c-span: all right. some of these names -- you know, we chatted just before we went on -- that i had to reach way back to the early days of education when you're starting to be taught locke and hume and descartes and all that. what's the point of this book? >> guest: well, there are really two aspects of it that are sort of the epicenters of it. one is: what is our tradition? what is the american political tradition? what does it consist of? that's the first level of it. and the second level is: where does it come from? why do we have the tradition that we have? and the way that we are taught our history, the way i was taught it and, based on what you were saying before apparently the way you were taught it and, i think, a lot of other people, is that our freedoms are a secular product that they come out of the enlightenment, they come out of the period with the french revolution, when people rejected the authority of religion and set up institutions on a purely rational basis. and that's where you get y

c-span: hysterectomy? >> guest: yes. c-span: hemorrhoid? >> guest: i know. c-span: and others. >> guest: terrible names. c-span: where did they come from? >> guest: well, just whatever some cowboy would think of. my brother really enjoyed working with young horses, and if he had a horse he liked he--he'd give the horse a very nice name, like candy or hermosa or something pleasant. but we had another old-time cowboy, who lived at the ranch all his life, named claude, and claude was a believer that it was very dangerous to give a horse a good name; that something bad would go wrong if you did. and so over the--the years, he persuaded my brother that we ought to give the horses some of these less-pleasant-sounding names. c-span: here's a picture of when you were 12. >> guest: yes. c-span: what was life like for you at that age? >> guest: well, life at that age meant having to go away to school, and that was a very painful time for me, actually. it's hard for ranch families who have children because when it's time for a child to go to school, many ranchers send

c-span: where are you from?guest: i am a native northerner, born in the upper peninsula of michigan, grew up in wisconsin and went to the university of michigan in ann arbor. so, good solid midwestern roots. c-span: what was your major in school? >> guest: i was both an english and history major in ann arbor but i worked four years on the michigan daily and, i think, as much as anything, that was the central fact of my college years. c-span: when was the first time you can remember seeing strom thurmond in person? >> guest: the first time i can remember seeing him in person, i believe, is when i went over to my first judiciary committee meeting in the late summer of 1979. i had moved up here from raleigh, north carolina, where i worked for the news and observer to take the beat for congressional quarterly that has been available, principally, to someone with a legal background, which i have. i had heard of him when i was growing up, but in traditional northern terms, that this was an old segregationist who was s

this year c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next a look at our recent visit to corpus christi, texas. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> 70 miles of a barrier island with beach, bay, coastal prairie. we're located just about 25 minutes from the city of corpus christi, texas. this island traditionally started out being used by native-american tribes seasonally, and they would come here during nice weather. there was a bounty of fish in the area. there was lots of plants they would use on the island and leave when the weather was bad in the winter. what happened next was when the spanish arrow was happening, there was a man up the river last name obali who became a priest. and they called him padre, and the island is named after him. what happened is he got a spanish land grant and he got padre island split it with his nephew. they started doing over 200 years ago was cattle ran muching and that's how it started out with his name and it actually did very well for him and his nephew. on

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during the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> each week, americans artifacts takes you to museums archives, and historic basis. the amelia heart -- a millionaire heart archives at purdue university shows a selected items from the ehrhardt collection, including poems and letters she wrote to her families, as well as a prenuptial letter she gave to her husband on her wedding day. amelia ehrhardt worked in west levy at for the last years of her life. it was during this flight that ehrhardt disappeared and 1987. >> from an airplane, even the watchful purple hills could not see so well as i the state of evening. creeping from its heart, nor the round yellow eyes growing still. she would have been 23 whenever she was writing these. you can see that she has a romantic side. being able to see nature below her. when she became an aviation -- she would write about the beauty of flying and how she loved things like seeing the clouds up there and the serenity of being on her own and being able to

