craig nelson. mr. lson: what was going on was when the soviets -- when the nancy's invaded the soviet union, the japanese were completely taken aback. they had a treaty with stalin. they had their treaty with germany. they were thinking they were on top of the work. they thought they would be their own united nations. they were completely taken aback. the negotiations over and over again, you see cordell hall referring to the japanese just like hiller turned on stalin, he is going to turn on you. mr. sien: the next call is from mike in kansas. go ahead. caller: howdy. mr. sien: go ahead. we are listening. and my correct that the japanese diplomatic codes were already broken at the time this war started so that the fdr administration knew what was going on, and the american aircraft carriers were sent away just before the attack occurred. the japanese were attacking military targets. that the admiral and his men were being betrayed i the fdr administration. -- by the fdr administration. the american resp

craig nelson, do you want to start? >> guest: it's really amazing factors to pearl harbor mystery today that we found one in pearl harbor than 186 he is enfolded up and they had no signs of human life as all. the two officers aboard the submarine escaped into the wind japanese-american population. one of the many things they have a different opinion, one of the things that upset me greatly is after he receives his warning that they are still sitting there but the youngest members aboard and only one boilerplate, which means most of them don't even have electricity to defend themselves. out of all the things mr. kimmel could have done, you could've done that. >> host: bodies in lincoln, nebraska. >> caller: high, and ms. hotta already answered my primary question by half an hour ago about the education system over what was being taught about the war. i will have to go to my backup question regarding the doolittle raid. after doolittle took off and quite frankly insignificant damage, though outlays that political thinking

craig nelson? >> well threshing story of the midget sub is amazing and there's still a pearl harbor mid-about them that exists to this day which is we found one in pearl harbor in 1960s, fully intact and it had no signs of human life in it at all, and the theory is that the officers aboard that submarine escaped into the hawaiian japanese american population and survived that way. but one of the many things mr. twomey has a different opinion about mr. kimmel, one thing that upsets me greatly is after he receive his war warning, the ships are still there with the youngest member as i board and only one boiler mitt, which means most only the dome hasn't electricity to defend. thes and i thought out of all the things mr. kimmel could have done, he could have done that. >> host: bob in lincoln, nebraska. hi, bob. >> caller: hello. miss hotta already answered my primary can he about the education system over -- what was being taught about the war. have to go to my backup question, regarding the doolittl

>> craig nelson, was there a lot of vengeance and later battles in this work?>> the you take this incredible moment that happens in the navy just responded with a mpened fury. and i think the unexamined heroes of pearl harbor which was the salvage cruise they were able to resuscitate that entire operation, 96 ships in the harbor, and the cover of my book has a horizontal bomber that is striking and the bomb is penetrating to its ammunition so it's turning the ship itself into a bomb. >> the extraordinary to me that they could do that. and then you have this outpouring at midway for of the six japanese aircraft carriers were sunk. the others were hunted down. and they great flagship was used as a nuclear test. >> maybe should call you book american range let's go back to our collars and by the way we have a full line set up to show you those. we also have social media can't get through you can tweet us at book tv. or facebook us that book tv. thank you for holding, you are are on with our three authors. >> yes. i am enjoying this amazing year i was a boy in worl

craig nelson, do you want to start?>> guest: it's really amazing factors to pearl harbor mystery today that we found one in pearl harbor than 186 he is enfolded up and they had no signs of human life as all. the two officers aboard the submarine escaped into the wind japanese-american population. one of the many things they have a different opinion, one of the things that upset me greatly is after he receives his warning that they are still sitting there but the youngest members aboard and only one boilerplate, which means most of them don't even have electricity to defend themselves. out of all the things mr. kimmel could have done, you could've done that. >> host: bodies in lincoln, nebraska. >> caller: high, and ms. hotta already answered my primary question by half an hour ago about the education system over what was being taught about the war. i will have to go to my backup question regarding the doolittle raid. after doolittle took off and quite frankly insignificant damage, though outlays that political thinking

