c-span: ... and you have a lot in here about i.f. stone. >> guest: yes. c-span: who was he? est: that's new information, too. he was a liberal, left-wing journalist who attacked all the authority figures, and had his own journal -- he was based in washington, dc -- called "i.f. stone's weekly." and einstein was one of his subscribers, and interestingly enough, marilyn monroe was another subscriber, and she bought a copy for every member of congress and sent it to them. c-span: you said that its inaugural issue of the newsletter was only 5,300 copies? three -- 5,300 subscribers? >> guest: 5,300, i think that's right, yeah. i mean, it had a small but very influential readership, and they thought along the same lines. they were both liberal. they were both great liberals. they both were very sympathetic towards the plight of israel, but also very sympathetic to the being fair to the arabs. and through their correspondence, einstein invited him and his family to lunch, and they had this great conversation together, which i.f. stone told me about, and the son, which -- do you find

c-span: and you've numbered them all. >> guest: yes. consecutively. c-span: so that we can communicate with our producer on this program -- we'll call for the numbers and then you can describe to us what this photograph is all about. first one up, we'll take the number-one photograph, and this is from the spanish-american war. see it on the screen right there -- what's this all about. >> guest: well, this was a photograph of probably -- it looks like a heap of laundry, but it's really one of the most famous photographs in the spanish-american war. it's the picture of two dead rough riders. your viewers may recall that theodore roosevelt was probably the most famous of the rough riders. it's the role that propelled him into the white house. and the man on the left -- you can barely see that he has hobnail boots sticking out from under those blankets -- is a man named hamilton fish jr., and his father was secretary of state under grant, i believe. he had volunteered for the war and had been killed on the very first battle that the rough riders were in. t

c-span: and where did they get married? >> guest: in los angeles, finally. c-span: and it wasn't legal in california? >> guest: it was legal, but they wouldn't give them the marriage license. it was--you know, it's an interesting thing. well, it was legal, but they just didn't give it to them. they went, they applied. they said, 'well, no, i'm sorry we can't give this to you.' and they kind of fudged around, and they came again, tried--finally, they gave up. they said, 'they won't give it to us.' c-span: what impact did it have on you to be in a double mixed marriage: double religious, double race? >> guest: double minority. i don't know. you know, it's--the--the interesting thing about being black in america is that we're all mixed. we all have some, you know, native american and some--you know, we got an irish name or a french name, a--a different colors. people with very light skin and red hair and freckles. people--you know, dark black, people with fine features, people with broad features. it seems--i don't feel so different. it doesn't feel such an odd

and twitter. live monday night on c-span and c-span 3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> in his weekly address, president obama observes the three-month anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. he speaks of legislation currently being worked on at the senate at attempts to reduce gun violence. then senator mike lee of utah delivers the republican address. he talks about the federal budget and wasteful spending. >> it has been three months since the tragic events in newtown, connecticut. three months since we lost 20 innocent children and six dedicated adult who had so much to give. three months since we as americans began asking ourselves if we are doing enough to protect our communities and keep our children safe. for the families who lost loved ones on that terrible day, nothing begins to ease the pain they are feeling right now. it come does not come close to healing the wounds that might never heal. the last few months changed us. it asked us to ask difficult questions on what we can and

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and c-span 3, and c-span radio and c-span .org. >> this year we had a record 180993 entries in the student video, with the messages to the president. see all the winning documentarlies online. mia love,arks by saratogan mayor of psrings. she report at the leadership program of the rockies. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. wow, thank you, everyone. what a great reception. i forgot my notes, so i will try to go by memory. i would like to say thank you for inviting me here. i just met a wonderful president that you have. please give her a hand. [applause] and crystal, she is the one who ordinate it all of this. thank you for all her efforts. i'm not the easiest person to nail down on events, but this was really important. she was able to persevere and get me here. and thank you to the board of directors. ands an honor to be here talk to you today about something that is incredibly important to me. that is our country. my parents immigrated from haiti. they had $10 in their pocket. my parents worked many jobs to try to make ends meet. when things got to

