"q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. announcer: today the atlantic council holds a discussion on new battery technology with georgetown university professor steve levine, the author of "the powerhouse: inside the innovation of a battery to save the world or co-." live coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: during this month c-span is pleased to bring you the winner of the student can documentary competition. it encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create a documentary based on the theme "the three branches and you," to demonstrate how policies and action or action -- action or law affect you are the community. cole sebastian, thomas norris, and amy geomet -- and amy gilbert are winners. >> alone, afraid, searching for hope with no one to turn to. escaping from lives of trauma and hoping to find a place to call home. >> carlos is one of the 70,000 who immigrated to honduras. -- from honduras. he now lives in takoma p

q&a programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ >> at the international consumer electronics showarlier this year, we spoke with university of san francisco cardiologist dr. michael blom about developments and technology in the future of medicine. >> you have to bring together these two different dnas and cultures to get to that place. we are not going to accept these censures and we're not going to develop these big databases. they do not know anything about clinical process or clinical trials or want really works. we are working on these novel partnerships. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span 2. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in this year's studentcam document competition. studentcam is c-span's annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students are asked to create their documentaries based on the theme "the three branches and you," to demonstrate how a policy, law or action by one of the three branches of government has affected them

nashville." >> [indiscernible] announcer: now, as we continue to watch the live scene at the washington hilton, we want to show you the interview that c-span did this morning with alfre woodard, the actress from "state of affairs" and many, many movies. we caught up with her at the garden brunch, as well. what do you think about the intersection of washington and hollywood at the white house correspondents' dinner weekend? alfre woodard: i have never been, so i am here to see what happens for the first time. i have spent a lot of time in washington. i was there five years, but i never partied in washington. i have come to work. but you know, we're only a day and a half in and frankly, i'm a little exhausted. we don't do it this hard in hollywood. you think i'm kidding, i'm not. >> are you going to the dinner tonight and as whose guest? alfre: i'm going tonight as a guest of "u.s.a. today." >> who have you met? are there politicians that you have met or want to meet tonight? alfre: i think i spent a lot of time here over the decades, first as a protester shouting and chanting and marching around because democracy survives. i came inside, we

c-span: how often are you uncomfortable as a black man in this country? or are you ever today? lf. c-span: as you travel around and face public audiences and all that your accomplishments are rather significant. do you see prejudice today still? >> guest: yes. you speak prejudice constantly. c-span: how do you see it yourself? >> guest: you can read about it in the "new york times." an article in the sunday times, about hiring practices. how do i see it? i think that certainly in terms of -- not to beat a dead horse but in terms of the policing in this society -- c-span: i mean you permanent lyric as you travel around, do you see that? policemen stop you? >> guest: yeah. i have been -- i was at sun dance once and someone shoved me and i -- you see snubs you see this, this constantly -- this sense that you are not -- you don't necessarily belong. but do they keep me down? no. c-span: tide you see it at harvard? >> guest: oh, yeah. it was called the n-word several times. >> host: span pan by your classmates. >> guest: not by my classmates but certainly in cambridge, on the street.

c-span: how many people will actually be in this process as it goes through the assembly line? >> guest: probably 30. if you took just the one look. c-span: are there a lot of other competitions? >> guest: there's a lot of competition with acquisitions and mergers less names of printers, but a lot of individuals out there, it's a little less work and we are all vying for that work. like i said we have actually increased the year over year. c-span: how has the technology changed? >> guest: a lot of the technology has changed on the front end. the prepress area has really changed quite a bit. we take and then we impose it and make into this and then print. that is the biggest change, it is really on the front and side. c-span: let's say they see a price segment of $30 on the cover. doesn't estimate how much it cost to produce a book of $30? >> guest: it's a few dollars less than that quite a few. c-span: it's known that publishers, have the publishers get the money and that leaves $15 and 30. would you say that there's $3? >> guest: it could be that range, i'm not really sure obvi

eastern on american history tv on c-span three. as a comp lamented the series, c-span's new book is now available. -- as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is now available providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it's available as a hardcover or an e-book. >> in 2003, the new york times reporter judith miller wrote several stories on the lead up to the invasion of iraq and weapons of mass destruction in an effort to reveal her source vice president cheney's chief of staff . she was found in contempt of court and prison for 85 days per it's sunday she talks about her time in jail as well as her new book of what the story/. >> i was in jail because i refused to reveal the identity of a source whom i thought did not want his identity revealed. in our business, as you know protecting sources is the life light of independent journalism. i really felt that unless the people that i routinely spoke to who had access to classified information, unless they could

