springs, colorado. pike's peak lies west of colorado springs. trip to the summit inspired, "america the beautiful". learn more about colorado springs all weekend here on "american history tv". who o best understand spencer penn was, i thought i quote from his obituary in december 15, 1939. a says, he was more than community builder. he was of being such as the pikes peak region has never seen before, will never see again. he was a scholar and a gentleman. a man apart. as vigorous and a sturdy as the great pioneering west he loved. he knew his own mind and he experienced it. in my own words, who is spencer penrose? i think of him more in terms of his legacy towards the community. one of the most obvious was that he built the broadmoor colorado springs in 1918, one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. created the el e pomar foundation. and that foundation he started years before his death, with $21 million. today it has grown to $580 million. over those years, el pomar

visit toa recent colorado springs, colorado. you're watching american history tv. >> colorado springs is known as a terrific city because of our fantastic climate, a terrific arid climate, and also because of a great opportunity for outdoor recreation. tremendous park system. you can spend every day and something equivalent to the national park right outside your back door. shortly after settlement of colorado springs in 1871, we became known as destination for people with tuberculosis. it was the leading killer in the 19th century in the united states. it affected just about everybody in the country. during the early years, the only treatment that was offered to people with newly diagnosed tuberculosis was to go out west and to seek a cure. people would come to colorado springs on the recommendation of a doctor, who would tell them to go chase the cure, get out of your urban environment and leave your job in a factory and to go seek health care. what made colorado springs particularly attractive for "lungers" was the fresh air

. >> all weekend, "american history tv" is in colorado springs, colorado. gold was discovered in the city ains surrounding the in the 1890's, resulting in one of the richest gold strikes in american history. it was nicknames, the city of millionaires. her staff y to recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. colorado e about springs all weekend, here on "american history tv". as colorado springs is known a city because of our fantastic of sunshine 00 days a terrific semiarid climate, but also because of great opportunities for outdoor recreation. tremendous trailer park systems you can spend everyday -- something the equivalent to a national park -- read outside your backdoor. but shortly after settlement of colorado springs in 1871, we really became known as a destination for people with tuberculosis, in particular. tuberculosis in the 19th century was the leading killer in the united states. it was a disease that affected just about everybody in the country. of during the early years the city's development, really that was treatments offer

all weekend, american history our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of colorado springs, colorado. to learn more about this it is under 2014 tour, visit c-span.org/localcontent. this is american history tv on c-span three. >> it is known as a fit city of our fantastic climate. a terrific semiarid climate, but also because of great opportunities for recreation. park systems ailer in which you can spend every to in something equivalent a national park right outside your backdoor. it is shortly after settlement we colorado springs in 1871, really became known as a destination for people with tuberculosis. tuberculosis in the 19th century was the leading killer in the united states. it was a disease that affected just about everybody in the country. of the the early years city's development, really the that was offered to people with newly diagnosed tuberculosis was to go out west and seek a cure. people would come to colorado springs essentially on the recommendation of a doctor who would tell them to go chase the get out of your urban job in ment, leave your a factory, and

colorado springs as a health resort. c-span'sut where vehicles are going next. >> the berlin wall fell 25 years ago on november 9, 1989. we will revisit that historic day on sunday, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern with archival c-span video featuring george h.w. bush from the oval office, reaction from senate leaders bob dole and george mitchell, and speeches from presidential candidates in 1963 and reagan in 1987 that galvanized berliners and the free world. congress met in a december 1865, the occupation of the south, resignation of wartime powers, and transition to peace gave rise to tension between republican and democratic members of both houses. gregory downes explains how they navigated those challenges. this is a portion of the 2014 civil war symposium, hosted by the u.s. capital historical society. it is about 45 minutes. >> our next speaker is gregory downs who is an associate professor of history at the city college and graduate center of the city university of new york and his first book was :declarations of t

all we get long, american history tv is featuring colorado springs colorado. explorer zebulon hike is credited with pike's peak. cable partners work with staff who recently traveled to colorado springs to explore the city's rich history. more about colorado springs all weekend here on american history tv. >> to best understand who spencer penrose the man was, i have a quote from his obituary. it says he was more than a community builder and philanthropist, he was a personality, a spirit, a being such as the pike's peak region had never seen before and will never see again. it was a scholar and a gentleman, a rugged individualist, a man apart. as vigorous and yesterday as the great pioneering west that he loved. he knew his own mind and he experienced it. in my own words, who is spencer penrose? i think of him more in terms of his legacy to the community. probably two of his most obvious legacies are he build the broadmoor hotel in 1918. one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. he created the foundation, being apple orchard

