americans and the american civil war on the western frontier. so let's talk about the markets war. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery and it is 65, the 17th amendment which gave correction, 14th amendment in 1868 which gave african americans citizenship, and the 15th amendment in 1870 which give african american man the right to vote, the organization acts in 1866 which meet african americans a permanent part of the military. and then this era of reconstruction where there was a upend in the life and the progress of african americans. when you get to world war i, there is not this idea that we want to put african americans on the battlefield after what happened in the civil war, there was an uptick. and also, there is a fear to not arm large groups of african americans. so during world war one, the push was to use african americans largely in the services of supply. there were two african american divisions. but i also want to back up and talk about the first interpretation, when you talk about what was setting the stage. when you walk

i just mentioned that to suggest that african americans, older african americans and particular havehis history of voting for the republican party. the republican party was still seen as the party of wicked. emancipation in black rates. it wasn't until 1936 election have frank roosevelt in which the majority of the african american votes was concentrated in the north where african americans had the right to vote. 1936 election was the first election for the majority of the black vote voted for the democratic party in the national election. so that was a trend, and i think even in these years the majority of african americans were democratic, but still there were quite a few african americans republicans, usually owners of african american newspapers, african american business community leaders. they still tend to vote republican. it is not really until the civil rights act that you see this huge majority of african americans voting for the democratic party. the southern strategy of richard nixon of releasing the disaffected white democrats of the south upset with civil rights -- a lo

american life. standing here in 2020 and looking back over 75 years, how would you broadly describe the changes in american culture from 1945, that had the greatest impact on our lives. >> i think the single most important thing is our idea of what culture is, that has been radically changed. and our sense of it as unified versus fractured, in the aftermath of world war ii, americans have a sense of themselves as having a unified culture. we could talk about all the ways in which that idea is not correct. the people that are left out, there is a broad understanding that has a great deal of power and authority in the world that there is such a thing as an american culture. that is a unified thing. in part that is shaped by war time, coming together to fight this global war and the governments controls over culture during that time period. in part is shaped by the emergence of major corporations that dominate so much of what will later be called the culture industries like radio, the big music compani

americans are still dying.when some are relieved released they will come back to their communities and they will be diseased and they will traumatized by the experience of these are going to tell their families and anyone who will listen about how barbaric the british have been. this is really gonna surge support for the revolution. many people who are on the fence will now say this is wrong. additionally, people will start saying, it's time. we played nice too long. it's time. as one citizen rights to congress, he says it's time to revenge the innocent blood of the children. it's a british are gonna put our men on ships we should put their minute. ships retaliation, proportional. that's tolerated by the laws of war. but thillor retaliation is going to sp demds for vengeance. vengeance is not proportional. it is an act of revenge. i call this process the politics of vengeance. because as it turns out george washington gives not have a monopoly on violence. he has limited control over the northern army that he c

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americans are still dying. and when some are released -- william howell released many of the men he captures. they are going to come back to their communities and they are going to be diseased and they are going to be traumatized by the experience of these prison ships and they are going to tell their families and anyone who will listen about how barbaric the british had been. this is really going to surge support for the revolution. many people who were sort of on the fence are going to say, no, no, no, this is wrong. additionally, people are going to start saying, it's time. we've played nice too long. it's time. as one citizen writes to congress it is time to avenge the innocent blood of your children. if the british are going to put our men on ships we should put their men on ships. retaliation, proportional. that's tolerated by the laws of war. but this call for retaliation is going to spiral into demands for vengeance. vengeance is not proportional. it's an act of revenge. and i call this process the poli

