and just moments from now historian ron chernow is set to hit the stage. a comedian, right. instead of roasting the president and the press corp, though, he'll share his perspective on american politics and history and where we stand as a nation today. although he did promise in a statement it's not going to be dry. all of this happening against the backdrop of another tragedy. this one in san diego, and the investigation is ongoing at this hour into a deadly shooting at a california synagogue on this last day of passover. once again leaving an american community to mourn another senseless act. i want to bring in our panel. joining me now princeton university professor of religion and african studies. former speechwriter for president obama. anita mcbride, former chief of staff to first lady laura bush. the comedian joins us as well who performed at ronald reagan's 1988 white house correspondence dinner. and simone on the red carpet at the dinner for us. i want to start with you because so much has changed to say the least since 1988, and i wonder what you

historian ron chernow spoke. he wrote the biography of alexander hamilton. he joked hamilton was lucky to emigrate to the u.s. before it was full, as president trump has suggested. chernow was great. i said this dinner was a nice reset after previous controversies. always a star-studded event as well. then there, just journalists from d.c., political folks who were there in the room celebrating the first amendment. chernow, he has good lines, he says we now have to fight hard for basic truths that we once took for granted, when you chip away at the press you chip away at our democracy. he was also funny as well. i know that you are upset that you missed it, so i don't want to show you any pictures. oh, i guess i will. >> oh, the group photos. >> except for these group photos here where members, your former d.c. colleagues, still abc colleagues, amazing. people said this was like some type of ad for a designer label. >> who? who said that? who said that? produce the evidence. on my facebook. ipts. >> oh my goodness. >> but you know, janai, you were still miss

thank you to ron chernow. can't wait to hear you speak, sir. thank you to megan lieberman and the entire team at siriux xm. and my firstnews, home in journalism. thank you to greg and his team at happy cog for overhauling our website. thank you for american university. audience,t into the thank you to advocate for the committee to protect journalists, as well as the president of the national association of journalists, sarah glover. this is a big one. thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for the staff here at the washington hilton. your professionalism and your warmth, your attention to detail, you have always made this a special event. and a very special thank you to someone whose counsel has always steered us in the right direction whose particular talents got an unusually robust workout this year. our lawyer, george. [applause] when the white house stripped credentials, i did the easy work of saying no president could pick and choose who covers him, while george did the hard work of filing a briefing on support of cnn. [applause] an th

brian, according to you, how was ron chernow received?y well received in the room, so to speak and out among members of the public that watched as well. this is a very serious time. journalists in newsroom across the country do feel they are under a certain amount of threat from the president's rhetoric and from others. so ron chernow brought a historical perspective to this and pointed out the relationship between the president and the president has always been adversarial and how it should be. but he said it should never be venomus. here is another thing he said last night. >> washington felt malaligned and misunderstood by the president but he never generalized that against an institution. >> the insinuation is clear that the past presidents did not call the media as the enemy of the people. >> politicians in diapers must be changed often and for the same reason. good night and god bless america. >> reporter: mark twain never fails and chernow recalled history and bringing the past into the present day and into the future. so he was we

chernow to twots chernow's reputation in biography." you know about a little book maybe."hamilton," i didn't tell him what to say, i told him roughly how long he had to say it. welcomingn me in ron chernow. [applause] ron: thank you for that lovely introduction. a consent but i was surprised when i received the invitation to speak your tonight. -- i knew that they were not up for as an international sexed symbol, right?then he told me , they wanted to try boring at this year's dinner, and i said, i can deliver on that, big-time. [applause] [laughter] now you're talking my language. so here i am currently a 20 minute sedative for the evening. [laughter] it is nice to see such a healthy turnout tonight. as you all know, on tuesday the president let it be known he wanted members of his of ministration to stay away. at first i was puzzled by this news but then i learned that rumor was circulating in washington but i was going to be reading aloud from the redacted portions of the mueller report, and everything was explained. [laughter] [applause] course, there has been some squ

