franklin county sits on the out skirts of gettysburg, pennsylvania, a must-see for tourists and military historians alike. but the locals found the lives of melvin and joanne snyder for more interesting than those civil war battlefields. on sat may 25, 1985 joanne snyder left for work around 5:30 a.m. she baked pies for a local diner. when she returned home around noon, her 43-year-old husband melvin was gone. and so was his truck. >> she looked around for him, and observed some things that she felt were out of the ordinary, first of all, he left his tools out. melvin snyder was very meticulous about his things. he was very careful about his things. he would not have just left his tools laying about. >> joanne called some of her family to come over and help look for melvin. >> while searching the property a family member found a 25 caliber shell casing on the barn floor. but there was no blood evidence anywhere nearby. >> a bullet like that, it will usually not travel through a human body, if it does not travel through, you usually do not get blood running anywhere. it's not like the typ

i don't get that it was recently one of the other anniversary of the gettysburg address something close to my heart because it was delivered on over ninety eight which is also my birthday and it will be my husband's birthday another nineteen vols oh well that's the daily gettysburg address and the lincoln presidential library foundation you will in asean spirit of that address i have certainly not a poet but i figured i could put together two hundred seventy two words the exact number of words in the gettysburg address i when i sat down to write it i think you can ask me a couple of questions about it i thought about the direction of the country which is where we started this conversation and i don't see the trajectory moving forward where you think long term would think about today i think he would look around and say this is not what i envisioned for the greatness of america i think. we revere mediocrity but he would also see a black president he would see black outlines of the university of alabama well the question about that's wonderful had a black president is wonderful the questi

franklin county sits on the out skirts of gettysburg, pennsylvania, a must-see for tourists and militaryistorians alike. but the locals found the lives

about thee telling us crew that made the gettysburg documentary. did they have permission?y have to get it? >> it is a good question. they thought they had gone through all of the hurdles. they got permission to shoot with drones, but the park service and the faa did not communicate. so they thought they had permission and the crew that actually shot some of that has worked on other mainstream, "the wolf of wall street," a honda commercial. some mainstream things we are talking about. the businesses are just doing it. >> what about the drone industry groups? >> their argument, although a lot of businesses are going out and doing it on their own, they say this is really inhibiting businesses going to a bigger scale and it is inhibiting business in the united states. because they can do a lot of things overseas right now. the sochi olympics, they are shooting a lot of the olympics with drones that they can't do here. basically, they make the case this is one instance of manufacturers actually asking for regulation. >> megan hughes in washington. next, encore. we will be right

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every american has and should of course hear about the battle of gettysburg. the casualties are atrocious. they are killed and wounded the 51,000. again he argues that 53,000 people die in the war of reconstruction. they die trying to fulfill the promise abraham lincoln made at gettysburg where he said americans made this promise we would be a country of liberty and freedom and equality and for that long americans failed to achieve that. octavius dies trying to make america live up to that promise. reconstruction was i think the first truly progressive era and there's nothing about it to apologize for or to be ashamed for. it was a great and noble moment. and that was 32 minutes. [applause] if you have questions, gets to the microphone. >> of thesmicrophone. >> these are questions, not speeches. >> how could we have done reconstruction better if we doubled the troops would that have made things better? >> as i talk about in the book it is the indian wars in the midwest. every textbook will tell you that during the contested election of 1876 weeks this deal but

every american has and should, of course, hear about the battle of gettysburg.you know, casualties are atrocious. killed and wounded are 51,000. smalls, again, argued that 53,000 people die in the wars of reconstruction. they die trying to fulfill the promise abraham lincoln made at gettysburg where he said, you know, four score and seven years ago america made this promise that we would be a country of liberty and freedom and equality , and for that long america has failed to achieve that promise. cato dies trying to make america live up to that promise. reconstruction was, i think, america's first truly progressive era, and there is nothing about it to apologize for or be ashamed for. it was a great and noble moment. and that was 32 minutes. [applause] sarah has asked if you have questions to get to the microphone so the camera can hear -- >> remember, these are questions, not your speeches. [laughter] >> yes, sir. how could we have done reconstruction better? for example, if we had doubled the number of troops, would that have helped? >> troops certainly woul

