. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. the 1862 civil war adolor fredericksburg, virginia was bought from december 11-13 on the small transportation held along the river, an hours drive from washington dc. 150th events marking the anniversary of the battle that resulted in almost 2000 deaths and 16,000 casualties, american history tv captured video of reenactments including the river crossing and landing under fire and street to street urban combat. >> i live here in virginia at the sentry box. n 1786 was ailt i relative of mine. >> tell us what is happening here? >> a re-creation of the battle of fredericksburg and the crossing of the river, the forcedcrossing -- crossing where the union army build a pontoon bridge. they have to build it under fire from confederates, many of whom were standing right where we are right now. ellars and behind the trees. that is the recreation of a portion of the battle of fredericksburg. >> how did you come down the house? that mys always known relatives built it and when it became available

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> 100 years ago, president woodrow wilson signed the bill creating the national park service. today, we look back on the past century of these caretakers of america's natural and historic treasures. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, we're live from the national park service's most visited historic home, arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial, at arlington national cemetery. join us with your phone calls as we talk with robert stanton, former national park service director, and brandon bise, the former arlington house site manager who will oversee the upcoming year-long restoration of the mansion, headquarters, and grounds. today, the 100th anniversary of the national park service live from arlington house at 7:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3.

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> american history tv is marking the centennial of the national park service. we asked members of congress about which national park service sites in their states have the most significance for them. >> well, great falls has a very special significance. i lived my whole life in paterson, new jersey. it's part of my district, my congressional district. i didn't live too far from the falls. i have a lot of great fond memories. this is where alexander hamilton brought george washington and developed really the first industrial city in the united states. with the technology that was brought from europe. so this site, this national site, which has been a national park for the last seven years, just is a new park. and usually, a park service was not into urban parks, but this is right smack in the middle of urban america, industrial urban america. with some problems, of course, industrialization, it's changed. even though there's still manufacturing going on, this combines the aestheticoffs the great falls which is the second greatest fa

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> the c-span radio app makes it easy to continue to follow the 2016 election wherever you are. it's free to download from the apple app store or google play. get audio coverage and up to the minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television, plus podcast times for our popular public affairs, book and history programs. stay up to date on all the election coverage. c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. >>> now the contenders. our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but who nevertheless changed political history. tonight we feature former secretary of state and supreme court chief justice charles hughes who ran for president in 1916 against woodrow wilson. this two-hour program was recorded at the u.s. supreme court here in washington, d.c. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >>

. >> tonight, 8:00 eastern, on c-span's q&a. >> tonight, author and journalist talks about her book, oceans were inc., mm -- memoir on her experiences discussing religion on a muslim cleric and the westerners lessons they can learn with ongoing talks with the cleric and the family, particularly the women in their life. >> maybe this is a good time to segue into this question from the audience, why does islam get more of its share of negative has in the united this? you write about that from your own personal standpoint and i think it is relevant. >> i think the sad thing is you and i are in an event driven business. the violent extremists have a good out a way to insert themselves into the headlines and the vast majority of the rest of the road passes 1.6 billion muslims have not. but if itessing bleeds it leads, it is true for sadly, there are not too many counter narrative that make it into the headlines -- ask people about what the face of various people was. no pope, no organized clergy in mainstream sunni islam. in shiism is different. for catholics, the base of catholicism was

. >> >> sunday night car eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> historians and scholars discuss african americans in the workforce throughout american history. topics include black farmers, the first black millionaire in new york, and african american men working in american cities. a three-dayt of conference called "the future of the african american past." it was cohosted by the smithsonian and the american historical association. >> good late afternoon. my name is steven hahn. i teach at the university of pennsylvania, but soon new york university. i would like to welcome you to our session on capitalism and the making and unmaking of black america. let me begin as my predecessors have in thinking not only the organizers but especially lonnie and jim grossman. foruld like to thank them not only enabling me to be part of what has turned into a extraordinary

