my first response was, you said hanoi? he was flying over hanoi? b-52s don't fly over hanoi? what was he doing in hanoi? the first time they had ever been allowed to fly that far north, in the whole war. so, they have to read this letter to you. they cannot just come out and tell you. they have to read it to you. so it was very, um, it was hard to listen to somebody reading to you, for one thing. because you have so many questions that are running through your head, and a very short time. but you had to listen, so i did. of course, the tears came, and the gnashing of teeth and the whole nine yards. but my notification was so different from other people. >> tell us about that? >> welcome with a number of people for one. the amount of friendship that was already in the room was very difficult. they had never made a notification that b-52 had gone down over hanoi. so, for them, it was a very different story. they did not know how to do it either, you know [laughter] it was very strange. >> watch the full program on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific, here on america

and my first response was you said hanoi, he was flying over hanoi? b-52s don't fly over hanoi. what the hell was he doing in hanoi? first time they had ever been allowed to fly that far north in the whole war. so they have to read this letter to you. they cannot just come out and tell you. they have to read it to you. so it was very -- it was hard to listen to somebody reading to you, for one thing, because you have so many questions that are running through your head in a very short time period. but you -- you had to listen, so i did. and of course the tears came and the gnashing of teeth and the whole nine yards. but my notification was so different from other people -- >> tell us about that. >> well, the number of people, for one. the number -- the amount of friendship that was already in the room was very difficult. they had never made a notification that a b-52 had gone down over hanoi, so for them, it was a very different story. they didn't know how to do it either, you know. it was very strange. so i later, the chaplain pulled me aside to talk to me and said, "i hear you

would like to paint the picture, then i believe public pressure will be brought to bear upon hanoi.ishonesty and distruth that they are putting north. we tell the world we have not heard, we do not know. please, just let us know if our husbands or sons are alive. this is so little to ask. >> i've gone to see senator mcgovern since he's been to paris and taught with the north vietnamese. i've written to secretary general busant at the u.n. and have not received a reply. >> one of my most recent letters to senator fullbright i said, last summer i wrote to you asking for an appointment with you and expressing the idea that the most vociferous critics of the war had lengthened the war and has a debt menle effect for release of the prisons. at the time you refused to see me on the grounds that my idea was so preposterous, and that was his phrase, that visiting with me would serve no purpose. >> we're going back today to paris in hopes of finding the information that we originally went there seeking on september 17th. the north vietnamese promised send us letters regarding our husband's s

to those in command of north vietnam and the viet cong, the pursuit was a united vietnam under hanoi. to those in south vietnam, the pursuit was to be left alone. but they were not left alone. the story was always the same. it became a daily way of life and a daily way of death. village after village, city after city. today dozens killed in one area, hundreds in another, thousands in another. ♪♪ often mass graves were located months after a massacre. the ones who were previously known only to be missing were found, identified, and buried. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> in north vietnam, rallies of victory were held with regularity. death and destruction in the villages of south vietnam were hailed as a liberation. the south vietnamese reacted with missions to search for and destroy the weapons used against them. in the early 1960s, reconnaissance flights began. from the air, the land looked lush and innocent. signs of an enemy or weapons storage were nonexistent. if this lush land held secrets, it was rarely apparent from those on the quick overflights. and so the missions were preserved on film for

in this nation but worldwide to the true facts that these men are in fact not being treated the way hanoiishonesty and this truth that they are putting forth. we tell the world we tell the world we have not heard and we do not know. please let us know if our husbands or sons are alive. this is so little to ask. >> we i have written to secretary general at the un, and i have written to -- several times. i've not received a reply. >> one of my most recent letters, and one of my most recent letters to senator full bright, i said last summer i wrote to you asking for an appointment with you and expressing the idea that the most critics of the war had length in the war and thus had a detrimental effect on the possibility of released for the prisoners. at that time you refused to see me on the grounds that my idea was so preposterous and that was his phrase. that visiting with me would serve no purpose. >> we are going back today in hopes of finding the information that we originally went there seeking on september 17th. they north vietnamese promise to send us letters about the status of our h

