defense protective services at the pentagon, thank you for sharing your story with us here at c-span. guest: my pleasure. >> you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation find us on facebook at c-span history. c-span remember september 11 with the stories of americans who were at the white house, the u.s. capital, pentagon and in the skies above washington dc. mary beth cahill was senator edwin -- edward kennedy's staff. she remembers that laura bush arrived on capitol hill early that morning to testify before congress to the first lady was with senator kennedy when she informed can that a second plane had hit the road truth and to. -- head hit the world trade center. you first work for senator kennedy and what was your job? i couldn't figure out what i wanted to do, then i heard that senator kennedy was looking for a chief of staff or it that was a job that i wanted to get. i went to work for him i believe the first of may of 2001. host: the morning of september 11, you have been on the job for a couple of months. how did your day

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to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. tvh week, american history filmsmerica brings our that help to tell the story of the 20th century. 1931, japanese troops leave for the conquest of manchuria. the first of this war's aggressive nations starting out a full 14 years ago on a career of international comfort. shanghai, 1937. full-scale warfare against china. the worlds were still unready to deal with this aggression. diplomats- japan's attended to justify the actions and then walked out. long series of brutal attacks upon an unprepared neighbor continued. japan seized the new empire, set up public rulers, ruled even more self-confident and aggressive. japan successful imperialism encouraged others, immediately -- italy invaded ethiopia. that thend italy found republic in spain. posted thens confirmation of an alliance. the access military factions to germany and italy would plunge europe into or and became fully united with japan in the strategy of terror. the result, bleeding, pillaged china, millions made homeless. indom

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> each week, american history tv reelmerica brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> 1931, japanese troops leave for the camp quest -- conquest of manchuria. starting out a full 14 years ago on a career of international conquest. shanghai in 1937. will scale warfare against china. the world was still on ready to deal properly with such wanton aggression. addressing the league of nations and attempted to justify their crimes against peace and decency and then walked up. ♪ narrator: the long series of brutal attacks on an unprepared neighbor continued. japan's seized a whole new empire, set up puppet rulers, grew more aggressive as she fed on other people's sufferings. japan's successful imperialism encouraged others. italy invaded it ethiopia. later, help to overthrow the republican government and displaying -- in spain. three nations hosted the alliance. the axis military act. germany and italy became fully united with japan in the strategy of terror. and through it all, china continued

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. the frederick meyer gardens and sculpture park opened on the northwest side of grand rapids in 1995. the 158 acre campus features indoor and outdoor gardens and sculptures. one of the well-known attractions is the american horse, built by nina ackerman. it was inspired by an unfinished leonardo da vinci sculpture started in the 15th century. with the help of the comcast cable partners, c-span is featuring the city of grand rapids on "american history tv." up next, we take you back in time to see what grand rapids looks like at the turn of the 20th century. alex forist: we are here in the streets of old grand rapids. this is a public atm. this immersive exhibit is a read creation of what downtown grand rapids would have looked like in the 1890's. there are historic businesses, sort of sounds and sights that you would have expected to see if you are walking around downtown over 100 years ago. we chose to base this on the 1890's because when we first opened it, 1994, representing a perio

joining us to give details, emmanuel toughey at c-span, the web editor. first and foremost, what happened when folks go to v-span.org? >> good morning to you. if you come to c-span.org at 7:30, you will see all that c-span has to offer in terms of resources. click on the actual page there, this is our hub, if you like. you will be able to see all four debates on this page. there's a main player there just below. move down the page there a bit and you'll be able to watch on all your digital devices the c-span app. at 9:00, first of all, at 7:30, we have the preview program. at about 8:30, we will throw to the hall where the debate is taking place at hofstra university. the chairs of the commission will introduce the whole proceeding, explain what is going to happen, the role of the commission on debates and then they will introduce the moder e moderator, lester holt. he will introduce the spouses and go through housekeeping. at 9:00, the debate will be underway. a key thing about 9:00, just above the player you are looking at on the home screen, two other b

