a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the head of the consumer financial protection bureau is morningwed thursday about consumer protection priorities. you can see it live starting at 8:10 a.m. eastern on c-span two. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] aboutm concerned

eastern on c-span. moderating a discussion on the 2014 midterm election. event at thes museum in washington dc starting at 8:30 a.muesday, the atlantic council looks at the future of nato and -- liveeal with coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span three. next year on c-span, our first ladies series features jacqueline kennedy. that is followed by president obama honoring veterans at the tomb of the unknown. ♪ >> i think every first lady should do something in this tradition to help the thing that she cares about. i just think that everything in the white house should be the best. the entertainment that is given here. children are the same the world over and so is our feeling for children. world, it is good in the there is quite enough to divide people, so we should cherish the language and the emotion that unites us.

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> a discussion now with supreme court justice clarence thomas. he spoke at the federalist society's national lawyers convention and talk about his life on the court and what it was like to get there. this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, david. could evening, everyone. evening. it is my great honor and pleasure to introduce our distinguished guest this evening. although much of what i might say by way of introduction is no doubt familiar to all of you. justice clarence thomas has served with great distinction on the united states supreme court for more than two decades now. he has been a friend of the federalist society for so long that most of you in this room already know him very well. [applause] but i think it is right for us to recall the extraordinary path that he traveled to reach the nation's highest court. not for what it tells us about him, but for what it tells us about our country. justice thomas himself put it in his remarkable memoir. "i have never doubted the greatness of a country in which a person like me could travel

on tuesday, maryland -- marilyn thenner will come before senate health, education, labor, and pensions committee. her agency is responsible for overseeing the healthcare.gov website. that hearing will be live at 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c- span. a day later, hhs secretary kathleen sebelius will testify before this -- the senate finance committee. we will have that live wednesday at 10 a.m. eastern, also here on c-span. >> what's the most important issue congress should consider in 2014? that's the question for middle and high school students in c- span's "student can" video competition. make it 5-7 minute documentary that shows a variant points of view and includes c-span video for your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. this year, we have double the number of winners in total prizes. entries must be in by january 20, 2014. need more information? go to studentcam.org. "newsmakers"next, with agriculture sector a tom bill sat. he talks about the farm bill and its ties to the u.s. economy. after a hearing -- after that, a hearing on stand your ground laws. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, "q&a" with author stephen kinzer or it he talks about his book which chronicles the lives of john foster dulles and his brother allen dulles who s

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> on many campuses, women are taught that use in a patriarchal society where girls are shortchanged. and then channeled into low paying bills. what's and a marketplace, they are cheated out of their salary. invisible barriers and all sorts of forces that hold them down and keep them back and out of the upper echelon. does not fit reality. it is distorted. with the false claims that supported have been repeated so many times, they've taken on truth. but her critiques of late feminism in contemporary american culture have led critics to label her as antifeminist. sunday on and death. your questions for author christina sommers. year,g ahead to the new join radio talk show host mark levan. book tv, the first sunday of every month. >> a conversation about the politics of climate change. harvard university political scientist, speaks with students theda skocpol. this is one hour, 25 minutes. [applause] >> it is a great pleasure to be here in oklahoma. yes, even an august when i left my beloved summer home in maine to come. i am stunned at how many people are here and loo

a.m. eastern on c-span. at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend on c-span, wrote to the white house 2016. governor o'malley in manchester for the new hampshire democratic party jefferson jackson dinner, followed by congressmen paul ryan with a birthday fundraiser. governor o'malley is live starting at 7 p.m. eastern. on c-span 2 book to be coming here from five finalists for the national book award for nonfiction sunday at 1 p.m. span 3 american history tv, go back in time to 1996 to the internet archive's machine. sunday at 7 p.m. now national republican congressional committee chairman representative greg walden. he spoke today at the christian science monitor breakfast in washington, d.c. for about an hour. >> here we go. thank you for coming. we have representative greg walden. his last visit with our group was in may 2012. we welcome him back. he was born in oregon where his family came to the state by wagon train in 1845. he grew up on an 80 acre cherry orchard and graduated from the university of oregon. ea

