eastern here on c-span 3. >>> american history tv on c-span 3. saturday night at 10:00 eastern on "real america." >> more than 110,000 cubans flee cuba. they come the 140 kilometers from the port of mural to key west, florida in nearly 2,000 boats. why did they come? why are there so many? >> during the spring through fall of 1980 approximately 125,000 cuban refugees arrived in florida from the port of mariel, cuba. hear interviews from these new arrivals to america and find out why they left. sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the white house rewind, the 1992 democratic and republican conventions. bill clinton accepts his party's presidential nomination in new york city. >> in the name of the hard-working americans who make up our forgotten middle class, i proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. [ applause ] >> and incumbent president george h.w. bush accepts his party's nomination in houston. >> and i am proud to receive, and i'm honored to accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> at 4:45 architec

eastern here on c-span 3. >>> american history tv on c-span 3.ometers from the port of mural to key west, florida in nearly 2,000 boats. why did they come? why are there so many? >> during the spring through fall of 1980 approximately 125,000 cuban refugees arrived in florida from the port of mariel, cuba. hear interviews from these new arrivals to america and find out why they left. sunday morning at 10:00 on road to the white house rewind, the 1992 democratic and republican conventions. bill clinton accepts his party's presidential nomination in new york city. >> in the name of the hard-working americans who make up our forgotten middle class, i proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. [ applause ] >> and incumbent president george h.w. bush accepts his party's nomination in houston. >> and i am proud to receive, and i'm honored to accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> at 4:45 architectural historian barry lewis on the creation sxefgs of new york city's greenwich village. >> when the elop opened

watch it live on c-span. listen on the c-span radio app. atget video on demand c-span.org. have a front row seat to both conventions on c-span, all beginning up on monday. july 16. coming up next, justice ruth bader inspired and sonia sotomayor shared information about the supreme court food tradition. including topics of conversation at shared meals. we will also hear from the supreme court curator. this took place at the smithsonian museum of natural c-span ande on washington, d.c.. see sore thrilled to maeo

senate on c-span two. >> live today on c-span, washington journal is next.tern, a hearing on the danger of synthetic drugs. at noon, the house returns from a memorial day break with general speeches. legislative is this at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >> coming up and 45 minutes, mark hugo lopez of the pew research center discusses the role of the latino vote in the 16 elections. tour♪0 a.m., former host: the associated press has called it. hillary clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major u.s. clinical party, capturing commitments monday from the number of delegates needed to win the democratic nomination. we begin with hillary clinton and bernie sanders supporters, what is your reaction to the news? if you are supporting the vermont senator, call (202) 748-8000, hillary clinton supporters call (202) 748-8001. you can also go to twitter

on the c-span library.h your comments on which party would be best on national security. on twitter at c-span, proud to say that is my next president. brilliant speech. hillary's foreign-policy speeches about trump? derek on the independent line. don't think either party would do a good job at defending our national security for a couple of different reasons. the main one being economic. i don't think they have a grasp on economics well enough. because human needs are the issue. ,ith the technological capacity we can supplement human needs and stop all wars. i have another thing i would like to address. ad played a hillary clinton a minute ago. i don't know if this would be too much of a bother for your producer but could you play that clip again? and isolate the last .1 second and freeze-frame it. >> what we do here on c-span is available online. andcan likely find that do-it-yourself. make a clip their. thanks for that call. on the democrat line. >> think for taking my call. a magazine article at the time

c-span was there. i recall him saying, mastery of the rules can impact the outcome. >> that is what made senator byrd and effective leader. he knew and he could quickly respond. he made his opposition nervous because he knew the rules inside out every there is a big, rick volume. volume., thick he was one of the editors of. senate received your. over 1000 pages. he said, every congress i read through this volume again and i underline sections i think are important. this is that a book party. i was standing behind another senator who whispered, this is a senator who never reads the volume. >> are there any institutionalists, any senator who are masters of the rules like senator byrd? >> i have been out four years. i would have to think about that. at the moment, nobody comes to mind. it is possible if we have a dialogue here and either of you want to suggest someone from among the current membership, some but he will stand out. we do tend to look at the leadership for procedural expertise. i would start

