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a.m. eastern on c-span two. during the 1976 democratic national convention than in new york, then candidate jimmy carter accepted the presidential nomination. president carter would later go on to defeat incumbent president to become the 39th president of the united states. mr. carter: my name is jimmy carter, and i'm running for president. [cheers and applause] it's been a long time since i said those words the first time, and now i've come here after seeing our great country to accept your nomination. [applause] i accept it, in the words of john f. kennedy, “with a full and grateful heart and with only one obligation: to devote every effort of body, mind, and spirit to lead our party back to victory and our nation back to greatness.” [applause] it's a pleasure to be here with all you democrats and to see -- [applause] and to see that our bicentennial celebration and our bicentennial convention has been one of decorum and order without any fights or free-for-alls. among democrats that can only happen once every

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a.m. eastern on tuesday morning c-span now or online at c-span.org. ♪ next, oklahoma senator talking about faith in what he ran for office he spoke at turning point america fast conference in phoenix, arizona. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> doesn't it feel good just to be date be here today? somethingmb about november 5, waking up november 6 the air just felt better, didn't it? i just want to say hello america. hello to my-w flag-waving patris who are here. thank you for let me speak to you today. [applause] [cheering] i am glad, i have to share a couple of things with you about who i am. and then, as it came up that asked about be willing to open up for questions. going to cut my speech is short and openeds. up for questions. who am i? first of a christian with many faults. i'm also a husband to a beautiful lady of 27 years. she is somewhere around here, or as my wife asked questions there she is stand up, stand up. [cheering] she has also blessed me with the six wonderful kids i am the husband of six kids you can tell why, she could not leave me aloneul obviously. she reminds me six kids, three camp natural t

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a.m. eastern on c-span three, c-span now are free mobile app, or online at c-span.org. >> up next a look at the present alexa pickford defense secretary pete hegseth. for army national guard officer who has been on air commentator and host forox news since 2014. he also previously led the vets for freedom, and advocacy organization founded 2006 by veteransf the iraq and afghanistan wars. in 2007, he spoke about george w. bush administration policy toward iraq as a guest on c-span's "washington journal." folks joining us now is pete hegseth executive director of vets for freedom the author of this opinion piece in the wall street journal yesterday give the surge a chance. you wrote you think congressional leaders that there is a growing fear he has a winning strategy in a wreck when he think that question. >> first of all my experience supports the strategy i was there from 2005 until 2006 put up or should during that time we were not using counterinsurgent strategy but what i did to see when we implemented small principles of counterinsurgency the payback was enormous. so, sing with the gen

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a.m. eastern onpan 3, c-span our free mobile app or on leadership at c-span.org. coming outgoing chair lina khan and future under trump's administration, ftc's court challenges hosted by the brookings institution this runs about an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome and happy new year to everybody who has joined us here in person and also online we will sit with most recent resip unite with doj antitrust award, sherman award. my distinguished colleague. it is tremendous pleasure to be able to introduce lina m khan, chair of the federal trade commission. the federal trade commission enforces antitrust and consumer protection laws. since joining the ftc -- and ensuring the agency isupl sets to tackle new market realities and next generation challenges. priority initiatives have included a proposed rule to bannoncompete clauses, protectig people's sensitive data from unchecked surveillance and fighting for americans' rights. prior to joining ftc ms. khan served as council in subcommittee on antitrust commercial and administrative law. she was also an associat

a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now our mobile video app, or online at >> later today, governor josh steininaugural address. he served as attorney general of the tar heel state and defeated republican lieutenant governor mark robinson in the november election to succeed governor roy cooper. watch his remarks on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> c-span. democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> charter is proud to be recognized as one of the best internet providers. we are just getting started. building 100,000 miles of new infrastructure to reach those who need it most. >> charter commucations supports c-span as a public service, ang with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. host: this is "washington journal" for saturday, janua 11. yesterday a judge sentenced prident-elect elect donald trump to an unconditional discharge for all 34 counts a falsifying business records in the first degree. it means no punishment such as jail time or fines or probation will be impo we

