at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. live, starting at 4 p.m. eastern here on c-span. minated to the supreme court by president ronald reagan in 1987, justice antonin kennedy -- justice anthony kennedy is retiring. we will take a look at his impact on the nation. and former solicitor to the justice general. that's the legacy of supreme court justice tonight at 8 p.m. eastern. or on the free c-span radio app. the datat, a look at protection regulation. joining us on the from -- on the program, president and ceo of the software alliance. of thesident and ceo center for democracy and technology. >> every company is a tech company. i think this signals a change in our thinking. and that person has ongoing rights. that's a conversation every company needs to have. >> we want that to move forward in a positive way. we need to have the right rules underneath that. getting a local consensus on privacy as part of that. >> tonight, it is american history tv with a look at vietnam war. the the tet offensive to massacre. as i was david, they marched into sunlight. on c-span2 with b

that is mobs that favor -- >> sunday night at 8 pm eastern on c-span's q and a. andrew and rachel jackson lived at the hermitage in nashville from 1804 until jackson death in 1845. over the next 12 months the head of the into jackson foundation talks about the property's history and how the home grew from a two-story log cabin into a presidential residents. >> i think it ranks right up with mount vernon or monticello. it speaks to a man of significant wealth. jackson is considered to be one of our wealthiest residents. it's an 8000 square-foot house. if you were coming here, you would have an impressed e house of this magnitude. andrew jackson and rachel bought this property in 1804. originally it was about 425 acres in size. over the next 41 years of jackson life, he added land to the property he bought and sold. property around the edges. by the time he died in 1845, the plantation was about 1050 acres. jackson understood clearly that part of your power derives from the stage you are on and they were building a grand stage for him. the front is very grand. the s

eastern on c span 2 book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c span 3 working with our cable affiliate as we explore america. >>> historian jon meacham sat down with judy wood ruth -- woodruff to talk about the relationship with the president and the impact on friends and devices have had on american history. this is about 40 minutes. >>> all right. the second portion of our presidents and the press presentation, really delighted to have a previous panel, was terrific. want to thank them all very much for their years of experience and expertise and we are also so proud and privileged that we are able to have judy woodruff and jon meacham here to join us for the second part of the discussion of a critical element in the relationship, of course, that the country has with the press and with the president. we turn it over to judy woodruff and jon meacham. thank you. [ applause ] >> what a great panel that was. i was thinking and listening and learning a lot from the conversation. full disclosure i'm sitting here wit

if you missed any of this week's programs you can find them online at c span's video library at c span dot org. american history tv continues until labor day. on labor day we have conversations with women members of congress. on friday we have discussions on world war i known as the great war including a look at soldiers on the western front and how the u.s. dealt with shell shock. this labor day weekend there is three days of featured programs saturday at 8:00 p.m. as professor matt harris discusses the anti slavery movement before the civil war. sunday at 10:00 a.m. women in congress series continues with barbara canele and at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton and the accuracy of hamilton's the musical. on monday 8:00 p.m. the presidential site summit. watch this labor day on c span 3. associations from across the country talk about how they decide which stories are included and why some are disregarded and discuss the impact of first laids and outside relationships to key wd it restored, and president truman on a

at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, veteran democratic consultant discussing his book, "democrats in the age of trump" on how the democratic party can regain congress and the white house. guest talks about the controversy over 3-d printed army and a retired lieutenant colonel will discuss trump administration for an policy -0- foreign policy. next week, both tv is in prime time starting monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern, senator scott and congressman gowdy talk about your work "unify" how our -- how are unlikely friendship can guide the country. and sean spicer with his book. and allender shorts with his book "the case against impeaching crop." -- against impeaching donald trump." and then richard munson on his inventor of the modern. and thursday, the latest self-help book -- 10 arguments medialeting your social accounts right now. and on friday, and he with his who -- "the p boom." >> the british parliament is in rece

john slane in the audience, who you will know well, spent a long time working at c-span, teaching at university of maryland. he had a question earlier. that is, learning history, what is the difference between the impact of television versus reading? television versus reading. in other words, if you had to look at it in today's society. mr. ritchie? mr. ritchie: i read the congressional record every day when i worked for the u.s. senate. i have not read it once since i left the senate. [laughter] mr. ritchie: but i have looked at c-span. it is interesting. i spoke recently to a book agent, talking about the sales of books, and the sales of paper books are not going up, sales of e-books are going down. what is really going up right now is the sale of audiobooks. there is a younger generation out there, getting their story through audio and video rather than reading. so, tv is just approaching different audiences completely, it seems to me. and so are podcasts, all the rest. and so have podcasts and all the rest. audience.anded the dr. baker: the more, the merrier. particularly with yo

