the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. now, flagler is a man who is very little known outside the state of florida. but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. and in the early years of standard oil, rockefeller and flagler were best friends. they had homes on euclid avenue in cleveland near each other. when standard move its headquarters to new york city, rockefeller and flagler had homes across the street from each other on fifth avenue. into office back in cleveland they pushed their desks back to back so that they could hand the documents back and forth to each other. flagler was standard oil's railroad man. he was the person who worked out the deals with the railroads in new york and pennsylvania and ohio to all standard oil's products. and flagler was noted for driving hard bargains, that he would get rebates from the railroads which would be reduced rates for flagler's, for standards products. mek standard a big advantage over

henry flagler was a hardheaded businessman and as we saw in standard oil he was a hardheaded business man and also someone that had big ideas, there he was able to envision a giant corporation. i believe he came with a limited idea at first to just build a hotel in saint august dean. but i also believe very quickly that that dream expanded. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonvjacksonv ille and saint augustine to make sure that his death could get through conveniently. he built the first railroad bridge across the st. johns river in jacksonville so that people could make it from new york to saint augustine without changing trains and in buying that railroad, he bought the rights to extend the railroad all the way to daytona beach. and this is even before he had completed his hotel in saint august bean and soap really the dream was beginning and later on someone asked him that question, did you envision an empire that would extend all the way to miami and key west and flagler said yes, he was a man that had big dreams and he was a visionary. so what impact did

henry flagler is known as the father of florida tourism. during his lifetime, he was a railroad magnate. he also joined with henry plant from connecticut, a man who developed the gulf coast of florida, and they created with nine other men the plant investment company through which they were going to develop florida, the southernmost frontier of the united states. flagler's wife had consumption. the warm, moist air in florida was what her doctor recommended to help her feel better. they went to jacksonville and stayed there, and from there they made a day excursion to saint augustine. he was not impressed. they went back home to new york. unfortunately, she passed away. a lot change in florida. he had the opportunity to bring his new bride here with the rockefellers for his honeymoon in december of 1883. the town was very changed. there were new modern hotels. the economy was coming back. he was much more impressed. in march of 1885, he bought his first piece of florida property, which is the site on which the hotel ponce de leon stands toda

henry flagler was a hardheaded businessman. and at standard oil we saw him as a hardheaded businessman. but he was also somebody who had big ideas. at standard he was able to envision a giant corporation. and in florida i believe he came with a limited idea first; just build a hotel in st. augustine. but i also believe that very quickly that dream expanded. for example he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to insure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. he built the first railroad bridge across the st. johns river in jacksonville so that people could make it from new york to st. augustine without changing trains. but in buying that railroad, he bought the rights to extend the railroad all the way to daytona beach. this was even before he had completed his hotels in st. augustine. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. and later on somebody asked him that question did you envision an empire that woulding extend all the way -- that would extend all the way

the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler.now, flagler is a man who is very little known outside the state of florida. but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. and in the early years of standard oil, rockefeller and flagler were best friends. they had homes on euclid avenue in cleveland near each other. when standard move its headquarters to new york city, rockefeller and flagler had homes across the street from each other on fifth avenue. into office back in cleveland they pushed their desks back to back so

later on as you go to the history of the city, this fortification is a primary target of henry flagler. he would like it on because this is prime real estate, a great place to build a hotel. the city keeps its fortification because it becomes an entrenched part of the city's effort of history. the grounds around this fort are where people had their picnics easter celebrations and other things. you got the two that have been tied together for so long. it's hard to pull the two apart. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring saint augustine, florida. our cities tour staff travel there to learn about its rich history and learn more about saint augustine and other stops in our tour at www.c-span.org/ cities tour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies and during the revolution while in her mid-40's, she was considered an enemy by the british who threaten to take her hostage britt later, she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. martha washington, t

