darwin's "origins of species" came out in 1958. by the time theodore roosevelt goes to harvard and majoring that naturalist studies, darwin was the rage. and it was a revolution. people talk about something being markist idiolog, people became darwin idiologs. he's the central figure in roosevelt's intellectual life. what some people don't like about roosevelt's foreign policy, the survival of the fittest, the biggest navy, we are going to be the biggest power in the world, that's one side of it. he also erroneously ventured into social darwinism quite a bit. on the other flip side of it, domestically, he was spot-on right on his understanding of natural resource management and thousand make sure you save species, entire environments intact. he was a great lover of the prairie. people don't realize theodore roosevelt felt most at home on a horse in kansas and nebraska than at sea. he would get terribly seasick. he was our first president to go abroad as president. he went to panama and puerto rico. you know what he's writing about

darwin's species came out in 1858. and by the time that roosevelt went to harvard in 1878, majoring in natural studies, darwin was the rage. and i argue in this book that darwin is the center figure in roosevelt's intellectual life. and what some don't agree with in roosevelt's life, and the biggest power in the world. that's one side, and he erroneously ventured into darwinism a bit. and he had his understanding of natural resource management and how you save species and entire environments. he was a great lover of the prairie. and theodore roosevelt felt more comfortable in kansas or nebraska. he would get sea sick, he would go to panama and puerto rico, he is writing about birds. field notes of birds. and he saved the forest in these areas. and he is president and controlled the properties and had a huge concern of saving the ecosystem. >> why the white gloves? >> they make you wear it here. they do in a lot of archival places. and this document you can call the bird of fish and wildlife in that map. >> has that bee

. >> what about darwin? >> roosevelt's father was an early reader of darwin. we don't know exact moment teddy discovered darwin, but the when he was 14 years old or 15 he was in egypt. he writes about darwin at 14. brian, in my book he draws out how we evolve from the stork. roosevelt has himself evolving from a store and draws little pictures of it and shows his brother is evolving from a. dom 1's origin of species cannot in 1858. it did not hit america because of the civil war. -- he drew darwin was all the r. it was a revolution. people talk about him becoming a marxist ideologue. people became darwinian ideologues. darwin was the central figure in roosevelt's intellectual life. some people don't like the survival of the fittest and were going to be the biggest power in the world ideas. that is one side of him, but erroneously ventured into social dollars and quite a bit. on the flip side of this, domestically, he was bought on right on his understanding of natural resource management and how to make sure you say to species and entire environments interact.

i have often been critical of darwinism. i am, you know. and i am shocked by the present shallowness of the anti-darwinists of this so called creationist. usage of phrases when they say intelligent design, that the alternative to darwinism is intelligent design. christ's sake, what is it, that reduces god to a supercomputer wizard or a rocket scientist? [laughter] >> you know, intelligent design, you know. you see, the answer of darwinism is simply, was very profound. that no matter how much truth, and there is some truth, you know, in the evolution of the species. either there is a small but a fundamental difference between human beings and all other living beings. if there is no great difference, no difference between human beings and any other living beings, then there is no such thing as sin, then anything including incest and murder are perfectly natural. you know, it is as profound as it is human. that human nature does not change. that we are all sinners, you know. not just wonderful, clean living, churchgoing, golf playing americans

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becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who had absorbed darwin and who had understood biology and understood birds' migratory patterns and understood mating habits of dear and elk and antelope and actually did something. he is the president who in his young days shot a buffalo and he is the president who created wichita mountains in oklahoma reserve for buffalo and one up in montana. >> one of the things you see throughout this center are stuffed animals. >> well, tax determiney -- roosevelt was trained in the arm of taxidermy. his teacher in new york was john bell who had been an audubon student. there was a linkage between them and young t.r. had asthma. he was very sickly. really from 8 years old on wards, he was obsessed with birds. he created his own roosevelt museum, brian. his father, theodore roosevelt's father was the founder of the american museum of enroll history in new york and young t.r. just became a bird lover. his first document we have of t.r. as a young boy is about birds and the last article he wrote before his death at age 60

the only politician of the day to under darwin and birds migration patterns one of the things you see throughout this center are stuffed animals. >> tax determiney >> he was asthma and was sickly. his first document we have is about birds. the last article he wrote about his death at age 60 is about birds. he was one of the world's experts on coloration and varation, on inventorying what we had. he created these bird reservations. 51 that are now the heart and soul of u.s. fish and wild life. those watching don't realize it all began with the 51 conservation areas. >> tell us where you are located? >> about 90 minutes from washington. it's a beautiful campus. it's the archive where i did research. they have the papers not just of early conservation nivets i went to the places roosevelt saved. i would go to various bird places.wg they have local archives. one in michigan and arizona. i went to puerto rico to seat key national forest he saved. it's our only rain forest in our entire system i would go to these places and interview them and get local dock you meantation too >> looking be

is becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day to absorb darwin and understood biology and understood the birds, migratory patterns, and understood it mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on cue and egg, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior, sunday night at eight on c-span. or listen on xm satellite radio or download this c-span podcast. >> now a house hearing on business practices that made insurance companies to cancel or deny health insurance, will hear the stories of people whose individual policies were canceled while they were dealing with serious medical conditions. followed by a panel of health insurance executives. partis tupac of michigan chairs the subcommittee on oversight, this is about three hours. >> the hearing will come to order. today we have a hearing entitled termination of individual health policies by insurance companies. the chairman, the ranking member and chairman emeritus will have five minutes for opening statement and other members will be recogni

roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand, the only politician of his day to absorb the darwin, understood biology, understood birds and meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." next, commencement addresses by anthony kennedy, elana kagan, and leah ward sears. this is at stanford university last sunday. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. president, my fellow students, citizens of the world that my seat to come ever closer to the idea and reality of a rule of law, and especially graduates in the graduating class of 2009. thank you very much for inviting me to participate in your commencement. i suppose there are a number of witnesses where i have become a willing accomplice. each of you has your own story, a unique story of your years at stanford. that story is bound up with your pants, your family is, at your loved ones who have sustained you hear. you have already thanked them on a platform, and the entire nation thanks them, again, f

he is the -- he was the only politician of his day who had absorbed darwin and understood the migratory patterns of birds and the mating patterns of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. you can also listen on a xm satellite radio, or download the podcast -- you can listen on xm satellite radio. >> now, the ayatollah khamenei on the election. this is about one hour 15 minutes. >> [speaking foreign language] in this, i recommended all, the brothers and sisters attended, i recommend them all to piety and to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. this is the topic of the day. i want to address three separate groups. the first is, i want to address the general public, where they are in the country. i want to mention some points -- wherever they are in the country. there is one thing i want to address. the candidates, activists, and those who have been active in the process of election, as well, and also, i have something to tell the leaders of world arrogance i

becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day that i absorbed darwin and understood biology and understood bird migratory patterns and mating habits of different animals. he actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. you can download the puck past. >> now, courtesy of iran's state-run press tv, ayatollah khamenei on results of last friday's election in iran. these are his first public remarks since the election delivered during friday prayers. this is about an hour 15 minutes. >> i recommend the respective brothers and sisters who have attended the prayers here. i recommend them all to refrain from evil. what i am going to raise in this sermon is the issue of the election. which is the topic of the day in our country for the time being. there are three issues i want to address, three different groups. the first one is, i address the general public wherever they are in the country. i would like to mention some points here at this point to you, respected people. there is one thing i wa

. >> roosevelt was the only politician of the day that absorbed darwin and bird migrating patterns and understood deer and elk. >> sunday on "q & a",. >> "washington journal" continues. >> on this thursday morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are regulating the truthful communication about information of a legal product. it raises all kinds of problems. it seems to me one of the great successes of government. that half the population 50% woke up and lit a cigarette, and that's a good thing now it's 25%. and there are many tremendous public health benefits. and what got my attention, congress powering the food and drug administration to regulate tobacco. and the president said it's changed, it's not how washington used to work. it's exactly how washi

are talking about green movements and roosevelt was the only politician of his day that absorbed darwin and biology and the bird's patterns and deer and elk. >> sunday on "q & a" the first of douglas brinkley, the wilderness warrior. >> friday president obama took part on a white house townhall meeting of father hood and responsible responsibility, and several talked about their experiences as fathers and their outreach. >> good afternoon and welcome to the white house. thank you so much for coming today, for this conversation on fatherhood and personal responsibility, it's good to be here to talk about something so close to the president's heart. i am chief of staff of government affairs, and i have been working with the president as a paralegal back in chicago and as a chief council in the senate and i know how much fatherhood means. he's a dad and he views that as the most important job he has. but he was also a son that grew up without a father in his own life, know of the impact. and it's something that i shared. my father left before i was born, but i was lucky to be adopted by th

