again, for benjamin franklin, they were directly connected. if you engage in the right kind of behavior, frugal, industrious, temperate, it would lead to economic success rate -- success. that is the way to wealth. the victorian saw a connection. the families at the center at of this, that is the chief institution by which individuals are socialized. the family of the victorians was monogamous and heterosexual. it was the nuclear family. it was between one man and one woman only. again, to emphasize the ways in which victorian social standards were different than earlier ones, it was still voluntary. there were no arranged marriages. the family was much more based on affection rather than on interest or compulsion. as i said, it was nuclear. this is not the extended family. it was premodern society, but the modern nuclear family. it comes into shape in the 19th century. it becomes the norm into the 20th century. the institution of divorce is still limited. legally, no states had no-fault divorce laws until the 1960's. divorce was deliberately

he's the guy who benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. benjamin franklin was conduit for which this information flowed. made his way into the articles of confederation and into the constitution. >> watch sunday night at at 9:00 eastern. ♪ >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service. it's brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> "washington journal" continues. host: time for open phones on "washington journal." you can talk about any public policy issue that's on your mine. republicans 202-748-8001, democrats 202-748-8000, independents 202-748-8002. reminder coming up in about five or six hours this morning. jeff sessions the attorney general will be testifying on capitol hill before the senate intelligence committee. 2:30 we'll be carrying it live on c-span 3. you can see it on c-span.org and listen to it on the c-span radio app. he's not the only cabinet member on capitol hill today. the secretary of state rex tillerson will be testifying about the state department's budget

you can see this in benjamin franklin. the already -- you all right selections -- read selections from his autobiography. you can see the way in which benjamin franklin, though he had lost his traditional orthodox christian upbringing, still advocated, perhaps the greatest advocate for the bourgeois virtues or the protestant work ethic in the autobiography. all of those things that were religious in origin, honesty, frugality, thrift, industry, temperance, they turn out to be valuable not for purposes of eternal salvation but for the purposes of advancing and success in this world, as a way to wealth, as a way to improve society. the material conditions of the world are very useful. you can see the utility of the old puritan values, even though he doesn't think they have any religious significance anymore. benjamin franklin is sort of the outstanding figure of the american dream, the self-made man, that if you follow these moral principles, if you cultivate these virtues, you have success in the world. if you apply this to

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to learn about federalism and benjamin franklin was the conduit through which this informationlowed for the rest of the founders. it made its way into the articles of confederation and then into the constitution. tonight anderwards 9:00 pm eastern on c-span two's book tv. tonight looking indicators. >> i'm a capitalist, but i think there's been overreach. we have a lot of lousy ads, they are way too invasive. they disturb the viewing experience on a website, and they slow down the loading of a website, and they track your every move. we need a way to deal with that. i propose we start over. --the second of it too smart of a two-part conversation with wolves mossberg -- walt mossberg. ever watched star trek, there's a computer that is ambient and exist in the starship and understands or idioms. you can have a conversation, it knows everything. honest to god, they all want to watch star trek. this is what they're are gunning for, every one of these companies. >> watch the communicators and ad hoc eastern on c-span 2. continues. journal," book is called "humane economy," animal pr

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and benjamin franklin was the conduit in which this information flow to the rest of the founders and made its way to the articles of confederation. >> watch afterwards sunday night and then :00 eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> washington journal continues. >> joining us now is congresswoman robin kelly, democrat from illinois. she is here to give her reactions to this week's event. thank you for joining us. what is your reaction to wednesday's shooting? i have a whole lot of feelings, i guess -- sadness, frustration, i don't know. weary and a way -- weary in a way. sadness and aust lot of frustration also. and of course, wishing the best andeveryone that was shot grateful for the capitol police. host: we have been discussing a lot during this show whether members of congress should be allowed to carry firearms. some of your colleagues believe they should. what is your thought on that? guest: i don't want to carry a gun. will that really help more and more people who have guns? or having people when there is a big group like that trained to carry guns, are trained to react? even if we

yet, he had a profound impact on our system of government because he is the guy who benjamin franklinas the conduit for this information flowed to the rest of the congress. the first articles of confederation and into the constitution. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span two's book tv. >> next, secretary of state rex tillerson is asked about the trump administration's plans to cut the state department budget by 31%. secretary tillerson also talked about sanctions against north korea, u.s.-cuba policy, and the paris climate accord. thetor bob corker chairs committee.