announcer: tonight on c-span, a look back at 30 years of c-span coverage of the u.s. senate followed by q&a within it historian betty koed. washington post congressional reporter paul kane has written a story about the effect of tv cameras on the senate and notes the shift in opinion among senators about tv coverage, lawyers think the benefit of shining sunlight on the proceedings outweigh the negatives. you can read his article at washington post.com. now we look back on the last 30 years of tv cameras in the u.s. senate. today is a historic occasion. the proceedings of the united states senate are being broadcast to the nation on television for the first time, not that we have operated in secret until now. millions of americans have set in the galleries and observed senate debates during their visits to washington. but today, they can witness the proceedings in their own homes. we might say that the nation is tuning in late. woodrow wilson said that the informing function of congress should be preferred to its legislative function. today, as the u.s. senate comes ou

eastern here on c-span. tsa administrator peter neff and are -- neffinger testified tuesday on delays at airports. he will testify live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> our live coverage of the presidential race continues to deny with primaries in six states. california, montana, new jersey, new mexico, and north and south to coda. >> a more different vision for our country than the one between our side of democrats for progress, prosperity, fairness and opportunity, then the presumptive nominee on the republican side. win one going to progress and education. no more common core. bring it down. we want it local. we are going to win with health care. we are going to win at the border. we are going to win. >> we have got to redefine what politics means in america. we need people from coast to coast standing up, fighting back , and demanding a government that represents all of us, not just the 1%. >> join us live at 9:00 p.m. eastern for election results, candidate speeches, and your reaction. and we will l

taking you on the road to the white house on c-span, c-span radio, in c-span.org. public.e going we will be watched by our friends and by people across the country. and i would hope, as i said the th senate may change, not as an institution but may become a more, efficient body because of televised proceedings. >> the proceedings of the united states senate are being broadcast to the nation on television for the first time. not that we have operated in secret until now. millions of americans have sat in the galleries and observed senate debates during their visits to washington. but today, they can witness the proceedings in their own homes. >> and in effect, the senate floor has been kind of a stage. the senators have been acting on that stage. the audiences in the galleries. and by our action today, we haven't fundamentally altered that situation, we have simply enlarge the galleries. we have pushed out the walls to include all the american people who wish to watch. >> commemorating 30 years of coverage of the u.s. senate on c-span2. >> the arms control associati

taking you on the road to the white house on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. the award of the 2015 arms control person of the year award. then hillary clinton in long beach, california. that is followed with democratic residential candidate senator bernie sanders news conference. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, mark yugo lopez, hispanic researcher for the pew research center will discuss the voting power the group has in the fall elections. them we look at the role of the pension benefit guaranty corporation, the financial is facing as well as broader retirement issues for americans. our guest is the economic studies professor at the brookings institution. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on whether tote remain in the european union. davidh prime minister cameron and the independence party leader debate the issue. hosted by >> we are going public. we will be watched by our friends and people across the country. and i woul

watch live on c-span, listen on the c-span radio at -- app, or get video on demand on c-span.org. have a front row seat for both conventions on c-span, beginning monday, july 18. ♪ congressman will hurd, the republican from texas, is the chair of the senate committee for technology. corpsman heard, before you became a member of congress, what were you doing? when i graduated from texas a&m university with a degree in computer science, i went straight to the cia. i was an operations officer, so i was the dude in the back alleys at 4:00 in the morning collecting intelligence on our homeland. i spent to been years in washington, d.c. training, two years in india, two years in new york city, and a year and a half in afghanistan.

