announcer: watch c-span's cities tour and sacramento getting at 2:00 eastern today. and sunday afternoon on c-span three. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. announcer: in about 10 minutes, join "american history tv" for tours and live interviews from the national world war ii museum in new orleans. we will explore several exhibits, including the submarine experience and the road to berlin. and we will take your questions or historians who will be with us -- for historians who will be with us in new orleans throughout the day. now, a brief interview with museum president and ceo nick muller. >> the national world war ii museum is america's museum for that tour. designated by congress in 2004. we began as the d-day museum. name,ngress gave us a new a new mandate, and we are standing here in the united states freedom pavilion, the boeing center, which we opened just four years ago as part of our expansion of our six acre campus here in new orleans. this museum is one of the great museums in the world now. tri

are quickly making money off of the people who were looking for gold. >> this weekend watches c-span cities tour in sacramento beginning today at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour working with the cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> next up we bring you the tvs coverage of the seventh annual boston book festival which includes a discussion on veterans at a keynote lecture by harvard university literary criticism professor james would. but first here's a panel on terrorism and surveillance. >> should i begin? ginnie mae? good morning, everyone. it is great to see on this cold saturday morning. i am juliette kayyem and wanted to moderate a great our ahead on a discussion of new threats in the modern age with three amazing authors who have contributed to dialogue that maybe we've been been having since the beginning of mankind. center shafted is going to start. i'm going to introduce the three authors and then let them speak achievements on the book, given the opportunity to tell you what the book is about and then i would've and m

[applause] >> this year c-span is touring cities across the country. next a look at our recent visit to sacramento california. historyatching american tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> the california state railroad museum is significant not only its collection, but where we sit. we sit at the corner of front and i streets in old sacramento, very close to the birthplace of the railroad. california became a state in 1850. even prior to that people had talked and dreamed about a railroad spanning the american continent. it was really important to the united states to have a railroad connecting california because in the 1860's, the civil war was raging. and california's gold and nevada silver funded a large range of efforts in the war. prior to the secession of the southern states, congress could not agree on a route for a railroad. southern congressmen thought it would give more power to the north politically. similarly, northern congressmen thought it would enable slavery to spread and give the south more power. so one of the weird results of

. >> this weekend watch c-span cities tour in sacramento beginning today at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. the c-span cities to are working with cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> next on book tv demetrius minor talks about his book preservation and purpose. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i guess the microphones work. i am glad you could all join us tonight. we do these to give you exposure to speakers and authors you might not normally see on your campus or dare i say in front of the congressional committee or interning with. so, we have kind of a different one tonight. i have to give a little bit of warm up your. sandman contacted me to tell me end this book. i said, can i read it? i have to admit, i have a wee bit of trepidation because the last time it was 60 pages and i could not make it past six. this one is not like that. you will spend the evening with it. it is worth it command you will see the entire evening because you will want to undermine this young man is accomplished. he just turned 30 and had already been a wh

this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. a look at our recent visit to see her use, new york. you're watching c-span three. american history tv. lucretia mott is so impressed that she has the speech published. that is the only speech from that convention that was published in the paper. speech, fromly that single moment of a young woman scared to go off on that podium but to overcome that because she has something to say. from that moment she goes on to become a leader in the women's movement. in her home, in the back space is parlor, this where so much of the work that she did throughout her life happened. so much of the correspondence or meetings with women like susan b anthony. so much of the work of the national women's suffrage association happened in this space. >> welcome to the matilda joslyn gage center. this room is a perfect way to learn about matilda joslyn gage. when she discovered the rights that women had in that culture, she spoke out strongly in favor of native american sovereignty. this was at a time when th

isouncer: this year, c-span touring cities across the country, exploring american history. a look at our recent visit to sacramento, california. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. the capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. actually, a little farther down the road in san jose was with the first the legislature met. itia,hey met also in ben which is close to san francisco. when they first decided to place the capital, they wanted it close to an area that people could get too quickly. sacramento had a lot going for it because of the gold rush. so we had roads and a way to get here, the sacramento river. eventually, sacramento was chosen in 1854 to be the state capital, and construction on this building started in about 1860. it took about 14 years to complete, as is the case with a lot of state capitals throughout the country. the civil war era brought a lot of stops and starts. the capital in 1971 went through a distinctive seismic test to see if this building would stand enough quake. inre was a huge earthquake

