captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> this week, clarence lusane discusses his book, "the black history of the white house." >> what is the picture on the cover? >> the picture is from the late 1900's. it is a picture of the white house easter egg hunt. it is significant because, by the end of the 1900's, the white house was one of the few places in washington d.c. that was racially integrated. we thought it would be a great picture because it shows the ongoing relationship of the white house with the black community and how that relationship has gone up and down, black and forth. most of the history, the white house has been very central to what happens to african americans. we wanted a picture of a captured that particular relationship. >> to your publisher is city light. >> right. >> had to define them? >> they found me. they were looking for someone to write something about the importance of the obama election of course, there are now probably hundreds of books about obama. when i was approached, i did not want to write with everybody else was

after that, it's q & a with author clarence lusane on the contributions of black men and women in the white house in his book, "the black history of the white house." later another chance to see ireland's prime minister criticize the catholic church over mishanding child sex abuse cases from 1996 through 2009. on tonight's "road to the white house," an interview with republican presidential candidate john huntsman. the former governor and u.s. ambassador to china talked about his strategy for winning the republican nomination and the state of the u.s. economy and relations with china. this is close to an hour. >> governor john huntsman, when did you first think about running for president? >> as we were departing china just this year, of course, there is always talk about higher office when you're a governor. i would dismiss that as nonsense and never really focused on the presidency until we returned home from china and there were some folks who actively had organized and thought there was room for another candidate who brought a real world problem solving approach to our challenges

clarence lusane reveals who they were as we well as other black men and women who left their imprint on the white house. >> they were fascinating individuals whose mark on the presidency and whose marks on the white house were virtually unknown except for a few scattered stories here and there. everyone knew george washington and thomas jefferson had slaves but eight of the first 12 presidents have slaves. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> scot lanman discusses the economy. economy. then john

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. >> american university professor clarence lusane reveals her they -- who they were. >> fascinating individuals whose mark on the presidencies and his mark on the white house were virtually unknown, except for a few scattered stories here and there. everyone kind of knew that george washington and thomas jefferson had slaves, but most people probably did not know that eight out of the first 12 presidents had slaves. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a." two recently reopened the slave quarters in mount vernon. a historically accurate depiction of slave life in 18th- century virginia. former deputy to the president alexander butterfield talks about the secret taping system in the nixon white house. the civil war resulted in tremendous loss of life but also great advances in medicine. the life-saving lessons learned during four years of bloody conflict. and frankfort, kentucky, with its scenic beauty and rich history. get the complete schedule at c- span.org/history. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are now going to introduce you to our guest this morning, joining us by satell

clarence lusane reveals two they were. >> i discovered fascinating individuals whose mark on the presidencyhose marks on the white house were virtually unknown. except for a few, scattered stories here and there, everyone kind of knew that george washington and thomas jefferson had slaves. most did not know that eight out of a first well presidents had slaves. >> sunday night. >> two -- tour the newly reopened slave quarters at mount vernon this weekend. and historically accurate depiction of slave life in the 18th-century virginia. alexander butterfield talks about the secret taping system in the nixon white house. the civil war ended in a tremendous loss of life, but also advances in medicine. the life-saving lessons learned it during four years of bloody conflict. and we will visit frankfurt, ky. get the complete schedule at c- span.org/history. >> "washington journal" continues. host: scott lanman is with bloomberg news and covers the federal reserve and other aspects of the economy. he will talk about the federal reserve chairman's assessment of the economy. guest: people were really h

american university professor dramatic -- clarence lusane tells us who they work. >> i discovered fascinating individuals whose mark on the presidency's and whose marks on the white house were virtually unknown. -- virtually unknown except for a few scattered stories here and there. everyone knew george washington and thomas jefferson had slaves, but most people probably do not know that eight out of the first well presidents had slaves. >> sunday night on "q&a". >> now, here is that what's in front today. civil rights activists and those who marched with dr. martin luther king celebrate his life and legacy. this is about 2.5 hours. >> i want to let all of you know we have a plan for hurricane irene and it is to pray very hard so it will dissipate and not hurt anybody. we are going to have the dedication on sunday at the martin luther king memorial. [applause] for everyone, very quickly, at the martin luther king memorial is a -- it honors a man of hope, peace, and color. the united states congress passed a joint resolution in 1996 authorizing the alpha phi alpha fraternity to establish a mem

american university professor, clarence lusane, talks about who they were. >> i began to discover fascinating individuals whose mark on the presidency and whose mark on the white house were virtually unknown. except for a few scattered stores here and there, everyone kind of knew that george washington and thomas jefferson had slaves, but most people probably do not know that eight of the first 12 presidents had slaves. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a". republican presidential candidate and former massachusetts governor mitt romney held a town hall meeting thursday at the mcconnell kennedy center in new hampshire. this was the last in his series of campaign town hall meetings in new hampshire, which is hosting the nation was the first for the digital primary in february 2012. this is about one hour 25 minutes. >> long time no see. [applause] good evening. that was sad. let's try this again. good evening. quite good evening. >> much better. i want to thank you for being here. this is an important time in our lives. it is an important time in our history. we appreciate to get the time to come

american university professor clarence lusane discusses many people who left their impact on the white house. >> i began to discover fascinating individuals whose and on the presidencyies his mark on the white house were virtually unknown, except for a few scattered short -- stories here and there. everyone knew that george washington and thomas jefferson had slaves, but most people probably did not know that eight out of the first 10 presidents had slaves. >> sunday night on q&a. ♪ >> for the next 45 minutes will be talking about divorce laws and federal policy. if we begin with john crutcher who is with the coalition for divorce reform. he is also a divorce lawyer. been the impact on divorce of federal policy? particularly, with regard to states that do or do not have no fault divorce laws? guest: allstate said unilateral divorce in one way or the other. -- all states have the unilateral divorce laws in one way or the other. they mostly due divorce or a family law problems. state courts -- there are other social costs that come from moving to one-parent families, but what it really d

american university professor clarence lusane reveals who they were as well as many other plaque mennd women who left their impression on the white house. >> i began to discover just fascinating individuals whose mark on the presidencies and whose marks on the white house were virtually unknown. except for a few scattered stories here and there, and everyone kind of knew that george washington and thomas jefferson had slaves, but most people probably didn't know that eight out of the first 12 presidents had slaves. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> two of the newly reopened slave corridors at george washington's mount vernon this weekend on american history tv on c-span3 with preservationist dennis koch and curator susan shuller as they provide a depiction of slave life in 18th century virginia. former deputy assistant to the president alexander butterfield talks about the secret taping system in the nixon white house. the civil war resulted in a tremendous loss of life but also great advances in medicine. george wonderling, director of the national museum on civil war medicine on