d.c., and it's always a pleasure here at the bookstore to welcome a local author here, especially for a debut, and so we welcome don. we also welcome the booktv c-span audience. we welcome them tonight. the format is don will speak at the podium for 20-25 minutes. he'll present the book, why he wrote it, and then we'll open it up the second half of the hour to you for questions, and what we ask is that you get to the audience microphone here in the center aisle. it's difficult getting to a crowd to size, but because we're taping, it keeping the talk audible and we'll field questions from that microphone. we encourage your questions and input after the q&a, and don will sign books at this table. his books are for sale at the front of the store. that's how it'll go, but, again, we just welcome you and say thank you for being here and for don peck. don is a national award winning writer and a features editor at the atlantic covering the economy in american society. the september issue of the atlantic out now and also available here for sale, featured a cover story by don, can the middle class be saved? it's an essay adapted from this book, "pinched," a

inclement weather but not seriously concerned about emergency aspects, we hope you spent time with c-span at our booktv program. kentucky is a and state rich with history. we will show you features on the literary life of frankfort, kentucky. here is that they are talking about his city -- the mayor talking about is the city. >> we became the state capital in 1792. we have an apparent strength in our town. what is being the state capital. -- one is being the state capital. we have a rural environment as well as semi-urban. we have a rich and colorful history. we are the only city in kentucky where the kentucky river runs right through our city. we are also home to kentucky state university, one of the historical black universities. we also on the east side of town, a very unique and colorful, if you can use this word, cemetery. the westminster abbey of kentucky. we have daniel boone, and the daniel boone site gives you a view of the kentucky river as it goes through our city. also, the capitol building. it overlooks and you can see the beauty of our city. host: that is the mayor of frankfordt, kentucky

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at c-span.org. >> or see them whenever you want at the c-span video library. >> and booktv on c-span2.ore american history on c-span3. >> follow us on twitter. >> join us on facebook. >> washington your way with c-span. >> created by cable and provided as a public service. >> up next on booktv, author louisa thomas. she talked with mr. meacham in new york city. this is 45 minutes. >> great granddaughter of norman thomas, who ran for six elections straight. as she explains, he often worked in the tenement houses. his experience may have been similar had his focus been the lower east side. norman thomas dreamed of creating an integrated harmonious new york not broken down by race and nationality. i imagine he would have been heartened by the family across the street. who remembers as a girl she lived next to the lithuanian family. they would call for young girl to turn the light on. it is entirely probable that families living in our tenement discussed or admired norman thomas. we're pleased and honored to discuss his life with louisa thomas. when you buy a copy of the featuring book, yo

we also welcome the c-span booktv audience. the format tonight is at the 11 will speak at the podium and present the book and tell us why he wrote it and we will open up in the second half of the hour to you for questions and what we ask is get to our microphone in the center aisle. it is the one microphone we have this evening. it can be getting there -- difficult getting there with a crowd this size but since we are taping it will keep the talk hon. we will field questions from the microphone. but we do encourage your questions and your input after the q&a. don peck will sign books at this table. his books are for sale in front of the store. that is how we will go. we really want to welcome you and say thank you for being here and for don peck. don peck is a national award winning writer and editor at the atlantic. he covers the economy and american society. the september issue of "the atlantic" which is available here features a cover story by don, can the middle class the saved? and a quick thank you to the "the atlantic" for promoting this event a

. >> watch more online at the c- span video library. this weekend on "booktv," john farrell on the life and times of clarence darrow, "attorney for the damned." and live, sunday at noon eastern, three hours of your calls and questions. "in depth" with ann coulter. >> that figure that is removing the veil of ignorance from human understanding, that is an american invention. >> if you missed c-span's latest documentary "the library of congress," there is a preview on c-span's youtube channel. it is free. watch the entire library of congress documentary and hundreds of other timely videos online, youtube.com/cspan. "washington journal" continues. host: our topic for the next 45 minutes, how the debt deal will play out in that election. joining us, mike glover, a senior reporter with the associated press. and james pindell, with wmur- tv. let me start with mike glover. how is it playing in iowa? guest: most of them, you're right, have come out against it. it plays, depending on where you are looking in the political spectrum. you have to remember, these people are