this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our visit to sacramento. americanatching history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> evacuation. more than 100,000 men, women, children all of japanese ancestry removed from their homes in the pacific coast state to wartime communities established in out-of-the-way places. their evacuation did not imply individual disloyalty but was ordered to reduce a military hazard at a time when danger of invasion was great. two thirds of the evacuees are american citizens by right of birth. the rest are jack knees -- are the japanese born parents. they are not prisoners or internees. they are merely dislocated people. the unwanted casualties of war. the time, spring and summer of 1942. the place, 10 different relocation centers and unsettled parts of california, arizona, utah, idaho, wyoming, colorado, arkansas. >> i was born in a small town south of sacramento. farm. had a we raised grapes and strawberries. when there until age five world war ii started. sunday, my dad, w

making must be off of -- making money off of the people looking for gold. >> this weekend watch c-span cities tour in sacramento on c-span2's booktv throughout the day and under is afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. >> and this weekend on booktv you'll hear from former federal reserve chair ben bernanke talking about the 2000 economic crisis. that's on our "after words" program, and he'll be in conversation with senator sherrod brown of ohio. you'll also hear from be ann romney be talking about her life and struggles with multiple sclerosis, and we'll bring you coverage of the seventh annual boston book festival. also this weekend best selling author on being black in america, leslie stahl about america in the '90s and booktv visits sacramento, california. for a complete television schedule, go to booktv.org. .. that same day we are in athens, georgia w

hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. sacramento allt weekend here on american history tv. >> the california state railroad museum is significant not only its collection, but where we sit. the corner of front and i streets in old sacramento, very close to the birthplace of the railroad. california became a state in 1850. prior to that people had talked and dreamed about a railroad spanning the american continent. it was really important to the united states to have a railroad connecting california because in the 1860's, the civil war was raging. and california's gold and nevada silver funded a large range of efforts in the war. prior to the secession of the southern states, congress could not agree on a route for a railroad. southern congressmen thought it would give more power politically. similarly, northern congressmen thought it would enable slavery to spread and give the south more power. so one of the weird results of the secession of the southern states is that it allowed a smaller congress to d

home -- hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span's city tours staff recently visited sites showcasing the city's history. evacuation. more than 100,000 men, women, and children, all of japanese ancestry, removed from their homes and the pacific coast states to wartime communities established in out-of-the-way places. they're either accu wish and imply individualist loyalty but was ordered to reduce a military hazard at a time when danger of invasion was great. two thirds of the evacuees are american citizens by right of birth. the others are there japanese born parents and grandparents. they are not under suspicion, not prisoners, not in turnees. they are merely displaced people. the unwanted casualties of war. the time -- spring and summer of 1942. replace -- 10 different relocation centers in unsettled parts of california, arizona, utah, idaho, wyoming, colorado, and arkansas. >> i was born in a small town south of sacramento called floren. my dad had a farm. we raised grapes and strawberries. i was there until age 5, when world war ii started with the bombing of pearl harbor. sunda

stay with c-span, c-span radio for your best.org access to congress. this weekend on c-span cities tour, along with comcast partners, we will explore the oftory and literary life sacramento, california. on book tv, and author shares the story of her japanese-american family's survival of an internment camp and bigotry. in her book, the dandelion through the crack, she comments on the open resistance to prohibition and how sacramento earned the reputation as the wettest city in the nation. and we will also discuss the book, none wounded, none missing, all dead, a bagger fee of general custer. >> elizabeth was the first to come to his defense and say, no, that is not what happened. i know george and another character of my george, he would not have done this. she stood up for him and championed his actions, so was elizabeth's voice that rose to the top. not only because she was a woman and people were paying attention to what she was saying because she was his wife, but because she outlived all of them. elizabeth does not die until 1933, so she is therefore the 50th anniversary of th

