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the honorable congresswoman ellen -- eleanor holmes norton will speak after me. next, charles allen, ward six councilmember, covering this area and others in d.c. and chair of the city council judiciary committee. joanne woodgate is the executive director of states united democracy center, an organization that works to ensure access to voting for all and works against violence and extremism. i also want to thank our cocounsel in the case who provided excellent pro bono assistance, and those are lawyers from two firms. two of the world's greatest firms, who generously and expertly assisted us in this matter. behind us of course is the u.s. capitol, the recognized symbol of democratic government. this building has stood since 1800 and it is where franklin delano roosevelt, our country's longest serving elected president's, words are inscribed and here is what they say. we must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. allow me now to take us back to another tragic day that befell our country, september 1

in on the phone, richard norton smith, longtime friend of this network, historian, author, also the founding director of the rubber gentle institute for politics at the university of kansas. good morning to you, sir, thank you for the time this morning. your thoughts this morning on bob dole's legacy, dying at age 98. >> well, that is a very big subject. the president sent me a statement yesterday and quoted from something senator dole said back in the mid-1980's when he was for managing the legislation that created the martin luther king national birthday holiday, which is one of many dole accomplishments that people perhaps are not aware of. as i recall, the quote was, no first-class democracy would power some class -- second-class citizens. it really was a lifelong belief in one that was rooted in dole's upbringing. you know, it is tempting to see or define dole through his world war ii experiences, of course, his severe wounding and subsequent hospitalization, three years or more on both sides of the atlantic. but actually, bob dole's character, the character that enabled him to survive

. >> i want to bring richard norton smith, longtime friend of the network, historian, author, the founding director of the institute for politics at the university of kansas. thank you for the time this morning. >> that is a very big subject. he quoted from something senator dole had said in the mid-1980s when he was floor managing the legislation that created the national birthday holiday, which is one of many accomplishments people perhaps are not aware of. as i recall, the quote is no first-class democracy could tolerate second-class citizens. and fact i think was a lifelong belief and one that was r rooted in his upbringing. it's tempting to see him and his experiences across the subsequent hospitalization three years or more on both sides, but actually his character that enabledra him to survive individually overcome it individually to the national level, that was something that preceded the war, that was something formed in a residence at the corner of tenth and maple street on the football field and the track. as a young man ironically, he wanted to be a doctor and the irony of cour

congressman norton does the most he will find without a vote for d.c. and is the most amazing champion we've got. we saw fences go up afterwards. this is the people's building. this is a space where our elected officials make the decisions for us, my neighbors and constituents work, is deeply traumatic to the neighborhood. this isn't something we see on monday night football. this is our backyard, this is our space. to see it attacked in this way will strike a chord with every resident not just in word six but across the country. >> the fence was an abomination so much so that i had a bill in congress to make sure this fence will be taken down. we have spent almost a full year with the fence up. making it impossible for this park. this is what it is, this is a part as far as the neighborhood is concerned. it turned our people in the united states -- it took me a full year to get this fence down. it was what we experienced on january 6. >> it is hard to add anything when the congresswoman speaks or my great friend, charles allen. as to the district of co

host: richard norton smith, author, friend of the network, thank you for your time. guest: thank you for your interest. host: we are talking to our viewers on the death of bob dole, his legacy, lifetime of service. we want to hear from you. 202-748-8000 in the eastern or central time zones. 202-748-8001 in the mountain or pacific time zones. and a line for world war ii veterans and their family members, 202-748-8002. greg in colorado, but first on the phone lines. good morning -- up first on the phone lines. good morning. caller: thank you for having me. you guys are the best. i watch you every morning. i'm a democrat and it is refreshing to see a person like bob dole, who could get things done, did his job. he had morals, he had class. and something that is very rare to see in the republican party these days. and i notice you opened the show with him next to the former president, and couldn't be two different people, just like your guest said, could not agree with him more. we need more republicans like bob dole that will do something, do their job. and i thank him

