eastern, on oral histories, david vassar taylor reflects on his time serving as a clerk in the vietnam a look at newly elected presidents first addresses to a joint session of congress. with president george w. bush in 2001, and president barack obama in 2009, exploring the american story. watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. 6r7k9s. >>> american tv history, every weekend, documenting america's story, funding for american tv history comes from these companies who support c-span3 as a public service. >>> selected by president george washington in 1789 alexander hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury until january 1795. up next to american history tv, historian and author william hogeland talks about hamilton's economic ideas this. discussion is about 50 minutes. >>> now, while the museum, the gallery of the museum is closed because of a flood that we sustained, our robust

on sunday at 2pm eastern on oral histories us army veteran david vassar taylor reflects on his time serving as a clerk during the vietnam war and sunday at 8pm eastern on the presidency a look at newly elected presidents first address to a joint session of congress with president george w bush in 2001 and president barack obama in 2009 exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 this week we're looking back to this date in history. vietnam is far away from this quad campus we have no territory there. how do we seek any? the war is dirty. and brutal and difficult and some 400 young men. born into an america that's bursting with opportunity and promise. have ended their lives on vietnam's steaming soil. why must we take this painful road? why must this needs nation? hazard its ease and its interest and its power for the sake of a people so far away. we fight. because we must fight. if we're to live in a world where every country can shape its own destiny. and only and such a world will our own freedom be finally secure. follow us on social media at c-span h

in one hour and $.20 -- -- vietnam war veteran david vassar taylor describes the racial discrimination experienced while serving as a u.s. army clerk in this interview conducted by the atlanta history center's kenan research center for the veterans history project. in two hours on real america, three programs to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle. >> i was born in st. paul minnesota. july 13, 1945 at 6:13 p.m. >> that's an important time. and who are your parents and what are their occupations? >> i've got several parents. my mother was married three times. my biological father was clarence ellis taylor. he was originally from fort wayne, indiana. my mother was

sunday david vassar taylor recounts his time as a clerk in the us army during the vietnam war. once ones are accommodated oneself to the climate. and to the idea that you were in vietnam. and you were working in their rice paddies where walter cronkite was reporting nightly. this was the real world. and that night you the unit could be attacked was attacked, you know. once you began to realize that this was your a lot. everything had to fall in line. to the extent you could but what i was not prepared for was the kind of segregation that began to take place. after five o'clock black troops and back the barracks and hung out together. and listen to soul music and talked. white troops went back the barracks. back to their groups and talked we might share a drink. in the mess hall or the place where we were able to do that. but there was a sense that there was unequal treatment and resentment directed at the leadership. for fostering or not dispelling the business that was developing and i think what it was occurring was that. black soldiers were being reprimanded and reduced and

in one hour and $.20 -- -- vietnam war veteran david vassar taylor describes the racial discrimination he experienced while serving as a u.s. army clerk in this interview conducted by the atlanta history center's kenan research center for the veterans history project. in two hours on real america, three programs to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle. >> i was born in st. paul minnesota. july 13, 1945 at 6:13 p.m. >> that's an important time. and who are your parents and what are their occupations? >> i've got several parents. my mother was married three times. my biological father was clarence ellis taylor. he was originally from fort wayne, indiana. my mother was eula teresa vassar originally from birmingham alabama. -- from coming ham, alabama. my second stepfather was washington from minnesota. my third parent was john e murphy from st. paul, minnesota. they were married already five years. i consider him -- they were married 35 years. i consider him my father. my mother was a housewife. back in those days, he was the provider and he would provide for my mother and

public opinion toward the vietnam war on sunday at 2pm eastern on oral history us army veteran david vassar taylor reflects on his time serving as a clerk during the vietnam war and sunday at 8pm eastern on the presidency a look at newly elected president's first addresses to a joint session of congress with president george w bush in 200. and president barack obama in 2009 exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 american history tv on c-span 3 every weekend documenting america's story funding for american history tv comes from these companies who support c-span 3 as a public service. each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history next. we visit the trail of tears gallery at the national museum of the american indian and washington dc which looks at the national debate over the 1830 indian removal act and its impact on southern tribes associate curator. paul chaat smith leads us through the gallery after an introduction in the americans exhibit which examines how indian imagery is prevalent in products t