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coverage of the conversation each morning at 9:15 eastern on c-span and again here on c-span2 each evening at 7:15 eastern. and following that at 8 p.m. eastern it's booktv prime time. tonight book parties, and we begin with ann coulter and her book, "demonic." then michael moore on his upcoming memoir. at 9:10 eastern, juan williams signing copies of his book, "muzzled," and at 9:25 eastern, armstrong williams at a book party for his book, "reawakening virtues." ♪ [background sounds] >> notice the color of the bourbon, that pretty amber color that you see is all coming from the char on the inside of the barrel. this char is where bourbon gets all of its color and a lot of its flavor. currently, they've discovered over 200 chemical flavors just >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt, kentucky, on booktv and american history tv. throughout the weekend look for the history and literary life of kentucky's state capital. on booktv on c-span2, vice, violence, corruption and urban renewal. douglas boyd or frankfurt's crawfish bottom. and kent masterson brown on the life of soldier john potter. of only four distilleries in operation during prohibition. for medi

inclement weather but not seriously concerned about emergency aspects, we hope you spent time with c-span at our booktv program. kentucky is a and state rich with history. we will show you features on the literary life of frankfort, kentucky. here is that they are talking about his city -- the mayor talking about is the city. >> we became the state capital in 1792. we have an apparent strength in our town. what is being the state capital. -- one is being the state capital. we have a rural environment as well as semi-urban. we have a rich and colorful history. we are the only city in kentucky where the kentucky river runs right through our city. we are also home to kentucky state university, one of the historical black universities. we also on the east side of town, a very unique and colorful, if you can use this word, cemetery. the westminster abbey of kentucky. we have daniel boone, and the daniel boone site gives you a view of the kentucky river as it goes through our city. also, the capitol building. it overlooks and you can see the beauty of our city. host: that is the mayor of frankfordt, kentucky

at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. all this month watch booktv in prime time on c-span2. tonight it is the civil war starting at 8:00 eastern. adam goodheart discusses the civil war awakening. at 9:10 jeffrey works on his book glorious army. property's triumph. at 10:20 amanda foreman talk about the world on fire, britain's crucial role in the american civil war. >> it is a country fraught with corruption, natural disaster and islamic extremism. >> what was shocking to me and many people in pakistan is these assassinations were welcomed. were congratulated by many pakistani. these are not terrorists. they're not al qaeda or taliban but ordinary pakistani who feel their religion is threatened and the country's too secular and islamic values are under attack and blasphemy which is anything that insults' the profits or islam is something to be defended with your life. >> pamela constable sunday night on c-span's q&a. a [applause] >> remarks from former homeland security secretary tom ridge on the state of homeland security since 9/11 held by the chamber of commerce. this is a

at 8:15 eastern on c-span. here's a look at our prime time schedule on c-span2. starting at 8 p.m., a hearing on the overall soundness -- >> this weekend on booktv on c-span2. john, on "afterwords" amanda foreman, and live sunday noon eastern three hours of your calls and questions. in depth with ann coulter, her latest is "demonic." look for the complete book tv schedule at booktv.org and sign up for book tv alert, weekend schedules in your inbox. >> earlier today, congressional democrats held a briefing on reorganization of federal aviation administration programs. a delay has led to a partial shutdown of the agency. we'll now hear from senator majority leader harry reid, and transportation committee chairman jay rockefeller at the 35 minute briefing. >> we had the good fortune of having a new tower to be constructed, mckaren field. one individual contacted the office that he was so happy to be there. he worked for three days, and then this happened. what is this? the republicans playing games with house republicans -- house republicans playing game with faa. we've had 20 plus extensions of debt to get some of the other issues worked down. but that wasn't

. >> more from the event tonight at 8 eastern on c-span. you can watch booktv all this month in primetime on c-span2. >> next, a forum on the presidency of george w. bush examining policies of the bush administration with comparison of that of presidents clinton and obama. .. >> he's a great scholar, well, we don't have enough time. the most recent book, "presidential leadership" vortex of power," and "george bush presidency" and he's just completed a volume on the obama administration. currently he serving as chair of the department of political science at perdue, university. bert, the floor is yours. >> thank you very much, don, and thank you very much chancellor garhart. i'm pleased to be here. we're here to talk about george w. bush, that i'll get to. in the latter stages of his presidency, bill clinton, there he is again, bemoaned the fact that his presidency was the void of the great challenges that could mark him as a great president. george w. bush was not so handicapped. he had many challenges, very severe ones in their tenure as president. but he lack

c-span to. after that it is "booktv." we will check in at the harlem book fair, fredomfest, and the roosevelt. now, a discussion on early childhood education and possible reforms including head start. it is hosted by the brookings institution. part of the feature is steve barnett. when you publish something inside, they have a communications department that used to be in the gestapo. they completely control you. we planned it this event, we had arrangements under way. they told us we could not tell anybody that there was even an article in science that was in any way involved in this event until wednesday at 2:00. -- i am sorry, thursday at 2:00. then they would not let us give the members of the panel a copy of the article until friday morning. i spent part of this weekend writing a letter to the c i a highly recommending that they send somebody over to science so they can learn how to truly guarded their secrets. these guys are amazing. they did help us in some ways. it was a struggle. let me start by apologizing to the panelists, especially to steve. i know exactly how to make sure that thi

c-span for covering the event. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> is there a nonfiction author or book you'd like to see featured on booktv? set us an e-mail or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. we continue with more from frankfort, kentucky. up next, book tv interviewed lindsey apple. she explores the life of secretary of state and speaker of house of representatives, henry clay. >> henry clay was an early 19th century politician, statesman, he ran for president three times, tried to get the nomination two others, failed on all occasions, but he's probably the best known nonpresident of that period. >> why is that? >> well, daniel walker howell argues that clay had the most expansive vision for the country of any politician of that period. he's speaking basically of the american system. which was an attempt to unify the country. we were a big country, in fact, most people thought we could not exist as a democracy as large as we were. but he believed through transportation, through commerce, that we could tie the country together. house says that he was a better visionary than he was a politician. he could not get other people to go with him. but he could

live coverage of the conversation each morning at 9:15 eastern on c-span and again here on c-span2 each evening at 7:15. and following that at 8 p.m. it's booktvrime time. tonight book parties, and we'll begin with ann coulter and her book, "demonic." then michael moore at bookexpo america on his upcoming hem poi worry. at 9:10 eastern, juan williams on "muzzled," and armstrong williams on his book, "reawakening virtues." booktv will be online this afternoon as david graeber talks about his book, "debt: the first 5,000 years." that'll be on booktv. finalists from are the 2011 explorer vision contest appeared before the house science committee recently for a hearing on science, technology, engineering and math education. explorer vision is a competition where teams of students research particular technology and predict uses for that technology in the future. this is about an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee on science, space and technology will come to order and say to you a very cheerful good morning. and you have the right to say good morning back if you want to. [laughter] i want to welcome you to today's hearing.

booktv and c-span. i want to thank her for doing the video were. it's going to make the proceedings a little more formal than when we're at the 14th and did an open number with a microphone floating around and many of question period. going to talk about 50 men so they get something, and then we will have to do the questions union convention style. you'll have to line up at the mic back and you're not going to get a chance to speak unless you see the green light go on. i have my figure -- finger on that control. but i hope that when we get to the question period, it will be lively. i know it will be. this to labor series that busboys and poets has initiated i believe was an event involving barbara. how many came to hear barbara last week? one barbara fan in the house. is an important addition to the local level -- local labor community. it's no coincidence that don allen, busboys manager is so committed to putting on programming that's going to enable us to showcase labor related books, films, cultural events. hopefully photography civics. don allen is the son of a striker, 30 years ago this summer was fired along with 12,000 of his coworkers. and growi

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c-span. looking at the challenges of securing the u.s. it infrastructure system in the final part of our system on cyber security. you can watch "booktv" in prime- time all this week. henry kissinger will talk about his book "on china." looking at the first world war and the debate between pacifists and supporters. and then microsoft co-founder paul allen on his recent book, "idea man." "booktv" in prime time. >> he but political reporters are saying and track the latest contributions with c-span's web site for 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter peace and facebook updates, can it biographies, and the latest polling data. all on c-span.org/campaign2012. >> today's white house briefing in about 30 minutes at 2:00 p.m. eastern. until then, a discussion on social issues in the 2012 campaign from today's "washington journal." host: janice crouse is with the concerned women of america. good morning. good morning,: bby. we are the largest women's public policy organization. we represent more than 500,000 women across the united states, and we have leaders in 43 states, and we have wom who are part of action team

c-span. all this month watch "booktv" in prime time on c-span2. tonight, journalism and newspapers. at pitt p.m. eastern william mcgowan talks about the "gray lady" down. what the fall of the "new york times" means about america. at 9:40 well-hear from authors of will the last reporter please turn out the lights. and after that, at 11:10, john mcmillan's smoking type write others. the '60s underground press and the rise of alternative media in america. "booktv" in prime time on c-span2. >> the u.s. commission on civil rights recently examined the issue of eminent domain. laws allow local governments to take private property with just compensation if the purpose is one of public use. you will hear discussion of the supreme court's 2005 decision in kilo versus city of new london. such as economic growth for the community. this is event is hour and 40 minutes. >> mr. shelton not arrived but in interest of time we'll get started. good morning, everyone. that is auspicious date of august 12th. this is meeting of --. >> [inaudible]. >> yes. this is it meeting of the u.s. commission on civil

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c-span booktv audience. thank you for joining us. the format tonight is don will speak at this podium for 25-35 minutes, present the book, tell us why he wrote it, and then we'll open it up, the second half of the hour to you for questions, and what we ask is that you get to our audience microphone here in the center aisle. it is the one microphone we have this evening. i know it's difficult getting there with a crowd this size, bus because we're taping and keeps the talk audible for those of us here, we'll field questions from that mrch, but we do encourage your questions and input off the q&a, and don will sign books here at this table. his books are for sale at the front of the store. that's how it will go, but, again, we just really want to, again, welcome you and say thank you for being here, and for don peck. don is a national award winning writer in a features editor at the atlantic covering the economy and american society, and actually the september issue of the atlantic, out now and also available here for sale, features a cover story by don, can the middle class

c-span networks. >> next, booktv attended a book party for "reawakening virtues" the book party was held in washington, dc. >> booktv is athe washington, dc home of marty and grace bender, where a book party for author and columnist, armstrong williams, is being held. mr. williams' latest book is called "reawakening virtues, restoring what makes america great." armstrong williams, why did you write this book? >> you know, many people remember back in 2000, and "no child left behind," when i was almost left behind, financially, emotionally, relationship-wise, and i'll never forget a friend of mine from new york, mr. doley, an ambassador, called me on the phone, and people were saying i would be no more than a footnote, no one would every see my face on television again or carry my column and i was doomed. i accepted responsibility for the bad judgment. but just because we use bad judgment and accept responsibility for it, you still have a price to pay. you pay a price when you do things that goes against the virtue and the values upon which you were reared, and so from 2004 to about 2008, i was in the desert, and i was won

at booktv.org. and sign up for the booktv alert with schedules in your inbox. >> c-span radio features more of the lbj tapes. final releases from the johnson library. this saturday, the conversations between the president, secretary of state dean rusk, and the senate armed services committee chair richard russell. >> i am trying as hard as i know how to get the peace in viet nam as quickly as i can. for that reason, i am not running. >> this a nationwide on xm satellite channel 119 and online at cspanradio.org. "the supreme court close what is now available as a standard and -- "the supreme court" is now available as a standard and ebook. it includes an interview with the latest supreme court justice, elena kagan. available now or ever e-books are sold. "washington journal" it continues. host: let me introduce you to sarah binder, a political science professor in washington, d.c., at george washington university. she is also at the brookings institution, a fellow in governance studies. our topic is to learn more about the experience this country has had with special committees and commissions, such as

c-span networks. >> next, booktv attended a book party for "reawakening virtues" the book party was held in washington, dc. >> booktv is at the washington, dc home of marty and grace bender, where a book party for author and columnist, armstrong williams, is being held. mr. williams' latest book is called "reawakening virtues, restoring what makes america great." armstrong williams, why did you write this book? >> you know, many people remember back in 2000, and "no child left behind," when i was almost left behind, financially, emotionally, relationship-wise, and i'll never forget a friend of mine from new york, mr. doley, an ambassador, called me on the phone, and people were saying i would be no more than a footnote, no one would every see my face on television again or carry my column and i was doomed. i accepted responsibility for the bad judgment. but just because we use bad judgment and accept responsibility for it, you still have a price to pay. you pay a price when you do things that goes against the virtue and the values upon which you were reared, and so from 2004 to about 2008, i was in the desert, and i was w

we also welcome the c-span booktv audience and thank them for joining us. the format tonight is that don will speak at this podium for about 20, 25, 30 minutes. he will present the boat, tell us why he wrote it and then open up to the second half of the hour to you for questions. what we ask is that you get their audience microphone here in the center i hope. it's the one microphone would have this evening. it can be difficult getting there with the crowd decides. but do keep the talk out of both for those here. we will field questions from the microphone. we do encourage your question in input after the q&a, don will sign books at this table. his books are for sale in the front of the store. so that is how it will go. but again, we just really want to again welcome you and they thank you for being here and 479. don is a national award-winning writer and features editor at the atlantic where he covers the economy and american society. actually, the september issue of the atlantic which is available here for sale features a cover story by don, can the middle class he saved? it is an essay developed fro

this is c-span's booktv's index program where every month the first sunday of every month we invite one author to look at his or her body of work and talk about what they write about. 624-1111 for those of you in the east and central time zones. if you want to talk to ann coulter, 1115 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zone. you can send a tweet at twitter.com/booktv or send an e-mail, booktv@c-span.org. i think -- you have a list on your web site of journalists who are allowed to interview ann coulter for a second time. it is about seven names. i will find it in a minute. here it is. you have got on that list john claude of time magazine, jonathan friedman of the guardian, jamie glass of front page magazine, taylor held, jonathan pets of the baltimore sun, charlotte allen of believe that.com and fishbowl d.c.. why are those chosen few allowed to interview you? >> guest: originally there were 3 but i chose them specifically because they ran a tape recorder when i talked and apparently played the tape recorder back before typing what i said. that is shockingly rare. >> host: you get misquo

at 100, a memoir. "booktv" in prime time all this month here on c-span2. coming up in about an hour, c-span will have live coverage of education secretary arne duncan. he is the luncheon speaker at a national conference on school safety. he will discuss the challenges of keeping schools safe under the current state and federal budget constraints. that is live at 1:30 eastern on our companion network, c-span. >> seen as a testing ground for presidential hopefuls, republicans candidates are gathering in iowa for some grassroots politics and state fair festivities the starting thursday, live from des moines we'll interview the candidates and take your phone calls about politics. saturday we'll go to ames, for the iowa straw poll where three of the past five winners gone on to win the iowa caucus and to win the presidency. on the road to the white house this week on c-span. >>> members of the national association to fat acceptance on monday criticized first lady michelle obama's let's move campaign. they say it wrongly focuses on body size instead of the overall health of children. faafa called

this is c-span's booktv's "in depth" program where on the first sunday of every month we invite one author to look at his or her body of work and to talk about what they write about. 202 is the area code, 624-111 in the east and central time zones, 20 2-624-1115 for those in the pacific and mountain time zones. twitter.com/booktv or send an e-mail, booktv@cspan.org. and i've got so much paper, but -- and i think i've lost it, but you have a list on your web site of journalists who are allowed to interview ann coulter again for a second time. why do you -- >> guest: pretty short list, isn't it? >> host: it is about seven names, and i'll find it here in a minute. why do you have -- oh, here it is. you've got on that list: >> host: why are those chosen few allowed to interview you again? >> guest: well, there are originally only three, and i chose them specifically because they ran a tape recorder when i talked and then, apparently, played the tape recorder back before typing what i said. and i promise you that is shockingly rare. >> host: do you get misquoted a lot? [laughter] >> guest: somehow i say w

