eugene and very important ways, all of those issues. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon to -- to learn about the rich history. learn more about eugene and the stops on the other tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3.

we continue with our look at the history of eugene, oregon. we are overlooking the wayne morse commons at the university of oregon school of law. just outside the wayne morse center which is a center ,edicated to reviving understanding and carrying forward the tradition of our beloved senator. wayne morris was a law professor, a politician, and who was --an activist born and raised in wisconsin and came to be a professor at the university school of law when he was in his late 20's. it was his first major career job. he was soon appointed dean. the youngest in the country. then he got involved in a lot of social and political issues. he was a labor arbitrator. a very famous arbitrator up and down the west coast. he negotiated settlements and -- for theand this pacific maritime association. time he was the only arbitrator who could get both sides to settle and to really own the agreement and move it forward. he kept support peaceful -- the port peaceful and open prior to world war ii. they needed that port to be accessible. the roosevelt administ

now with our look at the history of eugene, oregon. >> we are overlooking the -- this is in honor of wayne morse. he was a law professor, a politician, and activist who was born and raised in wisconsin and came to be a professor at the university school of law when he was in his late 20's. it was a major career job. he was soon appointed dean. the youngest being in the country. then he got involved in a lot of social and political issues. he was a labor arbitrator. he negotiated settlements and agreements from the international agreement and specific -- pacific maritime association. he was the only arbitrator that could get size to settle. they were building ships there. they needed that port. they wanted him a permanent arbitrator. he got the political bug and later wanted to be selected in 1944. at that time, we were moderate republicans. he did switch parties. i think the last rough for him was when he was chosen to be vice president and said i can only be part of this party. he had a series of disputes. he didn't have enough social justice orientation. he left the party, became i

part in eugene's oregon's story is a little more indirect, and it has to do with boosters and the way oregon settlement took place after the first wagon trains of 1943 and 1844.-- 1843 and land was basically given out. eugene was at the end of the valley, and the roosters down here wanted more populations -- brewsters down here wanted more population. but it is a mixed bag story, because it was a difficult passage. again, at the southern end, where the settlement pattern was north to south. as we were at the very end, if you will. the museum's collection begins in 1951, when one of the founders of the oregon trail collection,ted his which became the museum's foundation collection. and you are standing in front of covered wagon, the oldest in the state of oregon. it came over here in the year 1850 with a doctor's family. todaye out of the area we call council bluffs, iowa. withs a doctor's family six kids, the mother was pregnant, and she gave birth on the side shoulder of mount hood. a little girl, born in the back --the wagon, the yucca bianca. when she reached the age of 19, she was

weekend american history tv is featuring eugene, oregon, home to the university of oregon founded in 1876. the cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing its history. our more about eugene all weekend here on american history tv. >> the logging industry in oregon was really important because it was seen as sort of an exhaustible resource. when you first come to oregon, if you're not familiar with our ecology, you are shocked by how many trees we have. we are developing the technology to kind of cope with the mountainous terrain and the large size of the trees and figure out how to turn that resource into something we can harness economically to support the people living in this area. the lane county historical museum exhibit, lost towns, which is a social history of the logging industry. it took its inspiration from the idea of ghost towns. here in this part of oregon we don't of the classic old west ghost towns. we have counted were abandoned for various reasons. this section discusses what life .s like for the loggers wendling was started getting used in the 1880's and

. >> welcome to eugene, oregon, on booktv. in cooperation with our comcast cable partners, over the next 90 minutes we'll travel the city to talk with writers about eugene and the surrounding areas. and we'll also hear from local authors whose books help tell the story of our nation. first, we hear about counterculture. >> we're here at the university of oregon campus. we're in the knight library in special collections and university archives and at the moment we're in the ken keezy classroom. he was an oregonian, he lived in springfield, oregon, and attended the university of oregon. he wrote two of the great american novels, one flew over the cuckoo's nest and sometimes a great notion. his papers are here at the university of oregon because he wanted his collection to be here. he felt that -- he was an oregonian, he had so many experiences here in oregon, and he felt it was the right thing for the collection to be here in his alma mater. today i wrought out a number of different examples of manuscripts that are included in th

