it reached flagstaff in 1882. it is really the reason why flagstaff is here. once a railroad depot was established and transportation all along the railroad line, in those days, that was the atlantic and pacific railroad. that is the reason for the founding of the town in 1882. chicagoer that, a industrialist, edward air, realized the potential in this huge ponderosa pine forest all around flagstaff for timber production. out, brought a lumber mill established it right after the railroad got here. they began cutting trees and milling the lumber. that went on for a very long time. that was his principal interest. city'sand away, the major employer. by 1912 or so, they were ponderosa pine lumber to be shipped all over the country. that was the founding industry along with the railroad. the railroad provided an opportunity for the shipment of livestock to market. my family was in the livestock business early on. today, you see the railroads busier than ever, sending upwards of 120 freight trains through flagstaff every day. stillnching industry exists and produce

it reached flagstaff in 1882. and it's really the reason why flagstaff is here.once a railroad people was established and transportation was possible, all along the railroad line, that was in those days the atlantic and pacific railroad . that is the reason for the founding of the town. in 1882. >> soon after that, a chicago industrialist edward ayer realized the potential in this huge ponderosa pine forest on all around the place here for timber production. and so he brought a lumber mill out, established it right after the railroad got here. and began cutting trees and milling lumber. and that went on for a very long time as the cities principal interest. by far in a way the city's major employer. and i think by 1912 or so, they were producing millions of feet of ponderosa pine lumber to be shipped all over the country. so that really was the founding industry along with the railroad. the other thing the railroad provided an opportunity for was the shipment of livestock tomarket. either in kansas or in texas or of course down in california . my family is i thin

building west it reached flagstaff in 1882 and is the reason why flagstaff is here. once a railroad depot was established and transportation along the railroad line -- the atlantic and pacific railroad, that is the reason for the founding of the town in 1882. soon after that, a chicago industrialist realized the forest alln the huge around flagstaff. for timber production. out, brought a lumber mill established it. right after the railroad got here. and began cutting trees and milling lumber. and that went on for a very long time as the city's principal interest. by far and away the major employer. and by 1912 or so, they were producing millions of high lumber to be shipped all over the country. and so that was the founding along with the railroad. the other thing the railroad provided an opportunity for was the shipment of livestock to mark in kansas or texas or california. my family, as i mentioned before, was in the livestock bills this early on. so the three founding industries were the railroad, the lumber industry and the livestock industry. see the railroads b

and chose flagstaff. and in the 19th century, the most prestigious discovery in science was discovery of neptune lull wanted to emulate that feet and so -- during the last decade of his life it became as much much after obsession for him and that launched this -- dogged search of space for another planet that would ultimately redeem lull and put him in -- of astronomers with those discovered other planets. >> personal -- was really the chosen one to carry on the tradition of this very wealthy family in boston very influential family. they have made a fortune in textile and, in fact, lull and lawrence were named after father and mother's families, and so they had a -- money to burn basically but lull marched through his own drummer he wasn't interested in that. having means and -- the the opportunity he set off for the far east and actually his first alternate career was as a -- writer and traveler in the far east and what was not very well understood part of the world in -- in western countries. and after

it reached flagstaff in 1882. it is the reason why flagstaff is here. >> we begin our feature on flagstaff north of the city at the grand canyon national park. >> we are the eastern end of the grand canyon. when you look to the east you're looking into the painted desert. you can see a little bit of that. this is a quarter of the way into the grand canyon. 70 miles east of here. right here is where the canyon first starts to widen. it is a much now or gorge trade when it reaches desert view it opens out. it is 10 miles wide. another 200 miles to run to the west before it ends up at lake mead. mountains the rocky to california and arizona. you can see the tower which is watchtower. it is a tribute to the hopi tribe. it is 70 feet tall. you can get a slightly better view from the top. it is there to be a monument to the hopi tribe. famous tribes in america. they live in arizona 50 miles east of here. inir ancestors used to live the grand canyon a thousand years ago as part of a widespread culture that we today ances

