reviewing calls of nancy reagan. chronicles private life of influence of nancy reagan. the book draws on interviews friends, family members and shares the most influential first ladies of the century. we now invite you to join our virtual program. join the conversation board of trustees kathy bush. >> good afternoon. i am so pleased to welcome you today. pa much-anticipated biography n former first lady nancy reagan. the book, the triumph of nancy reagan written by karen will be officially released tomorrow. karen has graciously agreed to make reagan library one of her first stops on the book to her. after devouring the book myself, i think readers still agree it is a well researched talents and insightful book into the life of one of the century's most fascinating and consequential figures. in the interest of full disclosure i thought i would mention i was privileged to work for the reagan as a young woman. first in the white house and then in los angeles. there i was part of their small staff and their vibrant post presidential life ultimately serving as their spokesp

davis and later nancy reagan. hers is a complicated and often very painful story but i think that ronald reagan shows well and the country owes him a debt for that. >> what do you say about someone who gives your life meaning and support and understanding, someone who makes sacrifices so that your life will be easier and more successful but what you say is you love that person and treasure her i simply can't imagine the last eight years without nancy. the presidency wouldn't have been the joy without her there beside me and that second floor living quarters in the white house would have seemed a lonely spot without her waiting for me every day. they had all kinds of advisors and experts who look after his interests when it comes to foreign policy or the economy but no one looks after their needs for a human being nancy has done that for me through recuperation's and crisis. every president should be so lucky. [applause] i think it is all too common in marriages that no matter how much partners love each other they

davis and later nancy reagan. hers is a conflict it is often painful story but i think ronald reagan chose well and his partner for life and i think the country owes him a debt for that. >> what you say about someone who gives your life meaning? what you say about someone who's always there with support and understanding? someonece who makes sacrifices o your life will be easier and more successful? what you say is you love that person and treasure her. [applause] i simply can't imagine the last eight years without nancy. presidency would not have been the joy it's been for me without her there beside me in the second floor living quarters the white house would have seemed a lonely spot without her waiting for me every day at the end of the day. she once said president has all kinds of advisors and experts who look after his interests when it comes to foreign policy or a the economy or whatever but no one who looks after needs as a human being when nancy is on that through recuperation's. [applause] it's all too c

reagan's time when they were intimations that nancy reagan was was too powerful wore the pants in the reagan family too many times journalists at the time called upon edith wilson and suggested in nancy reagan that she was going to make a misstep akin to mrs. wilson's there are many other i mean many many many first ladies who are very powerful, but i think that the answer would probably start with edith wilson. all right, so i'm gonna make this case i knew she would i'm gonna do it. so it's the end of of the war of 1812. been in this war nothing this is the war that shouldn't have even ended before began. they conceded the british conceded don't made me explain it they conceited but we had the war anyway, and at the end of it loss of treasure lives. nothing gained capital burned to the ground. and yet the celebrations of this war this is right at the end of madison the madison presidency and james and dolly go off and a golden glow. in fact, they can't leave town after the inauguration because people just want to give them parties and everybody is celebrating this warm. it's making t

we say this because even during nancy reagan's time, when there were intimations that nancy reagan was too powerful, wore the pants in the reagan family, journalists at the time called upon edith wilson and suggested to nancy reagan that she was going to make a misstep akin to mrs. wilson's. there are many, many, many first ladies who are very powerful, but i think that the answer would probably start with edith wilson. >> so i'm going to make this case. >> i knew she would. >> i'm going to do it. so, it's the end of the war of 1812. been in this war -- nothing. this is a war that should not have even -- it ended before it began. the british conceded. don't make me explain it. they conceded. we had the war anyway. at the end of it, the loss of treasure, lives, nothing gained. capitol burned to the ground. yet, the celebrations of this war -- this was right at the end of the madison presidency. james and dolley go off in a golden glow. in fact, they can't leave town after the inauguration because people just want to give them parties. everyone is celebrating this war. it's making the am

nancy from facebook asked i know president reagan and nancy reagan rode horses while they were at camp david. is there a stable there? what other activities are available besides swimming? >> the only time we had a stable there, a corral's during the kennedy years the pony macaroni was kept there for the children, the kennedys. otherwise horseback, had one incident where president clinton and chelsea wanted to go horseback riding. so the national park service from d.c. brought the horses up we use the back gate into the wilderness with secret service on horseback to to go to the nearby woods. horseback riding is possible but there is no corral for their skeet shooting, trap shooting, mini golf course, a driving range, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, presidents want to go golfing to go back to the nearby golf course. if they want to fish this nearby fishing hold on private farmland so we arranged to take them. there is a bowling alley game room, rex david asks, never approach the perimeter of camp david? >> it happens and there are some warning times. you could drive by the roads in

