c-span 2 will have results tonight starting at 9:00 eastern. here on c-span 3, we'll be live tonight at 8:50 with the discussion between warren buffett, the head of berkshire hathaway and david rubenstein, the cofounder of the carlisle group. a major investment company. that discussion on the current state of the economy. >> tomorrow, the senate banking committee looks into financial industry regulations. members are focusing on the rules by written by the securities and exchange commission to implement the dodd-frank law. the hearing will examine the $2 billion trading loss at jpmorgan chase. you can see live coverage tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3. thursday we'll bring you live coverage as ben bernanke gives his annual economic outlook to congress. it begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> well, over the past four years, david maraniss has been researching and writing his book, and he's traveled the globe and spoke with the president's relative ofs in kenya. he toured the family homes in kansas to find the origins of his mother's famil

c-span 2 will have results tonight starting at sock eastern. >>> and here on c-span 3 we'll be live tonight at 8:50 with a discussion between warren buffett, the head of berkshire hathaway and david rubenstein, the founder of the carlisle group, on the current state of the economy. >>> tomorrow the senate banking committee looks into financial industry regulations. members are focusing on the rules being written by the securities and exchange commission to implement the dodd/frank law. the hearing will also examine the $2 billion trading loss at jpmorgan chase. can you see live coverage tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> and thursday we'll bring you live coverage as federal reserve chair ben bernanke gives his economic outlook report to congress. the joint economic committee hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> this is c-span 3, with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites, and can you join in

eastern here on c-span. this year marks queen elizabeth's 60th anniversary since her ascension to the throne. she delivered her address to parliament as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations, which included speakers from the house of lords and house of commons. in addition, both houses presented the queen with a gift, a diamond jubilee stained-glass window. this is about 60 minutes. >> so the queen arriving, with bright sunshine to mark deroy addresses, which will be heard for this diamond jubilee. gently turning in and down to the north door, which leads directly into westminster hall. up the steps, towards the stairs, and accompanied by the duke of edinburgh, who had that helped scare last christmas, and then we have the symbol to the world that the queen is at the address, the union flag, the union jack being lowered. ♪ [music plays] ♪ they have a range -- the lords. the queen and the duke of edinburgh our lead. ♪ the queen passes the archbishop of canterbury and the prime minister, going to the throne

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eastern here on c-span. on tuesday at the heritage foundation, a former alabama congressmen artur davis. he seconded the nomination of barack obama at the democratic national convention. other speakers included ohio congressman jim jordan and tea party pay to co-founder jenny that martin. this is one hour. >> ok, we will go ahead and get started. i hear we are out of food. sorry. i guess it pays to show up early, right? [laughter] todd will like that. thank you, everybody, for joining us to the bloggers meeting. welcome. welcome to our viewers on c- span. thank you for attending in today. for those of you who are new, basically, we will have three speakers. we will give them an opportunity to make some remarks and then we will take your questions. we will begin with artur davis. his the former member of congress from alabama. he represented the seventh congressional district in alabama for eight years. as a democrat, he held leadership positions within the party and was one of the first members of congress to

eastern here on speech then -- here on c- span. this weekend, the united kingdom and celebrates the anniversary of queen elizabeth. tonight, to conceal her address to parliament as part of her a diamond jubilee commencement. it included speeches by the house of lords and house of commons. join us this evening at 9:00 eastern here on c-span. >> sunday, -- >> i think the problem is people see him as the friendly man, which she was, but there is another side of him that wanted to be the best. he was obsessed with ratings. he was probably the fiercest competitor i have ever written about. i have written about generals and presidents and his desire to be the best was very pronounced. >> the new biography of longtime cbs news anchor walter cronkite tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> osama bin laden was no longer in control of cockeyed in 2010. -- al qaeda in 2010. the author of the report analyzed the past and future of al qaeda at the new american foundation. this is about an hour-and-a- half. when you get a chance to talk to her about al qaed

live at 4:30 eastern here on c-span 3. earlier this morning jpmorgan's ceo jamie dimon apologized for his company's multibillion trading loss, also saying that it should be put in perspective. while shareholders lost money, no client taxpayer money was impacted by this incident. regulators are working on language known as the volcker rule, which would limit trading by banks for their own accounts. the regulations, which are part of the 2010 dodd-frank financial reform law don't go into effect until july of this year. >> jamie dimon is a crook. this guy should be going to prison. him and 18 others. you need to listen to bernie sanders. these guys sit on federal forums. they take billions of dollars in u.s. taxpayer bailouts that at zero interest. this man is a crook and needs to go to jail and these are not the job creators. they are the job destroyers. we need to bring the money back to the people. we need to start getting money to help people stay in their homes. this man is a crook. >>> on behalf of chairman johnson, i'd