but he had a vision for bringing basically the east coast, philadelphia and his friends out to colorado springs, colorado. he could not convince them to come out and see the beauty of the region, so what he thought is what if i brought philadelphia and new york to colorado? so he envisioned this idea of building a resort. so in 1916 he envisioned the broadmoor hotel so that he could convince his friends to come out. he wanted to have a familiar background for them. and so he chose an architect and ntmore, whoen and wemn had just finished building grand central station in new york. he hired two of the artisans who painted the ceiling. in grand central station in new york. he had these two paint the ceilings of the broadmoor hotel. he wanted the grounds to be beautiful and feel like some glorious estate on the east coast. he hired a landscape firm who six years earlier had just finished a nice new park in new york called central park. and so he wanted to give them the feeling that they were back east, but have it in the setting of the pike's peak region. his sense of humor -- i gather he had a ve

. ♪ >> all weekend, american history tv is in colorado springs, colorado. area was nicknamed the city of millionaires. staff visitedtour many sites learning about the city's history. >> because of our fantastic terrific arid climate, and also because of a great opportunity for recreation. .remendous park system you can spend every day and something equivalent to the national park right outside your back door. as1871, we became known destination for people with tuberculosis. it was the leading killer in the 19th century in the united states. it affected just about everybody in the country. onlyg the early years, the treatment that was offered to people with newly diagnosed tuberculosis was to go out west and to seek a cure. people would come to colorado springs on the recommendation of a doctor, who would tell them to , get out of cure your urban environment and leave your job in a factory and to go seek health care. for "ade it attractive lungers" was the fresh air and the sunshine. it as a destination for people with tuberculosis. it was one of our first a

americannd long, history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado, a sunny, dry and mild time it and mineral springs made it popular as a health resort. cableer with our comcast partners, c-span recently visited many sites exploring colorado springs' rich history. to best understand who spencer penrose the man was, i thought i would read a quote from his obituary. december 15, 1939. than a he was more capitalist, community builder and philanthropist. in my own words, who is spencer penrose? i think of him or in terms of his legacy to the community. of his most obvious legacies are he build the broaden our hotel in 1918. one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. he created the foundation, being apple orchard in spanish, and that was named after his home. that foundation he started in 1937, two years before his death with 20 $1 million. today it has grown to hide hundred $80 million. over those years, it is given away over $500 million in grants. it is almost 13,000 grants to charities in the state of colorado only. spencer penrose was born in 18 65

. >> all weekend long, "american history tv" is featuring colorado springs colorado. dry, and mild climate made it popular as a health resort, especially for people suffering from tuberculosis. our comcast cable staff rs, our c-span visited many sites learning about colorado springs history. ♪ >> palmer saw possibilities and it was the hink mountains that he fell in love with. where colorado springs is nestled, right up against pike's peak. what he saw as our greatest economic driver was the climate the fact ountains and that -- people like him felt -- from the east coast would be drawn here to live for a few weeks or a few months. they would be drawn by the the ful climate and stunning, natural beauty. so he saw in this place potential. he built colorado springs along the rail lines, and in the rail lines connected further south, and he built this town, in to be his home and he always saw it as an anecdote, if you will, to eastern industrialization. this young man, who grew up in the second largest city in the looked to ntry, he the west and we have this vast open ex

all weekend long, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. and explore is credited with discovering pikes peak in 18 oh six. it lies west of colorado springs. a trip to the summit inspired katharine lee bates to write "america the beautiful." we recently traveled to colorado springs to explore the city's rich history. learn more about colorado springs all weekend here on american history tv. garden of the gods is so magnificent. many people don't realize it is a city park. it has a world-famous view. the fact that we are a national, natural landmark, i really love the description of the garden of the gods park as being perhaps the most striking contrast between mountains and plains in all of north america. history, the history of the earth is almost like an open book here in colorado springs. what we are seeing here is remnants of sand dunes, lagoons, the bottom of an ocean, and even glacial gravels that have occurred from the last 3 million years. if you walk from the visitor's center out into the park, it's a walked back in time. in half a

