. >> american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texas. in corpus christi in 1948, dr. hector p garcia founded the american g.i. forum, which advocates for equal treatment of hispanic veterans. posted by our time warner cable partners, we visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend here on american history tv. >> welcome to the acm of science and history. the museum was started in 1957. it operates as a public-private partnership. we started as a general museum. today, we have more detailed topics. we talk about the city of corpus christi, including major business developments that we have shared with the world. we are going to explore the corpus christie history gallery. this area of the museum discusses the native peoples. they did not have a written language. they were here and the 1850's. they made a fierce reputation for themselves and were a formidable foe to the white settlers who eventually drove them out that these lands. a were here and tell the 1850's. they interacted with a lot of early settlers. they built h

it is this great natural place. >> throughout the weekend american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texas. our cities tour staff recently traveled there to learn more about its rich history. learn more about corpus christi on karanusic's city store at espn.com/localcontent. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on karanusic-3. >> here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the karanusic networks. on use's book tv, tonight at 10:00 on after words, the washington burro chief on the british efforts in 2009 to stop the taliban's advancements in afghanistan. and sunday at 10:00, the senior editor at melo ville house books on the u.s. torture report and why his company decided to publish. and then on karanusic- 3 all month, interviews with former korean war p.o.w.'s. charles ross, an army sergeant captured by the chinese and held as a p.o.w. from 1950 to 1953. just after nine, a look back at selma with congresswoman eleanor homingse-norton and bill plant. you can find our complete television schedule at espn.com. let us know what you think about the pro

now it is this great natural place. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texasthe naval air station corpus christie was launched launched by the end of world war ii. it had over 35,000 aviators. our time warner cable partners recently traveled to corpus christi to learn of its rich history. >> it was started in 1957 in partnership and cooperation with the city of corpus christi. today, we have even more. today, we are going to explore corpustoday, we are going to explore corpus christi history. he eventually joseph out. they interacted with a lot of folks. they were such time-consuming tasks that they would actually deconstruct and take these structures with them as they traveled across the coastal bend. they covered it with grasses or deerskin that they hunted and, as most native americans did, they used every piece of what they hunted. can he saw an opportunity in corpus christi because it was known as a place where you could avoid the rush of the city and get anything you needed. he saw the fort as an opportunity. he served on the republic of texas. time came

. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring corpus christi texas. corpus christi started out as a small trading post and has transformed into a small city with the fifth largest seaport in america. the tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the history of the city. learn more all weekend on american history tv. >> i christen thee lexington. [applause] [crowd cheering] rocco: lexington is what is known as an essex class air carrier. the way the navy sets its class of ships, the name of the first ship in the group sets the class. so the essex was the first aircraft carrier built of this type in world war ii. every ship of the same type afterward becomes an essex class. even though they have a different name, for instance, modern nuclear carriers are known as the nimitz class, because the first ship in the class was the uss nimitz. there were 24 essex class built, 19 in world war ii. they were designed to be the super carriers of the day. the only place the essex class carriers fought was the pacific. the reason is because they had the kind o

corpus christi throughout the day. sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern , on c-span 3. >> all week long, american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texas. the naval air station was once the largest pilot training facility in the world. by the end of her war two, it had issued wings to over 35,000 aviators. our cable partners worked with the city tour staff, and traveled to corpus christi to explore the city's rich history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend, here on american history tv. >> already. >> i christened the lexington-- christen thee lexington. rocco: lexington is what is known as an essex class air carrier. the way the navy sets its class of ships, the name of the first ship in the group sets the class. so the six was the first aircraft carrier built of this type in world war ii. every ship of the same type afterward becomes an ethics class -- essex class. modern nuclear carriers are known as the nimitz class because the first ship in the class was the uss nimitz. there were 24 essex class built 19 in world war ii. they were designed to be the super carriers of the day. the only place the carriers fought was the pac

next a look at our recent visit to corpus christi, texas. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> 70 miles of a barrier island with beach, bay, coastal prairie. we're located just about 25 minutes from the city of corpus christi, texas. this island traditionally started out being used by native-american tribes seasonally, and they would come here during nice weather. there was a bounty of fish in the area. there was lots of plants they would use on the island and leave when the weather was bad in the winter. what happened next was when the spanish arrow was happening, there was a man up the river last name obali who became a priest. and they called him padre, and the island is named after him. what happened is he got a spanish land grant and he got padre island split it with his nephew. they started doing over 200 years ago was cattle ran muching and that's how it started out with his name and it actually did very well for him and his nephew. once he passed away the land that was his was split between

. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring corpus christi texas. corpus christi started out as a small trading post in the mid-19th century and has transformed into a modern city with the fifth largest seaport in america. posted by our time warner cable partners, c-span's cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend here on american history tv. >> the naval station has a chairman is history that it's back even before 1941 when it was commissioned. in 1938, the navy did an investigation on the best suitable location for a naval air station. when the authorization came from congress to establish a naval air station, there were 12 in all, including corpus christi. this was the biggest and the best and it remains over these 75 years so vitally, critically important in the defense of the united states. >> paris, undefended, fell like a ripe plumb into the basket of conquest. >> world war ii having already begun, it just made clear the urgency of getting a naval air station. the f

victoria texas is a town of 60,000 people located 90 miles north of here between corpus christi and houston texas. today the city is integrating but i will give you some examples. there was an organization in the state called the good neighbor investigation. they had a thick file of discriminatory charges from victoria county. and so you still have some discrimination but not the same as she did back then. laws have changed and the civil rights act of 19644 megabit difference so things have sort of evolved. but 1940 in vitoria texas was very different. it was much more racially segregated, like more racially tense. you could go places but for example you could not date inter-racial way. her father was a local policeman whose nickname was nightstick so i never asked her out but that is just kind of a sense of what things were like. to give an example of the institutional discrimination. when i went to high school to public high school 1974, 75 76 i went to school with 2400 students and i think there were three mexican-american teachers. that is more mexican-american teachers than i'd seen in

corpus christi home. after serving in the army in world war ii, dr. garcia founded the american g.i. forum. we visited the library at texas a and m university in corpus christi to learn more about. there garcia. >> we have a variety of materials. he is best known as the founder of the american gi forum. that was established in 18 48th, not too long after his return from his service in world war ii. it was created to assist mexican-american veterans in their struggle to return to normal life after their war service. he is recorded as having said that he felt especially suited to do that work because he had compassion for others as a physician. he had military training and service, which made him understand how to organize things. he also said that it lends itself to creating a national organization which started here in corpus christi because the people he was trying to help were military. they were accustomed to being grouped and organized in that fashion. the american gi forum grew rapidly. in addition to wanting to help his fellow returning veterans, he became aware of the impoverished conditions in which mexican-americ

victoria, texas, is a town about 60 miles north of here between corpus christi and eastern texas. today the city is integrating, but back then i'll give you some examples, there was an organization in the state called the good neighbor commission, and they were supposed to investigate charges of discrimination, and they had a very thick file of vim that tour charges from victoria county. and so you still have, again some discrimination, but not to the same extent you did back then. laws have changed, the civil rights act of 1964 made a big difference. so things have sort of evolved. but 1940s victoria texas, was very, very different. it was much more racially segregated, a lot more racially tension. you could -- tension. you could go places but, for example, you couldn't date interracially. it was probably unhealthy. i had a crush on a girl in high school. i won't give you her name, but her father was a local policeman whose nickname was "nightstick." to i never asked her -- so i never asked her out, but that's just kind of a sense of what things were like. to give you an example

. >> american history tv is featuring corpus christi texas. padre island's national seashore is the longest stretch of undeveloped area in the world. spain, mexico, and the united states all claimed ownership of the island of different times. together with our time warner cable partners, c-span city to her staff recently visited many sites, exploring corpus christi's rich history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend here on american history tv. >> born in mexico, dr. hector p. garcia called corpus christie home. he founded the american gi forum and became an advocate for mexican americans rights. we visited the mary and jeff l library in corpus christi to learn more about dr. garcia's work. >> we have a variety of materials illustrating different phases of his life and career. he is best known as the founder of the american gi forum. that was established in 18 48th, not too long after his return from his service in world war ii. it was created to assist mexican-american veterans in their struggle to return to normal life after their wa

