i am frank williams, the moderator of this session, lincoln and grant. before i introduce our distinguished panelists, let me say it's a bit of deja vu to be here in another supreme court chamber. and it's like the proof that old judges never die, they don't even fade away. so we have great scholars with us. in the middle, that's because that's how my notes read, in the middle is professor john f. mozolick from the ulysses grant association and presidential library at mississippi state university and editor with david nolan and louie gallo of the memoirs of ulysses s. grant. he's also the author and editor of 15 other works, especially the classic "sherman, a soldier's passion for order." joining him on my left is professor charles calhoun, author of the well-received "presidency of ulysses s. grant." one of his ten books. he is failing in retirement like john and myself, but did teach at east carolina university. on the far left, my far left, jonathan w. white, associate professor of american studies at christopher newport university, and a very prolifi

and frank williams with his book "lincoln as hero." join us for the mississippi book festival. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span "q&a," historian john purling talks about his book "apostles of revolution" and the struggle in america and europe. john: if they could come back and he america today and see the most important play on broadway

cashin,include sheryll davis and frank williams. joins us live saturday beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span2. >> this sunday on oral history, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman ava clayton. >> my interest in the agricultural committee, and even my members resistance to me. me.lly, their acceptance of and they did. i wasn't on the drafting

and author frank williams, with lincoln as hero. join us live, saturday at 10:30 eastern on booktv on c-span2. sunday night at eight eastern on c-span q&a, john furling talks about his book, apostles of revolution, jefferson, munro, and the struggle against the old order in america and europe. >> if they could come back and and see thatoday, the most important play on broadway now and for the past

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and author frank williams with "lincoln as hero." join us live, saturday, beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span2. each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. next, we visit the henry ford in deerborn, michigan, to see the garage where ford built his first car, the quadricycle. jim johnson then shows us ford's childhood home where he was born in 1863. both buildings were located to greenfield village, the living history section of the henry ford. >> my name's jim johnson. i'm the cau curator. we're here with a 1914 model t, and it's just one of the things you get to experience here in greenfield village. behind me is the bagley shed, and this stood behind his house in detroit, a rented house where he developed his first gasoline engine and eventually his first car in 1896. and then we'll be having a look at his birthplace, which was also brought here to greenfield village much later on in his life. this is the -- what we call the ba

provoke is "the great revolt," inside the body collision reshaping american politics and author frank williams with lincoln's hero. join us live saturday beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span two. >> "washington journal," continues. host: the capitol n washington, d.c., the senate working someday within the month of august in the house out on recess and this is open phones. republicans, call (202) 748-8001, democrats, call (202) 748-8000, independents, call (202) 748-8002. our facebook conversation continues through this program is .com/c-span, and the associated press reporting that turkey's state-run news agency says a higher turkish court has rejected an appeal for the release from detention of american pastor who was at the center of the turkish u.s. spat in the agency said the high court upheld a lower court's decision earlier this week to keep andrew brunson under house arrest and also rejected an appeal for a travel ban to be lifted and his continued detention is aggravating the feud between the nato allies and triggered a currency crisis and

i am frank williams, the moderator of this session, lincoln and grant. before i introduce our distinguished panelists, let me say it's a bit of deja vu to be here in another supreme court chamber. and it's like the proof that old judges never die, they don't even fade away. so we have great scholars with us. in the middle, that's because that's how my notes read, in the middle is professor john f. mozolick from the ulysses grant association and presidential library at mississippi state university and editor with david nolan and louie gallo of the memoirs of ulysses s. grant. he's also the author and editor of 15 other works, especially the classic "sherman, a soldier's passion for order." joining him on my left is professor charles calhoun, author of the well-received "presidency of ulysses s. grant." one of his ten books. he is failing in retirement like john and myself, but did teach at east carolina university. on the far left, my far left, jonathan w. white, associate professor of american studies at christopher newport university, and a very prolifi

and author frank williams with "lincoln as hero." join us live saturday beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on c-span2. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. next we continue the tour of the driving america exhibit at the henry ford museum in dearborn, michigan. transportation curator matt anderson shows us a 1931 bugatti and explains how manufacturing changed and how vaeks evolved based on preference and technology. one of the last models to see is the 1983 honda accord, the first honda built in the united states. >> we're standing in front of what the probably the guest's favorite car. if we had to poll some of our visitors, i suspect the winner would be this vehicle here. our 1931 bugatti type 41 royale. bugatti, born in italy and did most of his work in france. and it was a very successful designer of race cars in particular. in the 1920s. but he had hopes in the early 1930s of building cars that were so luxurious that they would be favo

