now to plymouth notch, vermont, and the night that calvin coolidge and grace coolidge learned they are coming to the white house. >> plymouth notch is the birthplace and boyhood home of calvin coolidge. he was born in a little house attached to the back of the store that his father operated. when he was four, he moved across the road to the building we now know as the coolidge homestead. this was an old-fashioned town for most americans in the sophisticated roaring 20's. grace spent some of the time just walking around, that was one of her great passions. she loved to walk, so she would go down to the cemetery, especially after her son, calvin jr. died. she did a lot of knitting and other types of handwork while she was here, just enjoying the country air. she grew up in the biggest town in vermont. when she was growing up her house had electricity and plumbing. when she came here, this was very much a country home still, so there was no electricity or plumbing in a house where she stayed with her husband. this is the kitchen of the coolidge homestead. this is where they would have had

. >> season to, this week edith roosevelt to grace coolidge, weeknights at nine on c-span. >> joiningus on booktv on c-span2 is josh dubois. before we get into your book, what is your day job? >> i led the face on 10 faith-based for president obama's first term. >> do you have a church? >> i don't have a church now but i attended a wonderful congregation here in d.c. >> how did you get josÉ with the president and his faith-based initiative? >> i started with them early in the senate term 2005. i was just doing outreach like a lot of other folks and i decided one day this guy needs some rethinking about his cell. decide to send them anyway -- into one morning. to know if we would respond. it was reflection on the 23rd psalm but it will be back and said this is exactly what i needed today. would you do it every single day? that was six years ago. >> when we read "the president's devotional" to what will we find? >> 385 devotionals that of a meaningful to present obama to help him start his day with joy and to get through tough times. you find stories of faith in the white house. preside

tonight we will be telling you the story of first lady grace coolidge. she came into office with her husband the president in 1923 after the sudden death of president

next week from edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. we are offering a special edition of the first ladies of the united states of america. it is a biography and a portrait of each lady. it talks about the role of each lady throughout history. it is available for discount. and our website has more about the ursula ladies. that is produced by the white house historical association. at c-n find out more firstladies. highlightsc-span from the memorial service honoring the late nelson mandela. toer that talking political's mike allen about jobs. thousands gathered at an open air stadium in johannesburg on tuesday to honor the life of warmer southampton president nelson mandela. he died earlier this month at the age of 95. within the next two hours you will hear some of their remarks beginning with president obama. >> thank you. thank you. thank you so much. [applause] thank you. to graÇa machel and the mandela family, to president zuma and members of the government, to heads of state and government, past and present, distinguished guests --

she inherited grace coolidge's social ceric -- secretary. mary randolph wanted lou to do things the "washington society" way of things. those two parted company after the end of one year. lou did not hire another social secretary. she introduced a lot of changes. she was very unorthodox. >> you know what the inauguration look like? >> i believe -- some have opted not to have an inaugural ball. >> it was pouring rain that day. they got soaked in the ceremony. they did not attend the ball. the vice president and his sister-in-law attended the ball. it was considered a charity ball and not an inaugural ball. >> what was the charity? >> that's a good question. i don't have the answer. [laughter] i will tweet it. >> i'm big fan of this series and i know all about the presidents. what was lou hoover's favorite activity in the white house? >> i'm not sure there was one. i will pick two. one would be taking care of the gardens and loving outdoors. the other was chronicling the history of the furniture and decorations of the white house. >> how long

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this week, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge on c-span. >> coming up next, a discussion about the recent budget deal in congress and what it might mean for other bipartisan efforts. after that, q&a with margaret mcmillan talking about her latest book on the first world war. then, british prime minister david cameron taking questions from the house of commons. >> next, the university of minnesota hosting an event with two former u.s. representatives talking about the budget plan in congress and what it could mean for future deals. this event occurred one day before the house voted in favor of the budget deal. the senate will be voting on the legislation this coming week. >> good afternoon. i would like to welcome you to the university of minnesota.

