eastern, on c-span. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. during the revolution, while in her mid-40's, she was considered an enemy by the british who threatened to take her hostage. later, she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. meet martha washington, monday night, in the first program of c-span's new weekly series, "first ladies, influence and image." we will visit some places that influenced her life, colonial williamsburg, mount vernon, valley forge and philadelphia. be part of the conversation about martha washington with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook post live monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the british house of commons was in recess last week, so prime minister's questions will not be seen tonight. the japanese prime minister met friday with hobo at the white house. later that day -- president obama at the white house. later that day, he discussed his economic plan which has been called abenomics. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for coming. i am delig

eastern on c-span. the senate returns tomorrow night to o'clock p.m. ve consideration on the violence against women -- tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. is turned. live coverage on c-span2. the house is not on session monday but they will come back tuesday. they will recess around 5:34 a security sweep prior to the president's state of the union address. watch live coverage of the house watch live coverage of the house and

you can watch the interview on news makers tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern and 6:00 eastern here on c-span. >> and you are watching the communicate tors on c-span. we are on location at the c.e.s. international 2013 show in lave from the -- from las vegas. here at c.e.s. international, samsung has a large display and we are joined by david steel of samsung. begin by giving us a snapshot of the samsung corporation. >> it is now the largest technology company in the world by sales. we cover components all the way through to finished goods like home appliances, televisions and smartphones. so you will see a whole range of products at the booth where we are showing audio systems, home appliances, televisions, the whole range of electronic products. >> what is your position at samsung, for what are you response snble >> i'm responsible for our corporate strategy in north america america and looking at all of our corporate strategies across that. so overseeing all the product areas and strategies. >> you spent quite a few years in korea, correct? >> yes. why are you now in the snates >> probably

and pacific on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, earlier in the day, you can watch the program. [video clip] >> i had dealt with a number of other religious cults that have similar philosophies to david koresh's. i had found that in some of these cases, when they are leading such groups that they make certain prophesies as to things that are going to happen. when these things don't happen, they begin to lose face. when they begin to lose face, then they have to do something to make it happen so that they don't lose face. he had a bird's nest on the ground. he had everything going for him. he was not about to give that up. one of the situations that i was concerned about that i have seen happen with similar groups in the past was that he would need to do something in order to bring about his prophecy of this armageddon where law enforcement would assault the compound, they could hold out, they would all die. and in three days they would be resurrected and he would be the good jesus at that point and may be living in the ga

season one begins monday night at 9:00 eastern and specific on c-span, seize their radio and c- span.org. watch live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> last november, colorado and washington voters passed a ballot initiatives making their states the first to legalize marijuana for nonmedical purposes. the impact was the topic of discussion monday hosted by the rand corporation. health policy chester, economist and behavioral scientists talked about the restrictions on the use, sale and advertising of marijuana and tobacco. this is an hour and 50 minutes. >> some of this is related to licensing and regulations have discussed before. alex, you will go third here so that you have a warning. first we will welcome -- first we will welcome frank chaloupka back. >> thanks. we will move quickly through this. these are things i can spend hours talking about. smoke-free air policies. these of the primary restrictions on tobacco use that we have. these are generated by try to protect non-smokers from exposure to tobacco smoke. the sciences have advanced and we understand what the harmful consequenc

eastern on c-span. later, president obama chief counterterrorism advisor and the presidents choice to be cia director testifies against the senate intelligence committee. that hearing is live at 2:30 p.m. eastern. >> president obama announces his nominee interior secretary ken salazar. postmaster general pastor donohoo announces the end of saturday mail delivery. "washington journal" is live. >> what i have discovered is the war strategy to achieve happiness and life is to make that your primary goal. if you make your happiness what you are striving for, you will not achieve it. you will be knossos cystic, self-involved, caring -- narcissistic, self-involved. happiness is best as a byproduct of other things. it is a five part of meaningful work -- five part of meaningful work, family, friends, good health, love, and care. we get happiness by throwing ourselves into life projects, involving ourselves and trying to have integrity and be a good person. >> whole foods cofounder and ceo john mackey examines h

