for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule, go to c-span right lane. >>> road to the white house continues with an interview with republican congressman john anderson from the 1980 presidential campaign. it played on cable access in parts of new hampshire and massachusetts. this is the first time it's aired on national television. john anderson finished fourth in the new hampshire primary. he withdrew from the gop race two months later and ran as an independent candidate in the general election where he received 6.6% of the vote and finished third. republican nominee ronald reagan defeated jimmy carter to win the presidency. this is about ten minutes. >> congressman anderson, welcome to election '80. >> thank you very much, paul. >> as you are probably aware, leadership is is a quality that the american people have demanded from a president. many people feel that we're not yet in the strong leadership necessary for today's issues. how would you define leadership? >> well, paul, we don't have the napoleonic tradition. i don't believe the american people want a leader who com

. >> for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span got.org. >> how can we best get people to pay attention to spending. we tend to find things that are interesting, little different and easy to understand because the government is so large and organization has to through a lot of the noise and a lot of other things that are going on. members of congress talking about wonderful things that they're doing and trying to get people to be more involved and make it a little more personal so they understand the impact on them and their families and their children and grandchildren. >> sunday night on q & a, thomas shapp talk about his attention to wasteful federal spending. would went to all the appropriation bills and started the book ask the went all wait up to $29 million in 2006. every time we can find ear marks in the bills we release a congressional book. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern q & a. the bush vgoer u.s. supreme case. they debate whether the ruling was driven by par partisan poll seubgz. >> how bad a decision do you think bush against gore is? i said it's a b

. >> my colleagues are going to say i saw you on c-span. there's so much more c-span does to make sure people know what is going on inside it. >> each week, american history tv's "reel america" bring you archival films that help provide context for today's public affairs issues. ♪ >> in the cities, in the towns and country, we work together. we are many races and religions and nationalities. we are the men and women of america. we are also the children of america. children of the city, and of the country. light hair, light eyes, dark hair, dark eyes. the children of america. the children of americans. the infant, the youth, the old and the young. that is us. her ancestors came over on the mayflower, while he came himself from italy. both are people of america. american farmer, american farmer. the people of america. housewife, businessman, weaver, blacksmith, americans. a german doctor, a swedish mailman, a polish fireman, and irish cop. americans. we are the people of america. a mixture of the people of the world. america was discovered by

to stay in the know. >> there a lot of c-span fans on the hill they're going to say i saw you on c-span. >> of their so much more that c-span does to make sure people know what's going on inside the government. >> this week, the u.k. reached an agreement that gives them special status in a ptolemy within the european union. and includes exemptions to eat you rules on welfare for migrants and the euro currency. britain will hear hold a referendum on eu membership on june 20 third. the european parliament debated the terms of the deal and the possibility of britain leaving the european union. this is one hour. >> we now move to the debate on the 18th the 19th of february 2016. welcome to the open counsel. >> thank you, brett president members of the parliament, the last european council was difficult at the end of my term. even though we found a common solution, the time is ahead of us because of the referendum and the united kingdom on whether or not to remain a member of the european union union. only the british british people can and will decide what we could do on our side is a new settlement with th

we want a democratic process. >> if you go to c-span's website, you will find our delegate tracker andis associated press results. again, 4,763 democratic delegate s overall. 2372 republicans overall, forer the republicans you need 1237 to nominate, 283, reminder that about 15% of the democratic delegates are so-calledgates superdelegates that we've been talking about this morning with ben wikler, but you can find that on our website, delegate tracker, you can keep an eye on who is doing so far. new york times asked hillary clinton to release transcript of her speeches, do you agree with that position? >> guest: all the candidates should release transcripts of speeches, what candidates say specially when they are behind closed doors is pertinent to people who are deciding who to vote for? i think that's pretty basic and clear. one of the things about bernie sanders is he is comfortable releasing transcripts. i think that's great. this is something that we will move in the course of primary. >> host: mary, democrats line, please go ahead. >> caller: i'm a big bernie supporter too. last