a.m. eastern on c-span. kept herof the items on the best dressed list. she often worked with one of her favorite designers forsooth and daywear outfits. this is a suit she wore for the opening of the sea where where she met queen elizabeth and prince philip. this is a cotton fabric with many of the houses the eisenhower's lived in during their marriage. few examples of her day dresses. she was very fond of the color in many shadest and styles. jackie kennedy is well known for the little black dress. mamie's examples of little black dress. she said she would never dress like an old lady. ofse gowns show her love bright colors. >> monday night at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 3. theavid cameron defended uk's intelligence gathering program in light of recent allegations the u.s. spied on several other countries including france, spain, and germany. david cameron took the issue seriously. the prime minister also costs,ed energy unemployment figures, and progress in automobile production. this is just over 30 minutes. >> there are over one million new j

a.m. eastern on c-span. live each morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. playe new orleans saints and the hurricane was, etc. damagede katrina badly it. when they had booklet gives again, that was a national feel- good story. the public paid for all of the repairs. about $1c has invested billion in the construction of the mercedes-benz superdome. the man who owns the new orleans saints keeps a most all of the revenue generated their. why don't people rebel? one reason is chris people do not understand what is taking place. the second reason is that they feel there's nothing they can do about it and it is all based on insider deals. the best time to do is to vote. there was an vote on whether they should use public money. the city -- the citizens voted strongly against doing that. sunday night at avm on c- span's "q&a." now senator gregg. governmentn on the shutdown and the tea party. the national press club, this is an hour. [gavel] >> good afternoon. and welcome to the national press club. my name is angela cryling king, i'm a reporter for bloomberg news

a.m. eastern on c-span. this weekend, book tv is like in florida for the miami book fair international. coverage kicks off saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2 with dave barry, roy blunt meltzer, andrad continues with appearances by lawrence wright, doris kearns goodwin, and a scott berg. king collins with sherry and susan herman. sunday's coverage starts at 10:30, and includes mark halperin, bill ayres, chris matthews. the miami book fair international, live this weekend on book tv on c-span 2. don't forget to weigh in on on nor -- on our november book club question -- what books are you reading on jfk? poster thoughts anytime on our book up -- bookclub chat room, booktv.org/bookclub. >> next, a discussion on the future of digital currency. this is 45 minutes. host: on wednesdays we take a look at our spotlight magazine articles, today taking a look at "wired magazine." inside there is this piece, "how to save bitcoin." the author is joining us this morning. let's start with -- what is bit coin? guest: a form of money born in the digital age for the digital era. it is a way for pe

the center for strategic and international studies, and again, that'll be live on c-span2 starting at 11 a.m. eastern. on c-span today at noon eastern, the cato institute will host a discussion on america's nuclear weapons policy coming in conjunction with the institute's recently-released paper on why current policy is outdated. again, that's at noon on c-span. also president obama will continue his west coast fundraising trip today with several events including one at the home of hall of fame basketball player magic johnson. before that, though, the president will deliver remarks on immigration, continuing his call for the house to pass a plan. you can see the president speaking at a chinese recreation center live on c-span, that starts at 2:35 eastern. >> years ago i don't think anybody would have looked into a crystal ball and thought that some, you know, somebody on a college campus would be streaming, you know, netflix onto an iphone to watch a movie. and so i think that, you know, this is what's happening out there that we've got this huge, this huge issue out there that the technology and -- because, ag

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this is c-span 3, with politics and public affairs programming every week. and every weekend, american history tv. schedules and see past programs at our websites, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> now, ms. magazine founder gloria steinem, spoke about the significance of women voters and how elections influenced women's issues. this is an hour. >> it's not often that one person can define an era. our guest made it as a highpowered woman in a man's world. gloria steinem is the face of the feminist movement and was dubbed the leading icon of american feminism in "time" magazine. she solidified her feminist legacy by co founding ms. magazine. more than 40 years later, she's still a co-editor. miss steinem celebrated the magazine's 40th anniversary right here at the national press club last year, she said then it was the right place to do it, she was also the first woman to appear as a national press club luncheon speaker after women were finally admitted to the club's membership in 1971. [ applause ] she received a men a tie as a t

