. >> he was giving slide show presentations 20 rotary groups, awana clubs, historic frankfort and on the road giving a drum beat of, you know, people knew this as the bad part of town, but it was the good part of town, and this is why. in some ways swinging too far in the other direction sometimes saying they never lock the doors, and i don't know what these people are talking about. what happens is that's when i became very interested and seeing the two sides of history being batted about and curious as to not just the story of the neighborhood, but looking at how the process of creating history happens, and that's when i gravitated towards the collection and thought, well, you know, this is 5 story that needs to be told. >> we continue with more from frankfort, kentucky. up next, booktv interviews lindsay apple exploring the life and legacy of the former speaker of state and house of representatives, henry clay. >> henry clay was an early 19th century politician statesman. he ran for president three times, tried to get the nomination of two others, failed on all occasions, 3wu it's

our partner in frankfort conduct was local affiliate frankfort plant board. for more information on this and events in other cities, visit c-span.org/localcontent. >> i think that probably everybody in this room is wearing a uniform, and the people are not wearing a uniform are here because of the war -- the warrior ethos. when you join, he first made the decision come it probably had something to do with that. either you were, you felt like you really had to come you're a high school after our competitors or something like that and you're looking for a venue where you could use a. he said i want to join the most elite unit i can join. or i think that's one. or maybe you felt that there was the absence of that in your life. you might have been addressed or wondering am i going the right way, am i heading for jail or am i heading for some kind of a life that is not going to really bring out all that is in me. so you said yourself, i want to go somewhere with this kind of code of honor exists, and what it can be taught to me. so i think, i think, i'm putting my

>> november 12 at 2011 at the frankfort convention center in downtown frankfort. >> booktv was in frankfortkentucky, as part of our cities to her when we visit several southeastern cities over the next few months. to bring a taste of their literary history and culture. our partner in print for contact with local affiliate frankfort plant board. for more information on this and events from other cities, visit c-span.org/localcontent.

our partner in frankfort, kentucky, was local affiliate frankfort plant board. for more information on this and events from other cities, visit c-span.org/localconten c-span.org/localcontent. >> long before he put his john hancock on the declaration of independence, he was arguably among -- arguably the wealthiest merchant banker in history living on an opulent mansion of boston's beacon hill with a amazing view of the landscape and seascape. hancock and his fellow merchants in new england governed their businesses and communities with economic ruthlessness that often left their competitors homeless and penniless. like the days the tea party movement, the colonial tea party had almost nothing to do with tea. tea was nothing more than a social beverage for wealthy women. men seldom drank it and it ranked below ale and rum of the beverages that americans consumed most. the tea party movement that sparked the american revolution actually began 20 years earlier in the 1750s and '60s when new england business leaders like today's tea partiers supported a costly gover

>> november 12th, 2011, at the convention center in downtown frankfort. >> booktv was in frankfort, kentucky as part of the city tours where we visit several southeast cities overt next few months to bring you a taste of the literary history and culture. our partner was local affiliate frankfort plant board. visit c-span.org/localcontent for more information on this and other events. >> what are you reading this summer? booktv wants to know. >> there's a book about machiavelli that sitting on my desk that came out, i guess, several weeks i guess. i want to read about it. i want to read that book about machiavelli, and then there's a book called "reckless" which is about what went on in terms of the financial crisis in the country and what led us to it and involves two local businesses freddie mac and fannie mae. i know lots of the players. i'm curious to read and find out what happened there. and then there's some thing that is i want to go back and read. you know there was recently a controversy about huck finn and the use of the n word. and there was a professor who took it out of the text

and the hub of frankfort, in fact. we are right across from the old capitol building, so we have lots of tourists coming through. visitors that need to go to our capital government offices. so we have lots of folks of all different types coming to downtown. >> any particular kind of book that the kind of want, history books, political books? >> this is a political down soviet quite a few people reading political blogs. and lincoln being born in kentucky. we sell a lot of lincoln material. but we also have a little press that is done historic images of old frankfort. those books have been really successful. >> people are reading differently nowadays. how is poor richard's books the keep up with that? >> people are still reading. and i think that there is a big difference in the way that things are going to end up, but i don't think we are there yet. there's some resistance to the new electronic readers. especially in this area where people are just a little bit older. and they don't travel as much. if i was in the metro

and for more information on this and other images from frankfort, kentucky, is at c-span.org/localcontent.

