tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> former morgan stanley trader alexa von tobel. this is from the atlantic magazine and the aspen institute. this is half hour. >> i'm executive director for the center of quality. on behalf of the caq, we are thrilled to be a supporting underwriter of new york ideas. the caq is a nonprofit organization that serve investors and the capital market. it is my distinct honor to introduce our next panel. "the girls club: women and wall street." our panelist are uniquely qualified to talk about two issues. confidence in the capital market and advancing opportunities for women in positions of corporate leadership. although more women are advanced degrees in the united states than men do and roughly equal number of women and men represent our workforce, few women have earned positions of corporate leadership in wall street. facebook coo cheryl sandberg's book "lean in" have returned this issue. women must advocate more fiercely for their own advancement. our next panelist, sally krawcheck and alexa von tobel have certainly learned this lesso

eastern on c- span. >> they had a tremendous role. talking about martha's, the things she gave george, that going to camp every winter was huge and he also. it was not just sally ford. it was every winter of the eight long years of the revolutionary war. and she hated it. it was dangerous. the roads were dangerous. she was a prime object of hostagetaking. but he was key to troop morrow. he felt that very strongly. he would organize the other officers wives and they would cook for the soldiers. they would sew for the soldiers, nurse the soldiers, put on entertainment for the soldiers. during the war, washington's genius was keeping the army together. washington would say he could not have done it without martha. he begged her to come to camp every year. so that she could work with the troops. and the troops adored her. >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, leslie stall, cokie roberts, and akil reed-amar. 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> during this week's "question time," david cameron defended his government's proposed spendin

"washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. tuesday a discussion on the impact of the healthcare law and mental health coverage. live at 12:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> making a transition from journalism is exhilarating and overwhelming and frequentening. >> why did you make that choice? >> i have long wanted to be working on a book just because the freedom that allows you to really dive into a topic and lose yourself and go off on tangent and have enough time to explore it fully. >> sunday taboo scientists living in face, the aftermath and the human digestive system. mary roach will take your call, facebook comments and tweets three hours leave sunday on noon eastern on c-span two and book tv. >> on monday night we're continuing our focus on first ladies. tonight a discussion on the influence of women in politics. journalist cokie roberts lk about first ladies from michelle obama. it's an hour. >> look at all of you. >> yes. >> i was going to say how good looking and put my glasses on. i'm impressed. thank you all for co

span to everyon c- wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern when the is in session and again on sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. span.org, time on c- where you can find videos of past prime minister's questions and other c-span programs. munk debate is a biannual event in toronto. airing their spring debate, analysts discussed economic inequality, income disparity. debating for the motion to tax the rich, former greek prime minister george papandreou and new york times columnist paul krugman. arguing against is newt gingrich and andre laffer. this is one hour and 25 minutes. ♪ >> you did not know which one of your arguments would be totally >> he has never said precipitous withdrawal. >>

"washington journal" is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> one of the points we make in this book is the perennial question, did it make any difference to have the popular election and we come down on the side that it did make a difference. senators began to act like house members which is not something that any senator wants year. means they're out there scavenging for roads. they had to deal with the people. did you have a state legislature and there are 26 members of your state senate, you need 14 votes. you can payoff 14 centers, paying off their mortgages in a couple of notorious cases to buy their election. >> war with historian emeritus of the senate richard baker on ."&a john dingell was first elected in 1955. vice-president biden along with house and some-senate leaders celebrated at the u.s. capitol. this is 50 minutes. [applause] >> that afternoon and thank you for joining us today. it is with great pride that welcome all of you to the old hall of the house on this momentous occasion. with the help and guidance of dingell, i th

eastern on c-span two. at he was the subject for a biography when it on don made that he had been not only at abraham lincoln's dead site uniquely after his assassination, but also at the bedside of william mckinley and 1901. i thought who could this fellow be? of course, when i opened the archives, i realize what a rare subject it was. his life really has two bookends at either end of his biographical show. it is lincoln on one end. he was president lincoln's personal secretary, private herbert cemetery. he lived in the white house for four years. and on the other end of his life, he served not only under mckinley, but after mckinley's assassination, he was the secretary of state for teddy roosevelt durin. so you have these wonderful iconic bookends of american history. then you realize that all the chapters in between that in american history, from the civil war to the beginning of the 20th century, he is a presence in every one of those chapters. his fingerprints are on all those pages. in many cases, he