we have a lot of history from spanish to henry flagler. that intrigues you? >> there is. >> you might write about? >> it's going to be in 2018. >> yes. [applause] it's not going to be ancient though. it's going to be more modern history from st. augustine something from the civil rights era. something interesting from the civil rights era in 2018 that does intrigue me, that does intrigue me about here, and i wanted to explore it a little bit more. so that book -- that sounds hike a long way away by the way but i will actually start writing that book coming up january. you stay a year ahead in the book business. i would write that book in '16 turn it in in '17 publish in '18. we have people in town, so i've gotten three or four visits all downtown to see some things so, yes, st. augustine will make an appearance yes it will. other questions? yes, sir. >> [inaudible] historical fiction. so interesting other than the fact that it's a lot of fact in it is the incredible detail in describing places and people. do you research that or do you mak

over here and opposite her we have a portrait of henry flagler himself on this side. we use this now as what we call the flagler room. it's our museum room in that it reflects the historic furniture and 20th century furniture as the hotel was updated. probably the most important features in this room we have in the four quadrants, the corners spaces of the room, canvas murals created by artist. his work extremely popular. they were in hotels in the late 19th and early 20th century and private homes. the almost all of those were destroyed for the sky scrapers in downtown new york. to the best of my knowledge we have the only collection of four that remains anywhere. these cherub theme murals are done on can skpras called dreams of love and the only other mural that i know that exists was commissioned by mrs. thomas edison after she saw the murals in here and they have one of those and it is the den in their house in new jersey. i'm going to walk you into the center of this space. this is a very ceremonial place. this is the area that would have been closed off for pres

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was builtly henry flagler. he's a man that's very little know outside the state of dplorz, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john rock fell ler. he was a man who always wanted to undertake a great enterprise. as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure guests could get to his hotel conveniently. clearly, the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a map who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >>> watch all of our events saturday at noon eastern on c-span2'sbook tv and sunday afternoon at too on american history tv on c-span3. >>> coming up, we'll show you our conversations with new members of congress. in 25 minutes, republican will hurd of texas and in 50 minutes, norma tor res of california, and in an hour over 15 and 15 minutes, ryan of montana, but we begin with steve russell of oklahoma. after a long career in the u.s. army, congressman

. -- henry morrison flagler. he is very little known outside of the state of florida, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. this actually had been a cofounder of standard oil company, with john d rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake a great enterprise and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and say augustine in order to ensure that guests could hit to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow. he was a man that had big dreams , he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from say augustine, saturday at noon eastern on book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00, on c-span3. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present winning entries from a documentary competition. student cam is the annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create documentaries based on themes, the three branches and you

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was builtly henry flagler. he's a man that's very little know outside the state of dplorz, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john rock fell ler. he was a man who always wanted to undertake a great enterprise. as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure guests could get to his hotel conveniently. clearly, the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a map who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >>> watch all of our events saturday at noon eastern on c-span2'sbook tv and sunday afternoon at too on american history tv on c-span3. >>> coming up, we'll show you our conversations with new members of congress. in 25 minutes, republican will hurd of texas and in 50 minutes, norma tor res of california, and in an hour over 15 and 15 minutes, ryan of montana, but we begin with steve russell of oklahoma. after a long career in the u.s. army, congressman

. >> this was built by henry morrison flagler. little is known about him, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake a great enterprise, and as it turned out florida was it. he realized he needed to own the railroad to ensure that gusts could get to the hotel conveniently, and so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man with big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all events from st. augustine, saturday, noon eastern on c-span's booktv and c-span3 on sunday afternoon. >>> the l.a. times reported in march that california would run out of water in one year. governor brown announced mandatory water restrictions for the first time in state history. next, remarks from a canadian author who was a key player five years ago when the u.n. declared water as a basic human right. food and water watch chair recently addressed the kpamp university in cincinnati on the global