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton spoke about race relations on friday at a conference for the national association of black journalists and the national association of hispanic journalists. this is about 45 minutes. creatednton: you were in this hotel. i don't know if there any original founders, but if there are, can you stand up and we can give you some recognition. [cheering] [applause] i am delighted to thank you for the important work you do every now, more than ever, we need you to keep holding leaders and candidates accountable. paste tradition of breaking journalists like ruben salazar, we need you to make sure that america's from pages and nightly newscast and online information reflect the great diversity of our nation. privilegeat i had the of knowing, the former owner of said,akland tribune" one it is in seeing ourselves whole that we can begin to see ways of working out our differences and understanding are similarities and becoming a more cohesive nation. that is what you do every day, helping us to see

them, not that they supported the confederate cause, neither one did. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q a. >>> next on history book shelf, author james chace talks about his book. "1912: wilson. roosevelt, taft and debs -- the election that changed the country". professor chace describes the personalities and relationships between woodrow wilson, theodore roosevelt, william howard taft and eugene debs. >> welcome to viewers on c-span's book tv. today we're here to discuss james chace's new book, "1912: wilson. roosevelt, taft and debs -- the election that changed the country". it has just been published by simon and schuster. woodrow wilson center is the official memorial to our 28th president. created in 1968 by an act of congress within the smithsonian institution. because woodrow wilson headed princeton university before becoming president the center memorializes his legacy as a bridge between the worlds of academia and public policy. it fulfills this mission through a residential fellows program and by serving as neutral forum for over 400 meetings a year at which even the most cont

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> while congress is on break this week, we're showing american history tv programs normally seen only on the weekend here on c-span3. coming up, a look at the life and legacy of 1964 presidential candidate barry goldwater. in two hours, his 1964 republican presidential nomination acceptance speech. and that's followed by a look at barry goldwater's impact on america's conservation programs starting in the 1950s.

eastern on c-span 2. >> sunday night on q&a "q&a," -- 0--- on >> state allegiance was very deep.went as far back in generations as there were settlers in the country. one has to keep that in mind. i'm not belittling slavery. but you can explain the actions of good, decent men like robert e. lee and stonewall jackson. they fight because virginia needs them, not that they supported the veteran cause. -- the confederate cause. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> the c-span radio app makes it me to follow the election wherever you are. get audio coverage and schedule information for c-span radio and television, plus podcast times for our public affairs, books, and history programs. stay up-to-date on all the election coverage. you always have c-span on the go. >> next, a conversation on national security and the media. you will hear from leon panetta and retired general michael hayden, and the former editors of the new york times and washington post. this event was held at the george w. bush presidential center in dallas. the right to know versus the responsibility

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter talk about public service and various policy changes that have occurred since their time in the white house. this was part of a recent event hosted by the clinton global initiative in atlanta. it is just under an hour. mr. clinton: now i would like to invite one of america's all-time great citizen servants to join me on the platform, president jimmy carter. [applause] mr. clinton: so, do you feel as young as you look? [laughter] mr. carter: i feel fine. i feel fine. mr. clinton: that is great. we were talking backstage at i think it might be interesting. we have some people who have been here for the first time in some that have been here several times. they all admire the service you have done. i thought it would be good to kick this off if you can take us back a few years. i pledged allegiance to jimmy carter in 1975. we have known each other a long time. and both of us have been blessed to live far longer out of office then we were in office

eastern on c-span's q&a. >> in her book, white rage them or university professor carolyn anderson argues that the racial divide in america is fueled by white resentment over progress by african-americans. she discussed her book at the ferguson missouri public library. this this is just over one hour. >> i think will get started. hello and welcome to our event with carol anderson. i am shane and host for left bank books. i'd like to think or cosponsor for the evening, the ferguson public library. their work and activism is incredible and inspiring. they are a. they are a wonderful partner too have her such an event like this. left bank books host over 300 author events each year and it is with your help we are able to continue to bring in your favorite authors. when you support us you are reinvesting in your community because your tax dollars are going into your schools, parks, streets, libraries, libraries, and community projects at an incredibly high rate. we get back to our community byr partnering with charities and organizations and also we're doing our summer fundraising for a river