eastern on c-span. .> they had a tremendous role without going to camp every winter was huge. and he thought so. it wasn't just a valley forge. it was every winter of the eight long years of the revolutionary war and she hated it. it was dangerous. the roads were dangerous. she was a prime object for hostagetaking. .ut she was key to troop morale and he felt that very strongly and she would organize the other officers wives and they would cook for the soldiers. they would settle for the soldiers. they would nurse the soldiers and pray for the soldiers. they put on these great entertainments for the soldiers. washington's genius was keeping the army together and washington would say that he couldn't have done it without martha and he begged her to come to camp every year so that she could work with the troops and the troops adored her. lady washington is here. >> as we continue our conversation on first ladies, they discuss first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. during this week's question time, british prime minister david

washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> one of the points you make in this book is didn't make any difference to have direct popular elections? it did make a difference. senators began acting like house members. they were out scavenging for votes. they had to deal with the people. all you need is 14 votes, you can easily pay off, and they did pay off 14 senators. >> more with richard baker sunday night on q&a. >> if kern county where state, it would be the top five oil producers in the nation. to put this in context, 75% of all of oil production in california is done in kern county. overview two percent of the natural gas is right here in kern county. county,ooking at this oil and agriculture. they are the two largest industries that we have. it turns the economy. >> the history and literate life of bakersfield california. >> next, a panel discussion on the net roots nation conference. this is one hour 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. we are going to get started here. i'm your moderator. , using republicans using republicans words to shut the whole thing down. there you have

think there is a desire to have choice. >> streaming to any mobile device, monday at eight eastern on c-span2. span- at 8:00 eastern on c- 2. >> british prime minister david cameron and opposition leader on their last question time before members leave for summer recess. the prime minister answered questions about changes to the national health service and britain's future relations with the european union. for the pri minister. question number one, speaker. >> thank you. this morning i had meetings -- before i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to our duties, later today. >> people using general hospital tod are asking for reassurance given the brief -- this is not the time for hasty reaction or recrimination. will the prime minister commit the reurces and support of the challenge to ensure the hospital deliver high-quality care across all its departments? >> what i said about the report, it is a good report and even those hospitals face the challenges that have been investigated have been many instances have excellent care. in terms of resources this government is put

eastern on c-span. later, part of this year's cable show in washington, we will hear from education secretary arne duncan of the impact of technology on education, and remarks from entertainer tvnifer lopez and her new enterprise that targets latino americans. also friday afternoon, two journalists about the future of medicare and whether it is a solution for inflated medical industry prices. i spoke recently at an event hosted by the manhattan institute. that is at 5:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. the black okies thought coming west, they would be behind the races. the sun did shine a little bit more benignly on them here. i remember a number -- the number of them telling me that it was even more cruel kind of racism. a smile in the face, but a dagger behind the back, that is how they describe california. to live inot allowed any of the cities, not even the small towns. they were locked out. the only land that was available to them were these patches of land. when you would write up on the land and you wou

eastern on c-span. tizenship in america has changed over the decades. citizenship and how it relates to public engagement, civil service, and public engagement. from the aspen institute. also tonight, a look at the origins of instagram and what is ahead in the future. two stanford graduates built the filter technology company in eight weeks before selling it to facebook. we will hear more about the held by theevent commonwealth club of california at about 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the black okies coming west thought that they would leave behind the racism. the sun didn't shine a little more benignly on them here, but it was even a more cruel kind of racism. a smile in the face but a dagger how theyck is described california. they were not allowed to live in any of the cities, not small towns. . they were locked out. the only land available were these patches of alkaline land. it looks like it is so salty like it is snow. this was the land available to them. they build their little wooden shacks he

the role of the first lady and now it is changed along with the nation monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> historian when the lower discusses her soon-to-be published book hitler's theories, and german women in the nazi killing fields. she spoke to a book tv and book expo america. we have brought you several interviews of the past two weekends from the publishing industry's annual trade show and all of these can be viewed online at book tv -- booktv.org. >> host: no a preview of the new book "hitler's furies." german women in the nazi killing fields. what is your book about? >> it's about entire generations of german women, i call them the world war one baby boomers, an increase right after the first world war, the spike. 1918, 1919. that coincided with german women getting the vote. the surge of the theme of population coinciding with the opening up of women's opportunities politically with the vote. so the stories about this generation that came of age during the time of the nazi regime in the 30's, who saw opportunities that they did not have before to be part of the political syste

conflict. >> this weekend on c-span, the senate judiciary subcommittee on human rights looks at the implications of closing the guantanamo bay prison saturday at 10:00 a.m. easternat 10:00, live coverage of the roosevelt reason -- reading festival from the f.b.r. presidential library and park, new york. live on c-span 3, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice at 10:00. yesterday, house republican leader eric kanter and democratic whip steny hoyer debated federal spending and the possibility of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government when the fiscal year expires in two months. this is 45 minutes. >> the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. these take your conversations off the floor. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i expect to consider the fiscal year 2014 transportation, housing and urban development appropriations act authored i representative tom latham. members are advised to house will begin consideration of this bill on tuesday afternoon and should be prepared to offer amendments that that appropriate time. members are further advised that the 6:30 p.m. vote series