governors, american lawmakers, american scientists, american health advisers, members of his own cabinet, the attorney general, its. i'm glad you highlighted the polling. the polling is pretty scary. there are large numbers particularly of women and of minorities who are, according to recent polling by the associated press, hardnosed about taking the vaccine. we >> mia, they made point to note that the vaccine was safe and he told me he will be vaccinated in public if appropriate. what does this accomplish? donald trump is on his way out the door. why do this? >> this is a terrible, terrible thing, given what we know about the skepticism that many, many people have. people i talk to and people you a you all talk to about this was rushed and they didn't do their due diligence in this vaccine. you have the doctor saying something different, people should look at the data but people might not want to look at the data and not how people think about these things. they see what this president has done with this phone call and this real pressure. this is a real dangerous, dangerous thing that h

to address climate crisis, with american ingenuity and american jobs. working together with the outstanding national security or foreign-policy team, we would announce last week to help restore america's global leadership. and above all, we share your belief in the american dream. it's a society where each person with effort can rise to their potential and dream even bigger fortheir children . i pledge this as treasury secretary to work every day towards rebuilding dream for all americans. and to the great public service of the treasury department i look forward to working with you and wally to rebuild thepublic trust . if the american people, we will be an institution that wakes up every morning thinking about you. your jobs, your paychecks , your struggles. your hopes, your dignity , and your limitless potential. thank you. >>. >> mister president-elect, madame vice president elect, i'm humbled and honored the trust you placed in me to work with this talented team on behalf of the american people. and especially proud to work alongside leaders who und

or mexican-american cuban-american, , what have you. this is not a good idea at all, because, as i said, it produces politicians who really have no reason to reach across the racial line, to reach out to all americans to make sure the best but ares introduced , very responsive to a race. we should have a system that admits people who are going to improve america. we should think of immigration as with any other policy, as to what is in it for the united states and its national interest. host: last question about the identity politics using identity politics came into play really in the almost year-long debate about whether undocumented immigrants should be included in the census count. guest: yeah. i think that we ask all these questions in the census -- whether somebody is hispanic, for example, is a category created again the u.n. recommends countries do that and any other countries do that without controversy. gonzalez,guest, mike our final author on "washington gonzales, thank you so much for joining me. "washington journal" continu

our agenda is about american greatness. their agenda is about american decline.ooing] where we cut taxes, roll back regulation and advanced freedom, their agenda is higher taxes, open borders, socialized medicine, a green new deal, and abortion on demand. [crowd booing] they want to make rich people poor, and poor people more comfortable. we have fought to make every american richer, and that's exactly what we've done. [cheering and applause] under president donald trump, median household income in america rose by the largest amount ever recorded. [cheering and applause] a rising tide lifts all boats. so men and women of t.p., usa, you stay in the fight. to finish what we started. the president and i are counting on all of you. we need your voices. >> we got your back. vice pres. pence: we need this energy. and we need your vision. we need you to stay in the fight for freedom. because the fight for freedom never ends. my second favorite president used to say, "freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." [cheering and applause] but looking out

-- all americans at the usda. i know firsthand the character of the dedicated public servants who work hard each and every day to fulfill the mission of that department. and i'm especially grateful for the chance to get back to work alongside them. one of our first charges will need to be to contribute all we can as a department to aid in the pandemic response. reviving rural communities and economies, addressing dire food shortages, and getting workers and producers the relief they need to hang on, to come back stronger. when we emerge from this crisis, we are going to have an incredible opportunity before us. to position american agriculture to lead our nation and the world in combating climate change and reaping the new good paying jobs and farm income that will come from that leadership. to make landmark investments to communities throughout rural america, especially those mired in poverty for far too long. by adopting the 10-20-30 rule to set aside funding for community -- 10% of federal funding for communiti

