c-span. landmark cases is available for $8.95 plus shipping and handling. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. tvently, american history without a society for historian with professors, authors, and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 20 minutes. >> your upcoming book, what is the premise behind it? >> the idea is that roosevelt expanded american power to the polar regions. prior to 1933, when roosevelt took office, the polar regions were seen as very distant because they weren't very accessible. as a result of a number of factors, it becomes very geopolitically significant. why did fdr realize that this was such an important part of the world? >> there are three factors that led to this kind of change in the full region. the first was technological. prior to the interwar. , airports have a difficult time getting to the polar regions. they were it easily accessible. when anyone went to the polar regions, it was a track. dogsled, fingers and toes lost. it was hard to get the united states to the polar regions. , thereirplanes developed was an easier a

are a public figure and have a messy private life combine together. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern n pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> history bookshelf features popular american history writers and airs on american history tv every weekend at this time. author alan brandt, chronicles the social and political history of smoking in america. and the various advertising campaigns employed by the cigarette companies to attract new smokers. the university of california san francisco hosted this event in 2007. it's a little over an hour. [applause] >> thanks so much. it's great to be here. it's great to be at this center. i just have to say before i start the work that the center has done has just been remarkable in every at thisway. it's been remarkable for tobacco control. it's led the way not just nationally but globally and thinking about how to get control of this tobacco pandemic. and the work that stan has done and the colleagues he's brought together here. as well as the library and the legacy documents. really the center of how we need to be thinking about tobacco control in the future. it's really an ho

at c-span.org. this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, slowing american history. up next, a look at our recent visit to grand junction, colorado. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. area, the only source of clear, cold water from the mountains geared for thousands of years, people have cap tear. we had the early paleolithic indians. nowact, the name, it is the name meantut lodgepole. today, we are out here to look at thes stone structure behind us. builtis a hastily military structure, what today we would call a rifle pit. we were out here in 2006, doing an archaeological's survey -- archaeological survey, looking for a different object, but while we were out here, we stumbled on the site. we recorded it because we wanted to come back, and were really interested. archaeologists were puzzled by what it was. what we started to excavate in 2009, we found a lot of objects, including fragments of spanish colonial armor, and we'll locked -- wheel locks pistols. you would spin it up, and the pistol itself was probably 10.5 feet lo

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get your copy at c-span. -- the communicators is next with a look at issues facing the federal trade commission. we will hear from terrell mcsweeney. then, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power talks about foreign affairs with reporters at the christian science monitor. later, some of today's new hampshire democratic party convention with 2016 presidential candidates. c-span, created by america's cable companies and brought to you peter: often on this program, we talk about and with the federal communications commission, but there is another federal agency that is involved in telecommunication issues as -- and that is the federal trade commission. we are pleased to have two of its members join us on "the communicators" this week. terrell mcsweeney is a democrat and maureen ohlhausen is a republican, the only republican currently on the commission. commissioner mcsweeney, where is that intersection between the ftc and the fcc when it comes to telecommunication?

at a joint meeting. follow all of c-span's coverage of the pope visit live on tv or on c-span.org. announcer: recently, american history tv was at the society of annual meeting in arlington, virginia. we spoke with professors, authors, and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 20 minutes. host: a postdoctoral student at cornell university, and your book, thank you very much for being with us on american history tv. this is a dissertation now turned into a book. what is the premise behind it? guest: it is that they expanded american power into the polar region, and what that did for american geopolitical power and its place in the world, so prior to 1933 when roosevelt took office, they were not very accessible, so as a result of a number of factors, they become jewel put a gleason to the good, which changes their place in the world. host: why did fdr realize this was such an important part?

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c-span2. >> , next "washington journal", the head of moveon.our will discuss the role of progressives in the 2060 presidential can't campaign. "washington journal" live each morning at seven eastern on c-span. >> this labor day weekend, three days of politics, books, and american history. a full day of special programs here are a few of the features for labor day monday beginning at ten am eastern. a town hall event in seattle discusses the pros and cons of big data and civil liberties. later that evening at 6:30 pm a debate on how to reduce poverty between pres. obama and the president of the american enterprise institute, arthur brooks. at a p.m., mark cuban and bill clinton and george w. bush on leadership skills. beginning saturday at ten at c-span tv we are live all day in the nation's capital for the 15th annual national book festival with arthur programs featuring cokie roberts as well as your opportunity to talk with david mccullough. sunday at noon, alive three our conversation on in-depth with former second lady and american enterprise institute lynn cheney. they will take your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets. later at nine on afterwards, catherine even talks about how families

