and david maraniss, author of barack obama: the story. watch from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on sunday on book tv on c-span 2. ♪ >>> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january

princeton university professor eddie and then surprise winning and editor of the washington post david maraniss. watch in depth live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on sunday on c-span2. >> the presidential inauguration is friday january 20th. c-span is going to have live coverage of all the days events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> the new york university school of of law hosted a day long forum on the u.s. political system. in this panel experts said whether a third party can succeed in a two party system. this is about an

and david maraniss, author of barack obama: the story. watch from noon to 3:00 p.m.n will have live coverage. watch live on c-span, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, it was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> in june of 1942, president roosevelt established the office of strategic services, or oss, to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines during world war ii. next, a conversation with major general john singlaub as he recalls his missions in europe and asia. following world war ii, he was a founding member of the cia. this program is part of a multi-day conference at the national world war ii museum in new orleans. it is about one hour, 20 minutes. >> i will leave the introduction of general singlaub to our interviewer, but it is my pleasure to introduce my new colleague to you all. [ applause ] >> thank you.

and princeton university professor eddie glaude, author of request "democracy in black," and david maraniss, author of "barack obama, the story." watch live from noon to third base p.m. eastern on sunday on c-span it. >> cartoonist bill mauldin showcases the hardships of sonings through his characters bill -- lily and joe. he continued after the war and xt, todd depastino discusses bill mauldin's post world war ii career. he is the ouffer -- author of two collections of mauldin's work, including "willy and joe back home." this talk is parted of a program at the world war ii museum in new orleans. it begins with a film about the emotional scars of war. >> two of the most famous

and associate editor of the washington post, david maraniss. p.m. from noon until 3:00 eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> author and journalist max hastings talks about his book, "the secret war, spies, ciphers, and geurillas." he argues that the rise of electronic radio communication made codebreakers as important as spies on the ground. this is part of a multi-day conference in the world war ii museum in new orleans. keith: good morning, everyone. it's a great pleasure and honor to be here amongst all of our attendees and speakers for this wonderful day. and the whole weekend we have lined up for you. as master of ceremonies, it's my responsibility to introduce our speakers and to keep you informed of our schedule and any updates or additions as the day progresses. most of you in the audience are now seasoned veterans who have attended our programs before. i do want to stress that due to the tight schedule of great programming, we will stick to the itinerary and timings as closely as we can, so as to ensure that everyone gets enough time for their

and david maraniss, "barack obama the story." watch live to noon eastern sunday on book tv on c-span2. ♪ >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20th. c-span will have events and ceremonies. watch on c-span, c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. >> the nation's highest court heard oral argument in a case questioning the criteria in texas for determine thing if an intellectually disabled person can be sentenced to death. in 2002, the supreme court ruled executing a mentally retarded person violated the constitution's ban against cruel and unusual punishment. in moore versus texas, the texas court of criminal appeals reversed the ruling, citing the use of current medical standards in defining intellectual disability, not the 1992 standards. here's that one-hour oral argument now. >> your argument in 15797, moore versus texas. mr. sloan. >> mr. chief justice, may it please the court. in adkins versus virginia, this court held that the eighth amendment prohibits executing people who are intellectually

and david maraniss, author of barack obama: the story. sunday, noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. >>> on lectures in history, stephen berry teaches a class about coroners in the 19th century south. he discusses them as an agent of the state and talks about records created from their inquest. his class is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> well, good afternoon everybody. i am glad to see we are all alive and well. you have all survived now seven weeks of american history, death and dying and u.s. history. we have reached week seven. i am stephen berry, your host for all things morbid. today, not any grimmer than any other day in this class, we are talking about the history of death investigation, the evolution of the system of death investigation in the united states, which really matures and comes to age in the dawn of the 19th, 20th century. how this becomes forensic science and ultimately becomes the "csi" series. now we all the pretty lurid sense of death investigations provided by local news. this graphic is everywhere, i found a million of these. always the same with t