a.m. eastern on c-span. the best dressed list every year she was first lady. this was the outfit she wore when she and i met queen elizabeth and prince philip. another designer dress, this is cotton fabric with many of the houses the .isenhower's lived in these are a few examples of her day dresses. she was very fond of the color pink. jackie kennedy is well known for the little black dress, and here are some examples of may me -- black dresses. these show her love of color and right fabrics. >> during question time on wednesday, british prime minister david cameron defended the u.k. at intelligence in light ofogram allegations the u.s. spied on several countries including spain, france, and germany. minister says he takes it very seriously. the prime minister also discussed energy costs, unemployment figures, and progress in automobile production. this is just over 30 minutes. . >> they are investing in and training a young people. we were told the government has theogram which leads to disappearance of a million jobs. it time they admit they were wrong and a

washington journal is live every day here on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. tonight on c-span, q and a, with greg easterbrook. follow the questions with david cameron. and then victory speeches from tuesday nights government speeches. ♪ "q&a," week on journalist, columnist and author greg easterbrook discusses his latest book, titled "the king of sports: football's impact on america." >> gregg easterbrook, why did you decide to name your latest book "the king of sports?" >> the book is about football, the good and bad of football. it is the king of sports, the most important, popular, most exciting game in the most important country in the world. america's can use to be baseball and baseball is still a very entertaining sport.

a.m. eastern on c-span 2. up on the next "washington journal," a look at president obama's announcement on healthcare law to allow americans to keep their current policies of the upcoming vote in the house on the gop vill aimed on doing the same thing. our guest is congressman andy harrison maryland. sander levin is here to talk about pending changes to federal unemployment insurance. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. this weekend on c-span, white house 2016. maryland governor martin o'malley for the jefferson jackson dinner followed by congressman paul ryan at a birth day party fundraiser for iowa governor terry branstad. governor o'malley is live starting saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. the-span 2's "book tv," national book award finalists in fiction. on c-span 3 "american history tv," go back in time to 1996 but the internet archive's way back machine. sunday at 7:00 p.m. release ofer the sign-up numbers under the affordable care act, president obama announced an execu

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> one of the things that has stuck in my mind is how balanced this change, in general was from a political standpoint. there was probably a much less balanced political climate here. have a great deal for the right side. in fact, i remember seeing a publication in one of the two papers. i forget which one, whether it was the times herald or the dallas news. somebody had bought a full-page before president kennedy came. president kennedy's picture was on it, and it said "wanted for treason." came down here six months after this assassination, he was the one who quizzed me. after it was over with, he came out in the hall, because he was quizzing me about the entrance wound. no question about it. i thought it was an entrance word. he said, we have people who will say he was shot from the overpass, but we do not believe they are credible witnesses, and i do not want you to say anything about it. >> marking the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's association, eyewitness accounts of those who treated president kennedy and lee harvey oswald. part of american history tv, .

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> president obama will pardon the turkey tomorrow morning at the white house live at c-span on 1:00 p.m. eastern. >> this is the rose garden and a very special place in particular because mrs. nexen was instrumental for designing. she had an affinity for roses. she was instrumental in opening up the white house for garden tours in the spring, a tradition that continues to this day. this was developed in 1972 by a .rench designer it is the only rows that will continually grow what the white rose.-- it is the only there were only steps away from the 1910 farmhouse. story on theeat epitaph that she chose herself. she wanted to meet the people effected.ffect did -- one of the reporter said to you, what good will any of this do if the people you're speaking to cannot understand what you are saying? peopled, even when cannot understand your language, they can see what is in your heart. see it saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern and the series continues at firstay as we look lady betty ford. >> the heritage foundation hosted a panel discussion critical of the deal reached over

a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> friday a look at the role of the international atomic energy agency with iaea chief speaking at the event host bid the wilson center. live coverage at 11: 30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> this painting was originally painted as my grandmother's official white house portrait. in the 1960s, lady bird johnson went looking for portraits of first ladies to hang to rehang in the white house. she thought that was important. and she looked high and low and couldn't find my grandma's official portrait and called my grandmother. he said do you know where the painting is? my grandma said, yeah, it's on my wall. mrs. johnson said, said you shouldn't have that it belongs in the white house. my grandmother said no. it's on my painting. it's on my wall it's going stay. i think she tried a couple of times. watch our program on our first lady bess truman. see it saturday on c-span at 7:00 p.m. eastern and we continue the series live monday as we look at first lady eisenhower. >>> during the senate homeland security committee hearing on the washington, d.c., navy yard shooting on t

