city tour at our website c-span.org. click on the series tab then click on c-span cities tour. >> more american history to her -- tour on native americans here on c-span. from 1656 to 1704, this was a spanish mission settlement. it was devoted to committing the local apalachee indians to christianity. today it is a living history museum. wii's, as send the state archaeology park. this is been a living history site that portrays appalachia from 1566-1704. the grounds, talked with knowledgeable interpreters about a world of spain and its effect's on the appalachee and how that engages and informs a more spanish world. -- an emerging hispanic world. they landed with the idea to explore the coastline. he was looking to gather the riches. they were hoping for gold or other valuables they could take it. the aztec empire, the inca empire, the great silver mines of mexico, they thought north america must have some of those resources as well. by the time you get tallahassee, he thought he had missed his supply ship and they decided to build some crude ships.

click on the series tab and then .lick on c-span cities tour c-span's american history tour continues with a historian talking about this book on the little shell tribe of chippewa indians in montana. >> little shell tribe little shell tribe the -- a fascinating group of people. their name has come into formal use only in the 1970's. it is part of the way this tribe deals with the federal government and petition for federal recognition. there are a group of chippewa indians of their baster they are a poly ethnic group that represents what was occurring on the northern plains in that 17/18 -- 17th, 18th, 19th century. this is that they move their way west. indians relocated, dislocated, intermarried, confederated, and became new peoples. this group, the little shell tribe of chippewa indians, is more complicated than the name suggests. the eastern slope we're on is the first time the federal government negotiated with the peoples who were already living here. this was as part of the isaac stevens and treaties to come to terms with who was where so that the united states could assure sa

. >> today's look at the people, places, and events, on c-span's city tour, where we travel across the country and highlight the life and history of each place we visit. you can see more at our website, c-span.org. clickthe city's tap and on c-span cities toward. >> american history tour continues here on c-span. a look near santa fe, new mexico you're the head of the tribal government. one of 19 in new mexico. >> new mexico, there is eight pueblos north of santa fe. san juan, and today we are in pojoaque. ♪ ♪ >> the pueblo is a tribal nation that exists here in new mexico. they are very distinct because we live on our aboriginal property and we have maintained our sovereignty as a tribal nation for centuries, beginning with the first europeans who came in this area, the spanish, they recognized tribe sovereignty all the way through mexico, taking over from spain in this area and then the united states taking over and all of the foreign governments have recognized the tribal nations. the region name of the pueblo is -- which is water drink in place. us being at the low part of the vall

them click on c-span cities tour. c-span's american history tour cons with a historian talking about his book on the little shell tribe of chippewa indians of montana and their struggle to become a federally recognized tri tripe. >> the little shell tribe, a fascinating group of people here in montana. their official name is the chippewa tribes of montana. actually, that's a name that has come in to formal use only in the 1970s, as part of the way this tribe deals with the federal government and their petition for federal recognition. there are a group of chippewa indians as they are base, but they are really a polyethnic group really representing more of what was occurring on the northern plains in the 17th, 18th, and 19th century as europeans came in on the east coast of the continent and moved their way west. indians relocated, dislocated, enter married, allied, confedrated and became new peoples. and so this group, the little shell tribe of chippewa indians really is a -- is more complex than their name suggests. i

click on the series tab and then .lick on c-span cities tour c-span's american history tour continues with a historian talking about this book on the little shell tribe of chippewa indians in montana. >> little shell tribe little shell tribe the -- a fascinating group of people. their name has come into formal use only in the 1970's. it is part of the way this tribe deals with the federal government and petition for federal recognition. there are a group of chippewa indians of their baster they are a poly ethnic group that represents what was occurring on the northern plains in that 17/18 -- 17th, 18th, 19th century. this is that they move their way west. indians relocated, dislocated, intermarried, confederated, and became new peoples. this group, the little shell tribe of chippewa indians, is more complicated than the name suggests. the eastern slope we're on is the first time the federal government negotiated with the peoples who were already living here. this was as part of the isaac stevens and treaties to come to terms with who was where so that the united states could assure sa

