c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation. to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders, every other weekend on c-span 2's book t.v. and c-span 3's american history t.v. this month, with congress on its summer recess, the city tours is on c-span each day at 6 p.m. eastern. >> hey... look at me. hurry! come on! come on! wait for it. wait for it. wait for it. >> welcome to galveston on book t.v. located on an island off the gulf coast of texas, it was the main port for the texas navy during the texas revolution and served as the provisional capital of the republic of texas. today it's visited by over six million tourists. with the help of our cable partners, we'll learn about the history of this coastal city from local authors. we begin with casey greene on the 1900 storm that decimated galveston. ♪[music]♪ >> the 1900 storm struck galveston saturday, september 8 1900. the storm began at noon increased in dramatic intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. the destruction totaled about $

c-span.org. visitsc-span cities tour literary in a sort sites -- historic sites every other weekend on c-span 2's book tv and c-span 3 american history tv. this month with congress on summer recess, city tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we look at the literary life of madison, wisconsin. our first stop is an exhibit at the university of wisconsin at madison called world war i 1914, then came armageddon. we are on the ninth floor of the memorial library and a special collection the university of wisconsin madison. in the middle of an exhibition thend world work i 1914, came armageddon. it highlights the collections at the university library system as well from the wisconsin historical society. different artifacts related to not only wisconsin's role in the war but also what was happening in each country when the conflict began in the summer of 1914. the war broke out in the summer 1914 after france ferdinand, the archduke and air to the austro-hungarian throne was assassinated by a member of a serbian military group called the black hand. his goal was to bring all serbs together in on

c-span's road to the white house coverage. >> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders, every other 's tv andn c-span2 american history tv. the city tour is on c-span every day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> welcome to waco texas on book tv. located on the brazos river, this he was founded in 1849 and soon after, a local suspension bridge was built allowing cattle herds to travel along the chisholm trail to cross the river. today, waco has a population of almost 130,000 people and is the home to taylor university, the oldest institute of higher learning in the state. with the help of our time warner next partners, for the hour, we will learn about its history and seen from local authors. we begin our special feature darden onssor robert the role of gospel music during the civil rights movement. ♪ ♪ >> i can only speak for myself is why i think gospel music resonates to such a degree even now. the music from the 30's and 40's no less than the current gospel artists right now seem to me has a certain almost undefinable something. i would say black music in general has an underpinning of the pa

[applause] >> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to your from local historians, authors, and leaders every other weekend on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. this month, the city's tour is on c-span each weekday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. monday, we travel to tokyo, kansas. we will hear about the violent conversations -- confrontations from the 1860's over whether kansas should be a free state or slave state. the c-span cities tour of topeka, kansas, monday at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday night on, "the communicators," the 20th anniversary of digital television. mark taher discusses how modern television has changed. >> what many of us, and that is increasing every day, are watching is a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this whole digital revolution. it used to be there was a stationary screen, and that was a big screen in the living room. with the internet and the wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place, such that tv is not just the stationary lean back experience of the living room, but a

book tv and c-span 3's american history tv. the city's tours on c-span each ay at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> welcome to greensboro, north carolina, on book tv. named after revolutionary war general nathanial green, the city was also the home of albi n, a civil rights leader during the reconstruction period who

city tour is on c-span at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today we look at lincoln, the brassica -- lincoln, nebraska. c-spant the sea pants -- city tour with a look at 1886-1912.s from ♪ >> they came to this beautiful country and beautiful days, full of energy and vision. rich beyond our dreams. it is everything that makes life worthwhile. i don't know how large bank accounts the older settlers have to say, and i don't care. be as rich as i felt when i settled on my homestead. i remember the time i did not have money to buy a postage stamp. i remember the hard winter and the many obstacles to overcome. we came here to win a battle and we did. to what amount those inconveniences compared to the joy we felt when we turned the long furloughs of virgin soil and find the first trees, we were empire builders and the future was ours. solomon butcher was a pioneering photographer in custer county in western nebraska. he took photos from about 1887 until the early 1890's of homesteaders and saw houses and was able to tell the story of this important development in american history. during the homestead push, lots of people are traveling west to get this free land the go