weekend long, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. climate andry mineral springs made the city popular as a health resort for people suffering from tuberculosis. together with our cable partners, we visited many sites exporting colorado springs'rich history. >> palmer saw possibilities. i want to think it was the mountains he fell in love with and where colorado springs is nestled up against pikes peak in this beautiful place, but what he saw as our greatest economic driver was the climate and the mountains and the fact that people like himself from the east coast and along the atlantic seaboard would be drawn here to live here either for a few weeks or months or come and visit and decide to stay. they would be drawn by the healthy climate and stunning natural beauty. he thought there was potential. he built colorado springs along the rail line and the rail line connected further south. he thought of this town in particular to be his home and saw it as an and it wrote to eastern industrialization. this young man who grew up in the seco

and we continue now with our look at the history of colorado springs. this is american history tv on c-span 3. >> nikola tesla became fascinated with this new creation going on in the world electricity. when he came to this country, he started working right away with thomas edison. but there was some conflict there, because what developed is what's referred to as the current wars, because edison was very committed to using direct current, and tesla understood that alternating current was more economical and more effective and could be transferred over a great distance at a far less cost. but tesla's interest in a lot of other areas of physics and electricity, and eventually he comes to colorado in 1899. >> this ek exhibition sort of explores some of the ideas that tesla was exploring during his career, through historical information and reproduction of photographs. and then also through artists' projects that may be mine some of this same scientific or creative territory. that's one of the things we found interesting to explore with the exhibition, is s

. >> all weekend, "american history tv" is featuring colorado springs, colorado. during the 1700's, both french lived in sh settlers the area, but after the louisiana purchase, more americans moved into the territory. c-span cities to her staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about colorado springs all weekend here on "american history tv". [grumbling noises] >> nikola tesla became fascinated with this new creation going on in the world of electricity. when he came to this country, away arted working right with thomas edison, but there there because ict what developed is what is to as the current wars because edison was very committed to using direct-current, and tesla alternating alternating current was more -- was more economical and more effective. it could be transferred over great distances at a far less cost. but tesla was interested in a lot of other areas of physics and electricity. eventually, he comes to colorado in 1899. >> this exhibition really explore some of the ideas that tesla was exploring during his career.

recent , a look at the visit to colorado spring, colorado. you're watching american history every weekend, on c-span 3. >> garden of the gods park is so significant, many people don't it's a city park. it's a world famous view. nd the fact that we love the description of the garden of the the park as being perhaps most striking contrast between mountains and plains in all of north america. the nation natural history, the the earth is like an open book here in colorado springs. seeing here is the lagoons, the bottom of the even glacial gravels that had occurred. so when you walk back to the back in s like a walk time. in a half mile, you can go 300 million years ago. know oft people that we in the pike's peak region were ute. which was their homeland, the their ikes peak area was homeland. they would circumnavigate pike's as part of the seasonal your anies because in the summer of game d find plenty and buy son and elk up in -- on mountain ide of the and as fall would approach, they would start making the seasonal area of ack to this colorado

all weekend american history tv is in colorado springs, colorado. gold was discovered in the mountains surrounding the city in the 1890's. it resulted in one of the richest gold strikes in history. it is hosted by our comcast cable partners. our staff recently visited many sites. to learn more about colorado springs, all weekend, here in american history tv. for as long as people have settled and lived in this area, pike's peak has been a marketing tool. we have used it to help identify this location. pike's peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. first 14,000 foot mountain that you reach when you are coming west across the plains towards denver. it is a beacon in many ways for people who are traveling towards the mountains. upemember many times growing in the midwest, coming to colorado, and knowing you're almost there when you start to see pike's peak in the distance. you can see it from 100 or more miles east of here. it is this thing that seems to pull you in as you're coming west. right now we are at crystal reservoir. we are at 9500 feet.

up next, a look at a recent visit to colorado springs, colorado. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. is soden of the gods park magnificent. many of the people do not realize it is a city park. it has national significance and a world-famous view. the fact that we are a natural landmark, i really love the description of the garden of the gods park as being perhaps the most striking contrast between mountains and plains in all of north america. , the historyistory of the earth is almost like an open book here in colorado springs. what we're seeing here is the lagoons,of sand dunes, the bottom of an ocean, and even glacial gravels that have occurred from the last 3 million years. if you walk through the visitor center out into the park, it is like a walk back in time. you can gohalf-mile, 300 million years ago. the first people that we know of in the pikes peak region were the utes. this was their homeland. the hope pike's peak area was their homeland. they would circumnavigate pike's peak as part of their seas