he was the only politician of the day that could absorb darwin, biology, and migratory patterns, theating habits of deer, elk, and antelope and he actually did something. ho>> sunday, "wilderness warrior." tonight at 8:00, on c-span. >> coming up, more nonfiction authors and books bond." -- books on." john talbot exposes myths about the recession and what it will take to recover. james richards on why he thinks that capitalism will protect the environment. also this weekend, the end of overeating. americans, a program to buy junk food, can control their eating habits. writers, artists, from the garden of eden to today. recounting the history of the world through 600 short stories. columbia university professor, john dinges. our website has the entire schedule, and great new features, including streaming video, with simple ways to share your programs. >> the sec should be a model for transparency, openness, and fairness. >> monday, on," president obama's -- monday, on "the communicators," what the sec wouldn't look like under a new chairman. monday night, "the communicators." >> "wash

is becoming a key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and who was understood biology and understood birds migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. >> and update on the health committee markup of health care reform legislation. the session gets underway today 10:30 eastern. we will have a live coverage on seat under c-span3. you can watch that on line c-span.org. here on c-span2 dabbling in shortly. members opened the day with an hour of general speeches before returning to legislative business. senators will begin debate on a bill apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of african americans. with a vote on that to follow. the senate isn't expected to proceed to the $106 billion war spending bill which passed out in the house on tuesday. most of that legislation is to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan to the end of september. a vote lightly untrimmed likely later today. legislation promoting u.s

he was the only politician of his day that had absorbed darwin, biology, birds' migratory patterns, mating habits of deer, elk, and did something. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior. listen on xm satellite radio or download the cspan podcast. >> a discussion about julius jenachowskiy. they held a confirmation hearing in which they addressed the expansion of broadband in the u.s.. media ownership rules, and the so-called fairness doctrine. >> the senate commerce committee held nomination hearings on that -- joining us to talk about that this week, and refined byrd of broadbandcensus.org. before review the hearing itself, give us a little background on julius. >> the guy has been everywhere. he has been at the sec, and the private sector, -- fcc, the private sector, he has been a venture capitalist right here in washington which was a d.c. based startup. he is a tech and ciliary to the obama campaign. -- consider the very -- consigliari. >> given his background, what we know about him now? where do you think he will take the fcc?

becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds migratory patterns, and mating habits of deer and elk, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, or listen on xm satellite radio. >> the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on june 16 to discuss the rates phone companies charge for text messaging. witnesses include representatives of verizon and at&t as well as consumer representatives. this hearing was chaired by the summer consumer rights subcommittee. it is -- chaired by the consumer rights subcommittee. it is just under 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. this hearing will come to order. today we will be examining the state of competition in the cell phone industry. the enormous growth in the use of self phones means that maintaining competition in this industry is more important than ever. -- the growth in the use of cell phones means of maintaining competition is more important ever. cell phone is unable ins

roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand that he was the only politician of his day to absorb darwin understood biology and bird's migratory patterns and meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q and amp, the first of 24 hours with dauing las brinkley for two hours of wilderness warrior. >> every weekend the book cd has the latest books and authors on c-span2, childbirth, golds, visionaries, garden of eden to today. there is a collection of 600 short stories. he talks with john dinkas. afterward, it airs sunday night at 9:00 eastern. john talbot exposes the myths about the recession and what it will take to recover. and jay richards on why he thinks [inaudible] is the best way to end poverty. >> the end of overeating. f.d.a. commissioner david kessler says americans can control their eating habits. much more books and author this weekend on book tv. the website has the entire schedule and great new features including streaming video. archives that are easy to search and simple ways to share your favorite programs. booktv.org. >> "washingto

. -- to understand darwin and biology. and he actually did something. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilbert s. warriors. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, for download the c-span podcast. >> senate judiciary committee chairman, patrick leahy on supreme court nominee, judge sonia sotomayor. her confirmation hearing will begin july 13. this is about 35 minutes. let's hear at the university of the district of columbia. i am also a privilege to serve as the president of the leadership conference on civil rights. for those of you who don't know, the leadership conference is the nation's premier civil and human rights coalition with over 200 national organizations working to build an america as good as its ideals. today the introduction of this year is a lecturer is a very special honor for me. there are few individuals, and i can honestly say without fear of contradiction, and even fewer in congress who exemplify the integrity, the passion and commitment to building and america that we all want to live

he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology, understood birds migratory patterns, understood mating habits of elk and antelope, and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior," tonight at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio, or download the c-span podcast.