c-span. >> the c-span's city tour visits sites across the country to hear from authors and civic leaders every weekend on c-span 2's book tv. and american history tv on c-span 3. and this month with congress on its summer recess, you can find the cities tour on c-span every day at 6:00 eastern. today, the literary life of lincoln, nebraska, including the letters of novelist, biography of chief standing bear, and a book about the removal of native american children from their homes. that starts at 6:00 eastern on c-span. >> we'll feature book tv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span 2 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and for the weekends, here are a few book tv special programs. saturday, august 22nd, we're live from jackson, mississippi for the inaugural mississippi book festival. beginning at 11:30 a.m. eastern with discussions on harper lee, civil rights and the civil war. on saturday, september 5th, we're live from the nation's capital. followed on sunday with our live in-depth program with former second lady and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute, lynn cheney. book tv on c-span 2. >> awar

c-span. the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv here on c-span 3. and this month with congress in summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today, lincoln, nebraska, where we'll look at the design of the state capitol, the past and present of the first peoples of the plains, and we'll talk with nebraska governor pete rickets. that's at 6:00 eastern. then at 8:00 on c-span, the national urban league conference with the reverend al sharpton, education secretary arny duncan and several other activists. here's benjamin crump. >> they are passing all kinds of laws to disenfranchise our community to stop the souls to the polls, to stop the early voting, to make voter id, to put police officers at the voting polls to intimidate us and stop us from voting. so i know with the national bar association what we're focused on is that we're going to challenge them. and we're not concerned about our corporate sponsorship. we're not concerned about our status because the fundamental right in

c-span. you can see the cities tour every other weekend all year long on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. >>> on no 6th, a new magna carta displayed in washington. king john originally signed the document under pressure from his barons in england. american revolutionaries looked to the rights guaranteed by the mag that carta as they rebelled gengs the enlish crown. princess ann was present at the opening ceremony. this program runs about 45 minutes. >>> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i'm james billington, the 13th librarian of congress. it's a great pleasure to welcome you all to the library of

announcer: the c-span city tour is back in wisconsin tomorrow for a look at the literary life. we hear from david moran s on his book about vietnam war protest in madison. the author of a book detailing the city and their transformation from wilderness to a laboratory of democracy. and a look at the home that frank lloyd wright designed for himself. announcer: follow the c-span city's tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities. >> the idea behind the tour is to take program from american history television and book tv beyond the beltway. we will produce pieces that are more visual, and will provide a window into the cities that viewers with -- would not normally go to. >> a lot of people have already heard history of the big cities like new york, los angeles, chicago, but what about all ones like albany, new york? what is the history? >> we have been to over 75 cities. we will hit 95 in april of 2016. our coverage is a vent, these are not those type pieces. these take you to a historic site or home. announcer: we partner with affiliates to appreciate the culture of various cities. >>

c-span. you can see the city tour every other weekend all year long on c-span2's "book tv" and "american history tv" on c-span3. >> on november 6 the new magna carta exhibit opened at the library of congress in washington, d.c. where a 1215 copy of the magna carta went on display for the 800th anniversary of the document's creation. king john originally signed the doctrine under pressure from his barons at running mead, england. revolutionaries looked to the rights in the magna carta as they rebelled. princess ann was part of the royal delegation at the opening ceremony. this program runs about 45 minutes. >>> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i'm james billington, the 13th librarian of the congress. it's a great pleasure to zvr&coe you to the library of congress and to this event celebrating the opening of the library's latest exhibition, magna carta, muse and a mentor. i think it is indisputable that the library of congress has a special relationship with magna carta. we remember, of course, this institution's good fortune to have been called upon to safeguard the lincoln magna carta during

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across america every other weekend on c-span2's "book tv" and american history tv. with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we visit omaha to learn about the literary culture of nebraska's largest city. >>> republican presidential candidate donald trump will be in new hampshire tonight and we'll cover live a town hall that he's holding at 7:10 p.m. eastern time in hampton. >>> c-span is in des moines nor the iowa state fair and road to the white house coverage of presidential candidates. our live coverage is on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org as the candidates walk the fairgrounds and speak at "the des moines register's" campaign soapbox. saturday, rick santorum at noon followed by democrats lincoln chafee at 12:30 and senator bernie sanders at 3:00. on sunday afternoon, republicans ben carson at 5:00 and george pataki at 5:30. c-span's campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. >>> now, google vice president vint cerf, also known as a co-founder of the internet on