the hearing airs live on c-span three at 9:00 eastern. hose are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. mark twain was a young man when he was here in carson city. he arrives in 1861 and is going on 26 years old. here, experiences he has all the things he does and then things that the rights and the notoriety that he gets beginning in san francisco and new york city. foundation for the man who would become one of the greatest writers in american history. i would argue that without that experience, samuel clemens would never have become mark twain. life ofistory and carson city, nevada, saturday at 2.on eastern on c-span >> "washington journal" continues. of theephen kohn national whistleblowers center. provide advice for whistleblowers. i have represented whistleblowers for over 30 years. and a lot of people blow the whistle and make big mistakes and the key is to do it right so you can protect yourself. host: this is a headline, bradley manning just received his convictions yesterday. we saw him declared not guilty of aiding the ene

he discusses federal spending on the country's water system and infrastructure. journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span the carnegie endowment for international peace discusses the israeli- palestinian conflict with a group of independent leaders founded by nelson mandela, known as the others. they include former u.s. president jimmy carter, former president of finland, and former foreign minister to algeria and special envoy to syria. this is the elders first public event in washington, and you can watch it live starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. jackie was raised as her mother was raised. she was the same kind of life and hostess. the home. the children. the entertaining with style and panache. that was her heritage and she did it again in the white house, right after her administration, during the johnson years, the whole world corrupted like volcanoes. we had the women who went to work and got divorces and demanded equal rights. we had a flower children and free love and free sex. boy oh boy, was it great for the young! i missed all of that. [laughter] the whole world changed. it became a w

on mental health coverage. the alliance for health reform, johnson obert wood foundation are co-hosting the event. live at 12:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> making a transition from journalism to books is exhilarating and completely verwhelming and frightening, but wonderful. >> why did you make that choice? >> i made that choice because i wanted to be working on a book just because the freedom really allows you to dive into a topic and lose yourself and go off on tangents to really ough time explore a choice. >> sunday, taboo sciences, in space, the afterlife, system. human digestive mary roche will take your calls, -mails, facebook comments, and tweets, in depth, three hours live on sunday. >> last week the supreme court struck down the key provision of voting rights act, holding back the act is unconstitutional. it's used to determine which tates need federal approval before changing voting laws. now, the oral arguments from in the case which challenged the law. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> first this morning, in case 1296, shelby county versus holder. justice, and may it please the court. eight four years ago, justices of a

on c-n see the house live span, the senate live on c-span 2. we have live coverage today on c-span 2. at 4:15 p.m. eastern the alliance for health reform set health-career experts plans. later at 5:00 p.m. eastern former president jimmy carter will be joined by the former president of finland for discussion on the israeli- palestinian conflict. the carnegie endowment for international peace is hosting this discussion following the news on friday that palestinian officials had reached a tentative agreement for stop -- for stalled peace talks. like the day on c-span 2. was raised as a mother was raised, the same kind of wife and hostess. the home, the children, the entertaining with style. that was her heritage and she did it again in the white house right after her administration, during the johnson years, the whole world erupted like volcanoes. women who went to work and got the forces and had equal rights. we had flower children, free love, free sex. it was safe for the young and i missed all that. but the whole world changed. it became a whole new concept of women and i think that today mrs. clinton rep

and the tribune with the $1 center.data washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. tuesday, the federal reserve discusses the final rule-making discovering the nation's largest financial institutions. 9:30 a.m.ee it live at eastern on c-span 2. the inspector general of iraq the improved and future operations. study of nstitutes of war this, is an hour and ten minutes. >> listen here, follow along. i would ask those who haven't done so, please turn off your the phones so that broadcast continues at peace. we' keen to welcome them streaming live this morning and in follow-up sessions. so please also join us at understandingmore.org to learn more about isw. bowen.r stewart stewart has served for nine iraq which gives him a wimpy perspective on u.s. and iraqnational engagement in over such a varied period of history. days to surge days to days, to the current environment when we are watching some of the completions of that were begun long ago. but also in watching the effects of u.s. engagement and disengagement. very special position o look at these things because it'

