of john paul ii said the john paul ii would ask him often about him. he said that he often would not remember that he was president. john paul ii said he was hurt by that. ofn paul ii was fading parkinson's disease. bill used to say to me, you know, paul, the good lord gave perkinson's disease to saints, like john paul ii and my father. and now he's gotten around to giving it to sinners like me. that's what clarke said. so for reagan, the body was strong in the mind was gone. for john paul ii, the mind was strong, the body was gone. remember this for me 2004, president george w. bush went to rome to give the presidential medal of freedom to john paul ii. agony, barely in able to mouth words, he thanked bush and he thanked reagan. tosaid i send my regards president reagan. ronald reagan died the next day. i year later, on april 2, 2005, john paul ii died as well. life, nows partner in in death less than a year later. i will wrap up with this final statement. another thing that nobody in the press reported on, june 27, 2011, a special mass is held at st.

john paul ii. the institute of world politics hosted this 90 minute event. marek: hello, ladies and gentlemen. today, you will be blessed because we will talk about god and ronald reagan. [laughter] for some, ronald reagan was god, with a lowercase g. there's no better person to pontificate about reagan, his faith, and about the roman pontiff than paul kengor. paul is a force of nature. he doesn't have to bend. he can tell it as it is. and that is fabulous because that is a philosophy we adhere to hear at the institute of world politics. paul kengor is a public intellectual on the conservative side. is one of the few -- he is one of the few who has managed to break through the pontiff ceiling across the nation. he has written a number of works on conservative issues. he also has written a few things -- more than a few things about ronald reagan, including "the crusader," one of my favorite books. last but not least, i would like to recognize paul kengor for appreciating the institute of world polit

this is john paul jones, the naval commander. he's the one who supposedly says in battle "i have not yet begun to fight." and this is such a great painting, because i think it really reflects john paul jones' personality. jones, who was scottish by birth, came to america and he went to see at age 12. and he was always ambitious, always looking to get a leg up. to improve his station and he gets a military command and then throughout the american revolution, he's really in the popular imagination. almost as a pirate. because he captures ships, he sort of for the glory of america and yet he's reckless and daring. i think that the portrait that charles wilson peal does of him which is done in the late, early 1780s near the end of the american revolution, shows off that, i'm not to be messed with. i'm -- kind of a little bit outside the law. and john paul jones' most famous career success was in 1779, when he has this protracted naval battle, commanding a ship known as the richard, against british forces and it's almost a debacle. be

john bawl dejoria, john paul mitchell is the guy with the ponytail. he's here in just a second. stay with us. >> his motto is success unshared is failure. a new documentary is out about his life called good fortune from our conversation. some of the scenes from the trailer. >> i grew up in downtown los angeles. >> we believe that john paul didn't know he wasn't mexican until he was 15. my mother did not let loose. she had no choice. >> there was tough days. i've been homeless twice in my life. i lived in my car. i learned how to eat off 99 cents. my friend said i got an extra room four and it was around a biker community, the hell's angels. there a were some mean dudes. you have to dig into yourself to get out of that. >> i started on sales. i sold photocopy machines. i sold life insurance. i sold so much stuff. struggling and what happens? he meets paul and they birth paul mitchell. >> wow. i read somewhere john paul where you say you hope that this documentary shows that america still works. >> that's right. >> let me start by asking whether or not you believe. that do you bel

, john paul ii and something cable to reagan when he was chopped, saying, i am praying for you. reagan can touch to the cable dutch the default world's most exclusive prayer society. if they're worried about a between the pope and the president, now they've got to really worry about it. american history tv, weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. ♪ >> we are flying over washington, capital of the united states. the beautiful city the pride of every american from the cloud from the ground. up about savannah. we saw over the top of the senate and house of representatives office buildings and the congress and alive. branches of the government. and the law going to land the plane an here's a close up of the house office building. mendo their heavy thank you and this structure eight representatives as an office and which a government official both in. the senate office building is just across the capitol grounds both buildings are constructed of beautiful white model and are connected with the capitol by underground railway we abandon flights to. families who first knew it as a marshy