he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism and benjamin franklin isecunda to which this information flowed for the rest of the founders. maids were forced into the articles of confederation and then anymore perfectly into the constitution. >> host: amazing amazing. before we get into that, the subject matter of the book itself, i did have the privilege as i mentioned to meet your late father was a legendary figure, one of the top supreme court advocates, and really the father of the modern supreme court bar. is there an influence from him in this book? >> guest: without question. as i was growing up we talked about things like federalism and separation of powers around the dinner table. i think i was 32 i relies not become does that. i think they should. it made for interesting dinner conversation in our home. my dad used to say there are these two structural protections that are as important as any of the feature of it. and that one is vertical and we call the federalism. the other sores awfu on and recl that separation of powers. when you put those together

he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. and benjamin franklin was the conduit for which this information flowed to the rest of the founders. made its way first into the articles of confederation and in a more perfect way into the constitution. >> watch after words sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span2's book tv. the most recent session of the australian parliament went from may 22 through june 1. here's an update on what happened during the session from sky news australia political reporter. tomlinson: welcome to question time wrap for the australian parliament. the terror attacks in manchester certainly had an impact all the way down here in australia. the prime minister asked about his thoughts, including keeping australians safe. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my question is for the prime minister. will the prime minister update the house on the manchester terror attack? what the government is doing to keep australians safe, including in my area. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the honorable member for his question. mr.

he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism and benjamin franklin was the conduit through which this information flowed to the founders. made its way into the articles of confederation and the constitution. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 eastern on book tv. on wednesday, the federal reserve announced a quarter-point increase in the short-term interest rate.

to learn about etterer was a man benjamin franklin was the conduit. way made its way into the articles of confederation in a more perfect way to the constitution. >> host: before we get into the subject matter the of the book itself i did have the privileges i mentioned to meet your late father a legendary figure in my generation one of the top supreme court advocates and really the father of the modern supreme court bar. is there an insolence from him in this book? >> guest: without question but as i was growing up we talked about things like federalism and separation of power along the dinner table. it certainly made for interesting dinner conversation. my dad used to say they are these two structural protections of the constitution that are as important as any other feature of it and that one is vertical and recall that federalism and the other's horizontal mccaul that separation of powers. we put those together they present any one person or group of people from getting too much power and abusing those who are subject to government. >> host: to ev

to learn about federalism, and benjamin franklin is through home the information flowed. it made it into the articles of confederation and then into the constitution. >> watch afterwords on the tv. >> all we can, american history tv is joining our cable partners to showcase the history of hyde park, new york. to learn more about the cities on our current tour, visit c-span.org. we continue with a look at the history of hyde park. >> we are on the hudson river today and we will show you some of the local sites and sounds you can enjoy in hyde park. much of the river you will visit today was referred to as million millionaire's row because of the many homes owned by

and benjamin franklin was the conduit in which this information flow to the rest of the founders andade its way to the articles of confederation. >> watch afterwards sunday night and then :00 eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> washington journal continues. >> joining us now is congresswoman robin kelly, democrat from illinois. she is here to give her reactions to this week's event. thank you for joining us. what is your reaction to wednesday's shooting?

he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. benjamin franklin was the conduit through which the rest of it flowed through our founders and made its way into the constitution. >> watch sunday night, 9:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span2's book tv. >>> earlier this month stanford university held a conference to address the future of section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. we heard mostly about section 7 of the act, including section 702, which gives the government authority to monitor foreign citizens to gather foreign intelligence. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. i'll give you a quick welcome and brief introduction of our first speaker. i'm mike franc, director of the washington, d.c. programs office for the hoover institution. welcome to sunrise or sunset, the future of section 702, the foreign intelligence surveillance act. our first speaker will be john villasenor, who is a visiting fellow here at the hoover institution. he wears a number of hats. he's also an affiliate at stanford center for

he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. and benjamin franklin was the conduit for which this information flowed to the rest of the founders. made its way first into the articles of confederation and in a more perfect way into the constitution. >> watch after words sunday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span2's book tv.

