c-span's "q&a." ♪ >> this month we showcase our .tudent cam winners, c-span's annual competition foriddle and high school students is road to thee white house. what issues do you want candidates to discuss? rize high school west winners are from phoenix, arizona. daniela mock-zubia and sofia gradersi, 12th and 10th candidates toial discuss prison reform and a video titled "rethinking reform: prisons in america." use ago there were 500,000 people behind bars in america -- 30 years ago. today there are 2.2 million. is home to 5%tes of the world's population by 25% of the world prisoners. every year, we spend $80 billion to keep people locked up. ♪ >> the prison systems around the united states have changed radically in the last 20 to 30 years. but let me address arizona. 20 years ago, our prison population was about 20,000 people. now our state prison system is over 40. the composition of the prison population has also genetically changed. the vast majority of our prisoners are there for nonviolent offenses. >> the evolution of the prison system, what i saw from the outside being a nat

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. ♪ >> this month we showcase our student camp winnersc-span's annual video documentary competition. this year's theme is road to the white house. students were asked what issues you want candidates to discuss? one of our second prize high school winners are from maryland. matt, 10th-graders at sherwood high school once presidential candidates to discuss campaign laws in a video titled "finance -- campaign-finance, the issue of all issues. about an issue that affects every other issue across the nation. it may not be what you immediately think of because campaign-finance is not exactly a glamorous issue. that is right. campaign-finance. money gets from donor to candidate, the message, the amount. the inherent problem with unlimited money in politics. 84% of americans make money has too much influence in politics. yet for being such a monumental problem in the democracy, campaign finance is sorely undiscussed -- under discussed. candidatesesidential need to step up and tell us their plan for campaign-finance reform. because it is the issue

eastern on ght at 8 c-span's q&a. >> next, proposals to eliminate federal student aid programs and with direct em federal funding to the states. the panel discussion with higher s ucation lead ers and scholar was hosted by new america. this is an hour and-a-half. >> thank you all so much for being here today. we really appreciate you taking time on this cold saturday to enjoy this debate with us. this debate was actually not focused on our paper that we released a few months ago the ing from scratch, but idea came about as we were

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span q&a. >> washington journal is next. we will look at today's news and take your calls. the house is back at 10:00. then we will join a house hearing on fetal tissue research. later on c-span. hour, north this carolina congressman robert pittenger talks about congressional efforts to combat terrorism. he chairs a terrorism task force. then a conversation with california congressman brad sherman about president obama's trip to saudi arabia. he serves on the house foreign affairs committee. the national park service marks ,ts gentle nail -- centennial and the head of the national park service joins us. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> i can think of nowhere i would rather have this victory. mrs. clinton: in this campaign we have one in every region of the country. [cheering] from the north to the south to the east to the west, but this one's personal. ♪ host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal" wednesday, april 20. we begin with donald trump and hillary clinton, victories in new york yeste

. >> tonight, on c-span's q&a. >> republican presidential candidate and ohio governor john kasich brought his campaign to a synagogue in great neck, long island where he spoke to members of the congregation. cameras were not permitted inside. afterwards, the governor spoke to reporters about the role of the peace process. new york holds its state primary on tuesday. this is about 10 minutes. governor kasich: i am currently working on a secret plan, to delay the primary so that i can spend more time eating in new york. and we have not been -- we are going to reveal the secret plan soon. because, listen, yesterday we were in watertown. the last time that a president for candidate had been in watertown, i was informed, it was teddy roosevelt. it was fantastic. the only problem was that i did not get an opportunity to see the lake. which is -- or the island. but if you know or not, a chef from new york city ripped off thousand island dressing. that is not right. we went to utica yesterday. we had a beautiful effort. today, and the city and the neighborhoods, this has been so great. i am back

. >> sunday night at 8 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> at a senate hearing the head of the irs said its agencies computer fend off a million mil malicious attacks and testified about what the irs is doing to prevent identify theft. senator hatch chairs the committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> the meeting comes to order. i mentioned senator bide -- wyden is delayed. he is asking i proceed without him and we will be happy to have him participate when he comes. good morning. it is a pleasure to welcome everyone to today hearing entitled quote cybersecurity and protecting taxpayer information end quote. these are important issues the finance committee has been working n for some time. in june of last year we had a

