daniel webster used to use this desk. >> daniel webster sat here? >> yes. >> i'm just going to sit and listen. >> that is a way to get reelected. you'll find the senate manual in here. >> where is the majority leader? >> right over there, senator agnew. and that is senator bond, the minority leader. >> where is the press gallery? >> over there. >> what is that? >> that is for the sightseers. that section over there is reserved for the senators' friends to the front row is for the president and white house guests. that there is the diplomatic section. real class wey have in the place. >> how much of that is true? >> surprisingly, a lot of that is accurate. the page is pointing out the press gallery. it is still there. the members' gallery. we still have the diplomatic gallery. we have a lot of other set-aside galleries for the general public and other things. we do depend on pages on the floor, although they have to be i school juniors, so they're considerably older than the boy in the picture. chamber looks the way it did in 1939 with the glass ceil

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> give you something to shoot at, senator, if you figure on doing any talking. >> i'm just going to sit and listen. >> that is the way to get reelected. this is the calendar for the day. you'll find the senate manual in here. anything else you want, just snap for a page. >> where is the majority leader? >> majority leader? right over there, senator agnew. and that is senator barnes, the minority leader. >> where is the press gallery? >> right over there, above the vice president's chair. the fellows in the front row represent the big news services. >> what is that up there? >> that corner is for the guides and sightseers who come in five minutes at a time to rest their feet. that section over there is reserved for the senators' friends. the front row, the empty one, is for the president and white house guests. >> oh, i see. >> that there is the diplomatic section. they and the page boys are the only real class we have in the place. >> how much of that is true? >> surprisingly, a lot

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster is not here? >> give you something to shoot at, senator, if you figure on doing any talking. >> i'm just going to sit around and listen. >> that's the way to get elected. >> anything else, you want just snap for a page. >> where's the majority leader? >> the majority leader? right over there. that's senator barnes the minority leader. >> where's the press gallery? >> right over there above the vice president's chair. >> what's that? >> that is reserved for sight seers who come in for five minutes at a time to rest their feet. that section over there is reserved for the senator's friends. the empty one is for the president and white house guests. back there over the clock is the diplomatic section. >> how much of that is true? >> well, surprisingly there's a lot that's accurate. the page was pointing out where the galleries are and there is still the press gallery in that place, the members gallery. we still have a diplomat gam gallery. we have a lot of other set-aside galleries. we still depend on

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster said here? >> harry truman said he hated this movie. at the time, harry truman was seen as the senator from the been the guest machine from kansas city. he thought the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> donald ritchie on washington movies and his new book sunday night on c-span's "q&a". >> this weekend on but tv, claude s. steel on education in the united states. afterwards, time magazine says that our view of war as adults are shaped by our maturity. also, how to deal with iran. our 2010 full book preview. this booktv.org. "washington journal" continues. host: cynthia kelly is with us. we are here to talk about the 65th anniversary of world war ii. we know a lot about the specifics of history. we wanted to talk about some recent found -- some recently found out footage that shows some of the aftermath. when we showed that -- if you could tell us what people arguing as they look at this video. some of it is a little graphic in nature. "people s

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman, in 1939, he just hated this movie. he really despised it. he was seen as a senator from the prendergast machine in kansas city. i always wonder if he did not think, at that point, at least, if the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> senate historian donald ritchie on washington movies and his new book, "the u.s. congress -- the very short introduction." he is with us tonight on c- span's "q&a." >> tomorrow on "washington journal," lawrence yun as an update on the housing market and foreclosure rates. a washington post reporter talks about the president's campaign fund-raising efforts for house, senate, and gubernatorial candidates. axman discusses a pending house bill that would legalize internet gambling and set a framework for licensing. we begin a week-long series on the financial regulations law with bloomberg reporter phil mattingly. he looks at how government powers have been expanded. the series continues tuesd

daniel webster used to sit here. sunday night on "q&a." new york democrat came to the house floor and asked members to sxi indict his ethics case >> e myself from this body and i've always tried to play by the rules and i cannot think of anybody that has encouraged me to speak here . and i want to thank all of you who are concerned about me for saying that, you know, a guy's a fool to represent himself as some of the people have said. but i have been losing a lot of sleep over these allegations and my family and community. some of these rules that they have is that i'm restricted by confidentiality, but for years i have been saying no comment, no comment, no comment to a lot of serious allegations because i could not comment and i would refer them to the ethics committee. and when the ethics committee finally brought out their statement of alleged violations, it was a long list of things, and somehow the chairman of the subcommittee of investigation indicated that i had received a lot of offers to settle this thing so that it would not cau