becoming the key figure to understand, because he was the only politician of his day who had absorbed darwin and understood biology and understood birds' migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and did something. >> sunday on "q&a," the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior" tonight on c-span or on xm satellite radio or down load the podcast. >> on monday, president obama delivered his most detailed speech to date on health care. the president spoke before the american medical association in chicago a group that opposed the clinton administration's health care plan. this is just over an hour. >> the house will come to order. it's my privilege to introduce dr. nancy h. neilsen, president of the american medical association. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. see, i've watched the president, he goes thank you, thank you, and you sit down. good morning,ern. it's a great, great honor and privilege for us to welcome back home to chicago the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] the president will be coming in i

becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology in understood migratory patterns and understood mating habits of the year and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at eight on c-span, or listen on xm satellite retial or download the c-span's podcast. >>> topics at today's white house briefing include u.s. policy towards iran following the nation's presidential election, legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system and yesterday's senate resolution apologizing for slavery. press secretary robert gabus speaks with reporters for a little under an hour. >> good afternoon. let me take ten seconds to get organized. let me quickly go through a week ahead for the planning. the president will spend the weekend in washington and has no scheduled public events. monday the president will sign the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act in the rose garden. tuesday the president will meet with the

he was still a politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and migratory habits of birds and mating habits of a deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior." that is tonight at 8:00 on c- span, or listen on satellite radio, or download the c-span podcast. >> this week on the prime minister's questions, prime minister gordon brown discusses public spending and proposed parliamentary changes. nicolet criticizes the regulatory role in the financial crisis. this is the last session for speaker michael martin, who resigned today, june 21 come in the wake of issues. that is tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. now, and reporters roundtable on the news of the week from "washington journal." this is just over 35 minutes. communicators." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome jon- christopher bua, white house correspondent for british television. tony blankley is here for the summer. [laughter] what is next for iran? guest: this is a moment where the years of histor

becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology and birds, migratory patterns and mating habits of deer, elk and antelope and did something. >> sunday on q&a the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "wilderness warrior." on c-span or listen on x. satellite radio or download the c-span pod cost. >> tuesday the democratic leadership council held an event honoring their retiring c.e.o. speakers include bill clinton, steny hoyer and bruce reed. this lasts about an hour and a half. >> ladies and gentlemen, lab buy daniels. >> oh god, creature of universe upon universe, we are here this evening no honor, thank and recognize a friend, a patriot, a lead leader, a lover of our country. in this moment, dear god, as we should in all moments, we recognize your presence in the work of our hands, your light and the clarity we attain, your spirit and the wisdom we achi e achieve, your inspiration and the good that we seek to do. we ask for your continued guidance and blessing even as we know that we often merit them

he more to james damour cooper outdoors tales with a hard science of darwin. his role was to sell it to the american people. -- james fennel or coopimore ife today have a bird bath in their backyard, roosevelt was the rreason. he picked taft for this reason. when taft breaks on conservation, taft was finished in the mind of roosevelt. >> when he was asked whether he wanted to be president or supreme court justice, which he preferred? >> he preferred to be a supreme court justice than president. taft. >> his wife nellie wanted them to be president. >> add to the taft inaugural in 1909. there was a blizzard. it was one of the worst storms for an inaugural. roosevelt, in typical fashion, says history will notice as the roosevelt blizzard. taft said, no, this is my blizzard. there was a clash already on egos. roosevelt was making myths all the time. roosevelt turns that blizzard into the media as the historic roosevelt blizzard. on going out into the blizzard. he was buried -- it was very hard for tapped to succeed the popular president. roosevelt had the teddy be

influenced by charles garmin, he believed losing even one species was a tragedy -- influenced by charles darwin. it was not just romance for him. he was a scientist. he got a dramatic excitement from the wild, from seeing the species in the wild. >> at the national conservation training center, this place is paid for by the taxpayer. do they know about it? >> that is one of the reasons i wanted you to come. they don't. historian mark madison, a historian, there's a great archive year on looking at the oregon coast. he lived in the pacific coast of washington and oregon. roosevelts of these places on the mat. he saved those buried the early photography. roosevelt was interested in wildlife photography. he had a man named william finley from or dispiroregon. it became a movement to save the wildlife of oregon. these states particularly in the west and in florida, you cannot write about the states without seeing the impact roosevelt had. these are not easy things to do. when he saved the grand canyon -- he went there and said to not destroy the grand canyon, standing on the rim, it is for future g