at 8:00 eastern and pacific. on c-span's q and a. >> american history tv is featuring c-span's original series first ladies, implements an image. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on sunday night. produced the series in conjunction with the white house historical association. c-span'suestions from audience. we tell the stories of america's 45 first ladies. now, florence harding on first ladies, influence and image. this is about 90 minutes. susan swain: florence kling harding once said she had only re

c-span 3. follow us on twitter at c-span history. for information on our schedule of youp coming programs and to keep up with the latest history new news. >>> he was a nazi and he was responsible for the murder of thousands of jews. >> on qa and, jean fer teeg ga on her grandfather, the butcher of pla saw. >> you would see a tremendously cruel person, a person -- i mean he was capable. he had two dogs, and he trained them to tear human apart. i think this sums it up really good. he was a person who -- there was a pleasure that he felt when he killed people. and this is, yeah, something when you're normal if you tonight have this aspect in your personality, it is very, very difficult to grasp. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> september 2nd marked the 70th anniversary of the japanese surrender to forces ending world war ii. next, in washington, d.c., a ceremony featuring world war ii historian and author richard frank and former senator bob dole, cohosted by the national park service and the friends of t

, c-span dorgan c-span radio. the mass at 4:00 p.m.ntil our live coverage resumes, u.s.-vatican relations. joinining s jim nicholson, the former u.s. ambassador to the holy see. just talk for a moment about u.s. vatican relations. what is the state of them right now? guest: they are good. i think there is a good chemistry in a lot of the interactions going on between the united states and the vatican and the two heads of state. being paid a state visit by the sovereign head of the the see, so at the surface relationship is good. i think below that there is some pretty serious, important issues about which we differ. host: and they are? guest: issues of faith and morals, and religious liberty. is a strongtration proponent of abortion, supporting planned parenthood, who has apparently sold the body parts of aborted fetuses. that is not something that the vatican or this pope condones. the don't condone imperatives of providing contraceptives to employees. they don't condone gay marriage. this pope has been pretty orthodox on these fundam

c-span.org. and later, at 11:30, follow c-span's coverage of the pope's historic trip to the u.s. live tv or online at c-span.org. >> tuesday the senate scheduled to formally begin work on bills that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks. next, debate on the floor starting with senator tom cotton, a supporter of the legislation. this is 40 minutes. >> over the last year, i've learned a lot about the magic of human life from conception to growth in the mother's womb to childbirth to newborn development. this wasn't a part of my legislative work or my public duties. my newfound knowledge didn't come from a course of study, reading scientific journals or consulting with medical experts. instead, like many parents, i learned through experience. the blessings of my first child. my wife, anna, gave birth to our very own little angel, gabriel, almost five months ago. since then gabriel has join ised me on this very floor at this very desk. many of you have met our little man and happifully agree that he appears -- happily agree that he appears to take after his mother. gabriel has been

us on facebook at c-span history. next, dana shoaf talks about the history of the bayonet and its practicality during the civil war. he also discusses the difference in opinion between civil war officers and enlisted men on how a bayonet should be used in battle. his talk is about one hour 10 minutes. i am the editor in chief of civil war, and i would like to welcome everyone to our civil war symposium. on behalf of all my colleagues, welcome. you are surrounded by civil war history. we welcome you to spotsylvania county, what is literally the bloodiest ground in america. hopefully we will have the opportunity to commemorate and recognized some of this stories. -- i am proud to be presenting for you a fabulous lineup of speakers over the next day and a half. an excellent tour on sunday morning, and to consider what a sunday and how that is our legacy. kicking things off for our program is our keynote speaker, dana shoaf. he comes to us from "civil war times" magazine. for generations of people that magazine has served

radio, and c-span.org. 9/11, a service at the memorial and museum world trade center. c-span coverage of the pope of the historic trip to the u.s., live on tv or online at c-span.org. and our capitol hill producer point of the last pope to visit the u.s., pope benedict, was also greeted at andrews air force base by then-president george bush and first lady barbara bush. cbs news white house producer tweeted this picture out as preparations underway for pope francis by u.s. air force personnel. they rolled out the red carpet on the tarmac for the pope was a arrival at andrews air force base. among the dignitaries waiting for the pope at andrews air force base, the archbishop of washington, cardinal donald wuerl. he will be on the contract this afternoon. earlier this month, he spoke about what to expect from the pope during his visit and above the issues that he has recently gone into. his comments came during a christian science monitor breakfast series event in washington, d.c. >> ok, here we go, folks. thanks for coming. i am with christian science monitor. cardinal donald

