director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins ben carson compares the declines of many pyres past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30. book tv. every weekend on c-span 2. >>> now more oral histories from the vietnam archive at texas tech university in lubbock. these stories focus on the november 1965 battle of the idrang valley. bill beck was an assistant machine gunner whose actions at a clearing called landing zone x-ray earned him a silver star. in this hour-long interview he recalls a routine mission on a sunday afternoon that turned into a life and daeth struggle. >> i'm doing an oral history video interview with mr. bill beck. we are in washington, d.c., crystal city hilton. it's november 12th, 2005, about 1:15 p.m., and we are here commemorating the reup, the 40th anniversary reunion of the battles in the idrang valley, x rarks alb ray,albany, and falcon. columbus. tell me about those days in novemb november. before you all get in, tell me about tony nadal and the guys around you, your buddies, before you all a

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also this weekend, "america the beautiful" director of pediatric neurosurgery at john's hopkins ben carson compares the declines of empires of the past with america. sunday at 3:30 p.m. book tv every weekend on c-span2. >>> history book shelf features popular american history writers of the past decade and airs on american history tv every saturday at noon eastern. this weekend on history bookshelf, kenneth heineman discusses his book "put your bodies upon the wheels: student revolt in the 1960s." in the book he explores the social, cultural and economic forces that became a catalyst for college campus protests in the '60s. this is an hour. >>> don't cut the air conditioning. good afternoon, everyone. as associate dean of the ohio university of lancaster campus, and as a fellow historian, it truly is an honor and a privilege to introduce dr. kenneth heineman this afternoon. while earning his ph.d. at the university of pittsburgh, ken, like so many historians over the last few decades, ken looked for different visiting positions along the way and did take positions at penn state's new kensi

ben carson. she is going to be honored by the allsheimers association. when you hear her story. she married john, for richer and health. came the vow of sickness and death do us part. >> we knew that he was strong, fast, and smart, but john mackey never knew he was sick. >> he never knew. >> john died of a form of allsheimers lustral and sylvia remembers. >> it was a friend of his and i heard him say to his friend, my mom just kicked over. that is street talk for just died. and i looked at him in shock. and he was just sitting there again with that blank stare. >> that blank disease would take every penny out of his memory bank. for the next 40 years, she was left to fill in the blanks for the love of her life. >> i had to preserve what we had. i had to make sure that he was as happy as he could be. >> he forgot yesterday. she worried about tomorrow. like how she was going to get him into adult diapers. >> i brought i am home while he knew what i was saying and i said honey, look what the nfl sent. he opened the package and took a care out and put them on, went over to the mirro

director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins, ben carson, compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3 dhirt p.m. book tv every weekend on c-span 2. >> former fdic chairman sheilah bear now discusses regulations to protect investors. she says there's a difference between free markets and free for all markets. she spoke at the atlantic magazine's economic summit. this is about a half-hour. >> i couldn't help but think when we were listening to larry lindsey and he kept referring to the sympathetic media and whether or not i was a part of that mess. i'm going to try to be very hard hitting. sheilah, good to see you. we've had fantastic conversations today. there have been a lot of digs. people have been taking decision at the other side ideal lodgely. i've seechb things all over the place. people are ingesting information about the bank stress tests. because you were here today we decided to move up the results of the stress tests from yesterday. now they're out. when you and i talked about t

also this week, "america the beautiful" director of pediatric neurosurgery of johns hopkins ben carson shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30 p.m. >>> a look now at the energy department fiscal year 2013 budget. this is about an hour and a half. >> good afternoon, everybody. i would like to call this hearing to order. secretary chew, i would like to welcome you back once again through the subcommittee. i understand through the grapevine that today is your birthday, is that correct? and it's also your wedding anniversary. >> who is he doing here?