it's one of the most widely published books in the world. >> from the resent trip to colorado springs, colorado we explore the press at colorado college. the press was founded in 1878 and is dedicated to the limited edition books. >> welcome, everyone. glad to have you here. i run the press at colorado college. but we are doing today is talking about the size of what we do here. we talk about it in the context of your plan and we are going to look at books and do things that are a major process, all these different historical aspects and then were actually going to do some printing. >> the press at colorado college was founded in 1978 by another professor here named jim trickle. and he was a painter and he actually sort of got into this accidentally, but then got completely fascinated and taken with a basically taught himself how to do it and then belted out into over the years sort of on his own talk to me at the college. but all of the type in all of the sorts of things. over about 20 years, builds it into a nationally recognized publisher of time price book. this particular group o

and one of the things that tesla was exploring when he was here in colorado springs, was he was trying to understand whether the earth had enough resonant capacity that you could transmit electricity and radio signals directly through the earth to get a transmission to the other side of the globe instantaneously. that's one of the things he was exploring here. he left colorado springs thinking that this was a possibility, because he did find some resonant capacity of the earth. unfortunately, it's not resonant enough to do what he had hoped it would do. and then the intergalactic signals reference a phenomenon that he experienced when he was here. he heard some very mathematically precise and repeated radio bursts when he was listening with his large receivers. and he felt that the only conclusion that he could come to was that it was originating from mars and that it was a sign of intelligent life because of its mathematical regularity. and scientists later on came back and replicated the experiments that he was doing and found that what he was listening to was radio bursts from jupit

them to interact with the knowledge in such a way it is the important thing. >> book tv is in colorado springscolorado with the help of our local cable partner, comcast. next, we talk with anne hyde, author of "empires, nations, and families, which takes a look at the multi-ethnic inhabitants of the louisiana purchase. >> the premise of the book is pretty simple, that no matter what time frame you are talking about in the american west, it was never anti. in a way it is a challenge to the traditional pioneer story where white anglo pioneers arrived on an empty landscape. i wanted to fill up that landscape with people before those other people came. the families that i looked at had a lot to do with why there were so many people there before 1850 and the white pioneers arrived and all of that colonial conquest created mixed blood families. so families of mixed hispanic and anglo, native american and anglo, native american and black, native american and hispanic, you name it. and i was just amazed to find all of these people. i decided one way to fill of that empty landscape was really to use th

so that part of our history, idea of colorado springs as military town is simply an evolution from colorado springs as a health resort. weekend, out the american history tv is featuring colorado.p spring, our city tour staff recently travelled there to learn about its rich history. colorado about springs and other stops on c-span's city's tour. american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. 1909, the russell senate office building's caucus room has witnessed many senate investigation. in the second of a two-part program, don ritchie tells us about hearings held from the 1940's to the present day, including the 1954 army mccarthy hearings and the watergate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time, and it is used for lunches. it is used for receptions. it is used for lectures, meetings, awards ceremonies, announcements. all sorts of things happen here. it is a grand room. it is just a wonderful setting, and immediately people are impressed by the dimensions of the room, by the wonderful carvings and the fixtures and the great chandeliers. there is even a plaque

we partnered with comcast for a visit to colorado springs, colorado. >> in 1806, montgomery pike was set to the american southwest to explore the region, similar to lewis and clark, who are sent to the northwest part of the louisiana territory. was sent to this southwest part of the territory. from his perspective, when he came out here, he really walked off the map. he went to an area that was unknown. sees the peak, he thinks he will reach the top of it in a few days, but it takes weeks to approach. he reaches what he believes was a lower mountain on the flanks of pikes peak. he turned around. at that point, pike wrote in his journal, given the conditions, given the equipment they had at the time, no one could have made it to the peak. pike's peak inspired the poem that became "america the beautiful," by katherine lee came to colorado springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down to the plains from the top of the mountain inspired , inspired the images that are captured in that poetry of the united states. >> watch all of our events from colorado sprin