click on the series have, then click on -- tab, then click on c-span cities tour. c-span's american history tour takes you now to pictograph cave, state park, outside billings, montana. the park's manager talks about pictographs left behind by native americans who lived in the area 9000 years ago. >> this is located five miles south of billings, montana. this is the home of some of the first people ever in the northern plains. the people that lived here really were dependent completely on the natural environment, the place around them. they traveled small distances just following the game. this place offered them shelter, food, water, medicine, and a sense of security. this is pictograph cave itself. it is important in a place like this to let your eyes adjust to this because you're looking at charcoal drawings that are over 1000 years old from 20 feet back. if you sit here and watch, eventually some of these images will kind of emerge. at one point, the ceiling was painted. there were boulders in front of the cave that were painted. this place really was like the

you think. , e-mail us, or send us a tweet. ,oined the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. year, c-span is touring cities across the country. our recent visit to madison, wisconsin. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. today, where on the campus of the university of wisconsin madison in front of the lake where 100 years a go last month in 1914, the society of american indians met at their fourth annual meeting .>> six days the society of american indians was the first secular indian led , indian rights association that sought to impact congressional policy and help out indian people on reservations .after it was made up mostly of american indian professional people .the fall of the berlin indian of the bureau of affairs, 52 of them gathered to gather in wisconsin to set the agenda for the future and attempts to shape congressional policy. what was happening at the time for the american indian people was the reservation system was appearing to be a failure to many different interested parties. indian people were poor, undereducated, they have been losing vast qu

learn more about madison and other stops on c-span's city tour at c-span.org. are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> monday night on "the lawunicators," tim wu, the professor who coined the term net neutrality on how to manage the internet. >> i have felt that one of the things that is getting overlooked in this debate, and not everyone is overlooking it, but generally in the big picture is the question of what about all people? how -- broadband, how are they going to get it? title ii does give the agency more power to try to do things like mandate universal service like we did for telephone service back in the 20th century. which collects money, right now goes mostly to subsidize rural telephone service, which could be ralositioned to create ru broadband service. there are possibilities with title ii that a future president could say, we need a universal service program and people all over the country need to have broadband. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern nn "the communicators" o c-span 2. >> tom brokaw has reported for n

. >> today's look at the people, atces, and events looking native american history as part of c-span's city tour. you can see more at our website, c-span.org. more american history tour on native americans here on c-span. 1704, mission san luis was devoted to converting to local apalachee indians christianity. today it is a living history museum. >> it is a state archaeology park. this is a place where you and your family can stroll through the grounds, talked with knowledgeable interpreters about a world of spain and its effect's on the appalachee and how that engages and informs a more spanish world. -- an emerging hispanic world. they landed with the idea to explore the coastline. he was looking to gather the riches. they were hoping for gold or other valuables they could take it. the aztec empire, the inca empire, the great silver mines of mexico, they thought north america must have some of those resources as well. by the time you get tallahassee, he thought he had missed his supply ship and they decided to build some crude ships. the next person to try was desoto. the spaniards come i

>> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, our recent visit to madison, wisconsin. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> we are standing on observatory hill on the campus of the university of wisconsin two of the effigy mounds on campus. madison is very lucky. it has more effigy mounds than any other city in the united dates. approaching chamberlain rock, which is a glacial erratic that was moved to the top of the hill from the lakeshore just a short distance below us, and coming up on the wing tip of a bird effigy mound built here around 1000 years ago. are difficult to photograph. they are quite shy. every time they see a camera, they sink down into the earth and hide themselves. they are not very spectacular earthworks, but they are special. the body comes down the hill towards the lakeshore, and then the other thing is just out of sight on the other side of the body of the mound. body is extending down the slope toward the lake in front of us, and the wings extend off to each si

. >> today's look at the people, atces, and events looking native american history as part of c-span's city tour. you can see more at our website, c-span.org. more american history

about colorado springs and other stops on the c-span city to our odd c-span.org/local content. >> after the american revolution and before he was elected, the first president of the united states george washington retired from public life. up next, edward larson focuses on washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the potomac river.

