. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennely and nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. next we visit the henry ford in dearborn, michigan, to see the garage where ford built his first car, the quadricycle. historic structures curator jim johnson shows us ford's childhood home where he was born in 1863. both buildings were relocated to greenfield village, the living history section of the henry ford. >> my name is jim johnson and i'm the curator of the landscapes here at the henry ford and we're here at henry ford in greenfield village and here with a 1914 model t. and it was just one of the things you get to experience here in greenfield village. behind me is the bagley shed and this stood behind his house in detroit, a rented house where he developed his first gasoline engine and eventually his first car in 1896. and then we'll be having a look at his birthplace, which

. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> every spring the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania, hosts a living history event featuring several hundred reenactors from all eras of american history. next on american artifacts, we visit a mock world war i trench to hear from two u.s. army veterans who specialize in portraying french soldiers of the great war. this is about 20 minutes. >> good morning, i portray a first lieutenant in the 18th infantry regiment french army, circa 1917, 1918. we're sitting here at carlisle barracks at army educational historical center and we're giving presentations on the french army and its role in world war i and its links to the american forces. if you take a look here at this trench system, you'll see it's riveted with wood. this was actually taken off the u.s. army manual dated 1917 of how to build a trench system. it was copied from the british manual. but you can see that

. >> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barbara cannoli, the jostle, and lynn woolsey. watch oral history, sunday at 10 am eastern, on american history tv on c-span three. >>> american history tv was that the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california. we spoke with the university of texas san antonio professor greg michelle, about the fbi's covert surveillance program. the targeted student organizations during the civil rights movement. if the offer had struggled for a brother saw, the saturn -- southern student organizing committee 1964-1969. this is just over 15 minutes. >>> greg michelle is the associate professor of the department of history at the university of texas in san antonio. >>: tell pro stands for counterintelligence program. it was the name of fbi programming designed to conduct primarily covert operations against organizations and individuals that the fbi deemed a threat to domestic or national security. >> why is this important? >> for several reasons, this was a artifact in the cold war era when communists, or suspec

. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. ♪ over there over there ♪ ♪ send the word send the word ♪ ♪ over there ♪ that the yanks are coming the yanks are coming ♪ ♪ the drums rum-iteming everywhere ♪ >> the 2018 is the centennial year of u.s. participation in world war i and american history tv is marking the anniversary with a variety of programs. every spring the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania, hosts a living history event featuring several hundred re-enactors from all eras of american history. next on american artifacts we visit with several re-enactors who specialize in portraying german soldiers of the great war. we'll also go underground to see a reconstructed german bunker. this is about 20 minutes. >> good morning. my name is hans and we're at the army heritage center in carlisle. today we're representing world war i soldiers. we're representing the regiment 52. i'm wearing pretty much the early war

. >> in the weeks ahead we are going to hear from helen bentley, barb mcanally, nancy johnson and lynn mobley. watch oral history at 10 am eastern on american history. >>> coming up next, real america. a look at the push for road and highway construction in the 1950s. freedom of the american road is a half hour ford motor company film from 1955. with opening remarks by henry ford the second. who introduces the ford company study of the nation's road problems and calls for individual citizens to help solve those issues. it is narrated by the voice of the march of time radio and tv newsreel series. >>> i am henry ford the second. in recent years, there has been a lot of talk about our highway situation. so much has been said that i feel a great many of you may have wondered as i did, whether there was anything a private citizen could do about a problem so big? that is why we decided to study the situation. the results are published in this book. we call it, freedom of the american road. simply because we americans like plenty of elbowroom. freedom to come and go as we please and be in th

. >>> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barb racanelli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories. sunday at 10 am eastern on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> [ music ] >>> 2018 is the centennial year of u.s. participation in world war i. and, american history tv is marking the anniversary with a variety of programs. every spring, the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania hosts a living history event, featuring several hundred reenactors from all eras of american history. next, on american artifacts, we visit with several reenactors, who specialize in betraying german soldiers of the great war. we will also go underground to see a reconstructed german bunker. this is about 20 minutes. >>> my name is hans. we are here at the army heritage center in carlisle. we are representing world war i soldiers today. we are representing the infantry regiment 52. i have learned pretty much the early war. 1910. 1910 trousers. and of course, the traditional jackboots. also, i have got the strap, and the brown petroleum pouches. i am wearing my

. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnsens and lynn woolsy. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on cspan 3. ♪ >> 2018 is the centennial year of u.s. participation in world war i and american history tv is marking the anniversary with a variety of programs. previously on american artifacts, we visited the u.s. army and heritage center's history event in carlisle, pennsylvania, to talk to reenactors who portrayed soldiers. up next, we return to the army heritage days event to learn what life was like for the two million doe bugh boys. >> i'm here to talk what about the average soldier from the american expedition nair force in world war i thought, felt, carried. what we have here to start with, this is the 1910 haversack. this is what we would call a knapsack or backpack today, but this was the -- what all of the soldiers would have carried, everything they would have needed, at least according to the united states government's view. in the back here you have -- then to open the pack, you would unattach a buckle beneath t

. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley. barbara kennely, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> >> 2018 is the centennial year of u.s. participation in world war i and american history tv is marking the anniversary with a variety of programs. previously on american artifacts we visit the u.s. army heritage and education sister's living history event in carlisle, pennsylvania, to talk to reenactors who portray french and german world war i soldiers. we return to carlisle to learn what life was like for the 2 million american dough boys who served overseas. >> my name is michael mccloskey. i'm here to talk about what the american average soldier from the merp expeditionary soldier would have thought, felt, carried, that sort of thing. what we have here to start with, this is the 1910 haversack. this is what we would call a knapsack or backpack today, but this was the -- what all of the soldiers would have carried, everything they would have needed, at least according to the united states government's view. in the back here

. >> we will hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum to learn about u.s. army combat artists in world war i. the exhibit is a collaboration between the national air and space museum and the national museum of american history. >>> welcome to the flight and arts gallery here in washington, d.c. i'm peter jacob. artist soldiers artistic expression in the first world war. we are in the midst of observing the centenary. our exhibition focuses on the artistic work produced. the first was really the first industrial war where millions of people were mobilized. not only military people, but civilians were broadly effected. artistic expression was different in world war i. unlike previous war art where you would have heroic depictions of leaders long after the battle, far from the battlefield, these artists were embedded with th

oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i know i had to do well because i could not afford not to. i just kept plugging and working hard. it is not a play pad. campaign is tough work. and i admire anybody who goes into it. fromncer: we will hear robert canales, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. announcer: the franklin d. roosevelt residential library did your a unique film collection and joining us on the phone is library director paul sparrow. -- was an assistant to franco roosevelt starting in 1920 and was with him for more than 20 years and was a close friend of the family as well. she lived in the white house when he was president and she became intrigued with film cameras. she would film a number of these at formal pictures and events and luncheons. -- picnics and events and luncheons. movies to herme included in her collection. she had a stroke in 1941 and left the white house and took possessions with her and died several years lat

with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i couldn't afford not to. i kept working and working hard. the campaign is tough work and i admire anybody who's doing it. watch oral histories >> eva clayton served as a -- in the u.s. house of representatives from 1992 to 2003. she was the first african american woman to represent north carolina in congress. up next, ms. clayton talked about serving as the congressional freshman class president, her assignment to the agriculture committee, and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview. it is about two hours. mattasniewski: i am wa

one of my favorite quotes from the entire series was with helen bentley who served in maryland from the 1980s for more than a decade. but she had come up through a very male-oriented culture, she had been a reporter on the docks in baltimore, she worked for the federal maritime commission, had a lot of experience. and when we put that question to her and said, well, what was it like to come to the house with two dozen women? she said, let me put it this way. they didn't exactly roll out the red carpet but they didn't shut the door, either. i think for that group, really up until very recently, that was the case, that was the experience for a lot of them. >> one of the things we asked about, too, were some of the obstacles the women had to face. nancy johnson from connecticut talked about how she and barbara boxer were interested in women working out in the gym, members' gym, and the difference between the difference in the gym that the male members had and the difference in the women. the women's gym had just a rowing machine and nothing much at all. they talked about how they went to t

