they loved fayetteville. when the war came, it changed everything. >> we are at headquarters house in fayetteville, arkansas. headquarters house is the home of the washington county historical society. the washington county historical society purchased the house in 1967. the house was built in 1853 by jonas tebbetts. jonas tebbetts was from new hampshire, but came in 1838 to study law in van buren. once he passed the bar and he was traveling the law circuit, he came to fayetteville and met matilda winlock. he and matilda winlock got married in 1847. in february of 1862, the confederates were being driven out of missouri and into arkansas. as they were being driven through arkansas, as they came through fayetteville, they decided to burn all of the confederate stores. they threw open where all of the food and ammo was held. basically, the soldiers ransacked the town. it is said some citizens participated also, but it was a pretty dark time for the citizens of fayetteville. headquarters house was directly threa

they didn't have good feelings to stay in fayetteville. so they went and settled in kentucky and never lived here. jonas did help some of the onfederates. he had some communication with the people but not living here. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to fayetteville, arkansas, to learn about its rich history. learn more about fayetteville d other stops in our tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on -span 3. in 1979 c pan was created as a american service by the television countries and brought to you today by your cable and satellite divider. this weekend on american history tv from the national constitution center in philadelphia, a discussion on the value of two lesser known documents from the founding eura. the documents are 1787 letter by anti-federal list mercy ottis warren and a 1790 report on public credit by alexander hamilton. ere's a preview. >> i just wanted to say, it's an extraordinary letter for a lot of reasons. one, i think it very succinctly explains wher

we are at headquarters house in fayetteville, arkansas. it is the home of the washington county historical society. they purchased the house in 1967. the house was built by jonas tebbit. he came to study law in van buren. when he was traveling the law circuit he came to fayetteville and met matilda. he and matilda winlock got married in 1847. in 1862 in february, the confederates were being driven out of missouri and into arkansas. as they were being driven through arkansas, as they came through fayetteville, they decided to burn all of the confederate stores. where all of the food and ammo was held. basically, the soldiers ransacked the town. it is said some citizens participated also, but it was a pretty dark time for fayetteville. headquarters house was directly threatened when the fayetteville city institute, across the street, was used as an arsenal for the confederate army. they decided to set fire to it. when the building caught fire, the faulty shells that were left started to explode, endangering this house. they were able to save

it is right in the middle of the square here in downtown fayetteville. >> how many people live in fayetteville? people live here in fayetteville, and the university -- about 27,000 of those people are students at the university of arkansas. it is a big eclectic group of people who live here. that is one of the charms of is that no matter where you are from, most people find something to love and find a place for themselves here in fayetteville. now,we are coming into this is in northwest arkansas. it is not very far from the square. those two areas, the square and the street make up the entertainment district of fayetteville. is the walmart center. the walmart center is a huge part of the fabric of northwest arkansas, and it is right here in downtown fayetteville. and as well as having a broadway series, multiple broadway shows a year tour through here, they also do a lot of work in the community. they have a jazz areas that happens, they feature local artists sometimes. they have an art gallery inside of the arts center, which features both local, regional, and national artists. so they are r

one was in fayetteville and the other was just outside fayetteville. you had a lot of the states early political leaders were from the fayetteville area, the guy who served as the chair of 1861ecession convention in was a lawyer and a judge from fayetteville. fayetteville has had an outsized importance in the state of arkansas and in the ozarks in general. it is half a dozen years after the civil war that the state of arkansas decides to put its flagship university in fayetteville. happens, you can look at statistics today and look at the prosperity that comes with universities and these research parks that surround them and all that stuff. that goes back into the 19th century, the university just sort of created its own little .ubble of prosperity around it fayetteville has always been that oasis in the ozarks and in arkansas. my overarching theme of the has been my it theme for most of the books i have done on the ozarks over the region years is that the is more a microcosm of the -- thantates that it is it is some strange unique other that exists ou

