c-span: c-span: rad still on the island? >> guest: there are people like that on every island i've learned there are people like that just where i live and they seem very familiar. c-span: tammany lived there have read your book? >> guest: most everyone has read it at this point. before it was available in bookstores i was nervous how the islanders would receive my book and what they see it as an invasion of privacy. so far the reports are very positive which i couldn't feel better about. i was very nervous about it for a while and toy started getting good reports and feedback. c-span: if you get in the car at the the mainboard or how many hours does it take you to drive and then you have to take the boat over? >> guest: from the mainboard or it would be about a four-hour drive ended in a 40 minute boat ride. c-span: and how long can you go over? >> guest: this time of year there are three boats one in the morning, one made a and one today and one in the afternoon so it's easy for people to come out and check it out. half of

c-span: eight? >> guest: yes. c-span: do you still have it? >> guest: no. as a matter of fact, unsolicited by me, they decided to remove it last year, or last congress. c-span: and you have been elected -- you`ve been to the speakership how many years? >> guest: three. three terms. c-span: so it`s six years. and there have been a bunch in the past who have had six years, including joe cannon, i believe. >> guest: i believe joe was there probably eight years. c-span: you got a book on joe cannon that you wrote about. >> guest: right. right. c-span: who gave it to you? >> guest: one of the former staffers of -- john beginner`s former staff gave it to me. he`s now in the white house now but he gave me two books. one book was a book on joe cannon, and the other book was just a kind of anthology of a lot of different -- all the speakers. and the first book i started going through and looking at all these speakers that preceded me it was an older book, so it probably didn`t have the last couple of speakers in it, but all those speakers that preceded me, it kind o

c-span: in houston. guess code in houston and met with the head of head and neck surgery and he said i will take you there tomorrow morning. we will do this operation. i said well i sure appreciate that doctor but you see i have the speech tomorrow evening in new jersey but i promise to do. he said you don't understand. he said, i said it has to come out. so i said okay. i understood. they took out the cancer and some adjacent lands just to make sure it had not spread and a salivary gland which tends to make my mouth still a little dry but it's getting better. that's why keep sipping the water. and then after that i will underwent radiation treatment. if i had still been speaker when that happened i would have put it off. i would not have found time, would not have made an opportunity to have a look at until maybe it was too late. so things do happen for the best. c-span: did you have any therapy after you have the cancer? >> guest: radiation therapy yes. exercises at the time and trying to express words

we met at c-span first and went on a tour with someone from c-span, and walked around the capital. that was really awesome. i think i have been there before on some other trips to washington but there is so much you can learn from there. i definitely recommend that if anybody comes to d.c., they should stop by and do a tour inside the congress building. you really get a sense of american pride when you go in there. it is so established, so beautiful, and you get to see democracy where it is. host: you will finish of the day today by going back to the capitol complex. what is the end of the day like? katie: for the remainder of the day, we will go back to the capital to meet mitch mcconnell, the majority senate leader, which will be amazing. that makes me feel like -- as kentuckians, there are 50 states but we can come together to becoming special and one person. we are ecstatic for that. after that, we will go back to the hotel and get ready to fly out back to lexington. host: a busy busy 24 hours. what do you plan to say the mitch mcconnell? michael: i think am for supporting us.

follow us on twitter @c-span history. for information on her schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to fort lauderdale, florida. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> patsy west has worked closely with the seminole and suki tribes in southern florida for more than 40 years. studying their history to tell their stories. patsy: these are cyprus. cyprus is used to make the posts, and these are items that would have been made for tourism, our little turtle, the cyprus turtle. >> we visited her home to talk about the personal collection of tribal artifacts. patsy: in discussing native americans in the u.s., obviously it was not necessarily the intent of anyone to annihilate the tribes in the u.s. thank goodness. but the government has gone through so many different processes of thinking as has the population with what to do about the na

she oversees programming and marketing for c-span's three television channels and c-span radio and she helped launch the washington journal booktv and american history tv. she has also been involved in the creation of numerous c-span history series such as american presidents, the lincoln douglas debates and american writers. for over 30 years she has been one of c-span's principal on-camera interviewer is. most recently on april fourteenth, first lady was released as a book by public affairs books featuring a collection of her interviews from the television series. it is the ninth book susan has edited for c-span in public affairs and as you noticed when you came in we have copies of the book available for sale after the program and she will be signing copies for you. let me turn the podium over to susan swain and tonight's program. [applause] >> good evening. thank you for being here. i see a lot of familiar faces in the audience and appreciate you braving the traffic when there's a cats game and for those watching at home on c-span thanks for being with us. so many of you are with u

