best examples of that right here. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring -- columbus georgia'slargest city, 100 miles southwest of atlanta. our media concave partners worked with the city tour staff when we recently traveled there to explore the city's rich history. learn more about columbus all weekend here on american history tv. >> today we typically think of hybrids as a car, a combination of electricity and gasoline. if you ask someone about hybrids in the mid-19th century, you're talking about ships. the chattahoochee is a hybrid, a combination of sale and steam power, it has large masts that carry large sales on it. it also has a steam engine on it. the chattahoochee is of course named after the river right here . the css chattahoochee was a regular run-of-the-mill gunboat. she was operating up and down the river here. well, as far as we know the chattahoochee is the only gunboat, plain fighting gunboat to have survived to this day and we only have the aft section the stern, maybe one third of the section inside the museum. it is only a portion of the ship. we try to int

next, a look at our recent visit to columbus, georgia. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. [military chatter] >> no other group of americans has given more in defense of this country than the united states infantry. >> 11:00! >> we have lost more eyes, more arms, more legs and more lives on the battlefield than any other group of americans. and it's all because they were willing to go out and give their lives in defense of the country. fort benning was established on macon road in columbus, georgia, on approximately 85 acres of land in october of 1918. caroline benning, the daughter of henry lewis benning, for whom the fort was named, raised the first american flag over the camp. they knew 85 acres of land was not going to be enough for training modern infantry soldiers. they talked with a local businessman who owned a lot of land around here and he agreed to sell it to the army and we eventually moved out here in 1919. in world war i, the infantry played a key role on the battlefield for all those

weekend long, american history tv is joining our media cable partners to showcase the history of columbus, georgia. to learn more about cities on our 2015 tour, visit www.c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with our look at the history of columbus. this is american history tv on c-span3. jeff seymour: we are in the national civil war naval museum in columbus, georgia. we are on the banks of the chattahoochee river. the purpose of the naval museum is to tell the stories of the navies during the civil war. we are the only facility that focuses entirely on that particular story. we are in a unique place right here inside the museum, right here inside the museum are the remains of the ironclad that was built in columbus during the war. specifically, we are about midship of the vessel. this section was missing. it fell apart during the recovery process, and this was a great vantage point to take a good look at how this thing is built, and what areas are used are different purposes. -- for different purposes. an ironclad is a wooden ship. you still have to build the structure of the ship out of wood. on

history is our track record. >> while in columbus, georgia we met with military historian dan crosswell to discuss the career of colonel richard hallock who served in the vietnam war. >> we sit in the special collection archives of the columbus state university library i. you see the archives of the hallock papers. as a favor to mrs. hallock, the donor, i volunteered attorney decks the papers. i said, hallock would be a great topic of a book. hallock's story is interesting. from a personal side it is actually kind of a story laced with a great deal of path those. he is gray ghost and white knight because he is true believer. and, so he is fighting the battles against increasingly corporate advertised bureaucratic army where you get ahead by being a weather vain officer, whatever way the wind is blowing you point in that direction in order to get along. you've got to go by the mandate. called careerism. you got all the tickets to punch in order to move up the ladder and that fundamentally means people think about their careers before they think about the good of the service. and that is

you've got to have -- history is our track record. >> while in columbus georgia, we met with militarytorian dan crosswell to discuss the career of colonel richard hallock who served during the vietnam war. >> here we sit in the special collection archives of the columbus state university library. behind you, you can see the 153 boxes of the hallock papers. as a favor to mrs. hallock the donor, i volunteered to index the papers. and in the course of that, i said to myself, well, you know, hallock would be a great topic of a book. hallock's story is interesting. you know, from a personal side it's, you know, actually kind of a story laced with a great deal of pathos. he's kind of, he's the gray ghost, but he's also a white knight because he's a true believer. and so he's fighting the battles against this increasingly corporatized bureaucratic army where you get ahead by being a weather vane officer. whatever way the wind's blowing you point in that direction. in order to get along you've got to go by a mandate. it's called careerism. so you get all these tickets to punch in order to mov

