. >> yes, thank you for showing up. [ applause ] you've been watching c-span city's tour. find out where we're going next on line. and a quick reminder that every weekend on c-span 3 experience american history tv beginning saturdays at 8:00 a.m. eastern. for more information, follow us on twitter @c-spanhistory or follow us on facebook. and join american history tv sunday for live coverage of ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of the surrender at appomattox. in april of 1865 confederate general robert e. lee met ulysses s. grant at appomattox courthouse and effectively surrendered the shuffle warcivil war. we'll be live sunday as historians reflect on the last battles and explore the aftermath and legacy of appomattox. we'll also open our phone call for authors david blight and elizabeth marron. that's sunday on c-span 3. >>> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on c-span. on c-span 2's book tv saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern president of americans for tax reform grover norquist says that americans are tired of the irs and our tax system and sunday

c-span. >> enjoy your day. >>> all this week we have been featuring american history tv in primetime. tonight the c-span cities tour begins with austin, texas followed by a visit to wheeling west virginia and north carolina. later galveston, texas all ahead here on c-span 3. >>> here are featured programs for this weekend on c-span 2's book tv saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern president of americans for tax reform says that americans are tired of the irs and our tax system. sunday night at 8:00 author susan butler on president roosevelt, allies during world war ii and unexpected partnership beyond the war. saturday night on american history tv on lectures in history, university of virginia's college professor on how civil war veterans reunions have changed from reskrukz era. saturday afternoon at 1:00 american history tv live from appomattox courthouse hispanolia hispanolia -- historical park. >>> the c-span's city tour takes american history tv on the road. up next a visit to austin, texas where we tour lbj library and texas capital. first a look at the fly girls of world war ii and inspirational stories of wome

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern pacific on c-span q and a. the c-span cities tour take c-span tour on the road. greensburg, north carolina opens at blandwood. also discussion on the deadly 1979 mass shooting that was sparked by racial tensions and has come to be known as the greensboro massacre and a tour of the civil war long arms exhibit. up next we examine the dolley madison collection. >>> the trunk was large leather carriage trunk reenforced with iron and large daughters and sons nails. inside it was a roller printed cotton fabrics and tooled red leather. in an attractive carriage trunk. silk slippers, odd pieces of fabric and the kind of treasures that maybe any of us would keep that were momentos of our past. they all belonged to dolley madison. you're at the historical museum. we're going to talk about our dolley madison collection. dolley was the wife of our fourth president james madison and probably one of our most popular first ladies. she was born may 20th 1768 here in gillford county to quaker family and lived an american life which took her to b

show up around the same time who created this incredible place on the prairie. >> find out where c-span's cities tour is going next online at c-span.org/cities to ur.you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> american artifacts to museums and historical places. we visit the museum in washington, d.c. to view an exhibit on the anniversary of abraham lincoln's assassination. the new york herald shows how the news unfolded after the first reports that the president had been shot. teresa: imd curator and director of collections at the museum and we are in the new lincoln exhibit called president clinton is dead. this exhibit has a tight focus on seven editions of the new york herald which was the most widely circulated newspaper at the time that were published in the 18 hours immediately following lincoln's assassination. it is the minute by minute story of the news as it happened about the assassination of lincoln. one of the ways that we hope people understand not just time but place is through this great map on the floor in the center of the gallery. because we

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c-span's "first ladies" is an illuminating entertaining and inspiring read and is available as a hard cover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. >>> the cities tour takes c-span 3's american history on the road. up next, galveston, texas. we'll visit a retired world war ii era submarine. also the rosenberg library museum and we'll climb aboard an 1877 merchant sailing vessel and learn about the history of juneteenth the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the u.s. up next, the history of galveston's port. >> well, the first land grab for galveston came in the 1830s to a game named michele minard and his investors. they had someone come in, lay out the ploths for the city of galveston and sold lots in the 1830s so it's officially founded as a city 1830. it was a natural harbor and it was the only one with between veracruz, mexico, and mobile, alabama. so there was a natural entity to bring in goods and people into galveston that could go into texas and the middle part of the united states. so it was the industry, the availability of the port, the easy access from the gulf of mexico it created a entire community that f

