is. so he becomes vice president. in his presidency, his mistrust of the press is a landmark of his time in office. after he loses his first run for the presidency, he goes back to california and then loses another race for governor in california, and at a famous press conference he says, you are not going to have me to kick around anymore to members of the press. that is his attitude. that is pretty much prevailing. during the white house era, he creates an enemies list of repo

days ofg way from the dwight eisenhower. the idea you work together, even in separate elected institutions. the idea that the speaker should be differential to the press. that's not what we are seeing now. there is a way in which that is a sign of healthy partisan differences. if you disagree with the president. what troubles me. i have written about this. there are certain ways in which elected officials expect to share some common agreement on issues or a sense that they have these important roles to play. >> watch sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span ski one day. -- c-span's q and a. the panhandle plains historical museum in canyon, texas. we take you inside as we hear the story of kansas city's influence on the development of amarillo. >> i think a lot of people know about the ranching history of this area. this history is more like an american regional story that hasn't been told. the isolation of the ranching history as texas, texas, texas, but one thing we talked about in this show, we pitched it as looking wit

the life of president eisenhower is a 1953 biography produced by au.s. information agency, cold war initiative to show foreign audiences a positive view of america. film primarily focuses on after world war ii, and his first state of the union address. [hail to the chief playing] announcer: yellow dwight

[inaudible] [applause] moderator susan eisenhower. you don't want to follow the steps when you enter. lessee they told me left. [laughter] karl you know the distancing right and left on you? >> you are their right. [laughter] snack welcome everybody i am susan eisenhower and it is a terrific pleasure to be here today to have a conversation with doctor lynn cheney and carl rove. this is a real honor to me and have an intimate conversation with the executive power in the united states to actually wield power alongside of the president of the united states and also to talk about what it is like to be behind the scenes. let me just say very quickly, if i cough i am not sick. >> way you can back from rouen with that cough. [laughter] you feel right? are you little warm your little warm, lindy wanted change? i think you women should be here and i should be out. >> i had to clean up some of his the other day and inhaled some fire smoke. any case, don't be alarmed if i find myself coughing. let me just say that it has been a thrill to talk to

visit ncicap.org] >> in 1953, president dwight eisenhower ordered businesses to discrimination practices in hiring. >> i have just come back from washington. i met with the president's committee on government contracts. it was no tea party. they were talking business. we are not just talking about dennis industries. we are talking national policy. >> we have had it ever since world war ii. >> under the government's directive, no company can deal with the government unless its ory.cies are nondiscriminati onwatch real america tonight american history tv on c-span3. >> sunday, book tv features conversations on u.s. presidents and race and america as a superpower. starting at noon eastern, live conversation with author and white house correspondent april ryan. >> i studied at morgan state university down the road. this is my location, not knowing i would be under fire by asking questions. i have asked questions of each president, the same question except for one. has mequestions now fearing for my life. >> her latest book is "under fire." join the conversation with your phone calls, tweets,

eastern on a look at presidential biographies including washington, truman, and eisenhower. that is what is coming up here on american history tv. >> good morning. my name is jonathan white and i am vice chair of the lincoln forum. our next speaker is elizabeth r. varon. varon is associate director of the center for civil war

he and eisenhower come to mind as the great ones. -- who were political generals, so to speak. he was also the president of the constitutional convention. he was there when the office of the presidency was being created. one of the things that is interesting to remember is that article one, which lays out the legislative branch, it is -- it strictly enumerates the powers congress has. congress is not in session all the time. it only does its work during certain periods of time. article three is all about the judiciary. there is only very narrow jurisdictions of federal laws of the judiciary. the federal judiciary could have the power to decide, and it is restricted in when it meets its well -- meets as well article told -- article two defines the presidency is open. days asident is on 365 year, has the power to execute laws of the nation. george washington understood that he was entering a potentially very powerful role. there is a lot of latent power in that process. washington was careful to try to constrain not only by a strict attention to the way those powers are laid out

we have a republican president, eisenhower. how did that work? professor green: you had a combination of inherent deference that rayburn would give president of either party believed it was important to give the president a chance to succeed, coupled of rayburncal skills and lyndon johnson. johnson believed in winning. he believed in understanding what you can achieve. going up against an opponent for the sake of it would not be smart politics. if they can give you something, that would be smart politics. rayburner, johnson and did not disagree all that much on major legislation. eisenhower was not that conservative of a president. rayburn was not that liberal of a speaker. the idea you cannot get things done because a divided -- because of a divided government would not have made lot of sense during that time. susan: only seven members of congress at the time he was speaker including the majority leader were aware of the manhattan project, which , andoped the atomic bomb yet he has to find funding for it. how did he do that? susan: that is not -

