so that was going to work and we were going off to school. c-span: did you go off to school -- >> guest: it was always my dream to live off the island year-round i hated leaving the island in the fall so i had these great memories on the island. c-span: where did you go to school? >> guest: at a school named mount ararat. >> guest: what were you interested in those years? >> guest: i liked school. i was into sports. i was a weekend fisherman at the time. my parents were always very avid sports fisherman so i grew up in the summers trying to catch anything that is when around my home and i always like to school and enjoyed it but also. one brother and two sisters. c-span: arthur ages compared to yours? >> guest: brother and sister are eight years younger than i am and one older sister that is two years older than i am. c-span: where do they live? >> guest: we are all in maine. my brother and sister are in portland, my older sister -- my older sister is a housewife and my brother is a marine engineer but shipped out for a while and now works a land-ba

c-span: as you know, they all have access to the floor, even though they`re not there anymore. >> guest: sure. c-span: they can go to the gym. they can go to the dining room. do they come back, then, after you had these personal disappointments? >> guest: sure. dick caught me the next day, and we had a good conversation. c-span: it doesn`t -- but you suggest in here that there are times when, you know you break that bond. i think you told a story about dick gephardt and the chaplain and you never were quite the same again. what`s the story? >> guest: well, you know, one of the things -- first things when i first became speaker -- the story is trust in this place that the only thing -- the only commodity that you have to sell, the only ability for you to work with people is your word, your bond and trust that people have in you. if people lose that trust, then it`s very difficult to get anything done. it`s almost impossible to be a leader. and my situation, when i first became speaker, i knew that newt had a good -- a difficult time. i mean, he spent a lot of his time before he was in leadership, you know, bringin

you can continue the conversation online by going to facebook.com/c-span or posting a tweet. >> for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother, be he never so vile shall gentle his condition. gentleman in england now a bed shall think themselves accursed that they were not here. >> one drop of blood, drawn from by country's was him -- was bosom should be the more than streams of foreign gore. >> michael whitmore talks about shakespeare and how politicians use quotes from the playwright in their speeches. >> sometimes you have to go with the music of the words. the poetic images. the sound of the rhymes and also the way and wakes -- the way in which senator byrd did, you're able to linger over a long phrase and stop and keep going. i think he is using the rhythms of the language which is something shakespeare did so brilliantly, so that they can take english and put it into high gear at one moment and slowdown. that is something shakespeare lets you do if you are a politician. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> good night, good night. parting is such sweet sorrow.

the proceeds from the book go to c-span's education foundation which further the study of the presidency and congress. if you are tweeting from this event today, please use #firstladiesbook @whitehousehistory. the program is over to you. ms. swain: thank you very much. [applause] ms. swain: i will have to work on these introductions. you get witty and i get "30 years." we could have said multiple years or something. [laughter] it is really delightful to have you. welcome. we are so delighted you are here. you have a special connection to the biographies of the first ladies. you know more than many of the people in this room what it is like to be a paid political spouse and we tell so much of the stories of the triumphs and challenges of life in this book and it is wonderful to have all the rest of you here. this will be fun. we got particularly important for the white house historical substation -- association to look at the lives of six or seven first ladies who have been particular stewards of the white house. all of them have a responsibility to care for while they are there but some

c-span radio listeners democrats, the numbers are on your screen. you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. tweet us @ cspan or go toacebook.com/c-span, and leave your comments. let's go right to the phones. sean is on the line for democrats. what do you think of the o'malley candidacy? caller: i think martin o'malley would be pretty bad candidate for us to have on our party simply because it was his governorship that maryland -- a very liberal state -- [indiscernible] i am for sanders or hillary clinton simply because martin o'malley is the reason why we lost maryland. if you can't keep maryland, how is he going to win states that are less liberal than maryland? host: martin o'malley, the former governor of maryland for eight years. we go to chicago on the line for republicans. evelyn, you're next. caller: i just want to make a comment. how can the democrats vote for that party when they only are working for the illegal aliens? all they mention they want to get that 11 million out of the shadows. there is more than 11 million. how can they do that? and chicago, that is all they work for. what about the rest of the