on the program, countdown to, countdown to pearl harbor, 12 days to the attack, and craig nelson with his book pearl harbor, from infamy to greatness followed by an interview of survivor and an american sailors first-hand account of pearl harbor. we are taking your calls, tweets and e-mails live from noon - 3 pm eastern. go to booktv.org for the complete schedule. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you all of you for coming here tonight. it really truly is a privilege for me to introduce medea to all of you. she is the reason i am on all of these committees, and the reason i am a part of the peace movement in fresno. in 2012, when she came to speak to us about her drone warfare book, i joined the movement. i joined the group out on the street

anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor, here the authors we have been talking to, -- steve to me, and craig nelson pearl harbor is the name of the book. thank you all for being with us on book tv. >> for more about the attack on pearl harbor watch our companion network, c-span three. all weekend, every weekend, c-span three features american history for this weekend to mark the 75th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack you can watch several programs about the historic day. starting on c-span three, watch a live viewer: within toll, author of pacific crucible, were at sea in the pacific, 1941 to make 1942. we take a look at the pacific war from the japanese attack on pearl harbor on december 7, 1941 to the u.s. victory over pearl harbor on december 7, 1941 to the u.s. victory over the japanese imperial navy at the battle of midway in june 1942. that's on american history tv right now and c-span three. note on [inaudible]. please turn off your cell phones if you have not already or if you have turned them back on to do business between sessions. thank you for coming. thank you all for coming with

. >> reporter: craig nelson spent the last five years putting together one of the most recent accounts of pearl harbor, published by simon and he argues that day was as important as july 1776. >> it completely transformed the united states. at that moment, we were 14th military power in the world behind sweden. >> so it served really as a rallying cry in a way? >> it made us put on our big boy pants and become a world leader. >> the u.s. did bounce back were raised or repaired. and later, every japanese aircraft carrier was destroyed. >> this is the greatest generation in the world. and we're down to a handful left. >> thank you for your service. >> reporter: wally, like mogst f the other 40,000 or so on oahu that day, was just a too large. >> reporter: and daniel martinez has worked here for 32 years and with each passing anniversary he worries the collective memory of december 7th is fading. >> most of the young people that come here don't have a clue what happened in this place and don't even know who won the war. how will we remember world war ii after they're gone? >> this was a h

in craig nelson with his book, pearl harbor from infamy to greatness followed by an interview with donald stratton, a survivor and co-author of a book and american sailors first-hand account of pearl harbor. were taking phone calls, tweets and email questions fly from noon until 3:00 p.m. eastern. go to go to booktv.org for the complete schedule. >> welcome my name is mike and i am the director here it is my pleasure to introduce our honored guest, heather is a professor at mit, she is a professor of film and media and has written a number books, we met about a year ago at a conference that was put on by the buckley program it yell and i can see at the time that she has an affinity for trying to understand the connection between the communications world and the media world on the one hand and different elements of the conservative movement so this is a natural outgrowth of the previous work looking at that area. heather has watched maybe not every single one of 33 years worth of fire line episodes but pretty close. she is probably the reigning expert now on all things related to firing li

on the program, steve toomey, countdown to pearl harbor, the the 12 days to the attack and craig nelson with his book pearl harbor pearl harbor from infamy to greatness, followed by an interview with donald stratton, pearl harbor survivor and co-author of all the gallant men , we are taking your phone calls, tweets and emails live from noon till three pm eastern. go to book tv.org for.org for the complete weekend schedule.