eastern here on c-span 3. >> july 7th and 8th. book tv explores the culture of missouri state capital. >> this is the one we like to show to visitors when they come into the archives here. and this is a book about harriet tubman. it's called harriet: the moses of her people. and the special thing about this, this book was written in 1 1866. the special thing is harriet tubmanmade her mark in there. that's the most famous autograph if you want to call it that of what we had in page library: she couldn't read or write. she left her mark, the sign of the cross. >> watch for book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri, july 7th and 8th on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we'll now hear remarks from senate armed services ranking member john mccain on the future of turkish relations. this is a little more than an hour. >> good morning. if we could all please take our seat seats. >> well, thank you very much. and good -- very good morning to everybody here. i'm sure other people will be coming in. throughout the day. we have over 700 p

eastern here on c-span 3. the house will vote on contempt of congress charges against attorney general eric holder. watch live house coverage on c-span. >>> next, as part our spotlight on magazine series, former merrill lynch and bank of america representative sallie krawcheck joins us. from washington journal this is 50 minutes. >>> we continue with our spotlight on magazine series. today we're going to talk with sallie krawcheck. joining us from new york city. we caught the attention this article that you wrote in the harvard business review. you speak about four ways to fix banks. i wanted to read the first paragraph, and get you to respond to one of the central parts you're making. it's tempting to view the downturn as a closed chapter, whose primary causes have been resolved. perhaps not perfectly, but fairly, comprehensively, by the dodd frank acts regulation or reregulation of the financial services industry. but big banks continue to have a governance problem, which poses significant risks, not just to

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eastern, here on c- span. >> tonight, remarks from donald trump at the north carolina republican party convention. he criticized the leadership of president obama and again raised the issue of his birthplace. he also focused on what u.s. economic potential is being marginalized by china. mr. trump has endorsed mitt romney for president. you can watch his comments tonight from greensboro at 10:25 p.m. eastern on c-span. this weekend, the united kingdom celebrates the 60th anniversary of queen elisabeth's succession to the throne. we will show her diamond jubilation ceremony that took place in march. france marmite at 9:00 here on c-span. -- join us tomorrow night at 9:00 here on c-span. president obama and first lady michelle obama presented the presidential medal of freedom to 16 recipients last week. this is about 35 minutes. >> ladies and johnson, the president of the united states. -- ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody, please have a seat, and welcome to the white house. it is an extraordinary pleasure to

we'll have that live at 1:40 eastern here on c-span. house speaker john boehner also briefed reporters today saying quote, americans deserve the truth of what happened in operation fast and furious. he declined to say if he felt attorney general eric holder should resign. the house voted yesterday to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress for refusing to comply with a s&p in the fast and furious investigation. a full house vote is scheduled for next week. his briefing is just under 15 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. the american people are continuing to ask the question where are the jobs? middle class families and small businesses struggling with high unemployment, rising prices and stagnant wages. republicans have been relentlessly focused on helping small businesses create jobs and we're going to remain focused on that goal. congress also has a responsibility to the american people to learn the truth about what happened in infrastructure and furious. on february 4th, 2011, the department of justice denied allegations t

eastern here on c-span 3. >> spend the weekend in wichita kansas with book tv and american history tv. literary life with book tv. and the founding of beechcraft in the barnstormer and the lady. browse the rare book collection. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv experience early plains life at the old town museum, early days of flight at the aviation museum and two participant from the kansas civil rights movement. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from wichita, kansas on c-span 2 and 3. >>> in spite of our nation's long tradition of extending voting rights to nonproperty owners and to women, to people of color, to native americans, and to younger americans, today a growing number of our fellow citizens are worried about the same disparity, divisions and problems that nearly five decades ago some sought to address. in my travels across this country i've heard a consistent drum beat of concern from citizens who often for the first time in their lives now have reason to believe that w

