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after words airs on booktv every saturday at 10 p.m. and around at 9 p.m. eastern. you can watch all previous shows on our website booktv.org. >> and a criminal rights tracker is coming up now on after words. >> with high profile spikes in violence in milwaukee, chicago, and washington, d.c. the question of violent crime has gained attention it hasn't had since the 1990's. this is a new book "the rise and fall of violent crime in america" what inspired you to reinvestigate the issue of violent crime? >> no one studied in a co comprehensive way the history of violent crime and i felt that needed to be done especially because as we both know the violent crime rate had skyrocketed in the late '6

booktv? send us an e-mail, booktv@c-span.org, tweet us at booktv or post a comment on our wall, facebook.com/booktv. >> host: university of wisconsin professor jennifer rosenhagen, who was frederick nietzsche? >> nineteenth century german philosopher who wrote many many books. of philosophy in all forms, and all of them, some longer form critiques, all of them had something to do with the challenge of universal truth. he took as his enemies the notion of universal truth and pretty much all of his work had something to do with his efforts to para it down, excavated, look at the history of that idea and to show that anything we take to be universal like god, cumin creation. they are not rooted in nature or necessity or mirrors of reality. >> host: he wrote god is dead. >> guest: he wrote god is dead. this makes its appearance in his day science and in indeed gay science -- and aphorisms called the madmen. the aphorisms is he is playing with this idea that a madman runs into the town square and

. >> this is booktv on c-span 2. here's our lineup. tonight, starting at 6:30, nick adams shares his opinions on political correctness. then at 7:30, the new yorker's jane mayer reports on the influence of big money in politics. miss mayer will join us live next weekend to discuss all of her books and take your questions on "in depth" primetime continues at 9:00 p.m. wife michael hayden, the former nasa and cia director sits down we former cia director james woolsey to asks national security on booktv's" after words "program. which that's followed at 10:00 with the panel on the history of the black power movement. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> the newman foundation at harvard university established the annual j. anthony lukas worrieds in 1998 and recently announces this year's finalists for works in progress-nonfiction writing and history. the first award is for unfinished books. the finalist include sasha eisenberg, whose writing history of same-sex marriage in america, and author steve luxenburg who is looking at t

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you're on booktv. >> caller: yes. mr.ave any appreciation of the writings of earnest hemingway? >> host: whoa die you ask that question? >> i just love his life, the way he lived it. >> host: what about his writing. >> caller: pardon? >> host: do you like his writing as well? >> caller: not as much. >> host: why? >> caller: well, except a few as far as, like, the old man in the sea. but i appreciate the history of his life, his biographyies, the people he used to run around with, the expatriates. f. scott fitzgerald, i was just wondering what mr. burns thought of hemingway. >> host: ron, thank you for that. >> guest: well, i've never liked hemingway as an author. i think he's monumentally overrated in terms of being a human being, he could be a terrible human being. f. scott fitzgerald got hemingway his first publishing contract by begging his editor, trading f-fitzgerald -- trading on his good name with his editor to publish hemingway's first book, and hermingway spent years trashing -- just savaging verbally fitzgerald

that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. every day books are reviewed by publications throughout the country. here is a look gets a recent review titles pre meeting this weekend on booktv. naval academy english professor, jayson reviewed the manhunt and capture of balkan war criminals which included slobodan milosevic who were indicted by the international criminal tribunal in the hague. he writes in the washington independent review of books the book is loaded with tourists stories, stories of procrastination and obfuscation, stories of courage, determination and ultimate success in bringing many ethnic cleansing masterminds and functionaries to justice. and he notes much of what these new is as extensive interviews with special forces soldiers, wide range of war crimes investigators and intelligence officials. nick littlefield's recounting of the life of the late senator ted kennedy was reviewed in usa today by washington bureau chief susan page who notes the book doesn't just show how the sausage is made as the cliche abo