all weekend, american history tv is featuring eugene, oregon, home to the university of oregon, founded in 1876. the city tour staff visited many sites showcasing its history. learn more about eugene all we can on american history tv. home, homeing friends and associates in old as well, we are this evening quartered in the open prairie, 15 miles from peoria. we have had but little difficulty in our journey so far. across the illinois river, or perhaps the last time, with but little do with -- with but little difficulty except what has been occasions by bidding farewell forever to those with him most of us -- whom most of us have associated all our lives. many people came over the oregon 1843, theeen beginning of the big migration that came west, most people walking the trail. just imagine walking for 8-15 miles. it was six months of really tough, tough work. but diaries like this that are full of rich in detail and reflective of what is happening are just gems. and abigail scott duniway is an example of one of the great diaries. she describes what is happening between the people. she de

now with our look at the history of eugene, oregon. >> we are overlooking the -- this is in honor of wayne morse. he was a law professor, a politician, and activist who was

we will feature on the history of programming in eugene, oregon and the cofounder of nike among our guests. here's a preview. [video clip] >> bill bowerman is one of the most well-known track and field coaches here at the university of oregon as well as very well known as someone who started people following jogging and running and also very well known as one of the founders of nike. when he took a group of his athletes to new zealand for relay in 1962, one thing he noticed right away when he was all the jogging the people were doing when he visited. he embarked on his own research along with a medical doctor, dr. harris, and over the course of numerous years and putting together a manuscript and doing their own research, they came up with this book, which is jogging medically approved medical fitness program for all ages, which really goes in depth into the great benefits of jogging and also, how it can really help people in their health and fitness and becoming healthier. bowerman is the cofounder of nike and the full visit to eugene, oregon part of c-span3's american history tv and c-sp

. >> our cities towards staff -- tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon to learn about the rich history. >> we look at eugene's unique history. come into the museum of natural and cultural history were will hear from dr. dennis jenkins about his archaeological work which are located about 200 miles southeast of eugene. dr. jenkins: when i was a student in the 1970's, we were taught people had only been here about 11,000 years. well, as time has gone on and certainly with the radiocarbon dating of human dna and coprolites and the paisley caves, that story begins to come apart. the paisley caves are found in the high desert of central oregon. it is technically called the northern great basin. that is because all of the water flows to the interior and no access out to the pacific ocean so it evaporates. it comes from the mountains surrounded it. it was excavated in 1938 and a little bit in 1940. when he was finished, he published and said he had found extinct animals from the ice age, horses and camels that were here, you know, north america before they were actually found in other

hollywood has played with the movies. >> our cities towards staff -- tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon to learn about the rich history. >> we look at eugene's unique history. come into the museum of natural and cultural history were will hear from dr. dennis jenkins about his archaeological work which are located about 200 miles southeast of eugene. dr. jenkins: when i was a student in the 1970's, we were taught people had only been here about 11,000 years. well, as time has gone on and certainly with the radiocarbon dating of human dna and coprolites and the paisley caves, that story begins to come apart.

staff cities tour recently traveled to eugene, oregon to -- to learn about the rich history. learn more about eugene and the stops on the other tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're

. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn more about eugene and other stops at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. 70 years ago at harvard university, secretary of state george marshall outlined and economic relief plan to help europe recover from the devastation of world war ii. marshall was eventually worded -- awarded the nobel peace prize for what came to be known as the marshall plan. next on real america, a half hour u.s. army film from 1964 documenting the destruction in europe following world war ii, ongoing clashes between communists and non-communist forces, the creation of the marshall plan, in the formation

. >> our cities tour staff traveled to eugene, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn about eugene and other stops at www.c-span.org/cit iestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. announcer: next on american history tv sculptor gordon kray , talks about his artistic process in creating a statute of president james monroe for the college of william and mary in williamsburg virginia. ,the fifth president attended the college until he enlisted to fight the british in the revolutionary war. william and mary is also gordon kray's alma mater. this is an hour-long event which is part of a symposium titled, james monroe, presidential gu

but in the end, i think he is so well-known for his integrity. >> watch c-span cities tour of eugene, oregon, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv. and sunday on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> it resulted in a naval victory for the u.s. over japan, just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. friday, american history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial versus center in norfolk, virginia for the anniversary of the battle of middle way. author of "the admirals," about the five-star admirals who won the war at sea. the author of "joe rochefort's war." the author of "the shattered sword." and the co-author of "never call me a hero," a legendary american dive bomber pilot remembers the battle of midway. watch the battle of midway's 75th anniversary special, live from the macarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia, on friday, beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> c-span. where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable tel