as c-span tests their mics and camera positions, you can start to envision president obama's seventhp to the podium. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. richard: even empty, this is an intimidating room to stand in front of. just imagine when 3000 people get here. they are going to funnel most of these attendees through this entryway. once the red carpet is ready saturday afternoon mark takes his position. john is a floor below in the bloomberg cocktail party. the hotel is swarming with police and secret service. here the helicopter overhead? when i get to the red carpet, i try to stay out of the way. when i replay the footage from our robotic camera overlooking the red carpet, i can see how creepy i look. i present to you my first-person account of this madness. john: we had an incredible time. our thanks to walt clark fraser our fashion correspondent at the white house. we look forward to it again. we have something new featuring john cleese. ♪ john: the powers that be asked us if we wanted to interview john cleese, and we said "ni!@" mark: "ni!" john: that

c-span: so you have to watch closely as to what they're doing. >> guest: and it happens kind of fast. yeah. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ c-span: among other things we see the drinking, eating chicken -- >> guest: fried chicken. c-span: -- and feet on the desk. >> guest: feet on the desk, you know, picking their toes. yeah. i mean, this is what happens when you free slaves. c-span: that's what he said. >> guest: that's what griffith -- and historically accurate. c-span: they passed a bill that all whites had to salute negroes? >> guest: right. not true. c-span: and up in the balcony you see a few white people. >> guest: yeah. now the besieged and helpless white minority. c-span: is and all of this, when they looked at it at the white house, they liked this? >> guest: yeah. wilson liked it a lot. ducks son and griffith, you know -- dixson and griffith, you know, wilson had written a history of america then. they had drawn on to, you know using quotes from the book as some of their intertitles. so they knew how to play to wilson's ego. c-span: was there a time when woodrow wilson saw this after this

c-span: now, this picture, i think, has mr. primakov in it. >> guest: yes. he is next to the last, as a matter of fact. c-span: here? >> guest: no, on the other side. c-span: on the other side? oh, i see. >> guest: yes. c-span: yes. next to roald. >> guest: he's leaning back. that's right. and actually, they were personal friends. they had been at moscow state university at exactly the same time. they had known each other for quite some time. it's just that there's no doubt that even at that time, we knew that primakov was a rising star within the soviet establishment, and when he said that this thing had to stop, you know, i personally was not absolutely convinced he was speaking for himself. c-span: when did it become public that there was a relationship, other than just friends? >> guest: well, it really -- it really didn't all the way up until the time we announced our engagement because we'd had a number of tremendous hoops to jump through. first of all, roald was holding a very important position within the soviet union. two, as a matter of fact. he was a member of their parliament, the old supreme soviet. and

c-span series, first ladies. from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. as a competent c-span's new book, "first ladies." providing lively stories of these fascinating women providing an inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> next, we are going to show you some of the presidential remarks from past white house correspondents dinner's. we begin with president clinton and 2000 and then george bush in 2008 and barack obama in 2012. >> with the annual white house correspondent's dinner set, we will take a look at the presidential remarks from previous dinners. we begin with president obama speaking at his final dinner in 2000. this is 20 minutes. [applause] president clinton: good evening ladies and gentlemen. distinguished guests. i am really happy to be here. [laughter] president clinton: happy to be reunited at long last with the white house press corps. [laughter] president clinton: if i may, let me direct your attention to a photograph. [laughter] president clinton: taken just moment

money, and the use of public shaming and the in the internet age and you will be able to watch as c-span's newest book rolls off the printing press. all of this and more with the nonfiction authors and books every weekend on booktv. .. in 1858 oliver wendell holmes declared the city the hub of the the solar system. children began to i disappear. the book takes on the tumultuous period. the story of boston and the young serial killer that called the city his home and the story of his headline-grabbing trial. according to publishers weekly, delving deeply into the history of boston circa 19th century a rifting -- riveting tail. please join me in welcoming her to harvard book store. [applause] >> thank you very much for coming out tonight. i know it's a holiday so think you'd rather be somewhere else. i'll talk about how jesse found me. i was working on my last book, the lady and her monsters and i was browsing the harvard university library. they have wonderful online collectionses and i was looking for information on the body snatchers for my last book so harvard has a beautiful collection