also this weekend, "american the beautiful" director of neurosurgery ben carson compares empires past with america and what should be doen to avoid a similar fate. book tv every weekend on c-span 2. > in the fall of 2011 american history tv visited old sturbridge village, massachusetts, a living history museum that depicts life from 1790 to 1840. now on american artifacts we hear from costumed historians who present what it was like to live and work in 19th century new england. curator thomas kelleher serves as our guide. >> this is not some little town caught in a time warp. it is a recreation, kind of a sampling of rural life in new england at the time when society was really transforming from the old order to the modern world we live in today. we're showing you the decade of the 1830s. american revolution was a couple generations ago, as far away as world war ii is to us. there are also rumblings about slavery but they don't know what's going to happen in 20 or 30 years any more than you or i do. that's the time period to keep in mind. in 1838, push comes to shove, that's our defau

also "america the beautiful" director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins ben carson compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate, sunday at 3:30 p.m. book tv, every weekend on c-span2. >>> the clinton global initiative hosted their fifth annual student summit in washington last weekend. the conference kicked things off with a discussion on the power of public service and civic engagement. founding chairman and 42nd president, bill clinton, moderated the panel, which included former secretary of state madeleine albright. the event was held on the campus of george washington university. >> thank you very much, and welcome to the fifth clinton global initiative university meeting. i thank you for being here tonight and i especially thank president knapp and the whole staff here at george washington university, who have been so great to put this together. they've done a wonderful job. [ cheers and applause ] gw is the perfect host for this conference. more than 200 years ago, president george washington c

also this weekend, "america the beautiful," director of pediatric neurosurgery ben carson compares the decline of empires past and america and what can be done to avoid a similar fate sunday 3:30 p.m. >>> next, a 1965 film it led "why vietnam" produced by the u.s. army. it aired on abc and in syndication as part of the big picture series produced from 1951 through the 1970s. the series focused on battles and figures in u.s. military history. this is 30 minutes. >> okay. move out. ♪ ♪ >> my fellow americans, not long ago, i received a letter from a woman in the midwest. she wrote, dear mr. president, in my humble way i'm writing to you about the crisis in vietnam. i have a son who is now in vietnam. my husband served in world war ii. our country was at war. but now this time it's just something that i don't understand. why? why vietnam? why vietnam? why vietnam? >> munich, 1938. german chancellor adolph hitler arrives for a conference to be held here with british prime minister neville chamberlain. this meeting will long be remembered for it opens the door to the dreams of dictatorship.

also this wbld, america the beautiful, director of pediatric neurosurgery ben carson compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30 p.m. book tv every weekend on c-span2. >> what can be done to boost the u.s. economy, the atlantic magazine hosted an event to find out. in this discussion economists from business, labor and think tanks go through what caused the problems and possible solutions. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> in this conference we have very specifically tried to include voices from across the spectrum, in some respects you might say that is the purpose of this conference, and we have asked them straightforward question, what should we do now? through the day we're hoping to hear different ideas and hopefully some provocative proposals. for my part, i would ask a few questions to keep in mind. has the u.s. private sector already started to relever, taking impetus away from the need for more stimulus. shouldn't we be making more differentiation between fiscal stimulus that is producti

ben carson. it recognizes students with high academic achievement. will each receive $1,000 college scholarships. >> the understanding that the person who was the most to do with you in life is you. >> gerry sandusky receive the award which honor someone that demonstrates drive and perseverance. congratulations to gerry sandusky. >> 5:26. 47 degrees on tv hill. >> b.g.e. will start replacing meters in more than 100 homes. >> a former political consultant for bob ehrlich is set to go on trial in the robocalls case. >> is the president playing politics on the anniversary of the osama bin laden raid? >> it is dry right now but we have rain in the seven-day forecast. >> an accident along the beltway. we will check on the accident along baltimore national the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. >> liv

ben carson.ne of the world's brain surgeons that has saved countless lives but we're going to look at not only what he does inside the operating room but also what he does outside the operating room. he has his own foundation he gives money for college scholarships and just written a book that has his prescription for what ails the nation. a very interesting guy and set of opinions. you don't want to miss this power play. >> all right. , -- chris, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> there's a tornado right there, guys. a tunnel cloud. >> video on a school bus captures the terrifying moments as a deadly tornado touched in indiana. the driver evacuated the students three minutes before the twister struck. the twister ended up tossing the empty bus into the school building. quick thinking saved a lot of lives especially when you consider, look at that bus. >> unbelievable. it shows you the power of mother nature. people underestimate the power of storms like that and you have to tak

. >> coming up next on book tv, ben carson presents his thoughts on america's current social and politicallandscape. dr. carson, director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins medical institutions, examines the summit between

