c-span: where did you go to college? >> guest: yale college. c-span: . c-span: when you first came to us and i think 1990 or so, you appeared on this network, you were back from germany. how long did you spent in germany? >> guest: i spent a few years in germany. i had a fellowship at a college in germany i got to do some journalism and then a joint the "wall street journal." i'm interested in germany now. i'm interested in eastern europe, what we used to call eastern europe, and the future of democracy and freedom there and all they have achieved and what happened. my first work was in germany because i'd studied german and it worked as as a journalist ad wrote a book about germany, the empire within, about the conception who they were around the time of german unification. i want to show you yourself trenches that's not very kind. c-span: here you are. >> i think the country will do fine. right now, people say that it will be a big curve after reunification because of all the troubles that they had come and i would say they're going to be at the bottom

on c-span 2 spoke tv. sunday at 2 pm on american history tv on c-span three. working with the cable affiliates, as we explore the american story. >> [ music ] >>> henderson airfield on guadalcanal is the most hotly contested strip of land in the south pacific. >> [ music ] >> new runways, built by american soldiers with captured japanese equipment, are -- by the ring commanders. eric holbrook, fighter planes are comfortably on control. for five months, the jobs have tried to win back this vital outpost. but the transports, bombed and beached lie wrecked on the sands of the solomon islands. general vandergriff and general bogle push forward into the jungle. directing the campaign that has killed nearly 7000 jobs on guadalcanal alone. the jobs call guadalcanal, death island. >> according to the infantry, the marines with amphibious tanks bring supplies up on any road, or no roads at all. >> offshore, and american freighter battles and oil fire, just that she was preparing to land her cargo. calmly, the marines fight the place. will supplies are saved, and the sh

c-span: was that dorothy parker? >> guest: i don't think so but dorothy parker said when he died who could tell? a very mean comment and if you go back and look at coolidge he was a concerted hero. his tax rate was at old standard tax rate that we saw on the video, 25% is what he got for the top rate. he ought like crazy and it started with wilson in the 70s. i was an epic battle and when you go with what the socialite said about coolidge in washington and how cold he was, you want to remember that they were probably from families that endorsed different policies. his father had a different model of presidents. he had an active bully pulpit presidency and here was coolidge and cold. she said he looked as though he had been weaned on a pickle. coolidge's from new england. farmers don't talk a lot talk a lot or wave their arms about because the cow might kick them. and it was temperamental. he was a shy person but it also had a political purpose. the new that if he didn't talk a lot people would stop talking and of cou

c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is titled "rockin' in the free world." >> we're going to jam a couple of songs we all grew up on. ok? ♪ [music plays] >> this is america. >> ever since the fire went out. ♪ >> music. a defining characteristic of the american experience. as billy joel once said, it is something we are all touched by. no matter what culture we are from, everyone loves music. much like america, music is a uniting force that brings people of different cultures and backgrounds together. america has protected and encouraged freedom of expression, allowing music -- allowing musical artists to challenge the status quo and express themselves. >> ♪ express yourself >> one element that makes america music unique is the merging of different cultures and social backgrounds. >> music is absolutely a communal force. i consecrating and communal force. -- a consecrating and communal force. anybody was ever been to any kind of more musical performance knows that, whether you're singing along with yo

eastern on c-span. at 10:30 a.m.c-span, nato's secretary-general speaks before a joint meeting of congress about the future of the nato alliance. this -- this week -- , john f. kennedy and the american space race. fdr, and whatk to fdr did well goes beyond social security, fdr built the tva and the grand coulee dam. eisenhower had the highway system. kennedy's thinking, what is my administrations big public works think -- what is my ministry in's big public works thing? modern aviation starts kicking jack kennedye renzi 1960. there are no computer science classes at universities. by the time there -- by the time he is killed in dallas there are computer classes everywhere. air travel is replacing automobile and train travel in many ways. people are flying more and more, hub airports are being developed across the country, so it was the jet age, the space-age. kennedy grabbed onto it and made that the cornerstone of the new frontier. 8:00 easternht at on c-span's q and a. house economic advisor larry kudlow. he sat do

