. >>> later today on c-span, political analyst ken walsh moderates a discussion about the 2018 midterm elections. that's at 6:45 p.m. eastern on c-span. new congress, new leaders, watch the process unfold on c-span. >>> as your primary source for campaign 2018, we brought you candidate debates in the most competitive races only on c-span over 160 races from across the country. the voters have decided on a new congress with new leaders. watch the process unfold on c-span. >>> tonight on c-span 3, american history tv in prime time with a look at legal questions during world war i. discusses some of the constitutional issues considered by the u.s. supreme court during world war i. the discussion took place in a supreme court chamber with introduction by justice sonia sotomayor. prime time on c-span 3 at 8:00 eastern. >>> coming up this weekend on book tv, saturday at noon eastern, the southern festival of books from nashville with adam parker and his book outsidage tater, the civil rights struggle. followed by a discussion on the political divide with jennifer kavanaugh and michael rich, authors of truth decay. on sunday our c

of spectrum, what that translates to is speed and throughput. >> watch monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-spanw, at historical look at world war i on the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending that conflict. from washington journal, this is just under an hour. >> joining us is john mosher, author of the book, the myth of the great work. he teaches at loyola university, new orleans,

at 8 p.m.night eastern, on c-span skew and that. &a.q >> listen to c-span's weekly podcast. this week, part one of a two-part interview with three nationally known residential historians. they share historical context for the trump presidency. >> it is an andrew johnson like president. somebody who has impeachment swirling around him, somebody who is not able to close or heal a racial divide. is a real animosity between the press and the president as early as john adams, because he is the person who is pushing for the sedition .ct of 1798 and what that does is it actually tries to prevent criticism of the government and of the present. >> find it c-span's of the weekly on the free radio app or wherever you go for podcasts. >> mexico's ambassador to the united states joined a discussion on the current state of the u.s.-mexico relationship. in light of the recent trade agreement. the former u.s. ambassador to mexico also spoke about lessons learned in the old nafta agreement. this is an hour and 20 minutes.

with the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein tonight beginning at eight eastern on c-span. >> on the committee caters. a discussion with federal trade commissioner. on that role in regulating the internet and privacy issues. he is interviewed by the political technology key echoes and involves companies applying to the commerce department. it does a series of quality controls. we have a number of ways that they have made promises about privacy shield. and where they don't we punish them for that. watch the communicators tonight at eight eastern on c-span two. >> coming up thanksgiving weekend. the supreme court justice elena kagan followed by the chief justice friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. others discuss the opioid epidemic. the photojournalist talk about their favorite photographs taken on the campaign trail. and sunday at 6:30 p.m. gun laws in self-defense. the retired general stan lee mcchrystal. friday 8:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards. the political writer. .. .. >> on lectures in history how the pilgrims became part of america's founding story and sunday at 9 am, constitutional sc

history tv on c-span3, for a special call-in program about what was supposed to be the war to end all wars. our guests are john mosher and michael kazen. and nine :00 a.m. eastern on c-span, live coverage of president trump and first lady melania trump at world war i at 11:00, in paris. the wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns, live from arlington national cemetery. live veterans day coverage continues at 5:00 p.m. eastern with the liberty awards, honoring former president george onbush and laura bush american history tv on c-span3 at 9:00 a.m. eastern. historians narrate the 1921 silent film documenting the journey of a world war i soldiers remains from rants arlington national cemetery. the:00 p.m., we visit american cemetery in northeastern france, the final resting place for over 14,000 american soldiers. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the rear of president trump at the world war i ceremonies in paris. sunday, veterans day, on c-span and american history tv on c-span3. looking at our live coverage today on c-span, veterans affairs secretary robert wilkie will talk about veterans the yearand goals for ahead. live coverage from the national press club in about 15