c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many site showcasing the city's industry.d reeds: -- michael wallaceis: tulsa was a much sleepier town. tulsa overnight was transformed from this sleepy indian outpost with a sprinkling of settlers into overnight what i referred to as little arabia. many came from the edges or within large american cities. philadelphia, chicago, new york, pittsburgh. so, they were around the culture at the turn of the century that was of the cities. urban. and tulsa, unlike some of the other oil towns is really influenced by the east and the midwest, and particularly the urban east and the urban midwest because of the culture that these oilmen wrought. they did not come here with a million dollar bankroll. some did. it was part of their culture. early prominent ones the building directly behind us, the off colored stone building -- it is a stone building. the character of harry sinclair, as we know, part of the teapot dome scandal in 1922, when warren harding was present. harry served six months in a washington, d.c. jail for corruption. but

c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about tulsa, oklahoma all weekend right here on american history tv. robert trepp: there are more native people in tulsa's 20 mile radius than anywhere else in the country. it is completely inside the boundaries of the muskogee, cherokee, or another reservation and it is the only city in the united states that has that status. the tribes that were native to this area were the osage. there were scattered bands of wichita, lots of tribes lived in this area because of the rich resources of not only the arkansas river, but the grand the other rivers down south. there was a huge political conflict in the muskogee nation. one signed a treaty saying all of the lands would be gone and they would move out west. that chief was executed. the united states, the only time they repealed a treaty, the united states did repeal that treaty, even though it had been ratified. the negotiations following that, his followers were allowed to move west to oklahoma, and they settled in the area --

man should treat man like we are all human beings. >> find out where c-span's cities tour is going next on my c-span.org/cities tour/ you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span. >> american artifacts takes mirrors to archives, museums and historic sites around the country. on april 9 1865, confederate general robert e lee met union general ulysses s. grant in the village of appomattox courthouse and surrendered his army of northern virginia. while confederate armies were still active in the field, the surrender of the south's most potent remaining fighting force effectively ended the civil war. we tour appomattox court house national historical park to learn more about the events surrounding that day. patrick: welcome to appomattox courthouse national historical park. we are standing in front of the clover hill tavern. this was built in 1819. the area was called clover hill before he became appomattox courthouse. this county was one of the later counties. they took parts of the four surrounding counties and formed appomattox county in 1845. this county had

hosted by our cox cable partners, c-span's city tour's staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about tulsa all weekend here on american history tv. dolph: i think and support to remember that the official title of our museum is the institute of american history and art, and what he was doing -- the thomas gill kreis institute of american history and art. what he wanted to do was be able to amass a collection that would tell the story of the americans not just united states of america, but material from northern canada, what today is alaska down through canada, what does become the united dates, central america, and south america. we cans be to the history of all of these america's through these different components of this election. his name was thomas gill kreis. he was born in louisiana, but as an infant, his family relocated to indian territory because his mother was a quarter creek indian. one of the acts of congress that brought the gilcrease family to the creek nation of indian territory was an act that essentially broke up the tribal holdings o

c-span's first ladies is an inspiring read now available as hardcover or in evoke through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller. -- >> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with coxe communications to learn about the history and a life of topeka, kansas. >> when the kansas-nebraska act was signed in 1854, the very act of signing it, of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by missourians as an act orf war. when northerners decided the popular sovereignty would decide the fate of kansas, we will send people to settle, that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who assumed this would be theirs. there are rates back and forth across the kansas border almost a medially. in may of 1856, john brown, his sons and a couple of followers dragged five men from their cabins and they are shot and hacked to death with broad swords. that clear that area of southern settlers. >> here in topeka, if you look at the school just standing outside, you would be hard-pressed to determine whether white students are african-american students attended because this do board -- the school board did provide the same materials that the white schools

this weekend the c-span city's has partnered with -- to learn about the literary life of tulsa, oklahoma. benefit it was a company he founded just north of tulsa. she became -- it became the headquarters. today you still see the familiar phillips 66 shield. it has become as familiar to many people out here as a coke bottle. it is that iconic in the minds of many motors. he was part of that flamboyant oil fraternity that came out from the late 19th century into the 20th century and flourished. these were macho men that had amazingly solid egos. they were very sure of themselves. but he was human. that is all part of the story the good, the bad, the ugly. he was many things, always first and foremost he was an oil man. announcer: watch all of our events from tulsa today on c-span's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on c-span3 american history tv. >> up next, heather cox richardson. she chronicles the evolution of the party of lincoln and examines the origins of the party, arguing it was founded to advocate for the middle class against the elite plantation owners. she also looks at the r