we will include your questions and comments, live, monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c- span three and c-span radio and c-span.org. >> at the conservative political action conference, annor,, ms. -- columnist coulter talked about why conservative is the only thing they has to ensure future electoral victories. question andnd a answer session are about 20 minutes. ♪ sandman" plays] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. some of you know, due to the turmoil in north korea north korea, our regularly scheduled pusser -- speaker will not be here, dennis rodman. [laughter] ninean coulter, author of new york times bestsellers. the sequester has really ruined everything, hasn't it? little kids can't go on white house source, muslim brotherhood has been deprived of 250 million -- oh no, that is safe. had to cut back on its figures this year by about 300 pounds. [laughter]

and c-span3. also on c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> fbi general counsel andrew weissmann now i'm keeping up with new technologies. he spoke recently at an american bar association luncheon in washington, d.c. he talked about the challenges the fbi and other law enforcement agencies face in gaining private communications records for criminal cases. his comments are about 45 minutes. >> thank you. so, i had narrowed down the stories about, but after the introduction i think i might need to say a number of anecdotes about valerie. but actually will start with one because it's relevant to a seven through of general counsel after valerie had a position for a use. although she is small in stature, she has very large shoes to fill. and the best story i could come up with a wiki a sense of the issues is when valerie was the chief criminal division and i was a mere pup, although we did overlap, i was much younger -- [laughter] i had the pleasure of defending valerie when she was a witness before chief judge weinstein,

and twitter. monday night live on c-span and c-span 3, and c-span radio and c-span.org. the roosevelt house in new york recently hosted a discussion about editorial cartoons on efforts to pass universal health care in america. the university of rochester professor, theodore brown, takes a historical look at how are today's archway medicare in the 1960s and the debate over the 2010 health care law. this is just over an hour. >> good evening, everyone. i want to welcome you here. i want to thank the president who has been in extraordinary supporter of the program here at roosevelt house. i want to thank her for her hard work and support. also the tisch illumination fund. it is an important addition to the new york community. this has served as a wonderful place for intellectual discussion and debate around a range of social policy issues. i'm excited they could be here with us tonight. when you walked down to the second floor and realize this is the place where fdr conceived the social safety net and you are a progressive, it makes you [laughter] at that time, the affordab

we include your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets, on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio and c-span.org. >> according to the associated press, the obama administration revoked its current reward [no audio] >> let us join hands and our heads in prayer. keep your seats. i want to thank the family for allowing us to share a prayer on this occasion. today we are here not because hugo chavez has died but because he lived. death is certain. life is uncertain. thus, a life of service matters. we pray to god today that the soul of the hugo chavez will find peace, and acceptance for his service in the kingdom. grant him mercy and grace. the chavez family mourns today. comfort them. venezuela cries today. reassure them venezuela is not left alone. for madura, grant him wisdom and support as he keeps hopes and dreams alive, as he picks up the baton and makes a great nation greater. we pray, god, today that you will heal the breach between the u.s. and venezuela. yea, thou we walk through valleys and shadows of death, we fear no evil. for thou art with us. let us forgive, redeem, and move on to hig

and c- span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> during his weekly question time, british prime minister david cameron answered questions on the british economy ahead of the budget address by the chancellor of the exchequer. also talkednister about the eurozone bailout of cyprus. opposition leader@miller band said the situation in cyprus was undermining the basic trust in banks across the eurozone. time access to capital to fund those projects. >> order. questions to the prime minister. mr. philip david. >> mr. prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with minister colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i shall o have further suh meetings later today. >> does the transfer every with me that today we need a blue-collar conservative project which has taxes are people who work hard, do the right thing and want to get on? stop spending billions of pounds we don't have on overseas aid where we saw -- helping with their cost of liv

and c-span 3 and c-span radio and c-span. org. tonights the annual gridiron dinner. the gridiron club is a 65-member group of washington, d.c. journalist. president obama is scheduled to attend the dinner and make remarks. cameras are not allowed but our c-span crew will capture the sights and sounds of people arriving at the dinner within the next hour. last wednesday, kentucky senator rand paul dime the senate floor to filibuster the nomination of john bren noon be the director. he questioned attorney general eric holder's testimony on drone strike and later joined by other senators during the 13-hour filibuster. here is a half hour portion of it now. >> the issues we are discussing today are profound important for the american people for ther reasons that senator paul has identified. the americans have every reason to bean concerned. any kind ofe decision are made by government that impairs one of the fundamental god-given, protected rights that americans have. any time the government wants to intrude upon life or liberty