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eastern on c-span.omorrow, the justice department is releasing a redacted version of the mueller report. attorney general william barr is set to hold a news conference at 9:30 eastern. we will bring you that live on c-span. after that, the report will be sent to congress and made available to the public. when that occurs, we will post it online on c-span.org and open the phone lines to get your reaction. >> coming up, we look at the legal standards in place for robert mueller's report. that is followed by new york senator and presidential indicate kirsten gillibrand. later, president trump talks about the importance of investing in low income communities. o talk about the mueller report and the law. joining us from new york, harry sandick who is the former u.s. here in attorney and studio with us, kimberly wehle who is a former associate independent counsel for the independent counsel ken star. law professor at the university of baltimore and cbs legal analyst. kim, i want toin

on c-span, live coverage from george washington's home, mount vernon, talking about c-span's new book "the presidents." noted historians rank the best and worst presidents. 2:30, look tv has live coverage from the museum with historian kenneth ackerman and david stewart talking about the presidents. presidential leadership, tuesday at 7:00 eastern on c-span from mount vernon and saturday on c-span2 from the museum. attorney general william barr will testify before the house and senate judiciary committees on the robert mueller report live wednesday and thursday, may 1 and second on c-span3, c-span.org, or you can listen with the free c-span radio app. >> monday is the 141st annual white house easter egg role in the south lawn posted by first lady melania trump. here's a look back the festivities with past presidents. >> i woke up before dawn and already saw the easter bunny walking around, plotting their strategies for the day and getting ready. --ready, set ♪ >>'s everybody ready? ready?verybody ♪ >> ready? on the whistle. on the whistle. ready?uestion mark -- get set. [cheering] ♪ >

but c-span -- are a thing. no government money supports c-span. funded as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. ♪ host: the complete guide to congress is now available. it has lots of details about the house and senate for the current session of congress. contact and bio information about every senator and representative, plus information about committees, state governors, and the cabinet. the 2019 congressional directory is a handy spiral-bound guide. order your copy from the c-span store for $18.95. >> two members of congress joining us together to talk about the topic of transparency in higher education. ion. we are joined by a representative raja krishnamoorthi, democrat from paulois and representative mitchell, republican of michigan. thank you for coming on. the topic when it comes to higher education, the transparency of information going to students. why is this a concern? guest: this

on the c-span network's agriculture secretary about the 2020s budget for his agency live on c-span. on c-span 2 the senate works on judicial and executive court nominations. testifying about establishing the u.s. space force. that starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern. upton care and the green new deal. then american oversight's chief counsel john bies on the upcoming battle over the redacted mueller report. thee westbrook reacts to committee hearing with major ceos of u.s. banks. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] morning, thursday, april 11. a3 hour "washington journal" is ahead. we begin with william barr's testimony yesterday before the senate that he is reviewing the fbi's 2016 investigation of the trump campaign's ties to russia. he cited concerns he has of what he described of spying on the campaign. what do you think of william barr's concerns and his use of that word, spying? republicans can give a call at 202-748-8001. democra

eastern on c-span 2. attorney general william barr heads to capitol hill twice next week to testify on the mueller report. his first is wednesday before the senate judiciary committee at 10:00 a.m. eastern. then on thursday he'll speak to the house judiciary committee at 9:00. we'll have live coverage on c-span 3 and also be able to watch online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> taking a look at congress, representatives and senators are at home meeting with constituents while congress is is is out of session for two weeks. some will be traveling on fact finding trips in the u.s. or abroad. they return to capitol hill monday, april 29th. the house plans to work on climate change legislation, which is a democratic priority. the senate will take up the president's veto of a war power resolution to end military involvement in nyemen. watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span 2. >>> saturday night president trump is holding a campaign rally in green bay, wiscons

no government money supports c-span. its nonpartisan coverage of washington is funded as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government. so you can make up your own mind. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, new york democratic representative paul tonko will be with us to discuss legislative efforts to combat climate change. and then national border patrol council president talks about president trump's immigration and border security policies. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> in his first appearance since the completion of the mueller investigation, attorney general william barr will appear before congress. watch his testimony before the senate appropriations subcommittee live wednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> all this month on c-span, we'll feature the winners of our st

watch the house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. during this break, some members of congress are on the campaign trail. congressman seth moulton of massachusetts spoke at this morning's politics and eggs breakfast in bedford, new hampshire and if the democrats should already be pursuing the president's impeachment. here is a look at some of what you will see tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> this is another place where frankly i disagreed with the party, because i voted with the minority of democrats last year to start moving on impeachment proceedings. even lastason is that year there was ample evidence that the president and his associates committed crimes. investigationthis has already indicted over 30 of the president's closest associates and friends. his campaign chairman is in prison right now, while we are eating breakfast. so do not tell me there is not enough to discuss about impeachment. frankly, i think our party made a mistake by waiting until now, hoping for a smoking cannon in the mueller report, before starting the deb