washington journal is live on c-span and history tv on c-span3 for a special call in program about what was hoped to be the war that ends all or. at 9 a.m. eastern on c-span live coverage of president trump and the first lady at world war i ,eremonies in paris and at 11 the wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns, live from arlington national cemetery. our alive veterans day coverage continues at 5 p.m. eastern with the liberty awards honoring former president george w. bush and laura bush. historians narrate the 1921 file home, documenting the journey of a world war i soldier's remains from brands to arlington national cemetery. visit the cemetery about, thet rants resting place for 14,000 soldiers. trump atstem president the ceremonies in paris. sunday, veterans day on c-span camera --, and american history on c-span3. tomorrow on newsmakers, an interview with army secretary. he talks about veterans day and soldiers today. where the army is having a little bit of trouble is recruitment. the numbers for the reserves and , are the onlyuard places that we did not meet recruitment numbers. >> can you talk about why that is said what you

live coverage starts at 12 noon eastern on c-span. also on monday discussion on popular -- with authors and political analysts. we will hear from andrew sullivan who writes for new york magazine. watch love coverage beginning at 5 pm eastern time here on c- span 3. >>> authors reflect on their recent thoughts about world war ii. and some of the military operations led by the u.s. and their allies. the association of the united states army host this event. >> as we were starting i overlooked and apologized for not commenting and introducing doctor roger cirillo. who is in the rear. by choice -- roger started off our program when general sullivan came to ausa. joe craig is a great replacement. roger we want to thank you for years past for some of the products that have come out and have been really well done. very meaningful for the audiences. we have transitioned in our time machine. it is not the disco and san antonio. to the second world war. we are going alphabetically. my right to you right -- you're right. >> my name is richard har

eastern on c-span two. or watching a sunday night here on c-span.er's questions and other british public affairs programs. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. monday morning, the hill's congressional reporter and rollcall's white house reporter discussed the week ahead. then the government accountability office will talk about medicaid expansion. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal." join the discussion. >> monday night on the communicators, verizon's senior vice president and chief network officer on verizon's push to implement 5g. she is interviewed by an axios technology reporter. >> what is different about 5g? 5g gives us new currency on which to develop services. what i mean by that is 5g networks give us massive speed and bandwidth. average 4geed on networks and about 1000 times the bandwidth because the way we are deploying it, and clayton knows, we are calling this ultra broadband has we are using spectrum in the millimeterwave range. there is a lot of it. when you have a lot

senator bill nelson, candidate for governor andrew gillum and other democrats on the ballot tuesday at 2:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span. >>> and president trump and vice president pence are also on the campaign trail. they hold a campaign rally in indianapolis at 7:15 p.m. eastern. live on c-span. your primary source for campaign 2018. >>> this weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to lake havasu center, arizona, with the help of our sudden link by altese cable partners we will explore the literary life and history of leave haven sue, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. hear from the author and lifelong resident rick kingsbury as he shares the lake havasu early history, from his book, living at the end of old 95, lake havasu before the bridge. >> we moved here lock stock and barrel in february of 1965. there was somewhere around 600 people. and there might have been 20 homes. for our family, it was three years before, no, i'm sorry, three months, three months before we finally got running water, and it was another, i think it was five months when we finally got electricity. and then it was a year before we finally go

eastern on c-span two. at 10:00 a.m., how the midterm election results may impact the defense budget and national security policy. that is life starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created by a public's -- as a public service. today, we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable, or satellite provider. the midterm election of 2018 changed the balance of power in congress. thecrats take control of house, and republicans holding the majority in the senate. members prepare for the new congress in january. leaders, watchew the process unfold on c-span. >> next, a look at religious voters and their impact on elections. georgetown university hosted reporters. they discussed the role of religion in election results. this is one hour and 40 minutes. [chatter] >> good evening, and welcome. i am the associate director of the initiative

on c-span two. and how the midterm elections may impact the upcoming international defense budget, also from brookings. that is late starting at 10 a.m. eastern, also on c-span. segment of the washington journal, we take a look at how your money is at work. this week we will focus on the cost of the war on terror since september 11, 2001. our guest is the codirector of the cost of war project at broad and university of political science progress or at boston university. professor crawford, your group has pegged the current total at $5.9 trillion. before we get into how you came up with that number, remind us what overseas operations are included in the war on terror? guest: the united states has obviously got troops in afghanistan, iraq. in there are forces fighting 80-90 other locations in the world. spending by the state department and protecting its own embassies and other locations. so, there's a lot of money in the war on terror sprinkle out. but the major concentrations are in the war zones. host: when you talk about the war spending, most people usually think of the cost of putting food on the ground and planes in the sky. of that $5.9

