fulbright: roles do change. i don't recall in all our history where we ever tried to assist a colonial power to retain its domination over the colony. do you? gen. taylor: for the record, i would remind us all we are not talking about the situation at that time. we are talking about communist colonialism. sen. fulbright: i understand, general. i don't wish to argue about your thetegy about what you call vietminh. obviously, they have become the enemy. they were not necessarily so in 1946. this is what worries a great many people is the questions the other day and in other hearings whether or not we are justified in the position we have taken here. these two countries, which you now call two countries, north and south vietnam, prior to the 1884,t and by force in was one country, wasn't it? sen. fulbright: -- gen. taylor: in a loose sense of the word. sen. fulbright: it had been a country for 2000 years. gen. taylor: not as a nation. sen. fulbright: i suppose during the dark ages and feudal ages, no country was a

fulbright felt betrayed. he felt johnson had misused him and he chose to convene public hearings of the senate foreign relations committee to investigate the war. he called it educational hearings. it was controversial just to have them public. the administration wanted them to only testify in closed-door sessions. senator fulbright got the rest of the committee to agree to a public hearing. the secretary of state does testify in public, the secretary of defense does not. it was not just people who supported the war -- he invited the opponents of the war as well. up to that point, and was just college students picketing or soapbox orators. they did not have stature. senator fullbright gave them stature that shocked the antiwar establishment. president johnson was furious and decided spur of the moment he would fly to honolulu and hold a special summit with general westmoreland who happened to be taking rest and relaxation in hawaii, and he would call the prime minister of south vietnam to meet him there. he d

senator fulbright thought he had been betrayed. him in johnson misused the gulf of tonkin resolution and chose to convene public s to investigate the war. he called it educational hearings. the administration really wanted the secretary of defense and secretary of state to testify in closed-door sessions. senator fulbright got the rest of the committee to agree to hear to the hearing. but it was not just people who supported the war fulbright invited. gave them an equal standing. up to that point, the opponents of the war was to be college students picketing the soapbox orators. they did not have that kind of stature. senator fulbright gave the movement the stature that really shocked the washington establishment. president johnson was furious when he found out about this. he decided on the spur of the moment that he would fly to honolulu about the time those hearings were going to open. he would call in the prime minister of south vietnam to meet him there and would make a big public splash. some of his top aides were out to lunch

fulbright: mr. secretary, i am to understand that if the committee has not taken the decision, it will meet on monday, i believe, to discuss this. the other official witnesses from the executive might be available. dean rusk: that is my understanding. but we will have a chance to discuss that with you and members of the committee in due course. sen. fulbright: mr. secretary, since our last meeting, which i believe was two weeks ago, you gave us a very thorough fill in on the vietnamese situation, in particular. there are three developments which i hope you will address in your opening remarks, if you'll be so kind as to do so. first, we would like very much to know how far our commitments to general keen have gone in honolulu. hellfire they go back with his hisow far they go back with determination never to negotiate with the deliberation front. how many troops we have promised him and how much money. two, i would like to know what kind of commitments the administration authorized the vice president

watch more of the senate foreign relations committee hearings chaired by senator j william fulbright saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern and sunday at work -- 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> up next on american history tv, historian and journalist donald miller talks about his biography, "lafayette: his extraordinary life and legacy." mr. miller discusses the french general and american revolutionary war hero's life in detail, including his arrest to -- aristocratic background, his eight journeys across the land -- atlantic ocean and his role in the french revolution. this hour-long program is hosted by the collier county museum in naples, florida. [applause] mr. miller: thank you pam, and thank you to ron, the director of the museum.

it was this book because experts in the hearings senator fulbright had convened on the vietnam war in early 1966. it was both proponents and supporters of the war, people like dean rusk and general maxwell taylor, and opponents of the war, like general gavin. we could teach this by showing the students both sides of the argument. also, because they were being interrogated by senators on both sides of the argument, so you really got to look at what the issues were and got some idea of what the defense was and what the opposition was to the war in vietnam. it was one of the first really usable books that came out. it was not enormously partisan one way or the other way about the war, and that is why those hearings were so important, was because they did present both sides of the issues, and it enabled the american people to hear from people who thought the war was a great idea to people who thought that the war was a terrible idea to the people who thought that the war could be one -- won to people who thought there was no possible way the war could be one. to people thought it was a co