. >> booktv saturdays and sundays at 9 p.m. eastern. you can watch all previous programs on the website, booktv.org. >>> mr. norris will be interviewed by press club member up with a correspondent for the "washington post" and the author or co-author of the books including two "new york times" bestsellers published in 2012 with the late john's and the battle for america 2008. he's a regular panelist on pbs washington week and a frequent guest on cbs, nbc and cnn. and he's so busy he will probably have to leave this event in less than an hour to be one of the roasters and toasters of gwen ifill across the ballroom. i would answer questions, so i hope you have a bunch. afterwards, mr. morris will sign copies of his book at the table. by the way, marion was the recipient of the state award in 1998 and her picture from that night is just outside the room on the law. please get a national press club welcome to dan and john morris. [applause] >> thank you all for coming. we are here to celebrate the life and times of a great washington instit

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booktv has covered many of these candidates, and you can watch them on our web site, booktv.org. >> booktv continues now with barry latzer on "after words." the criminologist tracked violet crime in the united states -- violent crime in the united states from the 1960s to today. he's interviewed by samuel buyler of the urban institute. >> host: with high profile spikes in violation in milwaukee, chicago, washington, d.c., the question and the issue of violent crime has acquired a national salience that it hasn't had since the 990 -- 190s. barry latzer has written a new book. barry, what inspired you to reinvestigate the issue of violent crime? >> guest: no one had really studied in a comprehensive way the history of violent crime, and i felt that that needed to be done especially because, as we both know, the violent crime rates had skyrocketed in the late '60s and really became a major concern for the entire nation for the next several decades, two and a half decades really. so i felt, given the significance of violent crime in the postwar period, a major work on that needed to be done. >

here's a look at some recently-reviewed titles premiering this weekend on booktv. the latest book by the new yorker's jane mayer, "dark money," about the hidden intersection of money and politics, was reviewed in the washington post by tom hamburger. he writes: >> jane mayer will be live on booktv's "in depth" taking your questions about "dark money" and her other books next sunday at noon eastern. in the "usa today," scruggs looks at the invisibles by associated press reporter jesse holland. commenting on the book, ms. scruggs notes: >> blackhawk down author considered michael hayden's book "playing to the edge "for "the new york times." mr. bowden writes: >> michaelhayden discusses "playine edge" this week on "after words." here's a preview of his conversation with former cia director james wooly. >> iran was the second most-discussed topic in the oval office, right? terrorism and iran. you'd talk about other stuff, but we didn't talk about any of them actually that any of them was number three. it was terrorism and then it was iran. president bush, he used to as

our hope booktv will be there. we had a discussion and we will keep the discussion going. >> host: april ryan, the white house and the presidency in black and white. >> booktv isn't twitter, follow us to get booktv, author information and to talk directly with doctors during our live programs, twitter.com/booktv. >> this weekend booktv is live in savannah, george's landmark district for the savannah book festival. now let's take a look at doctors who found savannah home. born in 1889, conrad 8 and published his first collection of poetry, birth triumphant in 1914. his many awards include the pulitzer prize for poetry in 1930 and the national book award for his collected poems in 1954. konrad aitken was poetry consultant of the library of congress from 1950 to 1952, which was the precursor for the u.s. poet laureate. he died in his hometown of savannah in 1973. critically acclaimed short story writer flannery o'connor was born in savannah in 1925. by the age of 20 she had published several stories including a good m

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eastern on booktv in primetime on c-span2. here is a look at the best selling books according to the conservative book club. looking at the attempted assassination of ronald reagan is at the top. and then fox host in the book of thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates. and then a book on the consulate team in benghazi. donald trump has two books on the list. a look at the conservative book club best-seller list continues with a pocket size addition of the u.s. constitution and rush lim bah's rush revers and had star stangled banner. and finally, violating the campaign finance laws and the look at that. and a look at the former life of george h. bush. many of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website. >> on the next washington journal we talk to supreme court court reporter david savage about the death of justice scal over the weekend. and then aaron cline on the federal reserve and the possible changes to interest rates in the coming weeks. you can join the conversation by phone, on