. ♪ >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring columbus, georgia. e city of columbus was named after an italian explorer, christopher columbus. c-span cities tour staff recently visited many sites, showcasing the city's history. learn more about columbus all weekend here on american history tv. jeff seymour: today we typically think of hybrids as the cars the combination of electricity and gasoline, but if you ask somebody but hybrids in the mid-19th century, there went to talk about ships. this is a hybrid. it is a combination of sale and steam power. it has got large masts that carry large sails on it, and it also has steam, and the chattahoochee of course is named after the river right here, any css chattahoochee was a regular, run of the mill gunboat, and she was operating up and down the river here. as for as we know, the chattahoochee is the only gunboat, plain fighting gunboat that has survived to this day, and we have only got the stern section, maybe 1/3 of the section here in the museum. it is only a portion of the ship, and we try to inter

. >> all weekend long american history tv is featuring columbus, georgia, the home of the naval museum featuring warships, a equipment, and weapons used by the confederate and union navies. cities tour staff recently visited many sites exploring columbus's rich history. learn more about columbus all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are at the columbus museum in columbus, georgia. this is the troublemakers and trail baker's -- trail makers exhibit. we may see them in a different light. they may be controversial. there are often two sides to the stories. we are looking at artifacts related to the life of carson mccullers columbus's most famous author. she was born here in 1917 and spent all of her early life here. she really spent her childhood exploring the city of columbus. everything from the riverfront and the businesses on broadway to the fancier homes and some of these suburbs to the housing of white male workers and african-american neighborhoods including some of the domestic workers she knew. she had a wonderful eye for stories and the feeling for people who were outsi

columbus took place. april 16, 1865 general james wilson is a union cavalry officer, and he commanded 10,000 cavalry troops. their job was to attack through the states of alabama and georgia. their goal is to destroy important targets like columbus because of industrial output to disrupt supply lines, disrupt communications, anything they can do to further along the collapse of the confederacy. typically and ironclad especially like the jackson, would be used at a port city and if there is an approaching army, the vessel can move up around the waterway and fire its big guns at the opposing forces. this is typically what confederate ironclad's did. however, in the case of the jackson, she is right at completion in april 65 and there is no crew for it yet. officially, the confederate navy has her on the list, official navy register as the next ship to be officially commissioned. however, the war is winding down and the confederacy is collapsing. there is no crude for the jackson available yet. during the battle of columbus, she sat at the navy yard. the navy guys never could come aboard and get her steam up. there wasn't enough men available to do this. it sat there during

c-span city store has partnered with media cocom to learn about the history and literary life of columbus, georgia. >> here are the remains of an ironclad, the jackson. those oval shapes that you see are actually begun ports -- the gun ports of the jackson. the jackson was armed with six rifles. the rifle that we are firing today was created specifically for the jackson. it was cast in selma, alabama and completed in january 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclad from the civil war that we can study right now. the jackson is right here. this is why this facility is here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad, and to show people that there were more than just wanted to ironclad. there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus throughout the day on c-span 2. >> 150 years ago on march 4, 1860 5,000 gathered on the east front of the u.s. capitol to hear president lincoln deliver his secondary not real address. it was several weeks before the and of the civil war, and lincoln's assassination. next, on am

until then, a look at the history of columbus, georgia, the city we are featuring all this weekend asart of our c-span cities to her. -- tour. >> we are here the columbus museum in columbus, georgia. we are standing in the chattahoochee legacy gallery. this is the permanent gallery that focuses on the history of columbus and its many highlights. from the prehistoric periods 10,000 years ago up to the 1970's, even moving forward into the columbus that we know today. we are currently standing in the portion of the legacy gallery that deals with the civil war. columbus was a significant city during the war for many reasons not least of which was that it was the second-largest manufacturing center for the confederacy. second only to the confederate capital richmond. however, many residents of columbus also left to fight the war. this jacket we are standing by was worn by one of those residents. this is an iconic red jacket that was worn by the columbus guard. this is one of the cities private militia companies. these sorts of organizations were very common throughout the south in the 19th