. >> my colleagues are going to say i saw you on c-span. >> are so much more that c-span does to make sure people outside the beltway know what's going on inside. >> 2015 mark the 150th anniversary of the friedman's incorporated by congress in 1865, the bank was for newly freed slaves in the post-civil war era. up next on american history tv the treasury department hosts a ceremony to rename the treasury annex building to freedman's bank building. this was built on the original site of the bank. this is about 30 minutes. brodi fontenot: good afternoon. my name is brodi fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management here at the treasury department. thank you all for being here today. those of you joining us virtually as well. it is a tremendous privilege to come to work here at the treasury department every day in this historic building, knowing that for more than a century, decisions made in this building have impacted the lives of our fellow citizens. i am honored to work for secretary lew, a tireless leader and advocate for the cause of financial inclusion. often times in

to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues are going to say, i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure people -- to know what's going on. january 28 marks the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle challenger accident. seven astronauts died when it exploded after takeoff in 1986. history on bookshelf, mike mullane discusses his book "riding rockets," recounting his experience of joining the first shuttle astronauts in 1979. four of those kills were in the challenger expedition. they held this even tin 2006. >> good evening. i would like to welcome our friends on booktv who will be filming tonight's discussion. we look forward to hearing any questions you have from mike tonight. we want fewer booktv viewers to hear your questions is also. please wait for the microphone to come to you before asking questions so the booktv viewers can see how smart you really are. tonight borders is pleased to welcome mike mullane. "riding rockets" is the first book by space shuttle astronaut to talk about his experiences f

go to c-span.org. >> this year, c-span's touring cities across the country exploring american history. first a look at our recent visit to santa barbara, california. earlye 1910's into the teens, film studios were anybody with a camera. there was a lot of people realizing there is money to be made in this new endeavor. previously films had been shown it nickelodeon's. they had a camera that took a picture of a girl doing a shimmy shake so you paid a nickel and got to watch a movie like this. but it to develop into a real art and we started to get real writers, producers and experienced people to put this together. this is when things were really getting good. we are currently at one of the studiong pieces of the in santa barbara, california. the building behind us is the green room. here is what the actors would come change into costumes and get their makeup on and wait in the main room. the each of private rooms in the midwood weight in the green room to be called to the studio to take their shots and do their things up there. as the owner found out, the walls were green when he starte

to go. i appreciate c-span. all, he says he is a republican and you need to remember what republican stand for. for us up to stand individual liberty and less government. yet, when we talk about immigrants, he wants more, he wants walls and immigration of enforcement and try to limit the ability of folks to have their personal freedom. i think that runs contrary to the republican message. their message should be that we and do maximize freedom things to limit that freedom when it makes sense to you our economy really needs workers. both come in, they contribute a lot of things. 40% of our food is by immigrant workers a lot of our housing is built by immigrant workers in or your go to daycare family does not want to take the state provides for you. immigrant workers are the ones often they give you the things to really need we have recognize that they contribute to the economy entered the hard work. let's give them the same opportunity that is a magicians had before. reallywhat maximum print means. it's important

to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what is going on inside it. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, historian emeritus don ritchie takes us inside the dirksen building. we learn about its place in history and its namesake, dirksen. and -- rick century, the9 demands of the government were smaller than today. as demands grew, as government more lettersp, started coming in. more staff had to be hired. eventually, three office buildings were constructed. the richard russell building, the everett dirksen building, and the philip hart building. building,the dirksen the multipurpose hearing room. it has various layers of history to it. the first senate office building opened in 1909, now known as the richard russell building. this was in the progressive era. there were more services coming in. as those senators and staff were , the smallbuilding community of senators and staff that existed in that building steadily, the demands of the government increased. social s

for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> >> join c-span on our newsmakers program this week as senator johnny isakso, a republican completing his second term, and who has announced his candidacy for the next term. he is the chairman of the veterans affairs committee. >>>> thank you for being with us. great to be with you. >> let me introduce the reporters will be with us. we are changes is with the military times, and connor o'brien covers that covers defense for politico. leo, you are up first with questions. >> i wanted to talk about the budget announcement this week, in particular the v.a. budget and you originally said you had concerns that the obama administration is growing more money at all the v.a.. that is not the way to solve it.

