. >> we're back with more from frankfurt, kentucky. brad asher recounts cecilia, a former slave who crossed into canada accompanying ms. ballard on a trip to niagara falls. this is 20 minutes. .. younger sister and younger brother and a younger sister was very young and so most likely mary who was the mother was purchased as a kind of made for the infant, and so that's when they would meet and the household kind of came together in that fashion. >> so they kind of grew up together? >> the did grow up together. and in fact, the younger children, fanny's number brother and sister died quite young in the mid 1830's, one right after the other. so, you know, you can imagine this big family of four and it goes -- a big family of six goes to a family of four and all of a sudden fanny is no longer the big sister, she's little girl again and of a person nearest to her age in the house is cecilia, so they do grow up as companions and probably something close to friends when they were younger because at that point the fanny wouldn't have had a lo

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt, kentucky on booktv and american history tv. look for the history and literary life of kentucky state capital. on booktv on c-span2, violence and corruption and urban renewal. douglas boyd on crawfish bottom. and on american history tv on c-span3 a visit to buffalo distillery. one of four distilleries in operation during prohibition for medicinal purposes. the first two state houses burned to the ground. stop by the third. the old state capital. booktv and american history tv in frankfurt, kentucky this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> the committee is reading testimony on the extent of radicalization of the american muslim community to investigate that committee's response. the chair wishes to remind all guests demonstrations from the audience including the use of signs and placards as well as verbal outbursts of violation of rules of the house and the chair wishes to thank our guests for their cooperation and maintain order and proper decorum. in the interest of time we have agreed three member witnesses testify on panel one. mr.

. >> booktv was in frankfurt, kentucky where we visit several southeastern cities over the next few months. to bring you a taste of their literary history and culture our partner in frankfurt, kentucky was frankfurt platform. for more information on this and events from other cities is that c-span.org/localcontent. >> next on booktv, justin martin recounts the life of frederick law olmsted. reports on his numerous designs which include the u.s. capitol ground, new york city at central park and emerald necklace and is work as an abolitionist. this is an hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> i ran prospect park for 30 years. i thought i read everything there was to know about frederick law olmstead until i read justin martin's book. is a fun book to read and i was pleased to ask him a few questions about olmstead. i learned so much in this book. i learned a lot about the history of that time period which is a fascinating time. that time from before the civil war, what was happening in this country and all the things that happened afterwards. i am not sure we could produce the genius of place. j

for more information on this and other interviews from frankfurt kentucky, visit c-span.org/localcontent. >>> next on book tv marvil and debrowski to look at how the vietnam war matt effective presidential decisions regarding going to the war since 1975. during this event of the national press club, the co-authors are interviewed by journalist ted koppel. it's a little over 50 minutes. [applause] >> i'm particularly relieved to hear that marchant and deborah only work on this book during their waking hours. [laughter] i must tell you by way of introduction that i am particularly grateful to have had one of the kalb brothers as a competitor for almost 40 years now in fact it is probably more than 40 years. when i was the chief and hong kong for adc, bernie kalb was the bureau chief with cbs, and then in 1971 when i came back here to the united states as a diplomatic correspondent i was blessed to have margin as a competitor. as many of you in this room know, our friends tended to become people who have been our competitors because by definition we don't travel with others from our core ne

. >> we continue with more from frankfurt, kentucky. up next, lindsey apple. she explores the life of senator henry clay. >> henry clay was an early 19th century politician, statesman, he ran for president three times, tried to get the nomination on two others, failed on all occasions, but he's probably the best known nonpresident of that period. >> why is that? >> well -- dana 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. he believed through transportation, commerce, 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. if he could have stood out here on the front step and looked out to the west where interstate 75 and interstate64 come together, he would have told you by god, i told you so. that was what h