throughout the weekend, c-span is featuring columbus, georgia. learn more about columbus and other stops at www.c-span.org/c itiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend on cspan3 . announcer: with live coverage of the house and senate on cspan3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public events. on weekends, cspan3 is home to american history tv including six unique series, visiting battlefields and key events of the civil war touring museums and used worksites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. history bookshelf presidency lectures in history with top college professors delving into america's past, and our new series, "reel america"" featuring films from the 1930's through the 1970's. cspan3 created by the cable-tv industry and funded by your local provider. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. announcer: each week, american artifacts takes viewers into historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine just o

in the meantime, a look at the history of columbus, georgia. nd as part of our c-span cities tour. >> we are at the columbus is and columbus, georgia. this is the troublemakers and trailblazers expedition -- exhibition. our goal was to spotlight people from our area who were considered troublesome or not quite normal or going against the grain when they were alive. but now we may see them in a different life. we may admire them, or in some cases, they may still be controversial. there is often to size to many of the stores. we are looking at artifacts related to the life of -- columbus's most famous author. she was born here in 1917, and spent all of her early life here. she really spent her childhood exploring the city of columbus. so everything from the riverfront and the businesses on broadway to the fancier homes in some of the suburbs to the housing of male workers, -- mill workers, and also african-american neighborhoods where some of the domestic worker she knew would have lived. she had a wonderful i for the stores -- eye for the stories

together with our cable partners, we recently visited a site, exploring columbus georgia's history. rebecca bush: we here at the columbus museum at the chattachoochee legacy gallery. it focuses on the history of columbus and its highlights from the prehistoric. -- three historic -- prehistoric period to modern-day. we are standing in the gallery that deals with the civil war. columbus was significant during the civil war for many reasons. it was the second-largest manufacturing center for the confederacy. however, many residents of columbus also left to fight in the war and this jacket we are standing by was worn by a resident. this is an iconic red jacket that was born by the columbus guards. this is one of the cities private militia companies. these organizations were common throughout the south in the 19th century. it was mainly a way for elite white southern men to socialize but also come together in a fraternal organization. their activities are limited to military drills and social gatherings. during the war, many companies were actually called into action and thought as repres

. >> welcome to columbus of georgia on booktv. located on the chattahoochee river, the river serves as a major trading post in created a booming textile industry in the city's early history. >> the votes would come up the river and brain finished goods like furniture or machinery our agriculture implements, and the farmers from east alabama and was georgia would bring their produce, ma especially cotton into columbus and it would be shipped down the river. our port on the gulf is apalachicola, and from there the cotton would be shipped mainly to england or to the textile mills in the north. >> with the help of our media comp artist for the next hour we explore columbus' literary scene starting with local author dan crosswell as he recounts the life in are of general walter bedell smith. >> basically i said i was a good guy. what he needed was a bad cop and smith was ideally cast for that role because he was a hard driver. he had a very sharp edge. churchill, the english bulldog, called smith the american bulldog because he got res

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> welcome to columbus, georgia, on american history tv. columbus sits on the chattahoochee river. today the city is home to fort benning and lays claim to the longest urban white-water rafting course in the world. but during the civil war columbus was the second-largest manufacturing hub in the confederacy. with the help of our media cable partners, over the next hour we will visit with historians to learn about the city's past, hear the music of a blind and deaf slave known as blind tom -- ♪ [cano music] ♪ -- pmo music ♪ -- pmo music -- pml -- pmo -- p.m. oh -- piano music] ♪ >> later, see how fort benning

in the meantime, look at the history of columbus, georgia, the city we are featuring on american history tv on c-span3. >> i can hear you, sound off. [chanting] >> [indiscernible] >> there was a group of americans -- no other group of americans has given more in defense of this country than the united states infantry. >> 11:00. >> we've lost more lives, more arms, more legs, more lives on the battlefield than any other group of americans. and it's all because they were willing to go out and give their lives in defense of the country. for bening was established -- fort benning was established on approximately 85 acres of land in october of -- for the daughter of henry louis bening from the fort was raised, raise the first leg area they knew immediately that they do five acres of land was not good to be sufficient. they rode out and talked with a local businessman, who owned a love of the land around here. he agreed to sell it to the army. we eventually moved out here in 1919. in world war i, the image replayed the key role -- the infantry played the key role in the battlefield for all tho

