. but richard nixon, i don't know the exact numbers but during the nixon administration just about is money >> 28,000 americans killed when richard nixon was president. >> is about 50-50. >> i went to vietnam in 1971 after eddie adams who told me all the good pictures were taken. so yes, it went on and on and towards the end of the war with the president pulling the plug, i was in the room when that happened with him at the white house. >> we will go to the republican line, good morning. >> good morning, reporters of the time and the vietnam war described free and open access to the combat scenes, that they would hop a plane and able to see the fighting as it occurred. but the pentagon papers came along and they were great surprises and i am wondering, how would you reconcile the gap between the free access, missing the main facts of the war. >> i will have you answer the question and also explain how the pieces came back to the u.s. in the days before satellite transmission. >> in those days you had a camera crew if you are in television. it consisted of a cameraman, light and sou

weekend on c-span3. 50 years ago, on january 20, 1969, richard nixon took the oath of office to become the 30 second president of the united states. real america, -- "reel am erica," video of the inauguration anchored by roger mine and walker cronkite. it includes

hearings, which investigated the illegal conduct of richard nixon. in the fall of a ut student 2002, group called the orange jackets began a discussion with a number of student organizations on that campus to recognize an outstanding woman. in a their view the campus lakhs statues of female role models. the orange jackets were established in 1923. they are the ut's oldest women's honorary organization. they serve both ut campus and the greater austin community. during these discussions barbara jordan's name emerged and orange jackets submitted jordan for consideration. in august, 2003, the ut board gave final approval just one year after this process began. i think that is truly remarkable. the newly formed barbara jordan advisory committee started a tedious process of soliciting sculptures to place on and around the statue. the only controversy i could locate when i read the project material at the center this past summer was whether or not the committee should include any mention of jordan's sexual orientation. they did not. a number of people said barbara jordan was a private per

you saw george h.w. bush lose california by an overwhelming margin after richard nixon and ronald reagan each carried it twice, two years before proposition 187. the post-1986 amnesty cohort did play its own role in the leftward movement of california. now, if you have kbreeincreasin immigration populations, that's not going to be good for that party's electoral fortunes, either. but i think it is unmistakably the case that the political shift in california happened before pete wilson switched on immigration and before proposition 187 passed. >> all right. we have time for another question. they just gave us a little more time. >> i promise i will not make a speech. i want to ask a quick question. and i would like a response from each side on a proposal that i would have, which would be to end the so-called diversity lottery and to take the 50,000 slots that are associated with that and apply it to increasing the number of refugees that we accept in the united states. >> we've halved the ceiling on refugee admissions, more than halved it. we've reduced it by about three quarters s

. richard nixon was a walking dead man. politically speaking. it was only a matter of time. most everybody understood, before he would be forced out of office, that would make spiro agnew, this vice president, who we have under investigation, president. can you imagine how the country would react? president nixon, a crook, leaves office. vice president agnew becomes-a crook, becomes president? >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern time on c-span's q&a. >>> this weekend, the c-span city sort takes you to california. with the help of our comcast cable partner. >> we are the largest 1, 2, or 3 in the nation for agriculture. we are the largest county in the nation for dairy products. so, as a result of that, we have a lot of industry here that is paid based on agricultural needs. >> saturday, on book tv. at noon eastern. a visit with local author, terry oldman, as he shares story of tulare county's most notable western criminals. in his book, wild tulare county. outlaws, rogues, and rebels. >> tulare county was remote. it had the mountains right next door. which made great hideouts for people on the

: you are about to go out into retirement. richard nixon studies international affairs, president and sits on a commission plays a lot of golf, jimmy carter sits on the board of his library, focuses on the middle east and problems in the inner cities. president reagan: i want to go bow down on the mashed potato tell the public things they should demand. the line item veto for the president, the balanced that most states had but the federal government doesn't have, thomas jefferson called attention to that. and there are things, for example the 22nd amendment that was passed by our own party is revenge for roosevelt, that says to terms that says -- that says two terms is a limit for the president. that is an infringement on the rights of the democratic people. now that i am out of office so they can't accuse me of doing it for myself, i'm going to see if the people can't demand the repeal of that amendment. the rightnvasion of to vote for whoever they want to vote for, and for how long. tom: will we see a lot of ronald reagan, speaking around the country? president reagan: yes. thisas

. he did not run for reelection. richard nixon beach hubert humphrey in the november election. next on real america, a 45 minute documentary on lbj's activity that month. the film includes the lighting of the national christmas tree. and how the scenes with the -- holiday scenes with the johnson family. cabinet meetings about the economy and vietnam and scenes of apollo 13. the first nasa and mission to orbit -- nasa mission to our redeeming. -- orbit the moon. ♪ [holiday music playing] ♪ president johnson: for the sixth and last time, i have come to light this christmas tree in the nation's capital. my prayer now, as it has been in each of these other decembers, is for peace and reconciliation abroad, justice and tranquility at home. ♪ ["the wizard of oz" being sung] ♪ >> for this time will be the last time that i have had the privilege of inviting the youngsters of washington for christmas. it is a special joy to have one of my own children to celebrate the great coming of santa along with you. ♪ narrator: december 1968, the final full month of the presidency of lyndon j

president richard nixon. the new york military affairs symposium hosted this event. it's an hour and 40 minutes. >> thank you. daddis is an associate director of history of the program on war in society in california. joined a gentleman after having served as chief of the american history department of history at the united states military academy at west point. colonel, he army served in both operations desert storm and iraqi freedom. history ofzed in the the vietnam war's and the cold war era. he is author of four books, including withdrawal, reassessing america's final , westin vietnam moreland's war, reassessing american strategy in vietnam, and north shore victory measuring u.s. army effectiveness and progress in the vietnam war. published several pieces commenting on affairs anduding the l.a. times national interest magazine. daddis. [applause] thank you, bob, for the kind introduction and most important, thank you for inviting me out here this evening and thank you for coming. what i thought i would do tonight is have a conversation about the president of the united states. th