[inaudible conversations] >> welcome to santa barbara on booktv. located along california's coast between the mountains and the pacific ocean, it was originally settled by spanish missionaries to fortify the territory and convert the native population to christianity. today it has a population of around 90,000 is known for its spanish architecture. with help from mark cox communications cable partners, for the next hour we will visit with the city's local authors. >> how important is the ocean to santa barbara? in the wiki to santa barbara. beautiful beach, harbor, houses right on the water. and then you say to yourself, what would happen if the water rose? three and a half million people in california live within three and a half foot of the modern sea level. many of them in the bay area. that's a lot of people to move. >> we also sat down with ronald reagan biographer lou cannon. >> reagan was smart. he didn't comment on books about him like he did say, i interviewed him, and he said well, i hear you are writing another book about me. and i said

booktv since 1988. all of the top fiction authors and books all available at booktv.org. >> here is a look at recently reviewed titles premiering this weekend. naval academy phillip jason reviewed the manhunt and capture of balkan war criminals. he said the book is loaded with horror stories, stories of courage, determination and success in bringing ethnic cleansing masterminds and functionaries to justice. and he notes what is new is interview with special forces soldiers and a range of criminal investigators and intelligence officials. nick little field and dave next recovering the live of ted kennedy was recounted by susan page noting the book doesn't just show how the sausage is made it details how the pigs were chosen, what knives the butchers yield, and which recipes are made to make the main dishes more pallatable. and natalie ann jeer talked about the history of psychiatry for the time book review session. he said liberman recognizes many people are uncomfortable with the notion of mental illnes

we want fewer booktv viewers to hear your questions is also. please wait for the microphone to come to you before asking questions so the booktv viewers can see how smart you really are. tonight borders is pleased to welcome mike mullane. "riding rockets" is the first book by space shuttle astronaut to talk about his experiences for adult audiences. unlike prior astronaut looks which tend to be g rated, technical and sanitized, his story is refreshingly human and candid. mullane becomes the story of an amazing dreams quest. mullane was commissioned into the usa apps. he was selected as the first group of space shuttle astronauts. he currently lives in albuquerque, new mexico. please give a warm borders welcome to mike mullane. [applause] mr. mullane: thank you very much, and good evening. i thought i would start by explaining what a shuttle launch is like. i will read from a few passages, but extemporaneously i want to describe to you what it's like to blast off into space. i'm frequently asked, was i afraid sitting on that launchpad. and i rep

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[inaudible question] >> wednesday, booktv in prime time features books about drone warfare. at 8 p.m., scott shane on objective troy. a terrorist, a president and the rise of the drone. then strategic failure and how president obama's drone warfare, defense cuts and amateur military impaired america. and the book unmanned drones after that. drone warfare starting at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2. on our next washington journal we talk to supreme court reporter david savage of the la time abouts about the death of justice scalia over the weekend and the vacancy left on the court. than aaron cline of the bipartisan central on the federal reserve and the possible changes to interest rates. you can join the conversation on the phone or by facebook and twitter. washington journal live every morning at 7 a.m. on c-span. >> in the early 1980s a lot of the largest banks were on the brink of collapse because they lent too much money to latin america. so they required banks to hold more equity capital meaning if they lost money because of a bad decision it would not cause them to default

booktv, television for serious readers. >> this weekend on booktv, on after wordses, former nasa and central intelligence agency director michael hate didn't talks to former director james woolsey about national security. also this weekend an author panel on the black power movement, report on required reading for incoming college students. plus, innovation adviser, alex ross, on how industries will change in the next ten years. journalists and historian, jessy hole hand, on the lives of slaves in the white house. and next week's in-depth guest, jane mayer, reports on the influence of big money in politics from a complete schedule, booktv.org. book tv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. >> up next on booktv, panel highlights many social movements and author greg jobin leeds talks about his book "when we fight, we win." >> our first event of 2016, so we're off to a good start, i would say. [applause] >> so, while you're here, please feel free to take advantage of both sides of this partnership. we'll have servers coming around the whole night. yo