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. next on american history tv, military historian patrick o'donnell talks about his book story ofwn, the untold america's unknown soldier and world war i's most decorated heroes who brought him home. pay chronicles the combat stories of the eight men who were selected to escort the unknown soldiers remains. the national archives hosted this hour-long event. military records in the national archives document not only command decisions in the military operations, that also the actions of individuals. a number of the records justify the great sacrifice in combat. cemetery in arlington, virginia, is the resting place of more than 400 thousand people, including nearly 5000 unknown soldiers. 1921, a single unknown soldier was chosen to represent

applause] >> c-span's road to the white house coverage continues today with john kasich who will speak at an annual absolute to the first amendment in manchester. see that at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> join us this weekend for live coverage of the miami book fair. starting saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern with journalist michael sikoff and david occur ant discussing their book. justice me court sotomayor talks about her new book. and then geena loudoun discusses her book "mad politics" and at 3:45 p.m., jonah goldberg with his book "suicide of the west." "guardian" 11:15, columnist alyssa court on her book "the squeeze." and then fox news editor discusses his book "every man a king." at 6:00 p.m. former secretary of state john kerry with his memoir, "every day is extra." watch the miami book fair live this weekend on c-span2's book tv. >> sunday on "q&a," california democratic congresswoman jackie speier talks about her memoir "undaunted." >> i was on an airstrip in the remote jungles of guyana having just concluded a congressional dell geags tour with then-congressman leo ryan. we were ambushed on that airstrip and shot. congressman ryan was shot 45 times and died on that

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span skua day. q and day. theichael flynn received award of service to america have legal counsel conference in st. louis. the retired lieutenant general pleaded guilty last december toine to the fbi and agreed cooperate with authorities. sentencing is scheduled for next month. this is half an hour. mr. martin: tonight, our event is a dinner that is hosted by the eagle forum and legal defense fund. it is also hosted by an organization called america's future. that is an organization founded in 1946. we think it might be the oldest conservative organization found in the country. it was after world war ii. got together a bunch of businessmen at the time. saying we need to protect america and the free market system and they started america's future. it was based in new york city. you will recognize the names of some of the founders. over the decades, it was a force for conservatism. and in the late 1970's and into the phyllis schlafly went on 1980's, their board. then general jack --, who became the chairman of a

and american on c-span 3 for a special call-in program on what was supposed to be the awards and all wars. 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, live coverage of president trump and first lady melania trump at world war i ceremonies in paris. then at 11:00, the wreath-laying ceremony of the two -- at the tomb of the unknown live from arlington national ceremoncemet. then the liberty awards, honoring former president george w. bush and laura bush. easternn 3 at 9:00 a.m. , historians narrate the 1921 silent film documenting the journey of a world war i soldier 's remains from france to arlington national cemetery. at 6:00 p.m., we visit the muse argonne cemetery in eastern place, the final resting for over 14,000 american soldiers. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the rear of president trump at the world war i ceremonies in paris. sunday, veterans day on c-span and american history tv on c-span 3. >> i thought about the forgotten presidents before i begin the book. it occurred to me that there was something these presidents had in common. they were forgotten, but they were significant somewhere. >> this weekend, michael gearhar

eastern with the liberty awards, honoring former president george .. bush and laura bush on american history tv on c-spanhree at 9 a.m. eastern, historians narrate the 1921 -- 1931 silent film, "the unknown soldier." at 6 p.m. we visit the meuse-ar inne american cemetery eastern france, the final resting place for 14,000 american soldiers. 8 p.m., president trump at the award ceremonies in paris. american history tv on c-span3. >> tomorrow on newsmakers, an interview with army secretary mark esper. he talks about veterans day and soldiers in conflict today. >> this veterans day coming up in two days, being the 100th anniversary of world war i, the war that was supposed to end all lost as you know we thousands of soldiers in that great conflict. and we will be thinking about them this sunday as we commemorate veterans day. it's important to note, though, that we are still a nation at war. just this past week, with heavy heart, we brought home a warrior from afghanistan, major brent taylor, who has served his country well. and we mourn to this day for him and his family. we still have veterans serving toda