i think it is great that c-span covers the senate. it is an important part of keeping americans informed. >> thank you very much. that is majority leader mitch mcconnell talking about his 1986 hesitation about cameras in the senate. one of the compromises the senate made as the house had done was that the cameras in the chamber were to be run by senate employees and under the control of the senate and that any news organization could pick up that feed and use it in either short coverage or, as in the case of c-span gavel-to-gavel coverage , and that is the way the , operations remain today. gentlemen one of the things i , want to put on the table is how things have changed in terms of demographics. looking at the senate and the 99th congress in 1986, here are the statistics. 96 white man, two asian men and only two women. if we look at the 114th congress, 76 white man, one asian woman, 20 women overall, three hispanic men and one african-american male senator. how has this changed the senate? mr. ritchie: the more diversity you have i

upset c-span's viewer. ( applause ) ( laughter ) in their defense, c-span then tweeted, "c-span has no control over the u.s. house tv cameras." what? c-span doesn't control the cameras? if you don't control what we see, what do you span? ( laughter ) i mean, if not controlling cameras what, does c-span do? is it a money laundering scheme? are they a front for the world's most boring heroin cartel? i don't understand. now, i'm sympathetic with what the democrats are trying to do, but as usual they need a little help with their messaging. listen to what connecticut democrat john larson said as members began to sit down. >> rise up, democrats. rise up, americans. this cannot stand. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: timeless. timeless. ( cheers and applause ) after watching that, i need to lie down. the democrats are demanding a vote before the fourth of july recess. and to send that message, they chanted "no bill, no break!" almost drowning out the gun lobby shouting, "i'll make the check out to cash!" republicans-- republicans are already responding. representative tom cole said,

eastern here on c-span. on american history tv on c-span 3, this saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history. >> by the end of the 1880's, you have as dramatic upsurge, a veteranss surge in organizations, in the membership in these organizations and in the statues they create. >> university of georgia professor scott nesbitt discusses the ongoing debate over confederate war monuments and how many were the result of campaigns by southern women during the reconstruction era and into the late 19th century. sunday morning on road to the white house rewind. >> back in 1976, mr. carter said, trust me and a lot of people dead. now many of those people are out of work. >> the republican alternative is the biggest tax giveaway and history. eagan-kemp-roth. i call it a free lunch that americans cannot afford. >> the 1980 republican and democratic conventions with ronald reagan becoming the gop nominee and president jimmy carter accepting the democratic nomination. smithsonian's national air and space museum will commemorate its 40th anniversary. sunday at 6:00 p.m. easte

watch live on wednesday at 7:00 eastern on c-span two. more on the boat and the and back on the financial market from today's washington journal. our first guest of the morning is ian talley of the "wall street journal." brexitere to talk about or the decision by britain to separate from the european union. your paper, if you take a look at the website of the front page, the headline on the website, is your reaction to brexit. it shows rifts. guest: there are questions about trade relationship in the political relationship. the special relationship in washington with london won't disappear. there is a very long history there. there are more questions about u.s. policy will interact with the eu. with.s. policy with trade the eu in london separately will interact. in the economic and political shockwaves that will continue to reverberate into the u.s. economy. host: are there any other current trade deals are trade issues that are directly affected between united states and members of the european union? guest: there is a long-running negot

we will have live coverage on c-span. secretaries of state getting together to talk about strategies for combating terrorism around the world. the women's foreign policy group will be starting at 12:50 eastern. with fccill be live chair tom wheeler to talk about the future of wireless technology in the u.s.. he will take questions from the audience. c-span, robert mcdonald reveals changes that he is making to his department to improve that are in access to health where -- health care. the senate meeting today at 3:00 ontern later this afternoon floor measures dealing with gun control. washington journal talk with a capital reporter about what those amendments do. of the washington post, the congressional reporter who has been following this. good morning. could you break down the amendments being debated today and the way of thinking amongst democrats and republicans on this issue? >> the amendments we are going to be seeing are going to look very familiar for anyone who was watching the senate last december after san ber