pope john paul ii's historic visit to poland. it inspired the polish people to renew their hearts, reclaim their courage and free themselves from the shackles of communism. workcing this requires with key players in the united states, poland, and the vatican. greatlym has been received by the catholic church and is used in education programs rep the united states. most important, this film is a powerful example of the invaluable role the attic and plays in international affairs. another a produced documentary film entitled "divine mercy: d canonization of john paul the second." these projects, along with my decade-long membership in the choir of the basilica of the shrine of the immaculate conception have given me the intercommunity to build relationships with church leaders, clergy, and religious scholars. these experiences have instilled in me the highest respect for holy cities. and confidence that the united states vatican i o relationship is a force for good and one that cannot be ignored. a lifelong catholic, business owner

[applause] president trump: chopin, saint john paul ii, poland is a land of great heroes. [applause] president trump: and you are a people who know the true value of what you defend. the triumph of the polish spirit, over centuries of hardship, give us all hope for a future in which good conquers evil and peace achieves victory over war. for americans, poland has been a symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. polish heroes and american patriots fought side-by-side in our war of independence and in many wars that followed. our soldiers still served together today in afghanistan and iraq, combating the enemies of all civilization. for america's part, we have never given up on freedom and independence as the right and destiny of the polish people, and we never, ever will. [applause] president trump: our two countries share a bond for spy histories and national characters. it is a fellowship that exists only between people that have fought, blood and died for freedom. the signs of this friendship stand in our nations capital. just steps from the white house, we have

it chronicled pope john paul ii's pilgrimage to poland. producing this film required substantial work with key church leaders and other experts in the united states, poland, and the vatican. this film has been well received by the catholic church. and is used in religious education programs throughout the united states. most importantly, this film is a powerful example of the invaluable role the vatican plays in international affairs. recently, i produced another documentary film entitled divine mercy, these projects have given me the opportunity to build relationships with many church leaders, clergy and religious scholars. these experiences have instilled in me the highest respect for the holy see. a deep appreciation for the responsibility of this post and confidence that the united states vatican bilateral relationship is a force for good and one that cannot be ignored. as a lifelong catholic, business owner, documentary filmmaker, author and foreign public servant i am profoundly humbled to be asked to serve my country. if confirmed i

are nervous about john paul ii, he is anti-communist and beloved by the poles. these pressures are forcing the pole live government to figure out how to keep control. >> the strike by polish ship yard workers is over. for the polish strikers, it was a day worthy of hyperbole, lek what les is a telling his followers we are now co-masters of this land. >> lek what les is a and solidarity are showing that you could have an independent union in a communist country and the question was how independent were they going to be allowed to be? >> how the u.s. deals with poland, with the eastern bloc and with russia, the early challenges for the foreign policy of the president-elect trump -- ronald reagan. >> reagan spent much of his career blasting the soviet union, attacking any republican or democrat who said we can negotiate. he had been the leading opponent of detente, the policy of trying to ease relations with the soviets. what he disliked about detente, was that they were hitting the negotiating team as equals. reagan thought there are two super powers, but we have

her interest in john paul ii is fitting given her nomination. president reagan's trip with pope john paul ii led to relationships with the holy sea. calista's understanding of the catholic church, her considerable experience in government and business and her talents as a commune ta tor mca her an ideal choice. i support her nomination and urge my colleagues to support her as well. thank you for your willingness to serve. i'm also delighted to introduce mr. carl c. rich of pennsylvania. mr. rich is a highly regarded pennsylvania attorney and current acting chief of staff in the u.s. citizen and immigration services. he was previously the field office director of the u.s. citizenship and immigration services at the american embassy in seoul, south korea. a senior immigration official brought in washington, d.c. for over a decade and a former counselor foreign service officer with the department of state, mr. rich is an expert on the responsibilities. with that i would like to recognize the distinguished ranking member for his comments. senator mu