. >> the hotel was built by henry morrison flagler. a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil with john d rockefeller a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. as it turned out florida was it. he realized he needed to on the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine to ensure that guests can get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow. a man who had big dreams and he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events saturday at noon eastern on c-span2 book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock on american history tv. it's. >> the cato institute held a a discussion on the challenges and implications of tax reform and ways to broaden the tax base. panelists what does some of the reform plans laid out by the 2016 presidential candidates. [inaudible conversations] >> well, good afternoon. thank you for coming to the cato institute briefing. i am peter russo, directo

. >> the hotel was built by henry morrison flagler who is very little known outside the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil co. with john rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise and as it turned out florida was it. he realized he needed to bone the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> next weekend in los angeles is the annual los angeles times festival of books and book tv will be alive april 18th and nineteenth from the university of southern california campus. michael neely is deputy publisher of the l.a. times. when and how and why did the l.a. times are sponsoring this book fare? >> los angeles times started this book fair 20 years ago, the 22

. >> the hotel was built by henry morrison. flagler is a man who is very little known outside the state of florida. he was one of the mouth -- wealthiest men in america. he had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d rockefeller. he was a man who wanted to undertake some great enterprise. as it turned out, florida was it. he needed to own the railroad. he needed to ensure that test can get to his hotel conveniently. the dream was beginning to grow. it he was a man who had big dreams. it>> watch all of our events from florida. >> c-span's pleased to present the winners. student can is our annual competition that allows students to think critically about issues that face the nation. students create documentaries based on the theme the three branches and you. allie stanley and catherine thompson are one of our second prize winners. they focused on the tennessee valley authority act of 1933. >> the tennessee valley was exposed to electricity. this became a booming economy. what could change the economic climate so quickly? >>

by henry morrison. flaglerittle known outside the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. essentially he had been a co-founder of standard oil company with jeon d rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to take a great enterprise and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad. between jacksonville and st. augustine too, to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he wasn't a man with big dreams. he was a visionary. watch our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2 's, book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv on c-span 3 chlt. c-span 22 providing live coverage of the senate floor proceedings and key policy events and every weekend book tv now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span 22 created and brought to you by a satellite and cable provider. watch us in hd and like us on facebook. follow us

. >> the hotel ponce deleon was built by henry morrison flagler. he's a man very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise, and as it turned out florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the rail rode between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently system of clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all our events from st. augustine, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's "book tv" and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. next a look at the 2016 presidential race and what's ahead this weekend at new hampshire's republican gathering of potential contenders. it's from today's "washington journal." isturbing thing to me. that is almost an afterthought to you. >> "washington journal" continues. host: al

the hotel ponce they leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flagler is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been the co-founder of standard oil co. with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise and as it turned out florida was it. you realize he needed to perm the real road-rail road between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> here are a few book festivals' we will be covering on c-span2's booktv. this weekend we are live from the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books with discussions on science, biographies, american history and crime. we will have conv

. >> the hotel was built by henry morrison flagler.agler is a man who is very little known outside of florida. he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d rockefeller. he always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. as it turned out, florida was it. he realized he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine to ensure guests could get to his hotel conveniently. clearly, the dream was beginning to grow. he had a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from saint augustine on saturday at noon easter and sunday afternoon at 2:00. >> to v.a. doctors testify about some of the retaliation they faced after becoming whistleblowers at the veterans affairs department. we will also year from other v.a. officials. congressman mike kaughman chairs this meeting of the house subcommittee meeting. kaughman chairs this meeting of the house subcommittee meeting. congressman mike coffman: i would like to ask that be allowed to join us a

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flagger is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. essentially have been a cofounder of the standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was admitted always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary spent watch all of our events of saint augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunny afternoon at two on american history to be on c-span3. >> the chinese vice minister of finance is in washington, d.c. today. he will be at the atlantic council to discuss the impact of this countries economy on the asia-pacific region and the u.s. live coverage in about 30 minutes. in the meantime i look at this morning's "w

