eastern on c-span. >> monday night on the communicators, democratic representatives on internet privacy and how to combat data breaches. >> we have seen attack after attack. the most recent, of course, on the office of personnel management and private industry. target, home depot, private corporations that have had customer information stolen. what we have realized is we can try very hard to keep ahead of the hackers, but what we need to do is think about how we minimize the need for customers to put their private information on websites. >> right now, there are legal organizations from the government sharing information with the private sector and the private sector sharing information back with government termed to be acting as agents of the government. what we want to do is allow the barriers to be removed so you can share information on threat features, narrowly defined, very technical conversations. of the various hacks. we can broadly share that information, when there is one hack one place, hopefully we can widely share the vulnerability to protect everyone. >> monday night at 8:

on the subject. we have a life turning into a live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. today, a former commerce department official on the u.s. role in the global economy. we are live from the heritage foundation 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. the american bar association hosted the annual homeland conference today here in washington. immigration,e drones, preparedness, and balancing privacy with data security. see it lively: 30 8 a.m. eastern on c-span two. >> so thrilled and excited to be here, i want to thank c-span for covering this national book festival. how hugee camera shows the crowds were. i'm so excited. >> one thing to remember about exceptional presidents can't be said too often -- they are the exception. [laughter] coming, this is a wonderful event. it's been said that heaven is a library. if that is the case, we are in heaven at the national book festival. >> young people are not the leaders for tomorrow. some point, you will save yourself, i'm a youth leader for today. to show we have this red blue map. when you went and interviewed people, the divide

eastern on c-span. >>> sunday night on q&a former emergency manager of detroit kevin orr talks about detroit's financial issues and his job overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken that $1.5 billion in 2005 and 2006 when the stock market went down to 6700 and if it had just invested it in an index fund the stock market is now trading at 18,000. almost three times what it was. they not only would have tripled their money but could have paid the pensions in full.

eastern on c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, brookings institution senior fellow brown talks about the u.s. counter insurgency in&state building efforts in afghanistan. >> the u.s. did achieve improvements in security but nonetheless has it ultimately been worth depends on how it ends. and the years that i hesitate that i increasingly interrogate myself and question myself, we don't know how it will end. and i think that is the moment that moment where things may collapse. but it is also possible that two, three, five years down the road we will be back in a civil war in afghanistan. isis is now slowly emerging in the country. terrifying prospect that it is. much worse than the taliban. the taliban is deeply entrenched. if we end up five years down the road in a new civil war in afghanistan, a new safe havens for the taliban and isis, i will say it was not worth the price. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> to mark the 150th anniversary of the surrender of lee to grant april 9th, 1965, the national parks service invited hundreds of experts to camp at th

eastern on c-span. our look at hurricane katrina continues on friday's "washington journal ". . we'll hear from former mayor marc morial, jim amoss, and karen durham-aguilara. your calls, facebook comments and tweets. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, brookings institution senior fellow brown talks about the u.s. counter insurgency in&state building efforts in afghanistan. here is where i hesitate and where i increasingly interrogate and question myself. we don't annoy you who it will end. and i think that is the moment that moment where things may collapse. but it is also possible that two, three, five years down the road we will be back in a civil war in afghanistan. isis is now slowly emerging in the country. terrifying prospect that it is. much worse than the taliban. the taliban is deeply entrenched. if we end up five years down the road in a new civil war in afghanistan, a new safe havens for the taliban and isis, i will say it was not worth the price. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&

eastern on c-span's "first ladies." their influence on the presidency.gton to michelle obama on american history tv on season 3. -- c-span three. monday night on "the communicators" the anniversary of digital television. the author that an author discusses how modern television has changed. >> what many of us are watching a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this hold digital revolution. used to be there was a's a sherry screen. there was a big screen in the living room. with internet and the wireless world sending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place. such that tv is not just a stationary been back experience, but it is very much a mobile experience wherever you want to go. it is also video. >> monday night at 8 a.m. eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. >> c-span's special coverage of hurricane katrina 10th anniversary continues with a 2005 townhall meeting in new orleans. this is from a series of meeting held after the storm giving hurricane victims and opportunity to voice t

