on 90.1o c-span radio fm in the washington, d.c. area, online at c-span.org, or download our c-span radio app. , from ourht on q&a emergency manager of detroit, kevin or -- former emergency ,anager of detroit, kevin orr talks about overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in our country's history. >> if detroit had taken that money when the stock market went down and had invested it in an index fund, dow jones industrial, standard & poor's, whatever. the stock market is now trading him is three times what it was. they not

road to the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> ahead of tonight's forum, you can share your thoughts on c-span's facebook page on what you expect to hear from candidates. you can weigh in at facebook.com/c-span or send a tweet that c-span. leticia writes things to help the middle class that's not abortion, benghazi, terrorist. paul writes i want to hear about legalizing the growing of hemp strengthening native american relations and getting tougher on illegal immigration. we read more comments i had of the forum. while we wait for the remarks of the young african leaders summit we will take a look at washington journal. host: medicare markets 50th anniversary. here to discuss that the former administrator from the centers for medicare and medicaid services from 1990 to 1992. dr. robert berenson the acting administered are from 2000 to 2001, thank you for being here. i want to show viewers and you what president lyndon b. johnson had to say 50 years ago when he signed this legislation into law. pres. johnson: there are over 50 million americans over the age of

eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio on 91 .4 fm. or download the c-span radio app. >> next, some of the recent forum on national security hosted by the aspen institute. top officials in u.s. national security, defense, homeland security, defense, and counterterrorism took part. homeland security secretary jeh johnson took part in this event. [applause] >> thanks very much. thanks, clark. thanks to the aspen institute for having me back. it is a pleasure to have the secretary jeh johnson. i will not go through his biography. you will have it in your pamphlet. as i was preparing for this, the two things that struck me as most interesting -- it's difficult to know where to start in an interview with the secretary. he was involved in some of the thorniest issues the obama administration inherited from the george w. bush administration. he rescinded don't ask, don't tell. he was in charge of the fraught issue of figuring out how to shut down the risen at guantÁnamo. the risk -- the list goes on and on. with that background, it does make y

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eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in washington, d.c., online or download our c-span radio app. on american artifacts, to mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima and visited anapan, we exhibit at the american university museum in washington, d.c. peter: i am peter kuznick, professor of history at american university and director of american university's nuclear studies institute. i began our institute back in 1995. the institute was born in the midst of the controversy around the in only gay -- enola gay exhibit which was going to be held at the smithsonian institution but got canceled. this was an attempt by the smithsonian to do an honest and balanced exhibit about the decision to drop the bomb and the consequence of the atomic bombing. this was in 1995, the 50th anniversary. the smithsonian a civic got canceled. -- exhibit got canceled. the museum in hiroshima and nagasaki asked to bring some of those artifacts to american university and do an exhibit here on the 50th

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white house coverage of the presidential candidates continues live from the iowa state fair on c-span, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org . as the candidates wealthy fairgrounds and speak at the des moines register's candidate soapbox. monday, republican scott walker, followed by carly fiorina at 1:00 and senator lindsey graham at 4:00. tuesday morning, senator marco rubio and governor john kasich at 5:00. on wednesday, republican rick perry will speak at 11:00. on friday, senator ted cruz and on saturday, republican governor chris christie at noon and governor bobby jindal at 1:00. c-span's campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook @cspanhistory. each week, american history a" brings youeric archival films that tell the story of american history. pearl harbor.f from okinawa to the third and fifth fleets, japan came under the in rain of ruin. up to the japanese home islands, they shelled the mainland almost without opposition. 's strategy was bringing the enemy to

eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in washington, d.c., online or download our c-span radio app. on american artifacts, to mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima and visited anapan, we exhibit at the american university museum in washington, d.c. peter: i am peter kuznick, professor of history at american university and director of american university's nuclear studies institute. i began our institute back in