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits literary cities around the nation every other weekend on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. and this month with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we tour the literary life of waco, texas, with a book about gospel music from the civil war to the civil rights movement. the story of the 1917 lynching of a black 17-year-old, and the history of the first african-americans in the space program. today at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. american history tv starts every night this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span3. tonight speakers look at the styles of modern first ladies from florence harding to michelle obama. the ohio state university at marion and the national first lady's library hosted the discussion starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> good morning. it's tuesday, august 18th, 2015. with the summer winding to a close, families across the country are preparing for the start of a new school year. this year more than 50 million students will attend public elementary and secondary schools in th

c-span.org. visitsc-span cities tour literary in a sort sites -- historic sites every other weekend on c-span 2's book tv and c-span 3 american history tv. this month with congress on summer recess, city tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today we look at the literary life of madison, wisconsin. our first stop is an exhibit at the university of wisconsin at madison called world war i 1914, then came armageddon. we are on the ninth floor of

c-span radio app. herhe c-span cities to visits literary and historic sites across the nation every other weekend on c-span2's book tv and c-span3's american history tv. this month with congress on its summer resource -- summer recess, the city tour is on --pan each day at 6:00 a.m. p.m. eastern. >> welcome to austin on american history tv. with help from our car mourner -- time warner cable partners, we will explore the city of the capital of texas. austin is referred to as the live music capital of the world because of the venues in the city. it has a population just under one million. ofe a behind the scenes tour the presidential suite at the lyndon johnson presidential library and museum. didsuite looks just as it with the former president roamed its halls. >> the space is really a living, breathing artifact. it has not changed at all since president johnson died in january 1973. >> later, visit the texas state capitol, the only state capital that can boast it is taller than the united states capitol in washington. >> the capital has a commanding presence here in austin. it has a beautiful renaissance rev

ask the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the country to hear from historians, authors, and leaders. on c-span2's but tv and c-span3's american history tv. in august, we feature the city's tore each day. today, we will look at the literary life of austin, the capital of texas. tonight, we will replay president obama's speech urging congress to pass the iran nuclear agreement. the number of publications writing about the speech by the afton, politico saying the president returned to the theme that launched his first white house did eight years ago arguing that washington conventional wisdom and the cavalier attitude fuel opposition to the iran nuclear deal. that is from politico.com. here is some of what the president had to say. president obama: because more sentence will not produce the result critics want, we have to be honest -- congressional rejection of this deal leaves any u.s. administration that is absolutely committed to preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon with one option. another war in the middle east. i say this not to be provocative . i'm stating a fact. without this deal,

up next on the c-span cities tour we take a look at photographs and other items from the exposition. >> the light -- late 1890's, home ome -- omaha is going to be holding an exposition, the trans-mississippi and international exposition that will be happening in omaha june through october of 1898 and this is sort of omaha's opportunity to unveil itself to the rest of the nation and the world as we have now arrived. 're no longer a backwater, clapboard houses on unpaved streets. e have a very large exposition dedicated to the trans-miss. some of the so you have iners you would find, a model of the grand court -- you get a feel of what it would have been like to be be in omaha during that time and some artifacts of things that were entered for competition and that won an award. some of those things are on display as well. really just kind of trying to give people a flavor of what it was like to be here at that time. it was a several year process to get exhibition to omaha and it was really conceived by business leader in an -- by tion calls nebraska spelled backwards. they said we want people to come to omaha and

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits historic and literary cities across the nation every other weekend on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. this month with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. more from colorado springs, colorado, today with a look at the city's literary life. tonight on american history tv, programs about the presidency of richard nixon. coming up at 8:00 eastern, richard nixon's foreign policy with former members of president nixon's national security council staff about vietnam, the paris peace accord, and relations with china. at 9:50 p.m., president nixon and the supreme court with a lecture in the supreme court chamber by kevin mcmahon author of "nixon's court: his challenge to liberalism and consequences," introduced by justice antonin scalia. >>> at 1035, president nixon's defense secretary during the last years of the vietnam war and his strategy to position the military for the future. mr. hunt wrote the post-vietnam military 1969 to 1973. >>> next, veterans health administration officials testify b