monumenthe flagstaff that commemorates the naming of flagstaff. country'sur centennial -- centennial year, a group was traveling through here on their way to california. fighting water, water was very scarce along the way. you can see of the pond further the national campsite they were camped here on july 4, 1876. they ran up the flag, and had a celebration.y the town that came a few years later adopted the name, flagstaff, and that is what this monument commemorates. hisrandfather and four of inthers were grocers cincinnati, ohio, in the 1800s. a guy came into the store who had just come back from here, and he told them great tales about a wonderful country. how it was pastureland for cattle all over and a lot of opportunity to get rich. my grandfather and his brothers thought that sounded pretty good and they hopped on the train and their desire was to be ranchers, cattlemen. so they came scouting and looking for a place to acquire a cattle ranch. they rolled into flagstaff on sitrailroad in april of 18 so1866 just after a fire they get off the

the riordan's definitely shaped flagstaff. they knew they were making improvements to the town and contributions. they knew they were making history. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to flagstaff, arizona to learn about its rich history. learn more about flagstaff and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. "q&a,"ay night on zachary would -- wood talks about his book and growing up in a troubled home. i pick up the phone, i see it as my mom. i just had a sense this is not going to be good. i don't know what it was. but i knew it was not going to be good. i answered the phone, she spoke, rt.y calm, kurt -- cu child protective services is here, please come home as soon as you can. , knew, the tone in her voice child protective services is here. i'm asking myself, am i going to live to see the next day? that is what is going through my mind. am i going to live to see the next day? because she, if ever at any point when she has a mome

learn about flagstaff and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on q&a, charles county and talks about his biography on the 30th president of the united states, benjamin harrison. >> he was in indianapolis, and in his house, he gave four speeches that day. his campaign people said, this is a thing to do, let people come to you. over the next four or five months, until the election, that is what happened. harrison stayed home, slept in his own bed, and would meet these delegations, visiting delegations from around the state, the country, and often it would be special interest groups -- the call mainers -- coal miners, wheat farmers, whatever. they would come and harrison would give them a short speech, mostly attuned to their own interests but something that would resonate with people generally. he had his own stenographer take down what he said, and then he would go over what he had said and make sure it was what he wanted the people to read. he would give it to the associ

hence, flagstaff became the name and flagstaff as a city has been established for about 135 years. >>aff, we took a driving tour of the city with flagstaff communications specialist meg roederer. meg: the flagstaff visitors center is located at the historic train staon

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he tested sites around the territory and flagstaff had very dark skies and at a high elevation at 7000 feet the higher elevation the less air and distortion because air is like a swimming pool. when you open your eyes everything is fuzzy because the water is spending the light and air does the same thing. the more air you look through the more distorted the stars. the higher you go you have dark skies and it is a great location pick drive around -- and when you drive around you see the telescope at 30 feet tall like a big birthday cake on top of the hill. he decided to set up here in 1894 and in 1896 the telescope with the 24 inch diameter 32 foot long refracting telescope. the lens is used instead of the mirror to collect the light. it was used in mexico for a year and brought back here in 1897 and has been here ever since. this is a classic instrument. the classic history of the first evidence of extending nature of the universe collected using instruments on the telescope. pluto was not discovered with the telescope but it was important in the search and study after the discovery. t

meg: the flagstaff visitors

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link worked with the tour staff when we traveled to flagstaff. the name is derived from a flag held on theony fourth of july in 1876, when the u.s. flag was nailed to the top of a tree. >> we are at the national monument one hour north of flagstaff. ancestral -- an pueblo and archaeological site. it is the largest one in this monument. between was occupied the early 1100s and made 1200s and probably had 100 rooms may be housing 200 people. these are ancestors of contemporary pueblo tribes that still live in the area. this site was a large trading area. because of some of the artifacts found here during the excavation and different features of this site. one of the unique features of this site is the community room, which is down below. you see a ceremonial and it has aund roof flat with the surface. but this community room has no evidence of a roof structure. it is also a little larger than others would see. probably more of a gathering place, a community room, a place where people could dances,emonies or trading with each other. the artifacts in