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. up next on history bookshelf, economics professor thomas to lorenzo talks about his book, how capitalism saved america -- he argues that capitalism has positively affected the development of the noted states over the past 400 years and that it's often inaccurately blamed for economic setbacks like the great depression. this program was recorded in 2005 during freedom fest in las vegas. i am currently a jr. at the george and to the technology in

announcer: tonight on c-span's "q&a." announcer: during world war ii, the u.s. signal corps produced hundreds of documentaries, training films, and newsreels for the war department. among these are approximately 200 film bulletins created to inform officers and enlisted men about military developments during the war. next on real america, from 1945, evacuation of civilians. a 14 minute bulletin detailing the procedure removing refugees and displaced people out of harms way, by relocating them to temporary housing until it is safe to return home. ♪ >> no school today, it says. no, no school today, tomorrow, or next week, or next month. or for a long time to come. no school in france or holland, belgium or italy, germany or burma. china, or the philippines. no food or water or medicine or clothing. no place to get warm. no place to sleep. for these are refugees, everywhere, a byproduct of war, and a problem for allied armies. as uncontrolled civilians, they inevitably interfere with our military operations. therefore it is imperative necessity that they be control

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. >> sunday on c-span's q&a. >> coming up next, a discussion with men who were at the center of the events known as watergate. richard nixon's deputy assistant played a role in revealing the cover-up that destroyed the presidency. he reflects along with "washington post" reporter, bob woodward on his personality and they offer opinions on topics ranging from watergate to nixon's policies in vietnam. the event was cohosted by the harry ransom center at the university of texas and the lyndon b. johnson presidential library. it is an hour. >> good evening. i want to welcome you to this conversation with alexander butterfield and bob woodward which will be conducted by my friend and colleague, director

. >> tonight at eight eastern on c-span's q&a. secretary, we probably give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. {applause} >> wheaton college history professor tracy mckenzie teaches the class on the evolving northern war aims during the civil war between unionism and emancipation. he describes how public support for emancipation. link andrgues that free election in presidential nomination were seen as unlikely because of the state of the war in 18. this class is about an hour. >> this morning we are really going to be more or less wrapping up that chronological overview of the war. moving at a very rapid pace. our focus today is going to be on the. much less from

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> up next on the presidency, tyler parry, an african-americandies professor at california state university, fullerton talks about the american presidents that dealt directly with slavery. 12 presidents were slave owners and eight owned slaves while in office. professor parry discusses these cases and the broader discussion of racism in the states. broader legacy of racism in the united states. >> now, let's get to today's topic, which i am glad we did pick because it seems to have struck a chord. u.s. presidents who owned slaves while we're creating this democracy, they were leaders who had people enslaved, and we are honored to have dr. tyler parry, with an "a." i want to tell you a bit about him. dr. parry received his bachelor's of arts from the university of nevada and 2008 -- in 2008 and earned his master's degree in 2011 and his phd in 2014 in history from the

. >> that's tonight on c-span's "q and >> history professor and author, elizabeth schmidt, talks aboutwar influenced africa during the cold war. she talks about how colonial powers dealt with these countries as they gained independence. she looks at case studies including each of's nationalization of the suez canal in 1956. she talks about tensions within the u.s. government over how to respond to africa's decolonization. the wilson center and the africa history center cohosted this event which is about an hour and a half. >> thank you christian and thank you all for coming up this afternoon. it is my pleasure to introduce this afternoon's speaker elizabeth schmidt who is a professor at the university of loyola maryland. she received her phdm

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> up next, on american history tv, author joan quigl, ye discusses mary church material who worked on behalf of african americans and women. we'll hear about a u.s. supreme court case that was a catalyst for desegregated washington, d.c. s. quigley is the author "just another town." it's an hour and a half. >> it's a great pleasure to introduce joan quigley. she is both an attorney and a

. >> that's tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> tomorrow, john kasich has a townl meeting in rockville, maryland live at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> carla hayden, president obama's library of congress nominee testified at a confirmation hearing on wednesday. she responded to questions about the library of congress functions with many focused on its copyright office and about the challenges she sees ahead for the institution. this is one hour and 15 minutes. -- >> we are here to talk about something that does not get discussed very often, who is going to be the librarian of congress. ably for 28r served years. senator schumer and i worked last year together to establish a term for this job, so dr. hayden is the first person to be appointed or a specific term. that would be 10 years. it is no reason to believe you couldn't be reappointed at 10 ,ears is enough time to we get we believe, lots of things done. this is an important job and an important office and i think dr. hayden has been important issue met with members of the senate and you are here with your mother

eastern on c-span's q&a.ext, the c-span series landmark cases looks at rove the weight, the case that determined a woman's right to have an abortion. after that, president obama talks with students at the university of chicago law school about the supreme court nomination process. then, senate reaction >> landmark cases, c-span's special history's series produced by the national constitution center. exploring 12 supreme court decisions. quite often in many of our famous decisions, decisions have been unpopular. let's t