we partner with comcast to visit colorado springs, colorado. >> in 1806, it was set into the american southwest to explore the region very similar to lewis theclark who were sent to northwestern part of the newly acquired louisiana territory. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory. from his perspective, when he came out here he walked off the map. he went into an area that was unknown. he thinksrst sees it, he can reach the top of it in a few days. it really takes a week to approach. he believes it is a lower mountain called mount rosa. he turned around and that point, he wrote in his journal that given the condition, given the equipment he had at the time, no one could have went to the peak. the inspired the palm that became america the beautiful. coloradohere to springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down to the planes from the top of the mountain inspired the poetry, it inspired the images that are captured in the poetry of the united states. >> watch all never events from colorado springs throughout the day on c-span2 book tv and sunda

colorado springs is nestled right up against pike's peak. he saw the possibilities in terms of capitalizing, if you will. >> later, find out what drew tesla to colorado springs. his is phrase when he gave first talk your was to send a message from pikes peak to paris. he tested out this -- what we know as the tesla cloud. basically, it was having lightening go off in the room. by we will begin the hour traveling 14,110 feet to the summit of pike street. the mountain that inspired the song, america the beautiful. for as long as people have lived in this area, pike's peak has been a marketing tool. we have used it to identify this location. pike's peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. it is the first 14,000 foot mountain that you reach one coming west across the plains. so it is a beacon in many ways people who are traveling towards the mountains. i remember many times growing in the mid west and knowing that you're almost there with you start to see pike's peak in the distance. you can see it from 100 or more it is east of here and so t

up next, a look at the recent visit to colorado springs, colorado. you are watching american history tv, all we, every weekend on c-span3. >> colorado springs is known as a city because of our fantastic climate. nearly 300 days of sunshine a year. semiaridrrific climate, and also because of a great opportunity for recreation. a tremendous trail and park system. you can spend every day and something equivalent to the national park right outside your back door. shortly after settlement colorado springs in 1871, we became known as destination for people with tuberculosis. tuberculosis, in the 19 century, was the leading killer in the united states. it affected just about everybody in the country. during the early years, the only treatment that was offered to people with newly diagnosed tuberculosis was to go out west and to seek a cure. people would come to colorado springs on the recommendation of

[applause] this week in booktv's in colorado springs colorado with the help of our local cable partner comcast. next anne hyde authors of "empires, nations and families" takes a look at the multiethnic inhabitants of the louisiana purchase. >> the premise of the book is pretty simple, that no matter what time period you are talking about an american west it was never empty. so in a way it's a challenge to the traditional pioneer story where white anglo pioneer landscape so i really wanted to fill up that landscape of people before those other people came. the families that i looked at had a lot to do with why they were so many people there before 1850 and the white pioneers arrived in all of that colonial conquest created mixed blood families. so families of mixed hispanic and anglo, native american and anglo, native american and black, native american and hispanic you name it and i was just amazed to find out these people who filled up that empty landscape. this question about racial attitudes in the west is really a great one because it does change. in the first half of the 19th cent

this weekend we partnered with comcast for a visit to colorado springs, colorado. >> montgomery pikeas sent into the american southwest to explore the region. very similar to lewis and clark, who were sent to the northwestern part of the newly acquired in louisiana territory. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory, and from his perspective. when pike first seized the grand peak, he thinks he will reach the top of it in a few days. it really takes weeks to approach. they reached what we believe is a lower mountain on the flanks of pikes peak called mount rose up. at that point he wrote in his journals that given the conditions, given the equipment that they had at the time, no one could have cemented the peak. pikes peak inspired the poem that became america the beautiful. the view down to the planes from the top of the mountains inspired the poetry and inspired the images that are captured. >> watch all of our events from colorado springs saturday at noon eastern on c-span book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv. >> next on "after words", dr. atul gawanda ta

throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. our staff toward there to learn about its rich history. learn more about colorado c-span.org/local content. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. traveled totory tv the library of congress's kludgy center. up next, we will speak with one of their 2014 fellows will stop >> joining us is joseph genetin-pilawa, an assistant history professor at george mason university. this is your first day at the library of congress. what brings you here? >> i am a kluge fellow this academic year and i'm working on a research project that i am calling the indian capital city, which is a study of the visual, symbolic, and lived native experiences in washington dc, or thinking it as an indigenous history of the city. i'm interested in looking at the ways that native people across the 19th and early 20th century claimed and reclaimed spaces within the city. >> can you explain what you mean by those terms? >> there is obviously a deep and rich indigenous history