a.m. eastern on c-span 2. c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. you can i watch is an hd. today, "washington journal" is coming up with your phone calls and tweets. the house returns to work on a bill to allow consumers to work to keep their health care plans. minutes, a look at president obama's announcement to allow americans to keep their current health insurance policies and the upcoming vote on the gop health insurance bill. our guest is congressman andy harris of maryland. levin is herender to talk about pending changes to federal unemployment insurance. is an add-on :00 a.m. this morning. a.m. this morning and a ."hour "washington journal you

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think >> aless of where you are on the political spectrum we all feel very fortunate and grateful that we live in the united states of america. it's a very unique place. and if america was considered to be a product and we do try to sell our product overseas, what's our brand? and i think our brand is the constitution, the rule of law and our value system. and under that brand and under that value system there is that notion of equal under the eyes of the law. the value system is the a.d.a. and trying to elevate the rights of americans with disabilities. this is a treaty. a treaty is a law. the emotional and political arguments that are in favor of the treaty, in one can disagree with these arguments. but the question is will the treaty actually have the legal effect that's being proffered by the proponents of the treatyful we don't hear consideration of the reports, the concluding observation by committing with persons with disabilities. we don't hear the analysis that will impact this treaty. >> this weekend on c-span, more than 130 countries have ratified the u.s.

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the head of the consumer financial protection bureau is morningwed thursday about consumer protection priorities. you can see it live starting at 8:10 a.m. eastern on c-span two. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] aboutm concerned pakistan. i always want pakistan to overcome its dysfunction, for pakistan's sake. it out of love for pakistan. it has to love and realize as a canon no other nation stretch you and make your size bigger than your neighbor. india, the size is advantage to india. pakistan needs to be happy with security with india, as long as there -- pakistan has nuclear weapons in india has nuclear weapons. now, pakistan to trade with and address economic dysfunction with the 48% of children who do not go to school in school, and make sure pakistan's population does not continue to rise at a pace much faster than economic growth. none of those things can be addressed just by building relationships. >> the former pakistani ambassador to the u.s. on the painful history of pakista

a.m. eastern on c-span. next, secretary of state john kerry testifies at a hearing on disability rights and international law. signed onto the international disabilities treaty in 2009 but the treaty was failed to ratify in 2012. senator bob was the chairman. >> good morning. this hearing will come to order. let the first start by thanking secretary kerry for being with us today for this second hearing on the ratification of the crpd, and i think, first, you have the thanks of us for the incredible work you have been doing on behalf of our country, and your presence today sends a strong message about the importance of this issue. we appreciate you taking the time to come back to the committee to support the treaty. we convene the second hearing on ratification, having received the support of thousands of people and organizations, all of whom are looking for us to finally take the treaty over the finish line. we have received compelling letters of support and companies like adobe, coca-cola, nascar, and the co

a.m. eastern on c-span. first ladies influence and image, a look back at the life of mamie eisenhower.then eric holder's announcement $2.8on & johnson will need billion as part of a settlement with the justice department. later part of the political response to the 2008 financial crisis. >> today it is our pleasure to entertain for the first time our first lady at her belated birthday party. ♪ returns ♪happy

a.m. eastern on c-span three. book tv looksd, back at the life and death of our 35th president on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. at -- back. a panel relives it. forget, book tv possible club for november onto know what kennedy books you are reading. post in our chat room. "washington journal" is next live with your phone calls and tweets. the house will also work on bills considered under suspension. a bill allowing insurance companies to allow policies even if they don't meet the minimum coverage requirements in the health care law. coming up in 45 minutes, the role of u.s. intelligence and monitoring drones in some countries. new york university, paul light, on federal contractors. host: good morning. wall street journal fights 30,000 people signing up for health care plan through healthcare.gov read official numbers are expected this week. secretary of state john kerry to the senate to trey -- give talks on -- a recent alum whole from september shows that 44% of havee responding say they a great deal

a.m. eastern on c-span two. >> tonight -- next, c-span's first ladies.fforts indiplomacy muslim countries. summers.ry ♪ [applause] >> i stay in the wings and do not come out too often. this is quite unusual for me. i do want to thank all of you for your friendship and your loyal support and for the planning of this wonderful evening for me. i shall remember it always. and thanks to the young people for this great welcome.

