Youre watching American History tv. Every weekend on cspan 3, explore our nations past. Cspan 3, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. We are four trillion dollars in debt, going into debt an additional one billion dollars every working day of the year. While we sit here tonight, we will go into debt an additional 50 Million Dollars an hour and a half. Its not the republicans fault. Its not the democrats fault. What im looking for is who did it. They are the two folks involved, so maybe together they didnt. The facts are, we have to fix it. Somewhere out there, there is an extra terrestrial doing this to us i guess. Everyone says they take responsibility. Someone, somewhere has to take responsibility for this. That was independent candidate ross perot during the second of three president ial debates on october 15th, 1992. He was talking about one of his favorite issues, the u. S. Debt. In the election, t
The facts are we have to fixette. There is an extra trest yell doing it to us i guess. Someone somewhere has to take responsibility for this. That was ross perot during the second of three president ial debates talking about one of his favorite issues the u. S. Debt. In that election, the texas businessman won 19 of the popular vote. He ran a second president ial campaign in 1996 and tonight he is our focus on the contenders. Gooned good night and thanks for being with us. Were doing this series as a way to look at American History through the lens of president ial candidates who failed in their quest for the white house but have an outside impact on American History. Ss perot is our final of 14 people that were proniling this series. Tonight joining us is Doug Brinkley. He is not politics as usual. He is less interested in money and politics than doing right for our country. I believe this comes out of his Naval Academy background. Looking for p. O. W. s and m. I. A. s during vietnam
Im andre senior. Frank has the night off. Escalating tension in the middle east. The air strike carried out earlier this morning. Developing coverage now from jana katsuyama. Andre and julie, the pentagon called this deadly air strike a defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel overseas. Officials say seven people were killed, including the general and a Deputy Commander of an iranbacked militia operating in iraq. I spoke with a stanford expert who says he was considered the secondmost powerful leader in iran. The question is how that regime will the pentagon the u. S. Mi strike. He was a prominent Iranian Military leader. The pentagon said he had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in iraq in the past month and approved attacks on the u. S. Embassy in baghdad this week. The statement said the strike was preemptive. Actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and Service Members in iraq and throughout the region. He was easily the second most powerful man in iran. He h
For the people and by the people. Do you think that speaks to a the lack of understanding every rations the adjust to get past that it isnt a matter of the apology were all in search of ourselves. The unfortunate thing today is did irreparable . Listen to what i say. I of representative. And then to say he was inside drinking wine. To say i bear a leader. But we need to draw back. To say there has to be reason orate a recognition so lets get past that. Host author of the brand new book the making of the president 2016, roger stone this is book number five but it you know, your subject so well so i will start with my first question had the thing President Trump is doing quite. Key is doing fine considering he has had no room and no good will from the other party and it was such a shock to the political system and all of these other attempts and that is a big part of that to become the subject on the talk shows and to take to the podium now is that considered in the grand scheme of thing
For the people and by the people. Do you think that speaks to a the lack of understanding every rations the adjust to get past that it isnt a matter of the apology were all in search of ourselves. The unfortunate thing today is did irreparable . Listen to what i say. I of representative. And then to say he was inside drinking wine. To say i bear a leader. But we need to draw back. To say there has to be reason orate a recognition so lets get past that. Host author of the brand new book the making of the president 2016, roger stone this is book number five but it you know, your subject so well so i will start with my first question had the thing President Trump is doing quite. Key is doing fine considering he has had no room and no good will from the other party and it was such a shock to the political system and all of these other attempts and that is a big part of that to become the subject on the talk shows and to take to the podium now is that considered in the grand scheme of thing