eastern and watch american history tv on c-span 3. >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this president's day weekend, saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, author edward acorn talks about his book "every drop of blood" about abraham lincoln's second inaugural speech considered one of the greatest speeches in american political history. sunday at 2:00 p.m. history on oral histories virginia coleman describes her experiences as a chemist for the manhattan project at oak ridge to build the atomic bomb. and monday at 7:30 p.m. eastern on american artifacts photographer and storyteller john on the 42 giant busts of american presidents created by a sculptor decaying on a private property in virginia. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> on st. patrick's day, thursday, march 17, 1966, they began a 300 mile pilgrimage northward to the state capitol in sacramento. the march was more than a means of dramatizing a strike, more than a plea for laws for workers, more than a demand for

explore the american story, watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. on c-span 3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents. to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union, but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we will get to later, they originally called it freedom of the use of the press, and it is freedom to print things and publish things. it is not a freedom for what we now refer to as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span 3. every saturday at 8 pm eastern, lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it w

watch our live coverage of the senate impeachment trial pat noon eastern on c-span2, c-span.org or listen live on the c-span radio app and if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/impeachment. coming up today on c-span, house ways and means committee members meet for covid-19 relief proposals as part of the 2021 budget resolution. watch live coverage beginning at 10 eastern on c-span2, the second senate impeachment trial of former president donald trump continues at noon and on c-span 3, a house judiciary subcommittee holds a hearing examining employment arbitration agreements. that gets underway at 10 a.m. eastern. >> book tv on c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors, saturday night at 8:15 eastern, the president of national association scholars peter woods on his book "1620, a critical response to the 1619 project", sunday at 9 p.m. eastern on after words, heather mcgee with her latest book "the sum of us, what racism costs everyone and how peck prosper together", she's interviewed by the public policy professor mohammad. watch book tv on c-span2. >> next from w

watch live wednesday on c-span, watch live and on-demand at c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> you are watching c-span2 your unfiltered view of government. c-span2 was created by america's cable television comedy and today we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span2 to viewers as a public service. and now maryland republican governor larry hogan deceivers his state of the state address at the capitol in annapolis. governor hogan talked about faxing to tradition, increasedu funding for education and crime prevention. it is just under 20 minutes. >> my thurlow miller -- marylanders although it seems like a lifetime ago just a year has passed since we last gathered with members of the general assembly for the annual state of the state address. last year i spoke about how maryland was setting a shining example for the rest of america because of our shared convictions that there is no problem we face that hard work, honesty and courage cannot solve if we work together. over this past year as we have faced unimaginable challenges those words

every weekend on c-span 3. explore our nations past. american history tv on c-span 3. created by americas cable television companies. and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to virus as a public service. >> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. on wednesday night, from american history tv's history bookshelf series. race soares talks about his book, latino americans, the 500-year legacy that shaped the nation. the book is a companion volume to the 2013 pbs caught documentary series. watch wednesday, beginning at 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> during the great depression and world war ii, photographers working for the u.s. government were signed to travel the united states and document living and working conditions and later -- in 1939, photographers began using kyoto chrome color film. in this second of a two part american artifacts, library of congress curator beverley brandon, tells a s

january 6 watch live coverage today on c-span. c-span2, c-span3 and www.c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> yesterday, president biden spoke about the u.s. surpassing 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic. he noted that the death toll surpasses u.s. deaths in world war i, world war ii and the vietnam war combined. >> 500,071 did which is more americans who died in one year from this pandemic then of world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war combined. that's more lives lost to this virus than any other nation on earth. as we acknowledge the scale of this mast death in america, remember each person and the life they lived. they were people we knew. they were people we feel like we knew. read the obituaries and remember them. the sun who called his mom every night to check in, the father's, the daughter who lit up his world. the best friend who was always there. the nurse, the nurses who made their patients want to live. i was just in kalamazoo, michigan at the pfizer max -- at the pfizer vaccine manufacturi

exploring the american story, watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. >> every saturday at 8 pm eastern american history tv on c-span 3 go inside a different classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press which we get to later, i should mention, madison originally called the freedom of the use of the press and it is, indeed, freedom to print things and publish things, it is not a freedom for what we now refer to institutionally as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span three every saturday on 8 pm eastern, lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. you got the level