. >> senator, not a bad desk either, daniel webster used to use it? >> daniel webster is not here. >> harry truman in 1939 saw this movie and hated this movie, just really despised it and at the time harry truman was seen as from the spendergas machine and wonder if it was looking at him back at home. >> donald richie and his new book "the u.s. congress" sunday night on c-span's "q&a. >> i would tell you based on review of hundreds of tape, hundreds of hours, that they're not conspirators, they're not sitting there saying, you know, what do you think about this, how do you think that's going to play? they really don't know what's going on. >> this week marks the anniversary of the 1974 resignation of president richard nixon and almost 40 years later, watergate still resonates in american memory. a look back at the people, players and events that made history online in the c-span video library, all free. it's history your way. >> new york democrat charlie rangel came to the house floor and asked members to expedite his ethics case. representative range

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman said that he really despise this movie, and at the time harry truman was seen as the center from the pander guest machine in kansas city. i always wonder if he did not think at that point at least that the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> senate historian donald ritchie on washington movies and his new book, "the u.s. congress: a very short introduction," said in a on c- span's q&a. >> this weekend on book tv, the effect of stereotypes on learning and testing at 9:00 p.m. eastern. on afterwords, peter beinart. on sunday, a former cia agent who's still requires that his identity be shielded, on how to deal with iran. also, this weekend, the 2010 fall book preview. visit book tv.org. former cuban president fidel castro made a rare appearance saturday and addressed the national assembly for the first time since undergoing a intestinal surgery four years ago he warned that tension between iran and the united states woul

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster set here? >> harry truman, in 1939, when he saw this movie hated it. he really despise it. he was seen as a senator from the prendergast machine in kansas city. i always wonder if he did not think at that point that the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> a new book, "the u.s. congress -- a very short introduction." >> every weekend in august, "book tv" returns to festivals we have visited around the country. c. christopher hichens in new york this weekend. the harlem book festival next weekend. later in the month, the annual meeting of historians and librarians at freedom fest. it is a panel of authors and books on c-span to. for the full listing, go to booktv.org. >> the colorado democratic party held a unity rally today following a competitive primary tuesday, in which senator michael bennett defeated the former state house speaker. president obama had campaigned for president bennett, while president clinton had endorsed mr. romanov. this i

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman in 1939 hated this movie, just really despised it. at the time harry truman was seen as a senator from the machine in kansas city. and i always wondered if he didn't think at that point at least that the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> on washington movies and his new book, sunday night on c-span's "x & a." this weekend on book tv, claude steele on the state of education in the united states and the affects of steero types. on after, a view of war as adults is shaped by how we perceive war at the time of maturity. also this weekend -- our 2010 fall book preview. for a list of programs, visit booktv.org. >> and now using the internet and social media during emergencies with officials from the american red cross and the white house participants include representatives from cnn and facebook. from a day long conference this portion is just under 2 hours, 15 minutes. >> please welcome our masters of serm. >> good mornin

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster's not here?> harry truman in 1939 hated this movie. just despised it. at the time harry truman was seen as a senator from the pendergast machine in kansas city. and i always wonder if he didn't think at that point at least the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> senate historian donald richie on washington movies and his new book, the u.s. congress, a very short introduction. sunday night on c-span's q and a. a look now at the role of lobbyists here in washington from today's washington journal. . host: our guest is the head of the american league of lobbyists, here to talk about proposed changes. the seven -- the lobbyist call bluff on the town-shall exemption. -- on the daschle exemption. there's a quotation from him who says to politico -- i provide analysis cannot access. i offer strategic advice on public policy, including analysis -- why is that a problem? guest: i have always believed at transparency and accountability is a good thing. if