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." next, we look at the history of the chicano movement. they spoke about a coalition of activists and texas the develop from the 1930's into the 1960's that brought mexican-americans, african-americans, labor leaders and others together. his remarks are about 20 minutes. >> he is a professor of history at texas university -- texas christian university and he has a forthcoming book entitled " dean americans of chicano politics." his just about to released book. this will be published by the university of north carolina press. [applause] >> thank you, mario for that wonderful introduction. thank you for having me here again today. i do not think i have been called out among many things, so it is a real honor. it is especially in honor because the book is not yet out. like some of my esteemed colleagues they got delayed and it will be available in august. my work deals with each economy movement, is very much relates , and astiethnic study mario said in his opening comments, that is an imp

announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> every election cycle we are reminded how important it is. the c-span a vehicle for empowering people to make good choices. >> c-span is a home for political junkies and a way to crack the government as it happens. >> c-span is on. i think it is a way. >> there are c-span fans on the colleagues, they will say i saw you on c-span. be something on the history of grain elevators or a landmark supreme court decision. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure people outside the beltway know what is going on. >> i announce my candidacy. .> i am running >> for president of the united states. [applause] his coverspublican politics. of my has been part research providing quotes and inside about people -- insight about people. all of the policy areas get coverage. >> how many nuclear warheads does the u.s. have aimed at russia? it lets me do the thinking and the decision making. morning. phone lines are open. start dialing in. >> you never know what you are going to get. i am your mother. i disagree that all families are l

"c-span's q&a." 100ths year marks the anniversary of the pulitzer prizes. next, the poynter institute hosted an event commemorating pulitzer prize congressman john lewis in georgia delivered the keynote address. this is 2.5 hours. mayor of st. petersburg, a former journalist, and a proud graduate of the poynter institute. any service to the power of words. i will serve as one of your host for this evening. you can't have a pulitzer prize celebration without some pulitzer prize winners. we are so fortunate tonight to have a distinguished group of winners among us, to honor them, here is ceo

eastern, ont eight c-span's q&a. the campaign 2016 bus continues its travel to visit when is from mr. student competition. visited a high school in nevada. our bus and crew then headed to california to meet with student cam winners in that state. and then to a middle school in san diego. congresswoman judy chu joined family members and classmates for their winning documentary on social security called "a sense of security". weekday thisyks t month on c-span, be sure to watch one of the winning entries on 6:50 am eastern before washington journal. >> a military historian talks about his book, "47 days,. appointed to lead the american expeditionary forces by president wilson in 1917, general pershing fought to victory in the 1918 battle of meuse-argonne. the national archives hosted this hour-long event. our guest speaker this afternoon, who just happens to be celebrating his birthday is mitchell jacob' yockleson. he is a former professor of military history at the united states naval academy, and curry

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> each week, american history americalamerica -- reel provides context to public affairs issues. we were harbor came and in the water 100%. this air force, this navy, and the production estimate, the axis was wrong. the forecast had miscalculated the potential strength of the hidden army, the women of american industry. the atlantic to berlin, the pacific to tokyo, millions of women who had never lifted a finger outside their homes now resolved to set the world house in order. these were the uniforms of the hidden army. these, their weapons. these were the results they helped achieve. why they were asked joined the ranks of the hidden army, they gave a variety of reasons. i have a daughter. i have a son on the arizona. that is a good enough reason or anyone. have anyone until i took this defense job. now, i have a family to look after. >> i go to college, but i arrange my classes so i can help out. this way i will get my diploma and war bond. so i joined heavy the defense port. yesterday was a big day. they told me i was worth my we