watch live at ten eastern on c-span 3 online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night a conversation between benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson as portrayed by bill roadway and bill barker. they top with the rosen shaping revolutionary war era america and the constitutional government it produced. watch 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. now on american artifacts. a visit to the nra's national

history tv on c-span 3 created by americas cable television companies. ision companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend coming up this weekend, saturday, at 6 pm eastern on the civil war a discussion with h. w. brands, offer of the zealot and the emancipator, john brown, abraham lincoln and the struggle for american freedom, sunday on real america and 4 pm eastern we marked the 80th anniversary of the u.s. so with three films including the 1971 film u.s. so, 30 years of service hosted by late entertainer bob hope and the 1972 defense department pin-up film documenting a trip to vietnam by sandy davis junior. at 6 pm on american artifacts, through scold farm, author of 18 tiny dense. the untold story of francis lee and the invention of modern forensics shows several dollhouse size crime scenes and tells the story of miss li who constructed the direct mess in the mid 19 forties and helped pioneer the science of crime

eastern on c-span 2, streamlined at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: next, health professionals including cdc director dr. rochelle walensky talk about new variants of covid-19. this is just over one hour. mr. morrison: welcome to today's session, covid-19 variants radel the world. i am j. stephen morrison, director of the global health policy center. this session is sponsored by the commission on strengthening america's health security, which was founded in 2018.

or listen live on the free c-span radio app. if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch any time on demand at c-span.org/impeachment. >> with the biden administration now leading the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, follow the latest at c-span.org/coronavirus. search c-span's coverage of news conferences as well as remarks from numbers of congress. use the interactive gallery of maps to follow the cases in the u.s. and worldwide. go to c-span.org/coronavirus. >> earlier today, the white house covid-19 response team held a briefing on the biden administration's response to the pandemic. we heard about continued community spread and why the virus is not under control in the u.s. this is half an hour. >> good morning and welcome to the covid response update. thank you for joining us. i'm the white house senior advisor for the covid response team. we have been battling this pandemic for the better part of a year. more than 450,000 americans 'lives have been taken. we've been separated from our friends and family. tho

eastern on c-span. or listen on the c-span radio app. announcer: congress returns for legislative business on february 22. until then, committees will continue work on covid relief legislation based on president biden's $1.9 trillion plan. the fiber 16 deadline to submit their bills and the house plans to take up the relief bill by the end of the month. the next goats in the house expected on monday, the 22nd. -- the next votes in the house expected on monday, the 22nd. linda thomas-greenfield, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, a procedural vote to advance her nomination with a confirmation vote expected the following day for tom vilsack to be agriculture secretary. until then, both chambers are holding brief pro forma sessions. no votes planned. watch the house live on c-span, the senate live on c-span 2. announcer: the lincoln presidential library and museum houses some of the 16th presidents rarest and most consequential documents. we take inside the springfield, illinois, library now for these treasures and the stories behind som

on c-span.org. >> here is our live coverage tuesday. on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the senate confirmation hearing for xavier becerra, health and human services to terror nominee. on c-span2, the c-span senate vote on tom vilsack and debate on linda thomas-greenfield's nomination as united nations ambassador. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., jerome powell with the semiannual monetary policy report to congress. on c-span.org at 9:30 am, the confirmation hearing for debra haaland, interior secretary nominee. also want c-span.org at 10:00 a.m., a joint oversight hearing to investigate the security failures that led to the capital breach on january 6. watch live coverage on c-span, c-span2, c-span3, and c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> earlier today, president biden spoke about the u.s. surpassing 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic. he noted that the death toll surpasses u.s. deaths in world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war combined. pres. biden: each day i receive a small card in my pocket. i carry it with my schedule. it shows the

you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. prepare to cast off which one cabana cast off. lastly then we cast off that. you're watching american history tv covering history. c-span style with event coverage. i witness accounts archival films lectures and college classrooms and visits to museums and historic places all weekend every weekend on c-span 3 next on lectures in history tulane university professor john ray proctor teaches a class about playwright august wilson his contribution to african-american theater and his pulitzer prize-winning play fences in one hour and 15 minutes david wilkins discusses 18th and 19th century us policy toward american indians and explains their impact on them today. in two hours on reel america three films that show the uso at work founded on february 4 1941 the uso united services organizations is 80 years

watch tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> president biden's nominee for attorney general testifies before the senate judiciary committee on monday. watch live coverage on -- live coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> listen to c-span's podcast "the weekly," our guest is senior policy analyst. he talked about nato's role today and the idea of peace. >> did the u.s. still need to have troops, and the conclusion was no. a significant number of these were closed or consolidated. >> find c-span's the weekly where you can get your podcast. >> texas governor'sta