c-span city tour staff recently visited many sides exploring the rich history. learn more all weekend here on american history tv. >> the state historical society are to collect kansas history, documents, and this is the repository for kansas history. today, we are going in the archives and look at the territorial map and some documents written by john brown senior. we're going to look at some of the territorial manuscripts of the constitution and just a variety of written documents related to the territorial in kansas. the territorial per ini kansas the get ino 1854 andd attempting to become a state. this time became known as leading kansas, for the controversial. not only in the territory kansas but nationally. the eyes of the country were focused on what was going on out here. territorial kansas and they got the nickname bleeding kansas because of the struggle over whether kansas would enter the union as a free state or as a slave state. we're going to look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 1854, the kansas-nebraska act was sign

c-span's new book is available. "first ladies." providing lively stories of these fascinating women. creating an illuminating entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover or an e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> history bookshelf features popular american history writers and airs on american history tv every weekend. may 8 is the 70th anniversary of germany's surrender to the ally in 1975. rick atkinson: examines the last year of world war ii in his book. he spoke at the national book festival in 2013. this is about 45 minutes. >> note to our author and speaker, rick atkinson. rick served as a reporter and senior editor of the washington post

eastern on c-span. >> next on c-span, our interview with the winners in this year's studentcam competition. then a white house ceremony honoring the teacher of the year. and highlights from the white house state dinner for japanese prime minister shinzo abe. >> each year since 2006, c-span has invited students to participate in our studentcam competition. they asked it is to join in on the debate over today's public policy issues by producing a documentary on a specific theme. "the three branches and you." contestants tell a story of how a policy, law, or action by the executive, -- by one of the three branches. entries came from 45 states. overall, 150 student prizes were awarded him a totaling $100,000. a team of 8th graders were net the grand prize winners for 1215 for their video on minimum wage. their cable provider in lexington is time warner cable. let me introduce you to our three grand prize-winning students. anna gilligan, katie demos and michael lozovoy. welcome to all of you. tell me about your school. anna: we go to the school for the creative and performing arts. we are in a

house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2on c-span 3 we comment that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings. then on weekends, c-span 3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our, including six unique series, the civil warsth anniversary visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. 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 in history, with top college professors delving into america's past. and our new series -- reeo america featuring our educational fills from thel 1930's -- films from the 1930. watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> each week, american history tv's american artifex takes you to museums and historic places to next, we traveled to the national constitution center in philadelphia to learn about 42 bronze statues in singgner's hall, and to learn about the constitutional conventi

eastern on c-span. as a compliment, c-span's new book, "first ladies." it is available as a hardcover or an e-book for your favorite bookstore or online books caps on -- bookseller. >> this week on "q&a," our justice department:. he shared stories about his new book "the wright brothersd." david: they did not graduate from high school because their father said if they had an interesting project they should stay home. wilbur without any question was a genius. orville was bright and inventive, clever mechanically but he did not have the reach of mind that wilbur did. they loved music, they loved books. nathaniel hawthorne was orville' s favorite writer. catherine loved sure walter scott. for one of her birthdays, her brothers gave her a bust of sir walter scott. these people living in a house in rural ohio with no running water or electricity and they are giving a bust of an english literary giant to their sister for a birthday present. there is a lot of hope in that. i think what i would like to get to know even know about -- more about is the sense of pu

we will have that live for you on c-span.e expect to hear this coming week from the former governor of rhode island and the former texas governor, rick perry. we will let you know when these announcements are coming up, we believe wednesday and thursday. our road to the white house coverage continues on c-span. now more on the 2016 presidential race from today's caller: "washington journal." host: we are talking campaign 2016 now. we are joined by liz chadderdon, a democratic consultant. we're also joined by ford o'connell. thank you for being here. guest: thank you for having us. host: ford, i want to start with you. let's talk about the broad field for the gop nomination. george is the latest to announce. guest: it will be tough. we have nine official candidates. the problem is those that are the highest name id are the ones polling the best and that will be hard for -- and it will be hard for any of these folks to break away until we turn to the debates in august. right now it is name id, therefore the polls are so tight n