. >> craig nelson spent the last five years recounting the pearl harbor, december 7th 1941, was possiblyotal to history as 1776. >> it completely transformed the united states, at that point we were 14th military power behind sweden. >> so it served as a rallying cry. >> it made us put on our big boy pants and become a global leader. >> the u.s. did bounce back in double time. all but three of the ships damaged or sunk on december 7th were raised, repaired and sailed again, and in fact by the end of the world the u.s. had looked for the ships that launched the attack. >> this is the greatest generation in the world. and we're down to a handful left. >> thank you for your service. >> wally, like most of the other 40,000 or so enlisted men on ohau that day was just a teenager that day. but history's clock was relentless. >> i see their faces right before me. i know they're gone. >> pearl harbor's chief historian, daniel martinez, has worked here for 42 years, and with each passing year, he worries that the collective memories are fading. >> most of the people that come here don't have a cl

author craig nelson in his recent book "pearl harbor: from infamy to greatness" quoted -- i saw everythingn there and i tell you what, there was more courage and more heroics and more valor and more sacrifice that day than a human being ought to see in 10 lifetimes. to our survivors and veterans, you once bravely stood fast and tough, responded, recovered, and prevailed. on december 7, 1941, and in the years that followed, you superbly executed your duties at your post and weathered the storm of war. it is because of you, and others like you, that we enjoy freedom and liberty in this great country. with all pearl harbor survivors and world war ii veterans remaining seated, will everyone else please stand and join me in expressing our appreciation. a grateful nation applauds you today. [cheers and applause] thank you. please be seated. a vintage 1940s aircraft will soon fly overhead. with its sleek lines and retractable landing gear, this was the economical civilian counterpart to the fighter aircraft that pilots flew during world war ii. this was a fighter surrogate that thousands of world

and craig nelson with his book, pearl harbor, from anthony to greatness. including the co-author of all the gallant men, a firsthand account of pearl harbor. we will be taking your questions live from noon until 3:00 p.m. eastern. ♪ yesterday, december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor, we visited the national archives in maryland to see a selection of five deck logs from that day. they are written records of activity and observations on naval ships, but they were anything but routine on this day. log, theing to this japanese planes commenced an attack on pearl harbor. at 7:52 a.m., the u.s. this -- uss maryland records that the oklahoma, the ship next to it, was hit by torpedoes. now the notable thing about the decalogue for the uss maryland appears thatme it a lot of the radio transmissions went to the uss maryland, meaning a lot of the radio transmissions were recorded in the deck log itself. what that means is a lot of the confusion that was happening at the time, literally having no i

featuring author steve twomey, and craig nelson. >> ♪ december 7, 1941. a day of infamy.

sunday on "in depth," the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor features steve toomey and craig nelson, and we'll be taking your phone calls, tweets and e-mail questions live from noon to 3 a.m. eastern. and at 9 p.m. eastern on "after words," former senate george mitchell looks at the israeli/palestinian conflict in his book, "a path to peace: a brief history of israeli/palestinian negotiations and a way forward in the middle east." he's interviewed by jane harman, president and ceo of the woodrow wilson center. >> president abbas and the palestinian authority have long since renounced violence, have accepted israel's existence and have opted for peaceful negotiation to achieve a state. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. [applause] >> thank you so much. good afternoon. and i don't think that this is one single empty seat here as i look out, so welcome to miami book fair, and it's truly a pleasure to see so many of you here. i've seen many of you all day long, but we're in for another outstanding session here. i want to thank our sponsors, first of all, the knight f

author craig nelson's from his recent book with a quote from don stratman here at this today -- "i sawell you what, there was more courage and more heroics and more valor and more sacrifice that day than a human being ought to see in 10 lifetimes. to our survivors and veterans, you once bravely stood fast and tough, responded, recovered and prevailed. on december 7, 1941, and in the years that followed, you executed your duties at your posts and weathered the storm of war. it is because of you and others like you that we enjoy freedom and liberty in this great country. with all pearl harbor survivors and world war ii survivors remaining seated, everyone else stand and join me in expressing our appreciation. a grateful nation applauds you today. [applause] >> thank you. please be seated. a vintage 1940's aircraft will soon fly overhead. and its sleek lines retractable landing gear, this aircraft was the economical civilian counterpart to the aircraft that flew during world war ii. it was the fighter that many came home to fly. as it shares many common features with the u.s. army air cor

does discuss the december 7, 1941 attack on pearl harbor with steve well toey, irry hotta, and craig nelson. and the attack left over 2,000 dead, 1,000 wounded and crippled the united states navy. for the next three hours, we'll take your questions. you can call in, e-mail us at book tv@c-span.org and post on our facebook wall. you're watching live "in depth" on booktv.

