Mandela. Were going to begin with your comments and calls on a recent survey. A Pew Research Study indicating power has declined. Join in on the conversation, the lines you can join us on our social media, send us a tweet or send us an email, journal cspan. Org. Or join us on facebook. Lets begin with a look at some of the newspapers. Front page of the Washington Post has a scene from johannesburg. Nelson mandela began the journey from tribal air to revolutionary icon. This from inside the New York Times, details from inside the New York Times. There is a new poll we want to draw your attention to. It essentially looks at the role we play in the world. Here are some of the details support for u. S. Global engagement is already nearing historic low and has fallen further. The public thinks that the nation does too much to solve World Problems, and increasing percentages want the u. S. To mind its own business internationally and Pay Attention here at home. Researcher from pew is joining us live on the phone. Thank you for being with us. Based on that summary, what struck you as you surveyed the mood of the country and how they view our role internationally . What struck us is that for the first time in nearly 40 years of polling, nearly half, 53 , now say u. S. Is less was in thehan it past. 2009, 40 one percent said it became less important, and 20 in 2004. This is a big jump. Is this unusual or part of an ongoing trend we have seen in the last halfcentury echo halfcentury . Guest it has been going on but it is a trend that we have been seeing over the last decade or so. Host when it comes to our economic role in the world, what did you find in this study . Guest one thing that we found is over the last few years americans have come to believe that china is now the worlds leading economic power. Early 2008, 30 china was 30 said china was. 48 now see china as the worlds leading economic power. As you look at these numbers, and certainly the more notable events notable the attack on september 11, our role in iraq and afghanistan were these huge driving issues . That more see is recent events have contributed to this to some extent. Is the way the situation in syria has played out. Public disapprove of the way president obama has handled syria. For the most part it has been fairly good in recent years. 51 say the president is not tough enough in his approach to Foreign Policy. you how one organization is playing this story on the pew study. You can get the details on the al jazeera met on the al jazeera website. Then there is this based on your survey, 70 of those surveyed said the u. S. Command less respect than it did in the past, matching little scene toward the end of president george w. Bushs second term. That was something that was also surprising to us because we also conduct our Global Attitude studies all over the world. The image of the United States is negative all end ofe world by the george w. Bush presidency, then at that. 70 of americans say the u. S. Was less respected around the world than it has been in the past. When barack obama came into office, we know that around the world u. S. Relations improved. About 56 say this was the case in 2009 and in 2012. Today it is back to 70 . Likely s are more in the credits have not changed it is not just partisanship driving. But there was a partisanship story there. Host what do we gather from all of that the echo from all of it . Though americans have seen that the u. S. Has lost power in the world, that does not mean we cannot do more. One of the focuses is on problems at home. Be ok with letting other countries help solve World Problems and to not have it all be on the shoulders of the United States. She is a Senior Researcher at the Pew Research Center, joining us live on the sunday morning. The poll is Available Online at pew research. Org. Thank you very much for being with us. Are you more positive or more skeptical about our role in the world . Is it in fact declining . Do you agree or disagree with the findings . Give us a phone call. We welcome our viewers and listeners outside the United States. A quick look at some other headlines. The Vice President is back in the u. S. After a weeklong trip to asia. Yesterday, the president jill biden peered into the wilderness of north korea on saturday, making a time honored visit to the Demilitarized Zone just hours after north korea released a citizen we will be talking more on that issue later on in the program. You, americas global power, is it declining . Our first calls from georgia. The United States is Getting Better simply because president obama has pulled back from all of these foreign wars. It came out under george bush the president obama has exposed it and it is proven that they only people who are really interested in believe the United States is losing any kind of respect and power is the right wing this is what theyre trying to do. We lose the reserve currency of the dollar and have to print money. And also, these questions it is basically just the opinion of the person. It is not only in a military, how strong you are militarily, it is how you have dialogues. Host thank you for the call. You mentioned the nsa. There was a story this morning the piece begins with these words next is gilbert from tulsa oklahoma. On the question of u. S. Global power, is it the climbing or on the rise he echo caller on the rise . Caller to me it is declining. There is a difference between being that between being the strongest and the most powerful. I think we are the strongest but not the most powerful. The nations we have gone to war with are more powerful than we are financially. Look at japan. Look at south korea, look at germany. We