one was in fayetteville, an old one was just outside of fayetteville. you had a lot of the estate -- the state's early political leaders from the fayetteville area, the guys who served as the chair of the secession conviction -- convention. he was a lawyer and judge from fayetteville. fayetteville has had an outside importance in the state of arkansas and in the ozarks, in general. half a dozen years after the civil war the state of arkansas decides to put its flagship university in fayetteville. you can lookpens, at statistics today and look at the prosperity that comes with universities. these research parks that surround them and all of that. that goes back into the 19th century. the university created its own bubble of prosperity around it. fayetteville has always been and oasis in the ozarks arkansas. of thearching theme trilogy, it has been my theme for most of the books that i have done on the ozarks over the , is that the region is more a microcosm of the united states as a whole than it is some strange, unique others that exists out there that

the guy who served as the chair of the fayetteville succession was a lawyer and a judge from fayetteville. it's kind of hot in outside importations in the state of arkansas at the end of the ozarks in general and you know, just half a dozen years after the civil war the state of arkansas decide to put its flagship university in fayetteville. and when that happens, we know you can look at statistics today look at the prosperity that comes with universities in these research parks around them and that kind of stuff and that goes into the 19th century. you know, the university just sort of created its own little of level of prosperity around it. fayetteville has always been sort of data we says in the ozarks and in arkansas. my sort of overarching theme of the trilogy and it's been my theme for most of the books i've done over the last almost 20 years is that the region is more a microcosm of the united states as a whole than it is some strange unique others that exist out there that we can common sort of marvel at and say how quaint and how unusual this is. an academic terms, we use the ter

fayetteville? >> 83,000 people live here in fayetteville and at the university, about 23,000 of those people are students. people big, eclectic of who live here. that is one of the charms of fayetteville, no matter where you are from, most people find something to love and find a place for themselves here in fayetteville. what we are coming into now, dixon street in northwest arkansas. it is not very far from the square. those two areas make up the entertainment district. this is the walton arts center. part of the fabric of northwest arkansas, and it is here in downtown fayetteville. there are multiple broadway here.that tour through they also do a lot of work in that the community . they have a jazz series. they feature local artists sometimes. the have an arts gallery that features both local and regional art. they are about the national and international grand scope as all the way down to the local people. at supported and showcased walton arts center. and what we are on right now, this street

fayetteville has always been and insis in the ozarks arkansas. of thearching theme trilogy, and it has been my theme for most of the books that i have done on the ozarks over years, isalmost 20 that the region is more of a microcosm of the united states as a whole than it is from isange, unique -- then it some strange, unique other that we can marvel at and look and how quaint and unusual it is. in academic terms, we use the term exceptionalism. my argument for a long time was -- inhe ozarks is not totality, it is not necessarily an exceptional place. it is special to me. it is my home. i had ancestors who showed up here 200 years ago, but i think it shares more in common with the general american historical narratives than it differs from that narrative. it is one of many regional big, broadon that american history theme. people who read it and don't know anything about the ozarks will recognize a lot of the things that we just know from american history. little version of it going on in the ozarks. our city tours staff recently traveled to faye

. >> welcome to fayetteville, arkansas 0,en book tv. a population of 83,000, fayetteville is the state's third largest city. located in the northwestern part of the state near the boston mountains. this region, along with parts of southwest missouri and eastern oklahoma, is known as the ozarks. with the help of cox communication cable partners we'll explore the city's lit literary life and hear from brooks believe veins and talk about the stereo type that people face living in the region. >> those stereotypes have been developing for a couple hundred years and they're strong and they kind of stick with us, no matter what we do, as you have seen you go outside this museum and you travel around northwest arkansas, there's fortune 500 companies, they're a major research university, there's all kinds of businesses and industry and high-tech stuff going on out there but those images, those stereotypes, will -- they'll stick with us and they're kind of -- they're part of our story. >> we begin our tour of the local literary community with a v

their life announcer: we recently traveled to fayetteville are -- fayetteville, arkansas. learn more about the city and other stops on her cities tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> next, the wife of u.s. army general will be in west morland who commanded u.s. military forces in vietnam talks about her life. she recounts living in vietnam and serving as a red cross nurses aide during the war. recounts meeting presidents and first ladies, as well as her friendship with bob and divorce help. this interview is a little over an hour. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] we are in the west point center for oral history. i am here with catherine west katharine-- westmoreland.