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then he is on the ticket with eisenhower on his vice presidential ticket, and the report surfaces that mr. nixon has perhaps taken finances from someone he should not have done so, so he goes on television and he is in hot water with eisenhower, goes on television and gives his famous checkers speech. probably the height of nixon in successful television. he talks about the only present he has ever gotten was his dog, checkers, and so americans thought, oh, what a good daddy is. -- what a good guy he is. so he becomes vice president. in his presidency, his mistrust of the press is a landmark of his time in office. after he loses his first run, he goes back to california and then loses another race for governor in california, and at a famous press conference he says, you are not going to have me to kick around anymore. two members of the press that is , his attitude. that is pretty much prevailing. during the white house era, he creates an enemy list of reporters who are friendly, who are not friendly, has the f.b.i. investigating reporters. so that poor relationship with the press is n

"the life of president eisenhower" is a 1953 biography produced by the fledgling u.s. information agency, which was a cold war initiative to show foreign audiences a positive view of america. this 20-minute film concentrates primarily on activities after rl

in 1952, eisenhower or robert taft. represented the conservative eisenhower a percent of the establishment and robert taft represented the conservative outsiders. andn and lodge, goldwater rockefeller. again, nixon and rockefeller there is a split in the republican party between conservative outsiders and more moderate insiders. this happens again in 1980. reagan representing the conservative outsiders than bush representing the moderate insiders and this is the fight over the nomination boiling down to these individuals. juan: tell us about it. craig: it was a the saw battle because reagan is at his worst when he is not challenged. he was competitive. mike deaver told me his most -- mike deaver once told me he was the most competitive guy he ever knew. reagan needs to be challenged, or he doesn't rise to the occasion. he doesn't take the george bush challenge seriously and he loses the iowa caucuses in january of 1980 which was a stunning stunning upset to the political world. it is enormous. it is huge. reagan was a r

lynne cheney and karl rove with your moderator, susan eisenhower. [applause] >> you don't want to fall off the steps went you enter the dais. [laughter] let's see, i -- they told me left. >> all the way over. [laughter] >> karl, you know the difference between right and left, don't you? [laughter] >> yeah, you're on their right. [laughter] >> welcome,

days ofg way from the dwight eisenhower. the idea you work together, even in separate elected institutions. the idea that the speaker should be differential to the press. that's not what we are seeing now. there is a way in which that is a sign of healthy partisan differences. if you disagree with the president. what troubles me. i have written about this. there are certain ways in which elected officials expect to share some common agreement on issues or a sense that they have these important roles to play. >> watch sunday night at 8:00

shortly after his inauguration, dwight eisenhower delivered this message in person. in outlining his foreign program, he declared -- >> the policy we pursue will recognize the truth that no single country, even one so powerful as ours, can alone defend the liberty of all nations threatened by communist aggression from without or subversion within. mutual security needs effective .utual cooperation for the united states, this means as a matter of common sense and national interests, we shall give help to other nations in the matter that they strive earnestly to do their full share of the common task. [applause] wealth or aid could compensate for poverty of spirit , the heart of every free nation must be honestly dedicated to the preserving of its own independence and security. [applause] >> you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series "reel america," saturdays at 10:00 p.m. and sundays at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. ♪ >> a heavy snowfall on primary day in new hampshire is an omen of things to come. a write-

in 1952, eisenhower or robert taft. eisenhower represented the establishment, robert taft represented the conservative outsiders. nixon and lodge, goldwater and rockefeller. again, nixon and rockefeller there is a split in the republican party between conservative outsiders and more moderate insiders. this happens again in 1980. reagan representing the conservative outsiders than bush represents the moderate insiders and this is the fight over the nomination boiling down to these individuals. juan: tell us about it. craig: it was a seee saw battle because reagan is at his worst when he is not challenged. he was competitive. mike deaver told me his most -- mike deaver once told me he was the most competitive guy he ever knew. reagan needs to be challenged, or he doesn't rise to the occasion. he doesn't take the george bush challenge seriously and he loses the iowa caucuses in january of 1980 which was a stunning stunning upset to the political world. it is enormous. it is huge. reagan was a radio broadcaster in iowa all