eastern with the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i with french president emmanuel macron speaking at the arc de triomphe. at 7:30, "washington journal" is live on c-span "american history tv" on c-span3 for a special call in program for what was thought to be the war to end all wars. at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span live coverage of president trump and first lady of -- first lady melania trump at ceremonies in paris. it at 11:00, the wreathlaying ceremony. the life veterans day coverage continues 5:00 p.m. eastern with the liberty awards, honoring george w. bush and laura bush. at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three, the silent film documenting the journey of a world war i soldier's remains from france to arlington national cemetery. we visit the muse are gone -- meuse argonne cemetery. and the re-air of president trump at the world war i ceremonies -- in paris. sunday veterans day on c-span and "american history tv" on c-span3. next a forum on the future of u.s.-iran relations with the trump's administrations -- the trump administration's regime and the sanctions. >> welcome to heritage. so glad so many people could come through the rain and voting oblig

eastern on c-span q&a. >> on wednesday, the radio and television correspondents association had their4th annual dinner. nbc news received the -- award for excellence in journalism and c-span's -- received the jeri thompson memorial awards. we will hearards, from the featured speaker, arizona senator jeff flake. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> ♪ o say can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, '

on c-span, the fda talkssioner and others about the latest advances in cancer treatment and patient care. you can watch the event tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. podcast.o c-span's part one of an interview with three nationally known historians. they share historical context for the trump presidency. johnson.this as andrew somebody who has impeachment swirling around him and is not able to heal a racial divide in the country. >> there is animosity between the press and presidents as early as john adams. he is the person who is pushing for the sedition act. what that does is actually tries to prevent criticism of the government. the weekly on the free c-span radio app or wherever you go for podcasts. >> with the new congress with the new congress starting in january, the brookings institution hosted a discussion on how the makeup of the new members could impact the defense budget.

." >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern, on c-span's "q&a." criticize the actions of his opponent, governor rick scott, for claiming voter fraud. chuck schumer called on governor scott to recuse himself immediately. >> good afternoon. senator schumer and i had a meeting to discuss the florida recount. we will be making a statement here as the legal proceedings are ongoing. this process is about one thing, making sure that every legal ballot is counted and protecting the right of every meridian to participate in democracy. that is to have their ballot counted and to count as they intended it. sadly it has become clear my opponent is not interested in making sure every lawful vote is counted. instead he's been using his power as governor to try to .ndermine the voting process he has thrown around words like .oter fraud with no proof he's tried to get the florida department of law enforcement to intimidate local supervisors of elections. the florida department of law enforcement, which governor scott overseas, and the governor scott appointed sec

eastern on c-span. congress out for the things giving recess, booktv is in prime time tonight. we'll show you books on military history, with max and his book, vietnam and epic tragedy. i-40 five to 1975. then, neil, the escape artist about german prisoner of war camps during world war i. later, mary joe, the war. booktv begins tonight at 830 eastern. here on c-span2. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service. by america's cable television company. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of commerce. the white house. the supreme court, and public policy events in washington d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. we want to introduce you to know a phillips. he is one of three republican commissioners on the federal of trade mission. he is our guest this week communicators commissioner phillips, this is the first time the long time that the have been fully commissioned. >> is the first time in over 100 years. >> how to the happened? >> it began in the early 20th centur

this is it. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." delegate stacey plaskett serves the virgin islands and is part of the oversight government reform committee. folks about the committee and its role in the investigative process. as the name states, the committee on oversight and government reform deals with the oversight of our government, as well as passing

eastern on c-span. congress out for the things giving recess, booktv is in prime time tonight. e'll show you books on military history, with max and his book, vietnam and epic tragedy. i-40 five to 1975. then, neil, the escape artist about german prisoner of war camps during world war i. later, mary joe, the war. booktv begins tonight at 830 eastern. here on c-span2. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service. by america's cable television company. and today, we continue tori