eastern here on c-span 3. >>> friday, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg talked about the court's current term, including the health care case. >> no contest since the court invited new briefs and arguments in citizens united has attracted more attention from the press, the academy, the ticket line outside the supreme court. a line that formed three days before oral argument commenced. some have described the controversy as unprecedented, and they may be right if they mean the number of press conferences, prayer circles, protests, counter protests, going on outside the court while oral argument was under way inside. >> she also spoke about press reports on the decision, expected this week or next. >> and though our deliberations are private, has not dissuaded the media from publishing a steady stream of rumors and accounts. my favorite among press pieces was the observed at the supreme court. those who know don't talk and those who talk don't know. >> watch the rest of her comments from the american constitution society online at the c-span video library. >>> next, a senate hearin

eastern here on c-span. >> while david cameron attended the g-20 summit, william hague stood in for him during question time members asked about housing benefits for low-income families an additional ways to spur job creation. he also welcomes aung san suu khyi to the uk. >> the revenue william mcrae. -- the rev. william mcrae. >> mr. speaker -- [shouting] mr. speaker, i have been asked to reply, my right honorable friend the prime minister is attending the g20 summit in mexico. and mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the servicemen who've lost their lives in afghanistan since the last prime minister's question time to land scorable james ashworth of the first battalion, grenadier guards, and rporal alex guy, first battalion royal anglian regiment. our sincere condolences are with their families and their loved ones. last week i visited our armed forces in helmand where i was once again reminded of the exceptional work on behalf of this country, and that work in these sacrifices must never be forgotten. >> mr.peaker, i join the foreign secreta

eastern here on c-span. on c-span 2, a forum on veterans' housing issues. we will hear from the deputy veterans affairs secretary end a georgia senator gore. live coverage is from the national housing conference and that gets under way at 9:00 eastern. republican presidential candidate mitt romney says that president obama is taking the hispanic vote for granted. he talked at a conference in orlando. his remarks are 30 minutes. president obama will speak at that same convention later today. >> thank you for that generous introduction. i appreciate the chance to be with you today. i am delighted to be invited to your annual conference. it is an honor to be among some many dedicated, elected officials. i come to you as a candidate for the president of the united states of america, and i will govern from the principle that while this is an extraordinary land of diversity, there is much more that unites us than there is that divides us. [applause] each of us wants a different path in life, but we are united by one great overwhelming passion. we love the united

eastern here on c-span. this weekend, a look at reelectionbama's campaign and political and media strategy. we will talk with chief strategist david axelrod and press secretary ben labolt. we'll also take you inside the chicago headquarters. that is sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. . .

eastern here on c-span. in his weekly radio address, president obama called on republicans to cooperate with his administration and passed the provisions in his jobs bill. he emphasized that he believes these steps will lead to long- term economic growth. the republican response is delivered by louisiana congressman bill cassidy. he criticized the health care law and said provisions in the long are too expensive and not enough to encourage job creation. >> over the past three years, we've been clawing our way back from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. and we know it will take longer than any of us would like to fully recover all the jobs and savings that have been lost. but there are things we can do -- right now -- to help put people back to work and make life a little easier for middle-class families. for months, i've been pushing congress to help us along by passing common-sense policies that would make a difference. democrats and republicans have already done some important work together -- lik

eastern here on c-span. coming of tomorrow on newsmaker, pat roberts discusses the $969 billion farm bill being debated in the senate. the bill would replace the long time program of subsidies to farmers with crop insurance and a program that would protect farmers if their income from crops falls too low. >> they are often referred to as the conscious of the congress. -- conscience of the congress. after having worked there almost two years, i cannot think of a better name. >> executive director and counsel to the congressional black caucus. >> is designed to ensure that members of the congress who are african american can come together on issues plaguing the community at large, issues that may be plaguing their districts of the confined commonalities. the come together to find legislative solutions, a legislative proposal to advance the cause of people who do not have a voice. >> more on sunday at 8 eastern on c-span. >> transportation secretary ray lahood announced a new national initiative this week called

eastern here on c-span. said the median net worth of families fell 30%. this power will talk with the pearson is tilted about the report. then a look at the changing demographics of american cities. we will talk with mark perry of the census bureau. the census bureau.