that is live on c-span. is backn two the senate to resume consideration of judicial and executive branch nominations. on c-span3, attorney general william barr appeared before congress for the second time this week to testify on the justice department's 2020 budget request and doj's handling of the mueller report. >> the c-span bus stopping at middle and high schools to present prizes and awards to winners of our video competition . drop this month you can see the top 21 winning entries before washington journal and watch every documentary along with those honorably mentioned and behind-the-scenes winners online . >> secretary of state mike pompeo testifies on the president's 2020 budget request and

no government money supports c-span. nonpartisan coverage of washington was funded by your cable or satellite provider. c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. >> here's a look live coverage on friday 11:30 eastern on c-span. house democrats hold their 2019 issues conference in leesburg, virginia. 12:35, germany as finance minister talks about us european you relations. on c-span2 at 9 am eastern the european commission vice president talks about brexit, and us engagement in the middle east from the middle east policy council. and labor secretary, and the international labor organization. >> barbara bush had finally had enough. they were out of the white house, she didn't need to divide her time anymore. she said that she took offense at it, reporters were on the door asking questions about it which was not true, just designed to give nancy reagan a little heartburn. don't you ever call me again and she hung up. >> this week on qa the usa today washington bureau chief susan page on

at 7:00 eastern on c-span. you can also watch these programs online at c-span.org or listen to them live on the c-span radio app. >> tuesday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span live coverage from george washington's home mount vernon, talking about c-span's new book, the president's. noted historians rank america's best and worst chief executives byrddouglas brinkley, edna -- book tv has live coverage from the museum with kenneth ackerman and david o stewart talking about the president's, noted historians rank america's best and worst chief executives. presidential leadership on c-span from mount vernon and saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on wseum. two from the ne >> bombs intrigue want killed nearly 300 people yesterday. secretary of state mike pompeo blamed the bombings on islamic terrorists. he talked about the bombings this morning at the state department at a briefing where he was scheduled to announce ending sanctions waivers for countries importing oil from iran. secretary pompeo: for i make my announcement, i

or watch at sunday night here on c-span. you can also go to our website primed video of past minister's questions and other british public affairs programs. announcer: all this month on c-span, we featured first and second prize winners of our studentcam documentary competition. middle and high school students created videos answering the question, what does it mean to be american? and now it's time to announce our grand prize winners. mason doherty and eli scott, 11th graders at the international academy of north texas in mckinney, texas, where c-span is available through spectrum. their winning entry is titled "what it means to be american." >> the topic is accountability in government was what we believed was the really important topic in describing what it means to be an american because it's something that was pretty clearly written into our constitutional documents. >> the thing that i think surprised both of us the most was the sheer amount of knowledge and resources made available to us to go through in research and

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eastern on c-span 2, online at c-span.org or listen live on the c-span radio app. >> this week on the communicators, james lewis talks about the cyberstatus of russia and china. made thehas since 1979 elicit acquisition of western technology one of the cardinal points in its program for economic development, tech logical parity. it would be hard for them to give it up and they continue to siphon off intellectual property much as they have for the last 20 years using the internet. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. s. supreme court justice clarence thomas was the featured speaker at pepperdine university law school's recent 2019 annual dinner. he discussed his selection process for clerks, his views on the role of the judiciary, and this is about 35 minutes. [applause] mr. gash: welcome back to our community, justice thomas. justice thomas: thank you.

eastern on c-span. c-span cozy washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. tuesday morning, a discussion about the future of health care. we will talk about the rising cost of insulin. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. tomorrow, journalists discuss the relationship between the u.s. intelligence committee and the press. the event is live tuesday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on thin. -- on c-span. and road to the white house coverage continues with remarks by new jersey senator cory booker. he was take the voters and supporters at the democratic party black caucus town hall in des moines, iowa. live tuesday at 8:45 p.m. eastern on these. -- on c-span. ♪

watch live coverage saturday, on c-span, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and following the rally, watch live coverage of the white house correspondents dinner with featured speaker ron churn out. -- chernow. >> bombings in sri lanka killed almost 300 people in sri lanka. secretary of state mike pompeo blamed the attack on islamic terrorist. he talked about the bombings at the state department, leading off the briefing of ending sanctions of countries importing oil from iran. sec. pompeo: before i make my announcement regarding our pressure campaign against the islamic campaign against iran, i want to address yesterday's attack in sri lanka. what was supposed to be a joyful easter sunday was marred by a horrific wave of islamic radical terrorist bloodshed. heartbreaking that a country which has strived so hard for peace in recent years, has been targeted by these terrorists. we mourn the loved ones of the victims, some of whom an