a documentaryced about pope john paul ii's canonization. president reagan's friendship with pope john paul ii helped establish relations with the 1984, and they orchestrated the fall of the soviet union. they have collaborated on a wide range of issues, including promoting human rights, interreligious understanding, and economic progress in the developing world. callista's understanding of the catholic church, her considerable experience, makes her an ideal choice to be the representative of the holy see. a. >> thank you, mrs. gingrich, for your willingness to serve. the president's nominee to be assistant secretary of state for consular affairs. he is a highly regarded attorney and chief of staff in the u.s. immigration services. he was previously the field office director for the immigration services at the american embassy in seoul, south korea. he is a former consular former service operatives, he is an expert in the responsibilities of managing consular affairs worldwide. i would like to recognize the distinguishing member for his comm

they must have known it at the exact moment during pope john paul ii's sermon when another of polish women and children raised their voices in a single prayer. 1 million polish people did not ask for wealth. they did not ask for privilege. instead, 1 million polls saying three simple words, we want god. in those words, the polish people recalled the promise of a better future. they found new courage to face down there oppressors and they found the words to declare that poland would be poland once again. as i stand here today before this incredible crowd, this faithful nation, we can still hear those voices that echo through history, their message is as true today as ever. the people of poland, the people of america and the people of europe still cry out we want god. [applause] >> together with pope john paul ii the polls reasserted their identity as a nation devoted to god and with that powerful declaration of who you are, you came to understand what to do and how to live. you stood in solidarity against oppression, against a lawless secret police, against the cruel and wicked system

. >> that will be followed by look at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. reagan, and, ronald the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. to ronaldul ii said reagan that i am praying for you. ronald reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying i am praying for you. as for moscow, if they are worried at this point about kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on cure day, -- q and a, 1968, 1 of the longest and earliest battles of the vietnam war. me because the military command was so out of touch with what was happening industries that they literally got a lot of young americans killed. general westmoreland denied the city had been taken. denyntinued to the -- it for the entire time the battle was being fought. small units of marines and troopers were being ordered to attack positions that were held by overwhelmingly superior enemy forces in entrenched positions. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> each week, american history tv's r

. >> john paul ii had sent a cable to reagan, saying i am praying for you. now reagan sent a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. it developed the world's most exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they're worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have an hour or so to talk about politics on this sunday morning on "washington journal." we are joined by two pollsters, patrick ruffini, who is a republican pollster and strategist, and michael bocian,

john paul is with us. thank you so much for joining us today. >> my pleasure. it's nice to be here. >> thank you very much. >> i wish we could talk with you the whole day but we can see the documentary to see your whole story. you've been so successful in your life. i would love to hear from someone who's so successful about the time you felt the need to give this up. did that ever happen to you? was it ever so hard you thought, i can't do it. >> so many times. with john paul mitchell systems because we started with $700, every day for two years we should have gone bankrupt. it was tough. it was hand to mouth. and very difficult. we were like why are we doing this? i better go to work for somebody. i can't pay the bills, sleep at night. that happened many times. but deep inside it was i know what we have is the greatest product for hair. i know if we keep on talking about it to enough people and they try it they'll reorder it. and after two years, which was a big movement for us, after two years we were able to pay our bills on time and we may have $2,000 each

. >> kelby followed by looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. "a pope and president, john paul ii, ronald reagan and the untold story of the 20th century." i sundaypaul i cable to reagan saying i am praying for you. they developed the world's most exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they are worried at this point about a pope and theen the president, now they have to really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service'by americas cable-television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: welcome back. elaine donnelly, founder and president of the center for military readiness is here with us to talk about the president's decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the u.s. military. thank you for being here. guest: i am delighted to be here. host: tell us what your organization is. guest: the center for military readiness is a pub

john paul, thank you so much tore joining us today. >> my pleasure. you've got a great station. you're super cool so it's nice to be here. >> i wish we could talk with you the whole day, but you've been so successful in your life. and i know you started you were homeless .things were hard. but i would love to hear from someone who is so successful about the time when you felt i need to give this all up. did that ever happen to you? >> so many times. i was so down i could look up and see an apt. obviously, it's abdomen expression. but no, in fact, with john paul mitchell systems, because we only started west side 700, every day for two years, we should have gone bankrupt. it was tough. it was hand to mouth. and i -- and very difficult. it was like, why are we doing this? i can't pay the bills. i can't sleep at night. that happened many times. people are saying no, i can't get this from this person. a lot of times. but deep inside it was i know what we have is the greatest product for hair. i know if i keep on talking about it to enough people and they try it they'll be reordering