pearl harbor: the 12 days to the attack," eri hoda, author of "japan 1941: countdown to ifny" and craig nelson and "pearl harbor: from infamy to greatness," followed by an interview with paul stratton, pearl harbor survivor and author of "all the gallant men," a firsthand count of pearl harbor. we're taking your e-mails and tweets live. go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >>> a panel of legal analysts looked at constitutional issues facing a trump administration. topics included the use of executive orders, repealing federal regulations, relations with congress and judicial appointments. this event was hosted by the heritage foundation and the american enterprise institute. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. it's my pleasure to welcome everyone to our douglas and sarah alison auditorium, to welcome those who are joining us on the heritage.org website, those who are also joining us on c-span tv. we remind everyone in house, if you'll be so kind to check that mobile devices have been silenced or turned off as we prepare to begin. it is always appreciated. for thos

and craig nelson with his book "pearl harbor from infamy to greatness" followed by an interview withd stratton, pearl harbor survivor and a co-author of "all the gallant men." we're taking your phone calls, tweets and e-mail questions live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >>> tonight on c-span3, the head of the washington, d.c., area transit system talks about how they are addressing maintenance and safety problems. then prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. and later, a discussion about u.s. global leadership and military alliances. >>> the head of the washington metro area transit facility spoke at the national press club today. he talked about how the troubled agency is working on a maintenance backlog and addressing safety issues. this is 50 minutes.

and craig nelson with his book "pearl harbor, infamy to greatness." we're taking your phone calls and email questions live from noon until three clock p.m. eastern. go to book tv.org for the complete weekend schedule. now, russian president vladimir putin talks about strengthening the economy and education system and russian advances in medicine and the technology sectors. his remarks came during its annual state of the nation address on thursday. this is just over an hour. ♪ [applause] >> [speaking russian] >> colleagues, members of the council, we will talk about the economy in the social programs and our internal policies. we will talk more about the economy and social issues. our eternal -- internal policy. mattersto address these in a difficult situation. we have been there before. the people of russia have demonstrated that they were able to deal with such a challenge to defend our national sovereignty and independence of our country. say is what i would like to . i confessed this earlier publicly but i would like to .ead this, people have ralli

. >> craig nelson spent the last five years compiling one of the most recent accounts of herl pearl harbor published by simon and shoeser, a cbs company. december, 1941, he says, was arguably just as pivotal to our 17 6. >> completely transformed the united states at that moment we were 14th military power in the world behind sweden. >> served as a rallying cry. >> made us put on our big boy pants grow up and become a global leader. >> the u.s.s did bounce back in double time. all but three of the ships damaged or sunk on december 7th were raised, repaired and sailed again. the u.s. has chased down and destroyed every japanese aircraft carrier used to launch the attack. >> this is the greatest generation in the world and we're down to a handful left. >> thank you for your service. >> wally, like most of the other 40,000 or so enlisted men on oahu that day was just a teenager back then. but history's clock is relentless. >> i see their faces >> pearl harbor's chief historian, daniel martinez, has worked here for 32 years and with each passing anniversary he worries the collective memory of

steve tommy, countdown to pearl harbor, and craig nelson, pale hash lower is the name of the book, thank you for being on booktv. >> in 1979 c-span was created as a service by the nation's cable companies. >> okay. welcome to the hoover institution's washington, dc office. i'm make frank, the contributor here and it's my real today to be able to introduce our honored guest, heather hendershot is a professor at m.i.t., a professor of film and media there, has written a number of books. we met a year ago at a conference put on by the buckley program at yale, and i can see that she -- at the time she has a real affinity for trying to understand the connection between the communications world and the media world, on the one hand, and different elements of the conservative movement on the other. so it's -- this is a natural kind of outgrowth of her previous work, looking at that general area. open to debate is the book, heather has watched not maybe every single one of 33 years worth of "firing line" episodes but pretty close to it so probably the reigning expert on all things related to "fir