at the university of maryland and we used this book because it was exsermts of hearings that senator fulbright convened on the vietnam war in 1966 and it was the proponents, the supporters of the war, people like dean dusk and general maxwell taylor aopponens of the war like general james gavin. and they were being interrogated by senators who were on both sides of the war. it was one of the first really usable books that came out that wasn't enormously partisan one way or the other way about the war. that's why the hearings were so important because they did present both sides of the issues, and it enabled the american people to hear from people who thought that the war was a great idea to people who thought that the war was a terrible idea, for people who thought the war could be won, to people who thought there was no way the war could be one. for people who thought it was a communist conspiracy to take south vietnam to people thinking it was a lelk -- legitimate war in south vietnam. these hearings in january and february of 1966 were essentially the first congressional debate over whether

then retired general james gavin followed by questions from senators including chairman jay william fulbright. >> air naval powe eer alone cou not win the war. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten that bitter lesson so soon that we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. >> general, as far as you know, are the conditions in indochina any different today than they were at that time? >> next weekend we'll hear from general maxwell taylor and saturday february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's

from february, 1966, the senate foreign relations committee chaired by fulbright giving equal time to critics of the war and members of the johnson administration and hearings that were televised live to the nation. 13, atturday, february 10:00 p.m. eastern and sunday, february 14, at 4:00 p.m. reel american history tv. only on c-span 3. each week until the 2016 election, wrote to the right house brings you archival coverage of presidential races. next from the 1992 campaign remarks by democrat bill clinton on the night of the new hampshire primary. he calls himself a comeback kid, framing his second-place finish behind paul fungus as a victory. to theweeks leading up vote, the arkansas governor faced allegations of an extramarital affair and draft dodging during the vietnam war. he went on to win his party nomination and defeated george h w bush and ross perot. this 10 minute portion of his speech is courtesy >> the governor of arkansas is coming to the podium and standing by live. >> i can tell you that bill clinton has just entered to greet his supporters. what he has to do in this

. >> you mention senator fulbright>>. who were some of the other senators on this committee? donald: this was the senate foreign relations committee. you had senator john sparkman of alabama, previously a vice presidential candidate, george mcgovern, an up-and-coming senator from south dakota. , one of wayne morris the two votes against the gulf of tonkin resolution. -- aave people like republican from iowa, who was a supporter of the war. or you have george aiken, who is a skeptic about the war, but not a hard-line skeptic. so you really have a whole range of people who support the administration, people who oppose the administration, people who are willing to trust the president, give the president a bipartisan foreign-policy, people who feel the president has led the country off the side of a cliff, that this is a disaster and he should never have done this, congress should never have given up their right to declare war, and so you have those senators asking questions of all the witnesses, the witnesses in favor of the war, the witnesses who are opponents of the war, being

anything quite comparable to them, but the public and the educated the congress, and according to senator fulbright, he called them educational hearings. announcer: you are watching "american history tv," all we can, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. announcer: this year, c-span is touring cities across the country. up next, our recent visit to greenville, south carolina. you're watching "american history tv," all we can, every weekend on c-span3 -- all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. started in 1863 and there were 18 mills by the 1830's. it became known as the textile center of the world. the mills started down here in the south because of the abundance of water power. secondly, because of the abundance of people and employees, potential employees, and also, the obvious reason, cotton. there was plenty of short staple cotton everywhere. these men who decided to go into the textile industry had no experience whatsoever. they just decided to create these gigantic mills. the other thing that makes this very interesting is that these men got

then, retired general james gavin, followed by questions from senators, including jay williams fulbright. >> in korea we had learned that air and naval power alone could not win a war, and united ground forces cannot win when either. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten this bitter lesson so soon, that we were on the verge of making that same, tragic error. general, as far as you know, are in indochinans different today than they were? >> we will also hear from a special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor, and dean rosk. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> >> join c-span on our newsmakers program this week as senator johnny isakso, a republican completing his second term, and who has announced his candidacy for the next term. he is the chairman of the veterans affairs committee. >>>> thank you for being with us. great to be with you. >> let me introduce the reporters will be with us. we are changes is with the military times, and connor o'brien covers that covers defense for politico. leo, you are up first with questions. >> i wanted to t