we take a trip to to corpus christi, texas to bring you the area's literary scene as well as a visit to johns hopkins university to talk with professors for our college series. on "after words," journalist toby around done recalls his time embedded in afghanistan. stephen brill and dr. ezekiel emanuel discuss the health care system and mark krotov of melville house talks about the book publisher's decision to release the senate intelligence committee report on torture. for a complete television schedule booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfunction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> and now on "in depth" on booktv walter isaacson. the best selling author of several books including biographies of albert einstein benjamin franklin, steve jobs and henry kissinger took viewer questions for three hours. mr. isaacson is a former chairman and ceo of cnn chairman of the broadcasting board of governors and was the editor of "time." he currently serves as president and ceo of the aspen institute. >> host: so, walter isaacson what is theat link between avril hourlyman, ben fran

we partnered with time warner cable for a trip to corpus christi, texas. >> the federal government does not have many deployable resources. the army does a variety of things. they are discoverers they are explorers. army contracts were an important part of the western economy. the army plays a role in conservation. in the recent can burn's series on the development of american national parks it points out that he parks were established in the 19th century but there was no one to protect them or preserve them or keep as -- trespassers away. the army, because of the efforts of general sheridan, steps in and literally saves the national parks until another organization can be created. for better or for worse, the army did more than fight indians. the american people have historically had an antipathy of the regular army from our english and revolutionary war traditions. we fear a standing army as antithetical to liberty. it is hard for modern observers to realize. now, the military is one of the most trusted institutions in the united states but that was not the case in the 19th century. >

and on american history tv, we'll look at corpus christi texas, and at 2:00 eastern time we'll feature the naval air station in corpus christi which was critical during world war ii. here's a preview. >> paris undefended, fell like a ripe plum into the nazi basket of conquest. >> in france of june of 1940 in europe world war ii, having already begun just made clearer the urgency of getting a naval air station. the funding was authorized to be $24 million. and by the time they finished was well over $100 million. grew bigger and bigger and thus the need for additional auxiliary fields and there would be five of them in training and it became the largest naval air station not just in the united states but in the world. host: hope you turn in on c-span 2's book tv and c-span 3's american history tv and our focus is corpus christi, texas and check out our cities tour @c-span.org/citiestour. patrick taurel is at the american legal council and want to focus on the president action on illegal immigration. thanks for being with us. guest: good morning. host: i want to step back and ask you fro

this weekend, we partner with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi, texas. >> in the 19th century, the federal government is very limited. they don't have many deployable resources. and so the army does a whole variety of things. there are discoverers, explores. army contracts are not an important part of the western economy. the army plays a role in conservation. in the recent ken burns series on the development of national parks, he points out that the parks were established in the 19th century, but there was no one to protect them, or preserve them. he trespasses to keep hunters off them. so the army, really because of the efforts of phil, the commanding general at the time the army steps in and literally saves the national parks until another organization can be created. >> for better or worse, the army in the west did much more than just fight indians. the people have historically had a fear of the regular army. from our english traditions, really, and revolutionary war traditions. we fear a standing army. again, it is hard for modern observers to kind of real life be

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. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texas. our tour staff recently traveled there to learn more about its history. learn more about corpus christi and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> each week, american artifacts visits museums and historic places. catered at the foot of capitol hill the united states botanic , garden was first proposed by president george washington in a 1796 letter. next, a visit to the grounds of the oldest botanic garden in north america to learn about the history of this plant museum. >> my name is ari novy. i am the executive director of the united states botanic garden. we are standing on union square, which is the end cap of the national mall on the east side just before you arrive at the united states capital. it is a fascinating piece of land because it has gone through many transformations in terms of what has been here over the course of the history of washington, d.c., since around 1800. it is import

we take a trip to corpus christi, texas to bring you the area's literary scene and the visit to johns hopkins university to talk with professors of the college series. journalist toby hearten recalls his time imbedded in afghanistan. steven brill when dr. ezekiel emanuel discuss the health care system and millville house talks about the book publisher's decision to release the senate intelligence committee report on torture. for a complete television schedule booktv.org. booktv 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> next on booktv from the hudson institute in washington d.c. alex nowesteh and mark krikorian debate the united states immigration policy. this is 2 hours and 48 minutes. >> good morning. i am kenneth weinstein president and ceo of hudson institute. i would like to welcome our audience our audience on c-span's booktv. those of our panelists who have already arrived and those who will be arriving in a couple minutes, let me simply note hudson institute is an international policy research station based on the proposition that security, pr