if you are a c-span watcher, check it out at c-span.org. this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to denver, colorado. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. kimberly field: people in denver drive past the denver mint all the time. it is right in downtown denver. it is on a major thoroughfare, but people don't know much about its history. it has a fascinating history and it's a story that needs to be told. colorado experienced a gold rush in 1859 when gold was discovered in the mountains. 1859 was when denver was founded. it was a wild west town. it basically consisted of a tent city with lots of saloons and bordellos. the miners would come down from the mountains with their bags of gold dust and go into the saloon. and in the saloon, the bartenders would reach into the gold dust bags and take out a pinch of gold to pay for the whiskey. clearly having fat fingers was a major job requirement for a bartender in early denver. but a

at c-span.org/history. >>> you're watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. to join the conversation, "like" us on conversation at c-span history. >>> next, on american history tv, author walter borneman is the author and the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, hosted this conference. this portion is about 1:10. >>> the timing of this symposium is intentional. 75 years ago next week, general macarthur was recalled from retirement to service that helped define both him and asia for many years to come. in asia as in much of the world, 1845 is yesterday and to understand the modern world, or to understand much of the modern world, you have to understand the stories we'll be exploring today. the general was buried with his wife jean and we have

defensee chief of protective services at the pentagon, thank you for sharing your story with us here at c-span. guest: my pleasure. >> you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation find us on facebook at c-span history. c-span remember september 11 with the stories of americans who were at the white house, the u.s. capital, pentagon and in the skies above washington dc. mary beth cahill was senator edwin -- edward kennedy's staff. she remembers that laura bush arrived on capitol hill early that morning to testify before congress to the first lady was with senator kennedy when

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. >> live coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates on c-span, the c-span radio at, and c-span.org. monday september 26 is the first residential debate live from hofstra university in new york. kaineence and senator tim debate at longwood university in farmville virginia. on sunday, the second presidential debate leading up to the third and final debate between hillary clinton and donald trump taking place at the university of nevada las vegas on october 19. my coverage of the presidential advice presidential debates on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app. watch live anytime at c-span.org. welcome to grand rapids, michigan. our of a frank lloyd wright home, also known as the meyer may house. >> for those of you that watch real estate programs like house hunters and so on on house garden television network, you typically find buyers of homes looking for an open concept floorplan. as they look at late 1800 and early 1900 homes, it is inevitable that they do not find that open concept. here is a home that frank lloyd wright created in 1908 that has all of th

span. what happens when folks go to c-span.org as far as what they can find for tonight's debate? if you come to c-span.org at 7:30 tonight you will be able to see all the c-span has to offer in terms of resources. .his is our hub you will be able to see all the debates on this page. there is a main player just below. will be able to watch on all your digital devices the c-span radio app. first of allht -- our coverage begins with a preview program. we will throw to the hall were the debate is taking place at hofstra university. the cochairs of the commission will introduce the whole proceeding, explain what's going to happen and then they will introduce the moderator lester holt. he will introduce the spouses, the candidates go through housekeeping. at 9:00 the debate will be underway. at 9:00 on this page just above the player on your home screen, two other boxes will appear. the pool provides the coverage for all the networks. you twoasically giving choices as to how you want to watch the debate. the first is a split screen that will focus on the candidates. the second will be a split screen like you are w

you can watch that starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span two. ter monday, the house looks at themittee f.b.i. investigation of hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server. representatives from the justice department and f.b.i. are expected to testify. you can watch that live at 5:00 eastern on c-span3. this story today from abc news. former president bill clinton pulled up today into a cozy italian restaurant in uniontown, pennsylvania, to shore up support for his wife, democratic residential nominee hillary clinton. and today for the first time, he addressed his role in hillary clinton's debate prep. he said i feel good of the upcoming presidential debate september 26. she knows a lot, she works hard. she will be ready. hillary clinton has said she would unleash her secret weapon, husband bill clinton, on the campaign trail. today in pennsylvania, the former president said he was not her secret weapon in debate prep. he told reporters he believes his wife will be prepared and ready without his advice. again, that from abc news. former presi