and one thing led to another. >> every year norton's street closes down, he says he welcomes hundreds across the street nightly to walk up to the scene, adding more annually. >> from the motorhome to the police tree -- >> it takes weeks of labor, even painting his house permanently to make it just right. >> the whole deal. >> but this year, the fake second-story not sitting well with the city of la mirada. they want that part down. >> i said there's no way in this world i would remove that until january 1. it is a makeshift, fake facade that i put up on the roof. >> the city manager tells eyewitness news they encourage his christmas spirit, even awarded him the holiday decorating program award in the past. but norton built this section without permits and city staff says they don't want it flying off the strong wind or accidentally hurting someone. if norton doesn't comply, citations will come starting at $100 and working their way up weekly. >> i will more than happily pay that fine. i'm not necessarily happy, but i'll do that to keep this up for the entire community. i'm not going t

and riley and others, including mary beth norton, have found pensions by other women. of course there were lots of women who would file for revolutionary war pensions as widows but there were a lot also who filed for pensions for their own service. there were women who would file a widow's pension application but when you read the narrative where they're describing why they deserve this application, they would talk about the heroic things they did, technically i'm asking for this because my husband serve, the way people get widow's benefits now, but then they were bragging about the amazing things they did as well. >> this is such compelling stuff. i think that the narratives that come out, the lives, the everyday lives that come out and are woven within this sort of broad and sprawling, really, history of this moment that we think we know, is really compelling. and i know we've only got about seven minutes left now, but we do have an audience request. we have a request to talk about the quebec act. can you give us some insight on that? >> yes. and actually, brian, if

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she was also injured but not killed she got a pension and riley and others including marybeth norton had found pensions by other women, a lot of women filed as widows but there was a lot also found pensions for their own so this. in light of the discovery there were these women who would file a pension application widows pension application but then when you read the narrative where they are describing why they deserve this application they talk about all the heroic things they did as well. >> this is such compelling stuff and i think the narratives that comes out of the everyday lives that, although in this sprawling history of this moment that we think we know is really compelling. i know we only have about seven minutes left but we do have an audience question and we have a request to talk about the qucbec act. can you give us insight on that? >> you can take us back to the second image the big map with the native americans to help a little bit on the one hand it's really important to say that there was no march to independence in the sense of an army marches and marches in lockst

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in on the phone, richard norton smith, longtime friend of this network, historian, author, also the founding director of the rubber gentle institute for politics at the university of kansas. good morning to you, sir, thank you for the time this morning. your thoughts this morning on bob dole's legacy, dying at age 98.

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also with us think hour richard norton smith, bob dole's longtime friend and founding director of the robert j. dole institute of politics. leanne, start with you. what can we expect as sayre more thanes get under way this morning? >> reporter: good morning. dobb bole died 98 but spent 11 years as republican leader both majority and minority leader. the late senator is going to arrive in a casket with his family at 9:45 a.m. the ceremony in the rotunda behind me will start at 10:00 a.m. where he will be greeted by defense secretary lloyd austin. symbolizing the service of bob dole. he was a world war ii veteran who was badly injured, and stayed with him the rest of his life. speaking today is going to be speaker pelosi, leader mcconnell, leader schumer and president biden, who served with senator dole for 24 hours in the senate. it's going to be a short ceremony. just about 45 minutes. and after that time, then members of congress, staff and friends and family can come and visit his casket in the rotunda until 8:00 p.m. tonight, but we can expect to hear some themes during the speeche

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. >> reporter: this year's display was almost unplugged by the city as norton seeking to recreate the grizwald house, built this false second floor without a permit. >> i mean, it's a christmas display. it's a facade. it's not real. >> reporter: visitors started leaving donations to help battle the supposed scrooge of christmas present. >> they should definitely make an exception. >> reporter: a happy ending, though the spirit of christmas prevails when the two sides reached an agreement, and his $100,000 display can light up the holidays until january 1st. >> and we're going to have the hap-hap-happiest christmas. kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> honoring a classic. that's "nightly news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is comm

thank you to congresswoman eleanor holmes norton for her kind remarks they are sincerely appreciated. i would like to thank the judicial nomination commission and its chair the honorable emily solomon forco recommending me to the white house and i like to especially thank president joseph biden for this tremendous honor of his nomination. as maya angelou has said, i, as one but i did not travel the road that led me here today alone. i would like to thank and acknowledge m mike corte family and in particular the chief of the superior court of the district of columbia, chief judge harring and my mentor, chief judge and the blackbuy of the district of columbia court of appeals for their immeasurable support. i am truly fortunate to have the support not only of my colleague president and passed -- present and past but at my friends and family members, too many to name, many of them are watching virtue and all of whom i am deeply grateful to you. i would like to recognize my husband, and thank my husband, my soulmate, john scott. is love is been enduring and his understandingand has been a