. >> "crawfish bottom" was a neighborhood in north frankfort, kentucky. initially it was the place where nobody wanted to live. it was where the poor people lived because it had the cheapest housing. it was the area of frankfurt. so that really was attractive to recently freed slaves in the late 1860's in the early 1870's. it also was very attractive to the families of prison inmates who had families that would move up and needed cheap housing because there were basically incarcerated. a lot of families of incarcerated prisoners, free slaves, and a great deal of poor immigrants families. and, again, this area of frankfurt was flooded oftentimes. and so the housing was oftentimes considered dilapidated. a lot of people in the early newspapers were calling for the cleanup of this neighborhood in the 1870's and 80's saying someone should do something about this neighborhood. really, i would say it was a pretty wild place between 1870 in 1930. it had a reputation as being a bad part of town, and during that time, the reputation was probably well-founded. a lo

with all of your endeavors >> we are in in the capital city of kentucky which is frankfort which is not lexington in business 33 years. which is pretty outstanding for a small bookstore. community center with readings, music, exchange committed the information and so we are the of the of downtown and the of of frankfurt. right across from the old capitol building so we have a lot of tourists coming through so we have a lot of folks coming through downtown san i put those who live here in this area the history books whether people reading? >> it is a political town so quiet you are reading those being born in kentucky we sell lot of material but also historic images of all frankfort. >> people are reading different main nowadays. >> they are but they are still reading and i think there is a big difference in the way things will end up but i don't think we're there yet to. there is some resistance to the electronic readers especially in this area where people are a little bit older and don't travel as much. in the metro area i would be with my amazon kindle but right now we're trying to f

i think we are the hub of downtown and the hub of frankfort in fact, in right across from the old capitol building so we have a lot of tourist coming through and visitors to me to go through the offices so folks of all different types coming from downtown. >> going through history bookseller political books? >> this is a political town so quiet if you read political books and resell a lot of lincoln material but historic images of old frankfort. >> people read differently nowadays. >> they're reading differently bent still reading in good difference the way things will end up but we are not there yet. there is some resistance to the electronic readers especially where people are a little older and they don't travel as much. if i lived in the metro area i would be on with my amazon can go but right now everybody is waiting to see how it will go. authors are excited in the book comes out as that the book form but hopefully they given as against. >> how has business ben? >> this is where mark twain said if i die i want to die in kentucky because it happens 20 years later. it is of little lat

we continue with more from frankfort, kentucky. up next, book tv interviewed lindsey apple. she explores the life of secretary of state and speaker of house of representatives, henry clay. >> henry clay was an early 19th century politician, statesman, he ran for president three times, tried to get the nomination two others, failed on all occasions, but he's probably the best known nonpresident of that period. >> why is that? >> well, daniel walker howell argues that clay had the most expansive vision for the country of any politician of that period. he's speaking basically of the american system. which was an attempt to unify the country. we were a big country, in fact, most people thought we could not exist as a democracy as large as we were. but he believed through transportation, through commerce, that we could tie the country together. house says that he was a better visionary than he was a politician. he could not get other people to go with him. but he could have stood out here on the front step and looked out to the west where interstate 75 and interstate 64 come toge

the main package was the barrel, and back to your question about frankfort, this is where karl e. h. taylor, jr. is an important figure in the bourbon industry. he started in the banking industry in the 1850s, but then migrated into the bourbon industry. .. which later became the buffalo trace of today. so what he would do is to show of his genius at the time, she took the discovery which he bought which was just a small farmer distillery type of operation and he built it into a modern distillery and build a gas lines as he could because he realized the importance of having a really nice distillery from a salesman and other people came to the distillery to see how it was made with an iron skillet. so the first thing he did. the second thing he did is realized was of beryl was the main package, so he designed a really fancy trademark to put on the barrelhead. the brand their names on the head of the barrel. so he designed a really nice speech 84 that barrelhead, plus he made the barrel using brass suits instead of iron or wooden like most of them were doing at that time. so he said

and frankfort, kentucky, with its scenic beauty and rich history. get the complete schedule at c- span.org/history. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are now going to introduce you to our guest this morning, joining us by satellite from providence, rhode island. he is nicholas burns, who served as u.s. ambassador to nato from 2001-2005. very familiar face at the state department, 2005-2008. he served as undersecretary for political affairs. we are going to talk about nato and libya and the role of nato. for you and i and our audience, we thought we would begin by getting an update on what the situation is. kareem fahim is a reporter for "the new york times." tell us about the situation in tripoli and libya. guest: thank you for having me. parts of the fighting at calmed down. there was intense fighting for several days. the streets are fairly quiet and they are cleaning up after the battle. there is still fighting around the airport roads, fights continuing near colonel gaddafi's home town. we have seen reports that nato has started bombin

