live coverage at 9:30 eastern on c-span 3. ookings institution host a discussion today on the presidential candidates foreign- policy agendas. rich williamson from the mitt romney campaign will speak. see it live it 2:30 eastern on c-span 3. >> coming up live today on c- span, "washington journal" brings to the news of the day from capitol hill. that the house resumes to look at legislation for oil-drilling in the u.s.. later, a vote on the bill to require an audit of the federal reserve. coming up in 45 minutes, congressman henry clay hard to come a democrat of texas discusses u.s. relationships with the new mexican president. scott garrett, republican of new jersey a member of the house but mitchell services committee will address the fight over tax cuts to provide sequestration, and pp the secretary's

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eastern on c-span. >> it is independence day and coming up on c-span, "washington journal" is live. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the congressional gold medal ceremony for the marines, a group of african-american marines from world war two. later, a house natural resources committee hearing on proposed changes to the national mall. in 45 minutes, an update on afghanistan, the role of marines, u.s. withdrawal, and dealing with the taliban. our guest is major general david berger, commander of the first marine division in afghanistan. at 8:00 a.m., the president of the heritage foundation on his book "making a case for american exceptionalism." exceptionalism."

eastern on c-span. >> during a recent hearing before the house financial services subcommittee, home appraisers told regulators that increased regulations have contributed to a drop in home prices. in this two-hour hearing, members of the committee examined how the dodd-frank law has affected the housing appraisals process. >> this hearing of the subcommittee on insurance housing and community opportunity will come to order. opening statements will be made part of the record and without objection, all members' opening statements will be made part of the record. i will yield myself as much time as i may consume for an opening statement. good morning. i want to welcome our witnesses. today's hearing is entitled appraisal oversight, the regulatory impact on consumer and businesses. i would like to say that timing is everything and i think that hopefully, some of our members will be here shortly after they find out what's going on at other places. we are examining how appraisal related provisions in the dodd-frank act and other regulatory initiatives have affected consumers in the real e

eastern on c-span. >>> sopa and pipa are dead. i think that that that's pretty clear that the effort that was undertaken there ran into a lot of controversy, a lot of miscommunications and so i think those bills are not coming back again this year or any year for that matter. >> co-chair of the congressional internet caucus and virginia republican bob good latte on the prospects of anti-piracy legislation tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span 2. >>> next, tea party activist and former naacp texas chapter president c.l. bryant discusses why he left the democratic party to become a conservative. he was at this event, part of the annual leadership program of the rockies to show his movie entitled "runaway slave." this is about 50 minutes. matt kibbe is the president and ceo of freedom works and has been with citizens for a sound economy for over 15 years, an economist by training, matt kiby is a well-respected national public policy expert, best selling author and political commentator. "newsweek" called kibbe one

on c-span 2. this weekend head to the state capital with book tv and american history in jefferson city, missouri at noon eastern. literary on c-span 2, former senator and missouri first lady, jean carnahan. from the book, if walls could talk. a business contract, a provisions list from ancient mesopotam mesopotamia. the stories behind eight miniature tablets and sunday at 5:00 eastern on american history tv. >> at one time, 1967 this was called the bloodiest seven acres in america. >> it takes you through the missouri state penitentiary and walk back through history in the halls of the state capital and governor's mansion. they explore the cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >> we pulled in around 9:30 and had more of the ship to appear. >> the former commanding officer kirk lip old ald the event that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 people and tons of destroyer go up to the right. we seem to hang for a second in the air as the sh

eastern on the communicators. >>> you're watching history tv. for more information follow us on twitter at c-span history. >>> with congress on break this week we're featuring some of american history's weekend programs in primetime here on c-span 3. on monday night we'll look at the legacy of watergate on the 40th anniversary of the break in, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern tour the nixon presidential library watergate exhibit with former director. at 9:00 p.m. eastern in his book "leak" maximum holland kmans why the fbi official became deep throat. at 10:00 p.m. we hear from investigators and "the washington post" reporters who first broke the story. american history tv in primetime all this week on c-span 3. >>> 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 you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> next weekend head to the state capital named in honor of thomas jefferson with book tv

we'll have that live at noon eastern on c-span. then live at 2:00, hillary clinton gives a speech of international religious freedom. that's tomorrow on c-span. >> we did not begin as a city in kentucky. there is a vague knave american region and late ear county and another state called kentucky. so we began in 1778 as louisville, virginia. >> join book tv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles from louisville, kentucky. literally life on book tv c-span2. author jason gaines on rebooting the internet politics. and on sunday on american history tv, three weeks at farmington plantation in 1841 would be key on shaping abraham lincoln's view. >> also the steamboat on the ohio river. take a look at the bell of louisville. c-span explores the history and literary life in cities across the american. next week on c-span2 and 3. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney continued his three nation overseas tour with a stop in israel this prime minister, benjamin netanyahu and other officials. he also addressed a gathe

this weekend from jefferson city saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we had pulled in for the refueling that morning at 9:30. we had moored the ship to a pier in the middle of the harbor. >> the former commander on the "uss cole" on the attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunder rouse explosion. you could feel all 8400 tons of destroyer thrust up and to the right. we hung for a second in the air as the ship was twisting and flexing. we came back down in the water. the lights went out. everything on my desk lifted up about a foot. i grabbed the under side of my desk in a

once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we had pulled in for the refueling that morning around 9:30. we had moored the ship to a pier in the middle of the harbor. >> the former commanding officer of the "uss cole" kurt lippold on the events surrounding al qaeda's attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was turned back to my desk and doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunderous explosion. could you feel all 505 feet and 8,400 tons of destroyer quickly and violently thrust up and to the right. it's almost like we seemed to hang for a second in the air as the ship was doing this odd three-dimensional twisting and flexing. we came back down in the water, lights came out and ceiling tiles came and popped out. everything in my desk lifted up about a foot and slammed back down. i literally grabbed the underside of my desk in a brace position until the ship stopped moving and i could stand up. >> more with "front burner" author kirk lippold sunday at 8:00 on c-span even's "q&

on c-span 3. tonight, join us as we look at women's history starting at 8 p.m. eastern. former congresswoman pat schroeder of colorado reflects on women in politics in the 1970s. at 9:00, remembering first lady pat nixon, who traveled to over 75 countries during her time in the white house as an ambassador of goodwill. at 10:30 p.m., a professor explores harvard's relationship with women since the university's founding 375 years ago. american history tv in primetime all week on c-span 3. and on c-span 2, watch some of book tv's weekend programs in primetime. tonight, a look at american journalism starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. christopher daly in his book "covering america" captures major news events. at 9:55, timothy gay tells the story of the war against hitler through the cr eyes of reporter. book tv in primetime all week on c-span 2. >>> this weekend, head to the state capitol named in honor of thomas jefferson with book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri. saturday at noon eastern, literary life with book tv on c-span 2. former senator and missouri

eastern on c-span. -- the start at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on c-span tonight, defense secretary leon panetta discusses a new military strategy to build a partnership. there we look at the national security positions of president obama and mr. romney. that is followed by a justice department announcement. later with the supreme court health-care decision means to the constitutional powers of the executive and legislative branches. defense secretary leon panetta said the military will deploy army units to build international partnerships. it will also strengthen stability -- security capabilities. he delivered remarks at the u.s. institute of peace for just under an hour. >> good afternoon. we are delighted you are with us for a special presentation. i am the president of the institute. to start the evening off with -- it is my special pleasure to welcome the germans -- chairman of the board of the institute of peace, rabin west. -- robin west. >> thank you, dick. i am robin west, chairman of the board of directors for the institute of peace. go

eastern on c-span. president obama continued on to california, spending the night in san francisco. monday morning he traveled to reno, nev. to deliver a speech on veterans. when he returns to the bay area for three campaign events during the day. the british house of commons is in summer recess. today we are going to show you highlights from question time in the australian parliament. the australian prime minister julia gillard and cabinet members answered questions on the economy, including a carbon tax. they also debated the government's position on australia's immigration policy. this is courtesy of apac, australia's current events channel. ♪ >> hello, today we are going to show highlights. the impact has heightened tensions. during june and a number of boats arrived, but two capsized on the way here. the two major parties both agree that offshore processing of asylum seekers, sending them to another country to have their claims process, would deter people from making the journey here, but they cannot agree where this should take place. we saw in the parliamentary debates a very

eastern on c-span. hington this week, the national education association is holding its annual meeting. vice president joe biden addresses the form on tuesday. you can see it live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. [applause] now a discussion on the national security. and mitt romney. we look at the impact of national security issues on past presidential elections. this is in chapel hill, north carolina. it is an hour and 25 minutes. >> we are very happy to welcome david schanzer, the associate professor of the practice for public policy at duke university. he is director at the triangle center of terrorism and homeland security and associate prossor of public picy at unc. he is the director for strategy and outreach i. d. institute for homeland security solutions. he did his undergraduate work at harvard. he also served as editor for the harvard law review. prior to is academic career, he worked as a law cle for the department of justice. he was a trial attorney for the u.s. department of justice civil