eastern on c-span. our look at hurricane katrina continues on friday's "washington journal ". . we'll hear from former mayor marc morial, jim amoss, and karen durham-aguilara. your calls, facebook comments and tweets. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, brookings institution senior fellow brown talks about the u.s. counter insurgency in&state

on c-span. >> we will have live coverage of president obama's visit to new orleans and his remarks thursday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. coming up on c-span, our special programming marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina continues with a look at the city of new orleans one year after the storm. that is followed by testimony from hurricane katrina evacuees at a 2009 senate committee hearing. then keith hall gives an update on the budget outlook. later, a senate committee looks at the increase in the number of americans working later in life. >> on the next "washington kristol,.william he is here to talk about the 2016 presidential campaign. then a discussion on police reform and community relations. sson,uest is deray mcke community activist and black lives matter participant. you can join the conversation with your cause and comments on facebook and twitter. wednesday, a discussion on banking access in various countries and how technology can expand the access. we are live from the center for technology at the brookings institution at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. ♪ >> we are so thrilled and

eastern on c-span. this sunday night on "q&a," institute for policy studies fellow and antiwar activists phyllis dennis on u.s. foreign-policy since 9/11. the recent negotiations with iran and the war on terrorism. >> who is isis? all of those questions are important and i address them. i think what is more important because it is something we can do something about is what is the u.s. policy regarding isis? we really go to war against terrorism? are we doing the war wrong or is it wrong to say there should be a war at all? i think those are the questions that are the most important and that will be the most useful. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> next, a discussion on the federal government's home affordable modification program from "washington journal." this is 50 minutes. now joining us from new york this morning, gretchen morgenson with us to talk about home ownership. you can read the story of slack lifeline for drowning homeowners. gretchen morgenson began with th

sunday's at 8:00 eastern on c-span three. today hillary clinton held a press conference with orders in iowa following her remarks at a community college in des moines. this is 15 minutes. >> i have been asked to open this up. i'm happy to do that. we appreciate hillary coming to iowa to this venue to underscore the importance of rural communities. what she outlined is a bold and comprehensive effort to revitalize and renew the economy important to this country. her strong support for the renewable fuel standard as well as the bio-based economy which has enormous potential for job creation is going to play well throughout the rule parts of the country. mrs. clinton: i want to reiterate my appreciation to tom for his endorsement and being here today, but for his leadership on many of the issues i spoke about. i remember coming here when you were governor and talking to you . you were talking to me about wind power and showing me the first windmills going up and how you had focused on the state government, and the businesses of

edith roosevelt, this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's series, "first ladies." from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. sees -- this year, c-span is touring cities across thecountry and exploring history. this week we are in a gusto, georgia. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> the augusta canal is a man-made waterway. the water comes from the savannah river, our main river here. it travels to town in about 7.5 miles. here, the son of the first mayor of augusta was in massachusetts and saw how they built the canal and how they built the mills. augusta's economics came to a standstill. people are leaving town to go out west. he says, we have to think of something. said,ught of lowell and we can do this. we can build a canal and pull that savannah river and bring high so it canp flow and we can bring in job. the canal was his main purpose was hydropower. a second use was travel. there were long barges bringing goods to town. they had to shoot the rapids of t

eastern on c-span. a daylong symposium evaluating borland's'-- evaluating new orleans'. at will be live monday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. congress continues of their summer break with work on the iran nuclear deal continues. corker focusing on why he is opposed to the nuclear deal with iran. he concludes by saying the -- thetration has agreement should be one that allows us to maintain leverage and ensure it is enforceable, verifiable and hold iran accountable. this deal leaves the united states vulnerable to a resurgent iran, more able to work its will in the middle east. congress should reject this deal and send it back to the president. that from the washington post today. toator bob menendez is set announce his position on the nuclear agreement. announceenendez will how he will vote on the agreement that curtails iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. he is scheduled to speak at seton hall in what his aides are billing a major address on the iran nuclear a demon -- nuclear agreement. >> our coverage of the presidential candidates cont

