to south vietnam. it was perfectly clear from the start, as it is clear today, that air power would not be able to stop infiltration. were quite sure however that it could impose a ceiling on the forces that could be sustained in combat in south vietnam. i do not believe that anyone who has reflected on the destruction, of ports, rail yards, and similar facilities, and on the effect of limited daylight movement on the roads throughout a large part of vietnam, can avoid the conclusion that the air campaign has had an important effect in slowing down infiltration and in raising its price. was the feverish activity and north vietnam during the bombing pause to repair damage and move transport and daylight. for thed reason decision to use our airpower was to provide a sobering reminder of the leaders in hanoi. that one no for experience there is no it enjoyment from receiving incoming bombs and shells. i have no doubt the message is getting through to the leadership in hanoi. is to change the will of the l

against south vietnam. second, the united states has commitments to assist south vietnam to repel this aggression. third, our commitments to south vietnam were not taken in isolation but are a part of a systematic effort in a postwar time to assure a state of peace. fourth, the issue in southeast asia becomes more wide because it must keep his word wherever it has pledged. nation is more interested in it vietnam then the united states. peace could come quickly. from every channel or forum or contact or discussion for mr. chairman, you asked me to,e s, if you in question would be good enough to repeat them, sir? there was one question that i might comment upon, and that is the situation as a result of the honolulu meeting the announced attitude, i believe i have quotes from the paper of general attituderegards to his nlfrds negotiating with the , that was one question you recall. how do you reconcile that with the statements you have made with our willingness to negotiate with them and if they would be willi

south vietnam. none of them know what we know. in fact, some of the books that were written by historians, as we now know, because now they know the end. and even mcnamara went back in the 1990's to meet with the people who had been his opponents. and he had to rethink his policies and came to the conclusion that the war had been a mistake. so, this takes us back to that time, giving us a chance to see the people who were involved as they try to grapple with creating the policy and the senators who had to decide whether or not they could support or should oppose the policy. >> so here is dean rusk from february 18, 1966. [chatter] i guess that's your water. i don't know. i drink more water than you. sen. fulbright: would the committee come to order. we are very pleased this morning to have our distinguished secretary of state dean rusk. he's one of the most dedicated and hard-working public servants as i have ever known. sen. fulbright: i am also personally pleased to have a mr. -- you mr. secretary

to south vietnam. t was clear from the start and clear today that air power would not be able to stop infiltration. shour, however, it could impose a ceiling on the be sustained ould in combat in south vietnam. i do not believe that anyone who reflected on the destruction of bridges, ports and rail yards and the ar facilities effect of the limitation of daylight movement on the road throughout a large part of north vietnam can avoid the conclusion that the air campaign has had an effect in slowing down infiltration and raising its price. testimonial to its effectiveness was the feverish vietnam duringth the bombing cause to prepare amage and remove transport in daylight. the third reason was to provide the ering reminder to leaders in hanoi that rogressively they must may a mounting price for the continuation of their support of inurgency.ong forpite of the statement, i one know from experience that no derives any enjoyment from receiving incoming shells nd bombs day after day and i have no doubt the m

and as our ambassador to south vietnam in 1964 and 1965. and he's now special consultant to the president in the recent conference in honolulu. general taylor we're pleased to have you. we had you often before. very familiar with you. we welcome you to make whatever statement you choose. >> mr. chairman and committee i want to thank you for your willingness to listen to my views. they will not be new to many of you since you heard me express them when i was with the government. i agreed with the motivating purpose of these hearings namely to analyze the reasons why we're involved in south vietnam, the importance of this involvement, and the effectiveness which we're dealing with the resultant problem. if my personal views can assist in clarifying these points i'll be happy to present them. for the purpose prove providing a basis for our subsequent discussion, with your permission, mr. chairman, i would like to make a continuous statement which will undertake to answer three basic questions. first, what are we doing in south vietnam? secondl