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders. every other weekend on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. and this month with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today is our second day in madison, wisconsin, where we'll look at the literary life of the state capitol. >>> two food justice advocates discuss the concept of access to healthy food as a basic human right in the u.s. and around the world. they're part of a conversation sponsored by harvard yufrlt's food law society and the food literacy project. >>> hi everyone. just to start off, if you have a cell phone on you, would you please turn it off? we would really appreciate it. so as i hope you are all aware this is one of our keynote talks. the title of the talk is the human right to food. and we have two wonderful, amazing speakers with us today. so the first person is molly anderson. she's currently at the college of the atlantic at the partridge chair. she teaches about hunger, food security and food sovereignty, system dynamics,

c-span at a clock p.m. or on c-span radio. >> the c-span cities tour visit literary -- visits literary and historic sites across the nation. every other week and on c-span2's book tv and c-span3's american history tv. the city's tour is on each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> welcome to fort lauderdale, florida, on american history tv. known as the venice

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits cities to hear from local authors and civic leaders every weekend on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. this week with congress on the recess, cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. more from colorado springs, colorado, today with a look at the city's literary life. >>> all this week we're marking the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina with special programming. tonight scenes from new orleans one year after the storm hit. we tour hurricane damage and speak with those on the ground. that's followed by a 2005 house hearing, featuring testimony from new orleans residents who left the city or who were trapped by floodwaters. here's some of tonight's program. >>> why were we held hostage? i didn't go anywhere. why were we held hostage and not allowed to rescue our people? we have proof of it. why was that the case? you know what, baby, i'm from the '60s. call the police. i'm going to stop talking when i finish with my messages from my community. that's the only reason i'm here. i didn't come to represent me. i didn't come repre

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits cities to hear from local authors and civic leaders every weekend on c-span2'sook tv and american history tv on c-span3. this week with congress on the recess, cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. more from co

historians, authors and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span book tv and c-span 3's american history tv. and this month we're featuring the city's tour each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> sunday night on q&a former emergency manager of detroit kevin orr speaks about the financial issues and the job overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken the $1.5 billion that it borrowed in 2005 and 2006 when the stock market went down to 6,700 and just invested in a index fund, dow jones, s&p it is trading at 18,000, three times what it was. they would have tripled their money, they could have paid the pensions in full and got back in declaration of the 13th check, giving pensioners a 13th check at the end of the year in addition to the 12 they are due. so it could have fixed itself if there was a sober management going forward, just like any organization, the united states as well, if you have strong and focused leadership you can resolve the problems but it takes a lot of effort. >> on sunday night on c-span's q&a. >>> a panel of advocates and a panel of justice department officials testif

s at the monroe school. kids begin to understand there is something really important about america that transpires right here. >> when the c-span city store was in the kansas state capital, we stopped by the governor's mansion for a conversation with sam brownback about the history and politics in his state. >> while in topeka, we spoke with republican governor sam brownback inside cedarcrest governors mansion. >> is there an era or event that interests or resonates with you? governor brownback: a lot of them do. probably the period that is pre- and right at statehood, the bleeding kansas era, is the one where kansas just had a large impact on the country and its trajectory at different points in time, but maybe no time larger than right then, so john brown comes right here, the fight over slavery, the kansas nebraska act passed, nebraska supposed to be a free state, kansas a slave state, maintain the balance of power, but in the abolitionist movement comes, and says will not let kansas be a slave state, and they start sending people here from ohio and the northeast. to settle kansas that are abolitionist. they did not come in here

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. and this month with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. today the history of greensboro, north carolina. >>> ucla released a report earlier this year about challenges facing undocumented undergraduate students in the u.s. the report called in the shadows of the ivory tower analyzes a survey of 909 undocumented graduates in 32 states who migrated from 55 countries. the first and largest study of its kind. the co-authors joined a panel at new york university earlier this year to talk about the report. >>> good morning. it is a pleasure to welcome you. and for those of you who live in new york, you know this is a rare example of sunshine in the morning. and it's not even freezing. so it's a great pleasure to welcome you to the steinhart institute for higher education policy. and i was thinking about our session this morning and thinking about how when i started this institute about 12 years ago i k