. >> reporter: donald dunn from columbus, georgia says he doesn't understand racism and anyone who doesn'tistoric day needs to get a life. >> you think more americans white americans should be out here? >> yes we all should be out here. >> why is that? >> we live together. we should be closer together. ♪ when the saint go marching ♪ >> the march from selma to montgomery with the hope that more progress was just down the road. >> it's beautiful to see everybody coming together and uniting we're all one. >> on a bridge known for a bloody day 50 years ago. one as the masses walked with hope love, and progress in their souls. all those people we interviewed on the bridge today now in buses and cars on the way back to their respective homes but with probably the thought of a hope and a push forward that america can move past any sort of racism and get race relations moving in the right direction for the civility of this country. thomas. >> our robert ray in selma. by the way you can find more amazing images of selma in aljazeera.com. >>> offensive against boko haram is underway in northeast nig

c-span city's tourist partnered with media, to learn about the history and literary life of columbus, georgia. >> right here inside the museum is remains of an ironclad that was built here in columbus during the war. those oval shapes that you see are actually the gun ports of the jackson. jackson is armed with six rifles. the particular rifle we're firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma table works in selma, alabama. and completed in january of 1855. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war we can set any right now -- we can study right now. the jackson is right here, this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad, until people that there are more than just wanted to ironclad and there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus, saturday noon eastern on c-span tv and on american history tv on c-span3. >> now ices rears there at we had come army is very shaken. we shouldn't be surprised by that. you can'

. >> this weekend, the c-span2 has partnered to learn about the history and literary life of columbus, georgia. >> inside the museum is the remains of a confederate ironclad, the css jackson. this was built in columbus during the war. the oval shapes are the gun ports of the jackson. the jackson is armed with six brooke rifles. the particular rifle we are filing today was built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama, and completed in january of 1865. real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact there are only quite general ironclads from the civil war we can study right now. the jackson is right here. that is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and show people the more than just one or two. there were many. announcer: what's all of our events -- watch all of our events. announcer: next, the professor talks about modernist art movement, labor and rest, race riots, and other destabilizing events he argues characterized the late 19-teens and 20's. professor holden suggests that viol

. >> this weekend, the c-span's city store has partnered with viacom to learn about columbus georgia. >> inside of the museum, the remains of an iran clad built here in columbus during the war. the oval shapes are actually the gun ports of the jackson, and the jackson is armed with six rifles. the particular rifle we are firing today is one of the guns still specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama, and completed in 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now, and the jackson is right here. that is why the facility is here . it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad, and to show people there were more than just one or two. there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus saturday at noon eastern on c-span3's book tv. >> monday, josh earnest was asked about the senate's delay in voting for attorney general nominee loretta lynch. here is a look. >> senator mcconnell laid out a timeline yesterday that sugges

in columbus, georgia, little league is a big deal.e to the 1996 olympic softball games, the town has dozens of diamonds. >> there's a major little league pride here. we have a number of kids playing in the majors now from columbus. in our newspaper it says locals in the majors. >> it's midway through summer. but for little leaguers, it's the end of the baseball season. joe paul, a reporter for the local paper is covering the district championship game. >> it was the last night of a tournament. the kids are playing every night. i was shooting photos for a website. >> family and fans surround the field as northern little league take on the harris county all stars. he knows how important the win is to the players but also to the parents. >> the winner it meant going to the state tournament. losers go home. the fans were, you know, they were all revved up on both sides. supporting their teams. >> the game is a shutout. northern defeats harris county 10-0. >> they were jumping up. they were high fiving each other. everyone was excited. [ c