watch coverage of the rally saturday on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern.ollowing the rally, watch coverage of the white house correspondents dinner. at an event hosted by the new york university, anticipated a discussion on government reform as a campaign issue. this event was held at nyu's washington, d.c. campus. host: so, welcome here to nyu's

eastern on c-span, online, and on the free c-span radio app. journal,washington live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. sunday morning, former homeland security department counterterrorism official nate snyder discusses reports that the department of homeland security is restructuring its domestic terrorism unit. reportersgton times discuss campaign 2020. jonathan levine discusses recovery aid to puerto rico. live "washington journal" sunday morning. join the discussion. >> sunday on book tv at noon eastern, in-depth is lived with for a naomi printz discussion on her latest book, bankersn how central rigged the world. join our live conversation with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook questions. ward on thevicky careers of jared kushner and the ivanka trump in her book christian or -- kushner inc. donald trump, this is the other interesting dynamic. become tooe point much of an obstacle for him that they have to let them go. he was. his over when they -- he over when they misused emails. that caused him to say to john kel

eastern saturday and sunday on book tv on c-span two.he only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> asked not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. >> and the people who knock these buildings down will hear all of us. the-span's newest book, presidents, ranking the best and worst chief executives, providing insight into the lives of the 44 american presidents. true stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians, explore the life events that shaped our leader, challenges they faced, and legacies they left behind. "the presidents" will be on shelves april 23 you can preorder your copy today at c-span.org/the presidents, or wherever books are sold. attorney general william barr testified on the justice department's 2020 budget request before a senate appropriations subcommittee. this was the attorney general's second day on capitol hill. topics included the pending release of the mueller report and deterring violence against women, and his department's decision to not defend parts of th

. ♪ c-span,sh this month on winners of oure studentcam competitions.tudentsd high school creative videos answering the question, what does it mean to be a american? aresecond prize winners from long beach california . their winning entry is titled redeemed by the people, the promise of america. [cheers and applause] >> hope you hope in the face of difficulty. hope in the face of difficulty. the audacity ofck of this nation. i believe that there are better citizens of the united states and we share a common hope, a believe in a prosperous today in an even stronger tomorrow. it is that hope that drove our founding fathers to lay down the foundation of our union. >> the ninth amendment still recognizes those rights today. the rights to ensure that we as american citizens share the opportunity to create change. >> it is a promise that it's america heart. a government reliant upon the peoples help. >> if it is not enumerated, how do we know if it wants to the people? the people in this country are sovereign. as lincoln said, it is government by the people f

eastern here on c-span. later, look at the relations among the european union, the united states, and china, with foreign-policy scholars at the hudson institute live at noon eastern also here on c-span. 2020 democratic presidential candidate andrew yang held a rally at the lincoln memorial will stop you talked about the impact of automation on manufacturing jobs. his proposal to give americans a 1000 month or two income, and the effects of new tech elegy on the economy. this is 20 minutes. it is incredible to be here with you. how many of you saw the cnn town hall last night? [applause] mr. yang: we get bigger every day and you are early adopters, you discover things early and yang is about to go mainstream. [applause] mr. yang: we are in the shadow of the washington monument, the lincoln memorial, i think near for the first time in eighth grade, how many of you had a trip to washington, d.c. in eighth grade? [applause] mr. yang: the first time you went overnight with your classmates and were nervous and tr

on c-span. you can also go to www.c-span.org and find a of past prime minister's questions and other british public affairs programs. >> all this month on c-span, we'll feature the winners of our documentary coverage vision. middle and high school students created videos answering the question, "what does it mean to be american? high schoolrice central winners are sophie foley and lauren higginbotham, twelth graders at fishers high school in fishers, indiana, where c-span is available through comcast. their winning entry is titled , "students ruined the first amendment." >> and yet we repeatedly hear about examples of hostility to free speech and viewpoint diversity on college campuses. ashley: this is such an awful story, i can't believe it's happening. sophie: the first amendment has been violated on multiple occasions. as soon as the right was passed, net even 10 years later, the alien and sedition act prohibited public opposition to the government, where someone could be fined or imprisoned,