be part of the conversation with your phone calls, tweets, and his post, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span-- facebook posts, live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is tom shoop to talk was more about the sequester. that is up to the beginning of this. what is the sequester? guest: it is an across-the-board cut in federal agency spending, so it gives very little flexibility for agencies. it says, it is a certain undefined percentage, it should be cut by the same amount. host: remind us how we got to this point. guest: you have to go to the budget control act of 2011. it gave congress until the end of the year to create a super committee to try to come up with an additional $1.20 trillion in cuts. that had until the end of the year. if that did not happen, then a sequester would go into effect at the beginning of 2013. as we know, the super committee did not get its job done. the sequester was slated to go into effect at the beginning of this year. in the fiscal cliff negotiations, congress did not come up with a short-term fix. they extend

live tonight at 9 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> host: and beginning with his state of the union address earlier this month, president obama began laying a framework for enhanced cybersecurity protections. here's the president from earlier this month. >> we know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid. our financial institutions. our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy. that's why earlier today i signed a new executive order that will strengthen our cyber defenses by increasing information sharing and developing standards to protect our national security, our jobs and our privacy. >> host: and michael daniel is the president's cybersecurity coordinator. mr. daniel, in the president's executive order of february 12, 2013, he talks about vital infrastructure. how is the white house defining "vital"? >> well, vital infrastructure's really defined as that infrastr

eastern on c-span 3. >> you have to understand that all of the founders primary concern was with national security. what would they say, for example, about a company such as locking? -- lockkey? they would have grudgingly favored a bailout because it supplied the united states at the time with its top fighter jets and top recon airplanes. you could make an argument that they would have supported the bailout of chrysler back in the 1980s but not the bailout of chrysler today. what is the difference? chrysler back then made tanks. in fact, they were our only tank manufacturer. when chrysler comes out of debt and repays a government loan and comes back to health, they sold off the tank division and piling that money back into the company. >> author and professor larry schweikart will take your phone calls, and e-mails, and tweets. life on sunday at noon on "book tv" on c-span 2. >> house republican leaders said the president and senate democrats responsibility for avoiding the budget cuts. house speaker john

eastern on c-span. timarron "newsmakers,", representative kryzan hollon, the top democrat on the budget committee. -- representative chris van hollon, the top democrat on the budget committee. you can watch his interview on newsmakers tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern and again at 6:00 eastern time here on c-span. now pakistani and ambassador to the united states, shary rahman, talking about u.s.-pakistan relations, drug strikes, and other topics. this is just over an hour. >> thanks for coming, everyone. i'm dave cook from the monitor. our guest is gerry grauman, pakistani ambassador to the united states. -- shary rahman, pakistani ambassador to the united states. we are grateful for your being here. our guest is a daughter of a prominent parent, and is a phi beta kappa graduate of smith college. she spent 20 years as a journalist in both print and broadcasting and rose to become the editor of the herald news magazine. she was first elected to parliament in 2002. to assert her -- assume her current post sh

eastern on c-span. >> on mary todd lincoln. >> one son dies in the white house. one after her son's assassination. the kinds of grief this woman was going through is amazing. folks demonized her for that. thought she was crazy. we found out she was not crazy. she was a significant person and i hope someday we get a better view of the range of things that influenced her life, not just the tragedy. >> "first ladies," first of its kind project examining the public and private lives of the women that served as first lady. season one begins just over a week at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on february 18 on c- span, c-span radio and c-span .org. >> on wednesday, the washington press club foundation hosted its annual congressional dinner. speakers included a speaker from utah and north dakota. lynn honored with the lifetime achievement award. she is a former senior editor and the first woman to hold that position at newsweek. major garret acted as the master of ceremonies. this is 45 minutes. >> good evening again. good evening, and welcome to our honored guests, membe

on c-span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. and watch the program live at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> british prime minister david cameron talked about the horse meat scandal. they are looking claims of mislabeling on products. he also discusses the british economy and the recent european union budget. this is just over 30 minutes. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. spear. this morning i had meetings with minister colleagues and others, ur.addition to buy duties in >> myconstituent, the constable, is beg buried this afternn after having been killed on duty. i'm sure the whole house will join me in expressing sympathy to her family and also acknowledge her dedicated service. >> here, here. >> the horsemeat scandal has not only sears undermined confidence in the safety of the food we eat that threatens every successful meat industry. can the prime minister assure me that this government will relentlessly follow every lead and give each an every guilty person or business responsible for any criminal or fraudulent act has been caught, expose