i don't think anybody expected anything less from chernow. he is an incredible writer in and of itself, but beyond that, i think he also reminded us of the relationship that past presidents have had with the press. they have not always been good ones to say the least, and it is our job to always question people and power, and no matter what to stay strong and to stay committed to what we are trying to do, which is facts first. >> and ron chernow is outstanding. there was this huge question of what was going to happen at this dinner in the absence of a comedian. he delivered a speech that narrated the history of journalists in the white house. he made the case for the free press. >> and he was funny. >> something else happening this weekend. >> what's that? >> i don't think either one of us saw it, though. >> what's that? >> avengers. >> a shattered box office records with a stunning $350 million opening weekend in the u.s. and canada. the fourth and final avenger's movie drew $1.2 billion in ticket sales worldwide, everybody, beating records

. -- chernow. >> bombings in sri lanka killed almost 300 people in sri lanka. secretary of state mike pompeo blamed the attack on islamic terrorist. he talked about the bombings at the state department, leading off the briefing of ending sanctions of countries importing oil from iran. sec. pompeo: before i make my announcement regarding our pressure campaign against the islamic campaign against iran, i want to address yesterday's attack in sri lanka. what was supposed to be a joyful easter sunday was marred by a horrific wave of islamic radical terrorist bloodshed. heartbreaking that a country which has strived so hard for peace in recent years, has been targeted by these terrorists. we mourn the loved ones of the victims, some of whom an

this year's keynote speaker is historian and author roger now -- ron chernow. [applause] >> [speaking french] everyone, was for my mother, a formidable frenchwoman we lost to cancer a year ago. i have bad news, i am delivering the whole speech, not just the four-page summary of its principal conclusions. i want to start by acknowledging our journalism award winners. congratulations and thank you for reminding us how vital a free and independent news media is to the health of this republic. [applause] >> one thing this position teaches you is gratitude. i have a lot of thank you spewed thank you first of foremost my family and dear friends from near and far who came here tonight. thank you to all of the members of the white house correspondents association am a ,nd thank you to our guests republicans, democrats, men and women in uniform, united in support of the first amendment. [applause] in the rushinds me, bbedn adolescent -- ad-li punchline, i forgot a piece of business. ladies and gentlemen, to the first amendment. board.ou to this and to my immediate prede

thank you to ron chernow. can't wait to hear you speak, sir. >> [applause] olivier: thank you to the entire team at for your support and forence and -- at sirius xm your support and patience, and to yahoo! news. team you to greg and his for overhauling our website. thank you to american university encouragingip in american journalism. thank you do advocates from the committee to protect journalists, as well as the president of the national association of black journalists, sarah glover. >> [applause] olivier: this is a big one. thank you, thank you, thank you to the staff here at the washington hilton. your professionalism and your warmth, your attention to detail have always made this special event. and a very special thank you to someone whose counsel has always steered us in the right direction, but whose particular talents got been unusually robust or got this year -- an unusually robust workout this year, our lawyer. when the white house script jim acosta of his credentials, i pointed out no president sho

coverage at 9:30 of the white house correspondents dinner with featured speaker author and historian ron chernow. japanese prime minister shinzo abe is in washington for two days to discuss a range of security and economic issues. on his arrival at the white house, the prime minister and the president spoke to reporters. this is about 25 minutes. pres. trump: thank you very much. it is my honor to have a friend prime minister abe. we have many things to discuss, including trade, including some of the numbers that came out this morning. had a very big number 3.2 gdp for the first quarter, usually the worst quarter. that also included a little bit of a dispute we had during the quarter. so, 3.2 is far above expectation. i guess many think it will -- would be in the ones. knowing that first-quarter seems to always be the lowest, we're off to a good start for the year. if we had the previous administrations low interest rates and quantitative ieasing, pouring money into the system, 3.2 could've been 5. would's really quite, i not like to say surprise but for a lot of people it was a big surprise. ve

chernow headlines the white house correspondents dinner. you can listen on our free radio app. a forum on efforts to prevent violent extremism in countries with weak governments. madeleine albright joins a panel about the importance of governments maintaining their social contracts with citizens. looking panel followed at prioritizing prevention across the federal government. the u.s. institute of peace hosted the event. >> good