that correction and thought, well, this is a story that needs to be told. >> book tv was in frankfurt, kentucky, as part of our cities tour were revisited several southeastern cities of the next few months. to bring you a taste of literary history and culture, our partner with local affiliate. for more information on this and events from other cities visit c-span.org / local content. >> what you reading this summer? book tv wants to know. >> well, i always read in the summertime. it's a great time to catch up. and one book i just got finished with is too big to fail. a very good book. this book details the financial crisis of the last few years. i've read a lot of books on the same topic, the big short and the financial shock. there have been a number. but this is the last one i read. and if it is a book that details the series of events that led to the financial collapse starting from the early crisis born in sub prime lending, no income, no job type loans and how people actually made money selling those. those mortgages were sold on the idea that there would be a will to refinance when the ho

our partner in frankfurt kentucky was local affiliate further plant board. visit c-span.org/local content. >> next on booktv, michael brown, former director of the federal emergency management agency, recalls his leadership of the agency during hurricane katrina. it's about an hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> hi. i guess we're ready the begin. good evening, welcome to the national press club. i'm jan king, i'm on the book and author committee, and we're so honored tonight to have as our guest michael brown. he'll be speaking to you all ant his book, "deadly indifference: the perfect political storm." copies of the book are available for purchase over there where nicole is sitting, and each sale benefits the eric freed heym national journalism library. no outside books will be allowed, please. and mr. brown will be signing your copy after he gives his little talk here. so he'll be happy to do that for you. and before i begin, please, turn your cell phones off which means i have to turn mine off too. okay. and there's two events coming up at t

apparent frankfurt, kentucky. for more information on this and events from other cities is that c-span.org/localcontent. >> coming up next on booktv from the 2011 harlem book fair panel discussion on the history of african-american humor. it is about an hour and 15 minutes. let me say good afternoon to all of you and i want to welcome you to this afternoon's session called "on the real >> i want to welcome you to a real side answer to african harbor. i am carlton e. brown. obviously in atlanta, we are very pleased to be part of this session. we are a comprehensive research university with a number of disciplines and certainly some holdings that connect us directly to the harlem book fair. we have degree programs through the doctoral degree and african-american studies. and a significant program in english and language arts. we have a number of people with us today and i want to get right down to our business here so join me in welcoming our colleagues here. i will begin with broadcast personality and social commen

[applause] >> >> crawfish bought them losses and frankfurt kentucky and initially the place nobody else wanted to live because it had the cheapest housing and flooded off. that was attractive to the freed slaves also very attractive to the families of prison inmates. they could move up and need did cheap housing. we had a lot of families with incarcerated prisoners and free trade and a great deal of gore immigrant families. again, the area was flooded so housing was often considered dilapidated. people called for the cleanup that they said somebody needs to do something about the neighborhood. i say it was a wild place and had a reputation of the bad part of town. it was probably well-founded and to there was a couple of logging facilities they would be paid and they would go crazy so a lot of the giants and saloons dam prostitution occurred in the neighborhood. fact but then historians got ahold of that with references to the neighborhood of the zero it was referred to as the underbelly. once they got ahold of the persian they were in tranche from public memory. despite the fact despit

. >> we highlight frankfurt, kentucky on book tv. urban renewal. crawfish bottom. the like of the calgary soldier. tv, a visit of public traced distillery, one of only four distilleries in operation during prohibition, for medicinal purposes of course. the old state capital. book tv and american history tv and frankfurt, kentucky next weekend on c-span3 in c-span2. >> watch more video of the candidates and track the latest campaign contributions with c- span website for campaign 2012. easy to use, it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feed and facebook updates from the campaigns, canada bair raese, an allegis polling day. plus links to campaign media partners in the early primary and caucus states. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest for this first segment is robert rector, from the heritage foundation. he serves as a senior reach her fellow. -- research fellow. you write a lot about social programs. tell us how you define that. guest: i write about anti- poverty programs, in particular, those focused on assisting poor people, no