. >>> the c-span city tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historian, authors and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. this month with congress on summer recess the city tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern and we continue monday with a visit to colorado springs. we'll learn about explorers, treatment of tuberculosis and inventer nicolai tesla. that's today on c-span starting at 6:00 eastern. host: good morning. ♪ >>> good morning. it's monday, august 24th, 2015. we begin today on the washington journal, discussing the u.s. ad constitution. theed legendary document has on been amended 27 times in its nearly to 30 years all of the leading 2016 presidential chang candidates have one or more ropa proposals how to change the s constitution. the latestans proposal from sod republicans that has gained attention would rescind birth d right citizenship, but democratic candidates have supported their own constitutional amendment to dreo overturn thef citizens united decision and other amendments have been proposed. this morning we're asking our viewers wh

c-span3. this month with congress on its summer recess, the city's tour is on c-span each week day at 6 p.m. eastern. monday we travel to kansas. we hear about the violent confrontations of 1850'snsas should be a free state or a slave state. we will toward the state capital. the c-span cities tour of topeka, kansas, monday at six p.m. eastern on c-span. >> so thrilled and excited to be here. we are covering this national book festival. we have a beautiful sunny day. >> one thing to remember is they are the exception. >> thank you all for coming today. that is the case -- we're in heaven at this national book festival. >> young people at the leaders of tomorrow. i am a youth leader for today. >> there was an article in the city atlantic china show -- trying to show -- when interviewed people -- there was a little divide. political scientists were in town. they were as polarized as washington. >> i hope they realize whatever they had done in life is something that will be recorded. that is the way that we learn. we try to understand the past. all of us have the past. >> you really only focused -- you don't really talk about guam. >> this is a great question. it goes at the heart

c-span at a clock p.m. or on c-span radio. >> the c-span cities tour visit literary -- visits literary and historic sites across the nation. every other week and on c-span2's book tv and c-span3's american history tv. tour is on each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. welcome to fort lauderdale, florida, on american history tv. known as the venice of america, fort lauderdale was incorporated in 1911. it is located north of miami and about 20 miles from the florida edit rates -- florida everglades. over the course of the next hour we look at the military history of fort lauderdale. >> this is one of 200 buildings that was part of the naval station in fort lauderdale during world war ii. this was an operational base for torpedo bombers. whichf the avenger crews, was a three-man proof, most of them train here. president bush trained here, and there were probably 300 aviators checking through the space. >> later we will visit the port of florida. >> it is the number two port in the world and supplies all of the petroleum for south florida. >> but first, learn about the history of the seminal injury -- seminal indian tribe through the artists of seminal history. plays]

. >> the c-span cities to her visits literary and historic sites around the country to hear from historians and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span2's book tv and c-span3's american history tv. this month, with congress on august recess, we featured the cities tour each day on c-span. ating up on c-span, we look the literary life of austin, the capital of texas. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we nearlypresident obama's hour-long speech urging congress to pass the iran nuclear agreement. here is some of what the president had to say. now, because my sections won't produce the results the critics want, we have to be honest. congressional rejection of this deal with any u.s. leaves anyion -- u.s. administration that is committed to preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon with one option, another war in the middle east. i say this not to be provocative. i am stating a fact. without this deal, iran will be in opposition, however tough it may the, to steadily advance its capabilities. it's breakout time, which is already fairly small, could shrink to near zero. does anyone really doubt that the same voices now race against this deal

thanks very much. [ applause ] >>> on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span three, this month with congress on its summer recess the city'stour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today the history of columbus, georgia, from the first prehistoric residents to the growth of the textile industry, as well as a look at confederate gun boats from the civil war and civil rights activism.

c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to the local historians, authors and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span2's booktv and american history tv on c-span3. with congress in recess this month the city tours on c-span each day at 6 p.m. and today we traveled to fort lauderdale to you about the city's history. the list of candidates for major political parties participate in a tv debate tonight at 8 p.m. eastern. this is the first and only scheduled televised debate with all four party leaders. earlier this week prime minister brian harper called for general elections to be held on october 19 kicking off a long this campaign in modern canadian history. live coverage on c-span and c-span radio tonight at 8:00 each of the big debate tonight for the republican party. president obama, rallying his base in the hours for the first republican presidential debate tonight with a nationwide videoconference to work the 15th anniversary -- 50th anniversary of the voting rights act. you can read more about that politico.com. is more from today's "washington journal" on c-span. >> host: thanks for being with us.