staffcer: our cities tour travel to eugene oregon to learn about its rich history. learn about eugene and other stops at c-span.org/citiestour. americanatching history tv all we can every weekend on c-span3. >> on sunday, author and aibbi will matt t be our guest. >> you see that one phase put on earth just for you, instantly you fall in love in that moment, for me, trump was like that except it was the opposite. when i first saw him on the campaign trail, i thought this is a person who is unique, horrible, amazing, terrible characteristics, put on earth specifically for me to appreciate or to not appreciate or whatever the verb is because i had really been spending a lot of the last 10-12 years without knowing it preparing for donald trump to happen. he is a contributor to rolling stone magazine and is the author of several books, smells like a dead elephants, a great derangement, a true story of war, politics, and religion. and his most recent book, insane clown president, dispatches from the 2016 circus. during our live three-our conversation, we will take your c

. >> our visit to eugene, oregon, continues with a local author mark whalan as examines of the culture and lives of african americans during world war i in his book "the great war and the culture of the new negro." >> the name of my book is "the great war and the culture of the new negro" and i really decided to write that because i was interested in world war i answer levine from in england the kind of literature of world war i is a very famous, very widely read, taught in schools. it's part of the national conversation. it seemed like that was not true for literature in world war i in the united states. one of the real gaps in that story was the literature to which have been produced by an african-american writers. i was really drawn to that figure will kind of stores african-americans were telling about the great war, african-american writers thought about its impact for race relations in america and for the long history of african american culture and identity. so african-americans were caught up in america's entry into world war i just as all americans were. and african-americans

/citiestour.span.org we continue with the history of eugene, oregon. >> we are overlooking the -- the history of our 11 senator, wayne morris.

join us this weekend when cities tour taking "american history tv to eugene, oregon.the bookeature all of programming in one 90 minute blog. we will -- be at the university of oregon to learn about one of their alumni, and author. >> this is the manuscript for one flew over the cuckoo's nest. you can see an editorial and changes to the manuscript. after the book was published, a psychiatrist named louis barlett read the book, and he sent him a fan letter. correspondence about mental institutions, psychiatry and those types of details. he wanted to know how the andent's experience electroshock therapy because he wanted representation right in the book. he is calling dr. barlett, whong he had a friend received electroshock therapy treatment. he actually experienced it. he said it was terrifying and horrible. he was able to portray that well in his book. noon onat is today at "book tv," the c-span cities tour. let's go to san antonio on the republican line with stephen. enjoy: i want to say i your show. i have a quick comment regarding universal income. one thing i have

. >> this weekend, c-span2's cities tour along with the help of off comcast sponsors explores eugene, oregon. an inside look at the life and writings of "one flew over the cuckoo nest" ken kesey. we travel to the university of oregon's library to see letters showing how he researched and approached approached the writing of the book. >> the public was parked. a psychiatrist read the book and sent ken a fan letter, and there ensued some correspondence between them about mental institutions, psychiatry. >> and hear become former u.s. senator from oregon, wayne morris, characterized at fiercely independent, serving from 1945 to 1969, starting as a republican before leaving the party to become an independent 1952 and later join thing democraci' caucus. >> so well known for his integrate and his standing up for principles, particularly his very long and vocal dissent against the vietnam war. >> wam the cities tour of eugene, oregon. and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. >> former nebraska director james comey set to testify thursday before the senate intelligence committee, i

in the end, i think he is so well known for his integrity. >> watch cspan city's tour of eugene, oregon, saturday at noon eastern on cspan 2's book tv. and sunday on cspan 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> it resulted in a naval victory for the u.s. over japan. just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. and friday, american history tv will be live all day from the mcarthur memorial visitor's center in norfolk, virginia frr. speakers include the author of the admirals. the five star admirals who won the war at sea. elliott carlson with his book, the odyssey of a code breaker who out witted yamamoto at midway. the untold story of the battle of midway. and timothy orr co-authorer of never call me a hero. a dive bomber pilot remembers the battle of midway. watch the battle of midway's 75th anniversary live on friday beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> the house way and means committee recently held a hearing to changes to the tax code that could expand the u.s. economy and create jobs. executives with ma

. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn more about eugene and other stops at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. 70 years ago at harvard university, secretary of state george marshall outlined and economic relief plan to help europe recover from the devastation of world war ii. marshall was eventually worded -- awarded the nobel peace prize for what came to be known as the marshall plan. next on real america, a half hour u.s. army film from 1964 documenting the destruction in europe following world war ii, ongoing clashes between communists and non-communist forces, the creation of the marshall plan, in the formation of nato. ♪ 1945 as western armies sweep across germany, voices on the radios speaking english and russian until finally those ally in the struggle come together. for europe and the world, an unforgettable moment. if only they continue to act in the spirit of that moment, what a europe, what a world by then could've emerged. west of the elbe

. >> eugene, oregon is often referred to as track town usa because of their strong fitness and running culture. for the next hour we will explore the history of the second-largest city. coming up the

right in the end i think he is so well known for his integrity. >> watch c-span city tours of eugene oregon saturday at noon eastern on booktv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> coming up and about 45 minutes live live coverage of a discussion with a university of california student who have organize a speech by ann coulter on campus. the speech was canceled, reinstated and canceled again this past april because of campus protests. the discussion hosted by the education writers association conference at 9 a.m. eastern. before that a briefing by va secretary david shulkin from the

our visit to eugene, oregon, " exclusive. we have traveled to cities bringing then >> senior writer paul waldman discusses how the democratic party should respond to the republican agenda. chris chemerinsky, director of content and activism fort numbers usa, discusses recent immigration enforcement actions taken by the truck administration and congress. then bloomberg businessweek discusses her piece on the gender wage gap in the u.s. and how customers -- companies are working. watch washington journal life at 7:00 eastern on saturday morning. join the discussion. >> tonight on c-span, the president of south korea meeting with resident trump at the white house. louisiana senator cassidy holding a town hall meeting in that in rouge. then a look at the weekend in politics with washington journal. president moon taken is in washington d c for meetings with president trump and other u.s. officials. discussions focused on the strategy in dealing with north korea and limiting its nuclear program.

our cities tour visits eugene, oregon. to learn more about its unique history and literary life. for six years now we've traveled to u.s. cities, bringing the book scene to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits at cspan.org/citiestour.

all weekend, american history tv is featuring eugene, oregon, home to the university of oregon founded in 1876. c-span visited many sites showcasing its history. learn more about eugene all weekend here on american history tv. >> the logging industry in oregon was really important because it was seen as sort of an exhaustible resource. when you first come to oregon, if you're not familiar with our ecology, you are shocked by how many trees we have. we are developing the technology to kind of cope with the mountainous terrain and the large size of the trees and figure out how to turn that

along with the help of our comcast cable partners we'll explore the literary life and history of eugene, oregon, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. go inside the university of oregon's library archives and special collections for the look anding rights of ken keysy, best known for "one flew over the cuckoo's nest." >> a psychologist read the book and sent ken fan letter and therein ensued fun correspondence between the two of them about mental institutions, psychiatry and thosin

staff cities tour recently traveled to eugene, oregon to -- to learn about the rich history. learn more about eugene and the stops on the other tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. artifacts american takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. dc, tudor washington place was the home of thomas hayter and his wife. this was the granddaughter of martha washington. six generations of the peter family lived in the house from 1805 to 1984. we take a tour with the curator who shows us a letter from george washington, a bomb shelter and a signed picture of woodrow wilson. curator at the house of -- house and garden. we are taking a look at some of the amazing objects. this is from 1805 to 1983. five different generations of the peter family lived here at to replace. this was of the public could come and enjoy this amazing collection of objects. i would to talk about the architecture of the house. when he purchased the property , they5 with a .5 acres were here with nothing in between. a

. >> reporter: that is nascar in a nutshell, described by ken lewis from eugene, oregon, just anotherkend's nomadic tribe. >> about like a traveling circus, i would say. >> reporter: one with 38 stops per year that can leave a person partially deaf. we're on pit road where men checking tire pressure never before seem sod fed so fascinat. a peek in the lead leads to a question -- >> there's no room for luggage in here? >> no, sir. a driver has to travel light. >> reporter: a road course with hills, steephwñ turns. rv spaces selling for $1,500 for the weekend. dinner, anyone? ♪ across the so-called street, they're just having beer, and lots of it. >> for the two of us, 180 beers. >> reporter: that's 90 per man. >> i'll probably drink 85 at least. >> reporter: it may be more than the end of this weekend. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> nice to have the cooler for the races. >> you're right about that. through!vúzr the bay area, temperatures will go down, down, down, then up, up, up. indicative of that trend is the seven of day high temperature trend in livermore. average high, 84 degrees