we will show both of the hearings live on c-span 3 nline at c-span.org or the c-span radio app. >> c-span'swashington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, after the release of the redabblingted version of the mueller report, we will talk with some members of congress to get their reaction. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> i think it is important on this day that we continue to offer the people of colorado, the people of littleton, the families of all involved, the sure knowledge that all of america cares for them and is praying for them. >> twenty years ago the columbine high school shooting was one of the deadly his shooting in american history. we will look back on the shooting and provide some reflection on the tragedy. >> at that time, columbine had never happened, and neither the parents nor the school counselor looked at the issue of a violent paper as something that was indicative of the possibility of some real deterioration in thinking. >> watch our special on

thank you for c-span. i just want to say that unless the democrats get something to run on besides hating donald trump and reparations now, they are all touting that. they have nothing. they are going to lose in a landslide. that is what i predict. it is all about the economy. the economy is doing great. it is roaring along. everybody is making money. i think this whole thing, the democrats better come up with something better to run on them what they're doing now. they have hated donald trump for the last two years. that is not doing anything. it is not drawn the country together to vote for somebody. it is bad news. after all this time, they ought to come up with something. two they have anything? host: thank you for the call. thomas mint jim jordan said 100% chance -- congressman jim jordan said 1% chance that donald trump will be reelected. defeatwhat it takes to donald trump is wisconsin, pennsylvania, just a few states that went to this campaign, marginal votes. i think a barack obama like traditiona

order your copy from the c-span online store for $18.95. atthe c-span buses stopping middle and high schools across the country to present the prizes and awards to the winners of our student video cam competition. you can see the winning entries every morning before washington journal and watch every documentary along with the honorable mentions and behind the scenes winners online at studentcamp.org. >> house judiciary committee ranking member doug collins speaks to the republican national lawyers association about his views of washington and the role of congress. this is about 15 minutes. >> good morning. let's get some things done. [applause] i appreciate the introduction. some of you have gotten to know me. every time my family hears that, especially my father, he talks where i've been in the last 30 years of my life and says, someday you will actually find a job. [laughter] my wife thankfully keeps up with me. last quarter. having to fight in the house judiciary committee. interesting time. fighting about everything that is going on th

c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. supportsment money c-span. its nonpartisan coverage of washington is a public service by cable and satellite providers. c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. >> politico hosted talks about how to prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters. they talked about what individuals can do to mitigate the damage from future hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes. this is just under an hour. [applause]

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c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money support c-span. it's nonpartisan coverage of washington provided as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. on television and online. viewn is your unfiltered of governments or you can make up your own mind. next, testimony from secretary of state mike pompeo on president trump 2020 budget request for the state department. he discussed diplomatic issues including the increasing number of refugees into countries like columbia and turkey. humanity and --

c-span: how did he fit in the kennedy white house? he was at the resident's worthsmith, a brilliant speech writer but he and kennedy had a kind of sim beotic relationship. don't mean they were friends. i don't mean they socialized because sorenson said they didn't have that kind of relationship but there was kind of intellectual exchange between them and a kind of intuitive understanding of where this president wanted to go in his administration. what he wanted to say. and southernson had the gift -- sorensen had the gift of being age to translate that into language that is memorable, because after all, that -- some of kennedy's speeches are going to last, going to be remembered. what i find so interesting is that win john kennedy, recent poll asked people to assess the last nine presidents from kennedy to george w. bush. kennedy came out on top with 85%. during this recent memory of his assassination, the commemoration. 90% approval rating. the only one close to him was ronald reagan and the question any historian has to ask is why i

monday at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. up next, marilyn darnell shares the story of edgar jack who inyed a developmental role san luis obispo. ms. darnell: i get the sense he was a force to be reckoned with. he was already recognized as a prominent rancher, and in 1894 he was successful in bringing the railroad to san luis obispo. i believe that to be his major contribution to this community. back in 1993, i was new to the community by one year, and i saw this house and realized that we -- [indiscernible] in 1998i came on board and this is on the national historic register for historic places for the country visions made to the community. i did not know anything about the beginning of his life only that his father was a sea captain. , butew he was from maine we didn't know where he was in the family, and so my research and his letters brought that to life. what really made me decide to publish all of his letters was the letter dated april 19, 1865. he is writing his parents that they had just received the news of president

c-span is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. it's nonpartisan coverage of washington is provided as a cup of service by your cable or -- is funded by a public service. c-span is your unfiltered view of government so that you can make up your own mind. congresssue of whether aould see tax returns is topic of discussion on the sunday news show today. here are comments from dan kildee of michigan. and white house acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. >> it is not pandora's box. this is legitimate authority that congress has. this is the least transparent president we have had

but c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. its none partisan coverage of washington -- nonpartisan coverage of washington is funded by your cable or satellite provider. on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. morning. we will wait for your calls to comment on this freshman class. c-span has interviewed over 50 of them to learn about their backgrounds. take a listen. [video clip] >> i was fortunate enough to play professional hockey. >> i am a pediatrician through and through. >> we won the lottery in 2010. >> i have been with the cia. >> i was running a restaurant business that has been in my family for 100 years. >> i was in the technology business. >> i was president of the university of miami. >> i am just a small town lawyer from lexington. >> i am a captain of the national guard, served in afghanistan. servedayor of phoenix, i as mayor for almost seven years. >> i served as the state public utilities commission or. >> i have been a physician my entire life.

