. >> just six miles from the chico state university campus is the university's farm. come with us as we learn more about the history of agriculture here in the area and how the farm is helping students get hands on experience. agriculture in california in general is extremely important. there's -- it's the number one industry in california yet and we're the number one state in the nation in terms of agriculture. there's 23 c.s.u. campuses, only four have agriculture. chico represents the northern part of the state but we draw students from all over california to get experience in agriculture itself. chico, the region, started primarily when the gold rush, 1850's. and the first people here after

and, of course, important part of his legacy is california state university chico. bidwell was one of the cofounders of the university which began as the northern branch of the state normal school in 1886 is when they agreed to locate a campus here. and a lot of, the decision to locate the campus here had to do with his offer of land free to the state. the original campus was carved out of rancho chico. he donated eight acres of his cherry orchard located off the south bank of chico creek free of charge to the state of california, and that offer help seal the deal and allowed chico to gain the campus at the expense of some rival communities that were also in the hunt to house that campus. i would say that john bidwell was lasting legacy is in california agriculture. if you look at california today is still the number one agricultural state in the union, producing a rich variety of crops come something like 250 different crops and livestock products are produced by california. it's been the number one farm state in america since 1948. i think that legacy of rich agric

smith museum of anthropology at california state university chico campus. we are one of the only museum of anthropology in the north state of california. we cater to a large public audience. the current exhibit is called "hmong reflections: stories of our own." it is a specific exhibit on the hmong population and her journey from southeast asia to the united states. specifically, it is an exhibit not just for the hmong but of the hmong, trying to understand their journey, their hardships, their challenges, but also their determination to create a new life in the united states. this is the first part of our exhibit. this is a put together section called hmong beginnings. this introduces the visitor to the idea of where the hmong came from, considering there is no hmongland. it is a more difficult history to tell and represent. in traditional museum approaches, you will often see a map explaining a group of people came from a particular area with a defined date in history. and our approach we work with different hmong community members to discuss and explain t

it is also alumni glenn, as far as california state university chico is concerned. with the discovery of gold not to source out from here -- not too far south from here and the inability to keep that secret, the news quickly spread. the ratio of settlers to native shift,began to radically whereas prior to the gold rush, there would have been somewhere on the order of under 5000 settlers in all of california. by 1855, that would have skyrocketed to above 40,000 settlers. fraught.ions were not for every group at every moment, but there was a profound sense of racism towards native people. wasgeneral epithet used subhuman, quasi-city at -- quasi-sentient because they didn't have the technology the colonists considered standard. is not because they were not clever enough to figure it out. it is because those things were irrelevant to their daily lives. on the coast, when their type went out, the table was set. in as part of the north central valley, the mass crops of acorns provided a very important calorie rich food source for them. dear, small animals and insects were

as far as the california state university of chico. with the discovery of gold not too far south of here and the inability to keep that discovery secret, the news quickly spread. and the ratio of settlers to native people began to radically shift. prior to the gold rush, there would have been somewhere on the order of maybe under 5000 settlers in all of california. by 1855, that would have skyrocketed to above 50,000 settlers. and the relations were fraught. not for every group at every moment, but there was a profound sense of racism towards native peoples. the general epithet used was "digger indians." in other words, they were regarded as sub human. because they did not have the kind of technological accoutrements that european american settlers considered standard. it's not because they were not clever enough to figure it out. it is because those things were irrelevant to their daily lives. they were able to on the coast, you know, when the tide went out -- their table was set. here in this part of north central valley, the mass cr

. >> booktv is on the campus of california state university at chico. this university is the second oldest campus and the california system. , inside with us to learn about the life and career of former u.s. congressman john. >> john was republican congressman from the columbus, ohio, area for 20 years from 1939-1958. andy was within the house of representatives the most influential congressman, republican congressman tom when it came to foreign-policy matters before, during and particularly after world war ii. john was like physically a big guy. he played football in high school and in college. he was a forceful speaker, something of a table founder. i would imagine from time to time. -- table founder. he apparently was an eloquent speaker publicly. people, they talk about his speech patterns in interesting ways. when he was talking to you one on one, or maybe any small to medium setting, he would often start one sentence before he had finished another and it could be hard to follow him. but on the house floor one-time colleague said he had never seen

. >> book tv is on the campus of california state university at chico. this university is the second oldest university in the california system. come inside to hearabout the future of journalism . >> this is "media smackdown: deconstructing the news and