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. >> reporter: this year's display was almost unplugged by the city as norton seeking to recreate the grizwald house, built this false second floor without a permit. >> i mean, it's a christmas display. it's a facade. it's not real. >> reporter: visitors started leaving donations to help battle the supposed scrooge of christmas present. >> they should definitely make an exception. >> reporter: a happy ending, though the spirit of christmas prevails when the two sides reached an agreement, and his $100,000 display can light up the holidays until january 1st. >> and we're going to have the hap-hap-happiest christmas. kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> honoring a classic. that's "nightly news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i have traveled many moonless nights ♪ ♪ cold and weary with a babe inside ♪ ♪ and i wonder what i've done ♪ ♪ holy father you have come ♪ ♪ be with me now ♪ ♪ be with me now ♪ ♪ breath of heaven ♪ ♪ hold me together ♪ ♪ be forever near me ♪ ♪ breath of hea

host: richard norton smith, presidential historian, author, friend of this network. thank you, as always, for your time. >> thank you very much for your interest. host: we're talking to viewers this morning on the death of bob dole, his legacy, his lifetime of service. want to hear your thoughts. phone lines split regionally. (202) 748-8000, eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001, mountain or pacific time zones. and we have that line for world war ii veterans or family members, (202) 748-8002. greg from denison, colorado come up first on the phone lines this morning. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for having me. as always, washington journal, you guys are the best. i watch you every morning. i am a democrat, and it is refreshing to see a person like bob dole who could get things done. in his job, he had morals. he had class. and something that is very rare to see in the republican party these days. i noticed that you opened the show with him next to the former president, and there cannot be two different people, just like your guest just set on the

i want to bring in on the phone, richard norton smith, longtime friend of this network, historian, author, also the founding director of the rubber gentle institute for politics at the university of kansas. good morning

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the continental army and maybe we will talk a little bit about the work on that, but also marybeth norton wrote about this as well. hector read in pennsylvania. you are going to be able to discover not only george washington but others. the big picture includes all peoples including the native americans at that time. >> we definitely want to talk about all of these aspects. but really let's start with this view in the way that you open tt the book. this compelling map that shows the continent as being an indigenous place. and i do think that i am really compelled with how you say is how you set your book and what is known as the international war and the seven years war. can you tell us exactly why you achose to highlight or centrale the continent and why it is still the focus on starting this history with the conflict with what we have hired. >> putting up that map, as nicole was talking about. i just decided to talk about how the revolution happened and when wewh have the comments there, we were asking the wrong question because there was a sense in the parliament and there are people i

maybe we will be able to talk about the work on that but i also followed through the advisor mary beth norton wrote about and that she was at cornell and the founder of the group and in pennsylvania of the women's groups. but she ended up in getting into some things with george washington that we are talking about so basically these groups that i mentioned, the t native americans the african-americans and the women at. >> yes and definitely want to get to talking about at cerise but wanted to start with this compelling and his compelling view as you open the book, this map that shows the continent as being a great in indigenous place and i do think that i am really compelled by why you chose this is a way to come into this and also how you set your book in the history of the revolution that you're sending it in and what i see as the wcontinuum or. [inaudible]. and is also it is no morbid tell us a little bit about why you chose to highlight or centralize the consonant as an indigenous place first and why you have the focus on starting this history the revolution with the conflicts in ohio pre

ryan lives in norton in north yorkshire and his council tax could be going up next year, another growing bill on the pile. it's always on my mind. i never ever stop thinking about paying things off, and it's hit me very hard. the council here, like many, is facing rising costs and demand for services. there is particular pressure on care for children and adults. the government's already putting up national insurance to help pay for social care, but initially, most of that will go to the nhs, so some councils say they are still facing funding shortfalls. if you look at the ten—year record of this council, i think we have been moderate in our increases, but there comes a point where, in actual fact, those people who are on lower incomes are probably the people we need to increase council tax to raise money to actually provide the services to help them. council tax has been creeping up in recent years because the government's told local authorities they can increase it by a certain amount to bring in money to help pay for services. so it isn'tjust this authority, north yorkshire. in fact,