c-span: did you know what happened? >> guest: no, there will be some huge response and i don't have time to cover what happened. i am amazingly oblivious. c-span: as i was doing research i kept running into the story. there was a piece of his gun on me that was critical, can you talk about that? are you divorced or not? >> guest: i am divorced and i don't personally orly we talk about it but yes. c-span: you had written that you are against divorce? >> guest: i had certainly written no marriage and i certainly do believe in marriage and i totally believe in marriage. i think one of the things that i read in general is how it is the most important decision in your life and yesterday i was reading a book. c-span: what is the name of the book? >> guest: "the road to character ". there are people ranging samo johnson and others, they have a great sense of this. and when we think of this we think of the world. but it's a confrontation of yourself you have to take the parts are that we continue and make them the strongest. c-span: how did you pick those 10. >> guest: they recognize each character. the book took about 10 years to write. it sort of accumu

as charisma. it is a relative term and different generations defined differently. c-spand? >> guest: twice, and that is another important part of the story, his divorce and remarriage arguably -- it certainly affected his chances to be president. i i would argue he was probably in the wrong party and never would have been nominated by the republican party after 1960 but there 1960, but there is no doubt in a way that today we would find difficult to understand c-span: how long was he married to his 1st wife? >> guest: over 30 years. married in 1930 a week after he graduated from dartmouth and divorced in 1961. c-span: and his 2nd wife? >> guest: almost 15 years. you knew it could never go back to the old eastern establishment dominated party. c-span: we will come back to that. i want our folks watching to no i have known you since 1963. >> guest: not 1963. c-span: 1993 for the book with george washington. we have talked hours and hours and hours for this particular book. book. i am still fascinated by how much i did not know. i want i want to show you some video that you

they are also available at c-span podcast. >> as c-span at mark's tenure as of compelling conversationsere are other programs you may like. se cupp talking about her political views in life before she became a television commentator. george will. and robert novak on his memoir "the prince of darkness: 50 years of reporting in washington." you can watch these any time by searching our video library at c-span.org. >> monday night on the communicators -- spectrum policy director carl medio on the importance of spectrum for the government and the public. >> the last two administrations have written presidential memoranda on spectrum. when i first started in spectrum management back in 1979, i came out of the marine corps being an artillery officer, i did not know anything about spectrum. most people i've met did not understand anything much about spectrum. but now everybody realizes it is a part of our daily lives. our ability to communicate and stay in touch with her family. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> former secretary of state

plus you'll be able to watch as c-span's latest book, "first ladies," rolls off the printing press. all this and more every weekend on booktv. >> now on booktv, kabir sehgal, vice president of emerging market equities at jpmorgan looks at the origins of money around the world and the role it's played throughout human history. he is in conversation with historian douglas brinkley at book people in austin texas. [laughter] >> hey everybody. thank you guys so much for coming out today. this is exciting. at least i'm excited. i hope you guys are too and you'll give some indication of that by applause. [applause] welcome to book people, and thank you so much for coming out on this beautiful saturday afternoon to celebrate littture with us at your local independent bookstore. it should go without saying that it is only through your participation at events like this one that we are able to host them. so thank you so much for perpetuating the cycle of creativity in austin and helping us to bring fascinating and innovative authors like mr. sehgal to our community. we're thrilled to have cali

the republican on -- they will join us at the c-span table as our guest. mrs. woodhouse what you think about the white house correspondents dinner? guest: i think it is fantastic. every year, i watch this event on c-span, because you come in early. i have always dreamed of going to the event. a couple years ago, my son brad and his wife jessica attended. i watched the entire event. i did see them. though they did not sit at the same table. because she is a republican and someone had invited her and someone else had invited brad. so they sat different tables, which is interesting. host: we are looking forward to having you up here and meeting you. you are you looking forward to meeting? guest: i am looking forward to meeting you people from c-span. you have been so kind to me. i am looking forward to hearing the president and the comedian. i would hate to be the comedian because i have watched this for a number of years. the president is a great comedian himself. his timing is really good. i would hate to follow in his footsteps. i am looking forward to meeting t

c-span's first ladies, influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama. on c-span3. asa compliment, c-span's new book, first ladies. lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring read. it is now available as a hardcover or e-book. >> this morning on washington journal, usa today reporter >> gregg zoroya. and, we'll take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning. today is saturday, april 18. welcome to "washington journal." earlier this week, congressional lawmakers struck a bipartisan agreement that will give president obama special authority to finish negotiating one of the world's largest trade bills. the president says he will sign fasttrack isf it passes. this morning we want to hear your views on fasttrack. supporters, give us a call at (202) 748-8000

