so frequently i start listening and think about what i want to say before i do it. that init s fair to say an era of commenting on public affairs. host: that was mitch mcconnell in 2016 talking about his memoir the long game. he is now the longest serving republican congressional leader in history, and our goal over the next hour or so is to look at his senate career and his rise to leadership and power. to help us do that, we ll use the c-span video archives. we re also going to talk with two long-time congressional watchers, sahil kapur with bloomberg news and paul kane with the washington post. mr. kane, you ve been around this town almost as long as mitch mcconnell has. what is his reputation in the political class? i think what he was just telling senator alexander there is thumbs up his sort of demeanor and the way he is always thinking, and sometimes people who interview with him, if the old-timers from mcconnell s staff really like him, they will get the final w
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and doing an end run around the appropriations committee. i don t know that we are going to see lawmakers get near the two thirds margin. we will keep following you. .ou reporting at rollcall.com the 70th annual journalism awards were announced at the national press club. firstthe winners was the podcast recipient. after the announcement, the talked about the importance of the press. this is just under one hour. good morning, everyone, and welcome to the announcement of the george polk winners. i am privileged to be the president of long island university. this is our second year hosting this wonderful event in the first amendment lounge of the national press club. it is the 70th anniversary of the founding of this award. long island university created our journalism award in 1949 to carry on george polk s legacy of relentlessly pursuing truth. it has recognized original and impactful and thought-provoking work by journalists across locations met mediums, and topics ove
you re watching book tv. the miami book fair continues now. good afternoon. please take your seats. we re about to begin the afternoon session. thank you. i am malou harrison. it s my pleasure to welcome you to miami book fair. we re in our 35th year and i know that many of you have been with us for many, many, many years. so thank you for your support, thank you for making this book fair continue in the manner that it has over the past 35 years, and we look forward to many, many, many more. along the lines of gratitude, i also want to pay special thanks to the sponsors, those that have given of themselves and their companies and their corporations so generously, and those include royal caribbean, ohl north america, the bachelor foundation, the knight foundation, and so many others, in addition to many individuals, and i should say hundreds of individuals that have given selflessly of their time to volunteer in many, many aspects of this book fair, whether it s this week
in a very personal way. he s authored 12 books. m competent to properly introduce bill moyers before a studio audience a man known for his modesty time. lkd his reluctance to bout himself, agreed to sit down with me for a conversation i shall never forget. ladies and gentlemen, mr. bill moyers. (upbeat music) (audiee applause) - it started in marshall, texas but it started before you were a journalist. something unusual occurred in marshall that taught you about this america. you were the son of one of the poorest people in town anywhere else, in any other time, av you wouldn t had much of a shot. how did it happen that a poor boy got the shot you got? - i was the beneficiary of affirmative action for poor, white southern boys. if you studied hard, worked hard, moved around town, met people, there were men partic warly men in the town wld say, he s a comer let s help him. he s a poor boy let s help him. so the rodeo club gave me a scholarship, the city commission let me co