scott greenberger on his book, the unexpected president, the life and political career of chester arthur. >> he recognized he was not qualified for the job. he was surprised to be there and never imagined he would be president and then all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. on c-span's q and a.

. >> chester arthur pretty consistently ranks among the lesser-known presidents. the only thing most people remember about him is his distinctive facial hair, his mutton chop sideburns. >> sunday night on q and a, scott greenberger on his book the unexpected president about the life and political career of chester arthur. >> he recognized he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, was surprised to be there. never imagined he would be president of the united states and all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. >> now we take you to the university of southern california for look at the electoral college redistricting and voting rights. from los angeles, this is about an hour. >> let me introduce our panelists, ralph neas, former executive director of leadership conference on civil rights, he has

. >> chester a arthur consistently ranks among the lesser known presidents. e only thing people know about him is his distinctive facial hair, mutton chop sideburns. >> sunday, the unexpected president, the life and political career of chester a arthur. >> he recognized he really wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back. dana stein is with us. he is president of the federation for american

>> chester arthur pretty consistently ranks among the lesser-known presidents. the only thing most people remember about him is his distinctive facial hair, his mutton chop sideburns. >> sunday night on q and a, scott greenberger on his book the unexpected president about the life and political career of chester arthur. >> he recognized he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, was surprised to be there. never imagined he would be president of the united states and all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. >> now we take you to the university of southern california for look at the electoral college redistricting and voting rights. from los angeles, this is about an hour. >> let me introduce our panelists, ralph neas, former executive director of leadership conference on civil rights, he has run dozens of national campaigns with bipartisan majorities to strengthen and protect civil rights laws during the reagan and bush presidencies, very active since then and a friend of mine for 3

scott greenberger on his book the unexpected president about the life and political career of chester a arthur. >> he recognized he was not qualified for the job, he got on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there and never imagined he would be president of the united states. all of a sudden, he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> c-span's 50 state capitals tour continues with the c-span bus in maryland's capital city of annapolis and their republican lieutenant governor boyd rutherford joins us aboard the bus. thank you for being with us. one of your duties you have been assigned as lieutenant governor is to chair the governor's heroine and opioid emergency task force. how widespread is the issue in maryland? guest: it is a crisis level in maryland and many other states in the country. we lost a little over 1200 individuals to heroine overdoses. when you combine that with alcohol and cocaine, and other opioids, it is upwards of 2000 people have died from that drug. host: how do you combat that? well, the first approach we take, i shou

. >> chester a arthur consistently ranks among the lesser known presidents. the only thing people know about him is his distinctive facial hair, mutton chop sideburns. >> sunday, the unexpected president, the life and political career of chester a arthur. >> he recognized he really wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back. dana stein is with us. he is president of the federation for american immigration reform. we will talk this morning about a few things, including looking at the cost of illegal immigration on u.s. taxpayers. guest: good morning. host: remind folks about what the federation for american immigration reform is and does. guest: we are nearly 40 years old. organizationsensus of citizens around the country, and we want to evaluate the impacts of immigration and ways to improve law enforcement and find measures to help control our borders. over the year

scott greenberger on his book the unexpected president, about the life and political career of chester a arthur>> i think he recognized he really was not qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. was surprised to be there. never imagined he would be president. all of a sudden, he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's u.nq&a. >> why am i here? i'm here just for this reason. think about the opportunity i am involved in with president trump, being able to rewrite the tax code. the amount of impact that we can have on the u.s. economy and u.s. citizens, changing the forward outlook of the u.s., this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. theor the past 30 years, video library is your free resource for politics, congress and washington public affairs. whether it happened 30 years ago or 30 minutes ago, find it in c-span's video library at c-span.org. c-span, where history unfolds daily. week,lier this

. >> chester arthur, pretty consistently ranks among the lesser-known presidents emma the only thing people remember about him is his very distinctive facial hair. >> sunday night on q&a, scott greenberger on his book, the unexpected president about the life and political career of chester arthur. >> i think he recognized he really wasn't qualified for the job. he had ended up on the ticket by accident, he was surprised to be there, never imagined he'd be president of the united states, and then all the sudden he's on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at eight eastern on q&a. >> sunday night on "after words words", investigative journalists are living reports on the mental health industry in his book mental health inc., how corruption lacks oversight and failed reforms endanger our most vulnerable citizens. he is interviewed by doctor jeffrey lieberman, director of the psychiatric institute and author of shrinks, the untold story of psychiatry. >> mental health is offered by most providers and continues. [inaudible] even more people need to be receiving more treatment regardle

nday night on journalist scott greenberger on his book, the unexpected resident, the life of chester a arthur. >> i think he recognized he wasn't all a fight for the job. he ended up on the ticket right accident, surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president of the united states and that he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. fromw, we will hear congressman kevin brady. he outlines the key roles for his party's text. -- tax proposal.

