American history tv on cspan3 every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures in history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. The u. S. Capitol has been home to the house and senate since 1800. But it is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d. C. Over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u. S. Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, u. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin governor, and 1924 Progressive Party president ial candidate, robert fighting bob lafollette. There is work for everyone. It is large. It is a glorious service. This service for the country, the call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history, and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor he defined what progressivism
Home to the house and senate since 1800. But it is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d. C. Over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u. S. Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, u. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin governor, and 1924 Progressive Party president ial candidate, robert fighting bob la follette. There is work for everyone. It is large. It is a glorious service. This service for the country, the call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob la follette is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history, and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor he defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term progressive to selfidentify. He was a United States senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the Great Ame
We want to hear from you this morning. What is it like where you live. If you live in the Eastern Central part of the country, 2027488000. Mountain pacific, 2027488001. You can also text us with your first name, city, and state at 2027488003. You can send us a tweet at cspan wj or post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. Start dialing in, we will get your thoughts in a moment. We will begin with yesterdays meet the press and Michael Osterholm, who served on president elect joe bidens task force at this to say about the coming week. Let me ask you this. We are seeing the accidental rise that you sadly predicted would happen in covid cases. We going to plateau anytime soon or is this trajectory going to keep going up and up . Thank you again and let me just say the outset that our future is in our hands. Right now for at least the next three weeks, cases are in the pipeline, of these numbers are going to go way up. Our job is to imagine what the world could be like if we do make the ch
Say about how gop leaders are reacting to the election outco outcome. The president does not like to lose and never admits loss. I more troubled by the fact that other republican officials, who clearly know better, are going along with this and humoring them in this fashion. It is one more step into delegitimizing, not just the incoming biden administration, but democracy in general. That is a dangerous path we. We would never accept that out of our own kids behaving that way if they lost. Right . I mean, if my daughters in any kind of competition pouted and then accused the other side of cheating when they lost when there was no evidence of it, we would scold them. I think that there has been this sense over the last several years that literally anything goes and is justified in order to get power and that is not unique to the united states. There are strong men and dictators on the world to think that i can do anything to stay in power. I can kill people. I can throw them in jail. I
Jobs there is every day. U. S. President orders u. S. Troops to come home from afghanistan. The move is drawing fire from americas nato allies including germany. Plus, two fatal crashes kept it grounded for two years. After months of scrutiny, the boeing 737 max has been cleared to fly again. Im brent goff. To our viewers in pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome shade we begin with politics and the pandemic. Lawmakers in berlin have voted to give the German Government new powers allowing it to introduce restrictions to tackle the coronavirus. The german president signed the bill into law this evening. It takes effect tomorrow. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets today to protest as politicians debated the legislation. Water cannon and pepper spray deployed by paris by police to disperse demonstrators. Thousands gather near the German Parliament building. Many in the crowd not Wearing Masks or maintaining social distancing. They were protesting against corona