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> after almost two full terms, harry truman returns to independent's missouri on this president's day we take inside their family home for a story of harry and bess truman's post white house years. >> well, it's good to be back home, and what i call the center of the world, independence, missouri. i've been all over the country and i've been to europe and south america and several other places, but i still like to come back home. i continued -- i will continue to feel this way as long as i live. >> harry truman formerly moved into this house after his wedding to his longtime love, bess wallace, after their marriage on june 20 8, 1919. they moved into a home -- he's one of the very few presidents who did not own a home of his own prior to his presidency. so when he moved into this home, his grandmother in law, his mother-in-law, his brother-in-law, and his wife and he were living in this home as well as one of bess' brothers. for many years, even though we call it the truman home it was known as the gates mans

this weekend on c-span 3. >> on st. patrick's day, thursday march 17th 1966, striking pretty pickers from the lino began a pilgrimage through the value of their labor. the state capital in sacramento. the march was more than a means to dramatize a strike. more than a plea for laws. more than a demand for recognition of the union. it was a symbol long, long struggle of california workers for equitable share for the wealth and health to produce. the road that led to this eastern pilgrimage it goes back many years. it's a long road that crosses a big land. everything is big in california. the land is big. and rich. the men and the corporations who owned the land are big and rich. the people who work the land are poor. very poor. the how in the wide of this is not a pretty story. it doesn't have a happy ending. at least, not yet. agriculture is california's biggest industry. it's a three billion dollar a year business. farming in california has always been big. many farms in california are staggered big, some of the old spa

senate impeachment trial at noon eastern on c-span two, c-span.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/impeachment . >> next, an update from the white house coronavirus task force on the administration's distribution efforts. >> i am the white house covid coordinator. i'm pleased to be joined by dr. marcella nunez-smith, chair of the biden-harris covid-19 health equity task force. we just completed our weekly calls governors from around the country, where we provided updates on our efforts to defeat covid-19. president biden has laid out a comprehensive national strategy to tackle this pandemic. the national strategy utilizes all of the powers and resources of the federal government, working closely with state, local leaders, tribal leaders, and those on the front lines in communities across the country. central to the strategy is getting all americans vaccinated as quickly and as equitably as possible, increasing vaccine supply, increasing the number of vaccinators, providing more places for people to

eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. the white house covid-19 response team held a virtual briefing on the biden adminstration's effort to combat the pandemic. they spoke about the new virus variants and the president's economic relief package. it is 40 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. it has been 27 days since the president launched his strategy to beat the covid-19 pandemic. central to this strategy is vaccinating

on c-span, c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio. one of the republicans we know is not it cpac. that is mike pence. what is the story there. guest: he is not making any political speeches at the moment. joe biden after the white house in 2017 was doing campaigning for democratic candidates. mike pence is following the tradition of a former vice president not jumping right back into politics. i would expect to see him return at some point. if he were speaking at this convention, there are people at this who are frustrated that he did not find some way to overturn the election results. i'm not sure he would have gotten a good reception. marco rubio was supposed to be here. the question hanging over a lot of things, publicans who did not vote to overturn the election are not as welcome here. josh hawley got a lot of applause for mentioning it. a speech in which he was defended the trump legacy would be more popular. host: if viewers want to see the speakers who are actually talking today, you can join our live coverage of cpac at 1:35 p.m. eastern. that will begin our live coverage

you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country at c-span.org cities tour. this is american history tv only on c-span 3. you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. sunday on the presidency as president biden begins his new administration. we look back to past presidential transitions and inaugurations. here's a preview. so as we begin let us take inventory. we are a nation that has a government. not the other way around. and this makes us special among the nations of the earth. our government has no power except that granted it by the people. it is time to check and reverse the growth of government. which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed? it is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and our proportionate. to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary excessive growth of government. it

eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. coming up, wall street journal justice department reporter sadie german previews the merrick garland confirmation hearing and later, the staff news writer talks about fda and cdc vaccine advisory boards and we take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" his next. ♪ host: good morning, everyone. it's monday, february 20 second. with the u.s. approaching 500,000 deaths due to covid-19, president biden tonight will mark the grim milestone -- milestone with a moment of silence and a candlelight ceremony tonight at the white house. look for coverage on c-span.org and you can listen along with the free c-span radio app. we will begin this morning with a conversation with all of you on where we are in this pandemic. if you live in the eastern central part of the country, dial-in (202) 748-8000. mountain pacific, (202) 748-8001 . if you have lost a loved one to covid, dial in at (202) 748-8002 . you can text us at (202) 748-8003. or share yo

eastern on c-span two, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday, at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, a discussion with the author of the zealot and the emancipator, john brown, abraham lincoln and the struggle for american freedom. sunday on reel america at 4:00 p.m. eastern, we mark the anniversary of the uso with three films including the 1970 one film, uso, 30 years of service hosted by entertainer bob hope and a 1972 defense department film document in a trip to vietnam by sammy davis jr. at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts, the author of 18 tiny deaths the untold story of the invention of modern forensics shows several dollhouse-sized crime scenes and tells the story of the dioramas in the 1940's. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a discussion on elizabeth powell , george washington's political confident. a surviving h paid -- eight page letter provides a glimpse into her role. explore the american story. watch american

watch the house live on c-span, the senate live on c-span 2. announcer: the lincoln presidential library and museum houses some of the 16th presidents rarest and most consequential documents. we take inside the springfield, illinois, library now for these treasures and the stories behind some of his most famous words. >> here in the library where we are standing, this is the archive, where we have about 52,000 items related to abraham lincoln, and we have a vast archive of illinois history, about 12 million pages worth of manuscripts, about 200 thousand books, half a million photographs and videos, etc. it is really the place where researchers come to write books about abraham lincoln, dissertation, etc.. across the street in the museum, that is where the public comes from. all of the world, we have tourists come from countries worldwide, to the museum to learn more about the life and times of abraham lincoln. we love the museum because it is our stage. it is where we can put some of these documents and personal items that help illustrate the l

watch interviews with new members of congress tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span app. >> the naacp announced a lawsuit filed against former president donald trump and his attorney, rudy giuliani, for inciting the attack on the u.s. capitol. speakers include bennie thompson and derek johnson. this is 15 minutes. >> today you will hear from the president and ceo, jeric johnson. -- derek johnson, congressman bennie thompson and representative of the second congressional district. the general counsel for the naacp and the partner and cool count -- cocounsel at -- as well. we will have opening remarks from each one of those participants and then at the end, at the conclusion, we will open the floor to any questions that you may have for our panelists. at this time i will turn it over to president johnson, the floor is yours. pres. johnson: thank you. i want to thank members of the press that joined us today. the naacp decided to engage in this matter after witnessing the horrific scenes. we understand the much -- most of the domestic terrorism

you can watch live on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span's washington journal. every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, wisconsin democratic congressman arco hand, cochair of the congressional labor caucus will discuss the priorities for the 117 congress. and it will talk about the covid-19 pandemics impact on k-12 education. the education week reporter. also, the utah republican congressman will join us to discuss congressional news of the day. watching c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern, wednesday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> back with us on c-span is author of the book "the great influenza: the story of the greatest pandemic in history. "we are coming up on 11 months of this pandemic. 26 million cases of covid in the united states. states. 11 months into the great influenza pandemic, where was the united states when it came to infection where was the united stat

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> on thursday, the house financial services committee hearing on the recent volatility in the stock price of gamestop and decisions by some companies to restrict trading of the stock. witnesses include the ceo of robin hood, the ceo of citadel, melvin capital management ceo, gabrielle plotkin and financial analyst keith gill. watch live thursday, beginning at noon eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> during a house judiciary subcommittee meeting, a number of legal experts talked about the president's clemency power and when it can be used under the constitution.