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you can read the full article on the posting booktv has covered numerous biographies and you can watch the authors on the website, booktv.org. he's not majoring in urban studies and he had an assignment he had to give an economic or via the rich neighborhood so he goes and a police cruiser drives by and i told this story and in the book the police cruiser drives by the secret u-turn, plus on the sidewalk, jumps out the hits and with a flashlight, looks up and says who are you and why are you here. he says i'm a student and i'm doing an assignment. the police officer says the park closes at 9:30 and he says that it's only 7:30. he comes up with his hand on his weapon and says the park closes at nine. he says we don't want any trouble and they walk away. the other is flint michigan. there is a community devastated as you know by the loss of manufacturing automobile industry now dealing in the fact that they've been poisoned because of bad water. what does that mean is somebody made that decision not upgrading the pipes and has is a post from going to detroit. so from policing to who has

welcome to greenville, south carolina on booktv located in the northern part of the state it was a regional be the hunting ground of the cherokee. today as a population of 60,000 and is rich in textile heritage. with help of our charter communications partners over the next 90 minutes we will learn about the history of the city from local authors including the stories from upstate south carolina, residents from home and abroad and the impact world war 2 had on the region. >> during the great depression the mills worked one week on, one big off, or one day on, one day off. in 1939, september 1939, when europe went to war, and our allies primarily england and france looks to washington d.c. for goods and materials they needed. they were nations at war and looked to us to help them out. >> later we will visit there and university library and look at selected items from their baptist religion and special collections and they're about the impact it had on the area but first we will talk with author leola robinson-simpson about the civil rights movement and her role in the civil rights activist.

confirmation hearings have yet to be set by the senate. >> now, on booktv's "after words," former ciaand nsa director michael hayden provides an inside look at national security. he is interviewed by james woolsey, former cia director in the clinton administration. >> general hayden, mike, first of all, very fine book. >> thanks. >> enjoyed it's lot. start right off with a couple of interesting chapters in the middle. one about pittsburgh, and your history of growing up there and the same neighborhood for many years, and in the other about your family, and what it's like to have a family in the midst of espionage, and i thought you might want to say just a word about those before we jump into things like metadata and the rest. >> well, first of all, thank you. i didn't have a chapter on me in the book. i kind of had the manust

. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2. this weekend we are in greenville, south carolina, with the help of our local cable partner charter communications. up next we speak with akan malaci, author of "u.s. presidents and foreign policy mistakes." >> in the last campaign you asked questions about the biggest mistake you made in your life and you still like to joke that it was trading sammy sosa. you've looked back for what mistakes might have been made after 9/11. what would your biggest mistake be would you say and what lessons have you learned from it? >> i wish we given me this question a ahead of time so the plan for it. >> i look at the book, a book i did because my colleague and friend steve walker. we decided to ride it a few years back. you need location for a think was a press conference given by then-president george w. bush. i think it was in april 2004. he was asked about his biggest mistakes, the first two years of his administration. the president took the question and couldn't give an answer. he then meandere

[inaudible conversations] >> booktv is on instagram. follow was for publishing news, updates and behind the scenes pictures and videos. instagram.com/booktv. >> can use of the research of the most in the university of virginia. is also author of a new book called the failed politics from the nixon tapes, the vietnam war and the casualties of the election. what did the nixon administration look like? >> the nixon administration in 1972 was geared completely around richard nixon's a desire to win and massive reelection landslide, and the american people have know if knowing the extent to which nixon-based decision about the vietnam war. life or death decisions on how they would affect his shot at winning a second term. he learned in his first year in office from the cia, the joint chiefs, is a general in vietnam, the pentagon, the south vietnam could not survive without american troops defending it. so we knew they would not going to be able to fulfill his campaign promise from 68 of peace with honor in vietnam. instead he decided to take