scott greenberger on his book, the unexpected president, the life and political career of chester arthur. >> he recognized he was not qualified for the job. he was surprised to be there and never imagined he would be president and then all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. on c-span's q and a. standard chartered cervone parents- russia andand afghanistan. she is the first female combat veteran elected to the senate. the international security program here and our smart power initiative. we are happy to have you here today and i know you will with enjoyment in welcoming joni ernst. no end to a list of the issues. we ask that you do follow us on twitter we are at smart women. be sure also to check out our smart women podcast. tunes. use i if i can say is higher alarm goes off we have to act as in the building. the areas are behind you and i defend him or the alarm is going off we will direct you which way to go. this series would not be possible without support 50 and at&t. i want to thank the team for their efforts. to thankic we like -- pleaseall-time help me to welcome her.

. >> chester arthur ranks among the lesser known presidents. the thing most people remember about him is of course his very distinctive facial hair, his side burns. >> sunday night on

we're here live at the chester arthur elementary school, graduate hospital, south philly area.is the most improved elementary school in the school district. some of the great programs they have here. i am a with carman and naomi, my new little friends, they have the three -- the 3b's, the first one, be respectful. >> being respectful means if somebody doesn't want to be touched, don't touch them. >> that's a good one. then b response be? >> be responsible means don't leave your things where they shouldn't go or else somebody might take them. >> i know, i tell my kids that all the time. what's the other up. >> be a learner, right? >> being a learner means always listen to your teacher and always be kinds to one another. >> that's great. you guys are doing a great job. what else, we have here, too, is that all of the first graders wrote a letter of advice to the kindergartners, because they're big now, the first graders. we will go down here and read some of the great letters. so this is juniper. and juniper said you will learn how to tell time, okay? right? that's a good thing,

nday night on journalist scott greenberger on his book, the unexpected resident, the life of chester a arthur. >> i think he recognized he wasn't all a fight for the job. he ended up on the ticket right accident, surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president of the united states and that he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. fromw, we will hear congressman kevin brady. he outlines the key roles for his party's text. -- tax proposal. rep. brady: good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. there's a lot of work left to do this congress if republicans are going to make good on their promise to make america great again. the last major overhaul as we know was in 1986 before the internet, before the ipad, before the iphone, before the boom of the 1990's, before the downturn of 2008. before the emergence of the 1099 economy. a lot has changed and yet our tax code remains essentially the same. double taxing american investment, rewarding those who send jobs overseas while overtaxing those creating jobs here at home. a tax code that fixe

the unexpected president, the life of political career of chester a arthur. >> he recognized he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident in the was surprised to be there. all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> this is what churchill faced when he came to power in may, 1940. practically from his first day in office he begged franklin roosevelt for help. the president was very aware of the isolationist mood of the country. even though he wanted to help save britain he was cautious. he didn't want to get involved if he could help it. most people in washington were convinced britain would be easily defeated. how could it possibly survive when no other european country had? albright calls her our areas foremost chronicler. and miss olson's book includes freedoms daughters, those angry days, and last hope island, written -- britain, occupied europe and the turn of the tide of war. we will take your tweets and facebook questions. live from noon to 3:00 eastern on book tv on c-span 2. continues.journal host: 30 minutes before the house of representative

greenberger on his book "the unexpected president," chester a. arthur. >> and i think he recognized that he really wasn't qualified for the job. he had sort of ended up on the ticket by accident. was surprised to be there. never imagined he would be president of the united states and then all of a sudden he's on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> next, remarks from house ways and means committee chair kevin brady on tax reform efforts. he outlined the goals of his party's tax reform proposal. more jobs, bigger paychecks and fairer taxes. he also talked about how the plan would condense seven tax brackets into three while nearly duck the standard deduction. -- doubling the standard deduction. held by the heritage foundation. this is 15 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. there's a lot of work left to do this congress if republicans are going to make good on their promise to make america great again. the last major overhaul as we know was in 1986 before the internet, before the ipad, be

sunday night on q&a journalist scott greenburger on is book, "the unexpected president," about chester a. arthur. recognized he wasn't kwulified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, was surprised to be there, never imagined being president of the united states nd all of a sudden, these on the threshold of office. >> sunday night 8 ieftern on q&a.n's >> "washington journal" continues. from joined by democrat ohio, marcy kaptur, serves ninth district and member of appropriations committee. here to toong about amongst other things, the renegotiation of nafta. morning. guest: good morning. pleasure to be on your program for hanks your listener listening. host: talk about the state of renegotiations, what is the purpose of the federal government and what do you see happening with that? the president, during his campaign, talked about the renegotiation of nafta it is underway. for our region of the country, is a very prime issue. i have a map here showing how great lakes states have lost jobs and how many jobs. 1993, has lost over 34,900, 35,000 jobs, to utsourceing and low-wage platfor