to stay informed. >> there's a lot of fans on the hill. my colleagues will say i saw you on c-span. >> there's more c-span does to make sure that they know what is going on inside the beltway. >> live this morning's at the brookings was at the brookings institution's from remarks from the assistant secretary who oversaw the troubled asset release program. he's trained by the former federal reserve governors to discuss the lessons learned from the financial crisis. this is live alive and should start in just a moment. [inaudible conversations]

. >> my colleagues are going to go i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to ke sure that people foe what is going on. >> here on c-span, "washington urnal" is next followed by shaun don van and the budget request for 2017 and outlining he president's defense budget. on ming up this morning "washington journal," climate policy reporter amanda riley talks about the supreme court's decision to block the e.p.a.'s regulation on carbon emissions from power plants and a look at the u.s. and international esponse to the zika virus with exandra phelan and ben pershing discusses campaign 2016 and the role of super delegates in the presidential primary. host: good morning. it's saturday, february 13, 2016. with the south carolina primaries and nevada caucuses looming, the six remaining republican candidates are set to debate once again tonight in greenville, south carolina, for the ninth g.o.p. presidential debate of the cycle. on the democratic side, presidential candidates have now shared the debate stage half a dozen times, and with that many chances for the candidate

. >> my colleagues are going to say i saw you on c-span. >> are so much more that c-span does to make sure people outside the beltway know what's going on inside. >> 2015 mark the 150th anniversary of the friedman's incorporated by congress in 1865, the bank was for newly freed slaves in the post-civil war era. up next on american history tv the treasury department hosts a ceremony to rename the treasury annex building to freedman'ba

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go to robert in pennsylvania. line for democrats. caller: good morning. first thing i want to say, i am a c-span junkie, retired veteran and every time i hear someone call in and say they want to go back to our forefathers i don't know if they realize that their forefathers were slave owners. if that's what they want to go back to, i don't know. ask those people in atlantic city who work for trump will no longer have jobs. ask those people. that's about all i have to say right now. thank you. host: dan tuohy. guest: that is part of the record. we look at his or her record of what they have done with what bills they have proposed your it with donald trump he has not had a political record or an elected political record. it is fair game. i think voters should consider that as well not just a bankruptcy for one of his corporations but what he has done to build his empire. what that might mean for being an executive on pennsylvania avenue. twitter.wers on jennifer is one of those who tweets near every day -- jim is those who tweets near every day. are.: i believe they i'm not sure of the networks pl

for citizens to be informed m >> the reach these standards, a home for political junkies and attract the government as it happened. >> a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues are going to say i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more to make sure that people outside the belt way know what is going on inside it. >> democratic presidential y sanders spoke at the annual democratic fundraising event called the humphrey-mondale dinner. he focused on the rich and poor gap, raising the minimum wage and free tuition. this is 45 minutes. senator sanders: thank you. [applause] [cheering] senator sanders: it sounds like some of you are ready for a political revolution. [applause] alright.anders: let me thank you all very much for giving me this opportunity to say a few words. these teleprompters are not mine , i will look down. thanking all of you for doing what too few americans do. and it is because you love your state and your country, you are prepared to get involved in the political process. you understand that many men and women fought and died to preserve democracy and you are doing everything you can to make sure that we have a vibrant democracy. so thank you all v