eastern on c-span. what we do teach here at the museum on a typical tour is that we do start how the music edison andarted with the cylinder machine and then we go forward with the invention by e-mail berliner of the flat disc machine, the gramophone. we go ahead and talk about johnson's very important invention to improve this machine. johnson and his engineers went to work to try to keep customers happy. . they came up with a style referred to as a victrola. that was coined when the horn was actually removed and it was put in a concealed area within the cabinet itself. also decided, a clever idea, to put doors on the front which allows you to modify the sound. now you had volume control doors. also could take the lead and close it which gives you the ability to soften the sound and if you had a very scratchy record, it would also hide that sound as well. ♪ the foundere about of the talking machine company as both tv and american history tv look at the history and dover,y right -- life of delaware, on c

you can see the hearing live on c-span 3 at 4:00 eastern. the cia director will be live discussing the u.s. dependence on foreign and domestic oil and how it affects national security. no man needs a strong partner, honest partner, more than the american president, sheltered and cocooned in what harry truman called the great white prison. that is what i concluded after five years and hundreds of interviews. greatoth presidents with spouses were willing to speak hard truth is that others were unwilling to speak to the big guy. those presidents have a distinct advantage. let me give you an example, if pat nixon had been able to cut through her husband's paranoia, watergate might have been avoided, but she had long given up on her husband by the time they reached the white house. they were leaving virtually separate lives, as you will see in this portrayal of the saddest of all presidential couples. she was quoted as saying -- i do not give him advice because he does not need it. is there a man or woman alive that does not need advice from the p

eastern on c-span. more on the proposed changes to senate rules.ear option. before we begin our discussion, the exchange between the senate republican leader and harry reid. >> these aredark days in the history of the senate. we have witnessed the majority leader break his word in the united states senate. our request of a joint meeting has been set for monday night at a time when attendance is frequently quite spotty. in an obvious effort to keep many of his members for hearing the concerns and arguments from the other side as possible. it remains our view that for this debate, the kind of joint session that it ought to be, given the tendency of this daft to have sparse attendance on monday night, to have this meeting on tuesday before it is too late. >> mr. president, i do not want him to feel sorry for the senate. i am going to try to continue to speak in a tone that is appropriate. i guess he follows the theory that the more you say something the more people believe it. mr. president, -- it is quite interesting that he thinks there is nothing w

eastern on c-span. theow a discussion on republican party's future. aspen ideasal festival.his is about an hour. a [applause] a trustee of the aspen institute said that we are spending a little much -- a little bit too much time on patter. anyway, it is a delight to be with everyone here to talk about the future of the republican party. a friend of mine said "well, that will be a short discussion ." [laughter] that is not our view. i could not be more delighted than to have three of my friends who represent some of the best inking and the republican party or the right of center movement and the country. i think you know all of them. elaine chao, the former secretary of labor and fellow at the heritage foundation, mike gresham was the speechwriter for former president bush and currently writes for it the washington post and appears on the lehrer news hour. and your name was? >> [indiscernible] >> to be introduced as a strategist for the republican party when karl rove is on the platform is a little daunting. i think we all know karl. he was just talking about the last electio

monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. next, prime minister's questions with her dish prime minister david cameron. recession, an exchange between the prime minister and ed miller brent on political campaign funds. john glen: if he will list his official engagements for wednesday 10 july. the prime minister: before listing my engagements, i am sure the whole house, and indeed the whole country, will wish to join me in congratulating andy murray on his historic wimbledon success. to become the first british player to win wimbledon for 77 years is a fantastic achievement and will rightly go down in our history books. this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. john glen: today, the government are setting out plans to modernize royal mail and to allow hard-working -- mr. speaker: order. the hon. gentleman asked a serious question, and the secretary of state is trying to answer, but there is far too much noise in

conversation about first ladies continues every monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. you can watch all of the programs in our series at www.c- first ladies. coming in august, weeknights at 9:00, it all starts monday, august this. our program on martha washington. starting in september, season two of first ladies, influence and image as we move into the modern era of our series. that's life, monday night charting on september 9 on c- span. earlier today in cairo, the chief justice of egypt's supreme constitutional court was sworn in as his nation's interim president trade he took the oath of office at the constitutional court in a ceremony broadcast live on state television only hours after the military ousted president mohamed morsi. >> we came out of those buildings and we could see a sea of humanity coming from union station and we knew it was going to be big. who was supposed to be leading the march? it's like saying let me catch up with them. pusheda of humanity just us and we just walked on and target moving toward the washington monument, on toward the lincoln me

on c-n see the house live span, the senate live on c-span 2. we have live coverage today on c-span 2. at 4:15 p.m. easternhe alliance for health reform set health-career experts plans. later at 5:00 p.m. eastern former president jimmy carter will be joined by the former president of finland for discussion on the israeli- palestinian conflict. the carnegie endowment for international peace is hosting this discussion following the news on friday that palestinian officials had reached a tentative agreement for stop -- for stalled peace talks.