c-span's new book is now available "first ladies." providing lively stories of these fascinating women coming creating an illuminating entertaining and inspiring read. it's available as a hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. up next, a panel of scholars discusses how the late 20th century temperance and suffrage movement s complement each other. this event is about 1.5 hours. [applause] >> thank you, tom could it's wonderful to be here again this evening. i would say, happy women's history month. i will say instead, happy very last hours of women's history month. we are delighted to be here tonight. i hope some of you have taken the opportunity

announcer: you have been watching "the communicators" on c-span. c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> first ladies, influence and image. we will look into the lives of elizabeth munro, breaking the social edition of making calls to washington's political society. they gained a reputation for being queenly by her critics. she played an important role in her husband's 1824 presidential campaign and yet had difficulty winning the approval. sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. here are a few of the book festivals we will be covering on c-span's book tv. we will visit maryland for live coverage of the gaithersburg book festival with tom davis as well as former senior adviser david axelrod. we will close out may at book expo, where the publishing industry showcases their upcoming books. in the first week of june we are live fo

on american history tv on c-span 3. >> this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next a look at our recent visit to ft. lauderdale, florida. you're watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. >> patsy west has worked closely with the seminole and mick sukkie tribes in southern florida for 30 years studying their history to help tell their story. >> these are cypress. we've talked about cypress. sign ves also used to make the seminole chickees to make the posts, and these are items that would have been made for tourists. a little turtle. >> visited her home to talk about her book "the enduring seminoles: from alligator wrestling to casino gaming." and to see her personal collection of tribal artifacts. >> in discuss inging native americans in the u.s. obviously it was not necessarily the intent of anyone to annihilate the tribes in the u.s. thank goodness. but the government has gone through so many different processes of thinking, as has the population with what to do about the native americans in the u.s. what to do for

"washington journal" live each morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >>> this summer "book tv" will cover book festivals around the country and top nonfiction authors and book. we're live at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry showcases upcoming books. in the beginning of june we're live for the three-hour-live in-depth program the pulitzer prize winning author lawrence wright, and 4 phone calls. watch for the roosevelt reading festival from the frankly d. roosevelt presidential library. in july live at the harlem book fair, the nation's flagship african-american literary event with author interviews and panel discussions. and at the beginning of september we're live from the nation's capital for the national book festival celebrating its 15th year. that's a few of the events this summer on c-span2's "book tv." >>> on april 13th 1865, a day before his assassination, president lincoln left the white house on horseback for his cottage retreat in northwest washington, d.c. this wo

economy tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span.ill: congresswoman bonnie watson coleman of new jersey what you think of your time in washington so far? rep. coleman: it has been exciting. it has been exhilarating. it has been a great learning curve for me. it is wonderful -- in the midst of all of this activity and all of the important activity, the discussions taking place. bill: you come from a background of having served in the new jersey legislature, so was it easy to transition staff and issues from that setting to capitol hill? rep. zeldin: -- rep. coleman: to the extent that i knew i would need certain kinds of staff people and what they would be. in that sense it was an easy transition. in state government, you had a predictable committee schedule you had a predictable schedule -- everyone was on the floor when you were voting. everyone was on the floor when you are debating issues. it's very different here. you were never called out of a committee meeting into a meeting and then go vote like you do down here and then go ba

eastern on c-span two. later in the day we take you to the cato institute for the future of south africa. speakers look at the political and economic developments in that country since apartheid was abolished. begins at 12:00 eastern live coverage on c-span two. >> monday night on "the communicators," we spoke with three members of congress with shared interests. >> firmly believe that comcast and time warner cable would have been too big of a company and anti-competitive, not in the public interest. it would have led to higher prices from consumer, less choice and it would be too possible these with service. >> we are also working on dealing with people property and protection of civil liberties. that is legislation dealing with the nsa and foreign intelligence surveillance dealing with the revelations about the gathering of telephone metadata, this bill which would pass the house and a big part partisan vote, we are about to bring it up. and metadata collection and storage by the government. >> if you saw

