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eastern on c-span two. coming up in 30 minutes, hillary clinton campaigns in marshalltown, iowa at the br miller middle school, libra to the white house coverage here on c-span. c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa caucuses. monday, february 1 come our live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on both c-span and c-span2. we will bring you like pre-caucus coverage, taking your phone calls, tweets and tax. 8:00 p.m. eastern, we'll take you to the republican caucus on c-span and the democratic caucus on c-span2. in its entirety, be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio, and on c-span.org. next, of the nation magazine on progressive politics and campaign 2016. from washington journal, this is 45 minutes. to our website for more information. us from new york is the editor and publisher of the ,ation magazine, katrina heuvel good morning. who did you support? guest: we endorsed bernie sanders, for the third time in the nation's 103rd h

eastern on c-span. today, former president bill clinton makes his first campaign trip for hillary clinton in 2016. he is in new hampshire for a series of grassroots organizing meetings. he will talk about how hillary clinton will make a difference for families across the country's. live coverage at 5:15 on c-span. >> tonight on "the communicators," consumer technology association president on the major technology issues he expects in 2016, and why the cta changed its name this past fall to consumer technology association. he is joined by tony rahm. companies in over 2.5 million thi, up from 2.4 million. it will be spectacular. more innovation, more excitement, more categories than ever before. it is the future. it is a show where solving problems, comes to the world. it is about health care, transportation, clean food, clean water, greater food production. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> c-span has your best access to congress in 2016. the house and senate will reconvene

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> 35 years ago on january 20, americann released hostages who had been held 444 days. tv'son american history real america, several programs about the hostage crisis. he departed his country in january 1970 nine, following years of strikes and protests. khomeini was greeted by several million iranians when he returned from exile about two weeks later. an armed rebellion soon led to the fall of the royal government and a national referendum established iran as a republic on april 1, 1979. on november 4 of that year, iranian students seized the american embassy and took more than 50 hostages. next we look at the release of the hostages the day president ronald reagan was inaugurated, january 20, 1981, from c-span's presidential library series recorded in 2007. >> we have this important piece of videotape. >> it is extraordinary. it was what ought to have been a theus moment, the calm -- climax of the carter presidency. on january 16, four days before the inauguration, a basic deal had been agreed upon. and it hitched upon president carter unfr

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eastern on c-span. later, kentucky senator rand paul speaks to voters at a rally in des moines, iowa. afterwards, he takes calls from c-span viewers. that's live at 4:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span. >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa kau kpups monday february 1, our live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 2. we'll take your phone call, tweets and texts. and we'll take you to our republican kau cause on c-span and democratic caucus on c-span 2. stay with c-span and joan in on the con ver situation on c-span radio and on c-span.org. last november, more than 300 members of the uk youth parliament gathered in the british house of commons for their annual debate. next the students debate increasing the minimum wage and making it applicable to youths. this is 35 minutes. we now come to the fifth and final debate over the motion that everyone should be paid at least the living wage. to move that motion, i welcome from scotland, ewen mccal

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eastern on c-span. and later, kentucky senator rand paul speaks to voters at a rally in des moines, iowa. afterwards, he takes calls from c-span viewers. that's live at 4:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span. >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa kau kpups monday february 1, our live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 2. we'll take your phone call, tweets and texts. and we'll take you to our republican kau cause on c-span and democratic caucus on c-span 2. stay with c-span and joan in on the con ver situation on c-span radio and on c-span.org. last november, more than 300 members of the uk youth parliament gathered in the british house of commons for their annual debate. next the students debate increasing the minimum wage and making it applicable to youths. this is 35 minutes. we now come to the fifth and final debate over the motion that everyone should be paid at least the living wage. to move that motion, i welcome from scotland, ewen m