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, wrote to the white house 2016. governor o'malley is live starting saturday at 7:00 eastern here from five of the finalists for this year's national book award for nonfiction. on c-span three, go back in time to 1996 with the internet archive's way back machine. waldenesentative greg talks about the 2014 election and how they have catalog will impact democrats. he spoke today at the christian science monitor breakfast for about one hour. >> here we go. thank you for coming. we have representative greg walden. his last visit with our group was in may 2012. we welcome him back. he was born in oregon where his family came to the state by wagon train in 1845. he grew up on an 80 acre cherry orchard and graduated from the university of oregon. early on he was a distraught he and a talkshow host and worked as a press secretary and chief of staff for a member -- as -- remember of congress. he was elected to congress himself. in 2010, speaker been asked them to be chairman of the republican leadership. he was elected as a ch

a.m. eastern on c-span. my the disclosure of classified information by federal workers. keith randal discusses the edward snowden case. >> my name is kate randall. i am an analyst at the fbi. i provide analytical assistance to active fbi insider threat investigations. i also spearheaded our indicator development program. we tried to grab the extent of the problem by breaking down the critical components, conducting research, and applying advanced detection techniques against our data sets. anything that i am about to say is my personal and professional opinion based off of my first-hand experience working this issue within the bureau. it doesn't necessarily reflect what the fbi program is or isn't doing. it doesn't also reflected a doj oror position of the government. if you disagree with anything that i am about to say, don't hold back. if you're angry at the fbi for any number of reasons, please don't hold that against me. [laughter] my objectives with this presentation a threefold. i want to talk about the insider threat issue, what is and what it means, specifically

a.m. eastern on c-span. kept herof the items on the best dressed list. she often worked with one of her favorite designers forsooth and daywear outfits. this is a suit she wore for the opening of the sea where where she met queen elizabeth and prince philip. this is a cotton fabric with many of the

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. and later in the day, also on c-span 3 a senate panel investigate the procedure involving national security workers who have access to classified information. that is the security subcommittee. live at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >>> today marks the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's gettysburg address. coming up on c-span 2. former south dakota senator talking about issues with the health care website. he joined us on "washington journal" for 40>> minutes. >> joining us now is the democratic leader from 1995 to 2005 and represented the state of south dakota. welcome. >> guest: thank you.talk a talk about what you brought to the table as far as the creatioe of the affordable care act. what was your role? giving my views.tunity to i had written a book called and critical.me it laid out a lot of principles i thought ought to be included. some of them were some weren't. it was an exciting and tran formational time.transfortional it still is.e about talk about what you're seeing. are the main

a.m. eastern on c-span. wednesday, the senate small business committee examines federal health care exchanges for small businesses. this hearing comes ahead of the care exchange rollout small business for states with their own exchanges. see a live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. marks the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's gettysburg address. look for our coverage from soldiers national cemetery, including the keynote address from james macpherson. day atek, thanks giving 4:00 and 10:00 eastern on c-span 3's american history tv. crocs a look at the global economy. from the president of the world bank, the former bank of israel governor, and the head of the columbia university business school for half an hour. [laughter] [applause] >> so good morning. i was asked whether the ceos would actually show up for a panel at 8:15 and we all agreed yes. so thank you for letting me look like i know what i am talking about. we have jim kim, the president of the world bank, and fisher, who accuse me of labe

a.m. eastern on c-span. ennis ross took part in a discussion tuesday on foreign policy challenges facing president obama. this 90 minute event is hosted by the new america foundation. >> this is part of a series we have done over the last several years. its serieseventh in of programs that we have done, focusing on national security. team to talkl-star about becoming challenges for the obama administration for the next three years. ambassador dennis ross, who is incredibly distinguished public service career, stretching back to the jimmy carter administration. he is the author of multiple books on the middle east. he has had senior policy roles on the middle east in the obama administration, he was advisor to hillary rodham clinton, at the capitol institute for near east policy. to his immediate left is robert kaplan who is about to publish his 15th book. . one of the most distinguished journalists in the country. his books are on every subject imaginable from the indian ocean to the afghan mujahedin to the b