a aunday night on q and other on his book talking about the life and political career of chester a arthur>> i think he recognizes that he was not qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there and was surprised to be the president. then all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> some united in :00 p.m. eastern. >> thursday we are live in richmond, virginia with a stop on the 50 state capital tour. that is at 7:30 a.m. eastern join us as we talk about current events and state issues. then join us thursday for the entire washington journal stopping at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> saturday book tv has coverage of the 2017 book festival. starting at noon eastern discussing his book which is a sermon to white america. authorother officer -- talking about misconceptions of transgender and other gender nonconforming people. then police violence against black women of color. then the author of the resolution has come.

aboutday night on "q&a," the life and political career of chester a arthur. >> i think he recognizede was not qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, was surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president of the united states and all of a sudden, he is on the threshold of office. host: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a. --"q&a." history" daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's television companies and brought to today by your cable or satellite provider. "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined from new york by edwin melendez, with the hunter college center for puerto rico studies, the director of that organization. thank you for joining us on "washington journal." guest: my pleasure. host: we sit here this morning from eight days or nine days after the impact of hurricane maria and puerto rico. you are in touch with people on the island, what are your biggest concerns this morning? guest:

scott greenberger on his book the unexpected president about the life and political career of chester a arthur>> he recognized he was not qualified for the job, he got on the ticket by accident. he was surprised to be there and never imagined he would be president of the united states. all of a sudden, he is on the th

greenberger on his book, the unexpected president come up about the life and political career of chester a arthur. >> i think he recognized he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on accident. then all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night on 8:00 eastern on c-span today. -- q&a. >> president trump talks about the federal response to help puerto rico and the virgin islands and his plans for tax reform. the nevada senator gives the democratic response to hurricanes. president trump: our hearts are united with twitter rico and the faced islands, who devastation on to catastrophic hurricanes. we are

. >> chester a arthur ranks among the less known presidents. what most people remember about him is is one chop sideburns. >> sunday night on "q&a," scott queen berger on his book "the unexpected president," about the life and political career of chester a. arthur. >> i think he realized that he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, he was surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president, and all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> next, treasury secretary steven mnuchin discussing the administration's tax reform a panel, followed by discussion with white house correspondents in the 2016 presidential campaign and the first few months of the trump presidency. this is cohosted by "atlantic magazine" and the aspen institute. is just over an hour. [applause] >> we are going to get to tax reform, because that is a very big issue set in motion by the president yesterday, but i want to talk about a couple issues also related to the treasury depart

the life and political career of chester a. arthur. >> he ended up on the ticket by accident. she was surprised to be there. he never imagined to be the -- he was surprised to be there. he never imagined to be the president of the united states. into thousand 11, -- in 2011, the central intelligence agency's information management services declassified over 200 documents regarding intelligence on the soviet union that the cia provided the reagan administration. included in the release were cia video briefings created by the directorate of intelligence for policymakers. ," aext, on "reel america video from 1986. >> [speaking russian] >> the people don't have power in your country. what you have is crime, sadism , and implement, and drug addiction.

about the life and political career of chester a arthur. >> i think he recognized he wasn't qualified for the job. he ended up on accident. then all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night on 8:00 eastern on c-span today. -- q&a. >> president trump talks about the federal response to help puerto rico and the virgin islands and his plans for tax reform. the nevada senator gives the democratic response to hurricanes. president trump: our hearts are united with twitter rico and the faced islands, who devastation on to catastrophic hurricanes. datee working night and with local authorities to assist at those in need to help save and sustain lives and begin the long recovery and building efforts. our commitment to the effort is you, we willwith stay with you, and we will come back stronger than ever. we are sending tremendous amount of supplies and food and water and we are sending great people to help. i know that it's been devastating, i know you're least force and everything else has been absolutely hurt. but we are sending people to help and it is getting that are

"q&a," theight on author of "the unexpected president: the life and political career of chester a arthur." >> i think he realized he was not qualified for the job. he ended up on the ticket by accident, was surprised to be there, never imagined he would be president, and all of a sudden he is on the threshold of office. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." beenr prayers have answered. his bravery and his family's strength have been such an inspiration to this house and to the people it serves. america is grateful for this moment. chernow proudly asks -- the air now proudly asks -- speak out of order, mr. speaker. [laughter] [applause] >> the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may concede. [laughter] >> wow, thank you mr. speaker. have no idea how great this feels to be back here at work in the people's house. [applause] for the past 30 years, the video library is your free resource for politics, congress, and washington public affairs. whether it happened 30 years ago or 30 minutes ago, find it in c-span's video library at the span.org. c-span: where history unf