q&a programs are also available as c-span podcasts.ptions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> remarkable partnerships, iconic women, their stories in "first ladies: the book." >> that was one of the things that endeared her to the nation. >> people try to figure out where she was staying, what she looked like. that would sell papers. >> she takes over a radio station and starts running at. how do you do that? >> she exerted indoor miss -- in norman's influence to make sure her husband was protected. >> first ladies, published by public affairs. looking inside the personal life of every first lady in american history, based on original interviews from c-span's first ladies series. learn about their families and unique partnerships with her presidential spouses. first ladies: the lives of iconic american women. filled with stories of fascinating women who survived scrutiny of the white hou

"q&a" are also available as c-span podcasts.nouncer: next, party leaders debate in the british prime minister's race, and then another chance to see "q&a" with participants in the senate yout program. hon the next "washington journal " christopher hill, discussing the latest on the array and nuclear negotiations. virginia congressmen don beyer. and philip mattera. as always, we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" next week at nine get -- at 9 p.m. eastern time, conversations with new members of congress. >> my dad is 82 years old and he showed up with a cane and as he showed up he didn't have his cane. i asked if we needed to go to the hotel to get it and he said, i am in the capital, i don't need a cane today. i know they were super proud. >> five new members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives, and share insights about how things work on capitol hill. join us for all five conversations each night at 9 p.m. eastern time on c-span.

q&a programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ >> at the international consumer electronics showlier this year, we spoke with university of san francisco cardiologist dr. michael blom about developments and technology in the future of medicine. >> you have to bring together these two different dnas and cultures to get to that place. we are not going to accept these censures and we're not going to develop these big

"q&a" are also available as c-span podcasts. >> next week, at 9:00 p.m.tern, conversations with members of congress. >> my mom was crying and my dad was proud. my dad was 82 years old, he showed up and usually walks with a cane. he showed up and did not have his cane and i said dad do i need to someone to get your cane? he straightens up and says, i am in the capital. i don't need a cane today. he walked without his cane for the entire day. >> five newest members of congress talk about their careers and personal lives and shared insights with how things work at capitol hill. join us for all five conversations on c-span. >> monday night on "the communicators," on the development of cloud storage and big data. >> the national security agency is building one of the world's largest cloud data centers in a secure mountain facility in utah. it is doing so because it's surveillance needs require that degree of storage and security. the u.s. government's chief information officer ordered u.s. government agencies to move to the cloud. as a result, even civilian ag

"q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. announcer: today the atlantic council holds a discussion on new battery technology with georgetown university professor steve levine, the author of "the powerhouse: inside the innovation of a battery to save the world or co-." live coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: during this month c-span is pleased to bring you the winner of the student can

c-span3. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is now available. "first ladies, providing lively stories of these american women creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> today is the white house correspondents dinner. watch our live coverage of the black-tie event on c-span starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern. president obama will address the more than 2600 addressees in the ballroom. this year's entertainment is saturday night live's cecily strong. starting today at 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> in 2003, new york times reporter judith miller wrote several stories on the lead up to the invasion of iraq and weapons of mass destruction in an effort to reveal resource, vice president cheney's chief of staff, she was found in contempt of court and imprisoned in federal jail for 85 days. sunday on "q&a," she talks about her time in jail, as well as her new book. >> i was in jail because i refuse to reveal the identity of the source whom i thought did not want his identity

as -- on c-span. as we see more candidates, we also expect to hear more from their spouses. on this morning's washington journal, we talked about the role and influence of a political spouse i looking at armor first ladies and who is currently on the campaign trail. this is 40 minutes. >> ""washington journal" continues. host: and we want to welcome karen tumulty of the washington post -- "washington post." and anita mcbride. this is the book. it is available this week. also available as an e-book. presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women. anita mcbride, let me be -- begin with you, though, on the role of spouses. what is america looking for? guest: we are looking for someone who can help humanize the candidate that is running to be our leader. it shows them as a human being as a family person. i think that is really important and i think that the candidate spouse generally tends to be a lot more popular. they are not the one out there in every single position, but they are reaching out to the american people. they are also excellent surrogates as fun