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and yet, he had a profound impact on our system of government because he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin learn about federalism, and he was the conduit through which this information flowed for the rest of the founders. >> watch "afterward" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2's book tv. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> this morning as the republican congressional baseball team held a practice in alexandria, virginia, a gunman opened fire and shot five people, including house majority whip steve scalise. this afternoon, the fbi and local police give an update on the investigation of the shooting. it is 15 minutes. mr. slater: good afternoon. hello again. my name is timothy slater. i'm the special agent in charge of the f.b.i.'s washington field office. i'm here to provide an investigative update on the shooting that occurred this morning. i would like to thank the alexandria police department, u.s. capitol police, and med

he is the one who talked benjamin franklin about federalism. it made its way into the articles of confederation and then the constitution. announcer: watch afterwards on 9:00eastern -- at eastern on c-span. this is moderated by april ryan, the author of "at mama's knee." >> also married francis bailey. francis baily, julianne " are we author of better off? " then lease the two charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents throughout the years who have been readers of history. many of them wrote history including john kennedy and even those who do not have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives. they realized it is essential to the role of a leader, whether it is the presidency or leadership of any kind. cause and effect. history matters. announcer: good to go to the.org for the complete weekend schedule. booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. announcer: mayor mitch landrieu gave a speech about race at the center for america

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he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism and benjamin franklin was the conduit through which this information flowed to the founders. made its way into the articles of confederation and the constitution. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 eastern on book tv. on wednesday, the federal reserve announced a quarter-point increase in the short-term interest rate. it is the second rate hike this year. fed chair janet yellen announced the move at a news briefing where she discussed the state of the u.s. economy. this is an hour. ms. yellen: good afternoon, before i get started, i want to say that our thoughts are with those who are injured this morning. today, the federal open market committee decided to raise the target range of the federal fund rate by one quarter of percent percentage point. it to one to one quarter percent. our decision r our decision reflects the progress the economy has made -- toward maximum employment. we also released today as an addendum to our policy normalization, principles, and plans, additional information on the process that we'll follow in

beautiful start to your friday taking a live look from city hall looking down the benjamin franklin parkway all the flags there. 5:45 a.m., 5 degrees. >> karen rogers it's time for our friday traffic. >> reporter: yes it is. wouldn't it be nice to ease you into the last day of the week? we're trying to do that. looking good on route 70 in cherry hill. we have construction blocking the right lane, they are wrapping things up. 670 westbound haddonfield. this is an area that's busy later not just yet, though. we had a handsful of accidents early this morning. egg harbor township, 322 blocking the right lane. southbound we have construction blocking the left lane. you have a couple of issues out there. butler pike a new accident white marsh township an accident involving deer at butler and germantown pike. stick to joshua road. restrictions with butler pike being blocked. web 422 ramp to limerick we have an accident. once again it's cool in spots as you head out. 47 in allentown. 50 in reading. 55 a little better in the city itself. 46 in millville. 49 in dover, delaware. but today's going to b

to learn about federalism and benjamin franklin was the conduit for which this information flow to the rest of the federalists. it was a more perfect way into the constitution. >> i just finished up double in the grove which is a book by a guy named gilbert king. it's all about the life of thurgood marshall before he was anyone's judge but litigating cases in the south at tremendous risk to himself but basically fighting for justice. >> there is a book i want to read, it's bringing out the best in people and i think every once in a while to get a new perspective on how you lead a team, i always say you lead people and you manage assets. >> harry reid had recommended it and i'm wrapping up a terrific novel called all the light we cannot see. i'm moving into the narrow road to the deep north which is another novel and the sixth