going to move to another mark. mark in south carolina, independent line. hello, mark. thank you for c-span. i want to disagree with a premise of mr. bergen book subtitle. homegrown terrorism is really starts can radical christianity. soso i just wondered if he's talking about homegrown radical or terrorism, does he mention in his book, does he talk about terrorism at people at home, kkk, does he talk about bombing and killing people, abortion clinics, you know, does he bring that up? it's not quite fair to talk about homegrown terrorism -- >> host: mark. >> guest: a good point and i address it in the book. 48 americans are being killed by antigovernment fanatics, antiabortion, nazis since 9/11, jihadi terrorism in actual 9/11. that's the subject of the book. there was a lot of political violence. >> host: peter bergen do you use the term radicalism. >> militant islam more. you know, i understand his reasoning. the more he says it, the more that we are at war can islam, and, of course, we are not, and the fact is also the fact that it has nothing to do with a particular reading, karan is not

c-span. or if you go to facebook.com/c-span. we will get your thoughts here just a minute. first, but sure you obama yesterday talking about what qualifications he is looking for in his next supreme court nominee. president obama: we will do the same thing we did to respect to justice kagan's nomination. we will find somebody who is an outstanding legal mind. somebody who cares deeply about our democracy and rule of law. there will not be any particular issue that determines whether or not i will nominate somebody. i'll present somebody who indisputably is qualified for the seat. person, fair-minded even somebody who disagrees with my politics would say they would serve with honor and integrity on the court. host: that is the heaven on the front page of the washington post. obama pledges qualified nominee. he said any fair-minded person could appreciate his pick. by the way, at the supreme court now, the supreme court has marked justice antonin scalia's draped in black. as part of a tradition that dates back to the 19th century. dead on saturday. these are the funeral plans

c-span 2. so our road to the white house coverage continues on c-span. go to our web site c-span.org to find out more. et's go to sandra in chesapeake, virginia. democrat. good morning to you, sandra. caller: good morning. how are you? host: doing just fine. what do you make of the results? caller: well, i'm a republican and i'm really on a split and hillary, so i'm really starting to sway sanders. and as far as the republicans go, my choice would have been rubio. best k he's the representative for the republicans, but i am a democrat. sanders will help the united and help states in more areas than any of he other candidates, which would be a great help to retirees and people that are on fixed incomes. host: senator, why not donald trump? * sandra, why not donald trump? caller: you don't really want me him.ay what i think of i think he's pompous and arrogant and i just don't like his attitude. host: all right. let's listen to the billionaire last night in iowa when the he came in in, and second place. donald trump: we finished second and i want to tell you

to say, i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure people outside the beltway know what is goinginside it. announcer: this year, c-span is touring cities across the country. up next, we take a visit to greenville, south carolina. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. rep. robinson-simpson: many of them complained about not knowing much about their history in greenville, and they reported that the school's only chapter they had on black people was the chapter on slaves. they were slaves and they wanted to know where they could find information and they wanted to know where they could find information but they didn't know nothing about the early history about being black in greenville. looking at greenville, greenville was a typical southern town, and black and white, basically. i recall the '40's and '50's where there were families of asian descent, and there were

to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues are going to say, i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure people -- to know what's going on. january 28 marks the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle challenger accident. seven astronauts died when it exploded after takeoff in 1986. history on bookshelf, mike mullane discusses his book "riding rockets," recounting his experience of joining the first shuttle astronauts in 1979. four of those kills were in the challenger expedition. they held this even tin 2006. >> good evening. i would like to welcome our

to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the help you like colleagues are going to say i saw you on c-span their summits more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. on " history bookshelf," former gallup senior editor david moore talks about his book, "the opinion makers."