eastern on c-span. you can also find our political coverage online at c-span.org or listen on the pre-c-span radio app. ♪ announcer: c-span's newest book "the presidents" rating the best and worst chief executives, providing insight into the lives of the presidents through stories gathered by interviews with noted historians. shaped the live that our leaders and the legacies of a have left behind. order your copy today. it is now available as a hardcover or e-book at c-span.org/the presidents. ♪ host: coming up, a discussion on presidential rankings, part of c-span's latest book. -- swain isi is a a co-author and talked about it last night. >> we have worked on nine of these, collective works of his interviews, and this when we decided to actually bring two resources into play. brian has been doing an interview program for 30 years and we have an archive full of his interviews. the odometer on the archives is about to hit 250,000 hours this month, not all brian's, but -- [applause] >> but among the peop

live on c-span three. c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> more interviews from the state of the conference annual washington d.c. privacy, cyber security and artificial intelligence. on the computer get is, want to introduce you to daniel weitzner, mit professor before you massachusetts institution, where were you? >> i've been i'm a thief for over 20 years, since 1998. i came to mit from the electronic frontier foundation. i helped that get off the ground here. 1998, i thought we finished with all the interesting internet policy issues began to work with the pattern of the world life, a bunch of interesting technical questions. i took about four years off from mit, was deputy to technology in the obama white house. worked on issues of global issues, things like that. >> what you thank you accomplished there? >> i think we did some combination of certainly helping the federal government to make better use of data and online systems to provide better services to citizens and to work more

c-span, online, or on c-span.org and with the free c-span radio app. to talk about the mueller report and the law. joining us from new york, the former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york and partner at the patterson and tyler law firm, and here in studio with us, a former associate counsel for the -- ken star and cbs legal analyst. kim, obstruction of justice. define it. mr. gaffney: it isn't -- guest: it is an attempt to interfere, so things like tampering with witnesses, threatening a juror, taking steps to thwart or make it difficult for the criminal justice process to function and to do that, on purpose. wantdea is we do not people to be able to bully and flout the criminal justice system because he wanted to function for the generic public for their safety and for the integrity of the entire process. the definition reads, an act that corrupts by threat or by force or by any threatening letter or communications, influences, obstructs, or impedes the administration of justice. when you look at those words, what acts could

eastern on c-span. next, democratic congressman seth moulton announces he's running for president in 2020. he is the third candidate from massachusetts to launch a white house bid. joining senator elizabeth warren and former republican job -- governor william weld. congressman bolton made his announcement during a youtube video. i was first called to service in my college church. by a minister who was the greatest mentor i ever had. we talked a lot about the importance of service, you have to find a way to get back to it.

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starts at eight ago eastern on c-span two. and a look at the presidency, historian h w brands talks about the role of humor in the white house and presidential politics from george washington to donald trump. he discovers how funny chief executives have been and which have used humor to their advantage. "american history tv" on c-span3. announcer 2: president trump is skipping the white house correspondents dinner this year again and will hold a campaign rally in green bay, wisconsin. watch live coverage of the rally on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. watch live coverage of the correspondents dinner with the featured speaker. announcer 1: white house national economic director larry kudlow spoke about the economy, immigration and u.s.-china trade talks. he took questions at his national press club event.

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but c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports coveragets nonpartisan of washington is provided by your cable or satellite provider on television, online. c-span is your unfiltered view of government, so you can make up your own mind. next, a discussion with two former senior officials in the trump administration. former epa administrator scott pruitt and former interior secretary ryan zink talked about energy and environmental agencies at a dinner. this is half an hour. [applause] >> it is so great to be here among so many patriots. it is so great to be back in america after being on the other side of the world for a week. much time take because we want to hear from these gentlemen and so, the our epae of them is administrator, scott pruitt. i will tell you what we have seen in the last two years that has been incredible. with cutting regulations, cutting all of those job