, and into the hanoi hilton.here we were. somewhere around 1:00 in the morning. >> and the greeting then or the beginning of interrogations? >> that was kind of quick. when we finally got to the hanoi hilton, they made sure that the ropes that were tying my elbows behind my back were tight as possible which was very uncomfortable and it's about 30 degrees. it's winter. it's freezing cold. i'm in my skivvies and standing blindfolded in this interrogation room and being interrogated about what i flew and everyone wanted to know details about the airplane and electronic frequencies and stuff like that. who else was on the plane with me and that's when -- they told us back at fairchild in p.o.w. training that you should have a simple story with very few details as a cover story in case you ever get captured so you don't want many details because you don't want to get caught telling more than one lie about the same thing. and i didn't have that done and i was on my way home and i was only 25 years old and i had to dev

at a fairy landing the ferry came the drove across it into hanoi. and into the alley hilton there we were. somewhere around one o'clock in the morning. in the greeting then the beginning of interrogations. that was kind of quick we first got to the wallow prison the hanoi hilton. they made sure that the ropes there were time. i help us. behind my backwards tight as possible, which was pretty uncomfortable. it's about 30 degrees. it's winter. it's freezing cold. i've been my skivvies and standing blindfolded and in this interrogation room and being interrogated about what i flew and they want to know all kinds of details about the airplane electronic frequencies and stuff like that. who else was on the plane with me? and that's when at the end, you know, they told us that back at fairchild and pow training that you should have a simple story with very few details as a cover story in case you ever get captured so that you won't don't want many details because you don't want to get caught telling more than one live about the same thing. so so and i did

along the way to get me in hanoi. so we get to the handle a hilton now i didn't at the time didn't know it was called a hilton. i don't think i learned that after i've been there a little while. but all the american pows were in one corner the top when you i guess northwest corner that place. was we call little vegas. everything has to be named. somebody had named it the hanoi hilton. that was a dark humor thing, you know when you're when you're in trouble you have to have dark humor. you have to have laugh even when things are terrible. and so they named it little vegas in that cell blocks. there are several cell blocks and they were all named after the casinos the old casinos in las vegas. so i went into the thunderbird but down the hall was the mint and that was a solitary confinement sales. there were three and a half feet by six and a half feet. okay a little bitty. yourself and then there was a desert in and the stardust were two other small cell blocks. then there was a riviera and the golden nugget which were

then stopped at a ferry landing and the fairy came and drove across into hanoi and to the hanoi hilton. there we were. somewhere around 1:00 in the morning. ed: and the beginning of interrogations? robert: it was kind of quick. when we first got to the hanoi hilton, they made sure the ropes that were tying my elbows were as tight as possible. it's about 30 degrees. it's winter, freezing cold and i'm in my skivvies and standing there blindfolded in this interrogation room and being interrogated about what i flew, they wanted to know all kinds of details about the airplane electronic frequencies and stuff. who else was on the plane with me. they told us at fairchild that you should have a simple story with very few details as a cover story in case you ever get captured. you don't want any details because you don't want to get caught telling more than one lie about the same thing. i didn't have that done. i was on my way home, only 25 years old and i flew a b-52 and we never went where you could get shot down, so i had to develop that on the run. i told them i was a celestial navigator, a

of one, the mother of another and i invited peter arnett of the associated press and took off for hanoiead about it in the way jim peace book, which i recommend. i tell that story because again, the importance of civil society. and making peace during conflict. actually, it was jody williams the, nobel laureate who called civil society the third world power. people move policy, mere mortal people make change. look at the civil society uprisings around the world today that whole started as nonviolent cause for democracy, economic decency and against corruption. the violence that's happening is because of repressive measures by police. but i maintain there is a conscience in this world, and it is on its feet. so how is mobilizing in 1969 different from today? with a lot of new communication technology has to consequences or results. on the one hand, you can reach tens of thousands, maybe millions of people at the same time, with the same message. on the other hand, you leave out a lot of folks over 70. maybe over 85. we do not tweet. the following the inauguration of the current occupant