. >> reporter: that is nascar in a nutshell, described by ken lewis from eugene, oregon, just another weekend's nomadic tribe. >> about like a traveling circus, i would say. >> reporter: one with 38 stops per year that can leave a person partially deaf. we're on pit road where men checking tire pressure never before seem sod fed so fascinat. a peek in the lead leads to a question -- >> there's no room for luggage in here? >> no, sir. a driver has to travel light. >> reporter: a road course with his, steep rv spaces selling for $1,500 for the weekend. dinner, anyone? ♪ across the so-called street, they're just having beer, and lots of it. >> for the two of us, 180 beers. >> reporter: that's 90 per man. >> i'll probably drink 85 at least. >> reporter: it may be more than the end of this weekend. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> nice to have the cooler for the races. >> you're right about that. through!vúzr the bay area, temperatures will go down, down, down, then up, up, up. indicative of that trend is the seven of day high temperature trend in livermore. average high, 84 degrees. tomorr

this weekend, c-span city tour will explore the literary loif and history of eugene oregon. go inside the library archives collection. >> after the book was published, a psychiatrist read the book. and he sent a fan letter. and there ensued a fun correspondence between the two of them about mental institutions, psychiatry and those details and. >> author of the -- african americans during world war i. >> so there is a real year of conflict when they came home but welcome in their home communities. in terms of reforming how americans thought about race relations i don't think it did. it didn't have the impact that african americans had hoped it would. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern the story of abigail scott dunaway. >> she is an example of one of the really great diaries. she describes what is happening between the people. she describes trouble that happen. she describes the landscape and the scenery. and it is clear, i mean you get a good inkling here that she is a really good writer and that skill served her later on in her career as a leader in the suffrage movement. >

. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn more about eugene and other stops on our tour at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend on c-span3. "q&a."on >> there was a political structure created in the radio act. herbert hoover, secretary of commerce. those rules 90 years ago still govern the way that we allow resources to be used in our economy today. >> clemson university professor and former chief economist at the fcc talks about his book, "the political spectrum," which looks at the history and politics of u.s. communication policy. >> when we allocated spectrum rights in 1927, within a couple years the regulators at commission are renewing licenses, but very carefully noting that propaganda stations will not be allowed. you hadearly on, 1929, left wing stations, if i can use owned by acal term, labor union in chicago, eugene debs, a socialist who had bought a station near new york city -- for political purposes, for free speech, they wanted to espouse their opinions. these were d

that is nascar in a nutshell as described by -- in eugene, oregon. >> lot like a traveling circus, i'd say. >> reporter: it can leave a person partially deaf, especially if he's thrilled to exhaustion, by exhaustion. we're on pit row where men checking tire pressure never before seen. wander close enough you will wif the ethanol pap peek in the trunk leads to question. >> there's no room for luggage in here, is there? >> no, sir. driver has to travel light. >> reporter: this is unusual. a road course with hills, steep turns, elevation changes. study the finer points up close in one location or park your rv in another location $15 for the whole weekend. dinner, anyone? >> i think we're having tritip. >> across the so-called street and lots of it for jaime martin and ample provisioning. 30 years. >> it's 90 is per man. >> you're five out. >> in summary it may be more than cars needing a pit brofore the end of this weekend. in sonoma county, wade freeman abc 7 news. >>> the heat wave has sped up the snow melt in the mountains around lake tahoe. a record 12 billion gallons of water. the la

. >> this weekend, c-span cities tour along with the help of our comcast partners with tour eugene, oregon. today at noon eastern on book tv, an inside look at the life and writings of one flew over the cuckoo's nest author. we traveled to the university of oregon's library and special collection to see handwritten letters and other items showing how he researched and approached the writing of the book. >> the book was published, a psychiatrist read the book and he sent him a fan letter. there ensued fun correspondence between the two of them about mental institutions, psychiatry. >> on sunday at 2:00 eastern on american history tv, hear about former u.s. senator>> from oregn wayne morse. characterize this fiercely independent, morse served from 1945 to 1969 starting as a republican before leaving the party to become an independent and later joining the demograts. >> he is so well known for his integrity and is standing up for principle, particularly his very long stance against the vietnam war. >> watch c-span cities tour today at new eastern on book tv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american hi