. >> that will be followed by a look at ronald reagan's discussion with pope john paul ii. john paul ii sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot saying, i praying -- i am praying for you. then reagan sent one back saying i am praying for you. as for moscow, if they are worried about a kinship at this and thetween the pope president, now they have to really worry about it. allmerican history tv weekend, every weekend on c-span3. senate minority leader chuck schumer held a news conference friday after a failure to repeal parts of the current health care law. he talked about a possible way forward that would include working with republicans. yes the commented on tweets sent by the president shortly after the vote. this is just under 20 minutes.

john paul ii, ronald reagan and the jub told story. >> john paul ii sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot. and reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying i'm praying for you. and as for moscow, if they're worried this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, that would have been really worried about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. earlier today president trump talked about the gang ms-13 and immigration policy. he spoke to an audience of mostly police officers at suffolk community college in brentwood new york. >> good afternoon, i'm the you of director of i.c.e. as a career law enforcement officer, i want to begin by saying thank you. the work we have chosen, the job we do is tough and i'm honored to serve along side so many patriots. to my fellow i.c.e. officers and agents in this room, thank you for the privilege of serving along side you. i want to recognize the suffolk nypd for ., nassau, operation mata dor, which is dedicated to combatting ms-13 in new york city and long island and has resulted in over 100 arrests. here in

, john paul ii and something cable to reagan when he was chopped, saying, i am praying for you. reagan can touch to the cable dutch the default world's most exclusive prayer society. if they're worried about a between the pope and the president, now they've got to really worry about it. american history tv, weekend, every weekend, on c-span3.

all paul kangor discusses his book "a pope and a president," john paul ii and ronald reagan and the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. >> john paul ii sent a cable to reagan saying, i'm praying for you when he was shot. now reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying, i'm praying for you. it developed the world's most exclusive prayer society. as for moscow, if they're worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> the "new york times" reports after six months of deliberations and occasional quarrelling, the top republican tax neglectors in congress and the trump administration declared thursday that they had united behind a set of common principles that would guide them as they move to complete the first overhaul of the tax code in three decades, and saying that they would do it by the end of this year. treasury secretary steven mnuchen testified on capitol hill this week on the 2018 budget for his department, along with irs commissioner john koskinen. t

announcer: that will be followed at 8:00, looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. as discussed in the book "the pope and the resident." the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. sent a letter to reagan saying i am praying to you. now the president said in a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. as for moscow, if they are worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they are really going to worry about it. announcer: american history tv, all we, every weekend on c-span3. president trump awarded the medal of valor to police officers who responded to a shooting at a congressional baseball game practice. house majority whip steve scalise and three others were wounded. the word ceremony was held in the white house east room. -- a word ceremony was held in the white house east room. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. vice president pence: please be seated. to members of congress, our distinguished guests. members of the law enforcement community from all across the united states. on behal

from the judiciary committee, congressman john paul. -- congresswoman john paul. >> thank you so much. and thank you leader pelosi for your leadership. i am very proud to introduce this resolution of an early with my colleague from rhode island, mr. cicilline. months, we have watched the trump administration make a mockery out of our laws and the highest office of our land, while our republican colleagues on the judiciary committee refuse to allow hearings on obstruction of justice and collusion with russia. attorney general sessions has engaged in a conduct of duck and cover. it fits a pattern that we've seen with the administration. he failed to dispose his meetings with the russian government in testimony before congress, and yesterday, the department of justice released a heavily redacted document that suggest that the attorney general failed to disclose any contacts with foreign governments on his security clearance application. this is the form he submitted. it is blank. calling into question whether the nations top law enforcement office should even have a security clearance. o