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, ky on book tv and american history tv. for the history and literary life of the kentucky state capital. on book tv on c-span2. and brown on the life of the kentucky cavalry soldier, porter. american history tv on c- span3, a distillery that was in operation, we one of a few that was still in operation. book tv and american history tv and frankfort, kentucky, this weekend on c-span2 and 3. for politics and public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history, it is the c-span network. it is available on television, radio, on line, and social media sites. search, watch, and to share all of our programs anytime with c- span the video library. we are on the road without receipts in digital bus and local content of vehicles, bringing our resources to local communities and showing events from around the country. it is washington your way, the c-span network, created by cable, for a ride as a cable service. watch more video of the candidates. see with political reporters are saying and track the latest campaign contributions wi

and we are back with more from frankfort, kentucky. next, brad asher recounts letters exchanged chewing sani ballard and cecilia, while accompanying this ballard on a trip to niagara falls. this is about 20 minutes. >> when did frankfurt and cecilia to meet? i guess they met when cecilia was purchased by fannie's father and that happened in 1831. and she was just an infant. it was really a purchase of the mother with the intent in her arms essentially and that is when they met. and at that time, fanny had to come a younger sister and younger brother and her younger sister very young. it's the most likely, mary, who was cecelia's mother was purchased as a nursemaid for the intent. and so that is when they would meet and when the hostel came together enough cash in. >> so they kind of grew up together? >> they did go out together. and the younger children, fanny's younger brother and sister died young in the mid-1830s, both one right after the other. so you can imagine this big family of four go to a family of six. it goes to a family of

. >> "crawfish bottom" was a neighborhood in north frankfort, kentucky. initially, it was the place where nobody else wanted to live, so it was where the poor people lived because it had the cheapest housing. it was the area frankfurt that flooded out. so that really does attract it to recently freed slaves in the late 1860s, early 1870s. it also is very attractive to the families of prison inmates who were at the penitentiary. their families would move up and needed cheap housing because their breadwinner basically was incarcerated. a lot of families of incarcerated prisoners. you had read slaves and you actually had poor democrats analyze. and again, this area frankfurt was flooded often times and said the housing was oftentimes considered dilapidated. a lot of people in the early newspapers are calling for the cleanup of this neighborhood in the 1870s and 1880s were sane, decent in about this neighborhood. really, i would say it was a well placed between the 18th 70s and the 1930s. it had a reputation as being the bad part of town. during that period o

." >> and more from frankfort, kentucky. mike veach wrote the foreword to "the history of bourbon in kentucky," discussing the impact durbin has had on america. >> early distilleries, ben franklin -- frankfurt caught just like anywhere else, anywhere from 20 gallons to 200 gallons. and they were making whiskey in the fall, winter after the crops ran and the corn had reached a good percentage of dryness so that they could grind it and make whiskey added that. these distillers' made their whiskey for their own consumption, and they also made their whiskey to sell. they would sell it to grocers who would then turn around and sell it to buyers, celebs, whenever. all through the 19th century it was extremely profitable as a business. there was a lot of it being made. there was a lot of it being sold. they were making good money off of it. there were problems to the 19th century. you have to remember, the 19th century, the main package for selling bourbon was not the bottle. bottling of bourbon did not really become something that

other interviews from our trip to frankfort, ky. join us for a conversation with ellis cose on racism. get the complete we can schedule at booktv.org. what's more video of the candidates. track the latest campaign contributions with c-span's website for campaign 2012. candidate bios and the latest polling data. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will join a correspondent with "the phone.ial times" from fal the residents are worried about supply of food and other essentials and the capacity of the rebels to govern and the ability of the kernel to strike back one last time. tell us more about what is happening in tripoli today. guest: this morning, it's a mixed picture in that some districts -- no sign of any trouble, but still reports of fighting in a zone southeast of downtown, where the colonel supporters still are and where there's a battle going on. the feeling of the last couple days of security has been improving and that has continued. host: what is the recent speculation about where th

we want to let our viewers and listeners know that i frankfort, kentucky will be featured on book tv and american history television, as we showcase the history and literary culture of kentucky's state capital and the surrounding region. highlights on c-span3 include the story of the assassination of the kentucky governor, the only u.s. governor ever assassinated while in office, and john marshall harlan possible rulings in civil-rights cases. on book tv on c-span2, henry clay and his family from the author of his family legacy. we will also visit poor richard's book store, a longtime fixture in downtown frankfurt. >> kentucky state university is one of eight regional universities in the commonwealth of kentucky. kentucky state university has a unique history among the eight. it was founded in 1886, and has the historic designation of being the only state-supported historically black college and university. it was founded originally as an institution, a state normal school for colored persons, to teach and train students to become educators for students throughout the commonwealth. t