. >> wednesday on c-span, the houses back at 10 a.m. eastern to work on legislation that would authorize the president to negotiate the u.s. tax agreement that would end a taxation on residents of taiwan. then it at a clock p.m., president biden will deliver his farewell address to the nation from the oval office. the president is expected to speak about the accomplishments of his administration in the future of the u.s.. on c-span2 at 930, pam bondi will testify on her nomination to become u.s. attorney general. then at noon, senate lawmakers will resume work on legislation requiring the department of homeland security to detain migrants, known as lake and riley act. on c-span3, senator marco rubio will of fear before the senate foreign relations committee for confirmation hearing. you can watch our live coverage on the c-span now video app or online at c-span.org. >> democracy unfiltered, with c-span, experience history as it unfolds with c-span's live coverage this month as republicans take control of both chambers of congress and a new chap

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a.m. eastern here on c-span3, c-span now, our free mobile app, or online at c-span.org. right now we will go back to the beginning of today's confirmation hearing for pete hegseth to serve as defense secretary. >> usa! usa! usa! chair wicker: good morning. the hearing will come to order. the committee on armed services has convened this hearing to consider the pending nomination of mr. pete hegseth to be secretary of defense. at this point, in light of the continued suffering and death in and around los angeles, california, i'm going to ask my colleagues and those in the audience to observe a moment of silence. amen. thank you. i want to take this opportunity to thank my good friend, ranking member jack reed. reed. this is my first opportunity to chair this committee in this congress. i want to thank senator reed. he proved time after time he cares deeply about national security and about the united states of america. in particular come the men and women who wear the uniform and stand watch here and around the world to protect the united states. senator reed, thank you f

a.m. eastern here on c-span after this program. it is also on our app and online at c-span.org. e time at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2, outgoing commodity futures trading commission chair roston benham discussing his leadership of the cftc and potential policy changes in the new administration, including cryptocurrency. that is at the brookings institution. that is live at 10:00 a.m. on c-span2, on the app c-span now and online at c-span.org. we are in open forum for about 20 minutes. cindy in mckenna, illinois. republican. caller: good morning, mimi. i would like to say that the democrats seem to like to talk about misinformation. your previous guest is spreading misinformation herself. she said trump did not talk about the price of groceries yesterday in his speech. i watched it. he did. obviously she did not listen to the whole speech. hey brought up the bacon and the apples. i remember i thought he will talk about that apple story, but he didn't. that is all i wanted to say. do they only hear what they want to hear? that is all i wanted to say. host: that is why we have c-sp

over on c-sn 3, 9:30 eastern, symposium or relationship between russia and china. 1:00 a.m., director of cdc mandy cohen onomtic and public alth threats. lina khan, you can watch vege on c-span video app or online at c-span.org. great responsibilities fall once again to great democracies. >> this is also a massive victory for democracy and for eedom. ♪ ♪ ♪ president jimmy carter the 39th president of the united states and the nation's longest lived leader passed away last month at the age of 100-6789 join c-span for live coverage of state's funeral. the public will have a chance to honor him wednesday as body remains in state at the u.s. capitol. on thursday the national funeral service will take place in washington national cathedral followed by final resting in carter family home in plains, georgia, watch c-span of live funeral services of former president jimmy carter. c-span now and free mobile video app, online at c-span.org. videos and key hearings, debates and other events feature markers that guide you to interesting and news worthy highlights, markers appear on the right hand side of your screen when you hit play on select video. scroll through and spend a few minut

a.m. eastern on the c-span network. in the meantime, we wait for the discussion on expectations for the 119th congress to get underway. the american enterprise institute. >> put it here. that way -- that way -- so. >> welcome back to the program. host: you just joined us. tell us what you learned about your first term in congress and your priorities for this one. guest: some of my priorities are the same priorities that i had when i came in. the overarching priority is showing up and protecting the democracy. it is something that is incredibly important to my constituents in vermont. we have a terrible housing crisis in vermont, one of the worst in the nation. getting investments in housing. we also have a terrible mental health crisis that is impacting small towns and bigger cities in vermont. that is also important to me. i would add those are two things i think we can get bipartisan work on. the thing i have learned is that the members on the others seem to have, many of them, a different value around protecting the