-elect biden: good evening, my fellow americans. have -- the electors have certified the winning candidates. today, a member of the electoral college representing the certified winner cast their votes for vice president of the united states in an act as old as the nation itself. , the rule of law, our constitution, and the will of the people prevailed. our democracy pushed, tested, threatened or approved to be resilient. the electoral college vote which occurred today reflects the fact that even in the face of a public health crisis unlike anything we have heard in our lifetimes, the people voted. more americans voted this year than have ever voted in the history of the united states of america. over 155 million americans were determined to have their voices heard and their votes counted. in the start of this pandemic, this crisis, many were wondering how many americans would vote, but those fears proved to be unfounded. we saw something that few predicted or even thought possible, the biggest voter turnout in the history of the uni

and the rate of premature deaths is 30% higher among black americans than white americans. the "new york times" states that this is a racial health divide. blacks cannot close the racial wealth gap by changing their individual behavior or by assuming more personal responsibility or acquiring the portfolio management insight associated with financial literacy. moreover, the racial wealth gap is not from a lack of labor, but from a lack of financial capital. i support mayor breed and her incredible work, and the incredible work of director david, in reparations and demand reparations; it is time. >> chairman: time. can we have the next caller, please? >> caller: thank you so much. and thank you so much. my name is arnold townsend, reverend arnold townsend. obviously, i'm happy to see the city approaching this issue of reparations, and the treatment of black people historically in this city. i do want to say that while i think reparations for slavery is a national issue, and there should be national solutions for it, i must say that san francisco has its own legacy, racist leg

even affluent young americans. this seems like a kind of dividing line, unprecedented dividing line. when we see, we trace the history of countercultural rebellion and youth growing interests in civil rights protesting, we have to look at the roots of this rebellion, at least the political roots of it that has other causes as well in the invention of the bomb. and what it means to live in a nuclear society. >> yeah, exactly. and that takes us back, of course, to the idealogical struggle between the united states and the soviet union that dominated this entire period. and in some ways colored everything that we're talking about, all culture, all media. can you sort of talk about how this ongoing idealogical struggle with communism affected our culture? everything from the music and movies that we watch, the youth of america obviously is a huge subject, the draft and the proxy wars that came out of it, that shaped our politics, our race relations, how we talked to each other. basically i'm asking you how all of this

the average incomes, the size of american homes, the number of american telephones and televisions.were also -- it was also suggested that they bring along a glossy magazine. why? to make soviet women envious. those who were well prepared would know that they had done their best to spread, and i quote, the american message of goodwill. clearly at least to me the mission had less to do with spreading goodwill than with showcasing the superiority of the american way of life. on the night of september 11th, 1959, leonard bernstein would conduct the orchestra's farewell concert in moscow. earlier that day, he had led a program that would be shown on american television a few weeks later. and in that daytime performance before an audience, the philharmonic played the first movement that we heard an excerpt of before. they played the first movement of the 7th symphony. the first half of that lecture performance saw leonard bernstein comparing american and russian music. he highlighted the similarities between russians and americans by demonstrating how their music had so much in common. r

roosevelt in which the majority of the african-american vote and of course the african-american voteis concentrated in the north, where african-americans, you know, had voting rights, had the right to vote. the 1936 election was the first election in which a majority of the black vote voted for the democratic party in the national election instead of the republicans. so that was -- that was a trend and i think, you know, the majority of the african-americans are voting democratic, but, you know, there are still quite a few african-american republicans usually the owners of african-american newspapers, african-american business community leaders, they still tend to vote republican. it's not really until the civil rights act that, you know, you see these huge majorities of african-americans voting for the democratic party. and the southern strategy of richard nixon, of really, you know, sort of seeing the disaffected white democrats in the south upset with the civil rights -- it's the low-hanging fruit for republican politicians. it's not until you see that southern strategy which real