c-span radio. she helped launch the "washington journal," booktv, it american history tv. she has also been involved in the creation of numerous c-span history series such as american presidents, the lincoln-douglas debate and american writers your for over 30 years she has been one of c-span's principal on camera interviewers. most recently on april 14 "first ladies" was released as a book by public affairs books featuring a collection of images from the television series. it is the ninth book susan ness edited for c-span and public affairs. and as you noticed when you came in, we will have copies of the book for sale after the program and she will be signing copies for you. so now let me turn the podium over to susan swain into tonight's program. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. think as much for being here. i really appreciate you braving the traffic on a night when there's a capital's king. for he watching it on c-span, thanks for being with us. so many of you were with us for the first lady's series. as jim told you actually want to start with was a quote from abigail adams. when she sent john off to the continental congress she sent him with an

c-span: where else did you as a family live? >> guest: prior to that, we had lived in newark, new jersey, and in norfolk, virginia. but after buffalo, after the war, then we were transferred to washington, to the bureau headquarters. c-span: where did you eventually go to college? >> guest: college of william and mary in williamsburg. lived in virginia from the time i was 7 on. c-span: and your husband, jim brady, calls william and mary what? >> guest: bill and mary. says it's not a 4-year accredited college. c-span: what got you to washington? and what year did you come here? >> guest: oh, we came in '47, my family did, and that's where i grew up. my dad was transferred in the bureau back to headquarters in washington. c-span: when did you first get interested in politics? >> guest: i think i always had been. my parents were both very interested in it, although not politicians themselves, the news was always on, discussions of politics. they were very pol -- had strong convictions, so we just kind of grew up that way. c-span: wh

as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady. she provides a unique window into colonial america. abigail adams, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies: influence and image." from our washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is now available -- "first ladies: presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women," providing lively stories of these fascinating women. it is available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> coming up tonight on c-span, we look at the senate's vote today confirming loretta lynch to be the next attorney general of the united states. we will have reaction from the president, as well as minority leader reid and other senators. later on, senate democratic leaders voting earlier today to discuss the judicial process in the senate. u.s. attorney loretta lynch confirmed today by the u.s. senate to be the next attorney general, replacing eric holder. that vote, 56-43, five months approximately after president obama nominated loretta lync

nixon is overwhelming position as a gop favorite was unshaken but interest was roused beyond early expectations. c-span: you see that i think what? >> guest: 1st of all, it all, it is a remarkable fact that as late as 1960 richard nixon, the overwhelming favorite, really unchallenged for the nomination nevertheless felt it was in his little interest in the middle of the night without telling anyone on his staff to fly to new york for a secret six or eight our meeting at nelson rockefeller's apartment 1st of all to try to persuade him to go on the ticket as vice president and when that failed to meet rockefeller's objections on the platform stronger civil rights plank. that was an issue that always mattered to his family and to nelson. we can hopefully, talk about that later. and secondly he wanted a stronger military defense plank. he wanted the party, in effect, to repudiate dwight eisenhower eisenhower -- it was believed that nelson rockefeller and the wing of the party he represented had the clout to require this or at least to be taken seriously. we now know that by 1960 service that was probably n

c-span original series first ladies: influence an image. looking at the lives of first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. as a complement to the series, c-span from new books -- first ladies historians on the lives of iconic american women. creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it's available as an hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. challenging the new fcc internet rules, five organizations have filed lawsuits against the fcc. we will speak with the president and ceo of one of those organizations, walter mccormick, and a supporter of the rules christopher lewis, vice president of public affairs at public knowledge. >> we are challenging the classification from an intermittent -- from an information service to a telecommunication service pursuant to 19th-century railroad regulation. common law was originally applied to railroads covert truck is -- railroads, trucking companies, and airlines. it delays deployment, slowed innovation, and it really chilled investment. crist for lewis: we both agree that net neutrality protections are important. we d

." >> [indiscernible] announcer: now as we continue to watch the live scene at the washington hilton. we want to show you the interview that c-span did this morning with alfre woodard, the actress from >> state of affairs" and many, many movies. we caught up with her at the garden brunch as well. what do you think about the intersection of washington and hollywood at the white house correspondents dinner weekend? >> i have never been, so i am here to see what happens for the first time. i have spent a lot of time in washington. i was there five years, but i never partied in washington. i have come to work. you know, we're only a day and a half in and frankly, i'm a little exhausted. we don't do it this hard in hollywood. >> are you going to the dinner tonight and as whose guest? >> i'm going tonight as a guest of "u.s.a. today." >> who have you met? are there politicians that you have met or want to meet tonight? >> i think i spent a lot of time here over the decades first as a protester shouting and chanting and marching around because democracy survives. i came inside, we were encouraged to come in and start to talk, people wer