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." times" has york published a series on corporate influence, on think tanks. we talkington journal," to the reporter that wrote that series. this is 40 minutes. back at our table this morning. "ric lipton, "new york times washington correspondent here to talk about a series he did looking at think tanks and corporate influence. i want to read from your first piece where you wrote in the chase for funds, and tanks are pushing agendas important to corporate donors. explain the partnerships that you saw. guest: it used to be that when you went to support a think tank, you would give them a restricted grant. i like the work you do. you play an important role in society. here is $1 million. do the kind of research you want to do that will help inform society about important topic. nowadays, increasingly, foundations and corporations give project-based funding. they say here is $100,000, $1 million. we wanted to do a report on this specific topic. we also want potentially to see the report as

. >> sunday eight eastern on c-span q&a. booktv visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> hi read constantly. i grew up in a small town. the way that i saw the rest of the world was not by any travel particularly what books i checked out at the local public library so all my life i've been a reader and still want that book in my hand so i'm old-fashioned in wanting the hard copy. i'm reading at the moment i often read history, things you might expect somebody that's interested in the government politics to read the one at the moment is douglas macarthur a biography. he certainly predates my time and i didn't know a lot about him other than he's been somewhat counter the shorthand this is a new book to be written by arthur herman and i am learning about douglas macarthur the general and military leader. i'm just a few pages from being done with this book and i'm trying to get it done before i get on airplanes i don't have to do another one. just this week i was having with a histori

eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> while kronk congress son break, we're showing you american history weekend. coming up, the presidential campaign of adlai stevenson. we'll show you his acceptance speech at the 1952 democratic convention. and in about an hour and a half, a discussion of the impact on the 1952 campaign between adlai stevenson and dwight eisenhower. >>> at c-span.org, you can watch our public affairs and political programing any time at your convenience, on your desktop, laptop or mobile device. go to our home page, c-span.org and click on the video library search bar. here you can type in the name of a speaker, the

eastern on c-span q&a. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. >> david rolf on the movement to increase workers' wages. and those are just a few of the programs you'll see this weekend. for a complete schedule, go to booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. television for serious readers. >>> and now we kick off the weekend with vicki alger's critical look at the u.s. department of education. [inaudible conversations] >> hello and welcome to the heritage foundation. i'm andrew parks, the assistant director of lectures and seminars. thank you all for joining us today. i just wanted to take the opportunity to remind everyone in house to silence your cell phones. for anyone watching on line, you're welcome to submit questions by e-mailing speaker@heritage.org. hosting today's program is lindsey burke, the wills gellman fellow here at the heritage foundation. she focus on empowering families with school choice. with that, i'll hand it every to lindsey. >> thank you, andrew, and thanks to everyone for being here today an

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> up next a conversation on the pros and cons of internet advertising from the annual techcrunch technology and innovation conference in brooklyn, new york. this is about 40 minutes. ♪ >> all right. we're going to do a little bit more audience participation before we started the interview. how many of you have downloaded and use an ad blocker. 40% of the room. mostly the front part. it seems like people at least are expieosed to the technology. i'm a journalist. i get paid mostly through advertising and wonder events like this. if ad block plus takes off, obviously it has taken off. if it continues to grow, am i going to be out of a job? >> no. i think what is potentially hurting is a business model that doesn't hurt and apps that clearly don't provide any value to the consumer is to me a failed business model, which is i think is the reason why this needs to evolve. and the interesting thing is that almost all of the people that install an ad blocker don't hate ads, they're annoyed by the really intrusive ones. that's why we starte

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. the 1862 civil war adolor fredericksburg, virginia was bought from december 11-13 on the small transportation held along the river, an hours drive from washington dc. 150th events marking the anniversary of the battle that resulted in almost 2000 deaths and 16,000 casualties, american history tv captured video of reenactments including the river crossing and landing under fire anre