we will explore the literary life and history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. today at seven at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv, author don blago discusses his book, "grand canyon: a history." of a way into the grand canyon, about 70 miles east of here and then another 200 miles to the west. is where the canyon for starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see and most photographs, calendars, or famous images. at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history to become a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto and new mapping for the apollo program. and then a tour of a special national monument. >> many might think of this site isabandoned and empty but it still a living site for a lot of the descendents of the ancestral pueblo people that live in the area. people might come here to do ceremonies and pay homage to their descendents. -- to their ancestors. this is still a very important site for many people in the southwest. tour of c-span's

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tour of the city with flagstaff communications specialist meg roderer. >> the flagstaff visitors centers located at the historic train station. it's an active train station. planeabout 80 to 100

alert and more about flagstaff all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are at desert view, the eastern end of the grand canyon and it's called desert view because you are looking out into the painted desert. you can see a little bit of it beyond the watchtower. this is one quarter of the way into grand canyon, starting 70 miles east of here. from here it has another 200 miles to run to the west. right here is when the canyon andts to widen and deepen turn into classic views you see in most photographs or calendars or famous images. before now it is a much narrower gorge and when it reaches desert 10 miles wide and a mile deep and has another 200 miles to run to the west before it ends up at lake mead. the colorado river runs all the way from the rocky mountains to between california and arizona as it heads south. you can see the tower over there, the desert view watchtower, and it is a tribute to the hopi tribe. it is not there to see the canyon better. it is 70 feet also you get a slightly better view from the top, but it is really a monument to the hopi tribe. mostopis are on

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watch c-span's city tour of flagstaff, arizona today at 7:00 p.m.eastern on c-span twos book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> this labor day weekend, american history tv on c-span3 has three days of featured programming starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern with lectures in history as matt harris discusses the anti-slavery movement before the civil war. sunday at 10:00 a.m. on oral histories, our women in congress history continues with barbara can l.a.. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton and the historical accuracy of "hamilton, the musical." and the white house association's presidential site summit. watch american history tv on c-span3. the white house did not release a presidential address this weekend. in this week's mr craddick address, ahead of labor day, ohio senator sherrod brown talks about efforts to raise wages and benefits were american workers. senator brown: i'm sherr

of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv, the book "grand canyon: a history of the national wonder and national park." >> a quarter of the way into the grand canyon, is start 70 miles east of here, and goes to hundred miles to the west. right here is where the canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views you see in most photographs or calendars or famous images. at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about the discovery of pluto. then -- >> some might think of this site is abandoned and empty, but it is important and a living site for a lot of descendents of the ancestors of the people who live .n the area t they believe their ancestors are still here. places still an important for many people in the southwest. cities tour of's flagstaff, arizona, today at seven ago p.m. eastern on c-span two book tv. >> there was a memorial service yesterday at the u.s. capitol for the late s

. ♪ >> this weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to flagstaff, arizona.literary life and history of flagstaff, 80 miles south of the grand canyon. ,t 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv don blago discusses his book. >> quarter of the way into the seven, it starts about eight miles east of here and another 200 miles to the west. caveshere is one the widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see on calendars or famous images. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to care about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto. and moon mapping for the apollo program. then it is to the wall pocky national monument. >> some people might think of it as completely empty, but it is still a very important site. thet of the descendents of ancestor site might have come -- they believe they are still here. this is a very important site where many test for many people in the southwest. >> watch c-span cities tour of flagstaff, arizona. eastern on00 p.m. eastern.nd 2:00 p.m. working with our cable affiliates as we explore amer