such displays are against the senate rules ended with the congressional meeting go to c-span to look for the list. we expect them back to show you some of the earlier debate. >> we are here in a manufactured unnecessary crisis. it's a manufactured unnecessary crisis. last year we passed improvements to the patriot act. was declared illegal. and the leader worked to try to get that through. the republican leader said wait till next year. last year came and we wasted so much time. they passed this to-1. republicans and democrats together. we ought to just take it out and pass it if we were allowed to have a straight up or down vote in this body i guarantee you a majority of senators both parties would vote for it. hispanic senator from vermont. >> violated my comment on the usa freedom act, i'm going to speak for a moment on the personal matter. we have known boe biden since he was a child and the longest serving member of the senate when i came here is to the tragedy that family had gone through and i cherished time of his office. i saw boe biden become a state attorney general should

or you can go to c-span's facebook page and have a conversation about this a gram.ere is a tweet from sheldon cooper, who writes, did rachel have plans about what the jackson life should or should be like in washington, d.c.? >> she did. she did not like expensive entertainment. she liked to go hear the leading preachers of the day and have family and friends around her in the white house. i think it would have been a domesticated white house. susan: the same person ask another question. given her public scrutiny, did any famous dignitaries attend her funeral? do either of you know the answer to that? pat: she was buried two days after she died. given the way news traveled and people travel, no one could have made it. all of the local dignitaries all of the church bells tolled. everything close down. there was a huge attendance at her funeral. susan: time to step back and telling a little bit of the great love story between rachel and andrew jackson. who was rachel donelson jackson? pat: she was the daughter of one of the first families of tennessee. she and her fam

if you go to twitter and use the hashtag first ladies we'll include some of your tweets, your questions by twitter. and you can also go to c-span'sacebook page and we have posted a spot where you can send questions in tonight. and i'm actually going to start with a facebook comment. from sophia sonnen and who writes, "she looks like a tough cookie. by looking at the words of abigail adams was she in fact a tough cookie?" edith gelles: oh my goodness no. yes and no. in fact, one of the things that is important to understand about abigail is she started out as a naive, young woman who expect -- whose expectations were to have a normal life like her mother did and the revolution disrupted that and her whole life shifted. and this is one of the reasons she become so very great a model for us as women is that she used the opportunity of this disruption in her life to grow as a person. so that she begins as a naive young woman and she does become a very sophisticated, worldly, opinionated, kind woman. james taylor: i think this is one of the things that makes her most attractive. a good character in a novel develops over time. and she

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going to achieve this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. quacks tonight on c-span q&a. >> he joins hillary and bernie sanders seeking the democratic party nomination. he served eight years as governor and previously served as mayor of baltimore. ♪ we will take that we can carry >> and we believe the rest >>\ ♪ ♪ >> thank you all for coming out today. katie and the kids and i went to thank you for being here and we have a little announcement we would like to share with you. i want to talk with you today about the american dream. about the american dream we share. it's powerful history, its current condition, and is urgent need of rebuilding. our nation was founded on to self evident truths that all of us are created equal and that we are endowed by our creator with certain rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and with these words the american dream began. no fine print. no expiration date. all of us are included. women and men, black people and white people, native americans, irish americans, latino americans, jewish, christian and muslim americans

to c-span. host: hold on, hold on, george. i think you are talking about pbs -- caller: don't cut me off please. host: im -- i am going to george because c-span gets its money from cable companies. this is a public service offered by the cable companies. caller: please excuse me. but what i wanted to say -- what i have noticed is there is too much money and a lot of privatization that i think holds our country back. it is just like there in new york where you live at. i have politicians in my pockets going for my nickels and dimes. the privileged half has a much respect that it would rock the boat of their gravy chain -- train to change a lot of things and i think that holds the progress in our country back. until we can somehow or another get the force of this privileged class out of politics, a lot of these problems that we expense in this country -- and i am a vietnam veteran and i hate to see what is happening to this country because of the ports -- force of the privileged half over all institutions. host: we will take that point george. guest: thank you, george. washington is broken in many ways, and they are bro

go to linda in florida. >> caller: yes, first of all, c-span thank you so much, and i saw elizabeth, y if i may call you that, please. i bought your book at the ds to ge lecture. i have no question. i have a comment. >> sure. >> caller: the book, everyone y needs to get it. whatever your interest is or if you're watching now, obviously, you're interested in the civil he civ war. i had the honorr. of going there.k and i had the honor of reading your book and it is the best book ever written about this moment in time, and i thank you so much on y for what you did and the time emba and sacrifice of your family i'm sure, and i don't want to ally embarrass you, but the reason i i read it initially was not only cenden from your lecture, but i am a w direct line descendant my great, great grandfather was with the georgia 20th and he was there this day 150 years ago. he made his way back to georgia,al andon he became a farmer alongside former slaves. -- wh yourat book represents what happened and gives the true e, we storyal regardless of the person. every single person was involved in this and the great country. >>