we sure to stay with c-span and join in the conversation on c-span radio in debt c-span. or. to, hillary clinton speaks at a campaign rally in our sultan, i want. >> please welcome hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] you allclinton: thank so much, thank you. you are great. thank you. oh, my goodness. i tell you, it was worth it trying to get here. you have been so generous with your time and i am so grateful to be back in marshalltown and have this chance to talk to you, and now less than one week until the caucus on monday night will stop it is really meaningful to me that you would be here and be part of this process and i am grateful to each and every one of you. i have learned a lot in the last month. spending allk that of this time in small groups and big ones is going to make the a better president. so i thank you for everything you have done to make that possible. i really want to thank mark endorsement. i am thrilled. thank you very much, representative. i have a plan that i hope will come to pass and it affects mark. i hope we will be able to make him the majority

the mediatorsch on c-span two. announcer: as president obama prepares for his state of the union address on tuesday, he released this video. i am working on my state of the union address. i keep thinking of how we traveled these last seven years. that is what made america great. our ability to come together as one american family and pull ourselves closer to the america we believe in. it is tough to see sometimes in the day-to-day noise of everyday washington. to focus on innt this state of the union address. announcer: c-span's coverage 8:00 p.m.tuesday at looking back at the history and tradition of the message and what to expect this year. then at 9:00, live coverage of the presidential speech plus your reaction by phone, facebook, tweets, indy e-mail as well as those by congress on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. presidentialr the 11:00 and reaction at p.m.. later, we will hear from members of congress in statuary hall with their comments about the state of the union address. next, the latest developments

then we will take you to a republican caucus on c-span and then on c-span two.vent live in its entirety. stay and join in on the conversation on c-span.org. ♪ >> the senate crime investigation committee shifts operations to washington where among theeneral is witnesses. he urgently recommends legislation to curb gambling information. thegar hoover, chief of fbi, makes an elegant plea for stronger law enforcement at a local level. says the real evil lies. classic must be viewed as a phase of the entire crime picture. organized gambling is a vicious evil. it corrupts our youth and becomes a springboard for other crimes. embezzlement, robbery, and even murder. if the laws against gambling presently on the state and local statute, were vigorously enforced, organizing gambling could be eliminated within 48 hours in any community in the land. no criminal, the gambler and his allies included, have want stand up and determined intelligent and informed public opinion. that, in my opinion, is the basic answer to the gambling problem. levell act on a local through local la

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org.ouncer: in a credit presidential candidate hillary clinton supporters in iowa city. she asked the audience to caucus for her in iowa. she is introduced by singer, demi lovato. [applause] demi lovato: thank you, guys. now i think it is time we celebrate the real superstar that is here today. say, i could not be more thrilled to be here in support of her. the person that is about to walk on this stage. not only am i voting for her because of her beliefs, her that she, and the fact completely embodies the concept of women in power meant -- empowerment. [applause] and last but not least, i am voting for her because i truly believe that there is nobody more qualified to run this and our-- our country secretary of state, heller really -- hillary clinton. ♪ hillary clinton: oh my gosh. thank you so much. oh my gosh, i am so happy to be you, iut i have to tell am so thrilled that jimmy is here with us -- demi lovato is here with us. you already know what an extraordinary talents she is. you go

we have featured programs on all three c-span networks. on c-span at 11:30, live coverage of the house of commons debate on whether to ban donald trump. our coverage will re-air at 8:00 eastern. eastern,v at 6:30 william t jones and his book -- william p jones. this march here called off in 1941, everybody said, you need to get martin luther king's support. martin luther king says, i will support you but let's expand the goals of the march. the march is not just about winning equal access to jobs, it is also about winning the right to vote in the south. >> georgia representative john lewis recalls his involvement in the civil rights movement in his book two.": ,t 2:00 p.m. eastern international history professor at the london school of economics and political science on iran's cold war partnership with the united states. >> iran had to look to a third power to preserve sovereignty against the imperial ambitions of britain and russia. in the 1930's iran looked to germany to play that role and after the second world war, a -- a countryion th