. >> chris: so while ben carson helps people to get most out of their lives, he will strive to get the. >> we'll wait and see what the lord has in tore is for me. >> chris: you figure there is something. >> it is it always better than what you thought. >> chris: dr. carson said for all of his training, he prays before every surgery. he said god made everything, and so he knows how everything works. that's it for today. have a great week, and we'll see you on the next "fox news sunday". fox news sunday is a presentation of fox ne

director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins ben carson compares the decline of the empire's past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate sunday at 3:30 p.m.. booktv every weekend on c-span2. s.c. gwynne's book "empire of the summer moon" tells the story of the 40 year battle between comanches warriors and the u.s. army and white settlers. the author spoke at the book festival. this is 45 minutes. [applause] hello. thank you for coming >> hi, everybody. thank you for coming. i want to talk this afternoon and about how i came to this book or how the book came to me. with a simultaneous event. a connecticut yankee with a 25 year career in journalism and several events at fiction. suddenly decides you wants to be a historian. not only that but he wants to write about comanches and the great plains which are as far from connecticut as the frozen moons of jupiter. i won't bore you with all the details of my literary task, but i want to put it as briefly as possible. i had my bottle eat tiffany in the spring of 1970. i had just been admitted t

also this weekend, "america the beautiful," ben carson compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30 p.m. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >>> next on booktv, amy reading presents a history of economic cons in the united states, and specifically recounts the confidence game that left texas rancher j. frank norfleet penniless in 919. it's -- 1919. it's about 45 minutes. [applause] >> hello. thank you so much for coming. so, first, let's talk about the big con before i dive into reading from the book, um, because you need to know a little bit what happened to the main character, j. frank norfleet, before we get to the section that i'm going to read. so it's december 1919, j. frank norfleet is a texan rancher. he's 54 years old, in the prime of his life. he has made a bunch of money for himself, and he has made that money by huing to his principles which include doing business with a handshake with other honest, upright people. you can see where this is going. [laughter] he comes to dallas for a land

ben carson examines the similarities between the united states and empires that have declined by assessing the current social and political landscape. then at 9:00 p.m. eastern we will be air our call-in with chris kyle, the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history. we conclude tonight's prime-time programming with our weekly afterwards program. the author of the richer sex talks about gender roles from an economic perspective. visit booktv.org for more on this weekend's television schedule. >> let me preface my talk about kurt vonnegut by reading you the third page of the prologue. that will serve as kind of a springboard for what i have to say to you about his life and his work and the relationship that i had with him, our. this is from the prologue out of print and scared to death. such like this. kurt vonnegut planned to give this new teaching job at the university of iowa his best shot. as he zoomed across the midwest in early september 1965 at his son's new volkswagen beetle is six-foot frame pressing against his head, rubbing his head against the refiner, it was as a fill you wer

. >> while ben carson helps other people get the most out of their lives, he will keep striving to gethe most out of his. >> we will just have to wait and see what the lord has in store for me. >> but you figure there will be something? >> there's always something and it's always better than what you thought. >> dr. carson says for all his training, he still prays before every surgery. he says god made everything, so he knows how everything works. and that's it for today. have a great week. we will see you next fox news sunday.

up next, ben carson presents his thoughts on america's current social and political landscape. director of pediatric neurosurgery at john happen -- hon hopkins talking about america. this is an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> now, let me just say that's more than a quarter of a century. i'm a little older than that, but it's a real -- okay. it's a real pleasure to be with you here this evening. i heard a lot about the blackburn institute and the lectureship, and i'm very honored to be a part of this distinguished group. i wanted to talk a little bit this evening about some of the things that really shaped my own life and my own philosophy. you know, i was one of those people who kind of knew what i wanted to do from very early on. in fact, it was always the thing that interested me. if there was ever a story on television or on the radio about medicine, i was right there just like a magnet. i liked going to the doctor's office, but, you know -- [laughter] the thing that really caught my attention was church. you know, and so they frequently had stories on about missionary do

[applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> for more information about ben carson, visit carsonscholars.org. >> welcome aboard, everybody. i live in yukon, oklahoma. >> this week, we explored the literary and culture of oklahoma. >> the most important part of the book was on motion. when this book was published in 1632, the pope was angry that galileo had broken his promise. galileo's enemies join together and the results were his trial. this also is a copy that contains his own handwriting. this is like being able to look over his shoulders in the month leading up to his trial. >> all next weekend, the local content people on c-span twos booktv and on american history's tv on c-span 3. here is a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals. the 15th annual alabama writers symposium will be in monroeville, alabama, on the campus of alabama southern community college from april 26 to 28. on the 27th and 28, the harlem book fair in newark new jersey will take place. the south carolina book festival will be in columbia, south carolina, from may 18 to 20. the festival will

ben carson compares the decline of the empires past with america. tv every weekend on c- span2. >> @ today's state department briefing, the offer of a cash award for information leading to an arrest. other topics, the recent news from syria, iran, burma, and colombia. this is a half hour. >> happy tuesday, everyone. i have a brief statement on mali, and then we will go to what is on your minds, and we will be putting the statement right out after the briefing. united states remains concerned about the ongoing crisis in mali. their territorial integrity is at stake. their institutions will be further weakened if the supporters do not release their grip immediately. we commend the leadership of the group to restore full civilian role, and the echo but returning power to the civilian leadership. at the same time, the united states calls on all armed rebels in the north of mali to cease operations that compromise the territorial integrity, to ensure all the safety and security of the northern population. as leadership is restored, we urge all armed rebe

ben carson compares the decline of employers passed with america and shares his thoughts. >> "washington journal" continues. host: now on your screen is chuck collins, the author of this book. "99 to 1: how wealth inequality is wrecking the world and what we can do about it." he is also the director of the program on inequality for the institute of policy studies. thank you for being on the "washington journal." where did you come up with the title? guest: i think it came out of the fall and the emergence of the "we are the 99% movement." i have been working on these issues for a while. there is something about many people coming forward to tell their story. host: help us to understand in your view what the 1% is, what they own or control. >> guest: there has been a growth in extreme wealth and income inequality. more of the income and wealth have gone to that top 1%. the wealthiest 1% earned about 8% of the national income. i would say that the rules of the economy have been tilted a bit to funnel the wealth to the top at the expense of the 99%. host: so it has heard the 99%? guest: it

also this weekend, america the beautiful -- ben carson compares the decline of empire's past with america and shares falls on what should be done to avoid a similar fates. . >> i am senior fellow at brookings and it is a pleasure to welcome you. it is a great turnout we have for this event and i am delighted to be here. he probably already realize we are actually on the verge of a kind of a revolution. in this country. and probably beyond. we have seen the revolution already to a great degree in. a division of law this has been creeping up on people, congress has kind of brought the revolution home -- promulgating a set of rules that will allow all sorts of unmanned >> this is a big change. consider the rules that exist now. you can fly model aircraft of one sort or another provided that you do it for non- commercial purposes and provided you do it under 400 feet. you can use increasingly powerful technology, but you cannot get in the way of the big boys. what the military has shown abroad is that there is an enormous amount that you can do with this stuff if the regulatory latitude is th

director of pediatric neurosurgery at hopkins, ben carson, compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30 p.m. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >>> next on booktv's "after words," sam donaldson interviews chris matthews about his book, "jack kennedy: elusive hero." >> host: chris matthews, welcome. and we've been friends for, what, 35 years? >> guest: at least. >> host: at least, but no deals because -- talk about a man who's faded into history really for most americans. you have to be of a certain age to remember what john kennedy looked like in the flesh. why did you write book? >> guest: well, first of all, that may be true in terms of what you say of fresh memories, but they asked people this time of year two years ago, it was "vanity fair" and cbs60 minutes. who should be on mount rushmore? so in terms of heroic stature, he's the they look to, and i think that goes back to the around conservativist life, saving his crew, the cuban missile crisis, i think getting killed the way he was killed

ben carson compares the decline of the empire's past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30 p.m. book to be, every weekend on c- span to. >> douglas shulman predicted disaster. he is serving the last year of a five-year term. he spoke at the national press club about the agency's modernism -- modernization efforts and improved customer service record. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. >> good afternoon. i am the president of the national press club. we are committed to our professions -- a programming such as these while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, visit our web site at press.org. to donate to our programs offered to the public through our national press club in journalism institute, visit press.org/institute. i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today's event. our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members. if you hear app