at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. if you miss any of this week's american history tv programs, you can find them any time online at c-span video library at c-span.org. weekdays continues until labor day. on thursday we turn to our oral history series and conversations with women who were members of congress. and then on friday we'll show you discussions on world war i known as the great war, including a look at soldiers on the western front, and how the u.s. dealt with shell shock. up next, we travel to concord, new hampshire to visit 14th president pierce only home he lived in. >> franklin pierce is 14th president of the united states. and only president from new hampshire. he was a lawyer. and very charismatic politician. and he lived in the house here from 1842 to 1848 with his wife jane, two sons, frankie and bennie. he had resigned a senate seat to come back to concord and be with his family and to work on his law practice. he was born in hills borough on november 23rd, 1804, in a log cabin. before he was a year o

you can find our american history tv programs any time online at c-span's video library cspan.org. american history tv weekday continues until labor day on monday, a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. tuesday, the life and presidency of andrew jackson, wednesday historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. thursday, the history of the vietnam war and operation rolling thunder which is the same name as the annual veterans memorial day motorcycle ride. >> this weekend on american history tv during reel america, our weekly look at historical films. the 1943 war department film "why we fight, divide and conquer" explaining the causes of world war ii. reel america, saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. and saturday night at 11:00 eastern, historian rachel levandoski talks about the lessons military psychiatrists learned from world war i soldiers. and then sunday, author ron james discusses what led to harry truman's 1948 executive order desegregating the u.s. military and its impact on african-americans. that's sun

at 6:00 p.m. eastern and he will be able to see it live on c-span. coming up this evening, the national institutes of health director testifies before the senate health committee regarding medical and scientific research at the nih. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> he is one of the most qualified nominees ever picked for the supreme court. he has contributed a great deal to his community and the legal profession besides being an on the d.c.judge circuit court of appeals. >> judge kavanaugh has a special obligation to make his views clear given the president's litmus test that he would only appoint judges who would overturn roe. on that obligation, judge kavanaugh failed spectacularly. >> i look forward to watching his confirmation hearing, and after conducting an objective review of his nomination, i am confident that judge kavanaugh will be an excellent addition to our nation's highest court. >> watch day one of the senate confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, lived tuesday september 4, on c-span 3. orch anytim

online at c-span video library at c-span.org. on thursday we turn to oral history series and conversations with women who were members of congress. then on friday we'll show you discussions on world war i known as the great war including a look at soldiers on the western front and how the u.s. dealt with shell shock. a discussion now of presidential legacies. over the next 40 minutes white house historic cal association president mclawyer intalks about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief ofuwyer intalk about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief rwyer about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief iwyer about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief nwyer about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief yer i about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief er in about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief r int about the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief intat the lbj foundation and formerly laura bush chief intalks about the lbj foundation and formerly la

watch c-span's "the washington -- liveam :00 eastern at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. the c-span cities tour takes you to las cruces, him new mexico with the help of comcast cable partners we will does -- explore the literary life and history of las cruces along the banks of the rio grande, saturday at 12:00 eastern on book tv. author john hunter explores the impact of the manhattan project on new mexico. cold war and the atomic west." when he blocked -- brought nuclear physics west, to caltech and new mexico, he changed, particularly new mexico. he brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then, author martha andrews explores western frontier women in her book "the women of southern new mexico." on sunday on american history tv, we visit the white sands missile range museum. that has been done out here, people think it has been mostly military testing, but it has involved a lot of civilian uses, as well. a lot of rockets that are fired out here today a

today's program, we'll show it again tonight at 8:00 eastern and you could find it any time online at c-span video library. thursday american history tv continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary commemoration from march and friday the world war i centennial ceremony and looking at aspects of the war from discussions at u.s. army heritage days. >>> this weekend on american history tv, during "reel america," our weekly look at historical films and the 1943 war department film why we fight, divide and conquer, explaining the causes of world war ii. "reel america" saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. and saturday night at 11:00 eastern a historian explains the trauma by world war one psychologists and the lesson learned at the time. and on sunday the desegregation of the u.s. military. norma jean bradford discuss what led to harry truman's 1948 executive order desegregating the u.s. military and it is impact on african-americans,that is sunday evening at 6:30 and 10:30 eastern on american history tv. every weekend here on c