caller: thanks, c-span.have a couple comments from some of the statements this gentleman has said. first of all, in my opinion, bernie sanders is the guy. his mentality is for change. were saying continuity versus change, the democrats are more for continuity. i conclude we disagree with that. the other thing he commented on was that the gentleman who called in and commented on saying that hillary clinton is guilty by perception, 90% perception. people aren't guilty until proven guilty. that kind of mentality needs to go away. also, regarding legalization of marijuana -- our country is in dire need. first of all, if it can help , victims of rape and sexual abuse in our military, personnel who are coming back and are suicidal -- if that can help them, and also cancer and all this research they are doing nowadays since they have opened up the research in our government and our laws -- host: martha, thank you for that. steffen schmidt, is that an issue of marijuana legalization an a winner? guest: it's not at t

easternen both c-span and c-span2. we'll bring you live precaucus coverage, taking your phone calls, tweets and texts. at 8:00 p.m. eastern we'll take you to the republican caucus on c spand an the -- and the democratic caucus on c-span 2. see the event live in its entirety. stay with c-span and join in the conversation on c-span radio and at c-span.org. >> the space shuttle challenger exploded 30 years ago tomorrow, breaking apart 73 seconds into flight, killing the seven crew members onboard. c span 2 is marking the anniversary tonight by showing comments from members of congress shortly after it happened. including then florida representative bill nelson. here's a look. mr. nelson: my concluding remarks would be as we reflect on this tragedy, a tragedy that this whole nation grieves in, let's remember the remarks by someone who knew something about risk, a gallant lady named helen keller, whone she spoke of risk and security -- when she spoke of risk and security. this is what she said. security is mostly a supersti

be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the gofr of massachusetts must address the heroin and opium especialpidemic. other issues included the need for quality k to 12 education. this is just over half an hour. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. please, you should sit. thank you. thank you. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the house and senate, fellow constitutional officers, mr. chief justice, members of the judiciary, members of the governor's council, members of congress, senator warren, senator marquee, mayors, sheriffs, district attorneys, distinguished local officials, reverend clergy, distinguished guests. members of my administration and fellow citizens. i want to begin by expressing my gratitude to specialer people with support and encouragement they've extended to karen and me over the past year. to my cabinet and staff, for their willingness to serve and their collaborative brilliance, thank you. [ applause ] to the thousands of frontline employees in state and local government who make a real differen

eastern on c-span 2. republican presidential candidate senator ted cruz is joined by former governor and presidential candidate rick perry wednesday in west des moines, iowa. live coverage at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the yea yeah caw -- iowa caucus. our live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span 2. we'll take your phone calls, tweets and texts. and then at 8:00 p.m. eastern we'll take you to a republican caucus on c-span and to a democratic caucus on c-span 2. see the entire event. join in on the conversation on -span radio and on c-span.org. >> disruptive technology is something that displaces an accomplished technology creating a new market. next, a discussion on how it relates to government and politics. from the commonwealth club in san francisco. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> now is an important time have this conversation between government and technology especially with the rise of technolog

fan.m a c-span >> and that's the power of seats and. -- c-span. >> now, former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea joined democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton at a campaign rally in cedar rapids, iowa. this is one of a series of stops were the candidate is urging voters to attend monday's caucuses on her behalf. it's about an hour and 15 minutes. chelsea clinton: hello. hello, hello. good evening. hi. thank you so much, cedar rapids. you are getting a particular shout out over there, dad. thank you. we are so excited to be here this evening. we are so grateful you came out on a saturday night. i could not be more enthusiastic and grateful to hear and see so much enthusiasm in the crowd this evening. i am so proud to be my parents' daughter, and i am so proud to support my mom in her campaign. the main reason i am so proud to support my mom in this election is because this is the first election for president i will vote in as a mom. when i think about my daughter charlotte who is 16 months old and when i think about charlotte's future little brother or sister, i co

