On monday, President Trump will give a speech on the u. S. Economy. Live coverage begins at 3 00 eastern on cspan. An effort to rescue american hostages in iran failed. Cubans emigrated to the u. S. The Winter Olympics were held in lake placid, new york. Mount saint helens erupted. This was the backdrop for the speeches made by president ial nominees Ronald Reagan and jimmy carter. By the time Ronald Reagan ran for president , he had served two terms as governor of california. He had an early career in entertainment and became president of the screen actors. Ronald reagan ended his nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National convention in detroit with a moment of silent prayer. Thank you very much thank you very much. Thank you. You are singing our song. [applause] for the first [indiscernible] the firstd myself for time in a long time in a movie on primetime. [laughter] you can imagine, is the second big thrill. Mr. Chairman, mr. Vice president to be, this convention, my f
Texas. Mr. Caro is the author of a four volume biography of the 36th president. Here is the 2003 tour of the lbj library. First time i came here, i was looking for the papers and came around the corner like this. This is what i saw. The only moment in my life, the moment in my life when i felt my quitting. I was really overwhelmed. What you are looking at here the papers of Lyndon Baines johnson, the 36th president of the United States. Pulitzer prize winning author robert caro has been sifting through the millions of papers of Lyndon Johnson for 26 years. Recently booktv joined mr. Caro to learn how he conducts research for his multivolume biography, the years of Lyndon Johnson. During our visit robert caro also spoke at the lbj library for the first time. Over the next two hours youll see parts of thats beach interspersed with abof that speech interspersed with a id be happy to take questions if anybody has a question they would like to ask. Keto is how you came to write about Lyndon
President carter with gratitude and with determination, i accept your nomination. [cheers and applause] president carter and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform that you have hammered out at this convention. [applause] president carter fritz and i will mount a campaign that defines the real issues, a campaign that responds to the intelligence of the American People, a campaign that talks sense. And were going to beat the republicans in november [applause] president carter well win because we are the party of a great president who knew how to get reelected, Franklin Delano roosevelt. [applause] president carter and we are the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give em hell harry truman. [applause] president carter and as truman said, he just told the truth and they thought it was hell. [laughter] president carter and were the party of a gallant man of spirit John Fitzgerald kennedy. [applause] president carter and were the party of a great leader of compas
American hostages in iran failed. The Winter Olympics were held in lake placid, new york and Mount Saint Helens a ruptured. This was the backdrop for the political that conventions that year and speeches made by Ronald Reagan and jimmy carter. By the time Ronald Reagan ran for president , he had served two terms as governor of california in had an early career entertainment and became the president of the screen actors guild. Ronald reagan ended his expectancies acceptance speech with a moment of silent prayer. Pres. Reagan thank you very much. Thank you. [chanting] youre singing our song. Define myself for the first time myong time in a movie first thrill tonight was to find myself for the first time in a long time in a movie on prime time. [applause] as you can imagine, is the second big thrill. Chairman, mr. Vice president this convention, my fellow citizens of this great nation, with a deep awareness of the responsibility conferred by your trust, i accept your nomination for the pr
The eventsmore on that led to the bombings when we talk president Harry Trumans grandson, Clifton Truman daniel. 75 years ago today, the uso and the Nuclear Weapons bureau. Gay,ed from the b29 enola the bomb called little boy would explode with an impact of 15 kilotons and be responsible for the death of 237,000 people. That and the bombing of nagasaki on august 9 would propel japan to surrender and the end of world war ii. Good morning. It is washington journal for this thursday, august 6, 20 20. We are going to spend the entire program on the 75th anniversary of the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki and the end of world war ii. Would like to hear from you. Your thoughts on the decision to use the abomb, the end of the war and hiroshimas legacy. Zones, and central time 2027488000. Mountain and pacific 2027488001. World war ii veterans and their families 2027488002. Japaneseamericans, 2027488003. That line also available for your texts. Make sure you tell us where you are texting from