join us to learn more about grace coolidge on ""first ladies ." reminder, new "first ladies grandson the new year. starting with nancy reagan on monday, january 13 at 9:00 eastern. that is followed by barbara bush, hillary clinton, laura bush and michelle obama. live here on c-span and c-span radio. the whiteartners at house historical association, we offer a special edition of a book, first ladies of the united states of america. it provides a biography and portrait of each first lady. available for $12.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/pro ducts. she was everyone's soul sister. everyone thought they knew where. they did, pretty much. she laid her life out for everybody to see. about what life was like in suburbia. for women in the 1960's through the 1990's. one of the wonderful things about her, she wrote mainly humor and it was humor that was accessible to everyone. humor that happened in everybody's lives. they might not recognize it until they saw it written on the page or in a newspaper column. time things happen all the but we have to be on th

this week, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. the first -- the first country in the world to sector forallocated medical body area networks. this allows monitoring vital signs without having to have intrusive monitors. he could be a game changer, in terms of tracking health and health care. wireless a remote patient monitoring solution. to be able to put devices inpatient homes. to be able to monitor and keep them well, and have better outcomes and keep them out of the hospital. >> it is an anticoagulated device. a patient on warfare and would have to go to the doctor once a week to get -- a patient on warfarin would have to go to the doctor once a week. now, they can monitor. >> one of the things my office is working on is providing a model notice for health apps. can ofu go to buy a soup, there is a consistent fda label. it lets you look for things you are interested in. some people care about sodium, sugar, or fat. we are developing a tool -- we have already done this for personal health records. we are now expanding it to add

roosevelt to edith grace coolidge, weeknights at 9:00 on c-span. >> the outgoing chairman of general motors told a national press club audience today that gm is investing more than $1 billion in u.s. plants. he will be replaced in january by the first woman to head a major automaker. he calls this historic about but not surprising. this is an hour. good afternoon, and welcome to the national press club. my name is angela keane. i am a reporter for bloomberg news. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists, committed to our future with programming such as phil, wire fostering a -- programming such as this, while fostering a free press worldwide. to donate to programs offered to the public, through our journalism institute, please s.org/institute. i would like to welcome our speaker today as well as those of you in our audience. we have working journalists who are club members. i note that members of the public are also attending, so it evidencecessarily the of the lack of journalistic objectivity. i would like to welcome our c- span and public radio audiences

next week edith roosevelt to grace coolidge, weeknights at 9:00 on c-span. >> next senate judiciary committee chair patrick leahy address human-rights and remarks at the museum in washington d.c.. the speech coincided with the 65anniversary of the signing of the universal declaration of human rights which was adopted by the u.n. general assembly in 1948. this is 25 minutes. >> please come on in and make your way to your seats. one of the things you will learn about human rights at this summit is what an amazing board we are blessed with and it is my pleasure to introduce another of its members, james ziglar who has had four decades' experience in public policy, management, finance, law and academia. no stranger to historic moments. he started his law career as a clerk to supreme court justice harry blackman in the 1972 term. when he rode the landmark roe vs. wade decision. 30 years later president george w. bush appointed jim commissioner of the imf. that was weeks before the attacks on the timber eleventh. he served as assistant secretary of the interior in the reagan administration and as a

. >> this week, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. sundays "meet the press" paul ryan and patty murray is custom budget that was passed in house on thursday. it is now being taken up in the senate. the two lawmakers are credited with drafting a legislation that would fund the federal government for the next two years. here's some of what they had to say about the deal. >> well, we didn't get everything that we wanted, but i will tell you what we did get, certainty for the next two years. we are at a point now where we're not could you tell everybody that we're going to tour the economy in a tailspin because we have to have something. it importantly, a budget agreement is about how we can manage this country's resources so we can have the things i do care passionately about, whether it is education or health care or transportation infrastructure. we were not managing our country in a way to get the things i cared about. >> on the right, my colleague in the house spoke to your colleague marco rubio. he called us and un-american deal. th