. >> that's tonight on c-span's "q and >> history professor and author, elizabeth schmidt, talks about how more influenced -- war influenced africa during the cold war. she talks about how colonial powers dealt with these countries as they gained independence. she looks at case studies including each of's nationalization of the suez canal in 1956. she talks about tensions within the u.s. government over how to respond to africa's decolonization. the wilson center and the africa history center cohosted this event which is about an hour and a half. >> thank you christian and thank you all for coming up this afternoon. it is my pleasure to introduce this afternoon's speaker elizabeth schmidt who is a professor at the university of loyola maryland. she received her phd from the university of wisconsin, madison. she has books, "from the cold war to the war on terror," which fyi, is available for purchase outside of this room after this talk today. she is also the author of "cold decolonization in guinea." masses, 1939 to 1958. the author of "peasants, traders, and wives." and "decoding corp

. >> sunday night at 8:00 o'clock eastern on c-span q&a. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [applause] >> how are y'all doing today? awesome. i am so excited. i'm so excited. i am so energized. are you excited? so we have a couple speakers. first i would just like to introduce you. [applause] i know. it's a pretty big deal. for those of you that don't know, the world's largest online news desk. [applause] ceo of the network in a true leader. please give it up. [chanting] [applause] >> great to see you guys. good to see all of you out here. so i'm going to start. princeton did a study on 1800 policy positions and realized public opinion has no correlation the public policy. in other words, there was one thing that had a direct correlation the public policy, donor opinion. special interest opinion. unfortunately, that great house over t

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> during world war ii, the u.s. signal corps produced hundreds of documentaries, training films, and newsreels for the war department. a these are approximately 200 film bulletins created to inform officers and enlisted me

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. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> the campaign 2016 bus continues its travels to visit winners from this year's studentcam competition. the bus recently visited nevada to recognize the third prize horsentary on the wolild population in united states. the bus then went to california to meet with studentcam winner state, including a visit to san diego. ambra, california judy chu visits a second prize winners for their winning documentary on a social security called "a sense of security." a special thanks to charter, comcast, cox, and time warner. yesterday, secretary of state john kerry presented the state department's annual report on human rights around the world. secretary kerry highlighted human rights violations in the middle east, related to the syrian civil war and isis. following his remarks, the assistant secretary of state for human rights answers questions from reporters. this is 40 minutes. john kerry: i have to run from year to a meeting on a number of issues. forgive me if i dash out of he e e. i will take some questions and then i think tom is going t

. >> sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. georgetown university university professor rothman teaches a class about the migration in the 19th century. he argues among the factors that contributed to the european exit is war and increase in population and decreasing the cost of transportation. he talks about how many migrants also moved for higher wagers or -- wages or to escape political pressure. his classes about 45 minutes. >> you're looking at footage of a vessel landing at ellis island in 1903. this film was taken by edison studios and it gives us a window into a moment of mass migration in the industrial atlantic. let's just take in the scene. ♪ let's start with a question for you all. first of all, let me ask you what you saw in the video. what struck you most and let's just do hands. we will put you on the spot. what did you see in that video? sorry, film. >> mostly that they carried so little with them considering it was them starting a new life. >> it seemed like they were carrying very little baggage. they did it ha

respectable place where people feel welcome to give their opinions. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "qident. and then, president obama holds a news conference at the closing of the nuclear security summit in washington. in 45 minutes, retired general wesley clark, former nato supreme allied commander in europe, on nato 's in the aftermath of the british attacks. then, at 8:30 eastern, lemmonst gayle tzemach and her book "ashley's war." host: good morning. it's friday the first of april. the headlines are about donald trump and the presidential race. is trailing senator ted cruz. the campaign tries to recover from comments he made about abortion. we ask our viewers to weigh in on this question. is donald trump a conservative? we have special lines this morning.

. >> sunday on c-span's q&a. we proudlycretary, gives 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ announcer: next, a look back at presidents giving their last speeches at the annual white house correspondents dinner. and governor john kasich of ohio, at a couple of campaign stops today. then the congressional gold medal ceremony to honor the 65th infantry regiment. >> saturday, april 30, c-span presents live coverage of the 2016 white house correspondents dinner, an event that typically includes prepared remarks by the president of the united states/ and coming up in just a few minutes here, we're going to show you the last white house correspondents dinner speeches from presidents reagan, both bushes, and clinton. but first, we will discuss the annual washington event with mcclatchy senior white house correspondent steve toma. how long have you been attending these events and how have they changed over the years? steve: i have been going about 28, 29 years -- li