i know that president reagan and nancy reagan were riding horses at camp david. is there stable there? and one other activities are available? >> >> the only time we've had a stable there, a corral, at the kennedy years. you would know the pony macaroni was kept there. otherwise, horseback. i had one incident where president clinton and chelsea wanted to go horse riding. the national park service brought horses. we used a back gate into the wilderness. they went to the nearby woods. horseback riding is possible. there is no corral today. there is a ski shooting, trap shooting, a mini golf course, driving range. cross country skiing. presidents want to go golfing, they go to the nearby golf course. if they want to, fish they are have nearby fishing holes. we arrange with that. there is a bowling alley, there's a movie theater, there's a game room, there's a library. it is a bar and lounge, there's a recreation shop. >> dave it asks, have hikers ever from the mountains ever accidentally approached the perimeter of camp david. >> it happens, there are warning signs.

i don't thinkag anyone penetrated that smile they said nancy reagan did but i'm not so sure. and always on stage. very consistent over the decades but she interviews him and ron and what he thinks of american exceptionalism in 1947 is almost word for word he says in his farewell address very literal and the basic belief system. i think. >> he doesn't become a republican until he is 51 years old. he votes for fdr four times that he has in his said what america was like. but here but showing how americanas should live. that was in the zone. and a few other things. so this is something he picked up from fdr. and i get reagan's and with the rendezvous with destiny. it is you and me having a conversation and that orientation to the future is unusual as a conservative i look to the past and here is reagan who was thinking about the future. then finally some characteristics to make reagan stand out in the pantheon of the american right. one person who i really enjoyed writing about is senator taft who was mr. republican representative of the pre-world war ii into the nato after the

. >> but the contrast to that the assassination attempt of reagan where unlike kennedy nancy reagan after-the-fact says the agents saved him and believes it worked exactly as it was supposed to so rather than recrimination if not for the agents he may have succumbed. >> absolutely and thatt her relic moment and with that trigger reflexes is the t results of the rebuilding after they got punch of kennedy's death the director puts everything up thatin he has into getting the money and agents and technology all of that happened and his choices are completely vindicated by that split-second decision of tim mccarthy to throw his arms up and take those incoming bullets from hinckley or that's flex split-second decision on the square senate see here shots there is no tap the break or look he put the hands on his shoulders and shoves the president into the car 70 oldld man lands on top of him reagan things his rib is broken because he hasad having problems breathing but the guy smothered him in the carbon saved his life. >> and the agent behind him to literally folded up i don't know if you broke the legs

unlike jackie kennedy, nancy reagan after the fact says the agent saved them, she believed the system worked exactly as it was supposed to so rather than regulations she felt had it not been for the agents, he might have succumbed. >> absolutely and that heroic moment, so many levels of heroism and split-second trigger refocuses on the part of the secret service, that's the result of the rebuilding after the gut punch of kennedy's death. the director puts everything he has into getting the money, getting the agents, getting the technology, all of that upgrade happens and his choices and the choices of the directors that follow him are completely vindicated by the split-second decision of tim mccarthy to throw his arms up at his chest and take incoming bullets from john hinckley or the split-second decision of reagan's detail leader on that square outside the hilton as soon as he hears shots. there is no tap the break or look. he put his hand on his shoulders and shoves the president. >> 7-year-old man, lands on top of him. reagan at one point thinks that his rib is broken because he's

reagan on the cheek and everything is wonderful, everyone loves -- and i'm the troublemaker. >> brian: oh, no. >> yell kimono, the press conference i got booed. >> brian: really. >> oh, yeah, why are you stirring up? >> will: want to give rick and his credit, but if you can change i can change, we can change. >> ainsley: five operations, three neck fusions, shoulders, knees, ankles, how do you keep going? are you in pain? >> i wake up like the ten man in the morning. >> brian: right, and your wife is laughing over there. >> i know, she's like so athletic. you know what it is, i just feel really competitive. i wish i could go -- people say we have nothing left to prove, but we do. >> will: you have proven once again "tulsa king" premiere sunday on paramount+ pure to go get your prescription and check out another hit by sylvester stallone. we are hoping "over the top 2" comes out. >> my elbow hurts essentially. >> brian: what about the extra that got cut out of "the godfather? "the six rounds. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> ainsley: god bless you, thank you. >> any time from any ti

