. >> so, chris, tomlinson hill. what made you want to write that took? >> guest: i grew up learning about tomlinson hill. i had never been to tomlinson hill but my grandfather would always say we had a plantation on the river called the tomlinson hill and when they were freed they loved it so much they took tomlinsonm as their last name. and going through the desegregation they were still segregated into their was a court order so race was very much an important topic in that time and so i was aware of that as a child and the idea that there were black tomlinsons that my family once had as slaves and it just boggles my imagination. and that became an important part of my identity growing up. and white southern culture, having a family that fought in the civil war and that was part of that antebellum law was a big deal. it wasn't until one became a journalist and one became educated. no one was questioning it. it's what they know about the south from learning about as an adult, so i started to decide well i think it's time to examine this myth. >> host: th

this weeks chris tomlinson in his first book "tomlinson hill." the former "associated press" correspondent set out to explore his families slaveowning history and the part of texas that carries the family name. he found the impact of slavery on american society continues. "the houston chronicle" columnists also found what what he's the descendent of the hill's former slave owners ladainian tomlinson the former running back is a descendent to the hill's former slaves. this program is about an hour. >> host: so, chris tell us, what made you want to to write a book? >> guest: well, i grew up knowing about tomlinson hill. i had never been to tomlinson hill but my grandfather would always say you know, we had a slave plantation down on the river called tomlinson hill and when the slaves were freed they loved us so much they took tomlinson as their last name. and as a seven or 8-year-old kid in dallas going through desegregation because in 1973 dallas schools were still segregated and there was a court order for busing and so race was very much an impo

. >> columnist and author chris tomlinson on his family's slave owning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he talks with the brother of former running back ladainian tomlinson about their family's lineage as former slaves from the hill on "after words." >> next on american history tv, historian and author doug brinkley. he shares audio recordings and discusses a 2001 interview with neil armstrong, focusing on armstrong's passion with engineering. a student at purdue university and his historic trip to the moon. as was part of the nasa oral history project. it gives insight into the lives and experiences of the so-called nerdy engineer, and famously took one giant leap for mankind. the purdue organization sponsored this event. >> welcome, everyone, to the greatest adventure. neil armstrong and the moonshot. featuring dr. douglas

also this weekend on "after words," chris tomlinson follows his family's name through its slave-owning by tracing two families, one white and one black. chris sits down with louisiana very tomlinson who's a descendant or former tomlinson slaves. and then booktv talks with authors from pepperdine university to discuss marijuana legalization and exploration of the south pole. you'll also see books about the u.s. borderpa

hi, my name is chris tomlinson. let's talk about why we have the same last name.or, yes, my great-great >> host: when you first came around, new mom approached hef me. she was like, there's a guy doing a book about the family history, and he wants to talk to you. i was like, who? who is he? and his name is chris tomlinson. i said, okay, he's a white guy. i'm like, okay. she was like, yeah, his family owned your family back in the slave days. i was like, no, mom. no way. i'm not going to -- but after she explained to me that she had met you and you were a good guy, and then i believe you had interviewed my sister, and she had given you the thumbs up, i was -- i went on and tried to get to know you, and i'm glad i did, man. you're a pretty solid guy. >> guest: well, thank you. >> host: and it's always good to meet someone in your position that is, let's say, not a racist, you know, because you run through a lot of type of those people, especially in the -- >> guest: in marlin, i mean, you grew up in marlin, right outside -- you know, you were born in marlin, your fa

. >> so, chris, tomlinson hill. what made you want to write that took? > guest: i grew up learning about tomlinson hill. i had never been to tomlinson hill but my grandfather would always say we had a plantation on

. >> chris tomlinson on his family slaveowning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he talks with the brother of nfl running back tomlinson about their lineage as former slaves from the hills. tonight on "after words." >> starting now on booktv, a retired pilot talks about the history of combat aviation in the restive south writer pilots have changed the way we fight wars. this is about 45 minutes. >> i have been happily a civilian now for six years, i think and dan is fine. thank you for coming out. this is a nice surprise as i was gone all week and it's good to be back in colorado. and it's a relief after some of the other places that i get to go. i am pretty informal with these things and what i will do for those of you who may not be acquainted with this book is talk a little bit about it and i always find that most people have a lot more questions than i would like to talk. so we can just talk about that or any other books that you want. >> you can follow me. >> okay. >> this book was kind of conceived accidentally and i started to do another book that