. >> today's look at the people, places, and events a native american history as part of c-span's city tour. more from the cities to her at her website, c-span.org. -- cities tour at our website, c-span.org. >> c-span's american history to her takes you to pictograph cave, state park. they were left to hide bite native americans who lived in the area 9000 years ago. >> this is located five miles

c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. to madison,nt visit wisconsin. you're watching american history tv, every weekend, all weekend, on c-span3. >> the personality of madison is a fascinating thing to study. historians look at cities the same way that biographers look at people. so, when i looked at madison i wanted to know what are the salient qualities of the city. in order to do that, you have to study the whole sweep of the city, and you have to learn what the essence of the city is and how it developed and why. out of that process, i came to some interesting conclusions and they begin with some key facts. for example, madison's leaders have always thought of themselves as living in a very special place. a place that requires tight, top regulations to control the quality of the environment. and because it is special, many leaders have been quite visionary in the way they have viewed the city. so, those kinds of qualities lead to certain personality characteristics. one, madison is a very special place. the second qual

c-span cities to her staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about colorado springs all weekend here on "american history tv". [grumbling noises] >> nikola tesla became fascinated with this new creation going on in the world of electricity. when he came to this country, away arted working right with thomas edison, but there there because ict what developed is what is to as the current wars because edison was very committed to using direct-current, and tesla alternating alternating current was more -- was more economical and more effective. it could be transferred over great distances at a far less cost. but tesla was interested in a lot of other areas of physics and electricity. eventually, he comes to colorado in 1899. >> this exhibition really explore some of the ideas that tesla was exploring during his career. through some historical information and through reproduction of photographs, and also through artists' projects. that is one of the things we found really interesting to explore is some of the overlaps in artistic process a

. >> today's look at the people, places, and events a native american history as part of c-span's city tour. more from the cities to her at her website, c-span.org. -- cities tour at our website, c-span.org. >> c-span's american history to her takes you to pictograph cave, state park. they were left to hide bite native americans who lived in the area 9000 years ago. >> this is located five miles south of billings montana. this is the home of some of the first people ever in the northern plains. the people that lived here really were dependent completely on the natural environment, the place around them. they traveled small distances just following the game. this place offered them shelter, food, water, medicine, and a sense of security. this is pictograph cave itself. it is important in a place like this to let your eyes adjust to this because you're looking at charcoal drawings that are over 1000 years old from 20 feet back. if you sit here and watch, eventually some of these images will kind of emerge. at one point, the ceiling was painted. there were boulders in front of the cave th

learn more about colorado springs and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org/local content. watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> history bookshelf features writers andican airs on american history tv. 4,years og, on november 1979, iranian students stormed embassy in iran. john limbert was one of the hostages held for 14 months. book, "negotiating with iran," he discusses the history u.s.-iran relations and his time in captivity. the u.s.iewed him at annapolis where he teaches international affairs. >> john limbert, in your book, "negotiating with iran: ofstling the ghosts history," you talk about four u.s.-iranian history. >> two of the crisis are actually prerevolution, two postrevolution. the first was the crisis over

here's some of what week of been reading -- >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american historyon the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with charter communications for a visit to madison, wisconsin. >> there is work for everyone. the appeal is large. it's a glorious service. this service for the country. the call comes to every citizen . it is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. >> bob la follette is probably the most political figure in wisconsin history -- most important political figure in wisconsin history and one of the most important in the history of the 21st century in the united states. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism is. he is one of the first to use the term progress to have self-identify. he was a united states senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950's as one of the five greatest senators in american history. he was an opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. above all, bob was about the people. in the

