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college professors. america,eries, real featuring government and education films from the 1930's through the 1970's. c-span 3. created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provides her. -- like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> to the british, he was a pirate. to the british subjects of america, he was there first and greatest naval hero. memorial fore a john paul jones had his revolutionary war exploits been limited to gary hit and run attacks on british merchant vessels? the answer is probably not. for the scottish-born jones, the place in a history books was assured on a single day in september, 1779. commanding a slow, under armored triumphed under the

technologically-superior frigate in a savage north sea encounter. at the height of the battle, jones delivered his celebrated rallying cry, i have not yet begun to fight! so recounted one of his officers. words appear on the back of the memorial, along with a depiction of jones raising the new american flag for the first time on a vessel in service to the united states. 1912, a 10-foot tall bronze statue of the admiral's point by scope the dolphins. a marble column 15 feet in height serves as a backdrop. ' heroism and skill rv , you will certainly has not said i have yet begun to

fight. referenceprinted appeared in 1825, almost 50 years after the battle and more than 30 years since john paul jones died in paris, impoverished, and forgotten. >> sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we will hear president ford's 1974 testimony before a house judiciary subcommittee he pardoned former president nixon. nixon had resigned two months earlier to avoid impeachment on charges stemming from the watergate scandal. presidential historian richard horton smith provides background on the testimony. that is sunday and 8:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. flex history bookshelf features historyamerican

writers. the cornerstone of the white house was laid on october 13, 1792. it served as a home, workplace, and symbol of the american history. clarencelusane. he discussed the role african-american women and men played in the house. the details secret service agents and others from the building's instruction >> good afternoon. the thank you for coming out. it is rainy and lots of snow. i'm glad you came out. this is a good opportunity to have a chance to not only present my ideas and talk about an book but also to have

exchange ideas from people. as i have been doing these book talks about the black history of the white house one of the things i am discovering is that more and more people are able to contribute, particularly in washington dc. i'm getting more responses of not is -- of not what is not in the book. there are some follow-ups to the book i'm going to try to do to capture and lot of these stories at the book has helped to let people know that these are important. they are not just family stories but stories important for all of us. let me first thank the harlem .ublic library for having me these are important institutions . we should always make sure that we