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meanwhile, over half a million americans are homeless. half of our working families are struggling to survive paycheck to paycheck. and in the midst of this terrible unprecedented pandemic, over 90 million americans are uninsured or underinsured in the midst of a pandemic i'm not sure whether they can afford to go to a doctor. madam president, we are coming to the close of one of the most terrible and painful years in american history. that is a tragic fact. number 300 30,000 of our people have died from covid-19. and as we speak we are seeing recognize of cases and hospitals are on the country being overwhelmed with new admissions. during the last l year, with tens of millions of welfare from childcare to graduate school have been disrupted. and the terrible, emotional, isolation that this had to make has cause or people are unable to spend time with their families or their friends has resulted in a huge increase in mental illness, drug addiction and even suicide. madam president as i mentioned the houses done the right thing by an overw

even though only 1% of americans wear the uniform, under president biden every american will be called upon to embrace our responsibility to support our veterans and our military families. mr. president-elect, madam vice-president elect, on behalf of my wife and our family thank you for this opportunity to serve. may god bless our troops, our veterans and their families and, as a nation, may we always give them our very best just as they have done for us. thanks very much. >> one of the more recognizable faces, a hold-over if you will from the obama years. former chief of staff for president obama now director of veteran affairs. let's go back. >> mr. president-elect, madam vice-president elect, i'm grateful for the opportunity to serve and look forward to working with you and with the bright and dedicated public servants at ustr to deliver for the american people. when the president-elect approached me about taking on this role, two memories of my past spring to mind. the first is when i initially joined ustr in 2007. i was filling out paperwork about my family history. my parents wer

, the white house conference on american history looks at how american history is taught in u.s. schools. >> use your mobile devices and go to c-span.org for the latest video, live and on-demand, to follow the transition of power. news conferences and event coverage, at c-span.org. >> wednesday, centers debated increasing covid relief payments to $2000 in the veto override of the 2020 one defense authorization act. a vote on the veto override is expected later this week, maybe on new year's day. sen. mcconnell: today the senate was supposed to finish legislation securing critical tools, training, and support for america's armed forces but the junior senator from vermont had other ideas. senator sanders spent last summer literally trying to defund our military. not my words, mr. president that the title of the piece he published defund the pentagon, the liberal case. the liberal case. our colleague authored an amendment to strip 10% of funding from our service members and decimate our defense budget. the russians aren't cutting military funding. china isn't cutting funding. but la

quite a few african-american usually the owners of african-american newspapers, african-american business leaders, they still tend to vote republican. it is not really until the civil these act that you see huge majorities of african-americans voting for the democratic party. and the southern strategy of theard nixon, of seeing disaffected white democrats in the south absent with civil rights reforms, this was low hanging fruit for republican politicians. it is not until you see the southern strategy, which takes hold in subsequent electoral campaigns and gop administrations, that you see the overwhelming majority of african-americans voting the democratic party in national elections. i think jimmy carter got something like a touch of 10 black voters. like eight out of 10 black voters. and it has been higher in other cycles. stan: i think passage of the civil rights act of 1964 of 1964 and the voting rights act in 1865 laid -- played an e normous role in that realignment as well. professor gaines: no question. lbj felt there were political hits the democratic party would take in the south

americans said you told us we were taking manifest destiny abroad to spread democracy in the american way, and suddenly we are colonial occupiers of the philippines and that then set the stage, both for the wilson correction to idealism and the isolationism era. so, how. >> how did wilson's reaction against this earlier rooseveltian policy take shape in your view? >> well issue think that port of what happened here is that there was a sharp backlash against real imperialism. americans aren't imperialists. eight not in our dna. it's not in the constitution. in fact there were very interesting debates in the early 1900s but what do we do with these territories? what do we do with puerto rico? with samoa? because they weren't on the path to statehood. in part apologies they are not occupied by white people, and this was a big part of the qualification for integration into the union. they're debates today about should puerto rico become a state of the union. but anyway, you go through this movement, away from umpire there was a so-called antiimperialist movement that the democratic candid

exploring the american story. Ãg5,epÑ american history tv, th weekend on c-span3. >>> ladies and gentlemen, mr. walter matthau. >> you will enter the continent of europe, and in conjunction with the other united nations, undertake operations aimed at the heart of germany and the destruction of her armed forces. this was, without a doubt, the most difficult assignment ever given to one man. the brilliance with which he answered this awesome challenge marks him as one of our greatest soldiers. mr. raymond massey, the distinguished actor, now brings you some of the finest moments in our history, the story of general of the army, dwight d. eisenhower. ♪ ♪ >>> the time is june 1945. the occasion, the return to his homeland of a war hero whose stature has seldom been matched in the esteem of his countriment. the european phase of the greatest war america ever fought is over, and part of the warmth with which the people of abilene, kansas, greet general dwight d. eisenhower reflects the deep joy of a nation approaching p