what's the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> on newsmakers this things giving weekend, our guest is usaid administrator mark green, a former congressman with a deep background in diplomacy, humanitarian assistance, and development programs and sworn in in 2017. let me introduce the reporters who will be asking questions, the washington post diplomatic correspondent and from the wall street journal, reporter on national security issues. >> ambassador green, since you have been in this office, you yo have spent a lot of time talking about how the goal should be to eliminate the need for foreign aid by encouraging resiliency so countries can weather disasters. after a year and a half, can you give an example of where you have made progress? mr. green: we have made a ton of progress in terms of reshaping ourselves around that vision. we to the opportunity from the executive order to redesign that. we have 850 staff members, including about 300 from overseas. we have looked at designing metrics that measure capacity in countries. we have looked at realigning some of

watch the process unfold on c-span. >> today, a series of discussions with military leaders on air and defense. at 1:00erage beginning p.m. eastern on c-span. the political and security situation in afghanistan. u.s. central command leaders and academic scholars talk about the u.s. military's role and how to .romote stability there posted by the institution of peace, this is about one hour and

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> a senate hearing on the world bank looked at the role these institutions play in us foreign policy and relations with china. indiana senator todd young chairs the foreign relations subcommittee on developers, economic and environmental policy, this is 2 hours. >> good afternoon. this hearing of the senate foreign relations subcommittee on multilateral internationa

on c-span. >> coming up later in the afternoon, a look at the impact of populism and identity politics with authors and political scholars. the heritage from foundation starts at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. on the eve of mississippi's u.s. senate runoff election, president trump will hold a senatorr republican cindy smith, running against former agriculture secretary mike, live beginning at -- eastern. adcock p.m. eastern. as part of an reform on criminal justice issues, sat down with cnn and eventr van jones hosted by variety and rolling stone magazine in california. >> hello. look. i am doubly happy. tripley happy. i'm happy we have so much leadership in this room. this conference has been extraordinary. i'm happy to be here with somebody who has emerged this year as one of the most effect of and impactful criminal justice advocates, surprising i think herself as much as anybody else. i'm also proud to announce that while we are sitting here, president donald trump is in the roosevelt room with a bunch of senators, a bunch of our friends, a bunch of tv cameras, announcing that he is going to support the first step act, which is unbelievable. [applause] van: we will get into

eastern, here on c-span. coming up on thanksgiving weekend on the c-span network, on c-span thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, supreme court justice elena kagan, followed by john roberts friday at 8:00 p.m.. former new jersey governor chris christie and others discuss the opioid epidemic. everyday at 8:00 p.m., but are about their favorite photographs taken on the campaign trail. sunday at 6:30 p.m., don laws and self-defense. c-span twoon thursday at 8:30 p.m., stanley mcchrystal talks about 13 great leaders. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. 8:00,hunter, saturday at lindsay a dario talks about photos she has taken, and sunday at 9:00, pulitzer prize-winning journalist was a antonio vargas.

eastern here on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free radio app. >> i thought about the forgottenn the book and then it occurred to me that there might be something these presidents have in common. the habs they were also significant -- but perhaps they were also significant in some way. >> michael gerhardt tonight talks about two of his books -- "the forgotten presidents" and "impeachment." did ahink bill clinton lot to merit his own impeachment. i think he knew members of congress were looking to him to make mistakes. and when he made those mistakes and later testified undergrowth in a way that was false for which he was later held in contempt by a judge for perjury, bill clinton made his impeachment almost inevitable. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> earlier today, president trump visited the american cemetery and memorial in paris' western suburbs. it is the final resting place for 1541 soldiers ed

c-span journal live saturday morning. join the discussion. this weekend on c-span, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, photojournalist talk about their favorite for graphs on the campaign trail. >> you taste the light first. that's how i do it. then you work really hard because there's always a story to tell. it's like this is stagecraft, political theater but you always to maybe understand what people are like and what they are about. >> on book tv on c-span2 saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, an award-winning photographer talks about photos she's taking in the middle east. >> there was a call to arms and we went. it was terrifying because as we were hit by qaddafi's troops, and their airstrikes at that time, mortar rounds, tank rounds, sniper fire, it was relentless. these guys would run away and leave us on the front lines. we had to run away after them. >> on american history tv on became, how the pilgrims part of america's founding story. reasons they become this influential and important origin is because they can be used to give a america a sort of noble identity or noble cause. the pilgrimsat cam

eastern on c-span. q&a, california democratic congresswoman jacky spear talks about her memoir. >> i was on an airstrip in the havingjungles of guyana just concluded a congressional democratic tour with congressman ryan. we were shot. congressman ryan was shot 45 times and died on that airstrip. one defector of the people's temple died. i was shot five times in the right side of my body. abone jutting out of my arm, wound the size of a football in my leg. i'm 28 years old. this is it. >> sunday night on q&a. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell met with newly elected will show you that meeting followed by senator mcconnell and other senate gop leaders talking with reporters after the senate leadership election on wednesday.