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster is here?> harry truman in 1939 saying he he did this movie, really despise it. at the time, harry truman was seen as a senator from but prendergast machine. i always wonder if he did not think at that point at least that the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> senate historian donald ritchie on washington movies and his new book, "the u.s. congress: a very short introduction." sunday at 8:00 p.m.. this weekend on book tv, columbia university provost of the state of education in the united states and the affects o on after words -- our view of war as adults is shaped by how we view war at maturity. and then how to deal with iran. and our 2010 fall book preview. for a look at the programs visit book tv.org. >> mr. president, just before christmas in 1968, i was appointed to succeed unless the's first senator -- first senior senator, bob bartlett. next month will mark the 40th year that i have had the honor and privilege to serve here in this gre

daniel westcott -- daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman made this movie, just really despise it. at the time, dreman was seen as the senator from the vendor gas machine in kansas city -- truman was seen as the senator from the prendergast machine in kansas city. >> senate historian donald ritchie on his books about progress sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's q&a. >> this weekend on the tv, columbia and university provost claude and steel on the effects of stereotyping at 9:00 p.m. eastern. on afterwards, peter benart. and on sunday, former cia agents hlili.a for a list of books, visit booktv.org. "washington journal" continues. host: jane hamsher, on august 8 you wrote this. leo, an guest: good morning. i guess that is as good a " as any to open the day on. i will refer to an article in the "huffington post" yesterday. it was saying that the current controversy over robert gibbs and the professional flight of being critical of president -- the professional flout of being critical of president obama implies being held to

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry true moon in 1939 when he saw this movie hated the movie. at the time, harry truman was seen as the senator from the pender grast machine in kansas city and i wonder if he didn't think at that point at least was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> senate historian donald ritchie looking at the movie and a look at the book just coming out. >> i would tell you based on review of hundreds of tape, hundreds of hours, that they're not con spirer to. they're not -- con spirer to. -- conspiratory. they don't know how that's going to play. >> this week marks the anniversary of the 1974 resignation of richard nixon and almost 40 years later, watergate still resonates in american history. look back at the people and events that made history. at the c-span video library. it's all free. 4ist i -- history your way. >> house speaker nancy pelosi held a ceremony shortly after the passage of the $26 billion aimed -- bill aimed at preventing teacher la

eastern tonight on c-span. >> daniel webster used to use it. >> and daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman said that he really despise it. at the time, he was seen as a senator in kansas city. i was wondering if he didn't think at that point that the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the machine back home. >> the senate historian on washington movies and his new book, the u.s. congress, a very short introduction. >> this weekend, columbia university on the state of education in the united states and the effects of stereotypes on learning and testing. afterwards, our view of war as adults is shaped by how we perceive for at the time of maturity. if former cia agent who still requires his identity be shielded on the deal with iran. and the fall book preview. visit booktv.org. >> homeland security secretary janet napolitano addresses a addressing -- addresses illegal emigration by repealing the fourteenth amendment. we also hear from press secretary robert gates about the upcoming trip to the gulf and other topics. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> good after

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman in 1939 -- when he saw this, he hated it. he really despise it. harry truman was seen as the senator from the prendergast machine in kansas city. i wonder if he did not think that the movie was looking at him and his relationship to the political machine back home. >> a senate historian on washington movies and his new book, "the u.s. congress -- a very short introduction." sunday night on "q&a." on may 6, the u.s. stock market suffered a midday drop of more than 1000 points in less than 30 minutes before trading was halted. a joint advisory committee has been looking into what caused the steep drop and what might prevent such a fall in the future. earlier this week, the committee heard from financial industry executives during this two-hour event. >> welcome and good morning. i call to order this fall meeting of the joint advisory committee on emerging regulatory red -- regulatory issues. it is august 11, 2010. this meeting is in accordance with the government and sun

