he is a popular statue. >> here is don ritchie, 18 blocks from here, talking to some people about the butler-sumner keening. don: some of you may remember andrew butler, associated with a infamous act that took place in the senate, the beating of senator charles sumner of massachusetts. he was an abolitionist and had given a speech attacking various southern people who supported slavery, one of whom he attacked was andrew butler. his nephew was a congressman from south carolina named preston brooks. there is a monument to brooks there. he came into the senate chamber and beat senator sumter with a cane while he was sitting at his desk in the senate chambers. the only time the united states senator has been physically assaulted on the floor of the senate. sumner was out of the senate for a few years recuperating. it was a symbol of the sub -- this coming of the civil war. brian: the only time someone had been beaten on the senate floor. what about the house floor? don: a book has just come out about assassinations and assaults on members of congress. i was looking at a recent conventio

visit ncicap.org] >> "q&a" with don ritchie ray smock on the history of congress. then david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. former vice president walter mondale in colorado center destined talk about intelligence gathering. announcer: this week on "q&a," part two of the discussion with historians don ritchie and ray smock. they talk about the history of the house and senate, focusing on leaders, characters legislation and defining events. brian: race my, you were a historian for 12 years. what do members of the house and do when they do not like a member and the way they perform? ray: a lot of things they can

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. >> senate historian emeritus don ritchie and race mock -- ray smo ck on history of the house and senate, its leaders and prominent events, tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> recently, american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in st. louis, missouri. we spoke with professors authors and graduate students about the research. thi interview is about 15 minutess. >> you are a lecturer in history in american studies at the university of tennessee in knoxville. your panel at the organization of the on capital punishment in the 19th century south. how common were executions? bob hutton: executions nationwide were common. in certain rural areas, they were relatively seldom because people did not like to convict their friends and neighbors. juries were often afraid to convict someone who had been convicted of a violent crime. after people were convicted, if they were sentenced to the death penalty it would not always be carried out. they could get clemency. the particular execution i covered in my paper was such a rare event that 5000

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at 11:00, another chance to see our convert -- our conversations with don ritchie and ray smock on "q&a". this week in the british house of commons, prime minister david cameron talked about the rising death toll of british nationals killed in terror attacks. he took questions about the use of islamic state to describe extremist costs -- extremist groups, and reducing costs. >> order. questions to the prime minister. angela. >> the prime minister's plan. >> i am sure the house will join with me in congratulating england on reaching the semi finals in the world cup and wishing them well in their match against the pan. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with colleagues. i shall have further such meetings later today. >> angela crawley. >> the prime minister stands for english sports and laws will reduce the rates of scottish mps -- >> order. the honorable lady must and will be heard. angela crawley. >> the prime minister's plan for english laws will adjust my rates and the rates of other scottish mps in the house of commons. the real issue is my ability to protect the interest of

. >> don ritchie and former house historian ray smock on the history of the house and senate, its leaders, characters, and prominent events. sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> up next on "american history tv," u.s. naval warfare college professor maurer. he examines churchill's changing attitude

. >> don ritchie and former house historian ray smock on the history of the house and senate, its leaderst events. sunday night at a hockey stick and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> next, author marilyn irvin holt talks about how the u.s. government became more involved in baby boomer's cold war childhood. in large part to prepare america's children to compete against their communist peers. this 50 minute talk was sponsored by the national archives in kansas city. holt: good evening and thank you

. >> don ritchie and former house historian ray smock on the history of the house and senate, its leaders, and prominent events. sunday night at a hockey stick and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> next, author marilyn irvin holt talks about how the u.s. government became more involved in baby boomer's cold war childhood. in large part to prepare america's children to compete against their communist peers. this 50 minute talk was sponsored by the national archives in kansas city. holt: good evening and thank you for all the work you have done on this. and, since he showed up, mark -- who is retired from the central plains, i/o have a special thank you. over the years, i have done a lot of research at the national archives. back when you were at -- [indiscernible] and the archivist always seem to know what i was interested in. or have suggestions for what i ought to be interested in. and mark called me when i was working on cold war kids and said, you know, there is this collection are my be interested in. well, yes, i was very much. and it became part of a chapter in a book. so, thank you, ma

. >> don ritchie and ray smog on the history of the house and senate its leaders characters, and prominent events sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific. [applause] >> next, a conversation with former staffers who worked for president george h w. they discuss their positions in the white house and federal government and how those experience helped prepare them for their new career. speakers include judy smith, a deputy press secretary who later founded a crisis management firm with became the inspiration for the show scandal. the event was cohosted by the george h.w. bush foundation and texas a&m university. this is just under one hour. >> thank you for coming to college station, texas. we all served in government one way or the other. we did some cool and unique things. what we're going to talk about is what is happening between elevator operators. or having a television show that is fashioned after you, the role that you play now. or, asking the cabbage question, from congressional affairs to smelling like cabbage. [laughter] >> we will start with you, kathleen. i started in biochemist

historian don ritchie a farmhouse a story ray smock on the history of the house and senate, its leaders, characters and prominent defense sunday night at eight eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> youyou are watching booktv on c-span2. .. also when the three day weekend can put a price lawrence wright on his career. life inside the white house residence. >> up next, former white house correspondent kate andersen brower talked about a life in the white house residence. there interferes with white house butler's dominates another staff commission reports what it's like to take care of the first family in the cantonese studio apartments. -- from the kennedys to the obama's. >> welcome everyone. thank you for spending your weekend with us at barnes & noble in bethesda. we're excited to welcome best-selling author kate andersen brower with her extraordinary book "the residence: inside the private world of the white house." my name is amelia duroska. i am the business development manager in the noble in bethesda and all of us are so happy you are with us today. kate andersen brower has wri