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on tuesday, secretary of state mike pompeo briefed reporters on issues, including iran sanctions and north korea's nuclear program. secretary pompeo: good afternoon, everyone. happy thanksgiving. i want to touch on five topics today.

eastern on c-span's q&a. >> mr. secretary, thank you for being our guest. >> thank you for inviting me. >> let me introduce the reporters who cover defense and will be asking questions. lucy ryan works at the post as a security reporter and pat tucker with the anniversary that ,e are celebrating this weekend the armistice 100 years after world war i, and veterans day, veterans daypecial holiday. world war i was a time when warfare changed drastically and we are in another time when warfare is changing drastically. how does our military prepare itself for the threats they face in this century? >> that's a good question. let me begin first by speaking about veterans day, this being the veterans day coming up in two days, being the 100th anniversary of world war i, the war that was supposed to end all wars. as you know, we lost thousands in that great conflict and we will be thinking about them when we celebrate and commemorate. we brought home major bret taylor just this last weekend. he served his country well. we mo

announcer: watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. coming up thanksgiving weekend on c-span. eight :00 p.m. eastern, supreme court justice elaine kagan followed by chief justice john roberts. at 8:00, chris christie and others discuss the opioid epidemic. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, photojournalists talk about their favorite photographs on the campaign trail. sunday at 6:30 p.m., gun laws and self-defense. at 8:00tv, thursday p.m., a retired general talks about 13 great leaders. friday at 8:00 p.m., political writer darrell hunter. eastern,at 8:00 p.m. eight pulitzer prize winning photojournalist talks about award-winning photos in the middle east. on afterwards, jose antonio vargas. celebrating fee first english thanksgiving at jamestown in 1619. friday at 6:30 p.m., reflections on former first lady barbara bush. p.m. eastern,00 on lectures in history, how the pilgrims became part of america's story. at 9:00 a.m., constitutional scholars talk about how the u.s. constitution defines in peach of offenses -- impeachable offenses by th

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. weekend,s veterans day welcome theed to secretary of the army, mark esper. joining us from the pentagon. marking his one-year anniversary soon in that role. he brings to it a wealth of experience, including service as a combat veteran himself. service as a senior aide on capital hill working on national security policy. a previous stint at the pentagon. and also working for defense contractor raytheon. mr. secretary, thanks very much for being our guest this week. sec. esper: thank you, susan. thank you for inviting me. susan: let me introduce the two reporters who cover defense issues who will be asking questions. missy ryan works for the washington post as a national security reporter. and pat tucker is at defense one as a national security reporter for that publication. missy ryan, you are up first in just a minute. but we wanted to start with the anniversary that we are celebrating this weekend of the armistice, 100 years after the end of wwi. and also veterans day, which makes it

coverage at 12:30 eastern on c-span. former president barack obama will be campaigning in miami for bill nelson and andrew gillam who is running for governor. this is live at 2:30 eastern. on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. west virginia's incumbent senator joe mannchin faced patrick morrisey, the debate by west virginia broadcasters association in morgantown, west virginia. >> welcome to the west virginia broadcasters association senatorial debate between joe -- joe manchin and patrick morrisey. i your moderator for this evening. west virginia broadcasters association combines television and radio stations across the state, proud to bring this debate to west virginia tonight. we thank at&t for sponsoring the event. we will try to explore issues important to west virginia while providing you a clear picture of where each candidate stand. now is the time for details and specifics, the positions they have taken and in some cases not taken, there designed to elicit these answers. joe manchin receive the first