and advance opportunities for all americans in this consequential moment in american history. eightime when one in households say they did not have enough money for food in the last week, we need leaders to understand that no one should go hungry in the united states of america. at a time when one in six renters are behind on rent, we need leaders will not only help provide relief to all the needed, but help address the affordable housing crisis in america. i was in high school by the time my mother saved up enough money to put down a down payment on a home. i understand the dignity of home ownership and the importance of making the american dream a reality for everyone. at a time when veterans, including those i represented in california, have been strained by almost two decades of war and economic hardship, we must have all whowho will treat have worn our nations uniform and their families with the dignity and respect they have earned. leaders who will be focused on doing what is in the best interest of the american people. who will negotiate trade deals that are good for wo

we can do this for americans before the year is out. we must remember that what makes america the envy of the world is not simply the strength of our defense and military but the strength of our people, people like ahmed jaya, a parent of three who was laid off from his job as a doorman at the omni parker house in boston this past march. ahmed receives $400 a week in unemployment benefits, but it is not enough to cover the bills to -- that keep rolling in as he now faces expiring health coverage as well. or people like tanya, who gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on halloween and returned from the hospital to find an eviction notice taped to the front of her door. these are the stories that should be driving our fights. these are the people who need relief now. and these checks will go right back into our economy because people will spend this money. they need it for the necessities which are confronting their families right now. last week donald trump used these people as political pawns. he stalled signing the coronavirus relief pack

exploring the american story. watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span3.ump signed an executive order establishing a commission to promote patriotic commission. a panel discussed the state of history education in the united states. the white house hosted and provided this video. >> this is a panel on the recovery of the history of our country which is being distorted as an act of policy and we have here several experts who know about the distortion and who know about the history. and we will

political behavior is that african-americans support -- african-americans supported women's suffrage. african-american civil rights leaders who were male, think w.e.b. dubois supported women's suffrage because they felt that then enfranchisement of women would benefit african-americans and so the problem was that the women's suffrage movement at that time was racially polarized and you had women suffrage from the white south who really opposed -- who supported the disenfranchisement of african-americans and opposed the enfranchisement of black women and so the northern wing of the women's suffrage movement, of course, was more sort of racially diverse and african-americans supported women's suffrage because they knew that would be to the political benefit of -- of the group pf african-american women were able to vet in some places and nationally they were able to vote in local elections and so african-americans are using the vote and they're -- and some of these folks are actually products of the great migration. they have a political memory that goes back to reconstruction and so th

onlyis american history tv on c-span3. author of "how black women broke barriers, won the vote and insisted on equality for all," talks about some of the ways african-american women became involved in women's suffrage and other political movements in the first half of the 20th century. she focuses on how they advocated for voting or the societytates capital the kluge center, and the , women's suffrage centennial commission hosted this event and provided the video. jane: dr. martha jones was the very first scholar that we recruited for this symposium. back in the day, when you could see one another, i went over to baltimore and we had coffee and got to know each other a little bit. and she agreed she would come and keynote our conference. and so we are so honored. dr. jones is an historian, a writer, and a commentator whose work is focused on how black americans have shaped the history of american democracy. her most recent book, which just came out, is called "vanguard: how black women broke barriers, -- overcame barriers