one begins at 9:00 eastern and pacific. watch the program earlier in the day live at 2:00 eastern on c- span.ost: here in washington we have david winston adn from new york city steve mcmahan. thank you to both of the. as we look at the state of the union, what do you think about the tone? what about the term of the president's delivery ended the way he was saying his message? guest: i think he did what many presidents do in the state of the union address, he laid out an agenda for the future. those things tend to be kind of a list. then he built to a crescendo at the end on having a vote on the gun-control measures that he has introduced. i thought it was a terrific state of the union address that did lay out the agenda. republicans know what it is he would like to accomplish. american people know what is at stake. now we will see if congress is willing to act. guest: you had the inaugural and the state of the union. he laid out a pretty aggressive liberal agenda. obviously there will be some differences of opinion that emerge out of this. whether it be the debt ceiling, the sequester, the c

and 6:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org . >> if somebody paid him to what's 10 columns for $2,000 each. he gets the money and they publish only six. he summons the editor and says, i wrote 10 and he published six. the editor says, we paid you. that is the standard answer. maybe they were not good enough. here is a check for the columns you did not print back. he was entitled to keep it. that would clear his philosophy session because he wanted to do business with the other party again. i admire that. >> the 30th president of the united states and the "coolidge." >> over half a million people come to this church every year. they compare not because of our amazing pews, they come here because of the events that happened here. what most people did not realize is what actually did happen here is still a genuine historical mystery. we have a very few records about what actually occurred on the night that paul revere oppose the plan was carried out in this church. we know there was a plan that. it happened across the way. he set it up on sunday. the what we do not know is who actually helped

we will take your calls, and females, and tweets every morning starting at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> on thursday, president obama and congressional leaders attended the national prayer breakfast. the event dates back to 1953 with president eisenhower. cnn live starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> what i have discovered is that the absolute worst strategy to achieve happiness in life is to make that your primary goal. iif you make happiness what you're striving for, you will probably not achieve it. if you will end up being narcissistic, self involved, caring about your own pleasures and your own satisfactions and live as your paramount goal. happiness is best as a byproduct of other things. meaningful work and family, friends, good health, love, and care. we get happiness not by aiming directly for it but by throwing ourselves and to the right projects and fundamentally trying to have integrity and be a good person. >> bien "conscious capitalism," john mackey explored how capitalism can be lethal -- can lead to a better world. like us on facebook. outgoing defense secretary

on c-span 2, leon panetta who is stepping down from his pentagon post. that is at 9:30 eastern. on c-span 3, funding for technology research and development, live from the house committee at 9:30 eastern. some of the automatic spending cuts delayed by congress in december are scheduled to take effect next month. in 45 minutes,

one program to another. that would be of some help, but not a major piece. >> watch the entire interview with representative rogers tomorrow at 10 a.m. eastern here on c-spancoming up on c-span, the communicators talk about the future of research in the cable industry. that is followed with

washington journal live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> tomorrow the chairman of the federal reserve ben bernanke will be on capitol hill to deliver the mop tear policy report to congress. he'll appear before the senate banking committee and have live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and live coverage of the chairman's testimony to the house before the financial services committee on wednesday. >> you have to understand that all the founders primary concern, number one, was national security. what would they say, for example, about a company such as lockheed? i'm of the opinion that based on how they acted in other instances, they would have favored a bailout of lockheed it -- with the top fighter jet and the top reconnaissance. i think you can make an argument they would have supported, for example, the bailout of chrysler baaing in the 1980s but not the bailout of chrysler today. what is the difference? chrysler back then made tanks? the m1a1 tank. they were the only tank manufacturer. ..

