host: jared allen, thafrg you f -- thank you for being on the program. in a minute we will talk to john mcmanus, author and historian from st. louis. we will talk to him about the 65th anniversary of d-day. first, we want to look back at the invasion of the normandy, d-day, and we will look at ceremonies to commemorate the 65th anniversary. president obama will speak at normandy in the tradition of past presidents. we want to show you some of the anniversary speeches of past presidents including president reagan, president clinton and the second president bush. >> here the allies stood and fought against tyranny in the giant undertaking unparalleled in human history. we stand on a lonely wind swept point on the northern shore of france. the air is soft but 40 years ago at this moment the air was dense with smoke and the cries of men and the air was filled with the crack of rifle fire and roar of cannon. at dawn on the morning of the 6th of june, 1944, 225 rangers drufrpd o jumped off a craft and their mission was one of the most differ and daring of the

. >> and coming up on "washington journal," reporter jared allen has written a book on detainee tear gations. -- ininterrogations. and

let's all go get lunch, and >> and coming up on this morning's "washington journal", jared allen has written an article about congressional intelligence briefings on detainee investigations. >> and we'll talk to john mcmanus, the author of "the americans at d-day and the americans at normandy." >> there is still time to get your 2009 u.s. congressional directory with information about the cabinet and the nation's governors, plus district maps. it's $16.95 online at c-span.org/products or call 1-877-on-c-span. >> president obama and german chancellor angela merkel held a news conference yesterday in dresden, germany. during the conference, they talked about climate change and the 65th anniversary of d-day. today president obama will speak in france at a commemoration of the anniversary. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. we are lucky to have the american president with us here for the first time after meeting with us at the nato summit. we will visit a little bit of dresden, and later we go to the former concentration camp. i believe this is a trip of a highly symbolic nature. let

>> coming up on tomorrow morning's washington journal, jared allen of the hill newspaper has written an article about congressional intelligence briefings on detainee interrogations. and for the 65th anniversary of d-day, we'll talk to john mcmanus, the author of "the americans at d-day" and the americans at normandy. >> how is c-span fund snd >> private -- c-span funded? >> private donations. >> public television. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally. >> contribution from donors. >> how is c-span fund snd 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate. no government money. >> "new york times" columnist david brooks speaking about president obama. mr. brooks was at the national conference of the american advertising federation as the keynote speaker at the "new york times" luncheon. this is 20 minutes. >> i never get tired of looking at that. we're about to hear from one of the nation's most respected and well liked journalists. he certainly has a lot to talk about these days. when ou