eastern on c-span 2 o'clock. yor who will be speaking at the national press club at 1:00 p.m. eastern with live coverage on c-span. >>> with the senate in its august break, eel feature book tv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span 2 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. here are a few book tv special programs. saturday we're live from jackson, mississippi for the inaugural mississippi book festival beginning at 11:30 a.m. eastern with discussions on harper lee, civil rights and the civil war. on saturday, september 5th, we're live from our nation's capitol for the 15th annual national book festival followed on sunday with the live in-depth program with tlynn chaney. book tv on c-span 2, television for serious readers. >>> each week american history tv brings you archival films to tell the story. up next, a police training film that shows how to recognize and deal with the mentally ill. the film was shot in new orleans using actual police and nonproffesional actor to portray a variety of situations. >> 3137 in th

it starts at noon eastern on c-span. >> when the senate takes it's on its -- august break, we will feature book tv on c-span2 beginning at 8:00 eastern. at the end of the summer, look for special programs. saturday, september 5, live for the national book festival. followed on sunday with our in-depth program of former second lady and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute, lynn cheney. television for serious readers. >> mitch mcconnell held a news conference at the capitol. he discussed a range of issues, including the iran nuclear agreement and how to avoid a government shutdown in september. this is half an hour. >> good morning. the day after the election, the american people expressed their opinions. there were two things on their mind. the president was not very popular. we talked about the issue of dysfunction. the sense that nothing ever gets accomplished here. too casual observers, they were not sure where the dysfunction was to you worked around here, you knew it was in the senate. the senate was basically shut down for literally eight years. how you measure dysfuncti

on c-span's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. and this month with congress on summer recess the cities tour is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today we head to key west, florida, and visit the earnest hemingway house and learn about the jewish history and talk with the author of a book called quit your job and move to key west, the complete guide. >>> now a look at the history of the gridiron club dinner. starting in 1885 the event features journalists and politicians and government officials. the president usually attends. clarence page talks more about the dinner, usually held each spring in washington. >> clarence page, a columnist for the chicago tribune and the president of the gridiron club this year. let's talk about the club itself. who are its members, what is its mission and how do you become a member? >> the club itself was started in 1885 by a newspaper reporters here in washington who i like to think started the club because the proper societies of washington wouldn't let them join their clubs. it started with three reporters from philadelphia, as i understand. and ever since then, at that time, the active memb

chris the c-span cities tour continue with a look at the history of literary life of lincoln, nebraska. that starts monday essence :00 p.m. eastern on span. -- at 6:00 p.m., eastern on c-span. chuck schumer announced he will vote against the nuclear agreement with iran. here is the response from white house press secretary josh earnest. josh: i will like to get straight to iran and to the very large scale chuck schumer and eliot engel how well is the administration suffer to avoid the otherwise loyal democrat join to the group. do you want to choose the -- over diplomacy? making a common cause. josh: mark, the president stands by the arguments he made a speech on american university on wednesday. you cited the two members of congress come out in opposition to the deal since the president delivered his. but we are going to do the math here.

eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> colleges and universities should be more proactive reaching students when they are still in high school in order to make higher education a reality for more students from diverse backgrounds. that was the message from university of north carolina chancellor carol folt when speaking at the national press club earlier this week. this is an hour. >> our guest today is carol folt, chancellor of the university of north carolina at chapel hill. the first woman to hold that post, felt the appointment in 2013 after a nationwide search following the resignation of the former chancellor amid a scandal that put the school's accreditation and ncaa standing at risk. an investigation found that that 3000 students and many athletes took sham classes over two decades and received grades not based on academic reforms. and the acredible body and the ncaa have initiated inquiries. sanctions are not out of the question and unc which ranks among the top 20 public universities an one of the best bargains in college education is on a one year probation from the sout

eastern on c-span. here is some of what president carter had to say. >>> at first i felt that it was confined to my liver and they had -- the operation had completely removed it so i was quite relieved. and then that same afternoon we had an mri of my head and neck and it showed up that it was already in four places in my brain. so i would say that night and the next day until i came back up to emory i just thought i had a few weeks left. but i was surprisingly at ease. you know he, i have had a wonderful life, i have had thousands of friends and i have had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence. so i was surprisingly at ease, much more so than my wife was. but now i feel, you know, that it's in the hands of god and i will be prepared for anything that comes. >> former president jimmy carter from earlier today. you can see all of his atlanta news conference tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 pacific on c-span. >>> next an interview with congressman don beyer, a freshman democrat