. >> welcome back you're taking a live look here, down the benjamin franklin parkway, really nice breezy start to your friday morning. it is 5:14 a.m., 73 degrees. >>> karen rogers is i will -- elated this morning we're moving into a month where there's a lot of beach fun. >> reporter: you know i like the beach. it's getting hot and it's friday, and i love the beach. this is 73 in pennsauken, camden county. right near route 130, traffic is moving nicely no problems heading toward the tacony-palmyra bridge looking good in pennsauken. 42 near deptford ascertain turnersville coming toward the walt whitman bridge. southbound traffic is extra heavy. i'm not the only one who likes to head the beach. you'll see that volume later. delaware avenue at marlboro street. we have an accident in fishtown off to the shoulder. penndot on the scene. the cones you see that's set up for the ongoing construction blocking the on-ramp. this is a car that slammed into a dump truck. it's causing problems, but it's off to the side. in the commuter traffic report we found object on the road, don't forget to be a m

benjamin franklin reminded his colleagues at the constitutional convention to begin by bowing their headsayer. inscribed in our currency on the word, in god we trust. we probably proclaim that we are one nation under god. every time we say the pledge of allegiance. we just heard a brave six-year-old patron i met him after the ceremony last year at arlington national cemetery. will. without hesitation he asked if i would like to come see his daddy is resting. next he led me over to where christopher jenkins will within section 660 and showed me pictures of his fallen father who is so great and so important to him. not only does christians show those photos but he carries his father's love in his heart and his courage in his beautiful, beaming young face. with his mom britney by his side, i said is your mother good or great. he said she's great. i said you better say that. he looked me square in the eyes and gave me a firm handshake. that six-year-old stood strong and tall and proud in front of the commander-in-chief, just as i am sure his dad would have wanted him to be. he is extraordinar

he is the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. benjamin franklin was the con with through which this information flowed to the rest of the founders. watch afterwards on sunday night. a three-judge panel of the court of appeals in the executivet order imposing travel restrictions and six majority muslim countries. the panel ruled unanimously that while the president has wrought powers that control the entry of persons to protect the american public, the order exceeded his authority. next, the may 15 oral argument in hawaii versus trump. it is one hour and 15 minutes. >> all rise. the ninth circuit is now in session. please be seated. >> good morning. good morning. it is a pleasure to be sitting here with my colleague, judge hawkins on my right. extend a welcome to the distinguished lawyers here today to argue their cases. and also to our observers. number 14 isch is submitted on briefs. also, the calvert case, number is submitted on briefs. the first case for oral argument today is the state of hawaii trump. that case is set for 30

he enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism and benjamin franklin was a conduit through whichfloat. minutes way first through the articles of confederation into the constitution. >> watched sunday night and i cook eastern on c-span2's booktv. sunday on q&a. is deeply committed to presenting his story and i think that is different from history. >> part one of the interview with a pulitzer prize winner. he talks about his book which covers barack obama's's life up to his presidency. >> i think his sense of destiny lead him to push the eger aside -- aside their there was a well-known political figure in chicago, a hugely respected man who everyone in black chicago believed could never go higher because he was married to a white omen. so it is in the political tradition of black chicago in the early 1990's that for a black man to aspire to represent it is necessary to have a black spouse. easterny night at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: from virginia, the district that is home to this book field where the shooting

benjamin franklin reminded his colleagues at the constitutional convention to begin by bowing their headsn prayer. inscribed on our currency are the words: "in god we trust." and we proudly proclaim that we are "one nation under god," every time we say the pledge of allegiance. you just heard a brave six-year-old patriot named christian jacobs beautifully recite that pledge of allegiance. i first met christian last week, after the memorial day ceremony at arlington national cemetery, where we honor and remember the american patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. christian was in perfect marine dress blues, as a tribute to his dad -- his beautiful dad. and he walked right up to me, in a big crowd of people. and without hesitation, he asked if i would like to come see where his daddy is resting. next, he led me over to where marine sergeant christopher jacobs lies among his brothers-and-sisters-in arms, in section 60, and showed me pictures of his fallen father who was so great and so important to him. not only does young christian carry those photos, but he carries his f