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new congress, best access on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and www.c-span.org. >> a look at loss on gender equality during the conference at boston university. marking the 50th anniversary of the 1964 civil rights act. gender stereotyping, equal pay, and sexual harassment laws and this is one hour. >> my privilege this afternoon to introduce commissioner chai feldblum and also thank her for coming to the conference. not only coming for being here the whole time and participating actively, we can all agree she is substantially enhanced the conference for doing that. i think it reflects the fact that at heart she is still a law professor dale loves ideas. -- and that it loves ideas. we can admire her career as being successful in connecting the realm of ideas to the world something she has done pretty much since graduating from law school a couple years clerking on the first circuit. at georgetown, she founded the law centers, a federal legislative clinic which she had a number of clients that led to her being instrumental in the drafting and negotiating the american with disabilities

new congress, best access on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org. the national governors association continues its annual winter meeting and washington, d.c., tomorrow. the event will include a session on cyber security with homeland security secretary jeh johnson. that is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. eastern and we will have it live on c-span. later in the day, the governors will hear from the epa administrator p she will be part of a session that looks at ways to increase energy and water security. that is live at 3:00 here on c-span. >> the barbed wire and guard towers are gone, but the memories come flooding back for so many people who until today had lost such a big part of their childhood. fort minney released after the war. some very the memories and with it the history of this camp. now more than 60 years later -- >> this sunday on q&a, on the only family internment camp during world war ii at crystal city, texas, and what she says is the real reason for this camp. >> so the government comes to the fathers and says we have a deal for you. we wil

new congress best access on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >>> this sunday on q and a, david brooks on writing an article for the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. the sidney awards. >> they are given for the best magazine essays of the year. they can be in the counselors or obscure magazines, they always come out around christmas and new years, and the idea that is a good week to step back and not read little instant stuff, tweets, not even newspaper articles, but the time to read something deeper and longer and to celebrate the longer pieces. i do believe that magazines change history. the new republic was the most influential of the magazine. it created progressivism. conservatism bare life existed until a national review and gave it a review. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> today president obama responded to letters that people wrote to him about how they have benefitted from the health care law. from the white house, this is 12 minutes. >>> well, we are here with a bunch of folks that took the time to c

house on c-span in the senate on c-span 2, here on c-span 3 we show you the most relevant public hearings and public affairs events. on the weekends, c-span 3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell the nation's stories. the civil war, visiting key of acts -- key events, history bookshelf, with the best-known american history writers, the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief lectures and history with top college professors, and their new series real america featuring archival education films from the 1930's through the 1970's. >> history bookshelf features popular riders and airs on c-span every week at this time. george washington became the first american president in 1789. next a 2000 five project where historians and scientists from george washington's mount vernon estate set out to better understand what the first u.s. president looked like an different moments of his life. this 40 minute event was found in 2012 at the central arkansas library in little rock arkansas. >> i have written nonfiction books on a

on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and he spent on court. >> we wrap up our were matched up by colleges. >> next we wrap up our tour of universities and colleges. >> our first stop was howard university in washington dc. we spoke with tuskegee university and today we can exclude speaking with leadership, xavier university. where we find ourselves today. joining us for a discussion taking a look at colleges and universities with loren blanchard who was the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. doctor, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> can we start with your job as provost. it's the first time that your colleges have this position. what does it mean for academic pursuits at xavier university? >> i am going to xavier absolutely right, we recently decided to give a greater level of support for president where i now service's key advisor not only on academic issues but operational issues. in addition to that it provides me the opportunity to serve as the primary coordinator of the work of all of the vice presidency or on the campus to make sure that w

eastern on c-span threes american history tv. the c-span cities tour takes to the road. this weekend, we partner with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi, texas. >> in the 19th century, the federal government is very limited. they don't have many deployable resources. and so the army does a whole variety of things. there are discoverers, explores. army contracts are not an important part of the western economy. the army plays a role in conservation. in the

i enjoy c-span. i think it's a great source of information. probably the best one we can get as far as the news in the country these days. when you get a caller iq had recently -- like you had recently who ranted and raved -- that is an insult to viewers intelligence and i think you should cut people off a little earlier. host: if that is his opinion why should we stop eric from voicing it? caller: a statement like that is just ridiculous. it's a waste of your time and anyone who is listening. opinions are opinions, but that is ridiculous, it is isn't it? host: from "washington post" this morning -- darcy calling in from the troy to this morning on her independent line. -- our independent line. caller: what's on my mind is the fact that when it comes to technology, we were -- the digits had to be pressed individually in order for the note to come out. a person would be better off but we never got to that coul. we don't even know how to use the equipment we are dealing with. there is no one to come around and share how to use these equipment to