c-span's city tour staff recently went to the city. learn more about oakland all weekend here on "american history tv." rick: pullman porters was associated with the business of railroads and really got a label of an idea because in the years slightly after the civil war, we are talking about 1867 through 1858, wrote travel was still pretty rough, and of course, the industry was growing. people traveled by the railroad, they were smoky, they were cramped, they were dirty, it was not a very convenient way to travel. what pullman came up with the idea -- but pullman came up with the idea that if we could make these cars, the so-called luxury cars, we could travel in luxury and that would be a boon to the industry. so he sold the whole idea of what become -- became the pullman porters. that train of thought was that, what can luxury cars and people have where they could have everything that they would want intellectually hotel? they would want to be served in the same way and the same capacity. what better way, pullman thought, into filli

you can watch it live on c-span. later, we will join ben carson for a town hall meeting in iowa city, where he is campaigning with chuck grassley. live at 3:00 eastern on c-span 2. >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa caucuses. begins atbruary 1, 7:00 p.m. eastern. we will bring you live pre-caucus coverage, taking your phone calls, tweets, and texts. then we will take you to the republican caucus in the democratic caucus on c-span2. see the event life in its entirety, and be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation. >> republican presidential candidate rand paul spoke to voters at drake university in des moines. he asked them to caucus for him. afterwards he answered questions from the audience admit them before boarding the seas and bus to take telephone calls. this is an hour in 10 minutes. another republican presidential candidate, rand paul. let's see what he had to say. talk. him let him talk. let him talk. -- president paul. president paul. preside

c-span andstay with join in on the conversation on c-span radio and at c-span.org. reporterstrump told -- reporters tuesday he will not participate in thursday night's debate hosted by fox news. the announcement came during a news conference receiving a kid can rally he was holding in marshalltown, iowa. he also received the endorsement of a sheriff. this is 25 minutes. [no audio] >> thank you. i remember being in iowa for years ago and helping another person running for president. i got to know iowa, the people and what a great state this is, great people, it personifies what america is all about. i am here to endorse the great and it is just easy to endorse him, because everything i believe in, he is doing and he is going to do it when he becomes president. i met donald six months ago in ,hoenix, introduced him then and introduced them 30 days ago back in phoenix and it is my privilege and honor to help him, to endorse him today for president of the united states. thank you very much. donald trump: i want to thank sheriff joe. this is a man me talk about believesb

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facebook.com/c-span. jonathan joins us on the line for democrats into,, washington -- in tacoma, washington. what are your thoughts about the presidential campaign? two days away from the official start now? caller: hang on a minute. host: you are competing with your tv. can you turn it down? caller: yes, i had to turn it down. host: go ahead. caller: i have been a democrat for the last 20 plus years. what i see is wrong with the republicans is -- hello? host: go ahead. caller: i never see them campaign in the black neighborhoods, the black cities. do you know a reason for that? or the hispanic neighborhoods? host: what do you think the reason is? caller: i don't know. more of the tea party radicals don't want them to do that. the way i look at it, i don't think a republican can make the higher office. i don't see nobody on the republican side that can win at all. they don't show what they are going to do, their plans. they just want to say what the democrats are doing is wrong. i don't see republicans do

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c-span will have live coverage of her remarks. then saturday c-span will be live at the first in the nation presidential town hall hosted by the new hampshire republican party in nashua. many of the republican presidential candidates will be there along with notable republican leaders and over 1,000 grassroots activists. live coverage begins saturday morning at 10:00 eastern and again that's on c-span. >>> american history tv airs every weekend on c-span3. all day saturday and sunday. some of the highlights for this weekend include -- saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories, an interview with conservative commentator armstrong williams. part of the explorations in black leadership project. >> and we walked in, some of the people recognized my father because he had a strong reputation in the county. just before he was about to be introduced to strom thurmond i extended my hand, i said hello, senator, i'm armstrong williams and i hear you're a