. ♪ narrator: this weekend on the c-span networks, politics, books, and american history. tonight at 8:00 easternan, congressional profiles with 4 freshmen members. sunday night at 9:00, with elections coming in october, we will show you a debate among the 4 national party leaders in canada. , charles murray argues that through the use of technology, we can rein in the power of the federal government. the cityening at 7:00, and people of now the sake, japan, from the morning it was bombed on august 9, 1940 5, 2 today. this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, we commemorate bombingsersary of the of hiroshima and nagasaki, japan. our programming starts his morning at 10:00 with a conversation with president harry truman's grandson, clifton truman daniel. theer, we will visit american university hiroshima-nagasaki atomic tom bomb exhibit.mic sunday, our coverage continues with a documentary on the making of the atomic tom and later, interviews with two bomb survivors. get our complete schedule at www.c-span.org. >> this month, c-span radio takes you to the movies. here the supreme court oral

eastern on c-span. and you can join the conversation with your phone calls and comments on facebook and twitter. executivey downey is editor of the crop crop here to talk with us this morning about populism,of economic some have said incoming equality on the campaign trail, but the campaignit relates to 2016. first of all, the "capitol forum" what does your group do? investigativeide news and legal analysis for a range of subscribers, investors,s, corporations, and industry stakeholders. host: we have a front page look at the recent story of "usa today." the issues in part of the campaign 2016, they looked at headline washeir "9c.e.o.s paid 800 times more worthers." they write the average c.e.o. of standard & poor's company was paid more than 16 times more employees. recent totalsed on the most reported compensation of ceos. why has this issue bubbled up in the campaigns of bernie sanders and hillary clinton? guest: i think the main reason is people are unhappy with the level of income inequality that ex

we'll have that life at 11:30 eastern on c-span. later on in the day the same venue will hear from ohio governor john kasich scheduled to speak at 5:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage on c-span. >>> in this recent associated press image within protesters in 0 oakland, california are blocking a street in front of the police department to call attention to grand jury decisions in missouri and new york not to prosecute white police officers for the deaths of unarmed black men. next on american history tv's weekly reel america series, the people and the police, oakland, a 1974 kron-tv documentary about police brutality in the community and various strategies to reform the police department. >> almost from the day it was founded in 1848, the folks across the bay in san francisco have been making jokes about oakland. there's no there, the poet tryst is supposed to have said. oakland is no other that faceless other city across the bay. today california's fourth large es city is a booming center of art and culture. ♪ ♪ but oakland's new glom mor

eastern on c-span. this sunday night on q and a, brookings institution senior fellow talks about the u.s. counterinsurgency and state building efforts in afghanistan. >> the u.s. did achieve improvements in security. here is where i hesitate and increasingly interrogate myself and question myself. we don't know how it will end. there is a -- it is possible that five years down the road, we will be back in a new civil war in afghanistan. isis is emerging and in the country, a terrifying prospect. much worse than the taliban. the taliban is deeply entrenched. if we end up five years down the road with a new civil war in afghanistan and safe havens for the taliban and isis, i would say it was not worth the price. >>'s new 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> i am so thrilled and excited to be here and i want to thank c-span for covering the national book festival. i'm so excited about that. >> one thing to remember about exceptional presidents cannot be said to often. they are the exception. [laught

visit ncicap.org] >> this weekend on the c-span networks, politics books, in american history. the night 8:00 eastern on c-span, a discussion on illegal immigrants and the enforcement of arizona's immigration law. sunday at 6:30, chris christie on national security. he speaks at the university of new hampshire at manchester. on c-span2 tonight at 10:00 eastern, michael tanner talks about the growing national debt and looks at a structuring retirement program. -- retitle meant program. sunday at three, thoughts on islamic extremism. sunday morning at 10:00 eastern we commemorate the 50th anniversary of president lyndon johnson's signing of the 1955 voting act. it includes conversations between johnson and his aides dr. martin luther king jr., and strategies on how to enforce the law. also this weekend, tonight at 7:10, university of california berkeley professor brian go lay looks at the production of arms. get a complete collection at c-span.org. all weekend, the history -- american history tv celebrates the city of augusta, georgia. the home is the home of george walton, one of the youngest signers

