this isseer of all of completing his first six months as secretary of the smithsonian institution. smithsonian,g the he is a cardiologist, he served as president of cornell university for nine years. although new to the museum servedhe has said i have in education my entire life. flautistaccomplished and at cornell the once accompanied billy joel on stage. the smithsonian will celebrate his 170th birthday next year. in addition to those 30 million visitors that come to the smithsonian each year, there are thousands of employees. even more thousands of volunteers. of exhibits in research projects and millions of dollars each year in donations. in a recent interview, dr. scorpion related a conversation with his longtime friend and longtime national press club member the late austin kiplinger. when i got this appointment in march of 2014, he contacted me to congratulate me. he said do you know what the smithsonian is? i can describe it in forward to -- everything under the sun. everything is at the smithsonian should be an honest broker of discussions of difficult issues. that may expl

you have said you do not like the description of the smithsonian institution as "the -- why?rocess attic," david skorton: i think of my attic as a place where i put quite putt i cannot with. that is not the smithsonian. these are things that are carefully watched, and thought about. thought about as new problems and questions arise. i am not smart enough to think about what another phrases, but i really do not like that one. [laughter] >> what do you see as your role ?ow at the smithsonian do you see yourself as a visionary who has to make a lot of change world you see yourself as someone coming in and wanting to protect the great legacy? how do you see your role? skorton: all of the above. no, let me expand. you will see the smithsonian and other nonprofits, things that have shown they have survived the test of time. in the smithsonian will be celebrating its one hundred 70th anniversary. leaders like me are always going to be relatively short-timers. the first thing and nonprofit leadership, as in medicine, is to do no harm. smithsonian does enormous amount of good and does

next, the smithsonian institution hosts with the american history guys radio history program. this program is about 1.5 hours. >> hello. i'm chris wilson, director of experience in program design here at the museum of american history. on behalf of the smithsonian institution and our partner at the national endowment for the humanities, i

experience just as a museum goer and a few weeks at the smithsonian, a few month as the the smithsonian, that institutionsithsonian that are large, broad, well-known, i'd like to say respected, well for the foreseeable future, should and will have a foot in both worlds. we need to preserve the objects that we recognize as part of the american tradition and culture. and yet, as richard and others have been doing for some time, begin to push the boundaries of what could be done. my predecessor, formerly president of georgia tech and very creative person began the process of more aggressively digitizing those parts of the collection that can easily be digitized. the collection breathtakingly is 138 million things. and some of the museums -- the verb he used us to democratize the collection. you don't have to be among a small number of people that will get to the mall. even in our city there are people who don't get to the mall, who don't share in the riches directly. that's one theme that sounded. a second theme that sounded which resonates with me is the issue of diversity writ large. diversity in the audie

this litter was produced by scientists from cornell university and the smithsonian institution. this breakthrough will help researchers fight diseases in dogs./// > that's all for 8 news now live at noon.. remember that 8 news now is always available at las vegas

. >> the smithsonian institute's dr. stanley heckadon-moreno is considered the environmental conscience of panama. he studies his country from the galeta marine center, a science outpost that sits on a gorgeous stretch of beach on panama's caribbean coast. >> its almost impossible to explain egypt without the nile. you can't explain panama without the chagres. it's what makes possible this country. >> the chagres is the river that was dammed up 100 years ago to form gatun lake, at the time the largest man-made lake in the world. large enough to float these massive ocean vessels. but gatun lake serves another purpose- supplying 80% of the fresh water to the people of panama. and that's why we're at the lake this morning. ariel rodriguez is a biologist from the university of panama. he's taking us on a tour of gatun lake, but this tour isn't of the usual sites. it wasn't long before we found what we were looking for. >> behind me that pump is for water but it's out of the water, that doesn't look normal. >> no, of course i