every american has and should of course you about the battle of gettysburg. the casualties are atrocious. the casualties, killed and wounded, or 51,000. smalls again argues that 53,000 people died in the worst of reconstruction. they died trying to fulfill the promise abraham lincoln made at gettysburg where he said, four score and seven years ago americans made this promise will be a country of liberty and freedom and equality, and for that long, america has failed to achieve the promise. ito dies trying to make america live up to that promise. -- cato guys. reconstruction was i think america's first truly progressive era, and there's nothing about it to apologize for or be fishing for. it was a great and noble moment. and that was 32 minutes. [applause] >> spent if you have questions, get to the microphone so the camera speed is rude, these are your questions. not your speeches. [laughter] >> document and reconstruction better? if we doubled up troops would have made things better or would it -- >> the truth certain would've held. one of the things i talk a

the filmmaker of a gettysburg documentary toasted about the technology. >> it is mounted with a highn shoot from a few feet off the ground to 400 feet in the air. >> they are beautiful shots that also may be illegal. dronea does not permit flights for commercial purposes. >> you cannot just acquire one of these and launch it into the airspace. that is not how it works. >> but you can. that is how it works. >> i am saying that the regulation needs to say that. >> we went shopping at a drone dealership in maryland to see how easy it is to get one. >> this is in the $800 to $1000 range. for the one with the camera, that is closer to the $1500 to $2000 range. >> technician doug bennett says the camera equipped phantom 2 is flying off the shelves and the sales are legal. how the drones are used is someone else's problem. >> is there anything in here that is going to show me what the faa says i can and can't do with this? >> this box will not tell you about the faa. >> while the faa is struggling to write new guidelines, he is worried about crashes. you can see a chopper in the drone's air

the filmmaker of the gettysburg documentary boasts about the technology. >> it can shoot from a few feetto 400 feet in the air. >> they are beautiful shots, but also may be illegal. the faa does not permit drone flights for commercial purposes. >> you cannot just acquire one of these vehicles and launch it into the airspace. that is not how it works. >> you can't? >> the regulation needs to say that. >> we went shopping at a drone dealership in marathon -- maryland to see how easy it is to get one. >> for the one with the camera, that will be closer to $1500 to $2000. >> can we try it out? we have liftoff. this isechnician says flying off the shelves and the sales are legal. how the drones are used is someone else's problem. is there anything in here that will show me what the faa says i cannot come out -- cannot --what i can and can't do with this? the faa is struggling to write new guidelines. in this serve video, you can see a chopper in the drone'airspace. >> the worst case is it could bring down the chopper. sent 17 notices ordering people to stop using drones but issued just one fi

the filmmaker of a gettysburg documentary boasted about the technology. >> it is mounted with a hight can shoot from a few feet off the ground to 400 feet in the air. >> they are beautiful shots but may be illegal. the faa does not permit drone flights for commercial purposes. >> you cannot just buy one of these vehicles and launch it into the airspace. >> but you can. >> the regulation needs to say that you can't. >> we went shopping at a drone dealership in maryland to see how easy it is to get one. >> for the one with the camera, that will be closer to the 1500 to 2000 range. >> we have liftoff. it is technician says flying off the shelves and the sales are legal. how the drones are used as someone else's problem. that there anything here will show me what the faa says i can and cannot do? >> the box will not tell you about the faa. >> while the faa struggles to , you can guidelines see a chopper in the drone's airspace. >> in the worst case, the drone could bring down the helicopter. the faa says 17 notices ordering people to stop using drones, but if you just one fine. ordered a