go to robert in pennsylvania. line for democrats. caller: good morning. first thing i want to say, i am a c-spanunkie, retired veteran and every time i hear someone call in and say they want to go back to our forefathers i don't know if they realize that their forefathers were slave owners. if that's what they want to go back to, i don't know. ask those people in atlantic city who work for trump will no longer have jobs. ask those people. that's about all i have to say right now. thank you. host: dan tuohy. guest: that is part of the record. we look at his or her record of what they have done with what bills they have proposed your it with donald trump he has not had a political record or an elected political record. it is fair game. i think voters should consider that as well not just a bankruptcy for one of his corporations but what he has done to build his empire. what that might mean for being an executive on pennsylvania avenue. twitter.wers on jennifer is one of those who tweets near every day -- jim is those who tweets near every day. are.: i believe they i'm not sure of the networks plan

learn more on our "cities tour" by going to c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching c-span three -- ,"tching "american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. we get people to understand spending and the government is so large and an agw is tryinglike c to get people to be more involved and to make it a little bit more personal so that they understand the impact on them and their families and their children and their grandchildren. theuncer: tonight on "q&a," president of citizens against government waste talks about bringing attention to wasteful government spending. citizens against government waste also publishes "the pig book,." with a we worked congressional group of congress and they came up with porkbarrel spending and it eventually became the term earmarks and we started the book -- started the "pig book," and every year that we can find earmarks in the appropriation bills, we release a congressional "pig book" sometimes around april or may. announcer: tonight on "booktv --on "q&a." [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning perfo

to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the help you like colleagues are going to say i saw you on c-span>> their summits more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. on " history bookshelf," former gallup senior editor david moore talks about his book, "the opinion makers." he discusses the flaws in american polls and the way that poll results are reported by the news media. waterss recorded at street bookstore in exeter, new hampshire in 2008 and is about one hour and 10 minutes. dr. moore: i want to turn to essentially the theme of the book. the subtitle says, "an insider reveals the truth about the polls." what is the truth behind the polls? a major objection to the way that polls operate is that they don't tell the truth about the electric and they don't tell the truth about the public. that doesn't mean they don't tell the truth all the time. i think we find a lot of very interesting information from polls. particularly when the polls address what people know about their own experiences and what people genuinely know. for example

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to vote for this amendment. there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues, when i go back today, they're going to say i saw you on c-span. >> you know, you can get something like the history of grain elevators in pennsylvania, or landmark supreme court decisions. >> i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! >> there is so much author that c-span does in terms of its programing to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside of it. >> i am proud to announce -- >> i announce my candidacy -- >> i am officially running -- >> for president of the united states! >> i'm a reporter who covers politics. so many of my stories in "the washington post," c-span has been part of my research, providing me with quotes and insights about people. >> there are so many niches within the political blogosphere. and all of those policy areas get covered. >> how many nuclear warheads does russia have aimed at the u.s., and the u.s. have aimed at russia? >> it's a place i can go that let's me do the thinking and do decision-making. >> we follow tons of c

c-span fans on the hill. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what is goingt. c-span,g up tonight on a discussion of the closing of the guantanamo bay detention center. cruz holdinged news conference to a news conference to address legal claims from donald trump. after that, we hear from donald trump campaigning. later, senator marco rubio is endorsed i south carolina .enator nikki haley ahead of the republican presidential primary in south carolina, republican presidential candidate received the endorsement of the state governor nikki haley. they appeared together at a campaign rally in chapin. this is just over an hour. [applause]

c-span is on. it is a great way for us to stay up-to-date. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. when i goy are going to say, "i saw you on c-span!" >> there is so much more that c-span does in terms of his programming to make sure that people know what is going on. >> i am proud to announce. >> i and others my candidacy. >> i'm officially running. >> for president of the united states. many of my stories in the "washington post," c-span has been part of my research, providing me with quotes and insight about people. areas arethe policy convoluted. >> how many nuclear warheads does russia have aimed at the u.s.? we follow house meetings and senate meetings. >> the phone lines are open. start dialing in. >> you never know what you are going to get. >> i am your mother. and i disagree that all families are like ours. i don't know many families like this. >> and welcome to tv's live coverage of the miami book fair. >> c-span becomes book tv. >> it is a wonderful way of accessing those folks who are writing clearly, great books. >> every weekend c-span3 becomes american history tv. if you are