this litter was produced by scientists from cornell university and the smithsonian institution. it's a common procedure in humans, for helping couples have a baby when they cannot conceive naturally. but dogs' complex reproductive systems....have until now. it's hoped this research could be used to help preserve endangered wild dogs, such as the african painted biologists could of treating and disease in our beloved pets. jessica rae: deborah: are you looking for a restaurant quality meal for dinner tonight? well howard has a recipe that will have your family running to the table. check it out. when i first started working for a caterer when i was in high school, my job was to roast chickens on these huge trays (i mean there were hundreds), then i would slather them with a fruity glaze. that was the first time i ever had fruit with chicken, or really with any meat. and you know what, it was amazing. so let me share a recipe by seasoning some quartered chickens with a bit of salt and pepper. then into a roasting pan they go and we rub them with a mixture of brown sugar and mustar

now from my own experience just as they museum goer in the last few weeks of the smithsonian last few weeks the institutions like the smithsonian's that are large, broad, well known, and i like to see respected well for the foreseeable future should and will have a foot am told that we preserve the object that we recognize as part of the tradition to push the boundaries. my predecessor formerly president in charge is digitizing those parts of the collection that can easily be digitized. the collection breathtakingly is 138 million some of the museums i believe in the entire collection is digitized and caught some others but the verb he used was to democratize the collections that you don't have to be a relatively small number of people worldwide. unfortunately even their people that don't get to the mall could overly share their richest register asked me. richest rectally. register asked me. so there's one theme that sounded. the other theme that sounded patristic mates with me coming and i am very concerned about it is the issue of diversity but large and that is dangerous to be in the audience is that we

they were produced by scientists from cornell university, the smithsonian institution. it helps the research can be used to help preserve endangered wild dogs. and cute puppies. jason: big smiles on their faces.

next, the smithsonian institution hosts with the american history guys radio history program. this program is about 1.5 hours. >> hello. i'm chris wilson, director of experience in program design here at the museum of american history. on behalf of the smithsonian institution and our partner at the national endowment for the humanities, i would like you to be welcomed to the history forum. an exploration of history on the screen. when we first decided to launch the history film forum, and to examine the state of narrative and documentary film as public history two years ago, we knew we wanted to consider "the birth of a nation," especially this year, as the controversial and monumental film turns 100. as perhaps the best example of the power of film to affect the public understanding or misunderstanding of history, it had to be included. over the past four days here at the history film forum, "the birth of a nation" has come up over and over in discussions with filmmakers, scholars, and the audience. we are happy to be able to join with back story with the american history guy

this litter was produced by scientists from cornell university and the smithsonian institution. while a common procedure in humans... dogs' complex reproductive systems have made it difficult for scientists to use i- v-f in canines until now. it's hoped this research could be used to help preserve endangered wild dogs, such as the african painted dog. biologists could also learn ways of treating and preventing disease - how could ketchup get this hard? - you just hold it in your hand like this and say, "you're the biggest ketchup i've ever had."

this morning i was meeting with the director of the smithsonian research institute in panama. i feel i am very secure to tell you there is no other organization quite like this that studies the environment writ large in a particular area, the findings generalizeable to other parts the world that have those characteristics. many other science areas are at or near the very, very top of their field. whether considered based on scientific publicication members of the senior staff who are elected to national academies and so on. on the nonscience side, we have than the urther sacker galleries to find some of if not the top collections in various sub areas of asian art. the museum, the archives of american art both publish prestigious academic journals that are widely subscribed to by people who want to write in these fields, and they come to those areas. they line up to those areas to get articles published because they recognize the expertise the curators and the museum directors at the very top of their field. is every single part at the top? no. and i've never been in an organiz

for my ownright now, experience, as a museum goer in a few months at the smithsonian that institutionslike the smithsonian, which are large, broad, well-known, and i would think to say respected, should and will have a foot in both worlds, preserving the objects that we recognize as part of the american tradition and culture, and yet, as richard and others have been doing, push the boundaries of what can be done. , a very creative person, began the process of more aggressively digitizing those parts of the collection that can easily be digitized. the collection is 138 million things. -- the the museums entire collection is digitized in some. you don't have to be part of the very small amount of people in the world that will get to be all. unfortunate lake, in our city, there are people that do not get to the mall. that is one theme that sounded. a second theme is the issue of diversity at large. that is diversity in the audience as we are serving, diversity in the employees, the workforce of the museum, the diversity of the programming that we offer. diversity in the themes we want to