stay in flagstaff, have breakfast in flagstaff, drive to the grand canyon, have lunch at the grand canyon, enjoy hiking and biking and come back and have a wonderful dinner and star -- have a wonderful dinner in flagstaff and then go stargazing , at the lowell observatory. awesome day. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to flagstaff, arizona to learn about its rich history. learn more about flagstaff and other stops on our tour on c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. next on american history tv, emory university professor talks about her book, southern lack educators and desegregation. the jimmy carter presidential georgia,n atlanta, hosted this event. it is one hour and 15 minutes. host: good evening. i'm tony clark from the carter presidential library. i really glad you are all here. considering the weather outside, i think it's a testament to our author and the topic. one thing i always do is encourage you to pick up these sheets about upcoming author programs. we have got some wonderful authors that are coming her

this is what we recommend, stay in flagstaff, have breakfast in flagstaff, then drive up to the grand canyon, have lunch in the grand canyon, enjoy your hiking back and have a wonderful dinner in flagstaff. awesome day. >> you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country at c-span.org/city tour. is american history tv, only on c-span3. next, military historian talks about his book the intelligence war from belmont to appomattox, which explores the ways union general ulysses s grant used military intelligence to help defeat his confederate counterpart. museumional civil war hosted this hour and 10 minute event. >> should be close to 1:00. i am on it here to be the chief executive officer at the national war exhibit. we want to welcome you to our series. c-span forthank covering us and giving us a national audience. we want to thank the sponsors of the museum for making this possible. it's a real honor to be able to introduce our speaker. school together, we were in the same program. to say we were classmates would not be accurate, because i was not

. >> this week in american history tv is featuring flagstaff arizona, where c-span's city tour staff travel to see their sites. located 80 miles south of the learn more about flagstaff all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are in a new exhibit called native people of colorado plateau, which opened in april 2018. it is a replacement for an older exhibit that have been here for about four years. this exhibit covers 10 tribes of the ra

learn more about flagstaff and other stops on c-span.org. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. join us monday at 8:00 p.m. for a profile of brett kavanaugh. we look back to his previous confirmation hearings and talk with people who know the judge. i do think some of the worst moments in the supreme court's history have been moments of judicial activism, like the dred scott case, where the court went outside its proper bounds in therpreting clauses of constitution to impose its own policy views and supplant the proper role of the legislative branch. weeks beforeveral that looking at all the people on president trump's so-called short list, and i came to the collusion that brett kavanaugh was the best. >> our rights hang in the balance in this nomination. brett kavanaugh's resume a loan isn't enough to merit a yes vote when our rights hang in the balance. our in-depthtch profile monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org him listen with the free c-span radio app. announcer: each week american reel

not phoenix, but flagstaff. not tucson, not phoenix, but flagstaff. alexi mccammond: i'm curious to see a visit messaging strategy changes the closer we get to the election. i think in order to get folks to turn out because they love you too then vote for whatever republican you are supporting, he has to talk more about those candidates and less about himself. those voters know they arty like the president, they should know why they should get outside and vote for the republican candidate. >> we will close on that. both of you, thank you for being with us. alexis: thanks, steve. jonathan: thanks, steve. announcer: join us monday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span for a profile of brett kavanaugh just before the start of the senate confirmation hearings. we look back to his previous confirmation hearings and talk to people who know the judge. >> i do think that some of the worst moments in supreme court's history have been moments of traditional activism like the dred scott case, where the court went outside its upper bounds, in my judgment, in interpreting c

we continue now with the history of flagstaff. >> the fred harvey collection is popular for a number of reasons, and i think significant for a reasons. it is important because it reflects the activities of a corporation built from one man's endeavors. fred harvey came to america from awfuld, experienced traveling and in short, determined that he could do a better job

flagstaff it's cold in winter and hot in summer. james terrelle was born in los angeles california about six hundred kilometers west of here. oh. i get it i'm. doing fine. i think there must be something special about the life of california how did you perceive flied when you were a child. well children oriented light and you do that in the crib i'm in here you will look to it and it's something that we helps oriented this. and i mean california is not that different than say south of france or or italy or spain. the thing that is very interesting though is a lot of people who flee shade light are from areas where it's it is not as prevalent and more precious and so you know you have constable you have turner amazing very prescient artists just for david friedrich the dutch school all the painters of light from norway and sweden. and which are very who were came to germany to study art. you know where it's more appreciated words more precious. when james tarell frames lights as in a painting he's following a centuries old tradition

cities bringing the book seem to our viewers. >> welcome to flagstaff, arizona.