to join the conversation like us , on facebook at c-span history. members of the congress, i , thethe great pleasure high privilege and a great honor, of presenting to you the president of the united states. [applause] >> i'm don ritchie. i am the senate historian. state of the union message is mandated by the constitution, in the words that from time to time, the president of the united states should give a message to congress on the state of the union and recommendations of programs that should be followed. george washington began that practice of giving a state of the union message to congress when the first congress met. but washington went in person to the congress, went to the senate chamber, and delivered the speech that has a serious of recommendations, relatively -- series of recommendations, relatively short speech. in those days they actually used to cut the state of the union message up into paragraphs and create ad hoc committees to address each one of the issues the president suggested. washington and adams followed that practice. they

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c-span. live coverage of congress on tv, on the road is and online at c-span.org. >> next on american history tv, a gold medal to the monuments men. this u.s. capitol visitor ceremony is about a half an hour. [ applause ]. >> mr. speaker, members of congress, ambassadors, other honored guests, we are gathered to celebrate the achievements of some 350 men and women from 14 nations that served in the fine arts and a archives session. we now know the monuments men. only six are still living. two were una able to travel. 175 family members of monuments men since passed are with us. as early as 1942, george 120u9, the leader of the monuments men in europe and established their operation in post war japan argued for preservation officers during war to safeguard these things will not effect the course of battle, stout wrote. but it will affect the relations of invading armies with those people and their governments. to safeguard will show respect for the beliefs and customs of all men and will bear

be sure to stay with c-span and join the conversation on c-span radio and on c-span.org.s i've been watching the campaign this year, it is far more interesting to look at republicans than it is on the democratic side. that may have something to do interestthere is more in these candidates and their books. "q&a," a night on critic for "the washington post" discusses books by the 2016 presence of candidates. >> everyone has interesting stories in their lives. politicians are so single-minded in this pursuit of this power and ideology. they could have particular interesting ones, but when they put out these memoirs, they are sanitized. they are vetted. they are therefore minimum -- there for minimum controversy. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." announcer: "washington journal" continues. is donnaning us now crane, vice president for policy at naral pro-choice america. a couple supreme court cases coming up that involve abortion. what are they and what is naral's position? guest: there are two important cases. one pertains to abortion and the other is re

welcome to c-span. caller: hello. i am so happy to be here for the call. just a little history on me. i am a 52-year-old woman. , suffered a brain injury although i have tried to work, because i have lost my memory, it is very hard. host: you're on social disability insurance, right? caller: yes. i live below the poverty line. i have to calculate everything out. d by a bunchrape of white boys. i had to go to planned parenthood to get checked out. i was freaking out. they guide me -- guided me through eight nursing process a nerv nseling -- ing process. host: does the endorsement today of the planned parenthood organization of hillary clinton, does that increase your willingness for voting for her? caller: she has an awesome track record and she knows what she is doing. she has been successful in everything. whether they are against her or not, she treats everyone with respect, which i think we need in a president. ,, on america, a woman president. host: we are going to move on. take you for the call. keith for the republicans of from new jersey. caller: ho

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eastern time on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. front pages of "new york times" this morning. they report this. it was the most intense confrontation yet between two mutually dependent but increasingly antagonistic power houses of media and politics. mr. trump who has made the presidential race into a riveting television spectacle was overtly exploit the ratings leverage his candidacy has created to try to bend fox news to its will. let's see how much money fox is going to make in the debate without me. meadows to flushing in flush, an independent. what is your take? caller: good morning. i don't know what new things this next debate is going to bring. but for donald trump, no showing up is not a wise thing to continue to you know why? is he a man whether we like him or not, he is succeeded in changing political course of this country. so everything on his side, whether channel -- you're going to be a new question which -- they will love it. but by not showing up, he becomes -- [indiscernible] donald trump until now, -- by not showing up, he not going to get anything. for me,