booktv alert. weekend schedules in your in box. >> on c-span tonight another chance to see republican presidential candidate mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor at the iowa state fair a few days against the iowa straw poll. you can see his speech at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the 12 members of the deficit reduction committee have been chosen. republican members from the house are ted has killing of texas, ways and means committee chairman dave camp of michigan and fred upton, energy and commerce committee chairman of michigan. republican senate members include pat toomey of pennsylvania. rob portman of ohio and senate majority whip john kyl of arizona. democratic leaders chose congressman rivera of california and james clyburn. senate democrats have chosen finance committee chairman max baucus of montana, john kerry of massachusetts and patty murray of washington. >> as an aspiring journalist i am preparing myself for the small salary i will be starting with. >> you have to really put aside your bias >> the reae mason university aspiring high school journalists >> it is good to be back in michigan. a couple people lie want to thank. your ceo,

at 1:30 eastern on our companion network, c-span. with the senate adjourned for the august recess, you can watch booktv all this month in prime-time here2. student should be able to possess concealed weapons on school campuses. he spoke for about dirty minutes. be thank you. i just want to start naysaying the second amendment foundation is proud to fund this conference extremely important event and we are proud to have done it and work with students who can carry out campus to help ring this off. let me say that introducing our next speaker, i've gotten to know him over the last several years both personally and professionally and well he is a great attorney, he is also a great person. despite all of that, here in the nation's capital winning the landmark supreme court case d.c. versus heller for the supreme court affirmed the second amendment of individual right and knocking out the washington d.c. handgun ban. he also has a lot of friends sitting in the attorney's offices for the city of chicago where he won a second landmark united states supreme court in mcdonnell versus the city of chicago, a suit that -- is a plane about and we f

we also welcome the c-span booktv audience and thank them for joining us. the format tonight is that don will speak at this podium for about 20, 25, 30 minutes. he will present the boat, tell us why he wrote it and then open up to the second half of the hour to you for questions. what we ask is that you get their audience microphone here in the center i hope. it's the one microphone would have this evening. it can be difficult getting there with the crowd decides. but do keep the talk out of both for those here. we will field questions from the microphone. we do encourage your question in input after the q&a, don will sign books at this table. his books are for sale in the front of the store. so that is how it will go. but again, we just really want to again welcome you and they thank you for being here and 479. don is a national award-winning writer and features editor at the atlantic where he covers the economy and american society. actually, the september issue of the atlantic which is available here for sale features a cover story by don, can the middle class he saved? it is an essay developed fro

at 4 eastern again on c-span. with the senate adjourned for the summer break, watch booktv all this month on primetime in c-span2. >> republican presidential canned days stopping by the iowa state fair. tomorrow morning a conversation with mitt romney. live on 11:30 on c-span. friday herman cain, mr. mccoter, ron paul, and tim pawlenty. and we'll return live at 5 in the afternoon to talk with michele bachmann, that'll be live on c-span. standard and poor's on monday cut the aaa rating of government-backed mortgage financier fannie mae and freddie mac. after the downgrade, the chairman discussed the downgrade at an event hosted by the chautauqua constitution in new york. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> i thank you very much. i've often thought with that checkered employment career, you are going to introduce me as a guy who's had a lot of different jobs but somehow always manages to get another one. when i was asked to come and speak at chautauqaua, i decided you are my kind of people. you start at 10:30 in the morning. i've always thought the early bird gets the worm is told from the bird's perspective,