pearl harbor: the 12 days to the attack," eri hoda, author of "japan 1941: countdown to ifny" and craig nelson and "pearl harbor: from infamy to greatness," followed by an interview with paul stratton, pearl harbor survivor and author of "all the gallant men," a firsthand count of pearl harbor. we're taking your

pearl harbor: the 12 days to the attack," eri hoda, author of "japan 1941: countdown to ifny" and craig nelson and "pearl harbor: from infamy to greatness," followed by an interview with paul stratton, pearl harbor survivor and author of "all the gallant men," a firsthand count of pearl harbor. we're taking your e-mails and tweets live. go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >>> a panel of legal analysts looked at constitutional issues facing a trump administration. topics included the use of executive orders, repealing federal regulations, relations with congress and judicial appointments. this event was hosted by the heritage foundation and the american enterprise institute. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. it's my pleasure to welcome everyone to our douglas and sarah alison auditorium, to welcome those who are joining us on the heritage.org website, those who are also joining us on c-span tv. we remind everyone in house, if you'll be so kind to check that mobile devices have been silenced or turned off as we prepare to begin. it is always appreciated. for thos

also, craig nelson with his book pearl harbor. followed by an interview with donald stratton. firsthand account of pearl harbor. we're taking your questions. go to book tv.org. >> the institute of the black world' percent three held a conference in newark, new jersey 2016tly examining the election results. civiley can protect rights like the right to vote in a trump administration. this is just over two hours. >> praise the lord. know as an that we people and i think the mic can just a out. we did write that. -- leave it right there. we are think for everybody's patience as we were that our sound issues. we will get right to the program because we are already behind schedule. i am mark thompson. a project but i am the host of make it plain on serious xm. we are broadcasting live right now i'm serious xm progress. this is being heard. c-span is here. i will let you know at the we do have commercial breaks. you will be affected by them here. unless we take a break and come back in one of the speakers is in the middle of speaking. and one of the speakers in the middle of speaking

steve tommy, countdown to pearl harbor, and craig nelson, pale hash lower is the name of the book, thank you for being . . . . our deep gratitude for the difference that you've made in your decades in public service. the greatest honor of my life is to serve in the seat that you held for 36 years, and not just literally this seat in the senate but also a seat on the 7:15 amtrak train down from wilmington every morning. you logged over two million miles on amtrak and millions more traveling around the world fighting for our country, and as long as i have the privilege of representing our state in the senate, i'll be humbled by the challenge of living up to your legacy, of fighting for and making a real difference for the people of our shared home. like so many americans, i've long been inspired by your loyalty to your family, and i'm so glad to see so many familiar faces in the gallery today. this job requires a strong partner and a teammate, and to dr. bidden, to jill, your unwavering support of your family, for delaware and your country, is something for which we are all deeply grateful

craig nelson's has a quote.thing that went on there and i tell you what, there was more courage and more heroics and more valor and more sacrifice that day than a human being ought to see in ten lifetimes. to our survivors and veterans, you once bravely stood fast and tough, responded, recovered and prevailed. on december 7, 1941, and in the years that followed, you executed your duties at your posts and weathered the storm of war. it is because of you and others like you that we enjoy freedom and liberty in this great country. now with all remaining seated, everyone else stand and express our appreciation. a grateful nation applauds you today. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> thank you. please be seated. a vintage 1940s aircraft will fly overhead. with its sleek lines, this aircraft was the economical civilian counterpart to the fighter aircraft that pie lots flew. as it shares many common features with the u.s. army air corps p-40 fighter. only 1,521 aircraft were managed with production ceasing in 1951. please ri