as a matter of fact, i have been watching c-span for a long time and i think you have changed policyo the better when you are letting them speak even if they don't know what they what they are talking about that. host: appreciate that. any thoughts on the tpp? caller: -- [indiscernible] i got into the conversation that you two are having, and you are talking about the issue congressman auxerre -- congressman becerra, with currency manipulation. with china, of course that they guy in the battle, but how can japan -- explain that to me. the companies are looking for a better way of exporting, just like the u.s. it is more difficult to export your products if the dollar is high. how can the japanese -- and, by the way, the u.s. did not manipulate it. everyone from who knows where europe and asia, came into the united states because we have the better economy. host: congressman becerra. guest: that is a great question, john. how do you manipulate a currency? there are many ways and japan has done this. in one case, you go out and buy someone else's currency. so japan will use its currenc

c-span3. as a compliment c-span's new , book providing lively stories of these women creating and illuminating and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or e-book. >> each week, "american artifacts" takes you to museums and historic places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. president abraham lincoln passed away here. up next, a tour of the boarding house across from ford's theater were abraham lincoln was shot. >> the doors of ford theater first oh. thousands came rushing out of the door screaming. some thought the theater was on fire and then they heard the shots, "lincoln has been shot. find the assassin." that got the attention of those at the boarding house. one came outside walked into the streets. he got halfway across. people were screaming, "the president is dead." another boarder heard the noise. he saw the commotion. here the shots that lincoln had been shot. there were so many people outside in the streets. he came back to his house and went up these stairs. he was up there watching. soldiers pounded on the door of the house next door including get in. t

c-span 2. before returning to work on 2016 on federal spending. you can see the house live as always on c-span. three former u.s. ambassadors to afghanistan who served under presidents obama and george w. bush look back on the diplomat ig roles and the future of policy. the planned withdrawal of u.s. troops, u.s. and afghan relations with pakistan. the middle east institute is the host of this forum. >> welcome this afternoon to the middle east version of the three tenners. we're pleased to have the same level of talent you got from three tenors. i'm delighted to begin this session which is part of the series sponsored by lewis hughes sitting down in front here. productions of presentations over the years and again, lou, thank you for making this possible. again, lou, thank you for making this possible. our three ambassadors are, indeed well known. ryan crocker to my left here. was ambassador. but it's well known not just for his service in afghanistan but elsewhere. and so we're delighted that he could be with us he is dean at the texas a & m university presently. and zalmay

i actually found as mom it's hard to call home at night because i felt so bad about being gone so long. c-spanore we run out of time coming across something with you and i don't know what it is. what is it? >> guest: every president is a human being as well as a president and i am often asked for favorite moments. saddam husein invaded kuwait. president george herbert walker bush goes to camp david had convened his war cabinet, comes back to the white house stops in front of my camera and says the arab world is united against saddam husein and i'm word about mr. president arab league -- leaders like king husein have embraced him. president bush barked at me and said i can read. what's your question? the next day before he sent american troops to war he writes me a letter saying he wasn't pleased with his answers to me and below his signature on his initials gb be your happy face. imagine the president of the united states taking a moment in history like that to apologize to the press and just recently sent me a retirement letter and said now about that bark i'm horrified. are you sure it wasn'

c-span. at 9:30, when the speaking portion begins we will be live as well. ible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] announcer: you are watching live coverage on c-span of the white house correspondents dinner. the only place that you can see gavel-to-gavel coverage of the dinner from the red carpet arrivals all the way through the end, including the dinner itself. as we continue to talk to a little bit nine the scenes of what is happening at the dinner, we talked with two credits, margaret carlson who has attended the dinner in the past and was with time, often on cnn, and now with bloomberg view as a panelist. and patrick -- both critique the white house correspondents dinner. here they are talking. margaret: the white house correspondents dinner has grown so outsized far beyond its original purpose, which was to put journalists together with public officials and politicians to get to know each other in an informal setting. it is now a new low, just inviting famous people who are just infamous, like the cast of "duck dynasty," who have nothing t

c-span's "first ladies" is an illuminating entertaining and inspiring read and is available as a hard cover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. >>> the cities tour takes c-span 3's american history on the road. up next, galveston, texas. we'll visit a retired world war ii era submarine. also the rosenberg library museum and we'll climb aboard an 1877 merchant sailing vessel and learn about the history of juneteenth the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the u.s. up next, the history of galveston's port. >> well, the first land grab for galveston came in the 1830s to a game named michele minard and his investors. they had someone come in, lay out the ploths for the city of galveston and sold lots in the 1830s so it's officially founded as a city 1830. it was a natural harbor and it was the only one with between veracruz, mexico, and mobile, alabama. so there was a natural entity to bring in goods and people into galveston that could go into texas and the middle part of the united states. so it was the industry, the availability of