vietnam believing that the communist vietnam was trying to take over south vietnam. and believing that china was behind north vietnam. the containment theory was the rationale for the united states to send troops to vietnam. here was the author of the containment theory saying it does not apply here. you need to get out as soon as possible this is not a winning situation for the united states. >> from washington, d.c., a special report on this morning's hearings by the senate's foreign relations committee. >> report here is our washington news correspondent. mr. hill: the senate foreign relations committee resumed with george kennan as its witness. considered an extra he displayed firsthand knowledge on asian affairs. he was expected to be critical of americans and the administration's policy and tactics in south vietnam. in his opening comments, he warned against impossible goals and escalation of american involvement. [video clip] mr. kennan: a precipitous and disorderly withdrawal could create a disservice to our own interests and even world peace, differences tha

vietnam. -- if this succeeded in south vietnam. this is allegedly a direct quote from the speech. general taylor says, "this country cannot escape its destiny as the champion of the free world. there is no running away from it. the impulse to withdraw our troops and safe enclaves in south vietnam has much in common with the yearning for safety beyond defenses at our coastlines and is equally illusory." i assume you are familiar with the sixth each. -- with this speech general gavin: i have a copy in front of me. >> time is up. finish the question. >> it seems to me regardless of how power -- our plan or what got us into this situation in south vietnam, it seems to me our presence there has the most formidable part of the free world may go far beyond the question of winning the battles. it's an ideological struggle we are facing at that point. would you agree there is an ideological factor here? general gavin: no question about it. >> if we don't win that battle, how do -- what do you think will happen to american prestige in africa

operation in south vietnam. this is not an invasion of cambodia. >> nixon's conviction is that what you've got to do is cut off the supplies that the north vietnamese are funneling into the south to the viet cong, and the way to do it is to take out the ho chi minh trail, the route they're using through cambodia. >> you don't quite realize that cambodia is its own country, in fact, a country that always had tenuous relationships with vietnam. and once they destabilize cambodia, you really just have all hell breaking out. >> the cambodian operation will continue during the coming days. american units searching for north vietnamese troops and installations, but what they will find or how long they will be here no one can say for sure. >> the active, large-scale american and south vietnamese participation in the fighting in cambodia has brought a cry of anger from many college campuses. at kent state university in ohio, the protest turned into a riot with thousands of demonstrators facing national guardsmen and pol

vietnam or is it basically a political operation in south vietnam? >> well, certainly his character has become military almost entirely now. it was originally political. when we were providing advisers, a handful, i believe it was, it was really a political problem, but the commitment of the military forces on both sides have made it overwhelmingly a military problem. we seem to be trying to solve a military means. i guess this relates to what i said about laos and the late president kennedy's solution to the ocean problem. it was a -- in prospect a foreboding military problem. we found an adequate political solution to it. if we could solve political conditions in vietnam, the military problem would disappear. it would be far too late for that now. >> at the present time the evidence seems to indicate that the viet cong control more than 50% of the land in south vietnam. the land -- i don't know what the percentage is. we get various estimates. let's say 2/3. if we followed the policy of let's say to use your word desisting on our military activitie

a lelk -- legitimate war in south vietnam. these hearings in january and february of 1966 were essentially the first congressional debate over whether or not we should be in vietnam p.m. >> in a few minutes we'll hear the testimony of general maxwell taylor. what was the situation at that time in vietnam? how many troops were there? and who was general maxwell taylor. >> by january of 1966 there were perhaps 125,000 american troops in vietnam. not as many as there would be by 1968 but far more than there had been a year earlier, when we had had a year earlier there were approximately 30,000 troops. before that there had been about 16,000 advisors. so it was a gradual increase. president johnson did not want to appear he was sending large number so he sent troops in small segments announcing 50,000 troops here or 75,000 troops there always with the idea this would be enough, this is the cap. always the military on the ground needed more and johnson would have to send more troops. general taylor was very much in american vietnam

