this is an hour-long event. >> professor garrett epps joined the university of baltimore in 2008. he is a contributing editor to the atlantic online, and also the contributing editor of the american file. his latest book was published by

. >> 589:00 on the presidency, constitutional law professor garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. and no person who has held the office of president or has acted as president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> we hear from house democratic leader nancy pelosi. earlier today she called the congressional intelligence briefing on russian hacking a stunning disclosure. part of her first weekly briefing. this is just under 20 minutes. ms. pelosi: i always pray we will all have a wonderful epiphany coming this week. on that opening day democrats pledged to stand our ground on issues of concern to protect medicare, medicaid, social security, the affordable care act. sk good-paying jobs and meet the needs of the american people. we were hoping on that day there would be such an economic initiative put forth instead, as you

. >> of next, constitutional law talkssor garrett epps about the passage of the 22nd amendment of the u.s. constitution, limiting the number of terms president conserve. he explains what propelled the amendment's adoption and some of the unintended consequences of ratification. this is an hour-long event. >> professor garrett epps joined the university of baltimore in 2008. he is a contributing editor to the atlantic online, and also the contributing editor of the american file. his latest book was published by the latest -- university of pennsylvania press. his previous book was published in 2013 by oxford university press. 2014, it was named a finalist for the silver gavel award. a former staff writer for the washington post, he has written for the new york times, the new york review of books, the nation, the new republic, and the american prospect. he received his doctorate from duke university. before attending law school, epps also learned that urges his ma in english writing. [applause] dr. epps: thank you for that generous introduction, and i also thank everybody who came out a

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment limiting the number of terms of president can serve. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice and no person who has held the officer president or acted as president for more than two years of the term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. washington journal continues. host: new york republican congressman tom reed joins us. he is the vice chair of the transition team of the truck transition team. -- the trump transition team. good morning and welcome. guest: thank you so much. guest:host: you are an early supporter of donald trump in the house. what does it mean to be part of the transition team? guest: as we put the administration together, the top priority being part of the team is to get the best and brightest minds to the table, interviewed and put in the position to serve the administration with the skill set they bring to the white house. the

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment limiting theumber of terms of president can serve. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice and no person who has held the officer president or acted as president for more than two years of the term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once.

. >> at 8:00, on the presidency, constitutional law professor garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment limiting the number of terms a president can serve. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. and no person who has held the office of president or acted as president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. in her last official remarks as first lady, michelle obama talked about some of the educational initiatives of the obama administration, including her reach higher program and called on the nation's youth to empower themselves with a good education. she made the comments today at a white house ceremony honoring school counselors. it's half an hour. [cheers and applause] >> thank you so much for that. i'm sure i speak for everyone here in saying thank you to mrs. obama for hosting this white house event and supporting our work, by recognizing school counselors at

. >> at 8:00on to the presidency, constitutional law professor, garrett epps talks about lim limiting the number of terms a president can serve. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. and no person who has held the office of president or acted as president for more than two years of a term, to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. ♪ >> the presidential inauguration of donald trump is friday, january 20th. c-span will have live coverage of all the day's events and ceremonies. watch live on c-span and c-spane on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, a discussion about the role of the national security council and how it could change in the trump white house. this hour-long forum for wednesday was hosted by the council on foreign relations in washington, d.c.

. >> 589:00 on the presidency, constitutional law professor garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. and no person who has held the office of president or has acted as president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for a complete american history tv schedule

. >> and at 8:00 on "the presidency," constitutional law professor garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment, limiting the number of terms a president can serve. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. and no person who has held the office of president or who has acted as president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> today's senate foreign relations committee chair bob corker talked about the future of foreign policy under donald trump. he was specifically asked about the upcoming confirmation hearings for rex tillerson, the exxonmobil executive picked by mr. trump to serve as secretary of state and about mr. tillerson's financial investments. his comments came in a breakfast hosted by the "christian science monitor" in washington, d.c. this is an hour. >> ok, here we go, here we go. thank you for coming. i'm james cook of the "christian science monitor," welc

. >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, constitutional law professor garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment, limiting the number of terms a president can serve. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. and no person who held the office of president or acted as president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> last month, the supreme court heard oral arguments in bethune hill v. virginia state board of elections. a racial gerrymandering case examining how race can be taken into consideration when states draw district maps. in 2011, virginia lawmakers used the 2010 census to redraw 12 state legislative districts in which african-americans made up at least 55% of the eligible voters. black voters sued, arguing that by packing minorities into these districts their vote was diminished in other parts of the state, violating the 14th amendment's equal protection claus

epps joined garrett the university of baltimore in 2008. he is a contributing editor to the atlantic online, and also the contributing editor of the american file. book was published by the latest -- university of pennsylvania press. in march 2014, garrett emmett -- was a silver gavel finalist. he has written for the new york times, the new york review of books, the nation, the new republic, and the american prospect. received his doctorate from duke university. that's earned his ma in english also learnedps that urges his ma in english writing. [applause] dr. epps: thank you for that generous introduction, and i also thank everybody who came out at a time to think about presidential transitions that we may not want to think about. but here we are. i want to thank the sponsors of this event for inviting me. i want particularly thank sandra shea for my excellent tour of the new and library today -- truman library day -- today. invitation with a good deal of humility. it wasn't that i wasn't really sure that i rank with the you see here, but

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. >> and at 8:00 on "the presidency," constitutional law professor garrett epps talks about the passage of the 22nd amendment, limiting the number of terms a president can serve. >> no person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice. and no person who has held the office of president or who has acted as president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> today's senate foreign relations committee chair bob corker talked about the future of foreign policy under donald trump. he was specifically