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. each week, american history tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. dedicated on march 17, 1941, the national gallery of art was a gift to the american people from asrew mellon who served treasury secretary until 1932. up next week visit the museum to learn about early american portrait painting and work of john singleton copley. dianne: hello. we are standing in a room full of portraits i john singleton copley, america's most important colonial portrait painter. i think as a look around the you can think back to the words of john adams 1817 who said when you see his portraits, you want a discourse with him, you want to asking questions and want toanswers -- you ask him questions and receive answers. in the early part of the 18th century, american early painters made ambitious but tentative efforts to capture the likeness of people on canvas because portraiture was really the only way to do that. it was the most type -- the most important type of painting in the col

live coverage begins at 845 -- 8:45 a.m. eastern . c-spanive coverage begins at becomes the as well first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. later, at 11:30 a.m. the project will have a multireligious service as the 9/11 memorial. live on c-span. >> washington journal continues. week in the segment of the washington journal we see how your money is at work in a different federal program. we're discussing federal student loans, and the cost of recent initiatives designed to help students with heavy loan burdens. our guest is a higher education reporter with bloomberg news. she is joining us from new york. what is the total amount of student debt in this country and how much of that is backed by the federal government? guest: the amount of student loan debt is about one $.3 trillion. the majority of that is federal loans taken out by students and their parents. that is almost 1.2 trillion. that has doubled since 2007. according to the congressional budget office it is expected to double again in the next decade or so. the obama ad

c-span,y morning on c-span radio, and c-span.org, the welcoming ceremony for the pope. live coverage begins at 8:45 eastern. later at 4:00, the mass and canonization of the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. thursday morning at 8:30, live coverage begins from capitol hill as pope francis make history becoming the first pontiff to address the joint meeting of congress. and friday, wife coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the general assembly. later at 11:30, the pontiff will hold a service at the 9/11 memorial and museum world trade center. follow our coverage of the pope's historic trip to the u.s.. next, josh earnest talks about preparations for the pope and presidential candidates. the general assembly. later at 11:30, the pontiff will hold a service at the 9/11 memorial and museum world trade >> good afternoon everyone. before we get started, i want to make note of a piece of news that all of the saw over the weekend. that is the tragic death of jake drawer. i think many of you saw the statement from the president. on behalf of all of my colleagues -- we

levitz at 7:00 a.m. et on c-span -- live at 7:00 a.m. et on c-span.s by labor leader-elect jeremy corbyn. after that, discussion on the state of u.s. intelligence gathering with the director of national intelligence. the british labor party held its elections today. jeremy corbyn was elected leader with 60% of the vote. following the announcement he spoke to the party headquarters in london. this is about 25 minutes. [applause] >> it is now my great honor to invite jeremy corbyn, leader of the labour party. [cheers and applause] [audience chanting] mr. corbyn: i will start by thanking everyone who took part in this election. this huge democratic exercise of more than 500,000 people all across this country. it showed our party and movement passionate, democratic, diverse, united and determined for a better society possible for all. [applause] people that i want to thank before i say a few words. mcnichols,l, to ian the general secretary of the party and all of the party staff, for their incredible hard work during this campaign, the general election ca

front of the magna carta and it's almost time for people to come in and look at, thank you for spending half an hour with c-span. appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> you're watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> he was a nazi. he was a concentration camp commandant. he was responsible for the murder of thousands of jes. >> jennifer teaga on the discovery that her grandfather was known as the butcher of plasou. >> you would see a tremendously cruel person. he was capable -- he had two dogs. he trained them to tear a human apart. i think it sums it up really good. he was a person who -- there was a pleasure that he felt when he killed people. and it is something that when you're normal, if you don't have this aspect in your personality, it is is very, very difficult to grasp. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> recently american history tv was at the society for historians of american foreign realizes in arlington, virginia. we spoke with professors, authors and graduate students about