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and author frank williams with "lincoln as hero." join us live at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span 2. >>> american artifacts take viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the smithsonian air and space museum to see about artists in world war i. this is a collaboration between the national air and space museum and the museum of american history. >> welcome. i'm peter jacob, the chief curator of the museum and our feature exhibition in our art gallery, artist soldiers artistic expression in the first world war. we're in the midst of centenaryn focuses on an interesting aspect of the story, the artistic work that was produced during the war. the first world war was different in that it was really the first industrial war. it was the first war where millions of people were mobilized, massive resources put to the effort. artistic expression was different in world war i. unlike previous war art where you would have heroic depictions of leaders far from the batt

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and frank williams with his book "lincoln as hero." join us for the mississippi book festival.nday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span "q&a," historian john purling talks about his book "apostles of revolution" and the struggle in america and europe. john: if they could come back and he america today and see the most important play on broadway now and for the last several years, a play that lionize his alexander hamilton and vilifies jefferson and ignores payne and see the maldistribution of wealth in the united states and the amount of people that i effuses american politics today, they would see many of the things that no one in the united states today bore an uncanny resemblance to the england that they had revolted against. >> sunday night

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joinuthor, frank williams, us live saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m. eastern for the mississippi book festival, live on book tv on c-span2. senators returned to washington tomorrow after a short and summer recess for continued work on judicial nominations starting at noon eastern. we have live coverage as always on c-span two. body takemay see the up opioid legislation, it water infrastructure bill and an effort to reauthorize the federal aviation administration. senators are reviewing 88,000 pages of recently released records from judge brett kavanaugh's stint working in the house. the supreme court nominee is scheduled to testify before the senate judiciary committee on labor day. senator chuck grassley, the committee chairman says the hearing could last three or four days. you can watch at all live on c-span, c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. this afternoon, a panel at the heritage foundation reviewed

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his first book a man and his ship tells the story of grilled him frank is-- william frank if gibbs. "wall street journal" name this book one of the best nonfiction titles of 2012. steven ujifuza is given presentations across the country he now serves on the advisory council of the s-- united states council. his book is the story of the american business enterprise that popper dominance of the trade during the golden age of the clipper ship and we followed characters on the tumultuous journey on the trade route between the great us port cities and faraway trading posts. steven ujifuza brings life into the cutthroat merchant captains with ingenious innovations and spurred the rising fall of an american industry. with that, please help me welcome mr. steven ujifuza. [applause]. >> think you. it's an honor and privilege to be here and thank you so much for the kind introduction. the story of the clipper ships is a shaded in a lot of romance about the clipper ships. they are some the most beatable ships that ever sailed the seas. we have all seen paintings with the great lofty sales, bil

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with her book, the great revolt, inside the populace coalition reshaping american politics and frank williamwith lincoln as hero. join us live saturday at 10:30 eastern for the book festival on book tv on c-span2. you are watching booktv on c-span2. top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. >> tonight we will take a look at recent books on the civil rights movement. georgetown university professor discusses his book what truth sounds like. also the unfinished conversation about race in america. janet bell on her look lighting the fire of freedom. african-american movements in the civil rights movement. book tv this weekend in prime time on c-span2. and now i'm ver introduce my next guest.