on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org.e will re-air our state of the union coverage and the republican response starting at 11 p.m. eastern. , we wille on c-span2 hear from members of congress. their reaction to the president's address. "washington journal" continues. host: the state of the union and president obama's legacy. we want to hear your thoughts. 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. .02-748-8002 for independents usa today talks about what happens after tonight. the road to various parts of the united states to talk about the teams that will be covered tonight. administration will continue with speeches in nebraska, louisiana and michigan over the next two weeks. that is an usa today this morning. theou go to the pages of advocate in baton rouge, what will take place in baton rouge. the advocate adding the highlightnt will the state gains come including the drop in the unemployment and new aid for louisiana's early childhood education. a bit of what happens after tonight's speech. we want to h

we'll be live with that on c-span., the defense secretary, will be holding a briefing in just a few moments. >>> again, live at the pentagon waiting for a briefing to get started with defense secretary ashton carter on military personnel reforms. the associated press meanwhile reporting that president obama's nominee to be the next u.s. commander in afghanistan said today the security situation in the war-torn country is deteriorating and assured senators he'll do a thorough review of american troop levels needed to stabilize the nation. army lieutenant general john mcmickelson told the senate armed services committee he'll have a et aboutbetter sense of conditions in afghanistan in a few months if he's confirmed by senate. he walked a fine line during his confirmation hearing. he supported the obama administration's exit strategy which critics have derided as politically driven, while also promising the senators his decisions will be grounded in sound military strategy. again that from the associated press. while we w

we will have it live on january 18 here on c-span. >> students around the country are working on c-span's student documentary contest, telling us the issues they want presidential candidates to discuss. we are following students as they produce their video. here is a tweet from mariel mcfarlane. eighth-grade students were excited to hear ben carson address gun control. , principalm maryland at eastern middle school -- two students interviewed eric holder for their c-span video project. illinois representative john , i was tweeted interviewed by students for their c-span project. there is $100,000 in prizes with a grand prize of $5,000. the deadline is january 20, 2016. winners will be announced march 9. for more information, visit studentcam.org. next, hillary clinton in new hampshire. then, the latest developments in the 2016 campaign. after that, a house hearing on house inquiries. at a campaign event in new hampshire, presidential candidate hillary clinton was endorsed by planned parenthood action fund. this is the first primary endorsement ever by the organization. we begin with an an

all here on c-span, c-span 2, and c-span 3. many of you saw the headlines yesterday. review" started by william buckley, came out against donald trump with 22 conservative republicans signing a piece saying they are against donald trump and calling .im a menace to the campaign host: donald trump tweeting out yesterday that the 22 are playing into his hands as republican voters are like you donald trump because he is not part of the establishment party in d.c.. news told you earlier, fox shows donald trump and ted cruz in the league. i want to share this article too on campaign 2016, in case you are interested. this is the recent addition of bloomberg businessweek. half the piece is about this man, robert mercer. the money behind ted cruz. it is an in-depth piece looking who has givener, ted cruz $11 million so far for his presidential bid. inside the piece they write, "in july, a group of related super pac's reported raising $38 z's date,or cru almost all of it from three families, including robert mercer. and, ferris wilkes, a mason, texas, and father from who became

see the event live in its entirety and stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio-span.org. >> donald trump told reporters tuesday he will definitely not anticipate in thursday night's republican debate hosted by fox news. came during ant news conference preceding a campaign rally he was holding in marshalltown, iowa will stop he also received the endorsement of the sheriff in arizona. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you. i remember being in iowa four years ago, helping another person running for president. i got to know iowa, i got to know the people. what a great state this is. great people, personified with america is all about. i am here to endorse a great patriot. it is easy to endorse him. everything that i believe in, he is doing and is going to do when he becomes president. donald six months ago in phoenix. 30 days ago, back in phoenix, i introduced him then and it is my privilege and honor to help him, endorse him today for president of the united states. thank you very much. mr. trump: i want to thank sheriff joe. borders, thisbout is a man who believes in b

the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliate and visiting cities across the country. >> c-spanand into the classroom. this year our student cam documentary contest asks students to tell us what issues they want to hear from the presidential candidates. follow c-span's road to the white house coverage and get all the details about our student cam contest at cspan.org. >>> we continue our look now at congressional gold medal ceremonies. the medal is the nation's highest civilian honor. in honor of the 50th anniversary of the birmingham bombings in 2013 then house speaker john boehner, senate majority leader harry reid and other members of congress presented the congressional gold medal to the four young girls who were killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabama. the ceremony took place in the u.s. capitol statutory hall. it's about an hour, 15 minutes.