[ applause ] >>> on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span three, this month with congress on its summer recess the city's tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today the history of columbus, georgia, from the first prehistoric residents to the growth of the textile industry, as well as a look at confederate gun boats from the civil war and civil rights activism. >>> later today, democratic presidential candidate senator bernie sanders will be in columbus, south carolina. one of the early primary states, he'll be there for a town hall meeting and afterwards take your phone call, live coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> former veteran secretary james nicholson and "new york times" chief white house correspondent peter baker who wrote "days of fire, bush and cheney in the white house, discuss the reasons for going to war in iraq and afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks this is the final part of today's programming looking at national security policy in the george w. bush administration. it's hosted by hofstra university. >>> good evening. welcome to the george w. bush conference ple

c-span. you can see the city tour every other weekend all year long on c-span2's "book tv" and "american history tv" on c-span3. >> on november 6 the new magna carta exhibit opened at the library of congress in washington, d.c. where a 1215 copy of the magna carta went on display for the 800th anniversary of the document's creation. king john originally signed the doctrine under pressure from his barons at running mead, england. revolutionaries looked to the rights in the magna carta as they rebelled. princess ann was part of the royal delegation at the opening ceremony. this program runs about 45 minutes. >>> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i'm james billington, the 13th librarian of the congress. it's a great pleasure to zvr&coe you to the library of congress and to this event celebrating the opening of the library's latest exhibition, magna carta, muse and a mentor. i think it is indisputable that the library of congress has a special relationship with magna carta. we remember, of course, this institution's good fortune to have been called upon to safeguard the lincoln magna carta during

. >>> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. and this month, with congress on its summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today the history of columbus, georgia, from the first prehistory residents to the growth of the textile industry, as well as a look at confederate gunboats through the civil war and civil rights activism. >>> later today senator bernie sanders will be in columbia, south carolina. he'll be there for a town hall meeting and afterwards take your phone call. >>> a look at national security and homeland defense during the presidency of george w. bush. authors, academics and a former national security staff member discuss how 9/11 impacted the creation of a domestic security apparatus and strategic staffing decisions, including the appointment of so-called national security czars. this is the first of three programs today examining the bush administration's national security strategy. >>> welcome, everyone, to this afternoon session. my

the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the country to hear from local historians, authors, and civic leaders. every weekend on c-span2's book tv. and american history tv on c-span3. and this month with congress on its summer recess, you can find the cities tour on c-span every day at 6:00 eastern. today, the literary life of lincoln, nebraska, including the letters of novelist willa. and a book about the removal of native american children from their home. that starts at 6:00 eastern on c-span. >>> more now from today's "washington journal" with a look at the federal government's home affordable modification program. >> now joining us from new york this morning, gretchen morganson, back with us to talk about homeownership. a recent story, a slack lifeline for drowning homeowners. gretchen, let's begin with this program that the federal government set up to help these homeowners. the home affordable modification program. what is it? >> you know, greta, this was the signature program that the obama administration wanted to put in place to help homeowners. it started in 2009. so we have a long, you know, kind of arc of pe

c-span cities tour heads to north carolina. we'll learn about the literary life of greensboro with authors of books about the women who took part in that city's civil rights sittings in the 1960's, the lawyer who lost the supreme court case plessy versus ferguson and propaganda from world war i. >> with the senate in its august break, we will feature book tv programming weeknights in primetime on c-span 2, starting at 8:00 p.m. for the weekend, here are a few special programs. 22, live fromst jackson, mississippi, for the inaugural mississippi book festival beginning at 11:30 a.m. with discussions on harper lee, civil rights, and the civil war. on saturday, september 5, we are live from our nation's capital for the 15th annual national book festival. followed on sunday with our live in depth program with former second lady and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute lynn chaney. book tv on c-span 2, television for serious readers. tonight, a discussion from the annual aspen security form on the dangers of isi and how the groups. the is using the internet as a recruitment tool. here is a look. ts business model is encouraging people to commit attacks wherever they are