on c-span. with our preview program starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern and president's at 9:00, followed by the gop response and your reaction. tonight on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> president obama awarded the medal of honor to former army staff sgt clinton romesha -- the fourth living veteran of the wars in iraq and afghanistan to be given the medal of honor. this is half an hour. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama, accompanied by medal of honor recipients staff sgt clinton romesha. ♪ ["hail to the chief"] >> let's pray. eternal god, from whom we come to whom we belong, and in whose service we find peace, such as written to be found in the spirit of truth and justice. on yourselves. the you men of valor -- of valor. -- the men of valor, retinas for the conflict. be ready for the conflict. better to paris and that all of them look upon it out origination. today, lord, we recognize men of valor, who in readiness for the conflict, the battle came upon them. their sacred story is one of life a

on alcohol, invite the mormons. >> senator from idaho isn't here, is he? >> just making sure. >> watch the entire congressional dinner tonight at 8: 20 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> in his weekly address president obama talks about sequestration and tax policy. then senator lisa murkowski from alaska delivers the republican address. she enters her plan for an energy policy for the u.s.. >> hi everybody. over the last few years, democrats and republicans have come together and cut our deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a balanced mix of cuts and tax for the wealthiest americans. that is more than both parties say we need to stabilize our debt. i believe e we can finish the job the same way we started it, with a balanced cut of spending cuts and tax reform. and the majority of the american people agree, both democrats and republicans. my preference and the preference of many members of congress is to do that in a balanced way by making sensible changes to entitlement programs and reforming our tax code. as we speak, both the house and senate are working toward budget proposals i hope will lay out this balanced path going forward. wut that takes time and

eastern on c-span. >> british prime minister david cameron talk with members of the house of commons on wednesday. to go slaughterhouses have been rated since the inquiry began last month he also discusses the european economy and the budget code. this is just over 30 minutes >> mr. speaker? the horse meat scandal has undermined confidence in the safety of the food we eat, but threatens a very successful wheat industry. can the prime minister assured me that this government will follow every lead until each individual person or business responsible for any criminal or fraudulent act has been caught, exposed, prosecuted, and then expelled from ever again having any part in the u.k. food industry >> i fully support what the honorable gentleman said. let me join me in praising this constable. she kept people sit in the communities that she is head of a. i would join him in sending my deepest condolences along with everybody else to her colleagues and loved ones. on the issue of this appalling situation where people buying beets -- beef products in supermarkets find out that could be coar

eastern on c-span. tomorrow, live coverage of the forward crime rally on the national mall here in washington. speakers include a vote by the senator sheldon whitehouse, van jones and representatives from the sierra club. our live coverage begins at noon eastern here on c-span. >> i think the women in many cases were interested in politics but have no vehicle to express that in their own lives. so they were attracted to men who were going to become politically active or war already politically active. >> each of them i find intriguing. probably half of them precisely because they are so obscure. historically. half of these women probably would be almost totally unrecognizable to most men and women on the street. >> is president day, the new series first ladies, influence and images. with historians, chief of staff, social secretary, chefs and curators exploring the lives of women who served as first lady. in a first of its kind project for television. season one begins monday night at 9:00 a.m. -- at 9:0

under night at eight o'clock eastern on c-span two. >> british prime minister david cameron was in algeria wednesday for talks concerning the recent hostage situation that left six britons dead and made a surprise visit to libya. he took questions from the british house of commons in his weekly question time session which topics included state of the economy, housing benefits for veterans and a proposed tax increase on beer and alcohol. this is 35 minutes. dispersed so they can go to the projects so desperately needed. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the cells i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is it right that a mother and my contingency may not -- confirmed by his minister, her son serving in her majesty's armed forces -- [inaudible] >> the reforms to housing benefit that we're putting in place, and i'm happy to look at the case of the honorable lady says -- [shouting] >>

washington journal takes your calls, e-mails and tweets live on 7:00 eastern on c-span. tomorrow, john kerry delivers his first major speech since his comfy mation. we'll be live for his remark at the university of virginia starting at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> from the start we told the board that the approach we were going to take, which was pretty straight forward. we were there to fix g.m., the board. that was the mission. make this a vible company again. so we were all focusesed and i brought the message that we're going to design and build the world's best vehicles. we're going to move quickly, we need your support and your input. so we changed a few things about the board meeting, we shortened them considerably. we stay wad from the details and did not get into the weeds of how you build a car but bigger things like moral, that sort of thing. the board was supportive of that and we kept them informed. we just took off. >> leading general motors through bankruptcy and the government bailout. former chairman and c.e.o. ed whitter sunday night at 9:00 part of bo