and author frank williams with lincoln as hero. join us live saturday beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span2. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q and a," historian john furling talks about his book "apostles of revolution: jefferson, pain, munro and the struggle against the old order in america and europe." >> if they could come back and thatmerica today and see the most important play on broadway now and for the past several years is a play that s alexander hamilton and vilifies jefferson and and sees the, maldistribution of wealth in the united states and the amount of money that suffuses american politics today, they would fear that many of these things that are going on in the united states today bore an uncanny resemblance to the england that they had revolted against. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "q and a." next, former diplomats and political analysts discuss recent civil unrest in nicaragua under president daniel ortega's leadership. a nicaraguanned by youth activ

an author frank williams with lincoln as hero. bookus for the mississippi festival on book tv on c-span two. today on c-span, "washington journal" is next live with your phone calls. kidnapping of the american pastor in turkey. a palestinian minister talks about the role of relief in gaza. then this afternoon, the former editor-in-chief of arab news talks about u.s. relations with saudi arabia. we will take you to the center of pluralism live at 2:00 eastern right here on c-span. coming up in about an hour, we wiak

and author frank williams with lincoln as hero.join us live saturday beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span 2. tonight at 8:00 p.m., reporter and author at the brooklyn historical society talking about voting rights. >> a month after the supreme court's decision, when john roberts said that racial discrimination voting was largely a thing of the past, north carolina which is one of the most progressive states in the south, passed a sweeping rewrite of its election laws. it required strict voter id. it cut early voting. it eliminated same day voter registration. it eliminated citizens awareness month, which the state ran to encourage people to register to vote. all of this in one bill a month after the supreme court -- the voted rights act. >> watch on c-span, c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a, a historian talks about his book "apostles of revolution, jefferson, payne monroe and the struggle against the old order in america and

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cashin,include sheryll davis and frank williams. joins us live saturday beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span2. >> this sunday on oral history, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman ava clayton. >> my interest in the agricultural committee, and even my members resistance to me. me.lly, their acceptance of and they did. i wasn't on the drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i also made a contribution. their acceptance of me as their equal. many of them accepted me as their superior. that allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from others. what oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. washington journal continues. host: for another perspective on nafta and the trump administration's trade policies , we welcome back lori wallach. if you could design your own outcome from the current nafta renegotiation, what would a final deal look like

author frank williams with lincoln as hero. join us live beginning at 10:30 easton for the mississippi book festival on booktv on c-span20. >> at the net roots nation conference in new orleans speakers included new york city mayor bill de blasio, housing and urban development secretary julian castro, ohio congressman tim ryan and congressional candidate alexandria ocasio-cortez who defeated incumbent representative joe crowley in the democratic primary. this part of the conference is 2 hours and 10 minutes. >> hello, looking good out there. we know that the netroots is not anything without the grassroots. i want to hear it for this room of community organizers, activists, and policy wants to go out each and every day and take on the those who tear down our institutions for their personal gain. not on our watch. my name is helen gammon, a city councilmember in the great city of philadelphia. i am also vice chair of local progress, a network of local elected and small towns and big cities all over this great nation that is going

and author frank williams, with lincoln as hero.n us live, saturday at 10:30 eastern on booktv on c-span2. sunday night at eight eastern on c-span q&a, john furling talks about his book, apostles of revolution, jefferson, munro, and the struggle against the old order in america and europe. >> if they could come back and and see thatoday, the most important play on broadway now and for the past thatal years is a play lionize his alexander -- lioniz hamilton, and villain eyes as thomas jefferson, and sees the amount of money's using american politics they would fear that many of these things that are going on in the united states today bore an uncanny to the england that they had rebels against. sunday night at eight eastern on c-span q&a. washington journal continues. host: marcus mcallister is at our table this morning, the national community coordinator for cure violence. what is this group? guest: it's a violence prevention organization that operates throughout the country and throughout the united states . we look at violence fro

and the great revolt, inside the populist coalition reshaping politics and author frank williams withincoln as hero. join us saturday beginning at 10:00 eastern for the mississippi book festival on c-span2. historiesnday on oral , we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman could -- -- with former democratic congresswoman good -- with former democratic congresswoman. >> finally their acceptance of me. they did. i was not on that drafting committee because i was a ranking member. i was on there because i made a contribution. also, the acceptance of me as an equal and many of them except to me as their superior allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from helen bentley, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. host: bloomberg news campaign finance reporter bill allison joins us for a discussion on stock trading rules the week after republican congressman chris collins was indicted. remind us what he has been accused of. gu