. >> and instead of acomedian, the keynote speaker was historian ron chernow who told the journalistsere it take r the highoad when the admio stration is combative t the press. listen. >> donald j. trump is not first and won't be the last american president to create jitters about the first amendment. so be humble, be skeptil, and beware of being infectioned by e very things you're fighting against. the press is a powerful weapon that must always be fired with reluctance and aimed with precision. warren buffett hdy a han saying, always take the road, it is far less crowded there. >> his performance was a far cry esom the controversy in years past. cially last year when comedian michelle woolf was criticed for jokes she made about press secretaryarah sanders. the decision to goith a historian this year over a comedian seemed to go over well. >> it is very hard for even the be comedians to be funny and to be satirical about the president and not cross a line. and it is great to have a great writer and historian as the speaker. >> this is the celebration of the first amendment. i think g

this year's keynote speaker is historian and author ron chernow. >> they told me that they wanted to try ordering at this year's dinner and i said i can deliver on that big-time. you are talking my language. here i am coming your 20 minutes sedative for the dinner this evening. nice to see such a healthy turnout. the president let it be known that he wanted members of his administration to stay away from the dinner and at first i was izzled by this news but then learned a rumor with circulating in washington that i was going to be reading aloud from the redacted portions of the mueller report and everything was explained. someurse, there has been squawking from the comedians and i am sorry about that. frankly, i thought those folks ofld have more of a sense humor about my selection, after all they are comedians. but we need them now more than ever during this surreal interlude in our lives. -- thatrogers said, describes our topsy-turvy moment. when i asked a friend what the atmosphere would be like, he said -- the roman colosseum. being a dutiful historian, i thought i should researc

host: that was ron chernow.nt to see it again, you can watch the event in its entirety on a website, www.c-span.org. philadelphia, democrat line, good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about trump and his followers there at the rally. believe that what we call evangelical christians, evangelical is the word christians used to hide their inside know meon nomian, i believe is how it is pronounced. when i see trump, he is no morality. is this what our country is going to? i'm sorry. i can't accept him. thank you. host: miriam, florida, republican. good morning. good morning. the first lady, i agree with her wholeheartedly. she's a liberal, and yet we can agree on the press and the way they are treating the present. i have watched c-span since 1979 when you first went on the air. i have to comment on the has then who progressive party or the progressive wing, that is the most hateful, meanest man i have , and i wouldc-span like to know who the producer .as i have never seen a guest speak so rudely to t

eastern of the white house correspondents dinner with richard speaker author and historian ron chernow -- andured speaker, author historian ron china. now a discussion on how to prevent violent extremism in countries with weak or failing governments. because include former secretary of state madeleine albright, the u.s. institute of peace hosted the forum -- speakers include former secretary of state madeleine albright. the u.s. institute of peace hosted the forum.

eastern of the white house correspondents' dinner, with featured speaker, author, and historian ron chernowwednesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, attorney general william barr will testify before the senate judiciary committee -- muellerer report, on thursday, he will testify before the house judiciary committee, live on c-span3, c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. we move onto this spring court, can i do say the 10 topics of what you really need to know, and here we go, foundations,wn -- federalism, public opinion, participation, political arteries, interest groups, campaign and elections, congress, the president, and courts. those are the big 10. the entire test covers those 10 topics. >> are you a student preparing for the advanced placement united states government and politics exam? do not miss your chance to be part of "washington journal" annual cram for the exam program on saturday, may for the 9:00 am eastern for a live discussion with high school teachers and zucchini and and daniel larson. >> our question is about long rolling and why it is significant three. oflogroll