. >> book tv is on the campus of california state university at chico. this university is the second oldest university in the california system. come inside to hearabout the future of journalism . >> this is "media smackdown: deconstructing the news and the future of journalism" and the book is the brainchild of a commodore, he was a reporter for the indianapolis hartford 25 years, he's a prolific author in retirement and aid had continued the manuscript and brought in jim kuyper and me toward the end of things to bring adifferent perspective . but the book is kind of the brush of the history of journalism, there's a nice chapter on the history of journalism but the basic idea is you have these factors that transformed journalism in the past 65 years so we had the rise of corporate ownership in about 1946, we had the rise of the internet, we had the rise of the world wide web. that takes almost everything and allowed individuals to participate and then we had global economic collapse during 2007 and along with that we had our smart phone apps and social

chico for their experimental form. >> on american history tv, we visit the california state university farm. >> we are the number one state in the nation. chico are reasons northern part of the state. >> we will also go inside the chico museum to see the historic chinese altar from the 1880 temple. today at noon eastern on noon tv. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> the house ways and means considered -- and other financial information, covering the years 2006 through 2015. the resolution was introduby

they really used renter chico as one of their early, experimental farms before they ran their own. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, we visit the california state university farm. >> we are the number one state in the nation in terms of agriculture. there are 23 csu campuses but only four of them have agriculture. chico represents the northern part of the state, we draw students from all over california to get experience in agriculture. >> and we will also go inside the chico museum to see the historic chinese altar from the 1880 chico chinese temple. watch c-span's cities tour of chico, california saturday at noon eastern on c-span two and sunday afternoon on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. next, look at trade deficits and their impact on the u.s. economy. speakers include former officials from the clinton and george w. bush administration. this was hosted by the washington international trade association and

chico, california. c-span cities tour staff recently visited sites showcasing this history. general john bidwell founded the city in 1860. the town of 92,000 residents is now home to california state university. learn more on american history tv all weekend. prof. dizard: we're standing at a place that holds profound significance for the indigenous people here in this part of what we now call butte county. these people regard this very place as the particular location where in their cosmology the creator had humans emerge into the world. it is also alumni glenn. with the discovery of gold not too far south of here and the inability to keep that discovery secret, the news quickly spread. and the ratio of settlers to native people began to radically shift. prior to the gold rush, there would have been somewhere on the order of maybe under 5000 settlers in all of california. by 1855, that would have skyrocketed to above 50,000 settlers. and the relations were fraught. not for every group at every moment, but there was a profound sense of racism towards native peoples. the general epithet used was "digger indians." in other words, they were regarded as sub human. because they did not have the ki

chico as one of their early experimental farms before they actually owned and ran their own. >> on sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we visit the california state university farm. >> it's the number one industry in california yet. and we're the number one state in the nation in terms of agriculture. only four of them have agriculture. and chico essentially represents the northern part of the state. all over california to be experienced in agriculture itself. >> and we'll also go inside the chico museum to see the historic chinese altar from the 1880 chico chinese temple. watch c-span cities tour of chico, california on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> now fbi director james comey gives the speech on data encryption, intelligence gathering. it's an hour. >> thank you for that kind introduction. i did take a shot at theew

state university farm. >> we are the number one state in the nation in terms of agriculture. there are 23 csu campuses but only four of them have agriculture. chico represents the northern part of the state, we draw students from all over california to get experience in agriculture. >> and we will also go inside the chico museum to see the historic chinese altar from the 1880 chico chinese temple. watch c-span's cities tour of chico, california saturday at noon eastern on c-span two and sunday afternoon on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. next, look at trade deficits and their impact on the u.s. economy. speakers include former officials from the clinton and george w. bush administration. this was hosted by the washington international trade association and is an hour and a half. >> >>> good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. we are delighted so many of you braved the elements to be here today, and welcome to our friends watching on cspan. today's event follows events on the current trade agenda. we have nafta, trade with china. all of those events, videos from all of those events are ava

chico as one of their early experimental farms before they actually owned and ran their own. >> on sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we visit the california state university farm. >> it's the number one industry in california yet. and we're the number one state in the nation in terms of agriculture. only four of them have agriculture. and chico essentially represents the northern part of the state. all over california to be experienced in agriculture itself. >> and we'll also go inside the chico museum to see the historic chinese altar from the 1880 chico chinese temple. watch c-span cities tour of chico, california on c-span2's book tv and american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> now fbi director james comey gives the speech on data encryption, intelligence gathering. it's an hour. >> thank you for that kind introduction. i did take a shot at the new england patriots on live television which i heard about from one of my brothers who betrayed the family when he moved to massachusetts and became a patriots fan. what i want to do very briefly is share with you some thoughts that are top of

the agriculture program at chico state was established in 1953 when the university president at the time, glen kendall, determined that it was the number one industry or vocation in northern california that was not being served by chee toe -- chico state at the time. in the early days of the two-year ag program here they cobbled together the hands on learning ebs appearance by visiting various farms and ranches around the area. eventually determined they needed their own set aside farm for students to really get their hands dirty be able to makes me takes and get that 365-day-a-year experience of farming. most of the staff who work out here are state employees. so we don't have a lot in terms of the salaries and labor costs other than the student well, do pay the students who work out here, we have about 40 to 50 students who are on the payroll out here. they get paid from the farm proceeds. but you don't have to pay the staff that are working to manage those students because they're -- they're on the state payroll. but other than that, for the most part, it's funded by the farm itself.