way for us to stay informed. >> i urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues, when i goback today, they are going to say, i saw you on c-span. >> you can get something like the history of grain elevators in pennsylvania or landmark supreme court decisions. >> there is so much more c-span does in terms of its programming to make sure people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. >> i am proud to announce -- >> i announce my candidacy. >> i'm officially running -- >> for president of the united states. >> a reporter who covers politics. for so many of my stories in "the washington post," c-span has been part of my research providing me with quotes and insights about people. >> there are so many niches within the political blogosphere. all those policy areas get covered. >> how many nuclear war heads does russia have aimed at the u.s. and the u.s. have aimed at russia? >> it's a place i can go that lets me do the thinking and do the decision-making. >> we follow tons of c-span here, house meetings. >> good morning, phone lines are open. start dialing in. >> the

c-span two. >> every election cycle will remind us how important it is for citizens to be an warm. is a political haven for political junkies. >> my colleagues are going to say, i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more that c-span does. sure people know what is going on inside the beltway. withncer: coming up, q&a former defense secretary at robert gates. then, the republican presidential primary debate in south carolina at 10:00 a.m. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," former secretary of defense and former director of the cia, robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership: lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." brian: robert gates, the council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on the presidency. yours was at the top on leadership. what would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership?

c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues will say i saw you on c-span. does to's a lot c-span make sugar and outside the beltway know what is going on inside it. >> this weekend on a artifacts, we look at a selection of artifacts left at the vietnam memorial, including letters and metals. here is a preview. i'm a museum technician for the national park service. i work specifically for the vietnam veterans memorial collection, which is housed here. the territorys for the regional parks, but are reflection -- our collection specifically is housed entirely in this building. is a collection of objects left at the vietnam veterans memorial. visitors come by the memorial every day and leave objects, which are park rangers collect. every two weeks or so, we do a and bringthe memorial them here to our resource center where we sort through them and catalog them and make them part of our collection. in 2000, leftleft by ellen for barry who was killed in the nam. i'm just going to read it. dearest dairy, it has been over 31 years since you were taken away from me, but you remain in my heart. as i visit the memorial, i leave with you the ring i gave you on your 18th birt

to stay informed. >> a lot of c-span fans on the hill, my colleagues, they're going it say, i saw you ones. >> so muchre that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. >> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. join the conversation with medic members of congress, reporters, experts and other c-span viewers. tomorrow, three journalists discuss their approach to covering washington, including politico editor in chief, co-founder, john harris. kristin roberts, national editor, will discuss the big stories of campaign 2016, ec

for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> >> join c-span on our newsmakers program this week as senator johnny isakso, a republican completing his second term, and who has announced his candidacy for the next term. he is the chairman of the veterans affairs committee. >>>> thank you for being with us. great to be with you. >> let me introduce the reporters will be with us. we are changes is with the military times, and connor o'brien covers that covers defense for politico. leo, you are up first with questions. >> i wanted to talk about the budget announcement this week, in particular the v.a. budget and you originally said you had concerns that the obama administration is growing more money at all the v.a.. that is not the way to solve it. what is your opinion of what the budget is? do you feel like that's what's happening here? >> the increase in the budget is 9.8%, but 12% of that is mandatory because we have made promises to those who serve in the military. that is not appropriations, it s something we have to do. discretionary spendling, which is where you get runaw

lot of c-span fans on the hill to my colleagues as i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more than c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. >> a house hearing on political refugees, official talked about the visa process for asylum-seekers and now the state department conducts background checks. congressman michael mccaul chairs the house homeland security committee. this is two hours 20 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> of our nation's refugee and visa programs by violet ekstrom extremist groups such as isis. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. today we are in the highest threat environment since 9/11. yet there is a crisis of confidence in washington's ability to do what it takes to protect our country. the past few weeks, i have traveled around the country to discuss the terror threats we face and how to thwart them. the american people are concerned, and rightfully so. the president believes terrorist groups like isis are on the run. but the truth is that they are on the march, and gaining ground across the world. make no mistake, they want to send their foot soldiers to our shores. that