weekend, wehis feature flagstaff, arizona where we traveled to see its historic sites. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, it rests within the world's largest continuous ponderosa pine forest. learn more about flagstaff all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are at desert view, the eastern end of the grand canyon and it's called desert view because you are looking out into the painted desert. you can see a little bit of it beyond the watchtower. this is one quarter of the way into grand canyon, starting 70 miles east of here. from here it has another 200 miles to run to the west. right here is when the canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into classic views you see in most photographs or calendars or famous images. before now it is a much narrower gorge and when it reaches desert

learn more about flagstaff and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span3. up next, defendants of president ford, truman, mckinley, johnson and roosevelt share their family stories of the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts here in washington, d.c. the conference was attended by represent is of presidential sites from around the country and descendents of presidents from james monroe to gerald ford. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome fred ryan, chairman, white house historical association board of directors and deborah rudder, president of the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts. >> good evening, everyone. it's my pleasure to welcome you to the celebration of the 2018 presidential site summit. the kennedy center is the perfect venue for this. it's so fitting because itself is a presidential site which is dedicated as a living memorial to president john f. kennedy and to assure the authentic nature of this historical gathering, the kennedy center brought it b

in flagstaff and then go stargazing at the lowell observatory. awesome day. our cities to her staff recently traveled to flagstaff, arizona to learn about it rich history. learn more about flagstaff and other stops on our tour you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. war," author and historian kent masterson brown on union commander george gordon meade and the gettysburg campaign. ms. hour-long talk is part of the annual summer conference hosted by the gettysburg college .ivil institute i >> good morning, everyone. y. he's been practicing law for more than 43 years. during his busy career, he's somehow managed to be a very active historian. he's published a number of important books, many of them you are familiar with, including "cushionings of gettysburg, the story of a union artillery commander" published by the university of kentucky press. many of you know it's just a few years ago that alonzo cushing received the medal of honor. more recently, kent published "retreat from gettysburg, lee, logistics and the pennsylvania

learn more about flagstaff and other stops on our tour on c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, emory university professor talks about her book, southern lack -- loss education. it recounts how african-american teachers fought against southern segregation. the jimmy carter presidential library in atlanta, georgia, hosted this event. it is one hour and 15 minutes. host: good evening. i'm tony clark from the carter presidential library. i really glad you are all here. am considering the weather outside, i think it's a testament to our author and the topic. one thing i always do is encourage you to pick up these sheets about upcoming author programs. we have got some wonderful authors that are coming here and i know you will want to come back and see some of these other authors. vanessa walker is a professor at emory university. she has studied segregated schooling of african-american children for over 25 years. she and i were talking about the impact our education system h

not to, not phoenix, but flagstaff. it's going to be fascinating. alexi: curious to see whether his messaging strategy changes. right now he has the freedom to he has to himself talk more about those candidates and less about himself because those base voters know they are ready love the president, then you do know why they should get out of bed and vote for the republican candidate. >> we will conclude there. to both of you, thanks for being with us. alexi: thanks, steve. jonathan: thanks, steve. >> national book award-winning author jacqueline woodson's art death -- is our guest on in depth fiction edition today at noon eastern with her most recent book, "harbor me," her other novels include "brown girl dreaming," this is the robe," and books for," children or adults. from noonepth fiction to 3:00 p.m. eastern and be sure to watch in depth section edition with author geraldine brooks and november with jody kiko and author red military will be the guest in december. on book tv on c-span2.

not phoenix, but flagstaff. see a i'm curious to visit messaging strategy changes the closer we get to the election. in order to get folks to turn out because they love you too then vote for whatever republican you are supporting, he has to talk more about those candidates and less about himself. those voters know they arty like the president, they should know why they should get outside and vote for the republican candidate. .> we will close on that both of you, thank you for being with us. >> national book award-winning on in-depthr guest fiction, a live call-in program on sunday at noon eastern. with the most recent book, rope, me, this is the another brooklyn, miracles boys, plus over 15 novels and illustrated books for children and young adults. watch in-depth fiction live p.m. from noon-3:00 author brad with meltzer. coming up here on c-span, "the communicators" is next with louis rossetto. that is followed by the memorial for the late senator john mccain. then president trump signing an executive order to

we continue now with the history of flagstaff.