. >> senate historian emeritus don ritchie and ray smock on the history of the house and senate tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> like a of us, first families take vacation time. and a good read can be a perfect companion for your summer journeys. what better book than one that peers inside the life of every american first lady in history. "fuirst ladies." inspiring stories of fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the white house. available from public a pairs -- public affairs in both hardcover and softcover. now available at your favorite bookstore or online. >> our guest here on "newsmakers" is matt schlapp. >> i want to move to some news this week, donald trump. he said some pretty controversial things about mexican immigrants. he has actually gotten himself in some problems with business dealings as a part of it.

. >> don ritchie and former house historian race more on history of the house of senate. sunday night. >> they released their schooling in america survey. >> good afternoon, everybody. great to have you here at the american enterprise institute. for the release of the 2015 schooling in america survey, and this is becoming a little bit of a tradition, i think, between us and the friedman foundation which is headquartered in indianapolis and they released the same poll here last year and we are excited to hear what 2015 has in store. for those of you who are following along at home, watching us on the live stream here, the hash tag for those of you that would like to participate for today's event following along on twitter #schoolinginamerica. how it's going to work, they will present the initial findings, our distinguished panel of respondents it up to the crowd so these here in physical attendance and those following along at home. feel free when that happens, raise raise your hand, we'll talk about that. without further ado, paul diperna with the survey's findings. >> go

. >> don ritchie and ray smock on the history of the house and senate its leaders, characters and prominents, sunday night at 8:00 eastern and specific on c-span's "q&a." "washington journal" continues. host: we continue this discussion on the american dream and its status today with the help of terry jeffrey of cnsnews.com and daily beast correspondent eleanor clift. eleanor, talk about what definition you use for the american dream. guest: over my life, i have said i am the product of the american dream. my parents were immigrants who came with very little, worked hard had a store in brooklyn's and in queens. had three children. my brothers went on to be engineers. colleges were affordable. public schools were the great mixing pot in america. when i think of the american dream, that is my first thought. today, people would add affordable housing and education , wages to keep pace with the cost of living, and a sense that you want your children to, if not do better financially -- i do not know if we want to measure in those terms -- that your children would have a quality of life comparabl

. >> senate historian emeritus don ritchie and former house historian ray smog on the history of the house and senate its leaders, characters and prominent events. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. president obama announced today that the u.s. and cuba will restore diplomatic ties and open embassies in each other's capitals. the two countries cut diplomatic ties in 1961. today's announcement was in the white house rose garden. president obama: good morning, everybody. please have a seat. more than 54 years ago at the height of the cold war the united states closed its embassy in havana. today i can an ounce the united states has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba and reopen and the seas in our wrist acted countries. this is a historic step forward in the efforts to normalize relations with the cuban government and people and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the americas. when the united rate shut our embassy in 1961, i do not think anyone it acted it would be more than half a century before we opened. after all, our

. >> don ritchie and former hospice story and ray smart on the history -- great smock on the historythe house and senate, its leaders, and prominent events tonight at 8:00 pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is roben farzad , the host of "full disclosure" on npr. here to talk about what is happening with greece and puerto rico when it comes to debt. in this simple terms you can what is going on in greece and what is taking close -- and what is this vote ticking place today? guest: kit is a battle for the european monetary union. these histrionics are set up by people -- adults in some court of credit negotiation would be very sober minded. they would not be using words like hold off and terrorism in the press and whatnot, but the left leading leadership of greece which was installed this year, has effectively put out austerity and bailout measure that the imf and european unions have extended to greece, up to a popular vote which typically does not happen. there was confusion in the streets of athens. people go up to vote for a straight up y

. >> don ritchie and former house historian ray smock on the history of the house and senate, its leaders, characters, and prominent events. sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> up next on "american history tv," u.s. naval warfare college professor maurer. he examines churchill's changing attitude towards the united states and how this influenced churchill's rapport with american presidents, including teddy roosevelt, calvin coolidge, and franklin roosevelt. this program is about to 90 minutes. professor maurer: i want to thank dale and al and alan and alex and hannah for supporting me. jenna. yeah. of the new york historical society again for inviting me back to give a talk. this morning, i'm going to be speaking about the relationship of churchill to american presidents. churchill knew a great number of them, had opinions about these american presidents, and they had opinions about him, as you are going to see. so, what i'm going to be talkin