many of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our web site, booktv.org. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> everybody, welcome to this amazing talk. my -- i'm a ph.d student in the humanities group, doing research and a fellow of the center for ethics. so today we have kentaro, who is a professor at the university of michigan school of information. he also founded microsoft research india, where he created a group that did technology for emerging markets. his talk today will be on the law of am mix-ification. a very -- amplification, a very interesting talk. and it's kind of a heresy in some ways to have this talk, and the talk is aptly named "geek heresy: rescuing culture change from technology." it provokes important conversations because i think technology is important, but also important to think about what is the impact of the technology and how we design the technology in the best we way can. so without further adieu. like to introduce kentaro here. [applause] >> thank you for that i

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[inaudible conversations] >> you are watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and got his every weekend. tv, television for serious readers. >> this weekend on booktv we are live with author and former fox news host eric burns. he will take your questions and discuss his many books from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. on afterward the daily caller's mad losers republicans to reach embrace conservative principles or run the risk of the party's demise. this weekend, report on the largest refugee camp in the world. panel discussion on the life of librarian of congress james billington, director of nationa

announcer: tonight on "booktv --on "q&a." [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: tonight on "the presidency," the bush versus gore u.s. supreme court case. here is a preview. >> jack said, how bad of a decision that bush versus gore is? i said, it is a bad decision, that it is nowhere near korematsu. and that he did something that shocked me then, and you will see why it is so relevant today, and he said, i don't think korematsu was such a bad decision either. which kind of staggered me. i do not think that we were near a constitutional crisis. i don't think -- but one of the things that i thought was quite interesting about what had happened after the supreme court ruling is that it was the first super close election in u.s. presidential history. the election of 1800 and the election of 1876 were decided by the supreme court and if the supreme court had decided

tonight on c-span 2's booktv. >> the smiley ten years ago this book came out, the covenant with black america and this is ten years later ex-first of all are, what were you trying to get at ten years ago. >> guest: first of owl, hey new years. ten years ago we were in the midst of the bush administration, and in 2005 katrina hit and kanye west famously said that president bush -- george bush doesn't care about black people those black folk who lost their lives, this book comes out in 2008 because black folk had enough. we were sick and tired of being sick and tired as we put together an agenda that laid out the top ten issues of importance to african-americans and what could be done through the national plan of action to turn the tide against all those ills and ailments that were trying to take black america under. everything from health to housing to criminal justice to the environment, to the digital divide. the top ten issues of importance to african-americans, education, were in this book. the book comes out, makes history, goes number one on "the new york times" bestseller list,

on booktv we will learn about the history of endangered species in california from the author of after the grisly. next, find out about rising sea levels and the threat they pose to coastal cities from brian fagan, author of the attacking the ocean. >> 3.5 million people in california live within 3.5 feet of modern sea level. many of them in the bay area. that is a lot of people. >> then we visit the old mission santa barbara to tour their archives and see items which talk about groups surrounding area. on american history tv we traveled to the silent movie era and learn about a central role santa barbara played in the industry as we explore the story of the american film manufacturing co. known as the flying a studios which produced silent films here from 1912 to 1921. next we visit the old mission santa barbara outdoor museum and discover how the spanish introduced plans from native indians who cultivated many of these and changed the landscape of california. finally we will hear about one of santa barbara's earliest and most long-lasting industries. jews to its mild climate the city

when we get to the q&a make your way to the microphone so we have the you to channel anc's bin booktv so we can hear your question and use the microphone. and before you commit to get your books tonight -- your books mind something that looks like it won't topple over. in this evening we will hear about a remarkable true story that hasn't been told before that is called the world's most successful men hunt targeted 161 individuals in connection with the balkan conflict of the 1990's but that is with the term ethnic cleansing was first used with the wholesale slaughter taking place in the heart of europe so those responsible were identified in the indicted by the international criminal tribunal of the of former yugoslavia. the first time that a global court was established to pursue war criminals to engage in a more substantial hunt. by 2011 all 161 of those indicted have thank captured or killed or surrendered or committed suicide. a manhunt was conducted in secret mostly. to involve special forces, the spy agency's even the tracking unit but the subsequent trials have set a precedent