c-span literary sites hears from across the nation from authors and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. this month with congress on summer recess the city store is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern, and we continue monday with a visit to colorado springs. we'll learn about explorers ebulent pike and treatment of tuberculosis around the 20th century and nicolai tesla who conducted experiments in colorado springs. that's today on c-span starting at 6:00 eastern. >>> innovators and venture capitalists and members of the media look at new products and services in the technology start-up world. this tech crunch new york conference features conversations with company leaders from the social media network pinterest, a start-up that sells do it yourself computer assembly kits and a data storage supplier that was sold to dell computers for $1.4 billion. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i wanted to start out. i understand you wanted to say a few words about jeff goldberg? >> think it's awesome the way the tech community sticks together and the moment of silence for david, i think is very appropriate because here is a ceo who is a role model for all of silicon vall

. >>> the c-span city store visits literary and historic sites across the nation, to hear from local historians, authors and civic leaders, every other weekend on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. and this month, with congress on its summer recircumstance the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6 p.m. eastern. today, we are in key west, florida, and aboard a u.s. ship that sunk german u-boats in world war ii. that's at 6 p.m., eastern time. >>> up next, medical researchers testify on capitol hill about developing a cure for alzheimer's disease. the effectiveness of current treatment and the need for more funding to study it. former model, actress and restauranteur, bee smith, who has been diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's also appeared before the senate aging committee. [ gavel bangs ] >> this hearing will come to order. good afternoon. it is my pleasure to convene this afternoon's hearing to assess our nation's progress in combatting alzheimer's disease since the enactment of the national alzheimer's project act, which i co-authored with then-senator evan bayh in 2011. i don't need to telln9=ñ the pe in this room what a devasta

c-span2's booktv about american history tv on c-span3. this month with congress on its summer recess the cities to it is on c-span each day at 6 p.m. today we traveled to greensboro, north carolina, children about the literate life of the city. that's at 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> with the senate in its august break will feature booktv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span2. >> later this month on c-span2, look back at the voting rights act would've signed into law 50 years ago this month. >> this sunday night on cue and a, antiwar activist phyllis bennis on u.s. foreign policy since 9/11, the recent appreciation with iran and the war on terrorism. >> who is isis, what are the origins, why are they so vile that? all those are important and i addressed that in the book i think what's more important in some ways because it's something we can do something about is what is the u.s. policy regarding isis? why isn't it working? can to go to war against terrorism? are we doing the war wrong or is it wrong to say there should be a war against terrorism at all? i think those are the questions that in some of the most important an

s truman presidential library in independence, missouri. including remarks from president johnson. and former president truman. all of this tonight on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians and civic leaders every other weekend. this month with congress on its summer recess, the city's tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. lincoln nebraska where we'll look at the design of the state capit capitol, the past and present of the first people's of the plains and we'll talk with petic aree c rickets. that starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> wendy davis spoke for more than 10 hours during a 2013 filibuster opposing a texas law on abortion clinics. she was the democratic nominee for texas governor, losing to greg abbott. at the university of california berkeley, miss davis talks about the difficulties faced by her and other women running for political office as well as the state of gender equality issues. >> thank you, ethan and camille for putting this together today and all the work that camille undertook to make sure we were able to do this, thank you all for being here a

city store is on c-span at 6:00 p.m. eastern. we traveled to toby got, kansas to hear about the violent confrontations of the 1850's over whether kansasld be a free or slave state. we will take a tour of the state capital and have a conversation with governor sam brownback. >> this is a preview. >> this is what is a fascinating. when the investors started putting in billions of dollars, the people who have changed the game are the people in silicon valley who have coded the information. that will unlock more natural gas in the future. here's what's going to happen, there are going to be three supplement three