. >> this week, we highlight frankfort, ky on american history television. it is on the crawfish bottom. and on american history tv, at a visit to the buffalo distilleries. it was one of the only two distilleries during prohibition, for medicinal purposes. this weekend on c-span2 and c- span3. >> for nonfiction books and american history, it is the c- span networks. it is all available to you on television, radio, online, and social media websites. weston share all of our programs any time with the c-span video libraries. we are bringing our resources to local communities and showing events from around the country. it is washington, your way. it was created by cable and provided by a public service. >> now remarks from adam. he is running for a u.s. senate seat next year against bill nelson. this is 25 minutes. >> i do have to tell you that this has a very special place in my heart. this is where i propose to my wife who is here with us today. i want to thank everyone who is here today and has taken the time outer their schedule and ordered to be a part of t

this area of frankfort was flooded all the time. and so the housing was often considered dilapidated. a lot of people were calling for the cleanup of this neighborhood in the 1870s and 1880s saying do something about this neighborhood. really, it was a pretty wild place between the 1870s and 30s. it was in the bad part of town and in that period that reputation was well founded. there was a lot of wild activity. the loggers's logging facilities, would flow down from kentucky and get paid for their logs and go crazy for a weekend. a lot of the saloons and prostitution was occurring in this neighborhood. that contributed to its reputation. that this neighborhood had. interestingly enough historians got ahold of that. one of the earliest historical references to the neighborhood is in the 1930s, 1940s when historians started to refer to as the cd underbelly of frankfurt. once historians got ahold of it, that version of the neighborhood became entrenched in public memory. despite the fact that the neighborhood in the 1930s-1950s became

booktv and american history tv and frankfort, kentucky, this weekend on c-span2 and 3. spent last week the obama administration delayed new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from exhaustion. up next we hear from randolph babbitt, head of the federal aviation administration. he address of the airline pilots association annual air safety conference to discuss airline security and the new rules. his remarks are about 15 minut minutes. >> thank you. oh, my. thank you. lee, thank you for the incredible gracious introduction. really super. i appreciate it. this is really great to see all of you here tonight. i have been up on this podium with different formats before but it's always great to be back you. i literally came straight from the airport. i was in mexico this morning, and meeting on safety issues with our colleagues from canada and mexico. we had a productive meeting preparing for an upcoming icao meeting. but it is always great to come home, and although i can't say that a lot of places, i speak this is all for me. it's great to be here with all of you. [appl

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, ky on the tv and american history tv. throughout the history, look for the history and literary life of the kentucky state capital. american history tv, a visit to

ander water street just doors from one another and philips might pharmacy was around the corner of frankfort and i speculate that that's the pharmacy so it's just amazing to think the sergeant thought that was a safe enough place to take the family so i started reading through the papers and obituaries and i sound of a story of the preservation of the pharmacy so he brought the pharmacy or in 1847 at the corner of frankfurt and gold stayed there until his death and established deep roots in the neighborhood. the neighborhood when he went in in 1847 was mixed. time went on became more and more irish, a poor irish, and according to all of the accounts that i read, he was a good neighbor so he made up much of the medications for them. when they didn't have money he gave the medications away for free. he gave away money in the close. so when the draft riots happened today didn't want to see the drugstore demolished. they didn't want to cecil white harmed. "the new york times" reprints this little dialogue who knows how accurate it is when the businessmen of the neighborhood would also -- the are

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, ky. vice, of violence, corruption, and urban renewal. on "american history tv" a visit to buffalo trace distillery. only one of the four distilleries running during prohibition, for medicinal purposes, of course. >> up next, the third annual r ed state conservative blogger. the group is about to release the scorecard of congressional voting on spending issues. these two speeches are just under one of our. [applause] >> thank you very much for that very kind introduction. it is the first time in my life i have ever been compared to rainman. i am assured judge wachtler is on at 5:00, and i and a good driver. congratulations to everyone who is here. what an incredible time in history of, country. in 1776, americans were facing king george and the mightiest army on the globe. yet, when the king came to take our rights away, our founding fathers pledged in their lives, fortunes, and sacred honors to defend the in animal rights given to us by our creator. in 1835, texans in the city of gonzales, received an order from general santa anna to han

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfort, kentucky, on booktv and american history tv. throughout the weekend, look for the history and literary life of kentucky state capital. on booktv on c-span2, vice, violation, corruption and urban renewal douglas boyd on frankfort's crawfish bottom. and kent masters brown on the life of ninth kentucky cavalry soldier john porter. american history tv on c-span3, a visit to buffalo trace distillery one of only four distilleries in operation during prohibition for medicinal purposes of course. and the first two-state houses burned to the ground. stop by the third, the old state capital. booktv and american history tv in frankfort, kentucky, this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> a white house national drug control policy official is urging congress to continue funding for drugs and veteran treatment courts. the senate judiciary committee is going through programs to determine which need to be cut. benjamin tucker with the national drug control policy office explains the cost-effectiveness of drug courts and how they reduce recidivism rate