followed by an encore presentation from our first ladies series with a look at the life and times of grace coolidge. then navy secretary ray mavis takes questions from reporters at a reefing. -- at a briefing. ended the year conference in the briefing room. this >> i know you are eager to skip town and spend time with your families. not surprisingly, i am too. but you know what they say. it is the most wonderful press conference of the year, right now. i am eager to take your questions. first, i want to say a few words about our economy. in 2013, our businesses created another 2 million jobs. adding up to more than 8 million in just over the past 45 months. this morning, we learned that over the summer our economy grew at its strongest pace in nearly two years. the unemployment rate has steadily fallen to its lowest point in i've years. our fiscal situation is firmer, with deficits that are now less than half of what they were when i took office. for the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil at home then we buy from the rest of the world. and our all of the above strategy for new am

edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. >> fcc provided the first country in the world to provide allocatedpectrum. this is something that allows monitoring of vital signs without having to have intrusive monitors. it can be a game changer in terms of tracking people's health. wireless,a remote, remote patient monitoring solution to be able to put inpatient'sevices homes. we can monitor and keep them well. this device is an anticoagulation device. typically, a patient that is on coumadin would have to go to their doctor once a week to get a blood reading. as the data goes into this device, it goes to our service center where they can help monitor the patient if there is a problem, they can alert the patient's cardiologist. >> we are working on providing a apps. notice for health haps some people care about sodium, other people care about sugar or fat. similarly, we are developing a address mobile and nonmobile apps. this can help you say, these folks do not resell my information or this is how they use it. a consumer can navigate this newly growing and exploding field. >> the government's r

nd monday, we'll start our encore presentation of first adies season two, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. >> today at the white house, president obama met with newly mayors to discuss jobs and the economy. here's the president speaking to that ers shortly before meeting began. >> it's a great pleasure to welcome not only some of the the outstanding mayors of country. but also folks who are representing, you know, incredible cities, world class be es, that are going to central to america's economic growth and progress for years to come. 2 2i always said mayors don't have partisan. they are every day accountable of concretely delivering all the services people all across the country. reason that we think about mayors, we think about folks getting stuff done. outstanding group of mayors-elect.nd they have a shared vision. critical hubs in which we're creating jobs, bringing businesses, seeing startups and develop, make sure for the gateways opportunities are people from -- from the surrounding areas, the regions,ng states, the and in many case, the world, because i think you've got a lot po

on the next three weeks, encore first ladies.of next week, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge.hite house historical associations, the c-span is offering a special edition of ladies of the united states of america. it has biographies of each first available for $12.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/products. website has more about the first lady at c-span.org/first including a special white "welcome to the house." it chronicles life inside the executive mansion under each of ladies.t political onstant in life, congress in 1901, 2% of members came from working class backgrounds, got into politics and eventually wound up in congress. flash forward to the average day. 2% average congressman spent of their year doing manual labor jobs, service industry jobs. this is one thing that hasn't changed, you know? aspects oh it nt was political access. broadcast television, cable news. politics, the n decline of unions. happening, this is one of the constants of that, working class people are not getting elected office. ical >> does it matter there's a socioeconomic disparity between elected o

edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. >> next, at the university of minnesota hosts an event with two former representatives talking about the recent budget plan in congress. what it could mean for future bipartisan deal. this event took place one day before the house voted in favor of the budget deal which now requires approval by the senate >> good afternoon. i'm mary jacobs and the faculty .ere the average of the program talking about the significance of the budget deal in washington both in terms of the regular order in congress and in terms of its political implications for both the democratic and republican parties as well the origins of some of what we're been seeing in washington. we're very fortunate today to have a terrific panel. with real expense in washington and the significant ways, as well as leadership roles in the state capitol in minnesota. i would like to introduce the panel in front of me. who servedlgud nick in the house in the house of representatives in washington. hemartin seybol went on to washington, where he served for 13 terms in very important positions, includi

