Both bush and obama to some extent were prisoners of the situation. Onouncer this sunday night q a, Robert Samuelson talks about his columns on business u. S. Conomic issues and the Economic Performance under president obama. Policies that essentially were aimed at buttressing his reputation and legacy and it seemed to me, undermined general confidence. Onouncer sunday night cspans q a. 1976 debate between gerald ford and jimmy carter. Then, jimmy carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980. After that, the debate when al gore in george w. Bush. President gerald ford and former georgia governor jimmy carter debated in philadelphia. It was the first president ial sittingeaturing eight president. Debate, tvend of the interviewers interviewed during an audio loss. This is to hours. Edwin newman, moderator good evening. Im edwin newman, moderator of this first debate of the 1976 campaign between gerald r. Ford of michigan, republican candidate for president , and jimmy carter of georgia, democratic c
Cathedral, and the Burial Service at Arlington National cemetery. We are on the steps of the capitol. Theres is a huge crowd that has gathered. The watch is almost over. Van is about to play hail to the chief. The casket will be brought down. The family is looking into the rotunda. A very quiet crowd. They are paying their last respects now. Thed morning air cason will roll to Arlington National cemetery. Will notice in the crowd they are conscious that there is a Television Camera on them. You will see no waves. I saw one. There always tends to be just one. This day of mourning is reaching its final act. Feeling. Only one just one. Shared by all of us. Lets go back to the studio. That from jack on the steps of the capitol. Thing,n incredible beginning with the tragedy and the assassination. That seems aftermath like a mad unraveling. In chicago, a man turned to his wife and said the president was shot in the head grid i am going to shoot myself in the head. He did. It was fatal. In io
York, to Montgomery County pennsylvania, thousands of drivers across the northeast were caught off guard early sunday by slick ice covered roads. Rising temperatures and rain not snow gave drivers a false sense of safety but that rain quickly froze, making interstates better for skating than driving. The car behind me hit me. Then im swinging around four or five times as the other car is hitting me as well. Reporter the ice caused officials in philadelphia to shut down the citys bridges and cause as 50car pileup on pennsylvanias interstate 76. Police in new jersey responded to more than 400 accidents alone. Officials in pennsylvania new jersey new york, massachusetts and New Hampshire scrambled to get roads salted and sanded but for some it was too late. The salt truck was behind us. We all like passed the salt truck. So as we like passed the salt truck we get into accidents. Authorities in delaware are trying to find the person responsible for firing gunshots near bidens home. The sec
Martin luther king jr. Moments ago Homeland Security jeh johnson laid a wreath at memorial in washington, d. C. The irony of today is that mrs. Kings dream of a National Holiday for her husband has become a reality. Dr. Kings dream of a world at peace with itself has not. In 2015 hatred violence and poverty still enhabit our nation and our planet. The good news is that there are many angels among us who also inhabit this planet and inspire us all to do better. Vice President Biden will deliver remarks very soon honoring dr. King at an event hosted by the organization of minority women in his home state of delaware. Well be waiting for that. Also today in the nations capital, the ninth annual mlk peace walk takes place as americans across the country commemorate dr. Kings 86th birthday. Joining me mistranscorrespondent Chris Jansing. A very good mlk day to you and to the country, how will he observe this important day . Reporter a tradition a day of service. When bill clinton signed thi
Governor of michigan, neither of them ended up running in 64. Nelson rockefeller, the powerful governor of new york, he did run but he got shellacked in the primaries. The republicans ended up at the last minute drafting the governor of pennsylvania, bill scranton. They drafted him as a lastminute addition to the race a month before the convention. They tried to bring him in as the establishment alternative to the radical person the party looked like it was on track to nominate that year. But none of the establishment competition worked. None of the establishment efforts to block the nominee worked, and the Republican Party in 1964 really did nominate Barry Goldwater as their nominee. Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Yeah. Screw moderation. And the Republican Party picked him even though the republican establishment really didnt want him, but they couldnt stop him, either just by competition in the primaries or by trying