eastern here on c- span. coming up monday, we will continue the discussion on the supreme court's ruling on the health care law. experts will analyze the constitutional implications, the scope of government and help the system, and look at what steps congress can take going forward. at 1:30 live monday on one o eastern here on c-span. >> the purchasing power of gold was constant for a period of four centuries. it seems to me the record of the gold standard is a record by and large of growth and of personal accountability. >> this weekend, the origins, departures, and arguments for returning to the gold standard saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern. also, more from "the contenders." send a, charles evans hughes ran against woodrow wilson in 1916 and was the last supreme court justice to be nominated by a political party. this weekend on c-span3. >> this week, a hearing look at video distribution technology and how they are regulated under current communication laws. this subcommittee also exposed edges in vide

on c-span. on this morning's "washington journal" we will talk to grover norquist from americans for tax reform and mary miller. "washington journal" each morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> the head of jpmorgan chase, jamie dimon, will testify today about the company's recent trading losses in front of the senate banking committee at 10:00 eastern here on c-span. he will also testify next week in front of the house panel. that will be live on c-span 3 next tuesday. defense secretary, leon panetta, will lay out some of the spending priorities. watch live coverage from the senate subcommittee on defense appropriations. that is at 10:30 eastern on c- span 3. >> and nancy pelosi began her career in the u.s. house in 1987. >> mr. speaker, as you know, eight years ago this month the soviet union invaded afghanistan. to no one's surprise, afghanistan has turned into a bloody war with no victors. it documents countless acts of terror perpetrated against the people. >> the minority leader and former speaker was honored on the floor. watch this or any part of her career online at the c-span2 library. >> the next, a congress -- a conversation on national security. we

eastern here on c- span. >> how do you approach a book interview differently? >> i look at it as gathering history. i think that as -- i think that as gathering contemporary information. >> how difficult is it to remain impartial in your reporting? >> i am going to try to, as best as i can, give people as full an understanding of what is happening in this campaign. it is not that difficult to put your biases to the side. >> how will this change your life's work? >> twitter is a primary new source for anyone who covers politics or pays attention to politics. >> tonight, purdue university students interviewed the washington post's dan paul on the newspaper business, covering presidential elections, and the rise of social media. tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> now a look at the latest fund-raising totals from today's "washington journal." this is half an hour. >> we are going to turn our attention back to the issue of money and politics. good morning. let's talk about the campaigns. mitt romney is surpassing barack obama in some of the latest figures. what did

eastern. right here on c-span 3, a discussion on medicare payments to physicians. health insurance executives called the affordable care act necessary and said no matter what the supreme court decides, changes are already under way and unstoppable. the senate finance committee held that and you can see it at 8:00 tonight here on c-span 3. . >> the story behind the star spangled banner and the invasion and burning of washington, d.c. on american history tv. mark the bicentennial of the start of the war of 1812, from ft. mchenry, the cite which francis scott key would see through the rocket's red glare. live saturday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. also this weekend, more from our series on key political figure which is ran for president and lost, but changed political history. "the contenders," sunday at 7:30 p.m., this week with three-time democratic candidate for president, william jennings bri brian, american history tv. this weekend on c-span3. >> the house is not in session this week, but the senate's in as lawmakers continue to work out an agreement on amendments, the

eastern here on c-span. on c-span2 a forum on veterans' housing issues. ill hear from georgette's signature. live coverage of national housing conference gets under way at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> the house oversight committee voted to hold eric holder in content over document they have requested that they did not receive from the justice department. today nancy pelosi, et john boehner , the white house all reacted to the content. this is next. later, mitt romney talks to a group of latino elected officials. >> how do you approach book interviews differently than news reports and interviews? >> i think book interviews at gathering history. i think of interviewing when i'm working for the news side as gathering contemporary information. >> how difficult is it to remain with this? >> i will try to get people an understanding of what is happening in this campaign. it is thought that difficult to put your biases to the site. >> have you get your information? twitter is our primary new source for anyone who covers politics and a detention. twitter did not exist ye

eastern here on c- span. >> an annual competitiveness report on monday.hat will focus on the obama administration's efforts to improve u.s. export financing options. the bank was reauthorize at the end of may after receiving bipartisan support in congress. the ministration set a goal doubling of exports to $3 trillion by the end of 2014. on friday, the atlantic council hosted a discussion on the current state of europe and solutions to its debt crisis the possibility of institutional reforms, the roles of france and germany, and the recent french and recollections and the bailout. this is an hour and a half. >> hello and welcome to the atlantic council. i run the tragic but dick relations program here. i want to extend a welcome to those were your and those watching on c-span. this panel was organized with our global business and economic program. for the last two years it seems europe has been synonymous with economic crisis. within the eurozone, one country after another seems to go through either a banking crisis or a sovereign debt crisis and sometime

eastern here on c-span. on c-span 2, a forum on veterans' housing issues. ge from the national housing conference gets under way at 9:00 a.m. eastern. now, the head of the securities and exchange commission testifies about money market regulations and risk. mary shapiro took questions from members of the senate banking committee, chaired by senator tim johnson of south dakota. this hearing is one hour and 20 minutes. >> i called this hearing to order. today we will examine the health and stability of money market mutual funds. the impact of two reforms and the potential negative consequences additional proposed reforms from the perspective of the industry itself and products. i look forward to hearing testimony and recommendations as the committee can tinges its oversight of the financial markets. we are anticipating a series of 11 votes, we will forgo opening statements from the committe and members in order to begin questioning of our witnesses. i remind my colleagues at the record will be open for the next seven days and any other materials you would like

eastern here on c-span. >> each sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. now through labor day weekend, and "america history tv" features 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost, but change the country. >> i think the right to be president still speaks to people everywhere today. in a sense, politicians need to limit the sacrifices for the country. that is something that we need to remember as well. >> also, we will feature the history of wichita as part of our visit to the largest city in kansas. that is this weekend on c-span3. this weekend, the 16th anniversary of queen elizabeth's succession to the throne. it to our mike will be for diamond jubilee commemoration. the ceremony took place in march and included speeches by the house of lords and the house of commons. you can watch the sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. we return now to a conference hosted by the congressional black caucus and the conference of black churches. this panel focused on rallying the black community to vote. it is an hour and 35 minute discussion. >> i want t

eastern here been on c-span. jamie dimon will be back on capitol hill next week before the house financial services committee. we will have that live as well, tuesday, 10:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span3. in under 10 minutes, we will take you live to the u.s. chamber of commerce in washington. they're hosting a daylong discussion on a jobs in the economy. the event includes the release of the third annual enterprising state study which would said house is of it states are doing in today's economy. we will have that when it starts at about 1:00 p.m. eastern. until then, "washington journal" viewers way in. host: here is a net line from this morning. fast and furious. face-off on gun running. hearings on the hill heating up. the attorney general came under attack tuesday from republicans over his handling of the fast and furious gun running investigation, including a call by one senior senate judiciary committee member for is resignation. during a heated exchange during an oversight hearing, senator cornyn of texas said

but coverage of the president's remarks at 2:00 eastern time here on c-span radio. -- here the coveragef the president's remarks at 2:00 eastern time here on c-span radio. >> sunday, award-winning driver will be our book tv's "in depth." he has written a dozen books. 1960, lbj vs nixon. all stand about the fixing of the 1999 world series. join us live with your calls, e- mails, and tweets. if this is sunday at noon eastern. host: monday mornings at this time we have the your money segment where we take a look at how taxpayer dollars are spent and what the program's purpose is, who benefits, and how it affects the bottom line. today we're talking about the u.s. deportation system and the role of immigration and customs enforcement. here to talk about that with us is fawn johnson, national journal correspondent. we've been focusing a lot on immigration lately because of the change in policy. it could be 10:00 today. let's talk about how deportations' actually work, and how someone is treated if there in the country illegally -- if someone is in the country illegally. guest: we know there

that's the federal agency of tasked -- >> see "washington journal" every morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. we'll go live now to capitol hill for house minority leader nancy pelosi. she's hosting her briefing. >> >> abusive power in the house of representatives. instead of bringing job-creating legislation to the floor, the transportation bill, they are holding the attorney general of the united states in contempt of congress for doing his job. it's really important to note how this is connected with some of their other decisions. it is no accident. it is no coincidence that the attorney general of the united states is the person responsible for making sure that voter suppression does not happen in our country, that issues that relate to the civil liberties of the american people are upheld. these very same people are holding in contempt are part of a nationwide scheme to suppress a vote. they are closely aligned with those who are suffocating the system, special interest, secret money, and they are poisoning the debate. they are poisoning the debate with that money. and so what does the a

eastern here on c-span. governor's mansion. >> here we have a photograph of brown and his wife and his child brad pitt in what is interesting about him is that -- child brad. what is interesting about him is that it is daughter -- >> book tv in american history tv explore the heritage and literary culture of missouri state capital, jefferson city. >> there was a boxer governor his horse up the front steps of the mansion into the dining room and proceeded to feed his horse boats out of the sideboard. the comment was that he probably should not be feeding his horse in the governor's mansion command is common to them was that, i have had to feed more people in this home with less manners than my horse has. >> july 7 and eighth on c-span 2 and c-span 3. >> in his weekly radio address, president obama called on congress to pass a jobs bill that he says will create employment opportunities and lead to long-term economic growth. then the republican response by louisiana congressman bill cassidy. he criticizes the o