c-span radio.s many of you are weighing in on the facebook page. have you decided for a candidate? this is from raw and who says "burn all the way," a reference to bernie sanders. franklin says "clinton by default. c is the only electable candidate. otherwise i prefer a third president obama turn. -- term." our phone lines are open. if you live in iowa or new hampshire, the number to call is (202) 748-8003. republicans an independents the number is on the screen. this is carried live on series x -- serious xm potus. more from the campaign trail with hillary clinton back in new hampshire last week talking about guns and mental illness. [video clip] >> when you become president what is your plan to commit -- connect mental health problems and gas mixture me of my friends are safe from violence at school? [applause] >> wow. i will do everything i can. i will never stop trying because people --we lose 98 90 people a day to gun violence. people a year. i think we need to pass some laws that i have been

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. ♪ up next, author and supreme kieseludge diane discusses theil rights activist dorothy ferebee. fairly proper women -- dorothy ferebee fought for health care improvements for african-americans throughout the 20th century. the massachusetts historical society hosted this 45 minute event. that you for joining us this evening. i work for the massachusetts historical society. i want to thank you for taking time out of your holiday andivities to join us battling the increasing bad weather. as a quick note, the massachusetts historical society is a nonprofit organization. we rely on membership support and contributions. if you enjoyed this program, and are not a member, i hope you will become a member or make a contribution. this diane kiesel is an acting justice in the state supreme court.

and democratic caucus on c-span 2. if you are attending the caucus as either a democrat or a republican, call these numbers on your screen. senator rand paul is making his way to the c-span bus, a busy day on the campus of drake university. in addition to this event, tonight, donald trump will be on the campus of drake university since he isn't competing in the debate. the debate gets under way at 9:00 p.m. a couple of tweets including this from one viewer. what a diverse and young crowd for rand paul. and also some news at this hour from "the union leader" in manchester, new hampshire. there will be a debate next thursday evening and a commitment from hillary clinton nd bernie sanders and martin o'malley and will be moderated by chuck todd. let's go to charles in kentucky. your thoughts about what you heard from your senator. caller: he is my senator and i'm very, very impressed with what he has said. so impressed there any possibility to get his email address where i can send him something. host: you can go to the ca

then we will take you to a republican caucus on c-span and 2.democratic caucus on c-span stay with usthe conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> each week leading up to the 2016 election, "road to the white house rewind" brings your archival coverage of presidential races. 1980 a look at the campaign with interviews from the race,icans in ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, john anderson, and howard baker. high school students in new hampshire, the interviews played on cable access and parts of new hampshire. it's the first time they have been aired on national television. we start with ronald reagan who went on to win the new hampshire primary on his way to securing the gop presidential nomination. he then defeated incumbent resident jimmy carter and the presidential election to win the presidency.

eastern here on c-span. until then, a discussion on the republican presidential race and what to expect after the iowa caucuses. sir, thank you for being here. your piece in "politico" is where i want to start. why the g.o.p. primary could be even crazier than you think. let's begin with what the republican national committee did before the 2012 campaign, to change the primary calendar. guest: they did it at the 2008 convention. not liking the quickness of john mccain's victory and the prolonged attention that the obama-clinton primary got the democrats that year. they did a few things to elong gate the process. number one, they decreed that there would be a period of proportional voting, instead of winner-take-all races, which means by definition you have to divide up the people who can win delegates in a state, as opposed to allowing one candidate to win them all in a state. secondly, they asked states to push back their primaries. some states were at the beginning of march, moved way back in the calendar.