on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. this month, the city's tour is on c-span each weekday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. monday, we travel to tokyo, kansas. we will hear about the violent conversations -- confrontations from the 1860's over whether kansas should be a free state or slave state. the c-span cities tour of topeka, kansas, monday at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday night on, "the communicators," the 20th anniversary of digital television. mark taher discusses how modern television has changed. >> what many of us, and that is increasing every day, are watching is a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this whole digital revolution. it used to be there was a stationary screen, and that was a big screen in the living room. with the internet and the wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place, such that tv is not just the stationary lean back experience of the living room, but a mobile experience wherever you want to go. it is also video. >> monday night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c

eastern on c-span. tonight on c-span2, it's book tv on prime time. starting at 8:30 eastern, lucinda franks on "timeless." then, frank mcadams looks at "vietnam rough riders." after that, pamela newkirk discusses "spectacle." "from jailer to jailed." tomorrow on washington journal, gretchen morgans and of the new york times talks about her recent piece looking at the federal government home -- affordable home project. then, susan carlson looks at drinking and drug use among pregnant teenagers. after that, john jackson talks about endangered species and big game hunting. washington journal, live tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, a discussion on how the media has covered the 2016 presidential race so far. from washington journal, this is 45 minutes. >> lets get your reaction to the debate last week? was it fair? >> i think a lot of people have a mistaken idea of what happened there. i think all the candidates got rough questions. i think people made to look at the transcript again. you can say that some of the questions were hard-hitting, so

eastern on c-span. >> this sunday night on q&a, institute for policies that he fellow and antiwar activists on u.s. foreign policy since 911, the recent negotiations with iran and the war on terrorism. >> who is isis? what is their origin? what do they believe? why are they so violent? i address all those questions in the book. something more important and something we can do about is what is the u.s. policy regarding isis? why isn't it working? can we really go to war against the war on terrorism? i think those are the questions and sometimes the most important and would be the most useful. >> sunday night at eight eastern and pacific on c-span q&a. >> next a discussion on head injuries in the nfl. we hear from the co-authors of the book a league of denial. also joining in the conversation, former professional football player mcdaniels. the event was held at the tucson festival of books. >> so i would like to introduce our distinguish panel. steve is a senior writer with espn and with his brother mark he is the co-author of the league of denial, the nfl concussions in the battle for truth.

eastern on c-span. >> this weekend, on the c-span networks, politics, both in american history. saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span, congressional profiles with four freshmen members. sunday night at 9:00, when elections coming in october, we will show you a debate among the fourth national id leaders -- national party leaders in canada. afterwards, charles murray argues through the use of technology, we can rein in the power of the federal government. on sunday, susan talks about the city and people of not snp japan from the moment it was bombed on august 9 two today. this weekend on american history tv on c-span three, we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. we had a conversation with harry truman's grandson, and later we visit the american university atomic bomb exhibit with the university's director of nuclear studies. sunday morning at 10:00, our coverage continues with the 2000 documentary on the making of the atomic on -- bong, and leader interviews with atomic bomb survivors. get details at c-span.org. >> next, the senate foreig

eastern on c-span 2 o'clock. y we hear more from the mayor who will be speaking at the national press club at 1:00 p.m. eastern with live coverage on c-span. >>> with the senate in its august break, eel feature book tv programming weeknights in prime time on c-span 2 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. here are a few book tv special programs. saturday we're live from jackson, mississippi for the inaugural mississippi book festival beginning at 11:30 a.m. eastern with discussions on harper lee, civil rights and the civil war. on saturday, september 5th, we're live from our nation's capitol for the 15th annual national book festival followed on sunday with the live in-depth program with tlynn chaney. book tv on c-span 2, television for serious readers. >>> each week american history tv brings you archival films to tell the story. up next, a police training film that shows how to recognize and deal with the mentally ill. the film was shot in new orleans using actual police and nonproffesional actor to portray a variety of