. >> this weekend the c-span cities to her has been learning about the history live of tulsa, oklahoma. >> it is very much more than that. he was one in 1912 and oklahoma. so we are very proud to have his work back and oklahoma were rethink of his belonging. he is an advocate for people that were disenfranchised and those people who were migrant workers from oklahoma and kansas and texas who i found themselves in california starving. and there was this vast difference between those and those that loved his music. this is what makes the recordings that he didn't make so significant and so important. ♪ ♪ >> this land is my land this land is your land ♪♪ >> watch all of our events from tulsa on booktv on saturday and sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. >> with congress in recess we are bringing you booktv. coming up next, a former sports reporter talks about her book "the monopolists: obsession fury, and the scandal behind the world's favorite board game" which looks at the history of the board game monopoly. then the book "returned to crystal city" and then t

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about the history and literary life of also, oklahoma. -- also, oklahoma -- tulsa oklahoma. >> a company he founded just north of us here in tulsa. it became the headquarters for phillips and today you still see the familiar phillips 66 shield. it has become a familiar provider is a coke bottle. it that iconic in the minds of many motorists. he was part of that flamboyant oil fraternity that came out of the early -- or the late 19th century into the 20th century and flourished. these were men, it was a very macho industry, who had amazingly solid egos. they were very sure of themselves. that was very important. but he was human, and that is all part of the story. the good, the bad, and the ugly. he was many things, but always, first and foremost, he was a man. >> watch all of our coverage from tulsa. >> history bookshelf errors on american history tv every weekend at this time. next author s. c. gwynne discusses his book about the comanches, which he describes as the most powerful indian tribe in ameri

c-span. >> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communication to learn about the history of topeka kansas. >> when the kansas-nebraska act was signed in 1854, the very act of signing of it, of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by missourians as an act of war. so when northerners decided that if popular sovereignty will decide the fate of kansas, we're going to send people to settle, that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who had just assumed it would all be theirs. there are raids back and forth across the kansas border. in may of 1856, john brown, his sons and a couple of other followers dragged five men from their cabins along the pottawatomie creeks and they are shot and hacked to death by broad swords. that effectively cleared that area of southern settlers. >> here in topeka, if you looked at the schools just standing outside you'd be very hard pressed to determine white students or african-american students attended because the school board really did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. and what is even more inte

c-span. this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox can indications to learn about topeka, kansas>> when the act was signed in 1954, the very act of signing it signing that piece of paper was viewed by missourians as an act of war. when northerners decided if popular sovereignty would decide the fate of kansas, we will send people to battle. that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who assumed it would all be theirs. there was back and forth between the kansas border almost immediately. in may of 1856, john brown, his sons and a couple of other followers, dragged five men from their cabins along the creek and they were shot and hanged. that effectively cleared the area of southern settlers. >> in topeka, if you look at the school standing outside, you would be hard-pressed to determine whether white students or african-american students attended because the school board did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit they find out that after graduating from elementary school, af

eastern on seas. -- on c-span. >> this weekend, the c-span cities for has partnered with cox communications>> frank phillips was an oil man. it became the headquarters for philips 66. today, you see the familiar shie ld. philips 66 has become familiar to people out here as a coke bottle. it is that iconic in the minds of many motorists. he was part of the flamboyant oil fraternity that came out of the late 19th century into the 20th century. these were very macho men who had amazingly solid egos. they were very sure of themselves, and that was very important. but, he was human. that is part of the story. he was many things. but always, first and foremost, he was an oil man. announcer: next, former texas state senator wendy davis talks about politics, and after, a discussion on conservative messaging. texas state senator wendy davis spoke for more than 10 hours in 2013, opposing a texas law on abortion clinics. she was the texas democratic nominee for governor. she last -- lost to greg cap it. she discussed the difficulties faced by her and other women running for political office. this is o