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's today -- q&a. >> during the mid-19th century, cotton was king. up next, how this plant played a role in the memphis economy and the legacy it still leaves today. >> you cannot understand memphis without understanding cotton, because it has such an impact on not just the economy, but also the social fabric of the city. the role of cotton in memphis history, the memphis economy, is central. it is, for much of the 19th century, it is the industry in memphis. memphis for example, shipped 23,000 bales of cotton. in 1859, 20 years later, the city is shipping over 300,000 bales of cotton. so just within 20 years, you can see the growth of that industry. there is no other industry in memphis in the 19th century that is that large. what is big is cotton. if you are going to make money, real money in the south, cotton is where you want to be. memphis, very quickly after its founding in 1819, became a center of the cotton industry because of its transportation location. bluff, right at the mississippi river. so if you are a cotton planter in rural she

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span q&a. >> next on the presidency.onald reagan's attorney general talks about his views on communism and his relationship with pope john paul ii at a conference organized by the white house writers group. the program was recorded as part of the hoover institution's video series, uncommon knowledge. series host peter robinson moderates the conversation. it is just over half an hour. >> ronald reagan and pope john paul ii, a partnership that changed the world. today, we are in washington at a conference devoted to that subject. with us today, an eyewitness to the relationship tween president reagan and pope john paul ii, the former attorney general, edwin meese iii. [a

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern, on c-span's q and a. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 18979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, and public events in washington, d.c. and the country. c-span is brought to you by your satellite or cable provider. >> in this week's session of question time in the british house of commons prime minister theresa may answered questions about brexit and the agreement reached with the european union about future relationships between britain and the eu. they will vote on the agreement december 11th. >> orderer. questions to the prime minister. rosie cooper. >> rosie: question number one mr. speaker. thank you mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house would like to join me in paying tribute to baroness trumpington who sadly passed way yesterday. from her time as a codebreaker during the second world war. her government and public service she led an extraordinary life and she will be sorely missed. mr. speaker this morning i am meetings with

.>> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. >>> coming up on c-span 3, harvard law school hosting a discussion with judges on tough cases, then, a look at startups and the future of funding in silicon valley, followed by a debate on guns in self-defense, and the work on the zuckerberg initiative. >>> judges and legal experts talking about the new book tough cases, featuring the viewpoints that several judges grappling with hard cases, the book includes the case concerning the right to die and cases involving the death penalty. insanity please, and the effective mandatory minimum sentences. this is one hour. >>> good afternoon, everyone, welcome to our book talk, my name is jocelyn kennedy i am the executive director here at the harvard law school library, i want to thank you all for joining us today for a great discussion on tough cases. that judges have to decide. before we begin i would like to think the dean's office for pr

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> american history tv has been marking the centennial of world war i with a variety of programs. america,n reel 1918."ont 1917 to this film examines how the film was sold to the american public with the efforts of the committee of public information. also shows how the war effort expanded the federal government and led to a booming industrial economy. this is about 20 minutes. >> on the eve of grave decisions on april 2, 1917, an anxious president woodrow wilson voices his forebodings. lead his people into war, and they will forget there was ever such a thing as tolerance. to fight, you must be reported and ruthless. conformity would be the only virtue. days later, with the president leaving as he must, leading as he must, america now at war. all separate voices drowned out by the great chorus of the war effort. do your bit for the boys over there. the spirit of 1917 on the american home front, a nation rallying to the war. behind them keeping the spirit moved is the machinery of government, a new agency set up by the government, with a

eastern on c-span's q&a. >> mr. secretary, thank you for being our guest. >> thank you for inviting me. >> let me introduce the reporters who cover defense and will be asking questions. lucy ryan works at the post as a security reporter and pat tucker withe

on the campaign 2018 elections and results across the nation. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live starting at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> tomorrow night on book tv a look at rent biographies. at 8:00 eastern betty ford. historian david blight discussing the life of frederick douglas, and a recent biography of 1940 presidential candidate. part of book tv and prime time each night this week on as soon as on c-span 2. next on book tv a interview with michael chertoff, from the commonwealth club of california in san francisco this is justice over an hour. >> good evening everybody. we have to try it one more time. i know you have more energy than that. good evening everybody. that's the energy we saw when you came