senator fulbright: wasn't it comely dominated i leadership under ho chi minh? of them foughty against the french and were violently anti-french. is making speeches while he is trying to answer your question. ask if he could wait his time, please. >> i would like to hear the answer to your question. toks you have had the time answers you please. you can say it again today. continue, general. theks i was simply making point that any analogy between the nigerian situation in south vietnam is not accurate in my judgment. with regard to 1776, i find great difficulty finding any similarity between the actions. i asked you, how would you characterize the revolution of 1776? ranks as a civil revolution against a colonial power. tracks that is right, and it is similar to the vietnamese against the french. >> it is. >> i am china to pursue the origin of this struggle, i realize it has changed considerably. it begin that way and they have succeeded, we think, some of us innk that they succeeded dien ben fu. >> the real reason for collapse of the french was the homefront t

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hearings 50 years later, from february 1966, the senate foreign relations senator jchaired by william fulbright gives equal time to critics of the war and members of the johnson administration in hearings that were televised alive to the nation. here is a preview. perspective as a historian, what is the value of someone watching this -- these 50 euros hearings? >> we live history from the beginning forward to the end. from the endistory back. we know how the vietnam war ended up. we know the north took over south vietnam and united the nation. we know that everything that we fought the war for, just the opposite happened. we also know -- we recognize the and we have an ambassador there. president clinton got huge when he wentng him to vietnam. it is a very different country. the majority of vietnamese were born after the war. there are more than just the war that they call the american war, that we call the vietnam war. they fought a war with china more recently than they fought a war with us. it is a different situation. we know all that. when we hear the testimony given in 1966, none of those

from february, 1966, the senate foreign relations committee chaired by fulbright giving equal time to critics of the war and members of the johnson administration and hearings that were televised live to the nation. 13, atturday, february 10:00 p.m. eastern and sunday, february 14, at 4:00 p.m. reel american history tv. only on c-span 3. each week until the 2016 election, wrote to the right house brings you archival coverage of presidential races. next from the 1992 campaign remarks by democrat bill clinton on the night of the new hampshire primary. he calls himself a comeback kid, framing his second-place finish behind paul fungus as a victory. in the weeks leading up

this weekend, vietnam hearings from february 1966 the senate foreign relations committee chaired by fulbright gives equal time to critics of the war and members of the johnson administration and hearings that were televised live to the nation. here is a preview. 150th6 marked the anniversary of the friedmans bank. it was for newly freed slaves in the post-civil war era. up next on american history tv, the treasury department hosts a ceremony to rename the treasury building to freedman's bank building. this is about 30 minutes. brodi fontenot: good afternoon. my name is brodi fontenot, and i have the assistant secretary for management here at the treasury department. thank you all for being here today. those of you joining us virtually as well. it is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the treasury department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. i am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of the institution. often times in the

then retired general james gavin, followed by questions from senators including chairman j william fulbright. >> we had learned air and naval power alone could not win a war and in adequate ground forces cannot win one either. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten this it are lessons so soon and we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. general, as far as you know on the conditions in indochina in the different today than they were at that time? >> we will also hear from general maxwell taylor and secretary of state dean rusk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a recent visit to santa barbara, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> given the growing demands for water for environmental needs, there is more of a demand to

fulbright senator gives people time and critics of the war and members of the johnson administration to hearings. reel america, here on american history tv, only on c-span three. all weekend long, we are joining the coxcomb indication cable show santa barbara, california. we continue to look at the history of santa barbara. norman: hello, i am the director of the karpeles museum in santa barbara, california. this is the flagship museum. this is the world's largest privately owned, original, significant manuscript collection. there are some adjectives there. we have over one million manuscripts in the collection. these are manuscripts that have changed history, fulcrum points where history hinged upon a certain document, certain signature. some of the samples of our collection, as we take a journey through american history, we have an introduction page that was sent with the declaration of independence to king george in england, and mr. karpeles believes this is more valuable than the declaration of independence itself. the declaration of independence as many copies sent to other coun