. >> chris tomlinson on his family's slave owning history in texas and how the legacy affects society. he spoke with the brother of living in thomason about their family's lineage. tonight at 10:00 eastern. week, the senate veterans affairs committee held a confirmation hearing for robert mcdonald to be the next secretary at the department of veterans affairs. he answered questions from senators about why he wants the job. >> you don't need this job. in the midst of all of these problems, in the midst of partisanship why do you want this job? >> it is a question we have talked a lot about. i think i can make a difference. i think that my entire career, whether it was starting at west point or being in the 82nd airborne division one of the most advised -- it has paired me for this task. i think there is no higher calling. this is an opportunity for me to make it and in the lives of veterans. if not me, who? that is just some of the confirmation hearing. you can hear it at 10:35 eastern on c-span or anytime online at c-span.org sugg.esting that look at the escalating violence in iraq. t

. >> chris tomlinson on his family's slave owning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he talked with the brother of an nfl former running back out their lineage. surveillance transparency act night on cspan 2 after wards. >> providing live coverage of the united states senate and every weekend booktv. the only television network devoted to non-fiction books and authors. brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> seung min kim, speaker john boehner's border group has announced their recommendations to deal with unaccompanied children at the border. >> they are wanting to revise the 2008 trafficking law that is coming under scrutiny. it would treat children who are coming from the central american countries, guatemala, honduras and el salvador would treat them like mexican children and makes it easier to send them home. it has a lot of enforcement measures to deal with the crisis >> what are the house democratic leaders saying about the plan? particularl

also this weekend on "after words," chris tomlinson follows his family's name by tracing two families, one white and one black. chris is the descendant of the former slave owners from tomlinson hill, texas, and he sits down with a descendant of former slaves. then booktv talks with authors from pepperdine university to discuss marijuana legalization and exploration of the south pole. you'll see books about the u.s. border patrol, israel, fracking, the taliban in afghanistan and the american west in 1776. all this and much more. 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors on c-span2. booktv, television for serious readers. >> host: joining us now on booktv to preview some of the books coming up from yale university press, mr. donatich, let's talk about your new book coming out, "stronghold." >> guest: yeah. by thomas shaller, a professor at the university of maryland in baltimore, close to the scene of the action in d.c., and this is about what's been happening with the republican party sort of majority in the house of respectives in congress. and -- representatives in congress. and it's

also this weekend on "after words," chris tomlinson follows his family's name through its slave-owning history by tracing two families, one white and one black. chris sits down with louisiana very tomlinson who's a descendant or former tomlinson slaves. and then booktv talks with authors from pepperdine university to discuss marijuana legalization and exploration of the south pole. you'll also see books about the u.s. border patrol, israel, fracking, the taliban in afghanistan and the american west in 1776. all this and much more, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors on c-span2. booktv, television for serious readers. >>> up next on booktv, seyed hossein mousavian, a former high ranking hebb of iran's national security counsel, suggests ways for the two countries to improve their relationship. this is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> we have a prime seat in the front row. good evening and welcome. i'm warren hog, ipi's -- hoge, and i'm happy to welcome you to this distinguished author series event featuring seyed hossein mousavian, the author of "iran and the united s

civil war, jim crow, the civil rights movement, up until today, and compare and contrast. >> chris tomlinson on his families slaveowning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he speaks with lumbar tomlinson, the brother of damien tomlinson, about their families lineage as former slaves. saturday night, 10 p.m. eastern on "afterwords." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with congressman tim huelskamp. the president has nominated a new veterans affairs secretary, bob mcdonald. he was on capitol hill yesterday or his confirmation hearing. i wanted to show you and the viewers a bit of what he had to say about his priorities. [video clip] >> in the midst of these problems, in the midst of bitter partisanship, why do you want this job? >> thank you for the question, chairman. it is a good question, a question my family and i have talked a lot about. i desperately want this job because i think i can make a difference. i think that my entire career, whether it was starting at west point, being in the second airborne division, being a proctor and gamb

. >> columnist and author chris tomlinson on his family's slave owning history, and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. saturday night, at ten eastern, on c-span-2 afterwards. >> for over 35 years c-span brings public affairs events from washington to you. offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house, as a public service of private industry. we're c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: we want to welcome become to the journal mike conaway, a republican, served on the armed services committee and the intelligence panel. let me begin with russia. here is the front page of the financial times this morning. ukraine just downed two ukrainian jets shot down, underscoring a stark truth for the international community. separatists yo ensure genesee confronting kiev is armed. >> thanks for having me on this morning. that's coming from russia. this is putin's issue. he could stop this with one word, and he is choosing to not