next, a look at our recent visit to corpus christi, texas.ou are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> by chris and the -- christen thee lexington! >> lexington is known as an essex class naval carrier. the first ship of a group, the name of the first ship in the group sets the class. so the essex was the first aircraft carrier built of this type in world war ii. every ship of the same type afterward becomes an essex class. modern nuclear carriers are known as the nimitz class, because the first ship in the class was the uss nimitz. there were 24 essex class built, 19 in world war ii. they were designed to be the super carriers of the day. the only place the carriers fought was the pacific. the reason is because they had the kind of range -- they could carry enough bombs, fuel ammunition to travel the vast distances of the pacific. the atlantic ocean was mostly summary and war and land-based war, because you could launch airplanes from england to hit the german factories. the pacific, not so. they had to be b

corpus christi on booktv. just powers from the mexican border this southern texas city sits on the gulf of mexico and was founded39 as a small trading post. today it is home to the fifth largest port in the united states in the corpus christi naval air station. with help of our time warner cable partners for the next hour we learn about the city's literary culture local office. we begin with david blanke on the early years of the automobile. >> in the 20th century, 3.2 million americans died as result of automobile accidents. most of my students and most people i know have direct experience with an automobile accident. that's not the same as military service, combat, infection disease, et cetera. it's ubiquitous, and some that question is really lies at the heart of the study. if americans do as i say embrace the automobile culturally, how do they respond when, by the 1920s, and really it was it was until the 19 toys where there was a national human cry over unavoidable or automobile accidents that are killing individuals, and particularly pedestrians who have nothing to do with the freedoms of driving. others w

we partnered with time warner cable for a trip to corpus christi, texas. >> the federal government does not have many deployable resources. the army does a variety of things. they are discoverers they are explorers. army contracts were an important part of the western economy. the army plays a role in conservation. in the recent can burn's series on the development of american national parks it points out that he parks were established in the 19th century but there was no one to protect them or preserve them or keep as

this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi, texas. >> the specialcollections library in corpus christi, dr. garcia, this is the flagship collection we have here. he made it his life to help local and beyond mexican-americans learn to be more severely active and to get the benefits that they have coming to them as veterans which are sometimes very difficult for them to obtain. these items represent the case of felix longoria an incident that occurred early in the history of the forum private longoria served the united states during world war ii and was killed by a japanese sniper toward the end of the war. his widow arrange to have his funeral conducted by the only funeral home in her home town of three rivers texas near corpus christi. they were willing to conduct the funeral but they not willing to allow his body to remain in their funeral home overnight for fear of ending the white citizens of the area. she appealed to dr. garcia and conducted a letter-writing campaign to people in positions of influence. the response came from london and johnson

david, you get the last word from corpus christi, texas. good morning. caller: good morning. wanted to ask the question, why is it that anybody would want us to go to war over there and what is the benefit for us? we

afterwards, he came back to corpus christi and it was a vibrant city. the first texas state fair happened in 1852. about 20,000 circulars went out throughout the world. he was prepared for anything. he had goblets made of silver to award the winning competitors. agriculture in corpus christi brought many wealthy families to the area that helped bring success through the ages. corpus christi has subsisted mostly on agriculture based in sheep, cotton, and cattle. king ranch subsists mostly of cattle. they have the running w brand. he sent -- he fenced his land in barbed wire. that stopped transporting of any goods through his land without his control. since he controlled who was on his land, he also controlled the cotton that could be smelled around the union blockade and eventually sold to mexico since they could not get it out of the ports in corpus christi to sell for profit. king ranch has been one of the prominent wrenches in the area. they own most of the land between here and mexico which control the lot of the commerce happening during the mid to late 1800s, befo