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enabled ofuy benjamin franklin to learn about federalism and he was the conduit from which this information flow. and and the articles of confederation into the constitution. announcer: watch afterwords on c-span 2's book tv. announcer: recently on c-span, new orleans mayor mitch landrieu the removal of a robert e. lee statue. >> to actually lay out the reasons why the statues were erected in the first place, why we are taking them down and what we can to do to recover from the age old battles that have separated us for so long. because of new orleans' role in that dark period of our history, we were, after all, one of the country's largest slave markets, and other people in this city had a special responsibility to help our nation continue to move through racial discourse. >> actress marisa hargitay. ,> to hear these stories, words like you said, dehumanizing, these lies are derailed -- of these lives are derailed the way lives are off track. lives sittingle's on a shelf getting derailed, children getting derailed of what is this life supposed to be? i was on this track, cannot even make s

even when they had the numbers to prevail in politics, benjamin franklin was complaining about the number of germans in pennsylvania in the 1750's. saying they will -- even though germans had numbers to carry weight, they avoidrd getting involved in politics. it was only after they established themselves economically they start to play in politics. this was the situation of other groups that we seen. we do see certain patterns. it's really just about to me which root works best and what the focus should be on in terms of getting a group from poverty to prosperity. moving up that economic ladder. i think the strategy of the civil rights movement particularly since the 1960's has been the wrong one on that front. given what we seen in patterns of other groups, there should have been no expectation that this would fair any better than it has. i also think the per on pressure on obama and expectations on obama was ridiculously high. he was going to compensate for this entire black experience inside eight years. i read a piece in the "new york times" yesterday, i believe where cited a failing

he is the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. benjamin franklin was the con with through which this information flowed to the rest of the founders. watch afterwards on sunday night. a three-judge panel of the court of appeals in the executivet order imposing travel restrictions and six majority muslim countries. the panel ruled unanimously that while the president has wrought powers that control the entry of persons to protect the american public, the order exceeded his authority. next, the may 15 oral argument in

-- benjamin franklin was the conduit for which this information flowed and made its way into the articles of confederation in a more perfect way into the constitution. >> watch afterwards assigning night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span twos book tv. >> the arts have a huge economic benefit and so cutting them like they are spending more money protecting trump tower and they are in the nea and you know, it's just a hate crime basically you look at all the ways they allocate spending and like the science research actually benefits the country cutting, and you know, automobile and mission, the blacks are save money on gas, so doing all this stuff and in a funny way they are idealists responded to how the world it should be rather than the way the world is, so doing symbolic things that enforce a kind of white patriarchal old way like trans whole session about:, cold will just never be a useful fuel again and there aren't that many coal minors and basically i joke make america great again really means make america 1958 again, so there's an idea where it's 1958 and coal is our ener

he's the guy that enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. >> watch afterwards on cspan 2's book tv. >> tom price recently testified before the senate finance committee about the president's 2018 budget request for his department. lawmakers also asked about the current state of the health care law and proposed cuts to medicaid. this hearing runs just over two hours. >>> the committee will come to order. we're going to first listen to the

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i think benjamin franklin was there -- subject to this inquiry hancock and the declaration of independence. i was wondering if you could talk about that. that seems to correspond with the idea of phillis living at a transitional point, a transitional point for her and her work. i believe there were 18 people brought into that room. it was kind of like, i would imagine, an oral defense for a dissertation. you had to prove that you wrote it, you had to prove that you had sufficient intelligence, you had to prove that you didn't plagiarize, you had to prove you are authentic. male minds of the time were gathered in that room. they examined her. they wanted to know, was she capable of writing what she said she had written? the one contest we should look at is that this was the age of the enlightenment, and age of knowledge at a time when the gifts of the mind were celebrated. if youwere intelligent, could express yourself by get the if you could intellectual attention of aters, you were considered the top level of humidity. -- of humanity. for a very difficult community, very difficult for a t