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year c-span is touring cities across the country. next visit to madison, wisconsin. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. today we are on the campus of the university of wisconsin-madison in front of where 100 years ago last month in 1914 the society of american indians met at ir fourre annual -- the fourthmeetingth -- annual meeting. it was the first secular american indian society. there were professionally will, lawyers, members of the bureau of indian affairs. 52 of them gathered together in wisconsin to set the agenda for the future to shape congressional policy. was happening at the time for american indian people was the reservation system was appearing to be a failure to many different interested parties. and people were poor, undereducated, had been losing vast quantities of land, their tribal economies were in bad shape, and the feeling around the country was it was time for a change in indian policy. agenda, the their wanted to get citizenship for indian people. they would become citizens in 1924. they were wards of th

learn more about colorado springs and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org/local content. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> next, on american history tv, author and journalist howard blum describes german espionage in the u.s. with a focus on the years 1915 to 1917, before america entered world war i. in his book, "dark invasion 1915: germany's secret war and the hunt for the first terrorist cell in america," he details how german spies engaged in sabotage warfare ands a nation -- and assassination attempts. he also profiles tom tonni, who helped develop a modern counterterrorism strategy. this event was hosted by the new york military affairs symposium. it's about an hour. >> good evening and welcome! i am pleased to welcome howard blum an investigative journal journalist and author of the new york times best seller, "dark invasion," as well as many other great books. he is currently a contributing editor at "vanity fair." while at the new york military affairsnew york -- whileat the new york times, he was twice nom nominated

the c-span cities to work takes book tv on the road traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. we partner with comcast to visit colorado springs, colorado. >> in 1806, it was set into the american southwest to explore the region very similar to lewis theclark who were sent to northwestern part of the newly acquired louisiana territory. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory. from his perspective, when he came out here he walked off the map. he went into an area that was unknown. he thinksrst sees it, he can reach the top of it in a few days. it really takes a week to approach. he believes it is a lower mountain called mount rosa. he turned around and that point, he wrote in his journal that given the condition, given the equipment he had at the time, no one could have went to the peak. the inspired the palm that became america the beautiful. coloradohere to springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down to the planes from the top of the mountain inspired the poetry, it inspired the

. >> today's look at the people, places and events of native american history is part of the c-span city tour where we travel across the country highlighting the literary life in cities of each place revisit. tab and thenseries --ck on c-span cities to our tour. >> the american history to her continues on c-span with a look at the pueblo here on c-span. george rivera tells us about the traditions and histories of the pueblo, one of the 19 in new mexico. >> new mexico, there is eight pueblos north of santa fe. and todaysanta clara we are in pojoaque. ♪ ♪ >> the pueblo is a tribal nation that exists here in new mexico. they are very distinct because we live on our aboriginal property and we have maintained our sovereignty as a tribal nation for centuries, beginning wi

cities tour, visit c-span.org/localcontent. we continue now with the look at the history of madison. this is "american history tv" on c-span 3. >> the personality of madison is a fascinating thing to study. historians look at cities the same way that biographers look at people. so, when i looked at madison i wanted to know what are the salient qualities of the city. in order to do that, you have to study the whole sweep of the city, and you have to learn what the essence of the city is and how it developed and why. out of that process, i came to some interesting conclusions and they begin with some key facts. for example, madison's leaders have always thought of themselves as living in a very special place. a place that requires tight, top regulations to control the quality of the environment. and because it is special, many leaders have been quite visionary in the way they have viewed the city. so, those kinds of qualities lead to certain personality characteristics. one, madison is a very special place. the second quality is that we have to do a number of things to keep madison special. and the third element is getting a

eastern on c-span 3's american history tv. c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road. traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. next weekend we parted with charter communications for a visit to madison, wisconsin. >> there is room for everyone. it is large.