one of my favorite quotes was helen bentley, who served in maryland from the 1980's for more than a decade. and -- but she had come up through a very male oriented culture. she had been a reporter on the docks in baltimore. she worked with the federal maritime commission, had a lot of experience. and when we put that question to her and said, what was it like coming to the house with less than two dozen women? she said, but me -- let me put it this way, they didn't exactly roll out the red carpet, but they didn't shut the door either. for that group, and up until very recently, that was the experience. >> one of the things we ask about are the obstacles the women had to face. nancy johnson talked about how she and barbara boxer were interested in women working out in the gym, the members gym, and the difference between the gym at the male members and the women's. the women's gym had an old rowing machine, nothing much at all. so they talked about how they went to the member in charge of the committee that was overseeing the gyms. and he talked about the exercise equipment, and he couldn't

one of my favorite quotes from the entire serious was with helen bentley, who served in the 1980s in maryland for more than a decade. she had come up through a very male oriented culture. she had been a reporter on the docks of baltimore. she first -- worked with the federal maritime commission. when we put that question to her and said what was it like coming to the house with less than 2000 woman, she said let me put it this way, they didn't exactly roll out the red carpet, but they did not shut the door either. i think until very recently, that was the case in experience for a lot of them. >> one of the things he asked about, too, with some of the obstacles woman had to face. nancy johnson from connecticut talked about how she and barbara boxer were interested in women working out of the gym, and the difference between the -- with the male members had and the women. and then male members had machines. >> it was some of those instances that seem so comical now, that male members did not understand some of those things that women take for granted now. >> that anyway is my next quest

with former republican congresswoman, helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well. because, i could not afford not to. and, i just kept plugging, and working hard. it is not to plague them. a campaign is tough work. and, i admire anybody who goes into it. >>> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from barb racanelli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories. sunday at 10 am eastern on american history tv. on c-span 3. >>> saturday at 10 am eastern on c-span. live coverage of the democratic national committee's summer meeting in chicago. to decide on changes to the parties residential nominating process, including the role of superdelegates. watch live on saturday at 10 am eastern on c-span, cspan.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app . >>> since 2011, architect and historic preservationist, joby hill, has been visiting and compiling a database of former suede -- slave dwellings in the united states. are interested was -- interdisciplinary work includes documentation, photography, interpretation and -- slave history. up next on american artifacts, we

. >> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barbara tonelli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories. sunday at 10 am eastern. on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> every spring, the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle pennsylvania hosts a living history event, featuring several hundred reenactors from all eras of american history. next, on american artifacts, we visit a mock world war i trench, to hear from u.s. army veterans who specialize in portraying french soldiers of the great war. this is about 20 minutes. >> good morning. my name is carter bartel. i portray a first lieutenant and 18th infantry regiment french army, circa 1917, 1918. we are sitting here at carlisle backs at the army hysterical education center. and, we are giving presentations on the french army and its -- world war i and its link to american forces. if you look here at this trench system, you will see, it was fitted with wood. this was actually taken off the u.s. army manual, dated 1917, of how to build a trench system. it was copied from the british manual, but you can

histories" we continue our series with women in congress with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well. because i couldn't afford not to. i just kept plugging and working hard. it's not a playpen. a campaign is tough work. and i admire anybody who goes into it. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch "oral histories" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv. on c-span3. >>> saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, live coverage of the democratic national committee summer meeting in chicago to decide on changes to the party's presidential nominating process, including the role of superdegrees. watch live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >>> since 2011 architect and historic preservationist jobie hill has been visiting and compiling former slave dwellings in the united states. her inner disciplinary work includes architectural documentary. up next, we travel to southern virginia near the north carolina border to visit the former b