the keynote speaker was tstorian ron chernow. he told peopleo take the high ride whenio the administrat is combative toward the press. >> donald j. trump isn't the first and won't be t last to create jitters about the first amdment. be humble, be skeptcam, and beware of being infected by the very thingsou're fighting against. the press is a powerful weapon that must always be fired withl rectance and aimed with precision. warren buffett has a handy saying -- always take the high road. it's far less crowded there. laughter ] >> charnow's speak was a far cry from the controversy in years wst, especially last year when comedian michellef was ade icized for jokes she about press secretary sarah sanders. >> the annual dinner raises money for student scholarships. >>> there's word that attorney neral william barr is threatening not to testify before the house judiciary committee this week. >> this is the latest development in a contentious battle beten the trump administration and democratic leadership.ac news4's trie potts joins us li

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with featured speaker, author and historian ron chernow.esident trump was leaving the white house to deliver a speech to the n.r.a. annual meeting in indianapolis, he spoke to reporters on a wide range of topics including the mueller report findings and the 2020 presidential elections. this is about 10 minutes.

and watch live coverage of the correspondence dinner with featured speaker ron chernow. >>> attorney general william bar wrpg will testify before both and house and senate judiciary committees on the mueller report live wednesday and thursday on may 2nd on c-span 3, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >>> and now labor secretary alex acosta takes part in a conversation regarding labor laws. after the conversation a group of labor experts talk about the future of the international work force. 2019 marked the 20th anniversary which the united states joined in 1934. this is just under

following the rally watch life conch of the white house correspondents sinner featuring ron chernow.ay 1st andnd. . >>> we have more from the road to white house with vermont vermont's bernie sanders. senator sanders held a rally in mad son, wisconsin recently. this is just over 45 minutes. ♪ power to the people ♪ power to the people ♪ power to the people >> thank you, madison!

eastern at the white house correspondence dinner with featured speaker, author and historian ron ch chernow. >>> saturday at 2:30 p.m. eastern, book tv has live coverage from the museum with historians kenneth ackerman and david stewart talking about the new book "the presidents: america's best and worth ranked chief executives." watch c-span2 from the museum. >>> now the council on american islamic relations hosts a conference on islamophobia. human activists talk about islamophobia, anti-semitism and white supremacy. erica lee is the author of "america for americans: a history of xenophobia in the united states." this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >>> welcome to this first panel, this first breakout session on the intersections of islamophobia, anti-semitism, white supremacy. my name isri

following the rally, watch live coverage of the white house correspondents dinner featured speaker, ron chernow. ,> environmentalist denis hayes national coordinator of earth day in 1970, talks about next year's 50th anniversary. the national press club hosted the event. good morning. i am the 112th president of the national press club. if everybody could turn off arer cell phones, there cameras in the room. thank you. >> the united states will completely with drop in the paris climate agreement next year. there is a crisis of plastic waste in our ocean. i would like to wish our guest today, denis hayes, a happy 49th birthday. 49 years ago in 1970, hayes helped launch the first earth day. it was a time when america's eagle, the bald was listed as an endangered species. cities like los angeles was routinely enveloped in thick smog and the cuyahoga river in cleveland was so polluted, caught fire. on the first earth day, 20 million people participated in demonstrations in the effort launched a sweeping series of policy changes in the united states including the clean air act, the clean water act a

following the rally watch life conch of the white house correspondents sinner featuring ron chernow. >>> william barr will testify about the mueller report, live wednesday and thursday may 1st andnd. . >>> we have more from the road to white house with vermont vermont's bernie sanders. senator sanders held a rally in mad son, wisconsin recently. this is just over 45 minutes. ♪ power to the people ♪ power to the people ♪ power to the people >> thank you, madison! ♪ power to the people >> thank you for coming out on this warm, sunny, beautiful afternoon. i was leaving washington this morning and i was wondering, should i take my coat or not? right decision, good. let me thank anthony and leslie kale for singing the national anthem. let me thank the sean michael darken bands. let me thank james alexander for his remarks and let me thank sarah trombone for introducing me. most of all, thank you all very much for being out this afternoon to complete the political revolution and transform this country. and i want to emphasize that what this campaign is about is not just winning the democra

