we are back now live in harrisonburg virginia with more from the confederate icons conference. up next, author caroline ginny. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. please find your seats.

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history tv, live coverage of the confederate icons conference from james madison university in harrisonburg virginia. speakers include the ceo of the american civil war museum in the museums historian. the ceo of the shenandoah valley battlefield foundation, particular verse we professor, and the author of the book "after the civil war." watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. supreme court nominee bret cavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings in the vote. c-span.org,pan, on or listen with the c-span radio app. >> secretary of state mike pompeo testified at a senate hearing about president trump's meetings with vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong-il. he also discussed -- kim jong-un. he also discussed the nato alliance and relations with the european union. the hearing is three hours.

we are back live in harrisonburg, virginia at the icons conference hosted by the shenandoah valley battlefieldssociation. our coverage continues until 5:00 eastern. at six clock eastern, you can watch the entire conference again here on american history tv on c-span3. up next, american civil war museum ceo c coleman looks at the controversy -- chris c coleman looks at the controversy of the monuments. a reminder you can also watch by of our coverage anytime visiting our website, c-span.org \history. you can find out the schedule and see our programs in their entirety. share us your thoughts. we are going to get started. if you would like to find seat, we will get stte

tv, live all day coverage of the confederate icons conference from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers include christy coleman john,seum's historian, and jamesne janey, robertson, author. watch the confederate icons conference this morning starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight part series on women in congress. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, former republican congresswoman, susua -- susan. >> it made me a fighter and i was just forced to be tougher. 't that the secret? we were constantly being underestimated, so sometimes being underestimated is a good thing. you can always add to the element of surprise. a lot of my debates were people i was debating who did not take me seriously, until i got out there and it was too late. weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barbara lynnli, nancy johnson, and woolsey. >> this is american history tv on c-span three. while we wait for this conference to get under way here are highlights of this weekend's programming on the c-span networks. >> a lot of people don't wa

. >> we are alive today from harrisonburg virginia for the confederate icons conference, hosted by the battlefield foundation. our live coverage will continue at 2 p.m. eastern time after this lunch break. more civil war history from our american artifacts series for a tour of the white house of the confederacy. you're watching american history tv on c-span3. during the civil war, confederate president jefferson davis and his family lived in this mansion in richmond virginia. now referred to as the white house of the confederacy, the fromence was saved demolition. since 1988 it has been restored to its wartime appearance. american history tv visited the house to learn about the mexican war veteran and u.s. senator who became leader of the confederate states of america. this is part one of a two-part program. >> this house was built 1818. it was a private residence for a doctor and president of the bank of virginia. he lived here with his family until 1844. the house passed through several more private owners after that. in 1857, it was purchased by lewis crenshaw, a wealthy flour mill

they arrive in harrisonburg, virginia where they meet up with other odd couples from across the country or blues, whichever is going first -- >> we should be willing to serve other people. >> reporter: in this case, it's the blues. >> where do you stand on this lgbt rights issue? and why? >> five years ago, my son came out. it made me stop and think about things. >> reporter: and the reds go while the blues listen. >> i see marriage as something between a man and woman. for the purpose of having children so that the children have parents that will pass on the values of society. >> let me ask you about this exercise that we've just seen. how did it go for the two of you? >> these are deeply-held beliefs on both sides, and we've got to talk about them even if it feels hard. >> reporter: so hard but worth doing. >> yes. >> reporter: actually hard but must do? >> absolutely. >> reporter: what are the takeaways? one, it's worth repeating this. don't try to change anybody's mind. >> if you enter into this and they sense your goal is to show them how stupid they are with their perspective, the

. >> we are alive today from harrisonburg virginia for the confederate icons conference, hosted by the battlefield foundation. our live coverage will continue at 2 p.m. eastern time after this lunch break. more civil war history from our american artifacts series for a tour of the white house of the confederacy. you're watching american history tv on c-span3. during the civil war, confederate president jefferson davis and his family lived in this mansion in richmond virginia. now referred to as the white house of the confederacy, the fromence was saved demolition. sinc88

confederate icons conference from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers include christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and the museum's historian john koske, john walker, ceo of the battlefield foundation and james robertson, author of the book after the civil war, the heroes, villains, soldiers and civilians who changed america. watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-any time on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. : amy >>> army harder is r at our table this morning, energy and climate change reporter for axios here in washington to talk about climate changes. amy, i want to begin with our visit to alaska and we spoke with john wolf, chief scientist for the international arctic research center. here's what he had to say about climate cha

eastern on american history tv, life, all-day coverage from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers include the ceo of the american civil war museum and the museums historians. caroline janie, purdue university professor and james robertson, after the book -- author of a book, after the civil war. watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. to bring youtinue unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] at the white house, president

we are back live from harrisonburg, virginia, for more from the confederate icons conference hosted by the shenandoah valley battlefields foundation. next, historian john coski on the debates over the confederate battle flag. later today at 6:00 eastern, we will re-air all five speakers from today's live coverage right here on cspan3's american history tv. [indistinct conversations] >> how are we doing on time? >> find your seats. we are going to get started after the break. thank you to all of you who are already members of the shenandoah valley battlefields foundation. a special thank you to all of our guard members, our most only giving society. a special thank you to all of you signing up to become members today. those memberships are what keep us having these events. thank you very much for that. i would like to again do a quick thank you to james madison university, a phenomenal educational institution in the heart of the shenandoah valley. it is a beautiful campus, a beautiful venue, and they are wonderful partners helping us do our work in the great valley of virginia. without

eastern, the all day coverage of conference from james madison university and harrison -- in harrisonburg, virginia. watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning, starting at 10:00 eastern, in american history tv, on c-span3. q&a,y night on constitutionally -- lawyer david stewart, the trial of president andrew johnson and the fight for lincoln's legacy. >> it is a scandal. the chapter on johnson. i will not speak beyond that. it should be expunged from every library in the country. it calls ross'vote the most heroic moment in american history. saving johnson, i think was not a heroic moment. >> david stewart, on c-span's q&a. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span's brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. the white house has announced a $12 billion program to assist farmers impacted i tariffs imposed on u.s.