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, kentucky, on booktv and american history tv.y four distilleries open during prohibition for medicinal purposes. booktv and american history tv, in frankfort, kentucky, this weekend on c-span 2 and 3. >> the martin luther king memorial ceremony originally scheduled for sunday has been postponed because of the approaching hurricane. next, civil rights activist celebrate his life and legacy. this is about two and a half hours. >> i am honored to be the master of ceremonies today, and we want to welcome everybody here for what is expected to be of great celebration and affirmation of our commitment to jobs, peace, freedom, and what dr. king stood for. i also want to let you know that we us a plan for the hurricane. [applause] for everyone, very quickly, the martin luther king memorial is the first on the national mall to honor a man of hope, peace and color. the united states congress passed a joint resolution in 1996 authorizing the alpha phi alpha fraternity inc. to establish a memorial to dr. martin luther king. in december of 19

both tv and american history tv in frankfort, ky. this weekend on c-span 2 and c- span 3. [applause] >> good evening, ladies and gentleman. [applause] thank you all for braving rain and welcome to listeners on aspen public radio. and most of all, they welcome to you, just as kagan -- just as kagan -- justice kagan. >> thank you. it is my first, but it will not be my last. [applause] it is great to be here and it is great to be here in this terrific community can i have been taking advantage of all of the music and all of the beauty. it is a wonderful place pierre >> comparing notes on hikes. many of you will see her on the shelves over the next few days. we will take your offer seriously to come back as often as possible. in 1998, a profile of the young in a kagan -- young elena kagan after being promoted to the chief of domestic policy in the clinton white house, she was discussed as the white house's all purpose brain. an adviser to the president on all things legal and constitutional, she developed a reputation that just grew over the years of being able to bring togeth

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, kentucky on book tv and american history tv. violence, corruption, and renewal. crawfish bottom. kent masterson brown on the life of a ninth kentucky cavalry soldier, john porter. trace distillery, one of only four distilleries in operation during prohibition -- for medicinal purposes, of course. the first 2 statehouses burned to the ground. stop by the third, the old state capital. this weekend on c-span2 and c- span3. >> the c-span networks -- providing coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio, online, and on social media networking sites. find our content anytime through the c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital bus and local content vehicles, bringing our resources to local communities. it is washington your way. the c-span networks -- now available in more than 100 million homes, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> lots more video of the candidates, political reporters are saying, and track the lat

throughout the weekend, author interviews with their trip to frankfort, ky.ext month, china's 43 our conversation with newsweek magazine editor and the role of media in america. get the complete schedule at book-tv .org. we'll go live shortly to the coverage of several rise pioneers. your calls and a new book by dick cheney. "the drudge report." the headline -- some of the details, if you are interested. "the new york times" lead headline, page 16. cheney says he urged bush to bombs. back in 2007 but, he writes, he opted for a diplomatic approach after other advisers, still stinging over the bad intelligence over iraq's stockpiles of wmd's expressed misgivings -- "the times" goes on to write -- here is one of them. he wrote -- we look forward to your calls on what you are hearing so far. here are the numbers again -- first call this morning from sarasota, florida. democrat. good morning. caller: how are you today? i am doing ok. i am glad to see this book out. i think if there is any honesty whatsoever in it, it will open up america's eyes about the absolute

and then the third, the old state capital. " the "booktv" and american history tv in frankfort, ky this weekend on c-span2 and c-span3. >> here on c-span, we're showing a video from just the last few minutes. this is reportedly inside the compound in tripoli, libya. nbc is reporting that richard ingle says that the rebels have captured the gaddafi compound. this is video just in, courtesy of al jazeera. >> this is what some people have told me on the streets. the people who benefit did from gaddafi lived here. there those who benefit from the government but there those who simply have nothing for the past 40 years. for them, being able to push through those gates and into the compound as a lot of symbolic meaning. >> of course, as we see these pictures of the smoke billowing from one part of the tripoli and -- >> again, al jazeera video from the last few minutes with nbc and other news organizations reported that the rebels have captured the compound in tripoli. we will keep you updated. next up on c-span, syrian president bashar al-assad in a recent interview. he dismissed u.s. and eur

throughout the weekend, author interviews from our trip to frankfort, ky. hour conversation with a newsweek editor on racism and the role of the media in america. get the complete schedule at booktv.org. what's more video of the candidates, see what reporters are saying, and track the latest campaign contributions with our website for campaign 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates from the campaigns, tended biographies, the latest polling data, and links to c- span media partners. all at c- span.org/campaign2012. >> unemployment in the u.s. will remain at 8% or above for the next few years according to the congressional budget office. they also say the recent budget deal has improved the country's output. douglas elmendorf met with reporters for one hour and 15 minutes. >> this morning, the cbo released an update. i would like to briefly summarize the report and then my colleagues and i will be happy to try and answer your questions. the united states is facing profound budgetary and economic challenges.