watch the opening ceremony at saturday onn c-span. watch anytime on c-span.org and listen live on the c-span radio app. leading up to the debates between hillary clinton and donald trump, we will look at past presidential debate saturdays on c-span at 8:00. saturday, nine to 76 debate between gerald ford and jimmy carter. 1916 -- 1976 debate between the report and jimmy carter. 500 thousand americans out of jobs today that were out of work through months ago. since he has been in office for two years, we had a 50% increase in unemployment. >> the 1980 debate between ronald reagan and president jimmy carter. towhen i made my decision stop all trade with iran, as a result of the taking of our hostages, announced then and that in maintaining since that if the hostages are released safely, we would make delivery on those items which iran owns. we had adequate warning that there was a threat to our embassy in we could have done what other embassies did, either strengthen security or remove our personnel. and at the 2000 presidential debate

at 9:00 p.m., live coverage of the debate, followed by viewer reactions. the 2016 presidential debate on c-span app. next, daniel croft, history professor emeritus at the college of new jersey discusses his book when again and the politics of slavery, the other 13th amendment and the struggle to save the union. he describes how 1961, lincoln and the republican party supported a constitutional amendment quite different from the one that was eventually ratified in 1865. and he argues that lincoln was against slavery, but was willing to accept it in order to preserve the union. societyyork historical and the bryant park reading room cohosted this event. it is an hour and half. >> thank you, alex castle and paul marineau, and thanks to the bryant park corporation and the bryant park reading room, and the hsbc corporation, and all else who made it possible for me to appear here tonight. privilege toular speak here in new york city. already, 1860, as it remains today, new york was the nerve center of the nation. herald, the tribune, the times, the three most influential and widely read newspapers in

at 9:0e debate followed by viewer reaction. the 2060 vice presidential debate, watch live on c-span, watch on c-span, watch live anytime on demand at c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> election and technology officials to questions about voting machines and cyber security. congress has talked about prohibiting election systems tabulating votes from being connected to the internet. this has oversight subcommittee hearing on information technology, it, it is chaired by will heard of texas.

, on the c-span radio app, and at cspan.org. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every with news and policy issues that impact you. and coming up saturday morning, washington examiner commentary writer and associate editor for the nation will join us to talk about the latest campaign 2016 developments. then the center for strategic and international studies will talk about the united states' recent $1.3 billion in payments to iran to settle an unresolved arms deal after the initial $400 million payout. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. join the discussion. >> for campaign 2016, c-span continues on the road to the white house. >> we are going to get things done, big things. that's who we are as americans. >> we will have one great american future. our potential is unlimited. >> ahead, live coverage at the presidential and vice presidential debates on c-span. the c-span radio app. and cspan.org. monday, september 26, is the first presidential debate. live from new york. then on tuesday, october 4, vice presiden

at text and hear words. it is almost the same thing. c-span: where do you read? >> guest: i have a balcony where i can sit out. i found a meeting spot and read at a table but usually i can tell when i am very tired. >> folks found out i was going to be talking with you, three different people for whatever reason want to know are you going to continue to live in baltimore? how big a deal is that? how big a commute is that? >> guest: 35 miles. because i am from the midwest, viewed in a different way, have to go 35 miles from one end of chicago to the other, southern parts of illinois, champaign, to do something not unusual. to stay in baltimore, baltimore has become home. they have been there 23 years, to baltimore, took place, sometimes everybody knows your name, i am looking to being a civilian. and tyler was there, and so many characters, nurture creativity. c-span: would you rather read fiction or nonfiction? >> guest: that is a hard choice. however, i would go for nonfiction. i love history. i can read all those things because -- i really like to read things li

