So, it is fitting and appropriate on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we honor this unbelievable couple, dr. Martin luther king, jr. And his beloved wife mrs. Coretta scott king. They were my friend. My brother. And my sister. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, the United States senator from michigan, the honorable carl levin. [ applause ] thank you and good afternoon, everybody. The congressional gold medal resolution that we are implementing today commemorates the ability of an inspired couple, armed only with the righteousness of their cause to help liberate millions from oppressive racism. We also commemorate today the ability of elected officials. Led by president johnson. Armed only with the desire for justice to overcome the divisions of party in order to help overcome the divisions of race. In october 1960, Martin Luther king, jr. Wrote to his beloved coretta from a georgia prison 230 miles from atlanta, a prison to which he had been hauled i
But we begin with the war on conference. The research conference. Novartis stock is up about 12 this year. But what exactly is this new treatment . What does it mean for those with cancer . Meg terrell got an exclusive tour of the manufacturing plant. Meg, run us through. Mandy, thats right. It sounds a little like Science Fiction but its close to becoming a reality. All you need to know is its a form of immune owe therapy helping your own immune system fight cancer. It will help patients with leukemia that stop responding to other treatments. It takes a patients t cells out of their body manipulating them in the lab so they better attack cancer and reinfusing them. This requires a whole new way of manufacturing because each patient gets a personalized treatment. We visited the new plant in Morris Plains new jersey to see how it works. They have a system of tracking a patients cells all the way from the hospital where theyre being treated to the plant. Similar to air traffic control. T
Every sunday you can learn about president s and first ladies their policies and their legacies here on the presidency. Visit cspan. Org history. You are watching American History tv all weekend every weekend on cspan3. 50 years ago, july 2, 1964, president lyndon b. Johnson signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Next Senate Historian Donald Richie talks with roger mud and former new york harold tribune harold glass. They recall the debate and passage of the most significant civil rights legislation since construction. This event, posted by the Senate Historical office, is about an our. Good afternoon. It is 12 00. We begin with two very distinguished guests, veteran reporters who covered the Civil Rights Act of 1964. By way of introduction, we are in one of the most historic rooms at the capitol complex. Now known as the kennedy caucus room, it was the room where the earings were held, the mccarthy hearings were held, the watergate hearings were held. This is the room where john f. Kennedy
At the capitol complex. Now known as the kennedy caucus room, it was the room where the hearings were held, the watergate hearings were held. This is the room where john f. Kennedy announced his candidacy for president. The room where a lot of nominees have been grilled by committees. There have been a lot of inquisitions here. Today, we are not doing an inquisition. We are doing a conversation. We are very pleased to have andy glass and roger mudd as our guests today. Born in warsaw, poland, and arrived in the United States during world war ii. He became a citizen in 1948. He is a graduate of the Bronx High School of science and yale university. In 1960, after he completed his military service, he became a reporter for the New York Herald tribune. In 1962, he was assigned to the washington bureau. In 1963, he became the chief Congressional Correspondent. Cityg grown up in new york and read the New York Herald tribune, i always lamented when the Herald Tribune bolted as a newspaper, we
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