learn more about medicine and other stops on c-span's city tours -- learn about madison and other stops on c-span's city tours on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv brings you archival films that help to tell the story of the 20th century. on behalf of the people of the united states, i am pleased to be here and accept the andious gift of the pandas also these other mementos from the government of the people's republic of china. i am so glad this delegation could come here to the united states and enjoy some of our hospitality, just as we enjoyed that in their country. i do appreciate them taking such good care of the pandas on the long trip and after they arrived at their new home. zoo, theye national will be enjoyed by the millions of people who come from across the country to visit the nation's capital each year. we too want to express appreciation for all of the hospitality that you have given us in your country, and we wish all your people well. and thank you very much for this the pandas, album, and for this beautiful picture, and best of all, for the gift of the pandas wh

c-span. >> that c-span cities to work takes book tv and american history tv on the road traveling to u.s.ities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with comcast for a visit to colorado springs, colorado. >> montgomery pike was sent into the american southwest to explore the region. very similar to lewis and clark, who were sent to the northwestern part of the newly acquired in louisiana territory. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory, and from his perspective. when pike first seized the grand peak, he thinks he will reach the top of it in a few days. it really takes weeks to approach. they reached what we believe is a lower mountain on the flanks of pikes peak called mount rose up. at that point he wrote in his journals that given the conditions, given the equipment that they had at the time, no one could have cemented the peak. pikes peak inspired the poem that became america the beautiful. the view down to the planes from the top of the mountains inspired the poetry and inspired the images that are captured. >> watch all of our events

visit ncicap.org] ur,the c-span cities to next week, we partner with charter communications for a visite.a glorious the service for the country. the call comes to every citizen. .t is an unending struggle >> he is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century. governor.eforming he defined what progressivism is. a united states senator who was recognized by his peers in a 1950's as one of the five greatest senators in american history. he was an opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. he was about the people. after the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of small farmers and small producers and small manufacturers. we had concentrations of wealth and we had concern about the influence of money in government. he spent the later part of 1890's giving speeches all over wisconsin. if you wanted a speaker for your club or group, he went to county fairs, he went to every kind of event that you could imagine and built a reputation for himself. ready to run for govern

c-span cities tour take to the road, traveling to us cities to learn about the history and literary lifeweek, we partnered with charter communications to visit madison, wisconsin. >> it is a glorious service. it is a service for the country. the call comes to every citizen. in an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. >> barbara follett is probably important -- bob lafollett is probably one of the most important political figures in history. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism is. a united states senator. recognized by his peers one of the as most five greatest senators in history. advocating is ground for free speech. after the civil war, america change radically from a nation of small farmers and small producers and small by the late s, and had 's, late 1890's, we concentrations of wealth, we had growing inequality, and we had concern about the influence of money in government. service that the later part of 1890's giving speeches all over wisconsin. if you wanted a speaker for or your group, bob would give a speech. he went to county fairs

c-span 2. long, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. recent , a look at the visit to colorado spring, colorado. you're watching american history every weekend, on c-span 3. >> garden of the gods park is so significant, many people don't it's a city park. it's a world famous view. nd the fact that we love the description of the garden of the the park as being perhaps most striking contrast between mountains and plains in all of north america. the nation natural history, the the earth is like an open book here in colorado springs. seeing here is the lagoons, the bottom of the even glacial gravels that had occurred. so when you walk back to the back in s like a walk time. in a half mile, you can go 300 million years ago. know oft people that we in the pike's peak region were ute. which was their homeland, the their ikes peak area was homeland. they would circumnavigate pike's as part of the seasonal your anies because in the summer of game d find plenty and buy son and elk up in -- on mountain ide of the and as fall would approach, they wou

[applause] >> the c-span cities tour takes books and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. >> it is a glorious service. this service for the country. the call comments to every citizen. it is an unending struggle to make and keep government representatives. >> he is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the united states. governor.eforming he defined what progressivism is. he was one of the first to use the term progressive to self identify. wasas a u.s. senator who recognized by his peers as one of the five greatest senators in american history. he was an opponent of world war i. forl his ground advocating free speech. after the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of small farmers and small producers into small manufacturers. by the 1890's, we had concentrations of wealth, and ag inequality, concern about the influence of money and governments. he spent the later part of the 1890's giving speeches all over wi