c-span's washington journal monday morning. join the discussion. >> tomorrow, a look at the impact of religious borders on the 2018 midterm elections. live coverage from georgetown university beginning at 6:30 p.m. easternn c-span. announcer: monday night on the communicators, a discussion with a federal trade commission or on the ftc's role in regulating the internet and the privacy issues. he is interviewed by technology reporter. >> the privacy shall process involves companies applying to the commerce department. that is a series of quality controls, whatever you want to call them. then, the company will warrant that they are part of the privacy shield. then we do the enforcement. there are a number of ways we make sure the companies that make profits about privacy shields live up to the promises and when they don't, we punish them for them. announcer: watch the communicators, monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. anduncer: next, theresa may leaders discuss the status of brexit negotiations with members of the house of commons. after that, the prime minister holds the news conference in response to the resignation of several of her cabinet officers over the break a deal. at 11:00 p.m., q and da

eastern on c-span. monday night on the communicators, nyu professor and author scott galloway talks about the power of the largest tech companies in the u.s. with his book the four, the hidden dna of apple, google. >> if you think about who really knows you, your wife, kids, arabist, are you the entity that --lly knows the you you is therapist, the one that knows you is google. they know what illness you have, what you are worried about having exposed yourself to. it is the real you. if there is a modern man god, it is google, seeing how your intentions will translate into actions. these organizations know where we are, who we are connected with, our feelings and intentions, and we have invited them in to the brightest and darkest corners of our lives. communicatorsatch on c-span 2. announcer 1: now, a soho form debate on gun laws in self-defense. topics include background checks, 3-d guns, army school officials and large magazine clip bands. this is one hour, 25 minutes. >> well put this down. , and ann

eastern on c-span. t on "the communicators," nyu professor and author scott galloway talks about the power of the largest tech companies in the u.s. with this book. >> if you think about who really knows you, is it your wife, is it your kids, your therapist, friends? i would argue the entity that knows the real you is google. google knows if you're about to get engaged, it knows if you're contemplating divorce. google knows what ailment you have, what ailments you are worried about having exposure sell to. google is the real you. if it is in modern man god it is google that sees everything, all of your intentions and what, have those contentions will likely translate into action. these organizations know where we are, , though who we are connected with, no our feelings and our intentions. so we have yet openly invite them into the brightest and darkest corners of our lives. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at eight eastern on c-span2. >> what does it mean to be american? that this year's c-span stude

watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> conga is back in session tomorrow for a lame-duck session. remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. and the house will swear and two new members selected for vacant house seats until the end of the year. the senate returns to consider legislation on coast guard programs and a nomination for the federal reserve board. can watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span two. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable-television company. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. see stan is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> sunday on q&a, california democratic congressman jackie spear talks about her memoir, "undaunted." >> i was on an airstrip in the remote jungles having just concluded a congressional tour with congressman ryan, and we were ambushed on the strip. congressman ryan was shot 45

announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is broug to you by your cable or satellite provider. when the new congress starts in january, there will be more than 100 new house and senate members the democrats will control the house. the republicans the senate. new congress, new leaders. watch the process unfold on -span. >> each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic laces to learn about american history. in 1619, 35 english settlers arrived in berkeley, virginia. upriver from jamestown. we talked to graham woodlief, descendent of the group's leader, captain john woodlief, about how these colonists celebrated the first english thanksgiving in america. later, archaeologists marquart and describes his current project, looking for artifacts from the

and when they do not, we punish them for that. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-spantwo. coming up, things, on the c-span networks, on c-span, thursday at 8:00 eastern, supreme court justice elena kagan followed by chief justice john roberts. friday at 8:00, former new jersey governor chris christie discuss the opioid epidemic. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, photojournalist talk about their favorite photographs on the campaign trail. and sunday at 6:30 p.m., gun laws and self-defense. on book tv on c-span2 thursday at 8:30 p.m., retired general stanley mcchrystal talks about 13 great leaders. friday at 8:00 p.m. on after words, derek hunter. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, pulitzer prize-winning war photographer lindsay talks about photos he has taken in the middle east. and sunday at 9:00 on after words, pulitzer prize-winning journalists pose a antonio vargas on american history tv, c-span3. there is a a p.m. eastern on , celebratingfacts the first english thanksgiving at jamestown in 1619. friday at 6:30 p.m. on the presidency, reflections on former first lady barba