colorado. 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.

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 foundation has given away over $500 million in grants. is almost 13,000 grants to charities in th

attracted the military and today, colorado springs is affiliated with military, five major installations here in colorado springs. , thisart of our history idea of coloradoings as a military town is simply an evolution for colorado springs as a health resort. throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. we recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. lauren moore -- learn more at c-span.org. you are watching american history tv. the 2015 c-span student cam video contest is underway. create a 5-7 minute documentary on the three branches and you. 200 cash prizes for students and teachers totaling $100,000. for the list of rules, go to studentcam.org. >> sees brent has brought you more than 130 -- c-span has brought you more than 130 candidate debates. this tuesday night, watch our live election night coverage to see who wins and

today, colorado springs is affiliated with the military with five major installation to colorado springs, including the u.s. air force academy. so that part of our history -- this idea of colorado springs as a military town -- is simply evolution from colorado springs the health resort. >> all weekend long, "american history tv" is featuring colorado springs, colorado.

we actually promoted colorado springs as a destination for people with tuberculosis. it was, really for colorado first and ne of our only industries -- was healthcare. colorado springs was founded in a place without a major became y and healthcare the major industry through the 1880's to the 1940's. so in the early years, they would come -- and you can see would s gallery -- they waters in manitou, they would spend time in the they would the gods, spend time outdoors. shortly after the founding of colorado springs in 1871, a new method for treating tuberculosis was developed in europe. called the senatorial movement. sanatoriums were there with treating the disease. it was managed healthcare in which you are under the close of doctors and nurses who provided a daily of rest, fresh air, excellent diet, and monitoring by healthcare professionals. those things combined helped to lead to a cure, reportedly come up to 60% of the time. because of how closely connected colorado springs is to this movement, we have a collection related to tuberculosis treatment. of them is this cola bottle. manitou cont

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 mile you can go 300 million years ago. the first people that we know of in the pikes peak region wher

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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 in spanish, and that was named after his home. where he lived, near the broadmoor hotel. that foundation he started i

colorado springs and had been in colorado springs for eight years. himself coming in 1884. and so literally about a month later, spencer penrose arrived in colorado springs and that started a lifelong partnership between the two gentlemen. it just so happened that when dick penrose reintroduced spencer to his longtime t,ildhood friend, chaz tut that was just the beginning of creek and the gold rush. so it was perfect timing for penrose to come up to colorado springs, so much so that when he arrived, my great-grandfather had just found a mine called the cash on delivery mine. the c.o.d. c.o.d. mine was the same gold vein across cripple creek. bob was a gentleman who actually found gold in cripple creek. my great-grandfather sold mr. penrose half interest in the c.o.d. mine for $500 and loan him the money. our records of the foundation show that spencer penrose , starting about 1909, frankly as we are starting to build up towards world war i and there is great demand for copper. he was getting dividends himself of over a million dollars every year. that was not only a lot of money today but it was significant act then. -- back then. and so he start

entire country. >> 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 -- engineerior

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 and the sunshine. we promoted it as a destination for people with tuberculosis. it was one of our first and on

colorado springs, colorado. cities, more about the visit www.c-span.org. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> colorado springs is known as a fixed city because of our fantastic climate with nearly 300 days of sunshine a year di. butrrific semiarid climate, also because of great opportunities for outdoor recreation. tremendous trail and park system in which you can spend every day and something equivalent to a national park outside your back door. shortly after settlement in 1871, we 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. during the early years of the city's development, really the only treatment 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 cure, to get out of your urban environment, leave your job in a factory, and to go seek health care. what made colorado springs par

. >> during our recent visit to colorado springs, colorado, we visited the helen hunt jackson exhibit at the coloradoprings pioneers museum with curator leah davis-witherow. >> helen hunt jackson was a notable 19th century author and one of the earliest residents of colorado springs she can to get close greece in 1873 as a prescription for ongoing health troubles that she was suffering, but by the time she arrived here she was already a famous author. she made quite a splash, as you can imagine. her first book of verse is was published in 1870. she published in magazines like the century, atlantic monthly, scriveners. this is her writing room, restudy, the personal study of helen hunt jackson. we have some of her books throughout the three rooms of her home. what we love about having her house in the museum is that we can interpreter life based upon these objects. so you can see that helen loved beautiful things. she was a victorian woman of her era, and so she has these beautiful watercolor paintings done by ellis stuart hill, who was a friend of hers here in colorado springs, and she also has her o

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 expanse of land -- seemingly limitless -- and he envisioned a place here where people could come and live or enjoy the healthy climate, enjoy the adjacent mountains, and experience a kind of vi