we were not going to try to escape from downtown hanoi. they moved us out of there and moved us into what we called the heartbreak hotel which was a row of prison cells that were 6 x 6 feet. it's the only part that is still standing as their museum. we were in there from around the 20th of december through the rest of the bombing. around the 1st of january. then we were moved back out to the area where the interrogation rooms were and five other prisoners were moved in. all december shootdowns. most of them had burns or other wounds of some sort, puncture wound, burns from fires in the airplane, dislocated shoulders for one guy when he had gone on a high-speed and pulled his parachute quickly and the chute had -- the lanyards grabbed his arms and ripped his arms out of socket. alex and i were not really wounded. and so we were taking care of them as best we could. it was freezing cold in there. we tried to -- we slept close to one another. and sanitation was poor and the food was not good. but it was food. they fed us six days a week they

some who didn't distinguish between new moab and moratorium were prisoners of war in hanoi at wallow prison. commander eugene wilbur was a commanding officer of a navy fighter squadron when he was shot down and captured. he listened to world news and knew all about the moratorium days against the war in vietnam. he was referring to both october and november 15th. even professor appy referred to the moratoriums, as if -- so it was a common expression. just as the two events were called moratorium days, so, too, the anti-nuclear activities of sane which called for the an little of nukes and the freeze which called for just that, freeze but not abolish nuclear weapons were both called the freeze. is david here. david courtwright was the executive director of sane. the huge disagreements, the fighting, the arguing among some of the adherence to other group meant nothing to the majority of the demonstrators. you were in the moratorium whether it was october or november, or in the freeze whether you were were abolition or not. who here knows that george washington university will receive $

i was in hanoi and the vietnamese said to me you can take commander mccain home with you on your plane as a sign of our goodwill. i'd didn't think it was the sign of goodwill that the commander would come home with me on the presidential plane so in any case i was wondering before i finally met him at the white house john mccain came up to me and said thank you for saving my honor. [audio difficulties] we became good friends for all the years afterwards i have not known a similarly dedicated individual and the experiences and conciliation with vietnam, democracy as important commitment to the united states and security and human progress. and he dedicated himself to this. and to me he's a great symbol of the best that america can do and it was an honor for me to remain friends and we have the opportunity to eulogize the senator. he was a great supporter of the american import. in germany we were discriminated minority. and to me america knew nothing except it was a symbol of freedom to me. and president roosevelt said it was the country for which we would emigrate. .. in terms of what

hilton. >> guest: hanoi. i think it was as comfortable for him obviously because was your home in arizona and he ran from there. first he was elected to the house of representatives and you made an interesting decision which a little bit later you say in your own way you are as independent minded and unconventional as john and the sense that while a lot of the spouses and there were wives and members of congress were living in washington and you started in arizona. tell us how you made it and how it worked out. >> guest: when john first ran we had no children. during that time when he was running for his second term we had meghan and both of us knew and what little experience i had in washington but he had much more than i did he knew it was not a good place to raise a family and this is what we would be doing at this point he was in the house of representatives. we both wanted their kids to be a priority. i stayed out west and he would come home every weekend and that's exactly what he did. the only time he

years.us i bet you're right, because the one time i went to hanoi with him as we landed and he was looking out the airplane window, he seemed to be deep in thought. and then the he said to me, i want to prepare you. if they recognize me on the street, there's going the to be anhe unusual reaction. >> guest: yeah. >> host: sure enough, here we are at the hanoi hilton, now a museum, and there's a group of college students, vietnamese, and they recognize him, and they started to chant. and they want photographs and autographs. after they left we got in the car to go to our next stop, and i said what the hell was that? [laughter] he said, or well, there's two reasons. one is that they think because they've been told that i was treated a lot better here as a prisoner of war than i really was. and i'm sure that was true. the second was that he, with john kerry, they ended up in long diplomatic relations to actually reconcile america with vietnam, and they remember. he had jokes. you know, everybody always called him a hero except for a few strange people who we won't mention -- >> guest: no. >>

