to go this week on today, our guest is bruce chadwick. -- >> this week on q&a, our guest is bruce chadwick. why have we not heard that much of that george with in our lifetime? -- george whip. >> this idea hit me in the head. i was in the library researching another book about the revolution, and i fell against the schultze. as i did, obama have yourself was a hard down copy of a small journal. it fell down and hit me in the head and landed on the floor. it said the murder of george wit. he was one of the unknown founding fathers pitted i did not know he had been murdered -- but i did not know she had been murdered -- i did not know he had been murdered. he propped himself up by his fellows, stared at his doctor and in a whisper said, i am murdered. that is where i got the title from. >> you mean if you had not lost or balance, we would never had this book? >> that is exactly right. >> i thought it was wthel. why did we not hear more about him over the years? he is a fascinating character. >> the reason people do not know a lot about him is that, unlike most people who were among the found

. >> this week, our guest is bruce chadwick, author of a new book about founding father george wythe. it is called "i am murdered: george wythe, thomas jefferson and the killing that shocked a new nation." >> bruce chadwick, author of the "i am murdered, "where did you get the title and why have we not heard that much about george wythe? >> the idea of this book fell out of the sky, tumble for the air, and hit me in the head. i was in a library researching another book. >> i lost my balance and fell against a shelf and as i did, from a higher shelf, there was a hardbound copies but it hit me in the head and landed on the floor and cover opened up and the page said the murder of george wythe. knew who was but i did not know he had been murdered. one of the chapter titles was a quote where he told doctors who arrived to see him when he fell ill that he had been murdered. he had been poisoned and he was feeling very badly and he propped himself up by his fellows and stared at his doctor and said, "i am murdered." that is where i got the title from. >> are you saying if you have not lost

bruce chadwick. after that, gordon brown meets with the liaison committee. . . >> i lost my balance and fell against a shelf and as i did, from a higher shelf, there was a hardbound copies but it hit me in the head and landed on the floor and cover opened up and the page said the murder of george wythe. knew who was but i did not know he had been murdered. one of the chapter titles was a quote where he told doctors who arrived to see him when he fell ill that he had been murdered. he had been poisoned and he was feeling very badly and he propped himself up by his fellows and stared at his doctor and said, "i am murdered ." >> are you saying if you have not lost your balance, we would not have this book? >> yes. there is a street in alexand ria virginia with his name. i will get you to tell us about him. he is a fascinating character. >> the reason that people do not know a lot about him is because unlike most people, the only book he wrote was a legal book on his decisions when he was a judge. he nev

tonight, bruce chadwick on "i am murdered." >> minnesota gov. temple it was the keynote speaker -- minnesota gov. tim pawlenty discussing his vision for the republican party. >> thank you for the honor of being with you today. that is very nice. thank you. it is a delight to be with you today. speaking as one voice about the challenges facing our great nation and our party, and looking forward to doing that in a moment. i want to thank my friend and our leader, chairman steele. your passion and can-do attitude and halt all optimistic attitude is exactly what we need right now. thank you for your tremendous leadership in your service. [applause] i also want to thank the members of the minnesota are in see who are here today. many of you may know about minnesota politics. it is challenging. if you are a republican and minnesota, it's like being a polar bear in miami. it is a tough place to be a republican but there is steadfast leadership and commitment to our principles. that is making a difference. we are moving forward in minnesota. [applause]

bruce chadwick on c-span. >> enjoyed the conversation with npr and fox news analyst on both tv. >> douglas brinkley looks at the first president. this starts at 6:00 eastern and -- on c-span to on book tv. -- cspan2 on book tv. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> maybe government grants. >> i would say donations. >> advertising for products. >> public money i am sure. >> how is c-span funded? america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> washington journal continues. host: a discussion on u.s. and greece relations. we will have ron williams and joe madison. thank you very much for coming in. mr. matheson, what did this week for the last couple of weeks revolving around statements by the presidents and concerning mr. gates and the officer, what did this say about u.s. relations? callguest: there are still raw nerves. i am thinking about going to cambridge with our show. we are working with nacp and other individuals to have what we would refer to as a truth and reconciliation town hall m

q and a tonight, the book "i am murdered" by bruce chadwick. >> today, joining discussion on race relationseyes on the the prize" that's on book tv. >> monday night, c-span 2, the communicators with david cohen. host: talking a little more on the "new york times" lead story about ending the jobless. they point out that prolonged aid to unemployed is uning out. 1.5 million people are facing a cutoff. calls are going in to the white house asking for help. this piece says over the coming months as many as 1.5 million jobless americans will exhaust their benefits ending for some what was the last fight against foreclosures and dests9ñ a wave of job seekers is using up even this prolong aid. calls are rising in congress to pass another extension this fall possibly adding another 13 weeks. tens of thousands of workers have already used up their benefits. the numbers are expected to soar in days to come jump above 1.5 million. first call from pennsylvania on the republican line. john. caller: can you hear me? host: yes. what do you think should be done if these benefits are ending? caller: the que

q&a on sunday, author bruce chadwick on "i am murder" which shocked the whole nation. >> how is c-span funded? >> i have no clue. >> government grants. >> donations. >> advertising for products. >> public money i am sure. >> how is c-span funded? america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, no government mandate or money. >> you are watching c-span, created for you as a public service by america's cable companies. up next, remarks on a president obama's health care proposal. and then a portrait unveiling in the u.s. capitol. and after that, former president bill clinton talks about fighting childhood obesity. >> remarks of the minnesota gov. at the republican national committee meeting. he talked about president obama's health-care proposal and his own vision from the republican party. this begins with an introduction from michael steele which lasts about one -- half an hour. >> again, welcome. we are very excited about our guest speaker jut -- joining us today. he is helping as carry forth the message of the party and sharing with all of you the excitement that i see

father bruce chadwick on "i am murdered." at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now the house energy and commerce committee pose a market of health care legislation. they discuss republican joe barton's amendment to take the public plan out to the bill and replace it with reimbursement programs. this is two hours and 25 minutes. >>> this meeting will please come to order. we're still considering amendments to titles "a" and "b." mr. barton, i believe you have an amendment you wish to offer at this time. >> mr. chairman, could we have a colloquy first before we go to that? >> certainly. >> i was not privy to the fan club meeting out in the hallway. could you brief the committee on what you told the world? >> we have tried to bring the democrats together. and we wish we could bring you with us. perhaps we will. >> part "a" first before you go to part "b." >> perhaps we will. we're going to have a series of amendments. they will be shared and must be available for two hours in advance that will include the blue dog amendment and several other a

bruce chadwick wrote the book. >> tonight, british prime minister gordon brown before the 30 membersof commons liaison committee answering questions on the british economy, the banking crisis and foreign affairs. >> this week, the senate could take action on additional funding for the cash for clunkers program. we talked to alexander bulletin on what is ahead. >> the house voted on friday to accuse another $2 billion. what is the next that? >> that has to pass the senate and has to -- it passed overwhelmingly in the house by a vote of 316 to 109, but the senate will be a tougher battle because some senators have said they will oppose it. >> what did the transportation secretary have to say about the future of the program? >> he essentially said it was a good program and would like to see it continue. but folks on the hill like dianne feinstein and susan collins want more information from the transportation department. they want to know how the first billion dollars has been spent and what types of vehicles have been purchased. the want to know whether people are really making a signi