i knew you had to use some c-span clips so i was going to the options you had available on your website. i saw some things about the minimum wage, some people protesting, people strongly against it, and there were two very different point of use. i do not see anyone say -- there was no middle ground. there was obviously human rights, rights of workers, and i said, that is what we will do. human rights, i'm passionate about it, and you are too. host: did the topic work with what you are worth studying in school? katie: it was sort of a new area to explore. previously in our other passes we had done will history geography. we were just starting on u.s. history this year. as we explored more modern current events that were happening, i feel we learned about a whole new aspect of social studies and history itself. we went way back to learn about some things about the minimum wage. the experience really the topic, was so different from what we were learning, it was great to do something different. host: now that we have learned how you did and what the topic was, let's show our audience the

going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. you are >> you're watching american history tv. follow us on twitter for information on a scheduled upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. >> on american history tv, white house a story and william seale sits down for a conversation about the first ladies who have had the most impact on the executive mansion. this discussion posted by the white house historical association features the kennedy, edith roosevelt, laura bush, and michelle obama. seale -- anita mcbri

to people in this country. and i'm disappointed in c-span because i actually -- i'm going to say it. i feel like c-span more and more is leaning left in their questions and the way they question even in their mannerisms. but i do -- i am for the trade. that's my original call. so i sat and waited and listened to all this. so i'll hang up and let you respond. >> okay, margaret. and what i was trying to do is let you and other viewers know what the democrats are saying about the irs investigation. but go ahead and respond to what you -- >> i will yield the lady more time. so thank you very much. look, the point that you're making i think is an important point to emphasize, and that is this. the amount of power that the internal revenue service has just takes your breath away actually. here's what we need. we need an internal revenue service that is collecting taxes that are owed that is basically like my fourth grade teacher, miss anderson, tough but fair. and that sort of attitude is what i think americans expect. 99% of americans pay their taxes voluntarily. that begins toer oed if th

going to achieve this big idea. and nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> in his weekly address president obama talked about his support for the usa freedom act. senator deb fischer has the republican address talking about the importance of authorization for defense programs. president obama: hello, everybody. as president and commander-in-chief my greatest responsibility is the safety of the american people. in the fight against terrorists, we need to use every effective tool to defend security and protect the freedoms and civil liberties enshrined in the constitution. but tomorrow, sunday, at midnight, important tools will inspire because congress has not renewed them. want to be clear about what this means. today when investigating terrorist networks national security professionals can seek a court order to obtain business records. law enforcement officers can seek a roving wiretap to keep up with terrorists when they switch cell phones. we can seek a wiretap on so-called lone wolves, suspected terrorists not tied to a group. these tools are not controve

you can go to facebook.com/c-span and let us know what you think about rand paul and his take his remarksas just completed a vote and we're expecting maybe a couple of other members here, i think in the interest of time i will start the hearing here. i would call to order the committee on house administration for today's hearing on the united states capitol police. the hearing record will remain open for five legislative days so that members may submit any materials that they wish to be included. a quorum is present so we might proceed. i just mentioned this to the ranking member as we were walking down the hall together. he may have had one of his finest just a moment ago because he spoke for the entire congress and the entire country and perhaps the entire world so eloquently about what happened with the train crash in your area there. and how well the first responders, how quickly they -- it is sort of interesting, here we are going to talk about the capitol police. but here was a national tragedy. i just mentioned to him one of our state senators in michigan, her daughter, 39 years ol

just some funny things that the press never found about but now they are because it's going to be on c-span -- [laughter] anita: something that everybody out here will say, wow, i never heard that before. lynda: gosh, i have been doing this for so long, i think i have told everything i ever did. one of the wonderful things about being in the white house is the people you meet. people in the theater, people in the arts, all sorts of fancy folks. for instance, like gregory peck. [gasps] and when chuck was governor, we invited the pecks to spend the night in the governor's mansion because they were doing something in virginia, and i would not dare do that if i had not known them back in the 1960's. so when i would call and told them who i was, they would remember. so, one day, this was president's day, carl sandburg came to the white house for tea on lincoln's birthday. so, we have this tea party in the lincoln bedroom and my mother was very, very excited and impressed. i was studying american history, so i immediately went and got my text book and asked him if he would sign -- [laughter] lynd