it morphed into 5000 schools all over the south. >> tonight, on c-span's q and q&a.- c-span's >> all weekend american history tv is featuring hartford connecticut. -- hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span city tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing its rich history. learn more about hartford all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are in the main branch of the hartford public library outside of the hartford history center. we have an exhibit on the life of venture smith. we are celebrating the 250th regainingy of venture his freedom. hartford was the place in 1760 as a slave,e smith, was pond to daniel edwards and learned to read. it seems symbolic to have the exhibit here in the state capital. we are looking at the cover of this great autobiography written by venture smith. copy from themily university. this is the earliest known literary -- itn is one of the great masterpieces of american literature. ventures people -- his father was the king and chief of this area, a fairly wealthy place. by age 10 or 11, here he had extensive education. an army comes in a

and again that is on c-span.and then road to the white house coverage continues tomorrow night, c-span will have live coverage of an iowa rally with candidate ted cruz and glenn beck and steve king will be at the convention center in waterloo. it gets uchnder way at 8:00 p.m eastern. >>> well, the countdown is on. and as we approach the iowa caucuses, we're really the only place where you can watch these events unfold as they happen. so whether it's a campaign rally, a house party, a town hall meeting, if we're covering a policy speech, nobody else is going to give you that unfiltered look at the candidates as they work the crowd and talk to voters and make their best sales pitch. so we will be crisscrossing iowa for the next couple of days leading up to the caucuses. we'll be covering all of the candidates, democrat and republican candidates, and then keep an eye on what happens on caucus night itself. because well be the only network that will actually take you to a republican and democratic caucus. so if you'v

on c-span.ou can also hear it on c-span radio and newsmakers is available online at www.c-span.org. for the next hour, we are taking your thoughts on your top foreign-policy priority for 2016. that is how we are ending our program on new year's day. martin is waiting on the line for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning. host: thanks for waiting. go ahead. nation needsnk our to start considering what our forefathers went by, and that was the bible. you take care of business and put god back in front. all of these nations fighting in syria and iran, all of this will and to a head eventually against israel. if we should fight anybody, it should be israel. as far as domestic policies that you were talking about earlier, -- host: we are sticking to form pilot -- form policy priorities. go to brent -- pam. caller: good morning to you. everybody, happy new year. i just had a couple of comments about anybody. the gentleman that said they should put a bounty on the leaders of isis, there is al

see it live in its entirety and stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. journal is next, we will look at the news and take your calls, the head of the fda's center for drug evaluation and research testifies on capitol hill this morning about access to generic prescription drugs, that is live at 10:00 eastern. road to the white house coverage , senator rand paul hold a campaign rally in des moines---, i what and take your calls live at 4:00 eastern. donald trump said he will not attend the fox news debate tonight and will hold a campaign event instead with military veterans. live coverage starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> this hour we talked to former michigan covers been peter hoekstra about national security and the 2016 campaign. after that, it would read lost of drake university on the role and history of the i will caucasus. iowawill caucasus -- caucuses. >> we will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning. as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of god.

on c-span.richie in butler, kentucky, republican line. caller: how are you doing today? i want to thank the gentleman for what he is doing. of this newpart generation of christian leadership is worrying more about selling the next book on how to feel good about these things. 78% of americans claim to be christians. yet they sit silently while all these things go on. but they say it is the law of the land. we are the law of the land. in a democratic society, we vote. we don't allow people to stand by and say that. ministers today sitting at home worrying about the next lines they are going to read on the pulpit next week. they are not on the steps of the supreme court fighting these things. thank you for listening to me. keep up the good work. maybe the christians of america will finally wake up. host: anything for that caller? guest: i hear a feeling a lot of american share now, that there is a crisis in leadership. maybe in spiritual leadership. i am a catholic and a follower of post francis --