c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. touring long, c-span is cities across the country, exploring american history. visit toa recent colorado springs, colorado. you're watching american history tv. >> colorado springs is known as a terrific city because of our fantastic climate, a terrific arid climate, and also because of a great opportunity for outdoor recreation. tremendous park system. you can spend every day and something equivalent to the national park right outside your back door. shortly after settlement of colorado springs in 1871, we became known as destination for people with tuberculosis. it was the leading killer in the 19th century in the united states. it affected just about everybody in the country. during the early years, the only treatment that was offered to people with newly diagnosed tuberculosis was to go out west and to seek a cure. people would come to colorado springs on the recommendation of a doctor, who would tell them to go chase the cure, get out of your urban environment and leave your job in a factory and to go seek hea

. >> the c-span cities to work takes booktv and american history tv on the road travelling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with charter communications for a visit to madison, wisconsin. >> for everyone, the community is large. is a glorious service for the country. the call comes to every citizen. it is and unending struggle to make and keep government representatives. >> probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the united states. he was a reforming governor. pd find what progressivism is. you was one of the first to use the term progressive to self identifiably she was the united states senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the five greatest senators in american history. you was an opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. above all he was about the people. after the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of small farmers and small producers to small manufacturers and b

the people, places, and events, on c-span's city tour, where we travel across the country and highlight the life and history of each place we visit. you can see more at our website, c-span.org. clickthe city's tap and on c-span cities toward. >> american history tour continues here on c-span. a look near santa fe, new mexico you're the head of the tribal government. one of 19 in new mexico. >> new mexico, there is eight pueblos north of santa fe. san juan, and today we are in pojoaque. ♪ ♪ >> the pueblo is a tribal nation that exists here in new mexico. they are very distinct because we live on our aboriginal property and we have maintained us being at the low part in the valley there's a lot of natural springs and the rivers run right through here. guage blo is called poso because of the quality of the water. it's 450 tribal members and we have plalksly 13,000 acres. the pueblo people is known for its traditional architecture. we've carried that into our most major development that looks like it's built with adobee and so we've carried our identity and our culture into contemporary tim

learn more aboutm and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org/local content. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. week american artifacts takes viewers into historic sites around the country. baltimore's fort mchenry is celebrated as the birthplace of the "star-spangled banner," withstoodican forces an all-night bombardment by the british navy and turned the tide of the war of 1812. but the ford continue to make history for years playing an important role in the history of the civil war, world war i, and beyond. american history explores the history of fort mchenry after "star-spangled banner." >> my name is vince vaise. i'm chief of interpretation at fort mchenry historic shrine, the birthplace of the "star-spangled banner." one of the most asked questions are large candidates, the ones that are used to fight off the british in the war of 1812. the answer is, no. were manufactured during the american civil war, 50 years after the war of 1812. it shows the great layeredness of history that fort mchenry had. beginshenry's

all your long, c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. it look at our recent visit to colorado springs, colorado. watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> for as long as people have settled and lived in this area, pike's peak has been a marketing tool. we have used it to help identify this location. pike's peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. it is the first 14,000 foot mountain that you reach when you are coming west across the plains towards denver. it is a beacon in many ways for people who are traveling towards the mountains. i remember many times growing up in the midwest, coming to colorado, and knowing you're almost there when you start to see pike's peak in the distance. you can see it from 100 or more miles east of here. it is this thing that seems to pull you in as you're coming west. right now we are at crystal reservoir. we are at 9500 feet. perhaps one of the best views in the world. in 1779, when thomas jefferson and others were declaring independence on the east coast, this area was cla

colorado about springs and other stops on c-span's city's tour. american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. 1909, the russell senate office building's caucus room has witnessed many senate investigation. in the second of a two-part program, don ritchie tells us about hearings held from the 1940's to the present day, including the 1954 army mccarthy hearings and the watergate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time, and it is used for lunches. it is used for receptions. it is used for lectures, meetings, awards ceremonies, announcements. all sorts of things happen here. it is a grand room. it is just a wonderful setting, and immediately people are impressed by the dimensions of the room, by the wonderful carvings and the fixtures and the great chandeliers. there is even a plaque on the wall that lists the famous events that took place in this room. i was once asked by a radio corresponded to describe this room to a radio audience that could not see it. i said this room reminds me of grand opera because it is a ma

. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv road. travelling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. weekend, we partner with charter communications for wisconsin. madison, >> bob lafala is probably the figure ortant political in wisconsin history and one of the most important in the the 20th century in the united states.