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people say nancy reagan did but i am not sure about that. ronald reagan was self-contained and very unusual for someone like that. he was always on stage but he had other qualities as well which make him important and consequential. one was his beliefs were very consistent over the decades. reagan shows up in my story in 1947 in the capacity of president of the screen actors guild and had a hopper, a hollywood gossip columnist to interview him about ron and what he thinks and he talks about freedom and democracy in american exceptionalism in 1947 almost word for word what he says in his farewell address to the nation in january 1989, very little in his basic belief system changes. part of that has to do with the fact that he was very old. he was born in 1911, doesn't become a republican until he's 51 years old. he votes for fdr four times, but he had in his head a picture of what america was like before the new deal. the practice rather than for theory. for him dixon, illinois was america as it should be, the life he lived by the rock river

people say nancy reagan did but i'm not so sure about that. i think ronald reagan was absently self-contained. and it's very unusual for someone like that. he was always on stage. yet other qualities as well which was important inconsequential. one was that his belief were very consistent over the decades. reagan shows up in my story in 1947 is testifying in his capacity as president of the screen actors guild. he interviews him what he thanks about freedom, democracy, american exceptionalism. it is almost word for word what he says in his farewell address and generate 19 area literal in his basic belief system, interest. think part of that has to do briefly with the fact he was very old. very old. this not become a republican v until his 51 years old three boats for fdr four times. l but he had in his head a picture of what america was like before the new deal. again it's the practice rather than the theory. and for him, dixon illinois it was america as it should be. that life he lived by the rock river americans should live. and that was in

person a and i don'tle think anyone penetrated the smile feeling say the nancy reagan didn't i'm actually not so sure about that either. i think that ronald reagan absolutely self-contained. and very very unusual for someone like that and he was always on stage. but he and other qualities as well which i think make him important inconsequential prayed one was that he was or his beliefs were very consistent over the decade million shows up in my story 2047 testifying in hise capacity president to the actors guild hitting on hopper who was hollywood gossip columnist and she interviewed him about ron what he thinks had what is talking about, freedom and democracy in american exceptionalism in 1947, is almost words for word what he says in his farewell address to the nation january of 1989, very literal and is basic belief system. very little changes and i think part of that has to do briefly, with the fact that he was very old. he was very old he was born in 1911, does not become a republican until is 51 years old he votes for fdr four times. but he hadn't w said a picture f what america was

people like to say nancy reagan did but i'm not so sure about that a. i think ronald reagan was absolutely self-contained and it's very unusual for someone like that. he was always on stage. he has had other qualities as well which i think making important and consequential. one was that his beliefs were very consistent over the decades. reagan shows up in my story in 1947 testifying to hudak and hedda hopper interviews him and what he's talking about all about freedom and democracy and american exceptionalism in 1947 is almost word for word what he says in his farewell address to the nation in january 1989. very little changes. i think part of that has to do briefly with the fact that he was very old. born in 1911. he doesn't become an republican until he's 51 years old. he votes for fdr four times but he had in his head picture of what america was like for the new deal. again it's about the practice rather than the theory. for him dicks in illinois was america as it should be and that life he lived by the rock river was how americans should live. ever

is epic stuff, but nancy pelosi has a legacy that is so large not just for shattering the glass ceiling of being a woman but i think the affordable care act. i mean, that really has provided so many people with the ability to pay for operations, surgical procedures, saved lives, and obama and harry reid say it couldn't be done without nancy pelosi. that's a big feather in her cap. john, i don't think she's going away. she's going to be in the temple, as she calls it, the capitol, and like john lewis who stayed as an icon in the -- in congress until the very end, she will be there instructing this new generation of elected officials in the democratic party on what to do, how to do procedures. she is now the grand leader of the democratic party and she's not going away, she will be a big asset for these freshmen congressmen and women of this entering class. >> she will be doing that at a time most people foresee gridlock, a small republican house majority, joe biden as the president, a small democratic majority in the senate. hard to get much done, which is why i want to get to the questi

aspeople like to say nancy reagn did but i'm not so sure. i think ronald reagan was self-contained, very usual for someone like that. he was always on stage but has other qualities as well which make them consequential. one was his leaves were consistent over the decades. he shows up in my story in 1947. he had a hopper who interviews him about ron. ... january of 1989 very little in his basic belief system. changes i think part of that has to do just briefly the fact that he was he was very old he very old. he was born in 1911. he doesn't become a republican until he's 51 years old. right he votes for fdr four times. but he had in his head a picture of what america was like before the new deal. again, it's about the the practice rather than the theory for him. dixon, illinois was america as it should be and that life. he lived by the rock river was how should live everything there. and that was it that was in his bones. few other things he had he was always very much oriented toward the future and i think this is something he picked up from

and mike pence talks about his life and career at the ronald reagan presidential library. and a hearing on national security threats with the secretary and erm f.b.i. director. >> c-span is unfiltered view of government and including comcast. >> yes. it is way more than that. and to create lists and students and families can geteady. >> comcast supports along these >> house speaker nancy pelosi announced she will not pursue a leadership position in the congress. she has led the democratic caucus for the last 20 years, making history in 2007 when she became the first woman to serve as house speaker. she plans on representing her california district for the next two years, after being reelected to a 19th term. she made the announcement in front of fellow lawmakers after the house came into session. the speaker: the house will be in order. the house will be in order.

nancy kassebaum, ted kennedy, education. you cannot pick a domestic issue from that time in which ted kennedy's ability to forge an alliance with a republican president or senator was not a key factor. there is the house of representatives, the white house, other committees in the senate. but the key so often in many debates is kennedy's ability, time after time he forged bipartisan alliances. i think it was thomas jefferson who said great measures have to be passed with all factions in support. jefferson said it better than i just did. i think that was the guiding light of ted kennedy throughout his career. susan: his seat on the judiciary committee and influence on the modern supreme court, we have a clip from 1987. >> a land in which women would be forced into black -- back alley abortions, blacks would have to sit at separate counters, police could break down doors in midnight raids, and schoolchildren would not be taught about evolution. and the doors of the federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of cit

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nancy pelosi and majority leader steny hoyer and majority whip, clyburn. these three leaders, let's talk about when they entered congress. two of them elected in the 1980's during the reagan era and clyburn as president clinton was coming into office. let's look at who is poised to succeed them. this is giving two generations. jeffries in the middle, katherine clark to be the number two and peter aguilar to be the number three in the democratic caucus. it should be noted that this was a difficult choice especially for steny hoyer who has wanted to be speaker for such a long time. he is stepping down but like pelosi remaining in the house. clyburn is remaining in leadership but at a lower position. you will have those three senior members of the democratic caucus still in congress but they will be advising the leaders who are untested. better for them to be in the minority untested. i also want to say it is important for the democrats that hoyer and lucy have a lot of tension between them and for democrats i spoke to today they say they feel this team is mo

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can you imagine if nancy had that neck? they'd be putting her in a nursing home for turkeys. >> they had given me this 23 minutes to address whatever topic i want, and it's such a privilege, it's more than the president of the united states gets, and it's kind of thrilling to have that every week. i would be lying if i said i didn't put my opinions in the show. >> excuse me, but you lovely ladies look like you are in need of a little male companionship here. >> trust me when i tell you that you have completely misassessed the situation at this table. >> moving on to scene "d." >> i am a woman and i am a writer, but i don't really enjoy being called a woman's writer. i think labels are harmful to us. >> with "murphy brown," just about everything about that program felt new. the civil rights movement and the women's movement had just begun to sort of be reflected in the programming that you saw on television in the '80s. >> murphy, you know the dunfree's club is for men only. >> and they have great dinners with great guests,

and i just -- i don't know, it may not happen tomorrow, but i do believe that barack obama, ronald reagan, i believe those optimistic campaigners, they eventually win the day again. >> this starts with thomas jefferson who talked about america as the world's best hope. lincoln adjusted the phrase slightly to call us the last best hope. presidential reagan, 50 years ago, 60 years ago in this season said we were the last best hope of man on earth. and reagan did something that not many people can do and that's improve on jesus when he called america a shining city on a hill. i've actually heard ministers from pulpits say as jesus said, america shall be as a shining city upon a hill. how that sounded originally, i'm not sure. that's how powerful ronald reagan's capacities were. democracies are a battle between hope and fear. edmond burke who believed until the law of gravity said there's no more unreasoning emotion than fear. and if you think about it, fear is the anxiety created by the loss, the prospect of the loss of something you love. right? the anxiety created by the prospect of losing