a look at our recent visit to colorado springs, colorado. you are watching american history tv all weekend on c-span3. is soden of the gods park magnificent and many people do not realize it is a city park. significance, it has a world-famous of view. the fact we are a national landmark, i love the description of the cardin of the gods park has being the most striking contrast between mountains and plains in all of north america. the natural history of the earth is like an open book here. seeing is the remnants of lagoons, the bottom of an ocean, and even glacial gravels that have occurred in the last 3 million years. back in time.alk in half a mile you can go 300 million years ago. of weret people we know -- this whole area was their homeland. they would circumnavigate pikes peak as part of their journey. in the summers they can find plenty of pain

downtown civic center courtesy of him. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. our more about colorado springs /localcontent.org >> coming up next on the presidency, a conversation about the world war ii leadership styles of president franklin roosevelt and british prime minister winston churchill. the public policy institute hosted this event. >> welcome to roosevelt house. i am andrew polsky, the acting dean of hunter college. and professor of political science. our program this evening features two visitors, who are deeply knowledgeable about the decisions that led up to be historic moment 70 years ago when allied forces stormed ashore of normandy to begin the final struggle of the liberation of europe from nazi germany. nigel hamilton is the author of the just published book "the mantle of command." among many other works, allen packwood is the director of director of churchill archives centre, the leading authority on all things western churchill. in a few moments, i will turn off

it look at our recent visit to colorado springs, colorado. watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> for as long as people have settled and lived in this area, pike's peak has been a marketing tool. we have used it to help identify this location. pike's peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. it is the first 14,000 foot mountain that you reach when you are coming west across the plains towards denver. it is a beacon in many ways for people who are traveling towards the mountains. i remember many times growing up in the midwest, coming to colorado, and knowing you're almost there when you start to see pike's peak in the distance. you can see it from 100 or more miles east of here. it is this thing that seems to pull you in as you're coming west. right now we are at crystal reservoir. we are at 9500 feet. perhaps one of the best views in the world. in 1779, when thomas jefferson and others were declaring independence on the east coast, this area was claimed by the spanish. in 1779, spanish colonial forces came within a few miles of where w

throughout the weekend american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. about colorado springs and other stops on the c-span city to our odd c-span.org/local content. >> after the american revolution and before he was elected, the first president of the united states george washington retired from public life. up next, edward larson focuses on washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the potomac river. >> thank you so much. i wish my parents could have heard that. it would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. there you go. [laughter] for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year. as it began just a year ago when the library, fred w. smith library for george washington and i was able to take a seat. during that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mount vernon. led by the staff, they are extraordinarily dedicated and extraordinarily loyal. for 150 years, the mount vernon ladies' association has kept this place special. a

weekend, american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of colorado springs, colorado. to learn more, visit c-span.org/localcontent. and we continue now with our look at the history of colorado springs. this is american history tv on c-span 3. >> nikola tesla became fascinated with this new creation going on in the world electricity. when he came to this country, he started working right away with thomas edison. but there was some conflict there, because what developed is what's referred to as the current wars, because edison was very committed to using direct current, and tesla understood that alternating current was more

colorado springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view to the planes from atop the mountain inspired the poetry that arered the images captured and that poetry of united states. >> watch all of our events from colorado springs today at noon eastern on c-span two book tv on sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span three. >> each week, american history tv's " american artifacts" takes you to. museums. and historic places. opened in 1909, the russell senate office building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. -- crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. we will learn about the noted senate investigations held in the caucus room. from the 1912 titanic inquiry to the 1930's hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash. and subsequent financial reforms. >> i'm donald ritchie, the senate historian, and we are in the senate caucus room in the russell senate office building. before c-span started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capitol complex th, becausee this is where major hea

. >> was all of our events from colorado springs. -- watch all of our events from colorado springs. >> a discussion of how the midterm elections could change congress and campaign 2014 continues with the debate in the louisiana u.s. senate race. photo by debate for the candidates running for a followedseat close -- by debate for the candidates running for a district seat. >> the bipartisan policy center held a discussion on the up coming elections. pollsters outlined the possible outcomes given current polling. they examined how these outcomes would affect public opinion and congress' ability to function. this is 90 minutes. >> good morning. i am a senior fellow here. i like to recognize my colleagues. jim jones, former ambassador to mexico. martin just gave me this book called "the partisan divide." it is going to be published soon. i'm giving him a plug there. i want to thank everybody for coming this morning. the purpose is to elect a government that is supposed to do right for the people. we auto consider how this is going to govern the impact of america. it has been a big issue h