at c-span.org. here is a look at our primetime schedule on the c-span networks. 8:00 p.m. eastern, former president barack obama delivers remarks at the annual mandela lecture in south africa here that is on c-span. , but tv with a look at recent biographies. c-span3, american history tv with programs on civil rights and race relations. thursday, former law clerks to supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh discussed her time working for him and how he approached his job as a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. that is at the heritage foundation. live coverage begins at noon eastern on c-span. this week and on book tv, author interviews from the freedom fest conference in las vegas. there will be a discussion on the book "failure, the federal miseducation of america's children." "rethinking america's infrastructure." been a look at a north korean girl's journey to freedom. how humans will colonize planets, moons, and a streets. life after, the book " google, the fall of big data and the rise of the block chain economy." then a discussion on the book "automotive, what d

and you can find it any time online at c-span's video library, c-span.org, american history tv, weekdays continuing until labor day. friday, the world war i centennial ceremony and a look at various aspects of the war from discussions at the u.s. army heritage days. american history tv weekdays continues next week with a look at conspiracy theorys in the u.s. on monday. tuesday, the life and presidency of andrew jackson. and wednesday, historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. >> >> this weekend on american history tv during real america, our weekly look at historical the the 1943 war department film "why we fight, divide and conquer," explaining the causes of world war ii. real america, saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. and saturday night at 11:00 eastern, historians explain the psychological trauma experienced by world war i soldiers. and the lessons military psychiatrists learned at the time. and and sunday, desegregation of the u.s. military. author ron james and retired colonel norma jean bradford discuss what led to president trum

eastern and you can find it any time online at c-span's video library. >>> thursday american history martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary commemoration from march. and friday the world war i centennial ceremony and various looks of the war from discussions at u.s. army heritage days. >>> this weekend during our regular american history tv programming we'll take a look at the murder of one of boston's richest men while he was visiting harvard university in 1849. paul collins specializes in 19th century crimes and he talks about his latest book "blood and ivy: the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard." saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern during lectures in history, a class by rutgers university professor jefferson decker on the history of the environmental movement and laws in litigation regarding national resources. sunday night at 8:00 during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy, which became known as the cold war. after he outlined his plan to contain communism during an address to congress in 1947. >>> this sunday on oral histories we conti

if you miss any of today's programs you can see them again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. you can find our american history tv programs anytime online at c-span's video library. american history tv week days continues until labor day. on monday a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. tuesday the life and presidency of andrew jackson. wednesday historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. >>> this weekend on american history tv during real america our weekly look at historical films, the 1943 war department film why we fight explaining the causes of world war ii. reel america. and saturday night at 11:00 eastern historian explains the psychological trauma and the lessons military psychiatrists learned. and sunday desegregation of the u.s. military. author ron james and retired colonel discuss what led to president harry truman's 1948 executive order desegregating the u.s. military. that's sunday evening at 6:30 and 10:30 eastern on american history tv, every weekend here on c-span 3. >>> this sunday on oral histories we continue

to join the conversation, like us on the base at c-span history. >> next, on the presidency. annual harry s truman symposium focuses on russia and the cold war. speakers assess a cold war to marshall plan. u.s. involvement in indochina and the buildup of the navy presence off the florida coast. the harry s

at 12 p.m. eastern on c-span. later in the afternoon, a panel of journalists discusses freedom of speech and whether it protects offensive speech. live coverage beginning at 1:45 p.m. eastern. andext, intelligence security officials discuss insider threats to the government and private sector. employer training to identify malicious activity within the organization. the federal technology and cyber security organization nextgov hosted this forum. >> good morning and welcome. i am the associate publisher. it is my pleasure to

c-span radio app. wealso tonight on c-span, will show the senate homeland committee hearing that just ended on protecting unaccompanied immigrant children from human trafficking and abuse. we will have that at 9:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a, historian john furling talks about his book, apostles of revolution, jefferson, paine, monroe and the struggle against the old order in europe. >> if they can see america today, and see that the most important play on broadway now and for the past several years has played, lionize hamilton, vilifies ne andson and ignores pai sees the maldistribution of wealth in the united states and the amount of money's of using american politics today, they would fear that many of these things that are going on in the united states today bore uncanny resemblance to the england they had revolted against. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. >> in the seventh congressional district of massachusetts, incoming congressmen michael capauno debated the boston city councilmember ayanna pressley ahead of the september 4 primary. from boston, this is a half-hour. ♪ greater boston, the final debate between michael capauno and aya

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. >> you can find these programs anytime online at c-span's video library, c-span.org. american history tv weekdays continues until labor day. while this year marks the 50th anniversary of civil rights, it is the 100th anniversary of the great war. on friday, we will show you world war i centennial ceremonies in france and look at soldiers lives during the war. from army heritage day. american history tv weekdays continues next week with a look at conspiracy theories on monday.a couple of lectures on how the conspiracy culture developed and how it is different now. on tuesday, the life and presidency of andrew jackson from american history tv weekend series, the presidency. this weekend during a regular american history tv programming, we will take a look at the murder of one of austin's richest men. will he was visiting harvard university in 1849. was professor paul collins specializes in 19th-century crimes. he talks about his latest book, blood and ivy, the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard. >>> saturday night, a class by rutgers university jefferson decker on the

any of today's program, we'll show it again tonight at 8:00 eastern and find it any time online at c-span continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary kpl -- commemoration from march and the world war i centennial ceremony and discussions at u.s. army heritage days. this weekend during our regular american history tv programming, we'll take a look at the murder of one of boston's richest men while he was visiting harvard university in 1849. english professor paul collins specialized in 19th century crimes and talked about the latest book "blood and ivory" that scandalized harvard. and then during lectures in history, jefferson decker on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources and sunday night at 8:00 during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy which became known as the cold war after he outlined his plan to contain communism during an address to congress in 1947. >>> this sunday on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress. with former democratic

at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> live wednesday on the c-span networks, on c-span at 10:30 a.m., the senate rulesmittee holds a meeting marking up the secure elections act. that legislation is an election

eastern. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span, kissinger legrand at the senate finance committee hearing on paid family leave. >> we have been exploring how new is have paid a benefit to social security. theseurn for receiving benefits, participants would defer the collection of their social security benefits upon retirement. we are still working through complexities but i'm hoping we can cross a policy that would benefit most families and those who need it the most. >> the way we have written it, it is really affordable. it is about cost of a cup of coffee a week. it is about two dollars per week on average for all employees. your mother's dying, you can be by her side. you can be there when needed. >> on friday 8:00 p.m., a new york times a -- talks about covering the white house. more likeationship is what you see when you watch pressed briefings whether you see sean spicer on television, they are combative. they have transitioned from what has always been a typically to somethingature more openly hostile. >> watch on c-span a

at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. you can find our american history tv programs at any time online at c-span's video library, c-span.orgtory continues until monday. a look at how the conspiracy theory developed in the u.s. tuesday, the life and presidency of andrew jackson. wednesday, historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. thursday the history of the vietnam war and operation "rolling thunder," which is the same name as the annual veterans' memorial day motorcycle ride. >>> this weekend during our regular american history tv programming, we'll take a look at the murder of one of boston's richest men while he was visiting harvard university in 1849. english professor paul collins specializes in 19th century crimes and he talks about his latest book "blood and ivy: the about his latest book "blood and ivy, the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard." saturday night at 8:00 eastern, a class by rutgers university professor jefferson decker on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. sunday at 8:00 during our weekly look at the presidency, harry

at any time by visiting our website, c-span.org/history. >>> if you missed any of today's programs you can see them again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. you can find our american history tv programs anytime online at c-span's video library. american history tv week days continues until labor day. on monday a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. tuesday, the life and presidency of andrew jackson. wednesday, historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. thursday, the history of the vietnam war and operation rolling thunder which is the same name as the aneral veternus memorial day motorcycle ride. >>> english professor paul collins talks about his latest book "blood and ivy" the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard. saturday night during lectures in history a class by jefferson decker on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. sunday night at 8:00 during our weekly look at the presidency harry truman's russia policy which became known as the cold war. >>> this sunday on oral histories we continue our series on women in congress with

join us live, saturday at 10:30 eastern on booktv on c-span2. sunday night at eight eastern on c-span q&a, john furling talks about his book, apostles of revolution, jefferson, munro, and the struggle against the old order in america and europe. >> if they could come back and and see thatoday, the most important play on broadway now and for the past

you can follow us at c-span history. we go back to party. host: april 1968.e president humphrey accepting his party's nomination. >> but take heart my fellow americans, this is not the first time that our nation has challenge to its life and its purpose. and each time that we've had to face these challenges we have emerged with new greatness and with new strengths. we must make this moment of a sis, we must make it moment of creation. [applause] as it has been saddened in the worst of times a great people must do the best of things and et us do it. we stand at such a moment now in the affairs of this nation. because my fellow americans something new, something there is has happened an end of an era and there is . e beginning of a new day cheers and applause] the democratic party welcomes change not as an ally, not as a force to be expressed but look at the vote totals in 1968. richard nixon getting 301 compared to 191 for then vice president humphrey. governor strom, the 1968 election and the politics of election. joining us from west palm beach, florida, kat

at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. if you miss any of this week's american history tv programs, you can find them any time online at c-span video library. thursday the history of the v m vietnam war and operation rolling thunder. friday, civil rights from the zoot suit riots to the women's movement. >>> sunday night on q and a. national constitution center president and ceo talks about william howard taft. >> he told his aide, i will not play a part for popularity. if people want to reject me, that's their perogative. they ploobelieve that majority should rule but only slowly and thoughtfully over time. taft believes the system is set up to slow it so the people can be governed in public interest rather than through faction. that's mobs that favor seventy interest rather than the public good. >>> next, university of texas professor danielle theller and his class talk about andrew jackson and the politics of mid-19th century. they discuss the different ways jackson's presidency has been interpreted by historians. this class is about 1:15. >>> we're considering the problem of jacksonian democracy. let me try to phrase this.

today's program, we'll show it again tonight at 8:00 eastern and you can find it any time online at c-span's video library. thursday, american history tv continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary commemoration from march, and friday, the world war i centennial ceremony. this weekend on american history tv during "reel america," our weekly look at a historical films, the 1943 war department film "why we fight: divide & conquer" explaining the causes of world war ii. "reel america,". and saturday night at 11:00 eastern, historian rachel lewandowski explains the psychological trauma and symptoms experienced by world war i soldiers and the lessons psychiatrists learned at the time. and sunday, desegregation of the u.s. military. author ron james and retired colonel norma jean bradford discuss what led to the executive order desegregating the u.s. military and its impact on african-americans. that's sunday evening at 6:30 and 10:30 eastern on american history tv every weekend here on c-span3. >>> sunday night on afterwords. retired lieutenant colone

at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. you can find our american history tv programs any time online at c-span's video library, c-span.org. an history tv weekdays continues until labor day. on monday a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. tuesday the life and presidency of andrew jackson. wednesday, historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. thursday the history of the vietnam war and operation rolling thunder, which is the same name as the annual veterans' memorial day motorcycle ride. >>> this weekend on american history tv during reel america, our weekly look at historical films. the 1943 war department film "why we fight: divide and conquer," explaining the causes of world war ii. reel america saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. and saturday night at 11:00 eastern, historian rachel levandoski explains the psychological trauma and what american psychologists learned at the time. sunday, desegregation of the u.s. military. author ron james and retired colonel norma jean bradford discuss what led to harry truman's 1948 executive order. that's sund

c-span,ht at 8:00 on c-span.org, and listen with the free c-span radio app. >> the democratic national committee holds its summer meeting in chicago

at 4 p.m. eastern here on c-span. nominated to the supreme court in 1987, justice antonin -- justice anthony kennedy is retiring. look at his a legacy on the supreme court and impact on the nation. clerk for justice kennedy from 2011 to 2012 and former assistant to the solicitor general. watch the legacy of supreme court justice anthony kennedy, tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> tonight, a look at the general data protection regulation, privacy laws and how it will impact companies like google and facebook. program,s on the president and ceo of the software alliance. >> we need to think of our data custodian responsibilities. every company is a tech company. people are using and analyzing and amalgamating data. i think this signals a real change in our thinking in the private sector and government about the race of an individual in his or her own data. person has ongoing rights even when used legitimately by corporate actors. if we want all the innovation that t

announcer: tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. retired marine corps lieutenant colonel cape girardeau on gender bias in the military. she is interviewed by military times reporter todd south. if the female recruit is not paid attention to develop her as a good recruit and not held to a high standard, how does that affect her career and the perception of her by her colleagues? >> the problem is that because the marine corps does not want to change what happens at the foundational level, because everything is so segregated, those stereotypes persist. this stereotypes, as i mentioned earlier, they feed into the perception that women can't because they are women, and then they are not respected. the lack of respect between men and women in the marine corps is legendary. it is the stuff that no recruits in the squad bays -- male recruits in the squad base all the time -- if they are slower, they are told they are women, they are the p word. it becomes normal to say derogatory things about women. that is the dilemma women have in the ma

american road up to the 1950s. >>> if you missed any of these programs you can find them online at c-span's video library. on thursday american history tv continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we will show a 50th anniversary commemoration for march. and friday, the world war i ceremony and a look at the very aspect of the war from the heritage days. >>> this weekend we take a look at the murder of one of the richest men. english professor paul collins specializes in 19th-century crimes. he talks about his latest book, blood and ivy. the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard. saturday night, at 80 7 pm, a class by jefferson decker on the history of the environmental movement and litigation regarding natural resources. and sunday night at 8 pm during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's rushing policy which became known as the cold war. after he outlined his plan to contain communism during an address to congress in 1947. >>> the sunday on oral history, we continue our series on women in congress. with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my intere

handle is at c-span cities. >> book tv recently visited l to ask members of congress what they are reading. >> before asking you the first book which i love which i will people go out and get his call tyrus by susan greenblatt. subtitle is shakespeare on politics and it's this character profile of all the tyrants in the shakespeare place. so there's richard the third and people who maybe work originally tyrants returned iraq like king lear but he's trying to look at what are the common personality traits and political hires that surround tyranny. and so there's kind of a logical disregard for the feelings or even the reality of other people and what they're going through. there's extreme pathological narcissism continuing everything from one's own perspective and needs and insatiable appetites to their sadism and are relished in only other people and ridiculing them and mocking them. then there is a systematic contents for the law and for rule and there's an idea that tyrants trample all norms, all matters, all forms of civility and civilization. so mention a single word about any current

. >>> you can find american history tv programs anytime online at c-span's video library, c-span.org. american history tv weekdays continues until labor day. on monday, a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. from our lectures in history series. a college lecture series on how u.s. conspiracies have changed over the years. tuesday, from our presidents series, the life and presidency of andrew jackson. wednesday, historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. american history tv next week, here on c-span three. >>> this weekend on american history tv, during real america. our weekly look at historical films. the 1943 war department film, why we fight. divide and conquer. explaining the causes of world war ii. real america, saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. saturday night at 11:00 eastern, historian rachel levin dusky explains the psychological trauma and symptoms experienced by world war i soldiers. and the lessons military psychiatrists learned that the time. and sunday, desegregation of u.s. military. author ron

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today's program we'll show it again tonight at 8:00 eastern and you can find it any time online at c-span'sideo library. thursday american history tv continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary commemoration from march. and friday the world war i centennial ceremony and a look at various aspects of the war from discussions at u.s. army heritage days. >> this weekend we'll take a look at the murder of one of boston's richest men while visiting harvard university in 1849. paul collins specializes in 19th century crimes and he talks about his latest book "blood and ivy: the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard." saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern during lectures in history, a class by rutgers university professor jefferson decker on the history of the environmental movement and laws in litigation regarding national resources. sunday night at 8:00 during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy, which became known as the cold war. after he outlined his plan to contain communism during an address to congress in 1947. >>> this

and you can find it any time online at c-span's video library. thursday, american history tv continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary commemoration from march. and friday the world war i centennial ceremony and a look at various aspects of the war from discussions at u.s. army heritage days. >>> this weekend, during our regular american history tv programming we'll take a look at the murder of one of the boston richest men at harvard university in 1849. professor paul collins talks about the latest book "blood & ivy." and then saturday night at 8:00 eastern, during length or the ties to in history, a class by rutgers university professor decker on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources and sunday night at 8:00, during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy which became known as the cold war after outlining the plan to contain communism in an address to congress in 1947. >>> this sunday, on oral histories, we continue our

today's program we'll show it again tonight at 8:00 eastern and you can find it any time online at c-span'sideo library. thursday american history tv continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary commemoration from march. and friday the world war i centennial ceremony and a look at various aspects of the war from discussions at u.s. army heritage days. >>> this sunday on "oral histories" we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman ava clayton. >> i -- my interests in the agriculture committee, my service in agriculture committee and even my members' resistance to me but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know? i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also i made a contribution. also, the acceptance of me as an equal and many of them acceptance of me as their superior. allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson. watch oral his

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at 8 p.m. eastern c-span's landmark case of presents an in-depth look at roe v. wade. we will hear from los angeles time supreme court reporter david savage discussing judge kavanaugh's nomination and the abortion issue. >> c-span, were history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable-television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> and live this morning here at the state department has ceremony marking the anniversary of the bombings in the u.s. embassies in kenya and also tanzania. we will be hearing from the deputy secretary of state and the assistant secretary of state for african affairs. also here today there will be families of the victims of the bombings gathered for today's ceremony. this is expected to start shortly it was scheduled to start at 8:00 eastern, just running a bit beyond the scheduled announced time.