debate on c-span, c-span radio and at c-span.org the welcoming ceremony for the pope at the obama's officiallyome them to the white house. later at for the mass and canonization at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. thursday morning c-span live coverage begins from capitol hill as pope francis makes history becoming the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. later at 11:30 a.m. the pontiff will hold a multi-religious service at the 9/11 memorial and museum world trade center. all of c-span's coverage live on tv or online at c-span.org. >> federal agencies often set out what are called guidance documents to clarify issues in existing regulation. today a senate subcommittee will look at whether the education and

at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. c-span campaign 2016. taking you on the road to the white house. >> at the oversight role of congress and u.s. intelligence and national security manners -- matters. david sanger of the new york times moderates this discussion. and welcomemorning to day two. we continue our examination of the state of u.s. intelligence thosehe perspective of who provide oversight from congress. congress plays a critical role in ensuring the health and operation of intelligence. the house are meant select community -- committee on intelligence [indiscernible] we are pleased to have congressman devin nunes and the ranking minority member

c-span3 at 5:00 p.m. eastern. up next on c-span, "washington journal." 7:45 a.m., we will talk with political editor shira center on the 2016 presidential campaign. congress returns from its summer recess. summer -- congress debates the iran nuclear agreement. pope francis addresses a meeting later this month. host: congress returns after a summer break into items are on the agenda, including the iran nuclear deal and avoiding a government shutdown in october. the house rules committee will discuss the debate rules for the resolution of disapproval they want to attach to the iran deal. debate takes place in the senate as well. look for more information on our website at c-span.org. for program this morning in the first 45 minutes with iran and the potential of a government shutdown in the possibility, we want to see if those are your priorities are for congress to tackle between now and the end of the year, or

you can also tweak us and that is at c-span to take a look at the headline reporting this morning.ign at the end of october. the embattled mayor said he will resign from both a speakership and his house seat. he told law makers in a closed-door conference as wednesday still going on. speaker boehner plays the first job of any speaker is to protect thithis institution as whistler yesterday with the holy father, it is the one thing that unites and inspires us all. the aide said dan had only been planning this trip to the end of last year but decided to stay on after the and house majority leader eric cantor suffered a stunning primary loss. despicably putting members through prolonged leadership turmoil with you irreparable damage to the institution. he is proud of the majority has accomplished come into speakership but for the good of the republican conference and institution he will resign his speakership effective october 30. some other porting ikea from the hill. webcammers on capitol hill waiting for members to leave the conference been. that's what you're seeing on the left sid

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. next, boise state university professor lisa brady talks about how chemical agents were used during the korea and vietnam war to destroy the landscape and infrastructure of your it she argues that during this time, the u.s. military began to see foreign landscapes as an enemy, not just an obstacle. she describes the long-term damage to both the environment and the locals. her classes about one hour and 15 in minutes. lisa: today we will be talking about the worst in korea and vietnam from an environmental perspective. many of you are aware of the military side of things, by think it is important for us to think about how nature is impacted by an shaped by warfare. these are two important wars in american history, not only bee

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> in 2011 american history tv visited james town island, virginia, to learn about the james town rediscovery archeology project, which in 1994 discovered and subsequently excavated remains of the original 1608 english fort where captain john smith and poke hospital as walked the ground. -- john smith and pocohontas walked the ground. recently four skeletons buried 400 years ago in an honored place inside the fort's church were identified. they also discovered a tiny silver box near one of the skeletons containing seven bones that may have been considered holy relics by the community. while the bodies were being excavated in 2013, the smithsonian used laser scanning technology to create this 3d model of the entire burial ite. this time lapse video recorded the 12-day excavation process with over 25,000 digital images. now from 2011 a three part american artifacts recorded shortly after jamestown rediscovery located the four graves. these programs included a tour of the archeology trenches and a visit to the lab where the a