. >> find out where c-span's cities tour is going next online at c-span.org/cities to ur.you are watchingn history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> for your fantasy spans first lady series? it's now a book -- were you a fan of c-span's first lady series? based on original interviews with more than 50 preeminent historians and biographers learn details of all 45 first ladies, their lives, ambitions and unique partnerships with their spouses. the book, first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women provides live stories of these women who survived the scrutiny of the white house, sometimes at great personal cost, while supporting their families and husbands. c-span's first ladies is an illuminating, entertaining and inspiring book and is now available as hardcover through your favorite bookseller. to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. we visit the museum in washington, d.c. to view an exhibit on the anniversary of abraham lincoln's assassination. the new york herald shows how the news unfolded after the first reports that the presi

our cable partners worked with c-span cities to her staff as we recently traveled to tulsa to explore the city's history. learn more all weekend here on american history tv. >> the african-american community here in tulsa was started by a real estate person from arkansas, and his name was old w gurley. he bought 40-plus acres in this area in early 21st century, and he began to develop this area selling real estate to individual blacks who wanted to own property. the historic greenwood area is the area where he bought this property. it became known as the black wall street because of the number of business developers and entrepreneurs that came to the greenwood area to start a business. there was a lot of promise here because although blacks were not allowed to work in the oil fields there was a lot of opportunity for those people who work for the wealthier people who were in the oil business, and so there was a lot of promise. good jobs. good paying jobs. the people took advantage of it. in the greenwood area, you have doctors. you have lawyers. you have pharmacists. you have educator

c-span3, created by the cable industry. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring saint augustine, florida. the city was settled by the spanish explorer and 1565. our comcast cable partners worked with c-span cities tour staff when we recently traveled to san augustine to explore the city's rich history. learn more about saint augustine all weekend here on american history tv. shannon o'neill: we are at the san augustine lighthouse and museum. this is the location of florida's first lighthouse. there was originally a lighthouse built here sometime in the late 1600s and in the 1700s, it was turned into a functional lighthouse. after florida became a state they kind of what some money into it, made it into a lighthouse with an oil lamp, and they realized it was going to fall into the ocean, so they started building the current lighthouse we had today, and that was completed in 1874, and the old one fell into the ocean in 1880. the current tower we have has been here since 1874. the purpose of the lighthouse here -- there's kind of two. one is to serve as a location reminder to all of the ships in the area, so each lighthouse has its own individual day mark and night mark. our lighthouse day

c-span. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about also, oklahoma. >> he was very much more than that. he was born in 1912 in oklahoma. we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for the disenfranchised, for the people who were migrant workers, from oklahoma, kansas, and texas. they found themselves in california literally starving. he saw this vast difference between those who were the haves and the have-nots and became their spokesman through his music. woody recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening station with 46 songs in his own voice. that is what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. woody: ♪ this land is your land and this land is my land from california to the new york island ♪ >> saturday on book tv and also on sunday. >> next, house homeland security chair michael mccaul talks about cyber security attacks, recent attacks on u.s. companies, and the role of the government in securing cyberspace. this was part of an event hos

c-span three, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local or cable satellite provider. >> this weekend, the c-span cities to her has partnered with cox communications to worry about the history and literary life of tulsa, oklahoma. >> frank phillips was an auto man. philip 66 was a company he founded just north of us here and toss the -- in tulsa oklahoma. it became the headquarters for phillips 66. today, you still see the familiar shield, phillips 66 has become a familiar -- as familiar to many people out here. it is iconic in the mind of motorists. he was part of that flamboyant oil fraternity that came out of the early -- late 19th century and into the 20th century and flourish. these were men who had amazingly solid egos. they were very sure of themselves, and that was very important. but he was human. that is all part of the story the good, the bad, the ugly, but he was many things, that always first and foremost he was an oilman. >> watch all of our events today at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. >> monday night on "the communicators" and author on cloud storage and big data, and how the govern

c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour partnered with comcast to learn about the history and literary life of st. augustine, florida. >> a lot of people have said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization colonization. we do know that ponce de leone came ashore after searching for good harbor. took on water and wood. this area presents one of the new freshwater springs in the area around 30 degrees eight minutes and is the location of the 1565 first settlement of st. augustine before jamestown was founded and before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. >> the ponce de leone hotel was built by flagler. he's very little known outside of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men. he was a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure that guests could get to get to his hotel conveniently. clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he had