with ron chernow. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impactming up this morning, center for climate and security director discusss the national security risks of climate change and former energy secretary talks about the future of energy policy and former trump campaign and transition official on campaign 2020 and president trump's re-election strategy. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> sunday on q & a. new york times columnist david "ooks on his book "the second >> i have met some of the most amazing people. they are not motivated by celebrity. life was really hard for them. they have take an lots of heavy burdens. they don't have a lot of money but lead very inspiring lives. >> david brooks on c-span's cq & a. >> attorney general william barr heads to capitol hill twice next week to testify on the mueller report. his first appearance is wednesday before the senate judiciary committee at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on wednesday he speaks to the house judiciary committee at a time

the president has often attacked the news media but this time historian ron chernow told them not todiscouraged in the pursuit of journalism. >> asbestos good a time as many to take stock and rededicate yourself to thighest journalistc and integrity. donald trump won't be the first and won't be the last it to create jitters about the first amendment. so be humble, be skeptical, and be aware skeptical about the things you're fighting against. the president is a powerful weapon that must be aimed with precision and locked in. >> we get more from cnn's kaitlyn collins on the story. >> reporter: the 2019 correspondents sdirn haddinner different feel than the past one. not because president trump media not here because of a shooting outside of a synagogue in san diego that loomed over reporters gathered here to celebrate the first amendment. in the past this celebration has been sometimes about celebrities that were here or administration officials or even the president, himself, who has been in the room. but this year without hardly any celebrities or any administration officials, really

. >> instead of a comedian, the correspondents' association invited a historian, ron chernow who deliveredceived speech to the crowd. >>> coming up on "this week" james clyburn will discuss the latest and the divide among democrats on whether to impeach president trump and the administration's response to congressional investigations. you can watch the full interview on "this week" with george stephanopoulos right here on abc 7. >>> politicians personal request may have hampered firefighting efforts in the deadly woolsey fire. a report claims that emergency responders had to check on so many addresses belonging to political figures that they couldn't focus on putting out the fire. the "times" cited an after action report calling the request a distraction. saying the request did not interfere with lives or property. the claims upset malibu's mayor who lost his home in the woolsey fire. >> it would be sad if somebody put their position above the general population. so my feeling would be you shouldn't be doing that. if you did, shame on you. my situation was different. i lost my home. and i

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eastern of the white house correspondents speaker,ith featured author, and historian ron chernow. next, former defense secretary leon panetta talks about the relationship between military and civilian leaders and how it serves a critical role in a democracy. talks about american values and the importance of global leadership during from the center for international and strategic studies, this is one hour. john: good morning, everybody. welcome. we are delighted to have you here. you are in for a treat. we have an opportunity to spend the next 75 minutes or so with secretary panetta, and i have had the privilege of working with him, really as a student, under him, for, oh, 25 years. every opportunity has been rich, and i have learned so much from this. him and say tome all of you i am glad you are here, congratulations, you are going to have fun today. this will be very interesting. are responsible for your safety when we have public events, so we take it seriously, an if we hear announcement, i would ask you to follow instructions. alice is going to be leading you. i am a little f

and so we'll be hearing very shortly from the renowned historian ron chernow.y interesting. >> those are the student journalists. this is what they honor at this event. it's a great thing that they do there. >> they look really excited. >> look at those fresh faces. were we ever that young? >> i don't know. hard to remember now, don. >> we'll be right back. we've transformed this home to show the keurig k-cafÉ brewer makes any house a coffee house. just pop that in for a coffee or brew a shot and froth milk for a latte or cappuccino. easy peasy. now she's a barista! it's so frothy. a little piece of heaven. thank you. but how's the coffee? a little piece of heaven. i had a few good tricks to help hide my bladder leak pad. like the old "tunic tug". but always discreet is less bulky. and it really protects. 'cause it turns liquid to gel. so i have nothing to hide. always discreet. my time is thin, but so is my lawn. now there's scotts thick'r lawn 3-in-1 solution. with a soil improver! seed! and fertilizer to feed! now yard time is our time. this is a scotts yard