were quickly making money off of the people who were looking for gold. >> this weekend, watch c-span cities tour in sacramento, beginning saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's booktv, and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv, on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> next, healthcare professionals and policy experts discuss the u.s. healthcare system and ways to reduce costs. this for you. took place on capitol hit. hosted by the national institute for healthcare management foundation, and runs just over two hours. >> good afternoon. i'm nancy, whichley, chairman and ceo of the foundation and i'm delighted to welcome you today to our briefing on transforming health care to drive value. we have an exceptional page of speak -- panel of speakers. they're all on at the forefront of driving -- the way we deliver care, consume car, and pay for care. copy of their presentations will be posted on our web site, after the program. we have an impressive audience and want to invite you into the discussion as well. so at

this year, c-span's touring cities across the country exploring american history. our recent is it to sacramento, california. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. stanford was lured to california because of the gold discovery and opportunities in the west. he was the president of the southern pacific railroad. mr. stanford and his wife purchased this home in 1861, at a time when they were stepping into the public life. he had been elected of the new central pacific railroad. he was nominated to run as governor in 1861. he purchased this house at that time. housetains inside another . as they became more prosperous, they would enlarge and restyle the house into what we see today . we are in a house built in the italian style, that after 10 , was expanded into the french renaissance revival style. one of the best examples of the french renaissance revival style in the united states. stanford was part of a merchant community. this is a house for someone who .s in the public eye we are in the entry hall of the stanford mansion. it contains 8 rooms in its ori

. >> find out where the c-span cities tour is going next online. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> c-span has your coverage of the road to the white house, 2016, where you will find the candidates, speeches, debates, and most importantly, your questions. we are taking our road to the white house into the classrooms with our student cam contest, giving students the opportunity to discuss what important issues they want to hear the most. contesthe student cam and road to the white house coverage on tv, on the radio, and online at c-span.org. >> 70 years ago, an international military tribunal began trials of 22 leading nazi officials in germany. your charge with dilating trees, waging aggressive war and crimes against manatee. andfilm "nazi concentration prison cramps -- and prison camps" was shown in the courtroom. in a moment, we will show that hour-long film. but first, a film historian with the u.s. holocaust memorial museum describes the documentary. we will see the original introduction of the film i

. >> this we can watch c-span city store in sacramento beginning saturday at noon eastern on c-span to book to be. sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on american history to be on c-span three. the c-span city store working with our cable affiliates visiting across the country. >> is wildfire season's continuous out the senate agriculture nutritional forced equipment hold a hearing on the threat of the fires. with testimony from conservation organizations and firefighters union. budgetary concerns of her preventing, managing and fighting force fires in the u.s. this is about one hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i call this meeting and senate committee to order, today the committee turns its attention to a topic that is quite timely coming off the of the end of a disastrous wildfire season. it is my hope that this hearing as to the public record. about the need to address significant policy issues regarding catastrophic wildfire fire and forced management on federal state, and private lines. i'll emphasize our committee has oversight responsibility for the u.s. forc

. >> c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next a look at our visit to syracuse, new york. >> the eerie canal is a artificial river. the way that occurred was they build a canal from buffalo to albany, and then went to new york city. there were settlements on the frontier. this was a swampy area. it is also allowing for commerce to take place here. they will have storefronts facing the canal and storefronts facing the land. the thierry would be brought in to be sold to the city of syracuse. it was an efficient way of carrying on business. one thing that comes to mind his hats. people always came to syracuse to buy hats. they could buy a hat that was made here, or made in england. what was shipped out of here was salt. we had salt springs here and a lot of salt was shipped out of here. 1850 twonstructed in way the boat carrying cargo on the eerie canal. a fee was assessed for the weight of the cargo. it was weighed each time it carried cargo through the canal. the boat would pull in off the onal, gates would be closed either en

were quickly making money off of the people who were looking for gold. >> this weekend watch c-span's citiestour in sacramento beginning saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> the u.s. senate about to gavel in to start the day. lawmakers will continue working on 2016 defense appropriations or the spending bill. a vote to advance that measure is scheduled for 11 a.m. eastern. it will require 60 aye votes. defense also on the floor of the house, they're taking up the authorization bill. our capitol hill producer, craig kaplan, tweeting: house will vote on revised authorization bill today. $5 billion less than the one vetoed by president obama, override vote was called off. follow the house on c-span, we'll take you live to the senate floor here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. spirit of god, who brough

