We have announced to the Community Just a couple of days ago the passing of the very first director of the jfk library. He was a member of the Kennedy Administration. It is a special pride that he would share it would glow in him, in his advocacy for the importance of the Kennedy Administration and the many treasures we had inside our building. I love this photograph of the building, it is nighttime. For those who have not yet come to see us, i believe the library is inspirational in and of itself and fitting for the life and times and ideas of an inspirational president , the 35th president , president kennedy. If you are able to come to visit us, you will see this building. We are right on Columbia Point facing toward Boston Harbor and it is a sight that will elevate your thoughts, and as you think about what the nation is all about and your role and it and whether you would answer president kennedys call to service which he issued in his inaugural address, up goat asked not what you
Regarding a democratic motion to begin work on a bill dropping the Justice Department from supporting lawsuits to strike the Affordable Care act. Live now to the floor of the u. S. Senate on cspan 2. Eternal god, our heavenly father, we cry to you, but sometimes you seem so far away. In our despair you sometimes seem distant, and we are tempted to surmise that we are all alone. When we shout, we seem to hear the echoes of our anguish. Nonetheless, we know that you are holy, mighty, and good. We have trusted you too long to let go. Empower our senators for these challenging times. Remove from their minds all bitterness and contempt for one another. Keep their hearts clean, their spirits courageous, and their minds clear, as they face these daunting times. We pray in your omnipotent name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation unde
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I dont want your pity. I want change. From political leaders activists and protesters. They brutalized us, shot us with rubber bullets, beat us with batons. Still trying to make the dream of reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Come true. I said, mr. President , the people are restless. See why this documentary is more important than ever. 57 years after the first march in 1963. I said, this is it. And i went for it. The march on washington. Hello. Im deborah roberts. Those images of today arc echo of something 57 years ago when 250,000 people descended on the nations capital, protesting for jobs and freedom. On todays anniversary of dr. Martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech, we at 20 20 are proud to present the documentary, the march. Originally made in 2013 to commemorate the marchs 50th anniversary, some of those voices, sadly, are now gone, but their legacy livines on. I have had to tell my children about the segregation and what it means. My 7yearold daughter, she wanted t
And the start of the Republican National convention, monday, only on cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. Civil unrest over racial disco nation continued across the country. The beatles came to the u. S. And tensions between the u. S. And North Vietnam escalated. This was the backdrop for the Political Conventions that year and for speeches made by president ial nominees Linden Johnson and Barry Goldwater. At the time of the Democratic National convention, Lyndon Baines johnson had been president less than a year after the assassination of president john f. Kennedy. On before, Lyndon Johnson was a teacher at a small segregated mexicanamerican school where the poverty he saw influenced his policy throughout his political career. While a u. S. Congressman he was named Lieutenant Commander of the Naval Reserve and through this after pearl harbor called to active duty. Hisr, Lyndon Johnson won Senate Primary by 87 votes but went on to hol