director of pediatric neurosurgery at johns hopkins ben carson compares to declines with empires past of america and what should be done to avoid a similar faith sunday at 3:30 p.m. book tv, every weekend on c-span2. c-span's 2012 local content vehicle cities tour takes our book tv and american history tv programming on the road. first weekend of each month. this past weekend featured little rock, arkansas, with book tv, at the high school collection at the university of arkansas. >> he was particularly interested in the 19 century civil war in particular. these are two friends, union and confederate who knew each other prior to the civil war, who fought against each other in 1862, survived the war, came out alive and remained friends after the war and here they are at 100 sitting on the porch talking about the old days. >> a look at life in the world war ii japanese internment camp. >> a lady wrote a wonderful book called "the art of gaman." and it meant surviving the unsurvivable, sort of, and she talks a lot about how the art asks the crafts were sort of how they kept their sanity

also this weekend, "america the beautiful" director pediatric nurse or a cheap at johns hopkins ben carson compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid similar fate. sunday at 3:30 p.m. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> today on c-span, irs commissioner douglas shulman on the past and future of the nation's tax system. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs week a stage live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy this. every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at a website. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> the council on foreign relations hosted a discussion yesterday on where the global economy is headed. they talk about the u.s. economic recovery, europe's debt problem and china's expanding economy. from new york city, this is about an hour. [inaudible] >> i think we have been doing this session, i've been showing it for two years. every time i do if somebody comes up to the out

also, america the beautiful, and ben carson compares the decline of empires past and what america shoulddo to avoid a similar fate. booktv every weekend on c-span 2. >> we take booktv and american history programming on the road the first weekend of each month. this past weekend featured little rock, arkansas. >> high school collected photographs and was particularly, again, interested in the 19th century, civil war in particular. these are two friends, union and confederate, who knew each other prior to the civil war, fought against each other in 1862, survived the war, came out alive, and remained friends after the war, and here they are friends at age 100 on the porch, talking about the old days. >> a lady here wrote a wonderful book called "the art of the gaman," and that meant surviving the unsurvivable, and she talks a lot about how arts and crafts is how they kept their sanity and gave them something to do and how depression was so bad in a lot of the camps, and there was a high incidence of suicide and people made things of beauty to give to each other as a way to say, you know,

. >> liza mundy on the changing roles of women and how it impacts their lives carry it and then ben carsonecline of empire's past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. every weekend on c-span to. senator barbara mikulski has been recognized for her years of service in the u.s. congress. when sworn into her fifth term last year, senator mikulski became the longest serving woman in u.s. senate history. senator mikulski was elected to the u.s. house in 1976 and was first elected to the u.s. senate in 1986. during this tribute, we hear from minority leader nancy pelosi, a connecticut representative, and vice president joe biden. this is about 45 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. welcome to the celebration of the longest serving woman in the u.s. congress, the great leadership of senator barbara mikulski. [applause] it is not just about the length of time. it is about the quality of service and leadership. it is about the personality that she is. it is about the history she has made. it is about the progress she is making for the american people.

ben carson compares empires the past with america and what should be done to avoid a similar fate. >>ncil on foreign relations held a discussion today and where the global economy is heading. they talk about the u.s. economic recovery, you're opposed the debt problem, and china's expanding economy. from new york city, this is about one hour. >> i think i have been sharing this for a little over two years. at somebody comes up and says, why do you depress me so much? i say i am just the messenger. i intend to be a better -- a better messenger this time. i am hoping the rest of this panel will be more optimistic than i just was. it is a very veteran view on this stage. next to me here is joyce chang from jp morgan, and here is vincent reinhart. last time he came to speak here he managed to invoke "rebel without a cause." you better not let us down. we want the follow up. just a couple of housekeeping points. remember to turn things that go "bleep" off. i think we have c-span here so we care a lot about the sound system today. this is on the record. keep that in mind. let's start with th

also this weekend, america the beautiful, director of pediatric nurse or a tree at johns hopkins ben carson compares the decline of empires past with america and shares his thoughts on what should be done to avoid a similar fate. sunday at 3:30 p.m. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> details on that new food and medical product safety report coming up at 1:00 beaten. until then and look at the republican budget passed last week at the u.s. house. >> we are back with phil kerpen, vice president for policy at americans for prosperity. calls the house gop budget radical. want to show you and if you're a little bit of that speech and come back and get your reaction. >> this congressional republican budget is something different altogether. it is a trojan horse. disguise as deficit reduction plans, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. it is thinly veiled social darwinism. it is antithetical to our entire history as a land of opportunity and upward mobility for everybody who is willing to work for it. a place where prosperity doesn't trickle down from the top, but g