eastern on c-span. >> one of the points that we make in this book is did it make any difference to have direct popular election. we come down on the side yes it did make a difference. that senators began to act like house members which is not something any senator wants to hear. but that means they were out scaveninging for votes. they had to deal with the people. if you have a state legislature and there are 26 members, all you need is 14 votes and you can easily pay off and they did in some cases pay off 14 senators, paying off their mortgages in a couple of cases to buy their election. >> more with his torn emeritus sunday night at 8:00 on q and a. >> onight on c-span, former tonight on c-span, former president bill clinton and new jersey governor chris christie talk about winning for and persevering through natural disasters. then a discussion on citizenship in america and how it relates to political engagement, unity service, and self governance. then a look the origins of instagram after two stanford graduates else the photo filter technology company in eight weeks before selling

in american history. >> fourth of july on c-span, 2:20 p.m. eastern shares his experience on the march on washington 60 years later. at 4:45, some of the places we of first in our series ladies. at 7:00, pulitzer prize-winning photographer is talk about their coverage of world events. at 8:00 p.m., bill clinton and chris christie talk about proactive steps against natural disaster. at 8:45 a panel discusses what it means to be a modern-day citizen. >> catholic legal scholars reeled at the supreme court decision last week. the court invalidated a provision of doma that prevented married gay couples from receiving a range of tax, health, and return benefits generally available to married people. this one hour and 50 minute discussion is hosted by the catholic information center. >> in the first case, united states vs. windsor, the court declared the part of the defense of marriage act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman for the purposes of federal law, was unconstitutional. in the second case the court held that they lacked the auth

monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. passeder the senate their version of of an immigration bill, members of 7e gains of seven -- gang of spoke of the prospects of this passing in the house. they will not take up whatever passing in the house. they will not take up whatever the senate passes on legislation. this continues to work to come up to an agreement on immigration policy. >> thank you for being here. thank you to the media representatives. span, bloomberg television covering this event. we appreciate your interest. it gives you a sense of how important this is. this is an issue of the incredible importance to the country, business community, bloomberg, to the nation as a whole, and we are lucky to have two people right at the heart of the debate in congress and house of representatives, two members of the gang of seven who have been negotiating a bipartisan compromise for the last few years up on capitol hill, behind closed doors most of the time. at a time when reporters are racing all over the hill to find membe

tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> on our next "washington journal" we'll talk to the former head of the federal insurance corporation about monitoring financial industry. she chair the systemic risk counsel. former administrator for medicaid and medicare services talk about the eligibility requirement and costs of the u.s. medicare program. and later, bill allison of the sunlight foundation discuss the tracking of congressional fundraising. plus your phone call, e-mail, and tweet. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the next a look what ahead this week in congress before member adjourn on friday for the august recession. from "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. >>> back at the table this morning is gail, washington political editor for the "christian science monitor" thank you for being here. >> guest: thank you. >> host: she's here to talk all things congress. it's the final week before the august break. the question for our guest is what does want to or need to accomplish this week? what is the generally mood on the hill head together

eastern on c-span. this past week, jimmy carter took part in the discussion regarding the isreali- palestinian conference. -palestinian officials average an agreement for resuming peace talks. a group of world leaders have been brought together by the former south african president nelson mandela to work on peace and human rights. this is just under an hour. >> good afternoon. thank you all for coming. we are honored to have with us so many distinguished members of the club, even though the elders club has been formed six years ago by president mandela of south africa, this is the first public event for the club and we are very honored it takes place in washington. of course, we have with us president carter. i do not need to go through the introduction. and the u.n. envoy to syria. president ahtisaari is also -- a nobel laureate. future hopes to be a nobel laureate. [laughter] this event could not have been more opportune given the announcement friday the delegation is visiting washington at the start

them. >> this weekend on c-span, the senate foreign relations committee taking up the nomination of salesman that power to be u.s. ambassador to the u.n. saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span political c-span2 booktv live full day coverage of the harlem book fair. i decided that he was -- the subject for a biography when it dawned on me he had not only at abraham lincoln's bedside mainly after his assassination but william mckinley in 1901 i thought who could the fellow be? of course, why opened the archive i realized what a rich subject it was. his life really has two bookends at either end of his biographical shelf. lincoln's one end. he lived in the white house with lincoln for four years. so much what we know about lincoln comes from heys imminent contact with him. at the other end of his life, he served only under mckinley. he was the secretary of state for teddy roosevelt. you have wonderful iconic bookends. when you look deeper you realize that all of the chapters in between in american history from the civil war through to the beginning of the 20th century, a presence in every one of those chapter. his fingerprints are on all of the pages. and in many ca