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on painkillers. we're joined by new york times business and health reporter barry meier. live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. agriculture secretary tom vilsack is our guest this week on news makers. he talks about the farm bill. the house version of the bill calls for nearly $40 billion in cuts to the food stamp program over the next decade. it would cost cuts by an stimed $4 billion in the same time frame. watch sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this is a tough time for n.s.a. where everybody says what are you doing or why are you doing it? we actually say it is much more important for this country that we defend this nation and take the beatings than it is to give up a program that would result in this nation being attacked. we would rather be here in front of you today telling you why we defended these programs than having given them up and have our nation or our allies be attacked and people killed. >> this weekend on c-span, intelligence officials defend the n.s.a. surveillance program. this morning at 10 eastern. live sunday on c-span 2 your calls and comments for kitty kelley, best sell

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> washington journal, a look at changes proposed by congress for nsa surveillanceanvass and she was admiring that. he said i understand you also admire the -- she said, yes, aren't they darling. she said we will make sure that we have pandas to go home with. it was important for her to go and support her husband, just her being there would bring so much goodwill and everybody at the end of the trips where the news reports would come out. they would talk about the president in way. but they would always say what a wonderful job pat nixon did. >> first lady pat nixon, monday night live on c-span. including hanna rosen. >> i think women's identities are tied to their work in the way which we do not like, in a way we find disturbing and unnatural. it's, in fact, true. when i look at marissa mary who was chose on the be the ceo of yahoo! when she was visibly pregnant and asked how much maternity leave do you want to take, she said basically none, the fact that such women exists, it's not the way i would do that -- i took plenty of maternity leave but i -- i feel like th

a.m. eastern on c-span three, and later a look at national security issues related to the workforce. it's the fist in a series of hearings by the senate homeland committee. that's live at 2:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span three. >> on c-span today, "washington journal" is next live with your phone calls and tweets. resumes a.m. the house with general speeches. and if 45 minutes, congressman paul tonko talks about problems with the health care website. representative vicky hartzler talks about budget negotiations. host: good morning, everyone. washington will resume the senate authorization bill with lots of debate about what to do detaineesanamo bay and sexual assault in the military. live coverage on c-span2. later today the president and the clintons will wait reath at the jfk memorial. we will have coverage. go to our website at www.c- span.org.

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> information that facebook has over 1 billion people. your political preference, your sexual preference, what you like, what your dog's name is, all these sorts of things. one security analyst said if the government had asked you directly for that sort of information, it would take you money, lawyer, maybe even guns to cough up the information. we routinely do so on social networks. we also don't think about the fact that our google searches are tracked. so i write mystery bookings. i looked on the white house for one. my google search ifs the fbi chose to look at them would be incriminating. i'm looking at different date rape drugs, things like that, for my mysteries. so people may sitting there with their computer think they're engaged in some activity not knowing if there's a big eyeball on the other end keeping track of the things that you do. >> i know who you are and i saw what you did 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. every weekend since 1998, book tv has brought you the top nonfiction offers including hanna rosen. >> women's identiti

a.m. eastern on c-span 3. on thursday, janet yellen the president's nominee to take over as the next federal reserve chairman testifies at her confirmation hearing before the senate banking committee. live coverage thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern also on c-span 3. now, a panel on business development in the u.s. we hear from the chairman and ceo of dow chemical and the president and ceo of walmart. postedmerce department this hour and 15 minute event. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. secretary lew, secretary pritzker, thank you so much for your very excellent remarks. and i want to thank both of them for their leadership. they have been outstanding, particularly for the subject matter that we have before us these next two days. i know that their insights, particularly as it applies to the business community, are very valuable to all of us that are joining us today. we're off to a great start to what promises to be a great conference with a packed agenda. thanks to all of you who have come great distances to

a.m. eastern here on c-span. wednesday look at national security issues related to the federal workforce. in a series of hearings by the senate homeland security committee as it investigates who gets access to classified information. live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c- span3. marks the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's gettysburg address. but for our coverage from soldier's national cemetery. week, thanksgiving day at 4:00 p.m. and 10 a clock p.m. eastern on american history tv. outgoing federal reserve chairman ben bernanke spoke about the economy tuesday. -- bond buying her a gram disappointment with the latest job numbers. this comes two months before the end of his tenure. this is 50 minutes. >> thank you. gettysburg address, huh? a little fresher. it is nice to be back to again -- again with the nec. nearly eight years ago, when i began my time is chairman, one of my priorities was to make the federal reserve more transparent and in particular, to make monetary policy as clear and transparent as reasonabl