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history . 1765 as an was built summer home. abandoned during the revolutionary war the house was use as a military headquarters. jumel, afterhen he died his wife mary aaron are on the occupied the home. the executive director of the mansion discusses the historical time between alexander hamilton, aaron burr in the mansion. they also talk about the connection between the site and hamilton, the musical. the new york historical society hosted this talk. it is 45 minutes. tonight's program is the room where it happened, hamilton jumelctions to the morris mansion. as many of you know it is the oldest house in manhattan. strongy does it have a connection to alexander hamilton , but also to george washington, aaron burr. we are fortunate to have carol ward the executive director of the mansion is our god tonight. she has been there for eight years. she is an art historian who is an expert bringing contemporary art and to this setting. her book about this mansion is available or sailed down stairs and she will be signing her book down

on c-span twos book tv and send afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span three. orking with the cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> adams was not a good president. he is not a successful president. if his career had ended at the end of his presidency, if his father screw had ended at the end of his presidency i don't thing i would've written a book about it. >> sunday night on q&a, we talk about the book "john quincy adams, militant spirit". about the president and his life afterward. >> the thing that strikes you not as a politician, he has done whatever he you do, he did not form alliances. he did not to anything that you would do in order to be able to persuade people who otherwise might not go along with your agenda to do still. so his four years in the white house were just pain. everything was hard. he achieved almost nothing. >> nothing. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q and a. >> the house of naturalers resources committee considers legislation about energy production, mineral lands and fisheries, oceans, native ame

the date starts at 9:00 this evening. c-span's coverage starts at 7:30. you're a way of your television, take advantage of c-span.org which gives you several options. with all of the attention being paid to tonight's debate, we want to hear from you about what you think you will get from watching the two candidates exchange ideas. in short, we want to find out your thoughts on what is the value of a presidential debate. here is how you can let us know. you can post on our social media page, our twitter pages http://twitter.com/cspanwj. the wall street journal took a .oll about tonight's debate the importance they find and watching the exchange of ideas tonight. they found amongst all voters saidparticipated that 34% the debate was extremely or quite important compared to 65 percent who said this debate was somewhat not important. when they broken down by subcategory, it was a tie of what he 9% among hispanics about the importance of the debate. among gary johnson voters, 44% said it was extremely important. 42% said iticans, was quite important. 39% to 61

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at the flight 93 national memorial. that is our 15th anniversary of 9/11 coverage plans for sunday here on c-span and the c-span radio atnd at c-span.org. the u.s.eps of capital, house speaker paul ryan and house minority leader nancy ofosi marked the occasion the 9/11 anniversary following those remarks by both leader pelosi and how speaker right, a bipartisan group of lawmakers joined together to sing god bless america. let's to get that a better now. -- look at that event now. [inaudible] >> good morning. standing here recalling that day , here today, i get help think help own children -- can't but think of my own children and all the children born in this country after 9/11. do they fully understand what happened that day? will they ever? can they? they can watch the old footage, they can see the clips of the towers falling, they can hear the great roar as a landmark comes crashing down and with it, an era. can they feel it? i've had some in conversations with my own kids about this. so many conversations with my own kids about this. the shock. can they feel it? the sense of loss and bereavement of losing 3000 ameri

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follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our c-span schedule and to keep up the latest history news. both bush and obama -- on the other hand, they were both willing participants in the budget game. , author and washington post columnist talks about his columns on business and economic issues. the u.s. economic performance under president obama. >> he pursued >> tonight on c-span's q&a. >> a >> on african-american women. this in the early 20th century. she describes the efforts on --alf of the death of other on behalf of other african-american women. she argues many of these doctors saw a connection between race and activism. >> good afternoon and welcome to >> today. aboutwe will be talking in medicine. we have spent quite a bit of time in her african-american history course this semester talking about the relationship between race and medicine. today we focus largely on black women in medicine. we will give the background how in the 19th cenutry like women

that is tonight at 9:00 p.m. c-span. be sure to watch our live coverage tomorrow night beginning with the preview at 7:30 p.m. and then the debate itself at 9:00. that is all live tomorrow here on c-span. to c-span.org monday evening for the presidential debate on your desk top, phone, or tablet. watch live streams of the debate and the questions to the candidates and their answers. use our clipping twill to clip your favorite moments of the debate. not able to watch? watch -- listen for free. live coverage of the presidential debates monday evening on c-span.org and the c-span radio app. >> chelsea clinton was in ohio this weekend on behalf of her mother. she was joined by actress sally field who shared her reasons for supporting hillary clinton this year. youngstownus of state university, this is 50 minutes. >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you for being here. i was not sure what the crowd would be like. will these be millennials? they will not want to hear from me. thank you. [applause] i am here because the two