and later the head of the smithsonian institution, dr. david skorton will talk about the future of the world's largest museum complex. live coverage at 1:00 p.m. eastern also here on c-span 3. >>> president obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom, to 17 individuals at the white house last month. among this year's recipients are major league baseball hall of famer willie mays, singer and songwriter gloria estefan, u.s. senator barbara mikulski, filmmaker steven spielberg, and violinist itzhak perlman. the ceremony is 50 minutes. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. larry berra accepting for yogi berra. bonnie carroll. accepting for the honorable shirley chisholm. emilio estefan. gloria estefan. peggen frank accepting for billy frank jr. the honorable lee hamilton. katherine johnson. willie howard mays jr. the honorable senator barbara mikulski. itzhak perlman. the honorable bill ruckelshaus. steven spielberg. barbra streisand. james taylor. minoru yasui.

and only the smithsonian institution holds more -- has a larger objects collection than the departmentthe interior. secretary jewell oversees all of these. she has been deeply committed to this important work. even before coming to interior, she helped develop a series of very forward-looking recommendations for the national park service that included " assuring that all americans are able to recognize themselves and their stories in the national park system. which has something that has been a theme of our conference this week and in past years. as interior secretary, she has translated that commitment into action. she and her predecessor ken salazar has helped president obama use the antiquities act to establish or expand 19 national monuments across the country. [applause] these are places that tell the stories of all americans. they historic pullman neighborhood in chicago, fort monroe in virginia. two of our national treasure campaigns, but also including the cesar chavez national monument and the harriet tubman national monument. several of these monuments have been included in t

the national park service, the smithsonian institution and to , all of the smithsonian and park service staff here today, welcome and thank you. to our friends and allies in the preservation work, we thank you for coming in for joining us. and a special thank you to those from outside traditional areas of our field, scholars and advocates for community advancement. especially to our panelists, special guests who i will introduce at greater length later on in the program. we deeply appreciate your input and want to thank you for helping us expand the scope of historic reservation so that it reflects the two root -- true diversity of our nation and work to save more overlooked places. let me tell you why this is important. over the next few days, we will set the stage for the next 50 years of our work. we believe that telling the full american story and becoming a more inclusive movement is crucial to our understanding of who we are, and to where we are going. preservationists recognize the importance of these issues and doing great work to healed stories from our past. but that being sai

researchers at the smithsonian institution and cornell university unveiling for the very first time puppiesn through in vetro fertilization. >> fox's robert gray has more. >> reporter: high on the list of things that almost no one can hate, a bunch of puppies playing with a squeaky toy in a park. but what makes this interlude of cuteness different from all others is that these are test tube puppies. >> this is the world's first litter of puppies ever born by inch vetro fertilization. so we have seven normal happy healthy puppies. >> doctor alexander travis is associate professor of reproductive biology at cornell university. >> you'll see that this one here is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a beagle. where as this one over here is beagle-beagle. they all came from the same litter but they have different moms and dads, but all born at the same time and were raised together. >> yes, i like too. >> while in vetro fertilization has been used in humans for decades, colonel says that until now gestational differences between us and our k9 con pam johns, has prevent add successful treatment.

my work on the theory of the in 1919oblem q related with a paper in the smithsonian institution miscellaneous collection. i have the greatest admiration for your later work, which you no doubt feel is more important than your work of the 90's, but what i find most inspiring is your optimism. it is the best antidote i know for the feeling of depression that comes at times when one contemplates the remarkable man and nature. respectfully yours, robert goddard. response was very short, but he did send a card back saying dear mr. gothard, thanks we are friendly letter. it is the sort of greeting we appreciate from people like you. yours, hg wells. i also brought out letters between goddard and charles lindbergh. ofy had a great deal correspondence between when they met in 1929 and it is interesting that in one of these letters, charles lindbergh asks gothard's advice on an experiment he's doing. says i'm building a tank which will contain oxygen. i would like to use mineral oil and send them up with the instruments. do you believe there's any danger due to combustion? have you any idea an explosi