. >> sunday night at 8:00 :00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> david cameron is making his financial affairs public by filing seven years of income tax returns. a response to a growing movement , calls for the prime minister to resign. by hise investment funds father. the prime minister is part of several politicians and businessmen from around the world who have been linked to offshore accounts. we spoke more about the topic and its impact here in the u.s. on today's washington journal. host: at the table now, gerard ryle, who is director of the international consortium of investigative journalism. thank you for joining us this morning. guest: pleasure to be here. host: to talk about the so-called panama papers, which has exploded into the news the last week or so. before we get started, explain what your organization does, who may set up, how is it funded? u? guest: we are based in washington, d.c., and what we do is find stories and that parlay them to try to get collaborations with major media around the world. we have been working out for 17 years. i have been there for five years. we a

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ma people did national question q&a with c-span. we are going to let him go. [inaudible conversations] >> campaign 2016 continues on tuesday with the wisconsin primary. live coverage tuesday night at 9:00 o'clock eastern. >> the media teaches us that democrats and republicans are supposed to be at odds with each other. i think that people need to recognize that we need to be respectful toward each other and understand that senators are respectful toward each other, and that will be more conducive to getting real policy done and some just after money and vitriol. >> is people we see a real people. perhaps thing that most it out to me that she had bags under his eyes. his tired. i thought that was perhaps most interesting. >> sunday night top high school students were on the country attending the 54th annual u.s. senate youth program talk about their experiences plus their plans for the future. they met with members of the executive, judicial, legislative branches of government. >> can't talkcame to talk to us and i really loved the inside he gave us about being

. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." weekend on the presidency, california state university professor tyler perry talks about the 12 american presidents who owned slaves. here's a preview. lavery permeated all of the 13 colonies, the southern soil, climate and agricultural development saw the region dominate the oppression of african peoples and expand the institution of slavery by the mid-1700s. the northst slaves in toiled on smaller farms, southern slaves cultivated the cash crops that made white men wretch. exploiting their labor on tobacco and rice farms and later the cotton plantations that stretched from the upper south to east texas alongside the sugar plantations of louisiana. investment in slaves determined social status and one's claim to ess rested on their ownership of people. 12 united states presidents own slaves, eight of them in office. symbols of an enslaved past dominate landscapes and symbols throughout america. we find slaveowners on currency. statues on universities. and celebrate individuals who we

. >> sunday night at 8 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> and live coverage for the wisconsin primary. tune in for results, candidate speeches, and viewer reaction. >> when i tune into it on the weekend, usually it is authors sharing up their new releases. >> watching non-fiction authors on booktv is the best television for serious readers. >> on c-span they can have a longer conversation and delve into their subjects. >> booktv weekends bring you author after author and spotlight the work of fascinating people. >> i love booktv and i am a c-span fan. >> in his book, "dissent and the supreme court: its role in the court's history and the nation's constitutional dialogue" melvin urofsky discusses the whole dissenting supreme court opinions have had on shaping the country. he talked at the annual bill of rights festival. this is an hour. >> he has an extroidinary array of publication in addition to his definitive biography he waz has written books on american zionism. his latest book, which we are here to discuss, is wonderful and timely and provocative i could not put it it is "dissent

c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, churnow talks about the hit broadway musical "hamilton" that's based on his bio graphy on alexander hamilton and the consulting work he did on the musical. > i was really on vacation in mexico, and as i was reading it, pop song started rising off the page and i said really? he started telling me, you know, a classic life was hip hop narrative and i was hinking what on earth is this guy talking about? the nk i quickly picked up fact that he had a world-class hip-hop on hisout hand. i said could hip hop be the very e for telling this large and complex story? he said, ron, i'm going to educate you about hip-hop. and he did on the spot. he started pointing out that hip-pop, you can pack more lyrics thaninto the any other form because it's very, very dense and then he started talking about the fact that hip hop has not only rhymed endings, internal rhymes. he started educating me on all these different devices that are very important to the success of the show. eastern night at 8:00 nd pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> president obama is currently trip.eas for a m