. >>> next on c-span 3, a house financial services subcommittee on how the dodd-frank act affects the appraisal process. at 5:00 eastern, the senate foreign relations committee hears testimony from business leaders on the law of the sea treaty, that defines the laws and responsibilities of nations in international waters. >>> i want to tell you about a couple of events coming up tomorrow on our companion network, c-span. see the congressional gold medal ceremony honoring the montford point marines who were stationed at montford point camp in north carolina. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we talk about the beginnings, controversies, and changing means of the statue of liberty at an event hosted by the museum of jewish heritage. >>> this weekend, head to the state capitol named in honor of thomas jefferson with book tv. saturday at noon eastern, literary life with book tv on c-span 2. former senator and missouri first lady on family life inside the governor's mansion, from her book "if walls could talk." also, a provisions list from ancient times to the university of missouri special collections. the story behind eight miniature

eastern here on c-span. >> you can see this even from the john hopkins school of advanced internationaland around 9:30. we were at a pier in the middle of a harbor. >>kirk lippold on the al qaeda attack that left 37 dead. >> i was doing routine paperwork when there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet of destroyer thrust up and to the right. it is almost like we hunt for a second in the air. we came back down to the water. lights went out and ceiling tiles popped out. everything on my desk lifted up 1 foot and slammed back down. i grab the underside of my desk until the ship stopped moving. what's more with kirkklippold sunday on "q &a." >> low tax advocates presented a historical look at tax rates and growth in the 20th century. al hubbard said tax increases under bill clinton heard to economic growth while larry lindsey suggested president reagan's cuts actually lead to increased revenue. karl rove moderates this forum hosted by the george w. bush institute. >> secretary evans, you can open the cabinet meeting with a prayer. we have been given the impossible task so

baden's full remarks at the national educational association's annual meeting tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> no one paid attention to tunisia. for anybody who knew about it they thought about it as the place where "star wars" was filmed, but it suddenly became on the radar, and protests began getting planned in different countries, and so i -- i started taking the techniques i used in tunisia and just expanded on them and improved upon them until it got to the point where my twitter followers essentially became my newsroom, so rather than being in a studio as an anchor would, you know, with producers left and right and researchers and an ear piece and someone talking into it and give me the latest wire information or a laptop telling me that, a pundit here and an eyewitness there, i was sitting on a park bench with my phone having dozens of twitter followers doing all of those roles for me so i could essentially do rolling anchor coverage of these revolutions and fact check and debunk a bunch of things coming out of it. >> watch this whole event as part of our july 4th primetime and it a

eastern on c-span. >>> this weekend head to the state capital in honor of thomas jefferson saturday at noon eastern. former senator and missouri first lady on family life inside the governor's mansion from her book. >> p at one time in 1967, this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through a pententiary. this weekend pfrom jefferson ciy on c-span 2 and 3. >>> next, young female activists speak out about their efforts to advance womens issues. among the speaker was sandra fluke who was criticized by rush limbaugh for her views on women's reproductive rights. also was an msnbc speaker. this was part of the national organization for women held in baltimore. it runs just over an hour. >> a grant of $5,000 to support workshops devoted to the discussion of organizing women workers. the strengthening of unions and young activists. please give a round of applause. [ applause ] >> who is excited about this topic? who is excited that the mic sounds better? i'm excited. let's go. the women's movement in on fire in 2012 and younger women are the flame. this i

the house live at 2:00 eastern on c-span, and the senate live on c-span 2. during this week paz question time, british prime minister david cameron answer questions on the banking scandal that results -- resulted in a recent resignations, including american banker bob diamond. the opposition leader pressed the prime minister about performing an independent inquiry, but the prime minister argued that a public inquiry would be swift and decisive. members challenged the prime minister about holding an eu at referendum on the membership in the european union. this is half an hour. >> i am sure the whole house will wish to pay tribute in the -- to the three servicemen killed in afghanistan. of the first battalion welsh guards. also, leonard thomas. we send our heartfelt condolences to the families of the serviceman killed in this tragic incident. they will never be forgotten by our nation. this morning, i have meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties, i will have further such meetings. >> fiona o'donnell. >> i am sure the whole ho

on c- span. later tomorrow, secretary of state hillary clinton idelivers a speech on international religious freedom. live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. >> governor and mrs. romney, distinguished, honored guests, friends of jerusalem, today is the ninth day of the jewish month of at. a day when jews around the world mourned the destruction of to terrorism -- of jerusalem and a long line of tragedies that have befallen our people throughout history. as we conclude this day of fasting and prayer, we welcome new to a renewed, united, and thriving jerusalem, the heart and soul and the eternal capital of the jewish people in the state of israel. [applause] since its reunification in 1967, and after 2000 years, jerusalem has again become a desired destination for over 3.5 billion, p seeking tourists. israel has ensured the freedom of religion and friedman -- freedom of movement as never before for all faiths. we are grateful to you, governor romney, for taking time out of your busy schedule in the final months before the election to bring a message of

eastern on c-span. >> last question time before the summer recess, and british prime er dministid cameron fielded questions on the national health service. they will break and return to the house in september pierre rec and parks before listing my engagements, -- in september. >> before listing my engagements, we would like to pay respects for the officer shot and killed on monday. even though he was off-duty, he acted selflessly when he saw members of the public at risk. his debt is a reminder of the great said we have to everyone in the police force. good family, friends and colleagues at this tragic time. this morning i had meetings with others and in addition to duties in this house i will have further meetings later today. >> cannot associate with the remarks the prime minister has made, send sympathies to his family. can the pri minister explain why he is making it easier for corporate lot to be amended by legislation, and the ministers had with google? >> what we're doing is following the report, it is important that update and upgrade copyright law in this country and that is what

the house live at 2:00 eastern on c-span. the senate live at 2:00 eastern on c-span2. >> a number of live events today on the c-span networks. on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern we'll bring you new jersey governor chris christie. he's followed by maryland congressman steny hoyer at noon eastern. over on c-span2, the woodrow wilson center discusses the 2012 mexican presidential election results. that's at 9:00 eastern. and on c-span 3, join us at 5:00 eastern for the house rules committee. legislation tor repeal president obama's health care law which is expected on the house floor on tuesday. on "washington journal," at 7:45 eastern, congressional quarterly looks at the week ahead for congress including a vote on repealing the health care law in the house and tax debate in the senate. both chambers are back in session later today followed by that is paul bishop. and in our final hour, energy

washington journal is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. coming up at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the house agriculture committee holds a markup to work on the 2012 farm bill. the measure sets policies and programs for the agriculture department for 2017. this version differs from the bill senators passed last month. including cuts to the food stamp program and consolidating more than 100 agriculture programs. you can see live coverage of the markup starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. shreveport in march. april in little rock. oklahoma city, may. wichita in june. and this past weekend in jefferson city. watch for the continuing travels of c-span's local content vehicles every month on book tv and american history tv and next month, look for the history and literary culture of our next stop, louisville, kentucky, the weekend of august 4th and 5th on c-span 2 and 3. >>> the house will vote on a bill to repeal the 2010 health care law on wednesday. the supreme court's ruling on the health care law was a topic of this year's western conservative summit in denver.

eastern on c-span 3. >> this july 4th on c-span 3 it is 24 hours of american history tv. we're usually seen on the weekends providing eyewitness accounts, historic tours, lectures and discussions with authors, historians and teachers. you can visit our with bs to see our weekend schedule and learn more about our programs. today we're marking the by sentinel of the war of 1812. up next we hear from anthony pitch. for the next half hour he talks about his book the burning of washington, the british invasion of 1814 and answers questions from callers. >> you're looking at a dress belonging to first lady dolly madison that is thought to have been made from the red velvet curtains she saved from the white house as british troops advanced on washington. this is american history tv on c-span 3 where we're taking your calls and comments on the war of 1812. we want to open up the phone lines with a reminder the numbers for those of you on the east coast and the central time zones. 202-737-0001. in the mountain and pacific time zones it's 0002. make sure you mute your television wh

tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >>> wednesday morning on c-span, mens health magazine editor on surveillance in cities across the u.s. data is being unknowingly collected on millions of americans via closed circuit cameras and internet monitoring. mr. moore joins us on washington journal at 9:15 eastern to take your phone calls. >>> shreveport in march. april in little rock. oklahoma city may. wichita in june, and this past weekend in jefferson city. watch for the continuing travels of cspan's local content vehicles every month on book tv and american history tv, and next month look for the history and literary culture of our next stop, louisville, kentucky, the weekend of august 4th and 5th on c-span 2 and 3. >>> 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 you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> colorado christian university hosted its western conservetive summit.

eastern on c-span. >> this is the conversation we need to have in this country that nobody is willing to have, ok? what role should the government played in housing? >> the 2008 financial meltdown and government subsidize home ownership. >> if you want to subsidize housing in this country, and we want to talk about put it on the balance sheet -- balance sheet and make it clear and make it evident and make everybody aware of how much it is costing. when you deliver the subsidies through a public company with private shareholders, and executives who can extract a lot of subsidies for themselves, that is not a very good way of subsidizing homeownership. i think we have seen that, the end of that movie in 2008. >> tonight at 8:00. >> next weekend, had to the state capital named in honor of thomas jefferson with booktv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri. also, the provisions list from ancient mesopotamia to the university of missouri's special collection. sunday at 5:00, on american history tv -- >> at one time, a 1967, this was called the bloodiest acres in america. >> th

once a month, c-span local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend, from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> this july 4th on c-span 3, it's 24 hours of american history tv. we're usually seen on the weekends providing eyewitness accounts, historic tours, lectures and discussions with authors, historians and teachers. you can visit our web site to see our weekend schedule and more about our programs. next, author and political commentator michael bouron examines the writings and observations of the 19th century french arest toe carat alexis detocqueville. he is best known for his two-volume work" democracy in america." based on his travels around america in the 1830s. mr. boroun was a guest lecturer at the citadel military college in charleston, south carolina in a course called "the conservative intellectual tradition in america" taught by professor mally factor. >> well, thank you very much. it's an honor to be here. and a special honor to be asked to speak on the fragility of watered liberty and to speak on alexis detocqueville. i began to think he was something like m

this weekend from jefferson city saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we had pulled in for the refueling that morning at 9:30. we had moored the ship to a pier in the middle of the harbor. >> the former commander on the "uss cole" on the attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunder rouse explosion. you could feel all 8400 tons of destroyer thrust up and to the right. we hung for a second in the air as the ship was twisting and flexing. we came back down in the water. the lights went out. everything on my desk lifted up about a foot. i grabbed the under side of my desk in a brace position until the ship stopped moving. more with kirk lippold sunday at 8:00 on c-span's q & a. >>> american history tv continues with remarks from richard blackett on fugitivive slaves. he talks about how slaves used the u.s. mail to communicate with other slaves and how they planned and executed escapes to canada, mexico and the caribbean. held at penn state university this is an hour and 15 minutes. >

eastern on c-span. >> the life of a sailor includes scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sales, climbing aloft, whatever the duties assigned. gun drill practice. but by the end of the day, you're ready for some rest. but you don't get a full hour's sleep. aboard a ship like constitution, it's four hours on, four hours off. >> this weekend, the life on an enlisted man aboard the u.s.s. constitution. >> the sailor lived in fear of always being whipped by a cat of nine tails. the thing the officer never wanted to see is petty officer ready for a flogging. it's a phrase we still used to. "don't let the cat out of the bag." >> also this weekend, more from the contenders. our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. sunday, 1928 democratic presidential candidate, former new york governor al smith. >> and we continue now with the or oral history of francis o'brien. he served as chief of staff and helped to investigate president nixon after the watergate break in. it's been 40 years since the political scandal. this portion is

on c-span 2 every wednesday morning. and again on sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. watch any time online at c-span.org. two live events on c-span 3 tomorrow. general keith alexander will talk about cybersecurity threats. followed by the house rules committee, they're holding a meeting to look at repealing president obama's healthcare law. that bill is expected to be on the house floor on tuesday. live coverage of markup is on at 5:00 eastern on c-span 3. senator rob portman spoke. he said he plans no plans to meet with mitt romney. the senator is said to be the so called short list of candidates for vice president that mr. romney is considering. in his half hour news conference senator portman criticizing the economic leadership of president obama and contrast the federal healthcare law to the one passed in massachusetts under mitt romney. smart portman currently serves as the ohio chair of the ohio campaign. >> it's agreed to be here in new hampshire. a classic point state where as chairman donald said it's a dead heat between the two candidates. chairman mcdonald,

eastern on c-span 3. >> all weekend american history tv is joining our media comcable partner in jefferson city, missouri, to showcase its rich history. to lrn more about our local content vehicles and our 2012 tour, visit c-span.org/local content. we now continue with our rook at jefferson city. this is american history tv on c-span 3. >>> this is not our first state capital here in jefferson city. this is actually our third one. what makes it unique from other state capitols, we only used the resources found in missouri to create it, and we didn't use wood in the construction of the building because of the fear of fire, but all the walls, the outside, this is all carthage marble from missouri. it's not a true marble. it's a limestone. the big pride is that all these materials are from missouri. world war i was type of and going on during this time frame, and there's building that did cost about $3.5 million to create the building, and the people in missouri had to buy bonds to actually build this. they were so grateful, they actually bought $4.5 million worth. the extra $1 million that w

european summit meeting and today, again, you will hear prime minister cameron live on c-span starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern. and here on c-span 3 tonight, american history tv in prime time, oral history interviews with key congressional staff who are charged with investigating president nixon beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. francis o'brien, chief of staff of the house judiciary committee, chair in 1974, and at 10:00 p.m., bernard nussbaum, senior member of the committee during the investigation. it's american history tv in prime time. that's all this week on c-span 3. we're live again at the washington convention center awaiting the start of the national education association's annual meeting and remarks from vice president biden and his wife, jill. live pictures from the washington convention center, waiting for the national education association's annual meeting to get under way this morning. attendees will be hearing remarks from vice president joe biden. he'll be joined by his wife, jill. she is a professor at a college in northern virginia. the two will be introduced by the president of the nea. yeste

c-span's local contents vehicle explore cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city. saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span two and 3. >>> up next a panel discussion on the need of effectiveness on foreign aid held in boulder in mid april. you'll hear from the peace corp.s director. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> my name is clint talbot. i'm the moderator, which basically means i introduce the people, the smart people and let them talk. and i will do that now. we have to my left immediate left is carrie he isler. she is perhaps best known for being deputy director of the peace corp. a capacity in which she served since 2010. she's also worked in the field of public health for the past two decades specializing in hiv and aids and maternal and child health and a number of other philanthropic and altruistic endeavors. to her left the national direct oor of the national security network a nonprofit organization. she has also served as speech writer to form president clinton and former secretary of states madeleine albright and christopher warren. to her left is judith morrison who is senior r

once a month, c-span's local content explore the life in america. saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> this week on the civil war. a discussion about abraham lincoln and jefferson davis as opposing commanders in chief. historians talk about how and why the experience jefferson davis faltered while the untested abraham lincoln triumphed during the war. the new york historical society hosted this event. it's a little over an hour. >> well, good evening, everyone. the subjects tonight are abraham lincoln and jefferson davis. i think it is fair to say by any measure of military or governmental experience, by bearing or background, by any remotely reliable crystal ball. any american, northern or southern, asked let's say in the spring of 1861 who was more likely to be a superior commander in chief in a full scale war, would have given the same answer. jefferson davis. he graduated from west point, lincoln had emerged from let's say the school of hard knocks. davis served two stints in the army, led forces in the american mexican war and lincoln's only military experience

eastern, on c-span. next, a look at the administration's plan for aids treatment and prevention around the world. then, a house hearing on preventing veterans from unscrupulous education institutions. next, a hearing on how the dodd- frank law is affecting housing appraisal. the u.s. global aids coordinator, dr. eric goosby, says the president's platts is helping the world move towards aids-free generation. this came during a brookings institution meeting on the global fight towards the potentially deadly disease. this is just under one hour. >> thank you, everyone, for joining us. welcome to brookings. i am noam unger, a fellow with argot -- development initiative here. perkins is pleased and welcome to welcome dr. eric goosby for our discussion, key lessons from a decade of actions on global aids, and the look for. i will forgo the tree the detailed reputation of biography, goosby's but despite the emphasis of today's events some lessons from the past decade,ambassador g oosby'iss involvement makes him

eastern on c-span. >> the brookings institution hosts a discussion today on the presidential candidatesign policy agendas. a representative of the obama campaign and the romney campaign will be live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> this weekend on "american history tv" -- >> let me begin to open up the discussion by asking this, what exactly is the nature of the clash between macarthur and truman? is this a clash over policy? is this a problem of personalities? >> from electronics tours in history, truman and macarthur, this johns hopkins professor on the relationship that led a president to relieve a general at the height of the korean war, saturday night at 8:00 eastern and sunday, more from "the contenders," our series to look at key figures who ran for president and lost. this week, illinois governor adlai stevenson. he once said he had a bad case of hereditary politics. his grandfather was vice president under grove cleveland. his great-grandfather was first to suggest abraham lincoln as president, and he ran twice against eisenhower. "the contenders" at 7:30 p.m. eastern and pa

eastern on c-span 3. you're watching american history tv, where this july 4th, we're marking the bicentennial of the war of 1812. up next, we hear from nicole eustace. for the next half hour she talks about her book, "1812, war and the passions of patriotism" and answers questions from callers. >> joining us in the studio here at american history tv, for the war of 1812, nicole eustace, a history professor at new york university and the author of "1812, the war and the passion of patriotism." thanks for joining us today. >> thank you so much for having me, bill. it aps pleasure to be here. >> you write in the book that the war needs to be considered as much a cultural event as much as a military event. what do you mean by that? >> one of the things that's quite fascinating about this war that makes it truly significant in american history is that it's the first war which was formally declared through a constitutional process. in the history of the united states and depending how you define it in the histo

eastern on c-span. >> we had pulled into the spot that morning. >> the former commanding officer of the u.s.s. cole on the events surrounding al qaeda's october 2attacks. >> i was doing routine paperwork when there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 8,400 tons of destroyer thrown up to the right. it is like the home in the air while the ship was doing this three dimensional twisting. we came back down in the water. lights went out. ceiling tiles came and popped out. everything on my desk lifted up a foot and slammed back down. i grabbed the underside of my desk until the ship stopped moving and i could stand up. >> more with lippold at 8:00 p.m. on sunday. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week, we have a spotlight on foreign news operations. we kick things off on monday with al jazeera. yesterday, we heard from which a vella -- deutsche welle. today, we looked voice of america, which funds and as the official -- functions as the official place for broadcast outside of the country. here to talk about it with us is steve redisch, voice of america exec

"washington journal", live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. today, after washington journal, and join us for newsmakers with adam smith. he will talk about sequestration, defense spending, and u.s. policy toward syria. "newsmakers" at 10:00 eastern here on c-span. >> it watch booktv the weekend of august 4 and fifth as c- span's local content of vehicles explore the heritage and literary culture of louisville ky, home of the louisville slugger and its largest independent bookstore. >> a lot of stores that i have seen it failed our stores are opened by people were interested in having a businesses. but but not the the had an attachment to books or a love of books. their business people. i think you really have to have a kind of gut attachment to books to care enough about them because your customers are like that. >> walked for the book atv on august 5. >> yesterday marked the second anniversary of the dodd frank law. last week, congress held a number of hearings on the legislation when it comes to derivatives and the consumer financial protecti

c-span podcasts. >> live coverage on the cspan that works today -- on c-span, the u.s. house of representatives is in many eastern. on c-span 2, democratic senator dianne feinstein of california delivers remarks on national- security issues and on c-span 3, our live coverage begins of the 19th annual international aids conference in washington this week. thomas for that at 8:30 eastern. coming up next on "washington journal" the committee for a responsible federal budget released their debt reduction proposal last week. our guest is the committee present -- president. then a discussion on how the defense companies could be affected by sequestration cuts to the defense department budget. our guest is from the aerospace industries association. we will look at the federal response to large wildfires with the u.s. forest fire chief who will talk about how agencies coordinate and where the money is spent in response to the fires. "washington journal"

that is at noon eastern on c- span. and if you want to hear more about the topic of homeland security, we will take you to a forum on border security. an official from homeland security talks about developing border strategies. that is live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span-3. now, i said at homeland security committee confirmation hearing for steven crawford. crawford was part of president obama's 2008 transition team to the u.s. postal service. the board of governors of direct and controls postal service expenditures, reduce its practices and sets policy. this is about 40 minutes. >> let's give you a chance to get your statement. if there is anybody in the audience that you would like to witness, you'd like to introduce, you are more than welcome to do that. please go forward. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased my wife is here with me. she may have to leave early to pick up our 12-year-old daughter that is at a camp performance, but we'll see how that plays out. see you.ery nice to thank you for your willingness to

eastern on c-span. >> with congress on its fourth of july recess this week, we're featuring american history tv on prime time. tonight, we look at the legacy of watergate on the 40th anniversary of the break-in. max holland " deep throat. and then an interview with white house officials, mr. gibbons, and the reporters that first broke the story. harris series on international news bureaus started today with -- our series on international news bureaus started today with al jazeera. host: "the washington journal" looks at foreign news bureaus. we begin our series with al jazeera in english, the first english-language news program in the middle east. good morning. what is the mission of all jazeera english? how is it related to del jazeera arabic? guest: they are obviously sister stations, but they are different. the idea of al jazeera in english grew out of al jazeera arabic. someone suggested to people in doha that an english channel would be a good idea. then we went on the air almost six years ago. the idea is to report places that are not reported very well, to give a voice to the

on c-span 3, a look at efforts to improve state education from the center of american progress at 9:30 eastern. in 45 minutes, the conversation on the economy, taxes, and politics. later, the new defense of numbers on americans with disabilities. plus, your calls, e-mails, and tweets on "washington

eastern on c-span. tuesday, the nominees to afghanistan and pakistan. james cunningham has been nominated as ambassador to afghanistan and richard olsen has been nominated to pakistan. see it live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> we have to be clear about the many ways that we own ourselves and that we all our history and that we make decisions that our history is special. >> comments on politics and education and the senate, your questions, calls, and the nose for the author of "surviving and thriving." live at noon eastern on c- span2's book tv. >> hillary clinton said recent allegations against her longtime aide have no place in our politics. the secretary praised republicans were critical of the first to tie her to the muslim brotherhood. remarks came her as she spoke at the carnegie institute. this is just under one hour. >> it is an enormous pleasure for me to welcome my friend and the secretary of state, and hillary clinton. for the last three and a half years, she has traveled the globe relentlessly covering more ground and visiting more count

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eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow, former cbo director douglas holtz-eakin on the potential cost of medicaidreme court decision on the health care law. then, author and host christopher hayes discusses his new book, "twilight of the lease." then, a look at the degree of freedom to report in china. "washington journal" live thursday at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> we pulled in that morning at around 9:30. >> the former commanding officer of the uss coral on the events octobering al qaeda's 2000 attack. >> i was at my desk when there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 500 feet thrust and to the right. it seemed like weeks -- were hanging in the air. we came back down in the water, the lights went out, ceiling tiles popped out, and i've literally bread the underside of my desk until the ship stopped moving and i could stand up. >> more, sunday at 8:00 on c- span's "q&a. >> next, remarks from house minority leader nancy pelosi, as she reflects on 25 years in congress. she is interviewed by rachel maddow at this event hosted by the sea wellhouse here in washington. it is 50 mi

eastern on c-span. >> coming up tonight on c-span, vice president biden speaks before the national education association, the nation's largest labor union. and it panel of reporters review the supreme court's term. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> vice-president joe biden and his wife spoke with the national education association. this is 40 minutes. [cheers and applause] >> welcome! are you ready for a great day? i endorsed and the lines were better, yes? i was just thinking -- if a vice president biden wants to return as the reelected vice president of the united states, we know how to do it right. [applause] now it is my great honor to introduce a very special guest. actually, she doesn't really seem like a guest at all. she seems more like family because she is a lifelong indicator and a former member of the national education association. [applause] most americans know jill biden as the second lady. but we also know h

eastern here on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> next weekend head to the state capitol named in of thomas jefferson with american history tv in jefferson city, missouri. saturday at noon eastern, literary life on jeanne karn han from her book "if walls could talk." and sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. >>> at one time in 1967 this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in