learn more about tyler and other stops on our tour at c-span.org /citiestour. americanatching history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. monday morning, and lincoln, nebraska for the next stop on c-span bus 50 capitals tour. nebraska governor pete ricketts will be our guest. on landmark cases, a case on capital punishment, greg v. georgia. gregg, atroy leon convicted murderer, challenged his case. the supreme court ruled against him but establish stricter guidelines for states wishing to impose the death penalty. case,s you discuss this carol steiger and a professor at harvard law school. she has argued against the death penalty in a number of cases. can't scheidegger, the legal director of the criminal justice legal foundation, capitalng for punishment. cases monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span and joined the conversation. #landmarkcases. resources on our website, the "landmark cases" companion book, and the "landmark

learn more about selma and other c-span.org/ tour at citiestour. watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> monday morning, we are live in st. paul, minnesota for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. minnesota education commissioner brent caselli is will be our during washington journal, starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> next on the civil war, yale university professor david blight talks about the political and often religious rhetoric that frederick douglass used when writing or speaking about abolition or the civil war. this 50 minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia center for civil war history. dr. blight: thank you gary, liz, joan, will and other friends. i learned a long time ago that when they invite you somewhere, just say yes and that figure out -- then figure out later what you will talk about, or talk about whatever they want you to talk about. because it is always fun and always important and there is no better audience. virginia -- i am not above promoting a ne

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find more on c-span.org/citiestour.ou're watching american history tv, on c-span3. >> sunday night on afterwards barbara ehrenreich with her book "natural causes." is one of the jobs of being old, is passing the torch, taking what you know and have accomplished or want done and passing it on to younger hands. host: watch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. c-span3's american history tv we are also taking your questions and comments, your vote i should say c-span history. the question is, which party changed the most since 1968? >> thanks to everyone who voted in america in turmoil. votes ranged from the vietnam war to the presidential election to women's rights and race relations. you can tweet us, see videos of upcoming programs, or look back to what happened on the state in american history. history.er @cspan host: henry kissinger was secretary of state under ford.ent's nixon and american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california,

you can find more on c-span.org/ citiestour. american artifacts take us to historic places to learn about history. --mas jefferson travis mcdonald talks about the site's history we go to the current renovation project to show the historic trade of >> what you see behind me is jefferson's most perfect work of art. this is the villa retreat. he started billing this when he was president. -- building this when he was a president. it is not known very much because jefferson kept it a secret. it was lived in privately until 1979. since 1984, it has been a house museum, a private nonprofit project and we have been doing restoration for the last 30 years. it is a long and slow process because we try to do the most authentic process just like jefferson first did it. we are in the home stretch of restoring the main house. we have craftsmen who are making the moldings by hand and we are following jefferson's exact historical sequence, not just the same material and techniques but the same historical timeline. once jefferson started living

learn more about selma and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo, and the concerns of white working class voters in the 1970's, is the topic of the interview coming up next. american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california, where we spoke with professor timothy lombardo.

learn more about selma and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo, and the concerns of white working class voters in the 1970's, is the topic of the interview coming up next. american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california, where we spoke with professor timothy lombardo. he compares pennsylvania politics in the 1970's to today's political climate. this is about 20 minutes. >> timothy lombardo is a philadelphia native, professor of history. your book coming out in september, blue collar conservatism, frank rizzo's philadelphia and populace politics. what's the premise of the book? >> it's a way to look at changes in white working and middle class politics in the 1960's and 1970's. i use frank rizzo, a key figure in the city in that era, as sort of a gateway to look at his supporters, these people who love him and supported him through his time as police commissioner in the late

learn more about the city and other stops on her tour at c-span.org/citiestour.re watching american history television, all week and every weekend on c-span3. taylorer: next, quintard onlores slavery, focusing kansas and missouri before and after the civil war. the kansas city public library hosted the 70 minute talk. quintard: let me get organized. i am an old-fashioned guy who needs lecture notes. i'm going to try to squeeze in. hopefully they will fit. thank you for that introduction. that was amazing. i was thinking, i don't know who she's talking about. i can be here all night thinking people, but the most important one is kelly.