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> the c-span radio app makes it easy to continue to follow the 2016 election wherever you are. it's free to download from the apple app store or google play. audio coverage and up to the minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television, plus podcast times for our popular public affairs, book, and history programs. stay up to date on all the election coverage. you always have c-span on the go. >>> coming up here on c-span3, american history tv programs normally seen on weekends. next, historian richard norton smith and thomas e. dewey iii talk about the life and career of thomas e. dewey. in two hours, a closer look at that 1944 presidential election when thomas dewey ran against president franklin roosevelt, and in three hours, we talk about the book about the 1948 presidential campaign when harry truman beat thomas dewey, despite predictions to the contrary. >>> tomorrow night, american history tv in primetime focuses on the presidential campaign of adlai stevenson. we begin with the contenders, our series of cand

, nothing they supported the confederate cause, neither one day. 8:00ncer: sunday night at eastern on c-span's q&a. singapore was the prime minister is the guest of honor at tonight was the state dinner at the white house. it is the first official visit by a prime minister from the country's 1985, and our coverage this evening, about 55 minutes away, will be here on the north portico of the white house on pennsylvania avenue at the joint colorguard prepares for this evening was he a writer of the prime minister and his wife. we will have that life for you at 6:55 eastern. the prime minister and president obama held a joint news conference where he said donald trump is "fully unprepared." the washington times writing this is donald trump for in an unusual degree for a sitting president is you can see the news conference beginning 8:00 eastern on c-span. here is part of what the president said. >> thank you, mr. president. given the republican nominee's recent comments about the khan family in that as president he would consider recognizing russia's's annexation of crimea. does this make you recog

at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> coming up next, a discussion exhibit "1776 -- ,"eaking news: independence featuring the first newspaper printing of the declaration. the artifact is on loan from philanthropist david rubenstein, who discusses the importance of the document and why colonists wanted to break free from britain. this event is about 45 minutes. >> good evening. i'm delighted to welcome all of you who are here tonight and those of you who are watching on .elevision and online i'm jan newhart, the chair and chief executive officer of the freedom forum. tonight, we mark the opening of um's nese

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a.each week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films. that provide context for today's up next, "know your ally: britain." it is a 42 minute training film produced by the u.s. army signal corps. this introduction to english society and to the events that led the united kingdom into world war ii, was shown to american troops before they arrived on the british isles on the british in the lead up to the 1944 d-day invasion. ♪

sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> the c-span radio app makes it easy to continue to follow the 2016 election wherever you are. it's free to download from the apple app store or google play. get audio coverage and up to the minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television, plus podcast times for our popular public affairs, book and history programs. stay up to date on all the election coverage. c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. >>> now, the contenders. our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who never nevertheless changed political history. tonight we feature eugene debs, who was a five-time presidential candidate for the socialist party. this 90-minute program was recorded at debs' home and museum in terre haute, indiana. this is "american history conservative," only on c-span3. >> our featured contender is eugene v.

eastern on c-span's q&a. >> this morning, a roundtable discussion on the 2016 campaign with republican pollster and strategist and democratic strategists. they will also discuss the accuracy of nationwide polling and how the tone is affecting public opinion. later, the latest on the relations between the u.s. and iran. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on face and twitter. washington journal is next. >> don't believe the garbage you read. let me tell you something. donald trump, the republican party, all of you, we're going to put him in the white house nd save this country together. host: the chairman of the r.n.c., reince priebus, at a campaign stop friday afternoon in erie, pennsylvania. his surprise appearance comes amid a number of stories that some in the g.o.p. are calling on the party to cut its ties with donald trump, a campaign that continues to falter in the polls. according to the latest, good sunday morning, it is suggest 14.

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. feature rossy, we perot on "the contenders," which looks at key political actors who change political history. he ran as an independent in 1992 and 1996. here is a preview. >> ross perotm plain talk about jobs, debt and the washington mess. >> good evening. we have talked a lot about the importance of having the american people fully informed so they can make intelligent decisions as -- in effect, this is our first town hall. i thought it would be a good idea to take the most important problem first. that problem is our economy and jobs. here's the picture on our country's debt. look at how it has grown over the years. we are now up to $4 trillion in debt. that is a staggering load for our country. to help you understand how fast this debt has grown and when it grew, the green is the debt we had in 1980. the red is the debt that has been incurred in the last 12 years. we have had an enormous growth in debt, and we do not have anything to show for it. ok, here is another headache. it's

eastern on c-span in c-span.org. -- and c-span.org. sunday night on q&a, virginia tech professor james robinson discusses his book, "after the civil war." >> state allegiance was very deep. it went as far back to generations as there were settlers in the country. i think one has to keep that in mind. slavery is without question the major cause of the civil war, but you can explain the actions of good, decent men, they fight because virginia needs them, nothing they supported the confederate cause, neither one day. 8:00ncer: sunday night at eastern on c-span's q&a. singapore was the prime minister is the guest of honor at tonight was the state dinner at the white house.

eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on saturday, c-span's issue deals,ht looks at trade their impact on the economy, jobs, and the presidential election. >> we will defend american jobs and american workers by saying bad trade deals like the transpacific partnership and unfair trade practices. >> the state of pennsylvania has lost one third of their manufacturing jobs since the clinton put china into the wto. nafta,ncludes a look at the 1994 free trade agreement between the united states, mexico, and canada. exports, our markets, and more democracy for our allies. >> a discussion on how the founding fathers viewed free-trade. the unitedally states was simply not a free trade nation for most of american history. the uris is in fact a tariff protected in economy. in-depth examination -- >> by the time the wto was being negotiated or its smaller sister, nafta, 800 more pages of specifics, rules and regulations, nothing inevitable here. when these two were being negotiated, the u.s. had as official advisers 500 corporate advisors. >> watch our issue spotlight on saturday onon c-span and c-span.org. up

eastern on c-span. >> sunday night on "q&a," louisiana state university history professor and historian nancyizenburgdiscusses her book, white trash, the 400-year untold history of class in america. >> there were actually poor, white ghettos in places like napalitano, chicago and they were described in many of the same derogatory ways of poor blacks who were living in the city, and that's part of our city that we don't talk about. we don't really want to face up to the fact of how important class is. >> on c-span's "q&a." >> today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. then the heritage foundation looks at well fare reform 20 years after it was signed into law. then a look at the migratory bird treaty. later virginia congressman frank wolf joins a discussion on nigeria and religious freedom. >> andy greene, center for american progress economic policy management director. he will talk about hillary clinton's economic proposals. at 8:30, stephen dinan of the washington times on the obama administration's policy on syrian refugees. ♪ it's the washington journal for august 16. of the obama administrat

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. ryanuse speaker paul easily won his party's nomination to maintain his house seat in the first district of wisconsin. after the results were in, the speaker held a press conference. it is just under 10 minutes. >> welcome to the armory, everybody. first of all, i want to say thank you and say welcome to wisconsin. i want to recognize all the candidates who sought federal, state and local offices today. it is hard work and i'm grateful had so many capable candidates take part in the democratic process. i want to highlight one candidate in particular on the ballot in wisconsin tonight, mike gallagher. he just one the eighth congressional district republican primary. he is a marine veteran with an impressive background and national security. the eighth district is a secret needs to stay republican. it will be a hard-fought race and i am very much looking forward to campaigning with mike during this fall. i want to speak to the residents.of southern wisconsin on behalf of jenna, myself an

so i no longer have to say -- >> sunday night at eight eastern on c-span's q&a period. >> the c-span radio app makes it easy continue to follow the 2016 election where ever you are. it's free to download. get audio coverage and up-to-the-minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television plus podcast times or popular public affairs, book and history programs. stay up-to-date on all the election coverage, c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. spent the air force secretary and air force chief of staff briefed the media about the air force budget. this is a 40 minutes. spent that afternoon and welcome. secretary james and joe goldstein will make a few comments and then we'll jump right into questions. >> thank you very much, general thomas. and good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us on these dog days of august. i am so delighted to be here with our 21st chief of staff of the air force, general dave goldfein. i think we actually won the lottery when he agreed to be our chief of staff and he's certainly hit the ground running. and i'm going

sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. c-span, it is democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine in tallahassee, florida. and that phone calls is followed by a debate between democrats running for congress i n florida's 23rd district. during this august recess, we have been following a number of members of congress in their home states and districts as they participated in any number of activities, councils -- town halls and business meetings. today was women's equality day. the members from california for celebrating. it marked the anniversary of the 19 amendment. here's a tweet from susan davis. forg the occasion to call gender pay equality. and jackie bierce spoke at her alma mater, the all girls mercy high school along with world war ii rosy riveter. in it is tim kaine tallahassee, florida. he participated in two events. he spoke at a but -- at a small business incubator for support of small business and he also took part in a voter registration event. we will show you both of those now and then take your phone call

our live road to the white house coverage begins at noon eastern on c-span. >> this week on "q&a," civilar historian james robertson. he talks about his book "after the civil war." host: professor james robertson, can you remember the first time you cared about the civil war? professor robertson: yes, sir. i remember when i was a boy sitting in my grandma's lap. her mind was clear as a bell. i remember her telling me what her father had done at the battle of gettysburg. the link with the civil war is very direct with me. so, from the time i was a young boy able to absorb history, i was interested in it, and i'm glad i am, because history is the best teacher. host: how many years were you teaching the civil war? prime minister lee: it was an elective course -- professor robertson: it was an elective course. students to get because they wanted to. there were about 22 thousand students. how many host: how many books have you written? professor robertson: i don't know. i just write them and hope they do well. host: i read that your book on stonewall jackson had done the best. professor rober

sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. c-span, it is democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine in tallahassee, florida. and that phone calls is followed by a debate between democrats running for congress i n florida's 23rd district. during this august recess, we have been following a number of members of congress in their home states and districts as they participated in any number of activities, councils -- town halls and business meetings.

eastern on c-span. >> this week on q&a, will discuss the book -- about the dynasty that ruled russia for 300 years. >> the book is called, the roman office. 1613-1

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span "q&a." >> this morning, "washington journal talked with a technology expert about security of the u.s. voting system and the investigations of the democratic national committee hacking. this is about 45 minutes. host: joining us at our table is eli dourado, who is the technology program director at george mason university's mercator center. thank you for being here. hackto talk about the dnc and security around the voting system. i want to talk about the dnc. we learned yesterday that it is even wider than the democratic national committee, that whoever hacked, that this may have also breached personal accounts. guest: thank you for having me. we know for certain that the hacker of the dnc was called an advanced persistent threat. was in the dnc computer system over a year. to theme may have been advanced system of threats, simultaneously operating without knowledge of each other. probably two different agencies. most likely to different agencies of the russian government. relatedbly one threat to the kgb and another to the g rdu their milit

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> while congress is on break this week, we're showing american history tv programs normally seen only on the weekend here on c-span3. coming up, a look at the life and legacy of 1964 presidential candidate barry goldwater. in two hours, his 1964 republican presidential nomination acceptance speech. and that's followed by a look at barry goldwater's impact on america's conservation programs starting in the 1950s. >>> the c-span radio app makes it easy to continue to follow the 2016 election wherever you are. it's free to download from the apple app store or google play. get audio coverage and up-to-the-minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television, plus podcast times for our popular public affairs, book, and history programs. stay up to date on all the election coverage. c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. >>> now "the contenders," our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history. over the next two hours, the life of forme

at 8:00 p.m.ht eastern on c-span's q&a. ♪ q&a, louisiana state university professor and historian nancysenberg talks about her book "white trash." >> nancy isenberg, author of "white trash," you talk about a professor in your preface by the , had a keen passion of demystifying ideologies. what impact did that have on you? ncy: she was a very unusual person. had to create a space for us in the history program, and she was someone who was very aware, not only of gender and class and racial issues but also what i think she imparted to me, you have to understand the politics of academia and the way in which politics in general, we like to believe in america we are free agent and are able to carve our own destiny, but in fact we do not always get to make the choices that we think we do. she always emphasize the importance of thinking about a larger way the culture, politics, the law shapes the way people think even though they may not be aware of it, to take that into account and not just take things as a given. challenge them. history, you read that i want to make sure i look at , and i do