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the senate foreign relations subcommittee on pacific affairs will hear from representatives live at 10:30 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> two senate banking subcommittees are taking up virtual currencies in a joint hearing today. the hearing will examine the future and ways to protect consumers. you can watch the hearing live starting at 3:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> now a look at the economic impact of the 2008 financial crisis. former treasury secretary hank paul son and former obama administration senior adviser david axelrod took part in this event hosted by the university of chicago paulson institute. it's just under an hour. ♪ >> so i have been keeping a list of my top favorite lines from today's talk. i'm sure you all have your own but here's my best attempt at david letterman. number three, if we wanted tarp to be popular, we shouldn't have made it a four-letter word. number two goes to barney frank. things would have been a lot worse without me. and number one has to go to larry summers. anyone who speaks with complete confidence about things is a complete fool. so there have been no shortage o

a.m. eastern on cease and. -- on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama affirmed his commitment to creating growth and jobs. congressman mike burgess gave the republican address. he criticized the poor rollout of the health care law. >> i know that many of you have never been more frustrated with washington. if you look beyond those headlines, there are good things happening with our economy. that has been my priority since the day i walked into the oval office. the middle-class has worked harder and harder to keep up. we made the tough choices required, not just to be cover from crisis but to rebuild on new foundations for a stronger, more durable economic growth. we fought our way back. our business is created 7.8 million jobs. another 200,000 americans went back to work last month. the american auto industry has become boring back -- has, boring back --roaring back. we are leading the charge in a manufacturing's sector that has added jobs since the 1990s. our businesses sell more goods and services made in america

a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> an update on negotiations on a ron's -- iran posses nuclear program. -- iran's nuclear program. >> president obama discusses american energy and increase oil production in the united states. the wisconsin senator ron johnson delivered the republican address and talked about the health care law and efforts by the president and congress to extend some current health their plans. they are about 10 minutes. >> hi everybody. on thursday, i visited a steel plant in cleveland, ohio, to talk about what we are doing to rebuild our economy on a new foundation for stronger and more growth.economic after years of talk about reducing our dependence on foreign oil, we are actually poised to control our own energy future. shortly after i took office, we invested in new american technologies to reverse our andndence on foreign oil double our dependence on solar power. today, we produce more energy than ever with tens of thousands of good american jobs to show for it. we produce more natural gas than anyone and nearly everyone posses energy bill is lower because of it there it j

a.m. eastern time, on c-span. >> the place is now called the mercedes-benz superdome in new orleans, where the bcs title game was two years ago. at publicrely expense. when hosted the football game this was a national feel-good story, and rightfully so but the public paid for all of the repairs and the public has invested about $1 billion in the construction. the mercedes-benz superdome. the new orleans saints keep most of the revenue generated there. don'teople in the public understand this is taking place and the second reason is that they feel there is nothing they can do about this, this is based on the insider deals. the most recent time that there was a vote, in miami last year there was a vote about using public money for the miami dolphins play, and the citizens voted against this. >> more with sports author gregg easterbrook, sunday night at eight, on c-span. next, "the, followed by c-span "first ladies ," and later, actress goldie hawn talks about her effort to help children. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your telev

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a.m. eastern on c-span. >> a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow on our ompanion network c-spangovernment surveillance programs. at 2:15 a subcommittee will focus on the political situation in north africa hearing from representatives of the pent fwon nd state department. >> now national security advisor susan rice on u.s. policy in the asia-pacific region. speaking at georgetown university, she also talked about negotiations with iran over its nuclear program. his is 45 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you so much, professor growth. thank you for all of your exceptional work to advance american policy towards asia. from your time on the nsc staff to your current contributions as director of the asia studies program at the school of foreign service. let me just begin by apologizing a little bit if i sound a little it hoarse. i will do my best to sustain my voice through the course of what is not a short speech, and with luck i will get there. but forgive me in advance. i also want to thank the president and my former colleague, dean caster, for their contri