conversation about martha washington with phone calls and facebook posts live monday night at eight eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >>> up next "after words" with guest host author janet.t langht this week historian clayborne carson and he recounts his it hv journey from teenage civil rights activist present at the 1963 marchre on washington to editor of martin luther king jr.'s papers. kinkos counters the organizerseo and the civilunte rights movemet and putting stokely carmichael and the king family. it's about an hour >> host: dr. person thanks for joining me on "after words."memr your book is a memoir and a history book.. peal jouook to talk about your personal journey. i get very candid about your life and you also cover new insights as a historian to the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr..you to writehe what prompted you to write the book this way? >> guest: i wanted to write something for the 50th anniversary .coming-oage. it's like coming of age, so our life had been connected to the king legacy and i felt there wa eomething about my life thatoutf needed to be told

eastern on c-span. >> on thursday, defense secretary leon panetta hosted a ceremony honoring former secretary of state hillary clinton. this event includes remarks by joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey. this is 45 minutes. >> present.♪ [playing "star spangled banner"] >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, the 18th chairman of the joint chief of staff, general martin dempsey. [applause] >> secretaries, flag officers, our guests today from the department of state, happy valentine's day. [laughter] the lore of martyrdom says that saint valentine was martyred because he was marrying soldiers who were forbidden to marry by the roman law of the day. he was a man who loved soldiers and servicemen and women. it is fitting in that regard that we are here to honor a recent and great secretary of state hillary clinton. she has been an enormous champion of military servicemen and women and their families. it is a privilege to honor one of the most dedicated public servants. this is the highest award that i can present to a civilian. the secretary is no stranger to awards. we know

on the c-span network and online at c-span.org. >> on newsmakers, senator chuck grassley talking about this week's hearing on guns, emigration laws, and other topics. today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. "john mccain's 2000 campaign, when he ran for president, it is the most memorable of any that i have ever covered. we will never see it again. here he was facing george w. bush who had all of the face cards of the republican party backing him, republican governors, all the money. john mccain went out and held a 114 town meetings and he stayed until every question was answered. you see the light bulb going on over people's heads. when eric going to get a patient's bill of rights? he answered, never as long as my party is owned by the health- care industry. it was just this refreshing candor. it was totally open to the press. there was just a welcomeness no one had seen before or since. >> columnist and political littlest mark shields on the washington press corps and has life in journalism tonight at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> you have some hotshot who just got his computer science degree from stanford, he is getting offers from all over the world. it's not really competitive

on the c-span archive. on the next washington journal historian and author douglas brinkly talks about the second term of u.s. presidents. washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think the women themselves in many cases, were interested in politics but had no vehicle to express that in their own lives. so they were attracted to men who were going to become politically active or already politically active. >> each of them, i find intriguing, probably half of this in particular because they are so obscure, historically. half of these women would be half of these women would be almost

live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c- span tomorrow, a look at the role of the business community in higher education. that is from the u.s. chamber of commerce in washington. among the speakers, the educational secretary in george w. bush's second term. > host: we take a look at how your taxpayer dollars are being spent. on this presidents day, we will focus on presidents and what sort of benefits they get after they leave office. let's begin with a history. when did taxpayers start paying for these benefits for presidents after they leave office? guest: the act was enacted in 1958. the idea occurred around 1912. andrew carnegie decided he wanted to use his foundation to pay about $25,000 a year in pensions to former presidents. the first former president that would have been able to use that $25,000 happened to be his friend taft. taft did not need the money. he was a professor at yale. he became the supreme court justice. he had to walk a delicate balance of telling his friend thanks but no thanks and deci

eastern on c- span, c-span radio and c- span.org.this morning, michigan governor talks about gun laws affecting his state. affecting his state.