. >> this weekend the c-span cities tour take you to flagstaff, arizona. with the help of our cable partners we explore the history and life of flagstaff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. today on book tv, author don lago discusses his book "grand canyon." way quarter of the into the grand canyon, it starts east of here and has another 200 miles running to the west. right here is when the canyon for its starts to widen and deepen, turning into the classic views you see in most calendars and famous images. on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the local observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto, and moan mapping for the apollo program. moon mapping for the apollo program. people might think this is abandoned and empty, but this is an important site for ancestral pueblos who live in the area. hopi people come here to do ceremonies and pay homage to their ancestors. so this is still a very important site for many people in the southwest. what's the c-span cities tour of flagstaff

learn more about flagstaff all weekend here on american history tv. >> the collection is popular for a number of reasons and significant for a number of

[applause] >> this weekend, c-span takes you to flagstaff, arizona. explore the literary life and history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. today on book tv, and author discusses his book about the grand canyon. a quarter of the way into the grand canyon, about 70 miles east of here, there is another 200 miles to the west. right here is when the canyon first starts to widen and deepen. >> on sunday at 2:00 eastern, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries and moon mapping for the apollo program. >> some people might think of this site as abandoned and empty. importantl a very site for a lot of the ancestral people in the area. people might come here to do ceremonies or pay homage to their ancestors. they believe their ancestors are still here. it's an important place for many people in the southwest. watch c-span city tours today and sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv on the c-span3 working with our cable affiliates, as we explore america. this labor day weekend, american history tv

to learn more about flagstaff, to american history tv. >> we are in a new exhibit. this opened in

ncicap.org] >> before the apollo astronauts stepped on the surface of the moon, they trained outside of flagstaff. it was filled with over 400 craters to simulate the lunar surface. we will now be visiting the lowell observatory to learn more about this legacy. >>

alert and more about flagstaff all weekend here on american history tv. >>

the riordan's definitely helped make the town of flagstaff. they knew they were making improvements to the town. they knew they were making contributions d. they knew they were making history. >> you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country c-span.org/citiestour. this is american history tv only on c-span3. historianilitary talks about his book "grant's secret service: the intelligence for from belmont to appomattox" where he explores the ways u.s. grant uses military intelligence to defeat robert e. lee. should be close to 1:00. good afternoon, everybody. i am honored to be the chief executive officer at the national civil war museum. we want to welcome you to our monthly lecture series for august. we want to thank c-span for covering us and giving us a national audience today. we want to thank the sponsors of the museum for making this possible. to for all of you coming out the national civil war museum today. it's a real honor to be able to introduce our speaker. i have known our speaker for three d

tour's -- 50 cities our 50 states tour is visiting flagstaff, arizona.he arizona programs will air together in one time block. canyon go to the grand to hear about its history and the role of the national park service. we are at the eastern and of the grand canyon, it's called desert view, when you look to the east you're looking out into the painted desert. you can see a little bit of that. this is a quarter of the way into the grand canyon, it starts 70 miles east of here, and another 200 miles to the west. right here is when the canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs, or calendars, or famous images. gorge a much narrower before now, and then when it reaches the desert it opens out. it's about 10 miles wide and a mile deep, and it runs 200 miles to the west before it ends up at the coloradod river, i hope you can see that at the bottom is it runs to the rocky mountains and between california and arizona. this was an american idea, a democratic idea. it's the idea that the land belongs to all o