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listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c., area online at www.c-span.org, or .ownloadpan radio app >> theodore roosevelt becomes president after the assassination of william the kinley. family, first her lady edith roosevelt renovates .he entire floor by adding a social secretary to the payroll, she creates the office of the first lady and changed the name from executive mansion to the white house. it is roosevelt, this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's original series, "first ladies: influence and image," examining the public and private lives of the women who filled andposition of first lady their influence on the presidency. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> coming up next, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell , a kentucky republican, on the career of john sherman cooper who represented kentucky in the u.s. senate between 1946 and 1973. senator mcconnell talks about cooper's personal life and his impact on the state. this 55 minute program was hosted by somerset community college in somerset, kentucky. rep. rogers: senator mc

listen to c-span movies at 90.1 fm at the washington area, c-span.org, or download be c-span radio app. >> recently, american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting at st. louis, missouri. we spoke with professors and graduate students about research. this interview is 20 minutes. >> alexa roberts, history of professor at penn state. and author of "a misplaced massacre, struggling over the memory of sand creek." what was the massacre? prof. kelman: november 1864, the third colorado regiment, federal soldiers, and part of the first colorado regiment attacked a peaceful encampment of arapahos. in southeasstern colorado. the native people were camped along the banks of small creeks, sand creek. and became one of the flashpoints in the plains indian wars, and also an important emblem of how the civil war played out in indian country. >> how many victims? >> that is somewhat disputed. somewhere between 150, 225. what is not disputed is the overwhelming majority of people killed were women, children, or the elderly. this was a camp under peace chiefs, made u

. >> c-span is online for the iowa state fair and the road to the white house coverage. our coverage is on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. the schedule. on thursday morning starting at 11:30, it is republican mike huckabee followed by democrats martin o'malley and jim webb. eastern, at 10:30 republican jeb bush. starting at noon on saturday, republican rick santorum at noon followed by democrats lincoln chafee and editor bernie sanders, and on sunday afternoon, republican than carson at 5:00 and george pataki at 5:30. campaign 2016, taking you on the road to the white house. of theer: tonight, part conference with remarks from liberal activist, discussing how to elect more democrats to local office. former ohio state senator nina turner also looked at 2014 voter turnout and why it was so low. here is that now. >> last year was the lowest voter turnout in our country in 70 years. now, think about what was happening in the united states of america. we were busy with a war, called war, so 70 years. so people are opting out because they do not believe that folks who will be elect space really give a -- about

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the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span .org. catherine figaro was nine years old when she watched her arrested.ing recently, the 15-year-old son on a panel of undocumented about the talking sheriff's handling of immigration laws. this is from the annual conference held in phoenix in july. it is one hour and 10 minutes. carlos: this panel is called "the people versus arpaio." we have an amazing panel. we will start out today with a small video. it is important to show the video because it showcases one of our own panelists and sheds a little bit of light into our world. you'll be able to see a little bit. there are some clips of the chain gangs, jails, and what he has done to our community. and the filmmaker is in the room and the full-length film will be showing tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. in room 223 and catherine will be there as well. i want to invite everyone there. you should see the full film and join them tomorrow. we will go ahead and get started and it is about a five-minute clip for the movie. >> breaking news coming to us r

c-span is at the iowa state far. live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org as the candidates walk the fairgrounds and speak at the des moines register's candidate soap box. here is the schedule. saturday, republican rick santorum at noon followed by democrats lincoln chafee at 12:30 and senator bernie sanders at 3:00. on sunday afternoon, republicans ben carson at 5:00 and george pataki at 5:30. c-span's campaign 2016 taking you on the road to the white house. >>> each week american history tv's real america brings you archival film that help tell the story of the 20th century. in april a 1964, american and iranian armed forces conducted a series of joint military exercises designed to send a cold war message to the soviet union, which then shared a 1,400 mile border with iran. exercise delawar was documented in this episode of the big picture, a television series produced by the u.s. army. delawar is a persian word meaning courageous. the united states and iran were allies from the time of a 1953 british and u.s. experted coup d'etat until the overthrow of the shaw in 1979. >> iran is a distant land halfw

listen to c-span radio on 90.1 fm in the washington d.c. area online at c-span.org, or download our c-span radio app. sunday night on q&a, from our emergency manager of detroit kevin or -- former emergency manager of detroit, kevin orr talks about overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in our country's history. >> if detroit had taken that money when the stock market went down and had invested it in an index fund, dow jones industrial, standard & poor's, whatever. the stock market is now trading him is three times what it was. they not only would have tripled their money, they could've paid their pensions in full and gotten back to the business of what scald the 13th check giving pensioners a 13th check at the end of the year in addition to the 12 they are due. it could've fixed itself it they had comes -- if there had been some sober management. if you have strong leadership, focus leadership, you can resolve these problems, but it takes a lot of effort. >> and a night on the spans "q&a." >> president obama today called on congress to