i think their claim to present the people of south vietnam is unfounded, arrogant, and outrageous. theirtry which fell under exclusive power would have my deepest sympathy and i would hope this eventuality might be avoided by a restrained and moderate policy on our part. our countries should not be asked and should not ask of itself to shoulder the main burden of the political realities in the -- in any other country, particularly not in one remote from our shores, from our culture, and from the experience of our people. this is not only not our business, but i don't think we can do it successfully. >> abc's coverage of the the anon hearings continues after this message. ,> fernando garcia -- is a deas names] ng they think steve murray is great. steve was not out to win a personality contest when he joined the peace corps. it just worked out that way. the world needs more people like steve. you might be one of them. right to peace corps, washington, d.c. >> ambassador kennan expressed his conviction that sibling because a country does go communist, doesn't necessarily mean the nati

. >> do you think the conditions in south vietnam, the conditions mentioned in this statement are more favorable to conduct of the war the north vietnam? is the terrain more favorable, are the conditions more favorable is the terrain easier to maneuver? >> there is one factor. >> the communication lines would come from china and supply would be much longer so there was a bit of an advantage but this is of almost minimal import. environmental conditions are no doubt just as costly and south vietnam as it would've been a north vietnam. mightr conclusion was it probably lead to a confrontation with china and i would take it that you felt and general ridgway felt that this was not a wise thing to undertake. do you see any reason it would be wiser today? say the't but i would initiative is that of the chinese. >> what do you mean by that? >> i think the confrontation will occur when and where they choose to make it occur. for this reason -- >> are you saying the initiative was with the chinese? >> could you repeat the question ? >> he did say the initiative is now with the chinese. next i f

to the coastal points in south vietnam. here is an example of boats which accomplished their mission out there on patrol. that was called operation market time. the enemy tried to infiltrate 100-ton trawlers. loaded with arms and ammunition, to the coastal points in south vietnam. this goes back to 1962, 1963. every year they would send a number of these trailers and wait until the dark of night, come into the shore, and viet cong would come out. it was discovered in february of 1965, they caught one of these guys and pretty much said, hey, this is an ongoing program. the boats came in along with coast guards, wpb's and other cover. they put a stop that. every time the enemy sent a trawler, it was forced to turn back or was destroyed. which put more pressure on the enemy to use the ho chi minh trail. it was difficult because of the geography and topography and distance. they had support of neutral cambodia. the prince, the guy in charge in cambodia, he worked out a deal with the north vietnamese and the chinese. he said, yo

we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony depending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to cspan.org. >> each week until the 2016 presidential election, american history bf brings you coverage of past presidential races. next on road to the white house rewind, we look back to the 1996 campaign of republican lamar alexander. we follow the former tennessee governor on the second day of what he called his walk across new hampshire. as he traveled on foot between towns and greeted voters. mr. alexander finished third in the state's primary with television commentator pat buchanan winning the contest. kansas senator bob dole received the republican presidential nomination. before we join mr. alexander on his walk, a look at his first political ad in new ha

bay of pigs on our hands. >> are we winning the war in south vietnam? >> winning? no, we're losing it. >> kennedy says to one of his principal aides that after he is re-elected in '64, then he can talk about getting out of vietnam. it is difficult to believe that the story of the united states in vietnam would have followed the same course if john f. kennedy had not gone to dallas in 1963. do we know what kennedy would have done if he had lived? there's all sorts of evidence to suggest that he never would have done what lyndon johnson did in vietnam. >> this nation will keep its commitments from south vietnam to west berlin. >> though lbj had experienced the same crises by sitting next to kennedy, he had not come out with the same conclusions. he did not share kennedy's suspicion of the united states military or military advice. once kennedy was gone, it was inevitable that u.s. foreign policy was going to change. we lost a president that was skeptical of military advice and gained one who usually took it. >> the official russian announcement said he re

