on sunday at 1:15, pulitzer prize winner speaks with charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> and i began to speak about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history. many of them wrote history including john kennedy. and even though those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives and realized it is essential to the role of a leader.

" then lease the two charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents throughout the years who have been readers of history. many of them wrote history including john kennedy and even those who do not have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives. they realized it is essential to the role of a leader, whether it is the presidency or leadership of any kind. cause and effect. history matters. announcer: good to go to the.org for the complete weekend schedule. booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. announcer: mayor mitch landrieu gave a speech about race at the center for american progress. this is just over an hour.

pulitzer prize-winning historian david macola speaks with former news anchor charles gibson about hislection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history including john kennedy and even though-- those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history of their lives and realized that it's essential to the role of a leader, whether it's the presidency or leadership about any kind, not cause and effect. history matters. >> go to book tv.org for the complete we can schedule. >> on tuesday members returned to the british house of commons for the first day of the new parliament since the june 8, general election. during the session speech or-- the speaker was reelected as speaker and following the vote

david mccullough speaks with former news anchor charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> and i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history. many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. and even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman, read history all their lives. and realize that it's essential to the role of a leader. whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind. it's about cause and effect. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> "washington journal" continues. host: and we are now joined by philip wegmann, he's the commentary writer of "the washington examiner." and he're

at 1:15 eastern, the pulitzer prize winning historian speaks with charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history. many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. even those who did not have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives. essential toit is the role of the leader, whether it is the presidency or leadership of any kind. not cause and effect. history matters. >> "washington journal" continues. . host: welcome back. it is time for our weekly spotlight on magazines. this week, we are talking about a piece in "popular mechanics" written by joe pappalardo about the air force's new weapon, disposable drones. thanks for being with us. people have a better sense of the traditional drones. what are disposable drones, apart from what they sound might? guest: sure. one of the interesting things happening now in military technology is drones are getting smaller and more capable and , soiles are getting smarter the evolution

pulitzer prize winning historian david mccullough speak with former news anchor and journalist charles gibson for his collection of speeches on american principles. >> and i began to think about the great presidents. down the years. who have been avid readers of history.many of them wrote history including john kennedy. and even though we did not have the benefit of a college education like harry truman, they read history all of their lives. and realize that it is essential to the role of a leader. whether it is the presidency or leadership of any kind. cause and effect. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> former german chancellor helmut kohl has died at the age of 87. he served as chancellor from 1982 to 1998. when east and west germany were reunited and a single country. in 1999, president clinton alerted chesler the us presidential medal of freedom. here is that ceremony, it is one half hour.♪ ♪ [music]

and david mccullough speaking with charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principlesegan to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of a history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. and even those that did not have the benefit of a college education, like harry truman, read history all their lives. and realized that it is essential to the role of a leader, whether it is the presidency or leadership of any kind, it is about cause and effect. history matters. >> go to but tv.org for the complete weekend schedule -- go to book tv.org for the complete weekend schedule. a look at the ideology behind violent extremism and what the u.s. can do to counter it. we hear testimony from the former counter is a that counterterrorism director who calls for more funding of ideological warfare programs that focus on building -- >> good morning. this hearing is called to order. i want to thank the witnesses for your testimony and for taking the time, for your courage. the mission of this committee is pretty straightforward.

on sunday at 1:15, pulitzer prize winner speaks with charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> and i began to speak about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history. many of them wrote history including john kennedy. and even though those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives and realized it is essential to the role of a leader. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> i will be your >> hoshost for the evening. bear with me for a few house keeping rules. please silence anything that might make noise so we can avoid awkward interruuptions during t event. step up so the audience and author can hear you and c-span and our recording can hear you as well. i speak for everyone who has attended the events before that you put your question in the form of a question and when the event is over we would appreciate it if you could help out the staff by folding up the chair and leaning it against something sturdy. we are pleased to welcome a

on sunday, pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough speaks with former news anchor charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents who have been avid readers of history. many of them wrote history including john kennedy. even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education realizedy truman, and that it is essential to the role of a leader. whether it is the presidency or leadership of any kind. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. sees that was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and his brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. mariska hargitay is a star on the series law and owners special victims unit. the hearing focused on law enforcement backlog on untested rape kits and resources for rape victims. this is two hours. >> good morning. on behalf of my fellow cochairs on this task force, want to look at you all to our exceptional panel of witnesses and members of the task force.

on sunday, david mccullough speaks with former news anchor and journalist charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy, and even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives. and realized that it's essential to the role of a leader, whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind, not cause and effect. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >>> sunday night on "after words," utah republican senator mike lee talks about forgotten historical figures, interviewed by the acting solicitor general. >> they come to you gradually, i asked friends and other people i knew who they thought should get more credit than they get. and in the case of kanasataga, this was an indian chief who understood the principle of federalism because they lived it for centuries before we were our own country. i was intrigued because his is not a name

sunday at 1:15 eastern, historian david mccullough speaks with charles gibson about his collection ofpeeches on american principles. >> i am beginning to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives. and realized that it is essential to the role of a leader, whether it is the presidency or leadership of any kind, not cause and effect. history matters. xcode to book tv.org for the complete we can schedule. defeatednate narrowly 53 to 47 legislation that would've brought arms sale to saudi arabia agreed to by president trump in may. image was introduced paul rand -- by rand paul. >> pursuant to the arms export

pulitzer prize winning david mccullough starts with former news anchor charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education, like harry truman, read history all their lives. they realized that is essential to the role of a leader, whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind. it's a cause and effect. history matters. >> go to tv .org for the complete weekend schedule. >> c-span, where history unfold daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider.

eastern pulitzer prize winning historian david speaks with former news anchor and journalist charles gibson about his collection of speech on american principles. >> and i begin to think about the great dresses don the year who have been avid readers of history. many of them wrote history including john kennedy. and even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives. and realized that is essential to the role of a leader whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind. about cause and effect. here's history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete schedule. >> sunday night on afterwards utah republican senator mike lee talks about forgotten historical figure who is fought against big government in his book written out of history. senator lee is interviewed by former acting solicitor general neil. >> when you're on the lookout for them, they come to you gradually i asked friends other people i knew who they thought should get more credit than they get. and in the case -- this is an indian chief who was from the tribe, and h

eastern, pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough starts with warmer news anchor charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. even those who didn't benefit have a college education like harry truman, read history all their life. i realized that it's essential to the role of a leader, whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind. it's a cause and effect. history matters. >> go to but tv .org for the complete weekend schedule. this weekend cities booked were takes tv and american history tv to hyde park new york as we explore the history and literary life of a town that come to be synonymous with the story of franklin roosevelt eleanor roosevelt and the extended roosevelt family. saturday at noon eastern on the tv an exclusive interview with david roosevelt, grandson of fdr and eleanor as he talks about his memoir, grandeur, personal history of elinor roosevelt from his home on the roosevelt hyd

eastern, pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough speaks to charles gibson about the collection of speeches on american principles. >> great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, any of them wrote history including john kennedy, even those who didn't have the benefit, read history all their lives. and realized it is essential to the role of a leader, leadership of any kind, not cause and effect. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> sunday on qa day. >> very deeply committed to presenting his story. >> part one of our interview with pulitzer prize-winning biographer david garreau who talks about his book rising star, the making of barack obama which covers president obama's life up to his winning the presidency. >> i think barack's political aspirations and sense of destiny lead him to push sheila yeager aside. during that time there was a well-known figure hugely respected man, anyone in black chicago believed couldn't go higher because he was married to a white woman so in the political tradition of black chicago