not only on c-span, but also c-span radio and c-span.org. let's take a call. it is mike up first on the democrats line. go ahead. caller: i want to talk a little bit about the arrangement. i think it would make sense to ,end the time for the debate and have everybody on that, but , ory half hour scramble rotate, who is on the stage. they don't as the same question to all 10 candidates anyway. debate, with everybody on the stage for three hours, instead of two, and ask questions of all the different hours, andover three have them all out there. that is basically all i have to say. host: a question about format. both of you can weigh in. guest: what i would say to that -- i agree with the caller in the sense that there should be some way to work out to get everybody on stage. they are all candidates. you're looking at some people who may not get in who are twice elected governors from major states. it's not like they are minor players. i think there should have been some arrangement, some level of creativity, applied here to make sure that everybody had their ch

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eastern on c-span c-span radio, and c-span.org. next, discussion on the application of immigration laws in arizona. then join jen -- general martin dempsey and secretary carter. after that a conversation on the latest batch of e-mails from secretary of state clinton release from the state department. catherine figaro was nine years old when she watched her parents being arrested in a raid six years ago. the 15-year-old sat on a panel of undocumented immigrants and activist talking about them -- the sheriff's handling of loss. this is from the net roots nation conference in phoenix in july. it is one hour, 10 minutes. carlos: this panel is called “the people versus arpaio.” we have an amazing panel. we will start out today with a small video. it is important to show the video because it showcases one of our own panelists and sheds a little bit of light into our world. you'll be able to see a little bit. there are some clips of the chain gangs, jails, and what he has done to our community. and the filmmaker is in the room and the ful

"road to the white house 2016" on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> for white house cabinet members and joint chiefs of staff testified about the iran nuclear agreement at a senate armed services committee. this focus on the military perspective of the deal, with much of the testimony coming from secretary of defense ashton carter and martin dempsey. senator mccain chairs this three-hour hearing. sen. mccain: good morning. the committee meets today on the joint country has a plan of action which the u.s. and other major powers have signed with iran. we welcome our distinguished witnesses and thank them for joining us today. we appreciate the senators and secretary moniz and lew being here. for the record, i did not request the presence of it secretary kerry or moniz or secretary lew. i'm glad they are here, as their desire to do so. since this focus is today's hearing it's on a strategic and military implications of the iran agreement. what we want to know, among other things, is how this agreement will affect regional security proliferation, and the balance of power in the middle e

the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span .org. catherine figaro was nine years old when she watched her arrested.ing recently, the 15-year-old son on a panel of undocumented about the talking sheriff's handling of immigration laws. this is from the annual conference held in phoenix in july. it is one hour and 10 minutes. carlos: this panel is called

eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 online, or download our c-span radio app. >> american history tv is featuring c-span's original series, "first ladies: influence an image" throughout the rest of the year. c-span produced the series with the white house historical association. conversations with experts, video tours of historic sites, and questions from c-span's audience. we tell the stories of americans 45 for sleeve. now, edith roosevelt on "first ladies: influence an image." >> that was edith roosevelt, speaking in new york city 20 years after she left the white house. she was the matriarch to a rambunctious family and her husband, theodore roosevelt, was as outgoing as she was private. she was the groundbreaking manager of the white house, overseeing a major renovation that added a west wing, separating the family quarters from the president's office is for the first time. good evening and welcome to c-span's series, "first ladies." edith roosevelt will usher in season two of the seri

and, c-span's road to the white onse is providing coverage c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio. llowing the live forum, you can provide your comments on facebook or twitter. house 2016 onite c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> at night on the communicators, democratic representatives on cyber security issues and how to combat recent data breaches. >> the most recent attack on the office of personnel management, but also on target, home depot, so many other private corporations have had customer information stolen. have realized this, we can try very hard to keep ahead of the hackers, but what we need to do is think about how we minimize the need for customers to put their private information on to websites. there are legal prohibitions on the government sharing classified information with the private sector. there are legal prohibitions from the private sector are sharing information back to the agentsent and acting as of the government. that is not allowed. what we want to do is allow those barriers to be removed, so that you could share information on features very narrowl

eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area. online at c-span.org or download our radio app. >> we will look at how the iran nuclear agreement will affect iranian politics and relations with its neighbors. journalists who cover the region spoke at the johns hopkins school of international studies. this is one hour. >> welcome. it is an honor and a pleasure to present this. i will leave the former -- formal introductions. i want to give you another programming note. we are doing more on the iran deal next monday, august 10 at a panel called -- with a powerhouse lineup. and our senior fellow on iran. moderated i call salem. they will examine expectations across the region and changing security relationships and implications for u.s. policy. these go home and register. it is my pleasure to hand off the lead or today's event to our host. he will introduce today's speakers and moderate the discussion. over to you. thank you. daniel: i will do this very quickly because we are pressed for time. we have some competition from the preside

re-airing this weekend on c-span radio. we will continue to follow all the presidential candidates, including senator sanders at liberty university. he is scheduled to speak their september 15. our coverage of the iowa state fair and the des moines register soapbox will continue tomorrow. event at nooninal eastern time, senator chris christie will be at the soapbox. that will be followed at 1:00 eastern time by governor bobby jindal. today, senator ted cruz was on hand. he spoke for about minutes. here's is our coverage from the iowa state fair this morning. [applause] much.ruz: thank you very god bless the great state of iowa. [applause] how many of y'all watched the debate in cleveland? what an amazing array of talent that was on that stage. how fantastic is it that we have so many young, passionate, dynamic leaders stepping up to leave this party and to lead the united states of america. [applause] contrast: and what a with the democrats. [laughter] sen. cruz: i'm pretty sure the first democratic the base is going to con

we will have live coverage here on c-span and c-span radio.us from rockford, illinois on the democrats line. guest: thank you very much for taking my call. number one, i like to know, is it possible that we can get on the same page with elizabeth warren, who addressed the banking issue of 2008 and the debacle of the fraud that took place. let's look at the 13 national banks that were convicted of fraud. what about the 4 million people because still suffering of the financial debacle that took place? issue.ake one that hasany person been accountable for their actions at these banks that committed fraud? only onene -- the talking about this is elizabeth warren. those bernie sanders agree with elizabeth warren, and furthermore, would it be possible for bernie sanders and elizabeth warren to come forward to bring this country back together? host: would you vote for the ticket, ron? guest: without question. number one, we have to understand two things. the truth has been disguised by fox news. it's hard to describe fox news without saying they are

and c-span's road to the white house is providing live coverage of the form on c-span, c-span radio, d c-span.org. the new hampshire union leader along with media organizations from the early caucus of primary states are sponsoring this forum. , following the live forum you can provide input by joining our call-in program or adding comments on facebook and twitter. road to the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> on capitol hill, the house is out for the august recess. the senate is in today at 2:00 eastern time for what is expected to be there last week for the recess. working today on a bill to defund planned parenthood. we spoke with a reporter earlier this morning about that issue. >> peter sullivan of the hill to talk about today's votes so, when will it take place and what is this first vote? guest: it will take place this afternoon, probably later in the afternoon. it is a procedural vote to actually get on to start the debate on the bill to defund planned parenthood and cut off the several million dollars as you mentioned. the vote is likely to fail bec

c-span there throughout the next week and a half. we hope you tune in here on c-span television, c-span radio, and online at c-span.org. front page of the washington times, the krclinton e-mails ha data drawn by spy satellites. the revelation that hillary clinton's previous e-mails contain sensitive information derived from spy satellites undercuts her defense that she had no reason to believe she was dealing with classified information. that according to security expert larry johnson. telling the washington times, if she's so ignorant she doesn't recognize this type of information in the e-mail is being classified, it just calls into question her overall competence. next is carl joining us from beverly springs, west virginia, republican line. on the clinton e-mails, what impact do you think this has on her campaign? good morning. >> caller: good morning. i really don't know where to start with this. i think the clintons are in a class all by themselves when it comes to white-collar crime. going all the way back to the rose law firm records that she had, investing $1,000 in cattle futures and two months later turning i