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. >> historian ron chernow was invited to be there in place of a comedian which is what we usually seee of the highlights for you. >> we now have to fight hard for basic truths we once took for granted. when you chip away at the press, you chip away ot our democracy. washington felt maligned and misunderstood by the press, but he never generalized that into a vendetta against the institution. politicians in diapers must be changed often and for the same reason. good night and god bless america. >> with that, we hope you make good memories today. >>> "inside politics" with john king is up after the break. webut some of us turn outhose dreams...... into action... the bookers. the doers. the 'hit that confirmation button and let's go!'- ers! because bookers know that the perfect place to stay... is right there for the booking. be a booker at booking.com the world's #1 choice for booking accommodations. at a comfort inn with a glow taround them, so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe i'll glow too if i book direct at choicehotels.com." who glows? just say, badda book. badda boom. boo

eastern of the white house correspondents dinner with featured speaker, author and historian, ron chernow. this morning,e jason miller, former communications director for president trump's campaign and also for the transition team in host: talking about the president's bid for a second term. we get the news this morning that the former vice president, joe biden, wants to get the democratic nomination and challenge him for the white house. your reaction to the news? guest: well, i love the fact that former vice president bide suspect jumping in. i think i take a contrarian view than many of my trump allies who look at the current polling in the head-to-head matchups with biden versus trump in a number of these states. i think people need to realize that elections are a lot loor sporting event, where it ultimately comes down to the competition between whether it be two teams or between two boxers, and for trump to be successful in 2020, he needs to continue being the change agent, the one who's trying to change washington. with former vice president biden, someone who's been in office for 4

. -- ron chernow. >> in 1979, a small network with an unusual name rolled out of let viewers decide whatortant to them. c-span opened the doors to washington making for all to see, bringing unfiltered content from congress and beyond. in the age of power to the people, this was true people power. in the 40 year cents, the landscape has clearly changed. youtube stars are a thing. but c-span's big idea is a relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. coverage,artisan funded as a public service of your cable or satellite provider. c-span is your unfiltered view of government so you can make up your own mind. >> we are live at an event hosted by the hill center in washington for an interview with supreme court justice stephen breyer talking about the inner workings of the high court and a recent case on trademark law. he will sit down with radio talkshow host bill press. live coverage here on c-span.

maybe ron chernow will surprise us all and slay it.t that it once was. >> and he promises it will not be a dry -- >> exactly. >> emily heil, thank you so much. >>> so, parts of the u.s. bracing this morning for severe weather coming across the country. there are tornado warnings in some areas. look at this. winter is trying to make a comeback in others. allison chinchar is up next. >>> listen, our own coy wire announces a pick at the nfl draft and honors one very special fan. look at coy go. >> -- keep fighting, keep inspiring and go, bills. when did you see the sign? when i needed to create a better visitor experience. improve our workflow. attract new customers. that's when fastsigns recommended fleet graphics. yeah, and now business is rolling in. get started at fastsigns.com. >>> a lot of people are going to see rough weather this weekend like this. >> [ bleep ]. >> you hear the holy -- you know what's coming. >> i heard that. >> uh-huh. and that, that you saw in the air, that was actually one of those mini trampolines. amidst this

eastern of the white house correspondents dinner with featured speaker, author and historian, ron chernow. >> once tv was simply three giant networks and a government-supported service called pbs. then in 1979, a small network with an unusual name rolled out a big idea. let viewers decide all on their own what was important to them. c-span opened the doors to washington policy making for all to see, bringing you unfiltered content from congress and beyond. in the age of power to the people, this was true people power. in the 40 years since the landscape has clearly changed. there's no monolithic media, broadcasting has given way to narrow casting, youtube stars are a thing but c-span's big idea is more relevant today than ever. no government money supports c-span. its nonpartisan coverage of washington is funded as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government. so you can make up your own mind. >> as part of a recent forum on implementation of the u.s. government's global water strategy, released in november 20

following the rally, watch live coverage of the white house correspondents dinner featured speaker, ron chernow. ,> environmentalist denis hayes national coordinator of earth day in 1970, talks about next year's 50th anniversary. the national press club hosted the event.

