, i asked one of the people, why did you help me? he said, my grandmother and grandfather were trapped in the holocaust, and they wanted anyone to say yes. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two's book tv. >> this weekend, american history tv is showcasing the history of lubbock, texas, in conjunction with our local couple -- local cable television partner. to learn more, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with the look at the history of lubbock. >> it is a huge agricultural area. even though we have over 250,000 proper,ust in lubbock not including the surrounding communities, we are called the hub of the area, but is still

revolves around agriculture. one thing we have learned is how agriculture does, whether it succeeds or fails, if it has a good year or bad, it affects the rest of the economy in the community. at the heart of everything is a passion for education. 2001, a group of civic leaders, some involved in agriculture, some in government, came together and saw a massive election of artificial -- agricultural artifacts. they decided they needed to be on display for the public. we did not have a museum. they established the museum of agriculture with the help of behr crop science. ranges,used to be big millions of acres. slowly it was diverted to and started --

starting in the 1930's, there was a lot of push to break out into the farmland. this is the last area in the u.s. that grew cotton. this was new cotton growing, compared to other parts of the united states. we are the largest growing -- largest cotton growing area in the world, in one area. miles south of lubbock all the way to the top of the panhandle. to 5.6 bales in this area this year. we are more than half of texas. about one fourth of the united states, grown right here. began in the northeast, there was some in virginia, the carolinas, georgia.

that part of the united states was populated first as part of the reason. cotton was grown, and the invention of the cotton gin escalated the growth of cotton. we have taken the cotton gin from the eli whitney time in 1793. before that, the individual separated the lead from the seed and about one pound per day was all they could do. dresstton gin, it would 50 pounds per day. we have a time, using five different time periods, the progression of the equipment of the cotton gin, going from hand waterpowered, internal combustion and electrical powered. our final phase, stage of the con gin, the machine will do

about 10,000 pounds per hour versus 50 pounds per day with the invention of the continent gin. -- cotton gin. we just expanded on the efficiency and speed. it's a pretty neat exhibit here, explaining the time caring -- time period. in my time, we transferred from hand harvesting, it's hard to imagine that we used to harvest totally by hand in the u.s.. we have transitioned to a drawnster that was mule- in 1931, and then the first tractor mounted harvester by john deere. trying to show different aspects

of how harvest has transitioned from hand harvest to the modern-day machine we have in the other building. what 1000vest up to people would harvest in one day, that machine can do it by itself. one thing we are trying to show off in these areas, somebody that knows nothing about cotton can leave here feeling like they got some knowledge. we have a display case with samples of cotton. , it israded by the usda all the same standard across the u.s.. grading offices in texas. how many, seven or eight in the whole nation.

they grade the cotton primarily on eight different factors. the color of the fiber is a big part. rain and itlot of is harvested wrong, it might not be a bright white. all these different factors. [indiscernible] cotton have so many factors that can come into play. we have a bale of cotton here drawn on my farm. we shows a grade and explain the different factors that make the grade up. when you put the combination of a factors, you in up with a lot of combinations in the final grade. cotton has been good to our life. we owned and operated a cotton teachingafter

agriculture in high school for 11 years, got into managing a cotton gin, and later buying shares of it and then owning 100% of it. , 1600 balesmall gin the first year, to 116,000 in 2007. inhad 85,500 bale average 2010. me the county i was in gave some scope. gins when ierating are six inday there that county. those six are probably doing more than the 34 used to. the gin is at a new level, the equipment is better, with the modern technology. you can pull up your phone and watch it run.

all of that. we talk about the good old days, but some of that was not as good if you were there. modern-day agriculture is very exciting. there is so much out there. we have seen so much improvement in cotton in the last 20 years. it is phenomenal what has happened. a lot of that started right here in lubbock, texas. >> education is key to us. you would think, once you get out of the main part of lubbock, you see cotton and crops everywhere. you see john deere dealerships, you see case tractors, things tied to agriculture. but we have noticed with field trip groups, those kids still don't make that connection that what they are seeing in the fields, the equipment, helps grow the food they eat, the close they where -- the clothes they wear.

milk does not magically appear on the shelf. there is a lot that goes into that, making the cotton and the yarn. milk is a big gear -- a big deal in this area. i think it is the story behind it that makes it such a phenomenal industry to be involved in. their people work hard every day. they don't necessarily work 8:00 until 5:00, a work until the work is done. they have a lot of factors other industries don't deal with, we desperately need rain right now. you have to depend on input costs, the government to make the right decisions to help support, see you can come out and hopefully make a little more than it cost to grow the crowd. you can support your families. thatnk some people worry it is all big agriculture, big

corporate farms, that is not necessarily true in our area. there might be multiple families involved in an operation, but it is still families. considered agriculture a >> we recently traveled to texas to learn more about its history. ofrn more about the stops our tour on c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend. on c-span3. >> next, a look at the to mulch with month of june 1968. through the camera lens of the white house naval photographic unit as a cover the activities of president lyndon b. johnson. it covers the assassination and ,uneral of robert f kennedy

lbj's push for tighter regulations, vietnam war peace earl warren's retirement announcement. this film from the lbj presidential library is a half hour. ♪ >> the evening of june 4 was warm and clear in washington. the president retire just before midnight to the family living quarters of the white house after the state reception