>> the president and ceo of the wireless association. ce i was of the calommer department. in this process, the lessons learned is going wonderfully. the spectrum is paired, has been harmonized, it is 65 megahertz. we are so excited about it. we will turn around and have the broadcast incentive option. i think we have the report which the fcc put out. those numbers have really turned the discussion from a policy discussion to a business decision. we are excited about those options and certain the carriers will come to them. it is going to be a win-win situation for everyone.

>> monday night on 8:00 eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. each week, american history tvs american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. >> i am donald ritchie, the senate historian and we are in the senate caucus room. before c-span started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capital because this is where the major hearings were televised coming reels covered it back in the 1930's and 40's. missouri named harry truman said he was getting ready to go to war and send millions of dollars in defense and looking to the way the defense contracts were being allocated. many to make sure the money is being spent wisely and not on

meticulous developments. truman was a straight scholar of history. he read a lot about the civil war and new a lot of shoddy equipment was sold to the government during that time. truman also had read enough about the conduct of the war which made life very difficult for abraham lincoln. he decided he was not going to do that again. whenever he discovered any irregularities that involve the government officials, he always tipped off the white house ahead of time so the president could fire that person before there were public hearings. when franklin roosevelt was looking for a vice president in 1944, truman was acceptable to him. he became president as a result of that. truman was a big boost to the

chairman. he gave the federal government millions of dollars and equipment when the country did go to war. ther the war was over, senate made a permanent committee on investigation and is still part of the operations of the homeland security committee. it -- it has been doing it for the last half-century. after truman left the committee, the committee continued looking into the were contracting. were in famous hearings the early -- late 1930's when howard hughes testified. during the war, hughes was dealing with a lot of government contracts. whenever personnel would come to see him about the claims, he would say, general, you are

superb manager. you have a job at hughes aircraft. that made them even more sympathetic to make sure he got the contract. known as the truman committee. >> can i ask a question? >> i will ask you whether or not you are producing and you said you did not know, as i understand. what was your answer? >> i don't remember. get it off the record. >> i am asking you what is your answer. we are not going to have his bickering back and forth. you are before this committee and you will answer the question. in the 1960's, this is the room where senator fulbright

interrogated members of the johnson administration and was giving equal time to critics. others whoan and raise issues. it is the first time antiwar speakers got a national platform. the johnson administration did not like that and they prevailed to stop broadcasting the hearings during the day because they do not want to give that platform to the opponents of the war. cbs went back to running "i lov e lucy" episodes. quit the news according to this depression the administration put forward. fulbright hearings -- he called them educational hearings. there the first time was not one side to the vietnam story. it had a big impact in terms of

the growing antiwar movements. i was asked by a radio person to describe this room to a radio on audience. i said this room always reminded me of the grand opera because it is a mandate recent -- a magnificent setting. there is usually a large cast of characters in a very convoluted plot and everybody is waiting for the witness. >> the senator story has a pack of lies. it is unfair to place me in the position of having my integrity questioned as not being allowed to cross examine the senator. >> the record is clear. >> with the 2014 midterm election just over a week away, c-span's campaign debate coverage continues on monday. the illinois senate debate with the dick durbin and jim oberw

eis followed by the live coverage of the massachusetts governor debate. at 9:00, the georgia senate debate between david purdue, michelle nunn and amanda swafford. 10:00, the minnesota senator debate with al franken and mike mcfadden. then, at 11:00 eastern, the hawaii governor's debate. live coverage of the south carolina senate debate between three candidates -- tim scott, joystick percent and jill bossi followed by the new jersey senate debate with cory booker and jeff bell. live coveraget, of the louisiana senate debate between three candidates -- senator mary landrieu, bill cassidy and rob maness. at 9:00, the main senate debate. at senate clock, it is the texas senate debate between senator john cornyn and david a l

alameel. >> the 2015 c-span student cam competition is underway, open to all middle and high school documentarycreate a entitled "the three branches and law hasowing how a affected you and your community. there are 200 prizes for students and teachers totaling $100,000. to learn how to get started, go cam.org.nt >> next, the author and history professor discusses the legacy of the confederate capital henry wirz to his arrest for war crimes. the professor argues that his trial was framed in the context of slavery, but it has changed