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Here to set the stage for us is amity shlaes, a coolidge biographer, syndicated columnist, and author of other books on that period. Welcome to the program. Tell us about the arrival of Calvin Coolidge into the white house. How prepared was he for the job . Quite prepared, because he had been a politician all his life. President coolidge is one of those men who started small on the city council as City Solicitor in massachusetts, and went all the way up the ladder in the state of massachusetts, ...

That were again setting the really, onn twitter, the web, every day, and they thought that to be a major problem. Absolutely. You also go a little bit about how obama and romney had a different strategy with the press and a different strategy about twitter itself. Compare and contrast those. Well, i think look. I laid out early on in the paper, using the Romney Campaign as a case study of how this is changing and the internet is tough, because romney is sort of a cautious. Dad sort of a cautious...

Over the past year our original first ladies series has look at the lives of the nations first ladies. Well show you highlights from our Second Season focusing on the 20th century. Starting with Edith Roosevelt and finishing with rosalynn carter. That is at 9 p. M. Eastern. A reminder, we will have new first ladys programs in the new year. Starting with nancy reagan on monday, january 13 at nine eastern. Followed by barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush, and michelle obama. Each monday after...

Catch up with us on all your favorite social media pages on facebook or twitter or email us. You. Y good morning to thank you for joining us on this christmas morning. Talking about your political heroes for 2013. The question is up on the Facebook Page. We will also be reading your tweets this morning. This question posted on the Facebook Page last night. Already over 1200 response to it. Allen writes in on the Facebook Page, Elizabeth Warren is the best senator we have up there. Taking on the ...

Toy have just as much right try to get ahead basically. Ofid not inc. That a lot people have this fear that they taking the wealth we what are your but thoughts . With ben quite a lot of time talking about the politics of it and the ways to address it in bills and all the sort of thing. At the core of this debate, it is what makes it so difficult is that very reason debates we have been having in america since its founding. This has been a constant source for generations. Face of thee generation...

That political games have gotten in the way, and they are affecting how these kids are getting to the olympics. How many times will people get to the olympics in their lifetime, really . It is really sad. When i was growing up, the olympics were not a political statement, you know . I mean, they were friendship between global countries. Host thank you for all of your calls. Well be back for your comments tomorrow morning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern time. Enjoy the rest of your thursday. [captions Copy...

Five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay released. We want to get your take. Should the u. S. Negotiate with the taliban for the only prisoner of war . Republicans, 202 5853881. Democrats, 202 5853880. Independents, 202 5853882. You can send us a tweet, cspanwj or post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. You can email us at journal cspan. Org. Have a fourth line for active and retired military, 202 5853883. No negotiating with terrorists versus leave no soldier behind. With the war in afghanistan bo...

,ou have a power of authority in certain societies, you have the power of culture. It is dominant. Yet you have a democracy which means the power of governing should be the dominant person. The power of religion and the emergencend of al qaeda that does not allow the physical existence of others. For instance, globalizations that promote diversity and communication between the various communities, coexistence, interdependency, that is where the key challenge is. That is why it has been hijacked ...

He understood the United States better sometimes than we even understood ourselves. He was the son of an american mother, proud to have had two great grandfathers who fought in George Washingtons army. One and the Berkshire County militia and the other is part of the fourth massachusetts regiment. It was fitting that in the shadows of world war ii, and and the dawn of the cold war, when some at home hoped the United States would turn inward, churchill looked outward again and across the atlantic...

I think he makes a very good point, but this is not iraq or afghanistan. The antiinterventionist tendency as a result of our problem deployments in afghanistan and iraq. What were doing in ukraine is a little bit more active, little bit more intelligent a little more active. Host possible sanctions . Guest that is diplomacy. It does not cost anything to issue sanctions. Sanctions talk is having an impact. A positive impact. Host who does it impact and who does the cost . Guest it costs those tha...