spent this weekend we highlight frankfort, kentucky, on booktv and american history tv. throughout the weekend look for the history and literary lives of kentucky state capitol on book tv on c-span2. stop by the third, the old state capitol. booktv and american history tv. and frankfort, kentucky, this weekend on c-span2 and three. >> former health and human services secretary louis sullivan says the u.s. health system needs to be more efficient and less bureaucratic. his remarks are a part of a two-day health equity summit hosted by the institute for the benefit of multicultural and minority medicine in honor of the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial here in washington. this is about 50 minutes. >> i hope you're enjoying your lunch. we like to go ahead and get started with the next phase of the program. we are so honored and so pleased that dr. louis sullivan has joined us today. as you all know, dr. sullivan served as the secretary of the u.s. department of health and human services. that was from 1989-1993, where he took on big tobacco and the scourge o

. >> next weekend we highlight frankfort, kentucky on book tv.look for the history and literary life of kentucky's state capital. on book tv on c span2, life, violence, corruption and urban renewal, douglas boyd and crawfish bottom. and the life of ninth kentucky be cavalry reporter tom porter. and a visit to one of four distilltries in operation during prohibition for medicinal purposes, of course. the first two statehouses burned to the ground. stop by the third, the old state capital. book tv and american history tv in frankfort, kentucky, next week on swfment-span2 and 3. >> texas republican congressman and presidential candidate ron paul was the keynote speaker friday night at the florida liberty summit in orlando. he talked about the current tax system and the federal reserve monetary policy. the ument is hosted by the group campaign for liberty. congressman paul finished in second place in last week's iowa republican party straw poll. one percentage point behind the winner representative bachmann. this is just over 45 minutes. >> thank you

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfort, kentucky, on booktv and american history tv.ook for the history and literary lives of kentucky state capital. on book tv on c-span2. the first tuesday burned to the ground. stop by the third, the old state capitol. booktv and american history tv and frankfort, kentucky, this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> we are back at the pew center. representatives from state and local governments discuss how to manage state pensions and retiree health benefits. according to a report on the pew center on the states, just over half the states had fully funded pension systems in the year 2000. to 16. this is about an hour.nk ths just will be hearing from lori grange who is the deputy -- glory, give a short title.grge, who i >> pew center on the states. and we'll go right into this, but let me reassure you that we are -- that is loud.ure you we're in the home stretch you. i know you guys are excited even though this room makes it feelys like sunlight 24/7, i think it's nice outside. 24/7. i think it's nice outside. if it's pouring rain, i have no

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, kentucky on "book tv." vice, violence, corruption, an urban renewal. tv" a visit to buffalo trace distillery. one of only four distilleries in operation during prohibition, for medicinal purposes, of course. and stop by the old state capital. >> with the new school year getting under way, a debate on reforms affecting teachers and impact on state budget cuts, a teacher pensions, and other health benefits. randi weingarten takes part, along with the american enterprise institute education policy director frederick hess. this is hosted by the fordham institute. this is 90 minutes and we will show you as much as we can until the pentagon briefing gets under way at 2:00 eastern. we are one of the leading education think policy think tank here in washington and in our home town of dayton. we cannot just talk about education reform, but we do it on the ground. we are proud about that. very excited to be moderating today's session, a session where the idea came from rich and randi. i understand and they run into e

book tv and american history tv and frankfort, ky. this weekend. >> a presidential candidate and former massachusetts governor mitt romney held a meeting on thursday at a community center in new hampshire. this was the last in his series of meetings this month in new hampshire which is hosting the first presidential primary in february 2012. this is about an hour and 25 minutes. out one hour 25 >> long time no see. [applause] good evening. that was sad. let's try this again. good evening. quite good evening. >> much better. i want to thank you for being here. this is an important time in our lives. it is an important time in our history. we appreciate to get the time to come out and do this. i would like to ask you to take a momt, take yourself off, put it on vibrate -- i had to check min. -- i had to check mine. i want to tell you why i take mitt romney should be president of the united states. [applause] i have been politically active in new hampshire for about 20 years. there are very few people i look in the eye and note this man