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a podcasts are also available at c-span podcast.: if you like this q&a interview with david cay johnston, and here are the others you may enjoy. we had judicial watch president tom fitton who focuses on government scandals that occurred during the obama administration in his book "clean house." there is also washington post reporter robert costa on donald trump's candidacy and how it is similar to the one ross perot ran in 1992. supporter,t clinton mark cuban, talks about his success as an entrepreneur. you can find more online at c-span.org. >> the c-span radio app makes it easy to continue to follow the 2016 election. it is free to download from the app store or google play. get up-to-the-minute schedule information for c-span radio and c-span television, and podcast times for the popular public affairs, book, and history programs. stay up-to-date on election coverage. the radio app means you always have c-span on the go. coming up next, prime minister's questions at the british house of commons. after that, we look at the 9/11 la

c-span: when did you finish this book? >> guest: i finished writing this book at the very end of 2014 which was about 14, 15 months ago. an: what do you want somebody wandering in a bookstore, seeing your book to know about this book, why you would pick it up and read it if you don't know anything about romania? what's the point? >> guest: because it's a deep vertical dive. so many of my former books were horizontal studies, many countries across a whole region. the ends of the earth, covering a minimum of six countries. here i look at one country in depth9, and i use it -- depth, and i use it to explore great themes. i think great themes; the holocaust, the cold war, the challenge of vladimir putin. remember, romanian-speaking moldova and romania have a longer border with ukraine than even poland has. the challenge -- and also about empire. because romania is where the austrian habsburg empire overlapped with the tsarist russian empire, the soviet empire, it overlapped with the turkish empire and the byzantine empire. so to study romania is to study the legacy of empires. c-span: what's the relationship now and also ba

if you are a c-span watcher, check it out at c-span.org. monday, university of north carolina professor and author of the book on how technology has been used in political campaigns since 2004 and how it is being used this election year. >> in this world of much more fragmented media attention, in a world of multiple different platforms where people consume media and timeshifting, campaigns need data, analytics, and technology to figure out which voters we need to reach, what messages are likely going to appeal to them, and how best to reach them. how do we get our message to people and helped them realize what the stakes of the election are? how do we make them care about politics? how do we get them adjusted in our candidates? >> watch monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> on labor day, watch coverage of the national park service centennial. we are live from the robert e lee memorial, the most visited historic home in the park system. here is a preview. on august 25,go president wilson signed a law that created the national park

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name has been part of the professional library setting -- c-span: you say you went to roosevelt university in chicago, you got an m.a. and a ph.d. at university of chicago -- >> guest: yes. library school. c-span: what was your dissertation about? >> guest: it was about serving young people in museums. i was working at the museum of science and industry in chicago, and i was working to open the first public service library in a science museum in the country. and that was really interesting because most museum libraries aren't open to the public. they're for the curators and the educators, and here you're going to, you know, open up a library. it wasn't a lending library, but you're going to let these visitors come in, and what were they going to do. so that got me really interested in not only special libraries, but also museums. and so i took some courses and things and really started visiting museums. basically, what i was saying at that time in the '80s is that libraries, public libraries in particular, needed to use some of the methods that museums use to engage young people; the boston children's museum, all of these museums.

at 10:00 a.m. eastern aunties and, the c-span radio at, and c-span. ward.treatment of refugees. we heard from photographers who captured images and how those images affected national perception. minutes.ne hour and 15 >> the microphone works great. one challenge down. thank you for the generous introduction. thank you or coming. it is a useful day in southern california. there are many things you could be doing. thepe you have all seen fantastic exhibit. i saw last week. i come to this space as frequently as i can and i tell to theisitor to go annenberg phone. you have to see this place. it is a gem of los angeles. a great way to spend time. thank you so much for being here. conversationo the at hand in hand our guest. introduction and as i told them in conversations, if you are curious about the background, google them. i have long resumes. very distinguished. i will be brief. on the far left is a a professor ucla. at she is the new director for the center of near east studies at ucla. schoolate of the yale and edited the yale law review. right in the cent