going to achieve this big idea. >> well, back -- >> nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on c-span3, we compliment coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events, and on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell the nation's stories including six series the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events, american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to discover what that reveals about america's past. this was the best known history writers, the presidency looking at policies and legacies of the nation's commanders in chief, lectures in history with top college professors delving into america's past, and our new series reel america featuring archive government and educational films from the 1930s through the 1970s. created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> april 12th 1945, franklin roos

to be bought off. this guy is going out a bunch of accusations and this and that. and he has no proof. c-span should be a ashamed for having him on for an hour with nobody to speak another side. thank you. guest: i'm sure lanny davis will do an adequate job when he appears on monday. all i can say to the caller is i would encourage you to at least read the book. you condemned it before you even read it. your statement about people that were not allowed this to happen. one of the things i point out in the book is -- and a book called "the clinton blur" is how at the state department hillary clinton rot in people to senior positions and gave some of those people sge, special government employee status, which allows them to maintain their outside commitments. you have commit -- individuals doing the work for the clinton foundation that are also working for the state department at the same time. they did this by abusing a law that i've been set of years ago. this law was set up so if you had an astrophysicist at university that nasa needed their expertise and they would not have to give up their

joanne writes -- and tom says -- you can post a comment and see what others are saying by going to hisfacebook.com/c-spanon the next washington journal of look at the rights and protest in baltimore, and how the death of freddy great brought attention -- freddie gray brought attention to issues of social justice. smith college economics professor on the nfl's recent decision to voluntarily give up its tax exempt status. we are looking for your phone calls and comments via facebook and twitter. washington journal -- live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: c-span is pleased to present the winners of the student can annual competition, that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create documentaries on the theme, the three branches and you. this year, our grand prize winners are and a gilligan, katie demos, and michael l ozovoy. their entry focused on minimum wage. >> the federal government created the minimum wage in 1938 at the height of the great depression. it was designed to keep america's workers out

going to achieve this big idea. >> well, back -- >> nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's>>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on c-span3, we compliment coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events, and on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell the nation's stories including six series the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events, american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to discover what that reveals about america's past. this was the best known history writers, the presidency looking at policies and legacies of the nation's commanders in chief, lectures in history with top college professors delving into america's past, and our new series reel america featuring archive government and educational films from the 1930s through the 1970s. created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> april 12th 1945, franklin roosevelt di

going to stop them. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on c-span's "q and a." the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with colored photos of every house member plus bio and contact information, and twitter handles. also district maps old map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the president's cabinet, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy today. it is $13.95 plus shipping and handling at c-span.org. >> now, michael nutter addressing the graduates of st. joseph's university in he is been in office since 2008. his speech is about 20 minutes. [applause] mayor nutter: good afternoon. the hawk will never die. [applause] mayor nutter: congratulations to the class of 2015. i could not be more honored to be here with you. let's recognize our graduates first. [applause] mayor nutter: thank you father gillespie, two leaders of the clinical science department, thank you for that recitation for some of my history. i did lean over to father gillespie and say that the intro might be a little longer than my sp

going to save president hopefully, to be bought off. i need he's just throwing out a bunch of accusations into this and that but he has no proof. c-spanshould be ashamed for having him on with nobody to speak on the other side. thank you. >> guest: i'm sure that when he many davis will do more than an adequate job when he appears on monday. all i can say is i would encourage you to at least read the book. uconn damned this before you even read it. to the statement that there are people in the state department that would allow this to happen one of the things i point out in the book is about how at the state department hillary clinton brought in people to senior positions and gave some of those people special government employee status, which allows them to maintain their outside commitments. so, you have individuals that are doing work for the clinton foundation that are also working for the state department at the same time and they did this by abusing the law that had been set up your zygote. it was set up so that if you had an astrophysicist and a university that nasa needed their expertise and they wouldn't have to give up the ten

c-span. if you'd like to see more programs, go to c-span.org/communicators. >> two sunni leaders from iraq discuss the security situation and the political future in their country. hosted by the brookings institution, live coverage begins today at 9 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey held a news conference thursday at the pentagon. they discussed the fight against isis, the u.s.-led training program of syrian forces and the potential effects of sequestration. this is just over 30 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. well, good afternoon. it's been a very busy week, so let me provide a few updates. first, earlier today i met with iraqi kurdistan regional president barzani. we talked about our progress in the fight against isil. i recognized the sacrifice that all iraqis have made in this struggle and congratulated him on retaking territory lost to isil. we reaffirmed our commitment to working together by, with and through the government of iraq to deliver a lasting defeat to isil. i understand that some on c