. >> and in the weeks ahead we will hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partners we will explore the life and history of las cruces located at the foot of the oregon mountains and along the banks of the rio grande. saturday at 12 noon eastern on book tv author john hunter explores the impact of the manhattan project on new mexico in his book. the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics west, first to berkeley and to caltech, and then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico. on sunday at 2:

. >> in the weeks ahead we are going to hear from helen bentley, barb mcanally, nancy johnson and lynn mobley. watch oral history at 10 am eastern on american history. >>> coming up next, real america. a look at the push for road and highway construction in the 1950s. freedom of the american road is a half hour ford motor company film from 1955. with opening remarks by henry ford the second. who introduces the ford company study of the nation's road problems and calls for individual citizens to help solve those issues. it is narrated by the voice of the march of time radio and tv newsreel series.

. >> announcer: and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories on sunday at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3. >> announcer: this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partners we'll explore the life of literacy in las cruces along the banks of the rio grande saturday on book tv. his book, j. robert oppenheimer, the cold war in the great west. >> when oppenheimer first brought history to cal tech and then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> announcer: then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book "out of the shadows: the women of southern mexico." we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing, but it really -- it's involved a lot o

. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from helen bentley, barbara cannelly and lynn woolsey. american history tv on c-span 3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer says democrats stand ready to sue for documents regarding supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his work in the white house during the bush administration. he and sheldon whitehouse spoke with reporters earlier today. >> hi, everybody. welcome to the abbreviated week,

met in the weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barbara canelo, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey, watch oral history sunday at 10 am eastern. on american history tv on c- span three. >>> c-span was in memphis tennessee for events commemorating the 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s assassination on april 4, 1968. that is the outdoor ceremony from the national civil rights museum plaza in front of the motel where the reverend king was shot. you will see remarks by religious and civil rights leaders including andrew young and jesse jackson. both of whom were with martin luther king. nearly 3 our commemoration and with the tolling of the bill is exactly 50 years after the assassination. >>>

. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsleya.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> up next on american history tv's reel america, a look at the push for road and highway construction in the 1950s. freedom of the american road is a half-hour ford motor company film from 1955, with opening remarks by henry ford ii, who introduces a ford company study of the nation's road problems and calls for individual citizens to help solve those issues. it's narrated by westbrook van vorhees. he was the voice of the march of dime radio and tv news reel series. ♪ >> i am henry ford ii. in recent years there has been a lot of talk about our highway situation. so much has been said that i feel sure a great many of you must have wondered, as i did, whether there was anything a private citizen could do about a problem so big. that's why we decided to study the situation. the results are published in this book. we call it "freedom of the american road." simply because we americans always have plenty of elbow room. freedom to come and g

. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennely and nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> up next on american history tv "reel america," give yourself the green light. a 1954 general motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. the film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestion and then documents the results of a nationwide gm contest seeking road system ideas, infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion federal aid highway act of 1956. this is about 25 minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this is the american dream. a freedom on wheels. an automotive age traveling on time-saving super highways. future free flowing channels of concrete and steel. but these wide lanes of reality actually measure out to just a few miles scattered far apart across the friendly face of our land. we have become the nation on wheels. with more motorized mobility than ever dreamed of before. though we have the

. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum to learn about stone carvings created by world war i soldiers and recently rediscovered. >> my name is dr. jeff. i am a physician, explorer, and television host. welcome to the smithsonian national air and space museum and to artist soldiers which is an exhibit on world war i commemorating the anniversary of world war i. the space that i'm standing in front of is a large underground city. we are seeing a small segment of this vast space. the french took it back and then the americans. in this place soldiers from the main national guard which were part of the yankee division lived underground for almost two months. what is remarkable about this particular place -- and you can see this in the smithsonian channel documentary called ameri

. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kannelly, nancy johnson and lynn watch watch oral sundays sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo and the concerns of white working-class voters in the 1970s are the topic of the interview coming up next. american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california, where we spoke with professor tim tythy lombardo. he he compares pennsylvania politics in the '70s to today's political climate. this is about 20 minutes. >> timothy lombardo is a philadelphia native and now professor of history at the university of south alabama. your book coming out in september "blue collar conservatism "frank rizzo philadelphia and populous politics" what's the premise of the book? >> the premise of the book is a way to look at changes in white working and middle class politics in the 1960s and '70s. i use frank rizzo, a key figure in the city, in that era, as sort of a gateway to look at his supporters. these these people who l

. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kannelly, nancy johnson and lynn watch watch oral sundays sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo and the concerns of white working-class voters in the 1970s are the topic of the interview coming up next. american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california, where we spoke with professor tim tythy lombardo. he he compares pennsylvania politics in the '70s to today's political climate. this is about 20 minutes. >>im

. >> in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, nancy johnson, and lynn. watch oral histories. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on american history tv on cspan3. >>> next on lectures in history. university of central florida profession sal, yanek mieczkowski talk about people who challenge the status quo from the post world war era to the present day. he discusses the successes and failures of people such as harley earl, preston tucker, john delorean, and elon musk. his classes about 50 minutes. all right. today, we are studying the post- world war ii domestic scene. >>> last class, we looked at the surging economy of the post- world war ii era and suburbanization. today, when i want to look at his cars in the post-world war ii era. i especially want to look at what i call the mavericks. a maverick card designer and maverick automakers. automakers who try to establish independent companies outside of the big three. mavericks who thought outside the box. thought unconventionally. i want to look at their impact.

oral histories" we continue our series on women in congress with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well because i couldn't afford not to. and i just kept plugging and working hard. it's not a playpen. a campaign is tough work. and i admire anybody who goes into it. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. women in congress sunday on american history tv on c-span3. >>> rolling thunder is the name of an annual motorcycle ride to washington, d.c., but originally it was a vietnam war air campaign. up next douglas kennedy of the u.s. air force academy describes the goals of the campaign such as destroying north vietnam's transportation system, plus the limitations put in place. this is from our weekly "lectures in history" series. it's about 50 minutes. >>> sir, passport is ready for instruction. >> thank you, officer. take a seat. good to see you all here today. appreciate you coming here. we did reading out of thompson book, two big chapters discussing rolling thunder. those two chapters focusing on the latter

. >> and in the weeks ahead, hearing from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next, on lectures in history, university of central florida professor yanek mieczkowski teaches a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the u.s. auto industry from the post-world war ii era toth

. >>> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barb racanelli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. wa

. >> and in the weeks ahead, hearing from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch "oral histories" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next, on lectures in history, university of central florida professor yanek mieczkowski teaches a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the u.s. auto industry from the post-world war ii era to the present day. he discusses the successes and failures of people such as harley earl, preston tucker, john delorean and elon musk. his class is about 50 minutes. >> all right.

. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynneek american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. next, we visit the henry ford in dearborn, michigan to see the garage where ford built his first car, the quadracycle, historic structures curator jim johnson shows ford's childhood home where he was born in 1863, both buildings were relocated to greenfield village, the living history section of the henry ford. my name is jim johnson i'm the curator of historic structures and landscapes here at the henry ford. we're here at the henry ford in greenfield village. we're here with a 1914 model t. it was just one of the things you get to experience here in greenfield village. behind me is the bagley shed. this stood behind his house in detroit, a rented house where he developed his first gasoline engine, eventually his first car in 1896. we'll be having a look at his birthplace which was also bought here to greenfield village, much later in his life. this is the what we call the bagley shed. thi

. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsleywatch oral histories, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. we tour the driving america exhibit at the henry ford in dearborn, michigan. we'll see the sporty mustang. >> my name is matt anderson here at the henry ford and we are in the henry ford museum of american innovation in dearborn, michigan. and the first one i want to look at is arguably the most significant one we have where all of this came from. this is the 1896 quadracycle. the first automobile built by henry ford. ford was fascinated by all things mechanical really from boyhood into the early adulthood and automobiles being the new technology of the time he was very much caught up in the excitement surrounding them and knew that he wanted to get involved in the industry in some way and the quadracycle was not an te

. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch "oral history" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum to learn about stone carvings created in trenches and bunkers by world war i soldiers and only recently rediscovered. our guide's photographs of the carvings are featured in the exhibit. >> hello, my name is dr. jeff guessky, i'm a national geographic photographer, emergency physician, explorer and television host. welcome to the smiths

oral histories," we continue our series on women in congress with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well because i couldn't afford not to. i just kept plugging and working hard. it's not a -- a campaign is tough work. and i admire anybody who goes into it. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch "oral histories" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> the c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. we take you to kyle longley's class next. the reason behind the president's decision in march not to seek re-election. this hour 15 minute class is from our weekly lectures in history series. >>> welcome to class. the history of vietnam war. were happy for everyone to be here tonight. we'll be discussing 1968. i love the choice. i put up some music lyrics by the animals. a great group that we called, we got to get out of this place. it's a song from 1965, but it became sort of the anthem for the vietnam soldiers. and they would sing it time and time again an

from a maryland congresswoman helen delich bentley served in the u.s. house of representatives. from 1985 to 1995. she was a member of the merchant marine and fisheries & appropriations committees. she talks about her career as a reporter for the baltimore sun, covering maritime issues and her appointment as chairwoman of the federal maritime commission which made her the highest ranking woman in the nixon administration. she also discussed her run for congress. much of the winning election to interview focused on her career before the house. a second conversation was planned, but the former congresswoman died in august 2016, just months after this was recorded by the u.s. house of office of thetives' historian conducted this interview. it is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> my name is kathleen johnson, i'm here with the house his taurean. the date is much 21 2016. we are in the house recording studio and we're with helen bentley, former representative from maryland. we are delighted to have you join us today. helen: i am devoted to be here with you, kathy and matt. matt: thank

. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch "oral history" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum to learn about stone carvings created in trenches and bunkers by world war i soldiers and only recently rediscovered. our guide's photographs of the carvings are featured in the exhibit. >> hello, my name is dr. jeff guessky, i'm a national geographic photographer, emergency physician, explorer and television host. welcome to the smithsonian national air and space museum and to artist soldiers which is an exhibit on world war i commemorating the 00-year anniversary of world war i. we're seeing a small segment of this vast space which once held up to 4,000 world war i soldiers. it was occupied by the french and german and the french took it back and then the americans. and in this place soldiers from the maine national guard chwhic we

. >> we will hear from helen bentley, barbara cannoli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. a talk about mourning during the victorian era. she describes the rituals for men, women, and children when a family member died and how the civil war impacted radius norms. the gettysburg heritage center hosted this talk. any further introduction, i would like to present -- she has been a friend of mine for a number of years. ,or those of you not familiar she is a native new yorker and move to gettysburg 20 years ago. after managing to military history bookstores, she is happily retired and continues her research and writing and caring for a number of battlefield adopted position sites. today, she will speak to us about life in the midst of death, mourning rituals in 19th century america. thank you. [applause] happy to see so many familiar faces here today. before we start, i would like to thank the heritage center for this, and for c-span being here and filming this, and most especially kevin drake from gettysburg publishing,

we will hear from eva clayton, helen bentley, barbie cannoli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral history, sunday at 10 am eastern. on american history tv on c- span3. >>> next on american history tv. from our series 1968, america in turmoil, a look at liberal politics 50 years ago. lbj's great society and and liberal activist redefine the role of the federal government and challenge traditional values. the assassinations of martin luther king jr. and robert f kennedy

ahead we areks from helen bentley, nancy histories,tch oral sunday at 10 a.m. tv on c-span3. c-span, where history unfold daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service way america's table -- cable television company. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house congress -- the white house, the supreme court, and policy events in washington and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. square, a public park across from the white house is named after marquis do lafayette.-de next, we discussed the book, "trouble in lafayette square: assassination, protest & murder at the white house." the event is one hour and five minutes. good evening, welcome to national press club. an editor with bloomberg news, and i'm the 111th president of the national press come -- press club. if you have not already, please islands your cell phones. we do not want them ringing during the taping of this event. we are going to be broadcast on