and author frank williams with lincoln as hero. join us live saturday beginning at 10:30 eastern for the mississippi book festival on booktv on c-span2. >> tonight at 8 p.m., mother jones reporter and author ari berman at the brooklyn historical society talking about voting rights. >> though a month after the supreme court's decision when john roberts said that racial discrimination voting was largely a thing of the past, north carolina -- which is one of the most progressive states in the south -- passed a sweeping rewrite of its election laws. it required voter id, it cut early voting, eliminated same-day voter rebelling straight it eliminated citizens awareness month which the state ran to encourage people to register to vote. all of this in one bill a month after the supreme court gutted the voting rights act. >> watch on c-span, c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio app. >> supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh testifies before the senate judiciary committee beginning tuesday september 4th. judge kavanaugh curre

williams in the final. venus is in the tournament as well, she will be playing tomorrow. frank and julie, you have both williams sisters on opposite sides of the draw, it will be cool if they happen to both sneak through and meet in the finals later this week in. >> that would be very cool. >>> that is impressive, both williams sisters. >> reporter: they played in the follette, frank. between the two of them, they have won it 5 times. venus has been in the finals 8 time, they kind of on the tournament. we will see if that is the case, this week. >>> all right, a lot of happy tennis fans down there tonight. thank you. >>> coming up, new developments in the search for a young woman who grew up in the east bay, and went missing in iowa, two weeks ago. we will hear from teachers and her former school district at her former school. >> everybody is doing the same thing. praying really hard. >>> the reward being offered as authorities follow-up on hundreds of fleets. >>> the giants were back in action this afternoon, and san diego. once again, 9 innings was not enough. mark will show

a bookor frank williams about abraham lincoln. join us for the mississippi book festival on book tv on c-span2. tonight, at 8 p.m. on c-span, african-american lgbtq leaders talk about issues facing their communities, including acceptance, inclusion, and civic engagement. talked about voting, running for office, but there is so much political work that has to happen young those things, right? david was saying that justices we have been here, policy is moving to prevent queer people from being parents. from adopting and fostering children. it is better for a child to stay in the system then, heaven forbid, to queer people adopting them. c-span, c-span.org, and listen on the free c-span radio app. on thursday, sec chair occupy joined the other three commissioners for an oversight hearing by the senate commerce committee. lawmakers asked about the expansion of broadband services in rural areas, investment in 5g , and the recent repeal of net neutrality rules. the hearing is under three hours. senator thune: good morning and welcome to

initiatives all across the country, lots of campaigns, worked hard for mcgovern, for frank holt here in arkansas, for james william fullbright, so he always knew this would be the path he was going to take and he gained a lot of experience before running for office himself. before the clintons were married and bill was living east of town, he decided he would run for congress. and he talked it over with the dean of the law school who gave him his blessing and promised his support. and he had decided to run against john paul hammerschmidt. he had actually asked several other people to run against hammerschmidt, a very popular republican in the third district, and nobody else wanted to do it. they wanted to run for other things, and he finally decided maybe it should be him. and everyone thought he was fighting a losing battle, and probably he was and he knew it, but he openly says he didn't think it could hurt his future chances at other offices, and he was absolutely correct. that early campaign in '74, he lost to hammerschmidt by only about 6,000 votes which was pretty remarkable for a newcomer against a very bro

i want to share with you as we conclude this program, the words of frank boreman, jim level and williamers. they were on board the apollo 8 mission on christmas eve 1968. >> god created the heaven and the earth, and the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. and the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters and god said, let there be light and there was light. and god saw the light, that it was good, and god divided the light from the darkness. >> up here on the moon, it's awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on earth. the earth from here is a grand oasis in space. >> give us, oh god, the vision in spite of human failure. give us the faith to trust the goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness. give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts. show us what each one of us can do to set forward the coming of the day of universal peace. amen. >> that apollo 8 mission, christmas eve 1968. mark kramer. >> the apollo program itself had begun on the tragic note. by the end of 1968 it w