hearings, 50 years later -- watch more of the senate foreign relations meeting chaired by j william fulbright saturday at 10:00 eastern. only on c-span3. >> historian martha hodes was awarded the lincoln prize. the $50,000 prize is awarded by gettysburg college and the institute of american history tv -- american history for the finest scholarly work on abraham lincoln. book at aabout her symposium at ford's theater last year. ford leader and the abraham lincoln institute cohosted this event. it is about 50 minutes. good afternoon. i'm a professor and chairperson of the department of history at howard university. >>> good afternoon. i'm the chairperson of the department of history at howard university. we've had a wonderful program thus far. thank you for returning for the afternoon session. i think you'll be delighted with what we have in store for you. it's my happy task to introduce our next speaker, professor of history, new york university. professor hodes is the author of the sea captain's wife. a true story of love, race and war in the 19th century which was a 2006 finalist in the linc

a, the00 on reel americ final program and a three-part series on the fulbright hearings, investigating and policies in vietnam. secretary of state dean ross testifies on behalf of the johnson administration. his opening statement is followed by committee questions -- questions from committee members. the 1960 west virginia democratic primary debate between john f. kennedy of massachusetts and super humphrey of minnesota -- and hubert humphrey of minnesota. second -- thisy is only the second televised primary debate in history. >> a president must understand the complexities of disarmament negotiations. >> because i believe in my country strongly and its destiny , and because i believe in the power and influence of the next president and his vitality and are the great factor in meeting the responsibilities that we are going to face. >> on american artifacts, we tour the whitney plantation slavery museum that traces its history to 1752. >> the slavery story is integral to the history of the united states. we don't talk enough about the inequality of african-americans and what they have f

william fulbright's hearings. secretary of state dean rusk testifies on bemhalf of the johnson administration. sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the white house rewind, the 1960 west virginia democratic primary debate between senators john f. kennedy of massachusetts and hubert humphrey of minnesota. this was only the second televised presidential primary debate in history. >> the next president must arouse this nation to heroic deeds. you must search for a lasting peace with justice and freedom. he must understand the complexities of disarmament nosationnose ati negotiations. >> because i believe strongly in my country and in its destiny and because i believe the power and influence of the next president and his vitality and force are going to be the great factor in meeting the responsibilities that we're going to face. >>> at 6:00 on american artifacts, we will tour louisiana's whitney plantation slavery museum that traces its history to 1752. >> the story of slavery is integral to the history of the united sta

relations committee hearings chaired by senator j william fulbright saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern and sunday at work -- 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> up next on american history tv, historian and journalist donald miller talks about his biography, "lafayette: his extraordinary life and legacy." mr. miller discusses the french general and american revolutionary war hero's life in detail, including his arrest to -- aristocratic background, his eight journeys across the land -- atlantic ocean and his role in the french revolution. this hour-long program is hosted by the collier county museum in naples, florida. [applause] mr. miller: thank you pam, and thank you to ron, the director of the museum. i'm glad to be here. i also want to tell you right away that this is the first time that i have spoken on lafayette. i thought you'd be interested in knowing that you are going to be at the maiden voyage of this trip. [laughter] mr. miller: i wonder about how much i could say to, and i wrote two pages of notes last night. i thought to myself, no, that is what the book is for. if

at 10:00 on real america, our final program in this series on senator fulbright hearings. investigating the united states policies in vietnam. secretary of steen dean rusk testifies on behalf of the johnson administration policy on vietnam. sunday morning at 10:00 on road thehe white house rewind, 1960 west virginia democratic primary debate between senator john f kennedy of massachusetts and hubert humphrey of minnesota. this was only the second debateion -- televised in history. >> he must courageously search for a lasting he's with justice and freedom and he must understand the complexities of this armament to devote -- disarmament negotiations. and because i believe strongly in my country, and it's destiny, and because i believe in the power and the influence of the next power and his vitality and forth will be the great factor in meeting the responsibilities we will face. >> at 6:00 on american artifacts, we will tour the louisiana whitney plantation museum that traces its history to 1752. >> the story of slavery is integral to the history of the united states. we do

and then james gavin followed by questions from senators, including chairman j william fulbright. we learned that -- inadequate ground forces cannot win a war. me we hadredible to forgotten the bitter lesson so soon that we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. general, as far as you know, are the conditions in >> will also hear from special maxwell.t to general for the complete american tv history schedule go to c-span.org. each week until the 2016 election, wrote to the white -- .oad to the white house rewind before mr. buchanan won a narrow victory over gop front runner bob dole. he helped to continue his campaigns amended -- momentum in sout