fayetteville,to arkansas. we're at the clinton house museum near the edge of the campus. this house was built in 1931 by a local man. it has been on the -- it was on the outskirts of town at that time. this was a pretty fancy house for that era. the clintons bought this house and did a little bit of remodeling but for the most part the house was entirely original to 1931. the house became a national historic registered property in 2010 and the street became clinton avenue in 2010 as well. >> this is the living room, the famous room where no clinton and hillary rodham were married in front of this big window on october 11, 1975. bill bought this house when hillary was out of town and surprised her with it. she came back into town and he said, i bought that house you thought was ready and now you have to marry me. i can't live there long. she said yes. that was his third try. windows, all of it is a big, while room for a living room, it is a small place to get married and the clintons had only 10 guests for their wedding. it was the two of them, a couple of close friends an

here again is keith morrison. >> dawn in fayetteville, north carolina. it had been a long night at the home of major david shannon, now deceased. but the investigation was just beginning. the only thing that was perfectly clear was that somebody wanted this man dead, wanted it badly. shot him in the head and the chest while he slept. his wife joan sleeping soundly, then startled away beside him. >> she had seen the shadow of a person, just subscribed the subject as a male subject. >> just like that, in a split second, the kids lost a father. and their life together over their 11-year marriage was over. >> david and i had a good marriage. if he were alive, he would say, we had a good marriage. i do miss him. i miss what we had. there's not anybody that would ever be able to replace him. >> the murder of an army major was big news in fayetteville, especially an officer working in special ops. but truth be told, murders happen. fayetteville gets its share. david shannon would be missed, all right. but not just here. oh, no. murder is rarely strictly a local

we considered as we continue the history of fayetteville. the museum of american history in bentonville, arkansas , the mission of the museum is to teach history. query history museum. -- we are history museum. we use native american art to story, the story that spans 16,000 to 18,000 years. we are set up chronologically, we start with the oldest story,t time ,eriod, the paleo time period and then go through different galleries, the archaic time period, the mississippian time period into the historic time period. from presorted because that is first contact with europeans and how the europeans changed native american life. when the word indian is mentioned, we can't help it, we all do it, but we automatically of a guy picture sitting on a spotted pony with a big headdress and his staff on the plains of nebraska and that is what tv and movies have done to us. is we tryt we do here to teach the hundreds of different tribes at about their cultures, and about how they live, what they ate, how they dressed, so that you start seeing the diversific

long, american history tv is joining>> we havef our cable partners to showcase the history of fayetteville, arkansas. to learn more about the cities on our current tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue with a look at the history of fayetteville. >> you are at the museum of native american history in bentonville, arkansas. the mission of the museum is to teach history, and that's what we are. we are a history museum. what we use our pieces -- are pieces of native american art to tell our story, to tell the story that spans 16,000 to 18,000 years. we are set up chronologically. we start with the oldest time period, the paleo time period, and then go through different galleries, the archaic time period, the woodland time period, the mississippian time period, into the historic time period. the historic time period is separated from prehistoric because that is first contact with europeans and how the europeans changed native american life. when the word "indian" is mentioned, we can't help it. we all do it, but we automatically think -- have this guy sitting on a spotted pony with a b

announcer: bill and hillary clinton purchased this modest fayetteville home. join us inside as we take a look at the house and learn about their early years as a married couple. >> the clintons bought this house in 1975 and did a little remodeling, but the most part it is entirely original. the house became a national historic register property in 2010, and the street came clinton avenue in 2010 as well. room, thee living famous room where bill clinton and hillary rodham were married in front of this big window october 11, 1975. bill bought this house while hillary was out of town and surprised her with it. she came back from visiting friends and family for six weeks and he said, i bought that house you thought was pretty, i know you have to marry me. i can't live there alone. and she said yes on the third try. that was the third try he did that. the house is originally a 1931, so the floors, windows, all of is a things -- while it big room for a living room, it is a small place to get married. the clintons had only 10 guests here for their wedding. the two of