areere at home, losing all kinds of respect at home. We are all over the world shooting and killing people. Barack obama was not savvy enough to understand what was going on in washington dc. We will go to texas, ronnie, what is your take on on this . On this is in as long as obama there [indiscernible] normal from West Palm Beach florida on the democrats line. Caller people voted for change. Now that we have so much chagnnge they dont like it. Host al from castle tin new york, good morning. To answer the question, i dont think the u. S. Is on the decline at all. To a happyhave come medium since 9 11. Me only thing that bothers is we have allowed our ceos to go to the communist countries and exploit their cheap labor at the expense of their own people. Ron from littleton, pennsylvania, you are next. Caller i believe we are on the decline because of president obamas policy. I am sure the Founding Fathers there is this from dean on our twitter page we will continue with more pure calls in just a moment. This is from politico. Com. A preview of the president s travel and the logistics into getting into south africa on short notice. Write shortly after thursdays announcement of mandelas that, Secretary Service were en route from the u. S. To south africa. They were joined by officials dispatched from the secret service is. With countless world figures set on johannesburg, the world will be trained on the Memorial Service to remember a man who embodied the struggle against apartheid and changed world history. By the time the president dutchs, months work of months work of work will be crammed into 72 hours. Work will beth of crammed into 72 hours. Next is cindy joining us from virgin you on the independent line on the question based on a Pew Research Study on u. S. Global power. Is it declining, cindy . Caller hi, how are you . Host fine. Go ahead, please. That the have to say businessmen in this country that have gone over to these other countries and actually given away our technology, and because of the greed and cheap labor, they are the ones who are running this whole fiasco throughout the world. Until we get people up there and the congress and so forth, and the greed in the pride basically they look at what the people of the United States of America Needs and start working for the country again, we will never ever be able to continue. Worse wars are not the answer. Anybody feels pride in their own country. That it isis agreed greed. Think it is greed. Things will change but it is the greed that is killing everybody. Never ended, it just has been moved overseas. He will see this around the world. That is all i have to say about the situation. This is from one of our regular tweeters you can send us a tweet at cspanwj. Smaller is better, a look at the us military out at west point. Begins with these words democrats line, good morning. I was looking at a question you are asking. Was honest,g everybody was being honest i am in georgia. These hear me out. We are in a red state that republicans control. Do isbill they detrimental to the lower class. They are deceiving people. When you have all these people all these and saying ugly things about president obama you think the world has just ordered declining five years ago . We have been on the road for 30 years. Look at what is happening in the world. Am looking at how in the world can the stock market be so hot when nobody has good jobs . We forgot the struggle. Out of protestet in our own right. We have gotten too comfortable with iphones. You will see a whole line overnight for phones. That is what is happening. We look at it the wrong way. We can change all this. It is not the companies that we have allowed the rich to overtake even our own thinking. The republicans came here last week, telling young people not to get insurance. Where does that make sense anywhere in the world . It is hypocrisy. You for adding your voice to the program. We welcome all points of view and all perspectives. This is from another viewer who says americas power is viewed the president spoke at an event sponsored by the brookings institution, focusing on u. S. Relations. On saturday say the chances of a permanent bestar deal with iran are 5050 odds. The president has urged restraint. The u. S. Will be in a stronger position to take more inEffective International more Effective International sanctions. Heres the president. [video clip] one of the things i have , why should we try to negotiate with them . We are being naive. What i try to describe to them is not the choice between this deal and the ideal of the choice between this deal and alternatives. If we could create an option in which iran illuminated every single not and both and thats and bolts of their Nuclear Program and forswear possibility of having any Nuclear Programs and got rid of its nuclear capabilities, i would take it. The consequence of what we have decision as tot given the options available. What is the best way to ensure that iran does not get a Nuclear Weapon . The best ways to test this diplomatic path. The president in washington dc. The entire event is available on our website. You can check it out anytime at cspan. Org. If you are just tuning in or listening to us on cspan radio, we are focusing on a question from the Pew Research Center focused on u. S. Global power. And it declining role of around the world as our engagement slips. Do you agree or disagree with this study . Just this past week, the line a detailed idea about security arrangements saying, under a possible peace agreement, presentation made to president that in yahoo last thursday to president netanyahu last thursday alans first briefing to the german Prime