c-span three. as a company to the series, c-span's new book," first ladies." >> to mark the 150 anniversary of the surrender of general lee to the u.s. grant will go to appomattox courthouse. we visited the park to find out i lack -- find out a blacksmith force. the blacksmith would just starting a fire. >> no, no. that's good. >> my name is john baronich. i live in spring hill, new york. this is a replica of the traveling forges that the artillery and the cavalry would have them. -- would have with them. our basic purpose is to repair items that would break, such as handles and chains. also the farriers would use the forged to re-shoe the horses. i left to tell people our job back here is very similar to a nascar pit crew -- i like to tell people our job back here is very similar to a nascar pit crew. we were the nascar pit crew of the 1860's. we would take care of the canon wheels --cannon wheels, wagon wheels. the coopers, the ones who would work on barrels, fixing and repairing barrels. we also had a harness makers. and of course, the blacksmith, whose primary job, as i said was to repair items. the biggest example would be the farriers. for e

go to linda in florida. >> caller: yes, first of all, c-span thank you so much, and i saw elizabeth, y if i may call you that at the ds to ge lecture. i have no question. i have a comment. >> sure. >> caller: the book, everyone y needs to get it. whatever your interest is or if you're watching now, obviously, you're interested in the civil he civ war. i had the honorr. of going there.k and i had the honor of reading your book and it is the best book ever written about this moment in time, and i thank you so much on y for what you did and the time emba and sacrifice of your family i'm sure, and i don't want to ally embarrass you, but the reason i i read it initially was not only cenden from your lecture, but i am a w direct line descendant my great, great grandfather was with the georgia 20th and he was there this day 150 years ago. he made his way back to georgia,al andon he became a farmer alongside former slaves. -- wh yourat book represents what happened and gives the true e, we storyal regardless of the person. every single person was involved in this and the great country. >> great comment. i want to pi

to thank our future c-span viewers. we have c-span you with us tonight videotaping so please know that your on camera.hank i we when they go around for the q&a also know that we will be sortso of having a mic around totaping capture your questions for c-span. but we arease go to very honored tonight to welcome author and journalistss amic gayle lemmon a senior fellow at the councilwe of foreign relations as well as a contributor to the atlantic the fence where she reports on issues of national security and foreign policy. is also the best selling author of "the dressmaker of khairn isss of khana." she's here tonight to talk about her latest book already garnering lots of national attention and praise all the "ashley's war." it's a book that looks at the all but unknown history editing ultimately the continuing legacy of a special all women pilot program done as the cultural support teams putting women on the battlefield alongside other special ops teams to gain access to afghan women. her in depth reporting brings the story to life and in particular that of first lieutenant ashley white for whom the book is titled illustra

to thank our future c-span viewers. we have c-span here with us tonight so know that you are on camera. so when we go out for the q&a we will have a mic around to capture your questions for c-span. but we are very honored tonight to welcome author and journalist gayle tzemach lemmon a senior fellow at the council of foreign relations as well as a contributor to the atlantic defense fund where she reports regularly on issues of national security and foreign policy. she is also the best selling author of the dressmaker -- the remarkable story of a community of entrepreneurial afghan women under taliban rule. she's here tonight to talk about her latest book already garnering lots of national attention and praise called "ashley's war"." the book that looks at the all but unknown history and i think ultimately the continuing legacies of a special all women pilot program known as the cultural support team to putting women on the battlefield alongside other special ops teams to give access to afghan women. her reporting bring stories to life in particular that the are first to attend ashlee wife for whom th

>> hold on. >> we are going to thank the guest and keep watching. >> all right, as you can see here on c-span three, the reenactment of the ceremony about abraham lincoln's funeral looks like it is about to be underway, so we will think our guest on site there in springfield, richard hart, for being there with us all afternoon and offering his insight. author of the book "the funeral of abraham lincoln." this is "american history tv." as you can see, this reenactment on a beautiful spring day in springfield is underway and we will bring it to you here now in its entirety. when the funeral reenactment itself is done we will have a chance for you to talk to a historian and we will take some more of your phone calls. ♪ ♪ [crying baby] ♪ >> good afternoon. we thank you for being here to be a part of this solemn assembly. as we do those things that are necessary for president lincoln. at this time i would like to introduce to you lynn woolsey who will portray reverend albert hale. >> let us pray. father in heaven, we acknowledge the as the author of our being and the giver of every good and perfec

