saturday starting at noon on book tv on c-span 2 gary joiner on the failure in louisiana.from one blunder. then a look at the over 200,000 books of the collection at the lsu archives. then a walking tour with neil johnson. then on american history tv sunday at 5:00 p.m. from barksdale air force base a look at the role on 9/11. plus the history of the b-52 bomber. then the autograph collection. then the heritage center medical treatment during the civil war. shreveport louisiana. this weekend on c-span 2 and c-span 3. >>> health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius testified before the house energy and commerce committee on health. the budget calls for $76.4 billion in expenses which includes a 26% increase for the center's for medicare and medicaid seriescertifyservices. this is just over two hours. >> the sub committee will come to order. as agreed earlier, with the democrat side of the aisle, each side will be recognized for one minute for opening statements. we can move straight to secretary sebelius' testimony and questions. the chair reminds members that pu

today at noonest earn on become tv author gary joiner on the union army's failure in louisiana "one dam blunder from beginning to end: the red river campaign of 1864" then a look at the 2,000 books of the james smith noel collection at the shreveport archives. then a walking tour of shreveport and bowsier city with neal johnson, on "american history tv" on c-span three, from parks dale air force base, a look at the base's role on 9/11, plus a history of the b52 bomber, also visit the founding father's autograph collection at the state exhibit museum and from the pioneer heritage center, medical treatment and medicine during the civil war. shreveport, louisiana, next weekend on c-span2 and 3 >>> freedom itself was at tacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. i want to reassure the american people that the full resources of the federal government are working to assist local authorities to save lives and to help the victims of these attacks. >> i was at home asleep when we got the phone call, and an editor of mine said that i needed to head out to barksdale be

. >> today starting at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2, author gary joiner on the union army's failure in louisiana from one damn blunder to beginning to end the red river campaign of 1864 and then a look at the james smith null book and then a walking tour of shreveport and boshier city and on american history tv on c-span3, tomorrow on c-span, a look at the base's role on 9/11 plus a history of the b-52 bomber, has visit the founding father's exhibit from the museum and from the pioneer heritage center, medical and medicine during the civil war. next week on c-span2 and 3. >> even a person who's a senator, even a person who now is president of the united states faces a predicament when they talk about race. they face all types of predicaments. they face the fact there are a some appreciable numbers of americans who are racially prejudice. they face the fact that a much larger portion of the american populace wants to deny the realities of race even now. >> sunday, harvard law professor and former law clerk to justice thurgood marshall randall kennedy, on racism, the process. and he'l

next front our time in shreveport an interview with gary joiner, the author of "one damn blunder from beginning to end: the red river campaign of 1864". >> the red river campaign was the only campaign in a pivotal year of 1864 that the union lost. and they didn't want to write about. it was an embarrassment. and the south was in no position to brag because they were in the process of losing the war. so it sat for about a century. only the locals appreciate it, and then research really started picking up with the centennial of the war. and a few historians have touched -- i spent a lot of time on it just trying to figure out the nuances of it. and it's a campaign that needs to be studied. i was writing this book and i kept on coming up with things that would work but i wasn't really happy. and then i found this wonderful quote from general william tecumseh sherman who wanted to lead this campaign for the union. he had another assignment that sending toward atlanta. and a reporter, he didn't get along with reporters will. not at all. but a reporter asked him, jenna, what do you think ab

gary joiner, and then a look at the books housed at the shreveport archives. need walking tour of shreveport with neil johnson. on c-span3, sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the base's role in 9/11. also visit the founding fathers autographed collection, and from the planter medical center, medical treatment during the civil war. shreveport, louisiana, next week and on c-span2 and c-span3. -- who have we've added have we vetted? >> look inside the new movie that gave the inside story on what happened in the 2008 presidential campaign. >> i love those hockey moms. >> sunday -- >> their expectation was that she was an asset to the campaign, and for the week or 10 days after that, she was. on the democratic side there was concern as the mccain-palin ticket came out of that to get ahead of barack obama by as much as five or six points. they were freaking and out. >> we will talk about "game change" sunday at 6:30 pm. >> we will bring you the conversation with the mayors of the three largest cities in united states talking about education initiatives. when it

author gary joiner on louisiana's failure in louisiana from one damn blunder from beginning to end, the0,000 books of the james smith nol convention. then a walking tour of shreveport and boshier. from barks daily air force base a look at the base's role on i like plus the history of the b-52 bomber. also visit the founding fathers autographed collection at the louisiana state museum. and from the pioneer heritage center, medical treatment and medicine during the civil war shreveport, louisiana, next weekend on c-span2 and 3. >> continuing with the security conference now from ottawa, we'll hear from general james mattis the commander of the u.s. central command as he discussed the role of allied forces. his remarks are about an hour and 15 minutes and they come to us courtesy of canada's public affairs channel, cpac. >> ladies and gentlemen, let me briefly refresh your memory concerning our next speaker's biography, a copy of which you have in your programs. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: while visiting our conference for the second time since 2009 when he was a supreme com