eastern on c-span. of the points we make in this book, for the perennial did it make a difference to have a popular election? we came down on the side that yes, it did make a difference. senators began to act like house that's not something that every senator wants the hear. for were up scavenging votes. they had to deal with the people as opposed to, you know, if you legislature. there are 26 members of your state senate, all you need is 14 can easily pay off and they did, indeed, in some pay off 14 senators buying -- paying off their ortgages in a couple of notorious cases to buy -- buy their elections. historian emeritus of the u.s. senate richard baker 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> no man needs a strong honest partner, more than the american president he is ed and cocooned as in what harry truman called the great white prison. so that's what i concluded after years and hundreds of interviews, that those residents with -- with brave spouses willing to speak sometimes hard truths that others are unwilling t

eastern on c-span. also sunday a look at the immigration status. the house judiciary subcommittee heard testimony this week from two witnesses who described the hardships of living as undocumented immigrants. house leaders are working on a bill to address the status of dreamers. you can watch a hearing on sunday beginning at 10:35 a.m. eastern on c-span. lady reflects the schism that is and the united states about what women are supposed to be today. are we supposed to be mom in chief? or first mate? -- and the that opposed bes up -- as head of state, is the first lady supposed to be the ideal , firstista, mom in chief helpmate? is she is going to be first helpmate, she really has to understand what is going on it administration. she has to understand what is going on in the country. . she has to understand her agenda. you cannot separate how the andt lady presents herself the conflicting expectations that the country still has four working wives and mothers. >> as we continue our conversation over his latest, historians and others talk about the ro

eastern on c- span. decided that he was a delicious subject for a biography when it dawned on me that he had been not only at abraham lincoln's bedside immediately after his assassination, but also at the bedside of william mckinley in 1901. i thought, who could this fellow be? when i opened the archives, i realized what a rich subject it was. life really has two bookends at either end of his biographical shelf. end, hisincoln on one personal secretary, lived in the white house with lincoln for five years. so much about what we know comes from his imminent contact with them. at the other end of his life, hayes served not only under mckinley, but after mckinley's assassination, he was secretary of state for teddy roosevelt. you have these wonderful, iconic bookends in american history. when you look deeper, you realize that all of the chapters in between in american history on the civil war through to the beginning of the 20th century, he is a presence and everyone of those chapters. his fingerprints finge

and how it's changed along with the nation, monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. c-span, q&a with author john taliaferro. >> "all of the great prizes" the toe of john hay from lincoln roosevelt. >> when did you decide to spend a lot of time with john hay and who was he? >> i decided he was a delicious subject for a biography when it me that he had not lincoln's aham bedside at his assassination but william he bedside of mckinley in 1901, they ugt who could this fellow be. archives, i roosevelt. realized what a rich subject it was. ohn hay, his life really has end.bookends at either lincoln on one end. he was the private secretary, live in the white house with for four years. so much of what we know about from hayes' intimate contact with him. on the other end, he served not mckinley but he was teddycretary of state for roosevelt. you have wonderful iconic bookends and you dig deeper and realize all of the chapters in between in american history from the civil war to the beginning of the 20th century, hay is a resence in every one of the chapters, the fingerprints

marriages and how the first ladies have helped shape american history, monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> next, a discussion about the challenges women face in political campaigns and in office. and recent campaigns affected by candidate statements caught on tape. after that, a discussion of the future of the republican party. now a panel form the annual netroots convention. christine pelosi, daughter of house speaker nancy pelosi, talks about the obstacles women face while running for office and legislating. this is about one hour, 15 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013]

you can listen to that nbc program beginning at noon eastern on c-span radio at 9:00 a.m. n the republican line. caller: good morning. numerous comments have been made. so many things have changed since the 17th amendment. k street and involvement of the lobbyists and the possibility. the senate was supposed to be a popular vote. it represents the states and the government. why do we have the problem with the courts? because you haven't popular representative and not a state rep. there were so many things never change in the early 20th century that affect us now that have done even been mentioned. host: thanks for the call. we will get a response. guest: the caller is right. we had constitutional amendments to change the makeup of the senate. the days of stay selection of their senators were not as rosy as we think. different factions would buy off their members to send them to the senate. is there another way we might think the moves to elected senators i have been an improvement, even if we still see money in the system? host: michael is joining us from akron, ohio. good