on our system of government, because he is the guy that enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism, and ben franklin is the person through which the information flowed into the articles of confederation, and then the constitution. >> watch sunday night at nine about pm eastern on c-span2. next on american history tv, commonwealth professor kathryn shively meier discusses jubal early's experiences as a confederate general, focusing on his loss to union general philip sheridan during the 1864 shenandoah campaign. she also analyzes early memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the civil war. this 45 minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >> our third speaker today is one of our own, a phd from 2010, kathryn shively meier, who is now an associate professor of history at virginia commonwealth university where she teaches courses on the american civil war and american military history and environmental history credit her research interests -- history. her research interests involve the 1

the guy who, enabled benjamin franklin to learn about -- made into it the articles of confederation and in the constitution. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 eastern on booktv. >> this afternoon, president trump announced he was restore something travel and economic restrictions on cuba lifted a parse of the own administration's easing he made the announce independent a rally in miami. >> u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson visited capitol hill this week to brief lawmakers on the president's 2018 budget request for this department. members pressed mr. till erskine on proposed budget cuts that would impact hugh humanitarian aide and delay in hiring senior

he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. benjamin franklin was the conduit through which the rest of it flowed through our founders and made its way into the constitution. >> watch sunday night, 9:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span2's book tv. >>> earlier this month stanford university held a conference to address the future of section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. we heard mostly about section 7 of the act, including section 702, which gives the government authority to monitor foreign citizens to gather foreign intelligence. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. i'll give you a

a profound impact on our system of government because he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism and he was the con duty. first articles of confederation then this the constitution. that is 9:00 eastern tonight on c-span 2 book tv. "washington journal" continues. host: author and journalist edward luce the retreat of western liberalism. thank you for being with us. you write the following quote as president the means at trump's disposal to divert public anger is chilling. they most learn to separate the man from the people who vote for him. what do uyou mean? guest: i'm thinking not just of the last presidential campaign and hillary clinton's notorious description of many of trump's voters as a basket of deplore believe people i'm think of david cameron's approach to brexit. there is not good politics just on a practical basis to write off people who could potentially vote for you. and it is not very fair. what trump says and what trump is, is not necessarily it what his supporters are and we must for many, many reasons lose the habit of thinking all trump voters

and get he had a profound impact on our system of government because he's the guy that enabled benjamin franklin to learn about the conduit through which disinformation flowed. it made its way into the articles of confederation and then into the constitution. >> host: amazing. before we get into the subject matter of the book itself i did have the privilege to meet your late father was a legendary figure solicitor general of the united states and top supreme court advocates and father of the supreme court bar. is there an influence from him in this book? >> guest: without question. as i was growing up we would talk about things like federalism and separation of powers and i think i was 30 before he realized not every family does to. does. i think they should. it made for an interesting dinner conversation. my dad used to say there are structural protections that are as important as any other feature and one is vertical and we call that federalism and the other is horizontal and we call that separation of power. they prevent anyone person or group of people from getting power and abusing those th

benjamin franklin was the conduit through which this flotilla rest of the founders. immediate the first into the articles of confederation,. and then into the constitution >> watch afterwards tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span2's book tv. ♪ >> c-span, for history unfolds daily. in, 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. this past week, attorney general jeff sessions testified before the senate intelligence committee about contact he had with the russian ambassador during the 2016 presidential campaign and other issues related to the investigation in a russian interference during last year postelection. this here in took place less than a week after former fbi ct