c-span three. this year, c-span's touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our visit to saint augustine, florida. you are watching "american history tv" all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> we are at the saint augustine lighthouse and museum. this is the location of florida 's first lighthouse. there was originally a lighthouse built here sometime in the late 1600s. in the 1700s, it was turned into a functional lighthouse. it was down on the water. after florida became a state, they put money into it and made it into a lighthouse with oil lamps. they realized it would fall into the ocean, so they built the current lighthouse we have today. that one was completed in 1874. the old one fell into the ocean in 1880. the purpose of the lighthouse here, there are two. one, to serve as a location reminder to all of the ships in the area. each lighthouse has its own individual day mark and night mark. our day mark is the black and white stripes with the red top. if you see those colors, you know you are in saint augustine. our night mark is our o

. >> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about the history and lit literary life of tulsa, oklahoma. >> he was born in 1912 in oklahoma, and so we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised for those people who were migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas and texas during the dust bowl era who had found themselves in california literally starving. and he saw this vast difference between those who were the haves and the have nots and became their spokesman through his music. woody recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. that's what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. ♪ this land is your land, this land is my land. ♪ from california to the new york island -- >> watch all of our events from tulsa saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at two on more than history tv on c-span3. >> chicago mayor rahm emanuel and his challenge

c-span's first ladies is an illuminating entertaining and inspiring red and now available as a hard cover or e-book through your favorite bookstore or online book seller. this weekend the c-span cities tour has parer inned with comcast to about the history and literary life of saint augustine, florida. >> ponce deleon, a lot of people said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization attempts and goals which is decidedly true. we know that once he came ashore after searching for good harbor took on water and this area represents one of the few freshwater springs in the area around 30 degrees 8 minutes and also the location of the 1565 first settlement of saint augustine. 42 years before the settlement of jimstown and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. >> the hotel was built by henry morrison flagler. he is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida. he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted wanted to undertake some great enterprise and at it as it turned out florida was it. he realized that he needed to own th

[laughter] >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox to medications to learn about the literary life of all succumb oklahoma. >> phillips 66 with the company he founded just north of us here in tulsa, which became the headquarters. today, you still see the familiar phillips 66 shield. it has become a familiar to many people out here as a coke bottle. it is iconic in the minds of many motorists. he was part of that flamboyant oil fraternity that came out of the early -- late 19th century into the 20th century. these were men who had amazingly solid egos. they were very sure of themselves. that was important. but, he was human. that is all part of the story, the good, the bad, the ugly. he was many things. but always, first and foremost he was an oilman. >> watch all of our events from tulsa. >> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern. next, charles obstacles president ulysses s. grant faced and what he accomplished. he describes how pres

[laughter] >> this week the c-span city store has partnered with cox communications to learn about the history and literary life of tulsa, oklahoma. >> frank phillips was an oil man. phillips 66 is something he founded it just north of us in tulsa. it became the headquarters of phillips 66. today, you still see the familiar phillips 66 shield, phillips 66 has become familiar as it is iconic in the minds of many motorists. he was part of that flamboyant oil fraternity that came out of the early -- late 19th century into the 20th century. these were men who had amazingly solid egos. they were very sure of themselves. that was important.

c-span. >> enjoy your day. >>> all this week we have been featuring american history tv in primetime. tonight the c-span cities tour begins with austin, texas followed by a visit to wheeling west virginia and north carolina. later galveston, texas all ahead here on c-span 3. >>> here are featured programs for this weekend on c-span 2's book tv saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern president of americans for tax reform says that

. >> this year, c-span is touring sees across the -- cities across the country. tulsa, oklahoma. on c-span3. >> my book, route 66, the mother route, came out in 1990. i was inspired that people kept talking about route 66 in the past tense and i knew 80% of the road is still here. between chicago and santa monica. some stretches are better than ever. i wrote that book unabashedly as a love letter to the road. more important to the people of the road. eight states. the urban experience is far different than it would be out in the high desert of new mexico or arizona. even in the farmlands of central illinois. here, it is urban. what you would see on 11th street, a.k.a. route 66 in tulsa, traditionally there are a lot of things related to the road like automotive businesses, garages. some small motels. but you do not necessarily see the kitsch, traveler tourist attractions you will see out in the country like the world largest totem pole or the blue whale or the painted desert, that kind of thing. you had public school. you had all of the route 66 states, america's