the movie "gettysburg" is based on this book. it's a period of great interest to me, always been, had a great interest in the civil war, and you know, as a kid, growing up, and that sort of followed me through life that's the one i'm reading right now. but enjoy those types of books. >> senator john thune, appreciate your time. >> thanks, steve, great to be with you. >> tomorrow, arkansas governor mike beebe will discuss the health care law eas implementation in his state at an event hosted by kaiser health news, an editorially independent program of the kaiser family foundation. that's live at 8:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. and live on c-span3 the national association for business economics will host a day-long conference focused on economic policy. that event will begin with remarks from former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan t 8:45 a.m. eastern. >> if this deal is completed, i think it putscome cast at the nexus, the center of every media policy debate we're going to have. i don't think the -- i don't think see it being

they drove up to gettysburg. the secret service guys honked, waved, turned around and left, and ike and mamie went into the house and went about their life. that was 1961. what a change, right? what a change. but it also talks about how kennedy would call ike in the cuban missile crisis and how ike would be a stern grandfather at some points with his son -- grandson david. it's just a magnificent book, and they are happy people. and when i wrote the happiest life, it was very easy to include in there stories about julie and david and story ises about president nixon, because they were crucial figures in my life which has been a very happy life, and this room has been especially a happy room for me. my daughter was married in this room. so i've actually danced in this room. so it's a very happy room for me to be at the east room. and i'm so glad to be here and to recall its opening when we had 40,000 people and five presidents and unhappy times when we buried the former first lady and the former president here. so

during the battle of gettysburg, first three days of july, 1863, she suffers a terrible carriage accident. there was some question at the time and since whether in fact it was an as in a nation attempt on the president's -- an assassination attempt on the president's wife. the carnle has been unscrewed. someone had tampered when it when she was coming down with the soldiers' home. and he would go up there and work, for example, on the drafts of the emancipation proclamation. anyway, she was coming back to the white house and was thrown from the carriage, hit her head on a rock. lincoln was so consumed with, remember not only get areasburg but another, that he had a finite amount of time to nurse his wife. but who knows what physical impact, what lasting impact that may have had. so i think a number of psychological and physical factors, plus the fact this woman saw three of her four children die, she saw her husband assassinated at her side, and in the end her fourth and surviving son had her committed to a mental institution. >> how did she handle the assassination? he was the first pres

in the company of one longtime staff sergeant with secret service guard front of the drove up to gettysburg. the secret service guys honked, waved, turned around and left. and they win in the house and went about their life. that was 1961. but a change. it also talks about how kennedy would call eight and the cuban missile crisis and how ike would be a stern father appointed his grandson david. it's just a magnificent. they are happy people. when i wrote "the happiest life," it is easy to include stories about julian david and president nixon because they were crucial figures in my life, which is in a very happy life in this room has been especially a happy room for me. i thought it was merited this room. so i've actually danced in this room. it's very happy for me to be at the east room. it's so happy for a major recall 40,000 people by president and unhappy times were buried the former first lady and the former president here. so it's always moving to come back here and talk about a new book. i've done it many, many times. it's a pleasure to see my friends like caroline ddn bruce who come

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the film are of a gettysburg documentary boasted about it. >> it can shoot from a few feet off the groundn the air. >> they are beautiful shots. but also may be illegal. the faa does not promote drone flights for commercial purposes. >> you cannot acquire one of these vehicles and launch it into the airspace. that is not how it works. >> that is how it works. >> the regulation uses a that. >> we went shopping at a drone dealership in maryland to see how easy it is to get one. theou're going to go into $800-$1000 range. for the ones with the camera, that will be closer to the $1500-$2000 range. >> it is flying off the shelves. sales are legal. how the drones are used is someone else's problem. >> is there anything in here that will show me what the faa says i can't and can do with it? >> this box will not tell you about the faa. >> they're struggling to write new guidelines. chopper in the drones airspace -- drone's airspace. so far, the faa has not done much to enforce its partially span. 70 notices have been issued ordering people to stop drones. but only one fine was issued. orderonth,