. >> lout the weekend, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. our city's tour staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about colorado springs and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org/local content. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> next, on american history tv, author and journalist howard blum describes german espionage in the u.s. with a focus on the years 1915 to 1917, before america entered world war i. in his book, "dark invasion 1915: germany's secret war and the hunt for the first terrorist cell in america," he details how german spies engaged in sabotage warfare ands a nation -- and assassination attempts. he also profiles tom tonni, who helped develop a modern counterterrorism strategy. this event was hosted by the new york military affairs symposium. it's about an hour. >> good evening and welcome! i am pleased to welcome howard blum an investigative journal journalist and author of the new york times best seller, "dark invasion," as well as many

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. through some historical information and through reproduction of photographs, and also through artists' projects. that is one of the things we found really interesting to explore is some of the overlaps in artistic process and scientific movement --

. >> during a recent visit to colorado springs, colorado, we visited the helen hunt jackson exhibit was curator leah davis-witherow. >> hallinan jackson was a notable 19th century author and also one of the earliest residents of colorado springs. helen out of jackson came to colorado springs in 1893 is a prescription for ongoing fashion and by that time she was there she was already a famous author. her first book of poems published in 1870. she publish in addition to writing books she published in magazines like the century, "atlantic monthly," scribners. this is her writing room, her study. and we have some of her books throughout the three rooms of the home. what we love about having her house in the bcm is that we can interpret her life based on the side checks. so you can see that helen like beautiful things. she's a victorian woman of her era and so she has these beautiful watercolor paintings done by alec stewart hill who was a friend of hers here in colorado springs. she also has her own cabinet of curiosities below. she has put together an eclectic set of artifacts based on her

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 springs. you can ntertime, if think of the bedrocks providing areas to be, rm have parts that have ago. dated 300,000 years those your anies continued for many centuries. pressures of the the new united states and b heading west ward made a huge tumultuous impact on the people. however, the ute did negotiate with the u.s. government to keep homeland in r colorado. and the ute live not only in reservation in sou

[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

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

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. and with a new l

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 we are now. they were exploiting the region and searching for hostile american indian people. in 1806, montgomery play equus sent into the west to the explore the region. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory. from his perspective, when he came out here, you walked off the map. his mission was to be the first american official to carry word of american ownership of this region to the american indian people. to create a map of the region. to identify resources that were here in the

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 sunday afternoon at tw2:00 on c-span3. here on c-span, the communicators is next with aneesh chopra, discussing his book innovative state -- how new technologies can transform government. that is followed by a discussion on the current state of the economy. later tonight, the funeral service for former washington post editor ben bradlee. c-span, crated by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by a local cable or satellite provider. >> aneesh chopra, in your book "innovative state" the first three words are "government doesn't work. why do you say that? >> i think it captures the spirit if you ask the american people in general if they are satisfied, we are saying the number is at an all-t

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 springs, today at 2:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span three. >> monday night on "the communicators," the author and former chief technical officer under president obama. pikes if there is one message in the book to take away, it is the state isat any characterized by handshakes and handoffs. the question is who should do what. the handshakes are what washington has been doing lately, maybe behind the curtain and not well reported in the media, that shaking hands on the key principles of an independent state -- opening up data, encouraging collaborative work around standards, issuing challenges, and so forth. that means the opportunity to have a more open government starts with a bipartisan coalition to lay that foundation. what is cr

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 seasonal journey because in the summer, they could find plenty of game and bison and elk on the west side of the mountain. aspaul would approach, -- fall would approach, they would make their journey back to this area, colorado springs. you can think of the red rocks providing shelter and some warm areas. have been dated to 300,000 years ago. the journey continued for many centuries. 1800s, the pressures of the huge united states and people heading westward certainly made a huge, tumultuous impact on

. >> 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, bustling town of chicago. and to

. >> 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

what we did was we attracted the military and today, colorado springs is affiliated with military, five major installations here in colorado springs. including the u.s. air force academy. that part of our history, this idea of colorado springs as a military town is simply an evolution for 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 n

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 in the chesapeake and potomac region. the federal city today sits on native homela

colorado springs, colorado. >> montgomery pike was 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 coloradoprings saturday at noon eastern on c-span book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv. >> next on "after words", dr. atul gawanda talking about his book "being mortal" about end of life medical care. he is interviewed by a surgeon and health policy professor marty makary. this is an hour. >> host: great to see you again. congratulations, again, on the book, "being mortal". >> guest: thank-you. >> host: the cover, i love it. it has a piece of grass on the cover, and it has so much potential, symbolism. i immediately thought of walt whitman and his book, leaves of grass. his famous ," i bequeath myself to the dirt, to grow from the grass that i love. what does that mean to you, and why did you decide to put it on the cover? >> guest: it is up biblical reference actually. all flesh is grass and refers to the idea that on the one hand we all come from something fertile but also the idea that grass is mortal, grass is temporary. >> host: in the process of writing this book, "being m