[applause] >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring corpus christi texas. our staff recently traveled there to learn more about its rich history. learn more about corpus christie and other stops at c-span.org /local content. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> during the war for independence american revolutionaries had more than 13,000 prisoners, many in the tension camps the lancaster, pennsylvania. next, ken miller, author of works during the war for independence. he talks about the tensions and problems caused by the prison camps. not only were the british and hessian prisoners to find -- defiant, they were often loyal. >> what i would like to do tonight is just tell you a story , a story about a particular revolutionary community, the community of lancaster pennsylvania, a large predominately german speaking town in the atlantic interior. as it turns out, lancaster offers an especially fascinating case study. early american historians have an excellent understanding of how the revolution played out in the major

visit ncicap.org] >> throughout the weekend, we are featuring corpus christi texas. learn more about corpus christi and other stops on the c-span cities to work on c-span.org/localprojects. you are watching american history tv. >> join us on sunday as we visit the u.s. botanic gardens at the foot of capitol hill. the executive director discusses the history of the oldest botanic garden in north america originally proposed by president george washington in a 1796 letter. that is sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern time on american artifacts on american history tv on c-span3. historical interpreters and bill radcliffe describe what it would be like to be a female slave and a member of the u.s. college troops during the civil war. they discuss what they would have faced and what may have been factors. the speakers also talk about how they prepare talking about slavery in their research. this hour-long presentation is part of a series from the tennessee susquehanna chill civil war commission. >> welcome to the final chapter. i served as the dean for the campus for

. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to corporate -- corpus christi texas, go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> next, conservative commentator and writer nick adams. he argues that united states will bounce back from its current troubles and dominate the 21st century. this is a little under one hour. >> you know sometimes in america's 200 plus year history it is required a fresh set of eyes visiting some distant lands to help us see ourselves more accurately. the best example probably is in the 1830s when a french nobleman, de tocqueville, came here originally to investigate america's prison system. his mandate or his investigative purview expanded as he got here. he became fascinated with what was that made this nation on the edge of the wilderness so dynamic, even in barely its first half-century under the u.s. constitution, and he ultimately wrote the classic democracy in america. our guest this evening, nick adams, from australia has been likened to tocqueville. he came here at just the age of 24 after a lifelong impulsion to know more about america and to help americans kn

david, you get the last word from corpus christi, texas. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to ask the question, why is it that anybody would want us to go to war over there and what is the benefit for us? we will lose money and lives and it is not going to make any difference. we have been to these places before. we recently went there and it was all for nothing. even if we win a small war chances are they will have another dispute and we will be in the same box again. host: david, thank you for the call. a recap of the house and senate in session this week. a number of key hearings will be covering. the full schedule available at c-span.org. angela merkel will be at the white house tomorrow and we will be covering the joint press conference with the german chancellor and the president and we expect that the president will send his request for the authorization of military force. you can expect that debate in those comments on the senate floor. when we come back, we will turn our attention to other topics including grover norquist. he will be here to talk about whe

tour takes american history on the road trip read this weekend, we partnered for a visit to corpus christi, texas to read in the 19th century, the government is limited. they do not have many deployable resources. the army does a lot of things. they are discoverers explorers. army contracts are an important part of the economy. they play a role in conservation. in the american national parks they were established in the 19th century but there was no one to protect them or preserve them. keep trespassers away. and so the army really because of the efforts of the commanding general, the army stepped in. literally saves national parks until another organization can be created. for better or for worse, they did more than fight indians. the american people have historically had a fear of the regular army. from the english traditions, revolutionary war traditions, we fear a standing army. it is hard for modern observers to realize because now the military is one of the most trusted institutions in the u.s.. but that was not the case in the 19th century. >> watch all of the events on c-span2's book tv.

this next one is from dennis martinez in corpus christi, texas.acebook and saw some pictures that lined up in a a funny way. [ laughter ] defensive player of the year. pretty sassy pose right there for the -- >> steve: the big d. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: next one is from ava lavrey in rancho santa margarita, califor. she was doing a search for pinata. see what came up. no results were found for pinata. did you mean jonathan? [ laughter and applause ] absolutely not. no, i didn't. what? did i mean jonathan? no. >> steve: did i mean jonathan? >> jimmy: i meant pinata. >> steve: what? hey, maybe jonathan's in trouble. >> jimmy: and poor johnathan. yeah, the kids beat the crap out of him. yeah. >> steve: 'til the candy comes out. >> jimmy: this next one was sent in by joseph pickett in green bay, wisconsin. he was checking out some tv listings and came across this one right here. james and the giant -- oh. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: hey-oh! >> jimmy: honey, get out of here. your favorite movie? no, it's not. hold on. i'm not going to put on gor