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a.retary -- madam secretary, we proudly give 72 of our delegates to the next .resident of the united states, ♪ >> washington journal continues. host: in a tuesday roundtable in the washington journal, we are talking about money in politics, the impact of the united -- citizens united supreme court decision. christian berger is former deputy general counsel at citizens united and he that we us, ofgin with -- remind what citizenship was about and what changed as a result. people losea lot of the fact that this was a small nonprofit corporation trying to make a movie about hillary to an -- about heller a clinton. when a look at the federal election campaign finance laws, they realized they were several crumbled code that penalties if they were to run television ads saying come watch our movie. they went to court to promote a film, they went to court for some basic first amendment rights and that gets lost in this debate. a lot of people say citizens united is about corporations, corporation

on c-span's "q&a." next, author and historian caroline janney discusses national reconciliation. warargues that the spanish boys -- helped revive the country. she said this came with restrictions with denied equality for african-american soldiers. a division mirrored in american society at large. this talk was part of a daylong symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. it's about 45 minutes. >> the next speaker, dr. caroline janney is professor of history at purdue. she will always be a virginia girl. she received her phd from the university of virginia, go hoos. she is also a familiar face to museum audiences. she delivered the 2013 lecture at the university of richmond on the subject of her latest book -- "remembering the civil war." she returned to richmond the following june to accept the jefferson davis award for the same book. her first book, "burying the dead but not the past," is a personal favorite of mine kerry as she well knows. she also edited an edition of a travel account which unfortunately is out-of-print and unavailable. as carrie knows, i have given

that sunday night east 80 string on c-span q&a. he talks about his book democracy in black.he spoke with mark of the national urban league. >> i'm mark i'm president of the national urban league. >> i'm honored to be here. we've got some time to talk and of course you've written a new book that we want to talk about. we also, i think it's always fascinating to viewers and certainly too many about how you got from mississippi, a great community down in the gulf coast all the way to princeton university. just talk a little bit about yourself. >> i'm a country boy who made it big. that's what i like to say. my dad was the second black postman. that was a big job. he moved us from one side of town to the other side. we were the third african-american family that moved into this nice neighborhood on the hill. we went into a better school system, it was a lot different. it didn't have as many distractions. it was an integrated school. it was a residential, predominantly black area. he had to deal with periodic layoffs, but i had some wonderful teachers. my sister graduated valedic

. >> tonight at eight eastern and pacific, from c-span's "q&a." scholarsconstitutional akhil reed amar and richard discuss the evolution of the democratic process and the establishment of a bipartisan system in the united states. they start with the earliest presidential elections in the late 18th century. and described changes to the process up until today. the new york historical society hosted the event, it is about an hour. so pleased to welcome akhil reed amar back to the new york historical society. before joining yale law school, professor amar clerked for george -- for judge stephen breyer. he is also the recipient of the award for teaching excellence of severalauthor books, including his latest, the law of the land, granted to her of our constitutional republic. thrilled to welcome richard pildes, a member of the american academy of arts and sciences and the american law institute. he is best known for his casebook, the law of democracy, legal structure of a political process, which effectively of legal new field scholarship on issues con

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. up next on history bookshelf, economics professor thomas to lorenzo talks about his book, how capitalism saved america -- he argues that capitalism has positively affected the development of the noted states over the past 400 years and that it's often inaccurately blamed for economic setbacks like the great depression. this program was recorded in 2005 during freedom fest in las vegas. i am currently a jr. at the george and to the technology in atlanta, georgia and i'm also a member of the young americans foundation where i've worked with them to bring conservative speakers to campus. lorenzo -- to to introduce our speaker, thomas taylor renzo. -- thomas delorenzo. is the author of more than 10 books, including underground government, destroying democracy, how government funds partisan politics. official lies, how washington -- how washington misleads us. the food and drug police, america's nannies, busybodies and petty tyrants, unhealthy charities, hazardous to your health and well.

. >> tonight at eight eastern and pacific, from c-span's "q&a." scholarsconstitutional akhil reed amar and richard discuss the evolution of the democratic process and the establishment of a bipartisan system in the united states. they start with the earliest presidential elections in the late 18th century. and described changes to the process up until today. the new york historical society hosted the event, it is about an hour. so pleased to welcome akhil reed amar back to the new york historical society.

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. defense secretary ashton carter unveiled new plans to update the defense department's command structure. he discussed other changes at the pentagon that would try to limit redundancy and excessive documentation. for strategicr and international studies, this is just under one hour. [applause] mr. hamre: good afternoon, everybody. we are delighted to have you here. it shouldn't be this cold in april. i can down from new york where it was snowing in wilmington, and i thought, what the hell? we are to warm up this afternoon and we are going to have an excellent opportunity to talk with secretary carter. thank you all for coming. a brief security announcement -- he has a security detail. they're going to watch out for him. i'm going to watch out for you. so if we have a problem, follow my instructions. our exits are right here behind us. this is the door closest to the steps that go down closest to the street. if there is a problem in the front, we will go to the back to the national geog