c-span was there. i recall him paraphrasing, canng, mastery of the rules greatly impact the outcome. we just saw a demonstration of that. >> exactly. that made him a very effective leader. he knew he could quickly respond whence ming was happening, -- when something was happening, and made it intimidating to go up against somebody who knew the rules inside and out. >> is a big volume of senate procedure, over 1000 pages. senator byrd would hold it up and say, every congress i read through this volume again and underline each important section that i think will be important. book party at the capitol. one senator leaned over and said, he never intends to read that volume. >> since you are both retired now, let me ask you. are there any institutionalists in the senate now who are masters of the rules in the way senator byrd was? >> well, i have been out for four years now, so i probably need to have my -- >> that's a diplomatic answer. >> i would have to think about that. at the moment, nobody comes to m

you can see live on c-span three. later, the philadelphia mayor and jim canning talk about the planning for the democratic national convention. we will bring you that life at 2:00 eastern also on c-span 3. the political primary season over, c-span's road to the white house brings you to the convention. >> we will be going into the commission, no matter what happens. primary season over, c-span's road to the white house brings you to i think we will be going in so strong. >> watched the democratic national convention july 25 with live coverage from philadelphia. then, we take on the social, racial, and environmental justice to philadelphia. >> every minute of the republican and democratic national conventions on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> the justice department released the full transcript of 911 calls made by the orlando n.ooter, omar mattee in a conversation recorded with c-span on monday, paul ryan called on the administration to release the transcripts. he also talked about the agenda and the 2016 cam

announcer: every minute of the republican and democratic hardee's national conventions on c-span, c-span radio, and the span.org. next, a discussion on u.s. foreign-policy and efforts to combat terrorism. discussing president obama's domestic resettlement goals for resettlement. this is just over one hour. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome back to those attending the luncheon and a welcome to those joining us via c-span. am patricia ellis, president of the women's foreign-policy group which promotes women's leadership and voices on pressing international issues of the day. thethose of you new to group, we encourage you to go to our website or follow us on to learn morep about our work and program. now the exciting part of the celebration of women leaders begins as we have an extremely timely program in store for you regional terrorism, conflicts, my racial challenges in the middle east and africa. with three outstanding women leaders. stateant secretaries of whose bureaus, these issues. and patterson, linda thomas greenfield and and richard -- ann richard. they will be introduced shor

c-span was broadcasting periscope. haven't seen old and young work that well together since the firstcraty kid. i don't even know -- broadcast on, broadcast off! (laughter) cable tv promoting technology that will some day replace it. that's like candles being, hey, have you heard about light bulbs? wow! periscope wasn't the first choice but snapchat didn't have the same gravidas for it. >> and people can be free to vote whatever way they choose to but our constitution says -- >> trevor: they should have used the protest filter. so the democrats won out and were able to broadcast the sit-in to the american people and, as we all know, with great power comes a handful of representatives who don't know what the hell periscope is. >> i discovered periscope did. >> i didn't know what periscope is. >> thank you to our younger members that understand this. >> call your representative up! call these republicans up on the phone and tell them we want a vote! america! you can win this battle tonight for us! >> don't show them the

aking you on the road to the c-span channel, c-span radio. setsuko ima survivor thurlow. also a discussion of the future of nuclear weapons program. >> the acting administrater testified today on deadly synthetic drugs and the public policy challenges to ban them. we are live with the senate judiciary committee at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> peter nevada enjer testified day about -- neffenger testified today about the homeland security and ant t.s.a. on c-span 3. oday >> this is an amazing story here they endured terrible cruelty. there were great love affairs but it was a family where fathers kill their sons, where wives have their husbands overthrown and murder. where sons collude in the murder of others. >> sunday, he discusses his book the romenovs about the die nastic that ruled russia for over 300 years. >> all the guards and the children were wearing their own by zard bullet proof vest. vests sewn with the roman of dimets. so they could have money in case they escaped, in case they needed to buy their way out. and they spent months sewing these diamonds i