learn more about fayetteville all weekend, here on american history tv.e standing jason, who will provide us a driving tour of fayetteville. where are we standing right now? >> this is in front of the walker stone house, and we also have a sculpture called deer half-deer. >> what are we going to see today? >> we are going to take a tour of the entertainment district in downtown, go up to the university of arkansas, and had up to mount okoye and the a beautiful view from the highest in fayetteville. >> are you ready to go? >> let's do it. >> we are on our way. >>

our staff recently toured to fayetteville arkansas to learn about its rich history. learn about other stops in our tour at c-span.org/cities tour. watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> next, catherine west general weste of moreland, talks about her life as a military daughter, sister. she recounts her time living in vietnam and serving as the red kosice aid -- red crosses aid during the vietnam war. this interview is from the west point center of oral history and is a little over an hour. >> today is the first day of october 2016 and we are in the west point center for all history and i'm here with catherine stevens -- can you please spell your last name? tell me about your childhood. i knew you grew up as the daughter of an army officer. as an like growing up army brat. >> i grew as a millionaire child without any money. wonderful -- had the most wonderful childhood. brothers and my father had been in the cavalry. he was a wonderful horseman. both my older brother and i rode from the time that i was three years old, and my older broth

this interview was done in their home and fayetteville, they have a home in little rock as well. i can tell you the senator and put off theirara, interviews for quite some time because they were very self-conscious about the prior center being named the prior center. they did not want to draw attention to themselves. they felt it needed to be about the interviews we were doing, not so much about them. we finally convince them it was time to get them. i'm glad we did. >> here he is talking about why pryorted to create the center. >> looking at some of the clips and radio stuff, they do not have the video we have right now. what they have all of that louisiana stuff you see, ,eeing what they did, i said they accepted their history. and when you keep your history, you keep your pride and yourself values. that is one thing that i think it encouraged us to branch out. saving some of our history right here in arkansas. our only problem is we can't get it fast enough to enough people. everybody has a story to tell. >> as far as favorite these were best friends. senators together. they n

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to a family who lived in fayetteville, arkansas, in the 1850's and 1860's. they were here during the civil war and they experienced the war and they loved fayetteville and then when the war came, it just changed everything. >> we're at headquarters house in fayetteville, arkansas. headquarters house is the home t

katherine: well, it was kind of the first wedding in fayetteville where my grandmother lived in the town, so to speak. so it was more of a reunion for my parents than a wedding for me because everybody came, their old friends and everybody came. and the terrible thing that happened was that father had bought cases of champagne and this and that. and he found -- when he started to unload it where we were having the reception, it was a woman's club and they wouldn't llow -- and it was a great shock. but anyway, everybody had a good time and then came back to my grandmother's house. interviewer: you wore your grandmother's lace? katherine: no, my great grandmother's on the vandusen side. it had long sleeves and very covered and a long train. interviewer: it must have been beautiful. katherine: it was. it was great. interviewer: was he in his blues? katherine: for, he didn't have any blues, i don't think then. i think my father was. father was in tails. but i think west was just in a regular uniform because it was pretty soon after the war. he had just gotten home. interviewer: one of the in

it was the first wedding in fayetteville. my grandmother lived in town. for mymore of a reunion parents and a wedding for me. their old friends and everybody came. thing that happened was that father had bought cases of champagne. to unload it there we were having the perception. it was the women's club -- where we were having the reception. it was the women's club and there was a great shock. but everybody had a good time. interviewer: you said the dress had -- >> long sleeves. a long train. interviewer: it must of been beautiful. katherine: it was. interviewer: did you have booze? have blues? katherine: i think my father was. my husband was in a regular uniform. he had just gotten home. from the war. your husband was a captain during world war ii. all through world war ii, he held the rank of colonel. and when the army downsized, he held the rank of -- .> lieutenant colonel but only for a little while. then he became colonel again. interviewer: how much did he discuss his world war ii experiences with you? katherine: not too much. interviewer: at fort b