on a bill to address the status of the so- called dreamers. here onwatch the panel sunday at 10:35 eastern right here on c-span. >> interestingly, i think the korean war helped the south s unify themselves in a way that was not there before. communists came down, they were brutal. a lot of the south koreans turned against the communists in the north. that sort of solidified their sense of national cohesion and identity. kim il-sung waited, it is -- it isthat the south possible it would have disintegrated on its own. after north korean troops crossed the 30th parallel, we look at a war that never really ended, sunday night " part ofn "afterwords, the tv this weekend on c-span 2. host: it was on this day in 1963 that an armistice was signed. back then it was the commander of u.s. forces that made the announcement. >> we have stopped the shooting. that means much to the fighting men and their families. it will allow some of the previous wounds of korea to heal. therefore i am thankful. it is only a step toward what yet might be done. the path now is to put the cease-fire agreement into full effect as quickly as we can and get down into working out a

eastern on c-span. washington journal continues.ost: every monday in this segment of "washington journal" we look at how your money is work in different federal programs. this week we look at u.s. international broadcasting efforts. we are joined to do this by ross johnson, senior stop -- senior scholar at the wilson center. let's start by explaining the purpose by -- behind u.s. international broadcasting -- voice of america, radio free europe being some of the examples. of thethis is one american foreign policy soft power instruments, one of the smaller ones in terms of budget. it is perhaps the way america communicates best with the world. to provide is accurate, credible, relevant information to people in countries that lack a free medium -- free media and don't have trustworthy and fair domestic media of their own. is to counter centrists it -- censorship which props up authoritarian government. it is to support human rights, democratic institutions, civic institutions. the terrorism and extremism -- counter and extremism, and

on federal infrastructure. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. on monday, the carnegie ndowment for international peace discusses the israeli a estinian conflict where leaders independent known as the elders. including former u.s. president, jimmy carter, former president f finland, and former foreign minister to algeria and envoy to syria. is the elders' first public event in washington and you can watch it live here at 5:00 p.m. c-span 2. >> jacqui was raised as her raised.as the same kind of wife and hostess. the home, the children, the style and by ith natch. heritage and she id it again in the white house right after her administration, in the johnson years, the whole world erupted like volcanos. the women who went to work and got divorces and demanded equal rights and we had flower children and free love and free sex. it was great for the young. i missed all of that. world changed. and it became whole new concept of women. and i think mrs. clinton today represents the new woman. >> as we continue our ladies, ion on first laetitia bald ridge

on c-span two and the house on c-span. an update on protest in egypt citizen today flooding the street of cairo as the military deadline noon easternfor the president to step down has come and gone. egypt's military has suspended the country's newly drafted constitution and called for early election. they have also announced that president morsi will be replaced. in fact this afternoon the associated press reporting an aid to morsi said he's been moved to an undisclosed location . tonight on c-span we bring a discussion about mass shooting and mental illness. we think about mass shootings i think terrorist probably mental ill isness is quite involved in mas shootings. so a mother expwroans magazine analysis of 62 mass shootings looking at the record and -- you suggested that most mass shootings involve some jared lee loughner, adam lanza, there was significant record of mental illness in a number of those shootings. but when we think about everyday shooting, everyday gun crimes, we see that people who are have serious mental illness tend commit crimes at the lower rate than the overall population has a serious mental illness. they'

we once thought it would be. >> the future of the internet tonight on"the communicators" 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >> we will be live shortly with remarks from alan krueger, the white house chief economic adviser being interviewed at a politico launch event. be at noon eastern here on c-span. the u.s. chamber of commerce and aarp c-posted a retirement of debt to get more americans to save. the event kicked up the opening remarks by the aaarp executive vice president and included remarks by bob reynolds. morning. presidentenior vice for emigration and health-care pensions. i want to thank you for coming today to the solution form, moving ahead without leaving anyone behind. i think it says something about where we are in the state of washington these days when people look at the fact that the chamber and aarp are doing something jointly on a friendly basis. it is about how screwed up things are in washington. employers play an important role in providing retirements and workers are represented by aarp so we are all in this together. the chamber contributed what people may think that we can fight

about the role of the first lady and how it has changed along with the nation, tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span. >> this week, john taliaferro discusses his newly released biography entitled "all the great prizes: the life of john hay, from lincoln to roosevelt." >> john taliaferro, when did you decide to spend a lot of time with john hay, and who was he? >> i decided he was a delicious subject for a biography when it dawned on me that he had been, not only at abraham lincoln's bedside immediately after his assassination, but also at the bedside of william mckinley in 1901. i thought, who could this below be? of course, when i opened the archives, i realized with a rich subject it was. john hay, his life really has two bookends at either end of his biographical shelf. there is lincoln on one end, he was his private secretary, lived in the white house for every war years. so much of what we know about lincoln comes from hay's time with him. he served on the mckinley as well and was secretary of state for teddy roosevelt, so you have these iconic bookends in american history, and then when you lo