eastern time on c-span.e will likely be asked about what happened in turkey and efforts by the cia to defeat terrorism across the country. lester in alabama, republican. caller: good morning. thank you for having me on. blessing to several people's reactions. that is their opinion. i think a lot of them is crazy. the big dogs that we have in washington is trying to run the nation are so scared to do something, and they are not going to do nothing. they are turning their backs on the united states and anybody else we can help. we are the strongest nation in the world, supposed to be. the p anza we have running could we haves -- peons running could care less. this is the same thing, isis is taking over because the people we have running this nation could care less. the reason they are not doing nothing is because they are about to lose their jobs. a lot of big dogs going to lose their jobs when donald trump becomes president. if they leave it in a mass, it will look bad on him. right.ll on benghazicoverage rep

the republicans control c-span? i guess that's why when i turn on c-span now it's mostly this. have they never suggested that to me? i don't want to kno. give me the gun ladies, please. without c-span they were forced to broadcast via periscope. >> you need to do your job. >> we have got to say this is not about us. this is bigger than us. >> larry: preach it elijah. preach it! now use the remainder of your time to jesus. i think they have a thing about air-conditioning in black churches. just up the game to the 21st century there. all right. this sit-in was more than an afternoon in church it's a serious way for democrats to show their anger with the gun control and a know it's true because this is the guy leading the congregation. >> now is the time to get in the way. give us the vote. let us vote. we came here to do our jobs. >> larry: yeah representative. yeah. representative the civil rights legend john mother [bleep] lewis. you don't mess with john lewis. he knows how to sit-in. you bring him only three pieces of shrimp in his scampi and he'll wait you out. with john lewi

we have more commencements later on this afternoon in c-span. [applause] senator sessions: thank you very much. i am excited to be here today this fabulous crowd and these great graduates. thank you for your exceptional leadership to this university. i'm going to talk about it a little bit because i think it is an extraordinary, exceptional thing that is occurring. and congratulations to the class of 2016. today is your day of celebration and you have earned it. -- you haveons veryd your diploma in a special environment. the talent at this university and the greater huntsville area is unmatched by very few places on this earth. i would like to talk about it a little bit. considerable influence and our planet. -- may thatnvolves revolves around our planet. the father of the american space program. dr. von braun was voted as the second most influential person in aviation and aerospace history recently, according to aviation magazine. only the right brothers got more votes. dr. von braun was a visionary. the product of his vision can be seen everyw

eastern on c-span. next, we will take a look at what is thing done to help homeless veterans. labor secretary thomas perez was part of this event. he shares what his department is doing to help veterans find steady work. also remarks from virginia governor terry mcauliffe. this is two hours. >> good morning. yay. oh, that got quiet fast. hi, everyone. welcome to washington. whoo-hoo! all right. to good vantage of the coffee this morning, good. my name is really cohn, i am the director of the national coalition for homeless veterans. i have seen a lot of your faces the last few days. i know because you guys have prevented me from doing things like going to the bathroom. that who is here for the very first time? whoa! [applause] >> i want to welcome you to the family. we are like that weird aunt. for those of you who have been here once or twice or 25 times, we have a tradition. sometimes it involves pink floyd. ask my colleague to, and offer the morning prayer today. >> yes, ladies and gentlemen, my this year. come in lester i was wearing a pink floyd shirt. the reverend doing

eastern on c-span two.nnouncer: tonight on c-span, q&a with arthur herman that is followed by british pm david cameron who has announces plans to resign after britain has decided to exit the european unions. -- union. -- later,sident can't presidential candidate bernie sanders. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," father and senior fellow arthur herman. he discusses his book "american warrior." about douglas macarthur. herman, what made douglas macarthur so controversial? arthur: well, a number of things. i think there was aspect of his personality, his politics and then there's also simply the --

