wonderful park. georgia representative hank johnson has grilling tips for those in his district. do you know how to grill like a pro? happy grilling. florida congressman daniel toster posted, great way start with this special day with the villages veteran memorial park honor guard. ahead of today's holiday, c-span visited the home of america's founding documents at the national archives. here is a look. >> on the national mall halfway between capitol hill and the white house, we are at the archives of the united states. what is the mission of national archives? >> the archives was created to collect, protect, and make available the records of the united states so the american people can hold the government accountable for its actions. >> how long has there been a national archive? >> they opened their doors in

1934. it wasn't until the franken roosevelt administration we had the records. >> how long have you had this building? >> we opened the doors in 1935. >> what is contained in this building? >> and this one, the most precious of our earliest documents, the constitution, bill of rights, and declaration of independence, of course. of our treaties, all of our the most valuable records of the country. >> how many buildings does the national archives have? >> we are in 44 facilities across the country, and that includes 13 presidential libraries. >> how many staff? >> 3000. >> on a daily basis, how many people come through here, this building? >> it's about 1.5 million per year that come through here. lots of school groups, lots of

families, lots of international visitors. in terms of unique the international community to have your constitution on public display every day of the year. flowu have seen the ad and flow of interest in the documents. >> since we do a lot of work with the k-12 community, there is a pretty steady visitation by history classes and school groups. it's hard to say if there were more visitors this year than other times. >> are there certain things that sparked interest in an election year or something that happened in washington? >> anytime there's a major event , we are aton destination definitely. >> you mentioned of the

declaration and constitution. what are some of the lesser-known items? >> we bought alaska from the russians. we have the check for $7.2 million. russia walked out with $7.2 million in gold. as i said, indian treaties, very powerful documents spelling out the promises that the american government made to the indian nations, things like that. >> what will people see here on the fourth of july? >> the fourth of july is our major holiday here. theike to feel like we own fourth of july. we have a dramatic reenactment of the reading of the declaration on the steps by re

-enactors. the crowd responds, just how the crowd responded in the early days when it was first shared with the american public. it's quite a spectacle. >> one of your favorite days of the year? >> it is my favorite. after the ceremony, it's the beginning of the parade, the major parade, and we are the first stop. president trump is leaving washington for a series of meetings with world leaders in poland and germany. he will begin his trip in warsaw for what is being called the 3-c summit, which includes leaders from europe, the balkan states, and the balkans. after that, president trump travels to hamburg for the g 20 summit where he is expected to first face-to-face

meeting with russian president vladimir putin. other leaders attending the summit include german chancellor merkel, chinese president xi, and japanese prime minister abe. >>other leaders this week durinr recess in prime time on c-span, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a debate on technology and privacy and whether tech companies should be required to disclose customer data. we ought toest that build a backdoor in order to allow law enforcement access to data. buildoblem is, you cannot a backdoor that works only for the u.s. government, good guys, or other people with good motives. if you build it for them, encryption will be weekend for everyone. >> wednesday, arizona supreme court justice clint bullock. >> the most important and enduring decision a president will ever make is who to appoint to the united states supreme court and to the federal judiciary. >> thursday at 8:00 p.m.

eastern, hillary clinton talking about women in politics. >> women are often the first to spot conflict on the horizon their their way, and when insight and information is ignored, it often leads to consequences that might have been averted. >> friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, harvard university sociologist and author william julius law wilson. >> many students do not understand the complex forces that increase their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. onthis holiday weekend,

american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m., pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough talks about how the founders valued education, viewed slavery, and persevered in the face of hardship and how these ideals shaped american society. >> he grew up on a farm where they had no money. his mother was illiterate. his father, we know, signed his name. maybe he could read, because there was a bible in the house, and that was the only book. they worked hard every day from childhood on. but because he got a scholarship to this little college in cambridge called harvard, and, as he said, discovered books and read forever, he became the john adams who helped change the world. a more complete american history tv schedule, go to

c-span.org. >> coming up next, georgetown university holds a ceremony to rename two campus buildings in honor of 19th century slaves isaac hawkins and anne-marie be craft. this is about 40 minutes. [applause] >> all right, everybody. thank you, phil. i want to thank you all for being here this afternoon and i welcome all of you to georgetown university. we are gathered and behind me is isaac hawkins hall. [applause] >> right there. which we are here to dedicate this afternoon, along with anne marie becraft hall, just a short from here.