[applause] >> this week in the c-span cities tour has partnered to learn about columbus, georgia. >>ight here inside the museum is the restraints of a confederate ironclad. those oval-shaped that you see are actually begun poor of the jackson -- gun ports of the jackson. the particular gun we are firing today is built specifically for the jackson. it was completed in january of 1865 . the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that their "true ironclad from the civil war that we can study right now. the jackson is right here, and this is why this facility is here in. it is first and foremost to tell the particular story of this ironclad, and to tell people that there are more than just one or two, there were many. >> today on book tv, and sunday on american history tv. >> in a moment, washington journal with your phone calls and the latest news. then an oversight hearing with chairman tom wheeler. >> coming up on this morning's washington journal, a look at the security of u.s. embassies worldwide. following the recent attack of the u.s. a ambassador in south korea. the

c-span cities tour has partnered with media com to learn about the history and literary life of columbus, georgiaconfederate ironclad the "css jackson." this was an ironclad built here in columbus during the war. those oval shapes that you see are actually the gun ports of the "jackson." the "jackson" is armed with six brook rifles. the particular brook rifle that we're firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the "jackson." it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now. and the "jackson" is right here and this is why this facility is here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there are more than just one or two ironclads. there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus saturday, at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv. sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next fcc chair tom wheeler testifies on the new open intern

a look at the history of columbus, georgia. they are part of our c-span cities to her. -- tour. >> this is the naval museum. we are on the banks of the river. the purpose of the museum is to tell the story of the navy's during the civil war. we are the only facility that focuses entirely on that. we are in a unique place. this is the remains of a confederate ironclad, the jackson. it was built here during the war. we are in the vessel. this section fell apart during the recovery process. this is a great vantage point to look at how this thing is built and what areas are used for different purposes. an ironclad is a wooden ship. you still have to build the structure out of wood. on the outside of it, above the waterline there are iron plates. this is the cladding. if you want to think about it like this, it's like putting a man inside a suit of armor. most of these are used in coastal waters and rivers. they were designed to protect local port cities and river towns. this leads us to why it was built in columbus. columbus is far

. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring columbus georgia. the city was named after italian explorer christopher columbus. c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city history. learn more about columbus all weekend here on american history tv. rebecca: we are here in the columbus museum. we are currently standing in the chattahoochee gallery. this focuses on columbus and highlights from the prehistoric. at -- prehistoric period of two the 1970's, even moving on into the columbus we know today. we are currently standing in the portion of the legacy gallery that deals with the civil war. columbus was a significant city during the war for many reasons. not least of which, it was the second largest manufacturing center for the confederacy second only to the confederate capital of richmond. however, many residents of columbus also left to fight in the war. the jacket we are standing by was worn by one of those residents. this is an iconic red jacket that was worn by the columbus guards. this is one of the city's privat

. >> on october 3rd, 2009, 26-year-old jilani vanishes from her columbus, georgia, home. weeks pregnant with her first child. based on a history of domestic violence, her husband immediately becomes a suspect in her disappearance. when questioned by police, platt eventually leads them to the retention pond where he dumped her body. the cause of death is a gunshot to the head. >> he was charged with murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, feticide, possession of a firearm. during commission of a crime. >> jilani's family takes the news of her death very hard, especially her brother gerald carter. >> her and gerald appeared to be really close. you could tell there was a lot of emotion there over his sister's death. >> as the murder trial begins, carter is anxious and angry. and when there's a break in courtroom proceedings, carter is so overcome with emotion, he attacks. deputies in the courtroom act fast. >> there's no doubt about it the other deputies had not intervened, an individual sitting at the table would have been hit in the back of the head with a chair and pos

cities is tour has partnered with media come to learn about the history and literary life of columbus georgia. >> right here inside the museum is the remains of a confederate ironclad the c subpoena subpoena jackson. and this is an ironclad that was built here in columbus curing the war. those oval shapes that you see are actually the gun ports of the jackson. and the jackson is armed with six brook rifles. the particular brook rifle that we're firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only 4 iron clads from the civil war that we can study right now. and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there are more than just one or two ironclads. there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on "american history t

visit ncicap.org] >> the c-span city tour learns about the history and literary life of columbus georgia. timothy: this is an ironclad built in columbus during the war. those of all shapes are in the gun ports of the jackson. the jackson is armed with 6 brooke rifles. the rifles they are firing today is still specifically for the jackson. it was cast at selma naval works in selma, alabama and completed in january 1865. the claim to fame is connected to the fact that there are only 4 ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now. the jackson is right here. this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people there are more then one or two ironclads, there are many. >> watch our events from columbus, today at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> each week, american artifacts takes you into historic sites around the country. we visit the national museum of health and medicine just outside washington d.c. to look at items related to president abraham lincoln's assassination. tim: our final s