eastern here on c-span. night, will have live election coverage of the recall results, including a victory in a concession speeches. that is on c-span 2. >> over the past four years, a pulitzer prize-winning author has been researching and writing his 10th book. the research included traveling the globe and speaking with his relatives. he also toward the family homes in kansas to find the origins of his mother's family. it comes up in bookstores on june 19. we will give you an early look, including our trip to kenya, as we traveled with the author. joy and a sunday, june 17, at 6:00 p.m. eastern time, and later at 7:30 that night. >> new york times assistant business editor gretchen morgenson talks about the fed into prices. she co-authored the book -- the financial crisis. he co-authored the book -- she co-authored the book "reckless endangerment." this is just over an hour. >> welcome to today's lecture but gretchen morgenson, "absence of accountability for the 2008 financial crisis." a service director of

eastern here on c-span. and on c-span 3, a hearing examines anti-party programs, including temporary assistance for needy families. live coverage gets under way from the senate finance committee also at 10:00 a.m. eastern. now remarks from chris matthews of msnbc at the gerald ford awards ceremony. he gives a critique of the obama and romney campaign. this was held at the national press club. and four were friends. the gerald r. ford presidential foundation will be honoring that friendship with an award in o'neill's honor at the annual dinner tonight. o'neill was speaker of the house in 1996 -- in 1977 until his retirement. chris matthews was born in philadelphia and graduated from the college of holy cross. he served in the peace corps in africa from 1968-1970. after coming to washington, a districtked as policeman. he worked for o'neal for six years during the speakers epic legislative and political battles with president ronald reagan. he started his talk show, hardball with chris matthews, in 1997. in 200

eastern here on c- span. >> the congressional directory is a complete guide to the one hand and told congress, with each member of the house and senate. you also find cabinet members and the nation's governors. it is $12.95 plus shipping and handling. fo>> spend a weekend in wichita, kan. with but tv and american history television. the american presidents and black entrepreneurs. the founding. also browse the rare book collection. sunday at 5:00 p.m., experience the old cowtown use them. the early days of the aviation use them. also participants from a kansas civil rights movement in 1958. they sat down for service. once a month, c-span's the call will explore the literary life of cities across america. >> leon panetta delivered the commencement address at the u.s. naval academy on tuesday. his remarks are 25 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you for the great job you do a secretary of the navy, governor, congressman, and distinguished guests, parents, friends, families, deans and faculty, and above all the class of 2012, it is, for me, a very distinct honor and priv

eastern, here on c-span 2. later, the senate finance committee will hear from health care committees about how they handle medicare payments to doctors. that is on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern. also at 10:00 a.m., on c-span 3, a hearing on the military implications of the law of the sea treaty. the senate foreign relations committee will hear from a panel that includes the chief of naval operations and the commandant of the coast guard. >> and has been 40 years since the watergate scandal began, and this weekend, c-span radio will rip air recorded conversation between president richard nixon and his staff concerning the break-in. >> there is no doubt that we have a cancer close to the presidency that is growing. it is growing daily. it is compounding. that will be clear as i explained some of the details of why it is, basically because we are being blackmailed, too, people are going to start -- [inaudible] >> hear more of the nixon tapes this saturday. listen at 90.1 fm, nationwide, we are on xm channel 119, and

eastern here on c-span 2. >> nancy pelosi began her career in the u.s. house in 1987. >> mr. eaker, as you know, eight years ago this month, the soviet union invaded afghanistan. to no one's surprise from the occupation of afghanistan has turned into a bloody war with no victors. a group of human rights lawyers from the united states, britain, sweden, and malta. documents countless acts of terror perpetrated against the afghan people. >> 25 years later, the current house minority leader was honored on the house floor by republican and democratic leaders. watch those tributes for any part of her career on the house and online at the c-span video library. you're watching c-span 2. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights, watch key public policy events, and every weekend, the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at her website, you can join in the conversation on social media sites. next, max baucus and the tax code provision. his remarks are followed by a panel with bill thomas and former white

speaking live from afghanistan about current operations in that country, 11:30 eastern here on site -- here on c-spanhe meantime, your headline from this morning's "washington journal." host: michelle obama visits northern virginia to fire up the campaign. it was her first solo public campaign appearance in the battleground state, touting his achievements and urging supporters to make sure that the caller -- commonwealth plans in his win column. she also cast the upcoming election as a critical turn -- turning point for the middle class, saying that the president needed four more years. she told the crowd that we had to keep moving forward and we were working to finish will be started. at the same time that michelle obama was on the campaign trail, ann romney was on the campaign trail. she hit the trail in florida last week so low. she answered questions about a breast cancer treatment center. we want to hear from you on the subject of political spouses. do they matter on the campaign trail? you can start coming in now. i want to take you to one of those headlines. the supreme court is weighing in on