Minister and providing mr. Kerry with some and theal topics, secretary of state making a trip last wednesday to provide Political Support to Eastern European nations that are seeking cologne seeking closer political ties with the european union. The secretary of state is here in washington this weekend, hosting the Kennedy Center honorees. The president will host them today for an event that will take place at the Kennedy Center , including billy joel who will be among those being honored. You can see that later this month on the cbs networks. Next is alan joining us from tallahassee florida. Caller good morning. Eu andto thank brian and susan and the rest of the cspan staff for the good job you do in journalism and thanks for the opportunity to have a few words we are inve that decline in the main reason is because we got away from the bible. If we keep on doing it we are going to end up a third world country like africa, asia, and too many other parts of the world. That is all i have to say. Thank you for cspan. This is a story inside the Washington Post it will force the p5 one nations to and the sanctions in exchange for dismantling part of the Nuclear Program in that country. Roses joining us from grand prairie, texas. Good morning. We are on a think decline. As i travel outside of the country a lot, people see us as becoming weaker and weaker because we are so divided within our own country. Right now the president has to be one of the most respected president s throughout u. S. History, and people see this. It makes us look weak. Are on a decline because of that, mainly. December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy. A very brisk clear saturday morning here in washington at the world war ii memorial, remembering 1941. Those old enough to member what happened and including those who part of what tom brokaw called the greatest generation. Democrats line, good morning. I think in this time in only the, no man republicans want to go to war. Host we will go to jack from newark, new jersey. You are on the air. I think we when we attack countries, we should notice that it makes people angry. We should stop attacking countries and help support the countries that kill innocent people. Hat get killed of cqthe cover story weekly is focused on israel and iran. It is titled there is this story from the Weekly Standard focusing on the midterm elections next is james joining us this morning from valley village, california. I dont really consider myself an independent or republican or democrat. I see myself as a humanitarian. Being that i dedicated my life to traveling the world, i dont see where any types of war or weapons is the solution to anything. Next is kathleen from texas. Caller good morning. I am a military mother. Quit the military. He trains people for three times what he makes as a private contractor. America is in decline because we have outsourced our wealth. 40 of americans make under 20,000 a year. Torture and not outsourced every, and outsource slavery. More americans than al qaeda on 9 11 and 10 times the amount of iraq ease and saddam, and he gets a library. That is why america is a joke. I love you, steve. Host kathleen from texas. Continue our feature, first ladies, influence and image. You can watch the Program Every monday beginning at 9 00 eastern time here on cspan. All of the programs from Martha Washington through betty ford have already been posted on our website. Of tomorrow evening we focus on Rosalynn Carter. An interview we conducted with her in atlanta georgia, the headline heres the reporting as Rosalynn Carter feels that during the iranian hostage crisis the doomed her husbands presidency, she begged jimmy carter to do actionng that any u. S. Would lead to public hangings of american hostages. She called the crisis awful and something that haunted her which he campaigned for husbands reelection effort. Campaign stops, supporters asked why president carter was not doing something to recover the hostages. Tell the would say president to do something, tell him he has to do something. That is this morning from the washington examiner. The full program is tomorrow. We continue the series after the first of the year as we focus on nancy where he can on nancy reagan through michelle obama. Michael is joining us from new york. Caller thank you for your program. Influenced [indiscernible] from columbia, maryland also on the phone. Caller good morning. I think you are doing a wonderful job. Talking, igin will say our country is a great country overall. We are not declining. Wet is happinening is that are all in a pot of stew and we money. Our heads in our our future and everything is focusing on the outside world, businesses and jobs. Our future kids are not going to be able to have a job in the future. Itsno not about who the best or worst president is. Through our history we have had good president s in america. What is going on is that we have our businesses in those countries. Come lo tt of people who to this country, they come in here and they take in peoples jobs. The worst thing is we are not following our laws anymore. Call. Thank you for the this is another tweeter saying Bloomberg News has this story based on the economic power of the u. S. And the power viewed around the world. Simon kennedy writes when the u. S. Grew at a healthy pace, its citizens were buyers, fueling demands for the goods in china and other nations. The cap the worlds economy humming. It may not work that way anymore. A rebounding u. S. Is giving less support for you for Global Growth than it has in the past. The smallest u. S. Current account deficits since 1999 shows the trend and the discovery of new domestic sources of oi