. >>> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with comcast to learn about the history andliterary life of st. augustine, florida. >> deleon may or may not have been suching for the fountain of youth. people said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colinization attempts and gold, which is very decidedly true. we do know that once he came ashore after searching for good harbor took on water and wood this area presents one of the few fresh water springs in the area around 30 degrees, eight minutes. and is also the location of the 1565 first settlement of st. augustine, 42 years before the settlement of jamestown was founded and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by flagler. he's very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil company, with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise, and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to o

. >> this weekend the c-span cities tour as partnered with comcast. >> may or may not have been searching for the government of maternal youth. a lot of people has said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization attempts which is very decidedly true. we do now that he came ashore after searching for good harbor took on water and would. this area presents one of the few freshwater springs in the area around 30 degrees eight minutes and is also the location of the 1565 1st settlement of san augustine 42 42 years before the settlement of jamestown and 55 55 years before the pilgrims landed in plymouth rock. >> the hotel was built by henry morrison flagler. a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil with john d rockefeller a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. as it turned out florida was it. he realized he needed to on the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine to ensure that guests can get to his hotel con

. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour partnered with comcast to learn of the history and literary life of st. augustine, florida. >> they may or may not have been searching for the fountain of eternal youth. people said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization attempts and goals this is undecidedly true. we do know once ponce de leon came assure took on water and wood. this area presents one of the few fresh water springs in the area around 30 degrees 8 minutes, and it's also the location of the 1565 first settlement of st. augustine, 42 years before the settlement of jamestown was founded and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. >> this was built by henry morrison flagler. little is known about him, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake a great enterprise, and as it turned out florida was it. he realized he needed to own the railroad to ensure that gusts could get to the hotel con

in the meantime we've been traveling around the country bringing you some of the c-span cities tour. let's look at where we are this time. >> we're at the st. augustine lighthouse museum. this is the location of florida's first lighthouse. so the current tourer has been here since 1864. the purpose of the lighthouse one is to serve as a location reminder to all of the ships in the area as a museum we maintain that through volunteers and staff. we're a non-profit so we came in and restored the lighthouse and the original keeper's house which is from 1876 and preserved those for future generations so they can see how the lighthouse worked and how it was operated and the keepers that lived here. it was like a military post for them. they and their families lived here and it was a tough job. we have 219 steps to the top of the tower and they had to climb up every 2 to 3 hours to put oil in and clean things off and wind the clock mechanism so it was a rigorous job and we want we have a team of archeological researchers and they look at shipwrecks in our area. because we're the nation's ol

announcer: this weekend the c-span city's tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about the life in tulsa oklahoma. phillips 66 with a company he founded north of us here in tulsa. it became the headquarters. today you still see the familiar phillips 66 shield. phillips 66 has become as familiar to people out here as a coke bottle. it is iconic in the minds of motorists. he was part of that flamboyant oil fraternity that came out of the early -- or the late 19th century and flourished. these were men macho industry who had amazingly solid egos. they were very sure of themselves greats, but he was human. he was many things, but always first and foremost, an oilman read announcer: what's all of our events from tulsa throughout the day on book tv. announcer: texas state senator wendy davis spoke for more than 10 hours in 2013, opposing a texas law on abortion clinics. last fall she was the texas democratic nominee for governor. she lost to greg abbott. she discussed the difficulties faced by her and other women running for political office. this is one hour. [applause] davis: t

this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. lsa, oklahoma. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. woody guthrie: i got started in oklahoma. that is where i was born. the population is one third indian, one third negro, and one third white people. i hit the road when i was 12 years old traveling and working , on jobs. that is where i picked up these songs. ♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york island. from the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters this land was made for you and me ♪ >> woody guthrie's most famous for his writing of "this land is your land," but he was very much more than that. he was born in 1912 in oklahoma. we are proud to have this work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for people who were migrant workers during the dust bowl era who found themselves in california literally starving. he saw this vast difference between those who were the halves and have-nots and beca

c-span. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about also, oklahoma. >> he was very much more than that. he was born in 1912 in