on c-span three. >> american history tv, on c-span 3.xploring the people and events that tell the american story, every weekend. coming up this presidents day, weekend. saturday, at 6 pm eastern, on the civil war. author edward acorn, talks about his book, every drop of blood. about abraham lincoln's second inaugural speech, considered one of the greatest speeches, in american political history. sunday, at 2 pm eastern, on oral histories, virginia coleman describes her experiences, as a chemist for the manhattan project, at elk ridge. to build the atomic bomb. and, monday, at 7:30 pm eastern, on american artifacts, photographer and storyteller, john -- on the 42 giant bust of american presidents, created by sculptor, david attics. decaying on a private property, in virginia. explore the american story, watch american history tv, this weekend. on c-span 3. >> up next on american history -- talks about black cowboys in the american west. on the range, on the stage, behind a badge. he spoke about the experiences a black cowboys, from the ea

eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. serves as the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction. he is general john sopko. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you. host: can you remind our viewers in job, what specific role it has? guest: i am the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction. it is a long term. just call it the sigar without the c. my job is to oversee all of their reconstruction money -- and the reconstruction money that is being spent currently in afghanistan. i have auditors, investigators, engineers, analysts, and i have been doing it for about 10 years. we are at 70 ig's for each of the agencies in the federal government. the difference between us and them as we are temporary and we go out of existence at a certain time when the amount of money falls below 250 million. we can look at the whole of government. most ig's can. they can only look at their agency. when congress created us, they gave us the opportunity to look at any money spent by any u.s. agency in afghanistan

on c-span dan -- on c-span at 10:00 a.m., the senate confirmation hearing for the health and services secretary nominee. on c-span two, the confirmation vote on the agriculture secretary nominee. and debate on the nomination for the united nations ambassador. on c-span 310:00 a.m., jerome powell, chair of the federal reserve with a policy report to congress. on c-span.org at 9:30 a.m., the confirmation hearing for debra haaland. also on c-span.org at 10:00 a.m., a joint oversight hearing to examine the security failures that led to the u.s. capitol breach on january 6. watch live coverage tuesday on c-span, c-span2, c-span3 and c-span.org. or listen on the c-span radio app. >> the covid-19 relief package was a topic on the sunday news programs. the house may vote on the legislation later this week. here is what representative steve scully and pramila jayapal had to say. >> package money still available across the board without this bill. even larry summers said it would wreck our economy. this idea that washington should be giving out 100 plus million dollars -- a billion of new money

you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country at c-span.org cities tour. this is american history tv only on c-span 3. you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. published in 1945 cannery row by john steinbeck takes place in the sardine canneries of monterey, california in her own book beyond cannery row sicilian women immigration and community in monterey, california 1915 to 1999. carol lynn mckibben focuses on the role women played in the industry and how they were represented in steinbeck's novel. center for the american west hosted and provided the video for this program. i'm really excited to be here today to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of steinbeck's cannery row and his literary genius, but also to share a view of steinbeck country from a female and working class perspective. so i'd like to begin by visually going back in tim

that's tonight on c-span. >>> american history tv on c-span 3 exploring the people and events that tellhe american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 9:05 p.m. eastern, prior to the attack on the u.s. capitol your stories about the capitol from the tour guide that talks about the late 19th century fad of honeymooners visiting the capitol on sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, we feature the 1934 news reels on the government's news campaign in order to defeat upton sinclair. at 6:30 p.m., a discussion with charles mcgee, looking back at his time in the military. and then a re-enactment between ben franklin and thomas jefferson and the constitutional government it produced. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> president biden's nominee for attorney general, judge merrick garland, testifies on monday for his confirmation hearing. >>> next, members from the house financial services committee debating an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and providing covid-19 economic aid to those impacted by the pand

eastern on c-span 2. c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app app. if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch any time on demand it c-span.org/ impeachment. next, georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene talking with reporters a day after the house pa

eastern, on c-span. >> listen to c-span's podcast, the weekly. this week, an expert on infectious diseases and one of america's leading epidemiologists, talks about the road ahead in dealing with coronavirus. >> we have a very long road ahead. i can say that, without any doubt at this point, expect more curveballs. if we had had this interview 10 weeks ago, we would not of been talking about variants the way we are now, yet look where we are today, talking about the severe challenges that they present. so, i would expect the unexpected. it is still out there. there is much that we can do. but at