. >> richard norton smith did a superb biography of nelson rockefeller several years ago. tell us about another titanic figure that you worked with closely. talk about pat moynihan. >> that moynihan is one of the eminent stories of the first nixon white house and in my view of nixon's appetite for policy his desire to use facts as well as politics to make a decision and pat moynihan was a partisan democrat. he tried unsuccessfully to run in new york city for public office and he had been despised during his work in the kennedy and johnson administration in something called the family report which is a very sympathetic understanding active consideration of the racial question but he caught nixon's attention. pat moynihan worked for kubrick humphrey actively promoting him but what caught nixon's attention was a speech that moynihan gave 18 months earlier to the ada, american democratic action. >> it was the wheelhouse of democratic politics and moynihan said in 1967 and 68 with paralyzing with close to what we have today. you had race riots and in over 100 american cities. y

please welcome former school board members rachel norton. >> good afternoon, everyone. it's really a mixed bag that i'm here today. it's sad that here's where we are, but this is where we are, and i have to say that san francisco is the envy of many other districts in california because of the incredible support that the city of san francisco gives our district. in 2010, when the last economic downturn happened, i had been on the board about two years, and i went to a california school board association conference, and people said oh, we're cutting p.e., we're cutting art, and we didn't have to cut those because of the support that the city gives the school district. what happened during the pandemic, maria, mayor breed, the services that were provided to school children made a lot of difference for families. i think normally, of course, a school board member would bridle when the mayor who's not in charge of schools should tell the school board what to do, but those are the times that we're not in, and somebody should step up and say that that's not important. every ye

also with us still, richard norton smith, a speechwriter for bob dole. david gergen with us, manu raju as well. david, we just saw elizabeth dole there, such a moving moment as you watch, she laid her hand then her head on the casket. you're very close with both of the doles and they had a beautiful love story. she said in an interview she fell for his kindness. this was a partnership in so many ways, and i think that speaks to -- they both are, frankly, as people, and what really drove bob dole. >> elizabeth dole is a force in her own right. she not only served in the senate, but she feels a major portion of the red cross. she did so many great things for this country. it was an unusual relationship because she did bring out the soft side of bob dole, and many didn't see his soft side in the public, especially in the midst of political fights. she brought something special out in him, and i think it made a big difference in their relationship. it was a long senate ro relationship. i'm from north carolina as well. she was well-known in that state as a pe

westerman: h.r. 3531, offered by delegate holmes norton, authorizes the women who worked on the home front foundation to establish a commemorative work in washington, d.c. to commemorate the commitment and service of millions of women during world war ii. during world war ii, roughly 12 million women worked in defense industries and support services across the nation. women served in critical professional roles, in shipyards, steel mills, hospitals and offices. they were welders, riveters, telegraph operators, radio and electrical engineers, crane operators, surveyors, assembly line workers, and many other jobs that kept america running. in recent years, congress established the rosie the riveter national historical park in california to highlight the contributions by women to the war effort. recognizing this in our capital is another fitting tribute to the brave, strong, intelligent women that helped us win the war. i urge adoption of the measure, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new m

and i'm reminded of a story told me by a norton, kansas newspaper legend. he was the father of my son larry and he told us this -- of my pledge and he said, he was driving through russell, kansas and he journeyed into the courthouse and found a young bob dole at work. after he met him, he claimed this young man could be president someday. he was a great -- america knows bob dole's record of public service, passing the reagan agenda for the senate, saving social security from group c, the americans with disabilities act and so much more. his time at the helm of the republican national committee, the senate and the presidential ticket and as it has been documented, many of us recall when bob dole visited all kansas counties to say thank you for the life they given him. and again, it has been noted today that bob dole meant -- spent most saturdays of the past decade on the south side of the world war ii memorial to thank visitor -- veterans as they visited. and with such humility, charm and wit that made him so likable, so effective and a kansan. we can all re