in 2016, the first vietnamese-american woman ever elected to congress, with senator mccain at the hanoi hilton, he was giving us a tour of the hanoi hilton, a place where he had been tortured by the vietcong and the place where he endured five years in prison in shackles, and he was answering questions for the delegation and he talked about the importance of having veterans, people like senator sullivan and others that were in not only the senate but the house, it was important to have veterans serving in congress because they brought a unique perspective but also turned to me and said congratulations, you and so many other vietnamese americans have contributed so much to this country and i think it is that kind of dedication to those very american values that senator mccain embodied that makes this country so great. it gives me so much hope we will pull out of this dark moment because i believe that inclination is more american, the understanding that we are a diverse nation and everybody has made contributions and acknowledging that the way senator mccain did, that instinct that i bel

vietnam also has stopped international arrivals at its airport in hanoi.ato secretary-general jens stoltenberg said the alliance will restrict access to belarusian diplomats. this comes after belarus intercepted a flight in minsk and arrested a journalist on board. israel's opposition leader yair lapid says there are still many of the coastal forcing a coalition. the centrist leader is trying to forge an alliance including arab-israeli parties and a center-right party. erosion news agency says covid-19 is spreading faster than at any time since last october. vaccine uptake in russia has been sluggish. moscow's mayor says the capital has lower rates of vaccination than any major european city. our correspondent went to a specially built city in moscow to find out whether doctors are ready for another wave of infections. reporter: these suits have become like a second skin for doctors like this one. the 45-year-old has been working in the intensive care unit of this coronavirus hospital on the outskirts of moscow since it opened over a year ago. the hospital

my first time in tel aviv was in 1983 with hanoi rocks. a couple of decades later, i was here again with the new york dolls. it's a great pulsing city with culture, but the vibe can be a little misleading. when you're kicking back on a beautiful beach, it's easy to forget what's going on, for example, in gaza, less than 60 miles away. [man sings in foreign language] yaffa: there are three musical traditions that get away with turning major into minor or minor into major. the first one is balkan gypsy music. then there's the blues, and the third one is klezmer. klezmer combines joy and melancholy; happiness and sadness; tragedy and cedy. oy division is a time machine of the genre, bringing klezmer's age-old sound and message to this day in a way that will make even the most callous listener smile. assaf: originally it means a profession, not...a style of music in yiddish. so klezmer is the guy that plays music for a living. in that society, it means it's the lowest of the low of the social ladder. yaffa: oh, no! assaf: so in jewish music in

to hanoi the homeless situation by the local county and the state government it's criminal there has been so much money. shoved off by the state government by the taxpayers of los angeles county by the federal government to end this problem we need affordable housing we don't need campsites we don't need the orange cards we need what we were promised 10 years ago i think it's a good idea i mean it's a tricky situation because the homeless people need to live somewhere but i also see the other side of the. where some of the homeowners are on the area don't want to have necessary almost people living with them this whole proposal just putting almost people in parks and on beaches just like trying to put a band-aid over a gunshot and it just seems like politicians trying to. make themselves look good bad parkand serve double duty it can't be a full time. homeless camp and serve as a residential camp where people actually go to have space to spread out. the key posts known to us why things look in so far more for us in about 30 minutes but next up the bright variety of tailor made progra

it also has stopped international arrivals at its main airport in hanoi, nato secretary general in stoughton big says the alliance will restrict access to its headquarters for the liberty of diplomat. decision comes awake off developers forced a passenger planned to divert to men, scan a risk at a distance dissident journalist on board versus not a member of nato, but 9 times a diplomatic mission to the organization is rouse opposition leader yet lockheed says there are still many obstacles to forming a new coalition government that our prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, the central leader is trying to forge and the lines including a right wing pro settler party and arab israeli party has to wednesday deadline to do so quickly. so well, russian news agency says that toby 19 is spreading faster than at any time since last october. vaccine uptake in russia has been sluggish. moscow's message, the capital has lower right to vaccination than any other major european city, dw, emily sure. when went to a specially built facility in moscow to find out where the doctors are ready for another wave o

as a freshman member of congress i was elected 2016 and with senator mccain at the handout on - - hanoi hilton. and to the vietcong. and he endured five years in prison in shackles and answering questions and talked about the importance of veterans and people like senator sullivan not only in the senate and in the house but it is important to serve in congress but then he turned to me and said congratulations. you in so many other vietnamese americans have contributed so much to this country. it is that kind of dedication to those very american values that senator mccain embodied to make the country so great that gives me so much hope because i believe that inclination more americans with the understanding that we are a diverse nation to make contributions into acknowledge that in the way that senator mccain did. and that is purely american. and the help that we will get out of this rhetoric and then to confront our adversaries as a foreign adversary. >> so to give the biden administration a grade so also if you can show your perspective. >> he has at the 100 day mark yet. president bid

and so i have problems with hanoi even start a sentence in the certain context. because i myself am not the one at this particular kind of life necessarily. and so on circumstances, made me think about our language and help even the language is a barrier to coming together in this context two. libby go a little bit deeper about how even begin to talk about these things. >> i'll have joseph respond to this. tara: this poem came about because of this very problem. i would have conversations i would not even know how to start my sentence. because it didn't know i could be talking about we are they in this particular context. so i wrote my way out of it or through it. [laughter] so if you however you care to define that. the trouble with pronouns. but that is exactly why my lips and my tongue freeze. another unarmed black man, be clear that the pronouns are messed because the mixed race and except trying to explain black and white, how we and they might bridge the gap. my lips, sometimes lack the confidence of these lives, speaking out of a light-skinned blue-eyed fa

was the time when nixon and henry kissinger decided to soften the terms of their secret talks with hanoi the u.s. had insisted that no date for a pullout of u.s. troops could be set. they drop that demand during this period.\ the juxtaposition suggests that the antiwar movement had something to do with that decision. all the marching the antiwar movement did, it was not just people in the streets -- polls showed that most americans thought the war was wrong. a plurality of americans thought that if the cost of getting out meant that the communist in south vietnam would have a part in the government and the coalition government, that was something to do in order to end the war. host: what was the lasting impact do you think of mayday, that weekend and that monday? guest: i think it had a fundamental effect on politics and government. all of the lawsuits that came out of mayday that established the rights of dissent on the streets of d.c. and elsewhere chilled the possibility of more kinds of legal mass arrests in the country. cases that come out of that are still cited in legal manuals al

put a path forward to achieve that and away to never put the world at risk and ultimately we went to hanoi and were not successful. kim decided not to give up his nuclear program but he did reconfirm his commitment to conduct tests in his commitment to have long-range missile test which means a lot to us here in the u.s. those were good outcomes albeit partial incomes. i hope we will not lose focus, it's a dangerous nation where they have a nuclear program, one that's not yet decided it wants to be part of the community of nations. there is still more work to do. >> i completely agree. i love to ask more questions myself but i want to open up to our audience so i will invite my colleague to go back on screen so do you have any questions? >> sure do. as a couple of questions about turkey in the region, specifically long-term goals. can we count on him to stay out of this conflict as part or as missile defense? >> goodness, no. i don't think we can. the animosity between haiti, i shouldn't personalize, i hope the president will have conversations, these -- this is a nato partner, we shouldn'