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flagler is a man who is very little known out side of the state of florida. but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad. between jacksonville and saint augustine to enuresure that guests could get to his hotel. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from saint augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >> senator bob corker, the chair of the senate foreign relations committee, thanks for being with us on c-span. senator corker: the senate foreign relations committee passed out legislation that requires -- before lifting the sanctions on iran to come to congress first, some of the details

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flager is a man who is very little known out side of the state of florida, but he was one of the wealth used men in america. he had been a cofounder of standard oil with john d rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville in saying augustine to ensure that guest s could get to his hotel. so clearly, the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from saint augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's boo k tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on c-span 3. were you a fan of c-span's first lady serious? it is now a book. looking inside the personal life of every first lady in american history. based on original interviews with more than 50 historians and biographers, learn details of all 45 first ladies that may these women who they were, their lives, ambitions and partners

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. now, flagler is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida, but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-funder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine, too, to ensure that gusts could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >> earlier this week members of the house oversight and government reform committee criticized d.e.a. administrator michele leonhart for not firing agents amid allegations of attending illegal sex parties hosted by drug cartels overseas. the fbi deputy director an

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flagler is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co- founder of standard oil company with john d rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out florida was it. he realized he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine, too, to e nsure guests could get to his hotel. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. >> watch all of our events from saying augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2 and sunday at 2:00 on c-span 3. on april 14, 1865 at 10:15 p.m. eastern, john wilkes booth entered the presidential boxed and shot president abraham lincoln. the president died the following morning at the peterson house across the street from the theater. today, we will be live from the peterson house to mark the 150th anniversary of president lincoln's assassination with a wr

. >> the hotel was built by henry morrison flagler. he is a man who is little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine, too, to ensure guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on cspan2 book tv sunday at 2:00 on american history tv on cspan 3. >>> now our campaign 2016 coverage continues with a discussion on the entrance of hillary clinton and senator marco rubio into the presidential race. from washington journal, this is 45 minutes. >> already a busy week on the road to 2016. here to break it down boston globe political editor and katheri

. >> the hotel response de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. flagler is very little-known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. as it turned out florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to insure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from st. augustine, saturday, at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> at age 25 she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. during the revolution while in her mid 40s, she was considered an enemy by the british to threatened to take her hostage. later she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. martha washington, this sunday night at

the hotel was built by henry morrison flagler. he is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida. he was one of the militant -- wealthiest man in america. he had been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d rockefeller. a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. as it turned out, florida was it. he realized he needed to only railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine to ensure guests could get to his hotel conveniently. clearly, the dream was beginning to grow. he was a man with big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of the program saturday at noon and sunday at two on c-span3. >> the republican party is hosting a leadership summit in nashua with speakers including rick perry, chris christie, jeb bush, and marco rubio, who formally declared his candidacy for the 2016 presidential nomination earlier this week. we begin with former texas governor perry. [applause] mr. perry: thank you all. we were here with the u.s. army association. you all out sure them. -- out cheered them.

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was filled by henry morrison flagler. flagler is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida. but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had them a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was the man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise and as it turned out, florida with it. he realized that he needed to on the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine augustine, to ensure that he could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the drain was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> the former secretary of homeland security michael chertoff and the chief of border patrol michael fisher spoke earlier this week about measuring the progress of immigration enforcement. this is from the bipartisan policy center and it's about an hour and a half. >> good morning everyone. thank you very much for coming up to the bipartisan policy center and thank you for joining us today. we have a very great lineu

. >> the hotel ponce de leon was built by henry morrison flagler. now, flagler is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida. but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> here are a few of the book festivals we'll be covering this spling on c-span 2's book tv. this weekend we're live from the university of southern california for the los angeles times festival of books with discussions on science, biographies, american history, an

. >> the hotel ponce deleon was built by henry morrison flagler. now flagler is a man who is very little known outside of the state of florida but he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and st. augustine to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man with big dreams. he was a visionary. >> watch all of our events from st. augustine saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 23:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >>> were you a fan of c-span's first ladies series? it is now a book published by public affairs. looking inside the personal life of every first lady in american history. based on original interviews with more than 50 preeminent historians and biographers, learn details o