. >> booktv was in frankfurt, kentucky, as part of our cities tour where we visit several southeastern cities over the next few months to bring you a taste of their literary history and culture. our partner was local affiliate frankfurt plant board. for more information on this and events from other cities, visit c-span.org/local content. .. >> she is the great granddaughter of herbert hoover, the 31st president of the united states and worked on two presidential campaigns. with president bush 43 and capitol hill. she appears weekly as i am sure you know, , a political commentator on fox news. on a factor one of the top-rated cable tv shows in history. also on the board for the hoover institution at stanford also on the herbert hoover presidential library association. she is here today with her husband john avalon from "newsweek" including cnn as well as her parents andrew and genie and andrew is herbert hoover's grandson. we but like to welcome you to 85 among her many goals in life i am sure both as i noted before align quite well with those things that we care about here at the reag

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt, kentucky on booktv and american history tv.look for the history and literary life of kentucky state

. >> book tv was in frankfurt kentucky as part of our cities to work. we visit several southeastern cities over the next few months. to bring you a taste of the literary history and culture. local affiliate. further affirmation of this and other cities visit to c-span.org / local content. >> "what are you reading?." book tv wants to know. >> two of my economic our american the ask -- to get to see and dating capitalism. i was taught years ago when i was a student that economics is not destiny, but it is 85 percent of it. i'd focus a lot of my reading on what is actually going inside -- going on inside the bells of our economy. kevin phillips. by the way, i am a democrat and he is a republican. but chapter eight in his book, every living human being you can read. chapter eight is about soaring debt and the financial edition of the united states. separate. and in this book is a magnificent chart that shows the heart of our struggle as a country compared to post-world war two when most of our jobs were in manufacturing. those have just plummeted. corporate

for more information on this and other interviews from frankfurt kentucky, visit c-span.org/localcontent. >>> khalid sheikh mohammed is about 4-years-old that time. his father dies and i search for the death records. apparently his father died in 1969. and the simply didn't keep records of the foreigners, def, marriages, it just wasn't interesting to them. so, we have this account of his father's death but it's very sparse and there is no official transcript to back it up. his father dies and there's no welfare state, there's no organized charity for the forerunners of the kinds of his mother takes a job washing the bodies of the dead, the female bodies of the dead and preparing for vara burial. this is a low status and low-income job but it enables her to have a living. at the time she has nine children, and khalid sheikh mohammed is the fourth mail. the years pass on and cliche is doing very well in school. he's a good student, somewhat bookish boy and the family decides that not -- they can't -- they don't have any money at all. they need to back one son to get an education and that i

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. today it is a comprehensive four-year institution with several graduate programs. and it has the distinction of being the most perverse of the a comprehensive universities. -- diverse of the comprehensive universities. it is 25% white students, and about 17% students from other ethnic groups. host: frankfort, kentucky will be featured on the book tv and american history tv as we visit numerous locations showcasing the culture of the state capitol and the surrounding region. you can see all of this on c- span2 and c-span3. you can go to

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt, kentucky, on booktv and american history tv. throughout the weekend look for the history and literary life of kentucky's state capital. on booktv on c-span2, vice, violence, corruption and urban renewal, douglas boyd on kent masterson brown on american history tv on c-span3, a visit to buffalo trace distillery, one of only four in operation during prohibition. for medicinal purposes, of course. and the first two statehouses burned to the ground, stop by the third, the old state capitol. this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> and now on booktv, harold holzer, james mcpherson and stephen sears recount the battle of antietam which occurred in 1862 in sharpsburg, maryland. this is a little over an hour. [applause] >> good evening, everyone, and welcome. when the year 1862 began as stephen sears writes in our new book, "the best of battles and leaders of the civil war," abraham lincoln was as he told a council of generals that he convened at the white house greatly disturbed by the state of affairs. the treasury was nearly exhausted, publ