before he died, i -- dick as well -- we got to visit with pope john paul. and he was truly -- i mean you just felt holiness. he was just amazing. the other person that i remembered as being stunned by is the empress of japan. just this total zen and beauty and calm but pope john paul was just the most amazing. >> who are your heroes? growing up and today? any heroes? >> wonder woman. >> wonder woman. yeah. understandably so. >> yes. >> and one last question. what do you point to? what really sparked in you this lifelong passion for history? what was it from your early life that helped to forge that? >> you know, i got my ph.d. in english literature, which isn't history. but i kind of thought it was at first. so i kept going with it and kept going with it until i finished my dissertation. then i realized it wasn't history. and i don't know being able to delve into life stories and being able to delve into the history of this amazing country. i mean, how did we come to be? that's such a -- such a mystery in some ways. but such a tribute to the people who foun

what is president trump's middle name, is the john , paul, george or is it ring oh. >> john. on. can you name four of his five kids, ivanka -- is >> ' oh, god, donald trump jr. donald trump jr., ivanka, barron , tiffany and there's another dude that looks like a goat. >> the other son eric. >> what is not one of the names of a woman he married, marla, vanna evana or milan yeah. marla? >> no. say it again. marla, vanna, evana or milan yeah. he never married vanna white. was she before my time? she might have been. many i making a fool of myself on live tv? do you watch wheel of fortune? a. i've seen it. >> which movie did the president make a cam ohio in, was it the american or home alone two lost in new york. >> rocky four. no, he was in home alone two. did you ever see home alone two. >> he's the guy when kevin mack alter was stuck in the hotel he goes down the hall and to the left. what is a product that donald trump has not had his name on, steak, vodka or shoes. quo loan. shoes. i think he sold all clothing. he has a colon. they actually had trump stakes. shoes i want to say.

together with pope john paul ii, the poles reasserted their identity, as a nation devoted to god. and with that powerful declaration of who you are, you came to understand what to do and how to live. you stood in solidarity against oppression, against a lawless secret police, against a cruel and wicked system that impoverished your cities and your souls. and you won. poland prevailed. portland will always prevail. [ chanting ] thank you. you were supported in that victory over communist by a strong alliance of free nations in the west that defied tyranny. now, manaamong the most committ members of the nato alliance, they are a leading nation of a europe that is strong, whole and free. a strong poland is a blessing to the nations of europe. and they know that. a strong europe is a blessing to the west, and to the world. 100 years after the entry of american forces into world war i, the transatlantic bond between the united states and europe, is as strong as ever and maybe, in my ways, even stronger. this continent no longer confronts the specter of communism. but today, we're in th

before he died we got to visit with pope john paul. he was truly, you just felt holiness. he was just amazing. >>> the other person i remember feeling stunned by is this empress of japan! who were you heros? >> wonder woman. >> wonder woman. understandably so. >> yeah. >> and one last question, what really sparked in you this passion for history? what was it from your early life that helped to forge that? >> i got my phd in english literature. i thought it was and i kept two it and then i realized it wasn't history. i don't know. being able to get into life and being able to delve into the ris ri of this amazing story. it is such a mystery in some ways. >> absolutely. >> before we break let me just remind everybody they are all hard at work. let me thank the society for hosting this wonderful five-part series and cspan but we put together curriculum and putting it out make it available so students can watch this and learn it. i would like to thank the vice president and dr. chaney for coming here today. >> it has been a great pleasure for us. thank you very much. >> and th

saint john paul the second. poland is a land of great heroes. and you are a people who know the true value of what you defend. the triumph of the polish spirit over centuries of hardship gives us all hope for a future in which good conquers evil and peace achieves victory over war. for americans poland has been a symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. polish heroes and american inriots fought side-by-side our war of independence and in many wars that followed. still serve together today in afghanistan and iraq. combating the enemies of all civilization. for america's part we have never given up on freedom and independence as the right and destiny of the polish people and we never ever will. our countries share a special forged by unique histories and national characters. that exists only among people who have fought and bled and died for freedom. the signs of this friendship stand in our nation's capital. just steps from the white house we have raised statues of men with names like polaski. the same is true in warsaw where street sign