and that medal, most medals, congressional gold medals, our housed at the smithsonian institution. but sometimes, at the end of the law, it does say that the sense of congress, the metal can travel on exhibition to be later return. in the case of the soldiers of world war ii, it troubled to six asian museums -- including the world war ii museum. it is now part of the permanent collection at the smithsonian, part of the price of freedom. the american fighters, served in every theater of war, they served in world war i, they served in world war ii, they served in korea. and they served in vietnam. and each branch of service is represented. and to meet those gentlemen when they receive their congressional gold medal, phoebe hemphill again. i put in a couple of different versions to show the lighting, some show the portraiture better than others. don everhart did a spectacular reverse with the four crafts that are associated with these gentlemen. not only the wings, aviator wings, in the center of those wings, showing the global reach of their efforts. and above them is an ace of spade

on tuesday, december 8th, david escorten, the new secretary of the smithsonian institution will addressa national press club luncheon. i'd other now like to present the national press club's world cup to our speaker. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> that is very valuable and it travels very well, as you go around the world, and talk about your candidacy for the presidency. so, final question, i understand that you are a dedicated arsenal fan. that's the team in the u.k. league, that in britain? arsenal? go arsenal. of course, you are now running for president of fifa, so do you need to pledge, and if so are you going to make that pledge today, that you're going to set aside your preferences for arsenal. no more rooting for arsenal because as the president of fifa you need to root for everybody so it is bye-bye to the arsenal? >> look, huh -- to run for fifa president, i will promise to dedicate my whole self to the organization, and football around the world, but over my dead body will i give up my support for arsenal. thank you. [applause] >> how about another round of applause fo

we joined him in washington as he received an ingenuity award from the smithsonian institution, and gaveence. i asked him about the use of the word ingenuity to describe his work, and that brought on a characteristic riff on how he develops his own word play. >> i remember there is a lyric in our show where lafayette say" ingenuitive and fluent in french." and i remember having a fight-- not having a fight, but having a debate with my collaborators, because one of them was like, well, that's not a word, ingenuitive. and i was like, i think it is. and then we were split two-two whether ingenuitive was a word. and we looked it up. and it is an archaic conjugation of ingenuity. and i was right. and i don't know why i knew that word, so-- and other people didn't, but-- >> brown: and, therefore, you use it. >> and, therefore, we use it. yes. >> brown: but you can make up words if you want, can't you? >> well, shakespeare did it. and it worked out pretty great for him. ( laughter ) >> brown: so, writing musicals, entertaining musicals, telling stories, and now filling in large gaps in american

on behalf of the smithsonian institution and our partner at the humanities, i would like you to be welcomed to the history forum. when we first decided to launch the history film forum, and to examine the state of narrative and documentary film as public history two years ago, we knew we wanted to consider "the birth of a nation", especially this year as the controversial and monumental film turns 100. as perhaps the best example of the power of film to affect the public's understanding or misunderstanding of history, it be included. the best it have to be included. over the past four days here, "the birth of a nation" has come up over and over in discussions with filmmakers, scholars, and the audience. we are happy to be able to join with back story with the american history guys, the virginia foundation for the humanities, and c-span american history television to bring you this show looking at the film, what it means one century later, and what lessons we can draw for the creation of history film today. thank you for joining us. and now, the history film forum presents, "the birth of a n

ne of the smithsonian institutions, museums, art galleries, or the zoo.

