women in politics. easter sunday at 6:30 p.m. golfing legend jack nicholas received the congressional gold medal for his contributions to the game and community service. on c-span two, tonight at 10:00 activist and author cornell west on the radical, political thinking of martin luther king jr. and sunday at noon, a live, three-hour conversation with the times best-selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books. and on american history tv on c-span3 tonight at 8:00, east carolina university professor charles calhoun on the obstacles they tend to call bush's made by -- and a coupled of publishers --

accomplishes made by you was is as grand. all weekend, american history tv is featuring the city of pulsar, a local business -- of tulsa. his proposal to build a highway from chicago to los angeles was approved in 1926. posted -- posted by our caulks cable -- learn more about tulsa all weekend on american history tv. >> tulsa, late 1800s, was a much more sleepy town then it was during the oil boom of the 1920's. with the discovery of oil around the early 1900s just north of

here and later to our west tulsa, overnight was transformed from a sleepy, indian outpost with a sprinkling of settlers into overnight, what are your first two as little arabia. many of them came from large american cities -- philadelphia, chicago, new york. they were around the culture at the turn of the century that was all of those cities. urban. tulsa, unlike some of the other oil towns, is really influenced by the east and the midwest and particularly, the urban east and urban midwest because of the culture these oil men brought. most of them were self-made. they did not come with $1 million bank roles. some of them did and brought with them their culture of music, theater, opera,

architecture. early, prominent ones were kerry sinclair. his building directly behind us. it is a handsome building. the character of sinclair is part of the teapot dome scandal. hairarry later spent six months in jail for corruption. he still conducted business in. . tulsa. others included john paul getty. once, the richest man in the

world. his dad had some oil properties and when he was a teenager, he worked the fields and stayed through the 20's. he made his first millions. later, he bought scelly's oil. ultimately, john paul bought the company. others include wade phillips, to me and many, the father of modern tolls up. he and his brother started in the oil fields. they split up their properties. frank started phillips 66. we are standing across the street from the second of two glorious buildings constructed by wade phillips.

it was built as a commercial endeavor in 1928. he had already constructed his masterpiece directly across a couple years previously and had his offices there. he wanted to protect his investment. he built this to draw independent oilman. the ground floor is an arcade. it had 14 stores and shops. prior to air-conditioning. when we go inside which we will, you can see it is set up for natural ventilation. above, for largely independent oilmen. we are in the interior of the building. to make, the most splendid example of art deco lobby we

have in our fair city was built at the very beginning of the deco revolution. at the same time, the chrysler building in new york was being constructed. the union carbide building in chicago was been constructed. i offer this prayer is -- fair assessment that this lobby surpasses both of those. it is art deco in a very unique style in that it has all of the vertical lines that play on a shadow using simple materials. the lighting, the chandeliers are extremely deco manufactured by empire chandelier companies in oklahoma.

this is in one of the quiz essential deco symbols. a cornucopia holding the fruits and vegetables of life. typically, a feminine symbol but eased along with the lightning bolt as a masculine symbol. the two really combine in a very passionate manner. if you look even further at the ceiling and all of the wonderful leafs and this space, it is east meets west. the influence of native american art and our native tribes in and around tulsa influenced by the french. in 1925 was the paris exposition.

we are standing in front of what it was originally known as the gillette building. it started in 1928 and finished in late 1929. originally, the building was a hotel and commercial building. the last 11 stories were never built. we all know, the great depression stopped a lot of peoples lives as well as construction. this was preserved for lack of use. the floors have never been worn down, the doors still operate. the shine on the elevators is still there. because it was never used to its full utilization as a hotel. above me is a taxi on income of

built -- taxi awning, built like the old streetlights. read meant no need for a cab to show up. green meant get here quickly. all history starts with people unless it is geological. in tulsa we have both. we happen to be in a place where a lot of dinosaurs kicked the bucket and created a lot of oil. we also had people come to dig up that oil who brought their cultures with them and when you build something, you build it right. the jewel and genius of pulsar is that --tulsa is that through happenstance, we had

quality people show up around the same time who created this incredible place on the prairie. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring tulsa, oklahoma. our poor staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about elsa and other stops on our tour on our website. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> the most memorable moment of this weekend was hearing senator cory gardner say you need to be firm in your principles but flexible and details. i think it reflects the harsh polarization we see across our country and a methodology that is all senators and congressmen and women can't adopt, we can come together and solve many

issues. >> my favorite quote came from julie adams. she said remember to be humble and have a strong work ethic i'm a be kind to people you meet on the way up. you meet them again on the way back down. >> in congress, we often have a lack of true statesman. john mccain did something impressive. he committed to the veterans affairs reform bill. maintaining house staying away from torture is essential to the character of our democracy. at the point where we have people willing to cross the aisle, willing to make these decisions that is essentially what we need to maintain the security integrity of our nation. >> high school students who rank in the top 1% of their states were in washington as part of the youth program.

join american history tv on april 9 and 12th for live coverage of ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of the surrender at appomattox. in april, 1865 robert e lee met as grant in -- ulysses s. grant, effectively ending the civil war. we explore the aftermath and legacy of appomattox. we also bring reenactments of some of the key moments from 150 years ago and open our phone lines to take your calls. the surrender at appomattox live

april 9 and 12 here on american history tv on c-span3. >> in about 10 minutes, we'll hear from senator john mccain talking about his vietnam war experiences, including the more than live years he spent as a prisoner of war. he recorded his memories for the library of congress as part of their veterans history project. this month, american history tv will air a selection of the project loss interviews with members of congress who served in the military. now, a brief conversation about the project with director robert patrick and reference specialist megan harris. >> what is the idea behind the veterans history project? patrick: the project is to collect, preserve, and make accessible the wartime memories of veterans.