relationship with pope john paul .i >> it is interesting. cable to ii had sent a reagan when reagan was shot, saying i am praying to you. and reagan sent one to the vatican, i am praying for you. they developed one of the world's most mutually exclusive prayer societies. as for moscow, if they are worried this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they have to to really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on his band three. -- c-span3. up next on american history tv, university of maryland history professor robert munsey talks about women's voting rights in the following years, especially african-americans in the south and native americans. she also describes the difficulties faced by women running for political office. the smithsonian associates hosted this one hour, 45 minute program. >> our speaker tonight is robin chairnsey, the interim and a professor women's history. you heard her speak about one the ago in the context of belmont house. at the time, she said she was doing research

their sons, john, paul, and gabe, have serious disabilities and depend on medicaid. so they are driving with several other families from baton rouge, louisiana, to washington, d.c. to confront congress over the proposed health care bill. what do you worry would happen if the medicaid cuts went through? >> for my son, point blank he would die. medicaid pays for his ventilator and life support. >> reporter: lillian, marcus, and rocky are also headed to washington. they too depend on medicaid. let me introduce you to chase. she's 13 months old and has a genetic birth defect. she's the most fragile child on this bus. this machine, it breathes for her. that machine over there, it feeds her. they both have to keep working for the entire length of the trip. that's nearly 24 hours. and it's very risky. less than three hours into the drive, john paul has trouble breathing. >> he's got oxygen close by. let me see the backpack. you all right? >> reporter: he finally proves through. angela says she doesn't regret bringing him. she says she has no choice. she says her senator, bi

relationship with pole john paul ii. the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. >> john paul ii had sent a cable to reagan, saying i am praying for you. now reagan sent a cable to the vatican, i am praying for you. it developed the world's most exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they're worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now they better really worry about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have an hour or so to talk about politics on this sunday morning on "washington journal." we are joined by two pollsters, patrick ruffini, who is a republican pollster and strategist, and michael bocian, democratic pollster and strategist. gentlemen, thanks for being here on "washington journal." patrick ruffini, i will start with you. what do you think the message is that members will take to their constituents after the failure to move forward on health care? guest: health care has been seen as a

will be looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii area -- joe -- pope john paul ii. >> john paul ii had sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot saying, i'm praying for you. now reagan said to the vatican, i'm praying for you. they developed the most exclusive -- the world's most ritual exclusive prayer society. now they have been really worried about it. >> all weekend on c-span3. >> tonight on afterwards, connecticut democrat congresswoman talks about her efforts to protect social programs in her book the least among us, waging battles for the vulnerable. >> one social security reached , we had ronaldt reagan and tip o'neill who came together and acted, and the to make social security solvent into the future. all of this wringing of hands can beocial security solved immediately. >> tonight at nine eastern. on c-span's book tv. servedcan newt gingrich as the 50th speaker of the house of representatives from 1995 to 1999 and began his congressional career in 1979. assessing from the library of congress conference featuring the historical and political legacy o

he is author of hope and president, john paul ii, ronald reagan and the extraordinary untold story of the 20th entry. the institute of world politics paul: hello, ladies and gentlemen. today, you will be blessed because we will talk about god and ronald reagan. [laughter] for some, ronald reagan was god, with a lowercase g. person to better pontificate about reagan, his faith, and about the roman pontiff than paul kenger. paul is a force of nature.

and paul ii, ronald reagan, the extraordinary untold story of the 20th century. >> just like john paul ii sent ronald reagan a cable when he was shot that he was praying for him. and then ronald reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying he was praying for him. areor moscow, if they worried at this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, now, they have to really worry about that. tv, all we history can, every weekend on c-span3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> president trump was in new york on friday where he talked about the steps his administration is taking to fight dating violence and organized crime. he also commented briefly on the senate's failure to repeal the affordable care act. this was held just before the president announced on twitter that he was replacing his chief --staff with the homelands with the homeland security john kelly. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon. i am the a