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. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered to learn about the life of columbus, georgia. p. >> right here inside the museum is remains of a confederate ironclad the css jackson. and this is an ironclad built here in columbus during the war. these oval shapes with actually the gun ports of the jackson. it's armed with six brooke rifles. it's one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the naval works in selma and completed in january of 1865. real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now. and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility a here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there were more than just one or two ironclads, there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2 #:00:00 on c-span3. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and senate on c-span2 here on c-span3 we show you the most relevant cong

c-span city store has partnered with media come to learn about the history and literary life of columbus, georgia. >> here are remains of a confederate ironclad. this is an ironclad built in columbus during the were. those oval shapes are gone for its of jackson. -- gun forts of jackson. this is one of the gods built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma mabel works and completed in january 1865. the row claim to fame is directly connected to the fact there are only four ironclads from the civil war we can study right now. the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there are more than one or two there are many. >> watch all of our events from columbus saturday at 2:00 eastern and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> the head of the federal communications commission was asked about nude net neutrality rules and whether the white house pressure the fcc on the division. tom wheeler testified before the house oversight committee. the chair is

. >> the cities tour has partnered with media, to learn about columbus, georgia. >> inside the museum is the remains of a confederate ironclad. this is an ironclad that was built in columbus during the war. those are the gun ports. the jackson is armed with six rifles. this is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was completed in 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclad's that we can study. the jackson is right here. this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost telling the story of this particular ironclad and showing people that there are more than just one or two. there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus on a saturday. the commission on civil rights held a hearing monday about workplace discrimination against lgbt employees. a panel discussion with advocates and opponents of lgbt protections. it is about two hours. >> our fourth panelist is the executive vice president for the center for american progress in i will ask you all to raise your right hand and swear and affirm that t

c-span cities tour has partnered with media come to learn about the liters and literary life of columbus georgia. >> right here inside the museum is the css jackson an ironclad built in columbus during the war. those oval shape ss are the gun ports of jackson. the jackson is armed with six brook rifles. the particular brook rifle we're firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma alabama and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact there are only to four ironclads from the civil war we can study right now. the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and show people there are more than one or two ironclads, there were many. >> watch all our events on columbus saturday at 2:00 p.m. and sunday at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> this morning the senate budget committee is meeting this morning to go through the chairman's budget proposeal with the aim to balance the budget and cut 5$5 tr

c-span cities tour has partnered with me to come to learn about the history and literary life of columbus, georgia,. >> writer inside the museum is the remains of a confederate ironclad css jackson. this is an ironclad it was built in columbus during the war. those oval-shaped juicier actually the gun ports of jackson and jackson is armed with six rifles, the rifle that was fired the day was one of the guns bill specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma, alabama, and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that the are only for ironclad on the civil war that we can study right now, and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there were more than just one or two i'm class. there were many. >> watch all of our event from columbus saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at two on american history tv on c-span3. >> politico reports that u.s. faces a bigger threat from iran and from

. >> this weekend, the c-span cities to her partnered with media life to learn about columbus, georgia. >> right here is the remains of the ironclad, the uss jackson. those oval shapes are the gun ports of the jackson. jackson is armed with six brooke rifles. the particular brooke gun we are firing today is one of those built specifically for the jackson. it was built in selma, alabama and completed in january 1965. there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study. the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and let people that -- to let people know that were more than just one or two, there were many. >> watch all of it on c-span and c-span3. >> next a conversation with twitter chief communications officer gabriel stricker. he talks about the impact of twitter on free speech. this is just under one hour. host: today it is an absolute delight for me to introduce and welcome gabriel stricker. he is a cal alum. some of you already know that. he is chief of communications on twitt