eastern on the white house correspondents dinner, with featured speaker, author and historian ron chernowre some of our future programs this weekend on book tv. eastern,night at 8:25 and author talks about his book on working with conan o'brien. >> just remember one thing, turn every page. never assume anything. i can't tell you how many times in my life that stuck with me. announcer 2: sunday night at 9:00 eastern, former southern district of new york federal prosecutor gives an inside look at how the judicial process works, drying from personal experiences and case histories in his new book. is interviewed by democratic senator richard blumenthal of connecticut. >> and you go to the basic issue of how to persuade someone to your point of view, what you have too much is you say that when people do engage, they yell invective and say your ugly or whataboutismre is and non-logical arguments. it affects people's opinions of the whole process. was even worse in some ways is the other problem, people don't engage with the other side at all. announcer 2: watch this weekend on book tv on c-span

white house staffers to stay away o >> instead a comedian, the keynote speaker was historian ron chernowurnalists gathered in the r tm to take high road when the advenistration is com toward the press. >> donald j. trump is not first and won't be last american president to create jetters abo jitters about the first amendment. humble, be skepticand b. the press is a powerful weapon that must be fired with reluctance and aimed w precision. warren buffett says always take the high road, it is far less crowde there. >> great saying. it was a far cry from the controversy inast ars. especially last year when comedian michelle woolf was criticized for jokes she madeab ut press secretary sarah nders. the decision to go with a historian this year over a comedian seemed to go over well. >> it is very hard for even the best comedians to be funny b an to satirical about the president and notross a line. and it is great to have a great writer and historian as the speaker. >> this is the celebration of the first amendment. i think that gets lost over time. now we're back to it. >> he provided good his

this year'sekeynot speaker was historian ron chernow.old people to take the high road when the administration is combative towar thees pr >> donald j. trump isnhe t first and won't be the last to create jitters about the first amendment. be humble and bewa of being infected by the things you're fighting against. the press is a powerful wean that must be always fired with reluctance and end with precisfn. warren buf get has hdy -- warren buffett has a handy saying -- always take the high road. it's far ls crowded there. >> a far cry from the controversy performances of past years including last year when there were jokes about press secretary white houet press secry sarah sanders. >> the dinner raises money for student scholarships. >>> later today the lady bears will be welmed to the white house. it's celebrating the win over ty minoriave maetzo the team for the championship. uvas, men's basketball team has decided not to visit the white house on theeels of its championship win. coach tony ben debt declinedments -- bennett declined the i

eastern of the white house correspondents dinner with featured speaker, author and historian ron chernow. >>> the dedication of the lincoln memorial in washington took place in 1922, almost 60 years after his death. we will hear a discussion on "the monument man" the life and art of the man who is best known for the statue of lincoln which serves as the centerpiece held at the annual lincoln symposium. this is an hour. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the second session of the lincome forum. i want to make one correction before we get started. in the pact, there are biographies and mine suggests that i am the provost at howard university. i think they, i think that my boss the provost would be surprised to hear that. oh. that is him responding. okay. so, we will start with that, but in any case, i have the great pleasure of introducing harold holzer, and i have known harold for nearly, and i have spent not a century, but a quarter of a century. i am reminded of the mistake -- yes. since the last century, yes, that is right. but anyway, i have known harold for nearly a quarter of a centu