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> a confirmation hearing on thursday for state department nominees, considering nominees for the office of management resources, civilian security, and human rights in public diplomacy. live coverage at 11:00 a.m. eastern. one of the things that has stuck in my mind is how dallas has changed in general just from a political standpoint. time in the early 1960s and late 50s, there was probably a much less balanced political climate here. perhaps a great deal toward the right side. remember seeing the publication in one of the two papers, i forget which one, somebody had bought a full-page ad on the day before president kennedy came with his picture on it and said wanted for treason. he came down six months after the assassination and the junior counsel was the one that quizzed me. came it was over with, he out in the hall because he was quizzing me about the entrance. we have people that will testify they saw him shot from the overpass. what we do not believe they are credible witnesses. arcing the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's assassination. the doctors that trea

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> coming up on c-span, janet yellin, president obama's choice to head the federal reserve testifies before the senate banking committee followed by president obama's announcement on the healthcare law. will hearpresident we landrieu aboutry legislation to allow consumers keep their current healthcare plans. >> janet yellin, president obama's choice to replace ben bernanke testified thursday. if confirmed she would be the as federal to serve reserve chairman. the senate banking committee is two hours and 15 minutes. call this hearing to order. nominationnsider the of the honorable janet yellin to the board of governors of the federal reserve years.for a term of four dr. yellin is an extraordinary lead the federal reserve. serves as a member and vice chair of the board of governors. she previously served as a member of the board of governors the 1990's. she was a chair of the -- of clinton's council on economic advisors and she served years as the president of the san francisco fed. addition, dr. yellin has an academic record. she is a professor at berkeley's of busi

a.m. eastern on c-span. >> on many campuses, many women are taught to live in a patriarchal society where girls aren't shortchanged in school, robbed of their self esteem in adolescence, and then channeled into low-paying field. once in the workplace, they are cheated out of 25% of their salary, they face visible barriers and all sorts of forces that hold them down and keep out of thekeep them high echelons of power. this picture does not fit reality. it is distorted. >> her critiques of late 20th century feminism and feminism of have ledary culture critics to label her anti- critics -- antifeminist. sunday on "in-depth," your question for christina hoff sommers. to the year ofad "in-depth," book tv's "in- depth," the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> in 1838, a white southerner became the first american woman to address a legislative body. she spoke about the slavery and women's rights before the massachusetts state legislature. coming up, event honoring this early feminist including a panel looking at women in politics. from boston, this is just over two hours. ♪ [applause] >>

eastern time on booktv on c-span2. ♪ ♪ this weekend booktv is live in florida for the miami book fair international. coverage kicking off saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-spanspan2. coming up on c span two tonight debate on the sexual assault in the military. then the georgetown law center exam congressional proposal to change nsa surveillance programs. that's followed by a hearing examining -- how security clearances are granted. on the next washington journal, pennsylvania congressman discusses the health care law. the senate this week is working on the 2014 defense program bill. senator kristin jill brand's amendment would remove decision on sexual assault prosecutions from military commanders and give them to military lawyers. senator claire mccaskill decision keep them with the military chain of command but add more oversight responsibilities to the chief. in this hour, the two senators describe their positions.t? the presid >> i rise today to speak about to speak a my amendment to the national defense authorization act. i want to start by thanking my colleagues on both sides of their aisle for strong and unwavering leadership on behalf of our brave me

a.m. eastern on c-span three. law enforcement and regulatory officials will take questions about digital currencies such as the bitcoin. live coverage at 330 a.m. eastern also on c-span3. >> every weekend since 1998, book tv has brought you the top nonfiction authors including hannah rosen. quick thinking recently women's identity as they are tied to their work in a way that we may not like, in a way we might found -- find disturbing and unnatural but is true. when i look at someone like mark waselissa mayer, when she visibly pregnant and asked how much maternity leave do you want to take and she said basically none will like the fact that such women exist, it is not the way i would do that. i took plenty of maternity leave. i feel like that is a growing number, the kind of woman that there can be space for and the fact that there are some stay- at-home dads who are very happy and who do not live in portland, oregon, that is ok, too. >> we are the only national television network devoted to nonfiction books and thr