eddie glaude, author of "democracy and black," and associate editor of "the washington post," david maranissc-span2. >> next on american history tv, we hear from three medal of honor recipients from the vietnam war and the war in afghanistan. the medal of honor is the highest honor for valor given for combat, given by the president in the name of congress. this was part of a three-day conference hosted by the americans veteran center. >> all right, let's get under way. another highlight panel of our conference. if you've seen the program, you know that is an understatement. to moderate this panel on the medal of honor, i would like to welcome to the podium michael g caldwell, who is the chief officer of the medal of honor foundation. mike? [applause]

and david maraniss, author of barack obama: the story. sunday, noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. >>> on lectures in history, stephen berry teaches a class about coroners in the 19th century south. he discusses them as an agent of the state and talks about records created from their inquest. his class is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> well, good afternoon everybody. i am glad to see we are all alive and well. you have all survived now seven weeks of american history, death

and pulitzer prize-winning journalist david maraniss, author of "barack obama the story." watch "in depth" live from noon to 3:00 p.m. on sunday live on book tv on c-span 2. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> coming up on c-span3, programs about the impact of world war ii on the u.s. and the world. next, examining the origins of the cold war. then u.s. democracy and international relations. later, a look at the legacy of the cold war. now from the world war ii museum in new orleans, a discussion on the origins of the cold war. historian alexandra richie looks at josef stalin and reasons behind expansion while professor conrad crane examines the western response to a leader who had been an ally during the war. this is an hour and 20

american soul and pulitzer prize-winning journalist and associate editor of the "washington post" david maraniss watch in-depth live from noon to 3 p.m. eastern on sunday on booktv on c-span2. >> i am here with scott versus the author of "inga." who was she? >> she was missed in march of 31 pitches much, much more than that. she was an actress, a ballerina, a concert pianist, and that, and that bulges, and explore, and washington college, a hollywood gossip columnist, screenwriter and entered at "harper's bazaar" but most shows the great love of john f. kennedy is life and they desperately wanted to marry. it was not a fling. it was a romance but there were two problems. she was a suspected nazi spy and still married to her second husband. >> based on your research deeply that is an accurate accusation? >> there's a 1200 page fbi file, and i would say ultimately it was concluded she was not a spy. interestingly of course are somewhat she was considered the prime suspect like to keep to the entire nazi espionage network in use are based on circumstantial evidence that turned out not to be correct

presidents and race in america" princeton professor eddie glaude and pulitzer prize winning journalist david maraniss, author of "barack obama the story." watch live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv c-span2 on sunday. ♪ >>> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday january 20th. c-span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and cspan.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, journalists talk about the challenges of covering emerging technology in silicon valley and around the country. panelists include "wired" magazine's editor, "new york times" deputy tech editor, and "usa today's" digital editor. this is from the annual dawn or doom technology conference at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana. it's about 50 minutes. >> good morning, i'm jerry mccartney, purdue university cio and the director of the dawn or doom conference and i'd like to welcome you to this year's opening event for this year's dawn or doom. this is our third year and we're very excited about what the event has become. purdue is a gloenl

and david maraniss, author of "barack obama, the story." watch it sunday on book tv on c-span 2. >>> and we have more now from the no labels conference as former british prime minister tony blaire talks about the u.k.'s vote about leaving the european union, its impact and the growing rise of nationalism. >>> good afternoon. i'm gillian tett. i heard the comments earlier this morning, we are absolutely committed to providing fair, credible and informed coverage of what is going on not just for our american readers but for around the world. i'm sure many of you are feeling like you've lived through a political earthquake or are living through a political earthquake. well, i've got news for you, brittain got here first or there first because as you all know, there was an earthquake earlier this summer in the u.k. in relation to the brexit vote. jeremy corbin has been reinstated with a big majority. the earthquakes are continuing across europe. you will have hopefully seen the results of the italian referendum on sunday which indicated quite d

and david maraniss. watch sunday on book tv, c-span2. >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20th. c-span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span, c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> defense secretary ashton carter delivered keynote remarks at the center for strategic and international studies on the future of defense innovation. secretary carter outlined the major areas where innovation is needed. he also discussed specific innovations being developed within the pentagon. this is 50 minutes. >> i'm sorry. we're a little bit delayed because of the traffic. i can give you a 30-minute introduction or 30-second introduction. i've known secretary carter now probably 30 years. i've marvelled at his abilities. there's no one that's better positioned i think to lead the department right now, especially on the question we're doing today. he just came back from a very grueling trip. i'll just tell you right now he's