. >> find out where the c-span cities tour is going to online c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> each week until the 2016 presidential election, american history tv will bring you archival coverage of residential candidates on the campaign trail. next, on road to the white house rewind, we look back to the 1992 campaign of arkansas governor president -- arkansas governor bill clinton. he announced his campaign in 1991 and visited the franklin high school where he laid basketball and took questions from students. mr. clinton: how are you? thank you. this looks good. i like it. what's your name? .ou were in their you didn't get to ask your question? what is this? ok, shoot. do you have any skim milk? what's your name? i'm bill clinton. i'm glad to see you. hello. how are you doing? what is your name? how long have you worked here? nice to see you. thanks. hello. what's your name? i'm governor clinton from arkansas. >> i've worked here a long time. mr. clinton: taking care of the kids? come with me. wher

city store beginning at noon eastern. sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on american history to be on c-span three. the c-span cities to her, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> earlier today the senate agriculture nutrition and forestry committee heard from conservation groups and firefighter union leaders about current wildfire threats and their effects. they also talked about their budgetary concerns about preventing and managing forest fires across the country. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> i call this meeting and the two order. today the committee turns the attention to a topic that is quite timely coming off the end of a disastrous wildfire season. it is my hope this hearing as to the public record. about the need to address significant policy issues regarding catastrophic wildfires in forest management of federal, state, private lines. let me emphasize our committee has an oversight responsibility for the u.s. forced service whose primary mission is to sustain the overall health, diversity, and productivity of our country's national force. often

. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. a recent visit to syracuse, new york. you're watching american history tv, all weekend on c-span3. chief tadodaho sidney hill: what an exciting thing going on. to me would start of the game we are playing here that has a whole history in itself it is a part of our history. part of our entertainment. it was played on the other side. it was played for enjoyment and for medicine to help people. >> we call this the women's shuffle dance. and the women are very important. honor our women in the stands. ♪ [singing] chief sidney hill: with all the things that happened, with the loss of land, and the forced removal of our people and the diseases and the wars, we have been diminished as a people. our lands and our culture and our languages and our ways have been attacked, not only physically, but through policies. so, for us to be hosting other countries today is quite an accomplishment, to say the least. my position is one of traditional leadership and as you know, women choose the leaders. wo

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c-span to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. american history tv is featuring sacramento, the state capital of california. c-span's city tours staff visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn about all weekend here on american history tv. >> the concept of where sacramento is quite ludicrous in some ways. it is a low-lying marshland. it was probably the worst place to put a city. but the concept that it was more important for monetary gain than for the long-term life of the city, so what that caused in the end and what a lot of these things helped us document is how the city had to change and transform itself. in the west is the story of disasters and starvation. in 1860ine coming here and you can imagine asking that question -- what i have stayed? was it worth it? fory, we are in the center sacramento history and we hold the original records and go from the beginnings of the city in 1850 all the way up to present time. i'm going to show you a sample to the gold related rush time here in the sacramento region. how we wereout connected to the gold fields and why sacramento was a destination. we all -- we of

. >> it's called the crossroads of new york state, and this weekend, our c-span cities to explores the history and literary life of syracuse, new york. on book tv, we visit the special collections library at syracuse university. and we learn about the antislavery movement in the area through the papers of abolitionist garrett smith, local author discusses her book prelude to prison, which explores the link between school suspensions and incarcerations in the u.s.. then we talk with jeff hensley about his book, going viral, which looks at why events go viral online. viral, something goes it's a process of social sharing . we tend to think of viral like a viral video as a video the gun one million views. but actually it's more the process by which that happens. so it's what happens when people share content, usually into their own networks, and often times someone who has a lot of following, a lot of followers or people who are paying attention to them, like an important blog, also spreads the content. and then it reaches a wide audience. >> on american history tv, we visit the eureka no