i grew up not far from gettysburg and valley forge so i suppose it's genetic. i don't know. and i love the great leaders larger than life and as we learned in the war of 1812 it's fascinating to read about the cowards and a lesson from the war of 1812 is a lesson in history that speaks to a solid time and that is this. if you take one or two folks out of that war you have a different outcome. had to come sam brock lives much of what happened on the canadian border wouldn't have happened. if we didn't pick paul rensselaer and dearborn and why is everything named after these guys? [laughter] they must have donated a lot of money. if we had not picked those guys and if we would have picked winfield scott in zebulon pike canada would not have stayed. that is one of the remarkable twists and what's so exciting i think is every year i love the stories. every year a story comes out that someone went to a yard sale in lincoln nebraska and they bought a painting for the frame and they get home and they tear the frame out, and tear the pending out and what did they find? a letter from

i'll read this, lincoln at gettysburg and his gettysburg address, when people could barely hear him standingt we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. >> this has to be about freedom. it was really the first time he said publicly this was not just about holding the union together but giving a new birth of freedom to slaves and creating a new declaration of independence. it was the moment for lincoln when he finally said, this is about more than just holding the union together. >> and franklin roosevelt shortly after the attack on pearl harbor saying this, take a listen. >> december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> people saying he awakened a sleeping giant in the united states, right? >> that really did. i think what's pivotal of that moment is really about a year earlier franklin roosevelt got the united states into the war helping britain during its greatest need. and if you remember, at the t

leeowing gettysburg, brought his army and retreated to the south. he came into orange county. he went to winter quarters here in orange county with montpelier beam them up -- and being the westernmost extent. based on statistics from out of six five casualties occurred in cap. from poor nutrition. 300 to 300 men -- 350 men living in close proximity. if one person gets sick, the sickness spread quickly. >> life and death at the 1864 confederate army headquarters. part of american history tv on c-span three. next, a debate hosted by stanford university on gun policy. the one-on-one debate is between stanford law professor and attorney john donohue, who spoke on the side of gun laws, and a civil rights lawyer who spoke on the side of gun rights. this is about 1.5 hours. >> am i on? welcome everybody. nice to see you here. my name is charles. i am the dean of continuing shorties -- studies. it is my pleasure to moderate --s around, guns and moderate this program called guns in america one year after sandy hook. it is little more than a year lanza shott --adam his way into the scho

gettysburg, he brought his army of virginia, came to orange county, and went into winter quarters here in orange county with montpelier been the westernmost extent of that. , based on statistics from casualties, that five out insix casualties occurred camp from disease, poor nutrition. hree toamps with t inee fifty men living proximity. >> life-and-death that the confederate army 1864 winter quarters. american history tv on c-span three. grew ins someone who the office. he was badly burned by the bay of pigs experience. he listened to the experts. the cia and joint chiefs of staff. he went to see de gaulle and friends. -- in france. degaulle said you should surround yourself with the smartest people. but at the end of the day, you have to make up your own mind. kennedy remembered what harry truman had said. the buck stops here. after that bay of pigs, he was determined to make up his own mind. herewith the experts said, way what they were telling him, but , he wasnd of the day the responsible party. you see that. that was abundantly clear when and read the transcripts of all those tape

the movie gettysburg was based on this book. a period that is of great interest to me. i always had an interest in the civil war as a kid growing up. that's the one i'm reading right now. i enjoy those types of books. >> senator, we appreciate your time. >> thanks. great to be with you. >> a quick reminder. you can see all of these interviews on our website c-span.org. we have more live coverage coming up this afternoon. a former u.s. ambassador to venezuela will discuss prospects for democracy in that country. by the heritage foundation. it will be live at three clock tm eastern here on c-span. the beauty of america is that in this country we have the ability to write the script of our own life. seat ofn the driving our own future. our biggest decisions in life are made by us. america create the sense of you canity out of that become an activist, community organizer. what are you doing? you are living out the great capitalist explosion of wealth that you did not create. know where toto begin. nobody said america is the most terrible place. assertions couple of you have