did see the old vault, and i wonder if you're going to talk -- you started talking about the different places where he was. i remember a documentary on c-span probably, about the old bald and how these people came in the middle of the night thinking they were going to rob , his body and take it away. i just wanted you to talk about that, because where he is now is beautiful. i did go there my mother is , there. the old vault was quaint and interesting and i wonder what you can tell us about that. richard: are you asking about the receiving vault where he will be buried today or where he was buried 150 years ago? caller: you said in the hill and it is low to the ground. i remember picturing it in my mind. it was white i think on the side of the hill. was that what they called it the receiving vault? richard: the receiving vault -- the receiving vault it is right , in back of me. i do not know if the camera can show it or not. i am sitting on the other side of the road opposite the receiving vault. that is what i was talking about earlier. can you see it there now? can you see the receiving vault? there is an angle shot, i believe. there you

make any sense you're the best person for, it we're going to leave the paperwork blank and one gal said, yeah, i'm going to have such bad language on c-span. one gal said yeah, i looked like a shitbag for two years because it looked like she had done nothing when she was in a job that was only supposed to be filled by men. i think it's a story -- you can say what you will but there is so much leadership that went on in terms of people saying i know what the regulations are but this is war that we're fighting and you have to be innovative and you need the best people. and so they were using the best people that they had and they were trying to give them opportunities and i really do think it's the stories of leaders who were trying to be as flexible as they could given the rules. just like the attached thing. they went to the lawyers. the so com lawyer said you can attach them to special operations units. it's perfectly legal. and so that's how that happened. and i think that was -- you know, we can think of it what it will but that was a need from a battlefield commander in the field who needed a capability for his forces. and that was wh

going to talk about it. you started talking about the different places where he was. i remember a documentary probably on c-span, about how these people came in the middle of the night thinking they were going to rob his body and take it away. where he is now is beautiful. my mother is there. it was quite an interesting. i wonder what you can tell us about that. richard: are you asking about the receiving vault? caller: it is low to the ground. i remember picturing it in my mind. was that what they called it the receiving vault? richard: it is right in back of me. i'm sitting opposite the receiving fault -- the receiving vault. that is what i was talking about earlier. can you see the receiving vault? there is an angle shot i believe. host: we can see it. richard: that is the vault. that was built way in advance of lincoln's death. it was used basically to hold bodies until the ground might thought and they can dig a grave. hethey would put them in that receiving vault. it is almost fortuitous that it was there and lincoln's body was brought there together with willies, his little son who died in washington. th

going to achieve this big idea. nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> next come a discussion on women's leadership in africa. this was hosted by the u.s. institute of peace. it is an hour and 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody, we are complete. i'm delighted to welcome everybody this afternoon. i'm the president of the united states institute of peace. and for those who are here for the first time, we were founded about 30 years ago as an independent federally funded bipartisan institute that is really dedicated to a world without violent conflict. and so it's in that spirit that i'm delighted to welcome you all here today. and as we mark today's africa days event, which is, i think, commemorating a very critical moment in moving towards a peaceful africa with the 1963 founding of africa, of the africa union. we have a wonderful set of guests with us today. i like to extend a special warm welcome to our co-host this afternoon, ambassador mohammed of the republic of egypt. thank you for joining us this afternoon. and, especially, warm welcome to ambassa

going to open it now. first, thank you to c-span for being here.hank you for the committee on oversight and government reform. this event is an event at the advisory committee on transparency which is a project of the sunlight foundation. sunlight is a nonpartisan, non-part -- nonprofit that uses policy analysis and journalism to make the government more accountable and transparent. the advisor committee on transparency host quarterly events aimed at educating staff in congress on transparency issues. this event, who is watching the watchers, is focused on education policy, transparency related problems and solutions with regards to surveillance. i'm the federal policy investigator and i had a joke but it turns out i'm not funny. how goal is to ensure that congress and for the staffers in the room, you are all able to do your jobs and your jobs are complicated. this issue of surveillance takes the complexity of your job to an extreme and president against the other goals of security liberty, and accountability. we will spend about 15 minutes talkin