at its best, transportation makes the american dream possible. getting people and goods to where they need to be. directly and indirectly creating good-paying jobs. at its worst, misguided policies and missed opportunities can reinforce racial, economic, and environmental injustice, dividing or isolating neighborhoods, undermining government's basic role, to empower everyone to thrive. and now comes a historic opportunity. this administration can deliver policies and resources that will create jobs, rise to the climate challenge, and equitably serve all americans, all while continuing to ensure the safety of travelers and workers alike. america has given this administration a mandate to build back better, and step one in building back better, literally, is to build. americans shouldn't settle for less than our peers in the developed world when it comes to our roads and bridges and railways and transit systems. the u.s. should lead the way, and i know in this administration we will. we'll bring together leaders and communities from every corner, l

it is the light of american innovation and creativity. it's the light of lifesaving medicines and a safe and effective vaccine. after a year of heartbreak and hardship, the american people can be encouraged. and karen and i hope this step today will be a source of confidence and of comfort to the american people that thanks to all the men and women who have operated under operation warp speed that we have a safe and effective vaccine and that these days of hardship and heartbreak will in a day not too far in the distance will be put in the past. so with gratitude for the american ingenuity of our research companies, with gratitude for the incredible health care workers who have met this moment and continue to meet this moment in the life of the nation, with gratitude for all the officials at the federal and state level and gratitude to our president for his vision with operation warp speed, i'm confident that we will get through this, we will get through this together, and we will heal our land. so thank you, all, very uch. [applause] dr.

stance of thee native american nations -- ms. stillman: there was not much of one, but there was a nice article. roger: and what do you have coming up next? ms. stillman: thank you, roger. i am very superstitious. i never talk about works in progress, but c-span has covered other works of mine, and you can see those online as well. in aoks are all related big way. they are all narrative nonfiction about them on tier -- the frontier and modern west, and have to do with our wars against each other, other people, against the land, animals, and i would like to take a look at, how can this all be resolved? the land is a main character and a lot of my books, probably all of them. i see it as being a central as ar in these stories people. my last book was called "desert reckoning," based on a rolling stone piece of mine. it is about a hermit who lived outside of los angeles and killed the popular sure there in 2003, i think it was, and then he took off into the desert and kicked off this massive manhunt involving thousands of cops and s

it's part of being an american. i love every aspect of it. >> harris: the "daily briefing" starts now. >> dana: president trump set to speak at an operation warp speed summit to be held at the white house. we will take you there as soon as it starts. i am dana perino and this is the "daily briefing." >> dana: the president's remarks come as the u.k. administers the first doses of the vaccine. it's safe and effective. data reviews showed that everyone had strong protection from the virus. an exciting day. that has been a tough year. we begin with john roberts live on the north lawn to give us a preview of what we expect to hear in the next hour. >> the summit should begin soon. we will see in the president talks just about the vaccine or wanders into the election of 2020. one thing the president will do is sign an executive order which ensures that the government prioritizes getting the vaccine to americans before any vaccine is made in the united states is shipped overseas to countries. here's the chief vaccine nego

story is central to the american story? there seems to be a hunger, you know, for-- >> i would like to think that things have shifted. i think that large numbers of ordinary folks are interested in and able to tell, and able to tell the stories of african-american families and of african-american life and i think that there is-- only a much wider appetite now, but the-- as what you mentioned, which is the about-- which is the interlock of white society and experience, and we have been in each other's dreams. we've been in each other's beds, we've been in each other's lives for centuries. >> right. >> and it's one hand cannot move without the other hand responding. that's something that is an ide ideal, a frame of consciousness to achieve, to understand that the nature, the interlocked nature of our destiny. and that's something that we're certainly inching toward. >> right. i want to ask you a question that's sort of animated by-- as a fellow writer and i also wrote a family memoir that went back for generations. i can appr

in this program all the searching for the origins of islam in america talking to african-americans who just discovering that own islamic history and exploring is being american fits comfortably with being muslim. my journey begins with a trip to minneapolis in the midwest it may seem an old destination for a program on islam because its citizens are mostly jewish and christian but in 2007 voters here elected america's 1st muslim congressman keith ellison. keith back on the campaign trail on a most significant anniversary today is juneteenth it commemorates june 19th 865. the abolition of slavery these are local political activists and they're coming on the parade to get people in this community fired up about voting and at the halls of their efforts a young muslims playing their part trying to get congressman keith ellison the 1st muslim in congress reelected. oh good spirit nice to see you keith ellison is a charismatic politician who's keen to get young muslim started in politics well you know we're just having fun out here you know keith introduces me to his intent . would you say j