. >> chris tomlinson on his family's slavery. he talks about the brother of the nfl running back on their lineage as former slaves. palestinian authority envoy to the united nations appealed to the u.n. to intervene in the conflict as the death toll continues to rise on both sides. the deputy ambassador spoke. this portion of the meeting is 50 minutes. >> the security council will consider item t you have the floor. >> thank you. members of the committee. you and [indiscernible] know, i have asked the secretary council. i will continue to jordan and saudi arabia. and, other countries in the region. if necessary. i have had fruitful conversations and had a meaningful meeting with the palestinian president. state. secretary of general incretary cairo. opportunity of meeting the minister who is asiting in the region and had telephone conversation with the minister of france. we exchanged our views. grateful to the countries who have been engaging in the diplomatic efforts to bring an end to this crisis. i'm sure that you understand

. >> chris tomlinson on his family slave-owning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he talked to the brother of former nfl running back about the family's former lineage from the hill. >>> now a conversation on the ongoing violence in iraq and the threat and influence of the group known as isis. we will hear from the state department advisor. the atlantic council hosted his 90-minute event. >>> welcome to the atlantic council i am the direct of the center here. i am happy to welcome you to a converation on the state of play in syria, iraq and the broader region and whether the threat of isis or whatever i should call it today could forge a coalition among states in ways that rarely see eye-to-eye and we want to push this dimension of the overall question. i am particularly pleased to welcome ambassador lukman faily, thank you ambassador come coming. iraq is really at a breaking point as many of you know. there are daily headlines illustrating the ongoing conflict and battles. syria continues in its conflict and isis appears to be making some significant gain

author jiman .omlinson he talks -- chris tomlinson. --talked to the brother of saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span two's afterwards. >> now, a discussion with president obama's foreign-policy hosted by the middle east aussie council. from capitol hill, this is about 2.5 hours. council. this is about 2.5 hours. >> he emphasized a counterterrorism strategy which would rely upon supporting and training and working with security partners. a 5 billion dollar program to support security partners in the middle east. having identified terrorism as the most direct threat to the united states. that, the islamic state of iraq and syria moved and the tigris river iraqi security forces retreated, raising the question of how much we can depend on a strategy like that in iraq or even in afghanistan where we will be leaving soon. he said that syria would be a major focus of this strategy and we know that we have had a difficult time finding security partners there, because it is a very fragmented opposition and it is hard to find moderates. our

hisor chris tomlinson on family's slaveowning and how the legacy still affects america's society.he speaks with a football player about his family's history as slaves. that is tomorrow on c-span's "afterwords." >> could morning everyone and welcome to the council. tom delighted to welcome you the council to what i am sure will be a thought-provoking conversation on the state of syria and iraq and the broader situation. we really want to push this dimension of the overall question. i am particularly least to welcome the ambassador. thank you mr. ambassador for coming. one of the best twitter ambassadors i have ever seen, by the way. iraq is at a point, many of you know there are daily headlines on the conflict. syria continues on its conflict. isis appears to be making significant gains in various ways. morete efforts for a inclusive government, which many see as the key to helping to stabilize the country. it does not seem like it is heading in that direction will stop it seems like it is heading towards a more sectarian war. isis continues to challenge forces and has been success

. >> author chris tomlinson on his family's slave owning history in texas and how the legacy still affects americans on. he talked with the brother of former nfl running back ladanian tomlinson about their families lineage as former slaves from video. saturday night at 10 eastern on c-span2's "after words." >> the 9/11 commission released a new report on the growing threat of cyber attacks. the report comes 10 years after the commission issued its recommendations for forming intelligence committee in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. up next former commission leaders time team in lee hamilton -- tom kean. >> well, good afternoon, everybody. it is my pleasure to interrupt your conversation for the last conversation of the day. i'm jason grumet, president of the bipartisan policy center. and it's a great pleasure to be here today. when we got the bipartisan policy center seven years ago with the leadership and support of senators daschle, dull, baker and mitchell, this was our imagination to our goal was to create the kind of infrastructure and expertise that could support work and events l

. >> chris tomlinson on his family's slave-owning history in tomlinson, texas, and how the legacy oflavery still affects american society. he talked with the brother of former nfl running back ladainian tomlinson about their family's lineage as former slaves from the hill. it's saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span2's "after words." "washington journal" continues. host: zoe lofgren, congress woman, you just returned from the border, did you not? guest: a couple of weeks ago, yes. host: what was your experience? where did you go? guest: we went to brownsville. the chairman of the committee had arrange the, you know, briefings. we arranged some additional meetings and invited the republicans to come, although they were not able to do most of it. startling was a experience in some ways. the department of health and human services really didn't have the capacity to comply with the law, which requires that young children alone be moved out of border patrol custody within 72 hours, and they just didn't have the space. that has since been corrected, and what i thought at the time were,