eastern on c-span. >> at age 65 she was the oldest first lady when her husband became president but never set foot in washington. her husband, benjamin harrison, died just one month after his inauguration. meet anna harrison and other women who served as first lady over 44 administrations in c-span's new original series, first ladies, influence and image. their public and private lives, interests and influence on the president. introduced with the white house historical association, season one begins february 19, on c-span, c-span radio and c-span dot oregon on february 18. >> british prime minister david cameron was in algeria wednesday for talks concerning the recent hostage situation that left six brittons dead and made a surprise visit to libya. he took questions from the british house of commons in his weekly question time session which topics included state of the economy, housing benefits for veterans and a proposed tax increase on beer and alcohol. this is 35 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. alison seabeck. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings

eastern on cnn, c-span radio and scheming live at cpspan.org. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> i am the president of the white house historical association. welcome to the new public home, the david m. rubenstein center for white house history. in a recent arrangement with the national trust preservation, which owns this decatur house complex, the association is now co stewards of this historic site for 30 more -- for 30 or more years to come. first ladies, influence and image is a partnership project with our good friends at c-span. i would like to thank our colleagues there. if they would wave, i would like to acknowledge them. the co-chief operating officer, vice president of programming, and the executive producer for the first lady series. we appreciate their enthusiasm for a subject that rarely receives the attention it deserves. as you will see in your program, listed on c-span's website, the series will be a comprehensive visual biography. over the course

saturday at noon eastern on c-span's 2 book tv. and on c-span 3 on the american history. >> at the bank of america's economic forecast economist from the george w. bush and obama administration discuss the future of the u.s. economic as well as health care, education, and the federal budget. this is just over an hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to today's meeting of the commonwealth club of california. i'm president of bank of america, member of the commonwealth club. we welcome our listeners and welcome everyone to visit us on our website. we're pleased to present the economic forecast named in honor of the late past president and board member. he also served as chief economist and vice president of the bank of america. today's program is sponsored by the memorial fund and bank of america. today's program will feature two distinguished speakers with their viewpoints. mr. keith hennessy who teaches at the graduate school of business and stanford law school . keith served as director of the economic council as assistance to presid

season one begins presidents' day, february 18 at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> if someone paid you to write 10 columns for to thousand dollars each, and you send the men and gets the money, and they publish only six, he summoned the editor and said i wrote 10 and published only six. what did the editors say in response? but we paid you, which is the standard answer. maybe the columns were not good enough. here is a check for the columns you did not print, $1,000 back. then we asked, why would you give the money back? that was his business lesson, because he wanted to do business with the other party again. he wanted to be a good citizen. i admired that. >> amity shlaes, sunday night at 8:00 on "q&a". the defense department held a farewell ceremony for outgoing defense secretary leon panetta, with remarks by general martin dempsey, president obama, and mr. panetta. he said he will officially step down once the senate confirms a new defense secretary. the president has nominated former senator chuck hagel. this is just under an ho

eastern on c-span. will continue with our primetime booktv programming later tonight with a look at the civil rights movement. that gets annoyed 8 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. also on c-span3, it's american history to be focusing on american artifacts. >> earlier today former senator sam nunn took part in a form on the federal budget and military issues. we wis were sure the entire evet later in the program but here's a brief look at what he had to say. >> let me just take just a moment to point out a few things were i think are very valuable, and icy agreement between the two papers. first of all i think both of them a great on, that overall deficit reduction is out so the critical for national security, and admiral mullen has said this over and over. the biggest threat is the deficit problem, the debt problem. so that's what i think most people agree with. you all wrong. the second point i think they both agree with is reform and defense within the defense budget is just as important as the top one.

eastern. we'll hear from ken salazar. tomorrow morning on c-span, outgoing defense secretary, leon panetta and general martin dempsey talk about the attack in libya. the hearing gets under way at 10:00 a.m. eastern and we will have it live on c-span. >> during the presidency of her husband, james madison, british troops invaded the capitol in the war of 1812, she saved a portrait of george washington and other valuables. meet dolly madison in c-span's new original series. produced with the white house historical association, season one begins president s' day on february 18, 9:00 p.m. >> if you go to most american history textbooks i would make you a bet if you go back to the textbooks you had in high school , take me up on my bet, but in your american history textbooks in high school, if you go to the index, you will find no mention of eugenics and/or biology books. you will find no mention. i looked at a biology book assigned at montana state university. great textbooks, but i didn't see any mention of that word. it's as if, because we, meaning s

martha washington with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook posts live monday night at nine eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. next, a few interviews from our college series. ..