father vasquez corpus christi, texas.s weekend i will ask the the clergy to speak out lead a defense against the leader of radical islam. today president obama spoke at the white house summit on countering violent extremism once again summit long on rhetoric and short on proposed action. >> al qaeda and isil and groups like it are desperate for legitimacy they try to portray themselves as religious leaders. holy warriors in defense of islam. we are not at war with islam. [ applause ] we are at war with people who have perverted islam. that is true the holy bar has been launched by those who misuse the islamic faith. again, there are millions of them they are acting in the name of a deitiy. they are motivated to impose a barbaric religion. the japanese worshiped their emperor during world war ii. we americans didn't diminish the danger from that country by saying their insane view of religion was not a threat. it was. president obama it s. right out wrong in not describing the terrorist threat accurately. muslim fanatics w

tour takes american history on the road trip read this weekend, we partnered for a visit to corpus christi, texas to read in the 19th century, the government is

this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi, texas. >> we are in the daniel kilgore reading room of the special selections at the library in corpus christi. dr. hector garcia papers are the flagship collection we have here in corpus. >> he made it his life to help local and beyond mexican americans learn to be more civically active and to get the benefits they had coming to them as veterans which were sometimes very difficult for them to obtain. this represents a case of private longoria which was an incident that occurred early in the g.i. forum. private longoria served the united states during world war ii and was killed by a japanese sniper toward the end of the war. his widow arranged to have his funeral conducted by the only funeral home in her hometown of three rivers texas, which is near corpus christi. they were willing to conduct the funeral but not willing to allow his body to remain there in the funeral home overnight for fear of offending the white citizens of the area. she appeals to dr. garcia, and he conducted a letter writing campaign t

host: on "american history tv" on booktv this weekend, you will learn about corpus christi, texas.is is from a tour that we been taking around the country. this morning and you will hear many things, including an interview with an author about his book, "hell on wheels ." [video clip] q>> most of my students have experience with an automobile at the event. it is not the same as disease etc. it is ubiquitous. if americans embrace the automobile culturally, how do they respond when, by the 1920's, and up until the 1920's, there was a national cry over unavoidable automobile accidents that were killing individuals. particularly, pedestrians who have nothing to do with the freedom are driving. others were paying for the liberties of these drivers. when the car was first introduced, the rules were very different. the reaction to those rules were different. the study looks at 1900 to 1940 a. of time when there would not uniform rules for trading and driving, and universal signs for speed limits, and what have you. that created a national dialogue over our love for automobiles and the soc

. >> or more information on the recent visit to corpus christi, texas and many other cities visited by local content vehicles, go to c-span.org/local content. >> thanassis cambanis reports on the 2011 egyptian revolution profiles to its leaders, liberal architect in a pharmacist assisting with the muslim brotherhood. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening everyone. i am david cohen and i love doing introductions here. i am carla subkeys has been. one of the reasons i love doing introductions is politics & prose as a beacon and standards that are under its current of bob graham and lissa muscatine and the wonderful staff about having the vote discourse and dealing with difficult issues and demanding issues. we did that last night and we are doing it tonight and we have done many other books of histories, policy books novels that deal with demanding issues in either the middle east where the islamic world and so we are really pleased here to welcome thanassis cambanis and celebrate the publication of "once upon a revolution: an egyptian story". mr. cambanis is going to talk about this

this weekend, we partnered with time warner cable with a visit to corpus christi, texas. >> we are in the daniel kilgore reading room of the special elections at the mary and jess library. hector p garcia, papers are the flagship collection we have here in corpus. he made it his life to help local and beyond mexican americans lirp to be more civ civically active and get benefits they had coming to them as veterans which were sometimes difficult for them to obtain. this represents a case of felix longoria, which was an incidence that occurred only in the history of thegy gi forum. private longoria served the united states during world war ii and was killed by a japanese sniper toward the end of the war. his widow arranged to have his funeral conducted by the only funeral home in her hometown of three rivers, texas, which is near corpus cristhristichristi. they were willing to conduct the funeral, but they were not willing to allow his body to remain at their funeral home overnight for fear of offending the white citizens of the area. she appealed to dr. garcia, and he conducted a lette