seven small puppies, all made with a help of scientists from new york and the smithsonian institutionay the first ever litter of ivf puppies could change the future for all dogs and maybe even humans. it's been nearly 40 years since the first human baby was born through ivf. the whole world seemed to watch when baby louise brown arrived in 1978 with the help of british fertility pioneers. >> i am now handing the baby to dr. edwards. >> reporter: some wondered what ivf would bring. today experts estimate because of it more than 5 million babies have been born. here now we're trying to take a very complex technique a step sideways into other species. >> reporter: caroline orgo from the university of surrey says exploring the possibilities of animal invitro started decades ago. back in the '60 there's were successful cases of rabbit ivf. then successes with lambs, calves, pigs, now pups. >> so we have seven normal happy healthy puppies. >> reporter: what is the difference with dogs? the team of scientists behind the litter say the canine reproductive system is different than other mammal

then, the head of the smithsonian institute talks about the future of the museum and research group. later, afghanistan's interior minister visit to the us and his comments on the future of the country's stability. during this holiday weekend we are showing you encore presentations of q&a, each night at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. this evening weekly standard senior editor andrew ferguson talks about the potential republican contenders for the 2016 presidential election as well as president obama, cost overruns at the planned eisenhower memorial and the growing number of journalists and pundits in washington dc. each night at 8:00 p.m. eastern book tv primetime, tonight history books starting with the first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women from c-span's first ladies series. also, historian david mccall on his book the wright brothers. erik larson, author of dead weight, the last crossing of the lusitania. >> abigail fillmore the first first lady to work outside the home. teaching a private school, she successfully lobby congress for funds to

. >> the secretary of the smithsonian institution david now on the future of the museum and research roup, the discussion hosted by the aspen institute included questions from the audience area this is about one hour and 15 minutes. >> [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, thank you all for being here. the director of the aspen institute program and it is my pleasure to curate four or five times a year some of these washington roundtable series we want to thank you today for always supporting these conversations. conversations i curate deal with the arts but not just the arts of society and how they intersect and can be productive and ever more interactive partners with all of the areas in society which is very much a force in keeping with the mission of the aspen institute. saturday we are very happy to welcome doctor david skorton, the new secretary of the smithsonian who comes to us with a distinguished career as a cardiologist and the president in academia of the university of iowa in the cornell but he was appointed as the 13th secretary beginning this secretary and visited a

then some of the changes at the smithsonian institution. >>> all persons having business before the honorable, the supreme court of the united states, are admonished to draw near and give their attention. >> landmark cases. c-span's special history series produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> number 759, miranda versus arizona. >> number 18, roe

that metal, by the way, most of metals congressional gold medals are housed in the smithsonian institution, but sometimes at the end of the lot it does say that the sense of congress is in the case of the nisei the metal can travel on exhibition to be later returned and in case of the nisei it travel to six major museums including the world war ii museum and is now part of the permit exhibition at the smithsonian called the price of freedom. the american fighter aces served in every theater of war. they served in world war i. they served in world war ii. they served in korea and they served in vietnam. each branch of service is represented and to meet those gentlemen when they received their congressional gold-medal, this is cbn. i just put in a couple of different versions to show the lighting and sense of the portraiture better in other lighting conditions and don everhart did a spectacular reverse with the four cross our associated with these gentlemen. of course, on my operas is not only the wings military aviators weeks, but in the center those wings show in the reach of their efforts

you know later at 1:00 eastern time, live coverage of remarks by the new secretary of the smithsonian institution. he will talk about his plans for the smithsonian museums at the national press club. watch that here live on c-span3. tonight at 6:30, the world affairs council will hear from pakistan's ambassador to the united states on relations between the u.s. and pakistan, security and its defenses, live at 6:30 here on c-span3. while we're waiting for the financial stability -- for this hearing on financial stability to begin, we will let you know on capitol hill also the houseworking on the visa waiver bill. getting under way on c-span. the senate starting its day voting at 11:30 to advance a replacement for the no child left behind law. live this morning here on c-span3, the house financial services committee hearing from some members of the financial stability oversight council, that was a council created in 2010 because of the dodd-frank law. we will hear from the securities and exchange commission chair mary jo white and also the director of the consumer financial protection board, richar