and pacific on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> this morning on c-span 3, before thestifies senate finance committee. the live starting at 10: 00 eastern. in a moment here on c-span, washington journal is live. at 10:00 eastern, the speaker is in the house. then at noon, they return for legislative business. coming up on "washington journal," reaction to the president's state of the union address. we hear from congressman keith ellison, the cove chairman of the print -- the cochairman of the progressive caucus. he is followed by representative tom cole of oklahoma. and then marcy kaptur

eastern here on c-span. -- at 8:55 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> during he presidency of her husband, james madison, as british troops invaded the capitol in the war of 1812, she's known for saving a portrait of george washington and other valuables from the white house. meet deleel madison -- dolley madison in our new series, "first ladies: influence and image." >> the single thing we want to remember is when he left office, the budget was lower than when he came in. that's the story for us now in a weird where we're concerned, well, how did he do that? the economy grew a lot. maybe more than 3% sometimes. unemployment was below 5%. the budget was balanced due to his own parsimony. how did he manage to keep -- make a budget go lower and how did that help the economy? a lot. because he got the government out of the way of the economy. >> amity shlaes traces the life of the the 13th president of the united states in "coolidge," sunday night on "q & a." >> utah governor harry -- gary herbert explained how his state's health

c-span's original series, "first lady." produced with the white house historical association, sees and one begins on president's day, february 18, at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org >> secretary of state hillary clinton's last day in office was on friday. she talks about america's leadership in the world and the need for diplomacy to change the world. she took a few questions from the audience on immigration reform, budget concerns, and the future of the american political system. this is an hour. [applause] >> please, take your seats. good afternoon, and on behalf of bob reuben, carla hills, who is with us today, the entire board of directors and our members, i want to welcome you to the council on foreign relations and i'm richard haass, president of the c.f.r. we're an independent nonpartisan membership organization, a think tank and a publisher and we are dedicated to improving the understanding of the world and the foreign policy choices facing this country. and today we are continuing what we've come to call secretary of state week here at the council. on tuesday night, we were fortunate to hear from george shultz who

eastern on c-span and act c-span.org. -- and at c-span.org. >> and he sent them in, gets the money and they publish only six. he summons the editor and says i wrote ten and you published only six. most of the editors say in response, but we paid you. because the standard answer includes beebe the columns were not good enough. here's a check for the columns he did not print. then why would he give back the money if the contract said $20,000? he was entitled to keep it. that was his business lesson. because he wanted to do business with the other party again. he wanted to be a good citizen. very rare behavior now. i admired that. she traces the life of the 30th president of the united states son and i at 8:00 on key and a -- on q &a. from this week's washington journal, this is 35 minutes. host: abdul mujeeb khalvatgar is the executive director of the nai media institute in afghanistan. let's begin with your organization first. what is it and how are you funded? guest: first of all, a warm hello from miles away in afghanistan. one of the first media supporting organizations established i

eastern on c-span. >> one hundred years ago this month the 16th amendment to the constitution was ratifiediving congress the power to collect federal income tax. yesterday the urban institute hosted a discussion on the history of the federal income tax as well as proposals for replacing the income tax system. this last about 90 minutes. spent good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the urban institute's first to say where we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the income tax. my name is howard, the editor of the tax policy center blog, and moderator for today's program. 100 years ago today, delaware became the 36th state to ratify the 16th amendment to the constitution. creating modern income tax. which it wasn't the first income tax. we had one in the civil war but this one was memorialized in the constitution and we've had an income tax ever since. it is a tax we love to hate. in the 100 years it has gone from a simple rich man's tax to the top rate of 7%, today's mass tax, somewhere north of 40%. to paraphrase winston churchill, we seem to think it is the worst possible tax except for all