and we visit the literary sites of columbus georgia and barney frank remembers his political career and this year's national book awards. visit booktv.org for schedules. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. up next, fiona hill and clifford gade, senior fellows at the brookings institution examine vladimir putin's foreign and domestic motives wind the historical context of russian leadership. this authors spoke at kramer books and after words cafe in washington, dc. [inaudible conversations] >>> welcome to kramer books. this is yet another one of our events this -- can you hear me? you're not here to hear me anyway. is that better? okay. this evening we have these two fine authors from the brookings institute around the corner that made the nice long trek. to my left is mr. cliff gaddy and perhaps the more esteemed of the two. fiona hill. i thought of that on the way in. please give them your warm attention. shut down the cell phones. [applause] >> and at the end you'll have a few minute tore questions socks please save those for the end. than

. >> this weekend, the cities tour has partnered with media com to learn about columbus georgia. >> inside the museum is the remains of a confederate ironclad, the css jackson. those oval shapes are the gun ports. armed with six rifles. the rifle is one of the guns built for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works and completed in january 1865. the claim to fame is connected to the fact that there are only 4 ironclad's from the civil war that we can study right now. the jackson is right here. this is why the facility is here. first and foremost tells the story of this ironclad. to show people there are more than just one or two ironclads there were many. . >> all our events from columbus saturday on book tv and sunday at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> republicans on the house budget committee laid out their 10 year budget plan, which includes repealing the affordable care act. tom price of georgia chairs the committee. mr. price: happy st. patrick's day to all. i'm very, very proud to join my colleagues, members of the house budget committee to present a balanced budg

this weekend the c-span tour has partnered to learn about columbus, georgia. this is an ironclad that was built here. jackson is armed with six rifles the particular rifle they are firing today is one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast as the selma naval works in selma, alabama and completed in january 1865. there are only four iron crads from the civil war that -- clads from the civil war that we can study right now and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there are more than just one or two ironclads. there were many. >> watch all of our events saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >> next, a look at workers rights and safety issues with labor secretary tom perez. he spoke friday at a consumer federation of america conference. his remarks are 45 minutes. >> good morning. it is my privilege to introduce our next keynote speaker, secretary of lab

this weekend, the c-span cities to our has partnered with media, to learn about the history of columbus, georgia. >> this is the remains of a confederate fighting class, the css jackson. those oval shapes you see are the gun ports it is armed with six rifles this rifle is one of the guns built specifically for jackson. it was cast as the selma naval works in alabama and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the flag -- to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now. the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost the tail and the story of this particular ironclad, to show people that there are more than just one or two -- there were many. >> what all of our events saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv. >> fiscal conservatives bucking their leadership, the house budget committee. with house majority whip trying to go around the news chairman to find more republican support we could see a higher amount in the rules committee meeting next week. . during the sec

. >>> this weekend the c-span city tour is learning about the history and literary life of columbus, georgia. >> inside the museum is the remains of the con federate iron clad that was built during the war. the oval shapes are the gun ports of the jackson. it is armed with six brook rifles. the particular rifle we are firing food is one of the -- today -- guns built specifically for the jackson casted in selma, alabama and completed in 1865. the real fame is there are only four iron clads from the civil war we can study and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it is first and foremost to tell the story of this particular iron clad and show people there are more than one or two. there were many. >> watch all of the events from columbia today at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> the supreme court will have a new electronic filing system that will track petitions for the court in 2016. supreme court justice kennedy and brier testify about the 2016 budget request. the justices were asked about cameras in the supreme court which are currently prohibi

this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered with media com to learn about the history of columbus, georgia. >> right here inside of the museum is remains of a confederate ironclad, the css jackson and this was an ironclad built here in columbus during the war. the ovalal shapes are the gun ports of the jackson. and the jackson is armed with six brook rifle tz -- rifles. the brook rifles are built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the selma naval works in selma alabama, and completed in january of 1865. the real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we can study right now and the jackson is right here and this is why this facility is here. it's first and foremost to tell the story of this particular ironclad and to show people that there are more than just one or two ironclads, there were many. >> watch all of our events from columbus saturday at noon eastern on book club and on cspan3. >>> illinois congressman aaron schock announced on tuesday he will offered to from the u.s. house effective march 31st. representati