. >> watch c-span city tours of eugene oregon saturday at noon eastern on booktv and sunday at 2 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> coming up and about 45 minutes live live coverage of a discussion with a university of california student who have organize a speech by ann coulter on campus. the speech was canceled, reinstated and canceled again this past april because of campus protests. the discussion hosted by the education writers association conference at 9 a.m. eastern. before that a briefing by va secretary david shulkin from the white house. >> thank you. and good morning, everybody. so a few weeks ago the president came over to my offices at va at his 100-day mark to talk about the recognition of the progress we've had at va. so i thought it only fitting at my 100 days to come to his house to talk about what's happening at va. and as you know, the president is so committed to fixing issues for veterans that what he has told me is, is that it is important that we be open and candid and tra

. >> that is nascar in a nutshell as this ken lewis from eugene, oregon, just another member of this weekend's know maddic tribe. >> one with 38 stops per year that can leave a person partially death. especially if he's thrilled to exhaustion by caution. we are on pit road where men checking tire pressure never before seemed to fascinated. wander close enough, you'll whiff the ethanol. >> there's no room for luggage in here. >> no, sir. have to travel light. >> as nascar races go, this is unusual. a road with hills, steep turns, elevation changes, up close in one location or park your rv high on the hill in a space that sold for $1500 for the whole weekend. dinner anyone? ♪ >> across the so-called street, they're just having beer and lots of it, who describe their ample provisioning. >> 630 for the two of us. >> 180 beers. >> that's 90 per man. >> well, i'll probably drink 85 at least. >> in summary, it may be more than cars needing a pit row before the end. but this weekend. abc 7 news. >>> and if you're headed to sonoma this weekend, there will be an interactive display f pixar's c

. >> that is nascar in a nutshell as this ken lewis from eugene, oregon, just another member of thiss know maddic tribe. >> one with 38 stops per year that can leave a person partially death. especially if he thrilled to exhaustion by caution. we are on pit road where men checking tire pressure never before seemed to fascinated. wander close enough, you'll whiff the ethanol. >> there's no room for luggage in here. >> no, sir. have to travel light. >> as nascar races go, this is unusual. a road with hills, steep turns, elevation changes, up close in one location or park your rv high on the hill in a space that sold for $1500 for the whole weekend. dinner anyone? ♪ >> across the so-called street, they're just having beer and lots of it, who describe their ample provisioning. >> 630 for the two of us. >> 180 beers. >> that's 90 per man. >> well, i'll probably drink 85 at least. >> in summary, it may be more than cars needing a pit row before the end. but this weekend. abc 7 news. >>> and if you're headed to sonoma this weekend, there will be an interactive display of pixar's cars 3 wher

weekend american history tv is featuring eugene, oregon, home to the university of oregon founded in 76. the cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing its history. our more about eugene all weekend here on american history tv. >> the logging industry in oregon was really important because it was seen as sort of an exhaustible resource. when you first come to oregon, if you're not familiar with our ecology, you are shocked by how many trees we have. we are developing the technology to kind of cope with the mountainous terrain and the large size of the trees and figure out how to turn that resource into something we can harness economically to support the people living in this area.

eugene's part in oregon's story is a little more indirect, and it has to do with boosters and the way oregon settlement took place after the first wagon trains of 1943 and night -- 1843 and 1844. the free land was basically

. >> are cities tour staff recently traveled to eugene, oregon. learn more about jean and other on the tour at www.c-span.org. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. historianl war william jack davis compares the leadership skills of ulysses s grant and property leave. this talk was part of a seminar on civil war leadership posted by longwood university in virginia. it's about an hour. less weaker of the morning is william jack davis. he is from independence, missouri. he has a bachelors and masters degree from brett -- sonoma state university. you may know him from civil war times illustrated. only's popular civil war magazine. those with the best years of it. he is the author and editor of 60 books. they are relating primarily to the civil war, but also southern u.s. history. think about that for a minute, 60 books. was athose, his first history of the new market campaign, which i think is a model small battle history 40 years after was written. it's one of the last small battle history's ever written. he wrot