watch live on c-span, on the c-span at. you have a front row seat to every convention on c-span, beginning monday, july 18. >> monday on "the republicanrs," congressman will hurd, chair of the information technology subcommittee talks about cyber security and data security and the report card the subcommittee released on agency management of information. cyberjoined by "politico" security reporter tim starks. >> the federal government has almost 11,000 data centers. facebook has four. there is no reason the federal government should have 11,000. 4d for agencies have -- agencies have realized $2 billion of savings by moving into the cloud. >> watch "the communicators" on c-span2. >> i am pleased the senate as a body has come to this conclusion. television in the senate will undoubtedly divide citizens with greater access and exposure to the actions of this body. this access will help all better informed of the problems in the issues which faces nation on a day by day basis. obama: during the election, i had the occasion of m

thank you, c-span.ost: referencing this headline, prosecutors removed judge in stanford swimmer's sex assault case.rom a new sex crimes the move comes a santa clara, county judge aaron persky faces growing criticism for a sentence that many consider too lenient. is a carefully considered step, prosecutors say. the move came after a judge dismissed a non-sex crime case before the jury could deliberate. you are next, lewis. good morning. caller: i heard a previous situation where there was black on white rate, white on black rape. poor young man was not referring to black men raping white women more frequently than white men raping black women. i do not know about "roots" if you saw the new series, but the second portion ended with a white master raping a black woman. if you have any african-american with lightness in his skin, this liveresult of massive rape white masters. tell that young man to look at his history if he wants to dig up the thing about white men raping black women. it resulted in the cas

you can accepted us a tweet@c-span. one from kelly who tweets, stop yelling at c-span, yell at congress. she may be referring tore the cameras controlled by house leadership. the u.s. legislators that lie should be punished or removed from moves. the u.s. is in the bottom half of nations in murders per capita. democrats line. caller: i would like to thank c-span for keeping an open mind. i don't know the name of the erson that's doing it. this is about the first amendment not only the second amendment. the first amendment is free speech. and i have learned a lot just listening this morning to these learned congressmen who have been providing a lot of information as to why we have to have laws to decrease the health crisis of killing so many people. that is just -- it's absolutely scandalous. i notice that my republican congressman simply will not take any telephone calls. and paul ryan will not take any telephone calls. so i believe in general those people that want to defend these drugs -- excuse me, defend these tacti

eastern time tune in on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. one toional contests watch is the second district, who is competing against another incumbent after redistricting, and she is competing against representative george holding, and conservative interest groups have gravitated toward holding, but presumptive republican nominee donald trump has endorsed renee ellmers and did a robocalls or her over the weekend -- for her over the weekend -- did a robocall for her over the weekend. caller: i would like to share my views on the latino voter. thisi first arrived in country, i was saying to myself, who would vote republican, and it is because they have so many resonate with not us. i suited to see some of the cultures that there are vulcan party is presenting, and i could maybe swing my vote, not particularly in this election cycle. my question is, how many of the first generation latinos are actually voting republican and from second voting and third generation because i feel like you need to -- host: final question for you. across generatio

ge starts at 6:00 eastern on c-span 3.will tour the museum and see ne of a kind aviation and says artifacts including spirit of st. louis. and live events. the museum as t we talk with the director kenny j.r. daily jeremy and valley neal. the conversation and we will take phone calls, e-mails and tweets. anniversary of the smithsonian air and space museum on c-span 3 g tv.rican history >> >> next, author garland tucker iii talks about his book "conservative heroes." leaders in his book have shaped conservative thinking from the time of the founders to the modern era. this was recorded at the john locke foundation in raleigh, north carolina. it is about 50 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. you.afternoon to welcome, everyone. and a special welcome to those watching us

