gallery historian gives us a two or, including the paintings of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harry lincoln -- harry truman. >> american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texas. in corpus christi in 1948, dr. hector p garcia founded the american g.i. forum, which advocates for equal treatment of hispanic veterans. posted by our time warner cable partners, we visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about corpus christi all weekend here on american history tv. >> welcome to the acm of science and history. the museum was started in 1957. it operates as a public-private partnership. we started as a general museum. today, we have more detailed topics. we talk about the city of corpus christi, including major business developments that we have shared with the world. we are going to explore the corpus christie history gallery. this area of the museum discusses the native peoples. they did not have a written language. they were here and the 1850's. they made a fierce reputation for themselves and were a formidable foe to the white settlers who eventually drove them out th

virtual tour of the gallery's presidential paintings including those of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harry truman. tonight at 6:45 eastern on c-span 3 as american history tv. >> each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> this is the state of virginia in the springtime of 1956. springtime reckoning to a small boy, urging him to wonder with the wind, over the pasture fence to catch a cow. not an easy thing. because a calf is a youngster like himself. ride him? sure. what is a day without a little rough and tumble? when a boy needs comfort, there is always home. and mother and father. this is the world of randy kerr of oakton, virginia. typical, except for one thing. randy was the first child to receive an injection of salk polio vaccine. much had preceded this moment when randy kerr made history. in the all-out fight against polio led by the national foundation or into tile paralysis, there were many -- for infantile paralysis, there were many struggles of heartbreak. thousands upon thousands of children and ad

virtual tour of the gallery's presidential paintings, including those of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harry truman. that is tonight at 6:45 eastern on c-span3's american history tv. each week, american history tv's reel america brings your archival films to help tell the story of the 20th century. developed during world war ii as a more powerful version of the liberty ship, over 500 victory cargo ships were built to replace ships destroyed by german submarines. in 1945 film "hannibal victory" documents the journey of a victory ship from san francisco to the philippines to deliver cargo, including several steam railroad engines. ♪ >> right here on this peaceful river is where the story starts of the sea voyage that took us halfway around the world a wartime sea voyage. it's the mississippi old man river himself. it sort of makes you homesick, doesn't it, homesick for when you were a kid in the good old summertime when you listened to the steamboat blowing through the banend. remember your first ride on a stern wheeler with her paddles biting the mississippi water and thinking maybe how you w

harry hawk, though, is the one that spoke the last words abraham lincoln ever heard. there is i think, a misrepresentation that he finished the line and the laughter covered the sound of the gunshot. harry hawk maintained to his dying day that he never finished the line. he was turning upstage delivering his retort to that curtained archway that you saw when he heard the gunshot. and he spun around, and his friend -- and he knew him well -- john booth was standing there holding this 12-inch buoy knife -- he had left the derringer up in the box -- and harry hawk is terrified. he backpedals, runs up the stage and hides in his dressing room. why? because he had been seeing one of booth's women and booth said to him, if i ever catch you with her again, i'll kill you. so harry hawk's first instinct was, he's coming to kill me and runs off the stage. another significant person from that night that i think has not received anywhere near the co coverts that he should have was ned emerson. ned emerson was very close friends with john wilkes booth, had known him since childhood

he focuses on presidential portrait including andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harry truman. the smithsonian's portrait gallery has the nation's largest collection of presidential portraits. the director explains the gallery's mission and its efforts to interpret the collection for a 21st century audience. the kansas city public library hosted this event. it is just over an hour. >> thank you so much for having us. henry, thank you so much for this wonderful program at the kansas city public library. and the executive director thank you. it is such a pleasure to get to know you and see your amazing facilities. we are all terribly envious. also to alex, the executive director of the truman library. -- truman library institute. thank you so much. we have a partnership going, lending their major john kennedy portrait by de koening to us. i would like to invite all three gentlemen to come up to the stage because we are going to do an interesting unveil. robin trust and the art curator is going to unveil the reproduction. you will be able to see it on screen. we are going to do a

historian gives a tour of the presidential paintings including those of andrew jackson, abraham lincoln, and harrytruman sunday here on american history tv. each week, american artifacts visits museums and historic places. the united states botanic garden was first proposed by president george washington in a 1796 letter. next, a visit to the grounds of the oldest botanic garden in north america to learn about the history of this plant museum. >> my name is ari novy, i am the executive director of the united states botanic garden. we are standing on union square, which is the end cap of the national mall on the east side just before you arrive at the united states capital. is a fascinating piece of land because it has gone through many transformations in terms of what has been here over the course of the history of washington, d.c., since around 1800. eight is important to the botanic garden because the first united states botanic garden was on this piece of land even though today it is most notably associated with the reflecting pool and memorial to grant. what i would like to do today is present

lincoln. an executive order. it wasn't the only one. we think back in history to the historic executive orders and you have to think of harry truman.harry truman after world war ii stepped up and said we are going to integrate the armed forces of the united states of america and i won't wait for congress. give me the pen and paper to sign the executive order to achieve it. so if president lincoln can liberate three million american slaves if president truman can sign an executive order integrating the armed forces, how can the republicans come to the floor one after the other and say the use of an executive order by the president is unconstitutional and want to hold president obama accountable for their misguided thinking? it doesn't make sense. and i might just say and i thought perhaps the senator from nevada was going to say it as well if they don't like -- if none of the republicans like what president obama has done on immigration, can i remind them they're now in the majority control of the house and senate? if they think it's better to have a law enacted despite the fact that for two years the house of representatives refuse