to learn more about the city on our current tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour.ory look at selma. during the civil war, some of became the second largest manufacturing distribution point of war material within the confederate states of america. in the latter part of the war, the last year and a half, it is estimated that selma supplied half or two thirds of all the ammunition and supplies used in the western portion of the confederacy. areinventory of the arsenal -- arsenal was categorized. in the arsenal, there were over one million cartridges, 60,000 artillery shells, on and on and on. selma was not insignificant. selma was not involved in the manufacturing process, and at the time, selma was not in the role of being looked at as becoming a manufacturing distribution site. some a contributed over 600 men to the war effort. as the federals began to tighten the news on the confederacy through the blockade of portes and through the taking of vicksburg and members of mississippi river, the confederate leadership remembered that they had to move dark graynts to the

and other about tyler stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. next, on the civil war, university of virginia professor elizabeth varon talks about former confederate general james longstreet and his reputation after the civil war. she describes how longstreet joined the republican party during reconstruction and often had to defend his military service to other former confederates to suggest he was a traitor to the south for his views in politics. this 50-minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia center for civil war history. prof. varon: in march of 1867, james longstreet was thriving. he was regarded in the former confederate states as one of the great heroes of the civil war, having commanded the army of northern virginia first corps and won confederate victories at fredericksburg, among other battles. longstreet had been robert e. lee's work horse. settled where he he achieved economic success working as a cotton broker and enjoyed the

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watch more on c-span.org/citiestour. president trump: -- >> tonight on c-span, activist sits down withno former president george w bush to talk about fighting aids around the globe. things,arned lots of and is an irish person, i sometimes find it difficult, the way some people are very verbal about their faith. with irish people it is quite a private thing, angela understand in a country that was torn in two by religion, why we keep that to ourselves. but i do remember speaking about this disease in those terms. we talked about it as leprosy, because it was untouchable. that is why was so powerful when your mother, barbara bush, had that child and then hugged the man who challenged her, and older adult aids sufferer [applause] stigma, in the united states, stigma was a killer. born of an aids activist, sir, and you became one. and i was thinking today, barbara bush,. >> you can see this entire andersation with bono president bush on c-span at 8:00 eastern. coming up this weekend, facebook founder mark zuckerberg testifyi

to watch video of tyler and all the cities we visited in our cities tour, go to www.c-span.org/citiestourwe are continuing our conversation about the gun policy debate and whether it will impact your midterm vote this november. joe is on the democratic line from west virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. no, it won't have no effect for me. because my whole family has guns. they hunt and fish and do all that kind of stuff. before, the said gun doesn't kill people. people kill people. i want to ask you one question. you will probably cut me off because you don't want to hear this. i'm a democrat. i am. i'm not going to be very much longer. 10 years ago, i stopped watching you all because you went completely democrat. you wouldn't listen to nothing else and i didn't like that. yesterday withd that judge coming against mueller, if that had been hillary clinton, you would have had that on tv today. why don't you have it on tv today? because it affects trump and you all are against trump. you can cut me off and it probably won't be on. host: i believe the caller is referring to yesterda

selecting c-span's cities tour from the dropdown at the top of the page or by visit ising c-span.org/citiestour. you can also follow the cities tour on twitter for behind the scenes images and video from our visits. the handle is @c-spancitys. >> here's a look at some authors recently featured on booktv's "after words," our weekly author interview program that includes best selling nonfiction books and guest interviewers. ronald kessler reported on the trump administration. michael isikoff described how russian hackers attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election, and south carolina republicans senator tim scott and representative trey gowdy talked about their friendship and their time in congress. in the coming weeks on "after words," former defense secretary donald rumsfeld will recount the presidency of gerald ford. he'll be joined by former vice president dick cheney. journalist jerome corsi will argue that there is an effort to thwart the presidency of donald trump. and this weekend facebook co-founder chris hughes argues for a guaranteed income for the working class. >> there are

you can watch more at c-span.org/citiestour. ♪ >> welcome to asheville, north carolina, located alonghe blue ridge mountains. it is the largest city in western north carolina with a population of 89,000. since the arrival of the railroad, it has been a popular destination for relaxation and for those seeking to experience the therapeutic qualities of the mountain air. this is the largest privates residence in the united states. it is considered an architectural masterpiece. it was designed by richard morris hunt in 1890's and it contains a very eclectic collection of fine arts and furnishings. today, almost a million and a happy below come to visit. people will come to visit. >> he had lost his lighting career. he came to asheville and was looking for a place to belong and recover. came to recover that muse. he wanted to write again but he needed something to write about. aboutted to write stories the people who are staying here. xopy gerald was looking -- five -- xcopy external -- spent timeerald writing and getting his feet back under him. >> for the next two hours, we will learn ab

