brian lamb: where? >> martinsburg. brian lamb: what do you think?> politics is a very hard topic to talk about because there such a wide range of everything. all of the topics that they cover are just very broad and a very extensive. it is very hard to talk about politics, especially in this world of serious bipartisanship the--partisanship and the severe divide and polarization. when you have a campaign like this, you have strong willed people who want to make such a strong difference. you see a very wide view of strong opinions and that leads to a lot of tension and a lot of friction. brian lamb: never in history have so many people watched the debates during primaries. good or bad? >> if you like sports it is really good. [laughter] brian lamb: is it drawing more people into the discussion? >> i do not know if it is bringing them into the discussion, but it is bringing them into the sporting of it. i see a lot of people come into it and they do not care about the opinions, do not care about the policies, how it affects them, they just care about

brian lamb: why?ally denton: bechtel, the company i'm writing about manages most of the nuclear weapons complex at this point. there are 17 labs. i was focused primarily on lawrence livermore, the weapons lab. los altos. brian lamb: bechtel is what? sally denton: bechtel is the first major multinational mega-company from the american west which is why it interested me because i am from the west, fourth generation nevadan and i grew up in the town that was their signature project way back in the 1930's. the hoover dam. and bechtel is the quintessential multinational company that is involved in all aspects of construction and engineering throughout the world. i mean on every continent. brian lamb: how cooperative was bechtel with your project? sally denton: i didn't really, i initially contacted bechtel early on when i was first researching it and they directed me to the company website. i had actually been there before i even wrote my book proposal to simon & schuster, so i was familiar with the websit

brian lamb: are you interested in going to mars? >> actually, after seeing movies like "the martian" and "gravity," i think a lot of people are interested. that would be amazing. brian: we will see if we can work it out for you. thank you very much. i want to switch and find out when you have been thinking this week about politics. you met a lot of politicians, i assume you're watching the presidential campaigns. you probably came in here with ideas of what you thought political people were like up close. i want to find out what you are thinking, this fellow has his hand up. your name and where you from? >> nathan from oklahoma. brian lamb: what is your high school? >> booker t. washington high school. brian lamb: we have a studentcam contest every year and we had 2800 entries in the big winner was from jenks high school in tulsa, oklahoma. it is terrific. they make five to seven minute documentaries. i just wanted to get that blogging in for oklahoma. what do you think about politics? >> i think, like many other people, we're fairly

brian lamb: where? >> martinsburg. brian lamb: what do you think? >> politics is hard to talk about because there such a wide range of everything. all of the topics that they cover are just very broad and a very extensive. it is very hard to talk about politics, especially in this world of serious bipartisanship and the severe divide. she said, polarization. when you have a campaign like this, you have strong willed people who want to make such a strong difference. you see a very wide view of strong opinions and that leads to a lot of tension and a lot of friction. brian lamb: never in the history have some of people watched the -- so many people watched the debates during primaries. good or bad? >> if you like sports it is really good. [laughter] brian lamb: is a drawing more people into the discussion? >> i do not know if it is bringing them into the discussion, but it is bringing them into the sporting of it. i see a lot of people come into it and they do not care about the opinions, do not care about the policies, how it affects them, they just

brian lamb: you were born where? ron chernow: i was born in brooklyn. brian lamb: and mr. miranda was born where? ron chernow: lin was born in new york, i assume on the upper west side. brian lamb: and alexander hamilton was born where and where was he raised? ron chernow: hamilton was born on the island of nevis in the caribbean. he spent his adolescence on st. croix, one of the virgin islands and around the age of 17, a killer hurricane hit the island. he wrote this very brilliant letter that was published in the island newspaper describing in almost shakespearean terms this hurricane. he was an illegitimate, orphaned, impoverished clerk at that point. the local merchants suddenly recognized that they had this young genius in their midst and they took up a collection to send him to the north american colonies to be educated. he came armed with a fuel that is of introduction, but he did not know the soul. and so, hamilton is about all the original immigrant, but a completely self-made, really self invented figure. you know, all the other founding fathers, they were out of

brian lamb: who supports it? >> the hearst foundation. brian lamb: how do you get chosen?> there is a particular process for each state. each state selects to delegates based on their application essays that they write in their resume. brian lamb: why don't we move around and find out what is on the rest of your minds, and i would start by asking the question after this week, who has impressed you the most and why? if we get some hands, why don't wetart right here. standup please and give me your name and where you are from. >> i am meredith mccain and i am from atlanta, georgia. brian lamb: who is it that you are most impressed by? >> oh yes. [laughter] >> that is a difficult one, but journalist, washington post journalist, jonathan capehart came to talk to us and i really loved the insight he gave us about being the outside source, reporting back to us in the electorate about whais going on in our government. and, he really told us to look out for our guardian angels and those who guide us along our journey as we enter into public service. brian lamb: what is your own go

brian lamb: why?ally denton: bechtel, the company i'm writing about manages most of the nuclear weapons complex at this point. there are 17 labs and i was focused primarily on lawrence livermore the weapons lab. , brian lamb: bechtel is what? sally denton: bechtel is the first major multinational company from the american west which is why it interested me because i am from the west, fourth generation nevadan and i grew up in the town that was their signature project way back in the 1930's. bechtel is the quintessential multinational company that is involved in all aspects of construction and engineering throughout the world. brian lamb: how cooperative was bechtel with your project? sally denton: i didn't really, i initially contacted bechtel early on when i was first researching it and they directed me to the company website. i had actually been there before i had even written my book proposal to simon & schuster, so i was familiar with the website, but they directed me to the online press kit, and

brian lamb: where did stephen bechtel senior fit in all of the bechtels? the company starts with warren bechtel who was an old-fashioned road grader in the american west. the hoover dam was really his project, his protege. it was called six companies, but there were actually eight companies. this was a big herbert hoover to channelu know, the raging colorado river to provide water it and irrigation and electricity. primarily to southern california. bechtel got the contract with, there were actually eight companies, but they called them six companies after the chinese family. the mediators among the chinese

it is this down to and the founder of c-span was brian lamb who was a colleague of mine and we were press secretaries in the u.s. senate. he had this idea to start c-span. somewhere later in life i had the idea to start the club and the district reform. i would suggest that c-span was a better idea. >> it's remarkable and if you don't understand what's going on in america, the the probability is because you're not watching c-span. so watch c-span and be grateful for the extraordinary contributions made. i need to explain, the national football league season ended two weeks ago and the day after it ended, i made a public announcement that i was no longer a fan of the san diego chargers but a fan of the denver broncos. the government sent me a text message and said it was about time. so i'm happy to be a broncos fan. i look forward to our our victory sunday, right against pittsburgh. and the interesting thing that will happen is it will be denver against kansas city for the championship of the american conference and after that denver will be back in the super bowl he said. the next event o

it is this down to and the founder of c-span was brian lamb who was a colleague of mine and we were press secretaries in the u.s. senate. he had this idea to start c-span. somewhere later in life i had the idea to start the club and the district reform. i would suggest that c-span was a better idea. >> it's remarkable and if you don't understand what's going on in america, the the probability is because you're not watching c-span. so watch c-span and be grateful for the extraordinary contributions made. i need to explain, the national football league season ended two weeks ago and the day after it ended, i made a public announcement that i was no longer a fan of the san diego chargers but a fan of the denver broncos. the government sent me a text message and said it was about time. so i'm happy to be a broncos fan. i look forward to our our victory sunday, right against pittsburgh. and the interesting thing that will happen is it will be denver against kansas city for the championship of the american conference and after that denver will be back in the super bowl he said. the next event o

brian lamb: sally denton, author of "the profiteers." notes section you write this, i was denied access to caspar weinberger's papers. why? sally denton: i was really shocked about that and it s

brian lamb: who is it that you are most impressed by? >> oh yes.t is a difficult one, but jonathan capehart came to talk to us and i really loved the insight he gave us about being the outside source, reporting back to us in the electorate about what is going on in our government. he told us to look out for our guardian angel and those who guide us along our journey as we enter into public service. brian lamb: what is your own goal, where are you going to go in life? >> i would love to be in an international journalist or be part of the foreign service and eventually an ambassador to a french-speaking country, but something from a global point of viha

brian lamb: sally denton, author of "the profiteers."n your notes section, you write this, i was denied access to caspar weinberger's papers. why? sally: i was really shocked about that and it turns out it is not really shocking at all, that a lot of public officials who give their papers to the library of congress, with restrictions that keep them from the public for as long as the family wants, and it was the of congress that made the arrangement with caspar weinberger's family or maybe with him personally, that they would be restricted and the son would determine who would be able to view them. i was really kind of surprised but i have learned through my , friend, that it is a usual thing. i thought that maybe you would put personal papers and a situation like that, what not papers related to your position as secretary of defense or secretary of state. brian: what difference does that make to you in this book? sally: i think it would have created a treasure trove of documents for me relating to his role as secretary of defense, and i

brian lamb: give me your name place, and where you are from.hat are we doing here in this ballroom today?

i love c-span, i love brian lamb.quick comment before we move on to hear from senator ted cruz. your reaction to what happened in your state today? >> hello. my reaction is that we did the thing of bernie sanders because donald trump -- not saying i do not agree with most of the things he says because i do -- and i do agree with most thing bernie sanders says. everyonee same hand, in the world's voting hillary clinton and that is wrong. we cannot vote for her because she is against everything that everyone in this country believes that. host: the last word from claire, wisconsin. democratic side, senator bernie sanders with a significant win over hillary clinton. on the republican side, also a huge win for senator ted cruz. the numbers from the associated press, 60% reported. senator cruz with just over 50% invoke. trump second, 33% about. democratic side, bernie sanders with a least a 10 point lead over hillary clinton. all of these and the delegate count available on our website. coming up, the remarks of ted cruz w