twoomey, ram, steve erin hota, and craig nelson with his book "pearl harbor from infa my to greatness," followed be a-- followed by an interview with a pearl harbor survivor. we're taking your phone calls, tweets and email questions from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. go to book tv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> next, former white house staffers and presidential transition team officials discuss events leading up to the inauguration and they looked at ow the incoming first family move into the white house. held by the national council for the social studies, this is an hour. >> i welcome you all to this vital discussion. i'd like to give a brief introduction of our esteemed panel. leading the discussion, dr. martha cue mar, and she's director of the white house project toproject, a provide transition guidance for those coming into the white house. also with us, ms. ann stock a former elementary school teacher who served as assistant secretary of state for the educational and cultural affairs between 2010 and 2013. she was vice president of interinstitutional affairs at the john

government and in this case, in walter scott, i was part of those with reverend nelson and others, james johnson. that, again, craigge with sessions if he's attorney general. we may have to use the cuomo model in new york and said let's have state special prosecutors because it may not be an option after january 21st, 2017, if sessions becomes the attorney general. that's going to be the next battlegrou battleground. >> that's not something i think a lot of folks thought about until you raised that issue. good to see you my friend. >> way too long, way too long. come see us. >> will do it. >>> ivanka trump meeting with former vice president al gore. what precisely her role might be in her father's new administration? will she run her dad's business or a bit of both? liberty mutual stood with me when i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. i just snapped a photo and got an estimate in 24 hours. my insurance company definitely doesn't have that... you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™ liberty mutual insurance >>> it's no secret that ivanka trump is very committed to having a climate

. >> host: craig nelson, was there a lot of vengeance in later battles in this war? >> guest: well, you take this incredible moment that happened, and the navy just responded with a fury. and the first thing they did was, i think, the really unexamined heroes of pearl harbor which was the salvage crews. they were able to resuscitate that entire operation, 96 ships were in the harbor. they brought back all but three of them. and, in fact, the cover of the book, of my book has the shaw blowing up in dry dock. it's a horizontal bomber that's striking, and its bomb is penetrating to its ammunition deck. and it's, so it's turning the ship itself into a bomb. that ship is back in business and taking part in the pacific campaign a year later, and it's just extraordinary to me that they were able to do that. then you have this outpouring of rage so that at midway, four of the six japanese aircraft carriers were sunk. the other two were essentially hunted down, and the yamamoto's great ship was used as a test target. one of my friends said you should call your book american r

steve tommy, countdown to pearl harbor, and craig nelson, pale hash lower is the name of the book, thank you for being on

depth program, a discussion of the 1941 attack on pearl harbor, with steve well toy, eri hotta and craig nelson. december 7th is the 75th 75th anniversary of the japanese attack on u.s. soil that left over 2,000 dead, 1,000 wounded and crip 8ed the united states navy. this is "in depth" on booktv. >> december 7, not 41, a day of infamy. a japans diplomas were -- japanese planes were swooping down or pearl harbor. they dropped bombs on naval bases, civilian homes and schools. submarines took part in the attack. in an our the battleship arizona was destroyed.

on the program, steve toomey, countdown to pearl harbor, the the 12 days to the attack and craig nelson with his book pearl harbor pearl harbor from infamy to greatness, followed by an interview with donald stratton, pearl harbor survivor and co-author of all the gallant men , we are taking your phone calls, tweets and emails live from noon till three pm eastern. go to book tv.org for.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> welcome everybody. i am the co- founder and just briefly we have been here now almost two years. it grew out of an annual conference that we do call personal democracy forum which is focused on how technology is changing government and we been doing it since 2004. we have traveled similar paths for a long time. two years ago we opened this to be a year-round gathering point for the people in conversations focused on civic tech. how tech can be used for the public good. it's a pleasure to welcome everybody here. let me just say i am really excited for the chance to get into this conversation about rules revolutionaries and how big organizing can change everything. w