eastern here on c-span. later, we bring you remarks by cia director at the council on foreign relations. live coverage begins at 2:00 here on c-span. >> this weekend, along with our comcast cable partners we explore the history and literary life of provo, utah. moon's rare books. the showcases many of his great finds including brigham young's copy of the book of mormon. >> thomas payne went to robert bell, and wanted to have this printed. to buted the proceeds the soldier's mittens. they had a falling out after three printings. thomas payne allowed anybody to print it. the lower the price. that is one reason that book is so well known. "thed the author of peculiar people," talks about anti-mormonism in america. >> the latter day saints fit awkwardly in that. not only when it is minority, but they over time have figured in disproportionately visible ways in the debates about religion. >> take a tour of brigham young university museum of paleontology, and to the dinosaur fossils collected by dr. james jensen,

on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. ♪ c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news andolicy issues that impact you. this morning, mike thompson will join us to discuss the legislative strategy in the house to push gun control legislation in the wake of the orlando shooting. washington examiner commentary writer jason russell looks at commentary issues in the donald trump campaign, including fundraising and staff changes. christina marcos for "the hill" reviews the meeting on capitol hill between hillary clinton and house democrats. it is their first meeting since she became the presumptive democratic money. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning at 7:00 eastern this morning and join the conversation. >> hillary clinton criticized donald trump's business practices and economic policies at a campaign event in columbus ohio yesterday. the speech highlighted her plan for the economy. this is 45-minutes. ♪ secretary clinton: wow, thank you. thank you so much. thank you-all. wow, thank you. it's wonderful to be back here in columbus. i want to thank whitney

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[cheering] >> every moment of the republican and democratic national conventions on c-span, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org . >> next, the keynote address from an oregon state university conference titled "rethinking grand strategy." pulitzer prize-winning author fredrik logevall takes a critical look at the u.s. cold war strategy. the professor argues many american leaders used an alarmist and excessively military strategy to combat communism, despite what he says was the lack of an imminent threat to the u.s. his book won the 2013 pulitzer

we'll have live coverage here on c-span. at the same time c-span3 will be live as philadelphia mayor jim kenny talks about ongoing planning for july's democratic national convention. he'll be joined by other hosting committee officials. that news conference begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern. again, it will be on c-span3. british voters go to the polls this thursday to decide whether the united kingdom will remain part of the european union or split. c-span2 and c-span.org will have coverage beginning thursday at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >> you realize this is something i would not only love to do but something that could be really different from the kinds of books that have been written by macarthur in the past and a way to rethink and re-evaluate who this person was, what his real significance was, what his virtues really were that made him one of the most adored andage lated figures in american history but also what were his flaws and what were his -- the things that made him in many ways unpleasant and even hated by millions of peopl

astern here on c-span. >> the iraqi ambassador to the u.s.hares his perspective on he country's future. we will join those discussions today live at 7:00 p.m. on -span. >> citizens have got to feel that their vote matters. that their voice matters, and whether they cannot spare a single cent to help a person running for offers or whether they can write a big check, their concerns, their struggle also will be listened to and followed up on. >> sunday night on "q&a" wisconsin senator tammy baldwin talks about her years in service. >> helped shuttle the change not by senators were appointed by the legislatures, but demanded elections. so i guess those -- i don't know if it was the first but the ideas that it wasn't going to be the party bosses who made the decision on who the nominees were on smoke-filleled back roads but rather the people who were going to get a chance to vote in free and fair elections. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "q&a." >> next, attorney general loretta lynch delivers the commencement address at spellman college in geo

good morning, c-span.t's unbelievable that the scorte did not come down -- supreme court did not come down 8-0 against president obama's executive order. what happened to the rule of law? crossing the border without a visa is illegal and you should be a felony. host: here's artheir in cincinnati. another view. democrats line. caller: hello. thanks for having me on. what i'm speaking on, i used to live -- i have been across this country, south, east, west, north. i have looked at -- americans, we all came here from somewhere. and they talk about jobs, about the mexicans taking our jobs. those people are taking the lowest wage jobs that americans do not want. and if i had been in high class restaurants across this nation, i -- in most cases, it's the mexicans that are cooking our food back in the kitchen. the waitresser, either they are black or white. and the ones i tip is the ones that cook our food. a lot of people don't understand -- a lot of our food is grown in mexico. these people take the lowest -- h