becoming the key figure to understand 'cause he was the only politician of his day who could absorb darwin and who had biology and birds' migratory patterns and understood mating patterns of deer and elk and antelope valley and actually dig something. >> sunday on q & a, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> now a senate transportation subcommittee holds the second in a series of hearings on aviation safety. we'll hear about the circumstances surrounding the crash of flight 3407 in buffalo, new york. senator byron dorgan chairs this two-hour hearing. >> we'll call the hearing to order. this is the hearing of the subcommittee, the senate commerce committee, cassette in aviation. i want to thank all of you for joining us today to talk about the importance of the issue of aviation safety. this is the second hearing that we have held this month to discuss the subject of aviation safety with a particular focus of the safety of regional carriers. in this hearing we will

becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day that the board darwin and understood biology and understood bird migratory patterns and understood meeting habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday, the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directorate. with information on house and senate members, cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, on line at cs -- c- span.org/products or call 1-877- on-c-span. bamako washington journal" continues. we are host: continue with our conversation on health care reform from -- with earl blumen hour, democrat from oregon. arlen to reference "the new york times." health care reforms moment arrives, again. talking about the convergence of politics and economics at this point, which the white house budget director

he was the only politician of his day that absorbent are wind and understood biology -- absorbed darwin and understood biology. >> sunday on a "q&a." the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior." also, download the cspan podcast. >> how c-span funded? >> from the federal government? >> grants and stuff like that. >> from sponsors? >> it might get some government funding. >> of yours? >> 30 years ago, america oppose the cable companies created -- america's cable companies created c-span as a public- service. >> in the house, members supported a resolution supporting the iranian people and the protests surrounding the presidential elections. the resolution passed 405-1. next, a portion of the debate. >> house resolution 560, expressing support for all relation -- iranian citizens to embrace the values of civil liberties and the rule of law. >> pursuant to rule, the gentleman from california and the gentleman from florida will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. >> mr. speaker, every day since iran's election, the streets

this is a longshot, but i am reading about the story of lincoln darwin and modern life. and that's my lead-in. that i carry my books about lincoln and my books about fdr which i take with each trip and i get to be. i will do it this summer. >> to see more summer reading list and other program information, visit our website at booktv.org. >> business week legal affairs editor linda himelstein discusses her book the king of vodka and the life of pyotr smirnov, the creator of smirnov vodka. she talks about spinouts rise amid lower class families to be one of the wealthiest businessmen in russia. kepler's books in menlo park, california, host the event. >> i'm just thrilled to be here. i love this bookstore. it is such a wonderful institution. so, the king of vodka, i get asked more than anything else why i wrote this book. and it's actually a really good question particularly for people who know me will. the research that was required for this book was absolutely immense. and it was mostly in banking, early century russian archives in russia. i live here and i don't speak a

he morphed james felony more cooper -- fennimor cooper tales with the sense of darwin. his role was to sell it to the american people. he was a pro gent tore of the citizen builder movement. many people have a bird bath in their backyard or bird feeder. roosevelt was the promoter. taft fell into line as a conservation foot soldier and was one of the reasons he felt comfortable picking taft. taft had spent time in the philippines. when taft breaks on conservation with roosevelt, taft was finished. >> what i was getting at when he was asked about whether he wanted to be a president of the united states or a sue presume court justice. >> he preferred to be a supreme court justice than being president. >> his wife wanted him to be president >> nelly wanted him to be president. and interestingly enough at the taft inaugural in 1909, there was a blizzard and it was one of the worst weathers for inaugural. and roosevelt in typical fashion calls it, it's the roosevelt blizzard history will now. no, no, it's my blizzard. i'm the one already. already there was a clash going on on

becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who had observed darwin and understood biology and understood the bird migratory patterns and understood mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on kube and a, the first of two hours with the douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at eight on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> earlier today the chairman of several key house committees discussed their drafts of legislation to overhaul the nation's health care systems. speakers included representatives george miller of education and we will show you this now, it is about 40 minutes. >> today i'm honored to be joined with chairman charles rangel of the ways and means committee, chairman waxman of the energy and commerce committee, chairman john dingell and are respected the subcommittee chairs, pete stark from the ways and means committee, frank alone from energy and commerce, and rob andrews of the education and labor committee. president -- today marks a historic mom

becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who absorbed darwin and understood biology, birds, migratory patterns, and the mating habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on a "q&a," the first of sonntag hours on douglas brick -- with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen to axe and satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional director repaired with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, online at c-span.org /products or call 1-877-on-c- span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by james hackett, president and ceo of anadarko petroleum corp. to talk about an injured reform, climate change, and economy. first let us talk about an injury reform going on on capitol hill. what is your take on a business perspective on the reform bill and what it will do? guest: first, it