the rest of that us is david mcmahon. he is my son-in-law, her husband, but he is much more than that. he is the creative center of this film. he managed it day to day. not just as a field general and a producer but as the person most responsible for the creative look and feel of this film. no hip, no film. and he has worked tirelessly behind the scenes for way too longnd deserves the lion's share of the credit that comes to this film. and so i feel as i speak to you this afternoon the absence like amputated limbs that tickle an itch long after they're gone, my daughter and son-in-law deserve to be here. deserve to share this podium. serve to receive whatever credit you might extend to the film. and if there's anything you don't like, it's all my fault. [laughter] also missing are five extraordinary individuals. anton mccray, kevin richardson, yusef salaam, raymond santana and cory wise. they are the central park five. if you were a member of the central park five in 1989, you were among the worst human beings on earth. t

host: "the central park five" a film by ken burns, his daughter sarah burns and david mcmahon also.'s hear from ron on our independent line in new york state. where are you calling from in particular? caller: the edge of the hamiltons. host: go ahead. you're on the air. caller: this seems to be a problem all over the place. i recently saw a show on these three kids put in pridsen for 18 years in arkansas. they found out with d.n.a. that they didn't do it they were not even there yet they had to plead guilty. to the crime. to get released. and they didn't do a thing. and recently there was another black guy that just got released from prison that they found out he didn't do anything. he had to plead guilty. i don't understand that. if you didn't do the crime, why do you have to plead guilty? guest: and do the time. caller: i guess the main thing is the state doesn't want to be screwed for screwing up and when they do screw up, they can't admit it. nobody wants to@admit they did wrong. guest: you've hit the nail right on the head. this is an extraordinary story "the central park five.

the rest of that is david mcmahon. he is my son-in-law, her husband, but he is the creative center of this film. he managed it day-to-day not just as a field general and as a producer, but as the person most responsible for the creative look and feel of this film. no him, no film. and he has worked tirelessly behind the scenes for way too long and deserves the lion's share of the credit. that comes to this film. and so i feel as i speak to you this afternoon the absence like amputated limbs that tickle and itch long after they're gone. my daughter and my son-in-law deserve to be here, deserve to share this podium, deserve to receive whatever credit you might extend to the film. and if there's anything you don't like, it's all my fault. [laughter] also missing are five extraordinary individuals; antron mcclay, kevin richardson, yusef saw lomb, raymond santana and core ri wise. they are the central park five. if you were a member of the central park five in 1989, you were among the worst human beings on earth. today that

this is a film by sarah burns and david mcmahon and also ken burns and all of my films share coproducers and directors of equal importance and they should be acknowledged. i was particularly today at this great honor that they were here with me now. 20. particularly today at this great honor that they were here with me now. thank you. for coming today. i will like to thank the national press club staff, including the broadcast center for organizing today's events. you can find more information about the national press club and get transcripts and video of today's events at press.org. thank you. we are adjourned. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> tonight on the c-span networks, and look at president obama's 2014 budget request, announced earlier this week. on c-span, health and human services secretary in sibelius talks about her department $80.1 billion request. c-span2 looks at the veterans affairs budget with secretary ericsson psyche. on c-span three, the head of the national parks service is gus's prior

i'm very happy that she will go the direction that she wants to go in and because she works with david mcmahon who i said was this really artistic force behind the structure of this film and so much of the way it looks and feels, she is in good host: what is your next project? lot.: we have a we have just finished a film, a seven-part, 14-hour series that will be broadcast in the fall on eleanor roosevelt believe it or not, is it -- it put together an intimate history of the social and military stores records show, but about the scholarship within their inner lives and their relationships there are the family that has influenced other families more than any other in american history and during a film about dyslexic kids and boys that are * -- to memorize and recite the gettysburg address. we have a jackie robinson film that we are working on. we have just about opened the editing room from the massive series on the history of vietnam. and our civil war series of 1990. ad we are just beginning series on the history of country music called "i can't stop loving you." we will be able to get there.

in fact, this is a film by sarah burns and david mcmahon, and also ken burns. and all of my films jericho producers and directors of equal importance. and they should acknowledged. and i wish particularly today at this great honor that they were here with me. thank you. [applause] .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> you're watching it c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdayseatungiv coverage of the u.s. senate. on week nights watched the public policy events, and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on book tv. you can see past programs and get our schedules that are website, and you can join the conversation on social media sites. with the heads of several agencies coming before congressional committees to explain the president's 4014 budget request, house appropriations interior subcommittee ranking member representative jim grant question the national park service director john jarvis today the impact of sequestration cuts on the national park service police. this is a short portion. >> you know, the senate whe