eastern on c-span. this weekend on the c-span network, politics, books, and american history on c-span saturday at six clark p.m. eastern. hurricane katrina's 10th anniversary, with live coverage from new orleans of the public commemoration. speakers include bill clinton and mitch landrieu. sunday evening at 6:30 on the road to the white house coverage, speeches from democratic candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders at the democratic national committee summer meeting at minneapolis. on c-span2, book tv on 10:00 a.m. eastern. an author talks to the new york times immigration reporter about umented,""undoc tracing his journey in the u.s. from an undocumented immigrant to his time at princeton university. to mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, several programs about the storm and its aftermath, teaching -- featuring haley barbour. on c-span3, saturday afternoon, afew minutes past 2:00 p.m., former astronaut don thomas talks about the history of the space station, comparing the developing

we'll have that life at 11:30 eastern on c-span. ter on in the day the same venue will hear from ohio governor john kasich scheduled to speak at 5:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage on c-span. >>> in this recent associated press image within protesters in 0 oakland, california are blocking a street in front of the police department to call attention to grand jury decisions in missouri and new york not to prosecute white police officers for the deaths of unarmed black men. next on american history tv's weekly reel america series, the people and the police, oakland, a 1974 kron-tv documentary about police brutality in the community and various strategies to reform the police department. >> almost from the day it was founded in 1848, the folks across the bay in san francisco have been making jokes about oakland. there's no there, the poet tryst is supposed to have said. oakland is no other that faceless other city across the bay. today california's fourth large es city is a booming center of art and culture. ♪ ♪ but oakland's new glom more

eastern on c-span. tomorrow, a hearing on federal prison oversight. we will hear from officials in the justice department. the hearing is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. then remarks from the chancellor of the university of north carolina at chapel hill. she will speak about college affordability at the national press club and you can see those at 1:00 p.m. eastern. after that, the berkman's institution holds a discussion on the future of afghanistan. we will hear from general john campbell, commander of operation resolute on what the security situation could look in the future. that star live at 3:30 p.m. eastern also on c-span. sunday night on "q&a," the former emergency manager of the trade talks about issues and his job of overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> droid had $1.5 million that of our in thousand five at 2006, when the stock market went down to the 700 it had just invested in a index fund. not only had we tripled their money, we could have paid pensions in full and then get back to the 13th check. it was a

eastern on c-span.n the next washington journal, editor, he's talk about the presidential campaign. our guest a community organizer and black lives matter activist, plaus your phone calls, tweets, washington journal live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. did achieve improvement in security but nonetheless ultimately worse in how it ends. we don't know how it will be end. it is a moment of opportunity. but it's also possible that still five years down the road we will be back in use of war in afghanistan. isis is slowly emerging in the country. it's much more worst than the taliban. and so if we end up five years down the war in a civil war and safe haven for taliban and isis, i would say -- >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern pacific on c-span's q & a. >> last week they speak at the iowa state fair. this is 15 minutes. >> it's all about saving the american dream tanned idea of -- and the idea of america. every time obama speaks it's all about government spending, dependence. i don't know about you, b

ida mckinley, on c-span's original series, first ladies, influence and image. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 eastern, on c-span 3. >> join american history tv next weekend as we look back 70 years to the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki, japan which ended the war and the pacific. coverage includes a conversation with truman's grandson the first treatment to meet with atomic bomb survivors. it was president truman who gave the order to drop the bombs in 1945. we will see film footage of atomic bomb tests in the new mexico desert and hear eyewitness accounts from scientists and survivors. hiroshima and nagasaki, next saturday here on c-span 3 american history tv. what's recently, american history tv was at the organization of american historians organization in st. louis, missouri. we spoke with professors about their research. this was 20 minutes. >> alexa roberts history of professor at penn state. and author of a misplaced