c-span cities tour staff visited many sites showcasing the city's history. >> we are standing in what we call saint augustine's oldest house. it is a national landmark, under the park service. it is the oldest house in florida, it is not the oldest house in the united states. i do believe for my research that it is probably the oldest spanish built residence in the u.s.. people used it as a residence for 200 years. about 100 years ago, it became a full-time museum. it was built in the 1720's, there had been a residence on this property before, but in 1702, there was an invasion by the english from south carolina. they occupied saint augustine for 52 days. everyone went inside the castillo days and marcos. -- de said marcos. english occupied the town, spanish reinforcements came from cuba as scared off the english. before they left they burned just about all the houses in town. the house that had been here was burned in the early 1700s. this was at least one of the replacements. there probably was sort of a hot in between. this was built in 1725. of the local shale stone of which the c

. >>> this weekend the c-span city's tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about the history and literary life of tulsa oklahoma. >> most famous for his writing of "this land is your land." he was born in 1912 and so we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised for those people who were migrant workers from oklahoma kansas and texas who had found themselves in california literally starving. and he saw this vast difference between those who were the haves and have nots and became their spokesman through his music. he recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. that's what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and so important to us. ♪ this land is your land ♪ ♪ this land is my land ♪ ♪ from california to the new york island ♪ >> watch all of our events from tulsa saturday at noon eastern and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> the most memorable moment this week for me was on hea

let's rejoin our c-span cities to work on the road -- cities tour on the road as we explore the history of cities across the country. >> welcome to ponce daily on our cultural park. where the oldest park in florida. the park commemorates the 15th century landing of ponce de leon and is also be settlement of saint augustine. 40 years before jamestown and 55 years before the pilgrims landed on plymouth rock. ponce de leon was in explorer. he came over in christopher columbus' second voyage to the new world. he rose to the ranks of the spanish military on the islands of his spaniel and puerto rico. he was appointed governor of puerto rico, much to the chagrin of christopher columbus' son diego, who protested. the king of spain really liked ponce de leon and said i would like you to be captain of a voyage of discovery, looking for land we heard about to the northwest. in march of 1513, ponce de leon sailed a fleet of three ships from puerto rico outside to the east of the bahamas, up the gulfstream, making landfall very near here on april 2, 1513. he anchored offshore for the night and came

c-span -- 12:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about life in tulsa, oklahoma. >> his very much more than that. he was born in 1912. we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma. where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised. people who are migrant workers during the dust bowl era. they found themselves in california literally starving. he found this vast difference between those who were the habs and have's -- haves and h avenots. >> a very few songs of his own. we have a listening stage and that features 46 of songs on his own voice. that is what makes the recordings he did make so significant and important to us. ♪ this land is your land ♪ ♪ this land is my land ♪ ♪ from california to the new york islands ♪ ♪ from their what would force -- redwood forests ♪ >> on c-span 3. >> wednesday, democratic senator bob menendez of new jersey was indicted on 14 federal corruption charges. the charges stand from a two-year investigation into the senator's dealings with a florida ophthalmologists. according to

we'll bring you part of the c-span's city tour as we explore the history of cities across the countryan >> we want to welcome you to all part of your national park service. the fortress behind you is the castillo, it's the fourth one to bear the name but the first one made out of stone and built for a particular reason. they decided they had to build a fortification to ensure their foothold on the florida territory. they were concerned about england encroaching and they saw florida helping. they started construction in 1672 and completed in 1695. you have 23 years of construction work and the biggest reason for all that time, only about 175 peopleworking on the product and all the stone had to be quarried from over the island and barged across so no mechanical stuff and no metal barges. all man made. brut, force and ignorance when they move it around and add to that the fact that they're dealing with very simple machines building the ramps, pulleys and things like that. they always wanted have to stone fortifications. all the way back to the late 16th century 1580s or so, they were ta

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities to work as partnered with carts -- tpuou as partnered with cox.ip 66 was founded north of us in bartlesville. it became the headquarters for phillips 66. today you still see the familiar shield. phillips 66 has become as familiar to many people out here as a coke bottle, it is that iconic in the minds of many motorists. he was part of that flamboyant oil fraternity that came out of the late 19th century into the 20th century and florist. -- floourished. these were men that had amazingly solid egos. they were sure of themselves, that was important. but he was human and that is a part of the story, the good the bad and the ugly. he was many things but first and foremost he was an oilman. >> want all of our events from tulsa on american history tv on c-span3. >> next on american history to tv exerts from an interview with john lehman. he talks about about joining the foreign-policy team under henry kissinger as well as president nixon's policy towards vietnam and cambodia in the early 70's. he also discusses the administration's arms negotiations wit