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as a comp limit to the series, c-span's new book --" first ladies." it provides lively stories of fascinating women and creating an illuminating and entertaining and inspiring read. it's now available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> we take you live now to the university of virginia in charlottesville. today is an all-day conference on the end of the civil war. historians will talk about the surrender of the confederate armies, the assassination of resident abraham lincoln the postwar political and cultural environments in the north and south as well as the meaning of the war for african-americans. it's getting under way now and we have covered all day right here live on american history tv on c-span three. >> jerry gallagher and elizabeth braun, their work in organizing this

c-span3. as a complement, c-span's new book, "first ladies, presidential historians in the lives of 45 iconic american women." providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is now available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> this sunday on q&a, author jessica stern on the origin of isis and will need to understand about them. jessica,: there are two aspects of isis that the president needs to understand. the efforts and successes on social media, and the need for us to respond to that, to counter the narrative that they are spreading so effectively and so far. the other is there apocalyptic narrative. of course, it's impossible for me to know for sure whether they really believe that the end times are coming, or whether they are capitalizing on widespread belief in muslim majority countries that they will witness the end of times. >> sunday night at it :00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> americans all over are demanding a new sensibility, a new philosophy of government fr

c-span's first ladies is an inspiring read now available as hardcover or in evoke through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. -- >> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with coxe communications to learn about the history and a life of topeka, kansas. >> when the kansas-nebraska act was signed in 1854, the very act of signing it, of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by missourians as an act orf war. when northerners decided the popular sovereignty would decide the fate of kansas, we will send people to settle, that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who assumed this would be theirs. there are rates back and forth across the kansas border almost a medially. in may of 1856, john brown, his sons and a couple of followers dragged five men from their cabins and they are shot and hacked to death with broad swords. that clear that area of southern settlers. >> here in topeka, if you look at the school just standing outside, you would be hard-pressed to determine whether white students are african-american students attended because this do board -- t

is being held and she and her sons the republican and the democrat will be joining us on our c-span table as our guests. what do you think about coming to the dinner? >> guest: i think it is just fantastic. every year i watch this event on c-span because you come in early and i have always dreamed of going to the event. a couple of years ago my son brad and his wife jessica attended and i watched the entire event and i did see them although they did not sit at the same table. she's a republican and a someone had invited her and someone else invited brad us brad so brad us with a set at different, which was interesting. >> host: we are looking forward to having you appear. who are you hoping to see? >> caller: while, i'm looking forward to meeting you people from c-span you have been so kind to me. but i am looking forward to hearing the president and the canadian and i would hate to be the comedian because i have watched this as i said for a number of years and the president is a great comedian himself, his time is very good and i would hate to follow in his footsteps but i am looking forwar

from martha washington to michelle, sundays at 8:00 eastern on c-span three. as a complement, c-span's new book, "first ladies the lives of 45 iconic women." it creates an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is now available as a hardcover or e-book. announcer: this weekend is full of live event coverage. historians discuss the end of the civil war on american history tv. c-span beginning at 10:00 eastern, live coverage of the first in the nation leadership summit area speakers include ted cruz, scott walker, john kasich, and rand paul. saturday at 1:00 eastern on c-span two. book tv is live from the university of southern california from the -- for the l.a. times festival of books. some of the authors you will hear from include scupper, tavis smiley, the radio talkshow host, hewitt, our lives coverage continues sunday afternoon at 2:00 with panels on crime and u.s. history. authors will be taking your phone calls throughout the day. on c-span3, saturday morning and all-day event on the end of the civil war. speakers include caroline jenning, james