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q & a." with the national park service celebrating its centennial anniversary today several park rangers went to the whate house to meet with president and the president tweeted this picture saying 100 years and going strong. thanks national park service for your service. so our kids enjoy our parks as much as we have. earlier today on "washington journal" we spoke with the park service's deputy director on what this anniversary means for the agency. here's that. host: good morning. mike reynolds is our guest. we are at wuven the most highly visited park sites. this is the national mall. the term already thrown out today is happy birthday to the park service. guest: thank you, everybody. host: talk about what is specifically happening on the national mall today. guest: the national mall is often what we call america's front yard and the place that all americans can come see their heritage. so today we'll celebrate with over 1600 people joining us just over here to do what's called a living ar

eastern on c-span and c-span.org. "q on documentary film instructor talks about his students possible award-winning documentaries, some of which have been an prizewinners in our annual studentcam competition. he teaches at jenks high school in jenks, oklahoma. >> i'm not the kind of teacher who will look at something that's not very good and go, oh, that's nice, you did a really nice job with that. i will say what is not working. eventually every single one of my kids makes a better piece than they did in the beginning -- every single one of them. eventually the kid to do really well internalize all this stuff. i no longer have to say it to them. their own brain is saying these things to them. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome alireza nader, a senior policy analyst for the rand corporation and an author of the book. thank you very much for being with us. guest: thank you. host: want to begin with this announcement from the official irani

. >> sunday night at eight eastern on c-span q&a. >> in june, british citizens voted to leave the europeann in a nonbinding referendum. of forum hosted by the heritage foundation looks ahead at the challenges they face as the u.s. considers their trading relationship with the uk and europe. this is one hour 20 minutes. >> hello and welcome to the heritage foundation. thank you for joining us all today. i just want to take the opportunity to remind everyone in house to turn off cell phones and for anyone watching online, you are welcome to submit questions by e-mailing speaker at heritage.org. dr. berman is an adjunct professor of strategic studies in the strategic studies program at johns hopkins university school of advanced study. he is a graduate of grinnell college, earned a master of arts in master of philosophy and his doctorate degree from yale university and relevant to today's discussion, the subject of his doctoral thesis entitled from empire to europe, material interest, national identities and the british policy toward european inspiration, 1956 to 1963. with that i will handed

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. friday the robo call strikeforce met to talk about ways to protect consumers from unwanted calls and texts. 32 other companies are taking part of the effort, including apple, google and microsoft. the task force has 60 days to come up with recommendations. this is just under 30 minutes. >> good morning. i was delegated. ms. cutler: okay, good morning everyone. for those of you i haven't had the opportunity to meet, i am allison cutler. chief of the consumer and governmental affairs bureau. a major part of my bureau's work is to help consumers stop unwanted robo calls and that's why we are here today. i'm delighted you could join us. we are pleased to be able to host the first meeting of the robocall strikeforce, in the industry led group that has come together in response to chairman wheeler's call to give consumers better tools to stop unwanted calls. i look forward to working with you in my role as the commission's liaison to this group. this morning you will hear from several speak

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> american history tv airs on c-span3 every weekend, the american story through events, stories and visits to historic locations. this month, american history tv is in prime time to introduce you to programs you could see every weekend on c-span3. history,es lectures on visits to college classrooms across the country to hear lectures by top history fesses, american artifacts, a look at the treasures that u.s. historic sites, and real america revealing the 20th century to archival films and newsreels. the civil war, you hear about people who shaped the civil war and the presidency that focuses on u.s. presidents and first ladies to and about their politics and legacies. all this month on primetime and every weekend on american history tv on c-span3. "washington continues -- " washington journal" continues. host: if you go online, you will read the work of michael thenstadt, an expert on middle east. t work. i went to begin with one of your pieces in this one quote that focuses on. if you do not middle -- if you do not visit the middle ea

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> the c-span radio app makes it easy to continue to follow the 2016 election wherever you are. it's free to download from the apple app store or google play. get audio coverage and up to the minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television, plus podcast times for our popular public affairs, book and history programs. stay up to date on all the election coverage. c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. >>> now the contenders. our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but who nevertheless changed political history. tonight we feature former secretary of state and supreme court chief justice charles hughes who ran for president in 1916 against woodrow wilson. this two-hour program was recorded at the u.s. supreme court here in washington, d.c. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >> hughes is what we claim we want in both the presidential candidate and a president. >> the man who did get it, a man called charles evans hughes, governor of new york and a supreme court

