George h. W. Bush. And he was the only republican. He was the only republican. Who came that day. And i always thought it spoke so well of both of them. It did. It spoke well of both of them. Folks, we have to stay on the clock. One thing i learned in television, i know how to get off on time. Thank you very much. You have a great day coming up here. [ applause ]. On our next washington journal, Gretchen Morgenson joins us. Looking at some of the shortcomings of the home loan modification program, which was set up to help homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments. Then Susan Carlson of the Minnesota Organization on fetal alcohol syndrome about a new study examining drinking and drug use among pregnant teenagers. A after that, john jackson of Conservation Force talks about endangered species and big game hunting. Plus, your phone calls, facebook, comments and tweets. Washington journal is live each morning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. This sunday night on q a. Institute n
He knew each and every member. He knew what they needed. He knew what they didnt want anybody to know. The part that i find just wonder russ is how in a day could he do what he did and how did he come to know so much about each and every member . You nailed it. He had this encyclopedic knowledge of not only the legislative process, but of the people around it. Hue better humphrey described lbj as a psychiatrist. He could read you. He knew it moerveated you. He knew what might motivate bob was different from what motivate linda or larry. He got that. And he used it. He exploited it. Theres an expression, that people are motivated by either love or fear. And you need to know the right combination in order to get them to act. Lbj got that and he used to apply something that was legendarily known in washington as the johns ontreatment or just the treatment. There was no doubt who was applying it. Johnson was the master of that and he used a combination of flattery or threatening or whateve
Verizon, the nations largest wireless carrier, announces the return of its unlimited data plan. Is the battle for your business about to put more money in your pockets . Major milestone. Uconn makes it 100 consecutive wins the university of connecticut Womens Basketball team pushes its recordsetting win streak to an unthinkable 100 games, a first for any team, men or women, in College Basketball history. And theyre definitely feeling the love from the husky faithful. Today, valentines day, tuesday, february 14th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on tuesday morning. Savannah. Shaping up to be a bis yay one in the news. We start with breaking news out of the white house. Michael flynn abruptly resigning as National Security adviser amid growing controversy over his russian connections. Well talk about it with Kellyanne Conway in just a moment. Lets start our coverage with nbc Nat
Rains batter the northwest overnight, with more to come, while in the atlantic, hurricane nicole roars across bermuda leaving behind major flooding. Better safe than sorry. Airlines stocking up on fire containment bags in case phones or laptops overheat, as samsung admits its note 7 failure will cost the company more than 3 billion. And jawdropping scare. Break in to a shark cage. Before wiggling its way out. But get this a diver was inside, and hes going to need a new cage. Probably a new wet suit today, friday, october 14th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from and good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Remember that shark diving segment i wanted to do . Forget it. You said he needs a new cage, a new wet suit. I think he needs a new hobby. All right . Because that is terrifying. Thats unbelievable. Well explain more about what happened in that videotape later in the show. Lets start though on this friday m
Rains batter the northwest overnight, with more to come, while in the atlantic, hurricane nicole roars across bermuda leaving behind major flooding. Better safe than sorry. Airlines stocking up on fire containment bags in case phones or laptops overheat, as samsung admits its note 7 failure will cost the company more than 3 billion. And jawdropping scare. Break in to a shark cage. Before wiggling its way out. But get this a diver was inside, and hes going to need a new cage. Probably a new wet suit today, friday, october 14th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from and good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Remember that shark diving segment i wanted to do . Forget it. You said he needs a new cage, a new wet suit. I think he needs a new hobby. All right . Because that is terrifying. Thats unbelievable. Well explain more about what happened in that videotape later in the show. Lets start though on this friday m