this end of the building is never restored. the other end was restored a number of years ago and modernized by general motors. this end hasn't. the original plant was 3.5 million square feet. now it is 5 million square feet. we intend to save about 175,000 square feet. it really is a very insignificant piece of the plant. as they said early, it represents the most significant piece of democracy where the bombers rolled out. we intend to move the museum into it some day. we use it for a hangar for the airplanes that they have in this hangar. initially we are looking at raising about $8 million.

of the $8 million we need to raise up front, we have 2.5 million left. >> this ship is strong. the strike built in by skilled brains and hands. with all the experience ford gained over the years of mass production. >> they had rough times over the last ten years or so. and especially in the last couple of years. this is something that the people from southeastern michigan and northern ohio, all the people that supported this plant worked in it and the companies that supported the production here, this is something that we can look back at and smile about. we did something here in detroit that was not done anywhere else in the world and it literally saved the world.

>> throughout the weekend, american history is featuring ann arbor, michigan. they traveled there to learn about the rich history. learn more on c-span's local content vehicles at c-span.org/local content. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. >> there some serious scholars in women's studies. most include their fair share of nonideological academic courses and sometimes wonderful sources in women's history and women in literature. ideologically for vent and challenged hard liners set the tone in most departments. all i have have ever seen.

if they defy this stereotype, let me know. i would love to visit them. by the way, conservative women, moderate women, libertarian and religious women left out. >> in the late 20th century feminism and culture led critics to label her as anti-feminist. your question for christina hoff summers beginning at noon eastern. looking ahead to the new year, join talk show host mark le vin. >> jacquelyn kennedy with a young family entering the white house. international fame and the tragedy of a grieving widow all within three years. watch our program tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and sunday at noon on c-span.

live monday our series continues. >> mrs. johnson loved to show off the country and her home. the guest to the ranch would often gather here in the den. various heads of state came to visit. we do have a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country. we have a small collection of arrowheads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected various items and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed where she featured the china here. she spent a lot of time at the ranch and it was important because it provided a respite from the turmoil in washington particularly later in the presidency where they could come home and recharge batteries and make the connection back to the land and the place they valued so much. >> first lady, lady bird

johnson. monday night, live on c-span. >> history bookshelf features popular history writers of the past decade and airs on american history tv. next on history bookshelf. the daughter of former house speaker newt gingrich. she talks about her book, the especially american. 25 documents and speeches about the do you means and speeches she believes every american should be familiar with and can draw inspiration from. the list ranges from the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution to abraham lincoln's gettysburg address to the bear down the wall speech. this was recorded in the house office building in washington, d.c. >> thank you very much and thank you for everyone here.