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal " continues.ining us now from as carol rosenberg, a reporter at "the miami herald," where she covers guantanamo bay, the facility, and will be talking about the future of detainees at guantÁnamo bay. thank you for joining us. guest: good morning, kimberly. start off by talking about your recent article in "the miami herald," talking about the guards and staff outnumbered captives by a number of 33-1. can you talk about that the economy, and is there a land to wind down the amount of staff that are currently at the facility as the number of detainees diminish. 33st: right now, there are assigned to each detainee. they have not downsized since 2013 wendy southern command -- when the southern command sent troops and during the big hunger strike. to consolidate the last 61 detainees into fewer than four or fi facilities. e facilities. 20 of those detainees that could be gone by election day. what we're talking but is a tiny .rison of 40, 45 prisoners at some point, it will be hard for them to justify

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and day -- q and a. >> washington journal continues. joining us now, yasmeen alamiri. to start, how would you describe rare to other people? group rare is a media website. all of our information lives online, where some other organizations have broadcast and then they adapt it for online. everything with us is created with an online audience in mind and we have a robust audience of people interested in the news from a different take. following the campaigns quite closely, and we have a team that works on that and prevents -- presents our information. what are the people who view your news most interested in? guest: what is interesting with the online format is, they want to know who these people are, what they stand or and how they are different from one another. there is increasing skepticism that every politician is cut from the same cloth, but this is a very divisive campaign and what we are finding is these candidates, hillary clinton and donald trump, have been working to set themselves apart, and they are doing it with an online p

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a.onday march the 20th anniversary of the 1996 welfare passed by our republican congress and signed by president bill clinton. our program looks back at the civic debate over the 1996 law. >> the current welfare system has failed the very families it was intended to serve. >> i don't know many people who want to humiliate themselves standing on the line waiting for their welfare check, year there are some cheats and there are druggies and trunks -- drunks. no question about it. a lot of those people are simply people who have not yet discovered a way out of their misery and poverty. >> we have decided that the states and governors and legislatures out there in america are as concerned about the poor as we are. as concerned about their well-being and as concerned if not more so than we are about the status of welfare in those states. >> it includes discussions on how the changes impacted the poor. >> from now on our nation's answer to this great show so challenge will no longer be a great

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watch our issue spotlight on police and race relations saturday at eight eastern on c-span and c-span.org. >> coming up today on qd company. you can see that at 7 p.m. eastern. tonight on booktv on c-span2, summer reading picks begin at 8 p.m. >> all of this tonight on booktv in prime time here on c-span2. coming up next a hearing on metropolitan areas believed that high risk for terrorism. fema member testifies about a grant program to urban areas and orlando police chief and the sheriff of orange county florida also talk about the response efforts following june's attack of the pulse nightclub in november. the house oversight hearing earlier this month. >> good morning. i'd like to welcome everyone this morning to the committee on oversight government reform this morning. we are actually conducting a joint hearing with the subcommittees on transportation, public assets, and also the national security subcommittee. the title of the hearing this morning is an subject is addressing oversight of the urban area security initiative grant program. probably can't start this hearing without just maybe a moment of silenc

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q1 day. -- q and a. >> you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. the c-span radio app makes it easy to follow the election wherever you are. it is free to download from the apple app store or google play. get up-to-the-minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television, plus podcast times. stay up-to-date on all the election coverage. means youadio app always have c-span on the go. >> up next on american history tv, author derek beck discusses his book, "igniting the american "the war before american independence." in this hour-long talk in new york city, mr. beck details the strategies on both sides of the conflict that took place in and around of boston, massachusetts prior to the declaration of independence. >> tonight, we are delighted to have derek beck presenting "the war before american independence." derek has always had a passion for military history which inspired him to start his career in the u.s. air force. he has served as an offic