start our encore presentation of first ladies season to, edith roosevelt to raise coolidge -- grace coolidge. quick house democrats and republicans react to the announcement of a deal on the budget. in about a half-hour, an oversight hearing on government surveillance programs. kathleen sebelius's testimony about the healthcare.gov website. the house will vote tomorrow on a budget deal announced chair of thethe congressional budget committees. it will cut the debt by more than $20 billion. over the next half hour, reaction to the plan. first house democrats, then house republicans. >> good morning. we are going to try to move this along this morning, because members want to be at the national cathedral this morning for the celebration of the life of nelson mandela, so i'm going to ask all our members of leadership to try to be as brief as possible so we can yield the rest of the time. mr. clyburn will speak as well and another member of the conference committee. i will just say one thing, some decent news, some good news. that is that today we have learned that some 1.2 million people in ame

this week, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge weeknights at 9:00 on c-span. >> coming up next, a discussion on health care spending and what can be done to remand growing costs. after that, i health energy and commerce subcommittee hearing on online gaming restrictions. later, "q&a" with margaret mcmillan. >> on the next washington journal, -- >> good afternoon. we will go ahead and get started. i am marilyn serafini with the alliance for health reform. andehalf of jay rockefeller our board of directors, i would like to welcome everybody to today's program. i would like to thank our partners, the commonwealth fund, who have done a lot of work in this area. the growth of health care spending has moderated over the last few years. experts say this is not the time to declare victory. u.s. spending on health care still exceeds spending in other countries, both in terms of percentage of gdp and also per capita spending. it is also worth noting that medicare consumed 15% of the federal budget in 2012, and in 2011, the first of the baby boomers hit the medicare program. medicare spending is projec

eastern and monday will start our encore presentation of first lady season two, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> it is are rare constant in american political life. if you look at congress, 1901, less than 2% of members came from working-class backgrounds, got into politics and wound up in congress. flash forward to the present day the average member of congress spent less than 2% of their career doing manual labor jobs and service industry jobs and this is one thing that hasn't changed. lots of different aspects of the political process, broadcast television, cable news, the rise of candidate centered elections, big money, the decline of unions and all of this is happening, one of the constants during that, during the last hundred years or so is working class people are not getting elected to political office. >> does it matter there is a socioeconomic disparity between most elected officials and citizens they represent in nicholas collins looks at a white collar government sunday night at 9:00 on afterwards. in january, in depth with radio talk-show host marc levi

this week edith roosevelt to grace coolidge weeknights at nine on c-span. >> last thursday a group of physicians outlined how the health care law is affecting their patients. they testified before the house oversighoversight and investigas committee. their concerns included limited access to care and drug cost for those of chronic conditions. health care policy professionals also testified. representative darrell issa chairs the committee. elijah cummings serves as the ranking member. the hearing is about three and half hours. >> [inaudible conversations] could i ask you to please take your seats and ask you to come to order. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will come to order. the oversight committee exists for key from the principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. and second, americans deserve an efficient effective government that works for them. our duty on oversight and government reform committee to protect these rights. our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxp

we start our encore presentations on monday with it if roosevelt to grace coolidge. >> "washington journalcontinues. expected touse is adjourn for the rest of the year on friday. looking for agreement on a new budget deal. joining us is congressmen john garamendi from california. you are a member of the armed services committee. we talked about the deal that was announced yesterday. what is your take? >> we do not have a choice. we have soldiers in the field. we cannot dither. we have to get this done. the essential pieces are there. host: some stats on that legislation. it includes more than $80 million for operations in afghanistan and elsewhere. loosening some of the restrictions on transferring prisoners. you said it does not include some things. guest: some of the things left in our troublesome for me. $80 million for afghanistan? i have some questions about some of the priorities. the number of1/3 soldiers that we are spending as much money or a little bit more. detailse the kinds of we needed to get into in this bill. what is left out of it -- some of the details of how we use the m