booktv prime-time" -- all this week. >> watch more coverage of the candidates, see what candidates are saying, track campaign contributions -- all at c- span.org/campaign2012. link to c-span media partners. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> the associated press reports that a spokesman for the libyan rebels say that they have a good idea -- says they have a good idea where muammar gaddafi is located. they are confident they will catch him. it was reported that his wife and three children fled the country into neighboring algeria. earlier today, and nato spokesperson told reporters that work -- a nato spokesperson told reporters that work still remains before middle withdrawn their forces from the country. this news brief is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. welcome to everybody in brussels and those of you watching on the internet, especially those of you in libya, who i know are also watching and the internet. i am joined by colonel roland lavoie, the military spokesperson of operation unified protector, who will give us an operational update. the nato mission is important. it is effective. it is still necessary in order to protect civilians. as long as threats remai

c-span. the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies discussing why the movements are popping up in some countries and not others. we will have live coverage of that. booktv is live at7:00 eastern with don peck, author of "pinched." he will be speaking at politics & prose in washington. that is on c-span2 at 7:00. >> the july 20 declaration of famine in the region, somalia was not made lightly and reflects the conditions of people in somalia. based on a nutrition and mortality is surveys, data certified by the cdc, we estimate that in the last 90 days, 29,000 somali children have died. this is nearly 4% of the children in southern somalia. our fear, and if you're of the international community and the governments in the one of africa, is that the famine conditions in those regions of somalia will spread to encompass the entire eight regions of southern somalia. the next rians our september and october, and even if they are good, we could bear witness to another wave of mortality in the south to do to waterborne diseases. >> what this hearing on line at the c-span video library. >> media reports to date say that president obama will announce his report to create jobs

at noon eastern three hours of your calls and questions. in depth with ann coulter. her latest is the monarch? how the liberal mob is endangering america. sign up for booktv alerts. >> c-span radio features more lbj tapes caring for the first time. final releases from the johnson library. hear conversations between the president and the secretary of state and richard russell. >> i am trying as hard as i know how to get peace in viet nam as quickly as i can. for the reason i am not running. >> listen to c-span radio in the washington d.c. area at 91 f m and satellite channel 119 and online at c-spanradio.org. >> with thises before a senate banking committee said 30 year fixed mortgages could become a thing of the past if government backing for home mortgages goes away. those low in terms our product of the to be announced market where government-backed securities are sold. those securities are issued by fannie mae and freddie mac, companies controlled by the government since the 2008 financial crisis lawmakers are exploring different options for reducing government's role in the home mortgage market. this is just over an hour. >> in may the subcommittee conducted a hearing

at the operation to capture and kill osama bin laden. special operations commander eric olsen is interviewed by martha raddiz. with senate adjoined for the august recess, you can see "booktv" all this month on c- span 2 in prime time. monday, a look for aliens and top-secret military projects in area 5 -- "area 5." jennet comant, a boca julia and paul childes in the oss. that is tonight on c-span 2. earlier today, members of the national association to advance fat acceptance said that michelle obama as campaign raleigh focuses on size rather than health. this is 40 minutes. [indistinct room noise] [no audio] >> one out of six children are being bullied. 86% of those children were visible handicaps. a federal law that does not protect those children is a federal law without teeth. that video that you just saw was put together by members, amateurs, to get the message across. they put forward the youtube video is for us. at the end of the press conference, we will show you who the winner was. great talent. great a motion. great emphasis on what it is to be that child that was picked on. putting together the child advocacy tool kit, we will show alternatives. health at every size. dealing with the situ

booktv in prime time all this month starting at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> watch more video of the candidates, see what political reporters are saying and track the latest campaign contributions with c-span'seb site for campaign 2012. easy to use, it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates from the campaigns, candidate bios and the latest polling data, plus links to c-span media partners in the early primary and caucus states. all at c-span.org/campaign 2012. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] >> now, students from are around the country take part in a conference looking at the legacy of ronald reagan and the workings of the federal government. the closeup foundation and the ronald reagan centennial commission organized the gathering. speakers include the former chief of staff to first lady laura bush and a former assistant attorney general. from the national archives, this is an hour. >> good afternoon. i'm stewart mclauren, executive director of the ronald reagan centennial celebration, and the centennial celebration is sponsored by the ronald reagan presidential foundation. this week in d.c. we have convened in partnership with closeup a wee