[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> booktv travel to frankfurt, kentucky to uncover the rich literature. next, and interview with doug boyd about the 400 families known as "crawfish bottom." the 50 acres of land in the kentucky river became decided the capitol plaza in the 1960s. >> "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

. >> booktv was in frankfurt, kentucky as part of our cities tour where we visited several southern cities over the next few months. to bring you a taste of their literary history and culture. for more information on this and events from other cities, visit c-span.org/local content. richard north patterson's newest novel "devil's light" discussed the possibility of a terrorists attack and another 9/11 in the u.s. he talked about this in san francisco. this is just over an hour. >> the program is presented in learningship and part of the commonwealth club under written by the bernard hoosier foundation. i'm jonathan curiel. i'm here to introduce mr. patterson. he has written a new work "the devil's light" which explores the knew collar mission of al qaeda, what happens when they steal a bomb and try to detonate it on the anniversary of 9/11, including the u.s. intelligence failure named brooke chandler who may or may not save the day. mr. patterson was an lawyer before becoming a writer, he also worked as a lawyer with the security and exchain commission. he is in the chairman of the organi

currently, they've discovered over 200 chemical flavors just >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt, kentuckyon booktv and american history tv. throughout the weekend look for the history and literary life of kentucky's state capital. on booktv on c-span2, vice, violence, corruption and urban renewal. douglas boyd or frankfurt's crawfish bottom. and kent masterson brown on the life of soldier john potter. of only four distilleries in operation during prohibition. for medicinal purposes, of course, and the first two statehouses burnt to the ground. stop by the third, the old state capitol. booktv and american history tv in frankfurt, kentucky, this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> according to a recent report, there were $48 billion in improper medicare payments for fiscal year 2010. michelle snyder, medicare's deputy chief operating officer, testified before a house oversight and government reform subcommittee on efforts to curb improper payments, trade and waste. other witnesses include the health and human services inspector general and the government accountability office health issues directo

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt, kentucky, on booktv and american history tv.hroughout the weekend look for the history and literary life of kentucky's state capital on booktv on c-span2, vice, violence, corruption and urban renewal. douglas boyd on frankfurt's crawfish bottom, and be kent masterson brown on the life of soldier john porter. and on american history tv on one of only four distilleries in operation during prohibition. for medicinal purposes, of course. stop by the old state capitol. booktv and american history tv in frankfurt, kentucky, this weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> next, national transportation safety board chairman deborah hersman. she talks about new transportation safety rules for pilots and other challenges facing the industry. she spoke for about 20 minutes at the airline pilots' association air safety forum in washington. >> thanks, mike. hopefully, we can cross off some of those safety items from the most wanted list next year. ladies and gentlemen, we've now reached the final presentation in this year's program. and i believe we've sa

booktv, an american history tv, in frankfurt, kentucky, this weekend on c-span two and three. >> for politics and public. -- affairs, it is the season and networks, available to you on television, radio, and online a social media sites. search and share our videos any time with the video library. we are on the road bringing resources to local communities. it is washington, you're way. c-span, created by cable, provided as a public service. watch more video of the candidates, see what political reporters are saying, and track political contributions with c- span's website for campaign 2012. it is easy to use with canada and biographies and the latest polling data -- candidate biographies, and the latest polling data. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back live. let me introduce you to james stanley, a senior policy analyst at the american civil liberties union, and a constitutional law professor at the american university college of law. we have called the segment telecommunications freedom and public security. i want to read a story out of great britain. the question is

gosh we highlight frankfurt kentucky on both tv and american history tv. but for the history of literary life of the kentucky state capital. violence, corruption, and urban renewal. and an author on the life of john porter. and on c-span 3, a trip to a distillery in operation for prohibition, for medicinal purposes, of course. and the old state capital. american history tv this weekend. >> nato said it would continue libya operations and will bomb forces if they keep fighting. those comments came during a press briefing in brussels. it is 50 minutes. >> good afternoon, welcome back, and welcome to those following the press conference through the internet. see, byed, as you can the military spokesperson who will give us an update on the events in libya. it has been a remarkable week. we have seen forces lose their grip over towns and cities that they had been threatening for so long. we have seen people rejoicing as the regime crumbles. they lived under the threat of violence for decades. they can hope for a new beginning. the partners have conducted a high