. >> tomorrow, the c-span city store has to we link on the west your -- your heads to wheeling, west virginia. that starts wednesday on seas and at -- on c-span at 6:00 p.m. eastern. a signature feature of the tv is our all-day coverage of affairs and festivals from across the country with top nonfiction authors. here is our schedule. this weekend come alive from the national book festival -- this weekend, live from the national book festival in the nations capital. ofly october, the festival books in nashville. the week after, live in austin for the texas book festival. back on the east coast, the boston book festival. at the start of november, we are in portland, portland -- oregon and at the end of november, lies for the 18th year -- live for the miami book fair international. a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on book tv. >> when congress returns from summer recess next week, members begin debate on the resolution of disapproval on the iranian nuclear agreement. the president believes it's the only alternative to war. here is a look at part of his statement from last month. [laughter] as an obama: because more sentien

also tweet us at c-span history and also post questions at facebook.com/c-span.is with the university of akron. also the author of the book "a broken regiment the 16th connecticut civil war." professor gordon thanks for oining us. can we talk a little bit about what you said in your speech as far as survivors of andersonville? you hinted tat in the speech, what a survivor had to go through. can can you expand on that? >> in the research dion this particular regiment i think it is representative of many of the rvivors that endured imprisonment here. once they -- if they made it through andersonville it didn't mean necessarily their imprisonment was over. many were transferred out and went on to other prisons. the confederacy where they were shifting prisoners to prisons in charleston, florence, and so many might have died there and then they survived that, they would go into a parole camp and that could last weeks or months and so sort of an experience of the bureaucracy of the army. they waited to be formally exchanged and the accounts of some of the men i studie

c-span 3. follow us on twitter at c-span history.dule of upcoming programs and keep up with the latest history news. >>> august 30th, 1945, general of the army douglas macarthur designated allied supreme commander to accept surrender of the japanese. he was met by general eichelberger commanding the eighth army. september 1st, 1945. >> it is my ernest hope and indeed the hope of all mankind that from this solemn occasion, a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past. a world founded upon faith and understanding. a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice. i now invite the representatives of the emperor of japan and the japanese government. and the japanese imperial headquarters, to sign the instrument of surrender, at the places indicated. >> the supreme commander with the allied powers will now sign on behalf of all the nations at war with japan. will general wainwright and general percival step forward and accompany me while i sig

and later at 11:30, the pontiff will hold a multireligious service at the world trade center. follow c-span's coverage of the pope's historic trip to the u.s. live, or online at c-span.org. >>> aetna proposed a deal to acquire rival humana, another insurer anthem has offered to take over cigna for $48 million. the heads of anthem and aetna testified about these today that would make them the number two and three health insurance companies arguing that industry consolidation would benefit the consumers. the hearing on anti-trust is two hours. >>> welcome to this hearing of the subcommittee on anti-trust competition, policy and consumer rights. before we start i'd like to thank the ranking member

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. tv, at american history discussion on william clark. activitieseasonous for he embarked on an exhibition with meriwether clark. jo ann: i'm here to speak about the william clark you may not know about. most of you have seen the billboard showing the william clark that we think we know. the billboard is two or three blocks away at the corner of the i-70 overpass. it is a mural on a brick wall and it is a large building, so it is quite a big mural. it shows lewis and clark and the lewis and clark expedition. i think that is the caption on it. it shows clark -- well, we think of him as stolid and stoic and basically simple. i don't mean intellectually challenged, but just as an uncomplicated individual. i think that is the understanding we have all been handed down. if we thought of the more complex of the two, we would probably vote for meriwether lewis, who committed suicide in 1809. after you are familiar with what i have to present, you might vote for clark because until now, we have

[applause] >> to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> now a roundtable oflic talkrians and authors about the successes of the civil war more than 150 years later and how it compared to earlier anniversary celebrations. they describe the changes in how parks have interpreted the civil

see his remarks at the c-span library at c-span.org.today. he's holding a briefing at 1:00 p.m. we plan to bring that to you live. >>> this is our sixth meeting. as a result of our efforts, our two nations are working together more closely across a broader range of critical issues. and our cooperation is delivering results for both our nation and want the world. since i took office, american exports to china have doubled. chinese investment in the united states helps support jobs across our country. we partner to address global challenges, whether it's promoting nuclear security, combating piracy off the horn of africa, encouraging development and reconciliation in afghanistan, and helping to end the ebola epidemic in west africa. the historic climate change announcements that we made last year in beijing have encouraged other countries to step up as well, increasing the prospects for a stronger global agreement this year. and as a member of the p-5 plus 1, china was critical to the sanctions regime that brought iran to the negotiating