book until justice be done america's first movement from the revolution to reconstruction published by norton in 2021 and has written other books and articles including an example for all the land emancipation of the struggle of the quality and washing in d.c. published in 2010 and she. >> the world the civil war made published in 2017. dr. kate masur name as includes been included at the near time to the "washington post" and last but not least my good friend dr. eddie ko -- eddie cole the author of the struggle for black freedom which just won by the way the association study for higher education their 2021 outstanding book award so congratulations dr. quo. he's also been featured in the "washington post" the "l.a. times." he's also appeared on the bbc world news and c-span and in 2021 his name by educational weekly as one of the top university scholars in the u.s. to shape educational practice and policy so as you can see we are amongst some heavy hitters this morning. i'm so excited to be with all of them virtually. i have the privilege and the opportunity of holding this -- pulling this

from substitute and mailchimp, norton and avast, microsoft and nuance, 2021 heads to a close, mergers and acquisitions have been booming this year in tech. even as the biden administration's strengthens its stance on antitrust and pushes back against big tech. i want to talk about it all with ted smythe, president of union square advisers are. you expecting m&a in the year to come? ted: we are. thanks for having me back on. it's been a record year for technology mergers and acquisitions. we're closing in on $1 trillion of m&a activity for 2021. we're over -- we're over $900 billion, better than 50% over last year, we see that continuing well into 2022 at this point. emily: what abthose who failed, 5-9 and zoom. or the bloomberg report that paypal tried to buy point rest. then there's nvidia and arm that hasn't happened yet. ted: there'll always be questions, there'll be deals that don't happen even after they're announced. nvidia and arm, regulatory questions. others move in different directions and there's a vote by shareholders that they don't want to see it happen. when you take al

mary norton. very intellectual with all those books. he has wise things to say. he is the breast cancer center director. he actually is somebody i have known for a long time because we have a common interest in the mathematics of cancer. say something about that. he thought so because of his work in the mathematics plays. he is known for cancer growth. in essentially that has helped us understand how to treat cancer better because all cancers don't grow the same. small tumors actually grow faster than large tumors. so knowing this is not too robust to build that are for cancer patients. so i will start with larry. i want to know what you think is going to bring me in the next decade? bring to change cancer research and cancer as we know it for patients? >> first of all, great honor to be in the panel and i'm delighted for the invitation and thank you for the introduction. we discuss this in the panel. it's a concept that i think we could share. and because of the development in the science is evolutionary science. it's pieces about this. i think it would be toget

norton. ms. norton: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from the district of columbia seek recognition? ms. norton: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. norton: madam speaker, this month's job report gives americans something to cheer about. unemployment is down a full 2%age points. under democratic congressional and presidential leadership. since president biden took office. the corollary to this impressive unemployment figure is the record six million jobs created, a record for a new president. with the signing of the new transportation and infrastructure bill, more jobs, for ex

-norton: i ask per -- ms. norton: i permission to address the house for one minute and clarify my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. norton: madam speaker, the house has much to be proud of as we aproch the end they have year. in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic we have passed two of the most significant bills in the heirsry of the house of representatives. the trchtion and infrastructure bill and president biden's build back better year. i chaired the highway and transit subcommittee and i was pleased to attend president biden's signing of the bill at the white house. the bill directs $39 billion to public transportation like d.c.'s metro, expands broadband and funds replacing lead service pipes. our build back better bill is an omnibus bill that catches up with years of needs congress has failed to meet from affordable child care that will free women and men to work, to combating climate change, a clear and present danger to the planet

. >> he's an important figure, i think richard norton smith -- >> yes. 1983 wrote a fine biography. >> quote wrote a very fine book. >> he made it more prominent, again. very important figure. >> and then again, you know, leapfrogging forward to the rippon society. what, where, why, who? >> rippon society was an outfit of young people like me, graduate students, lawyers, political scientists, biologists, engineers from the cambridge area, tufts, m.i.t., harvard law school. and it was a group of people who felt vaguely oriented toward a more conservative party, the republican party, but within it, more sort of like a benjamin israeli and the british but we have to do things in order for the society to stay whole and for people to have confidence that things are working for them. specifically it was modelled on a british organization called the bo group which was part of the conservative party there, but it was sort of a bridge between academic circles, policy world, and office holders. so the rippon side set out with this grant pretension to try to be something like that within the rep