. >> how the legacy of slavery still affects american societyment chris tomlinson is here to talk about former lineage as slaves from the hill. >>> now, the house financial services committee looks at the affect of the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act four years after its passage. witness include the chair barny frank. this is four hours. >> this meeting comes to order and this chair is authorized to call recess at any time. this is called two days after the 4th anniversary of the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act and we will examine its impact on the capital market and the economy. and i recognize myself for four and a half minutes for an opening statement. dodd-frank has been based upon a false premise that deregulation or lack of regulation led us into the crisis. however, in the decade leading up to the crisis, studies have shown that the regulatory burden on the financial industry increased. there were few industries that were more highly regulated. the list could go on. we here a lot about wall street greed and i could not agree mor

. >> columnist and author chris tomlinson on his family's slave-owning history in texas, and how he legacyof slavery still affects american society. he talked with la vair tomlinson, the brother of ladanian tomlinson, about their family's lineage as former slaves from the hill. saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span's after words. >> next month on book tv's in depth. former republican congressman and presidential candidate ron paul has written more than a dozen books on politics and history, with his latest, the school revolution, on americans' education system. he will take your calls, e-mails and tweetses live for three hours, sunday, august 3rd, and tune in next month for francis bearry and court sessions are discussed. and michael corda is arrogation in -- our guest. >> the house judiciary overcriminallization task force has been looking into the growing number of federal crimes with the goal of recommending ways to streamline the federal justice system. in the past five years, congress has created 400 new criminal statutes. this task force hearing included testimony by the former p

. >> chris tomlinson on his families slaveowning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects america american societe talked with of our tunnels and, the brother of former nfl running back ladanian tomlinson about their families lineage as former slaves from the hill. saturday night at 10 eastern on c-span2's "after words." >> c-span2 providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy fans. and every weekend booktv, now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2 created by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the health care law has been very much in the news today with a couple of rulings. the political writing about the appeals court upholding the obamacare tax subsidies in both state and federal tax exchanges. just hours after a separate court dealt a major blow to the health law by striking down the subsidies for millions of americans in a federal healthcare.gov ex

. >> chris tomlinson on his family's slave owning history in texas and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he talks with lah rar tomlinson, the brother of former nfl running back ladainian tomlinson about their family's lineage as former slaves from the hill. saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span2's "after words." >>> according to a new study, per capita cost of active duty military personnel have increased by 42% over the last decade. recently hosted a panel with former house and senate staff directors to examine the issue. this is an hour. >>> my name is steve bell. i'm the director of economic policy at the bipartisan policy center. you did not come here to hear me, but i want to remind everyone that in front of you, you have a joint product of the american enterprise institute and the bipartisan policy center team. this is a chart book that is designed to simplify what we think has been a misunderstood issue, mainly personnel costs. we have an excellent panel today. we're also very lucky to have andrew tillman, who is a bureau chief at the pentagon and a r

. >> columnist and author chris tomlinson on his family's slave on in history in taxes and have a legacyf slavery still affects american society. he talked with the brother of former nfl running back about their families lineages former slaves from the hill. saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span2. >> now a conversation on the ongoing violence in iraq and that threat and influence of the group known as isis or the islamic state of iraq and syria. we will hear from the iraqi ambassador to the u.s. and a former state department adviser on syria and the obama administration. the atlantic council hosted this 90-minute event. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the atlantic council. i am vice-president and director of the scowcroft center here. i am really delighted to welcome you to the council for what i am certain will be a dynamic and thought-provoking conversation on the state of play in syria, in iraq, in the broader region, and whether the threat of isis or whenever i should call it today could forge a coalition of states in certain ways that rarely see e