our visit to fayetteville arkansas continues as we hear from author lisa about her book present how or how prison influences the movement for black liberation. >> i think the most important thing they do not understand about the prison is that it hasn't always looked the same especially in the american south and so the penitent gery really didn't exist in the south until after reconstruction failed and when that jim crow laws were passed over them except for the exception of tennessee if you were not in a contract with the sharecropper you could get 30 days to life imprisonment and so the states were then refilled with those that wanted to preserve segregation and slave slavery. they produced tons of goods and services and that became a part of the architecture after jim crow was seemingly over 17 say the 1920s after world war i to the 1960s you see them as funneling black labor into this economy that is buttressing state power so when black americans start organizing and what we call the modern civil rights movement that starts after brown v. board and 54 then you see all of these new

. ♪ >>> mother's day 1985, a beautiful morning in fayetteville, north carolina. >> the dogwoods werelooming, rolling hills. the neighbors know each other. and it is within a mile of the fort bragg base, itself. >> but there was something amiss at the home of the eastburn family. >> the neighbors noticed that the newspapers in the drive way were piling up, and they knew that the husband was out of town. so that naturally raised curiosity. they went and peeked in the window and a heard the baby crying, and then he called the authorities. >> i received the call from the dispatch of a homicide on the somerville road. when i got there, there was one deputy who had been in the building. his eyes teared up and he had his hat down and shaking his head and he said, i don't understand this. >> the baby was taken to safety, and detective bittle and his partner entered the house. >> as we went down the hallway, we looked this the bedroom to the left-hand side, and the daughter who was in the first grade was still in bed and had a star wars blanket pulled up around her neck. she was stabbed ten t

so we -- we flew down to fayetteville where my parents were. and, of course, i hadn't seen my mother in i guess three or four years. and she was so happy to see me. and then i just shook my head. >> so she didn't know yet until you got there? >> no, no. >> but that must have been very difficult. >> well, and we drove around fayetteville because carolyn, my brother's wife, lived there. and i didn't know where she lived. and my brother didn't either. i mean, we just had an idea. and we -- i said that we've got to tell his wife before, you know, we tell our parents. because it seemed like the right thing to do. and we couldn't find her. well, it turned out she was not -- not there. she was in blacksburg, virginia. but my mother was, you know, just so happy. and then i remember i just shook my head. >> that must have been a rough, rough time dirks it was. >> -- for the family. i'm sorry. >> it was. so tell me a little bit about how your role as a commander's wife differed from post to post and assignment to assignment. was there anything different

we considered as we continue the history of fayetteville.he museum of american history in bentonville, arkansas , the mission of the museum is to teach history. query history museum. -- we are history museum. we use native american art to story, the story that spans 16,000 to 18,000 years. we are set up chronologically, we start with the oldest story,t time period, the paleo time period

. >> well, it was kind of the first wedding in fayetteville where my grandmother lived in the town, so to speak. so it was more of a reunion for my parents than a wedding for me because everybody came, their old friends and everybody came. and the terrible thing that happened was that father had bought cases of champagne and this and that, and he found -- when he started to unload it, where we were having the reception, it was the woman's club and they wouldn't allow -- >> oh, my goodness. >> it was a great shock. but, anyway, everybody had a good time and then came back to my grandmother's house. >> okay. you wore your grandmother's lace, right? >> no, i wore my great grandmother's on the van duesen side. >> oh, my goodness. you said the dress had -- >> long sleeves and very covered. a long train and -- >> that must have been beautiful. >> it was. it was pretty. >> was he in his blues? >> no. he didn't have any blues. >> okay. >> i don't think then. i think my father was. father was in tails. >> wow. >> but i think wes was just in -- yes, he was just in a regular uniform. >> okay. >>

they loved fayetteville. when the war came, it changed everything.

early 1970's while teaching at the university of arkansas, bill and hillary clinton purchased this fayetteville home. join us inside as we look at the house and learn about their early years as a married couple. >>