text titlex to 22422 >>> this saturday the white house correspondents association had historian ron chernowe usual thing is to have a comedian speak at the saturday night affair. the usual thing, let's face it, is to ignore history every day of the week 52 weeks a year. given the election next year, wouldn't it be more educational to have politicians speak at least a little bit about history when they make their pitches to voters? i am stunned by how little our many democratic candidates say of history. even the basics how we got here as a country. they don't even talk about the role of their own party in that history. how franklin roosevelt created the social security system, the greatest anti-poverty program ever invented in this country. yes, a democratic president did that. how harry truman ended segregation in america's arms services, opening the way for what many people believe is the country's greatest area for equal opportunity. how john f. kennedy and his brother robert declared the american presidency for civil rights. how lyndon johnson won passage of the historic civil rights an

rally watch live coverage at 9:30 eastern of the white house correspondents' dinner with speaker ron chernow. some of our future programs this weekend. on book tv saturday night at eight: 25 eastern, -- at 8:25 eastern, a discussion with conan o'brien. >> turned every page, never assume anything. ned page.y goddam i can't tell you how many times in my life that stuck with me. >> sunday night at 9:00 east on on afterwards, former federal bharara giveset a personal account of how the process works. he is interviewed by democratic senator richard of connecticut. >> a basic issue of how to resolve a dispute or persuade someone, when you have too much of in society, number one is when people engage they yell invective and say, you are ugly or you are fat. , allere is what about-ism kinds of nonlogical argument that goes on and it is very mean-spirited and infect everybody's opinions about the process. what is even worse in some ways is the other problem, people don't engage with the other side it all. narrator: once this weekend on book tv on c-span2. watch this weekend on book tv on c-span2. q a

eastern of the white house correspondents dinner with featured speaker, author and historian ron chernow. >>> the dedication of the lincoln memorial in washington took place in 1922, almost 60 years after his death. we will hear a discussion on "the monument man" the life and art of the man who is best known for the statue of lincoln which serves as the centerpiece held at the annual lincoln symposium. this is an hour. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the second session of the lincome forum.

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the rally watch live coverage at the white house correspondents dinner with featured speaker ron chernow. >>> congress is still out of session for the easter passover recess, but members are currently home with constituents while the house and senate are on the two week break. the house returns to washington next monday, for work on 2020 federal spending, immigration policy also remains a priority for the democratic-led house. the senate also returns monday to continue the confirmation process for district court judges and executive positions in the trump administration. follow the house live on c- span, the senate live on c- span 2. >>> this is a special edition of american history tv. a sample of the compelling history programs that air every weekend on american history tv. like lectures in history, american artifacts, real america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> now a discussion on presidential impeachment. authors look at three presidential impeachme

eastern and my -- live coverage with the correspondents dinner with ron turnout -- ron chernow.- today at 7:00 p.m. eastern, live coverage from thorne washington's home, talking about c-span's new book, the presidents. saturday at 2:30 p.m., book tv with to theerage -- 2 and -- to historians historians. >> book tv as an prime time tonight with discussions on the american dream. authors include timothy carney and his book alienated america. james and debra fellows. and american history tv, a look at the presidency. humor in thee of white house. he considers how funny american chief executive have been and those who have used whom are -- you there danish. >> maryland governor spoke this morning. he told the audience he was not making any announcements on a future political run. he spoke briefly with reporters.

jefferson -- i'm about halfway --ough the chernow book jefferson and madison were carrying on a campaign- they had their own deep state before there were even official parties. they were carrying on a campaign behind washington's back to get rid of hamilton because hamilton represented a strong central government. he created the national bank. they were from the south, he was from the north. all of the different things that implied at the time between slavery and abolitionists. hamilton was one of the first real abolitionists. they had all of stuff going on in washington's cabinet. washington was being accused of being a monarchist, so was hamilton, which was one of the worst things you could call somebody. host: that is the historical perspective. what about the modern era of the presidency? what comparisons would you make between this administration and others? caller: jefferson was not a confrontational guy. he did his political stuff behind the scenes. he hand-delivered nine bills he wanted a congressman to introduce before washington's inauguration when the congress came in after wa