eastern on c-span. with the senate in its august break we'll picture book tv programming weeknights and prime time on c-span2 starting on a p.m. eastern and at the end of the summer look for to book tv special programs, saturday, september 5 here live from our nations capital for the 15th annual national book festival. followed on sunday with our live in-depth program, with former second later and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute, lynn cheney, book tv on c-span2. television for serious readers. >> next break mcadams discusses his book of "vietnam rough riders". this interview as part of book tvs college series and took place at the university of southern california in los angeles. it is 20 minutes. >> are now joining us on bic to be on c-span2 is u.s. professor frank mcadams who has written vietnam rough riders, a, commanders memoir. what is a rough rider in the vietnam era question that. >> a rough rider in the vietnam era and the first marine division, and we ran the trucks up and dow

eastern on c-span's original series first ladies. e public and private minds of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influences on the presidency. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. american history tv on c-span3. >> this sunday night on q&a, 20-year-old college student kurt ion has been visiting the grace of vice presidents and president since he was 9:00 -- since he was nine years old and documents those. he talks about that. >> the one great site that everyone has trouble getting to is the rockefeller gravesite. >> vice president for ford. >> how did you do it? to waitre able to get through what my father described as an act of god. my father walked farther down the perimeter of the cemetery and saw that a giant tree had fallen and crushed the fence. he went in and saw rockefeller's grade. he decided he would have to get me there fairly quickly after that. >> sunday night at aycock eastern and pacific on c-span q&a. >> in august, 1945, 70 years ago, american forces dropped two atomic bombs over japan. one at hiroshim

for service, we'll have that for you tomorrow afternoon at four eastern on c-span. >> this weekend on the c-span network, politics, books in american history. saturday and night at eight eastern on c-span, congressional profiles with four congressional members, sunday night at nine with elections coming in october we'll show you a debate among the four national party leaders in canada. on on c-span2 on saturday night at ten eastern on big tv afterwards, through the use of technology you can reign in the power the federal government. sunday evening at seven, seven souther talks about the city and nagasaki japan the morning it was bombed in 1945 to today. on c-span three we commemorate the 70th anniversary of hiroshima nokia sakae japan and the end of the war in the pacific. our program start saturday morning at ten. later we'll visit the american university the hiroshima nagasaki museum. and sunday morning at ten our coverage continues with the 2000 documentary on the making of the atomic bomb. later, interviews with two bomb survivors. get arc. get our can plead schedule at c-span.org

eastern on c-span. now a discussion on the threat of isis with john allen. he serves as the special presidential envoy for the global call -- coalition. moderator: good afternoon. my name is brian michael jean dickens. of the aspen institute homeland security group. pleasure to introduce you to the next panel. n ever worse now tha before. leading to the overall question, which is whether the admittedly brutal stability of the saddam , and theegime in iraq pre-revolutionary assad regime in syria were more in line with american interests. is this the best outcome now? that is a status quo antebellum. so what? i will leave that to the panel moderated by my friend eric schmidt. he covers terrorism and national security matters. he is the co-author of a terrific book. i'd wrought an extra copy. the untold story of america secret campaign against al qaeda. he has spent two decades covering military and national security affairs. troops toe dozens of iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, and africa. much.thank you very

eastern on c-span. florida center -- florida senator marco rubio was in south carolina to talk about for policy. the 2016 pro -- 2016 presidential candidate sat down with army secretary van hip for a conversation that included the nuclear agreement, isis, and cyber security. this was organized by the group americans for peace, prosperity and security, and as part of c-span's road to the white house coverage. [applause] >> thank you all for being here. i believe, senator, 2016 is about electing a commander in chief who is prepared to do what it takes to keep the country safe so we can remain free. you have been a vocal and outspoken -- outspoken in your criticism of the iran deal. how do you do with iran if you are president? mr. rubio: i will tell you why the deal is no deal at all. the first thing about the iran deal is it releases billions of dollars of frozen assets into the hands of iran. what will they do with that money? are they going to build roads and bridges? no. they will do what they do with