. >> i wrote a book about a man named henry flagler have built-in browser from miami to key west overof ocean water. people come up to me and say that mr. flagler must've been fascinating and i wish you had a chance to speak with them and spend time at him. the truth is i'm not so sure how interesting he would've been in real life. it probably shows in the way talk about them, he was a fascinating individual that i wish i had a chance to spend some time with. obviously a multifaceted sort of person. when i was finishing the book i was sad because i got prior to that time to spend everyday in the company at least imaginatively with william mulholland. i thought i'm not going to get a chance to do that anymore. there is going to be another book that i'm still a little sad about it. >> i get asked a lot about what is the legacy of cesar chavez today and i think that his legacy in many ways has never been more relevant to us today because we are at a moment in time where the labor movement and social progressive causes in this country are in deep trouble and under attack in many ways. wha

. >> the hotel ponce de lee onwas built by henry morris and flagler, one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine to ensure that guests could get to his hotel conveniently. so clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler he was a man who had big dreams. i was a vision nar. >> watch all of our events saturday, at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and senate on c-span2, here on c-span3, we compliment that by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events and on weekends it is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story, including six unique series and civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifact

. >> the hotel was built by henry morris and flagler, very little known outside the state of florida. he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he essentially had been a co-founder of standard oil company with john d. rockefeller. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise and as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to own the railroad between jacksonville and saint augustine to ensure guests could get to his hotel conveniently. clearly the dream was beginning to grow on flagler. he was a man who had big dreams, he was a vision nar. >> watch all of our events from saint augustine saturday at noon and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on c-span3. >>> a live picture from the heritage foundation this morning as we're expecting remarks shortly from republican senators marco rubio of florida and mike lee of utah. they are expected to discuss their tax policy plan today. again here at the hertage foundation rubio announced his presidential run on monday. we'll get under way here in a few minutes on c-span3. >>> once again we're live at the heritage foundatio

. >> the hotel was built by henry morris and flagger. flaglers someone who is very little known outside of florida. he was one of the wealthiest men in america. he had essentially been a cofounder of standard oil company with john d rockefeller. in the early years, rockefeller and flagler were best friends. he was a man who always wanted to undertake some great enterprise. as it turned out, florida was it. he realized that he needed to on the railroad between jacksonville and say augustine -- saint augustine to ensure that guestzs could get to his house easily. in buying the railroad, he bought the rights all the way to daytona beach. this was even before he completed the hotels and say augustine -- saint augustine. clearly the dream was starting to grow for flaggler. he was a visionary. host: our topic this morning is your view of the fasttrack legislation. if you support the bill, give us a call at (202) 748-8000. if you oppose, (202) 748-8001. let's take a look at a couple of your tweets. "trade is good because we get to by other countries's

augustine's henry flagler legacy is evident each day in the way we move through the street in the buildings that we see. we are standing in the building that is recognized most directly with him. people recognize that saint augustin would not have become economically well-off, would not be physically, aesthetically attractive probably if it were not for henry flagler coming here and having the vision to really be cosmopolitan enough to bring in northern and northeastern interest, and again, invest the amount of money that it took to do a world-class hotel and put saint augustine on the map. this skyline is very much representative of henry flagler 's legacy. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring

this skyline is very much representative of henry flagler 's legacy. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring st. augustine florida. our cities to her staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about saint augustine and other stops and other stops in our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. up next on american history tv, as part of our program in marking the 150th anniversary of the assassination of president lincoln, we visit ford's theater to learn about an online project to collect documents and artifacts detailing ordinary americans' responses to the death of the present. sarah: i am the director of education programming. david: i am david mckenzie. sarah: we've been working for the last year and a half to create "remembering lincoln," which is a project supported by the institute of library and museum services, which allows us to take primary source resources from around the country and around the world and digitize them and put them online so that anyone anywhe