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, colorado. our cities to her staff recently visited there. learn more about colorado other stocks at c-span.org/localcontent. >> in october, 1944, the us and australian forces face the japanese navy in the philippine sea. battle of leyte gulf is considered one of the largest complex of world war ii. author james hornfischer the roles of f commander ernest evans. he was posthumously awarded the medal of honor by congress. is an author of history books. recorded at the us naval academy, this is about an hour. a special extend midshipman welcome for all the mids here. if you look at the history, you help but be impressed with the fact that this place have gone before us have been the true of important naval history. welcome the rotc students who are here today from george washington university consortium. thank you for joining us. and the students from the joined school who have us here today. each year, the naval institute works with a department or division of the academy, and this year, we are pleased to work with the leadership, education, and development of captain

colorado -- $505 million to be exact that has been given to the nonprofits of colorado means that we have a 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

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

colorado springs, colorado. >> she was sentenced to to the south was to explore the region -- he was 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 coloradogs 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 her bruises from the civil rights movement of the 1960's and explains -- shares her experiences from the civil rights movement of the 1960's. this was the keynote

. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to colorado springs colorado and other cities visited by her local content vehicles go to c-span.org/local content. >> next peter duffy recounts the life of william sebold the first double agent in fbi history who infiltrated a nazi spy ring in new york city they resulted in 33 arrested in 1941. this program from the international spy museum in washington d.c. is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. it's a real pleasure to be here at the museum which is such a fantastic facility. my experience and going through when i was researching this book and being a tourist here was fantastic. i was first introduced to it by a man i want to introduce who is a friend of the museum and a former fbi special agent and now a university professor and author who was a very helpful source for me in writing this book. he has previously investigated. he wrote a very important book on the origins of fbi intelligence which those who want to know more about how the fbi became the counterintelligence agency that it became as it went into world war ii and b

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. > watch all of our events from colorado springs today at 2:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> monday night on "the communicators" -- . .

from booktv's recent trip to colorado springs colorado the press at colorado college. the press was founded in 1978 and dedicated the gration of -- books. >> welcome everyone. glad to have you here. what we are going to be doing today is we are going to be talking about what we do here. we'll be talking about it in the context of your classes and we are going to look at books and look at things that are made here and talk about the process of all these different things historical aspects and we are actually going to do some printing. the credit -- press at colorado college was founded in 1978 by in our professor named jim trimble and he was a painter. actually he got into this accidentally that thing got completely fascinated and taken with it and basically taught himself how to do it. and then he belted up over the years on his own in a place tucked away at the college. he amassed all the equipment and all the sorts of

. >> the c-span cities toward america's history on the road, traveling to colorado springs, colorado.as sent into the american southwest to explore the region. very similar to lewis and were sent to the northwest part of the newly acquired territory. pike was sent to this southwest territory. from his perspective, he walked off the map. he went 20 area that was unknown -- he went to an area that was unknown. he thinks he will reach the peak in a few days. it takes him weeks to approach. mountaind a lower called mount rosa. at that point, he wrote in his journals that given the condition and equipment they had havee time, no one could climbed peak. it inspired the poem that became "america the beautiful." she came to colorado springs to teach a course in 1893. the 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

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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

colorado springs, colorado. you are watching american history tv all weekend every 3.ekend on c-span >> garden of the gods park is so magnificent, and many people do not realize that it's a city park. it has national significance. it has a world-famous view, and nationalthat 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 natural history, the history of the earth is almost like an open book here in colorado springs. what we are seeing here is the lagoons,of sand dunes, the bottom of an ocean, and even that haveavel occurred from the last 3 million years. if you walk from the visitor center out into the park, it's like a walk back in time. and about a half-mile, you can go 300 million years ago. the first people that we know of

colorado springs colorado. it was sent into the american southwest to explore the region. lewis and clark who were sent to the northwestern part of the newly required louisiana territory. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory. from his perspective when he came out here, he got off the map. he went to an area which was unknown. it, he thinks you will reach the top of it in a few days but it takes him weeks to approach. what we believe is a lower mountain on the flank called not rosa. thatote in his journal given the conditions, given the equipment they had, no one could've summited the peak. it inspired the palm that became america the beautiful. 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.

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. together with our

colorado springs. >> hey, i know that voice. what's up? >> welcome. 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

booktv visits colorado springs, colorado, to talk with the city's authors and take in its literary sites. on "after words," pulitzer prize-winning historian james mcpherson recounts the life of confederate president jefferson davis as well as books about america's security concerns, the creation of the computer and the internet and military dogs. for more information on this weekend's 48-hour television schedule, visit us online at booktv.org. >> up next, a panel discussion on feminism in the united states from the 1920s to today featuring the co-authors of the recently-published book "feminism unfinished." the program, hosted by new york university in new york city, is about an hour, 20 minutes. [applause] >> good evening. i'm delighted to be here even though moderation is not really my strong suit. [laughter] i'm very glad to be here tonight as the moderator. and the book launch of "feminism unfinished: a short, surprising history of american women's movements" by -- well, i will introduce the authors in a little while. let me first just tell you what the format will be, and then i wil

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