announcer: followed by looking at ronald reagan's relationship with pope john paul ii. >> john paul ii has said would reagan was announcing i am praying for you and now reagan sent a cable to the vatican i am praying for you. they give love the world was exclusive mutual prayer society. as for moscow, if they are worried about a kinship between the pope and the president, now, they have to really were real about it. tv,uncer: american history all weekend, every weekend on spanned three full -- c-span3. sunday on q&a, mark boughton of thebout his book one longest and bloodiest battles of the vietnam war. >> the battle shocked me because the tyga military command was so out of touch with the reality of what was happening in the streets that they got a lot of young americans killed because general westmoreland denied that the city had been taken and was a fat and he continued to deny it for the entire time -- and denied it for the entire time. we could never have conceived the sheer number of enemy forces that were in the city. small units of marines and troopers were being ordered to att

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john paul ii, ronald reagan and the jub told story. >> john paul ii sent a cable to reagan when reagan was shot. and reagan sent a cable to the vatican saying i'm praying for you. and as for moscow, if they're worried this point about a kinship between the pope and the president, that would have been really worried about it. >> american history tv, all weekend, every weekend

. >> that will be followed at 8:00 looking at reagan's relationship with john paul ii -- is a book is discussed, a pope and the president, ronald reagan, in the extraordinary story of the 20th century. >> john paul ii sent a cable to regular when reagan was shot saying, i'm praying for you, and a reagan sent a cable to the vatican, i'm praying for you. developed the world's prayer moscow, if-- as for they're worried about a kinship, between the pope and the president, they will worry about it. >> american history tv all week and every weekend on c-span3. the latest trump administration official to be featured in our interview series. followed by president trump speaking to police officers in new york. congressional reaction to the senate's failure to pass health care legislation. white house budget director has been with the trump administration since february. he sat down with c-span to discuss his personal life and career. he also talked about his involvement with the tea party and what it is like to work for the president. this is 30 minutes. host: what is the job of budget directo

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they must've known at the exact moment during pope john paul ii sermon when men, women and children raised their voices in a single prayer. a million polish people did not ask for wealth. they did not ask for privilege, instead, 1 million polish people saying three simple words, we want god. >> we continue with newt gingrich, with that moment which didn't get a lot of play in the mainstream media. i think that moment said more to people in eastern europe then most anything else because that hits people in their hearts. a lot of people didn't think there was hope for eastern europe, but they believed there was hope. i thought that was very important for him to go back to that moment. >> it's very important, and the speech gave as much to america as poland. the president has decided that his time is come to engage the secular left, the atheists, those who force god out of our lives and take them head-on. there's place after place in that speech, where he calls on the polish experience. reminding the world that poland ceased to exist for 200 years because russia had torn it to shreds. there w

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john paul ii, poland is a land of great heroes. and you are a people who know the true value of what you defend the triumph of the polish spirit over centuries of hardship gives us all hope for a future in which good conquers evil and peace achieves victory over war. for americans, poland has been a symbol of hope since the beginning of our nation. polish heroes and american patriots fought side by side in our war of independence and in many wars that followed. our soldiers still serve together today in afghanistan and iraq, combatting the enemies of all civilization. for america's part, we have never given up on freedom and independence as the right and destiny of the polish people, and we never, ever will. our two countries share a special bond forged by unique histories and national characters it's a fellowship that exists only among people who have fought and bled and died for freedom. the signs of this friendship stand in our nation's capital. just steps from the white house, we've raised statues of men with names like polaski

in all, however, i think that justice john paul stevens got it in some reform when he wrote, and i quote, warren burger's contributions to the law and the years after i joined the court have not been fully appreciated, closed quote. but rather than playing law professor, i want to highlight what i think the chief justice would highlight himself if he were here talking to us today. a vital lesson for our time to which the importance today of the court's role in our society and the fragile nature of the court's ability to perform its role, dependent as it is on the institutions, hard one, moral authority. it is 30 years since the chief stepped aside to oversee the celebration of the constitution's 200th birthday. and over 20 years since his death. i often wonder how he would assess the state of our union. fear, uncertainty, distrust, anger, these are four words he would not have used to describe america or its people. yet they are often used to describe america these days. i think he would be disappointed and worried. 25 years ago the brilliant social commentator albert hershman warned tha