they will go back to their own and go back to north vietnam and let the south vietnam live themselves. and the viet cong would disappear. george kennan is saying that we have to get out of there in the most face-saving way possible. general taylor is talking about a lot of the realities of the government in south vietnam. none of them know what we know. in fact, some of the books written by diplomatic historians, now we now know because they know the end. and mcnamara went back in the 1990's had to confront many of these issues and rethink his politics and had to conclude that the war had been a mistake, at least the way they had fought the war. takes us back to that period. it gives us a chance to actually see the people who were involved as they tried to grapple with creating the policy and the senators who had to decide whether or not they could support or should oppose that policy. announcer: vietnam hearings 50 years later. --ch more on "real a market here on c-span 3 history tv. announcer: up next, we visit philadelphia's

while it is true that the public opinion shows that the public did not want south vietnam to fall to communism, the public was much more ambiguous about this. they certainly did not want to send their sons to fight in vietnam. there was no great desire to have another korean war fought in vietnam, so while there was support for the principle that america needed to stand up for non-communist countries, small countries that were under threat, there was also this sense, why are we the only ones fighting. where are the other western democracies? and of course president johnson by not calling up the reserves had to double the draft, and suddenly that meant that people my age at the time in their 20's were vulnerable to the draft. there were lots of deferments available. if you are in college, you were deferred, which meant that if you weren't a college student, eyes clustered in or drop out, you could get drafted. -- a college student, a high or drop out, you can get drafted. the draft politicized the generation that came of age in the 1960's in their 20's. it made this big issue, which h

we know vietnam -- we know north vietnam took over south vietnam. we know that everything we fought the war for, just the opposite happened. we also know that we recognize the and on. we have ambassadors there and president clinton got huge crowds cheering for him when he went to vietnam. it is a very different country. in fact, the majority of vietnamese were born after the war, they call it the american war and we caught the vietnam war. it is because of the history. they fought with china more than when they fought with us. it is a very different situation. yet, we hear the testimony that was given in 1966 and none of those people knew how was going to end. they all project the end it and hope with it would invite. risk things that the vietnamese will give up and decide that it is not worth the fight and they will go back to their own country and live in north vietnam and that the south vietnamese live by themselves. but the communist disappear. that was his vision. kennedy was saying that we have to get out of there and the most safe way possibl

our objective is the independence of south vietnam and the freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves. only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive admissions and remains our objective today. rusk next saturday, dean gives his testimony defending the vietnam policies. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> ahead of the republican presidential primary this weekend in south carolina, epublican presidential candidate marco rubio received the endorsement of the state's governor nikki haley. at a ppeared together campaign rally. this is just over an hour. >> marco! marco! marco! >> marco! marco! marco! marco! >> is it a great day in south carolina? we are so excited that you're here today. a i want to just share personal story with you. you know i love the great state of south carolina. and you know that i always say i'm the proud daughter of indian every that reminded us day how blessed we were to live in this

is independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attacks. this has been the objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three administrations and remains our objective today. >> dean rusk gives his testimony defending the policy. for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. trying to decide which candidate to support. decide between the governors or ted cruz and marco rubio. >> the most important issue to me is national service. there are more than 5 million young americans ready to step forward and serve their country americorps and the peace corps. >> during reconstruction, greenville sent a biracial delegation to write a constitution that ended slavery, gave black men the right to vote, and property rights to women. greenville was chartered as a city the following year. they worked with the c-span citi es tour to explore the rich history. learn more about greenville all weekend on american history tv. the history museum, we want to highlight all aspects of the korean war. this is our exhibit called "the 1950-1953."r: korea full of art by