a.m. eastern at washington national cathedral. watch live on the c-span networks. and we continue to remember the 39th president, watching his 2018 commencement address at liberty university in lynchburg, virginia. [applause] mr. carter: thank you very much. i enjoyed that very much. i wanted to say, anybody here who does not believe in prayer, just look at the rain coming down. if it hadn't been for prayer, i think we hadn't have had rain this morning. for dr. hawkins who is retiring now of this great university and secretary carson who is here wht falwell and all his family, to the students who are graduating, to the parents who have supported them, and all the rest of you, this is a wonderful crowd. jerry told me before we came here that it is even bigger than it was last year. [applause] i don't know if president trump will admit that are not. i'm truly grateful for the invitation to speak. it is so wonderful of the remarkable christian university. understand there are 110,000 a students enrolled and this year, 20,000 or more are graduating. 30,000 students who

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thomas major and others as well on preparations and security measures for president elect donald trump, january 20 inauguration. that is at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-spanan.org and the free mobile app. and as we talked about before any previous segment, there will be plenty of confirmation hearings to watch this week. there's some 14 hearings, 13 nominees, 11 committees is where these will take place. here's one that is getting a lot enti. defense secretary nominee p take f -- pete hegseththats tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. eastern, c-an.org and the free mobile app. wednesday marco rubio is out for his hearing for the senate foreign relacommtee. he has of course been nominated the trumpet ministration.tate elise stefanik has been nominated to be the next ambassador of the united nations. she will be at the senate foreign relations committee as well stay tuned to the c-span networks throughout the week. the place for you to go if you're interested in these confirmation hearings. now it is our open forum, any public policy, any political issue. now is the time and return this program over to you and let you lead the discussion. kelly is in ohio, up first on the

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a.m. eastern in washington national cathedral. we will have live coverage on the c-span networks. right now, a conversation with former president carter and former vice president walter mondale on human rights. this was in leesburg, virginia in 2019. it was moderated by historian john beauchamp. >> talk about your interest in human rights. given both your background in the segregated south and your international experience in the navy heading into your public career. >> i grew up in a little village called archer, georgia. my family was the only one that was white. all the rest of them were african-american. i grew up completely immersed in african-american culture, and i could say -- i can see is a child that there was a great distinction between white and black people. my mother was a registered nurse and she never paid attention to racial distinctions. she treated everyone the same and very courageous way. she was kind of impervious to criticism. so i grew up in that environment, and later i became chairman of the board of education in the county and i demanded the other board

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a.m. eastern and we will have full coverage here on the c-span networks. this morning we want to give a final chance to reflect on the life, the presidency and post-presidency of jimmy carter. what do you think his legacy is? if you lived through his presidency, what memories do you have? what are your opinions about his successes or failures. eastern and central time zones, (202) 748-8000. mountain or pacific, (202) 748-8001. you can send us the text to (202) 748-8003. include your first name and city-state. you can post comments on social media. facebook.com/cspan and x at @cspanwj. welcome to today's washington journal. we will take your call shortly. as you call in, jimmy carter was interviewed about a book called "always a reckoning and other poems." he references his passing and eventual funeral. let's take a look. [video] >> you have a poem in here about too far in the book but i will get you started on talking about it. it's about the end of your life. >> right. >> what is the point? >> [laughter] there are two or three poems. we were trying to ana

a.m. eastern at washington national cathedral. you can see it live on the c-span network. before leaving the white house the 39th president founded the carter center in atlanta, originally to promote human rights. years later he received the nobel peace prize for his work through the organization. in 2016 he sat down for a conversation on civil rights and individual freedom in the u.s. and across the world. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to a lovely day. he is healthy, look at him. [laughter] [applause] [indiscernible] >> my name is derreck kayongo and i am proud to be here. we will do some quick house keeping and the program, if you pursue it a bit. then we will have q&a after a little discussion. if you have questions, write them down and we will send them along. president carter, we are so delighted to talk to you today. a lot of things are going on as you can imagine. a question around rights and justice. there is a national conversation that is very serious. in particular around the bill of rights, some of them include the 10th amendment, and we would like to he

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