then questions from senators including chairman william fulbright. >> we learn to air and power alone cannot win a war and inadequate ground forces cannot when one either. it is incredible to me that we have forgotten the bitter lesson so soon. we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. >> general, as farce you know are the conditions and indochina different than they were at that time? announcer: we will also hear from general maxwell taylor in secretary of state dean rusk. for the weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. announcer: tonight on c-span, q of a with former secretary defense robert gates. then at 12:00 a.m., prime minister's question. and come memorizing the 37th anniversary of the revolution that a speech in tehran. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," former secretary of defense robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform." from 50 years of public service. brian lamb: robert gates and the council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on

then, retired general james gavin, followed by questions from senators, including chairman j william fulbright. >> we learned that able power alone cannot win a war and that inadequate ground forces cannot win one either. it was incredible to me that we have forgotten this better listen so soon that we were on the bridge of making that same tragic error. general, as far as you know, are the conditions in china different today than they were at that time? >> we will also hear from special consultant to president johnson general maxwell taylor. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. ♪ journal"'s "washington -- live every day with news and policy issues that impact you . join the conversation with guests and other viewers that impact iyou. willay morning, our guest talk about the creation of politico and its influence. will discuss the big stories of campaign 2016, especially the events surrounding the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. alice eisenstadt will answer questions of the house gop candidates who have to win south carolina and nevada. be

hearings, 50 years later -- watch more of the senate foreign relations meeting chaired by j william fulbright saturday at 10:00 eastern. only on c-span3. >> historian martha hodes was awarded the lincoln prize. the $50,000 prize is awarded by gettysburg college and the institute of american history tv -- american history for the finest scholarly work on abraham lincoln. she talkab

then, retired general james gavin, followed by questions from senators, including chairman fulbright. >> in korea, we have landed. inadequate ground forces cannot win wars. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten the bitter lesson so soon. that we were on the verge of making that same, tragic error. as far as you know, are the different in china from the war at that time? hear froml also general maxwell taylor and dean rusk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> the reality is, the best president, the greatest presidents, have been willing to recognize the smartest person in the room. and to surround themselves with people they felt were smarter than themselves. >> tonight on q&a, former secretary of defense, robert gates, discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." he has served under several presidents, including george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on

. >> reporter: gil fulbright will be reminding us of that for the next year. . that's a promise he intends to keep. >> i promise that i will work every day to suddenly misdirect that anger so my big money donors can continue to rip you off. >> "the cbs overnight news" will be right back. aco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. i'm go od all day. [announcer:] mucinex keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 hours. let's end this dry spray? that's fun. it's already dry! no wait time. this is great. it's very soft. can i keep it? (laughs) all the care of dove... ...now in a dry antiperspirant living well your immune system works hard to keep you on top of your game. you can support it by eating healthy, drinking fluids, and getting some rest. and you can combine these simple remedies with airborne. no other leading immunity brand gives you more vitamin c. plus it has a specially crafted blend of 13 vitamins, minerals and herbs. so when you want to support your immune system, take airborne, and enjoy living well. here

on10:00, our final program senator j william fulbright hearings. investigating the policies in iran. ross testifies on behalf of the johnson's administration's actions in vietnam. he is followed by questions. sunday morning on road to the , the 1960 west virginia democratic primary debate between john f. kennedy of massachusetts and hubert humphrey of minnesota. this is the second televised primary in history. >> the next president must arouse the nation. he must courageously search for a lasting peace. he must understand the complexities of disarmament negotiations. and because i believe strongly destiny,ntry, and in and because i believe the power of the next president and his vitality cooler be a great factor in meeting the responsibilities we will face. announcer: at 6:00, we will tour in who we of slavery need. isthe history of slavery integral to the history of the united states. we do not talk enough about the inequality of african-americans and what they have faced in this country and we do not talk today inout our role perpetuating that in