, the south vietnam could not survive without american troops defending it. so we knew they would not going to be able to fulfill his campaign promise from 68 of peace with honor in vietnam. instead he decided to take it. he timed his withdrawal, the military withdrawal from vietnam to his reelection campaign. by the time he started secretly taping his conversation in the oval office in february 1971 he already knew that is going to bring the troops home either shortly before or shortly after the election. he chose that timetable to keep saigon from falling before election day and taking a shot at a second term down with it. so it's startling to hear an american president pays such profound and important decisions that affect literally held lives of american troops just on how, printed on how they affect his own political will been. and is extended to his negotiations with the vietnamese. a negotiator idea with hanoi, secretly assuring them to the soviet union and the people's republic of china that if they waited a year or two after they brought the last ame

vietnam. it had no specific ending, the war wasn't fought against standing armies, and by opening up a prison camp away from american soil, the u.s. moved people they picked up as prisoners into a legal vacuum. but if they were tried by the u.s. did they get the same protections as u.s. citizens in u.s. courts? when the fighting was over and they were taken prisoner, could they go home? if the people testifying against them in court were tortured, could that information be used in court? almost 15 years later, guantanamo is expensive, almost empty, and still on the president's to do list. aljazeera's jamie mcintyre has the details on what the president wants, and what stands in his way. >> reporter: the president insisted he is very clear eyed about the hurdles facing the final closure of guantanamo. the politics, he said, are tough. but he urged congress and the american people to "step back and look at the facts. seven years after first signing an order to close guantanamo, a bruised and bat

. >> we want nothing for ourselves , only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his defense on the policy. for the full schedule, go to www.c-span.org. week, american history tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. located on the national mall in washington, d.c., the national gallery of art was a gift to the american people from andrew mellon, who served as treasury secretary from 1920 to 1932. we visit the museum to learn about early american portrait paintings. in this program we feature the work of gilbert stuart. his unfinished portrait of george washington is the image on the one dollar bill. dianne: hello, i am dianne stephens from the national gallery of art. john is an artist who is well known for his history paintings in america, not as much portraiture. he aspired to be a history painter, then he eventually went t

city of south vietnam. >> when he went to vietnam during tet, it was the first time, and maybe the only time, that walter had shown any kind of bias in his public broadcast. >> it is increasingly clear to this report, that the only rational way out would be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did the best they could. >> after walter cronkite, johnson's popularity sinks. >> to most ordinary citizens, it's become obvious the war is not being won. >> opposition to the war was rising. it wasn't just beatniks and young kids. >> we are fighting a war. i'm convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. >> martin luther king came out against the vietnam war. his own followers said you shouldn't be focusing on that. you should be focusing on our issue. he said they're intertwined, you can't separate them. >> president kennedy said on one occasion, mankind must put an end to war. or war will put an end to mankind. you honestly think if there was an election, a vote fo

we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their eau own way. their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> the cato institute held a discussion on tuesday on education policy and funding. experts take a look at the obama administration's every student succeeds act and state versus federal control of schools. every student succeeds act, or e esfa, is the administration's program replacing no child left behind. >> good morning -- or good afternoon. i want to welcome everybody to the cato institute today. all of you here in the hayek auditorium who braved the elements this morning with the wind and the sleet and the rain and everything else that we got today -- i think it was the full spectrum of worth. i want -- of weather. i want to th

our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves. only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday, secretary the state gives his testimony it's about 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. thanks for coming out for today's lecture here at the naval war college. it's my honor and privilege to introduce to you professor charles calhoon from the eastern carolina university to talk on grant's presidency. with that, will turn it over to him at this time. hold all your questions until the end. thank you. >> thank you very much. thank you all for being here today. i would like also to thank professor john scott who could not be here today. he is in hawaii missing the snow here in rhode island. i know he did a lot of background work on this as well. as the professor indicated, i'm going to be talking today about the pr

only the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> that saturday, secretary of defensean rusk give his of president johnson's policies. for a complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> former national security council counterterrorism director dan rosenthal spoke last month about the challenges of closing guantanamo bay military prison. that is tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. he is joined by attorney john is thomas wilmer. here's a portion of the discussion. >> guantanamo is terribly important for this country. i am bored about the people there. i want them treated well. -- worried about the people there. i want them treated well, and brought home. the whole purpose of what economy, the bush administration consider the law and impediments that it would have to avoid. visit if we put foreigners in a place that is technically outside our sovereign territory we can avoid review by the courts and

