Massachusetts and orrin hatch from utah. A lot of folks like to joke about the odd couple, but i think Mitch Mcconnell and barack obama may have them outdone. Senator mcconnell was one of 10 republican senators to vote for Loretta Lynch for attorney general. It will have majority leaders mcconnells remarks next. Followed by a discussion on the future of congress and later a look at the u. S. And for structure needs. Infrastructure needs. Good afternoon everyone. [applause] welcome. I have the great privilege of being the president of the Edward M Kennedy institute for the United States senate. This wonderful new building and this wonderful Innovative Technology exhibit outside leads to this wonderful replica of the United States Senate Chamber. It is the heart and soul of the institute. It is a fullscale replica with a little bit more technology, as you can see. If this is your first digit visit, i hope you will come again to see all that we offer you we are very pleased to welcome you
That summer was an incredible summer. The summer of 1964. In those days, most senators didnt have a huge internship program. I was the only intern in the office. My boss was deeply involved in that, as was ted. It was an incredible time to be in washington, but i had been there the summer of the year before on the house side. Got to be at the Martin Luther kings i have a dream speech. I did not hear a word of it. There was a mass of humanity all the way down to the lincoln memorial. Then the next summer, breaking the filibuster on the civil rights bill and it passed. Next summer, i didnt have a job but i went back to visit my friends. And i just happened to hit it on the perfect day. I was sitting in the outer office hoping senator cooper would talk to me for a few minutes. He walked out, grabbed my arm and said i will take you to the capital to see something important. It turned out, that was the day that lbj signed the Voting Rights act of 1965. There i was, not exactly up front, bac
It appears tonight the last late show will be one to remember. Good luck, dave, we will miss you. Very excited Just Television history right new. Reporter David Lettermans run of being a late night host for 33 years end tonight. For herbert gee the owner of the hello deli made famous by his show, it is a toughened. It is a tough day for me, you know, 22 years of fun coming to than a end. Reporter Television History will be made as David Letterman says good bye fans want to pay tribute to the man has brought humor to our living rooms throughout the years. We can always go through tough times coming home, after working all day 11 00 oclock, you turn on the tv and you have great comedian in front of you. Reporter there were plenty of fans wearing tshirts but some fans boarded on the ridiculous, hawkins wants to present letterman this big farewell card. People have an eye on the Security Guard to tell me to, scrapple. You are staying put im hoping, to get in. Reporter not everyone can be p
Relationship with the world is based on irans nations interests and the geneva agreement world powers surrendered to irans national will. Maybe thats bluster. When you look at the evidence not so much bluster. The foreign minister said interconnection between networks of centrifuges that have been used to enrich uranium to 20 so they can enrich only to 5 . These interconnections can be removed in a day and connected again in day. Hes basically saying all weve done is basically pulled the plug and well put it back in if we need to. Heres whats happened since the interim deal. President roo toonie rouhani declared we have struck the first blow in the field of insurance, shipping, the banking system, foodstuffs, medicine, exports of petrochemical materials. He tweeted youre a witness to how foreign firms are visiting our country. 117 political delegations have come here. France, turkey, georgia, ireland, tunisia, kazakhstan, china, italy, india, australia a and indeed sweeden. The French
After her husband announced his bid for reelection. Tonight, the life and times of Mamie Eisenhower. Good evening and welcome. Tonight is Mamie Eisenhowers turn. Here to tell us about her life are two people who spent a lifetime with the first lady. We have a historian and author of a biography. We also welcome back edith. She has been one of our guiding forces on first ladies. Nice to be back. What should we take away watching that video about her popularity, about the use of television . The film clip you show from the birthday celebration, this was shown in an election year, and immediately the democrats want equal time, because this is in their view a campaign ad. William haley, president of cbs, and a close friend of the eisenhowers says, its not equal time because this is nonpolitical entertainment with the first lady. Obviously, her birthday is in november. We are just a few days away from it right now. Obviously there was some political background to this, but if you watch the