[applause] >> the c-span cities tour takes look tv in american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. next weekend with the visitor that is in wisconsin -- visited madison, wisconsin. >> the call, to every citizen. it is an unending struggle to keep government representative. >> he is probably the most important political figure in and one ofistory, the most important in the history of the 20th century in the united states. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism is. he was one of the first to use the term. he was a united states senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950's as one of the five greatest senators in american history. he was an opponent of world war i. he stood his ground, advocating for free speech. above all, he was about the people. after the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of small farmers and producers and manufacturers, and by the late 1870's, 1880's, 1890's, we had concentrations of wealth. we had growing inequality. we had concern about the influence of money in

about maddyson and ther stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org/local content. american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. monday night on "the ommunicators," tim wong, founder and ceo on the technology that predicts outcome to congressional legislation using data mining and artificial intelligence. analytics get something more granular. on a break down legislative by legislative basis to see how likely they are to bill.or a certain there's a lot of opportunities for attorneys and lobbyists to go in and say let me look at the bill. here are co-sponsors, the people most likely to vote least for the people likely to vote for it. you start to develop a strategy the rms of getting information that you need. raw industry or intelligence or human intelligence on the ground and able to combine those two things should be able to get to the answers that you would like to. et >> monday night, 8:00's tern on the communicators on c-span 2. >> each week, american history artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. capitol toe the u.s. learn about the history of th

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about colorado springs and other stops on the c-span city to our odd c-span.org/local content. >> after the american revolution and before he was elected, the first president of the united states george washington retired from public life. up next, edward larson focuses on washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the potomac river. >> thank you so much. i wish my parents could have heard that. it would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. there you go. [laughter] for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year. as it began just a year ago when the library, fred w. smith library for george washington and i was able to take a seat. during that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mount vernon. led by the staff, they are extraordinarily dedicated and extraordinarily loyal. for 150 years, the mount vernon ladies' association has kept this place special. and with a new library, the orientation and education center, no crop of those women have done a better j

[applause] >> of the c-span city tour takes booktv and american history tv on the road traveling throughcities to learn about their history and literary life and we partner with charter communications for a visit to madison wisconsin. >> [inaudible] >> the service for the country the call comes to every citizen. it is an unending struggle to make and keep the government. >> he is probably the most important figure in history and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century and the united states. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism is and was one of the first to use the term. he was a united states senator recognized by his peers in the 50s as one of the five greatest senators in history and he was an opponent of world war i and he stood his ground advocating for free speech. above all he was about the people. after the civil war america changed radically from a nation of small farmers and small producers and small manufacturers and by the late 1870s, 1880s and 18 '90s we had concentrations of wealth, and we have a we have a growing any quantity and

c-span. the c-span cities tour takes to the road to learn about cities and their life. we partner with comcast to go to colorado. montgomery pike was sent into the american southwest to explore the region, very similar to lewis and clark, who were sent to the northwestern part of the newly acquired louisiana territory. pike was sent to the southwest and fromhe territory his perspective when he came out here, he really walked off the map. he went to an area that was unknown. when pike first when he first sees the grand peak, he thinks he will reach the top of it in a few days. he reaches what he believes is a lower mountain on the flanks of pikes peak. he turned around. at that point, pike wrote in his journals that, given the conditions, given the equipment they had at the time, no one could have summit did the peak. inspired the poem that became "america the beautiful." the writer came to colorado springs to teach a course at colorado college in 1893.