we'll have live coverage of congressman ryan and house republican leaders at 10:30 eastern here on c-span. and over on c-span 3, the director of national intelligence, the c.i.a. director and f.b.i. director will testify before the senate intelligence committee on global threats. live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> good morning washington enjoyed a long 50 year relationship with alexandria. by the time it was founded when he was 17, when he died at the age of 67, he participated in the political life of the city. he was a trustee of alexandria and he was a justice of the peace of fairfax county. he represented alexandria in the virginia legislator. even when he was president, he made sure when they chose this area to be the new site of the nation's capitol that alexandria was included in the original district of columbia. george washington loved to dance. and all the ladies really wanted to dance with him, to dance with the president of the united states was a big thrill. in 1798-1799, they came here for birthday balls. he died in 1799, they had one every year, except for 1,800 becaus

and twitter. monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span three, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> now the judge advocate general of the army, lieutenant general david chipman talks about legal issues facing the .ilitary, from furman university in greenville, south carolina, this is just under one hour. [applause] >> one of the hallmarks of the american democratic experiment and one of the hallmarks of our constitutional tradition is that, for centuries, as a republic, we have debated in our public policy and in our law fundamental questions that go to the core of our values and our american identity.

and c-span will turn that around sometime between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. verage begins on c-span, on this network, and c-span radio. independentichigan, caller. -- we: i was just reading hold these truths self evident that all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights -- life, liberty, happen is. these men did acknowledge the creator. whether calling him god or what ever. and same creator said all righteousness is sin and man manl not lie with another as a woman and nor should a woman with another woman. it also says that man and woman a beastt lie with that opposite sex. the thing that gets me, we have become so desensitized to things that happen. things we should be appalled at. the words we use, how people act. fighting and killing. and we have gotten so desensitized. host: ellen in massachusetts. democratic caller. caller: i wasn't married to a man, and we did not set foot in a church. there was no clergy involved in our marriage ceremony and nobody ever challenged the validity of my marriage. i got all the full rig

and c-span3 and c-span radio and c-span.org. .. >> a vast new system of racial and social control has emerged from the ashes of slavery and jim crow. a system of mass incarceration that no doubt has dr. king turning in his grave today. the mass incarceration of poor people of color in the united states is tantamount to a new caste-like system, one that shuttles our young people from decrepit, underfunded schools to brand new high-tech prisons. it is a system that blocks poor people, overwhelmingly poor people of color, into a permanent second class status nearly as effectively as earlier systems of racial and social control once did. it is, in my view, the moral equivalent of jim crow. >> get ready, booktv's first online book club meets at the end of the month. watch video of michelle alexander at booktv.org and read "the new jim crow." and then on tuesday, march 26th at 9 p.m. eastern, join us live online at twitter and facebook with your questions and comments on "the new jim crow." >> and now, karen elliot house provides an inside look at the history, culture and politi

. >> host: now on your screen is a familiar is for those of you who watch cable news station and c-span in its american university history professor, allan lichtman, who is just completed another book and this one is titled "fdr and the jews." professor lichtman, wended a policy discussion about european jews begin in the united states? >> guest: well, one could argue it begins as early as the woodrow wilson administration because great britain issued of course it statements balfour declaration in 1917, which said his majesty's government will do whatever it can to provide a homeland for jews in palestine, provided did not validate the rights of the people already there, leading to decades of controversy and woodrow and backed it up a ration that was very, very important. then of course franklin roosevelt to the presidency in 1933, almost exactly coincide with adolf hitler's gaining control in germany. these two men, the democrat and tatar repealing it for another dozen years, first in conflict and then of course and bloody war in his early as the roosevelt administration, discussions b

and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the winners have been selected in this year's c-span student documentary competition on the theme "your message to the president." the grand prize winner is josh stokes from daniel hand high school many connecticut. his video was on unemployment in america. high schooler alan shimp of pennsylvania won first prize her his industry on the economy and spending. and a group from knoxville won first prize with their documentary on public transportation. watch the winning videos each day next month on c-span and see all the documentaries at student cam.org. >> "the communicators" winds up its visit to ces international 2013, the consumer electronics show in las vegas, with a look at several booths to see some of the technology that's being unveiled this year. >> host: and now joining us on "the communicators" is henry massey of the venom corporation. mr. massey -- >> guest: hello. >> host: -- what is it that venom makes? >> guest: well, we actually are producing a product here called data guard. it's a scooter product fo

on wednesday, c-span tv and radio coverage begins at 2 p.m., and on c-span or, as soon as the audio is released and the argument re-airs on c-span, it will be at 8 p.m. if you want to find out more details about our coverage about what is happening in the supreme court next tuesday and wednesday, go to our website, c- span.org. we will continue our conversation regarding the third anniversary of the affordable care act with jeff in brooklyn, michigan. our democrat line. caller: i think the biggest problem with obamacare, enough people don't know what is going on with that yet. because i have epilepsy and it has been hard for me me to get insurance so far. the more people realize the benefits of it, the more positive it will get. host: what is it about it right now that you don't understand or would like to see more information about? -- don't lot of people know a month -- enough about the individual mandate and how it affects people's lives. i just think it is father -- farther along, people will realize how beneficial it is to them. host: we have another tweet, this one writes -- john

and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> a russian meteor and the close fly-by of a large asteroid earlier this year have raised the profile of near-earth objects. a senate subcommittee recently looked at the risks of asteroids and space debris. this is an hour 5 minutes. 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. we are delighted to have this meeting in the new congress of our science and space subcommittee. nasa and the space programs have been in the news a lot in the past year, some really impressive feats, and we're going to be talking about some of those from the rover on mars to the birthing of the spacex capsule at the international space station. i am delighted to be, have my colleague, senator cruz from texas, as our ranking member. it seems like that texas and florida have some interest in the space program. and i'm looking forward to his leadership, and i would ask for his opening statement. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. let me echo those sentiments, say how much i'm looki

argument for you expected to run longer than today, on c-span and c-span radio. .org.udio will be on c-span we spoke with david savage that covers the court for that newspaper. >> what is proposition 8? how did it make its way to the court? >> it is a long story, it goes over about 10 years. people tried to win same-sex marriage and one before the california supreme court in 2008. the group of voters put a for theon the ballot, state constitution to limit marriage between a man and woman, passing narrowly, 52% in 2008. that, to very well known lawyers decided to challenge it and argued it was unconstitutional under the federal constitution. they made the argument there is a fundamental right to marry in the united states and it is an equal right. the ninth circuit upheld that decision. the defenders have appealed to the supreme court and that is the case for you will hear it today. >> we have covered it on c-span, so viewers can go to our web site a year the foundation for that if they want to. tedis arguing besides olson? againstlso behind proposition 8. >> to reagan era attorneys on

your questions and comments live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span and c-span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. , executivening director of the national immigration law center has the latest on the the debate over immigration reform. grover norquist looks at the budget proposals by house republicans and senate democrats. new york times reporter edward wyatt ask us is how the federal communications commissus

as booktv, american history tv and c-span local content vehicles look behind the scenes at the history of literary life of alexandria, va. at noon eastern on booktv. and sunday at 5:00 on american history tv on c-span2. >> now author sarah car explores result of the legislature's decision after hurricane katrina. to reassign control of the majority of new orleans public schools to the recovery school district administered by the state by following a student, teacher and principal as they traversed different segments of the educational system. this is half an hour. >> great to see people out tonight doing amazing work for kids in new orleans and thank you for coming. just going to talk for 10 or 15 minutes and take questions. some people here tonight in the book and willing to answer your questions during that session if you are interested in hearing about what it was like to be part of that process from their vantage point. the other day i was finishing reading journalist catherine booth's book called behind a beautiful forevers which tells the story of a group of families living in a

we'll include your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets monday p on c-span, c-span2, c-span 3 andc-span radio . >> the internet caucus committee looked into ways to prevent piracy on the internet. this is an hour and a half. >> it is a non-partisan, bipartisan organization that cue rates discussions on issues before the united states congress that relate directly to the internet. i'm the executive director. just a bit of housekeeping, next week on march 15 we have another briefing on cyber security. it's called cyber security after the executive order, will congress make the next move. that will deal with some of the issues we are dealing with on a daily basis. today's event is called combating piracy online. if you want to follow the conversation on twitter. the system of alerts started last week. we thought it would be timely for folks in congress to learn how this program rolls out. so we tried to get the group putting this together along with the board of advocates to explain what the system is, how it relates to the policy in general and the impact on members, constituents in

and lead. thank you for listening. >> coming up on c-span "the communicators" looks an consumer electronics and technology. followed by "the first ladies with martha washington." >> this is "the communicators" on c-span and we're in las vegas for the annual communer electronic show international known as c.e.s. ina

c-span. you can listen to them all on c- span radio ,91. fm, or you can listen to your smart phone or go online and-spanradio.org. >> i believe the united states has many fantastic qualities. i do believe maybe many people have the possibility of calling themselves up by the bootstraps. every year that is less and less probable. the united states, especially in foreign policy, is not a great nation. it is an interventionist state. it is extremely aggressive militarily. we mess with other people's politics in ways that i cannot imagine americans tolerating. a imagine if the country invaded us to bring us their system of government the way we did in barack bank. can you imagine americans thinking that is okay? we still have a myth that people are thrilled when we invade them. that is insane. i believe 99% of the time we create new enemies. host: she has made an -- made a career as an advocate for world peace. >> washington journal continues. host: our guest now mona yacoubian, who is a senior middle east adviser and stimson center. guest: the u.s. has decided to increase assistance to the syrian oppo

'sst: our poll on c-span facebook page, you can go to facebook and finding c-span. re asking are you feeling the impact of sequestration. 50 people are saying no and only 15 say yes. georgia, our federal workers line. hi.er: i appreciate you taking my call. and i federal worker, work in a place that has 25,000 employees. i am also a manager, and we get -- wed on a daily basis get briefed occasionally. i believe sequestration is ofting today in the areas the united states where there is a large military presence, especially the ones that have federal employees. that theings indicate in a 30%nomy is reduction in sales of cars and stores around the local community. it is a vast geographical location. we do a lotmagine, of business with large companies outside of the base. there has been an impact of people preparing for sequestration. i keep hearing this 20% number. there is a calculated. when i get my numbers, my never came up to 34%, so i'm not sure where they get the 20%. that is what i want to say. i appreciate you taking my call. twittere of our comments says, this

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and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the nation's highest court is holding oral arguments this week on to gay marriage cases. take his to the two argues that began tuesday are technically free but the first people got in line thursday announced the going rate for saving the seat is around $6000. the a couple weeks ago rob reiner explain why this is drawing such interest. here's a portion of what he had to say. >> do you think you are you optimistic about what the supreme court will be? >> i am optimistic. you never know when a case is in front of the supreme court, but if they're going to rule, and this is what they do, and based on the law, we had a trial here in san francisco with many weeks of evidence. and we brought on 17 witnesses. they brought on to. one of the witnesses was the expert against the idea of gay marriage has done a 180. his name is david like it or and has now said it's absolutely should be something that should be done. if you look at it just from a legal standpoint, there i

and c-span3, also on c-span radio and at c-span.org. >> 40 years after the start of the arab-israeli war, newly declassified documents have been released related to intelligence covering the conflict. the richard nixon presidential library in the cia historical collections division hosted a conference examining the information and looking at the note -- the role of intelligence in the 1973 conflict. principalncluded the deputy director of the counter- terrorism. this took place at the richard nixon presidential library in yorba linda, california. >> welcome to the symposium, richard nixon and the role of intelligence in the 1973 israeli war. i am pleased to see a good turnout for this event. i think it's going to be very exciting. of you towelcome all our library and i especially want to welcome members of the association for former intelligence officers. we are very pleased to have you here at the library. of this conference took place months ago when mr. joseph lambert, who is the director of the cia's information management service came to us and said we want to put together a con

we will include your comments and questions tonight live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> former defense department on ail jeh johnson targeted killings overseas. administration faces questions over that legal rationale of that operation. this is just under an hour. >> good morning. it is a pleasure to welcome you here today to new york's never ending winter. glad to see you could get up so early and break your way here. we are very excited about today's conference. first, i want to give a few banks. , directorthank susan of the center on national security here at fordham for her work in putting together this conference with me. it is god'sine work, so we have done that as well as everything else. today we are looking at 21st century warfare law, the enemy, and the battlefield. andthe work of the center fort the other national security center law school, basically this is what we have been looking at for 12 years. legale been looking at a paradigms', the legal authorizations and space between law and war. i thought it was time to hav

we will include your, questions and comments live tonight at 9:00 on c-span and c-span 3 and cspan radio morning, michael still talks about the future of the republican party, then, a consumer advocate, ralph nader, discuss his income inequality between ceo'cans the typical wage earner, and

and c- span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org.ur website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house. that chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of the first ladies. edition of the book "first ladies of the united states of america." and thoughts from michelle obama on the role of first lady throughout history. now available for the discounted plus shipping. c-span.org/products. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. next here on c-span, republican national committee chairman) this talk about the future of the -- reince priebus talks about the future of the gop. then, sarah palin at the conservative political action conference. after that, more of our first ladies series. riebus least a report monday on changing the gop. needs tos the party do a better job attracting minorities, women and younger voters. and the -- change the conception that they are the party of the rich. [applause] >

, c-span 3, and c-span radio and c-span.org.lso on monday, an encore presentation from our "first ladies" series, including martha washington, martha washington, and the programon, you just saw. there is still time to buy the special edition of the book " of the unitedf the unitefirst s states of america." plu s shipping. c-span.org/products. >> remarks from mayor mia love. then the legal issues facing the military. after that, discussion on heart editorial cartoon is a printer the effort universal healthcare law. , theemarks from mia love republican mayor of sarasota springs, utah. this is about 45 minutes.

we will have it as soon as it is available on c-span and c-span radio. we will also take your phone calls and reactions later on this day. also going on in front of the court plaza is a pro-gay marriage rally posted by the group united for marriage. it started at about 9:00 this morning. live coverage continuing on c- span2. colleget and we were in when i was 18 and another was 19. we chose a song by royal hamilton called "to the right to love." still did not we have the right to legal marriage. although we have gone through the good times and bad times, our love and respect for each other girl stronger each year. we loved our parents and it care of them and their elderly years. we take our daughters to the movie. we play with our pets. we laugh and cry together and we often bicker over what brescia where going to eat at. we are a family. why is it that because we are to women that are life is a recognized? 17 years ago i was awarded custody of my knees when she was 4 years old. six years later i was awarded custody of her sister when she was 3. we are a

c-span.org. and now c-span's "the communicators." >> last week, michael daniels was our guest. mr. daniels is the president of cybersecurity cordy nader and his -- coordinator and is talking about the executive order the president recently issued. this week we have two members of congress to discuss the order and get reaction from capitol hill. joining us is a republican from texas, member of the intelligence committee, and in the last august, task forced chair on cyber security for the speaker. when you look at the president's executive order, what is your initial reaction? >> that it is ok. there are some things that clearly need to be done with an executive order. some things can only be done with legislation. part of my reaction is that i wish the president had put as much effort into getting some legislation passed and then come out with executive order rather than the other way around. one of my fears is that it will take some momentum out of the effort to get legislation passed. >> how similar is the president's executive order to that task force recommendations that you made

economy, the nuclear threat from north korea, and pope francis. c-span radio or read errors the five programs beginning at noon eastern with "meet the press." key is the former president of the u.s. conference of catholic. -- of catholic bishops. madeleine albright and former national security adviser stephen hadley. at two o'clock p.m. it is " the fox news sunday." also the president and ceo of freedom works will be there. mike rogers -- also kiki mclean and dr. ben carson. at 4:00 is "face the nation." we talk with congressman paul ryan. democratic senator amy and the chairman of the republican national committee -- this afternoon on c-span radio are brought to you by c-span as a public service. you can listen to them all on c- span radio on 91. fm. channel 119 at nationwide on sirius satellite radio. >> elizabeth monroe refused to continue the tradition of making social calls to washington post political society. she gained a reputation of being queenly. we will explore her relationship with her husband and close relationship with her successor. we wi