c-span has louvre coverage from d.c., the first stop on the pope's tour, tuesday beginning at 2:45. we're live with the president nd mrs. obama to greet the pontiff upon his arrival. c-span, y morning at c-span radio as the obamas to the ly welcome him white house. live coverage begins 5:45 eastern. that afternoon, the assilicia of the national shrine thursday morning at 8:30. coverage begins from capitol as pope francis makes history, becoming the first to address a joint congress. and speaking to the general and c-span 3 span and c-span.org. c-span's coverage of the pope's historic trip to tv or live at n cspan.org. >> on thursday president obama met with the three americans who helped foil a terrorist attack a french train last month. the president said the three men the very bechlt of america, and thanked them for their team work and courage on board the paris-bound train. >> while these three gentlemen really don't need any all of youn, i think are familiar with the incredible three high school friends who were getting together. of whom had served in behalf of the united states

at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span [applause] the tv.-- on c-span2 here is a look at what is ahead on c-span in about e hour or so. vilsack will speak at the center for american progress to talk about child nutrition programs. you will be able to watch his remarks until then, it is a discussion on immigration policy. the american bar association hosted this panel. it featured dozens of legal and national security analysts. this portion is about one hour. >> get situated. we have picked the topic after lunch that is totally noncontroversial, which is the united states immigration policy and laws. as we move towards this

it happens tonight at c-span's book tv. surprise winning historian is next on book tv, he examines the political career of george washington. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. my name is adam kushner, our weekly session for analysis and essay, arguments, investigative journalism and for this day nonfiction book coverage. it's amazing. i am extremely excite today introduce today -- excited to introduce today eric larson, few university professor there. the professor has nine books and won summer of the gods, and disputed debate science and policy. he has written for the washington output section, outlook section is not one of them. it's something that we decided to fix. latest book is the return of george washington and what's great about it is that it takes a figure we know very well for his role in fighting the british and being the first president and looks at a lesser part of his life. after the war the nation faced a crisis and in need of a constitution many of the parties couldn't come together, didn't trust

at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. this year c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. up next, a look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. john: this is the cincinnati ,bservatory center approximately six miles east of downtown cincinnati. we call ourselves the birthplace of american astronomy. the founder of the observatory was essentially what we call carl sagan of the day or he was the popularizer of astronomy in that particular period. because of his responsibilities he directed the first observatory of significance in the country and definitely the first public observatory in the country at the time. you was a west point graduate and in the 1840's he was teaching at the cincinnati college. group inhere was a town, the society for the promotion of useful knowledge. they opened the opportunity to lecture to citizens, population of 50,000, maybe the fourth-largest city in the country. his lecture hall overflowed that so they mo

the c-span and on networks, politics, books, and american history. on c-span tonight at 8:00 p.m., speeches by two republican presidential candidates. first, scott walker. then, bobby jindal at the national press club. sunday at 6:45 p.m., to profile profiles. first, george pataki. then, rick santorum talks about his time in congress, is 2012 presidential run, and why he is running a.

follow c-span's coverage of the u.s. at ip to the .span.org. >> up next, a conversation on ope francis's u.s. visit and he ongoing debate over federal unding for planned parenthood. joins us now to help preview the pope's visit to the united states. she's a fellow at the catholic forum.s for those unfamiliar, what is the forum? >> it's designed to be a resource to the -- the church. i want to get the views out there, expressed correctly. >> the pope has called for widespread female presence in the catholic church. practice?that mean in >> here's the thing, up until the past decade, it has focused on should women be priests? the church has closed the door to that. air in ucked up all the the room with that conversation. ope francis is saying, there's more here. e need women's perspectives in everything we're doing. he's bringing women into councils, advisory positions. he wants to hear what women have to say. >> how are women being included n contraception, abortion, marriage? does the pope have advisors in the vatican? >> y

more live coverage here on c-span 3 at 11:30. and his comments at the 9/11 memorial. but here on c-span 3, we are going to continue our coverage of the resignation of house speaker john boehner, stepping down from his leadership position, resigning from his seat in congress. the news is this morning. right now, we're going to take you live to the briefing by house democratic leader nancy pelosi. it just started. >> excitement for the house. it does not undermine or diminish the afterglow of his holiness pope francis' visit to the congress yesterday. it was extraordinary. it was absolutely clarity. and beauty and moral urgency, his holiness gave us a message of hope, peace and dialogue. he challenged us to engage in dialogue. to move forward for the american people. he talked about his name sake, st. francis is the name sake of my city of san francisco. st. francis was one of the first and earliest and strongest environmentalists. and so i was interested to hear what his holiness had to say yesterday and at the white house the day before. on our home planet and the resp

