Congress, Politics, Books
and American History

Author and historian Douglas Brinkley talks about his book "The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America." The book tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's contribution to the early days of the conservation movement. Between 1901 and 1909, TR was responsible for 230 million acres of land being set aside as wilderness. Mr. Brinkley sees this as the most important initiative by a U.S. President between the Civil War and World War I. The interview was conducted at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The Center is part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This is Part One of a two-part Q&A.

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President Obama delivers his weekly address, asking congress to move forward on Wall Street reform in light of the past week during which JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon announced that the company lost $2 billion in a trading error.

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President Obama awarded U.S. Army Specialist Leslie Sabo Jr. with the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat during the Vietnam War.  He was killed in action in 1970 while serving as a rifleman in Cambodia during that war.

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President Obama met with the leadership from the House and Senate Wednesday. This meeting, along with the statement Tuesday by the House Speaker about the deficit and the debt ceiling, are among the topics discussed at Wednesday's White House press briefing with Press Secretary Jay Carney.

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President Obama conducted a small business roundtable discussion with small business owners and SBA Administrator Karen Mills.  During his remarks, the president called on Congress to provide tax breaks for small businesses that hire more workers or raise existing wages.

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The House Financial Services Subcommittee held a hearing on how to define and designate what is a systemically significant financial institution or better known as “too big to fail” banks.

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The Council on Foreign Relations hosts a discussion on the European economy and its effect on global fiscal health. Willem Buiter,the Citigroup's Chief Economist discussed these issues with Rana Forhoohar from Time magazine.

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President Obama provided remarks at the 31^st annual Peace Officers Memorial Service in Washington. The ceremony is part of Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week.  

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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation (PGPF) holds its third annual "2012 Fiscal Summit: America's Case for Action."  Participants include, Former  Pres. Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and others.

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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney holds his daily briefing from the White House. Questions from the press included the state of the economy and the trading practices by JPMorgan.

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