to tune in for live coverage of the white house correspondents dinner on saturday, april 30, on c-span. on "q hamilton. ron: he said i was reading your book, and as i started reading started jumping off the page. i said really? i was thinking one honor was this guy talking -- what on this guy talking about. i think he picked up quickly that he had a world-class ignoramus on hip-hop. can hip-hop be the vehicle for telling this large and complex story. he said i'm going to educate you about hip-hop. he did on the spot. he started pointing out that you can pack more information into the lyrics than any other forum, because it is very dense and rapid. he started talking about the fact that hip-hop not only has rhymed endings, it has internal rhymes, and he started educating me in all of these different devices that are very important to the success of the show. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on "q&a." >> each week, american history america" brings you archival film that helps provide context for today's issues. of four, 25years years of continuous terror, pestilence, and death,

. >> sunday night on c-span q and. >> president obama is on a trip to the united kingdom, which included a lunch with the queen and a meeting with british prime minister, david cameron. after their meeting, they held a joint press conference where they talk about an upcoming referendum on britain's membership in the european union. president obama made an impassioned plea to britain to heed the prime minister's call tuesday in the european union. this is about half an hour. prime minister cameron: good afternoon and welcome. it is great to welcome president obama on his fifth visit to the united kingdom. barack has been president for more than seven years. i have been prime minister for nearly six years. and our two countries have been working together through some of the most difficult and troubled global times. we faced the aftermath of the banking crisis, the need to revive growth and create jobs in our economies, new threats to our security from russia in the east to the rise of islamic terrorism in the south. and, of course, huge global challenges like ebola and climate change. thro

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> every election cycle we're reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. c-span is a vehicle for empowering people to make good choices. it really is like you're getting a seven-course gourmet five-star meal of policy boy, do i just sound like a nerd right there but it's true. >> to me c-span is a home for political junkies and way to track the government as it happens, whether on capitol hill or the agencies. >> most staffers seem to have television on their desk and c-span is on. i think it's a great way for us to stay informed. >> i urge my colleagues to note for this amendment. there are a lost c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues, when i go back today, they will say i saw you on c-span. >> you can get something like the history of grain elevators in pennsylvania or landmark supreme court decisions. . .

we need to go back to making this country a more respectful place. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> next, author pamela scott cusses her book "capital engineers: the u.s. army corps of engineers in the development of washington, d.c., 1790-2004." we will hear about the army corps of engineers key role in designing the capital's elite -- the capital city, including the aqueduct bridge over the potomac river. this was hosted by the smithsonian associates. it is one hour and 45 minutes. mader program tonight is possible by generous underwritingby the reva and david logan foundation. they have enabled us to bump up our curriculum in that area. we have not offered a lot of local d.c. programs. so thank you very much. if you're not a member of this missoni and associates, your membership and your donation -- of thelp bring sony and associates, your member -- of the smithsonian associates, your membership and donation support help brings these

. >> tonight at eight eastern, on c-span's q&a. hopkins johns university history professor talks about five aristocrats who fled the french revolution and the early 1790's and settled in philadelphia. we will hear about french influence on the then american capital and the relationships these men formed with political figures of the early republic. c-span's american history tv interviewed mr. furstenberg at the 2016 meeting of american historians in providence rhode island. this is about 15 minutes. your book focuses on five french aristocrats, who were they? these were upper-level aristocrats. they descended from the highest level of the french nobility. all of them are liberals who had participated in the early stages of the french revolution. until it

. >> tonight at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> monday on the communicators, george ford, chief economist forhe phoenix center for advanced legal and economic public policy studies, and mark cooper, research director for the consumer federation of america, debate the fcc's proposal allowing consumers to buy their own set-top boxes instead of renting them from cable providers. a move to open up competition in the market. the are joined by telecommunications reporter for bloomberg. >> we need competition in the market. said competition, competition, competition. this is one place it really has not worked. we as the consumers have low prices and more choices if we got some vigorous competition. >> the first question is is there a market for set-top boxes? what hasr in terms of been delivered over the cable network is no. it's a component of the network. that's the most efficient way to design and deliver cable television service. is the cheapest way to do it, the most efficient way to do it. the companies would prefer to do it that way. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> saturday night at 10:00 eastern, a look back at presidents giving their last speeches at the white house correspondents dinner. >> i have even had time to watch the oscars. i was a little disappointed in that movie "the last emperor." i thought it was going to be about don regan. >> george w. bush has got a bran