eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864ivil .ar overland campaign and 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. monday on landmark cases, a case on capital punishment, greg v. georgia. troy leon greg, a convicted hisd murderer, challenged sentence. his case and others were considered by the court. the supreme court ruled against him but established stricter guidelines for states wishing to oppose the death penalty. our guests discuss this. carol speicher, one of the top capital punishment legal scholars and a professor of harvard law school. she has argued against the death penalty in a number of cases. she was a former clerk of the supreme court justice thurgood marshall. ken scheidegger, from the legal foundation, advocating in favor of capital punishment and swift moving justice system. he has written numerous books. at nightdmark cases like eastern on c-span an

. >> next, on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan teaches a class about the civil war campaign which took place in dated union1864 and forces under ulysses s grant against the confederate army of northern virginia under robert e. lee. the campaign ended with lee's army bottled up in petersburg just south of the confederate capital of richmond. the siege would last nine months until lee was fd

sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan teaches a class about the civil war is over lynn campaign which took place in germany -- in virginia in 1864 and pitted forces under ulysses s. grant against forces under robert e. lee. the campaign ended with lee's -- thebottled up in siege would last nine months. at -- lee rendered thence rendered at apple onyx warehouse. -- appomattox courthouse. prof. jordan: we're going to pick it up today where we left off on tuesday. and consider the civil war and its eastern campaigns. in 1864. today by do that peering through eyes of

eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend from the c-span networks. >> rod rosenstein was the keynote speaker in a meeting with lawyers for civil justice and talked about corporations and the rule of law feared this is 25 minutes. -- the rule of law. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you. we are extremely honored tonight to have the deputy attorney general america, mr. rod rosenstein here tonight. it is my distinct pleasure and honor to offer this introduction. i had the pleasure of meeting attorney general rosenstein last week for a few minutes. it was a pleasure. it was more of a pleasure to have dinner tonight. so thank you. rod rosenstein was sworn in as the 37th deputy attorney general of the united states on april 26, 2017 by attorney general jeff sessions. mr. rosenstein graduated from the wharton schoo

eastern on lectures in history, brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery to honor the most 5000 -- honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crews killed in the vietnam war. monday morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store. governor pete ricketts will be our guest during "washington journal," starting at 9:45 eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is dave levinthal, senior political reporter at the center for public integrity. he is here to talk about the state of the federal election commission and its ability to oversee campaign-finance laws. guest: good to be with you. host: let's remind our viewers what is the fec. guest: the federal election commission was created in the aftermath of watergate. it was proposed as sort of an elixir to bring order to what of course was a very turbulent campaign, the watergate scandal. very quickly, it was not necessarily is powerful as people across the country would have liked,

eastern on lectures in history, brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign.day at 11:00 eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery to honor the most 5000 -- honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crews killed in the vietnam war. monday morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store. governor pete ricketts will be our guest during "washington

sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan teaches a class about the civil wars overland campaign. which took place in virginia in 1864. and pitted union forces under ulysses s. grant against the confederate army of northern virginia. under robert e lee. the campaign ended with lee's army bottled up in petersburg. just south of the confederate capital of richmond. the siege would last more than nine months until lee was forced to abandon his fortifications. leading to his surrender at appomattox courthouse. this class is about 70 minutes. >> good morning. we are going to pick it up today where we left off on tuesday. war insider the civil its eastern campaigns in 1864. i want to do that today by peering through the eyes of this guy. john wes ailey. john west haily. he was an unlikely warrior. so were most of the more than 2 million men shouldered muskets and done union blue between 18 six he won and 18 625. own commission, naturally timid and shrinking -- shrink and -- shrunken. wracked by a thousand fears and misgivings. john actually set out the first 16 months of the c

eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend from the c-span networks. >> rod rosenstein was the keynote speaker in a meeting with lawyers for civil justice and talked about corporations and the rule of law feared this is 25 minutes.