saturdays in august on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington dc area, online at c-span.org, or download our c-span radio app. debate, the first one, tonight in cleveland. and tomorrow morning on "washington journal" reaction to tonight presidential debate. and this afternoon, and expected news conference with senator mitch mcconnell. host: we are welcoming to the table tom manger, the president of the major chiefs association and the chief for the montgomery county placed a prominent in maryland. we want to talk about a real spike in crimes around the country in big cities. a lot of variables involved, such as? guest: you know, when we start talking amongst ourselves as chiefs of the large cities around the country, we all are noticing the spike in homicides, shootings. and so we decided to get together. we got together just a few days ago on monday and what we found was that not only were we all sing this spike in violent crime, -- seeing this spike in violent crime, but we're seeing commonali

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c-span radio has been letting you listen into those. very interesting conversations between president johnson, key advisors and members of congress. check it out at c-span.org. open (202) are 748-8001 for republicans. democrats, (202) 748-8000. for independents, (202) 748-8002 . let's go to tony on the democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. about all of these voting rights changes and i out inlack people came the numbers they did because of president obama. i know the vote is important but i think this has a lot to do about nothing. out in the numbers theywhen the blacksd voted for president obama, it scared the republican party so they are going through all of these things. unless someone does something to address the needs of the black people in the united states, black people will not come out in those numbers again. no candidate out here right now that is addressing or even talking about us. new voting think the restrictions are driven by a fear of changing demographics. if you look at the 2008 a lector at -- electorate,

the road to the white house 2016 on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> officials from the dea, the white house and other federal agencies testified tuesday about how to stop the increase in heroine abuse and how pain relief medications have contributed to the problem. they were at a hearing at the homeland security committee it is one hour 15 minutes. >> our nation faces a profound challenge with the growing heroine epidemic. last year, a number of heroin deaths grew by a shocking 72%. while northwestern wisconsin suffered six overdoses in six days this february. clearly this is a problem that does not discriminate by race or class and transcends geography. earlier this year, the white house released the 2016 -- 2015 drug overdose mortality data. the data shows that while drug deaths related to prescription opioids has remained stable since 2012 -- the mortality rate with heroin increased by 39% and was more than triple the levels in 2012. that represents the third year in a row that the number of heroin deaths has increased nationwide. this past weekend the report of the tragic st

live from the iowa state fair on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. him as they speak at the candidate soapbox. republicans, senator marco rubio at 1130, and governor john kasich get five. on wednesday, rick perry will speak at 11. on friday afternoon at 2:30 ..m., it is tattered ted cruz on saturday, republican governors chris christie at noon and bobby jindal at 1 p.m. join the twitter conversation at #dmr soapbox. taking you on the road to the white house. >> coming up on the next washington journal, discussion on education reform. our guest is campbell brown, journalist and cofounder and editor in chief of the 74, website dedicated to education issues. then aaron brockovich on the epa's role in responsible -- and responsibilities on the spill in colorado. every morning at 7 a.m. on c-span. you can join the conversation by your phone calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> republican presidential candidate carly fiorina speaking at the des moines register soapbox at the iowa state fair. topics included energy security, the iran their agreeme

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

eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area. or download our c-span radio app. >>> reuters has reporteded that the state department office set up to independently grade global efforts to fight human trafficking was pressured into inflating assessments of 14 countries. the result is that cuba and malaysia upgraded taken off "the blacklist" of countries that have failed to combat modern day slavery. members of the senate foreign relations committee will hold a hearing at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the times has a futility index when it comes to looking at congress. >> vimi started it in 2011 when congress was hitting the depths of what i call legislative utility. nothing was getting passed. i came up with a system of measuring how much action is going on in congress. given where things were, i called it the legislative futility index. the latest one suggests things are getting better. we're still sticking with ledge la length legislative futility. >> you chart total floor votes cast. with those two in mind paint a picture of