. >> you can see "washington journal" every morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. the u.s. house is about to gavel in for legislative business, we'll have live coverage in just a moment here on c-span. the house government reform and oversight committee is still meeting right now and moving ahead with contempt proceedings against attorney general eric holder on those unproduced fast and furious documents. president obama has a privileged report on those documents. we are learning that charles grassley said the justice department retracted a statement made to the senate judiciary committee. eric holder said michael had been briefed about gun walking in operation wide receiver. now, the department is retracting that statement and claiming that mr. holder inadvertently made that claim to the committee. you can see that committee hearing under way right now on our companion network, c-span3. we will also take your phone calls after the conclusion of the hearing. now live to the house floor. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered today by our guest ch

eastern here on c- span. donald trump was the keynote speaker last night at the north carolina republican party convention pin he criticized the leadership of president obama and again raised the issue of his birthplace. he also focused on why he thinks that u.s. economic potential is being marginalized by countries like china. he hosted a campaign fund- raiser in this past tuesday. this event was at the core convention center in north carolina, one of the battleground states in this presidential election. [applause] >> thank you. this is great. i have turned down many of these are the last couple months. they want me to do the little speech for the conventions and i love doing it, but i really love north carolina and i have to tell you -- [cheering] i am different from your average speaker because i really back of my words. i just bought a huge job in north carolina right outside of charlotte. it is a great job on lake norman, one of the greatest lakes anywhere. it is magnificent and we love it. it will be s

eastern here on c-span. >> writing is a transactional process. writing assumes reading. s back to that question about a tree falling in the forest of there's no one there to hear it. if you have written a wonderful novel, the one of the parts of the process is that you want readers to be enriched by it. you have to pull out everything at your disposal to do that. >> anna quindlan will talk about her perception of life. lots of candles and plenty of cake. issue will be ready for your call starting at noon eastern on "in depth." >> no. remarks by john edwards. the former u.s. senator think jurors and his family after a mistrial was declared in his campaign finance fraud trial. he was acquitted on one charge and a mistrial declared after the jury deadlocked on five other counts. from greensboro, this is five minutes. >> i wanted to say thank you up for the jurors -- for the jurors and they're incredibly hard work. they did their job seriously as we saw during the trial, and the attention they paid to be trial and the fact that they have now spent almost nine full days delibe

live house coverage when they gavel in at 2:00 eastern here on c-span. on c-span2, the first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered pride month event since the repeal of don't-ask, don't-tell. jay johnson is cliffering the key note address starting right now on our companion network, c-span2. new hampshire senator, kelly ayotte, will speak at the brookings institution about $500 billion in automatic spending cuts to defense. the sequestration cuts, which are set to trigger at the start of next year, were agreed to as part of lawmakers' deal to raise the debt limit last summer. you can watch live coverage of her remarks on c-span3 and again, that's at 1:30 eastern. later this afternoon, a live webcast with james mann, the author of "the obamians. he talks about his foreign policy decisions and the people who advise him. he will be speaking here in washington. you can watch his remarks live at 7:00 p.m. eastern. go to our website, booktv.org. and the anniversary of the department of human rights bureau. now, we'll hear from thomas pickering who holds the tit

that's live in about 15 minutes at 5:00 eastern here on c-span. until then, a discussion on chinese investment in the u.s. from this morning's "washington journal." host: we're going to be talking about foreign direct investment. how is that different from what we hear about china buying u.s. bonds and debt? guest: thank you for having me on the show. we've talked about to different kinds of international investment flows. the one we're going to talk about today's direct investment which means either building from scratch, or a merger and acquisition or a foreign company becomes the owner of a growing business at or concern in another country. separate from that is portfolio flows which is either government investment or asset management from one country buying securities, stocks and bonds and treasury debts traded in other countries. portfolio flows are gargantuan but they don't require much skill. you just need to chat -- to tell the foreign managers to pick up the phone and buy treasurys. operating the plant on the ground in illinois or californ

live coverage at 6:00 eastern here on c-span. >> one of the quotes, that was really exceptionally inspiringize the magnitude of difference you can make in public life, everything else will pal nay comparison. >> and so i think it was best put this week when someone from the white house came and said, he said a quote and said who think they're crazy enough to change the world are the ones that actually do. >> mr. bryan is the same man that christopher was talking about, choose carefully and execute relentlessly. that meant a lot to me, because too many times we find ourselves taking too many things on and not really focusing on that one thing that should be the top priority. >> every year, the u.s. senate youth program brings students to washington for a week of government and leadership education. this year, brian kamoie made an impact. he's a senior director on the white house national security staff. >> so i started with a mindset of, what is it like to be them? now that i'm in this role, what could i share with them that either i wish i had known along the way or that they will remember

eastern here on c- span. coming up on c-span, we will show you pals as bases from three days of the recent national cable and telecommunications association annual conference. first, the keynote speaker from the president and ceo michael powell. the discussion and video content and innovation followed by a panel on video, film, and music distribution and later julia's genachowski from the fcc. [applause] >> welcome to the great city of boston and the 2012 cable show. it is great to have governor patrick welcome us to this wonderful city. when i joinedncpa a year ago, i set out to bring more creativity and energy into this industry. our efforts are bearing fruit. you will see it reflected throughout this gorgeous convention hall. our new ad campaign which is up in washington reflects the emotional connection we hope to get across in telling our story. let's take a quick look. ♪ ♪ >> cable is thriving with new energy and new products and a very promising future. as the ad makes clear, cable is the platform whic

again, that's live here on c-span3 beginning at 4:30 eastern. and in about 25 minutes over on c-span, starting at 1:00 eastern we'll have live coverage at the u.s. chamber of commerce. they're having their 2012 job summit. the chamber is releasing their third annual enterprising state study that looks at how specific states are doing in today's economy. a number of governors are also going to be on hand to discuss the findings. >>> it turns the committee did wrap up and they did adjourn. defense secretary leon panetta again saying a balanced approach saying the defense cut is needed to have the $5 billion level and he urged members to find a solution to stop the sequester and half a trillion dollars in cuts saying such decisions would force them to hollow out the force and inflict severe damage on the national defense. j.p. morgan ceo jamie dimon was testifying about his bank's multibillion trading loss and the implications that it may have with financial regulations within the dodd frank law. we'll show you some of that hearing coming up in just under an hour here on c-span3, but yo

eastern and we'll have live coverage here on c-span 3. >> he tore down this wall. >> sunday night on american hirsry tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandon berg gate in west germany. also our series "the contenders." 14 key figures who ran for president and lost. this monday, james blaine. >> finally, on a personal note, michelle and i are grateful to the bush family for their guidance and example during our own transition. george, i will always remember the gathering you hosted for all the living presidents. plus, you left me a really good tv sports package. i use it. >> last week, portraits of former president george w. bush and first lady laura bush were unveiled at the white house. dolly madison saved this portrait of the first jorjts w. now michelle, if anything happens, there's your man. watch the entire event online. she spoke an event hosted by the arms control association her comments are about 50 minutes. all right, we're about to resume our program. we're about to resume. don't get up and leave, please. we're about to resume

eastern on c-span3 with phone calls. here on c-spanwe will be discussing the health-care law on this morning's "washington journal." this is followed by a session of u.s. house, expected to vote on a contempt decision before attorney general eric holder. attorney general eric holder.

eastern, here on c-span. >> one of the quotes was exceptionally inspiring.ize the magnitude of different chicken in public life, everything else will pale in comparison. -- the magnitude of difference you can make in public life. >> those who think they are crazy enough to change the world are the ones that actually do. >> choose carefully and execute relentlessly. that meant a lot to me because too many times we find ourselves taking too many things on and not really focusing on that one thing that should be a top priority. >> every year the u.s. senate youth program bring students to washington for a week of government and leadership education picked this year by briankamoie made an impact. >> i started with the mindset of what is it like to be them, and now that i am in this role, what can i share with them that either i wish i had known along the way, or that they will remember when they leave washington, which is a very intense, rapid-fire experience. if you leave a few key, encouraging messages at a time when you know it is very easy to be cynical abou