. >> next, on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan teaches a class about the civil war campaign which took place in dated union1864 and forces under ulysses s grant against the confederate army of northern virginia under robert e. lee. the campaign ended with lee's army bottled up in petersburg just south of the confederate capital of richmond. the siege would last nine months until lee was forced to abandon fortifications commit leading to his surrender at appomattox courthouse. this class is about 70 minutes. prof. jordan: we're going to pick it up today where we left off on tuesday. and consider the civil war and its eastern campaigns. in 1864. i want to do that today by peering through eyes of this guy. john west haley. he was an unlikely warrior. but then again, so are most of the more than 2 million men who shouldered muskets and donned union blue between 1861 and 1865. by his own candid admission, naturally timid and drinking, -- racked-- his words by a thousand fears and misgivings. john west tailey sat out the for 16 months of the ci

eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the him helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. sunday, robert courson on his new book "rocket man," about the 1968 apollo mission to the moon. >> tide did not realize until i began to talk to the asked -- the astronauts how big a role the wives played. all three of them believed, without their wives, they could not have pulled this off. caring's --the most the most daring mission nasa had ever run. it was done very quickly. everything was for the first time. these men needed winds at home who were absolutely supportive. not just supportive, but did not reveal to their husbands how much they were suffering and how terrified they really were. >> q&a sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. rod rosenstein was the keynote speaker at a meeting of lawyers for civil justice. he talked about corporations and

sam houston's state university professor brian matthew jordan teaches a class of the civil war's overlandampaign which took place in virginia in 1864 and pitted forces of ulysses grant against the forces of robert e. lee. here is a preview. begin battle is about to at the mill shoe. , -- a frontal assault it would continue for 22 and a half uninterrupted hours. at once the most surreal but savage combat the civil war would ever know. a half next 22 and hours, on average in this tiny space, on average one man fell dead or wounded every four second. 22 and a half hours. to convey a sense of the intensity of the small arms fire musketrylvania, the chopped down a note tree 20 inches in diameter. on display at the civil war museum of american history. what's the intent -- >> watch the entire program tonight on american history tv only on c-span three. up next on american history tv. levyrd blackett and peter discussed their books, one on 1850 fugitive slave law and the other on the racial unrest during the 1960's. they talk about the history and lessons learned from each of these significant t

sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign, and sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to already the almost 5,000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> the heritage foundation and the american conservative magazine this week hosted a discussion on the future of the republican party and conservativism. this is 90 minutes.

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sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan teaches a class about the civil wars overland campaign. which took place in virginia in 1864. and pitted union forces under ulysses s. grant against the confederate army of northern virginia. under robert e lee. the campaign ended with lee's army bottled up in petersburg. just south of the confederate capital of richmond. the siege would last more than nine months until lee was forced to abandon his fortifications. leading to his surrender at appomattox courthouse. this class is about 70 mes

tonight at 8:00 pm eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordanon the 1864 civil war overland campaign and sunday 11 am eastern a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to one of the 5000 helicopter pilots and

sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign, and sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to already the almost 5,000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> the heritage foundation and the american conservative magazine this week hosted a discussion on the future of the republican party and conservativism. this is 90 minutes. >> good evening, welcome to the heritage foundation and our douglas and sarah al alison auditorium, we welcome those on our web site. for this inhouse we ask that last courtesy check to see that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off so it's always appreciated. and of course, those watching online as well as those watching in the future on c-span are welcome to send questions or comments at any time. simply e-mail us, a speaker@heritage.org. leading our discussion on what is conservativism is dr. lee edwards, dr. edwards served heritage about a distinguished fellow and conservati

. -- seven of -- 7: sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil ward campaign. sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, and you monument at arlington for membersetery killed in the vietnam war. sunday on two and a -- on on the apollo eight mission to the moon. >> i did not realize the major role the wives play. it was impossible to disregarded. it is what they wanted to talk about. all three believed without their wives, the group could have not pulled it off. daringit was the most and courageous space mission nasa had done. it was done quickly. everything was for the first time. these men left their wives at home who were supportive. they do not reveal to their husbands how much they were suffering and how terrifying they were. >> "q&a" sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. we are back in open phones for the remainder of today's "washington journal." a republican in ohio. what is on your mind? caller: it does not matter, but i did not get in earlier. he does not want to listen to the others. trump is a media genius. the man