[applause] >> wednesday, booktv in prime time features books about drone warfare. scott shane talks on objective troy. a terrorist, a president and the rise of the drone. author interview program afterwards. he will be joined in conversation. later that evening american university for new yorker staff writer investigation of the influence of big money and politics. also joining us live on our three hour: program sunday, march 6. another taping this time with michael eric dyson. race and the obama presidency. people sit down. that is a look at some of the author programs. many of these are open to the public. investigating the finances of the catholic church. next he speaks with book tv. book, leonard pitts is local columnist and joy and read joy does with phone calls but we want to introduce gerald posner, the author of several books, his most recent is this one, "god's bankers," the history of money and power at the vatican, was it is published by simon & schuster. by simon and schuster. do is "god's bankers"? >> guest: they change every 20 years or so but for the

look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. my name is jerry fowler, and i'm a senior policy analyst here at the open society foundations, so i'm pleased to welcome you to this event that's hosted by open society and by our friends at politics and prose. to hear about ben rawlence's new book, "city of thorns." we're very proud, actually, because ben did part of the work for this book while he was an open society fellow, and so we're happy to have made that particular contribution to the work. we're also pleased this afternoon to have karen atilla who is an editor at "the washington post" and who is going to be interviewing ben. she'll say a little bit more about ben's background, but let me tell you about karen. she, before joining "the washington post," reported for the associated press from cure sow, and her work has appeared in publications across the world including -- can i have a list here, i won't go through the whole thing -- but salon, the haitian times, morningside post. sh

that was afterwards booktv program in which authors of the nonfiction books are interviewed. watch past afterwards programs online at booktv.org. this past week, president obama announced the nomination of karla hayden to become 14th library of congress. doctor hayden has been the ceo of the enoch free library in baltimore, maryland since 1993 and has been a member of the national museum and library services board since 2010. another post she was nominated for by president obama. here's dr. hayden in 2004 discussing her opposition to the patriot act. >> libraries are one of the building blocks of a free and open society and when members of the public enter a library for whatever reason, to pursue their own intellectual interest and look up something that they have a curiosity about or find out about subjects they've heard about. no one should be examined or scrutinized by anyone especially by the government. and the american library association supports the protection of confidentiality and freedom that accompanies it, and we find hearts pa of the u.s. arks patriot act threat

[inaudible conversations] >> booktv is on twitter. follow us to get publishing news, scheduling that date, author information and to talk directly with authors during our live programs. twitter.com/booktv. >> i first met nick adams three years ago. if you understand history think of the young man who came to the united states of america in the 1800s. if you never read the book democracy in america, here was a young man who came from france wanting to understand what made america so unique, so different from all the other countries and he wanted to understand single finger that is been distinguishable about america, individual rights and freedoms and liberties. here today we have a modern-day alexis toqueville. has come from the land down under and he is sharing thoughts and perspectives with us. let me give you a brief overview about nick adams, he is the best selling author, columnist and commentator who has appeared on every major program including the o'reilly fact, the sean hannity show, but laura ingraham show, the glenn beck pro