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he was a native of fayetteville.ighlights from the papers as well as some images and a couple of other things to highlight his connection to the university of arkansas. perhaps, one of the most wasrtant things to happen, when the university of arkansas hosted the game of the century. considered a regular-season game between the numbers one and two teams in the country. texas and arkansas. it was an important game and everyone wanted a ticket. if you were a political powerhouse at the time, you were able to get a ticket. remarkable people attended the game. in the stands, all seated together we have senator fulbright in his fine hat observing the game. we also have the current president at the time in 1969, richard nixon. attending the game right there. and the future president, george h w bush was attending as well. looking towards the camera. fulbright was remarkable in a lot of ways. he could talk to just about anyone from different political stripes, people from across the aisle and people from different parts of

fayetteville, arkansas to learn about its rich history. learn about fable -- fayetteville and other cities on our website. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> next on lectures in history, university of north carolina at chapel hill professor molly worthen teaches a class about the history and the intellectual underpinnings of protestant fundamentalism in 20th century of america. she begins with the 1925 scopes monkey trial, which taught evolution versus creationism in public schools and gained national attention. later, she delves into the origins and growth of pentecostalism, which strives for a connection with the divine and includes aspects such as speaking in tongues. her class is a little over an hour. prof. worthen: let us begin. my name is molly worthen. we are at the university of north carolina at chapel hill and today's lecture is on the history of american fundamentalism and pentecostalism. i will try to answer three big questions today. number one, what is protestant fundamentalism? wha

s while teaching at the university of arkansas, bill and hillary clinton purchased this modest fayetteville home. join us as we take a look at the house and learn about their early years as a married couple. drags welcome to

june in this weekend to book tv in american history tv as we travel fayetteville in arkansas and watch video of fayetteville in all the cities we have visited on the c-span cities tour, go to c-span.org/ citiestour. tony in maryland. good morning. caller: thanks for taking my call. i just wanted to mention that the release of the memo, i think we only to do that. there's a lot of shenanigans going on and if not, there's a big question mark in everybody's mind and i would like to be able to clear the air. if they've got to redact and keep things from undermining the secret, they could block that out. but they only american people to truth, good or bad, myself personally, i lean to the right, but i don't mind having a little egg on my face just to know the truth of what's going on in this country. so we can get back to trusting the doj and the fbi. host: bridget, the last call in austin, texas. caller: hello, how are you doing? host: doing well. caller: concerning the latin people, i wish they wouldn't call them dreamers, is , call the latin group of individuals that have come , the bles

with the help of our cox communications cable partners, we'll explore fayetteville's rich literary life and history. we'll visit the special collection at the university of arkansas libraries where we'll hear about senator fullbright's 30 years career in the u.s. senate. >> he was remarkable in lots of ways, but he could talk to just about anybody. different political stripes. people across the aisle. people from different parts of the world. so this is a democratic leader, of course, fullbright here meeting with the republican president and the future republican president, george h.w. bush, all here together watching texas unfortunately beat the razor backs. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. on "american history tv" will tour the prior center for oral and arkansas history. and talks about the history of the ozarks and the stereotypes that people face living in the region. >> backwardness. low level of education. poverty. lots of things that kind of come with that -- that general territory of traditionally being a mostly white, mostly rural, mostly poor place. those images, those stereotypes wi

we will explore fayetteville's rich literary life. j williamsit the fulbright special collection at the university of arkansas libraries, where we will hear about senator fulbright's career. >> he was mark in a lot of ways, but he could talk about anybody, s, sorent political stripe this is a democratic leader president,h the watching texas unfortunately beat the razorbacks. sunday at 2:00 p.m., we will tour the prior center for the digital history and local history and talks about the history of the ozarks and the stereotypes that people face living in the region. backwardness, low level of education, lots of things that , thoseth that territory images of stereotypes, they will stick with us and they are part of our story. >> watch the cities tour beginning saturday at new tv," and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3, working with cable affiliates as we explore america. just happening at this hour, the white house has declassified republican memo on the russia thee, clearing the way for committee to release it. that is the headline, the h