throughout the year we will visit frankfurt, kentucky.d freedom of the press. this is a little more than an hour. >> wikileaks was dispursed so quickly. the u.s. has tried to determine the appropriate tradeoffs between transparancy and privacy. the disclosure of government information is not really new or unique. for example, how is this any different from he can pose sure of the pentagon papers many, many years ago? what is new, however, is the use of anonymous technologies to instantly disseminate massive amounts of data. we need to ask ourselves, what is different now? how will the acks -- actions of wikileaks affect the actions between government and traditional media? how will it enhance our actions as citizens and voters? is it investigative journalism or is it, as some have said, promoting a culture of anarchic exposure of openness and transparancy to be picked apart by the sound-bite culture of the 21st century. this event has raised some fundamental questions, questions which defy simple answers. at one extreme the disclosure can

. >> this weekend, we highlight frankfurt, kentucky. on booktv on c-span2. life of john porter. on american history tv, a visit to buffalo traced distillery. the first two state houses burned to the ground. booktv and american history tv in frankfurt, ky this weekend on c-span. >> for politics and public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history, its the c-span network's. it's all available to you on television, radio, on line, and social media sites. we are on the road with our c- span digital bus and local content vehicles, and showing events from around the country. it is washington, your way. the c-span networks, created by cable, provide as a public service. watch more video of the candidates and see what political reporters are saying. track the latest campaign contributions with c-span's website for campaign 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates from the campaign. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bill adair is editor of politifact. how did this idea get

. >> this meeting, we highlight frankfurt, kentucky encore des "booktv" in american history tv. throughout the weekend, look for the history and literary life of the kentucky state capital. on quality "booktv" on c-span2. and douglas boyd on frankfurt's crawfished bottom. kent masterson brown on the life of the ninth kennedy calvary soldier. american history to be on c- span3, a visit to buffalo trace distiller, one of only four distiller is in operation during prohibition for minnesota purposes. and the first of state houses burned to the ground. 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 f

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt, kentucky on book tv and american history tv. throughout the weekend look at the history life of the state capital. vice, violence, corruption and urban renewal. frankfurt's craw fish bottom. and ninth kentucky cavelry soldier john porter. distillry. one of only four in operation during prohibition. for medicinal purposes. and the two stated houses burnt to the ground. stop by the third. >> for politics and public affairs, nonfks books and american history, it's the c-span networks. all available to you on television, radio, and on line. and on social media sites. search, watch, and share all our programs any time with c-span's video library and we're on the road with our c-span digital bus and local content vehicles bringing our resources to local communities and showing events from around the country it's washington your way. the c-span networks created by cable, provided as a public service. "washington journal" continues. host: we start our discussion of campaign 2012 this morning with karen finie, democratic strategist and fo

we will go to frankfurt, kentucky. get the complete we can schedule at c-span.org/history. >> republican presidential candidate and former massachusetts governor mitt romney held a town hall meeting thursday at the mcconnell kennedy center in new hampshire. this was the last in his series of campaign town hall meetings in new hampshire, which is hosting the nation's first in february 2012. this is about one hour 25 minutes. >> long time no see. [applause] good evening. that was sad. let's try this again. good evening. >> 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 moment, take your cell phone, put it on vibrate -- i had to check mine. i want to tell you why i think 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