tv, live all day coverage of the confederate icon's conference from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers are christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and john coski, kevin walker, ceo of the schenn an doan yeah valley battlefield foundation, caroline janney and james robertson, author of the book "after the civil war," the heroes, villians, soldiers and civilians that changed america. watch the conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3.

tv, live, all-day coverage of the confederate icons conference from james madison university in harrisonburgrginia. speakers include christy coleman , kevin walker, ceo of the shenandoah battlefield association, and james robertson, offer of the book "after the civil war." watch the confederate icons saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. "washington journal" continues. our table, two members of the education and workforce committee, republican glenn thompson and democrat raja krishnamoorthi. we had you on about a year ago to talk about legislation for career and technical education. tell us what has happened since then. guest: since then, our really aon, which is transformational piece of legislation for american families, businesses, really for the nation when you look at the economic impact, has been voted on five times. three times in the house, two times in the senate. now it is going directly to president trump's desk for a signature. host: what exactly will this do? it is transformational, it is historic, it is a landmark, bipartisan piece of leg

tv live all day coverage of the confederate icons conference from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers include christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and the museum's historian john koske, john walker, ceo of the battlefield foundation and james robertson, author of the book after the civil war, the heroes, villains, soldiers and civilians who changed america. watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-any time on c-s listen with the free c-span radio app. :

live all day coverage of the confederate conference but from james madison university in harrisonburg virginia. speakers include kristi coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum. and museum historian john koski. kevin walker, ceo the shenandoah valley battlefield foundation, caroline janie, purdue university professor and james robertson, author of the book after the civil war, the heroes and villains, soldiers and civilians who changed america. was the confederate icon conference saturday morning, starting at 10 eastern. on american history tv. on c-span3. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearing d the votes. watch live on c-span watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. the nation's chief law enforcement officer attorney general jeff sessions spoke about three -- free speech on campus -- college campuses to a group of high school students. >> great to be with you. you made my morning, i have to say.

tv, live all day coverage of the confederate icon's conference from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers are christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and john coski, kevin walker, ceo of the schenn an doan yeah valley battlefield foundation, caroline janney and james robertson, author of the book "after the civil war," the heroes, villians, soldiers and civilians that changed america. watch the conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> before the confirmation of robert wilke, peter o'rourke testified before the house veterans affairs committee on workforce morale, whistleblower training, staff vacancies and va employee performance. this is about 2 1/2 hours. >> good morning. the committee will come to order. welcome. thankal you a thank you all for joining us on the implementation of the department of veterans affairs accountable and whistle bs blower protection act of 2017. last year's enactment of this legislation was years of work by members of this committee and also the reforms to the federal civil se

tv, live all-day coverage of the confederate icons conference, from james madison university in harrisonburg, university. speakers include christy coleman and the museum's historian, john kosky. kevin walker, ceo of the shen d shenandoah valley's battlefield, and james robertson, author of the book, "after the civil war: the heros, villains, soldiers and siccivilians who changed america." watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> sunday night on "afterwards," former white house press secretary sean spicer discusses his book. he's interviewed be former republican national committee chairman, michael steele. >> and ronald reagan and donald trump are about 180 degrees apart from each other and yet, here we are in this space. how did you navigate that? because we're both reagan conservatives in that regard. >> that's right. >> so was it a little bit of a, you know, dance every once in a while or how did you do it? >> with respect to the president himself, look, there's no question. he is not traditional in terms of ho

tv, live all day coverage of the confederate icons conference from james madison university in harrisonburginia. coleman include christy , this figure of the american civil war museum and the historian john koski. cheney, a purdue university professor, and james robinson, author of the book after the civil war. the civilians and shoulders who -- the -- after the civil war: the civilians and shoulders -- soldiers who changed the world. >> washington journal continues. oft: continuing on the topic trade this morning where joined by christine mcdaniels, a senior research fellow at george mason university and a former economist in the george w. bush administration. what is your definition of fair trade? is it is simple as a country's imports matching or coming close to exports? >> fair trade is being used more and more these days, i grew up in the free trade era. trade and of the fair free trade are misnomers. remember, people trade, governments do not trade. i think the important thing is to remember that if people are best off when they can buy and sell how they want with whom they want, and

tv, live all-day coverage of the confederate icons conference from james madison university in harrisonburg, virginia. speakers include christy coleman and the museum's historian john coski. keven walker, ceo of the shenandoah valley battlefield association, caroline janney and james robertson author of "after the civil war -- the heroes, villains, soldiers who changed america." watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight-part series on women in congress. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, former republican congresswoman susan molinari. >> it also made me a fighter and made me, you know, i was just forced to be tougher. that's -- you know, isn't that sort of the secret. at least it was back then. we were constantly being underestimated as females. and so, you know, sometimes being underestimated is a good thing because you can add to the element of surprise. i remember a lot of my debates where the people i was debating didn't take me seriously until i got up there and then