. >> welcome to fayetteville, arkansas 0,en book tv. a population of 83,000, fayetteville is the state's third largest city. located in the northwestern part of the state near the boston mountains. this region, along with parts of southwest missouri and eastern oklahoma, is known as the ozarks. with the help of cox communication cable partners we'll explore the city's lit literary life and hear from brooks believe veins and talk about the stereo type that people face living in the region. >> those stereotypes have been

from fayetteville, go ahead. caller: my question is, why do these republicans listen to fox news this information? i am so glad that you have a ban on like this that explains the situation. it is a sham. you see what the republicans did, they put something out there for all of the trump supporters to eat it up, and they are eating it up. it will be egg in their face. thank god for having a man like this. carolina, from north thanks. mr. vladek, is that your assessment? caller: i would not go all the way to it is a total sham. guest: the question is what is the endgame? was it possible the government was a bit overzealous in the fisa court and how it portrayed the steele dossier? sure. the problem is that happens all the time. what i find more vexing is not that the house intelligence ,ommittee, mr. nunez, mr. gowdy are making so much about this episode. not about thea concert they are stating which is protecting americans from abusive surveillance policies. if it was, we would be talking about reforming the fisa

from six hour in the jacksonville to [inaudible] in for city, to [inaudible] in a fayetteville and from simmons foods an existing arkansas company to fmh conveyor in jonesboro all of those arkansas companies out-of-state companies benefited from the competition that we offered and said we don't want to lose you to another state we want to keep you here in arkansas and we want to expand. i recruited efforts that brought in $7 billion in investments and created more than 11000 jobs in arkansas. overall we've created 60000 jobs in the last three years and yes, you are right, the credit goes, not just to the agreements we have signed but the incredible brewers in our state that take risk, invest capital and create jobs in growth. arkansain arkansas, agriculturee leader. from cuba to china to the white house continue to push for open, global markets and to be an advocate for arkansas agriculture. why? because we are great producers and reproduce more than we consume and we need to have a larger universe of consumers for our commodities and our livestock. we, in arkansas, produced for the wor

. >> this weekend the c-span city tours takes you to fayetteville arkansas located in the ozark mountains it's home to the university of arkansas mcclinton house museum. the first, bill and hillary clinton. with help of our cable partners will explore the rich literary life and history. will visit the special collection at the university of collection libraries where we will hear about the political career in the senate. >> he could talk to just about anybody different political stripes of people across yet. this democratic leader meeting with the president are here together watching texas be the razorbacks. >> were going to tour the prior center for arkansas oral a visual history will talk about the history of the ozarks and the stereotypes people face living in the region. >> backwardness and the level of education. poverty, lots of things that come with the general territory. mostly white mostly rural mostly poor place. those images and stereotypes will stick with us. there part of our story. >> watch on saturday at noon eastern in at 2:00 p.m. in american history to the c-span three.

staff recently traveled to fayetteville, arkansas. learn more at c-span.org/citiestour. americanatching history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. announcer: up next, we travel to hyde park new york, for a national park service tour of eleanor roosevelt's val kill cottage. this is about 20 minutes. >> certainly this became the very first national historic site to be dedicated to a first lady and the only historic site dedicated to a first lady, and the only dedicated to one first lady. val-kill encompasses two major buildings. the first building, the stone cottage was built in 1925. the first building, the stone cottage was built in 1925 to initially serve as a retreat for eleanor roosevelt and her two political mentors, nancy cook and marion dickerman. it was built on the eastern end of the roosevelt property at the time, land that fdr had purchased in 1911 to do forestry experiment on. by the early 1920's, she was getting very active in political life. she really needed her own space to bring friends and associates, have a place where she could talk politics an

our visit to fayetteville arkansas continues as we hear from author lisa about her book present how or how prison influences the movement for black liberation. >> i think the most important thing they do not understand about the prison is that it hasn't always looked the same especially in the american south and so the penitent gery really didn't exist in the south until after reconstruction failed and when that jim crow laws were passed over them except for the exception of tennessee if you were not in a contract with the sharecropper you could get 30 days to life imprisonment and so the states were then refilled with those that wanted