on the cato institute live at night :00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. this morning, the afghan abassador to the u.s. joint panel on security, economics, and regional politics. that is live from the heritage foundation live on c-span3 at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> i do think you can learn from failure. i think the next president, if he wants to aspire to be like somebody, they probably want to aspire to be washington or lincoln. they cannot re-create the country and they cannot have a civil year. so what you do next? aspire to be james monroe? but would you can do is aspire buchanan.james >> historian robert straws talks on q&a about james buchanan's residency in his latest book "worst president ever: the least of the lesser presidents." >> i think the differentiation of good presidents and bad presidents, washington and fdr always at the top of the list. they were decisive man. you cannot climb to the top of the letter and not be decisive. buchanan was a waffler. he always went back and forth on decisions. that is how he was as president. bags sunday night o

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c-span 3. to join the conversation, "like" us on facebook at c-span history. >> next, on history bookshelf edward mcclelland talks about his book, "nothin' but blue skies: the heyday, hard times and hopes of america's industrial heartland." the author, who was born and raised in michigan examines the region's once powerful manufacturing centers an looks at how their decline has impacted the middle class. this was recorded at boswell book company in milwaukee, wisconsin, in 2013. it's about an hour. [applause] >> thank you. that was a really good introduction because it segues into what i wanted to talk about in the beginning, which was the fisher body plant in its heyday. it was -- i went to high school across the street from the fisher body plant in lansing michigan. it was perfectly integrated into the industrial life of the state. the high school was kind of part of the supply chain. it would provide the workers for industrial labor. and there was a saying that you had a diploma in

c-span 3. to join the conversation, "like" us on facebook, at c-span history. >> author robert girardi talks about the role and reputation of union general gouverneur k. warren during the civil war. he examined some of the criticisms against warren and compares rumor to evidence in primary sources. talk was hosted by pamplin historical park and is about 40 minutes. of technical issues, we join the program just after it got under way. >> he recented the youngster's to corps command. warren was the youngest corps commander in the army. warren has so puffed up in his insolence are intolerable! disgustinghsome, power!n but others had a high regard for warren. gibbons described him as the rising star of the army. alexander webb also praised warren, stating he was always where he was supposed to be and doing what was expected of him. frank haskell wrote, warren is a man of the right sword and i am get -- a man of the right sort like himgetting to very much. men who will not hesitate to andke when a chance occurs who will hanker after a chance it.run forward to meet is this the slow, hesitating guy that

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at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. british prime minister theresa may testifies tuesday on the process for the u.k. exit from the european union. we are live from the house of commons liaison committee at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. >> sunday, january one, in depth will feature a live discussion on the residency of barack obama. we are taking your phone calls, tweets, facebook questions at hand -- during the program. inhor of the presidency black and white, a look up close. princeton university professor, ,"thor of "democracy in black and a prize-winning journalist and associate editor of the post, author of "barack obama: the story." on january c-span2, sunday one. >> c-span spoke to some of the incoming members of the congress when they came to the capital for orientation. here is a look. representative elect pramila jayapal, tell us about your background. pramila: i came to the united states by myself when i was 16-years-old. about $5,000 in their bank account and they use the hoping to send me her for college.

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at 7 p.m. eastern listen to c-span radio at c-span.org or the c-span radio app. >>> earlier on washington journal we looked at the internet and whether it is a reliable tool for democracy. usm >> host: joining us from new york is max reed, the senior editor for new york magazine selects all section of the website. he's here to talk about the topic of news. good morning. >> guest: good morning. >> host: you wrote a recentea piece looking at the idea saying maybe the internet isn't a fantastic tool for democracy after all. can you give the sense of what's led to the writing of the topic of fake news? >> for the last three decades, it's been sort of a silicon valley gospel that the internet is a tool for democracy and, freedom of speech and freedom generally. that has been true in a lot of situations. you look at the beginning and the social media allowed those protests to flourish but in the last six or seven years we have seen this rise of populism around the world of the autocratic generally populist often xenophobic leaders not just in russia that in western europe and southeast asia andd one th

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at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. is week, tonight at 8:00, the cofounder of ben & jerry's ice cream talks about creative and responsible business practices. >> the idea that we could not sell enough ice cream in the summer months, that forced us to look for other markets. >> former vice president dick cheney and former suit -- defense secretary on the future of the defense department under president-elect donald trump. >> i think we have over the course the last many years done serious damage to our capabilities to be able to meet those threats. >> there are a lot of flashpoints and a new administration is going to have to look at that kind of world, and obviously defined policy that we need in order to do that , but then developed the defense policy to confront that kind of world. >> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the leadership of mike pence. >> amidst the shifting stands that shifting sands of policy, we have looked at the importance of marriage and the freedom of religion. >> on friday night beginning at

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tuesday, our live coverage onins at noon and continues c-span 3, with live coverage of the ceremonial swearing-in of members of congress. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, vice president joe biden presides over the swearing in of individual members. anna 3:00, speaker paul ryan swears in numbers of the house. we will have a full replay on andan and c-span them -- c-span 2. memoriam segment continues. nobel laureate, peace activist elie wiesel died in 2016. in 1998, he spoke at the holocaust memorial museum and included a plea to president clinton to intervene on the bosnian civil war. this is about 10 minutes. mr. wiesel: 50 years ago, somewhere in the mountains, the young jewish woman read in the hungarian newspaper about the ghetto uprising. she wondered aloud, why, she said, are our jewish brothers doing that? why are they fighting? couldn't they wait quietly? the word was "quietly" until the end of the war. birkenau, she had never heard of these places. one year later, together with the entire family, she was already in a cattle car, traveling through the black hole in time, the black hole in

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at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. wednesday night on c-span, a look back at some of the notable house and senate hearings of 2016, including testimony by michigan governor rick snyder on the flint water crisis and wells fargo cea john stumpf on illegal accounts. here's a look. what are you doing to make they communicate with you, especially regarding issues of great importance like the people of flint? >> i stood up in front of the entire state of michigan in my state of the state address and madethese people that these terrible decisions, that showed a clear lack of common sense failed us. since they work for me, i am responsible for their actions, and i take that responsibility. i kick myself everyday for what i could have done to do more. i told the people of michigan there is a commitment, a passionate commitment to say we are going to change the culture in these places. i apologize to the people of flint. a deserve that. i understand why they are angry. it is terrible but they are having to go through. we made a c

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on c-span two, our live cove ridge starts at noon eastern. opening day continues on c-span three, with live coverage of the ear moanial swerring in of members of congress. vice president vice president joe biden overeover sees the swearing in of oirnts. a full replay of opening day at 8:00p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 2. >> announcer: now bbc parliament look back at the major event that took place in the british parliament in november 2016. this is an hour. [ ♪ ] >>> hello there, and welcome to a seasonal westminster in review. i look at the big event in westminster over the last four months. in the next hour, brexit all the way as mps try to work out what happens now the u.k. votes to leave the e.u. >> isn't it time the government stops running away from the looming threat to jobs and businesses and the living standards of million of people. >> i'm optimistic about the prospects >>> we'll talk to two experts about what we know now and what the brexit's future nose. believe it or not. there's within other subjects. for example, who is to b

what's live on c-span, on demand at www.c-span.org, or listen on our free c-span radio at. -- app. >> with donald trump putting his cabinet together, coverage of all conversation -- confirmation harry's on tv, the c-span radio live as www.c-span.org, they happen. the nominee to be attorney .eneral is jeff sessions his confirmation hearing is scheduled for january 10 and 11. he goes before the senate judiciary committee. and as he said, that hearing will be live on the c-span television networks, c-span radio app, and online at www.c-span.org. isjoining us now from boston the director of policy studies for the center for immigration studies. and also in washington is the vice president for immigration at the center for american progress. they are here to discuss how the trump administration and congress will approach not only illegal immigration but also legal immigration in the united states and the changes that may happen. thank you both for joining us today. >> thanks so much. class thank you. host: let's start with you, tom. how would you describe the trump administration's current

c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. the u.s. supreme court last month heard oral argument in the case moore versus texas. a case questioning that state's criteria for determining of an intellectually disabled person can be sentenced to death. in 2002, the supreme court ruled that executing a quote mentally retarded person violated the constitution's eighth amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment. this argument is an hour. >> argument this morning, moore versus texas. mr. sloan? >> mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, in atkins versus virginia, this court held that the eighth amendment prohibits executing people who are intellectually disable end in hall versus florida this

. >> here at c-span, we continue comings and goings at trump tower in new york city. some of the folks who visited today, ezekiel emanuel, adviser to president obama, was on tap healthcare with president-elect trump. treasury's pick for stevenry, steven mnuchin, made an appearance. safra catz made an and katrina pierson boarded the trump tower elevators. here they are arriving for the meetings. [indiscernible] >> president-elect donald trump

our live coverage of the days from capitol hill begins on c-span at 7:00 a.m. you can listen to it on the c-span radio app. architectural, historian barry lewis talks about the construction of the brooklyn bridge. that was built in the 1870's. he looks at wynette -- manhattan needed the bridge. historical society hosted this event. >> we are thrilled to welcome barry lewis back to the new york historical society. he is an architectural historian who specializes in european architecture of the 18th and 20th centuries. he is best known throughout new videohrough a series of walking tour is presented by channel 13 including the emmy award nominated shows 42nd street, broadway and harlem. he has lectured at numerous venues, including columbia university, the smithsonian institute and the harvard graduate -- before we begin we would like to ask everyone to turn off cell phones, electronic beepers, let's give barry lewis a warm welcome. [applause] barry: i don't need that. me, i am all over the stage. it is interesting, i had some people talking to me about this lectu

at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. british prime minister theresa may testifies today on the process for the uk's exit from the european union. we're live from the house of commons liaison committee at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. ♪ [applause] presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20. c-span1 have live coverage. -- will have live coverage. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. now, a look at the u.s.-japan relationship and the growing role of science and technology in national security and defense strategy. this 30 minute event was hosted by the hudson institute. was offsetng remarks strategy. i mentioned my own firm conviction that the third offset strategy at the pentagon will provide one of the important building blocks and connective tissue for future u.s.-japan defense technological cooperation. let us find out more about that third offset strategy from two insiders as it were who understand and in many cases have helped formulate that third off

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. each week, american history uss real america bring movies with contact to issues. ♪ >> your commentator is joel bryant. ♪ here is the motion picture record released by the united states navy of the havoc wrought by the japanese sea and sky raid on pearl harbor. on december 7, 1941, japan struck first and declared war afterwards. was the lost navy of war vessels, airplanes and equipment. more costly to japan was the attack iness of its immediately unifying america in its determination to fight and win the war and to win the peace that will follow. copy their german masters in striking hearted airfields -- hard at airfields. were bruisednes and battered by the aerial bombs. many of them were demolished beyond repair. direct hits were scored on hangers. equipment and airplane supplies were reduced to smoldering ruins. the air at the station is grim. were struck while japanese diplomats were talking peace in washington. destroyers, three here are the destroyers as they rested upon the pea

at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. wednesday night on c-span, a look back at some of the notable house and senate hearings of 2016, including testimony by michigan governor rick snyder on the flint water crisis and wells fargo ceo john stumpf on illegal accounts. here is a look. what are you doing to make sure state employees communicate with you, especially regarding issues of great importance like the people of flint? >> i stood up in front of the entire state of michigan in my state of the state address and said, these people that made these terrible decisions that showed a clear lack of common sense, failed us. but since they work for me, i'm responsible for their actions, and i take that responsibility. i kick myself every single day about what i could have done to do more. i told the people of michigan that there is a passionate commitment to say we are going to change the culture in these places. i apologize to the people of flint. they deserve that, i understand why they are angry. it is terrible what they are h

listen to c-span radio at c-span.org or with the free c-span radio app. >>> december 1st marks world aids day. next, dr. deborah birx, u.s. global aids coordinator, on funding the fight against hiv/aids. from "washington journal," this is 40 minutes. >>> at our table this morning, ambassador and doctor deborah birx, who is the u.s. global aids coordinator and u.s. special representative for global health diplomacy. it is world aids day. tell our viewers why it's important to have this day. >> it allows all of us a moment in time to reflect on the epidemic, where we are, where we've been, who we've served, who we haven't served. really look at our progress. also, real time to remember those who we've lost, because that's what motivates us everyday. we know many of the people we've lost. we have to prevent losing them. >> let's talk about we're at with combating hiv/aids. if you look at it in the united states, almost 1.2 million people are living with aids infection. in 2015, 39,000 were diagnosed with the infection. from 2005 to 2014, the number of people who were diagnosed with aids

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to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history . >> i do not think you can learn from -- i do think you can learn from dell your. i think of the next president once to aspire to be like somebody they probably want to aspire to be washington or lincoln. youso you aspire to be james monroe. but you can do is aspire not to be james buchanan. robertonight on "q&a," strauss talks about james buchanan's presidency in his latest book "worst president ever: james buchanan, the potus rating game, and the legacy of the least of the lesser presidents." >> i think the differentiation of good president and that president -- washington, lincoln, fdr are always at the top in surveys -- they were decisive men. you can't come to the top of the ladder and not be decisive. buchanan was a waffler. james polk hated him for being a waffler. it was always back and forth on decisions. that's how he was as president. >> for many in :00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> on lectures and history, katarina keane of the university of maryland teaches a class in how moderate advertising with execut

c-span. as well as online at www.c-span.org and on c-span's facebook page. c-span, outgoing attorney general loretta lynch, house speaker paul ryan, a look at economic opportunities for low and middle income americans, and we sit down with incoming florida congressman darren soto, elected in november. ♪ >> c-span's "washington withal," live every day news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, usa today white house reporter gregory will discuss president obama's use of executive orders. he will talk about how the obama record compares to previous presidents and how president-elect donald trump could reverse or modify obama executive orders after being inaugurated. david strickland, counsel and spokesperson for the self driving coalition for safer streets. he talks about the future of self-serving cars and how technology companies, automakers , and regulators, are working to safely bring the technology onto the market. managing editor, on the syria civil war, the latest on the battle for aleppo and the conflict that has been raging in syr

at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. this week on c-span in prime :00, monday night at eight p.m. eastern, listen to some of the democrats vying to lead the party including ray buckley, chair of the new hampshire democratic party, jamie harrison, chair of south carolina's democratic party, and representative keith ellison from minnesota. year low4, we hit a 70 in voter turnout. the democratic caucus was smaller than at any time since truman. at the next election, we hit a 20 year low in the presidential election. we have a lot of rebuilding to do. >> president barack obama and japanese prime minister abe visited the naval airbase in pearl harbor. wednesday in a beginning at 8:00, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016 on topics including the flint, michigan water crisis, and the wells fargo unauthorized account scandal. >> seriously? that one of your divisions had created 2 million fake accounts, had fired thousands of employees were improper behavior and had cheated thousands of your own customers and you did no

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to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> next on american history tv, we hearrom three medal of honor recipients from the vietnam war and the war in afghanistan. the medal of honor, the highest honor for valor given for combat. this 40 minutes talk is part of a three-day conference hosted by the american veterans center. >> all right, let's get under way. another panel for our conference. if you have seen the panel, you know this is an understatement. to moderate this panel on the medal of honor, i would like to introduce the chief officer of the congressional medal of honor foundation. [applause] >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be with you this morning. we thank you. we thank you for the decision you have made at a very young age to serve our great country in uniform. it is an important decision. it is a critical decision. it is a decision that will probably be one of the most important you will ever make in your life and we need you. we not only need you for the skills that you bring, but for the leadership that is inside of you. because we always have plen

be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern.the discussion. ♪ >> next, the annual christmas message from queen elizabeth. from london, this is just under 10 minutes. ♪ >> there was a time when winners became household names because there were so few of them. the 67 medals at this year's games in rio, and 147 at the paralympics, meant that the gb medalists reception at buckingham palace was a crowded and happy event. throughout the commonwealth, there were equally joyful celebrations. the bahamas, jamaica, and new zealand. many of this year's winners spoke of being inspired by previous generations. inspiration fed aspiration, and having discovered abilities a -- abilities they scarcely knew they had, these efforts allowed inspiring others. a few months ago, i saw inspiration of a different kind. it was not hard to be moved by the dedication of the highly skilled doctors, paramedics, and crew who were cowed out on average five times a day. but to be inspirational, you don't have to save lives or win medals. i often draw strength f

c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. >>> now, historian matthew andrews of the university of north carolina at chapel hill talks about how the racial tensions of the 1980s were reflected in the sports. particularly when white and black athletes faced off in boxing matches and basketball games and became symbols for racial disagreements. his class is about an hour and ten minutes. >> okay. we're going to go ahead and get started. we've been exploring the question of gender