then some of the changes at the smithsonian institution. >>> all persons having business before the honorable, the supreme court of the united states, are admonished to draw near and give their attention. >> landmark cases. c-span's special history series produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. >> number 759, miranda versus arizona. >> number 18, roe versus wade. >> quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. >> let's go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who helped stick together because they believe in a rule of law. >> good evening and welcome to c-span's "landmark cases" where we've been learning more about historic cases at the supreme court that have affected the court and affected the country. tonight the 1961 case of mapp v. ohio, involving dollree mapp. a case that involves some back stairs intrigue at the s

on tuesday december, david scored in the new secretary of the smithsonian institution will address thetional press club luncheon. i would now like to present the national press club's world cup to our speaker. [applause] >> thank you very much. that is very valuable and it travels very well as you go around the world and talk about your candidacy for the presidency. so the final question i understand that you are a dedicated arsenal fan. that's the team the u.k. league, as i write in britain? go arsenal. of course you are now running for president of fefa so you need to pledge and if so are you going to make a pledge today that you are going to set aside preferences for arsenal no more ruling for arsenal because as the president of fefa you need to root for everybody so is it going to be bye bye to the arsenal? >> luck. [laughter] to run for a fee for will promise to dedicate my whole self to the organization and football around the world but over my dead body will i give up my -- [applause] >> how about another round of applause for our speaker. [applause] and i want to thank you for

and on tuesday, december 8th, the new secretary of the smithsonian institution will address a press club luncheon. i would now like to present our guest with the most valuable and sought after national press club mug. >> all right! very cool. thank you. >> very close to air force colors. we'll just say that's air force blue today. >> excellent. >> final question, you were recently spotted at the air force/navy football game in annapolis and you were wearing an air force jersey with the number 23 on it. i assume the 23rd because you are the 23rd secretary. >> right. >> so that's your number on the jersey. so we would like your assessment right from the top how is the air force football team looking? what's the future looking for this team? is there hope? give your assessment from the very top level on that football team. >> my top level assessment is we are going all the way. and don't believe any statistics or any talk to the contrary. that is my favorite team. you're right, my jersey is 23. i'm lucky 23 because i'm the 23rd secretary of the air force. all the way we've had the commander

. >>> smithsonian institution secretary david skorton said the u.s.should consider broadening the reach and scope of the smith son yan and he focused on the importance of investments in arts and humanitie humanities. this is about an hour. >> each year about 30 million people visit at least one of the smiths smithsonian's museums or galleries or the zoo. the hope diamond and the other vast animals in this collection are so well known to us they provide a window into the past but they also help us anticipate

and on tuesday, december 8, the new secretary of the smithsonian institution will address a press clubluncheon. i now would like to present our guest with the most valuable and sought after national press club mug. >> thank you. >> very close to air force colors. we'll just say that's air force blue today. >> excellent. >> final question. you were recently spotted at the air force/navy football game in annapolis and you were wearing an air force jersey with the number 23 on it. and i assume the 23rd because you are the 23rd secretary. so that is your number on the jersey. >> right. >> so we'd like your assessment right from the top, how is the air force football team looking, what is the future looking for this team? is there hope? give the assessment from the very top level on that football team. >> okay. high top level assessment is we're going all the way and don't believe any statistics or any talk to the contrary. so that is my favorite team and you're right, my jersey is 23 i'm lucky 23 because i'm the 23rd secretary of the air force. so all the way we've had the commander in chi

today, smithsonian secretary the future ofon the institution.e a lot from the national press club at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. she was such an authentic person. i've always other is more to the story of ladenburg anyone has covered, silly when i wrote -- story of ladybird, certainly more than i wrote. she had a very important staff, very important project. she wrote a book as soon as she left the white house. modernlly invented the first lady. >> sunday night, historian betty boyd caroli discusses her book " lady bird and lyndon" and released pages of the first lady's diary giving an inside look into the marriage and political partnership of lady bird and lyndon johnson. >> i think a perfect example of the conclusion i came to, which is those women saw something in those men, the ambition, the opportunity to really climb and make a mark in the world, and they married them in spite of parental objection. so she is a good example of that. and that is why i decided i had to find out more about her. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on