watch interviews with new members of congress tuesday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. 10 new members joined the senate this year. with their election, the senate is now equally divided with 50 in the democratic caucus and 50 republicans. these new senators have been part of history already. their first weeks included debating challenges to electoral college votes, surviving an attack on the u.s. capitol, and witnessing the inauguration of a new president. before taking their oath, three of the new senators, all of whom grew up on a farm or ranch, spoke to us about what brought them to congress and their life experiences and influences. we begin with wyoming republican cynthia lummis, who returns to the capital after serving in the u.s. house and several state offices. >> senator cynthia lummis, representing wyoming, welcome. sen. lummis: thank you. >> where were you born, where did you grow up? sen. lummis: i was born in cheyenne, wyoming. i was raised on a ranch outside of cheyenne. >> what is that light, growing up on a ranch? sen.

every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span 3, created by america's cable television companies. and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview what's available every weekend on c-span 3 merchandise architectural historian barry lewis died at the age of 75 in january. today we begin with two of his talks from the new york historical society. first mr. lewis discusses the design and construction of the iconic brooklyn bridge which was built in the 1870s. that's followed by his look at the creation and evolution of new york city's greenwich village and its influence in american society and culture. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging fro

. >> checkers in history on c-span 3, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> coming up on american history tv, a conversation with the author of the book "the politics of popular portrayals of andrew johnson's impeachment." we'll hear about how the impeachment was portrayed in a novel, and in jfk's 1957 book "profiles in courage." >> brook thomas is a professor in the english department at the university of california at irvine. i think you just take a meritous status which means he has more time to talk. and i'm honored he is back today. >> thank you. what i'm going to do here is give about 25 minutes so i have a little time towards question and answer but also let you know we're moving toward the end. reconstruction stayed alive in the popular memory largely through its portrayal in popular media. and i want to look at the politics of the portrayals of andrew johnson's impeachment. and my primary works are going to be thomas dickson's the klansman, john f. kennedy's prof

on c-span 3. each week, american history tv american artifacts, explore the history of the united states, through objects. up next, we visit capitol hill to talk for health historian, matthew wasilewski, and curator -- about the history of african americans, in congress. and the 19th century. and to see a selection of our, defections from the house collection. >> the story of how african americans -- are is one that a lot of people are not familiar with, we actually have 22 african americans serve, between 1870, and 1901. 20 in the house, to in the senate. largely a house story. and, it has to do with, the role of congress. during the civil war. and, in the decade after. during the civil war, there were a group of radicals, in congress. radicals, because, they believed in equality of african americans. and, they wanted to create a society, in the south, after the war. that was a multi racial society. these were radicals, in the house like that, is stevens. who was chairman -- and a very powerful le

you can go to it live on c-span two. you can listen to it on the c-span radio app or any time at c-span.org. we know we are going to hear the closing arguments from both sides, the house impeachment managers and x president trump's lawyers today in front of the senate. let's go back to the beginning of the arguments from president trump's lawyers. his legal team began their arguments in front of the senate by arguing the process was unconstitutional. >> the article of impeachment before the senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance. this abuse of the constitution only further divides our nation when we should be trying to come together around shared priorities. like every other politically motivated witchhunt the left has engaged in over the past four years, this impeachment is completely divorced from the facts, the evidence, the interests of the american people. the senate should promptly and decisively vote to reject it. no thinking person could seriously believe that the president's

every weekend on c-span 3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span 3. today, we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend. barry lewis died in january. tonight, two of his talks from the new york historical society. first, the design and construction of the brooklyn bridge, built in the 1870s. followed by his look at the creation and evolution of greenwich village. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3, go inside a different college classroom. hear about topics like the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents. with most campuses closed due to the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union. but reagan met him halfway, encouraged him, and supported him.