that was in hanoi when president trump and his team went in, and kim jong-un offered a small step.dismantle their known nuclear facility. president trump wanted a grand gesture and go big or go home, when he went home early and that summit collapsed and kim jong-un was humiliated in front of his own government and people, he to get on his train and go home without a deal, that spelled the end of diplomacy in our perhaps in our lifetime. between the u.s. and north korea happening in any sort of productive way. now, they have made it clear the u.s. is not their priority. south korea is not their priority and they may well rye to drum up drama ahead of president biden and president moon's summit later at the white house this month. because things are going so well with china right now, kim jong-un does not need to work with the u.s. and south korea. even though president biden's north korea policy which is very practical, it talks about actual negotiation. step by step, give and take. it's very unlikely that a lot of analysts say it will gain traction in the climate. >> all that great

seven years in hanoi hilton.nd it was outside and two of the honor guard passed out. they had to bring in ambulances and medical care and i asked the sergeant in charge of the detail afterward, i said, maybe i guess two hours is too long to wait out here in the heat. he said, sir, we've been in a lot hotter places for a lot longer but it is the masks, the masks make us, make people pass out. that can't be good for our military, when they have to wear masks out. you know, for heaven's take, letting them not pass out would be better than risking 99% chance of survivability with covid. elizabeth: okay. congressman gohmert we love talking to you, you give us -- >> always love talking to. >> tell us what is going on. good to see you. come back soon. come back again. next up, same here, dr. makary back with us on dr. fauci now blaming americans for quote, misinterpreting, what everyone says is the cdc's is confusing mask guidance after critics say dr. fauci has been confusing everyone with his flip-flops and 180s, taki

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national security adviser, henry kissinger, decided to soften the terms in their secret talks with hanoiow to end the war. up until that point, the u.s. had insisted no date for a pullout of u.s. troops could be set unless north vietnamese troops also would pull out of south vietnam at the same time. and they dropped that demand in this period. and the juxtaposition makes one think there's no question that the intensity of the anti-war movement had something to do with that decision. so it's clearly all the marching, all the work that the movement did, all the sentiment in the country it shall it wasn't just the people in the streets but the polls were showing most americans thought the war was wrong and a plurality of americans believed if the cost of getting out meant that the communists in south vietnam would have part in the government, in the coalition government, then that was something to do in order to end the war. all those things point to the impact of the movement. >> what was the lasting impact, do you think, of may day, that weekend and that monday? >> i think it had a funda

taken effect for city residence. vietnam is also stopped international arrivals at its main airport in hanoi young police in nigeria. se gunman have kidnapped around 200 children from a school in niger state. it's the latest in a series of such rapes with $700.00 students, abducted and held for ransom since december. germany is seeking clarification over reports that denmark helped the us by on senior european politicians, including anglo medical revelations that emerged in 2013 show that the u. s national security intelligence agency. tap the phones of several leaders, including the german chancellor. now a new multinational media investigation says danish military intelligence unit supported the us wiretapping operation. this is done mar, secret communication station near copenhagen. danish intelligence reportedly worked with the us national security hage, and see from here to eavesdrop on european politicians. that's according to danish sources. a joint investigation by several european media outlets shows. former german chancellor candidate pastime brook was among the espionage targets d

while on a bombing mission over hanoi, his plane was shot down and he was captured by the north vietnamese. he discusses his 100 days in captivity and later, his career as a chaplain. and the therapy he received to deal with the trauma of his captivity. he's followed by his wife, robbie certain who describes the harrowing days that followed his capture. watch tonight, beginning at 8 pm eastern. and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span 3.

national security adviser, henry kissinger decided to soften the terms in their secret talks with hanoihow to end the war. up to that point the u.s. had insisted that no date for a pull out of u.s. troops could be set, and less north vietnamese troops would also pull out of south in the enamel the same time. they dropped that demand during this period. the juxtaposition makes me think that there's no question that the intensity of the anti war movement had something to do with that decision. so it is clearly all the marching, all the i protest the at the world movement did, all the sentiment in the country, wasn't just people in the streets. the polls at that point were showing that most americans thought the war was wrong. a plurality of americans thought that if the cost of getting out of the war that the communists the communist would have a pardon government and a coalition government, that was something to do in order to end the war. >> what was the lasting impact do you think of may day, that weekend and that monday? >> i think it had a fundamental effect on politics and governmen