. >> daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster's that here? >> harry truman said he hated this movie. at the time, harry truman was seen as the senator from the machine in kansas city. he thought the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the machine back,. >> historian on washington movies and his book, sunday night on c-span. >> now, homeland security secretary janet napolitano discusses u.s. border security. she made the remarks at the regular white house briefing, after president obama signed into law a measure that will put more aid and equipment along the mexican border. this is about 40 minutes. >> i was very pleased to be with the president earlier when he signed a bill committing $600 million more in resources along the border. i would like to especially thank harry reid and nancy pelosi. the legislation that permit resources that will continue to bolster security along the south west border, supporting our efforts to crack down on transnational criminal organizations and reduced the trafficking of people for currency and

daniel webster used to use it. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman he did this movie. he just really despised it. at the time, harry truman was seen as the senator from the prendergast machine in kansas city. i always wonder if he did not think, at that point, that the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. >> senate historian donald ritchie tonight on c-span's "q&a." monday, secretary of state hillary clinton delivers a speech on the global health initiative -- the centerpiece of the obama administration's foreign policy and an expression of u.s. lawyers and leadership in the world. secretary clinton will be inscribed -- will describe core principles and calls on borman's -- governments, organizations, and individuals in delivering sustainable services to more people in more places. live coverage is monday at 11:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the american red cross hosted a daylong conference on thursday on the use of the internet and social media in emergency communications. speakers included the fema administrator of craig

national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> daniel webster used to use it. >> harry truman in 1939 when he said he hated this movie and at the time harry truman was seen as a senator from kansas city and i wonder if he didn't think at that point at least that the movie was looking at him and his relationship with the political machine back home. tonight on washington movies and his book "u.s. congress" tonight on c-span. >> monday, secretary of state hillary clinton delivers a speech on the global health initiative a centerpiece on obama's foreign policy and expression of u.s. values and leadership in the world. secretary clinton will describe the global health initiatives core principles and calls on governments, organizations and individuals to join the united states in pursuing a sustainable approach for delivering essential health services to more people. live coverage on monday at 11 pisme 30 a.m. monday on c-span. >> new york democrat charles rangel said tuesday he is not resigning despite 13 charges of ethical wrongdoing. the former wa

daniel webster is used to use it. >> harry truman he did this movie.time, harry truman was seen as a senator from the pentagon as missing in kansas city -- looking at him as with the political machine back home. "q&a." night on c-span's >> based on review of hundreds of hours, they are not conspiratorial. they really do not know what is calling on. >> this week marks the anniversary of the 1974 resignation from president nixon. almost 40 years later, watergate still resonates in american history. look back on the c-span video library, all free. it is history your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: john mcardle covers house and senate races for cq politics. let me show "the denver post" front page. what happened here? guest: it was down to the wire, people thought, that andrew romanoff would give michael bennett a tough run. both were trying to position themselves as the washington outsider. michael bennett ran advertisements for months that he had only been there for less than a year and he was not really part of the culture. it was assumed

. >> daniel webster sat here? >> harry truman hated the movie. he just despise did.as the senator from a machine in kansas city. i wonder if people thought at that point that the movie was looking at him and his relationship to the political machine back home. >> washington movies and a book about the u.s. congress, sunday campaignnetwork.o"q &a."or >> washington your way, the c- span network. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> next, education secretary arne duncan outlines his department's goal of ending bullying in public schools. talks the creating a national strategy to address the problem. this is about 45 minutes. >> thank you for coming today for what i think could be an extraordinarily important conference. as you know, this is the first federal summit on the bullying. we have an extraordinary range of ngos, corporate leaders, and federal partners. this is summit culminates months of unprecedented collaboration and hard work. we have not only joined forces, but more important, we are committed to using this as summit to launch a sustained comm

daniel webster used to use it. >> he sat here? >> harry truman when he saw this movie hated it. he really despise it. at the time, harry truman was seen as the senator from the prendergast machine in kansas city. i wonder if he did not think at that point that the movie was looking at him and his relationship to the political machine back home. >> the senate historian on washington movies and his new book. sunday night on c-span. >> monday, secretary of state hillary clinton delivers a speech on the global health initiative, a centerpiece of the obama administration foreign-policy, and an expression of u.s. bayous and leadership in the world. secretary clinton will describe the initiative's core principles, and calls on governments, organizations, and individuals to join the united states to create a sustainable approach to delivering health services to more people in more places. what coverage monday on c-span. >> the young americans foundation held its annual conservative student conference. speakers included members of congress, scholars, and conservative activists. this our