book tv and c-span 3's american history tv. the city's tours on c-span each ay at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> welcome to greensboro, north carolina, on book tv. named after revolutionary war general nathanial green, the city was also the home of albi n, a civil rights leader during the reconstruction period who unsuccessfully argued the supreme court case that led to segregation in the u.s. for the next hour, we explore greensboro's literary scene starting with local author linda brown as she recounts her experience during the greensboro sitins during the civil rights movement. linda brown: in these mass marches going through and down elm street, some of them had eggs thrown at them and water dumped on their heads from buildings and it was, it never got to the wound where it was like it was nice. it was never nice. it was just more than the city could handle in the final analysis. it was about unanimity and solidarity and ok, we're all in this together. i grew up in ohio,

c-span two. visitsc-span cities tour cities across the nation every other week and on c-span2's book tv and c-span3's american history tv. this month with congress on summer recess, the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> welcome to topeka on american history tv. with help from our cox communications cable partners, and the next hour we will explore the history of kansas's capital city. about the fight for control of the kansas territory, the violence that took place in kansas's early years would come to be known as bleeding kansas and helped trigger the civil war. not developould further until it resolved the issue one way or another, is slavery going to expand or is it going to receive. resolved, it was moved to the forefront and then it becomes all-out war. >> later, we visit one of these supportersne of the of the segregation case. of theirere very proud schools, because these were excellent facilities. the teachers all had bachelor's degrees, master's degrees. these were some of the only professional jobs for african-american

second lady >> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians, authors, and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span2's booktv and c-span3's american history tv. with congress on summer recess the cities tours on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> welcome to austin, texas on booktv, located in the central part of the state, austin has been the capital since 1839, 3 years after texas won its independence from mexico. today it is the 11th most populated city in the united states and is known for its music scene and popular festivals. with the help of a time warner cable partners, we will learn about the local history from local authors. >> for over 100 years texas was a one-party democratic state up until about 1960, almost every elected official in the state was a democrat and most of the elections that shows officials for public office took place in the democratic primary. >> is part of the treaty of guadalupe had all go, the people of mexican descent who were left in what used to be mexico and now was part of the united states worst of have -- supposed to have all the same rights as any american

c-span3. tour isth, the cities on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. ♪ welcome to key west, florida, the southernmost city in the continental united states. tourism is its major industry, 'sostwas once florida populated city. we will look at how the cuban migration shaped key west. >> key west was the island that was closest to them mainland of so there was more contact between key west and cuba than between key west and the rest of florida.

c-span2's booktv and c-span3's american history tv. this month with congress on some recess, the cities tour on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> welcome to greensboro on american history tv. it is known as the gate city because of its ties to transportation. it is located in the piedmont region of central north carolina. warnere help of our time cable partners, over the next hour and a half we will look at the history of greensboro, visit the will worth counter at the center of the civil rights movement in the city. >> they came to the will worth store and asked for coffee and a piece of pipe. the response was mixed. you boys go on from here. another waitress was saying, we don't serve colored people here. here to sit down and take that first step in that demonstration. >> later, here about a deadly clash in 1979 between members of the clue clucks clan and communist party workers that killed five people -- klu klux klan and communist party workers that killed five people. peoplehave a group of standing on the sidewalls. themave cars very close to so they could reach out with their picket signs and hit the sides of

c-span. you can see the city tour every other weekend all year long on c-span2's "book tv" and "american history tv" on c-span3. >> on november 6 the new magna carta exhibit opened at the library of congress in washington, d.c. where a 1215 copy of the magna carta went on display for the 800th anniversary of the document's creation. king john originally signed the doctrine under pressure from his barons at running mead, england. revolutionaries looked to the rights in the magna carta as they rebelled. princess ann was part of

[applause] >> the c-span cities tour visits literary and historic sites across the nation the every other weekend on c-span 2's "book tv" and c-span 3's america tv. each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2015] >> welcome to omaha. with a population of just over 400,000, today omaha is nebraska's largest city. th the help of our cox communications cable partners, in the next hour we'll explore the history of this mid western city. coming up, we will hear about mority air force base, once home to the strategic air command, which controlled intercontinental miss aisles during the cold war. >> the might and strength of the military at that time which controls all the bombers now moved to omaha and made omaha a national site on the psyche of the cold war. announcer: