Finally, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce our first moderator, the great Bob Schieffer. As all of you know, bob is the cbs news chief washington correspondent and the awardwinning host of face the nation. Bob made some news of his own earlier this month when he announced he was stepping down from face the nation. Im hoping we will all help change his mind before lunch today. Bob has been a reporter for more than half a century and is has virtually won every award in broadcast journalism during his august career. Including 8 emmy awards. Please give me a big round of applause for Bob Schieffer and our panelists. [applause] bob i want to tell you, i announced last week that i was going to retire after 46 years at cbs news. 58 years since i got my first job in journalism. I think for that reason alone i an appropriate moderator to talk am about how medicare got started. Next week, i am going down and signing up for part b. [laughter] bob i would also say this. You know when i annou
We thought it would be important to look at the complicated early history of medicare and how difficult it was for previous administrations to enact legislation that so many of us now take for granted. Besides myself, our first panelist includes lynda bird johnson robb, the eldest daughter of president and mrs. Johnson. Lynda is the former chairman of the board for reading is fundamental, the nations largest to childrens literary organization. And she serves on the board of the lbj foundation. She is also the former first lady of virginia and another proud alumnus of the university of texas in austin. , i might mention too her husband, former senator and former governor chuck robb is here. Linda will be joined by larry levinson, deputies special counsel to larry johnson. Larry helped shape a comprehensive domestic legislative agenda which included medicare, the safe streets act, and Landmark Education and civil rights measures. He is a harvard law graduate and lawyer in private practic
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
The judge who ordered a deputy to shock a defendant. Mr. Sheriff, do it use it. The courtroom video that landed him on the other side of the bench. Good evening. And thank you for joining us on this busy saturday. Im cecilia sv vega. We begin with the race for the white house. Voters days away from heading to the polls in the crucial state of wisconsin. Donald trump taking the badger state by storm today, with a packed schedule. Three stops in just eight hours. And now, the gop frontrunner under fire once again for more abortion comments. Trump saying americas abortion laws are set and should not change. That remark angering conservatives. And Trumps Campaign quickly reversing course. And for the democrats, a new war of words erupting between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Abcs devin dwyer leads us off in wisconsin tonight. So wisconsin, you ready to make America Great again . Reporter sarah palin and donald trump reuniting tonight in wisconsin, after one of the roughest weeks of
And in our grief, i just smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding moms hand again. Special counsel bob mueller recommending no prison time for michael flynn. Saying the extrump official gave substantial help to the feds. This is not good news for the president. This suggests there is more to come. New allegations of Sexual Misconduct against former cbs chief les moonves. He held me very, very close and he didnt kiss me he just stuck his tongue down my throat. Scientists say hawaiis kilaueas volcano eruption is essentially over. Kilauea has not produced lava for about three months now. They warn the eruptions could resume at any time. Glor good evening. This is our western edition. Im jeff glor reporting tonight from Washington National cathedral in our nations capital, where today the life of George Herbert walker bush was celebrated at a state funeral overflowing with emotion. The 41st president died friday at 94. Todays service brought together all five living president s,