together with our partners, c-span cities tour recently visited several sites, exploring the city's rich history. learn more about sacramento this weekend on american history tv. >> we are at sutter's fort, a state historic park. historicfort is an site that is actually the original adobe buildings constructed by native american workers, workeing for john sutter in the 1840's. a lot of people hear the word, "fort," and think it was a military endeavor. really, sutter looked at this as a fortified hacienda. it was fortified for protection, but it was also an agricultural complex. sutter arrived in 1849. this fashion mexicans had tried to make inroads into the interior, and frequently been repulsed by the california indians, who were not particularly friendly toward them, and did not welcome the idea of getting forced into the missions on the coast, and really resisted very well for a long time. he got a kind of grant called an empresarial grant, meaning he had to attract settlers. he had to make an agreement that he would give smaller grants of land to settlers, and start to develop the t

the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> c-span'sto the white house coverage continues with martin o'malley. he speaks at a town hall in new hampshire. he took questions from those in the audience. this is about a 45 minutes. >> i direct the school of public policy here at the university of new hampshire. it is great to see all of you here. those of you are tuesday in public policy. we are starting a degree program. if you're a junior or senior, it's a great program and you should apply. i'm here to introduce governor martin o'malley. i just moved to new hampshire a year ago. before that i worked in washington in public policy for many years. i worked in washington but i lived in maryland where i had the privilege of having governor o'malley as governor for eight years. he froze tuition. the dream act. investments of public education. a real record of accomplishment. and something i care about is really worked on making deposit work well and efficiently. something he had done as mayor of baltimore. and i think that's one reason why h

and quickly people were making money off the people looking for gold. >> this weekend, watched c-span's cities to her in sacramento beginning saturday at noon eastern on the tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. the sea spent cities to work, working with our cable abilities -- affiliates and working with cities across the country. next >>, a discussion about refugees coming into the country from syria. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> let me first of all welcome you to the wilson center. my name is james hollifield, and i am a public policy fellow at the wilson center. i don't know how familiar you guys are with the center. texas whereb is in i'm a professor of political science at smu in dallas. it's really nirvana for scholars like me to be able to come and spend quality time at the wilson center. this is my sabbatical year, and i'm delighted to be here. i would like it if everyone could take a moment to silence your phone's, so we can avoid phone interruptions if possible. let me welcome you to the wilson center and point out that the wilson center was charter

. >> this weekend, watch c-span cities tour for sacramento. d sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv, watch the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> landmark cases, a guide to the landmark cases series, exploring 12 supreme court decisions, including mulberry versus theson, brown board of education, miranda versus arizona, and roe versus wade, landmark cases, the book features introductions and highlights of each case. it is written by tony mauro and published by c-span. landmark cases is available for $8.95 plus shipping. get your copy today on www.c-span.org. marks the 50th anniversary of medicaid and earlier this week health and human services secretary, sylvia burwell discussed the benefits of the program. her remarks are followed by a panel discussion. this is two hours. [chatter] good morning. good morning, everybody. my entrance was music, i am not sophisticated enough to dance on my way up here, nobody wants to see that. good morning, everybody. welcome. this is the fi

. >> this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. look at our recent visit to syracuse, new york. you are watching american history tv, all we can, every weekend, on c-span 3. chief tadodaho sidney hill: what an exciting thing going on. to me would start of the game we are playing here that has a whole history in itself it is been part of our history and part of our entertainment. that was played on the other side, and brought to us for our enjoyment and to help our people. >> we call this the women's shuffle dance. and the women are very important. we honor this with our men.

c-span. >>> this weekend on c-span city's tour, along with our cam cast cable partners, we'll explore the history and literary life of california's capital city sacramento. on "book-tv" an author shares the story of her japanese american families survival of big on totry bigotry. and on sacramento's open resistance to prohibition and how it earned the reputation as the wettest city in the nation. and we'll meet with author chris entz to discuss her book "none wounded, none missing, all dead" a biography of elizabeth bacon-custer whose life was full of adventure and tragedy and determination to re-create the image of her husband general george armstrong custer. >> elizabeth was the first to come to georgia's defense and say, now that is not what happened. i know my george. i know the character of my george. he wouldn't have done that. and she stood up for him and championed his actions. so it was elizabeth's voice that rose to the top of all of this. not only because she was a woman and people were paying attention to what she had to say because she was george's wife, but because she outlived all

