Wondered what would happen, was a very positive experience. What about boston at that sometime. Yes. Boston was mixed. By and large, going to boston i had read about paul revere and his ride some lexington and the concord battles and the Boston Tea Party and also crispus attus was the first black to die in the revolutionary war. So i went to see the memorial for hem on the boston common. So i soaked up the hoyt the history of boston, so very positive. So my experience in boston really was very positive, but later in the late 50s the year i entered medical school was the year brown versus board of occasion, the Supreme Court decision, and so as this was implemented around the country, problems of not only in the south but in the north as well. And boston was one of those areas. So, my experience in boston was somewhat different from blacks who went to boston in the late 50s. They found with the political shenanigans of hicks i still remember him from south boston, running to be mayor, b
Www. Cspan. Org. Up next on the presidency. President ial aides to discuss the role of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon during the vietnam war. Alexander butterfield and tom johnson explore the foreign policies of the president s they worked for. Emotional burdens they faced during the conflict. Part of the threeday conference at the lyndon b. Johnson president ial library. It is called the vietnam war summit. You can find Schedule Information at cspan. Org. This program is about an hour. Please welcome the director of the lbj president ial library. Mark on may 22, 1971 the crowd assembled on the university of texas grounds to dedicate this library. 2100 antiwar protesters were kept from interrupting the proceedings by a phalanx of highway patrolman. Their chance of no more war carried by high winds and accompanied by the pounding of trashcan lids were clearly heard. By former president Lyndon Johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. It was an apt metaphor. The vietn
Good afternoon and welcome. Mark on may 22, 1971 the crowd assembled on the university of texas grounds to dedicate this library. 2100 antiwar protesters were kept from interrupting the proceedings by a phalanx of highway patrolman. Chance of no more war carried by high winds and accompanied by the pounding of trashcan lids were clearly heard. By former president Lyndon Johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. It was an apt metaphor. The vietnam war had filtered into the administrations of both johnson and nixon. When johnson took his turn at the podium he proclaimed it is all here. The story of our time. With the bark off. There is no record of mistake or an unpleasantness or criticism that is not included in the files here. Accordingly, he wanted us to learn from them to build a better america. Two years ago, the lbj president ial library hosted the historic civil rights summit to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Lbj had cha
Are you gonna run for president . I think i just got an f from you, actually. laughter applause bryan cranston, welcome. Thanks, good to be here. So nice to have you here. I cant help but stare at your ears. Really . Yes, theyre normal sized. Theyre normal sized ears, yeah. Well, i think so. Yeah . So im watching the movie and im watching you portray, transform yourself into lbj and i was fixated from the very moment you came onscreen on those massive ears. bryan laughs which i can confirm are prosthetic. Well, theyre partially my ears. The best way to apply a prosthetic is to blend it in with your natural features. Right. [bryan] right. So i had the ear pieces that started up here near the top and blended in so that these pieces looked natural and it the lobe dropped about another inch and a half. Down to about your shoulders, honestly. Yeah, theyre rubbin shoulders. They were just right there. And then there was a piece that brought the ears out like that. And if you just do that, al
Send your spirit to empower us to live worthy of your great name. Guide our senators as they confront the struggles of our times, bringing them confident assurance that your purposes will prevail. In the hectic pace of their living, help them to slow down long enough to hear your still, small voice of wisdom. Eviscerate the tensions that pull them apart and keep them from being whole. Lord, you know us better than we know ourselves so have your way in our world. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell the democratic leader. Mr. Reid the republican leader is on his way. I ask that the quorum begin to be called. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding o