from austria-hungary's point of view, serbia was a menace to the survival of austria-hungary. it was a great multinational empire. within austria-hungary, the nationalities were getting restless. this was the great age of nationalism. among the subjects in austria- hungary were a number of people who were known as slugs. they include serbs, slovenias and slovaks. serbia was acting as a magnet for them in austria-hungary. was giving them training in military tactics and so on, saying to them within austria- hungary, leave the prison. come and join us. what austria-hungary feared is if this happened the other nationalities within the empire would ask for the same thing. they were having troubles with the poles in the north and the czechs and the slovaks. it was not just a pesky neighbor that had assassinated its heir. it was an accidental threat. serbia was not destroyed. austria-hungary probably would be. host: 11 years ago you were here talking about a book called "paris, 1919." guest: i can see how much older i look. [video clip] guest: when i realized that lawrence of arabia

said to austria, hungary, do what you want to do. we will back you even if it means russia coming in to defend serbia. >> who had the biggest army then? >> they were clearly russia's. but the most effective was germany. germany had a very strong military tradition. it had highly trained officers, very good armament. and a very good network which is what you needed to move the troops around. russia had the numbers, didn't have nearly the organization or the military capacity. they weren't nearly as good. >> the note at the end of the book, it connects somewhat to this era. john f. kennedy was under intense pressure from his own military to take action at the risk of an all-out war. he learned that from the bay of pigs that the military were not always right, but also he had read "the guns of august" by barbara duckman. >> i found that so fascinating. i was trying to think of the parallel between the decision makers in 1914. it seems to me, really, my own times, the closest was the cuban missile crisis which i remember. the more i read

serbia was furious that austria- hungary had taken over bosnia. there were plotters who had been plotting to build a greater serbia. it was one of the symbols of the oppression within austria- hungary, and they decided to kill him, and they did. it was sloppy police work. they shot one of -- one of conspirators shot the archduke and his wife point blank.

serbia was for years -- serbia was through this -- serbia was furious austria-hungary had taken overosnia. they sell the archduke as a symbol of oppression and they decided to kill him. very sloppy police work, there have been warning something was afoot. one of the conspirators shot the archduke and his wife point blank. >> the assassination of archduke ferdinand and his wife and the events leading up to world war i. margaret mellon -- margaret i'm. -- onn q1 q and a. >> "washington journal" continues. we want to hear what you have to to say. handle, is our twitter you can send an e-mail. our facebook page is open for comments and conversation. facebook.com/c-span. that stays up all day long. you can participate in a lot of good back and forth on that site . here is some more news articles that we have not had a chance to go through. keep your plan pledge earns politifact lie of the year. from "the hill," p olitifact has deemed obama's claim lie of the year. nerves, chance to calm but the promise was impossible to keep. that is in "the hill." ," whitean "politico house press corps t

acc -- within austria- hungary, and they decided to kill him. archdukeem shot the and his wife point-blank and they both died. >> the assassination of archduke ferdinand and his wife and events leading up to world war i. margaret macmillian, sunday night at 8:00 on "q&a." >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius told lawmakers this week that she has ordered an investigation into rollout.e.gov's secretary sebelius testified before the house energy and commerce subcommittee on health. the secretary told lawmakers that more fixes are needed, but the site is working smoothly for the vast majority of users. the hearing is about 2 hours and 20 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the subcommittee will come to order. the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. throughout this year, various administration officials, including you, madam secretary, have sat in this room and repeatedly told the american people that implementation of the affordable care act was on schedule. as we have seen from the

serbia, the neighboring country was absolutely furious that austria-hungary has taken over bosnia.it was seen as a provocation. there were young plotters who had been plotting to build a greater serbia. one of the symbols of the oppression of the people within austria-hungary -- they decided to kill him. it was very sloppy police work. there been warnings that something was a foot. one of the conspirators shot the archduke and his wife point- blank. >> the assassination of archduke ferdinand and his wife and the events leading up to world war i. margaret macmillan sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the budget agreement and the impact it will have on military readiness. secretary hagel held a joint pre-k's conference with his singapore counterpart. this is 25 minutes. >> good morning. by now you have, i think, all seen a statement that i released earlier this morning on the budget deal. and i know the house is scheduled for a vote later this afternoon around 6:00, and i want to just briefly mention that before i address minister ng a

situations russia that's where you'll find and see russian sentiment regions where you work so be austria-hungary one empire and poland but that assigns the ukrainians and the russians a part of the east of family along with bella russians it's completely inaccurate to say that ukrainians are hostile to russia they're from the same family i think the question journalists are the same that should go to cockle they should go to donetsk go to dinny croce since go to a desk and asked the people there is russia an alien force right and talking about its economy again we know that many european countries many european economies are suffering right now. how is trade with you crazy awake economy how anyone. well that's the sixty four thousand dollar question isn't it the european union the you very sorry isn't a diet states at the moment who we have to do is look at greece and look at this though there are other countries as well even the big countries for serious problems certainly britain france germany it's starting to come out but that was one of the main concerns of the ukrainian government and cert

serbia, the neighboring country was furious that austria-hungary took over bosnia. it was seen as a provocation by forces who had been plotting for a greater serbia. they decided to kill him and they did. it was very sloppy police work. one of the conspirators shot his wife and him point blank and they both died. >> the events leading up to world war i, margaret macmillan on the war that ended peace tonight at eight clock -- at span's q&a. >> lawmakers for testimony dealing with the health care law and insurance coverage for small businesses. held by thewas house small business community. it is around will -- around an hour and a half. >> small business programs -- our marketplace created by the program -- printed by the president to shop for, compare, and enroll in health insurance plans for their employees. the obama administration established high expectations for the exchanges. both all-out media blitz before and after the enactment by the administration, they promised options for small businesses that would increase small business or to sing power to lower cost

. >> were in the which was a capital of bosnia which of a part of austria hungary on the tour. it was a big day. it was a serbian began national holiday. and so soviet, the neighboring country was furious they had taken over bosnia. seen as a provocation and islamic people within and they decided to kim them. they did it. they shot the arc duke and his wife. they both died next the chairman and commissioner of the nuclear regulatory commission. they testified about the operations and management of their agency. they appeared thursday before a house energy and commerce subcommittee for about two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] >>> welcome, everyone. we would like to call the hearing to order and would like to welcome the commission here. and recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. we are holding the hearing today to conduct oversight of the nuclear overstory commission. chairman terry's bill reorganization plan climates act nrc's role in protecting public health and safety in the environment is vital one and take over responsibility very seriously

. ♪ >> the arch duke francis ferdinand was in the capital of bosnia, which was part of austria-hungarythat point, on a to repeat it was a bad day to come because it was a soviet national holiday, which they celebrate every year. the neighboring country was absolutely serious. it was seen as a provocation in -- a provocation. the sought the archduke as symbol of oppression. they decided to kill him. it was very sloppy police work. one of the conspirators shot the archduke point blank. "thergaret macmillan on war that ended peace." sunday night on c-span's q and a. >> let me be clear, this is a delicate and diplomatic moment. chance to address peacefully one of the most pressing national security concerns that the world faces , with gigantic implications of the potential of conflict. we are at a crossroads. we are at one of those hinge point in history. one path may lead to an enduring resolution. could lead to continued hostility and potentially to conflict. that't have to tell you these are high-stakes. host >> talks continue on freezing of iran's nuclear program. two's booktv, dick ch

serbia was absolutely furious that austria-hungary had taken over bosnia. it was seen as a provocation, and a radeon plotters who were seen to be plotting to assassinate the archduke as a symbol of oppression. they decided to kill him. and they did. it was sloppy police work. there were warnings that something was afoot. shot the archduke and his wife point-blank and they both died. >> the assassination of archduke ferdinand and his wife and the events leading up to world war i. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- a.n q and a full -- q and >> next, a defense department briefing. will discuss the recent budget deal that was passed in the house and how it will impact air force operations. this is 45 minutes. >> welcome to the state of the air force briefing. i would like to introduce general mark welsh. we will hear this morning is what we are accustomed to. they'd identify yourself and your affiliation. one question in a follow-up. we have 45 minutes, so we want to give everyone an opportunity. happy holidays to all of you. >> happy friday the 14th to everyone -

build --been trying to he was one of the people within austria-hungary and they decided to kill him.here have been warnings that something was approached. they shot one of -- one of the conspirators shot the archduke of his life. archdukesassination of francis ferdinand and his wife and the events leading up to world war i. margaret macmillan, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> the other thing that we could do, whether it made a difference or not, is use counterfactual history text. key, the the low- moderate republican -- wendell w ilke, the moderate republican. suppose they had chosen charles lindbergh. he was very isolationist, and quite sympathetic. if you have had to take president lindbergh instead of president roosevelt, i think history would have turned out differently. i doubt he would have made the preparations that roosevelt made. after japan that attacked the united states, that he would have oriented the war toward europe. rather than keeping it focused just on asia. in that sense, franklin roosevelt made a big difference. >> foreign policy and 20th century presidential

wife werend and his in the capital of bosnia which was part of austria-hungary on a tour. it was a bad day to come because it was a national holiday which they celebrate every year. serbia, the neighboring country was absolutely furious that austria-hungary had taken over bosnia. there were young plotters who had been plotting to try to build a greater serbia. one of the symbols of the oppression of the serbian people within austria-hungary -- they decided to kill him. shot one of the can -- one of the conspirators shot them point blank. >> the assassination of archduke ferdinand and his wife and the events leading up to world war i. margaret mcmillan on the war that ended peace. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." sebelius told members of congress today that she has ordered an investigation into the rollout of the healthcare.gov website. including a review of the departments procurement and contracting standards. this hearing on implementation of the health care law is a little less than two and a half hours. >> the subcommittee will come to order. the chair was recog