eddie glout and pulitzer prize-winning journalist and associate editor of the washington post, david maraniss, author of "barack obama: the story." watch "in depth" live from noon to 3 p.m. eastern on sunday on booktv on c-span2. >> follow the transition of government on c-span as president-elect donald trump selects his cabinet and the republicans and democrats prepare for the next congress. we'll take you to key events as they happen without interruption. watch live on c-span, watch on demand at c-span.org or listen on our free c-span radio app. >> well, coming up next here on c-span2, a conversation on the security issues facing latin america and the geopolitics of the region following the death of fidel castro. we'll also hear about how president-elect donald trump might approach u.s. relations with latin america. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. well, i think we ought to get started here. it looks like the weather, perhaps, has held a few people back, but we have a, in my humble opinion, a superb group of people to meet with you here today and to talk and update us all on latin america

and david maraniss, author of barack oba barack obama: the story. >>> in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> general joseph volel on military operations against isis, and u.s. relations with egypt and turkey. >>> my name is chris griffin, with the foreign policy initiative. i ask that you would kindly return to your seats so we can begin our next condition. -- conversation. featuring general joseph votel, who is the commander of the united states central command and moderated by michael o'hanlon of the brookings institution. we'll give folks a couple of minutes to take your seats a couple of courtesy reminders before you get there. kindly make sure your phones are set to silent. however, do not necessarily turn your phones off. feel free to join the conversation on twitter, #fpiforum. more than welcome to do so. if you're perhaps watching on tv, feel free to visit our website www.foreignpolicyi.org. one again, it's a pleasure to welcome general votel on crisis and cha

black, how race still enslaves the american soul" and associate editor of the "washington post," david maraniss author of "barack obama, the story." watch that sunday on noon on book tv on c-span 2. >>> democratic pollster frederick yang spoke about the use of political surveys and polling data during the 2016 election cycle at an event hosted by new york university law school. his remarks were part of a day-long conversation focusing on various components of the u.s. political system. this portion is about 45 minutes. [ applause ] >> good afternoon, everyone. it's -- there we go. it's great to be here today. i apologize for sitting down. it's been a long year. [ laughter ] it's been a long year. there are other parts of my body that need rest. but, no, thank you very much. it's -- it's an honor to be here and to help walk all of us through what happened on november 8 and what it means going forward. if i'm a little distracted, i apologize. the only other thing that would be more important to me than talking about this is my daughter's middle school basketball game. they're playing right now. i

eddie glaude, and journalist and editor at the "washington post," david maraniss, watch in depth live from nonto 3:00 p.m. eastern on sunday on book tv on c-span 2. ♪ ♪ >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday january 20th. c-span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> ceos from major companies joined engineering and science leaders from national laboratories for a forum on u.s. competitiveness. the u.s. council on competitiveness hosted this 1 hour 20 minute forum. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president and ceo of the u.s. council on competitiveness, the honorable debra wynn smith. [ applause ] >> good morning. welcome to the 2016 national competitiveness forum. last night many of you were with us at the smithsonian's national museum of american history and we were so pleased and delighted to celebrate with so many friends and colleagues from around the country and the world. the council's 30th anniversary and to honor two great leaders of am

and associate editor of the "the washington post" david maraniss, author of "barack obama, the story." >>> no labels co-chair and joe lieberman on centrist candidacies in the wake of the election. after that, congressmen and senators talk about the first 100 days of donald trump's white house and what ways the legislative branch can work with the administration. >>> the women's basketball association and no labels vice chair lisa borders. >>> good afternoon, everybody. are we in our seats? no, we're not. good afternoon, everybody. thank you. it's a privilege to be with all of you. i think we are all getting to our seats. while we are doing that, have we not had a terrific morning? have we not had a terrific morning? so let me welcome you to our lunch session. i have the privilege of leading the wnba, and that is a group of professional women athletes. and i often remind them that there are two international languages, music and sports. we have the benefit of playing sports, but what we have to recognize on a regular basis is that our teams can't win unless everyone is engaged. basketb

