Cspan three. Brought to you today by your television provider. Many americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from vietnam in peace and since then 20,000 of our sons have come home in coffins. I have no secret plan for peace. I have a public plan and as one whose heart has ached for the past temperature years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of china on inaugural day. It was 2 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. He would lose badly to president Richard Nixon. Were live from the museum in mitche mitchell south dakota. Why is it 2 30 in the morning . The reason i think it was embl emblemmatic. And what happened was that as you heard the senator there, he was very, very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things that has drawn me is one of the most flufl of those that ran for the presidency but was not successful. I think he did two things. One he spoke about that war in ways that no president ial candi
We begin with a visit to nashvilles Ryman Auditorium as author dale ewing how the venue became a place for political rally, civil rights events and Country Musics grand ole opry. Today were at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown nashville, tennessee. The nickname of the Ryman Auditorium is the Mother Church of Country Music which definitely tells the history of both things that it is famous for. It was built by a riverboat captain who was famously converted under a tent in downtown nashville in may of 1865. And after his conversion he believed that traveling ministers should have a permanent home inside that was large enough to take the large crowds of the traveling ministers who go to town. So captain ryman built the Ryman Auditorium and it opened at first in 1892 as a tabernacle. So thats the church part of the history. And the Country Music part deals with the grand ole opry which came in 1943 any came here until 1974 when the new opry house was built, but during the run of th
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. It is the busiest saturday of campaign 2016, and so far its been a good day for ted cruz. Hes already won the republican caucuses in kansas. Republicans are also voting today for a president ial nominee in louisiana, kentucky, and maine, with a total of 155 delegates on the table. Democrats are deciding in three states louisiana, kansas, and nebraska, with 109 delegation up for grabs. Julianna goldman has the latest from our washington bureau. Juliana. Reporter jim, tonight, is all about bragging rights. Donald trump and donnell hill are looking to build on their leads and momentum from super tuesday. Rivals are hoping for wins to prove that they have staying power. And cruzs victory in kansas means he can keep make the case that hes got the best shot at beating trump. A marco rubio, who is terrible. Reporter republican frontrunner donald trump rallied caucusgoers in kansas and later in flor
In louisiana, kentucky, and maine, with a total of 155 delegates on the table. Democrats are deciding in three states louisiana, kansas, and nebraska, with 109 delegation up for grabs. Julianna goldman has the latest from our washington bureau. Juliana. Reporter jim, tonight, is all about bragging rights. Donald trump and donnell hill are looking to build on their leads and momentum from super tuesday. Rivals are hoping for wins to prove that they have staying power. And cruzs victory in kansas means he can keep make the case that hes got the best shot at beating trump. Is having a light weight like a marco rubio, who is terrible. Reporter republican frontrunner donald trump rallied caucusgoers in kansas and later in florida. The republicans are eating their own. Theyve got to be very careful. Reporter he predicted big wins tonight, stepping up his digs at marco rubio and the Establishment Republicans frantically trying to stop him. In november is we tell the truth with a smile. Report
Democrats are deciding in three states louisiana, kansas, and nebraska, with 109 delegation up for grabs. Julianna goldman has the latest from our washington bureau. Juliana. Reporter jim, tonight, is all about bragging rights. Donald trump and donnell hill are looking to build on their leads and momentum from super tuesday. Rivals are hoping for wins to prove that they have staying power. And cruzs victory in kansas means he can keep make the case that hes got the best shot at beating trump. Is having a light weight like a marco rubio, who is terrible. Reporter republican frontrunner donald trump rallied caucusgoers in kansas and later in florida. The republicans are eating their own. Theyve got to be very careful. Reporter he predicted big wins tonight, stepping up his digs at marco rubio and the Establishment Republicans frantically trying to stop him. The way we beat donnell hill in november is we tell the truth with a smile. Reporter the winner in kansas was ted cruz who stumped n