c-span video library. >> the house and the senate both back at 2 p.m. eastern on their july 4 recess. chambersbills on both 's agendas. you can watch the house live on and -- live on c-span. -- at online fundraising. they were part of this year's net roots nation. >> we will get started here in second. >> thank you for coming to this panel. today we will talk about online fundraising which was a big part of the last election, and i believe will be a big part of coming elections. let me introduce our panelists. with tobyrt fallsgraff. he was the e-mail director for the obama campaign in 2012. he oversaw e-mail and messaging strategies. of 18 e- led a team mail writers. digital director and organizing for action. next, we have lauren miller. she was the digital director for the elizabeth warren senate campaign. she again used to manage senator warns online adjudication -- senator warren's online medication. -- communication. .ext up we have ilya sheyman know, he ran for congress in illinois 10th congressional district and gardner nearly 40% of the vote. he got support from nearly 20,000

eastern on c-span. >> naked -- making the journalism, it is exhilarating and completely overwhelming and frightening. >> why did you make the choice? i hadade that choice -- long wanted -- long wanted to be working on a book, the cause of the freedom it allows you to dive into a topic and lose yourself and go off on tangents and to have enough time to really explore it fully. sunday taboo sciences, living in space, the afterlife, and the human digestive system -- mary roach will take your calls, e- mails, i spoke comments, and tweets sunday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span 2. >> now a discussion on the october 1 implementation of the health care law's insurance exchanges. host: this morning, we continue to work periodic look at the federal health care law, and with a key component of that law set to kick in in exactly three months, are joined by national public radio's julie robin are -- rovner to discuss health-care exchanges. what exactly do we mean by these exchanges? what is happening? guest: on october 1, people will get to sign up for health insurance would not have it. also

thatrn here on the span -- starts on 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> they serve as a window into the past on what was going on at any given women time in our past history. if you look at a first lady's life, you get a view of what is going on with women. the other thing i find very interesting from a women's history standpoint is that it is the conjunction of the public and private lives of women, which is a topic that many scholars are very interested in. i think first ladies epitomize the coming together of the public and the private life in an individual. >> our original series examines the public and private lives of first ladies and their influence on the presidency. watch the encore presentation from martha washington to ida mckinley weeknights starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span. a conversation on the federal deficit, federal spending, and the u.s. economy. we will hear from jared bernstein, who served as the chief economist or vice president joe biden, and robert bixby of the concord coalition, and the center for american progress hoste

c-span is covering that event live. in one hour at 9:30 a.m. eastern time. ose are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. c-span radio is airing recorded phone conversations from president nixon from camp david talking to key white house advisers about the presidential race against george mcgovern. the war in vietnam and watergate. the nixon tapes saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span radio. nationwide on x and -- xm channel 119. we want to welcome back to republican from mississippi who served on the armed services committee as well as the budget and mission -- committee. the u.s. contrary. was it a coup? question thats no that is a problem for congress. let me draw an analogy. there is no01 question we went to war in afghanistan against al qaeda and the taliban. a link the engagement. we never cleared war. the president never asked congress and congress never passed a resolution to declare war against al qaeda or the taliban. it would have triggered a number and wouldce contracts have created more problems than it solved. to war without a declarati

you can hear live coverage of the president's remarks on c- span radio at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. e are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> one, i think they serve as a window on the past to what was going on with american women at any given time in our past history. if you look at a first ladies life, you get a view of what was going on with women. the other thing i find interesting from a women's history standpoint is the conjunction of the private and public lives of women, which is a topic that many scholars are very interested in and i think first ladies it minimize the coming together that -- of the public and private life. host: out -- >> our original series "first ladies, influence and image," examine the impact of the first ladies. watch an encore presentation starting next monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. joining uscully is from new york. he is the former administrator for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. mr. scully, thank you for coming "ack to "washington journal this morning. i want to begin with the

more of what's happening from oday's cable industry from the communicators, monday night, 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. "q&a," richard baker discusses "the american insider's history." the book was co-authored with neil te journalist, mcneil. > richard baker, senate historian emeritus, author, co-author of the american new book.brand an insider's history with neil mcneil and richard a. baker. how did you get together with neil mcneil and do the book? the il mcneil is one of gigantic figures who not only do "time" magazine's chief congressional correspondent for 30 years, came 1949.e hill in he retired in the mid 1980s, he went to work on what he hoped a quick one-volume history of the senate. nd he spent 17 years trying to write that and finish it up. needless to say he came by our the historical office on numerous occasions. e got a habit of going and having a lunch from time to time. we had wonderful conversations. he passed awayd, in 2008. and it was clear he was probably to finish it. and so he was -- you know, he -- okay, this issaid, it. he had the oxford university agreed to publish the book.

eastern on c- span. davidh prime minister cameron addressed the situation in egypt at the top of question time this week. he