going to stop them. >> tonight in a car p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> coming up next, our look at 2015 commencement speeches continues with two former secretaries of state. first, condoleezza rice at the college of william and mary. followed by madeleine albright at tufts university. then the graduates of st. joseph's university here from philadelphia mayor michael not her. later remarks from retired general john allen at monmouth college in illinois. condoleezza rice delivered this year's commencement address at the college of william and mary in virginia. she was presented with an honorary degree by robert gates who served with rights during the bush ministration and was chancellor of the college. this is 20 minutes. [applause] secretary gates: condoleezza rice, your service has been exemplary. william and mary is proud to honor you. by virtue of the authority vested in me in the charter of the college i hereby confer upon you the degree of doctor of public service. [applause] congratulations. [applause] secretary gates: asserting the massive

going to talk about it. you started talking about the different places where he was. i remember a documentary probably on c-span, about how these people came in the middle of the night thinking they were going to rob his body and take it away. where he is now is beautiful. my mother is there. it was quite an interesting. i wonder what you can tell us about that. richard: are you asking about the receiving vault? caller: it is low to the ground. i remember picturing it in my mind. was that what they called it the receiving vault? richard: it is right in back of me. i'm sitting opposite the receiving fault -- the receiving vault. that is what i was talking about earlier. can you see the receiving vault? there is an angle shot i believe. host: we can see it. richard: that is the vault. that was built way in advance of lincoln's death. it was used basically to hold bodies until the ground might thought and they can dig a grave. hethey would put them in that receiving vault. it is almost fortuitous that it was there and lincoln's body was brought there together with willies, his little son who died in washington. th

. >> you can continue the conversation online by going to facebook.com/c-span or by tweeting at the twitter handle 2 c-span-- @c-span. shortly you will hear from senator isakson who is our guest on "newsmakers." then you will hear from general martin dempsey on those who have lost children in the military. and commencement speeches from an oklahoma senator and former hulu ceo jason. >> for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. and gentlemen in england now abed shall think themselves accursed that they were not here. >> one drop of blood drawn from th country's bosomy should agree to be more-- grieve thee more than streams of foreign gore. >> a discussion on shakespeare and how politicians use quotes. >> sometimes you have to go with the music of the words. the sound of the rhymes and the way in which as senator berg did the way that you are able to pause and linger over a long phrase and then keep going. he is using the rhythm of the language which is something shakespeare did so beautifully so he can take english and put it into high gear at one moment and then slow do

nothing was going to stop them. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> jason kilar in 2007 founded thenline service hulu. this year, he returned to his on the matter -- , matter to give the commencement address. [applause] mr. kilar: how is everybody doing deco before i begin, i have to capture this with a selfie. holler and we will catch a selfie. [applause] [applause] mr. kilar: ok. i will tweet that under #uncselfie. thank you chancellor fulton. thank you members of the faculty and members of the board of trustees. thank you for the kind welcome. it is an honor to address you today and to congratulate the graduating class of 2015. [applause] mr. kilar: that's right. as was covered earlier, today is mother's day. none of this would be happening today if not for your mother's love and the estimated 51,392 hours of labor that was required collectively of your mother's to bring your graduating classes smiling faces into this world. [applause] mr. kilar: thank you, mothers. this is a spectacular day in your lives. one that will prove to be among the most memorable of life's mileposts. i'

go to linda in florida. >> caller: yes, first of all, c-span thank you

nothing was going to stop them. >> on c-span's q&a. >> host: washington journal continues. st:our topic takes outlook at the government's role in the oversight and regulation of the food industry. two guests are joining us to richard williams, george mason university. and also former director of the fda's center for food safety joined by michael jacobson executive director for science and the public interest or gentlemen, thank you for joining us. let me start with an umbrella question. how much regulation does the government have over food products, and is it enough in your opinion. mr. williams you first. guest:it has considerable oversight over the food industry. host: specifically how does the government do this? how does it work he oversight of food? guest:there are two areas, fda responsibility for everything except the meat and poultry and usda is responsible for meat and poultry. they regulate some places food and color additives, they have to be regulated before they go on the market. so there is testing. other foods are regulated in a post-market situation, through

you can share your thoughts at c-span wj. let's go to sharon it next in oregon, republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. my hero in washington, d.c., was senator tom coburn. senator tom coburn said, no one should be in the house of representatives more than three terms. no one should be in the senate more than two terms. read his book and listen to senator tom coburn. the problem is being an elected person in washington, d.c., is their business. they are well paid. some of them are extremely good. i watch c-span every day. it is my absolute favorite show because it is educational and learning. but again, being a politician, being a representative or a senator in washington, d.c., you are well paid, it is big money. not only that, my hero also was william glasser. we are into power, we are into making the big money, we are into making the salaries, and yes, it is very sad. but again, read senator tom coburn's book and find out what he said. he did not just late the republican side. he was a man who listened to everybody and stood up for what he felt was right for the c