. >> columnist and author, chris tomlinson, and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he talks with the brother of ladeign yan tomlinson. on c-span 2's afterwords. >>> the sub committee on regulatory affairs heard an update from john cos cannon. regarding inquiries into alleged targeting of conservative groups. during his testimony, he confirmed a report that some information on backup tapes which perhaps contain agency missing e-mails may be recoverbling. he previously told investigators that the hard drive data was deemed unrecoverable back in 2011 when the computer of lois lerner crashed. >>> meeting will come to order. i want to thank our witness for being here again. and we'll start with some opening statements. i'll start first by recognizing mr. issa. >> i know that this is unprecedented to have a commissioner of the irs in front of this committee so often, and appreciate the fact that you've been willing to be briefed and participate, even beyond our request at times. as we continue to explore a number of questions, the timeline of the crash. the inconsistency

and chris tomlinson talks about his book in a discussion with a descendant of the family's former's slave. and then "assault and flattery: the truth about the right and their war on woman" booktv attended the eagle forum collegians leadership forum. watch authors discuss their books. it all begins now with author of "takeover: the hundred year war for the soul of the gop and how conservatives can finley win" >> our next speaker is the author of "takeover: the hundred year war for the soul of the gop and how conservatives can finally win it". richard is a pioneer in the political landscape of the united states. in the 1960's he was the first to use computer technology in political fundraising. his marketing techniques revolutionized conservativey and campaigns. he founded american target advertising in the 1990's. a group that specializes in helping conservative organizations and leaders sharpen their grassroots work. and now he runs conservative hq one of the leading news sites. where is he? oh, he is there! please welcome richard vigory. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. i jokingly

. >> columnist and author chris tomlinson on his family's slave- owning history and how the legacy of slavery still affects american society. he talked with the brother of a former nfl running back about their family's lineage as former slaves. saturday night at 10:00 eastern on a c-span2. >> c-span2 providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and the public policy evidence and every weekend book tv now for 16 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, created by the cable-tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or a satellite -- satellite provider. >> president obama signed legislation today designed to streamline and improve federal job-training programs. after being introduced by vice president biden, the president spoke for about 15 minutes before signing the bill. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. everybody, please be seated. welcome to the white house, everybody. i want to thank joe for that generous introduction but more importantly everything he does stay in and day out on behalf

. >> columnist and author chris family's on his slave-owning history and how the legacy of slavery still impacts society. he talked with running back .adaniaian tomlinson that's tonight on c-span two's "after words." uornoy's ourl guest on "q&a." >> part of my responsibility was represented the secretary of defense on the so-called deputies committee, which is sort of the senior-level group working to the issues, developing options for the principle than the president. a lot of crisis management focus. when you are in a think tank, your real utility is not trying to second-guess the policymaker on the issues of the day, but helping do some work to raise their days, help them look over the horizon to see the issues you will confront a year from now, five years for now, 10 years from now. how will i think more strategically about america's role in the world? >> former under secretary of defense and cofounder of the center for national american flournoy,michele sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> 40 years ago, the water gates can the lead to the only resignation of an american president. revisitshistory tv 1974 and the final wee

. >> chris tomlin so n on his family's slave owning history and how it still affects american society. he talks with the brother of ladanean tomlinson on after words. >>>ed head of the peace corps joined ugs tuesday morning to discuss changing to the recruitment process."w this is a little move than a half hour. >> joining us now, carrie s. hessler-radelet, director of thc peace corps. i think we have a perceptionwh what the peace corps is. but what is it? >> it's a wonderful opportunityy to serve your country while lpi helpingot others. volunteers live and work in 66 countries around the world. in we work in agriculture, health, environment, education, youth development and community ic dev economic development.uth and it's just aup wonderful wayo immerse yourself in another culture, to learn some important life skills, to development relationships that will change o your life and to make an impact at the community level. >> this was started by the federal government? >> it was started by president john f. kennedy, 53 years ago. >> why? >> you know, i think he was concerned about some of the very pressing issues that continue to i

and chris tomlinson talks about his book in a discussion with a descendant of the family's former's slave. and then "assault and flattery: the truth about the right and their war on woman" booktv attended the eagle forum collegians leadership forum. watch authors discuss their books. it all begins now with author of "takeover: the hundred year war for the soul of the gopnd

. >> columnist and author chris collins -- tomlinson in his family's lake holdings legacy and how muchegacy of slavery affects today's society. he talked to lydian tomlinson's brother about this on c-span2's after words. >> i have trouble picking on one part of the war. it is the conference of causes and timing. things happened in particular sequence and what you had by 1914 was certainly pressure building up. you also have a growing acceptance of the possibility of war which is very dangerous. whenever there's a crisis people didn't say if there is a war but when there is a war and there was real expectation that at some point there would be a general european war. even some people think it might be a relief. one of the image is often used at the time, very oppressive, heavy, it would be a relief to get it over with and we will feel better and have a quick short war and have peace. what you also had was a dangerous sense by 1914 that we could get through these crises. ac your ease of crises getting closer together, the two crises, one of bosnia and a series of crises in the balkans in