"gettysburg" was built around this book. it hasd, growing up, followed me through life.hat is what i am reading right now. i enjoy those types of books. >> senator john thune. we appreciate your time. >> in washington, national economic council director gene sperling said down with ben white to discuss the economy and jobs. here is what he had to say. >> we are at another moment in the economy where we will see it decelerate again? or should we be hopeful? we just had a crummy winter? >> a lot of people are in the same place. they look at the fundamentals. they see a certain amount of momentum. like we that it looks will not have the self-inflicted wound of the threat of a shutdown will be good. i think many people saw good enough news about the longer-term. it affected policies that the fed. three solid,out underlying trends. i think it is most likely that a lot of the -- what we have seen has been weather-related. but we have a responsibility to look. everybody's tried to figure out how much was weather related. i would be cautiously optimistic that the general motion

i grew up not far from gettysburg and valley forge, so i suppose it's genetic, i don't know. .. >> that'semarkable twist. are you like me, every year i love this story. every year a story comes out that someone went to a yard sale in lincoln, nebraska, and they bought a painting for the friend. when they get on day care the frame out, the painting out and what did they find? a letter from franklin, right? don't you love that? every year this happens. we are still discovering unknown satellite camps from the holocaust. six decades later with a world's greatest scholars studying it. there's still secrets. warren harding's life destroyed a lot of his letters. a year ago we found an unknown -- an unknown letter from mary todd lincoln written a year before her husband's death. i love the letter even though the press tended to say it's not much of a letter. mary todd is writing agency for, she's having a big fancy gala at the white house. she's worried about a babysitter. she's trying to find a babysitter for the youngest. she's trying -- so i'm in the middle of the civil war and the white hous

the movie gettysburg was based .n this book a period that is of great interest to me. i always had an interest in the civil war as a kid growing up. that's the one i'm reading right now. i enjoy those types of books. appreciate your time. >> thanks. great to be with you. >> the head of the national economic council is cautiously optimistic about the economy. you can see all his comments a christian science monitor on thursday, online, and on c-span.org. here is a little of what he said. >> in your view, are we at another spring swoon moment of the economy where we are going to see it decelerate, or should we be hopeful that we have had a really crummy winter and things are going to get better as spring comes around? wax i think -- >> i think a lot of people are in a good place where they see a certain amount of momentum. i think the fact that it looks like we won't have a self-inflicted wound or the threat of a default or a government shutdown will be good for certainty. many peopleously saw good enough news about the affectedrm, that it policies at the fed, it affecte

during the gettysburg address, he said that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have dieds nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from this earth. beautiful. >> beautiful words. i think it was a seminole moment in lincoln's development and the nation because he made the war something more than just union. up to that point the war was just about keeping the union together. he said it is a new birth of freedom, freeing the slaves, correcting the declaration of independence which said all men are created equal but really didn't mean that. i think it was a pivotal turning point for lincoln and the country. >> we want to look at one of the most pivotal moments and powerful speeches, ronald reagan's evil empire speech. take a listen here. >> in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, i urge you to beware of the temptation of pride, the temptation of blithely declaring yourself above it all and label both sides equally at fault. to ignore the facts of history and aggressive imp

i grew up not far from gettysburg and valley forge so i suppose it's genetic. and i love the great leaders larger than life and as we learned in the war of 1812 that setting to learn about the cowards and the lesson is that history speaks to us all the time. if you take one or two books out of the war you have a different outcome. had tecumseh and brock lives much of what happened on the canadian border would have been different. if we would have had paul vance a layer in dearborn and why it are they named after these guys? they must have donated a lot of money. if we had not picked those guys and hit zebulon pike canada would have been -- so that is a remarkable twist. what is so exciting is are you like me that every year i loved the stories. every year a story comes out that someone went to a yard sale in lincoln nebraska and they bought a painting for the frame. they get home and tear the frame out in the painting out and they find a letter from ben franklin. don't you love that? we are still discovering unknown satellite camps from the holocaust. six decad