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if you're just tuning in, or listening in on c-span radio, we are focusing on retirement, and how youre preparing. aired a special committee on aging at retirement issues, in which someone said that many have to work longer because they are not preparing for retirement. [video clip] age is at an older becoming increasingly common. yes, some retirees have always jobs, but what is different now is that today's baby boomers are either continuing to work much longer, or approaching work not as an afterthought, but as a pillar of their retirement plan. the numbers tell the story. in 1991, just 11% of workers expected to retire after age 65. today, more than three times that number expect to retire after age 65. 10% don't plan to retire. two thirds of workers say they plan to work for pay and retirement. here is the hitch. normal workers for a work and retirement, but a very small percentage do. working for pay, a few years longer, to make a huge difference and financial security as we age. i suspect that one of the reasons people aren't continuing to work is that they can't find a job, and

eastern on c-span radio. 1isten to c-span radio on 90. fm in the washington, d.c. area come online at cspan.org, or download the c-span radio app. >> when the senate takes its august break, we will feature book tv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span2 beginning at 8:00 eastern, and at the end of the summer, look for two book tv programs. we are live from the nation's capital for the 15th annual national book festival, followed on sunday with our live "in depth" program with former second lady visitsc-span cities tour literary and historic sites across the nation to hear from local historians, authors, and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span2's booktv and tv.an3's american history with congress on summer recess, on c-span eachs day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. welcome to austin, texas on booktv, located in the central part of the state, austin has been the capital since 1839, 3 years after texas won its independence froxi

eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area, online at cspan.org or download our c-span radio app. >>> next, a look at mexico's political and economic future with a former u.s. ambassador to mexico. and a political science professor from the mexico autonomous institute of technology. they discuss allegations of corruption within the mexican government and how the recent escape of drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman is an indication of the country's many challenges. this was hosted by the interamerican dialogue. it's about an hour and 40 minutes. >>> good morning. and thank you all for joining us today. it seems like it wasn't too long ago when this was a lot of talk, at least in this city about mexico's promise mexico's moment. a new administration. a political pact among its main parties. and latin america's most ambitious and wide-ranging reform agenda that seemed to enjoy broad support. in fact, many important measures were enacted in a short period of time. lately, however, the news from mexico has been of greater concern

eastern on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area, online at www.c-span.org or download our c-span radio at. >> current and former health care officials from both political parties marked the 50th anniversary of medicare and medicaid. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning everyone. i'm delighted to be part of this rich conversation and to be joined in that conversation with nancy and bill, and am going to make the bold prediction that everyone in this room knows their history, and it's also published in your brochure, so i will not go into great detail, but they were both, of course, administrators at cms and beyond. i'm going to contribute a little bit of history to the first panel that got us going. when i was at the kaiser family foundation, we decided to produce a documentary to mark the 40th anniversary of medicare and medicaid, and i had the great treat and privilege of interviewing the ama president who mrs. rob referred to and his name was dr. edward ennis. i interviewed him in 2004. he was 9491 at that point. he was

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

on c-span radio. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the d.c. area online at c-span.org or download our c-span radio app. >>> labor secretary tomas perez recently testified before a senate subcommittee on a proposed rule aimed at eliminating conflicts of interest. the obama administration maintains the rules would discourage bending exclusive conflict of interest rules while financial industry representatives say the change would increase costs for future retirees. a second panel of witnesses included critics of the proposed rule. >> welcome to our visitors, and welcome our secretary of labor. secretary perez, and our other members who will testify in a little bit and glad to have my ranking member franken here. he keeps me straight all the time. if not straight, at least he keeps me laughing. >> you keep me laughing too. is that the proper thing to say. >> that sounds good. >> no, we're good friends, we are. and you are the co-sponsor of my very first bill. >> which you mentioned on television, which i appreciate. >> you're very welcome. >> that

on c-span radio a couple of weeks ago we played the audio of senator church from idaho. and if you listen to what you said back then about listening on phone conversations and trying to tap into your information, we could play that convey and it is the same argument. that day and it is the same argument. a lot of the questions about intelligence really start going through these investigations and it is interesting with the national security agency today and those questions. the church and pike committees are looking at the cia and the nsaand to some extent the and the recognize that the biggest threat in terms of potential violations of privacy and listening in on americans to come from increasing electronic communication. they are all sharing idea that surveillance does change things. that knowing you were under surveillance for have an impact -- will have an impact and that by having a surveillance initiated cia was specifically looking at anti-vietnam war protesters under the belief that they might be influenced by some foreign power in order to work against american