and the relationship with her mother-in- law, abigail adams. we will include your questions, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3 , also on c- span radio and c-span.org. kenny spokeda about efforts to reform his government at george washington university. this is 35 minutes. [applause] mark, bryan, ambassador collins, ladies and gentlemen, i was told i was coming to a university, but there are all the languages in the world -- i am going to speak for two hours in ayers. may i wish you all a happy st. patrick's week. washingtonto be in and have the opportunity to give andcture in respect of paul what he stood for and how is.rtant he employees to speak of a great irishman, described on many occasions as a new yorker who for the underdogs and outsiders who never forgot where he came from. onill say a few words to you the issue and a cause of something that is so close to all our hearts and people all around the world, our democracy. i am personally honored at the george washington university should bestow upon me they're making democracy worked toward, and i really do appreciate that. was it not george washington who said perseveranc

it's absolutely amazing and thank you very very much c-span. host: is this the last time we're going to have this discussion? guest: probably not. we've seen this trend toward deadline make or break and get something done right now way to handle things. president obama has said he want to move away from this. he want a grand bargain. we're not there yet which we got a debt ceiling debate that's going to be coming in the next few months. while they passed two budgets they haven't gone through the whole process. we could continue with a number of stop gap measures keeping government from shutting down until someone comes to a big agreement. host: on our line for republicans, go ahead. caller: thank you sir for taking my call which really enjoy c-span. i don't get to watch it much due to the fact i'm in school monday through friday. i'm an american government teacher and have been for the last 19 years and i have a question the for your young lady. i would like her to define the word politico. that's the first question. number two, what is frighten

c-span2. >> denis brian as a guest on booknotes in 1996 to talk about "einstein: a life." the book tells the story of one of history's most famous scientists and explores his private life. c-span: denis brian, author of "einstein: a life," why did you devote a chapter to einstein's brain? >> guest: it was such shocking news when i found out that somebody had got his brain. and it was exactly what he didn't want to happen. he told everyone that he didn't want any physical part of him to remain. he didn't want any memorials made to him. he didn't want his home made into a memorial. so that when i heard somebody had his brain, and they were slicing it up to find out clues to his genius, i thought this is perhaps the worst thing that could have ever happened to this

and c-span. org. >> according to "the associated press," international peace envoy to syria says syrian rebels have freed 21 u.n. peacekeepers. the peacekeepers are from the philippines. they were seized wednesday by rebels who initially said they would only free the hostages if the forces withdrew from the area. that story from "the associated press." earlier this week, we heard more about the situation in syria with remarks from british foreign secretary william hague. hague. remarks. >> -- statement for foreign and commonwealth affairs. secretary william hague. >> mr. speaker, with permission i will make a statement on theno crisis in syria. the time has come to announcenc to the house developmental o policy and the readiness todi develop it further if the bloodshed continues. two years after it began, the i conflict has reached catastrophic proportions. 10,000 people have died since early january. that meansar more people havens died in the first two months ofw this year than in the whole of

caller: c-span seems to be the only voice we have for truth and knowledge. e media seems to be controlled by the various interests. nuclear power has infiltrated every kind of thinking and speech. c-span is the one opportunity to get the truth that out. it is slowly sinking into the ocean. the water is growing radioactive. they cannot even store the waste. they have no place to put the water. i did a study in high school. the biggest problem if there's a meltdown it would be the end of our environment. this planet is a fragile balance. radioactivity is so overwhelming to the disk balance. -- to the disbalance. host: that was anthony from new york. he mentioned a couple of things. student cam is back in force. you will see an announcement shortly about this year's winners. on this program, you will see the announcement. pretty soon you'll see it rollout of the winners, etc. this year's student cam, a record number of entries. looking forward to seeing the winners and videos. anthony mentioned the fukushima accident and earthquakes and nuclear power failure tha

we'll include your questions and comments by phone, facebook and twitter live monday night on c-span and c-span3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> coming up next, a panel looks at how the small business community has been affected by obama administration policies. this was moderated by carly fiorina. the forum is part of the annual conservative political action conference held in maryland. we will show you as much of this as we can until the senate gavels in this morning at 9. [applause] >> well, thank you and good afternoon to those of you who are hanging in here. thank you for hanging in here. of we have a really exciting and fun panel for you this afternoon as the title suggests. we are not here to discuss the future of the republican party, actually, we are here to talk about the state of american business. [applause] thank you. [laughter] last year when i addressed cpac, i actually talked about technology, and i talked with you about technology because it has fundamentally altered the pace of change for our communities and for our nation, because technology empowers the in