romero and then joseph galloway a correspondent for united press international followed by david vassar taylor on his experience as a black us army soldier during the war. and later camilla meyerson on her time as a red cross donut dolly women who volunteered to help soldiers recover and deal with war zones. clyde romero served as a pilot during the vietnam war in this oral history interview. he recalls his first tour as a us army helicopter scout pilot and describes what it's like to be shot down. he discusses the high risks associated with the job and remember some of his fellow pilots who didn't come back. he served a second tour in vietnam with the us air force. this interview is from the veteran's history project and it was conducted by the atlanta history centers, kenan research center. i'm originally from new york city. i'm a ghetto kid born and raised in the bronx single parent household went to public schools. i went to queens aviation high school where i first got my toe wet in aviation. but it really started before then when i saw my first jet fighter on a television program called

army veteran david vassar taylor reflects on his clerking during the eat san ramon war and a look at first addresses to a joint session of congress with president george w. bush in 2001 and president barack obama in 2009. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on cspan3, every weekend, documenting america's story. funding for american history tv comes from these companies who support cspan3 as a public service. >>> cspan's long running series president eisenhower's treasury and defense secretaries and how their personalities and styles influenced administration policies. both won with no government experience and the other a former general motors president brought a business per speccive toive to their cabinet jobs. mr. worthen is the author of george hum fee, charles wilson and eisenhower's war on spendle. the dwight d. eisenhower presidential library hosted this event and provided the video. >> welcome to our monthly lunch

public opinion toward the vietnam war on sunday at 2pm eastern on oral histories us army veteran david vassar taylor reflects on his time serving as a clerk during the vietnam war and sunday at 8pm eastern on the presidency a look at newly elected president's first addresses to a joint session of congress with president george w bush in 1 and president barack obama in 2009 exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 american history tv on c-span 3 every weekend documenting america's story funding for american history tv comes from these companies who support c-span 3 as a public service. next on american history tv a session from a conference titled john marshall the supreme court and the trail of tears chuck hoskin jr. the principal chief of the cherokee nation talks about the tribe's history following their removal from the southeast to present day, oklahoma. he describes how the cherokee rebuild and strengthen their culture despite much adversity. the conference was co-hosted by the virginia museum of history and culture and preservation, virginia. it's now my

sunday david vassar taylor recounts his time as a clerk in the us army during the vietnam war. once ones are accommodated oneself to the climate. and to the idea that you were in vietnam. and you were working in their rice paddies where walter cronkite was reporting nightly. this was the real world. and that night you the unit could be attacked was attacked, you know. once you began to realize that this was your a lot. everything had the fall online. to the extent you could but what i was not prepared for was the kind of segregation that they began to take place. after five o'clock black troops and back the barracks and hung out together. and listen to soul music and talked. white troops went back the barracks. back to their groups and talked we might share a drink. in the mess hall or the place where we were able to do that. but there was a sense that there was unequal treatment and resentment directed at the leadership. for fostering or not dispelling the business that was developing and i think what it was occurring was that. black soldiers were being reprimanded and reduced

on sunday at 2pm eastern on oral histories us army veteran david vassar taylor reflects on his time serving as a clerk during the vietnam war and sunday at 8pm eastern on the presidency a look at newly elected presidents first address to a joint session of congress with president george w bush in 2001 and president barack obama in 2009 exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3 tonight on lectures in history american university professor joseph campbell teaches a class about what's known as the 1968 cronkite moment arguing that the impact of mr. cronkite's comments has been vastly overstated and is merely a media myth. here's a preview. cronkite closed his program that night his half hour special report with a pessimistic assessment a downbeat assessment saying the united states military effort was mired in stalemate in vietnam, and he suggested that in negotiated settlement might offer a way out down the road sometime. at the white house johnson, the president was supposedly watching the program and upon hearing cronkites remarks. he leans over and snap

romero and then joseph galloway a correspondent for united press international followed by david vassar taylor on his experience as a black us army soldier during the war. and later camilla meyerson on her time as a red cross donut dolly women who volunteered to help soldiers recover and deal with war zones. clyde romero served as a pilot during the vietnam war in this oral history interview. he recalls his first tour as a us army helicopter scout pilot and describes what it's like to be shot down. he discusses the high risks associated with the job and remember some of his fellow pilots who didn't come back. he served a second tour in vietnam with the us air force. this interview is from the veteran's history project and it was conducted by the atlanta history centers, kenan research center. i'm originally from new york city. i'm a ghetto kid born and raised in the bronx single parent household went to public schools. i went to queens aviation high school where i first got my toe wet in aviation. but it really started before then when i saw my first jet fighter on a television program called