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hosted by time warner cable partners, c-span's city tours visited many sites. learn more about greensboro all weekend here on american history tv. >> the international civil rights center and museum opened in greensboro february 1, 2010. the museum tells the story of the citizens that happened in the story -- and the city which launched a wave of -- >> what happened here in 1960, february 1, four young men from north carolina, n. c. state university chose that day to make a stand, really to take a seat so that the rest of us would be able to do that. so they took a stand against jim crow, against segregation, against whites-only access to public accommodations and to being seen as a first-class citizen. they came here to this woolworth building and this lunch counter to sit down and be treated like a first-class citizen and be served against their policies and practices. this is the actual lunch counter area that's been preserved. some seats have been taken out in other areas that are at thing smithsonian and other musics. -- and other museums. the four young m

literary life of greensboro, north carolina, part of the 2015 c-span cities tour. sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern wes moore retraces his career choices from combat veteran to white house fellow, wall street rancor, to social entrepreneur to find his life's purpose. on american history tv on c-span three, tonight, just after 7:00, the 1963 interview of the former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations in opposition to racial integration. sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern former cia chief of disguise, john amendez tells the story of a spiting that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. you can call us or e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the barbed wire and guard towers are gone but the memories come flooding back for so many people who, until today, had lost such a big part of their childhood. fort many released after the war and some very here and with it,

on c-span 2.alists, david brian davis on his third and final volume on the history of shrank focusing on emancipation at 1:30, elizabeth colbert argues that we are currently undergoing a sixth mass of extinction and this will be the most devastating and french economist along with senator elizabeth warren talk about wealth and economic inequality on american history t.v. on c-span 3 at 8 eastern. cartoonist patrick oliphant draws ten care actemperatures. then at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a 1960 nbc interview with former president herbert hoover discussing his life beyond the presidency. at 9:30, our conversation with playwright james still and maerp bacon about the widow lincoln to mark the 150th anniversary of the lincoln's assassination. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet@c-span hashtag comments. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebo

you can watch it later on c-span, by the way. if you want to ask our guest questions you can do so this morning. you know, we put the lines bipartisan but when these governors meet, i suppose the partisan issues go out of it? guest: to some extent, yes. this is a bipartisan organization. as a said, a big reason is for sure that he is. to some degree, it is run by a democrat and a republican. governor hickenlooper: and governor herbert have a great relationship. i have seen them interact many times now. they joke with one another. obviously, they disagree on a lot of issues, but they do steal ideas from each other. even yesterday there were talking about an idea that they stole from utah called 66 by 2020, which they are shooting to get 66% of residents, adult residents, to hold a technical certificate or college degree by 2020. it is about sharing ideas. a lot of partisanship. host:'s a lot of states were affected by the afford will care act. how is that playing out? guest: a lot of this right now i mean the big question is what

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eastern, 4:00 pacific on c-span. here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span 2's book tv saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, alan ryskind talks about the communist party in hollywood during the 1930s. and sunday at noon on in-depth, our live three-hour conversation with harvard law professor and author. her books include the tyranny of the majority, lift every voice, and the miner's canary. and on "american history tv" on c-span 3, saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war. a discussion about the burning of columbia, south carolina, following the surrender of the city and his troops in 1865. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on oral histories, an interview with former consultant to the nixon white house daniel elsburg on the pentagon papers a classified study on vietnam which he copied and gave to the "new york times" in 1971. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org. and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. time now for "american history tv" prime time. this is a special showing of programs normally seen weekends here on c-span 3. ahead, a look at japanese internment during world war ii. we begin with real america and a 1944 documentary on the living conditions that internment camps. and then lectures in history with a course on how the press handled the japanese internment. that will be followed by an american art factyifacts program. and later, former congressman norman minetta who was in a camp with his family. >>> each week, american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. on february 19th 1942, roosevelt issued executive order 9066 leading to a forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 people of japanese ancestry who lived on the west coast of the u.s. about 62% of the internees were american citizens. a challenge to democracy from 1944 is a 20-minute war relocation authority film which attempts to justify the policy b

new congress, best access on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio, and c-span.org.ington journal" continues. host: we are back with rebecca berg the political correspondent with the washington examiner. we begin with a one we were just talking about and that is immigration and what to do next. this texas judge rules it and put an injunction on the president's immigration action. what do republicans do now? they held up the funding for homeland security to try to block him. guest: maybe you would think this development would make things move a little more smoothly on the hill because maybe he would make this whole debate they are having in congress moot but it is the opposite. this might make it even tougher to pass dhs without a rider to stop the president's action or put it on hold because now many republicans on the hill are pointing to this court decision and saying this validates what we have been saying all along. it would be in bad conscience now for congress not to take any action now that a judge has said president obama's executive action was unconstitution