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to stay informed. >> a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues are goingo say, i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more that c-span does to make sure that people know what is going on inside the beltway. >> president obama took part in a discussion today about his enough initiative to find until treatments that are tailored to individuals such as a person's genetic makeup. it's called precision medicine. from the white house, this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> hello. it's such a pleasure to be hosting this discussion today. we get to hear from panelists who are coming to us from very distinct backgrounds but all have distinguished careers and unique perspectives that unify around precision medicine. i will row dues them and they'll come out and we'll get started. our first panelist is trained as a lawyer and then decided to become a ph.d student, and studying biology and specifically the mechanism of a rare neurodegenerative disease. so, please give a round of applause for sonya volleyed. [applause] >> another sign 'tis with a nontraditional background,

. >> for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. up next, a bit test a look at our recent visit to greenville, south carolina. you are watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> good evening my fellow citizens, this government as promised has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military held up on the island of cuba. within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive misses -- missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. the purpose of these bases can to provide a than nuclear strike capability against the western hemisphere. crisis took missile place over an extremely tense 13 day. in october.riod >> there was only one combat the talladega, rudolph anderson, was from greenville. statesn when the united military began observing maritime shipment into cuba from the soviet union. theegan flying missions in u-2 aircraft over cuba. these were secret, strategic, high alti

to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill, my colleagues are going to say, i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. >> house republican policy chair luke messer talks about legislative productivity. explaining the importance of outlining clear policies during chair luke messer talks about legislative productivity. explaining the importance of outlining clear policies during the election year. he says the high poll numbers of donald trump and bernie sanders are a sign the american people are dissatisfied with their leaders in washington. the indiana republican spoke at the national press club. >>> welcome, everybody. i'm bob with the national press club newsmakers committee, and we are proud to welcome today congressman luke messer, the house republican policy chair. before we get started, we have the high honor of having the president of the national press club, tommy burr, from the "salt lake tribune." tommy, you wanted to say a few words. please do so. >> thank you, bob. thank you

to the townhall meeting here in new hampshire. >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house. >> let's go win the nomination thank you and god bless you. >> in iowa c-span brought to you speeches. >> thank you all very much. >> meet and greets, town halls and live caucus coverage. this week c-span is on the ground in new hampshire following the candidates leading up to the first in the nation primary. live election coverage starts tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. thanks for coming in to new hampshire to join us this morning, mr. smith. we want to talk about this new poll you put up for cnn and w m you are. -- wmur. bernie sanders has 61% in new hampshire. hillary clinton, 30%. >> we have seen that lead for quite some time. sanders pulled ahead of clinton back in the fall. i think the clinton campaign made a enormous mistake ignoring sanders as a major challenger, thinking he would go away or the democrats would not support someone who had just recently become a democrat. sanders has held on and extended -- expanded his lead. he has tremendous support among younger people

to stay informed. tomy colleagues are going say, i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more c-span does to ensure thate outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. ♪ [indiscernible] >> social security -- if they are planning on saving it. if they are, how they plan on saving it. >> it's important to get out and vote. it's the only way we can voice our opinions. the presidential race moves forward now. eyes will be on 12 states with more than 1400 delegates at stake between the republicans and democrats. georgia is one of the states we will be following tuesday. senator marco rubio campaigning there this weekend. included astops rally about 30 miles north of atlanta. he spoke briefly with the media before the event got underway. [inaudible] are you confident you will be donald trump? >> there is no way the party of lincoln and reagan will be taken over by a con artist. [inaudible] i hope so. we will find out. it's just the beginning. the republican party -- donald trump will not have the 2037 delegates to win. [inaudible] do you expect to win on tuesday? >> we will find out. we are going to get