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. >> you can watch booktv every weekend on c-span2 or the website booktv.org. >>> and now on the "after words," matt lewis, the author of two dumb to fail books at the origins of the conservative movement and argues the republican party needs to return to its roots in order to avoid becoming the minority party. he is interviewed by columnist for the news york daily news. >> host: so, first when did you start writing this book lacks because of the brilliantly predicts the landscape of where we are now with this election. take me through the process of when this form in your head. >> guest: somebody said i should buy a powerball ticket because i can see the future. it's hard to say when do you start writing a book is that when you write the proposal and turning them into a script? i would say five years ago i started writing columns that led me to this book and its appetite is their appeal in wind road and i thought she kind of got radicalized and sort of changed and i have seen candidates like christina o'donnell and share an angle saying things i felt kind of uncomfortable with as a con

[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> booktv is on twitter. follow to us get publishing news, author information and talk directly with authors during our live programs. twitter.com/booktv. >> i'll begin by saying i'm delighted to welcome jesse holland as he presents his second book "the invisibles: untold story of african-americans in the white house." holland is a nationally recognized journalist and media authority who has corrected hundreds of articles on african-american history, politics, news, in addition to the supreme court. he makes regular paneses on c-span's warm journal, news now, and evening exchange. also long-standing contributor and political reporter for the "associated press" and one of the supreme court correspondents. and his first book, "black men don't make capital" he pointed out buildings and monuments and structures, including the capitol dome statue of freedom, that were constructed at least in part be enslaved black men. he focuses on overlooked roles that african-american froms have played in the history of the whi

booktv, television for serious readers. >> well, good morning. i'm mike gerhardt. scholar in residence at the national constitution center. a great privilege for me to be able to do that. i normally teach at constitution law at unc chapel hill, which is not that far, at least by airplane. and it is terrific to be here today with mary bilder to talk about her terrific new book, which is called, "madison's hand, revising the constitutional convention." so i'm going to talk to mary for roughly an hour but, you will also have the chance to write down questions. there will be people coming through giving you a chance to jot down questions on index cards. just as a little bit of background, mary is a professor of law and distinguished solar -- >> louder, please. >> yes. sorry. it is also micked which, hopefully will carry throughout the room. we're here with mary sarah bilder, with her new book, "madison's hand, revising constitutional convention." she is at boston law school and property trusts and estates and american legal and constitutional history. in case you misse

booktv, television for serious readers. .. >> rich at the white house began in iowa.the caucuses in 1972 and then they move to new hampshire, the quintessential primary which has a long and rich history and now we begin to test the candidates and their message. south carolina, the first southern primary and in the party caucuses in nevada, democrats and republicans more than likely drop out of the race in the field will then narrow it and then we move into early march. super tuesday winner take all primaries which means the delegate count will be critical. as we watch you continue for the candidates, we will understand his message is resonating and loses on the passage nomination. >> the coalition fighting isis testified before the committee last week. he spoke about airstrikes against isis, humanitarian concerns in syria and countering social media. congressman ed royce's chair of the two-hour hearing. >> rhp at this hearing hearing will come to order. today we will hear from the administration's point man on its effort to combat

. >> next on booktv tom lewis talks about the history of washington, d.c. from george washington's decision on a 10-mile site as the capital of the united states in 1791 to the early construction of federal buildings and ever-changing social and political landscape. posted by smithsonian associates in washington, d.c., this is an hour and a half. >> our guest tonight is tom lewis, professor of english a

this is booktv on location in madison on c-span2. >> his chief desire was to put the seat of government on the banks of the potomac. washington was given that task is fighting it in 100 miles of the potomac and was actually given up to us the constitution said up to 10-mile square. he created a diamond district if you will, diamond shaped district. you can see the top going up to maryland as they do as i'm sure you're all familiar. but they went down across the potomac to alexandria. that is an important thing to consider. he was taking both sides of the potomac. in the residence at, which allowed the president, directed the president to place the seat of government on the potomac and all of that gave him not 1 penny to carry out the job. so it was rather a trendsetting of congress at the time to vote for some thing and not give it any money. washington had to contend with that and we'll talk a little bit briefly about that. they had to contend with thomas jefferson on the one hand you have a vision of the city, which is airy different. it wasn't a city at all. it was a federal town. an