join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring corpus christi texas. corpus christi started out as a small trading post in the mid-19th century and has transformed into a modern city with the fifth largest seaport in america. posted by our time warner cable partners, c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend here on american history tv. >> the naval station has a chairman is history that it's back even before 1941 when it was commissioned. in 1938, the navy did an investigation on the best suitable location for a naval air station. when the authorization came from congress to establish a naval air station, there were 12 in all, including corpus christi. this was the biggest and the best and it remains over these 75 years so vitally, critically important in the defense of the united states. >> paris, undefended, fell like a ripe plumb into the basket of conquest. >> world war

on c-span, c-span. two c-span radio and c-span.org. >> now, secretary of state john kerry testifies about the russia ukraine to conflict, and ices. he was also asked about benjamin netanyahu's talk next week. mr. kerry chaired the senate foreign relations committee. >> the meeting will come to order. mr. secretary, you have done a lot of traveling around and you have important issues to deal with and we appreciate you coming in to talk about your budget and your testimony today. as you know, the purpose of this hearing is to learn more about the state department's budget request. i know that these become in many cases, a time to talk about public policy issues. i know you know that there will be some other issues brought up. we appreciate you answering all of those. one of our top priorities is to complete the authorization and it helps the department become more effective within a sustainable budget. chairman perdue will take on the effort and we met yesterday with heather hickam bond, and we had a goo

caller: thank you for c-span. i want to say, whennists growing up my parents had a lot of friends and family wloe suffered during and after world war ii. i am not a big fan of the russians but i don't think the united states should pressure putin. he could be a potential ally getting poland and all of the baltic countries and i am sure mr. pomeranz knows as i do the united states does not care about ukraine or policy land or any of those countries. i linkthink we should not. guest: i think the sglinings cares about poland and eastern europe and allies. europe is one of the important trade partners. we have been committedto since the end of world war ii to peace and the recognition of the existing borders in europe. we have a big steak in europe and, therefore, i think the united states is rightfully engaged in this issue and has to take into account what is going on ukraine. host: this may be an obvious question about why angela merkel and francois hollande playing such a keely role? guest: they have the best rela

c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> sunday on q and a, david brooks, columnist for the newk times on writing an article with the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. the sydni awards. >> they're given for the best magazine essays for the year and they can be in journals or the new yorker, the atlantic, and the idea is that they always come out around the christmas week between christmas and new year's. that is a good we to step back and not read into tweets and newspaper articles, but to step back and read something deeper and longer. it is to celebrate the longer pieces. i do believe magazines change history. a new republic was the most influential american political magazine of wafer center and it really did create -- change history. created progressivism. it gave it a voice. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on espy's q and a area -- on c-span's q and a. host: visiting a historically black colleges and universities. as part of the tour, we had the opportunity to the with heads of colleges. yesterday, we started at howard university in washi

new congress, best access -- on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org stop. >> the supreme court heard argument yesterday on the fair housing act. under disparate impact, discrimination in renting in housing doesn't have to be blatantly racially motivated to be illegal. the supreme court will decide this case before the end of the term in june. this is an hour. >> you will hear -- we will hear 13-71. mr. keller? >> thank you, mr. chief justice and may at least please the court. the fair housing act does not recognize disparate impact because it doesn't use results-based language. when a statute prohibits actions taken because of race and lacks language the statute is limited to intentional discrimination. second, the canada constitutional avoidance compels his interpretation. the act doesn't use the phrase "adversely affect." this affect base phrase -- >> neither the title nor the act use the words "disparate impact," yet we recognize they are implied. >> at the time, the words "disparate impact" were unused. watson subsequently interpreted it as finding a textual hook for dispar

eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs on the c-span networks.day morning at 10 a.m. eastern, live on c-span, our nation's governors get together to discuss issues affecting their states. guests include any meyer ceo of union square hospitality group and maria barbara roma -- maria bartaromo. also, secretary of security jeh johnson. saturday, book tv is on the road experiencing the literary life of greensboro, north carolina. sunday at 9 p.m. eastern, on "afterwords," wes moore retraces his color your choices -- retraces his career choices to find his life's purpose. one american history tv on c-span3 saturday night, just after 7:00, the 1963 interview of former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing race relations and opposition to racial integration. at 6:30 p.m. eastern, the story of a husband and wife kgb spy team that infiltrated the cia through the use of sex in the 1970's. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know about the programs you are thinking. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span c