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to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> i do think you can learn from failure. i think if the next president wants to aspire to be like somebody, they would probably want to aspire to be washington or lincoln. but you can't re-create the country and you can have the civil war. so do you aspire to be james monroe? you can aspire not to be james buchanan. "q&a," robert strauss talks about james buchanan's presidency in his latest book, worst president , the legacy of the least of the lesser presidents. >> i think the differentiation of good presidents and bad presidents -- washington, lincoln, and fdr are always top the surveys that historians take. you can't come to the top of the ladder and not be decisive. buchanan was a waffler. got to tell me what to do. that is how he was as president. it -- it :00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> welcome to scottsdale on american history tv. located just east of phoenix and town,med a most western the city passes economy is based heavily on tourism.

c-span. watch on-demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app.ow former -- on promoting centrist candidates in the wake of the 2016 elections. labelschair the group no . their remarks are followed by members of congress on the first 100 days of the incoming trump administration. this is 50 minutes. national eskimo association and lisa border. ♪ everybody.fternoon are we in our seats. not.ad my -- no we are good afternoon everybody. thank you. it is a privilege to be with all of you. i think we are all getting to our seats. while we are doing that, have we not had a terrific morning? let me welcome you to our lunch session. i have the privilege of leading the wnba and that is a group of professional women athletes. i also remind them that there are two international linkages, music -- international languages, music and sports. we have the benefit of plank sports, but what we have to recognize on a regular basis is our teams cannot win unless everyone is engaged. asketball is 18 sports -- is team sport. democracy is also a team endeavor. we are del

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at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span and , or listen to it on the free c-span app. >> this week on c-span in prime time, monday night at eight eastern, hear from some of the democrats vying to lead the party, including ray buckley, chair of the new democratic party, chair of south carolina's democratic party, and representative keith ellison of minnesota. hit a seven year low in voter turnout, 36%. wasdemocratic caucus smaller than any time since truman. we have a lot of rebuilding to do. andresident barack obama japanese prime minister chin so all-day -- japanese prime visits pearlzo abe harbor. wednesday night beginning at eight, a review of house and senate hearings from 2016 on topics including the flint michigan water crisis and the wells fargo account scandal. >> you found out one of your decisions created 2 million fake accounts, fired thousands of employees for improper behavior, and cheated thousands of your own customers and you didn't even once consider firing her ahead of her retirement? >> we remember some of the passedal figures that away. including former first lady nancy reagan, and supr

c-span2. outlook now at what's happening on our companion network c-span. at 11 eastern this morning newt gingrich is the featured speaker at the heritage foundation that will be focusing on the future of various public policies under the trump administration. that will start live at 11 eastern on c-span. later this afternoon also on c-span, 21st century cures act bill signing serotonin that will take place at the white house. president obama will sign that legislation which will fund the presidents cancer moonshot initiative and other health care priorities including opioid abuse and mental healthcare treatment. that starts at 2:35 p.m. eastern on c-span2. later, secretary-general is and will be talking with "washington post" columnist david ignatius in an interview hosted by the paper and that starts at 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ok, good morning. we

c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. israel's defense minister sat down recently at the brookings institution for a discussion with jake tapper of cnn. they talked about iran, russia and the possibility of a peace agreement with the palestinians. >> it's so nice to be here. thanks. i know so many people here i can't acknowledge everybody. i would be remiss if i didn't point out that he was my junior counsellor at camp. so he knows where the bodies are buried, so to speak. or literally. it is an honor to be here, martin. thank you so much for the invitation. thank you so much, minister lean. thank you so much. i assume you saw your brother, senator lean here as well. i'll just start with the questions and we'll see what he answers. >> first of all, i say you have too many questions. >> i do have many, many questions. let me start off with the fact that president-elect trump has named the man he wants to play your role, except in the united states, retired marine general james mattis. do you know him? what do you think of h

c-span. watch on-demand at c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio mobile app. and firstnt obama lady obama hosted an event for the kennedy center honorees. they included pianist martha argerich, al pacino, james taylor, mavis staples, and -- the eagles rock band. this is about 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the 2016 kennedy center honorees. martha argerich. [applause] >> al pacino. [applause] >> mavis staples. [applause] >> james taylor. [applause] >> the eagles, don henley, timothy b smith, joe walsh, and representing her late husband glenn frey, ms. cindy fry. [applause] [laughter] [cheers] >> we love you! [laughter] ♪ >> the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [applause] ♪ [applause] [cheers] pres. obama: thank you so much, everybody. thank you. thank you. good evening, everybody. >> good evening! pres. obama: on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. over the past eight years, this has always been one of our favorite nights, and this year i was especially looking forward to seeing how joe walsh cleans up. [laugh