america,v's reel vietnam histories from february 1966, the senate foreign relations committee chaired by fulbright, giving equal time to critics of the war and the johnson administration in hearings that were televised live to the nation. next saturday, february 13, at 10:00 p.m. eastern and sunday, february 14, at 4:00 p.m. eastern only on c-span 3. every election cycle were remind us how important it is for citizens to be informed. >> c-span is a home for political junkies and a way to track the government as it happens. >> i think it is a great way for us to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues are going to say, i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure people -- to know what's going on. january 28 marks the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle challenger accident. seven astronauts died when it exploded after takeoff in 1986. history on bookshelf, mike mullane discusses his book "riding rockets," recounting his experience of joining the first shuttle astronauts in 1979. four of those kills were in the challenger expeditio

intellect, a great teacher and a from teaching history at harvard and princeton, he went on to head the fulbright program, the woodrow wilsoner in for scholars the library of congress, and as a scholar, he and i used to discuss many things from the center'd mission to the lincoln's gettysburg address and the special music we find in it. i was touched and impressed he was able to recall from memorur ago is mail, and his books, including fire in the hearts of men, and many othersers also well as his russian culture programs were an inspiration, but i leave others to speak on these facets of his eenormously productive career. a few things he did and that a great impact on me starting from before i became the librarian of alexandria in 2001. i ham a life-long bibliophile and used to get nightmares at the idea of so many becomes published on acidic paper falling into dust around the world, and jim billing to be launched a mass deacid-ification program in 2001 which spannedded the life responsible of 12 million manuscript shot is ss and private new selection storage facilities and opened that in 2002 a

followed by questions from senators, including j william fulbright. air and naval power alone cannot win a war and adequate ground forces cannot win one either. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten the bitter lesson so soon and we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. general, as far as you know, all of the conditions in indochina are different today than they were at that time. we will also year from general maxwell taylor and secretary of state rusk. for the complete we can schedule, go to c-span.org. >> monday night on "the communicators," the longest-serving fcc commissioner's talk about major , includingons issues net neutrality rules, and unlimited screening of some video by a few internet providers. >> we should always be evolving, improving, and always attempting to bridge gaps so people can help themselves. this is about enabling individuals to help themselves, providing them with the technological means to get in touch with that educational options where they might not have certain language or certain courses in their

then questions from senators, including senator william fulbright. >> we learned air and naval could not win alone. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten the bitter lesson so soon. we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. the conditions in indochina, are they any different than they were at that time? announcer: we will also hear from a general maxwell taylor and a secretary of state. for the computer -- for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. justicer: supreme court antonin scully has died at a ranch in west texas. he was 79-years old. in 2014, justice scalia and ruth bader ginsburg talked about the court and meanings of freedom. they also discussed national security surveillance programs, cameras in the court, and their personal friendship. this interview was part of thekalb report. it was produced in partnership with the national press club and the joe schwan steen center for public policy. it is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> the kalb report is funded from a grant for the excellence in journalism foundation. ♪ >> from the national press club, and wa

this weekend, vietnam hearings from february 1966 the senate foreign relations committee chaired by fulbright gives equal time to critics of the war and members of the johnson administration and hearings that were televised live to the nation. here is a preview. 150th6 marked the anniversary of the friedmans bank. it was for newly freed slaves in

williams senator jay fulbright gives equal time to critics of the war and members of the johnson administration in hearings televised live to the nation. that is monday at 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. eastern time. only on c-span3. >> road to the white house began in iowa. the caucuses date back to 1972 and then new hampshire, the quintessential first in the nation primary. now we begin to test the candidates and their message. carolina, the first southern primary and then the party caucuses in nevada for the democrats and republicans. we'll see a lot of candidates drop out of the race in the field will narrow and then we moved to early march. super tuesday which means the delegate count will be critical and has me watch it continue for the

his statement is followed by senators questions, including committee chairman fulbright. broadcast by cbs news on february 8, 1966. general gavin was a commander of the 82nd airborne during world war ii. it was the only general to parachute four times with this troops during combat, including jumps into sicily and normandy. he retired from the army in 1958 and was u.s. ambassador to france for the first two years of the kennedy administrator. this is the first 70 minutes of the hearing. debate overof the the war in indochina, he fared under general ridgeway than army chief of staff and assistant chief of staff for plans and operations. he is one of the leading military strategists in the postwar. although he is now in private industry, he has remade of thoughtful observer and commentator on military strategy in the nuclear age. gavin has served his country barrel well -- very well and has a right to enjoy his retirement. but we need his advice, for there are very few people in his experience. --elieve we are constructed confronted with momentous decisions in the near futu