he is the benjamin franklin professor of liberal arts and professor of history at gettysburg college. many of you might remember that he was the interim director of the civil war institute. he played a pivotal role in the transition. anything that is not a person on this faculty that i rely more on than michael birkner. he has been indispensable to what i have done here, with my staff has done, and the way we withbeen able to connect gettysburg college students. students adore him. i hear time and time again that michael birkner's class on historical message, it is called a boot camp, in the case -- and the kids come back to me time and time again saying that michael is their favorite professor. he has exceedingly high standards. i am pleased to have two very dear friends here to speak about above that they edited with the university of florida press. the title of the book is james buchanan and the coming of the civil war. here is john quist and michael birkner. [applause] >> thank you and good morning fellow history addicts. we are glad that you are here. thank you for the kind intro

michael is the benjamin franklin professor of liberal arts and professor of history at gettysburg college. many of you might remember that michael was the interim director of the civil war institute. he played a pivotal role in the transition. let me just say

three of our founding fathers, thomas jefferson, benjamin franklin and john adams negotiated a treatyiendship and commerce with frederick the great in 1785, establishing a basis for this special relationship that we enjoy today. americans were affected in other ways by this city when some of the best and brightest people active in berlin came to the united states, albert einstein, george gross, on a short bark -- the list of former residents of the city has changed the face of modern america. [indiscernible] pres. reagan: he has just told me that now they want to create heaven on earth. we celebrate with you today. [applause] pres. reagan: thank you. [applause] thank you.n: much and i wish you well. so, we do celebrate with you today, remembering the heroic deeds of these, all of them here on this platform, and all berliners in the long-standing relationship between our two countries. let's not forget the painful lessons of the not so recent past, and draw on those experiences. together, we can build a better future for this city, for europe and the world. as we look toward the 21st c

he's the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. and he was the conduit for which this information flowed to the rest of the founders. made its way first into the articles of confederation and more perfect way in the constitution. >> watch afterwards federalism. and he at the:00 eastern on c-span's book tv. >> earlier today president trump made changes to u.s. policy stored cuba that were put in place by the obama administration. he was joined in miami by vice president mike pence and officials from florida. senator marco rubio, governor rick scott, and congressman mario diaz-balart who was the first to speak. this is a little more than an our. [applause] mr. diaz-balart: thank you very much. let me tell you this is a special day to be with the distinguished members of the president's cabinet, including our very own secretary acosta. [applause] mr. diaz-balart: my colleagues, i know some of my colleagues that are here, starting with senator rubio, congressman curbelo, i know i'm going to miss some, but i know someone that's very spe

extra traffic on the schuylkill expressway backing up from the benjamin franklin parkway to the schuylkillcity avenue we had an accident off to the side, now it's completely cleared out of the way, but westbound is busy from past the boulevard to gladwyn as it is most mornings with speeds like 20 miles per hour. even less we're in the teens along i-95 southbound side approaching cottman into girard. phils are back in town for the weekend. watch out for extra traffic in south philadelphia tonight. dave matthews will be at the mann music center in fairmont park at belmont and montgomery drive. down wires have cleared out, 252 is reopened. pottstown we have a crash at south street and cross street. bedminster bucks county. yesterday they opened 313 the bridge over perkiomen creek had been closed for several months. in cellarsville, the mainly treat bridge is closed through september. washington or park avenues are the alternates. >>> four children are recovering from a bounce house accident that you're about to see here. the inflatable snapped free from safety lines at a party on sunday, they

this is the eastbound on-ramp from the benjamin franklin parkway to 676. you can see that coming to that toward the vine, the disabled vehicle as we watch live push off the scene. it was blocking the right lane, creating problems, there they go, trying to help the guy move out of here. he has his flashers on. they are pushing him out of the way here. water main repair going on in cinnaminson burlington county. the action cam was on the scene, it's causing restrictions. the crew is working to repair the water main riverton heading toward route 90 and 38. if you're coming in from delran or willingboro you have a problem with the water main repair and the crews are out there. i-95 it's a pretty start to the day, sunshine and dry roads. southbound traffic showing building volume. not a major delay, but nonetheless a little slow as we look toward cottman heading toward center city. >> breaking overnight, a crazed and deadly tale unravels coming from the olney section. a confrontation led to a man being shot to death on the street. the dead man's cousin gave arm