. >> this weekend at c-span cities tour has partnered with cox mitigations to learn about the history and literary life of tulsa oklahoma. >> what we are most famous for is being very much more than that, he was born in 1912 in oklahoma and so we are very proud to have this back in oklahoma. he was an advocate for people, for those people who were migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas, texas, during this era, who have found themselves in california literally starving and he solved this because between them where the haves and the have-nots. >> he recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening station that features 46 of the songs in his own voice and that is what makes the recordings part of it. >> join us this weekend on c-span2 and on c-span3. >> all this week booktv on primetime. coming up next, the history of the 100 year war on drugs around the world. three years 30000 miles to report on the story. sumac i'm super thrilled to be hosting the first talk to we've ever hosted for a book. [inaudible] [laughter] >> this blew my mind. [laughter] >> that is terribly exciting and

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour is learning about the literary life of topeka kansas. >> thening the act was viewed as an act of war. one northerners decided that popular sovereignty will decide the state that the fate of congress -- kansas and that was viewed as a act of war. there are raids back and forth across the kansas border almost immediately. in may 1856, john brown, his sons, and a couple other followers dragged five men from their cabins and they are shot and hacked to death. that effectively cleared area of southern settlers. >> in topeka, if you look at the schools standing outside, you're hard pressed to determine whether white students are african-american students attended. what is even more interesting for most people when they come to visit is they find out after graduating from elementary school, african-american students attended integrated middle and high school. well there were no supporters of segregation and they saw the injustice of having to attend separate elementary schools, the african-american immunity was very proud of their schools because they

. >> this weekend that c-span city store has partnered with comcast to learn about the history and literary of saint augustine florida. >> may or may not have been searching for these -- the fountain of eternal youth. a lot of people said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization attempt and gold which is very decidedly true. .. by henry morrison. flagler is little known outside the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. essentially he had been a co-founder of standard oil company with jeon d rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to take a great enterprise and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad. between jacksonville and st. augustine too, to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he wasn't a man with big dreams. he was a visionary. watch our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2 's, book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span 3 chlt. c-span 22 providing live coverage o

c-span. you can join in with your calls and comments. >> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with cox communications to learn about the history and literary life of tulsa, oklahoma. >> he was very much more than that -- he was born in 1912, and we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. it was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas, and texas who have found themselves in california, literally starving. he saw this vast difference between the haves and the have-nots. he recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. it makes the recordings he made so significant and important. ♪ >> watch all of our events saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> indiana governor mike pence has called for a clarification to the states religious freedom law to make clear that the law does not give businesses a license to discriminate. the governor blames the negative reaction to the bill on inaccurate reporting. he calls on the legislature to hav

c-span. host: the c-span city tool has partnered with comcast to learn the history of sin are missing, florida. >> they may or may not have been searching for the fountain of eternal youth. a lot of people said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization attempts and gold, which is very decidedly true. we do know that positively on came ashore looking for god harbor, took on water and wood. this area provides one of the few freshwater springs in the area around 30 degrees eight minutes. and it's also the location of the first location of saint augustine, 42 years before the settlement of jamestown was founded. >> the hotel constantly on -- hotel ponce de leon was built by hank morris. he is very well -- very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with johnny rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and saint augus

c-span. tonight, former president clinton speaks. this was part of the annual clinton foundation health summit. that is tonight at 8:00 eastern. , this weekend, the c-span city store learns about the history and literary life of tulsa, oklahoma. >> when guthrie is most famous for his writing of "this land is our land," but he is known for much more than that. we are very happy to have his work back in oklahoma, where it belongs. he was an advocate for those who were disenfranchised. the migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas, texas, who found themselves in california literally starving. he found a vast difference between the haves and have-nots. when he recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening nation that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. that's what makes the recordings that he did make so significant and important. >> ♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california ♪ >> watch all of our events from tolls the saturday on c-span 2. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in the studentcam competition. studentcam is c-span's annual competition of high school students on issues critical to our