eastern on c-span. tuesday, former talkshow host mike huckabee is expected to announce he is taking another shot at the nomination. watch that at 11:00 a.m. eastern on tuesday, also on c-span. >> remarkable partnerships. iconic women. their stories in first ladies. >> she painted a portrait of washington, which was one of the things that endeared her to the nation. >> they would find out what she was wearing, what she was doing. who she was seen. >> she takes over a radio station and starts running in. how do you do that? >> she exerted in norman's influence. -- enormous influence. >> first ladies -- looking inside the personal life of every first lady in american history. based on original interviews from c-span's first lady's series. learn about their unique partnerships with their presidential spouses. first ladies -- presidential historians on the lives of american women, filled with stories of fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the white house, sometimes at great personal cost. c-span's

that's a few of the events this summer on c-span 2's book tv. >>> coming up on c-span 3, american history tv looks at president abraham lincoln's assassination which took place 150 years ago. next, we'll show our coverage of a commemorative event that took place recently at ford's theater where president lincoln was taken after being shot on april 14th 1865. then, american artifacts takes a closer look at the house where lincoln died. after that, we'll hear about president lincoln's last ride to his cottage retreat the day before his assassination. later, american artifacts will profile ford theater's artifacts as news unfolded about president lincoln's death. >>> good evening. this is the scene outside of ford theater in peterson house. john booth shot president lincoln as he sat at the booth in ford theater. our 16th president died the next morning at 7:22 a.m. and what you're looking at is a recreation we're requesting to see this unfold live on c-span television. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and you're looking at the scene directly outside of ford's theatre which is outside the peterson house

eastern on c-span 3. and as a complement to the series c-span's new book "first ladiesmen. it's available as a hard cover or an ebook through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller bookseller. >>> each week american history tv's "reel america" brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. 45 years ago on april 11 1970 "apollo 13" blasted off in what was to be the third nasa mission to land men on the moon. next, a 1970 nasa documentary about the crisis which nearly left the three "apollo 13" astronauts stranded in space. >> this little tape recorder has been a big benefit to us in passing the time in our transit to the moon, and it's rather odd to see it floating like this in odyssey while it's playing the scene from 2001. >> april 13, 1970, the mood could only be described as relaxed. "apollo 13," man's fifth lunar mission, the third scheduled to land on the moon, continued its tranquil coast. >> this is the crew of "apollo 13." we're about ready to close out our inspection of aquarius and get back for a pleasant evening on odyssey. good nig

eastern on c-span. coming up next on c-span, former neurosurgeon then carson -- ben carson announces his candidacy for president. and then a discussion on presidential war powers. later, president obama in new york talking about his my brother's keeper initiative. tuesday, the senate energy and natural resources committee holds a hearing examining wildfire management. the u.s. chief testifies on the -- the impact on these communities. see it live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to congress with color photos of every senator and house member plus bio and contact information and twitter handles. also, district maps, a map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet and federal agencies and state governors. order yours today through the c-span online store at c-span.org. monday, author and retired neurosurgeon ben carson announced his decision to seek the 2016 presidential -- he spoke about his goal of improving the

american history tv is featuring c-span's original series "first ladies, -- c-span producers in cooperation with the white house historical association. it includes video tours of historic sites and questions from the audience. we tell the stories of america's 45 first ladies. first, dolley madison. this is about an hour and a half. ♪ >> dolley was both socially adept and politically savvy. >>

this is not a debate that c-span shows. this is not a debate that appears on the front page of the "new york times." this debate is so detailed and specific that only a few parties really care about it. you have an interest group, the california being shippers association, a lobbyist working with a bureaucrat from the food and drug administration, someone from the bureaucracy, and also those parties are working with somebody from capitol hill from the legislative branch, probably a subcommittee member or staff member from the agricultural committee. three parties very small, detailed policies. it does not get a lot of public attention. but for the very small my new policies, that is where the iron triangle comes in. guest: i guess according to andy, government is beans. through beans we know the iron triangle. host: we also learn about wrestling today. our pocket constitution was signed by hulk hogan. that is why it is appropriate the twitter question comes from jakethesnake. shout out to mrs. ferrington's 2nd hour ap gove