eastern on c-span, all online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> president biden's nominee for attorney general, judge merrick garland, testifies before the senate judiciary committee monday for his confirmation hearing. watch our live coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org, or listen live on the c-span radio app. our first guest is tom kean. he served as the former chair of the 9/11 commission. he is a member of the bipartisan policy center on the task force on the ideology cochair and former governor of new jersey. thank you for giving us your time is money. guest: thank you. host: he wrote a letter to president biden advised president harris and others about this idea of a commission looking at the events of january 6. can you give us the just of the letter and why you wrote it. you do we -- guest: we look at this event and thought it was a violation that never happened before, the capital of has never been invaded like that since 1812. this was our own citizens. why did that happen? how did it happen? what are the facts? and what can we sure that

every weekend on c-span 3. explore our nations past, american history tv. on c-span 3.brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. weeknights this month, we are featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span 3. on friday night, we take a look at african american history. since the 1970s, david pilgrim has collected everyday objects, that mock and the humanize african americans. the founder and director of the jim crow museum of racist memorabilia, argues that although the artifacts are offensive, they can be used as teaching tools to promote conversation and understanding. via zoom, we visited the museum efforts that university and big rapids michigan. to see a selection of their artifacts. watch friday, beginning at 8 pm eastern, and enjoy american history tv every weekend, on c-span 3. american history tv, on c-span 3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story, every weekend, coming up this presidents day weekend, saturday at 6 pm easter

and enjoy american history tv, every weekend on c-span 3. american history tv, on c-span 3.ing the peopl% that people -- story,y weekend coming up this story,y presidents day weekend, saturday at 6 pm eastern on the civil war. author edward acorn talks about his book, every drop of blood, about abraham lincoln's second inaugural speech, considered one of the greatest speeches in american political history sunday, at 2 pm is stern, on our history, virginia coleman talks are experiences as a chemist for the manhattan project -- project at oak ridge, to build the atomic bomb. and monday, at 7:30 pm eastern, on american artifacts, photographer and storyteller, john, on the 42, giant bus of american presidents created by sculptor, david attics, decaying on a private property, in virginia, explore the american story. watch american history tv, this weekend. on c-span 3.

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eastern on c-span come online at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> on thursday, the housecial services committee hearing on volatility in the stock rise of gamestop and decisions by some companies to restrict trading in the stock, witnesses include the robin hood ceo, citadel ceo kenneth griffin. capital management ceo gabrielle plotkin, reddit ceo stephen huffman and a financial analyst, keith gil. what live thursday at noon eastern, watch on the c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> next, look at the connection it between education and civil rights, focused on public education especially in minority communities. this is an hour-long event hosted by the progressive policy institute. >> my name is kurt valentine. i am your moderator. this is sponsored by the reinventing schools project at the progressive policy institute. the project promotes a model of schools we call 21st century school systems, systems that provide parents with more choice, have more economy, and a return to more accountability. the purpose of this webinar is to discuss whether giving pa

eastern on c-span three, the education secretary nominee and at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3, michael regan, environmental protection agency nominee. thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, marty walsh, secretary of labor nominee. watch the hearings live on c-span and c-span3. on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> president biden met with 10 republican for two hours monday about covid-19 relief legislation. afterwards, senator susan collins of maine spoke about the meeting. pres. biden: [indiscernible] thank you, folks. appreciate it. [indiscernible] >> it is not easy. that evening, everybody. we have just had a very productive, cordial, two hour meeting with the president and vice president and some of their key aides to discuss the next step on the covert relief package. we outlined for the president the provisions we have proposed as part of an express in -- and approximately $600 billion package. he explained in more depth issues that were not fleshed out as much. the $1.9 trillion package. it was a very good exchange of views. i woul

watch tuesday live on c-span, c-span two, c-span3, and c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app.journal continues. host: joining us is rana hogarth , a history professor at the university of illinois that has studied public health. prof. hogarth: thank you for having me. host: i wanted to start with this washington post headline and story because it connects the past with the present. it says "decades later the infamous tuskegee syphilis study stirs wariness in the black community over the covid-19 vaccine." for those of us who may not know or remember the details, what was the tuskegee syphilis study? prof. hogarth: the tuskegee syphilis study is one of the best known cases of breaches ethical medical misconduct. the study carried on for about 40 years and was actually sponsored by the united states public health service in which they followed something like 400 african-american men in macon county, alabama withholding treatment for their syphilis from them. the study was based entirely on deception, they withheld penicillin when that was understood to be the proper treatment fo

eastern on c-span two, c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. if you miss any part of the proceedings, watch any time on demand at c-span.org/impeachment. next, a discussion about the new book "kill switch: the rise of the modern senate and crippling