eastern here on c-span. coming up tonight on c-span, a debate on whether the west should arm ukraine in its conflict with russia. then, chris christie speaking at the lee get -- lincoln reagan dinner. first, remarks by president obama, then we will hear from secretary of state john kerry and united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. on the next washington journal brigham mckown and bob deans discuss the train accident in west virginia this week that spilled crude oil. a month-long visit to historically black colleges concludes. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can join the conversation with phone calls, facebook comments, and. tweets. on friday, president obama addresses the winter meeting at the democratic national committee in the. washington dc. life coverage starts at 11:10 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern our nation's governors get together to di

new congress, best access on c-span, c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> february is black history month, and the c-span bus is on the road visiting the top historically black colleges and universities to speak with their faculty and discuss public policy issues and to highlight their role in america's education system. this tuesday during washington journal we'll be at fisk university in nashville followed by morehouse college and spellman college in atlanta. >>> back now to senator tim scott's daylong academic forum for keynote remarks from former education secretary rod paige. he talks about universal school choice and the need to tie choice to economic reform. his remarks run about 35 minutes. >> well, let me start my introductory remarks about dr. rod paige. what an amazing life. if you listen carefully you'll at least have a glimpse of why i'm excited about having dr. paige present to you today. the son of a school principal and librarian, dr. paige. now, this is going to be the longest introduction in the history of man. i want you to know three things. a school principal a

c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and c-span.org. continue our discussion this morning, you just heard from representative martha mcsally from arizona. another joining us, marcy kaptur , democrat of ohio. a member of the congressional ukrainian caucus. she is their founder and cochair. good morning. >> good morning to you and your listeners. host: the washington times has a look at ukraine. why is that? >> is a difficult situation. ukraine is asking for weapons to meet with the eastern border. no question russia's capabilities are much greater than ukraine. to leave it defenseless is not in the interest of ukraine either. i think they're walking a very narrow line trying to do and against the rocket and the tanks coming in. in trying to defend their easter egg. >> why escalation now when things have been quiet over the last few weeks and months? click they have not been quiet. russia has been creeping onto the eastern territories of ukraine, working her way down to the black sea through crimea for example. europe, because of their re

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house on c-span and the senate on use, here on c-span-3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. then on weekends, c-span-3 is the home to american history tv, including six unique series. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battle fields and key effects. tour museums and historic sites to discover what art facting

new congress best access on c-span c-span 2, c-span radio and cspan.org. >>> tony abbot announced new security reforms in the wake of the security hostage situation. it left two hostages dead. his speech to the nation came one day after he released a joint report on the investigation into the event. from the australian federal police headquarters in canberra, this is 25 minutes. >> i welcome you here to headquarters of the australian federal police from the important national security statement from our prime minister. and i welcome the prime minister and ministers, particularly those sitting on the national security cabinet thank you for being here. we find ourselves in australia in a radically different security environment than when we came to office inwxfy 2013. international events, particularly those in the middle east, have unleashed threats that have resulted in the terror alert in australia being assessed as being high for the first time. we can not allow a situation where our freedoms in australia and the generosity of the australian way are used against us. the government i

you can see it on c-span. senate tried once again and failed to move forward on the home and security spending bill. the chamber needed 60 votes but the final tally was that the 2-47 with no democrat voting to advance the major. nevada republican joint democrats in voting no and so did mitch mcconnell but for procedural reasons. the legislation would have also blocked the president's executive order on immigration. the house has already passed the bill but president obama says he will be double legislation of it reaches as desk. -- his desk. follow the senate live on c-span two on monday. president obama spoke at the national prayer breakfast earlier. he discussed global great inspirations and the recent violence by isis. here's a look. >> part of what i want to touch on today is the degree to which we have seen professions of faith used both as an instrumental -- instrument of great good but also used used -- misused in the name of evil. as we speak around the world you see fate and inspiring people lift up o