white house hostess for martin van buren, who is a widower. 9:00s live monday night at eastern on c-span and c-span3, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> now, the house foreign committee affairs allied u.s. policy toward the asia pacific region and of relations with china. he talks about north korea's's nuclear program, trade agreements, and india's role in the region. from the heritage foundation, this is about one hour. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. days, thext 13 president of the heritage foundation. i am delighted to have with us as amorning my successor new president, senator jim demint. we're happy you are here to join us. to theme all of you auditorium. it's good to see so many friends here and particularly a happy occasion for us to be able to co-host the reception afterward with the ambassador of the the republic of korea. it's very special time for korea to celebrate the first anniversary of chorus and we celebrate and commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the korean war. today, we have a number of other significant guests who are here with us representing the samsun

resolution and move on to the 2014 budget resolution and get that approved by the end of the week before the easter recess begins. live coverage of the house on c- span and the senate on c-span2. out to na" with fred na -- "q +ext, to a" frenchabeth monroe spoke inside the white house and gained a reputation of being queenly by her --. we will explore relationship with her husband james monroe and her close relationship with her successor. we will see the importance she played in the 1820 presidential campaign of john quincy adams and the complex relationship with former first lady abigail adams. we will include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> you're looking at the next industrial revolution. makerbot is an innovation company. these two tools and power people to make things. building up layers of plastic and tell your model is done. and you take it out, and you have something. when you got,s when you cut your coffee shop, and you want to use an open network. you do not know what the guy sitting next to you is doing. what is he doing with his m

we will include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, andtwitter live on c-span c-span 3 and c-span radio and c- span.org. tonight on c-span president obama's press conference with the king of jordan. after that, egyptian politics and elections. continues hisa first trip of his second term visiting israel, the west bank, and jordan. he met with king abdullah. king abdullah said jordan is housing refugees and expects the number to double by the end the year. president obama says the u.s. will provide financial aid to jordan. this is about 40 minutes. >> i remember you were here when you were a senator. i hope you are enjoying your second term. we are delighted to have these discussions. they were very, very fruitful on the strategic partnership. we are very grateful to you, sir, and the administration, as well as congress for the continued support as has been shown over so many years. and this partnership throughout the years has provided us to get to where we are today. and we continue that you will continue to help us secure regional peace. we did have an opportunity to disc

and her life with john adams. join in on the conversation live monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c- span.org. host: a. live at you in washington as the march on capitol hill begins to make its way down pennsylvania avenue, recreating what happened on the state 100 years ago shortly after 9:00 a.m. on march the third 1913. as many as two budde 50,000 people lining pennsylvania avenue which ultimately led to a women's right to vote. that came in 1920. kristin gwinn-becker joins us. why did it happen on the state 100 years ago? guest: 100 years ago is the eve of the inauguration of president woodrow wilson. the organizers of the market knew that hundreds of thousands of people would be in town for it. host: what led to this movement and why did it take seven years to go from this march ultimately to the right for women to vote. guest: we march 1848 as the beginning of the movement, seneca falls convention. it took until 1931913 for the national movement to gather strength. they had been an acting suffrage state-by-state on the local level. 1313, a new movement emerge that focused on the changin

join the conversation live on monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> member in the british house of commons are back from a short recease. prime minister david cameron answered questions about the downgrading of the credit line by moody's. this is about 35 minutes. >> questions for the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with other others i i will have further such meetings later today. >> will the prime minister agree that it is unacceptable for members or respective members of this house to say anything to support terrorism? >> i agree with what my honorable friend has said. frankly, it is staggering someone is standing for public office that says in october 1984 when the brighten bomb went off i felt a surge of excitement at margaret thatcher's demise and a disappointment that chose chance were missed. those are a complete disgrace. mr. speaker, three years at the prime minister had this to say. first priority of any government has to keep the credit rating. that has to come first. it's the only responsible thing t