the c-span city tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. all more about sacramento weekend here on "american history tv." >> the capital of california was not supposed to be in sacramento. actually, farther down the road in san jose was where the first legislature met. they met in vallejo and in many show. close enough to sacramento. when they first decided where to place the capital, they wanted it closer to where the people could get quickly. the gold rush in 1849, they brought a lot of people in. we have balloons, roads, and ways to get there. eventually sacramento was chosen in 1854 to be the state capital. construction started in 1860. it took about 14 years to complete. the civil war era brought a lot of starts and stops. throughtal in 1971 was a distinctive seismic test to withstand an earthquake. there was a huge earthquake in the southern california area in 1961 -- 1871. make thistrying to victorian building look modern. they decided to go ahead and see if it would withstand an earthquake. basically, the bricks holding together the

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>> find out where the c-span cities tour is going next online. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> next, on american history tv, university of pennsylvania history professor, kathy peiss examines the evolution of library and information science during world war ii. she argues what she says is an outline of a shift in the 1940's from librarians being neglected to being regarded as key figures. it's a little under 90 minutes. >> in recent years, scholars and the general public have learned about the exploits of american curators and museum officials in world war ii who's mission was to save the endangered art treasures in europe. i would note the work of the nicholas, robert, remarkable efforts to recover the monuments foundation and of course the 2014 george clooney film. i should add monuments women, are compelling togethers. they are straight celebrated for the role they played in wartime. absent from this story of individual heroism is any analysis and assessment of the way that culture and knowledge

from that moment, she goes on to become a leader in the woman's movement. >> this weekend watch c-span's cities tour beginning saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates in visiting cities across the country. >>> on the next "washington journal" senator gary peters of michigan, a member of the homeland security and governmental affairs committee on the u.s. strategy against isis. then a look at climate change with ben curtman a professor at the university of miami. "washington journal" live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> tomorrow on c-span 3, we'll take you to capitol hill for two hearings on the recent terror attacks in france. in the morning, a house judiciary committee will meet to discuss the refugee crisis and national security. that'll be live at 9:00 a.m. eastern. then the senate homeland security committee will discuss some of the lessons learned in the paris attacks. >>> now, a

visit ncicap.org >> this weekend on c-span cities tour along with our comcast cable partners we'll explore the history and literary life of california's capital city sacramento. >> next, a discussion about refugees coming into europe from syria hosted by the wilson center. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> welcome to the wilson center. i don't know how familiar you are with the center. but my normal job is in texas here i'm a fessor of political science. and it's really nir vanna for scholars like me to be able to come and spend quality time here at the wilson center. my sbatcal year and i'm delighted to be here. i would like it if everybody would just take a moment and my silence your phones so that we can avoid phone interruptions if possible. again let me welcome you to the wilson center. point out that the wilson center was chartered by congress as the official memorial to president woodrow wilson. it is the nation's key nonpartisan policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for congress. the administration. and th

cities weekend, c-span's tour, tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on book tv, and sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span3. with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. the national archives recently heard from a group of political cartoonists about their work and how technology has impacted their profession. among the speakers was david, yorker." for "the new >> just a few words about what i'm doing. i may "new yorker" cartoonist. in a political cartoonist is a tricky business because of the limitations that come down from up above. we cannot advocate directly for anything. we cannot point fingers at any particular politician or policy. -- basicallyust go we just go, is in that all ridiculous? are, there arees no caricatures and "new yorker" cartoons and no texts to explain anything. i have developed some strategies to deal with that. when is i use the archetypes of "new yorker" cartoons to funnel my point of view. one of them is the figure of the king that are used to represent government itself or a particula

posted by her comcast cable partners, c-span recently visited many sites showcasing best showcasing the city's history. learn more about sacramento all weekend here on american history tv. quest we are at sutter's fort, a state historic art in sacramento, california. hass a historic site that central buildings that are actually the original adobe building constructed by native american workers working for john sutter in the 1840's. fort of people have worked and they think that it was a really, endeavor and soderling to this is more of a fortified hacienda. fortified just for protection but it really was an agricultural and industrial complex. inter arrived in california 1839. the spanish and mexicans have tried to make inroads into the interior and have frequently been are pulsed by the california indians who lived here. they were not particularly notndly toward them and did welcome the idea of being forced to go to the missions on the coast. they really resisted for a long time. he got a grant: of his ariana grande which meant he to agree to settle and hold the territory. settlers and he had