this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi, texas. >> we are at the library. doctor hector p garcia papers of the flagship collection. he made it his life to help local and yet mexican-americans learn to be more cynically active and get the benefits they had coming to the which were sometimes difficult to obtain. these three items represent an incident that occurred early. killed by a japanese sniper. his widow arranged to have his funeral conducted by the only funeral home in her hometown near corpus christi they were willing to conduct a funeral but not to allow his body to remain in their funeral home overnight for fear of offending the white citizens of the area. he conducted a letter writing campaign. a response came from lyndon johnson who had recently been elected senator. he staked his belief that it was wrong for a fallen soldier to be discriminated against after death. he offered burial and the arlington national cemetery command that is where private longoria was laid to rest. >> watch all of our advanced saturday at noon eastern on c-span2

this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi texas. >> we're in the daniel kilgore reading room. the dr. hector p. garcia papers are the flagship collection. we have here. he made it his life to help local and beyond mexican-americans learn to be more civically active and to get the benefits that they had coming to them as veterans, which were sometimes very difficult for them to obtain. these three items here represent the case of private felix longoria which was an incident that occurred early in the history of the gi forum. private longoria served the united states during world war ii and was killed by a japanese sniper toward the end of the war. his widow arranged to have his funeral conducted by the only funeral home in her hometown of three rivers, texas which is near corpus christi. they were willing to conduct the funeral, but they were not willing to allow his body to remain in their funeral home overnight for fear of offending the white citizens of the area. she appealed to dr. garcia and he conducted a letter writing campaign to people with

near corpus christi, texas. for fear of offending the white citizens of the area. he conducted a letter writing campaign -- a response came from lyndon johnson, who had recently been elected senator. he believed it was wrong for a fallen soldier to be discriminated against after death. private long gloria was laid to rest in arlington national cemetery. this is one hour and 10 minutes. ♪ >> president obama: thank you, everybody. [applause] hello, hoosiers. everybody, have a seat. let me begin by saying thank you to greg ballard for the introduction. for all the great work you are doing for the people of indianapolis. and for your service as a marine. we are very proud of the partnership that we have had with the city. i also want to recognize the ivy tech chancellor. president tom. where are they? [applause] some outstanding members of congress, our senator, where is he? congressman andre carson. [applause] and somebody who has been a great friend for the people of the state and nation. a great friend to me personally. one of the people who has ensure that america

[video clip] >> corpus christi is in south texas, directly on the gulf coast. we are actually the largest city on the gulf coast. corpus christi is best known for its natural assets. any city would love to have the backdrop of this beautiful bay and also, being on the gulf coast. equally important, we certainly have been put on the global economy with our port and so many industries that have moved in. what i find most interesting is the beginning of the port corpus christi, which was called the navigation district. it was in the 1920's was the inception. we are over 88 years old now. but we competed with aransas pass, the city of rockport, with the -- corps of engineers to become a port. because of not being so low-lying, and the hurricane concerns because the low-lying area of corpus christi was picked to be the port for this area, there is a lot of history behind port corpus christi. the port of corpus christi is our economic engine. it has been on its inception and it certainly has magnified its role today and that is because of the visionary leaders that we

this weekend, we timed with time warner cable for a visit to corpus christi texas. >> we are in the reading room of the special selections of the library. the papers are the flagship collection. he made it his life to help local and beyond mexican-americansl learn to be more cynically active and get the benefits they have coming to them as veterans which was sometimes very difficult for them to obtain. those itmems represents the case of private longoria which was an incident that occurred early in the g.i. forum. private longoria serve the united states during world war ii and was killed by a japanese sniper towards the end of the war. he arranged to have his funeral conducted in the only funeral home near corpus christi. they were willing to conduct the funeral but not allow his body to remain in the funeral home overnight for fear of offending the white citizens in the area. she appealed to dr. garcia and he conducted a letter writing campaign to people with positions of influence. a response came from lyndon johnson who was recently elected senator. he stated his belief that it was wron