tatum on c-span. she has applied to spelman. her name is daniel lyall and she's so excited about the possibility of being excited -- accepted at spelman. she is predominately gone to a white school but she has her heart set on coming to spelman. her godmother lives in atlanta and every day she's on twitter after school and if she could have taken off a school to be here to watch her program she would. i'm just going to find out what is the possibility of her being accepted at spelman? thank you. >> guest: certainly you are making a great case for her. i want to congratulate you for her advocacy and i can't comment on her application. i haven't seen it and i can't comment on the air about it but certainly i want to thank you for your encouragement of her and we'll keep our fingers crossed for daniel. >> host: what advice would you give to students who maybe are looking to apply next year or years beyond to be able to get into spelman? >> guest: i would just say take the most challenging curriculum he can in high school. if studen

i really like c-span. would like to say the last guest with bloomberg the washington bureau chief, he mentioned something about benghazi and a bunch of cia guys ready. they are not military. i just wanted to save the embarrassment for c-span. like i really did not know much about what he was talking about. and terms of ferguson, i used to live there. i live in st. louis city proper currently. i used to get stopped by police all the time in the county. white guys. that's what they do. if you are young, they will harass you. they think -- and actually, we are up to adventurous things a lot of times. i do not think it is so much about race as it is about young people, young males. if there were a lot of young white guys, they would be harassing them as well. it is unfortunate what happened. it's unfortunate about the police officer and the young man. michael brown. guest: i think the caller makes a good point about young people in particular and police being sensitive to the activities of young people. in thi

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caller: i used to call c-span a lot. i stopped calling c-span. just called, 202-washington and talk to the people who represent us. anyway, most importantblacks, listen to what i will tell you. documentary is true about john adams john adams forewarned the american people the most important thing that we need to do when we form the declaration of independence was to recognize everybody. everybody. in addition to that, i'm related to robert you leave. if you're really into robert you lead, not only is he related to obama, according to the internet, and bush. but, it goes all the way down to john adams. and quincy adams. and a lot of other presidents. host: tallahassee, florida, independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. can you hear me? host: yes, you are on. caller: may favorite president was ronald reagan. i think he is only modern day leader that we have had. other than calvin coolidge at the regulars like washington and lincoln. i heard some comments is why the lbj. kennedy was a great guy. lbj voted against the voting rights act. h

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learn more about greensboro and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span..org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> each week american artifacts takes you to national sites. the museum has hosted several events since 2008 called save our african american. treasures. people can bring in family artifacts and talk to curators about how best to preserve them. we talked to museum staff and participants at the museum and washington, d.c. >> my name is esther washington. i am the director of the museum. here we are with our save our african-american treasury program. we have visitors, and find out the history, the materials they are made from and they tell the public how to preserve them. >> here we see several photos a -- >> and they are escorted into a room. >> here we see several photos a mother took from 1937 to 1947 in brooklyn, new york. she did it from the time she was 8 to 20. each week, on a sunday, she would have a group of her friends get together after church and they would take photos. photos at coney island, pho

thank you very much for c-span. has this been an audit or could we have an independent audit of homeland security? thank you very much. >> host: why would you want that delano? >> caller: well, there's a lot of legs out here that i'm familiar with that we don't know what they're doing, and they don't know what they're doing. >> host: okay. let's hear from our guest. >> guest: you know, i didn't catch the top -- >> host: independent audit will there ever be an independent audit of this agency? >> guest: of the -- >> host: dhs. uh-huh. >> guest: you know, there are the inherent qualities, inherent things that are built into the dhs like the inspector general. of course, every federal agency has one of these inspector generals that does look at the problems that are happening internally at various respective agencies. clearly, they have things that have been done. the inspector generals have launched investigations about different problems and programs that were happening at the agency as well as the government account

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new con congress best access o on c-span c-span 2, c-span radio and c-span.org.shington journal cottons. host: joining us from boston james smith, thank you very much for being with us. call guest: it's good to be with you this morning. host: let me begin with the piece that time magazine wrote this past weekend and it begins with the center piece of what we want to talk about, the kingdom at the crossroads can saudi arabia find a middle path? with the death of king abdullah and a change in the kingdom of saudi arabia, what is that? guest: continuity of u.s.-saudiri relationships. it's going to be, i think, a continuity in their corrector toward modernization, continuity with a focus of the region. saudi arabia is in the eye of the storm with crisis all around. host: in terms of our relationship with saudi arabia some have called it at an important crossroads. why? guest: i have heard that term. our relationship has been present consistent since it was first sounded in -- founded in february of 1944, with the meeting between king abdullah and aziz and president r