all weekend long, we will be featuring the history and literary life of syracuse, new york as our c-span city store goes on the -- city ur goes on the road. [video clip] mott considered herself a feminist and an activist. nantucket was a community based on the whaling industry. the men would often go off on 3-5-year voyages, leaving the women to manage the household, to the finances, and a lot of them ran businesses. for mott, women's capability and independence was self-evident. the quakers were also one of the first and nominations to allow women to preach. she had always seen female ministers in her childhood. i think that capacity for religious authority also informed her commitment to women's rights. be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00 p.m. or visit our c-span .ity tour website we're taking your phone calls on whether or not you were worried about another terrorist attack here in the u.s. we will be talking about this topic all morning long. we will turn out to carnegie, pennsylvania, where mike is on the line. caller: good morning, young lady. reason for my call is this. you had toappene

this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. a look at our recent visit to see her use, new york. you're watching c-span three. american history tv. >>

c-span's touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to syracuse, new york. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> the erie canal is really an artificial river that was created to attach the great lakes to the atlantic ocean. and the way that occurred was they build a canal from buffalo to albany and attach it to the hudson river and then new york city. there were settlements on the frontier.

. >>> it's culled the crossroads of new york state and this weekend our c-span cities tour joined byour time warner cable partners will explore the history and literary life of syracuse, new york. on booktv, we'll visit the special collections library at syracuse university and learn about the anti-slavery movement in the area through the papers of abolitionist garrett smith, local author masha weisman discusses her book "prelude to prison" explaining the link between incarcerations in the u.s., and talk about the book "going viral" looking at why events go viral online. >> when something goes viral, plurality is a process of social sharing. we tend to think of viral like a viral video as a video that got a million views. actual actually, it's more the process by which that happens. what happens when people share content usually into their own networks and oftentimes somebody who has a lot of following, a lot of followers are people take r paying attention that them, like an important blog, also spreads the content and then it reach as wide audience. >> on american history tv, we'll

be will also be featuring sacramento, california as part bookr c-span's city tour, coming up today atoon here and we will be talking about all of our sacramento literary programming, including an interview with the author of "dan through the crack -- dandelion through the crack." [video clip] sagebrush andto sand. you see this big old sign in the desert. i thought to myself, we are death on the indian reservation. u.s. history in that the indians were well taken care of. landwere sufficient, had to hunt on, and then i found out that we were right in the middle this -- 200,000 acres of sagebrush and sand, the indian reservation. allhe middle of that were hold 18,000 ofto us. host: we are taking your phone calls on president obama's decision to reject the keystone xl pipeline. we want to know what you think. our next caller is from tallahassee, florida. you say you support president obama's decision. why is that ? caller: yes, i do. i support it in a scientific way. i also supported in the context of the economy. talk about callers the lack of jobs that we are going to lose. well, we ha

the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates are visiting cities across the area. carter reacted to the terrorist attacks in paris earlier this week, saying he hopes they will galvanize european nations to increase their involvement in the coalition to defeat isis. he spoke at the wall street journal ceo council's meeting monday for about 45 minutes. russian,crisis, and china. this is 45 minutes. [applause] secretary formr. being here. busy day, i can only assume. mr. secretary: it was, indeed. >> you know, i would say at the outset that secretary carter comes to his job well equipped. was deputy secretary of defense. before that he was undersecretary of defense. before that he was assistant secretary of defense. we hadportantly for me, lunch together after you left secretary ofdeputy defense. mr. secretary: uh-huh. to me.as encouraging you are a physicist by training. you lead me to believe you can a degree in physics and have a productive job. son has is degree in physics. i'm grateful for that. whatever we were going to talk a week ago, i changed it because of w