on the c-spand networks, politics, books, and american history. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span, hosting a discussion on illegal immigrants and the enforcement of arizona's immigration laws. 6:30, new evening at jersey governor chris christie on national security. he speaks at the university of new hampshire at manchester. on c-span2, tonight at 10:00 eastern, michael tanner talks about the growing national debt and looks at restructuring entitlement programs as a solution. and sunday afternoon at 3:00, glenn beck presents his thought on islamic extremism. and on "american history tv," sunday mornings starting at 10:00 eastern, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of president lyndon johnson's signing of the 1965 voting rights act. -- civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr., and strategy on how to and enforce the law. d

eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with her calls and comments on facebook and twitter. -- with your calls and comments. wednesday night on c-span, we'll bring you this from the annual net roots company -- conference in phoenix. nina simone spoke at the event. here is a look. last your was the lowest voter turnout in our country in a 70 years. think about what was happening in the u.s. 70 years ago. we were a little busy with a war, called the world for. 70 years. -- called the world war. people are opting out because they don't believe folks that hold the elected space really give a --- about them. i will keep it pg. 70 years, that is pretty sad. man, one vote, that the vote is the greatest equalizer. how hard it was for me to even get traction, i wasn't running for governor. when everybody knows the most important race is the secretary of state race. i am saying that because if people can't vote, if they do have access to the republic, if their voice cannot be heard through the power of t

eastern on c-span and you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> this sunday night on q&a, institute for policy studies fellow and anti-war activist phillies on u.s. foreign policy since 9/11. the recent negotiations with iran and the war on terrorism. >> who is isis? what do they believe? why are they so violent? i address all those questions in the book. what's more important is because it's something we can do something about is what is the u.s. policy regarding isis? why isn't it working? can we really go to war against terrorism? are we just doing the war wrong or is it wrong to say there should be a war against terrorism at all. those are the questions that in some ways are the most important and that will be the most useful. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> more. "american history tv" tomorrow night focusing on former president ronald reagan. first the speeches that defined president reagan's administration including what became known as the evil empire speech and his 1987 west berlin call to gorbachev to

eastern on c-span. >>> each week american history tv's "reel america" brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. on march 8th, 1965, 3500 marines were deployed to vietnam marking the beginning of the u.s. ground war. by the end of 1965, almost 200,000 americans were in the country. when the war ended in 1975, nearly 3 million americans had served in the conflict and more than 58,000 lost their lives. up next, the screaming eagles in ves nam, a u.s. army the big picture episode documenting the activities of the 101st airborne division from its arrival in the spring of 1965 through january of 1967. >> okay. move out. ♪ >> from out of the skies over vietnam come the screaming eagles, the heroic pair troopers of the 101st airborne division. their fabled exploits during world war ii can never be forgotten. in december 1944 outnumbered and surrounded by the germans at bastogne, the men of the 101st courageously fought on. when the germans ordered them to surrender or be annihilated, their acting commander gave the historic reply, nuts and they stood until the ge

eastern on c-span 2. ear more from the mayor who will be speaking at the national press club at 1:00 p.m. eastern with live coverage on c-span. >>> follow the c-span's city tour as we travel to community ace across america. >> the idea is to take the programming if our "american history tv" television and book tv on the road beyond the beltway to produce pieces that are more visual that provide a window into. these cities that viewers wouldn't normally go to that also have really rich histories and a rich literary scene as well. >> a the lo of people heard the big cities like new york and l.a., chicago, but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york. >> we have been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our programming is event coverage. these z are not event coverage pieces. they are shorter, they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliates to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >

can see more of that discussion from the aspen security forum tuesday night beginning at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >>> with the senate in its august break we'll feature "book tv" programming weeknights in primetime on c-span2 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern and at the end of the summer look for two "book tv" special programs. on saturday september 5th, we're live from our nation's capital for the 15th annual national book festival. followed on sunday with our live "in depth" program with lynne cheney. "book tv" on c-span2. television for serious readers. >>> "american history tv" continues to look back at the 1965 medicare bill with footage from the bill-signing ceremony on july 30th that year. former president harry truman was present for the event which took place at his presidential library in independence, missouri. [ cheering ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >> thank you, very much. i'm glad you like the president. i like him, too. [ laughter ] mr. president, mrs. johnson, distinguished guests. you have done me a great honor in coming here today and have made me a very, very happy man. this is an i