you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. >> like a particular time when you learned songs or just here and there? >> here and there. [indiscernible] did not have nothing to do. -- i wrote lots of songs lasture at scene trouble -- seen trouble a few more words than paul with a broken heart ♪ whohese folks were people came of age before self-doubt was invented. really wise, knowledgeable people, educated in the natural world come educated in the musical world in their own folklore so it was just something deep and wide. standing in your mama's back door ♪ >> mountain music is the traditional southern music of the appellations -- appalachians. and it could involve old-time music, banjo fiddle. thousands, folksong, or dulcimer or it could be bluegrass music, early country music. he will use that term to refer to the southern music of the appellations. not music is all over together, -- mountain music, and all of those musics into the mountains, we had a hybrid that busted loose. this is around the banjo kicked things in the here. that was in the late 18 to hundreds -- 18

watch videos of soma and all the videos that we visited on our c-span cities tour, go to c-span.org/citiestoury is calling in from pennsylvania. what is on your line today, gregory? caller: i am calling to talk about the school debt. it is sickening. a combat veterans from vietnam. these people doing this should not have lawyers or politicians or whatever talking about it, they should be taken out, put in hung and once,n they are hung, cremated. grave andte on their have that buried in a pigpen. that is what i think. put that in the paper and see how many of these nuts keep on being that's. nuts. story -- end of story. host: ron is on the republican line. good morning, miss kimberly. i watch c-span a lot. i was thinking about when the president is on guard, none of it is perfect. aes served in the vietnam war total of 18 months, and my brother served for a total of two years. we are both elite soldiers. i was drafted in 1963. waiting president is doing these , alls, on this farm bill of these people up in upstate in thek, when i was army, we would go back and forth for training to new york, an

learn more at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> monday morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska. nebraska governor pete rickett will be our guest on the bus during "washington journal." from 1876 to 1918, puck was one of the most widely the satire magazine's from period. khan joins us.er this is about 25 minutes. >> you are watching "american artifacts." joining us in the studios is michael alexander khan, the co-author of the book "what fools these mortals be: the story of puck," thank you for being with us. what was "puck?" weeklymost important

learn more about selma and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. 7, 1930 seven, the american battle monuments commission held a ceremony on a hilltop overlooking the

learn more about selma and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. 7, 1930 seven, the american battle monuments commission held a ceremony on a hilltop overlooking the french village of chateau-thierry. it was the dedication of a monument to u.s. soldiers who fought and died in that area during world war i. up next, a six-minute film on the ceremony with remarks by general pershing, who commanded forces on the western front. this was 19 years after the war ended. he was 77. ♪ hill 204, overlooking chateau-thierry, stands this beautiful monument commemorating the sacrifices of the american soldiers who fought in the marines. the band arrives playing popular wartime music. the arrival of members of the theican legion, guests of french government, other distinguished guests arrive. ♪ general john pershing makes the address himself. >> it is for me, a distinct onasure to see before me this former battlefield so many veterans who served here and elsewhere with the american army i

and other about tyler stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. next, on the civil war, university of virginia professor elizabeth varon talks about former confederate general james longstreet and his reputation after the civil war. she describes how longstreet joined the republican party during reconstruction and often had to defend his military service to other former confederates to suggest he was a traitor to the south for his views in politics.

learn more at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. next on american history tv, two u.s. marine corps officers and a u.s. coast guard captain talked about their personal experiences as women in the armed services in a panel discussion titled leading military women, commanders in the u.s. military. all three of the women are combat veterans. the discussion is moderated by retired u.s. army brigadier general ann mcdonald. the american veteran's center posted this 50 minute talk at their annual conference. host: it is certainly a high honor for me to introduce brigadier general ann mcdonald. general mcdonald is a graduate the u.s. military academy at west point, in the first gender-integrated class. i can't imagine what she went through at that point. i remember when that happened at the naval academy, as well. general mcdonald is a senior

learn about tyler and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. all weekend every weekend, on c-span3. >> on american history tv, thecation ceremony for the and him helicopter pilot monument at arlington national cemetery. speakers include several former vietnam helicopter pilots. almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members were killed during the war. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. nce again my name is bob please rise for the posting of the colors and the playing of the national anthem.

learn more about tyler and other stops on our tour at first -- at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. "american history tv is on c-span3 every weekend featuring museum tours, archival films and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. here is a clip from a recent program. >> and we would probably never have heard about dolly madison, certainly not dolly, but legality for epidemic swept through philadelphia in the summer of 1793. it killed her in-laws, then it killed her husband and infant son on the same day. butwas actually -- sick recovered. i times she meets congressman james madison, she has had a lot of grief in her life. a young widow and toddler son, not only certain to attract a fair share of interest in philadelphia, and the acquaintance later wrote about her, her smile, her conversation, her manners are so engaging that it is no wonder that such a young widow with her fine blue eyes and large shared animation should be indeed a queen of hearts. so i have got some props next. she is a 2