for the whole world to c-span -- for the whole world for c-span to see. there we go. >> we have to ask ourselves why was a lost cause was necessary. i see all of you out there and i'm not trying to shame my audience. do this with my students, when they have their pens out there. even if you are really not doing it, just go through the motions. steve woodward is a must. among his many writings he wrote about the burden of southern history. and then he identified the exceptionalism of that history for white southerners. and they had the burden of holding in place. they had the burden of the session. burden that sacrificed so many lives. they had the burden of military occupation. they had to explain to the entire world that that is crucial and something i don't think we heard a lot of around here. reconstruction is not something that should be studied in isolation. white southerners were speaking to the world. world in speaking to a which they wanted to have membership of. gone to theirad to defend an institution that most of the world has forced to turn it

senate on television beginning thursday on c-span. to see more of her 30 years of coverage, go to c-span.org. >> now, donald trump's news conference detailing which veterans organizations receive the money he raised at the january fundraiser. during the event, he challenged the media and other critics for questioning the donations. from trump tower new york, this is 40 minutes. [applause] mr. trump: thank you, everybody. we have gotten the nomination. we are going to have an incredible period in cleveland. we started working already on the convention. and lebron, good luck in the series because we will have the series, which of course, the longer it goes, the less time we have, but that's ok. it will be very interesting to see what happens. as you know, they are playing the basketball championships partially in that arena. i think it will be very exciting, lending to the excitement in cleveland. that's good or it because that's what we want. because it's going to be an exciting period of time. we have, we've done some awfully good wor

eastern time tune in on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org.ng,rolina , one toional contests watch is the second district, who is competing against another incumbent after redistricting, and she is competing against representative george holding, and conservative interest groups have gravitated toward holding, but presumptive republican nominee donald trump has endorsed renee ellmers and did a robocalls or her over the weekend -- for her over the weekend -- did a robocall for her over the weekend. caller: i would like to share my views on the latino voter. thisi first arrived in country, i was saying to myself, who would vote republican, and it is because they have so many resonate with not us. i suited to see some of the cultures that there are vulcan party is presenting, and i could maybe swing my vote, not particularly in this election cycle. my question is, how many of the first generation latinos are actually voting republican and from second voting and third generation because i feel like you need to -- host: final question for you. acros

eastern on c-span. here is a look at our prime time schedule. johnsonstimony from jeh on his department's counterterrorism efforts in recent terrorist attacks. ashton carter holds a briefing to announce the u.s. military will now allow transgendered members to serve openly in all positions, including the front lines and combat. fromn c-span3, remarks michael froman on the transpacific partnership as he continues to meet with lawmakers about moving the agreement through congress. >> "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. riday morning, tom gjelton will join us. then can blackwell, senior fellow at the family research council, talks about how religious voters view trump's candidacy. an associate director at the pew research center discusses their recent survey on americans' views of racial discrimination. be sure to watch "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern friday morning. join the discussion. on july 1, 1976, the smithsonian's national air and space museum open its doors to the public

today on c-span, washington journal is next.:00 a.m., the senate foreign relations committee looks at combating isis. at 2:30 p.m., and donald trump gives a speech in pennsylvania economy.de and the coming up in 45 minutes, president of the constitutional accountability center on mondays decision thatrt throughout the texas abortion law. onwill talk to henry olson the four faces of the republican party and the impact of the supreme court on campaign 16. ♪ host: it is the washington journal for june the 28th, our first 45 minutes devoted to year -- to the supreme court ruling about performing abortions in texas. hillary clinton says "the fight is not over," and donald trump had one of his advisory boards reach out to christian leaders about his commitment for -- the impact on campaign 2016, here is your chce