c-span: and how many people will tail be in the -- will actually be in the process as it goes through the assembly line? >> guest: all told in the manufacturing sector probably 30. if you took it just the one shift, 30 people. c-span: and how big a business is this around the country? are there a lot of -- are there other companies, a hot of competition? >> guest: there's definitely a lot of competition. there's been acquisitionings and mergers, so there's less names of printers but there's still a lot of competition. there's less work, and we're all vying for that work. like i said, we've been fortunate to actually increase year-over-year. c-span: how much has the technology of printing changed and how has it changed? >> guest: a lot of the technology has changed on the front end. if you go back, you know, setting type film and that type of thing. the pre-press area's changed quite a bit. ering comes in electronically d everything comes in electronically. it's a electronic file which we compose and make it into a product we can make a plate t out of and then print. so that's the bigg

tv producer and one of the guests at her brunch was mike kelley, you might know him as doug on "house of cards." c-span, up with him. peter: mike kelly, "house of cards," a.k.a. doug. >> pretty cool. peter: you've attended this dinner before? >> it's my third one. i love it. for me, this and the emmys right up there. peter: why? >> you meet so many incredibly interesting people. we meet other actors and stuff all the time, but meeting politicians and correspondence -- i love it. peter: who are you excited to meet? are you a guest of abc tonight? >> i'm a guest of reuters. i would love see -- to see chris matthews as he is one of my favorites. to meet the president would be a real thrill for me. peter: what do you think about the real-world intersection between hollywood and washington and what you do for a living? >> you mean my -- obviously, we dramatize the whole thing. i pray to god it's not like that. i do have a young staffer, not the same one but some young staffer will come to meet every year at the event and say i know. maybe not murderers, but a lot of efficient men out there. peter: the real

eastern on c-span's original series first ladies, influence and image, examining the private lives of first ladies and their influence on the presidency. sunday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span three. as a conduit to the series, c-span's new books available. providing lively stories of these fascinating women, eating an illuminating, entertaining and inspiring read. it is available as an hardcover or e-book. >> transportation secretary anthony foxx appeared before a senate appropriations subcommittee wednesday to talk about fiscal year 2016 transportation budget. this is an hour 25 minutes. >> while we are waiting for secretary fox to arrive -- and right on cue he comes through the door. i want to explain that we moved up the time of the hearing by a half hour. mr. secretary, i feel your pain on the traffic because it never has taken me longer to get to work than it did today because the protest and street closures. we do welcome secretary fox to testify about the administration's fiscal year 2016 budget req

as the north vietnamese came closer and closer to saigon these people were dead men walking. c-span: go back to the ambassador. but part of the play in a? >> guest: graham martin was the gatekeeper and some centanni had the ability to greenlight the evacuation plan. the evacuation plan is created by the military but the ability to approve it and to put it into motion is left in the hands of the ambassador. graham martin had lost a son in the vietnam war. he was dedicated to preserving south vietnam. and he didn't want to see us walk away from south vietnam. largely phobe for those reasons he was resistant to putting an evacuation plan into place and green lighting it. early on when everybody, most people both on the ground and to some degree in washington realize the south vietnam was is going to fund was inevitable. c-span: the former cia agent very controversial was sued by her own government. why did you pick him? >> guest: well we were really committed to finding people who were on the ground who were in the embassy who were in saigon at the end of april when things were falling

we won't air it on c-span as soon as it is made available. -- we've will air it on c-span as soon as it is made available. >> first ladies as now a book, published by public affairs. looking inside the personal life of every first lady. based on interviews of 15 preeminent historians. the book, first ladies presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women provides lively stories of these fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the white house, sometimes at great personal cost while supporting their families and famous husbands, and even change history. it is an illuminating with entertaining, and inspiring read, and is now available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> next, a look at the merits and impact of public employee unions. this is an hour. [applause] ross reynolds: thank you so much for coming out. i have been looking forward to this, having read daniel's book. our format this evening is going to be fairly simple. it will be 10 minutes from daniel on the far side, and then michael on the near side. how m

c-span's original series -- first ladies: influence and image. from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. and as a complement to the series, c-span's new book is available. first ladies, providing lively stories of these fascinating women, creating an illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> up next on american history tv, architects working during what mark twain called the gilded age constructed enormous homes like the gregor's in rhode island that contained over 40 bedrooms. professor richard wilson talks about how architects defined the era. this event from the society of the cincinnati is about an hour. >> today, it serves as the headquarters for the sisson -- the cincinnati institute. before the society took ownership of the house in 1939 it was the winter residents of the andersons. they officially opened their home for entertaining when hundred 10 years ago -- 100 tenures ago. their home was described as a florentine villa in the midst of american independence with an interior that will be a dream of beauty a