roosevelt -- if edith roosevelt to grace coolidge.ompetitionnt cam wants to know what is the most important issue congress should address next year. make a five- to seven-minute documentary. the deadline is january 20. get more information at studentcam.org. "washington journal" continues. our next guest this morning is alex wayne. out about thet insurance plans. walk us through what it means. 365,000.re up to about they are still about half the pace to reach this goal they had before the launch of the exchanges of enrolling about 7 million people by march. they hope to get a big bubble of people this month to have coverage starting on january 1. host: how likely will it be they will reach that benchmark? guest: they have a long way to go. they do not use that 7 million figure very much anymore. showing 11% had tried to get health insurance using healthcare.gov. they said they ran into problems. how alarming of a stat is that for the administration? guest: i do not think it is much of a surprise. they knew there were problems into ear

. -- edith, eat is roosevelt to grace coolidge. >> it is a rare constant in american political life.ou look at say congress in 1901, less than two percent of members came from working-class backgrounds, got into politics, and eventually wound up in congress. flash forward to the present day. the average member of congress spent less than two percent of their career doing manual labor jobs and service industry jobs. so this is one thing that really has not changed, a lot of different aspects of the political process -- process have changed. news, big money in politics, the decline of unions, and while all of this is happening, one of the constants during that, during the last hundred years or so, is that working-class people are not getting elected to political office. >> does it matter there is a socioeconomic disparity between most elected officials and mrs. and they represent? a white-collar government tonight at 9:00. in january, in depth with radio talk show host mark levine. he will take your questions for all part of booktv weekends on c-span2. booktvfor december's bookclub, we

this week, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge, weeknights at nine on c-span. >> live pictures once again from the center for strategic and international studies for discussion with former u.s. trade representatives from the george h. w. bush and clinton administrations as they review the 20th anniversary of the north american free trade agreement, nafta, as it is been called but it was signed into law by president clinton in 1993 with a goal of pulling together the economies of the u.s., canada and mexico. we expect this to start in just a moment. live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning and want them to csis. but i ask everyone to take their seats, please. >> thanks for joining us early this monday morning. my name is scott miller, i'm the scholl chair in international business. i run the international business here at csis and i'm delighted to welcome you to today's event entitled "nafta at 20". the north american free trade agreement injured into force january 1, 1994 -- entered. the nafta was a breakthrough in its copper into

eastern and monday, we will start our encore visitation of season two, edith roosevelt to grace coolidge. host: we want to welcome back to our table senator ron johnson, a republican of wisconsin and a member of the house budget committee. the hill newspapers as the budget deal is sealed. it?guest: n off on the deal is well struck between the chairman's. both good people trying to come to an agreement. what we did in terms of the actual conference committee is we held a couple of hearings, which were also somewhat useful. the first hearing were opening statements. you generally won't -- roll your .yes to shut down the government. i think the federal government does enough harm to our economy -- that was the first thing i think the chairman got from that first hearing, to try to do something that will prevent a government shutdown so we do not harm the economy further. a second hearing, we actually had the congressional budget office director -- the process of that meeting was, how do you define the problem. to get a simple answer to one question. i tried it with treasury secretary lou an

and monday we'll start our encore presentation of first lady season 2, edith roosevelt to grace coolidgepan, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house. all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the table tv industry 34 years ago, and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in h.d. >> the economy in crisis organization held a panel discussion recently on trade agreements and presidential authority. the president's fast track authority expired in 2007. this allows a president to negotiate international agreements free as congressional amendments or filibuster. congress can vote for or against it. this discussion is about an hour and a half. >> good morning. welcome to the national press club. we'd like to start our program now since c-span3 is broadcasting this live and it's set up for 8:30. we realize some people are sort of still on their way due