. >> this weekend we highlight frankfurt kentucky on book tv and american history tv.hroughout the weekend looked for the history and literary life of the state capital. on book tv on c-span2 device, violence corruption and urban renewal douglas boyd on frankfort and kent masterson 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 literat

this weekend we highlight frankfurt kentucky.hout the weekend look for the history and literary life of kentucky state capital. on book tv on c-span2 vice, violence corruption and the renewal. now a discussion on the state of the book from the book festival, this is a little less than an hour. >> i've been in the book business for two decades and have met a lot of wonderful and smart people and an pleased to say five of those colleagues are here on the stage to discuss the frustrating industry that we love. next week in new york city people from all corners of the book industry will gather at bouck expo america to discuss every aspect of the industry. i suspect many of the topics you hear about today will be the same subjects discussed in new york next week so please, sit back as we offer you and the viewers and exciting chance to see behind the curtain of the powers to determine what you'll read in the future. the moderator's journalist michael norris, senior analyst at the book research firm information and the a butcher of the

book tv and american history tv in frankfurt kentucky, next weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> next a discussionf 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 building -- so-so security was 76 years old sunday, august 14. it was passed by congress and signed into law by president roosevelt. the system experienced few growing pains. it was a healthy and vibrant retirement benefit. after it got into its 50s and beyond, it started showing some wear and tear. who among us does not at age 76 or in my case, 75 facts i believe almost everyone agrees that some so security reform is needed. it is not politica

weekend, we highlight frankfurt, kentucky on the tv and american history tv. look for the history of literary life of the kentucky state capital. on c-span 2, vice, violence, corruption, and urban renewal. about john porter. and on american history tvs, and a visit to buffalo state the seller. 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 -- you

national museum on civil war medicine on the four years of the bloody conflict, and we'll visit frankfurt, kentuckyory. get the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. >> the u.s. military has a program where active duty personnel with a drug problem who have committed a crime go to what's called a drug court. the court helps them get treatment. the program is up for renewal in congress. national drug control policy state and local affairs deputy director benjamin tucker testified before a senate judiciary subcommittee on the cost effectiveness of drug courts and how they reduce recidivism rates. this portion of the hearing is about 45 minutes. >> the hearing will come to order. this morning's hearing will consider an important and growing component of our nation's criminal justice system. there are over 2500 drug courts in our country operating in every state and territory. many jurisdictions including my home state of rhode island also are developing veterans treatment courts. today's hearing will closely examine these intervention and treatment courts and the role they can play as cost

kentucky. he had done these interviews and written papers and he was giving these old slideshow -- not old slideshow, these presentations to rotary groups, columbus clubs, you know, historic frankfurt had a presentation i remember. he was on the road and getting the strong beat if people knew that was the bad part of town, but it really was a good part of town and this is why. similes again come swinging too far in the other direction at times, saying they never locked their doors and i don't know what these people are talking about. that's where i became really interested in seeing the two sides of history being sort of battered about and curious as to not just the story of the neighborhood, but looking at how the process of creating history actually happened. and so, that's when i gravitated to the collection and well, this is a story that needs to be told. 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 th

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 was standard until the 1890's. the main package was the barrell back to your question about frankfurt, this is where carly h. taylor jr. becomes a very important figure

kentucky state capital. on c-span2, life, violence, corruption, and urban renewal. douglas boyd on frankfurt's crushed -- crawfishes bottom. and the life of the ninth calvary supporter. american history tv on c-span3, a visit to buffalo traced distiller, one of only four distiller is in operation during prohibition, for medicinal purposes of course. the first two state houses burned to the ground stop by the third, the old state capital. " and american history tv. this morning, we started a series of discussions looking at medicare. tomorrow, we will look about medicare advantage. wednesday, the medicare prescription drug program. thursday, a look at fiscal challenges to medicare. this morning, a look at the history of the program on today's "washington journal." ournal" continues. host: this week, we have a series looking at medicare. tomorrow we will look at medicare advantage. on wednesday, the topic is medicare part d. we will wrap up on thursday looking at proposals to bring down medicare costs. today we're looking at the history of the program. marilyn werber joins us now. the law was si