and david maraniss.tch in depth on sunday on book tv on c-span2. ♪ >>> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20th. c-span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> astrophysicist hakeem oluseyi is a physics and space science professor at the florida institute of technology and he's a regular on the science channel, the discovery channel, and on national geographic. he addressed a student audience at westminster college in fulton, missouri about science and innovation. this is about an hour. >>> i'll begin. i'll introduce myself. i'm chris halsey, an analytical chemical industry professor. it is in fact my great pleasure to introduce our next speaker, dr. hakeem oluseyi. growing up in the tougher parts of new orleans, houston, l.a., and mississippi, he and his mother moved around often in the southern united states. from reading specifically the world book encyclopedias, a

and journalist david maraniss, author of "barack obama: the story."atch on sunday on book tv on c-spa c-span2. >>> we have more from this business leaders' for am now as a former russian political prisoner talks about russian president vladimir putin, the future of u.s./russian relations and his initiates to promote democracy in his native country. >>> welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. well, i have the grim task after those inspiring talks from ray and tom about the empowerment of everybody in our new world is to bring us back to the reality of president trump, president putin's expansionism, a great deal of global tensions and the word wide growth of rightist movements. i'm joined by mikhail khodorkovsky, fierce opponent of president putin, former chief executive of the dismembered ucos oil corporation in russia. he spent ten years in jail on charges that an international court in the hague is found to be utterly without foundation. and mikhail, maybe i could start, you like others have observed this curious friendship or sympathy between president

in black" and pulitzer prize winning journalist and associate editor of "the washington post" david maraniss, author of "barack obama: the story." watch "in depth" live noon to 3:00 eastern sunday book tv on c-span2. >>> join us on tuesday for live coverage of the opening day of the new congress. watch the official swearing in of the new and reelected members of the house and senate and the election of the speaker of the house. our all-day live coverage of the day's events from capitol hill begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, and cspan.org, or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> the nation's highest court heard oral argument in a case questioning the criteria in texas for determining if an intellectually disabled person can be sentenced to death. in 2002, the supreme court ruled that executing a "mentally retarded" person violated the constitution's ban against cruel and unusual punishment. in moore versus texas, the texas court of criminal appeals reversed the ruling, citing use of current medical standards and defining intellectual disability, not the 1992 standards.

and associate editor of the washington post, david maraniss. p.m.spies, ciphers, and geurillas." he argues that the rise of electronic radio communication made codebreakers as important as spies on the ground. this is part of a multi-day conference in the world war ii museum in new orleans. keith: good morning, everyone. it's a great pleasure and honor to be here amongst all of our attendees and speakers for this wonderful day. and the whole weekend we have lined up for you.

eddie glaude, how race still enslaved the american soul, and pulitzer prize winning journalist, david maraniss. watch in depth live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on sunday on book tv on c-span2. >>> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20th. c-span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> senate environment and public works committee chair james inhofe recently spoke at a conference on expected environment and energy policy under the trump administration. after senator inhofe's remarks, corben robertson, chair and ceo of an oil and gas firm joins the conversation. this is just under an hour.

and associate editor of "the washington post" david maraniss. >> join us on tuesday for live coverage of the opening day of the new congress. watch the official swearing in of the new and re-elected members of the house and senate, and the election of the speaker of the house. our all day live coverage of the day's events from capitol hill begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. or listen to it on the free c-span radio app. >>> ceos from major companies joined engineering and science leaders from national laboratories for a forum on u.s. competitiveness and talked about the role federal and state governments play in the future of manufacturing as technology continues to advance. the u.s. council on competitiveness hosted this 1:20 forum. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the council a and ceo of national competitiveness the honorable deborah. >> good morning. welcome to the u.s. national competitiveness form and its 309 anniversary. last night many of you were with us at the smithsonian's national museum of american history. we were so pleased and delighted to wel