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So my story about Strom Thurmond begins, its late july, 1992, and im on a flight from washington, d. C. To charlotte, North Carolina. I had been an intern that summer up on capitol hill, and one of my regrets of the summer was that id never seen Strom Thurmond. Because all my fellow interns said youve got to see Strom Thurmond. He such an unusual appearance about him. I did know what they meant really your but i had my suspicions. So im on the flight and a look ahead in front of me and i see a man whos got kind of orange colored hair practically, so brightly colored. First generation hair plug...

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 that. Live here on cspan and on c span radio. With our partner the White House Historical associati...

Having someone who has strong leadership and particularly private sector experience is not such a bad thing. Click yes. I think generally all the senators calling for somebody to head this, were happy with last week. Roanoke, virginia. Good morning. Good morning. Ask, i have not done anything about the Affordable Health care act yet. As i go through the process, are to haveired identification . Guest yes. Generally, when you go through the process, you are required to have a number of things, proof of citizenship, some proof of the website, or if you do not want to go to the website, you can f...

Morning. Our top stories for 2013. 26 said it was the 2010 implementation and overhaul of health care in general, eight percent said it was the death of Nelson Mandela and another eight percent was the federal governments budget troubles. Six or sent that it was a National Debate over gun laws and Mass Shootings and four was the Boston Marathon bombing. That the the top five Associated Press found as a top stories of 2013. What is your pick for the top story . Could be president obamas presidency in 2013 . Your pick for new story of the year. Lillian in pacifica, california. Youre up first, li...

Nominations i dont have my line in here but you only have a few that are not competitive. Versus incumbent renominations that rarely are these things competitive. Betweennd difference these indicators, democrats versus republicans. There is a distinct party difference for this timeframe. Campaigns contents are bit more competitive overall. Republican campaigns typically are not as competitive. Intraparty trends. This is perhaps the most fascinating thing as far as looking ahead toward 2016 and beyond. Haveratic nominations become somewhat less competitive over time. This is suggesting democrat...