follow us on twitter at c-span history. for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. the american legion recently hosted its national convention in baltimore. up next, chief of interpretation at fort mchenry national monument and historic shrine, vince vase, talks about baltimore's role in the war of 12 at the legion's historian luncheon. also explores the origins of the the "star spangled banner" which was written by francis scott key after he witnessed the battle of baltimore in 1814. this program is 35 minutes. >> you can call me ranger or ranger vince. i do work for the national park service. probably wherever you live there is a national park near you. i had the pleasure of eating here at florida's table home of st. augustine and the everglades. it is the national park service that preserves the great natural and cultural legacy of the united states. and it's great honor to speak here for you-all, those who have served this nation for many years. i was talking to my

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. next, dana shoaf talks about the history of the bayonet and its practicality during the civil war. he also discusses the difference in opinion between civil war officers and enlisted men on how a bayonet should be used in battle. his talk is about one hour 10 minutes. i am the editor in chief of civil war, and i would like to welcome everyone to our civil war symposium. on behalf of all my colleagues, welcome. you are surrounded by civil war history. we welcome you to spotsylvania

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andave that on c-span and then at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon, a mass of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. on thursday it is a 10:00 a.m. joint meeting of congress. friday the travels to new york for a 10:00 a.m. speech to the human general assembly. in a multi-religious 9/11 memorial service in all that is covered live on c-span, if you miss some of it you have it on our website. while we wait for this news conference we had a chance to eat with an author who has written a biography of pope francis. united states. what do you think is the goal of this visit of the pope? guest: two things. one is there are international events, the world meeting of families is the immediate cause. he was to talk to the u.n. about climate change. he has the whole raft of issues like the refugee crisis, social and equality that is just one side of it. he wants to balance that bite fisting the poor, immigrants, third-graders in harlem. he wants to have two messages. one for the leaders, one for the people. host: the idea that he is

ad then, the pope will hold multi-religious service at the 9/11 memorial center. follow c-span's coverage of the pope's historic trip to the u.s. online on c-span.org. >> on today's "washington journal," we take a look at the pope's visit to the u.s. with congressman brendan boyle of pennsylvania and then paul the vallely. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. ♪ having business before the honorable supreme court of united states of modest -- admonished to get their attention. >> petitioner versus arizona. against weight. >> marbury versus madison is probably the most famous cases court ever decided. slave people here on land where slave really was not legally recognized. >> putting the brown decision into effect would take presidential orders in the presence of federal troops and marshals. and the courage of children. >> we wanted to take cases that changed the direction and import of the court in society and also changed society. ♪ them that they would have to have a search as she demanded to see the paper and to read it and see what

3, c-span radio and cspan.org. and later at 11:30, the pontiff will hold a multireligious service at the 9/11 world trade center. fellow cnn's historic trip to the u.s. by pope francis on c-span and cspan.org. >>> next, a conference on the internet of things with representatives from the tech sector and government talking about the use of smart technology and ways to use it in government systems and services. this is the first of two parts. it is an hour and 45 minutes. >>> can somebody define spernt of things for me? i'm going to -- so chris carlton, where are you? chris carlton was on my live show last week. chris, define the internet for me. we'll do it formally that way the good folks at c-span can hear us. >> the internet is a connection of devices and entities into a network that provides using internet protocols to enable the massive numbers of things and provide masses of numbers. >> i think of it as a soda machine. so now you know whether it can say, okay, i'm out of so day. or your refridge trgerator says milk is thre

us at 202-748-8000 and call us at 2027488881 or and you can zones media @ c-spanal us an journal at c-span c-span.org. bigger to be the year of wage gains and it's not. neil erwin, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. host: what happened? >> it's funny, the unemployment dropping.s we saw it fall 5.1% in august. employers said they're having trouble recruiting workers and increased wages, n minimum wal-mart and mcdonald's. what is usually happening in 5.1% there these seems to be a shadow workforce out there and people who left force entirely during the recession and have not come back yet. that adds up to millions of who might be available to come to work but aren't technically unemployed because actively looking for those d the existence of people maybe the reason. host: we saw new numbers on friday. did we learn anything new about are earning?s >> little bit. it was a pretty good month. average earnings rose 0.2%. hat's a little step up and especially over the last year when we have seen low inflation oil prices alling thatalling gasoline prices is a substantial gain. 2%

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