or to give us your comments about his program, visit us at qanda.org and they're also available at c-span podcasts. >> if you enjoyed this week's interview with james traub, here are some other programs you might like. author fred kaplan talks about his book "john quincy adams, american visionary." and joshua kendall looking at presidents at fathers and author david stewart on madison's gift, five partnerships that built america. watch these many times or search our video library at -span.org. >> next, your calls and comments live on "washington journal." then live at 12:30 speaker of the house paul ryan talks about economic opportunities at the economic club of new york. live at 2:45 p.m., senator rand paul of kentucky and connecticut senator christopher murphy on defense and foreign policy issues. the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture opens its doors to the public for the first time saturday and c-span will be live from the national mall starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern for the outdoor dedication ceremony. speakers include president obama, founding museum

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you're also invited to post questions to him via our twitter feed, at c-span wj and facebook page at facebook.com/c-span. does transformation in your mind rely on the private sector? could the va put out more veterans who are waiting for care into the private sector system? >> we have been doing that. about 20, 22% of our appointments today, every day, are in the private sector. so the ability to do that, 4 million more appointments, did rely on using private sector capability. we don't give up responsibility for that veteran going off to the private secretary, but we have been using the private sector. that was part of the choice act in the end of 2014. even before that, we were using the private sector. but the choice act formalized that in a particular bill. >> did the commissions report cite any case for maybe more reliance on the private sector? >> the commission's report was very clear on something we agree whole heartedly with, as does the president. which is we need to set up a broad network, integrated network, both public sector and private sector medical capability for vete

at the university of nevada las vegas on october 19th. live coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates on c-span. io at or watch live or on-demand at c-span.org. donald trump was in cincinnati, ohio for the american legion national conference. he talks about his plan to improve veterans health care. a half hour. ♪ [applause] mr. trump: thank you so much. what a great honor and privilege to speak to you today. the american legion is very special. thank you very much. commander dale barnett, your vice commanders and are constitutional officers. you have all done such an incredible job. your incredible people. -- you are incredible people. [cheers] the men and women of the american legion represent the best, absolute best of america. selfless courage, devotion. your organization and its members have done so much to defend our country, our flag, and to advance the cause of americanism, not globalism. american first. [applause] you are one group i don't need to tell you to remember. you know it. we are in your debt. i will never let you down. [cheers] work on we are going to so many shared goals. i wan

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. the frederick meyer gardens and sculpture park opened on the northwest side of grand rapids in 1995. the 158 acre campus features indoor and outdoor gardens and sculptures. one of the well-known attractions is the american horse, built by nina ackerman. it was inspired by an unfinished leonardo da vinci sculpture started in the 15th century. with the help of the comcast cable partners, c-span is featuring the city of grand rapids on "american history tv." up next, we take you b

>> monday at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. weekend, c-span is visiting denver to take a look at the city's history. a visit to the colorado state capital. everett and lance will be our guides. the colorado state capital was built between 1886 and 1901. it took 15 years. construction started 10 years after colorado join the union. centennialed the state. the capitol building took 15 years to build on a site that was donated by local businessman. not an alternative. truist.truest -- al it took almost 20 years and two trip to the united states supreme court to resolve who owned this property in large part because the state did not build on it for a long time. they did not have the money. all thetwice it made it way to the u.s. capitol building in washington dc for two battles before the supreme court which he finally lost in january of 1986. -- 1886. the colorado state capital stands at one mile above sea level. there are actually mile high -- three mile high markers on the west steps. the original one was on the 15th step which i