while on a bombing mission over hanoi, his plane was shot down and he was captured by the north vietnamese discusses his 100 days in captivity and later his career as a chaxlain and the therapy he received to deal with the trauma of his captivity. he's followed by his wife who describes the harrowing days that followed his capture. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more, including midco. ♪♪ ♪♪ midco supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >>> next, jason stacy and matthew ellington, co-authors of "fabric of a nation: a brief history with skills and sources for the ap course." they host a study session for the advanced placement u.s. history exam reviewing different eras of american history and providing strategies for the free-response answers. they also demonstrate how to

while on a bombing mission over hanoi, his plane was shot down and he was captured by the north vietnamese discusses his 100 days in captivity and later, his career as a chaplain. and the therapy he received to deal with the trauma of his captivity. he's followed by his wife, robbie certain, who describes the harrowing days that followed his capture. watch tonight, beginning at 8 pm eastern and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. it's, jason stacy and matthew wellington, coauthors of fabric of a nation, a brief history of skills and sources for the ap course. they host a study session for the advanced placement u.s. history exam, reviewing different areas of american history and providing strategies for the free response answers. they also demonstrate how to analyze historical documents and they took

while on a bombing mission over hanoi, his plane was shot down and he was captured by the north vietnamese discusses his 100 days in captivity and later his career as a chaplain and the therapy he received to deal with the trauma of his captivity. he's joined by his wife who describes the harrowing days of his capture. watch oral histories every day on c-span3. >>> on september 17, 2020, president trump signed an executive order establishing a national commission to promote patriotic education. the same day a panel discussed the state of history education in the united states. the white house hosted and provided the video. >> this is a panel on recovery of the history of our country, which is being distorted as an active policy, and we have here several experts who know about the distortion and who know about the history. and we will proceed roughly from people talking about those distortions and other people talking about how to correct them and correct the history. i will

hanoi has suspended all international flight arrivals.cts from the outside, the public to vietnam and so, they had to do it but it matters because it is a huge impact on the economy and on shout homes and living abroad or workers from other countries and experts coming in to help vietnam and the economy because it is all come to a stop. let's look now at afghanistan. officials are warning that a third wave is coming. it is now suspected that the highly infectious indian variant of the virus is in the country. the country recorded thirty new covid related deaths over the past twenty four hours and there's a high number of infections. here's secunder kermani. afghanistan recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections. by standards, it's still rather low for someone to cases, 30 new deaths but you have to remember that testing figures in afghanistan are also extremely low. so unfortunately, the real number of infections, the real number of deaths is likely to be significantly higher and that latest third wave of infections does seem t

war oral histories with robert certain a us air force b-52 navigator while on a bombing mission over hanoi his plane was shot down and he was captured by the north vietnamese. he discusses his 100 days in captivity and later his career as a chaplain and the therapy he received to deal with the trauma of his captivity. he's followed by his wife robbie certain who describes the harrowing days that followed his capture. watch wednesday beginning at 8pm eastern and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. c-span is your unfiltered view of government or funded by these television companies and more including mediacom. the world changed in an instant mom was ready internet traffic soared and we never slowed down schools and businesses went virtual and we powered a new reality because immediacom were billed to keep you ahead mediacom support c-span as the public service along with these other television providers giving you a front-row seat to democracy. the 1619 project and the 1776 commission have brought differing views of us history into the public debate over how it should be tau

while on a bombing mission over hanoi, his plane was shot down and he was captured by the north vietnamese. he discusses his experience, his later career as a chaplain. he's followed by his wife, robbie certain, who describes the harrowing days following his capture. watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ >>> from the 2020 national council for history education conference, albemarle high school teacher chris bunin shows how geographic information systems or gis can be used to trace the source and map the spreads of diseases throughout history including cholera, smallpox, and aids. he