government as it happened. >> i think it's a great way for us to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. my colleagues, they're goingo say i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what's going on inside it. >>> how can we best get people to pay attention to wasteful spending? so we tend to find things that are interesting, little different, easy to understand because the government is so large an organization like cagw has to cut through a lot of the noise and other things that are going on, members of congress talking about wonderful things they're doing and try to get people to be more involved and make it a little more personal so that they understand the impact on them and their families and their children and grandchildren. >> sunday night on q & a, thomas shatz talks about his organization's efforts to bring attention to wasteful federal spending. citizens against government waste also publishes the pig book which compiles the organization's list of unauthorized government programs. >> we worked with a bipart sisa group of congress came up

c-span. every election cycle we are reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed to -- way.think it's a great >> my colleagues are goingo say i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more that c-span does to make sure that people outside of the beltway know what's going on inside it. by congressman smith of washington. the top democrat on the house services committee. he is a member of the select committee on benghazi. here in the studio with questions. with richard. >> good morning, how are you? to start with a question about the defense budget. your counterparts in the house armed services to misty, the republicans are calling for a major increase in a budget of for 2017. describe the president's budget as underfunded to deal with the threats that the u.s. is facing around the world. they described as the most severe threat since world war ii from north korea, which refuses to stop its nuclear program, to islamic state. i will like to get your thoughts on this increase and whether or not you believe the president's budget is adequate to deal with the threats that u.s. bases around the world. we face is no question a s

c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what is going on inside it. this weekend on american hearings., vietnam from february 1966, the senate foreign relations committee turned by senator j william fulbright gives equal time to critics of the war and numbers of the johnson administration in hearings televised live to the nation. here is a preview. >> general taylor has been very much involved in american vietnam policy from the beginning. president kennedy sent him to vietnam in 1961 to look at the situation. taylor said it was a dire situation. we do not believe the south vietnamese government could defend itself and americans would have to get involved. he saw americans sending naval support and air support. general taylor did not, as an army general, do not believe u.s. combat troops should ever be sent to vietnam. he was totally opposed to that. taylor was a lawyer soldier -- loyal soldier. he supports with the johnson administration is doing because and's we know his telegrams his telephone conversations with the president republic

host: if you go to the c-span website, you will find our delegate tracker. 763 democratic delegates overall republican delegates overall. 37 tolicans need 12 nominate. democrats 2383. of the democratic delegates a so-called superdelegates, which we have been talking about with ben wikler of moveon.org you can find it on our website. our delegate tracker. you can see who has done what so far. "new york times" call for hillary clinton to release the transcript of her speeches. do you agree with that position? , i think all the candidates should release of the transcripts of their speeches. because what candidates say, especially when behind closed doors, is pertinent for people deciding who to vote for. that is pretty basic and clear. one of the things that is great about bernie sanders is that he does not have a record of giving speeches that he is not comfortable releasing the transcripts of your it he is volunteered to release any transcript. host: pennsylvania, democrat line. caller: i am a big ernie supporter, too, and agree with his vision for the future -- i am a big bernie sanders sup

host: one other moment i want you to react to before we let you go. a 2012 interview, c-span's q&a program and scalia's book. >> what i want to ask you about, one of them as you mentioned, one of the justices often in the book, joseph story. joseph story, as you know, was the youngest justice ever. you had 28 grandchildren and i asked if you could name them all. justice scalia: i continue to be offended. that is unfair. 34 is an unreasonable number. brian: did you bring the list with you? just a moment with antonin scalia. guest: he liked to be a regular by as well as liking the finer things from time to time. legacy,sidering his there was his written legacy, some of his opinions he was very the centsicularly in his longtime friend on the court was justice ginsburg, a burial -- a very liberal judge and they did not agree on much but at the end of the day, they hung up their differences. they often spoke of each other with great affection. the other close friend he had was justice kagan. who he has taken on anting trips and perhaps unlikely friendship but a reminder that at the