as a comment to the series, c-span new book "first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women." it is a veritable as hardcover or e-book through your favorite bookseller. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to fort lauderdale, florida. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> welcome to the naval air fort lauderdale museum. this is one of 200 buildings that was part of the naval air station at fort lauderdale station in world war ii. this was a training base for a torpedo obama. -- torpedo bomber. most of the three-man crews trained here. president bush trained here. there are probably 3500 aviators who came through the space. this was built in 189042 -- april of 1942. they received the first bomber which just began its production for the military in 1942. by october of 1942, this base was fully built and operational. it stayed open and commission until the end of 1946. the property, when they built the base, originally was a small gol

house on c-span and senate coverage on c-span2, we complement that covers by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings. on weekends, c-span3 is home to american history tv including six unique series, the civil war's 150th anniversary visiting battlefields and key events american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. "history books up" with the best-known american history writers, the presidency looking at policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief, lectures and history with top college professors delving into america's past, and our new series "reel america," featuring archival government and educational films. c-span3, created by the cable industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us on tv, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> this year c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to topeka, kansas. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> we are standing in the k

in the c-span people came and presented us with the award.ike to think of that ceremony as less of something for us as it was for everyone in our class who had entered into the competition. we cannot forget about them. christ and the other people for the future. >> i felt like we were not just recognizing our team's efforts, but everyone's. >> why do you mean for the future? what are you thinking? >> i think the future classes the seventh graders and so on that will do that competition, i think it inspired them to know that it's definitely possible. >> it is an achievable goal. >> yes, when somebody you know who you spent years at our school with accomplish something and you know that, somebody from your school did that, i think it gives hope to other people that they can achieve the same goal as well. and it's not like some 12th grader in high school who had a bunch of money and capability to do that, and connections with, i don't know, some crazy thing that would give them a huge opportunity to help them make an outstanding video. no, witho

eastern here on c-span. >> this weekend the c-span city's tour has partners with cost communication to learn about the literary life of poe peeka, -- topeka, kansas. >> the very act of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by moians as an act of war. -- missourians as an act of war. if popular sovereignty will decide the fate of kansas we're going to send the people to settle. that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who assumed this would be theirs. there are raids all across the kansas border, almost immediately. in may of 1856, five men dragged them along the cabins and they are shot and hacked to death with rod swords. they effectively cleared that area of southern settlers. >> here in tow peeka if you look at the schools just standing outside you would be hard pressed to determine white students or african americans attended because the school board really did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit is they find out after graduating from elementary school, african amer

as a cop limit to the series c-span's new book is now available. -- complements to the series c-span's new book is now available. providing lively stories of fascinating women creating an illuminating, entertaining, and inspiring read. it is available as a hardcover rebook your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. >> coming up next, we visit the national portrait gallery in washington, d.c., with curator jim barber who gives us an in-depth look at one of the oil paintings of ira aldridge, an early 19th-century african american actor. he was born free in new york in 1807 and became famous in after being unable to find work in america. this program is part of a series called "face to face" about important players in the struggle for justice in american history. ian cooke: hello and welcome. i am ian cooke of the national portrait gallery. it is an article of faith that every picture tells a story. this series exists to connect some of the thousands of stories we have on hand and make one step from stories to history. our presenter today is jim barber, an historian at the portrait gal

house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2on c-span 3 we comment that coverage by showing you the mostarings. then on weekends, c-span 3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our, including six unique series, the civil warsth anniversary visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. 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 in history, with top college professors delving into america's past. and our new series -- reeo america

c-span's history series, first ladies influence a damage the interviews with more than 50

eastern on american history tv on c-span three. as a company to the series, c-span's new book," first ladies." >> to mark the 150 anniversary of the surrender of general lee to the u.s. grant will go to appomattox courthouse. we visited the park to find out i lack -- find out a blacksmith force. the blacksmith would just starting a fire. >> no, no. that's good. >> my name is john baronich. i live in spring hill, new york. this is a replica of the traveling forges that the artillery and the cavalry would have them. -- would have with them. our basic purpose is to repair items that would break, such as handles and chains. also the farriers would use the forged to re-shoe the horses. i left to tell people our job back here is very similar to a nascar pit crew -- i like to tell people our job back here is very similar to a nascar pit crew. we were the nascar pit crew of the 1860's. we would take care of the canon wheels --cannon wheels, wagon wheels. the coopers, the ones who would work on barrels, fixing and repairing barrels. we also