. >> our cities tour staff traveled to eugene, oregon to learn about its rich history. learn about eugene and other stops at www.c-span.org/cit iestour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. announcer: next on american history tv sculptor gordon kray , talks about his artistic process in creating a statute of president james monroe for the college of william and mary in williamsburg virginia. ,the fifth president attended the college until he enlisted to fight the british in the revolutionary war. william and mary is also gordon kray's alma mater. this is an hour-long event which is part of a symposium titled, james monroe, presidential inauguration, a bicentennial commemoration and reflection. >> our speaker today is gordon kray. gordon and i go way back to our days when they were on campus. he was from massachusetts and i was from lexington. both of us had spent our lives in virginia. he studied history at william and mary. we were sticking cigarettes and the mouths of sculptures. gordon has gone on to be a prominent sculptor. for

. >> that is nascar in a nutshell as this ken lewis from eugene, oregon, just another member of thishat can leave a person partially death. especially if he's thrilled to exhaustion by caution. we are on pit road where men checking tire pressure never before seemed to fascinated. wander close enough, you'll whiff the ethanol. >> there's no room for luggage in here. >> no, sir. have to travel light. >> as nascar races go, this is unusual. a road with hills, steep turns, elevation changes, up close in one location or park your rv high on the hill in a ace that sold for $1500 for the whole weekend. dinner anyone? ♪ >> across the so-called street, they're just having beer and lots of it, who describe their ample provisioning. >> 630 for the two of us. >> 180 beers. >> that's 90 per man. >> well, i'll probably drink 85 at least. >> in summary, it may be more than cars needing a pit row before the end. but this weekend. abc 7 news. >>> and if you're headed to sonoma this weekend, there will be an interactive display of pixar's cars 3 where you can take pictures with lightning mcqueen and c

along with the help of our comcast cable partners we'll explore the literary life and history of eugene, oregon, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. go inside the university of oregon's library archives and special collections for the look anding rights of ken keysy, best known for "one flew over the cuckoo's nest." >> a psychologist read the book and sent ken fan letter and therein ensued fun correspondence between the two of them about mental institutions, psychiatry and those kinds of deals. >> and then an examination of the culture and lives of african-americans during world war i. >> there was a real year of conflict when african-americans came home. they were welcome in their home communities. in terms of reforming how americans thought about race relations, i don't think it did. it didn't have the impact that african-americans hoped it would. >> the story of abigail scott dunaway, an oregon pioneer and political rights activist t. >> she's an example of one of the really great diaries. she describes what's happening between the people, she describes troubles that happen. she describes t

all weekend, american history tv is featuring eugene, oregon, home to the university of oregon, founded in 1876. the city tour staff visited many sites showcasing its history. learn more about eugene all we can on american history tv. home, homeing friends and associates in old as well, we are this evening quartered in the open prairie, 15 miles from peoria. we have had but little difficulty in our journey so far. across the illinois river, or perhaps the last time, with but little do with -- with

c-span's city tour along with comcast partners, we will explore the literary life and history of eugene, oregon today and culture figure. we traveled to the university of oregon library and special collections to see handwritten letters and other items showing hawaii he researched and approached the writing of that book. >> the book was published by psychiatrist name bartlett read the book and he sent letter and ensued in fun correspondence about mental institutions and that kind of details. hear about former u.s. senator from oregon wayne morris, characterized as fiercely independent, morris served from 1945 to 1969 starting as a republican to leaving party and becoming independent and later joining the democrats caucus. >> he is so well known for his integrity and standing up for principles specially local decent against vietnam war. were watch today on book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> joining us here on our

this weekend, the c-span cities tour will explore the literary life and history of eugene, oregon. look at the life of king kesey. >> the book was published and lewis hartline read the book and he sent a letter and there was a fun correspondence between the two of them about mental institutions and psychiatry. >> the author of the culture of the lifeegro explored of african-americans in world war i. in terms of the effect of the war and reforming how people feel about race relations, it did not have the impact that african-americans hoped. scott story of abigail dunaway. is angail scott dunaway example of one of the great diaries and she describes what is happening between the people and troubles that happened. she describes the landscape and the scenery. it is clear that she is a good wellr and that served her later in her career in the suffrage movement. >> hear from the former oregon senator. >> he was a curmudgeon and a man of high principle. if you did not have that same focal and he would be he would stand his ground and would not compromise sometimes. i think that people wer

. >> welcome to eugene, oregon, on booktv. in cooperation with our comcast cable partners over the next 90 minutes we will talk about eugene and the surrounding areas and we will hear from local authors whose books help tell the story of the nation. first we hear about counterculture writer ken kesey. >> we are at the university of eg