more than 70% of african-americans and more than 60% of latinx americans personally know someone who has been hospitalized or died from covid-19. the same disparities engrained in our economy, our housing system, our food system, our justice system, and so many other areas of our society have conspired in this moment to create a grief gap that we cannot ignore. it is our societal obligation to ensure equitable access to testing, treatments and vaccines. equitable support for those who are hurting and equitable pathways to opportunity as we emerge from this crisis and rebuild, including for those most marginalized communities, the undocumented, the incarcerated, the homeless. i'm grateful for this chance to continue this work, to earn trust and to find success through genuine partnerships with the people and communities who have been hit the hardest during and before the crisis. on this team, you will be heard, you will be counted, and you will be valued. thank you. >> president-elect biden and vice president-elect harris, thank you so much for asking me to be part of this covid respo

exploring the american story. watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. on september 17th, president trump signed an executive order establishing a commission to promote patriotic commission. a panel discussed the state of history education in the united states. the white house hosted and provided this video. >> this is a panel on the recovery of the history of our country which is being distorted as an act of policy and we have here several experts who know about the distortion and who know about the history. and we will proceed roughly from people talking about those distortions and other people talking about how to correct them and correct the history. i will say that it's -- american itself is at stake and freedom is at stake, but also humanity is at stake in this argument. i'm teaching a course this term on totalitarian novels. in the novel "1984" the protagonist has a job. and his job is to rewrite history. every time the party changes its account of something, anything, contemporary or old, every written reference to it in every book and every arti

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>>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past, c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> next on "reel america," from 1958 "american look." this general motors film highlights the work of interior, industrial product and auto designer who create stylish new looks for mass-produced consumer goods. celebrating abundance and the freedom to choose different products, the film ends by showing designers at work on the 1959 chevy impala at general motors colorful technical center in warren, michigan. this pristine copy is courtesy of the national preservation film foundation, a nonprofit corporation created by the u.s. congress, to help save america's film heritage. ♪ >>> in appreciation of the stylists of america, who work in lines, forms and textures and colors to give to us beauty, charm and elegance in the conveniences, comforts and necessities of our daily living. as a tribute to men and w

ago, americans voted in this year's general election. the legal and constitutional processes have continued to play out since then. yesterday, lectors met in all 50 intors met all 50 states and we now officially have a president-elect and vice president-elect. many of us had hoped the presidential election would yield a different result, but our system of government has processes to determine who will --sworn in on generate 20th january 20. the electoral college has spoken. today i want to congratulate president-elect joe biden. he is no stranger to the senate and has devoted himself to public service for many years. theso want to congratulate vice president-elect, our colleague from california, senator harris. beyond our differences, all americans can take pride that america has a vice president-elect for the first time. i look forward to finng

late the american people weigh in. of our colleagues weigh in and i think it will be a great bridge to the biden administration. >> president trump is reportedly considering issuing a wave of preemptive pardons for family members and allies like rudy giuliani, potentially a self-pardon. do you think those pardons are appropriate? do you think they would be legal? >> i don't think they are appropriate at all. this individual, mr. trump, has flaunted the law on a continual basis. unlike joe biden, whatever happens on a going-forward basis, that ought to be done by a justice department decision. i'm not going to weigh in on whatever is going to happen in new york will happen or not. i think we're ready to move beyond donald trump whether it is flaunting of the laws, whether it's willingness to undermine democracy. i think the american public stepped up and voted in record numbers, there was no foreign interference. we've seen election officials like the lieutenant governor in georgia and across the country do their job. w