how many decided to enter the contest for c-span? anna: i think about half of them. not all of them finished on the due date. about half ended up enteruing. michael: when we learned about the assignment, i was not very enthusiastic about it. it was like, great, another assignment. once i learned more about it, as we learn more about it, we got more interested in it. we decided to take it seriously. anna, me, and katie were -- we had these skills and decided to come together because each of us could contribute a huge hard to the video. -- huge part to the video. that would make like a tri-force -- as one of our classmates called us, but try force of the class -- and we combine and be the video. host: if you were the technical part, what were the two bills that you had? katie: i was the researcher which means i basically looked all these sources, gather the information that was necessary to be the substance of our video. anna was the reporter. anna: i talked to the interviewees, did the camera shots, and went with michael through the videography -- like use this shot,

our live coverage picking up in about half an hour 10:30 eastern on c-span. right now -- a hearing on technology and seniors living independently. that is that 2:00. also, on c-span 3, labor laws and the seafood industry. is that 2:30 p.m. eastern. the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every sender and house number, plus i'll and contact information, and twitter handles. also, district maps, a full dot map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the and state governors. order your copy today. it is $13.95 through the c-span store at c-span.org. >> the pentagon budget hearing coming up at 10:30 eastern this morning. in the meantime, a portion of "washington journal. host: we are back. a roundtable discussion about interstate poverty. i am joined by michael tanner and ross eisenbrey vice , president of the economic policy institute to talk about the issue. ross eisenbrey, let me begin with you. let's look back a little bit before we talk about what is happening today. what happened to inner

eastern on c-span. also tomorrow road to the white house coverage continues with former governor huckabee announcing he is running for the republican presidential nomination. in 2,008 he won the iowa caucus before eventually conceding the race. see his announcement live tuesday at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> presidential candidates often release books to introduce themselves to voters. here is a look at recent books written by declaring a potential presidents for candidate. former secretary of state hillary clinton looks back at her time serving in the obama administration and hard choices. an american dreams marco rubio outlined his plan to restore economic opportunity >> here are a few of the book festivals and was -- we will be covering the spring. >> next, a discussion on afghanistan reconstruction spending and how well afghan forces are currently trained to defend the country. it is from today's washington journal. "washington journal" continues. host: this is our regular segment about "your m

and that's over on c-span. here on c-span 3, we are live this afternoon at the u.s. institute for peace in the nation's capital. waiting for a start of a discussion on women leadership in africa. should get underway shortly. >>> good afternoon, everybody we are complete. i'm delighted to welcome everybody this afternoon. i'm the president of the united states institute of peace. and for those who are here for the first time we were founded about 30 years ago as an independent federally funded bipartisan institute that is really dedicated to a world without violent conflict. and so it's in that spirit that i'm delighted to welcome you all here today. and as we mark today's africa days event, which is i think, commemorating a very critical moment in moving towards a peaceful africa with the 1963 founding of africa, of the africa union. we have a wonderful set of guests with us today. i like to extend a special warm welcome to our co-host this afternoon, ambassador mohammed of egypt. thank you for joining us this afternoon. and, especially warm welcome to ambassador mut

michael: we met here at c-span first and went on a tour with a person from c-span and we walked around the capital and that was really awesome. i think i have been there before in some other trips but you just learn. there is a much you can learn from there things you miss. i definitely recommend if anybody comes to d.c., they should stop by and take a tour inside the congress building because it -- you get a sense of american pride in their because it is so established, so beautiful, and you get to see democracy where it is. host: we are going to finish up the day by going back to the capitol complex. what is the end of the day like? anna: we are going back to the capital to meet mitch mcconnell. he is the majority senate later, which will be amazing. that makes me feel like as kentuckians, we can come together to be something special in one person. we are ecstatic. after that, we go back to the hotel and get ready to go back to lexington. host: a busy 24 hours. what do you plan to say to mitch mcconnell? michael: i think -- thank him for supporting us and we actually got a letter fro

if it would have hit us, we would have been dead. >> tonight on c-span's q&a. -- c-span's q&a. >> tok the anniversary of the surrender of general lead to general grant, the parks service hosted an event. when we stopped by, the blacksmith was just starting a fire. >> no, no. that's good. >> my name is john baronich. i live in spring hill, new york. this is a replica of the traveling forges that the artillery and the cavalry would have them. our basic purpose is to repair items that would break, such break, such as handles and chains. also the farriers would use the forged to re-shoe the horses. i left to tell people our job back here is very similar to a nascar pit crew -- i like to tell people our job back here is very similar to a nascar pit crew. we were the nascar pit crew of the 1860's. we would take care of the canon wheels -- cannon wheels, wagon wheels. the coopers, the ones who would work on barrels, fixing and repairing barrels. we also had a harness makers. and of course, the blacksmith, whose primary job, as i said, was to repair items. the biggest example would be the fa