she came to colorado springs to teach a course in 1893.view down to the planes from the top of the mountain inspired imagesand inspired the that are captured in that poetry. >> watch all of our events from colorado springs that the day on c-span2's book tv. >> 200 years ago the summer during the war of 1812, british soldiers invaded washington, d.c. on august 24. president james madison and dolly madison fled the city. discovering the war he spoke at a symposium hosted by the u.s. historical society. this is about an hour. >> our final speaker this

nice to see you. >> you too. >> matt owns two stores in colorado springs, but colorado springs is allcal, so matt says, nick, i know how to mass market. i know how to build a brand. why don't we turn my two stores into high country healings and blow this up on a franchise type level and as these other states start going, legalization side we have this national brand that we have built in colorado to start bringing into these other states. >> let's do it, man. >> all right. off we go. ♪ >> i was just being told that some trim that we were waiting for is labeled incorrectly. just having some issues there. it's trim we need where desperately low on oil. these are the things we deal with every day. >> i'm bob and one of the partners at medically correct. we do a brand of chocolate bars called incredibles. >> so this is hash oil combined with butter. we average 2,000 to 3,000 bars a day. we're out of product. we have ten flavors in all right now. this is the same bar, just a rec version. my favorite bar? i probably prefer just the boulder bar. it's our milk chocolate bar. >> these two are

. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring colorado springs colorado. learn more about colorado springs and other stops on the tour on the website. american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on .-span3 >> next, the societal shift that occurred during the early 20th century as modernization impacted businesses and households. igo focuses on the literary works of the christine frederick and frederick winslow taylor, who sought to improve industrial efficiency. this class is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> all right. great. hello, everybody. as you know, we will take up the topic -- engineering work and a person. i put up here the cover of one of theodore dreiser's novels, "sister carrie," and what we have been considering is a kind of fictional assault, right? on the victorian moral order. in theodore dreiser's case, in naturalistic fiction. naturalist writing. the attempt to get close to urban reality and recorded in the form -- record it in the form of a e-mail adventurer -- female adventurer. he set his story, as you know, in the booming, bustli

the time no one could have selected the peak but became america the beautiful who came here to colorado springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. and at the view down to the planes from the top of the mountain that inspired the poetry and the image of the united states. talking about his book being more go about the end-of-life medical care interviewed by the surgeon and health policy professor marty mccary. this is one hour. "after words" >> host: great to see you again. great book. i love the book cover. it has a grasp on the cover and it got so much potential in the symbolism. i immediately thought of walt whitman and this famous quote i bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass that i love. what does a leaf of grass mean to you and why did you decide to put it on the cover? >> guest: all/is grass it refers to the idea that on the one hand, we all come from something fertile but also grasses and temper. this is one of the few times we can have an honest conversation in the public forum about the mortality and end-of-life issues very >> host: did did it hit you or

went to colorado springs, colorado. >> she was sentenced to to the south was to explore the region --s sent to the south to explore the region just like lewis and clark. pike was sent to the south was part territory and from his prepared -- and from his areaective, he went to an that was unknown. 'when he first he thinks he will reach the top in a few days. it takes weeks to approach. they reached what we believe is a lower mountain on the flanks. they turned around. wrote in his, pike journals that given the conditions, the equipment they had at the time, no one could have summited the peak. pikes peak inspired the poem that became "america the by katherine bates who came here to teach a college course in 1893. the view down to the plains from the top of the mountain inspired capturedy and images in that poetry of the united states. >> watch all of our events from colorado springs throughout the day on book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, maria varela, a former member of the student nonviolent cord knitting committee, shares

this weekend we partnered with for a visit to colorado springs, colorado. montgomery pike was sent into the southwest to region, similar to lewis & clark who were sent to the northwestern part of the newly acquired louisiana territory. southwest nt to this part of the territory. and for his perspective, when he came out here, he really walked off the map. e went to an area that was unknown. >> when pike first seized the grand peak, he thinks they'll each the top of it in a few days. but it takes weeks to approach. what we believe is a lower mountain on the flanks of mt. rosa.k called so he turned around and at that oint, pike wrote in his journals that given the conditions, given the equipment time, no had at the one could have summited the peak. peak inspired the poem that became "america the eautiful" written by katherine lee bates, who came here to olorado springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down from the plains to inspiredf the mountain the poetry. arenspired the manuals that capturing that poetry of the united states.