on book tv on c-span2 device, violence corruption and urban renewal douglas boyd on frankfort and kentasterson brown but kentucky with calvary soldier. next from the harlem book fair a four dimond manning marable's biography of malcolm x. this is a little more than anbig hour. >> good afternoon, everyone and welcome again to the 2011 harlel book fair. i am the assistant professor ofo history at fairfield university and the chief historian at theyh jackie robinson museum and i to thiswelcome you forum. we're here to discuss manning marable's recent book, "malcom x: a life of reinvention." and its impact on our a life of reinvention and its impact on our appreciation of the life and legacy of this african-american icon. manning parable began his study as a corrective to the influential autobiography of malcolm x which for five decades stood as one of the most important works of african-american literature ever produced. despite its widespread influence and a claim there have always been questions concerning its authenticity. publish nine months after his death the autobiography presents

london up, frankfort up, paris down right there.with what happened in asia, they were up a little bit. all right. so what can we expect later on today? we're going to have a report from the floor of the new york stock exchange shortly. >> gretchen: now time for your other headlines and another fox news alert. police in london going into homes and rounding up suspects after four days of rioting. british prime minister david cameron says he'll look to the united states for advice on how to handle the violence. cameron, who is speaking before emergency session of parliament this morning, says he's looking at cities like boston for inspiration for how to prosecute those mobs. >> people say is the first duty of government, the whole country has been shocked by the most appalling scenes of people looting, violence, vandalizing, and thieving. it is criminality, pure and simple, and there is absolutely no excuse for it. >> gretchen: meantime, in another development with this story, twitter refusing to shut down the accounts of users trying

airmen in frankfort at the airport there back in march just made his first appearance in a german courtg the airmen in cold blood. he says he was influenced by readycal muslim propaganda and wanted to prevent any more u.s. soldiers from going to afghanistan. the two airmen died in the attack. >>> general david petraeus retiring today from military service as he prepares to head the c.i.a. petraeus credited with turning around the iraq war and providing steadfast leadership in afghanistan. petraeus served in the army for 37 years. he becomes c.i.a. director on september 6, taking over for leon panetta. those are your headlines. >> brian: and now the author of "in my time," dick cheney, vice president of the united states. nice to have you here. >> a pleasure to be here. >> brian: incredible job on this book, by the way. very comprehensive. good career, i might say. >> unplanned. >> brian: when we talk about it -- we want to look forward. governor rick perry, he's currently a front runner in the gop. you've been a stalwart with the gop for four decades. is he somebody you could see gettin

frankfort up 2.1%. paris up 1.7%. in asia, stocks not fairing as well, though.ea down. stock futures are point to go a slow start when the opening bell rings on wall street. >>> british police will be out in force hoping weekend drinking does not reignite those deadly riots. they calmed down quite a bit, but left at least five people dead and caused thousands of dollars in property damage. at least 1500 people have been arrested around the country, including 1,000 in london alone. london's mayor says those charged should expect significant sentences if convicted. >>> verizon winning a big court decision that will prevent strikers from blocking their stores. a judge issued an injunction in new york, delaware, pennsylvania with new jersey and massachusetts possibly next on the list. now the f.b.i. is investigating whether some of those strikers are actually engaging in sabotage. verizon says wires are being cut at homes and offices, shutting off phones and internet. >>> italian magazine admitting it air brushed a picture of kate middleton to make her look thinner.

ander water street just doors from one another and philips might pharmacy was around the corner of frankfort and i speculate that that's the pharmacy so it's just amazing to think the sergeant thought that was a safe enough place to take the family so i started reading through the papers and obituaries and i sound of a story of the preservation of the pharmacy so he brought the pharmacy or in 1847 at the corner of frankfurt and gold stayed there until his death and established deep roots in the neighborhood. the neighborhood when he went in in 1847 was mixed. time went on became more and more irish, a poor irish, and according to all of the accounts that i read, he was a good neighbor so he made up much of the medications for them. when they didn't have money he gave the medications away for free. he gave away money in the close. so when the draft riots happened today didn't want to see the drugstore demolished. they didn't want to cecil white harmed. "the new york times" reprints this little dialogue who knows how accurate it is when the businessmen of the neighborhood would also -- the are

booktv and american history tv in frankfort, kentucky this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> up next to denver for the annual western conservative summit sponsored by california university centennial institute giving a speech about free enterprise versus big government from author brooks, president of the american enterprise institute. we begin with heather wilson who is currently running for a u.s. senate seat. this event is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> well, thank you. it's a real pleasure to be with you this afternoon. i appreciate having been invited here to your western summit, although there should be more new mexico. next year, let's make this a two-state effort. [applause] it's also a great pleasure here to reintroduce author brooks because he's one the nation's thought leaders on one of the nation's most important lessons we should take with us from this experience this weekend, this opportunity to refresh ourselves, to reenergize ourselves from the luxury of our time here to the. now, too often when we talk about economic policy, our words are not words at all. they are numbers, u

london, frankfort and paris all showing positive growth today.s in response to the federal reserve announcing it will keep interest rates close to 0 through mid 2013. >>> disgraced political activist group acorn due for sentencing in las vegas today. the group which used to employee president obama pleaded guilty to voter fraud charges earlier this year. acorn faces a minimum $1,000 fine. however, there is a possibility they won't have to pay anything at all since they filed for bankruptcy late last year. those are your headlines. >> steve: in our political headlines today, let's talk about the recall election that was held yesterday in wisconsin. remember earlier in this year where you had all those state employees jammed in the state rotunda right there, demanding that the senate not vote to get rid of their collective bargaining rights? the democrats in the senate took off. eventually they came back and that particular bill was passed. and they no longer get those collective bargaining rights. they threatened to recall. they got it yesterday.