maybe let's watch c-span later on. you will see some of these places like ford's they are and so forth. thank you very much. [ applause ] . >> tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv an nbc news special report communist saigon from may 26 1975. nbc news reported on the april 30th capture of south vietnam's capital by north vietnamese communist forces. it detailed events in the weeks following the end of the vietnam war. an nbc news special report from 1975. communist saigon. on american history tv on c-span 3. >>. each week american history tv's real tv brings you archival films that held tell the story. 35 years ago on may 18th, 1980, an earthquake beneath mt. st. helens caused volcanic eruption that killed 57 people and destroyed almost 150 square miles of forest. >> mount saint helen's a 9776-foot sleeping volcano nestled in the wild abundance of the national forest in southwest washington. >> on march 20th 1980 mount st. helen's ban to show tell tale signs that her slumber was ending. >> we're directly

caller: thank you for c-span. mr. stimson my question is that you keep saying we are bound by the law of war. this country never declared war. our congress is too cowardly to stand up and do something. they want whichever president it is to take all the weight of declaring a war . as far as the geneva convention, seems to me like there was a call to use the geneva convention as toilet paper. have a good day. guest: i have been on your morning show talking about how our country has only declared five times and article gives the congress power to declare war but the president as power -- the power as commander-in-chief to declare war. out of all those wars, there have been over 40 some authorizations for the use of military force. over the last couple of three decades, bill, it has been not a custom for countries to declare war anymore because of the change international law. now it is more the habit and customer countries to use their domestic legislative body to authorize the use of military force which is the same le

. >> you're watching "american history tv," on c-span. you're looking at live picture from oak ridge cemetery from illinois for the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's funeral. you see richard hart joining us from the cemetery. your book is "-- tell us what we are going to see today, what is going to happen behind you and all around you this afternoon. >> thank you. today, you're going to see a reenactment of the funeral of abraham lincoln in springfield 100 50 years ago. it started on the square downtown. it will take probably a half an hour for the procession to reach oak ridge cemetery, which is on the north side of springfield. that procession will be a reconstruction or reenactment of lincoln's actual funeral. there will be a number of divisions, with reenactors in those divisions. you will see a replication of the funeral hearse that was put together by a local funeral home. i believe you are going to see a horse, which would have in abraham lincoln's horse, bob led by an african-american henry brown, coming into the cemetery.

on c-span 2 at 3:00, the u.s.enate gavels in for general speeches, and later discusses the release of u.s. citizens in iran. tomorrow, work on trade promotion authority in the senate. the house is back tomorrow to talk about defense program securities you can watch the house live here on c-span tomorrow. >> tonight on "the communicators" -- we met up with author peter novak who says we are in a new phase of human development and through bro us and other technology, we are likely to enhance the human condition. >> robots is an especially interesting one. 2014 was the year where i do not know f if the day went by where did not see a story that said that robots are stealing jobs from humans. the thing that i find -- the point that i think of missed a lot is that every prior revolution or advance in automation has actually resulted in better jobs for humans. we are really worried about what's taking our jobs, and we have a hard time imagining what we will be doing not 200 years from now, but even 10 years from now. i

sunday's on american history tv on c-span three.span's new book is now available, "first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women providing lively stories providing an illuminating, entertaining, inspiring read. it's available as a hardcover and e-book. >> more now with japanese prime minister shinzo abe as part of his trip to washington, he addressed a joint meeting of congress. his remarks run just over 50 minutes. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of japan. [applause] the s >> i had the distinct honor of introducing to you abe prime minister of japan. prime minister abe: mr. speaker, mr. vice president distinguished members of the senate and the house, distinct guests, ladies and gentlemen, back in june, 1957 my grandfather standing right here as prime minister of japan began his address by saying and i quote it is because of our strong belief in democratic principles and ideas that japan associates herself with a free nation of the world. prime minister abe: 50 years has passed. today i'm honored