dr. woodson. by the first african american president, that's extraordinary. >> it is very extraordinary. we're quite proud. this association has done a lot to publish more information about the historic election and re-election of the first african american president. >> there are some the name carter g wood son, we're very familiar with it. but may be younger people who don't know much about him and his story. tell us about that. >> dr. woodson was a phenomenal person. his parents had been enslaved. his father was one of the u.s. color troops who fought in the civil war. he went on from very meger beginnings to start his formal education. he went on to become the second african american to receive a phd and through that time just began the research and study of our history and as you have said now the father of black history is how he's remembered. >> tell me about the work of your organization and how you are continuing and furthering that work. >> dr. woodson started the association for the stu

dr. woodson initiated the week-long tribute to incorporate the legacies, the images and historical contributions of african-americans into the greater american story. today, people throughout the united states celebrate national african-american history month to ensure that all americans' stories are recognized. ohio has been the scene for which many of these chapters were written. in mount pleasant, ohio, the first antislavery newspaper in the united states, the philanthropist, was published in 1817. the ohio antislavery society was founded in zanesville, ohio, in 1835. my home state has played a rich role in american history. so, too, have so many ohioans. every new u.s. passport includes the words of a formerly enslaved oberlin college graduate, dr. julian cooper. she wrote -- it's on your passport if you hold one -- the cause of a race is not a party or a class. it's the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity. in yellow springs, ohio, a young music student at antioch college, coretta scott, would work alongside her husband, dr. martin luther king, for social and economic justice

dr. woodson and the surgeons and the services as they come in in march, to decide how we are best going to provide care and access to care, and so we'll do that. i would like to be able to give you more specifics, but until i see those plans, i would be only speculating and that would be truly unfair. so after march 1st, i will have a better understanding of how exactly we will provide the access and the care to our beneficiaries. >> we are all talking about through september 2013. what happens next year? does it suddenly get better in fiscal 2014? you mentioned risk before, but said that there was not enough time this year to do that. could the civilian work force be facing risk next year? >> well, i cannot rule it out. i mean, the budget control act actually requires the caps on digressionary funding be lowered for defense by 50 to $55 billion a year. if those come to pass, then we will have to look at a new defense strategy. that would be the first thing we would do. it would accept more risk and also accommodate a smaller military. that point, we would be talking about the significant