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at text and hear words. and it is almost the same thing. c-span: where do you read? >> guest: i just now have a balcony i can sit out. i have a chair and i read there. i read in bed. i can read at a table. but usually -- i can tell when i am very tired if i can't read in bed. that is the signal. >> c-span: folks found out i was going to be talking to you and i think three different people for whatever reason wanted to know are you going to continue the too live in baltimore and commute to washington? >> guest: yes. >> c-span: how big of a commute is that? >> it is a 35 miles. i think because i am from the midwest mileage is viewed in a different way. you have to go 35 miles to go from one end to chicago to the other end. in the southern parts of illinois going from danville to campagna to do something is not unusual. so i will say baltimore -- i have been there 23 years and my mother moved from illinois to baltimore. and sometimes it is a place where everybody knows your name. the city grabs you. the city has so many characters. ann tyler is there when you read her bo

c-span three. war, a on the civil former supervisory historian at gettysburg national military park talks about the leading historian of the battle of gettysburg in the late 19th century who preserved and accurately month the battlefield itself. this hour in 15 minute event is part of the annual summer conference hosted by the gettysburg college civil war institute. >> here is what some of the veterans had to say. matt is a gentleman who knows more about this battle than any anyr man living, more than man who ever did live. he can tell more of what i did there then i can tell myself. henry slocum was the commander of the 12th army corps at gettysburg. acquainted a few months after the battle of gettysburg. i consider him the best authority in this country as regard to detail with that action. he's sketched every part of the field and is familiar with the holder. lastly, the kernel of the 33rd in the battle of gettysburg writing to the governor of massachusetts in 1878 rights "the kernel i believe knows more about the battle of gettysburg than any officer in it on either side. he was not in the batt

watch past presidential debate site at 8:00 eastern on c-span. want any time at www.c-span.org, and listen at 8:00 and eastern on the c-span radio app. this morning, washington examiner politics james and told -- james antle previews the presidential debate. looks at the wake of police shootings. and this weekend's opening of the smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture. it will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. president obama: my hope is that what folks watching the same images on television, and then seeing the history represented in this museum can say to themselves the struggles we are going through today are connected to the past, and yet all that progress we have made tells me i cannot and will not sink into despair. ♪ host: president obama at a white house reception yesterday marking the start of a weekend of events commemorating the opening of the smithsonian's 19th

follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latestmony for the national museum of african american history and culture. as final preparations continue on the national mall, we talked with african-american members of congress about the smithsonian's newest museum. >> congressman johnson, can you give us your views of the importance of the new african-american museum to the country? hank johnson: well, it means so much to the collective psyche of african-american people who, throughout the history of this country, have been beleaguered by a lack of knowledge about our history. when you don't really know how great your forefathers or forebearers have been, then it's hard for you to capture in the present moment how great you are and what your future potential is. and so, what this museum will do is to restore the ability of african-american people to reach back in the history to see how great we have been, how our forebearers have been so strong and able and so accomplished. and so, as each successive generation views those accomplishmen

it is taking place at 7:30 night beginning p.m.. can catch it on c-spant c-span.org and also on spanish radio. the coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. in that debate in new york. up next week have mark. what do you plan to do? i will be voting for jill stein. host: why do you support dr. stein? --ler: for a very normal novel reason. she is the person i actually and to see become president i think the problem is that people are not voting it for the they'ree they want, gobbling up with over a set out before them. strategy that the corporate political establishment is using to control the population. do you usually support either the democratic or republican candidate? you tend to be drawn to the other party? >> i have voted for ralph nader. i actually haven't been voting for the establishment. i think what they are doing is using this back in for as you can get the population caught up then you can pretty much get your agenda through. when people start thinking and actually voting for the then againsty want the candidate they don't want. both of them have been in

strategies ofhe hillary clinton and donald trump, tomorrow at 9:00 eastern and pacific on c-span. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, afterwards. process is such a mess, five or six people are going to determine the budget in the next month. >> he talks about his political philosophy in his book quote but -- "underdog." if the people vote, the key is we are supposed to be a democratic republic or read it doesn't mean you get to win every debate. it just means you have a fair process. if the folks vote for more flowers and you are a is go hock, you lose -- fiscal hawk, you lose. >> now, the syrian foreign minister and the beauty prime minister addressed the un's general assembly. he claims the u.s. for the length and severity of the syrian civil war. this is about 20 minutes. i now give the floor to his excellency, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs for the syrian arab republic. >> i have the great pleasure in welcoming the deputy prime minister, and minister of foreign affairs of the syrian republic. i invite him to address the general assembly. president of the 71st se