to c-span. host: all right, we will go to andrew in naperville, illinois. caller: good morning, how you doing?host: good morning, go ahead. caller: all right, this is my point of view. hillary clinton is a lawyer. she is looking at it like -- i have my tv muted so i will go ahead. host: go ahead, intruded caller: andrew. caller: when all these e-mails were coming out, she can't for a member on that stuff. she is going to wait. what's that stuff comes out, she will answer those questions. you have republicans you have people out there that want to indict her, they want to make her look bad. we have got to wait until all that can come out and then we will go ahead and ask those questions. host: all right, andrew. some other news -- "los angeles times" this one, courtesy of the newseum "big race for working poor." "as many as 800,000 workers could benefit." "detroit free press," "get the airbag recall gross to 34 million vehicles." that on the front page of "detroit free press ." "times-picayune" out of louisiana, "bobby jindal enforce a religious freedom bill that effectively died earlier he pla

go to leo, good morning. let sound like you are listening on c-span radio. we welcome you. caller: yes, how are you, sir? host: good, thank you. caller: [indiscernible] we see most of that continues to tighten in the united states and i'm not just tried to get across the reason, but we need to go beyond the terrorists and look into why the united states is confident about them and i believe it has to do something with the middle east. at the same time, we support them suppressing their own people. [indiscernible] these are things that are resentment for the population -- [indiscernible] host: leo tell us about yourself. where are you from? caller: i'm from liberia. host: how long have you been in the united states? caller: 10 years. host: why did you come here? caller: i came to america actually to advance my skills in security. host: two are for the call, leo. we will get a response. guest: a complicated place. leo put his finger on it. we have ongoing relationships with countries including saudi arabia, kuwait qatar pakistan, yemen -- to the extent it even exists today -- and we have detainees from thos

you missed any of this program that we just showed you, you can watch it anytime in the c-span video library. go to c-span.org. and live coverage still to come here on c-span2. at noon the cato institute will host a forum looking at the future of south africa. panelists will also talk about the political and economic development in the country since it transitioned from apartheid to majority rule government system. that's live at noon eastern right here on c-span2. the u.s. senate will return at 3 p.m. eastern today and they'll consider overriding a presidential veto of a measure dealing with regulations on union election rules. senators also expected this week to continue work on the iran nuclear oversight bill and start consideration of the 2016 budget resolution that was negotiated by house and senate conferees. the house, by the way is out all this week for a district work period. members will be back for legislative business on may 12th. as always, you can see live coverage of the house over on c-span and the senate live right here on c-span2. >>> in campaign news today ben car soften is annou

c-span. and again on monday on c-span2 at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for more go to c-span.org. on the next washington journal sarah westwood of the washington examiner and michael mcauliffe of the huffington post discuss benghazi and the investigation into the 2012 conflict attack and what was the role of then secretary of state hillary clinton. then, former ambassador to morocco looks at the ongoing nuclear talks with iran. after that, the future of trade legislation -- how the house and senate plan to deal with it. plus your phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. live every morning on c-span. >> next, tennessee senator bob corker talks deal, the upcoming summit and relations with china. his remarks are part of the christian monitor series. this runs an hour. cook: i am dave cook for the "christian science monitor." our guest today is senator bob corker, chairman of the senate committee, and a member of the budget committee. his last visit was with our group was in january of last year. he is a south carolina native who graduated from the university of tennessee with a de

you had to use some c-span clips. i was going to the options available on the website's and saw some things some people protesting, people strongly protesting, people strongly against it. two very different.of views. i didn't see anyone -- there was no middle ground. ground. obviously a lot about human rights are rights abuse workers. that is what we are going to do. human rights that i'm passionate about and i no you are. this is what is going to happen. >> to the topic work? >> is sort of just was a new area. previously in our other classes we have been doing world history and geography and were just starting on us this year. so so as we explored more modern current events that were happening i feel like we learned about a whole new aspect of social studies and history itself. we went way back to learn about some things about the minimum wage and the experience really the topic was so different. it was great to do something different. >> now that we learned how you did it show our audience your wedding video called the artifici