threw out the weekend, interviews from our trip to frankfort, kentucky.of the media and america. get the complete schedule online. >> according to a survey on global terrorism trends, there have been more than 38,000 terrorist attacks against all nations including the u.s. this survey looks at international data on global and domestic terrorism. next, a discussion on the findings and u.s. counter- terrorism strategies since 9/11. this is about an hour. >> good morning and thank you for joining us. it is my privilege to welcome everyone to our auditorium. we welcome those who join us on our website. we would ask everyone in house if you could make that last courtesy check that cell phones have been turned off. we will post this program within 24 hours on a website for future reference. hosting our discussion this morning is the director of our center for foreign policy studies and deputy director of the institute for international studies. he is a member of the national academy's board on science and technology, the department of the army historical adviso

. >> and next weekend we highlight frankfort, ky on book tv and american history tv.story in literal life of the kentucky state capital. vice, violence, corruption, and urban renewal. kent masterson brown on the life of a cavalry soldier, and john porter. american history tv on c-span3 a visit to a distillery, one of four in operation during prohibition. the first tasted houses burned to the ground. book tv and american history tv in frankfurt kentucky, next weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> next a discussion on the future of social security, with a former bush economists. the trustees latest report says the program will remain solvent until 2037. the association hosted the event. it is about one hour and a 10 minutes. >> we begin this form to a salute to seniors. i believe you will benefit. baby boomers, and the younger generation, our grandchildren and great-grandchildren -- i believe you are in for a treat. before i turn it to the most distinguished panel we have assembled, allow me to make a couple of observations. as a young reporter when i worked in this very buildin

here is frankfort historian talking about the city and fort hill during the civil war. >> so here in town you had people inside the fort waiting on june 10th, a friday, at about 6:30, 7:00 or so the screaming rebel yell was heard from down in this draw about 200 rebels came right up alongside this rock wall and they didn't expect at all to see inn in the forts. they -- anyone in the fort. they thought they were going to be able to take over this spot, station their men here and then take over the town, the idea being to destroy the arsenal, to destroy the courthouse and to destroy the old capital building. if they were successful in doing that, they might have caused a real problem for the city of frank frt, kentucky. host: so frank frt kentucky feetrd this weekend on book history show casing the various sites the literary culture on the kentucky state capital. for more information visit our website. of course the book tv part of this is on c-span 2 and the history part is on c-span 3. new jersey, tom, democrat thank you for waiting. how should this federal spending on irene be paid

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, kentucky on booktv and american history tv.hroughout the weekend, look for the street and a literary life of the kentucky state capital. on c-span2, vice, corruption and urban renewal. and the life of night it kentucky cavalry soldier jon porter. on american history tv on c- span3, a visit to the buffalo trees distillery, one of only four in operation during prohibition -- for medicinal purposes, of course. and state houses burned to the ground. stop by the third, the old state capitol. this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> carolyn lerner, the new head of a government agency that investigates whistle-blower complaints, recently said that 80% of whistleblowers regret their decision. held by th -- she took part in discussions held by the advisory committee for transparency. other panelists include a federal whistle-blower and leaders from the watchdog groups on transparency. this is just over 90 minutes. >> whistleblowing is the topic of today's advisory committee discussion. today we will explore whether we have struck the right bal

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfort, ky -- kenthucky. -- kentucky. on book tv, crawfish bottom. and the life of a cavalry soldier. in american history tv, a visit to buffalo trace distillery, one of only four distilleries open during prohibition, for medicinal purposes, of course. this weekend on c-span 2 and 3. >> for politics and public affairs, non-fiction books, and american history, it is the c- span networks, available on television, radio, and online, and on social media sites. a search, watch, and share our programs anytime with our video library. on the road with our vehicles, we bring our resources to different communities. it is washington your way. the c-span networks, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> a discussion from this morning's "washington journal" about the secure communities program, which requires the fbi to share the fingerprints of everyone held in local jails with the home and security department. markedback with krikorian -- mark krikorian and sarahi uribe. did i did ok with your name? we are talking about t