our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves. only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country and their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has boon pursued by three successive administrations and remains our objective today. >> next saturday secretary of state gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the full schedule go to c-span.org. >> coming up today on "washington journal" we look at the legacy of the late supreme court justice anten scalia. then a discussion about home-grown islamist terrorism in the united states. our guest is peter bergen, new america vice president and international security program director. "washington journal" live every morning at 7:00 and you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> stay with c-span live this morning at 9:15 a.m. this eastern for the ceremony in the great hall of the supreme court n honor of justice scalia. following the private ceremony, t

our objective is the independence of south vietnam and freedom from attack. ,e want nothing for ourselves only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to www.c-span.org. this weekend on american artifacts, we look at a selection of objects left at the vietnam memorial, including letters, photographs, artwork, and metals. here's a preview. >> i am a museum technician for the national park service. for thepecifically vietnam veterans memorial collection, which is housed here in the museum resource center. the building overall is a central curatorial facility. our collection specifically is housed entirely in this building. objects collection of that are left at the memorial

we know that north vietnam took over south vietnam and made it a communist nation. we know that everything we fought the war for, the opposite happened. , thato recognize vietnam president clinton got huge crowds cheering him when he went to vietnam. it is a very different country. the majority of the smes were born after the war. it is part of their history. they fought a war with china more recently than i fought a war with us. it is a bit of a different situation, we know all of that. of the testimony that was given in 1966, none of them knew how it was going to end. they projected the ending. they thought the north vietnamese would give up and decide it was not worth the fight. they would go back to their country and let the south vietnamese live themselves. that is his vision. saying, we have to get out of there in the most face-saving way possible. general gavin is saying we need to create enclaves and not try to take back everything. general taylor is talking about what are the realities of the government in south vietnam. none of them know what we know and i

ourselves,hing for only that the people of south vietnam and govern their own country in their own way. this is been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three administrations and remains our objective today. saturday -- for the complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. tell us a little bit about who you see on a day-to-day basis. how often are you out on the trail? guest: i cover the republican presidential candidates and i have been doing so for a little over a year. i am on the trail sporadically. when there is debates, primaries, big events, i will go out and cover them. i'm also working here from the newsroom, making calls and so on and so forth. host: a recent piece you did talk to the limit about the soul-searching that was going on in the publican party. -- in the republican party. can you give your thoughts on what you found out about this story? guest: that was a piece that came after the new hampshire primary. -- what is explored is this ongoing level of concern within the establishment of the republican party about the failure to stop insurgent donald trump

our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations' and remains our objective today. >> next saturday, deen rusk gist his testimony defending the policies. for the weekend schedule, go to c-span.or c-span.org. >>> now a hearing on the iran nuclear agreement. steve mall said that iran has complied with everything outlined in the joint comprehensive plan of action. he also testified that there has not been an increase in terror related funding from iran since nuclear related sanctions have been lifted. he appeared last week before the house foreign affairs committee. >>> this hearing will come to order. this morning the committee continues our extensive oversight of the obama administration's nuclear agreement with iran and its consequences for the national security of the united states. the consequences also for

the u-s sends the first combat troops to south vietnam in 19-65. and in 19-92, magic johnson returns to the court for the all- star game. watch for slick we'll continue to see passing snow showers today with a high near 37. over-protective parents could contribute to their children's a-d-h-d. hena daniels has details on that story, plus, why adults who've had concussions are more likely to commit suicide in this morning's hometown health. criticism from parents may play a role in attention deficit disorder symptoms in kids. that's according to new research from the american psychological association. scientists tracking hundreds of families found adhd symptoms were persistent in children of harshly critical and 'over- protective' parents. researchers in canada say adults who've had a concussion are three times more likely to commit suicide. warn physicians may be underestimating the effects of concussion. and a possible new treatment for jet lag from scientists at stanford university. they found sleeping patients who were exposed to short flashes o

our objective of south vietnam and freedom from attacks. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be able to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three success of administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday secretary of state gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >> now discussion on the state of the working-class family, the well-being of children, family structure and marriage hosted by the american academy of political and social science, this is an hour and 25 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> i apologize for the late start, good morning friends, colleagues. my name is tom, executive director of the american academy of political and social science in philadelphia, greetings from beautiful philadelphia. organization is dedicated to dissemination of first-rate social science, influential in the public sphere so i mus