lost the irony although i've served e served in the army and prepared for battle my desert is colorado springs my junldz were the sweltering summers of south carolina but nevertheless, i stand here today to give voice to those who are now silent those who that gave in their life in battle out of duty and honor i've found with the stories i've heard from my veteran students and other veterans who have seen embattle each one fall even gave in their life for the man standing next to them by honoring the fall we must also honor who those who they for the truth of the matter u fought for and with those who made it back home this monument speaks for those who were made silent by death we as the community need to give voice to those who silently live on from our elected koflz of officials to our businesses and are corporations to every veteran service organization and amongst the veteran community itself we need to live our lives remembering the great skasz made for us to work together to serve those who have served with the dedication of that monument and the eir turning of the excavated soil we kne

. >> why this surprise has them all losing it. tt rere >>> we start in colorado springs, colorado.his video is from someone we have featured before. sadly he has to have these cameras because people take things that are relatively cheap to buy. somebody opens the car. they have a hoodie. run to the front yard. guess what this person is going to take. >> halloween decorations. >> no. they took four solar lights that cost less than $2. >> cheap as heck. why? people are so stupid. >> my guess is it's young people out doing pranky type stuff. >> the sad thing, the people got away with it while the owner says they were sitting in the house not five feet away. so they were quiet enough to execute the thievery. >> he needs to get a camera right out front to catch the license plate of these people. >> or leave dog crap everywhere. >> or here's an idea. don't take stuff that doesn't belong you. >>> now to a second video. this falls under the category of, you had one job. this is a packaging slip. it has instructions. it says, knock upstairs. leave at basement door. this postman is supposed

another round of ice and snow and cold hit colorado springs and surrounding areas.inches of snow covered streets and roadways disrupting the commute for thousands. >>> how long will drivers have to contend with this mess? let's get an early look at our weather with jennifer gray. >> christine, we are looking at cold temperatures across much of the country. covering two-thirds of the country and breaking records left and right. we are seeing frigid temperatures dipping to the south. we still have lake-effect snow for the afternoon around the great lakes and also rain expected for the northeast for today. high temperatures today in the northeast really not so bad. temperatures around 60 degrees. look at these temperatures. these are highs today. 19 in minneapolis. they in the middle of a two-week stretch of below freezing. 32 in billings and 21 in connectic kansas city. the cold air sinks to the south. lake-effect snow continues. high pressure across the rockies. hig high temperatures we will be feeling it. 36 in atlanta. kansas city, the same. 24 in chicago. this is

colorado springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down to the plains from the top of the mountain inspired the poetry, it inspired the images that are captured in the poetry of the united states. >> watch all of the events from colorado springs today at 2:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> louisiana voters head to the polls in a race that will ultimately decide control of the united states senate. tonight, the major candidates face off in the race for the u.s. senate. now, live from lsu, here is tonight's moderator. >> good evening.

bypassing colorado springs was something that state highway officials was eager to do. it had become a notorious bottleneck. u.s. 6 and 40 were forced together in this narrow valley where idaho springs is located and forced to go right through the middle of town, past all the caves, past the motels, past the gas stations, people turning on and off the road really slowing traffic down where it became known as the turtle route and known to truckers and travelers as one of the most congested stretch of highway in all of rural america. state highway planners determined to build a four-lane limited access bypass, which i showed you before, on the mountain side just above town on the south. the construction began in late 1957 and in february 1958 with the bypass almost completed state highway officials led chamber of commerce types on a tour of this new road. the business owners were pretty excited about this spanking modern road with its smooth sweeping four lanes and controlled access on and off ramps and its big signs pointing to idaho springs, they were excited until they

another round of ice, snow and cold hit colorado springs.s covered the streets and roadways. >>> how long is all of this going to last? it is such a mess. indra petersons is going to tell us with an early start on your forecast. >> good morning. so much going on. where do we start in let's start with where we are talking about the heavy amount of snow. we are talking about snow in feet. it is around the lakes with lake-effect snowfall. ramping up in the overnight hours. why? because a blast of cold air behind the next system should kick things up. notice what is going on. 30 million of us have the threat for winter weather. from new england and stretching as far as the mississippi valley. it is not the only thing going on. notice the southeast. in addition, the threat for severe weather this morning. in fact, tornado watches are currently out there in through the southeast. another 20 million of us are under the gun for severe weather. including the threat for isolated tornado. a lot going on. the temperature divide. 70s and 80s in the south