on c-span3, american history tv and a visit to the historical sites across the country. all of these events begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span network. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british who threatened to take her hostage. later, she would become the first first lady as 57 years old. she is martha washington. we will visit some of the places that influenced her life, including lewisburg, mount vernon, philadelphia, and part of the conversation is dedicated to your questions with facebook and your tweets. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. we have live coverage of the senate and every become the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can get our schedules our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media websites. >> a look at the 2012 election with the top strategists. the university of chicago institute of politics hosted this event in early february. white house correspondent chuck todd moderates this event. [applause] >> good evening. i am the student engagement share for

eastern on c-span. >>mary todd lincoln. >> three of her four children died. one in the white house, one shortly after her husband's assassination. the kind of grief this woman went through, amazing. folks demonized her, thought she was crazy. we found out she was not crazy. mary todd was a very significant person and i hope some day we get a better view of the range of things that into a term life, not just the tragedy. >> first ladies, a first of its kind product for

on anti- bullying efforts. you can also watch the first lady's program at midnight eastern. c-span and the white house historical association are teaming up for a featured series. every monday on c-span radio and on our web site, first ladies, in fluent and image. the life and times of the american first ladies. from martha washington to michele obama. ♪ >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about the suffering. >> the bully pulpit, you ought to take advantage of it. >> it is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> there is so much influence in that office, it would be a shame to waste it. >> i think it serves as a window to the past of what was going on with american women. >> she was the only one in the world that he could trust. >> they were writers, journalists, they wrote books. >> in many cases, they were more interesting than their husbands because they are not first and foremost defined or limited by political ambition. >> socially adept and politically savvy. >> dolly madison loved every minute of it. whoo

season one begins monday night at nine o'clock eastern pacific on c-span and c-span.org. >> senate judiciary subcommittee chairman dick durbin of the commission on reducing gun violence. witness included victims of gun violence and constitutional law attorneys. congress is considering several proposals to curb on violence such as banning assault weapons and curbing cartridges. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> this hearing will come to order. today's hearing is entitled, proposals to reduce gun violence. protecting our communities while respecting the second amendment. this is the first hearing of this constitutional subcommittee. i want to welcome my ranking republican member, senator ted cruz of texas. thank you for joining us at this committee hearing, as well as my other colleagues. i also want to thank senator pat leahy for giving us the opportunity to have this hearing today. we are pleased to have such a large audience for the hearing. it demonstrates the importance of this issue. at the outset, i want to note that the rules of the senate prevent outbursts or clapping or demonstratio

on c-span. coming up on 8:00 eastern on c-span two book tv has civil rights movement. at is tonight at 8:00 on the c-span networks. in about 40 minutes we'll have live remarks from the prime minister of japan on relations between his country and the united states. earlier today, he visited the white house, his first meeting with president obama since his party returned to party in december. the president's remark, live coming up at 6:00 eastern time here on c-span. until then, environmental activists laid out a list of goals that the president and congress could take up, including fuel standards for heavy-duty trucks and improving efficiency in federal buildings. this is just under 40 minutes. >> welcome back. it is a real treat for me to now welcome eileen claussen the president of the center for climate and energy solutions. i work ared for her for a decade before coming to georgetown. i've been discovering that it is rare in any event in d.c. on the topic of climate or energy, to find folks in a crowd or speakers who have not worked for eileen at some point, either a

eastern on c-span, c- span radio, and c-span.org. >> president obama met with u.s. governors earlier today at the white house. he called on congressional republicans to compromise to avoid across-the-board sequester cut scheduled to go no effect on friday. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. i tell you what, i did not know jack was as good as he is. until i heard that rym last night. jack, if you had done that -- jack, if you had done that, i would be introducing you hear. thank you but all, very, very much. you are all much more disciplined than the place that i lived for 36 years up on the hill. you run ahead of schedule. the president is with me. thank you for being here. we have a lot to work on, from fixing a broken immigration system to rebuilding our nation's infrastructure to this new word everyone in america is learning about, "sequester." this town, unlike maybe your capitols, is i hope temporarily frozen and not stopped in intense partisanship, the likes of which i have only seen the last couple of years in my career. but you know, the

. >> on "newsmakers" senator chuck grassley talks about guns and immigration reform and other topics. sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern here on c-span. now a panel of policy-makers examines how congress and l