c-span. the c-span's cities tour working with our cable affiliates at visiting cities across the country.ident obama has said the united states would accept 10,000 refugees including syrians this year. thursday the u.s. house is expected to vote on legislation to don't strig requirements for syrian refugees coming to the country. next remarks by speaker ryan on the bill and others on the paris terrorist attacks. attack. >> the world stands with the people of paris this week. all of us were shaken. we know whenever terror like this strikes, the world community will rally together. terror will not prevail. should serve as a reminder that there's still evil out there. we cannot ignore it. cannot contain it. we must defeat it and protect our people. the country is uneasy and unsettled. every right to be. not because of what they are hearing from politicians, but with their ownen eyes. all of us here, republicans and hearing these concerns in our offices. the plight ofand those fleeing the middle east. they also want basic assurances this country. of we are a compassionate nation. always have

c-span 3. and tonight on our companion network c-span 2, hillary clinton. she'll speak before the council on foreign relations in new york cityut national security. you can see that at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. t. >>> book tv. 48 hours of non-function books and authors. our featured program this is weekend include the 32nd annual miami book fair. our live all day coverage starts saturday and sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern afterwards with historian neil ferguson. the. >> i think it's what made his contribution fundamentally distinctive and stand out from the path of people who thought you could solve the cold war with systems analysis or something of that sort. >> he's interviewed by carla anne robbins with the council on foreign relations. and sunday night at 8:00, abdel bari arwan, author of the book "slate, the digital caliphate, on the rise of isis, their methods used to take over much of syria and iraq and their rivalry with al qaeda. watch book tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 2. >>> senator elizabeth warren yesterday spoke at the national press club in washington about the u.s. t

from that moment, she goes on to become a leader in the women's movement. >> this weekend watch c-span cities tour beginning saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable of a fit fi affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> and now two federal judges debatedatory minimums. they were the guest of the cato institute. this is about 1:40. >> i think we're ready to get started. good afternoon, everybody. i'm tim lynch. i'm the director of cato's project on criminal justice. glad you could be with us. today we're going to be hosting a debate on the question of whether or not american criminal justice system needs an overhaul. we have two distinguished judges from our federal appellate courts that are here to share their point of view with us. what's interesting is that both guests were appointed to the bench by president reagan. this is not your typical left/right debate here in washington. it seems to me judges are in a unique position to contribute to improvement of ou

c-span in cooperation with cq press. formark cases is available eight dollars sunday five cents, plus shipping. $8.95, plus shipping. this year, c-span is touring citiescross the country. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. the eureka knell -- the erie canal is really part of an artificial river created to attach the great lakes to the atlantic ocean. so they built a canal from buffalo to

. >> this weekend come our c-span cities tour will explore the history and literary life of syracuse, york. on book tv, we will visit the special collections library and syracuse university. and learn about the anti-slave movement in the area through the papers and abolitionists. discussed her book, which explores the length -- we will talk with jeff about his book "going viral." why events go viral online. ,> when something goes viral the process of social sharing, we tend to think of viral as a video that got one million views. it is more the process by which that happens. what happens when people share content into their own networks. some get a lot of followers. it also spreads the content. it reaches a wide audience. >> we will visit the eureka now museum to learn how the canal influenced the growth of syracuse. -- eureka now. -- erie canal. archer to syracuse also takes us to the matilda joslyn home, one of the country's first women's rights champions. her speech launched for international prominence on the subject of women's suffrage. >> she is 26 at the time and has had four c

from that moment she goes on to become a leader in the women's movement. >> this weekend watch c-span citieseginning saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2 book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'n history tv on c-span three. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> thank you for being here this morning. we were waiting until the documents were circulated. the same we will now come to order. sen. mccaskill and i have called this hearing to address the difficult but important subject of sex trafficking. over the past seven months the subcommittee has conducted a bipartisan investigation into how sex traffickers increasingly use the internet to advance trade and evade detection. the aim of this investigation straightforward. we want to understand how lawmakers, lawlawmakers, law enforcement, even private businesses can more effectively combat the serious crime that thrives on this online market. someone who represents a state that is experiencing some porn sex trafficking networks and most importantly as a father this is an issue spent time with those dedic