the agriculture program at chico state was established in 1953 when the university president at the time determined that it was the number one industry or vocation and northern california that was not being served by state -- chico state at the time. in the early days of the two-year program, they pushed together a hands-on learning experience by visiting various farms and ranches around the determinedventually that they needed their own set aside farm to get their hands dirty and be able to make mistakes and get that 365 day a year experience of farming. the staff who work at here are state employees. in terms ofve a lot the salaries and labor costs other than students. if you pay students to work at here, we have 40-50 students getting paid from the farm proceeds. you do not have to pay this staff working to manage those students because they are on the state payroll. for the most part other than that, it is funded by the farm itself. we also have wonderful donors who believe in the mission of educating students in agriculture and the value of this farm so they have contributed to help

university farm the official is the paul aberrant teaching institution. we are the living laboratory for students in the college of agriculture at chico state where they get their hands on experience growing the crops, caring for the livestock that impact the education that they are building their careers around. agriculture program was established in 1953, when the university president at the time , glenn kendo, determined it was industry orne vocation in northern california that was not being served by chico state at the time. in the early days of the two-year program, they cobbled together the hands on learning experience by visiting various farms around the area. eventually determined that they needed their own set aside farm for students to get their hands dirty and be able to make 365 day and get that experience of the forming. most of the staff who work here are state employees. we do not have a lot in terms of salaries and labor costs other than the students. we pay the students who work out here, we have 40-50 students on .he payroll you do not have to pay those staff better working to manage those students, because they are on the state payroll.

about us >> later we take a trip attorney state university farm where we will explore the education of future farmers. >> only for the campuses have agriculture. chico represents the northern part of the state. we trust students from all over california to get experience in agriculture. restart outlook as we stepped inside the home of the city's founder and california pioneer, john bidwell. >> it is hard to grasp how important he was to our state's history, our town's history. founded chico in 1860 to deliver the news of california's inception to the country in october of 1850 in san francisco. his legacy and footprint can be seen throughout california. we are home to 5.2 acres of the original 22,214 at 47 hundredths. rooms.ories, home to 26 the bid will mention originally constructed from 1865-1868. architecture we see is her for two as an italian villa. there are a number of potential explanations as to why he may have chosen this style of architecture. being in a mediterranean climate here in chico, california, and being that this structure was constructed before conveniences such as air conditioning and electricity, they wanted to be able to pul

chico is one of the early external farms. easternnday at 2:00pm on american history tv we visit the california state university farm. er one industry and california yet and we are the number one in the nation in terms of agriculture. these 23 campuses but only four of them have agriculture. what chico -- or presents the northern part of the state. which are students from all over california. to experience agriculture. >> we will also go inside the chico museum to see the historic chinese altar from the 1880 chico chinese temple. onch c-span cities tour chico california, saturday at noon eastern on c-span twos but tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00pm on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> next a look at trade deficits and their impact on the u.s. economy. speakers and food -- include former officials from the clinton and george w. bush administrations. by the washington international trade association and is an hour and a half. the everyone, thank you for joining us. my name is kenneth levinsohn, i'm the executive director of the washington internat

rules and weabor want to go through all the state regulations and processes as well as what a normal farmer would have to do. chico was built on the university and built on agriculture. we get to experience the best of all of that. a great relationship with the economic driver here in this region of california. agriculture is our number one crop or industry. feel it does is one of the things that makes it so great, this connection to agriculture and the opportunity to interact with consumers and farmers and have everyone coming together in a place like this. >> our city tourist staff recently traveled to chico california to learn about its rich history. learn more about other stops on our tour. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> next, pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough talks about how our founders valued education and persevered in the face of hardship. mccullough then discusses how these ideas shaved american society. to mcculloch sits down discuss why he thinks studying history is important, what his writing process is like, and how he -- here's previews his upcoming work about the

chico, california. c-span cities tour staff recently visited sites showcasing this history. general john bidwell founded the city in 1860. the town of 92,000 residents is now home to california state university. learn more on american history tv all weekend. prof. dizard: we're standing at a place that holds profound significance for the indigenous people here in this part of what we now call butte county. these people regard this very place as the particular locati