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in the region of southeast asia and south pacific, vietnam is a country whose name is forever etched in the american psyche. today, this determined nation is steadily coming to terms with its war-torn past and is experiencing rapid economic growth. here we explore how vietnam's physical geography has been key to its economic development, the shift from collective to commercial agriculture, and the growth of urban centers like ho chi minh city. abundant water and the silt that's been deposited here over thousands of years makes the mekong delta one of the most fertile regions on earth. ( speaking vietnamese ) translator: i grow three crops of rice a year. each yields about 1,200 kilograms-- a total of 3,600 kilograms a year. when the price is good, i sell this rice, but if the price is not good, then i'll save it. narrator: 3,600 kilograms, or nearly 8,000 pounds, is a respectable yield. improved agricultural practices have steadily increased rice output. when the mekong river enters vietnam, it fans out to form a giant delta. the delta land is ideally suited to growing rice. yet in t

air force plane crashes in south vietnam. and actor philip seymour hoffman dies at age 46 in in today's hometown health: a pregnant woman's high blood pressure could impact her baby's health. chris martinez explains that and how radiation after surgery could help women survive. women who have high blood pressure late in pregnancy are significantly more likely to give birth to underweight or stillborn babies. the study is in the american heart association's journal, "hypertension." women who experienced the biggest rise in their blood pressure were more than twice as likely to deliver a small baby. young adults who get easily stressed are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure later in life. researchers in sweden also found men who had a low tolerance for stress and were overweight were three times more likely to develop high blood pressure. and a new study finds radiation after surgery improves survival for women with ductal carcinoma in situ. researchers in boston looked at thousands of women who had the non- inva

our objective is the independence of south vietnam and the freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three success fl administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending john skon's vietnam poll spiiciepolicies. go to cspan.org for the complete schedule. >>> recently, c-span's american history tv has been airing a selection of oral histories with african-american community leaders. the project, titled "explorations in black leadership" was a collaboration between the university of virginia professors phyllis lessler and julian bond. next we hear from mary futrell. she talks about growing up attending and later working in segregated schools and her efforts at desegregation. this program is about two hours. >> mary futrell, thank you for agreeing to spend this time with us. >> it's my pleasure to be here. >> we w

only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule go to cspan.org. >>> leaders of the intelligence community testified before the senate intelligence committee recently providing an assessment of the main global threats to the u.s. including the islamic state, north korea's nuclear provocation, russian aggression and drug trafficking. witnesses included the director of national intelligence, james clapper, cia corrector john brennan, fbi director james comey, national security agency head admiral michael rogers and defense intelligence agency director lieutenant general vincent stewart. this is just under two hours. >> call the hearing to order. and i'd like to welcome our witnesses today. director of national intelligence james clapp

we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policy. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >>> the navy's budget deputy assistant secretary updated reporters on the department's budget request. president obama unveiled his 2017 budget request of $4 trillion last month. included in that budget is the pentagon's proposal of nearly $583 billion for defense spending. >>> good afternoon and thanks for sticking through all these briefs to include the one today. so you know the department of the navy this smorng morning submitted an fq-17 to congress of $165 billion. in this brief i'll provide an overview of the content of that request. start with the national level mission guidance that defines the missions the navy are going to execute in this budg

. >> we want nothing for ourselves , only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his defense on the policy. for the full schedule, go to www.c-span.org. week, american history tvs american artifacts visits museums d