our first caller is arthur from corpus christi, texas. he is a republican. good morning, arthur.aller: good morning. i love c-span. i haven't been out very long but you said something that got me on my emotional side about the media. to tell you the truth i have a hard time trusting any of them. host: what makes you feel that way? caller: fox, nbc, cbs -- everything is run by these big club garments. -- conglomerates. sometimes i get to the point where i think is there really such a thing as isis? or are we all be lied to? that sort of thing. host: let me ask you this -- what would it take news organizations to win your trust back and make you feel like they are there for you? caller: there would have to be a new network. who come forth with the claim that they are totally independent. and back that up with some sort of credential. host: we are going to pontiac illinois. james, a democrat, is on the line. caller: first time i ever got through before. most of the time i trust most of the news media. i prefer msnbc. they are the best one that i have found. fox is good also. they ar

we take a trip to corpus christi, texas to bring you the area's literary scene as well as a visit tons university to talk with professors for our college series. on "after words," toby around den recalls his time embedded in afghanistan. stephen brill and dr. ezekiel emanuel discuss the health care system and mark krotov talks about the decision to release the senate intelligence committee report on torture. for a complete television schedule booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> host: walter isaacson, who is>> walker percy? >> guest: he was one of my original heroes mentor.d uncle by marriage, one of those things, so we called him uncle walker. we used toim go across lake pontchartrain from new orleans where i grew up, and we'd go fishing on a lazy river over there, and ann percy was a friend of ours, and we couldn't figure out what her dad did. out what ann's dad did. what's your dad do? a writer. and it wasn't until the movie goer came out in the early 960s -- 1960s, and i was 9 or 10 years old, and i go oh a writer that's

joining me from texas a&m university corpus christi, are two experts on drones -- dr. luis cifuentes and senior cody torno. welcome. >> hi. hello. >> so, cody, so that we're all on the same page, what's so special about drones? >> the interesting part about it is the fact that it is unmanned. so, we don't have a pilot actually inside a cockpit flying the vehicle. it's done in an exterior location, which is a safer option. >> so, how's it controlled? >> it's controlled via satellite usually or some type of external communication link, kind of like a long-distance r.c. plane except it also can be used autonomously, which means without any kind of user input. >> doctor, the military has been using drones for a while now to take out terrorists. how else can drones be used? >> well, there are a tremendous number of applications. one of them is called precision agriculture. it's going to make it possible for us to grow food much more efficiently, wildfire monitoring. if you want to go out into the marine environment and follow whales, you could use unmanned aircraft systems

had his widow arrange today his funeral conducted by the only funeral home of three rivers texas near corpus christi they were willing to conduct the funeral but not willing to allow his body to remain in the funeral home overnight for the faefrt several. he conduct add letter writing campaign to the people of positions of influence and a response would come from linden john whether or not who had been elected the senator he states his belief that it is wrong fear soldier. a fallen soldier to be discriminated against after death he offered the burial and the arlington national some tree. that is where private longoria was laid to rest. watch all from corpus christi on c-span 2's book tv and saturday afternoon 2:00 american history tv on c-span 3 chlt. [applause] members legislature -- members of legislature i present to you the honorable doug ducey governor of state arizona arizona. [applause] thank you. speaker gowan president biggs, house leaders montenegro and meyer. senate leaders yarbrough and hobbs. chief justice bails. members of the judiciary. legislature. fellow arizona residents. thank you

police in texas releasing a driver going the wrong way on a freeway before hitting another vehicle head-on. this is scary stuff. corpus christihe driver was drunk when he went the wrong way. he hit a family. both parents were hospitalized and the kids are okay. the 23-year-old zachary was arrested and charged with intoxication assault in the crash. >> a new study seeing that certain cholesteral drugs can cut the risk of cancer. research shed statins and cut their risk and those taking it a long time cut the risk most. and here is the doctor who is a member of the fox news medical a team. i was surprised by this. i was under the impression that people with statins had to have the liver enzymes in check. and now it reduces liver cancer? >> that is a good point that you are making. this study obviously was published in the journal of natural cancer institute and making a lot of news and people are questioning how much is due to observational study. and your point is well taken the the cholesteral medication and the concern is that they cause liver damage and check and make sure there is no liver issues. 1400 people had chance an